King of Hollywood

“But what?” After being watched by Adrian for about five or six minutes, Cruz finally couldn't help but ask and frowned slightly, his eyes flashed with discontent and dissatisfaction, even though his movements were small, but he couldn't help but keep an eye on Adrian.

You don't seem to have made contact with him, do you, except at the Cannes Film Festival? Adrian wondered somehow. Forget it, I don't want to compare this for now, there are two other films that need his cooperation, and...

Adrian just kept smiling and said, "I think there's a role for you, Tommy, a contradictory and evil character. ”

“Is there a role for me?” Cruston came to the spirit, and the previous point of dissatisfaction was instantly thrown out of the clouds.

It wasn't just him, but the others followed with their ears up, and since Adrian said so, there must be a reason for him. After tonight, Adrian's prestige has been initially established.

“Yes, although the novelist may disagree, I think you're definitely a good fit.” Adrian nodded seriously.

“I can… can I know what role this is?” Cruz's hand on the armrest was unconsciously pinched into his fist, but his tone was excited with silk, and he could tell he was resisting but didn't want to let go of the opportunity.

“Sorry, we can't be specific yet, we're still discussing and preparing, and the director won't be me," Adrian said frankly, "but for some of the actors I've been thinking about so far, there's nothing better than you. ”

“Thank you,” Cruz said somewhat bluntly, seemingly disappointed.

No wonder the three films that dominated most of Oscar's nominations came from Adrian's hands, and if Adrian didn't direct them, the film would have lost much of its appeal.

But Cruz then added: "Perhaps we could find an opportunity to talk in detail. ”

“No problem, we'll start preparing the film by mid-May, and we'll have plenty of time before then.” Adrian nodded and said, "That's it, and then he looked at Nicole next to Cruz with interest? Kidman.

Cruz just added that because Nicole gave him a hidden cue that maybe others didn't see, but kept an eye on their Adrian clearly. And before that, when Adrian said that there was a role for Cruz, Nicole moved the corner of her mouth and seemed to want to ask something, but quickly pressed it down again, and apparently this woman was smarter than Cruz.

“Is there a problem, Ed?” Nicole asked with a smile, and this was her first talk tonight. Most of the time, she was more like an accessory to Cruz, so no wonder in the end...

“It's a shame to recall that a few of the screenplays I've seen are not suitable for a beautiful woman like you, so only next time will we work together.” Adrian said with regret.

Nicole had a glimmer of disappointment in her eyes, but there was a smile on her face: "It's okay, there's still a chance, right? ”

“Yeah, there's still a chance later.” Cruz said at this point in his mouth.

Adrian shrugged her shoulders, said a few other words, and then got up and left. Through the crowd and talk about smiling Emma? Thompson and Al? Pacino greeted him and congratulated him again, and after a cold day with many people, he came to the person sitting at the bar drinking alone.

“Martini, ice.” It wasn't until Adrian told the bartender to look at LaVerne: “Are you all right, LaVerne? ”

“Sure, why?” LaVerne turned his head, red and full of light, without any unexpected frustration.

As a result, Adrian stood still for several minutes until the bartender brought the martini he wanted in front of him.

“You surprise me, Ralph.” He grinned.

'Cause I didn't hold my head and cry or complain about myself? ”LaVerne asked with a smile.

“It's not that exaggerated, but I thought at least you'd be depressed for a while.” Adrian didn't hide it.

“I did get depressed, but for a short time, I walked out of the music center and I was fine. It's useless, and-- and I'm sure you won't just let it go, will you?” LaVerne's eyes didn't blink and looked at him.

Adrian looked at him a little surprised for a while and spread his hands out: “Looks like all the words I had in mind are useless, which... should be lucky, right? ”

LaVerne laughed: “I've made a lot of wrong decisions, I've seen them many times, but not this time. ”

“Well...” Adrian mumbled, knowing he didn't have to say too much anymore, and raised his glass to LaVerne: “Well, to Oscar. ”

“To Oscar.” LaVerne also raised the cup in his hand, and the two cups ran into each other, making a dinging noise.

