Chapter 268: Excitement? Scarlett Johnson's Ambition!
January in the small town of Park City.
Still covered in snow, everything draped in white.
Coming from the sunny Los Angeles, seeing this scene certainly brings a sense of surprise.
There's a feeling of entering a whole new world.
Scarlett Johnson even spread her arms wide, wanting to embrace the distant mountains, the pine trees on the mountains, and the snow accumulated on those pine trees.
This scenery is truly marvelous!
Just like her mood.
Hmm... although she's in a good mood, in reality, her heart is quite complicated.
This is not surprising.
Because this trip to the Sundance Film Festival was not originally in Scarlett Johnson's plan.
She now rarely shoots independent films, after all, independent productions represent low budget.
Scarlett Johnson, who has been traversing the film circle since childhood, has long adapted to the Hollywood environment.
But, she still has her own dedication to movies.
Simply put, she wants to make good movies.
However, she also wants her fame and money to keep increasing while making good movies!
This is a normal situation, and it's believed that any Hollywood dreamer would feel the same.
But there are lots of dreamers in Hollywood, truly successful ones are indeed very few.
Scarlett Johnson wants to succeed, she absolutely doesn't want to fail.
However, sometimes such success is really unpredictable.
Just like her current situation.
She has made many good movies, there's no doubt about that.
Like "Lost in Tokyo", and this year's "Girl with a Pearl Earring".
It's even fair to say that since her entry into Hollywood, the movies she has acted in have been quite good.
She admits this is all because she has a good father, who is a director.
She also has a good mother, very smart.
Scarlett Johnson indeed leveraged their help.
She admits these things.
But as of now... it's really strange.
Even though the movies are quite good, her performance is also impressive, even highly praised.
But, it's just not meeting her expectations.
Her current situation is quite awkward, as she still hasn't become the kind of highly famous actress.
This... could there be something strange about it?
The so-called strange, in Hollywood terms, is curse, destiny, divine blessings and such.
That's right, it's just like that.
Hollywood is definitely not short of religious and various cult elements.
In any case, it can be said that this is a gathering place of superstitions.
Many people, especially those big stars, have issues in this aspect.
You don't even need to mention Tom Cruise, he is essentially bound with Scientology now.
The photos of Nicole Kidman's wild celebration after her divorce back then, captured by reporters, have become classic.
Nicole Kidman didn't even think to argue with that reporter, saying you used my image without my consent.
Clearly, she just wanted the whole world to see: was my previous life even a life worth living!
Moreover, in terms of Scientology, it's not just Tom Cruise, there's another heavyweight Hollywood male star.
John Travolta.
Also translated to Travolta.
He truly is a superstar, at least at present, he is.
But in 1999, John Travolta made a baffling movie.
"Earth Battlefield".
The movie title might sound okay, it's a sci-fi film.
But anyone who understands Scientology would instantly get it.
Because this movie is based on the first major work of the Sect Leader of Scientology, it's a sci-fi novel written by the leader, which serves as the general creed of the Scientology cult.
Yes, this whole Scientology was originally founded on such a sci-fi novel.
The sect leader's claim is that aliens will do so-and-so to us humans...
A heavyweight star like John Travolta was very interested in this novel, self-financed, and begged many people before finally making this movie.
The total investment exceeded over 70 million US Dollars, practically draining his fortune.
The result after release... nobody watched it.
The box office was really not worth mentioning.
Only some hardcore Scientology followers contributed a little.
And Travolta's styling in it, moreover... like a Predator X Smurf.
Or a Smurf version of a Predator.
Anyway, it was just such a lousy movie.
Later it was so bad that even the sect leader disowned it, and Travolta had to take up acting roles to pay off debts.
This is just about Scientology.
Additionally, there's the famous Gwyneth Paltrow.
This woman really starred in many classic movies, portrayed many iconic characters, and left deep impressions with many female roles.
But she's actually into... tarot readings, ancient curses, this sect, and that religion.
Recently, it's heard she's interested in Southeast Asian witchcraft.
