Chapter 90 90. Containment and Overestimation
In front of the MGM building, a large number of reporters seemed to appear out of nowhere and surrounded the few people.
Volvo hurriedly called security, but reporters were not hooligans and interviews did not constitute disturbances, so force could not be used, otherwise MGM would be condemned by society.
The security guard could only push through the crowd with great effort, trying to rescue his boss first.
"Mr. Cooper, are you in a relationship with Nicole Kidman?"
"Mr. Cooper, someone photographed you leaving Nicole Kidman's villa yesterday evening. Is this true?"
"Mr. Eric, is the car in this photo yours?"
"Eric Cooper, have you and Nicole Kidman been together for a long time? That's why you came to the rescue on Oscar night."
"Mr. Cooper, Nicole Kidman kissed you at the Vanity Fair party. Did she take the initiative to invite you to spend the night? You did this to celebrate her winning the Oscar for Best Actress, right?"
Faced with the siege of these crazy paparazzi, Eric was confused for a moment. Looking at the Lamborghini in the photo that had just left the villa, who else could it be but his?
It turned out that after he left yesterday, the paparazzi had already started investigating the owner of the Lamborghini.
Until this morning, the result came out and the car was naturally his.
I don't know how the news spread, so the current situation came about.
I'm afraid it's not just him, Nicole Kidman was also besieged by paparazzi.
By this afternoon at the latest, the news will be all over the Internet, and print media will also be rushing to report it early tomorrow morning.
Eric pushed the microphone in front of him away and wanted to leave but couldn't.
"What's going on, these guys, am I being secretly photographed?"
Looking at the fathers and the three giants of DreamWorks around him, the four of them were not young and strong men like him, so how could they stand this kind of physical contact.
Seeing that Spielberg's glasses were about to be squeezed off, Eric could only yell: "Stop! Stop! Everybody stop!"
"I will answer your questions, but please make way for me and stop blocking the way. Accidents will happen."
After getting Eric's promise, the reporters slowly let go and made way.
Spielberg adjusted his glasses, looked at Eric with some surprise and said, "Young man, you are so popular."
Jeffrey Katzenberg gave Eric an envious look, as if to say, you're really lucky to have hooked up with Nicole Kidman.
As a homosexual, David Geffen quietly gave a thumbs-up and sighed, "It's great to be young."
After waving their hands, the three old guys drove away.
Eric looked at his father, who quickly stepped back.
Charlie Cooper thought to himself, "Son, you're on your own this time. You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't let your mother know. But now it seems that I can't hide it anymore. I'm not going to get involved in this mess."
Seeing that the reporters were about to surround them again, Eric waved his hand to signal them not to worry.
He took a deep breath, organized his words in his mind, and said calmly: "I know what you want to ask. My answer is no. Nicole Kidman and I are not in a relationship, and I have not stayed overnight in her villa."
"Mr. Eric, since you say no, how do you explain these photos?" a reporter asked loudly.
Eric smiled and continued calmly, "Interesting question. In fact, even if this incident was not filmed, MGM would have announced it soon."
"The truth is, MGM has a new movie to shoot, but the leading actress has not been decided yet."
"And then at the Oscars, it dawned on me that Nicole was exactly who I was looking for."
"So we talked about it at the Vanity Fair party and agreed to meet up to discuss it in detail."
"Then why choose Nicole Kidman's villa as the meeting place? Shouldn't it be in a public place like a company or a cafe?" another stupid reporter asked.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Eric laughed dryly. "Does it matter where you choose to read the script? As far as I know, many celebrities read the script at home. Why don't you ask them?"
"Besides, if we were in a cafe, we would always run into fans coming and going, so how could we concentrate on studying the plot?"
Charlie Cooper nodded secretly. This answer was very reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Mr. Eric, why did you go to Nicole Kidman's villa alone? Why didn't you take the screenwriter with you?" the reporter asked again.
