King of Hollywood

Chapter 131: Additional Investment and More Movies

No suspense, Yuan Ping promised to come down, one more movie, so that better, no one would expect Hollywood to develop, let alone Adrian, the “ghost" very much appreciated him. But it's about two months before the cast is officially scheduled for training, and Monica's with Tommy? Lee Jones is working with a new movie, and the NV lead is a fairly ordinary family, at least until most of the shots are finished.

This has not much to do with it. Adrian and Yuan Ping also made it clear that there must be a lot of differences between the work habits on both sides, which can be used to grind it down. And the first movie he will personally master the mirror, need to fully understand the actions and fights they have designed to determine if it is suitable for what the movie wants to express, and as for the second movie, there is a corner è that has not been determined, which is naturally even less likely to arrange training.

So it was settled, and in time, Adrian began to be prepared to devote himself completely to the later production of The Big Eye Ring, and, of course, to the questioning, for example, by the end of July, Gwyneth had finally returned from Rosalito to Los Angeles and finally got rid of the nightmare.

“Yes, it was a total nightmare. Jesus Christ, James? Cameron is definitely Satan's incarnation," Gwinnis said in disdain at flying over to pick up his own Adrian.

She did lose a lot of weight compared to six months ago, but she's still in good shape, at least she feels comfortable. She had reason to complain that while Adrian didn't go to Rosalito often, she also knew that Cameron was much more severe on the set than he remembered. After all, Adrian gave him $200 million to squander without frowning. Cameron was incredibly confident, but also under a lot of pressure.

So it's also common to spend four or five hours in the water dressed like a shipwreck. After all, it's summer, but the first few months of the year are really bad. Although Rosalito is in the south of Mexico, the temperature of cold water is still relatively low in winter, and Gwennis has had pneumonia for several days.

Of course, Adrian rushed there the first time, she lay on her back for a few days, and he was there for a few days, and Gwyneth was moved a little bit, and it was quite sensitive on these details, and maybe it looked fine on the surface, but the mind was actually quite considerate, trying to get the nv people together, it would take enough work on the details.

“Well, didn't you already punish him as I said? James also knew that he was a little overzealous, so he was willing to be punished by you," Adrian consoled.

On the day Cameron announced the mirror closure, Gwyneth, who had suffered so much, remembered what Adrian had previously instigated, quickly contacted DiCaprio and a number of temporary actors who starred in the floating corpse, called Cameron out and immediately poured water on his head, which drowned the tyrant from head to toe. But Cameron didn't say anything after that, he just shrugged his shoulders, and from that point of view, he was a great director.

“Forget about it. Anyway, this movie is finished, and when it shows, you'll know it's worth the effort.” Seeing Gwyneth was a little uncomfortable, Adrian immediately stood in the corner of her mouth and dragged on her voice: “And I can assure you, as long as James meets my requirements, then...”

Even though it wasn't over, Gwyneth knew what he was referring to. When she sat down on his big ui and offered her fragrant incense, she would stay with him, except to be attracted to him. Isn't that why?

As to whether or not the Titanic will be available by the end of this year, the discretionary Cameron is also not very certain.

“All I can say is try my best, although it took a little longer to shoot, but some of the later scenes were made at the same time, and I can't give an exact answer unless you give me some time.” That's what he said.

Adrian wanted to see the big boat collide with the soldiers, but he had to wait for a while to hear from them. However, something always happens that he doesn't want to see, so two months later Cameron, who sticks his head in the studio, finds Adrian and makes an elusive request.

“An additional 20,000 to invest?” Adrian didn't hide his surprise, and Cameron grabbed my head and couldn't speak.

“James, you need to know that the total investment has reached 200 million, and it hasn't even counted the cost of publicity," Adrian said, "and that you should still have some money in your hands, isn't it enough? ”

“I know, Ed, I know...” Cameron smiled bitterly as if he didn't know what to say.

Adrian is not a Fox executive in "History," where the investment in the big boat was initially just over 100 million, and Cameron's repeated requests for an additional 200 million, for which Fox executives were prepared to jump if they failed. But now Adrian promises 200 million dollars at a time and invests as an i-man, and Cameron can get angry with those executives and threaten them, but he doesn't dare to do so in front of Adrian.

“Listen, Ed,” Cameron took a deep breath and finally settled down, "I know this is a bit excessive, but I'm sure an additional 20,000 investment will make the film even more perfect. We had several technical problems that could not be solved at the time, so some situations had to be replaced by other alternatives, so the results were not particularly good. But just two weeks ago, we solved this problem, and I totally believe we can do it more ambitiously and truly."

