King of Hollywood

Little leaching rain fell from the sky without warning, reducing the temperature of the otherwise warm weather, but as a result, the fog covering the ground began to fade away and the surrounding landscape became clearer, and a small English estate on the outskirts was hidden in mist and rainwater.

The driver drove off the road with a steering wheel into the estate and stopped in front of the villa, bypassing the front patio.

“Hello, Mr. Payne.” The lady who had already waited at the door said hello to Payne Clarkson, who had stepped out of the car.

“Hello, Jonathan,” Clarkson nodded in his trenchcoat and introduced Adrian, who got off with him, "Ed, this is Anjakubrik, Stanley's eldest daughter. ”

Then he turned to the lady: "Anja, this is the director of Adrian Cowell that I told you about earlier. ”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Corwell. I've heard of you.” Anya reached out and smiled with a decent smile, but the tone still revealed a hint of carelessness.

“Me too, Ms. Anya, I hope our rude visit did not disturb Mr. Kubrick's rest.” Adrian shook her hand and didn't care for her.

“Follow me," Anya made a gesture, then walked into the house first.

“How's Stanley?” Clarkson asked later.

“When my father came back from the hospital, his consciousness was clear, but his emotions weren't very stable, he was always staring out the window for a long time, and you know it was a very big blow for him.” Anja said as she walked.

“Yeah, that's a terrible thing, God bless him, hope he cheers up.” Clarkson said with adhesion.

The three of them quickly arrived outside the bedroom upstairs, and Anya asked them to wait outside for a moment before coming out again.

“Given the father's current situation, I hope you won't disturb him for too long, Ms. Betty is outside and if you need anything, please call her.” Anya refers to a middle-aged woman dressed as a housekeeper who came out with her.

“Thank you, I promise it won't be long.” Clarkson nodded, saying that he hauled Adrian into the room with him until Anja's back disappeared into the hallway.

In a large bed, an old man, almost seventy years old, was leaning against the bed, bald in front of his head, with a white beard, his head twisted to one side and looked numb at the raindrops punched out the window.

“He's so old, you know, he's not even seventy.” Clarkson couldn't help but speak lightly.

Though the sound was light, there was no other sound in the bedroom at the moment, so the old man in the bed turned his head, looking cold at the two visitors.

“Hey, Stanley, it's too bad to see you like this again.” Clarkson had a somewhat awkward dry cough.

“Hello, Mr. Kubrick, I'm Adrian Cowell, and I'm sure you know what I'm here for.” Adrian patted Clarkson on the shoulder and then opened his mouth, and Clarkson took a funny step back and left the scene entirely to Adrian.

Kubrick had nothing to say, and he still had that cold, indifferent look, but there were occasional flashes of wood.

“If you agree, I would like to sit next to you and explain. May I?” Adrian watched him reveal his flash.

The old man suddenly raised his eyes and, with a little anger, seemed to want to see what he was, but so long later he finally nodded.

“Thank you." Adrian fell short of her body and sat on a bench by the bed, placing her briefcase on her knees and removing a folder that was not very thick.

“I have seen and analyzed all the films you have directed, you are very good at coloring images to express emotions and spaces, you like to play with classical music, and you are very good at using it, whether it is the opposite of what the images are trying to say or the opposite, it strikes a strange balance...” Adrian began to talk.

Kubrick had just begun to have a few serious sarcasms, but soon became a little distracted, but when Adrian came up with a few paintings, he closed his eyes.

“Familiar, huh? It's based on your opening picture of" The Orange of the Hair, "red and gold, but in a small space, it's a little depressing, suitable for the psychology of Dr. William, who came to rent a tuxedo, isn't it?” Adrian says so, “Of course, because I'm in a hurry, I don't paint very well, and some places may not be in place, but I believe I should be able to express some feelings. ”

The old man on the bed finally started to move a little bit by looking at these colored split lenses with a face somewhat similar to the corner of Tom Cruise, and Adrian's explanation.

Adrian quickly changed the painting, and then went on to talk, and Kubrick finally put his attention completely on him, and one by one listening continued, and Anja came to see it a few times during that time, and some other relatives, and talked to Clarkson for a few words, but never bothered them.

