Facing Hawke, Tom Cruise talked about some of the current troubles.
Since the end of this year's Oscars, there have been many voices in the media that are extremely unfriendly to Tom Cruise, and even criticized and abused him.
Among them, Nicole Kidman is the most active.
A creature like an ex-wife has a really huge destructive power and can turn the people killed by her ex-husband on their backs.
About a month ago, when Nicole Kidman showed off her Oscar-winning actress trophy on Twitter, she also included a photo of her celebrating wildly on the street after her divorce.
Its purpose can be imagined.
From formal entertainment media, to street gossip tabloids, to the Internet, reports praising Nicole Kidman for kicking Tom Cruise to live out her true self, and then using it to slam Tom Cruise There are many.
On the one hand, there are people behind the scenes who are taking the lead and communicating in the middle; on the other hand, when a star encounters a problem, the media definitely does not want to give him a chance, but to swarm him and crush him to death. Only in this way can there be a sensational effect.
The last time Hawke and Tom Cruise met, the latter thought it was just a minor trouble. As time went by, it only became more and more troublesome.
Tom Cruise said: "These have affected my reputation. Spielberg and I are preparing to collaborate on a super science fiction project "War of the Worlds". The talks originally went very smoothly, but now Spielberg and DreamWorks Bian retreated a bit and the negotiations were temporarily put on hold.”
"I've read some news about you." Hawke pondered and said, "Before the Oscars and after the Oscars are completely different things."
Tom Cruise said directly: "After the Oscars, I fired my former agent Pat Kingsley. CAA adopted a large-client agent co-management model. Kingsley used to be the founder and senior partner of PMK Public Relations. , so he also served as my public relations agent, which is equivalent to a public relations manager.”
Hawke thought for a while and asked: "Are you ready to leave CAA?"
"In fact, leaving CAA is inevitable. My contract with them is about to expire." Tom Cruise forced a smile: "This is also one of the reasons why everything is not going well. CAA will not waste resources on a person who is about to leave." On the customer.”
He added another point: "Since Pat Kingsley and I turned against each other, all these troubles have come up one after another. My people found out that there is a direct relationship with her. She used the media resources accumulated over the years and the influence of CAA. , and the media’s eagerness to blackmail me, instigated all of this.”
Hawke said: "She also joined forces with your ex-wife, and your ex-wife has too much privacy about you."
Tom Cruise couldn't deny this and said: "No way, she knows me too well."
There is no way to tell who is right and who is wrong between the former couple.
But there is no doubt that without the resources of Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman would never be where she is today.
After ten years of youth, in exchange for being on the front line of Hollywood, it is difficult for outsiders to comment on who suffers and who takes advantage.
Tom Cruise said: "In the current situation, Nicole Kidman angrily accuses me of controlling her life, manipulating her beliefs, and restricting her most basic freedoms. In the media reports about her, I have become a complete bastard." The villain is still super demonic.”
Hawke nodded: "I've seen it."
Tom Cruise continued: "The news that attacks me for having abnormal beliefs, being gay, and taking a lot of drugs every day are all directed by Pat Kingsley behind the scenes."
This time he came to Hawke with a very clear goal: "Help me deal with the people who are causing trouble and change the public opinion environment."
Hawke first needs to ask: "The ultimate goal is to reverse the public opinion environment, right?"
Tom Cruise smiled: "Yes."
Hawke was silent for a moment and said directly: "From the situation you explained and what I learned, if I were to do it, this work needs to be divided into three parts."
"Please tell me." Tom Cruise fully believed in Hawke's ability.
Hawke roughly said: "First, solve the people and things that cause you trouble; second, reduce your own negative news and do a series of things to change public opinion. Today's media public opinion is not only controlled by those traditional papers. In the hands of quality media.”
Tom Cruise immediately followed: "And your Twitter."
Hawke was quite confident: "When it comes to individual audiences, Twitter is no smaller than any mainstream media in North America."
Tom Cruise has been paying attention to the Smiths incident, as well as Bryant's Eagle County Gate, and fully agrees with Hawke's statement.
Especially for Ying County Gate, Twitter, with its strong timeliness and network influence, simply leads the nose of all media and completely guides the direction of public opinion.
Hawke's words continued: "One more thing, maintain your achievements in movies and achieve greater success. As long as your commercial value is high enough, these are small problems that will soon be overcome."
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Tom Cruise also understands this: "The current situation is that the first two points affect the latter, and they continue to affect it."
Hawke nodded: "Let's talk about it first. The problem comes from two women, Nicole Kidman and Pat Kingsley."