"Because... because I am the screenwriter, so I am enough. Well, now that things have been made clear, let's stop here for today."
After Eric finished speaking, he turned and walked into the MGM building. Of course, the reporters would not let him go and they swarmed around him in an instant.
The security guard immediately rushed over to block the attack and protect the safety of their boss.
"Mr. Cooper, please answer the last question. Are you saying that you are not only a producer and director, but also a screenwriter? Then what kind of movie is it? What is the name? I think everyone is very interested in the next movie that the Oscar winner will choose."
The reporter from the Independent newspaper asked loudly and persistently, and these guys would not be satisfied until they uncovered the scandal between Eric and Nicole Kidman.
Looking at this group of blood-sucking leeches, Eric's face turned serious. "Okay, then I will answer the last question. But after answering, I ask you to report it fairly. I don't want any deliberate smear campaign, otherwise MGM will file a lawsuit against your remarks and the newspaper behind you."
"The film is called La Vie en Rose, a biographical film that tells the legendary life of French chanson singer Edith Piaf."
Eric blurted out a movie, not only the reporter in front of him was stunned, even the father behind him was confused, and kept thinking in his mind whether the company had this project? Although he handed over all the production rights to Eric, not intervening does not mean that he is not clear, especially inviting an Oscar-winning actress to star, the cost must be high, and it must go through his hands.
Eric turned and left after he finished speaking. He had been thinking about what excuse he could use to get away since he was surrounded. After thinking about it, it seemed that for a director to go to a female star's house, the only option was to read the script.
Fortunately, he was not caught in the middle of the night. Otherwise, the luminous script really fooled the public as fools? His brain was working quickly, trying to screen out the right movie. The first thing he thought of was "The Devil Wears Prada". It was also appropriate to let Nicole replace Meryl Streep.
But it didn't take me long to realize that this movie was adapted from a novel. It was a 2006 movie, so the novel must have been published a long time ago, and the copyright had probably been bought.
If I had said that MGM was going to do this project, my lie would have been exposed in minutes.
Then I thought of "Lucy", but it always felt a little wrong to have Nicole replace Scarlett Johansson.
Nicole Kidman has a rather cold temperament and a very majestic look, which is suitable for an aristocratic superior. She doesn't fit in with science fiction movies like "Lucy".
The third one that comes to mind is "La Vie en Rose", a literary film whose style is more in line with Nicole.
The film won the Berlin Golden Bear, the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Actress, as well as various other awards.
What’s more important is that the box office is not bad. It is definitely a rare commercial and artistic masterpiece, and it is just right to use it as a shield.
Back at the office, my dad asked, "You didn't go home after the Oscars. Did you really spend the night at Nicole Kidman's villa?"
"Of course not, Dad, why are you accusing me like those gossip reporters? I'm your son."
Charlie Cooper slapped his forehead and said, "Well, it seems to be true."
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"And that 'La Vie en Rose' you mentioned, how come I've never heard of it? Is that something you made up too?"
"Yes, yes, it will be there soon."
At this time , the phone rang. Eric picked it up and saw that it was Nicole Kidman.
He looked at his father and motioned for him to go out first.
Dad shrugged and said, "Eric, remember to prepare a set of arguments to deal with your mother in advance. I didn't expect that the first one would be you. I thought it would be Joshua."
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After waving his hand and asking his father to close the door, Eric answered the phone.
"Hey, Nicole, let me guess, some reporters are surrounding you, right?"
"Eric, why do you sound so happy? We were secretly photographed and you were visited by those damn paparazzi?" Nicole Kidman's angry voice came from the other end of the line.
"Haha. I was surrounded at the gate of MGM. Everyone witnessed this, including the partner I had just discussed with."
"Oh, that's too bad. I'll just close the door. Those paparazzi can stay here if they want. I'm not going to go out these few days anyway."
"Great, just treat it as a vacation for yourself. But I can't do that. There are a lot of things to do in the company and I can't avoid them even if I want to." Eric said with some envy.