Moreover, she openly sells mysterious liquids.
Anyway, she herself claims it's from her own body.
Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Gwyneth Paltrow...
These are all big stars!
But what are they all engaging in?
What are all these?
And I, Scarlett Johnson... should I also give it a try?
Hmm?
Is this idea... very strange?
To be honest, before, Scarlett Johnson thought it was quite strange too.
But there are just too many examples right in front.
Moreover, her ex-boyfriend Jared Leto also liked to mess around with mysterious stuff.
Because of this, they broke up.
But on second thought...
Is there a possibility that:
To become a big star, you need to get involved in these kinds of things!
Once this idea popped into Scarlett Johnson's head, she couldn't stop it.
This idea is like a seed, taking root and sprouting, now it has grown vigorously.
So, how to get in touch with 'mystery'?
Scarlett Johnson heard some rumors, and also some talks related to cults.
Well, in the United States something like Scientology can't be called a cult.
It's only referred to as a sect.
And all these rumors and statements point to one person.
Zhou Mo Sen!
Never thought, that idiot woman Jessica Alba actually knows Zhou Mo Sen.
It even seems like a boyfriend and girlfriend kind of thing.
Calling her an idiot is actually a joke among friends.
Jessica sometimes gives off this naturally naive feeling.
So at that time, Scarlett Johnson made her move.
But she didn't expect, Zhou Mo Sen to be quite a tough nut to crack.
And now, Scarlett has come to Park City.
Though it's ostensibly for the Sundance Film Festival, the real target is:
Zhou Mo Sen!
This doctor even invests in movies?
He really is... but allegedly, Zhou Mo Sen seemed to have made a lot of money last year.
After all, Zhou Mo Sen is also somewhat of a celebrity, with some of those gossip tabloids in Los Angeles grabbing his news.
Income is also part of it.
It seems that it's said he earns tens of millions of US Dollars a year.
Is it 30 million or 50 million US Dollars, it wasn't very specific.
But this figure... Scarlett Johnson now can only earn a fraction of it.
So, get close to Zhou Mo Sen!
With her beauty and sexy figure, is there a need to worry about not being able to win over this doctor?
In fact, at that time, Scarlett Johnson had already noticed Zhou Mo Sen's glance towards her chest.
This counts as good news.
So, just go get close.
How to get close?
Since everyone is at this film festival, it might as well be at the hotel where he is staying.
Scarlett's idea... is somewhat simple.
But, sometimes it's just like this.
The simpler the idea, the more effective it can be.
When Scarlett arrived near the hotel where Zhou Mo Sen's team was staying, she found out.
Huh?
Zhou Mo Sen and Jennifer Connelly laughing and chatting together?
This... what's going on?
Scarlett Johnson saw this scene, and a smile appeared on her face.
The next step is patiently waiting for an opportunity.
Until Zhou Mo Sen and Jennifer Connelly, in a relatively safe situation, which means when no one was around, shared a goodbye kiss.
Hey! Saw you guys!
You both sure are daring!
So, Scarlett went to 'approach'.
Zhou Mo Sen and Jennifer Connelly, parted with quite a bit of lingering.
The beautiful wife sure has what it takes.
Especially when Zhou Mo Sen offered that hair-loss treatment, it seems like it was a relief after a long drought.
Only Zhou Mo Sen didn't expect, he immediately encountered Scarlett Johnson.
"Oh, you also came to the Sundance Film Festival?"
Zhou Mo Sen's question was quite simple, but Scarlett Johnson clearly didn't want to discuss movies.
"Dr. Zhou, you are really bold, actually with a married woman..."
Scarlett Johnson didn't finish the sentence because there was no need to make it complete.
Those who understand, understand.
Unfortunately, after hearing this, Zhou Mo Sen just smiled, and then directly took her hand, the two walked side by side.
What's going on?
However, Zhou Mo Sen suddenly said in Scarlett's ear: "What? Do you find it exciting?"
Exciting?
This... Scarlett Johnson had barely just turned twenty not long ago this year.
Such a question really left her at a loss for how to answer...
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