Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 344 - 328: Internet Famous Store

Despite neither Universal nor Wang Jian’s side truly caring about box office figures,

they each wanted to use negotiations with the other party to be seen as qualified businessmen and representatives of artists by other Hollywood moguls and writer groups.

But under the influence of entrenched thinking, neither believed the other would cooperate.

So, in showing sincerity and enticing the other side to not leave the negotiation table,

the promotion for a movie that wasn’t highly valued suddenly seemed to be overdone.

Wang Jian, as a famous bestselling author, personally entering the fray to hype up scandals, was just one aspect.

Universal’s actions were even more exaggerated, sparing no expense with their US dollar campaign.

For a time, newspapers, radio, and TV across America were flooded with news related to "I’m so rich."

"Fuck!"

In the promotional department of "Jerry Maguire," Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise threw down a newspaper and rarely let out a swear.

This was because the record of his movies achieving at least one weekly box office championship since his debut had been broken.

"Why can Universal mount such a large promotional effort, and we can’t?"

"Mr. Cruz," a staff member cautiously replied, "they’re likely trying to reestablish Universal’s position through this project."

"And we need to think about the profit share ratio."

"Tommy," Australian actress Nicole softly consoled her husband, "no matter what, the box office for ’Jerry Maguire’ can’t be said to be a failure."

"Yeah," agent Jin Kelly advised as well, "the movie’s box office cycle is almost over."

"We should focus our energy on your next film, ’Mission: Impossible.’"

Tom Cruise took a deep breath, regulated himself, and then slowly began to ask, "Does ’Mission: Impossible’ have a scheduling conflict with Universal’s ’Cutthroat Island’?"

"Uh..." The agent paused, then nodded, "Yes."

"Then, such an incident must not be repeated with ’Mission: Impossible.’"

Tom Cruise pondered a moment and emphasized, "For ’Jerry Maguire’ I only took a salary, and I could tolerate that."

"But for ’Mission: Impossible,’ I have a 3% share in the box office profits."

"If the distributor isn’t willing to invest in promotion, then we will do it ourselves."

"In any case, the promotional intensity of ’I’m so rich’ should be used as an important reference."

The agent and Nicole exchanged looks and slowly nodded.

Tom Cruise sighed, stood up, and left the office.

Unlike the star of "Jerry Maguire," the mood of the cast of "I’m so rich," including Liu Yuling, Monica Bellucci, and Penelope, was pretty good lately.

Street photography outings, fashion events, talk show invitations—it was an endless stream of activities.

"Ha, I’m quite a well-known actress in Italy," Monica was fixing her brown hair and sighed, "but here, I truly feel the sensation of being chased by the whole nation."

"Me too," Penelope from Spain excitedly nodded, agreeing with the other’s sentiment.

Then, both turned to look at Liu Yuling, a regular in Hollywood.

"I used to be just one of those minor roles you’d see everywhere in Hollywood," Liu Yuling shrugged, "so, there’s really no comparison."

"This movie has won the box office championship for two consecutive weeks now." Her lips curled up slightly, a sign she could hardly contain her excitement.

"Perhaps, this is the treatment a hundred-million-dollar actress should get?"

Two weeks at the top of the box office?

Monica and Penelope exchanged a glance, unable to hide the mirth in their eyes.

But soon, they both thought of the same concern.

With the current screening cycle, the popularity of "I’m so rich" would soon fade, and they needed to find their next project.

"Have you heard that Universal is negotiating with Wang over the adaptation rights for ’Arcane Throne’?" Monica chose her words carefully, gently probing.

"Yes," Penelope immediately followed up, "Lucy, do you have any news?"

"What you know, I know," Liu Yuling shook her head helplessly, "and what you don’t, I’m completely clueless about as well."

"Then..." After spending some time together, Monica felt that Liu Yuling’s relationship with the bestselling author didn’t seem as rumored around the cast.

"You and Wang, you really don’t have anything?"

"Uh..." Liu Yuling thought about what had happened that evening and shook her head slightly with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

"Ah, if I had known it was like this, I would have asked for his phone number," Penelope said, half joking, half serious.

"But..." Monica, thinking about what she had seen and heard in Europe, secretly glanced at Liu Yuling and whispered a reminder, "After all, he is Asian."

"Hehe, evaluating an artist is a matter of another dimension."

Penelope laughed in response. "Picasso’s good friend, the famous Chinese painter Zhang Daqian, also had many romantic tales in Spain’s high society."

"Ah, it’s just... I don’t understand why he was so close to that fraudster’s daughter," Penelope tossed a newspaper onto the table.

"Could it be..." She looked around the room, her meaning clear.

Could these renowned actresses not compare to that woman?

Hearing this, Monica took another glance at the newspaper.

After musing for a moment, she quietly suggested, "Recently, Universal isn’t requiring us to do street snaps in designated locations."

"Why don’t we go to Brooklyn and check out that woman?"

It must be said that women’s jealousy is something quite incomprehensible.

Even though they weren’t necessarily set on having some kind of affair with Wang Jian, the suggestion still received approval from the other two.

Therefore, half an hour later, a bizarre scene unfolded on the streets of Brooklyn.

Three female celebrities, who had been frequently appearing on TV recently, escorted by bodyguards, actually arrived at the entrance of a cake shop.

Of course, what was even more astonishing was the long line in front of the cake shop.

"Is this the place where Wang personally made cakes?" someone inquired quietly.

Seeing such a scene, the three actresses looked somewhat surprised.

Even if the shop’s business was sure to boom for some time due to the movie promotion,

Had it been a whole two weeks already, and this trend hadn’t passed?

After exchanging glances, they also looked towards the inside of the cake shop.

The two women whom they had met a few times before because of the promotion were busily at work.

As they looked at each other, the fraudster’s daughter also happened to look over.

She said something to her colleague, then walked over.

"Ha, long time no see," Caroline greeted with a smile.

"Are the cakes you make really that delicious?" Liu Yuling asked while contemplating: Her mother had said that to catch a man’s heart, one must first catch his stomach, which seemed to make a lot of sense. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

"You can try them, but..." Caroline paused, "I might need a little favor afterwards, could you?"

"Of course," Monica, seeing more people continually coming to line up, became increasingly curious.

"Ha, then please follow me," Caroline glanced over, some customers had started looking their way non-stop, seemingly about to recognize the three identities.

So, she quickly invited them into the shop.

"Here, you can try these," Caroline handed out mini cakes to the three women.

They tasted them and slightly furrowed their brows.

"It seems... there’s nothing special."

Hmm?

Max, hearing this comment, arched an eyebrow, ready to burst.

Caroline quickly held back her partner and whispered, "Wang said it’s all about the traffic."

"These three are our new traffic."

After calming her partner, Caroline faced three pairs of very curious eyes.

"Uh..." The fraudster’s daughter, thinking about her previous tactics, asked, "Could you eat while making a very delicious expression?"

As it turned out, the acting skills of the three actresses were quite profound.

Caroline looked at the Polaroid photos coming out and doubted if what they ate was really the mini cakes from her shop.

"This is why the business in the shop is booming," while scanning the photos to upload them online, Caroline pointed at the computer to explain.

The actresses looked at her actions with even more puzzlement and confusion.

They crowded in front of the computer and whispered, "Twitter?"

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