"Then can you still come and accompany me?"
"Well, at least not now. Let's wait until the heat drops. I hope you can understand, Nicole." Eric paused and replied.
There was a laugh on the other end of the phone: "I'm not a teenage girl, you don't have to try to coax me, but I want to know how you plan to deal with this?"
"In fact, I have already dealt with it just now. I am the director and screenwriter, and you are the actor. We are studying the script. It's that simple."
Eric recounted what had just happened, and Nicole Kidman's sigh was heard from the other side.
"Eric, this is a wrong statement. You might as well hide back in your office. Have you ever thought about what will happen if we can't get this movie out?"
Eric laughed and said, "Don't worry, this project does exist. You will be able to see it after the script is completed, and I guarantee you will be satisfied."
"Really? I'm an Oscar winner after all, so I won't consider scripts that are too low-quality."
"Nico, I'm embarrassed to sign a book of such poor quality."
It turned out that Eric had overestimated the integrity of these media.
Even though he had given a reasonable reason, the media automatically ignored his answer in order to attract attention.
Except for a few major newspapers that are relatively objective, the rest are all fucking fabricated, even though this is the fact.
That afternoon, the internet was already filled with rumors.
Chicago Sun-Times: "The newly-crowned Oscar-winning actress secretly met with her boyfriend, who turned out to be the young master of MGM."
Los Angeles Post: "New Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman's relationship exposed: she is in love with a 22-year-old rich boyfriend."
Salt Lake City Entertainment News: "A helping hand at the Oscars helped to bring about the romance between Eric Cooper and Nicole Kidman. Even the mature actress could not resist the charm of the young handsome man."
Entertainment Online: "Hero saving beauty or hormone explosion, Nicole Kidman's two-year window of no return has finally been broken!"
ABC Entertainment: "Transformers director Eric Cooper stayed at Nicole Kidman's villa for more than three hours to study the new script La Vie en Rose."
NBC Entertainment Online: "La Vie en Rose, an excuse or a true story? Nicole Kidman hides at home and avoids talking about it."
"A piece of shit!"
Looking at these unscrupulous media reports, Eric slammed the table angrily and gestured HP-1.
At the same time, he also had a bad feeling that these paparazzi would definitely not let him go, and he would not be able to live in peace anywhere in the short term.
"Or should I go home and hide for a few days like her?"
But I quickly put this thought behind me. Just kidding, my mom would definitely not let me go when I got home.
Although she and Nicole Kidman are both Catholics, even the Pope may not be able to help in this matter, let alone the Catholics.
You have to know that Nicole Kidman is 13 years older than Eric. Which mother would be willing to let her son date a divorced woman who is more than ten years older than her?
Don’t really think that American parents won’t interfere in their children’s marriages. They just won’t urge you to get married or arrange blind dates for you.
But not taking charge and not interfering are two different things. Parents all over the world share the same sentiment. This is due to human emotional nature.
After thinking about it, he called Chen Xing in.
"Contact Susan and tell her that I will be flying to China for a few days tomorrow. Try to arrange a meeting with Huaying's people to get the branch company's affairs in place."
If you can't afford to offend me, can't you just hide away? I won't keep you company! Of course, I didn't go home at night. There is a special rest room in the company, and sleeping there is as comfortable as at home.
"Mom, how could you think like that? Those gossip media love to make up stories and make groundless accusations. I was really studying the script with her, and I think Nicole Kidman is very suitable to play the leading role." Eric explained on the phone.
"Of course, I always remember your instructions and will never mess around outside. Don't worry, I'm not Joshua, and it's impossible for me to mess around with a woman in her 30s. You don't have to worry about this."
"Don't worry. The scenario you're afraid of will never happen. No woman will suddenly come to your house with a child. If there is, it will only be Joshua's."
"Okay, I'll go to bed early. You should also go to bed early, take care of yourself, and ignore those gossip newspapers."
"I love you mom!"
(End of this chapter)