“In this passage, I think it would be nice to use Shostakovich's" The Second Waltz Dance, "which complements the lazy tunes and the flourishes, lightness and decadence of the uppermost society.” Adrian finally finished explaining the final draft, and he stopped drinking and moistened his voice before looking at Kubrick, who was about to begin his contemplation.

“I know that as a director, I really don't like people's fingerprinting of my stuff, and I actually do, otherwise I wouldn't be a producer in every piece. But, Mr. Kubrick, you've been planning this movie for a long time, and I'm sure you've thought a lot about it, and you've done almost every bit of preparation yourself, so would you be willing to regret it?

Yes, I'm not you. I've studied your work, but I don't understand what you're thinking, what you're thinking, what you want to say. However, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people, and what you're trying to express may mean something else in the eyes of others, and you said yourself, the meaning of the movie is for the audience to guess.

So why don't you let me try? I've read your script several times, and you've taken all the details into account, and I'm sure I can grasp your essence on the screen, and I don't think anything else, I just want to pay tribute to you, and if it doesn't work out for you, you can totally ask the video not to show - what do you think? ”Adrian summed it up in a very sincere tone.

Kubrick quickly revealed his hesitation, although he maintained a faceless look.

A smile crossed from the corner of Adrian's mouth, and he sat up straight: "It takes time to decide this sort of thing, so you can stay here and think about it for a while, but call me or Payne with or without permission, okay? ”

After a long time, the old man finally nodded and closed his eyes.

“By the way, the movie doesn't seem to have a name, and I looked at what they had to offer, and it didn't seem so good, so I thought, what do you think of the name eyeswideshut?” Adrian, who stood up and was about to leave, suddenly said that again.

Kubrickton opened his just closed eyes, while Adrian smiled in arrears and Clarkson left the bedroom and declined Anya's retention.

“To be honest, I've never seen Stanley like that.” Clarkson said with emotion when he got back in the car and left the English manor.

“It's normal, not everyone gets paralyzed by a stroke.” Adrian joked.

“Come on, Ed, you know I'm not talking about that. Stanley would never tolerate anyone interfering with his directorial powers, and it's a miracle that you let him think about it," Clarkson shrugged, then looked at him with great interest, "How confident are you that Stanley would agree? ”

“Don't know.”

“Don't know?”

“Yes, I don't know. I did everything I could. Now it's up to Kubrick to say yes or no to me, right? ”

When Clarkson heard such an answer, he laughed twice and stopped talking, and Adrian looked back at the window where the rain had stopped, and the smile in the corner of his mouth grew stronger. The world is amazing. I didn't expect the famous Stanley Kubrick to be paralyzed in bed by a stroke right now, or even talk, and leave a mess, which was supposed to be his last piece.

Kubrick didn't make it to the 21st century, as if he had died of a heart attack at the sleep center after completing his last piece, and had never heard of a stroke. But then again, who knows for sure? The tabloids couldn't get Kubrick's medical report. After all, he was almost seventy people, and he looked fat. It should be normal to have cerebral hemorrhage, but this last work is obviously incomplete.

Although Adrian has decided to take a good rest this year, and although Kubrick is not the kind of director he hates, he can't go anywhere, but it's "Open Eyes" after all, and everything is ready for "Open Eyes"! Even when it was subconscious to ask Clarkson if he was willing to take over - something that was obviously instinctive - it would then be very worthwhile to think about it from either angle.

But Warner did not intend to do so at first, and Kubrick's work had hardly ever been sold, and they would invest in his new film in order to gain fame, and if Adrian took over halfway, the early stages would amount to a dowry. But Adrian immediately said he would not seek anything but simply wanted to replace Kubrick's conductor in honor of the great director.

“I want to imitate Kubrick as much as possible, I want to direct Kubrick-style films, not mine.” That's what Adrian said when he contacted Clarkson again.

Warner's attitude immediately made a 180 degree turn, which Hollywood movie company doesn't want to work with the miracle director? Unfortunately, he has either bought the script from him so far or invested in a movie, and he only owns the directory for his movie. Whatever the reason for this further cooperation, the stunt and the impact is absolutely no less than investing in Kubrick's new film, after all, Kubrick's work is too small an audience, and the fact that the miracle director is replacing Stanley Kubrick's new work is already quite eye-catching.

