Chapter 531 Diving Bell (4720)
"Danni, I asked around. Alex is indeed a little attracted to Zack, but he's sensible enough not to have any inappropriate thoughts."
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, wearing a casual shirt with his sleeves rolled up, revealing his strong arms, found his ex-wife Dany Garcia in the crowd and whispered a few words to her.
Dany Garcia greeted passers-by with a smile on her face, without looking away.
"Okay, I'll tell Christina in a moment so she can rest assured."
"However, you still have to warn that kid to stay away from Alex, lest he gets too high and takes Alex along with him."
"Doesn't he want to transfer? If you sign him to us, we can give him the second male lead in Jumanji."
Dwayne Johnson shrugged: "The next generation of the Daddario family is all engaged in art. No one will inherit the family power, so they are destined to mediocrity."
"Alex obviously prefers people in the circle. Even if Zack is gone, there will always be Tom or Jerry. There is no point in her mother doing this little trick."
"If Christina wants to continue the family's glory through her daughter's marriage, the possibility is very low."
"However, we want to expand our agency business, and Zack is indeed a good choice. He has good looks and acting skills, and can transition to art films."
When you strive forward, all things will come to life.
After the fall of Endeavor, it is true that CAA remains the only dominant player, but more people have also seized this opportunity and want to get involved in the agency business and enter the power game in Hollywood.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his ex-wife Dany Garcia are one of those couples.
His agency contract is now with CAA, but it is more of a cooperative nature and he enjoys considerable autonomy.
The two own their own company and focused on signing wrestlers in the early years. Recently, they have seen the opportunity and are also involved in artist management contracts.
His ex-wife, Dany Garcia, smiled and nodded with the others as she whispered, "The Italians in the New Angola region no longer need a representative. The transformation of the next generation of the Daddario family is inevitable."
"They are already relatives of the Quincy family, and no one can predict their future."
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson chuckled. "The Quincy Family? The Quincy-Adams Alliance seems to be in even more trouble right now. The Omniscient Society... hehe."
Dany Garcia's eyes flickered: "These are just rumors. No one knows what really happened."
"There's a rumor going around lately that they're not missing, but are hiding because the doomsday prophecy is about to come true. Who knows?"
"We don't need to think too much about it. We're just doing Christina a small favor as a reward for the 30 million Malaysian dollar increase in credit line granted to us by the Bank of America."
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson clinked his beer bottle with his ex-wife and laughed: "Yeah, that's good business. Cheers."
Although she doesn't have as prominent a background as Kate Easton, Alexandra Daddario also comes from a true upper-class elite family.
Her grandfather served as a member of the House of Representatives for decades and was the top leader of several congressional committees. He participated in and led the congressional special appropriations for the Apollo program.
In addition, Daddario Sr. also represented the interests of Italians and was the backer of many mafia families in New England at that time.
When the old godfather meets her grandfather, he may not even be able to sit at the table for dinner.
Michael Leon being able to control the senators is just Hollywood fiction.
Her father is one of the highest-ranking members of the New York police force. He was a federal assistant prosecutor and served as the second-in-command of the New York anti-aircraft department for a long time after 9/11.
Moreover, he was the powerful second-in-command who had outlasted three previous in-commands. He once said he would arrest anyone and his power was comparable to that of the most beautiful girl in the factory.
Her mother, Christina, was born into a Quincy family.
The Quincy family is an ally and backer of the Adams family. They are John Adams' maternal family and one of the original shareholders of Miami. They can be called the golden-blooded aristocracy of Miami.
Many people believe that the Quincy Adams family did not accumulate any wealth and that most of their descendants were middle class, but this is actually a misunderstanding.
Most of the descendants of the Quincy Adams family are in the fields of culture and education, equivalent to the Brahmins of Miami and Cicero of Rome. They don’t seem to have much money, but they have a very high social status and possess influence far beyond what money brings.
Rich people need to donate money, buildings and buy letters of recommendation to get their descendants into Yale and Harvard, but direct members of the Quincy Adams family do not need any letters of recommendation at all, let alone any grades. Their surname and bloodline are their admission letters.
In addition, her mother also worked as the head of the legal department of Merrill Lynch. After Merrill Lynch was acquired by Bank of America, she transformed herself into a legal advisor to the SEC, a director, and a member of the supervisory board of many Wall Street financial institutions.
Everyone in the financial circle knows that the head of a securities company's legal department is even more difficult to offend than the president and CEO, and his actual power is extraordinary.
Oh, by the way, this Adams is the same Adams who provided for Nabasu before.
Alexandra Daddario herself attended the best private girls' school in the Upper East Side since she was a child. This school only enrolls more than 60 students each year, and the acceptance rate of the three major universities of Harvard, Yale and Princeton is over 20%.
The three things in the family are all black, white and gold.
This kind of background, in terms of actual status, is far superior to many collateral heirs of so-called "old money" families.