And he came here for a while, and he seemed determined, “I know how risky it is, but Ed, please believe me, I can do better. And no matter what happens to this movie, my team and I have to give up all our salaries and bonuses."

At the end of the day, Cameron looked at Adrian with a slight glimmer, while Adrian drowned his eyelids in his mouth. He wasn't thinking about whether to respond to his counterpart's request, knowing how much Titanic was invested. He remembered clearly that he threw $200 million out of the dollar, just to let Cameron learn to save money under that pressure and try to complete the ship within 200 million, but now it doesn't seem possible, so the additional investment is basically a certainty, even if it's $25 million, it's still $15 million floating, isn't it?

So Adrian was actually emotional, and Cameron was a film tyrant, a tech maniac, but also a pure director who could bet on everything for his work. “Waiver of all salaries and dividends" does not seem useful, and once a movie fails, there is no dividend. As for that salary, it is simply a cup of water train salary for the loss, but it is also Cameron's gesture that if it fails, he will no longer be in charge of the tube. How similar is it to how he sold the Terminator script for a dollar? No wonder people say that the world can only succeed if it's paranoid. Compared to that, it's not fashionable.

Adrian's emotions here didn't matter, and Cameron next to him became even more disturbed, almost thinking he was going to say no. Fortunately, Adrian finally got back to God and opened his mouth when Cameron wanted to get up and leave: "I've decided. ”

“So?” Cameron glanced at Adrian with hope.

“I'm not going to add another 20,000,” he said, seriously, laughing again after Cameron lu's disappointing god è, “I'm going to invest another 40,000. ”

“Well, I understand your... What did you say?” Cameron opened his eyes in dismay, looking incredibly at Adrian, and even reached out his ear and suspected himself of hearing it wrong.

“You heard right, James, I did mean an additional 40,000.” Adrian smiled and said, "To do the best, I wouldn't be stingy enough to invest $200 million in this area because I trusted you. ”

“God, this is so...” Cameron jumped off the couch, cheered like a child, and excitedly hugged Adrian.

“Thank you, Ed. Thank you so much. I'll make sure you see the perfect piece, I promise," he said with some incessance.

“All right, all right, James, don't move too much. Watch the scene, all right?” Adrian got up and patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face. "Now that I said you'd make a miracle, you would.”

When Cameron's mood stabilized, he cautioned, "But only 40,000 won't give me any more points."

“No problem,” Cameron grinned, “enough, enough. ”

“I've heard you say that more than once, James.” Adrian looked distrustful.

“Be careful, I'm serious this time,” Cameron said, leaving, “OK, I'll disappear, I'll put it into later production. ”

Adrian didn't stop him either, but when he was about to go out, he asked again: "By the way, at the end of this year...”

“Absolutely not,” Cameron said, blocking the possibility that some places might need to be completely redone in time. ”

“All right, all right, it's all right. I've waited so long, it doesn't matter.” Adrian sighed.

While it is regrettable not to see the collision between the big ships and the soldiers, it will not be a bad thing to show it next year, and there will be enough publicity to achieve better results. The reason why an additional 40,000, instead of the 30,000 requested by Cameron, is likely to add up to nearly 300 million dollars in publicity - a time when 300 million investments are still huge after the twenty-first century or when the dollar is particularly strong - is necessary for Adrian to think about it.

Remember what Titanic's global box office was? 1.8 billion, right? Why can't we find a way to push two billion? How big an achievement and halo would it be for him to reach that number? The super-production of nearly 300 million dollars on uā as an i-man to invest in a global revenue box office of 2 billion is enough, not to mention more to be gained.

Yes, he was never a pure director. His goal was to build his own media empire to take control of Hollywood, and then to collect the nv people he wanted to collect. Everything he did was moving towards that goal. He could respect directors like Peppermelon, but he didn't have to learn from them. He just had to move in his favorable direction.

“It won't be long.” Adrian, who poured himself a glass of whiskey, stared at the glass and said softly.

Of course, these are the last words, and in the middle of the two months Adrian has done a lot of things, such as finally starting to make some amazing clips of the Big Eye Ring, or checking out the late production of films like The Wedding Arrogant, Mr. Honey, and The British Patient.

"Wedding Arrogant" doesn't have to be said. It can be done in late October. This r-level comedy period is not particularly important, so it doesn't need to be scheduled to be released at the end of the year. Adrian looked at the next part of the completed clip, Liv's behavior was meticulous, some highlights but not many, and most of the time it was a beautiful uā bottle.

