From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

— — "What?"

The word slipped out.

Marta thought she had misheard, her head filled with question marks as she blinked at David Crane, then couldn't help but laugh.

"April Fool's Day was a while ago."

David Crane didn't respond, simply meeting Marta's gaze, gradually sinking into thought, his expression saying it all.

Clearly, he wasn't joking.

The smile on Marta's lips gradually stiffened as she adjusted her posture slightly, "But, why? He and Anson haven't even met."

David Crane shrugged lightly, "Marta, we always say, beware of women, never anger a jealous wife more than you would anger a madman; but in fact, men are the same."

Marta opened her mouth slightly, thought seriously for a moment, and then revealed a strange expression—

Amused, absurd, confused, awkward, a little bit of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

For a moment, she couldn't find the right reaction, like a robot malfunctioning.

"Wait." Marta raised her hand, but the gesture looked like surrender, "Are you saying that Brad Pitt, two-time winner of the Sexiest Man Alive award, is jealous of an eighteen-year-old newcomer actor, so he's demanding we cancel the role and completely blacklist Anson Wood?"

"People" magazine, founded in 1974, was originally intended to tell the stories of ordinary people, but it has gradually changed with the passage of time and the changes of the era, and has now become a part of American culture, with a wide range of reporting objects, and has a far-reaching impact throughout North America.

In 1985, the magazine launched a special selection event, "Sexiest Man Alive."

Initially, it was just a small entertainment activity, with Mel Gibson becoming the first "Sexiest Man Alive of the Year"; but unexpectedly, after years of accumulation, it has now become a special selection that attracts a lot of attention every year and has become a major event.

Not only "People" magazine itself, but other newspapers and magazines also report on it, gradually evolving into a special honor worth celebrating.

In just fifteen years, only one actor has won the title of "Sexiest Man Alive" twice—

Brad Pitt.

This actor, who has become a Hollywood sex symbol, won the honor in 1995 and 2000 respectively, which is this year.

Precisely because of this, when Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced that they were about to get married, the "Sexiest Man Alive" and the "America's Sweetheart" joined hands in marriage, which was simply the perfect ending to a modern fairy tale prince and princess story, and many media called it the wedding of the century.

However!

But!

Brad is actually jealous of Anson, who is just starting out and is only eighteen years old?

Marta felt...

"Haha."

After thinking about it seriously, Marta finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Marta waved her hands repeatedly, her smile fully blooming—

She thought Brad might be joking.

But David Crane didn't think so, so he didn't laugh, "Marta, Brad must have heard something, or felt something."

"Maybe, when Jennifer mentioned interesting things on set, she repeatedly mentioned Anson's name; maybe, when other actors chatted with Jennifer, they inadvertently mentioned the shooting details between Anson and Jennifer; maybe, he watched last night's episode and felt the spark between them."

"Marta, maybe men aren't as sensitive as women, but when it comes to jealousy, there's no gender distinction."

Marta opened her mouth, but found the sound stuck in her throat, unable to refute.

David Crane shrugged lightly.

"Of course, there's another possibility, maybe Brad isn't really jealous, he just doesn't like Anson hanging around Jennifer."

"With Brad's current position, ending a newcomer actor's guest appearance is not difficult at all, we can't refuse."

Hearing this, Marta also remembered, "At the beginning, there were rumors in the crew that Anson got the audition opportunity because Jennifer personally arranged it."

Maybe those rumors also reached Brad's ears.

Marta sat up straight, "David, maybe you should explain to Brad that Anson was actually arranged by you, and has nothing to do with Jennifer."

David Crane looked at Marta, "Do you think Brad would believe it? Or would he think I'm deliberately fabricating lies to cover up the rumors?"

Marta let out a soft sigh, "Ah..."

David Crane continued, "Moreover, the root cause is no longer important, what's important is that he has already become suspicious and feels uncomfortable."

The reason doesn't really matter.

What matters is the action.

Brad has now taken such action.

David Crane felt Brad's certainty and dissatisfaction in the phone call just now very directly and clearly, he knew Brad wasn't joking.

Marta finally reacted, exhaled a long breath, and showed a wry smile, "Ha, this is Hollywood, up and down like a roller coaster, a little older and you can't take it anymore. We were just looking forward to the future, and now we need to cut off other people's futures."

"So, what are you going to do?"

David Crane, "That's Brad Pitt, and Jennifer's husband, if Jennifer knew about this, what do you think she would do? Would she stand on Anson's side, or Brad's side?"

Marta had a headache, to show her innocence, Jennifer should choose to support Brad, "So, is that the end of it?"

Fortunately, they haven't contacted Anson yet, and haven't mentioned the plan for the twenty-third episode, so canceling it now doesn't require notifying Anson at all.

No difficulty.

But Marta still felt regretful, she sincerely felt that she was full of confidence in the twenty-third episode; and, she really liked this young man, Anson.

David Crane chuckled, "Heh heh, how is that possible, things will still proceed according to plan."

Marta was surprised, "What?"

David Crane raised his eyebrows slightly, "He's Brad Pitt, but I'm David Crane."

A simple sentence showed confidence, all other words were superfluous.

This is his confidence.

"Moreover, Marta, Anson also has Darren Star behind him. That's a truly cunning old fox. If Brad and I fight, I'll just be straightforward at most; but if it's Darren, he has a hundred ways to make Brad unknowingly fall into trouble, but can't say anything."

Tap. Tap.

David Crane tapped the table lightly, the sound of his nails colliding with the table crisp and clear, and then, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Things not only need to proceed according to plan, but we can also add some flavor."

Tap.

The tapping of his fingertips stopped.

"We should release the news that Brad demanded Anson's withdrawal from the crew."