There were indeed many beautiful Young Ladies at the party, but Charles, feeling a bit tired, wasn't in the mood.
"Hi, Charles, long time no see!" Nicole Kidman approached slowly with elegant steps.
"Good evening, Nicole, congratulations! You've been nominated for Best actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globe Awards again!"
Nicole Kidman's low-budget thriller 'Birth', released this year, cost $20 million to make and grossed $22 million worldwide.
The sci-fi comedy 'The Stepford Wives', with a budget of $90 million, grossed $100 million worldwide.
The only recognition it received was this Golden Globe Awards nomination for Best actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Charles was now eagerly waiting to see how Nicole Kidman would become a box office poison.
Nicole Kidman shook her head. Whether Charles's congratulations were sincere or not, it no longer mattered.
She simply said, "Charles, we should be friends, right?"
Charles nodded. Yes, they should be. After all, they had known each other before. However, the current Charles was no longer the nobody who had to constantly seek opportunities; he was a prominent figure with a net worth of several hundred million.
Money gives courage, and the aura Charles now exuded was completely different.
"You want to ask about what happened near the ballroom entrance earlier?" Charles guessed from Nicole Kidman's expression.
Nicole Kidman nodded. In just three years, Charles Capet was no longer the small-time individual he was when he first entered the producer industry.
"Mel Gibson likes to drink, and he probably had a few too many," the intelligent Nicole Kidman fully understood Mel Gibson's current situation. 'the passion of the christ' was like a nail driven into the heart of the Hollywood jewish forces.
A new, young Hollywood power like Charles Capet should not be antagonized.
"So?" Charles smiled. Although Mel Gibson was American, he grew up and debuted in Australia, and like Naomi Watts, he was considered an Australian actor.
The Australian Gang is very clannish, Charles knew, and it seemed to be true!
"Charles, I just want to say that Mel Gibson's words were unintentional. You two also collaborated on 'the passion of the christ'; there shouldn't be too much animosity!"
Charles, however, chuckled, "Mel Gibson is a Hollywood superstar. Why would he restrain himself just for insulting a movie? Besides, what can I do to him, right?"
Nicole Kidman shook her head and said, "Today's events will appear in countless newspapers tomorrow. Supporters of 'brokeback mountain' will surely launch a wave of condemnation against Mel Gibson. He insulted more than just a movie."
Charles knew that Nicole Kidman was a very intelligent person. Now it seemed she not only thought clearly but also saw things much further than those muscle-headed guys.
To have been popular for so many years, she was indeed not simple!
Charles not stooping to Mel Gibson's level certainly didn't mean he was letting it go. Naturally, someone would say opportune things in the newspapers to pit Mel Gibson against the entire gay community.
"You truly live up to being called Australia's finest product, Nicole. You are indeed different; at least you are smarter and more insightful than all the Hollywood actresses I know!" Intelligence and cunning are what it takes to maintain momentum in Hollywood for a long time.
Nicole Kidman smiled and shook her head, "I'm far from your equal. At least when I was your age, I was still very naive and ignorant!"
Naive and ignorant? Being so infatuated with Tom Cruise is called naive and ignorant? Without Tom Cruise, with Nicole Kidman's beauty, she would have been eaten alive in Hollywood, leaving no bones!
"Don't worry, this is a small matter. I don't have time to waste on such things," Charles indeed hadn't prepared to dwell too much on Mel Gibson. He was already a mess.
The Australian faction, led by the powerful murdoch family in Hollywood, with various directors and actors who like to support and help each other, it's no wonder the Australian Gang is thriving in Hollywood.
However, the Australian Gang's strength and language advantage are also a great help.
Nicole Kidman nodded. Anyway, she had done her part. Was she hoping Charles would say in an interview that there was no animosity between them? Her goal was just for Charles to be tactful when he was interviewed.
"Alright, I'm leaving!" Charles said, patting Nicole Kidman's shoulder. Her height, plus high heels, made her feel even taller than Charles.
"Charles, want to go for a drink together?" Nicole suddenly invited, smiling enchantingly.
Nicole Kidman was almost 38 years old and seemed to exhibit a different kind of charm compared to other Europeans and Americans who age prematurely.
Charles nodded, agreeing!
In the Mazda RX-7, Charles drove Nicole Kidman straight down Hollywood Boulevard for a while, then turned directly onto a tree-lined lane in the Hollywood Hills.
Parking, engine off, Nicole Kidman had just smiled and asked, "Charles, where are you taking me?"
Charles Capet had already unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned over, kissing the Lady's mouth.
In an instant, Nicole Kidman hugged Charles and passionately responded, and Charles also pulled down her light yellow strapless evening gown.
"Charles, wait, weren't we going for a drink?" Nicole Kidman whispered in Charles's ear as he pressed down on her.
Charles, who had just removed the Lady's pasties, smiled somewhat suggestively, "Drinks? We can have them anytime! Opportunities to get close to an oscar best actress winner don't come often."
Nicole Kidman reached out to explore, then laughed in Charles's ear, "Does it give you a sense of conquest to have the goddess from your childhood TV shows beneath you?"
"And she's a Hollywood actress who won an oscar best actress winner!"
Charles paused. Nicole Kidman truly understood men. Charles's feeling was primarily spiritual, after all, no matter how beautiful 38-year-old Nicole Kidman was, she couldn't match the irresistible youthful appeal of Scarlett Johansson and Megan Fox.
Moreover, Charles also had the American sweetheart Britney Spears at her peak by his side!
"Let's go to the Brentwood community. I have a quiet, secluded villa there," Nicole Kidman was also getting aroused and, seeing Charles didn't speak, gently reminded him in his ear.
"Mmm," Charles responded, then leaned in to kiss the Lady's lips again.
Three minutes later, as Charles prepared to return to the driver's seat to drive, Nicole Kidman held him tightly, seemingly not wanting him to leave her body.
"Nicole, you're addicted. Let's go back first!"
Charles's lips curved into a smile as he reminded her, then moved from the Lady's body back to the driver's seat and started the car.
Nicole Kidman, leaning in the passenger seat, looked at Charles with a somewhat resentful expression, her clothes disheveled.