“As you said, I'm a uā bottle, so make a nice uā bottle.” Liv still looks like he doesn't care, but even complains that the surprise he was promised isn't happening yet.

“Don't worry, when your next movie is done, I promise you'll see a surprise.” Adrian said so, and then looked at her seriously: "But you might not like this surprise. ”

“It's okay, I wouldn't blame you for what I hate,” Liv said after thinking about it, "Ed wouldn't hurt me, would he? ”

“Of course." Adrian grinned, holding her in her arms.

"Mr. Sweetheart" has nothing to say. Progress is fairly fast. It is expected to be complete by the beginning of the month. The publicity work is now ready. Whether it's Little Kuba? Guddin or Tom? Cruz or Kate? Blanchett, Scarlett? Johnson has eye-catching places.

After watching most of the clips, Adrian also relaxed. Although the characters changed a lot, the original little boy changed to a little nv kid, but this version doesn't remember how bad that version was. Scarlett talked to Cruz about football in the movie, and the appearance of a big kid would definitely be popular.

Adrian praised her nv in front of Milani, which was undoubtedly a good opportunity for Milani, who wanted to make her a star, not to mention Scarlett's fondness for Adrian. I just don't know what she would look like if she knew Adrian's sweetheart.

But these are things to come, and Adrian's main jing power is still on the NV people around him, like Blanchett? It is rare that Gwinnis returns from Rosalito after filming the Titanic, and Blanchett rests just in time. He does not want to enjoy the blessings of the Qi people. It has always been a pleasure to have two equally distinct and different nv people beneath him.

Blanchett sometimes fought hard, but unfortunately everything was in vain in the hands of Adrian, who had already moped through her psyche. Not to mention that Gwyneth seemed to like it a little bit, and every time she was proactive, Blanchett couldn't help it. Under Adrian's guidance, she seemed to have forgotten another option, some things addictive.

As for British Patients, it's always been good, though because of Anthony? Mingra's perfectionist plot - more or less every è director - may have led to it being done later than Mr. Honey, but the show should be fine by the end of this year.

“Remember, Sophie, Ralph, remember what it was like, Ralph's voice wasn't thick enough, and Sophie was a little thin.” In the studio, Mingra says this to the two actors who are dubbing, and then makes a gesture to stop: "Okay, let's do it again, and when we're done, we can officially close. ”

Once again, however, Mingala was still dissatisfied, and just as he pondered, Adrian, who had been watching, opened his mouth: "Anthony, perhaps you can leave the feeling of the shooting alone. ”

“Oh?” Mingala raised her head and looked at him confused.

“This is a conversation between Omarsh and Nurse Hannah NV about the past, and it's part of the story, so just convey that feeling to the audience, and you don't need to completely recreate what it felt like when it was filmed.” Adrian explained.

“This way… you can try.” Mingala pinched her chin and thought about it, and then arranged the two actors behind the glass.

After four or five more attempts, Mingala finally found the tone she wanted, and the simple dubbing came to an end in about 10 minutes. The completion of this dubbing also meant that the later production of British Patients took another step forward, so Mingala expressed her sentiment: "Thank you, Ed, if you hadn't warned me, I probably wouldn't know when to repeat it. You're one of Hollywood's best è directors. ”

And of course, a lot of this is because Adrian invested in the film and asked him to run the director.

“Yeah, well, if you hadn't warned me, I don't know when Anthony was gonna be, you know, sharpening him up was pretty good.” Ralph from the studio? Feyns also said with amusement.

“It's nothing, just looking at the problem from the viewer's point of view, naturally more comprehensive than the person who put it in.” Adrian said modestly.

The British Patient haircut was handled by Jiā to Miramax, and Adrian only gave a little bit of a lu to the purpose of the next film, and the Weinstein brothers took it upon themselves, just wondering how much the British Patient, supported by these two brothers, could accomplish in the face of Saving Private Ryan.

“I'm sorry, gentlemen, I have to go first.” Sophie? Marcel said politely at this time that the plain appearance did not reveal any expression.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Adrian suddenly said, "Wait, Sophie, can we talk for a second? ”

Sophie lu hesitated and looked at Minghra and looked at Finns again, seemingly not knowing how to answer.

“It won't take you long, just a few words.” Adrian added.

“Okay.” Sophie sighed and finally agreed.

However, she did not expect that, as soon as she entered the lounge, Adrian hugged her waist from behind and took a deep inhale on her hair.