It is precisely because of the influence of the Daddario family, especially its influence on the Miami police, that no one in Hollywood dares to use power to force her to sit on the red sofa.
But no one will take the initiative to provide her with any good resources.
It’s a bit like how some big companies treat the poor relatives that a big boss can’t bear to send over.
They certainly wouldn't dare to bully us, but their superiors wouldn't assign any important tasks to our poor relatives either.
What's more, her acting skills can only be described as average. It can't be said to be bad, but it is definitely not good either.
Therefore, although she has Hollywood's "top body", she can only show her body in various B-level movies and play some vase supporting roles.
If it weren't for the fact that her mother and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's ex-wife were both executives of Merrill Lynch, she wouldn't have been cast as the second female lead in "Baywatch."
Whether it is Hollywood or the entertainment industry, the reasons for the decline in aesthetics and the worsening quality of practitioners are similar.
It’s not that there are no beauties anymore, but the ugly bosses’ daughters have all grown up.
Of course, although Daddario is also the "boss's daughter", she is definitely not an "ugly daughter". On the contrary, she is a real white, rich and beautiful woman.
Similar to Kate Easton, she has a very calm mentality and will take whatever role she is given. She has basically never used any tricks to get resources. She is also very dedicated in her attitude towards filming and will play whatever role she is given. She has a strong professional ethics.
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The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum was filled with celebrities in board shorts, chatting and joking with beer bottles, as music blared.
Daddario and Kate Easton did not take the initiative to talk to anyone. They each held a bottle of beer and chatted at the corner of the terrace stairs.
"...This script is completely unbelievable. Why would that Japanese man fall in love with Margaret?"
"And then you have to cut off your finger to atone for your sins?"
"Didn't he say that having affairs abroad in Japan was normal? Why would you regret it?"
"And why did Margaret love him?"
"...No, no, no, Kate, you misunderstood. The relationship between Margaret and He Jin is not love. It is the mutual redemption of two lonely and incomplete souls."
"Only under He Jin's violence did she feel a sense of belonging and become 'complete'..."
“Although I don’t want to compare it with Lost in Edo, the role of Margaret is more challenging than Charlotte…”
Daddario took a sip of beer and enthusiastically shared a script she had just received with her best friend.
It's called "I'm Not a Bird". The plot is about a Malaysian woman with mental problems who goes to Edo, Japan to be an English teacher. Every night she goes to a love hotel in Japan to randomly tutor a Japanese person in English for free.
Then she was subdued by a gang member, which fully satisfied the Miami woman's alphabetical tendencies, and then she started whining about pain and loneliness.
The plot is ridiculous.
"Not every script with the label 'Edo' or 'Loneliness' will be the next 'Lost in Edo'. Catherine Hanrahan is not Sofia Coppola, and you are not Scarjo."
"The only thing you can compare to Scarjo is this pair of babes..."
"Ah! I see! Do you think Scarjo was nominated for a Golden Globe just because he has two Golden Globes like you?"
"But don't be discouraged, you can try to win the 'Mi Qing Wang Qiu Award'."
"I believe that until now, there are countless males around the world beating Fiji for your segment in True Detective at every moment."
Kate Easton rolled her eyes and spewed venom at her bestie.
"Get lost! I'm not doing this for the award!"
Daddario was so angry that he put his arm around Kate Easton's neck and guillotined her.
"Stop! Stop! You're suffocating me!"
Kate Easton felt like her face was wrapped in well-fermented dough. She couldn't breathe at all and slammed her hands against the wall to show her surrender.
"Okay, okay, let's be serious. I've read Katherine Hanrahan's novel, and I can confirm that it's an R-rated film labeled 'literary', or R18."
Kate Easton broke free from Daddario's guillotine, took a few breaths, and then spoke seriously.
"I can guarantee that this film was made with you just to make a profit from selling your bear."
"However, if you want to take it, I support you and try to get me a supporting role. The filming location is in Edo, right? It's a good opportunity to travel to Da Zhou on the way."
"I saw a video on his channel of a train going through a building. It was crazy. I want to go see it. Want to come with me?"
Daddario shook his head vigorously, a look of disgust on his face. "I'm not interested in Da Zhou, Kate. You heard what Doctor Liu said last time. It's really XXXXXXXXXX there... Everything on Taboo and Ysou is fake propaganda."
Kate Easton just said that, shrugged nonchalantly, and brought the topic back to Hollywood.
"Speaking of which, Scarjo has quite a few projects recently. Her Black Widow has officially been approved, and she has two more Oscar-winning films coming up. It seems the battle for the top spot at CAA has already been decided."
After saying that, Kate Easton, who was standing at the corner of the stairs, pouted at Anne Hathaway downstairs and gloated: "No wonder she was so anxious to make a comeback just six months after her child was born. Now it seems that she will probably get divorced soon."