"Yes!" Tom Cruise didn't have a big opinion against these two people, but he was hostile: "To eliminate these, we must first deal with them."
Hawke said seriously: "Nicole Kidman had better not move. Anything bad that happens to her will become an excuse for her to attack you. Now that she has the Oscar for best actress, as long as she keeps attacking you, You will get huge media traffic and become extremely popular.”
He analyzed: "If we directly attack Nicole Kidman, what will be the result? She is a woman. Today's social environment, especially in Los Angeles, California, not only gives preferential treatment to women, but also people like her who shout freedom Women with independent slogans have privileges, Attacking her will only lead to crazy counterattacks from women’s organizations and liberal media. Tom Cruise is not naive at all. He agrees: “Once these organizations publicly protest, Hollywood will be affected, and my reputation will be affected. A sudden turn of events.”
"So, our target is Pat Kingsley." Hawke has heard of this woman to some extent: "She has been working closely with Nicole Kidman, and she is the mastermind behind the scenes, not a sensitive public figure. If We can suppress her with strong force, and Nicole Kidman will be much more stable, because she can’t stand the exposure.”
He looked at Tom Cruise: "This time Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress, how big a role did Harvey Weinstein play."
Tom Cruise's mood fluctuated slightly, but he still said: "As the outside world imagines, how can that fat guy win awards without getting any actual benefits? And what he wants is known to everyone in the industry." < br>
Hawke nodded: "Then, our first target is Pat Kingsley." He emphasized his tone and said specifically: "Tommy, this is our first official cooperation. There is one thing I must remind you. I am good at using it. All are unconventional means.”
Tom Cruise responded: "Those are not problems."
Hawke said: "There is no problem in this regard, we have a basis for cooperation."
Tom Cruise asked again: "What's the next stage?"
"You have to give me some time." Hawke smiled: "I want to consider a mature plan."
Tom Cruise opened his hand: "No problem, my friend." He moved to another topic: "PR expenses? You make a price."
Hawke was not polite: "During the Eagle County scandal, Kobe Bryant hired me as his public relations manager for $3 million. You are my friend..."
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What Tom Cruise lacks is not money. He is more influential and generous than the Kobe Bryants. He said directly: "Except for this amount of US$3.5 million, all other additional expenses are mine."< br>
Doing things cheerfully makes people feel comfortable, and also gives Hawke the motivation to do things. He nodded and responded: "Okay, you can come to my company tomorrow and we will formally sign an agreement."
Tom Cruise said: "See you tomorrow morning."
Hawke added: "You come here quietly and keep it secret. The other party is not an ordinary person. It is best for us to kill her with one blow before attracting her attention and not give her any chance to fight back."
Tom Cruise responded: "No problem."
Hawke stood up and shook his hand.
The two left the reception room one after another, with Tom Cruise joining the driver and leaving first.
Hawke called Edward and drove the Mercedes back to the company.
Erica is going to Woodland Hills tonight to spend time with her grandparents and won't be coming to Santa Monica.
Hawke simply went to the company to sleep.
On the way, he said to Edward: "Tomorrow, after I sign the contract with Tom Cruise, you will inform Campos and let him know about the situation of Tom Cruise's former agent and public relations manager Pat Kingsley. ”
Edward understood immediately: "The emphasis is on those shady things?"
"That's right." If Hawke were to fight in the traditional Hollywood and media area with someone who has been deeply involved in this industry for decades, his chances of winning would not be great.
He thought for a while: "Not only her, but also the people around her."
Edward responded: "Understood." He also reminded Hawke: "Boss, we have a veteran tool man here, have you forgotten? He may know more."
Hawke remembered: "Frank? I haven't seen him recently."
Edward said: "This guy is living a carefree and comfortable life. He recently signed a contract with Miss Me, borrowed a company car, and went camping with an old buddy of his. It will probably take some time before he comes back."
Hawke said no more, went back to the company and went upstairs to the office to browse the Internet and found that "Journey into the Dark" had a pretty good reputation online.
"Watch it as a fun movie, it's very relaxing and comfortable."
"This director came out of nowhere. I have never heard of it before. The film is very well shot, with sudden twists and turns, and every aspect is good."
"Isn't anyone paying attention to the hero's daughter? She's so cool and slutty!"
Hawke personally feels that this film should make money.
The next morning, Tom Cruise and his lawyer secretly came to Twitter and officially signed a public relations and business strategic planning agreement with West Coast Studios.
The two signed the contract and shook hands.
Tom Cruise was very happy and had $3.5 million transferred directly to the West Coast Studio's account.
Who doesn’t like such a customer? (End of chapter)