However, Warner promised, but Kubrick refused, and Adrian would not take over the film, which Kubrick had prepared for several years. To get this old man to say yes is basically difficult, this guy is also a film tyrant, according to the actor who worked with him, when he needs you, he will talk to you colorfully and joyfully, but once he fails to meet his requirements, he will not relent to reprimand you harshly with his loudest voice.

In fact, every big director has a dictatorial side, like Spielberg, like Coppola, like Cameron, like Adrian, how could Kubrick be the exception? Since this is what he sees, he won't let anyone touch him even if he takes him to the grave, so Warner's questioning was rejected the first time.

But Adrian didn't give up, he spent a lot of time preparing and asked Spielberg to help with the project.

“I'm not asking you to help me convince Mr. Kubrick, Steven, I just want a chance to convince him in person.” That's what Adrian said to Spielberg.

Spielberg and Kubrick have always had a good relationship, and Kubrick wanted Spielberg to be his director in the last few years, and he made that sci-fi novel called "Super Dream Toys for a Summer" into a movie - yes, that movie "ai" in the future - so there's no better person than him.

“I studied his work carefully, and I just wanted to pay tribute to him and help him finish it.” This is how Adrian explains his behavior.

Although Spielberg did not entirely believe his story, he was persuaded to show what he had prepared over time. With Spielberg as a lobbyist and Warner sparing no effort, Kubrick finally let go, so there was the scene before him.

“From my personal point of view, Kubrick promised more than 80 percent, but even if he refused, I didn't lose much, and that was Warner's business.” Upon returning to the hotel to recapitulate the process today, Adrian shrugged when the female secretary asked about the possibility.

“Really nothing to lose?” Charlize asked grinningly.

“Of course," Adrian picked his eyebrows in silence, "is there a problem? ”

“No, nothing. I forgot you always had a lot of tools, and some people were willing to jump automatically.” Charlize stood tall on her chest, and the professional suit matched her body more and more, and her eyes fluttered without knowing what she was thinking.

“Shame to elaborate, dear Charlie?” Adrian retrieved her gaze from the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel room and looked at her beautiful face with interest.

“Are you so sure Kubrick will agree? According to the information I gathered, he was also a man of great possession.” Charlize didn't answer, he changed the subject.

'Cause I caught his liking. ”Adrian said well in his spare time, how a pair of winning tickets are holding.

You know, the things he prepared, the images with the thick Kubrick-style, were extracted from the original, not to mention the accompaniments, the names. Despite rumours that Kubrick was dissatisfied with the release and had intended to re-edit it, he went to heaven before it even started, but according to his family, Kubrick liked the film very much.

Obviously, his family said it was more credible, so what could be more convincing than what he would have liked to persuade him? Plus he's paralyzed in bed now, and the preparation of the movie is almost ready to start, he certainly won't be willing, so it's possible to promise.

But Kubrick could also refuse, after all, that anything could happen in the world, and since he was paralyzed in bed by a stroke, he couldn't help but take the film to his grave.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if it does or doesn't. Adrian repeated it again in his heart, but think carefully, and then shake his head with a slight bitter smile, which is "Open Your Eyes".

Adrian doesn't like Stanley Kubrick, and as I said before, although he's not the kind of disgusting, always self-righteous director in Europe, he's not that bad.

It was Spartacus who established Kubrick's position completely, but it was the most commercially interesting of all his works; it was Space Roaming 2 that made him so famous that he might disregard the technology presented in the film today, but it was surprising in the 1970s that many people had developed the idea of being a director because of the film, such as James Cameron, but the key factor in the film's great pursuit was technology, and not what the film itself wanted to express.

In fact, Kubrick's films are very small, basically they were not liked at the beginning of the show, and after a while the reputation began to improve slowly, even if it was recognized that the classic work of the horror film "The Spirit" or the best Vietnam movie "Full Metal Shell". This has nothing to do with Kubrick's own halo, like a Woody Allen movie every year, every movie doesn't make much of a difference, but it's still being sought after and invested, because Woody Allen's name has been built, and by that name, someone always says good things for him.

However, while Kubrick is also small, there is a little beyond the reach of some directors, who are always able to maximize the use of film technology in filming and who rarely complain that others do not understand.

“Let the audience guess.” That's what he always says.

This is another disagreement with Adrian, who has always believed that a good movie, the director must articulate half the point of view and then let the audience guess the other half, after all, a thousand people have a thousand hamlets.