Now that LaVerne doesn't have to comfort herself, what should we do? Adrian, who fucked Martini, was looking for another target, and Claude's voice rang in his ear: "Hey, Ed, there you are. ”

“Don't tell me you've been looking for me for a long time.” Adrian immediately turned his head to point to his nose and said, "I've been sitting with that old man, Stuart, and you won't see me unless your eyes suddenly go blind. ”

“Okay,” Claude said with his eyes rolled over, "I just circled around. ”

“Turned around? Then why didn't I see it? Did it go upstairs with someone?” Adrian deliberately asked.

“I'm not like you, I'd love to do this at a party.” Claude shrugged.

“I don't think there's any difference between taking a woman to a hotel and a room at a party," Adrian snorted, but quickly shifted the subject, "I just need to talk to you, find a quiet corner first. ”

“Looking for a quiet corner? Can't we do it here? ”

“If you want to be disturbed on average every 3 minutes, I have no problem with that. ”

They sat down relatively quietly, and Claude looked around and suddenly asked, “Where's your lover? ”

“Monica knows when to be with me.” Adrian laughed and the phone seemed very proud, but it looked right up: “What did you think of my proposal? ”

“I know what you think, overseas issuance rights are important, but if we succeed in this acquisition, we will have overseas issuance rights as well, won't we?” Claude said with a smile.

Overseas issuance rights are really important, and this is one of the criteria for entering MP +. If Hollywood is a big company, then MP + is the board of directors of that company, while the seven biggest movie companies with MP + ratings are board members. Although mp + is only a civil institution, it has one of the best rights, and no film can be shown without rating - oh, no rating or showing, but once labeled as unrated, it can only be played in a handful of cinemas, with neither a box office nor much influence, and it is impossible for any filmmaker to choose not to grade, unless it is intended to be speculated in this way from the outset.

Even if graded, the different grades will greatly affect the box office, which is completely different from the R and PG-13 grades, not to mention the NC-17, which is not much worse than the X or ungraded ones. So every year when the big producers of big companies submit for trial, they can't help but contend with the secret arrows of open guns. It would be great if they could raise the level of their opponents' films by one level.

If Adrian wants to build his empire, he has to have a seat in the MP +, so he has to have overseas distribution rights. It's just that that's not all he wants to say now.

“Want me to tell you another story about salesmen and leather shoes, Claude?” Adrian frowned.

“Hey, Ed, I didn't say no,” Claude grinned and raised his hands, "and what I'm trying to say is that that country is still unfamiliar to us, and it's less than four years away, and it's not the best chance. ”

“Well, Claude, don't flaunt me with political discourse, you should know that the target of your planned acquisition has now begun to visit China," Adrian said with no hesitation, “why are the overseas box offices at least 20 percent higher in the last two years? Because the markets in Eastern Europe opened completely after 91 years. If the Chinese market is opened up again, think about it, they have a billion to 1.2 billion people, and if they spend $1 per person watching a movie, how much profit is that? It's only a matter of time before Japan becomes Hollywood's biggest box office base in East Asia."

Anyway, sooner or later, the tuition fees for Chinese films will have to be paid. Instead of handing them over to others, they will give some feedback back to themselves. That's Adrian's plan. He was thinking only of commercial interests, and there was no need to worry about anything else. He knows better than anyone how the Chinese Government implements protection and is much easier and stronger than European Governments.

Adrian wouldn't mind letting Chinese films take less turns if they were willing to listen - of course, just a little bit, he's an American now, after all, expecting them to believe him unreservedly? Don't joke. In short, trying to be as helpful as you can with enough profit is an explanation for yourself.

“You're right, but a little idealistic.” Claude starred, then snatched at Adrian before he could say anything: “Don't say I've been against you, Ed. Think about it. You've been so surprised by every proposal you've made since you fired the yen. I had to think about it all the time. Besides, I've been satisfying you, haven't I? ”

“I always understood you, Claude, otherwise I would have...” Adrian made a “click” gesture and said in a joking tone.

“Well, I've arranged for a study tour to take place, so how about we wait for the results?” Claude waved.

“That's it.” Adrian didn't say much either, shrugged his shoulders and his eyes were drawn to those not far away.

“I have something else to do, so I'm leaving.” Leaving that sentence behind, he went that way.

“This guy...” Claude shook his head and laughed after seeing Adrian's goal clearly.

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