“It's a refreshing smell. What kind of shampoo do you use? I can't even ask?” Adrian exclaimed in admiration.

“A plant spice...” Sophie answered softly. She woke up before she spoke. She turned around and pushed him angrily: "Please weigh yourself...”

It wasn't over yet, she jammed the shell again. Didn't she say that before, but it didn't take much. This time, too, Adrian grabbed her chin gently and, appreciatively, lifted it, then lowered her head and held her valve.

Sophie shrunk back, but was not particularly resolute, so she was immediately stopped by the other guy, but Adrian wasn't too rude, just touched it up and down, and un sucked it down, and let her go.

“In your eyes, I'm just letting you lay around looking at him half-hearted, half-hearted and asking.

“In my eyes, you're just a care-giving Derian shrugged.

“Did you say that to every one of your nv's?” Sophie's tone carries a hint of irony.

“No, that's what I'm saying to the nv people who need care.” Adrian, with a smile, did not take her sarcasm to heart. His fingers slid through Sophie's face and opened a few hairs for her. That was a very careful move, and with that gaze and a slightly curvy corner of his mouth, he seemed to be molesting something precious.

Feeling the su numbness on her face, Sophie felt a little faint for a while, but she soon woke up: “If that's all you have to say, then I'd better leave before it's too late. ”

“Of course not, I'm thinking about a movie, but I don't know if you can do it, you know, you don't have the Russian nv temperament after all. But then again, you have a different temperament than them, and that kind of melancholy and gentle is very touching, maybe different from the traditional Anna? Karenina.” Adrian said softly.

“You mean... you mean... you're going to take Anna? Karenina was adapted into a movie.” Sophie hesitated to ask.

“Kind of. After all, Anna? Karenina is also a classic in literary history and has been filmed in many versions, so when someone suggested to me, I first thought of you and then moved on.” Adrian moped her face and continued in a gentle tone, "You and Anna, in my opinion? Karenina has a few similarities, but it's a little inappropriate for you to play, so hesitate to hear your opinion. ”

“I... I don't know.” Sophie lu's vague divine ability to play the nv protagonist of classic literature is something that any actor is very eager to do, from either angle.

And Adrian has shown his attitude, and while some things have not been entirely said, Sophie knows very well that, with her consent, the film will begin to be prepared, even if the reputation box office is not good after it has been produced.

“Give me some time to think about it...” Sophie finally said, but from that unchanging look, you can see that she really wanted to say yes, and that's not what she could refuse, now she just doesn't want to say yes in front of Adrian, and in her view, doing so is tantamount to admitting to losing.

“No problem, if you decide, call me.” Adrian didn't force it, but then he asked: "So, which hotel are you staying at, I'll take you back. ”

“I can go back on my own...”

“Tell me which hotel you're staying at. ”

“You don't have to give me a lift, I can go home myself...”

“Tell me honestly, Sophie, which hotel are you staying at. ”

“You can find out for yourself...”

“No, I want to hear it from you, Sophie. ”

Ultimately, Sophie, who was held in Adrian's arms, told him his address, without saying much about what would happen next, and she showed the French nv's wild side again in the hotel room.

Most of what Adrian said was true, but no one suggested Anna? Karenina was adapted into a movie, which he had in mind.

In his memory, Anna? Karenina is one of Sophie's few works in Hollywood, and as he said, Sophie's temperament is somewhat similar to that of the novel's nv protagonist, but there are also a number of differences, and the director doesn't know the rhythm of the story well, so her starring commentary is not very high.

Sophie undoubtedly loved this one more than Monica, Julia and Gwyneth, who wanted fame. Adrian was certainly happy to accommodate her wishes, so she arranged the scene above, just to modify the original script, and then find a suitable director, who might get a good review, but not necessarily.

And even like the original, at least Adrian Ken's image of doing anything for her was buried in Sophie's heart.

To his slight regret, Rachel had finished her work and left a day earlier when she learned that several leading actors had dubbed British Patients. It's true, unfortunately, and it would be very nice to have her with Sophie.

But this idea can only be considered. Sophie hasn't completely taken it off yet. Don't look at how she put it all up there. After that, she immediately turned into Sook NV. Even if we did, Rachel might not say anything, but Sophie might never see him again, and Adrian had plans...

Well, it doesn't really matter. Not here. Not Monica, Julia, not Gwyneth, Blanchett, not Kate, Charlize, not even Sarah, Liv, but...

“Thank you, miss, next.” Adrian said he made a gesture to his assistant.

The NV child with an Asian face who had previously performed on the lens went out with some disappointment, and then another Asian NV child walked in as the assistant greeted him.

