Chapter 538 It turns out to be 'muddy'
Billy looked a little embarrassed after hearing what the woman said: "Amanda, you misunderstood. Mr. Xiao would not laugh at my dream."
Only then did Xiao Peng know that the woman's name was Amanda.
Amanda glanced at Xiao Peng and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, but I think this gentleman is going too far. After all, men who pursue their dreams are the most attractive! Billy, it's this charm that I'm deeply fascinated by you!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Billy affectionately. That look...
It’s amazing!
This damn Billy, he just told me that 'a soulmate is hard to find', and now he's feeding me dog food. It means I don't know him well enough, but if I did, I would definitely beat him up!
This is definitely the look of a man and woman in love. Damn! Why don’t I recognize such a beauty?
Flowers stuck in cow dung!
Ahem, in fact, this is a common problem among men. No matter how beautiful their own women are, when they see other couples, they always feel that "flowers are stuck in cow dung." As the saying goes, "A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as having sex secretly, and it is not as good as not having sex at all." Men are just so cheap.
A long and affectionate look between Billy and Amanda filled Xiao Peng's heart.
After looking at each other, Amanda asked Billy, "Who is this stupid guy? What happened while I was resting? Why is there such a person on the boat?"
Billy felt even more embarrassed after hearing this. He glanced at Xiao Peng and could only hope that Xiao Peng didn't understand English.
"Uh..." He didn't know how to tell Xiao Peng, but Xiao Peng laughed and pointed at his nose and said in English: "This silly guy is a guest invited by Billy."
Amanda also had an embarrassed look on her face. Xiao Peng continued, "If you want, you can speak to me in a few more languages. I can basically understand them all."
"Ahem, let me introduce you. This is my friend Amanda Seyfried," Billy said. "We became good friends after meeting in New York, and we happened to meet again in Norway this time. She is the one who supports me the most in pursuing my dreams."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Amanda Seyfried? Wait, are you Sophie from Mamma Mia?"
Amanda nodded with a smug look on her face. "Yes, that's me! Have you seen that movie?"
Xiao Peng looked at Amanda for a few seconds and said, "To be honest, I'm not that interested in musicals. I went in to see it because of Streep and Pierce Brosnan, but your performance was truly stunning and impressive. However, it's been a while since I've seen any of your other works! This movie was over ten years ago, right?"
No wonder Amanda looked familiar. This explains her beauty: over a decade ago, she was hailed as one of the "Four Little Flowers of Hollywood," and universally acknowledged as the most beautiful of the group. However, she was also often criticized for her acting skills, often dismissed as mere showgirls.
Xiao Peng does not agree with this view!
These foreign moviegoers are so narrow-minded! They should go to China and see for themselves! How many of those handsome men and beautiful women have any acting skills? Aren't those who express joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness by glaring still incredibly popular?
Anyway, these days, appearance is justice! As long as you are good-looking and capital is used, anyone can become famous!
Can't sing, dance, or perform? That's okay! We can say you're 'working hard'! Is the slogan 'working hard' overused? That's okay! We can say you're a lucky fish!
To put it bluntly, the Chinese entertainment industry is nothing more than capital feeding its fans pig food. And you still dare to criticize Amanda's acting skills? He'd seen Amanda's performance in "Mamma Mia!" Even though she was already 23 or 24 at the time, she played the young Sophie so well. While her acting skills were immature compared to those "monster"-level veteran actors in Split, she'd be the type to win Best Actress in the Chinese film industry in a matter of seconds!
Billy said hurriedly, "Amanda loves nature. In recent years, she's shifted her focus from film and television acting to running a farm, but she's never given up her acting career. After Mamma Mia, she starred in Les Miserables and Little Red Riding Hood, and has been filming various films and TV series. She recently starred in David Lynch's Mank, and she's very likely to win an award for the film. But she still loves her farm. Now on social media, you'll find photos of Amanda on the farm, returning to nature."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng stopped talking.
If it were a few years ago, Billy would have believed everything he said and would have admired Amanda, but now, there are only two words: Haha.
Based on his understanding of Hollywood, Amanda is basically in a "faded" state.
Why do we say this? As the world's most famous film industry, Hollywood has a strict set of hiring standards: they never care about an actor's fame or how many Oscars they have won. Their criterion for selecting actors is to calculate their box office revenue.
No matter how famous an actor is, if two of his movies fail at the box office in a row, he will face a situation where his value plummets and he will have no more movies to shoot.
The best example is Nicolas Cage, who was once a hot star. His net worth skyrocketed after a series of commercial hits. However, after two major blockbusters flopped, his net worth plummeted and big-budget productions no longer considered him. He is still filming now, but most of his films can only be sold on DVD rather than released in theaters, and his salary for a single film has dropped from tens of millions to six figures today. The famous Will Smith was directly named "King of Smith" after eight consecutive films turned a profit. However, after two major blockbusters flopped, there is basically no news about him now, and even if there is news, it is mostly in the entertainment section...
This also causes actors to be more cautious when choosing scripts. They may become famous overnight, or they may become forgotten overnight.
Take Bradley Cooper, for example. How much was his salary for The Hangover? $350,000! But after the film became a huge hit, his salary shot straight into the "million-dollar club." Hollywood is a place of wonder, but also a place of extreme reality.
Xiao Peng also loves movies. He knows that "Little Red Riding Hood," as Billy mentioned, was a complete dud. "Les Miserables" was excellent, but her role in it was dispensable. So, Amanda's recent quiet time is understandable—it's not that she doesn't want to work, it's that there aren't any jobs for her. Her farm is more like a persona—otherwise, why did Billy say her social media posts were filled with pictures of her at the farm?
The former big star is now a farm girl, which is quite eye-catching.
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