Daddario stared at Anne Hathaway, who was downstairs hugging her husband and chatting with the older Zhou family, with a look of disbelief on her face: "Aren't they very loving?"
Kate Easton's old man face on the subway: "Do you really think there is true love in Hollywood?"
"Her reputation was shattered a few years ago, and she married her current husband just to use Jude's influence in Hollywood to whitewash herself. Everyone knows this."
"Do you remember her previous boyfriend who was a fraudster? After he was arrested, she immediately had the procedure done."
"Jude's influence in Hollywood is not as great as before. This marriage has become a negative asset for her. From what I know about her, she will definitely try to find a way to divorce."
Kate Easton curled her lips in disdain.
"When we were filming Love and Other Drugs, I knew she was going to fall out sooner or later. Her expression changes so quickly."
Kate participated in the script writing of Love and Other Drugs and played a small supporting role in it.
At first, Anne Hathaway didn't know who this girl was and acted bossy on the crew. Later, after hearing about her family background, her attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.
Since then, keyboard warrior Kate Easton has become Anne Hathaway's lifelong hater, and she has often created a fake account online to attack Anne Hathaway.
"Didn't I tell you? Oh, that means I don't even want to mention her. This woman really loves to flirt..."
"...Speaking of which, although she pretends, she's still quite reserved in this regard. Jennifer Lawrence is the one who's really addicted. Kirk told me that once..."
Kate Easton's eyes lit up as she talked about everything from Anne Hathaway to Jennifer Lawrence, with endless gossip about her going on, which shocked Daddario so much that he couldn't close his mouth.
Is this true or false?
Is this really that interesting? How could I react like that? Why don't I think so?
Thinking about her boyfriend who she had been dating for seven years, was six years younger than her, and whom she had just broken up with half a year ago, Daddario couldn't help feeling sad.
She and her ex-boyfriend got engaged a year ago and broke up half a year ago.
Because my boyfriend cheated on me.
The reason her boyfriend gave for cheating on her was that being with her was too boring.
She didn't think she was cold, but she certainly had never been very impulsive.
She had watched some movies with her ex-boyfriend, but she always felt that they were all acting and it was impossible for her to be so immersed in them.
But, from what Kate said, is there really anyone in this world who enjoys this kind of thing so much?
Is it really me who has the problem?
“Holy Crap!”
Kate Easton suddenly exclaimed, interrupting Daddario's self-doubt.
"Look, what are they doing!? I knew it! I knew it! Fangis is so handsome, a bitch like that would definitely not miss this opportunity!"
"So shameless! So shameless! OMG!"
Kate Easton tugged at Daddario, her voice trembling with excitement.
Daddario followed Kate's gaze.
Huh? What's Anne Hathaway doing?
Are you flirting with that guy from the Great Zhou named Fangis?
Holy shit!
Her husband was just separated from the two of them by a corner!
Are you so brave!?
In an instant, Daddario felt that his cognition had been greatly impacted.
They left one after the other? Where were they going?
"Follow and see!"
Kate Easton's eyes were burning with gossip. She pulled Daddario and tiptoed down the stairs.
If Lu Jiayan knew her, he would definitely regard her as a close friend.
Follow?
Daddario's heart was pounding, and he staggered as his best friend pulled him, and he followed reluctantly.
It was already dark outside, with only the moonlight in the sky and a few mooring lights on the other side of the pier casting scattered spots of light on the sea.
"Where is he? How come he disappeared all of a sudden?"
Kate squatted by the railing outside the exhibition area, looking around furtively and licking her lips unconsciously.
"That's strange... I just saw them heading this way..."
Santa Barbara is located in Southern California. The temperature is over 30 degrees Celsius during the day and still a bit chilly at night. When the sea breeze blows, Daddario, who is only wearing a T-shirt, hugs his shoulders unconsciously.
"Kate, there's nothing much to see, still..."
Daddario bit her lip and was about to persuade her best friend to go back when she heard a "bang" not far away.
Kate Easton's eyes lit up, and she pulled Daddario down to squat, moving forward step by step.
Under the moonlight, a large orange-red gourd appeared in their sight.
"Purisima diving bell! How did they get in there?"
Kate Easton was puzzled.
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The old A8 is still an A8.
Fang Yu really didn't expect that the old A8, whose interior he had seen in the 4:3 era, is still in such good condition in this era when wide-screen IMAX is almost outdated?
What I didn't expect was that not only was the car in good condition, the other party's skills were also quite good, and his desire was ridiculously strong.
It turns out that life is full of contrasts.
It's just that the space inside this diving bell is too small, making it difficult to perform.
But there are also advantages. This kind of enclosed environment will amplify people's senses.
The slightest sound, the slightest moisture, would reverberate in the diving bell like a low-frequency echo.
Huh? Someone's approaching?
Daddario and her tablet bestie?
(End of this chapter)
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