As the assistant ordered, the nv child changed clothes and turned a few times in front of the crowd in the room, and made several moves - some of them difficult - to read a few lines to the camera before going out. After more than a dozen cycles, Adrian was finally told by his assistant that today's audition was over.

“Good. So what are your views and opinions?” Adrian asked immediately.

“I think numbers 22, 31, 38 and 42 are all appropriate.” There was a flurry in each other's jiā, one of them said.

“Number 18, number 22, number 2, one followed and gave the answer.

With them in the lead, the rest of them answered quickly, and Adrian listened to the file in his ear and read it in his hand. He only looked at two young nv men sitting on the left hand side who had never spoken.

“What do you two think? Adrian asked, adding:" Feel completely, don't think too much. ”

“We agree that No. 33 is more appropriate.” Drew? Barrymore and Cameron? Diaz looked at him and smiled and gave him an answer that was already ready.

“Okay, I get it.” Adrian nodded and stood up, "That's it for today, and there's one last audition tomorrow. ”

Drew and Cameron chased each other in the room where he had just auditioned.

“Ed, you can't do this.” Drew grabbed his arm and said weirdly.

“Yeah, you haven't marked your attitude since the audition, even if you don't say who's right, always say your standard handles.” Cameron grabbed his other arm.

Two nv people don't care about making intimate moves, and they don't care about people passing through the hallway from time to time. Adrian smiled and grabbed their hips and limbs. He might not dare to do so in public, but wouldn't he dare to do so here?

“Don't worry, the audition will be over soon. I'll discuss it with you.” Adrian said so.

But it obviously didn't satisfy Drew, pulling him to her office immediately: "That's not possible, Ed, at least today you're going to give us some clarity about jiā. ”

There was also a glamorous look at him, and Cameron on the other side gave a vague smile, and Adrian moved slightly and went with them to the office.

“To be honest, your office is very interesting," Adrian said, sipping the coffee Drew handed over, gauging the interior decoration.

From the fact that Drew's office is powdered è and white è tones, small items are everywhere she likes them, and there are a lot of jing-inspired figures, she probably misses the worry of shooting "et" when she was a kid.

“It was beautiful, and suddenly I wanted to have an office like this.” Cameron also exclaimed.

“Well, how about you invest in my filmmaking company? And I promise you you'll have an office like this.” Drew laughed instantly.

“Your company is too small, and two of these offices would be too much if I joined.” Cameron hummed softly.

“Then you can share this office with me, and say," Drew took a look at Adrian, "and sooner or later, the company will grow. ”

But no matter what they say, Adrian, the old gods are holding the cup, sipping the coffee, one by one, as if it smells sweet.

“Well, Ed, it's time for us to talk business.” Drew and Cameron have finally failed to wait, and they cannot be compared to Adrian in this regard.

“What do you want to ask?” Adrian put the cup down and asked with a smile.

“We just asked about the audition.” Cameron pretended to be a dissatisfied god.

“Well, it's actually very simple," Adrian shrugged, "because once you've decided, the three of you will be the absolute nv protagonists, and you will be systematically training in fighting and practicing some Chinese kung fu over the next three months, so your emotions have to be good. So, if you have a good first impression of what it's like to be together, then there's a risk of less conflict, just like the two of you. ”

“What else?” Drew held his fist to his chin and asked.

“Secondly, she has to be pretty enough to be at least as good as you two.” Adrian said, reaching out very lightly and squeezing a handful on the faces of two nv people, not only were the two nv not angry, but Cameron opened his mouth to bite.

“She must have Asian character and temperament, but at the same time be in line with the aesthetics of the public, which, as you know, are sometimes almost completely opposite to those of American men.” Adrian, open your hands.

Two nv men held his chin with their hands behind their back, their eyes blinked and they looked at him half a dozen times, and Drew just said, "Do you believe that, Cami? ”

“Of course not. We all know what kind of egg he is.” Cameron said half-heartedly.

“Oh, don't look at me like that," Adrian lu said of the “unhappy” god, but you have a lot more to think about, her acting, her experience, her appearance, how other people feel about her, how you feel about her, etc., and I have to take it into account when choosing corners. That's why I asked Drew to run an angle selection event, which, as you all know, I rarely do, ever before.

“That's true,” Drew nodded and looked at Cameron, "it looks like Ed's still thinking about us, Cami. ”

“Indeed, he is always able to… think for the nv.” Cameron looks at Adrian and laughs, "so how do we thank him, Drew? ”