Chương 124: Chapter 124
There were indeed many beautiful girls at the party, but the slightly fatigued Charles wasn't in the mood.
"Hey, Charles, long time no see!" Nicole Kidman gracefully approached with an elegant gait.
"Good evening, Nicole! Congratulations on your Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama!"
Nicole Kidman's low-budget suspense film The Others, which was released this year, turned a $20 million budget into $22 million worldwide box office.
The $90 million budget sci-fi comedy The Stepford Wives garnered a $100 million global box office.
The only accolade she received was this Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama.
Charles was watching to see how Nicole Kidman turned into a box office poison.
Nicole Kidman shook her head, whether Charles's congratulations were sincere or not didn't matter now.
She simply stated, "Charles, we should be friends, right?"
Charles nodded. They should be, considering they knew each other before. However, Charles was no longer the small-time figure searching for opportunities everywhere; he was now a billionaire.
Money brings courage, and the aura Charles exuded now was entirely different.
"You want to ask about what happened near the banquet hall's entrance earlier?" Charles guessed from Nicole Kidman's expression.
Nicole Kidman nodded. In just three years, Charles Capet was no longer the novice he was when he first entered the production industry.
"Mel Gibson likes to drink; he must've had a few too many then," the clever Nicole Kidman fully understood Mel Gibson's current situation. The Passion of the Christ was like a thorn in the side of Hollywood's Jewish power.
Young figures like Charles Capet shouldn't be enemies.
"So?" Charles smiled. Even though Mel Gibson was American, he grew up and debuted in Australia, just like Naomi Watts, and was considered an Australian actor.
The Australian crew really stuck together, Charles knew. It seemed true!
"Charles, I just want to say that Mel Gibson didn't mean what he said. You two worked together on The Passion of the Christ, so there shouldn't be a big rift!"
Charles laughed, "Mel Gibson is a Hollywood superstar; he wouldn't restrain himself over insulting a movie. Besides, what can I do to him, right?"
Nicole Kidman shook her head, "Today's incident will appear in countless newspapers tomorrow. Supporters of Brokeback Mountain will certainly launch a wave of criticism against Mel Gibson. He didn't just insult a movie."
Charles knew Nicole Kidman was very smart. Now it seemed she was not only clear-headed but also saw things far more clearly than those muscle-bound fools.
She had stayed popular for so many years; it wasn't simple!
Charles not taking Mel Gibson seriously didn't mean he would let it go. Naturally, someone would say something timely in the papers to put Mel Gibson at odds with the entire LGBTQ community.
"No wonder you're called the finest product Australia exports. Nicole, you're indeed different - at least smarter and more thoughtful than any other Hollywood actress I know!" To remain in Hollywood long-term, one had to be smart and cunning.
Nicole Kidman laughed and shook her head, "I'm far from you. At your age, I was still quite naive and ignorant."
Naive and ignorant? Making Tom Cruise's head spin was called naive and ignorant? If not for Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman's beauty would have been devoured clean in Hollywood long ago!
"Don't worry, it's just a small matter. I don't have the time to waste on this kind of thing," Charles really didn't plan to spend much thought on Mel Gibson; he was always a mess.
The Murdoch family, a powerful force in Hollywood, led the Australian faction, and directors and actors liked helping each other. No wonder the Australian crew thrived in Hollywood.
The strength and language advantage of the Australian crew were also significant aids.
Nicole Kidman nodded. After all, she had done her part. It wasn't as if she hoped Charles would say there wasn't any gap between them in an interview. She just hoped Charles would be a bit tactful during interviews.
"Alright, I'm leaving!" Charles said, giving Nicole Kidman a pat on the shoulder. Even with her height and heels, she seemed taller than Charles.
"Charles, wanna grab a drink together?" Nicole suddenly invited with a stunning smile.
Nicole Kidman was about to turn 38, and unlike the typical early aging among Europeans and Americans, she exuded a different charm.
Charles nodded and agreed!
In his Mazda RX-7, Charles drove Nicole Kidman from Hollywood Boulevard, and then he directly turned onto a shady path up the Hollywood Hills.
After parking and turning off the engine, Nicole Kidman asked with a smile, "Charles, where are you taking me?"
Charles Capet had already unbuckled his seatbelt, leaned over, and kissed her on the mouth.
In an instant, Nicole Kidman hugged Charles and passionately responded, lowering her strapless evening gown.
"Charles, wait, weren't we going for a drink?" she whispered in his ear as he pressed down on her.
Charles, having just removed her pasties, smiled suggestively, "We can have a drink anytime! But opportunities to get intimate with an Oscar-winning actress don't come often."
Nicole Kidman reached out to touch him and then whispered in his ear, "Doesn't it feel conquering to have the childhood goddess from TV under you?"
"Especially one who's a Hollywood Oscar-winning actress!"
Charles paused, realizing how well Nicole Kidman understood men. This feeling was mostly about the mind; no 38-year-old Nicole Kidman could compare to the youthful allure of Scarlett Johansson or Megan Fox now.
Especially since he still had America's sweetheart, Britney Spears, in her prime by his side!
"Let's go to the Brentwood community. I have a quiet, secluded villa there," Nicole Kidman, also aroused, whispered again in Charles' ear when he didn't speak.
"Okay," Charles responded and kissed her again.
Three minutes later, as he was about to return to the driver's seat to drive, Nicole Kidman held onto Charles tightly, not letting him leave her body.
"Nicole, let's head back first!"
Charles grinned, reminding her with a smile, then returned to the driver's seat and started the car.
Nicole Kidman, leaning in the passenger seat, her clothes disheveled, looked at Charles somewhat wistfully.
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