Chatty Hollywood

"They really haven't rehearsed before, right?"

Charlize quietly nibbled Charlotte's ear.

Charlotte nodded.

"No way!?"

This time it was Charlize's turn to be surprised.

Generally speaking, no matter where in the entertainment industry, this kind of public proposal in front of the media is rehearsed.

During the proposal ceremony, whether the man acted solemnly or the woman was surprised and moved, they were all carefully rehearsed performances.

After all, if you're an actor, if you can't do this well, why should you be an actor?

After Charlize was signed by CAA's Pat Kingsley, the veteran agent also filled her ears with insider information. Therefore, she has some understanding of this matter.

In fact, Kingsley once told her a way to quickly increase her exposure—

"If it weren't for the special relationship between you and Director Booth, it would definitely be the best way to find a male star with a much higher status than you in the industry to take you."

There was even a hint of regret in Pat Kingsley's words,

"This is a common trick in the industry. Many celebrity couples are fake at first, but it's just——"

Having said this, the agent woman shook her head,

"Allowing others to help guide you also has to be "rewarded". What's more, given the atmosphere in Hollywood, many newcomers don't think this is a price at all."

Kingsley spread her hands,

"As a result, some people make false claims come true - which is actually a good thing."

"Then what's bad? Becoming the other person's X toy!?"

Although she had no intention of agreeing with it, after listening to Pat Kingsley's words, Charlize still felt that her outlook on life had been impacted.

However, Kingsley didn’t take it seriously——

"It doesn't matter if you become the other person's toy. After all, this kind of thing still depends on your own will, otherwise it would be boring."

The agent lady had a "you know it" look on her face.

"It's just that if you "pay" less, the rewards you get will be correspondingly reduced. These are actually secondary. What's really bad is that the performance is bad!"

Pat Kingsley's tone was solemn,

"Although the public is easy to deceive, they also hate being deceived the most - if the performance goes wrong, not only will the newcomers not be able to gain much fame, but the status of the old people will also be reduced..."

The rest of the words are just clichés from the agent lady. It's nothing more than "You must obey my arrangements honestly, otherwise there will be a thousand ways of misfortune waiting for you."

Charlize disagreed with this.

However, she still realized that many couples in Hollywood are actually staged.

Therefore, the girl was really surprised when she learned that Depp proposed to Winona Ryder without any prior communication or rehearsal.

"Actually, Andrew and I both told him to communicate with Winona in advance, but this guy was too timid and didn't dare to say anything."

Charlotte explained angrily in a low voice in Charlize’s ear,

"So, he is really proposing to his ex-girlfriend as a dumped ex-boyfriend!"

"Warrior!"

Charlize couldn't help but sigh.

From the girl's perspective, if there is no prior communication, faced with this situation, the woman may either accept out of emotion or reject out of anger.

Especially, considering Winona and Depp have broken up...

"If he didn't dare to ask before, then who gave him the courage to propose directly on the spot?"

The girl questioned quietly in Charlotte's ear.

Charlotte smiled faintly.

"It's me!"

"..."

Because she was at the premiere, there were many reporters nearby, so Charlize barely managed to spit out the curse word "WTF". But the girl's eyes when looking at Charlotte were still full of disbelief.

——However, it soon became "that's how it is" again.

"Did you use some magic to change his mind?"

"Change is out of the question;

At most, it can be regarded as untying the shackles! "

Charlotte simply used the dream connection with Charlize to explain directly in the girl's mind,

"I can't forcefully change people's minds, but it's not a problem to help them untie their hearts."

"So, you did use magic?"

Charlize also asked in her mind.

"Yes. That's a spell called "As in a Dream", which I just mastered after capturing Nightmare."

Charlotte went on to explain,

"Its function is very simple. It is to make people hallucinate that they seem to be in a dream for a moment, and then release all the constraints on reason and sensibility to do what they want to do most at that moment."

"What do you most want to do at the moment?"

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded, then continued in Charlize's mind,

"Just like when a person is being bullied and scolded by a hateful boss, he is likely to listen helplessly while imagining in his mind that he gave the boss a right hook."

"And he didn't do such a thing, not only because his rational judgment of gains and losses told him that such an attack was meaningless, but also because of his emotional fear - and the "like in a dream" spell would unlock his psychology. burden."

"So, in reality, he will knock down his boss with a right hook?"

Charlize followed Charlotte's logic in her own mind and came to a conclusion.

"Yes."

"Then what Depp wanted to do the most but didn't dare to do at that moment was to propose to Winona?"

"That's right!"

Charlotte laughed evilly in Charlize's head;

"That's exactly what I repeatedly persuaded him after I proposed this plan to him - the more he hesitated under my guidance, the stronger the suppressed impulse in his heart became."

"Then you used that spell..."

Charlize suddenly realized that Charlotte was using his trick of deception again——

However, it is not to torment poor Depp, but to take this opportunity to scare myself, who has been increasingly disobedient to him recently. However--

"You are such a nasty fellow!"

These words were whispered by the girl who came close to Charlotte's ear, biting her ear and whispered to him personally.

The words were filled with a kind of coquettish complaint.

Because she knew that this liar who dared to deceive almost anyone could no longer deceive her.

"But if you do this, aren't you afraid that if Winona rejects Depp, she will ruin the entire premiere?"

Charlize asked in her head.

"How could it be messed up?"

Charlotte spoke plausibly, and what she said seemed to make sense.

"Compared to a successful proposal, a failed proposal may be bigger news - after all, which celebrity's proposal failed in front of the media before!?"

"Indeed, this can be considered a different kind of news!"

Charlize somewhat understood Charlotte's intentions.

Indeed, whether Depp's proposal succeeds or fails, it can be said to be a successful publicity for the premiere of "Sleepy Hollow"——

If it succeeds, the lovers will finally get married. Although this kind of news is not new, it is one of the most popular chicken soup for the soul and will never go out of style;

What if it fails?

The rare failure of a celebrity's marriage proposal is enough to entertain the media and the audience for a while...

"It's just that Depp is a bit pathetic -"

"What's so pitiful about him!?"

Charlotte scoffed at Charlize's mental exclamation;

"He already likes Winona. If he doesn't propose now when he has taken care of her for a long time and the relationship and relationship are at their best, how long will he have to wait?"

"He just doesn't have the guts!"

"And now I have given him the courage. If he succeeds, he will get the girl he loves, and even if he fails, he has done what he should do and will not leave any regrets."

"That seems to be the case."

Charlize nodded helplessly.

Although she often felt that Charlotte's words were unreasonable, for some reason, she was always persuaded by this man who was full of unreasonable words.

“I don’t know what choice Winona will make now!”

Charlize pondered.

Looking at Winona, who was facing Depp who was kneeling on one knee, but there was no movement, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

At this time, Winona took action against Depp...

PS1: "Westward Journey: The Marriage of the Great Sage" is the second part of "Westward Journey", a classic of the year. PS2: The reason why I use this movie as the title is because I think of the end of the movie. Sun Wukong, who lost Zixia, breathed at the Japanese samurai who no longer knew whether he was reincarnated, and let him follow his own path. In his heart, he made the act of kissing the woman who looked exactly like Zixia - is this very similar to the spell in our story in this chapter? PS3: Now that we’ve said this, let’s repeat Xing Ye’s last line back then – “He looks like a dog!” PS4: Unfortunately, we can’t use “Kara is a Dog” as the title.