After signing the agreement, Tom Cruise also handed over the information he brought to Hawke.
It's full of information about Pat Kingsley and Nicole Kidman.
The former quarrelsome couple has reached the stage of attacking each other, and there is no friendship left.
Hawke handed the information to Edward and said, "Let's first get rid of the people hiding behind the scenes to slander you, and then change the public opinion. Otherwise, the effect of public opinion and public relations will be greatly reduced."
Compared to Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise hates Kingsley extremely: "It's best to let her be completely finished."
Hawke couldn't guarantee it and said, "I'll get her information first."
"I'm waiting for your good news." Tom Cruise stopped interrupting.
Hawke reminded: "Take the side entrance of the company and return the same way."
Edward made a phone call and said: "The security team has been monitoring the side door, and there is nothing going on there."
Tom Cruise nodded and walked downstairs with his lawyer.
Hawke sat down and read the information carefully.
Needless to say, Nicole Kidman lived completely under the protection of Tom Cruise for the first ten years she came to Hollywood.
The couple's public crisis began during the filming of Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut." There were many rumors about that film. Later, there were rumors that Kubrick had not finished the film. His death was also related to the content of the film.
Hawke remembers clearly that when he first watched this film, he was completely attracted by Nicole Kidman's large-scale drama. He expressed that the content of the film was dull and boring, and he basically kept picking out certain scenes to watch.
But later, as the Hollywood filter broke and more and more scandals broke out about this circle and North America, when I thought about Kubrick's movie, I felt it had a special meaning.
Shortly after the release of Eyes Wide Shut, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise had a public falling out and ended up divorcing.
The former has no thighs, turns around and hugs a fat man. With the support of Harvey Weinstein, Nicole Kidman ascended to the throne of Oscar-winning actress in the last Oscar.
This kind of public figure is still protected by big bosses, so it's a bit troublesome to deal with it.
Hawke puts Nicole Kidman's material aside for now and looks at Pat Kingsley's.
The latter is a public relations manager. He once served as the senior partner and director of PMK Public Relations Company, and later joined CAA to fully cooperate with it. He is also one of the senior partners.
With a broker's license and a traditional senior public relations manager background, the 70-year-old Kingsley is not easy to deal with.
A pure public opinion and media war would be very troublesome to fight with such a person, so Hawke would not choose this path. After all, the other party entered Hollywood in the late 1950s.
On the surface, there wasn't much of a problem with Kingsley. The things that could be discussed happened twenty or thirty years ago. For example, her husband had an affair, but the time gap was too far.
Then there are the immediate family members. Kingsley’s husband is Simon Foster. They have a son and a daughter. The daughter is married and works in New York. The son is 30 years old and currently single.
Hawke looked through it carefully. These were very ordinary information. Tom Cruise was a big star, and he didn't know much about Kingsley's other things other than her work.
Fortunately, as for Kingsley and her family, everyone is equipped with multiple photos.
Hawke collected the information, called Edward, and said: "Give these to Campos and let him check this family. The old rule is not to alarm them."
Edward took the information and put it in his bag, took out his cell phone and called Campos, then went out and left.
Hawke put away Nicole Kidman's information. If things go well with Kingsley, there is no need to worry about her. As long as she has some brains, she will be stable for a while.
Taking the curse of the Oscar-winning actress as an example, she will fall off the charts in two years at most. One of her medium- and large-scale film projects will fail miserably, and she will even be able to play some supporting roles. By then, Tom Cruise will be in her mouth. , it will not be a demon that restricts personal freedom, but will become the love of life.
As an actor, it’s not shabby to make money.
Hawke came to the window and looked at Venice Beach in the distance, thinking about Kingsley's next step.
The so-called gay rumors are easy to resolve, just find a woman to date or get engaged to.
The most criticized thing about Tom Cruise is undoubtedly his faith.
When faith is involved, it can become a bit troublesome.
Hawke has never thought of persuading Tom Cruise to give up Scientology. That is obviously impossible. Tom Cruise is now a senior member of Scientology. To some extent, promoting Scientology is also in line with his own interests. Benefit.
The best way is to create another sensational incident to divert public opinion and public attention.
And Tom Cruise’s appeal is huge, so it’s best to use it to promote Twitter.
Hawke sat back in front of the computer, tapping on the keyboard, preparing to write a plan.
He typed on the keyboard for a while and called Caroline on the phone.
In less than three minutes, Miss Me came in wearing red high heels, making the sound of sheep's hooves hitting the floor.
Hawke asked directly: "Do you know Pat Kingsley?"
The boss is not PUA and always asks questions when he comes up, which makes Caroline a little uncomfortable.
Before coming over, she took a minute to touch up her makeup and put on a women's business suit. The boss didn't follow the routine, and Caroline had no choice. She pulled out a chair and sat down, saying, "She can be regarded as one of the pioneers of entertainment public relations in Hollywood. Rooney Chasen, with her seniority, entered the industry later than her." She has been working for at least thirty years, but her problem is similar to that of Rooney and me. Her public relations tend to be traditional and her personality is conservative.”
Hawke nodded and asked again: "Do you know her privacy?"
"I don't know." Caroline shook her head: "She and I are too different to be in contact."
She added: "I can inquire."
Hawke raised his hand to interrupt her: "Can you promise not to alarm her?"
Caroline told the truth: "She has so many connections in this circle, I'm not sure."
Hawke said: "Then don't make any moves, just like that."
"Okay." Caroline responded.
Hawke waved his hand, ready to let her leave.
The cell phone rang at this time. Hawke picked up the phone and looked at it, and found that it was Quentin calling. After getting through, he said: "Hello, Mr. Director."
Hearty laughter sounded over there: "Hello, Hawke, do you remember what we said about cooperation yesterday? About the promotion of "Kill Bill"?"
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Hawke said: "Of course you remember, you can come over at any time."
"I won't go over. I'm not professional in this area." Quentin added: "I asked Parker, who is in charge of publicity at the studio, to go over, and he will fully represent the crew."
Hawke responded: "Okay."
The two chatted for a short time before hanging up the phone.
Hawke told Caroline about this: "You are responsible for the cooperation, and the charging standards will be the same as those of Yahoo."
Caroline is confident about this: "Our number of active users is no less than that of Yahoo."
Less than an hour later, Parker, a representative from the "Kill Bill" crew, rushed to the Twitter building and started discussions with Twitter's director of operations, Caroline, about advertising cooperation.
In the end, the two parties finalized an advertising agreement worth US$1 million.
In terms of revenue, in addition to royalties from Will Smith and Kobe Bryant, Twitter also has other sources of income.
The next morning, Caroline brought another good news to Hawke. The US$20 million loan in the governor's economic development plan had been received.
Although the funds need to be earmarked for special use, Twitter's capital bank has become abundant again, which can be considered as a solution to the urgent need, allowing Twitter to more easily prepare for the financing expansion in the second half of the year.
While Hawke was busy with his own work, he specially organized Twitter employees to take turns to watch "Dark Night Journey" in the cinema on two working day afternoons.
It can also be considered as some support from friends.
The market response for Eric's movie was far better than the other one, and at the end of the summer season at the end of July, there was some buzz.
The film was distributed by Warner Bros., Castle Rock's parent company, and opened in 2,347 theaters in North America. It took in a box office of US$21.51 million in the first three days of the weekend. Although it did not achieve a box office of more than 10,000 US dollars in a single theater on the weekend, it was the first theater screening movie of a new director. In terms of performance, it is considered a pretty good result.
Moreover, the reputation of "Dark Night Journey" is not bad. It has a freshness rating of 72% on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 7.4 on IMDB, which is enough to ensure that the film will have good income in the future.
Warner's internal estimates put the film's North American box office at around $50 million.
There's no doubt that Eric Eason's critical success earned him a chance for his next film.
Hawke is still trying to figure out how to deal with Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise's film company has officially contacted Eric and is preparing to invest in his new film and even wants to star in the leading role.
Eric and Catherine are very positive about this. Being able to cooperate with the famous Tom Cruise is undoubtedly a huge opportunity.
Tom Cruise's works have great appeal all over the world.
In addition, Jacqueline also called Hawke specifically. Eric had made it clear that he would reserve an audition opportunity for her as a supporting actress in the new film and asked her to further strengthen her acting skills.
This part-time actress uses the money she earns at night to take acting classes during the day, which is quite hard.
Hollywood is indeed full of all kinds of perverted deals, but those who can get ahead in this era have basic acting skills guaranteed.
After all, it’s not yet the era when demons will dance wildly.
On Campos' side, the investigation into Pat Kingsley has yielded no results for the time being.
The woman who can give Tom Cruise a headache is no ordinary person.
It was at this time that Hawke received a call from Emma Bateson of a Bay Area consulting firm.
Since the first contact, the latter has contacted Hawke from time to time, showing BlackRock San Francisco's strong interest in investing in Twitter.
This time, she came with a tentative plan.
(I’ve been so unlucky recently. I got better with a cold and a fever after taking a sling bottle. Now I’m allergic to the medicine and have a rash all over my body. I’m so itchy that I can’t sleep at night. I’ll go to the hospital soon.) (End of Chapter)