King of Hollywood

Chapter 229: Europe

With the passage of more than a dozen days, the 51st Cannes Film Festival is finally coming to a final moment. Although the miracle director's "Muhland Road" was the biggest focus throughout the festival, so much so that the people attending the festival talked more or less about it, there were also many good films and many good actors and directors who attracted attention.

Like the Italian director Roberto? Benigny's self-directed "Beautiful Life" has received considerable acclaim, or the beautiful actress from China, whose large advertising photographs hang high beneath the palm trees on the beach, and, similarly, the Chinese director, who has yet to produce the bloodshed, showed his final glow in Cannes. []

So many people still look forward to the upcoming awards ceremony, and anyway, Cannes still has quite a reputation around the world, especially the Golden Palm Awards, and countless directors will want to get one back.

The awards ceremony took place at the Theatre Ted Sia, although she was in her fifties, and the Cannes Film Festival had begun to try to commercialize, but the ceremony, as always, had no tricks, besides awards and awards.

“The best actress winner is Elodie? Busher and Natasha? Lenier," The Fantastic Life of an Angel "” With the announcement of the guest of honor, a warm round of applause was sounded.

“Unfortunately, I thought the judges would be generous enough to give you this award.” Adrian, clapping his hands, said unfortunately to Naomi who was sitting there, and at the same time blindfolded Nicole who was sitting next to Naomi instead of herself. This was not the time of the film premiere, even though many people had implicitly determined that he and Nicole were having an affair, but she was not completely divorced yet, and it would be very inappropriate to arrange it on either side.

“It's okay, as long as you're here.” Naomi, who was also applauding, responded with a smile, saying that without pressure, Nicole couldn't help but skew her head.

Adrian smiled a little, and he loved Naomi's attitude, but he expressed his mind in full. Had it not been for Hollywood and not for his home camp, he would have really wanted to win the best actress for Naomi, and although Cannes was not worth much, it would have been much better than nothing.

But the Cannes Film Festival doesn't have as many judges as the Faculty of Film Sciences and the Arts —— sometimes the more people are affected, the more they grasp the influence of the mainstream, the more the crowd effects are inevitable as long as they are conditional -- and there's always a part of it coming from all over the world, plus French territory, even if there's Martin on the jury? Scorsese and Verona? Ryder et al., it's not easy for Americans to win an award.

“Actually, the most I want to know is if you can get the gold palm again.” Naomi suddenly said that again.

With a laugh, Adrian didn't catch the line, and although Muhlando came to life at the festival and was praised by many European film critics, it wasn't that easy to get another gold palm. In the history of the Cannes Film Festival for more than 50 years, two directors who have won gold palms are also among the best, and none of them are well-known directors of their age. He has broken an age record. Would those people agree with him to break it again?

Anyway, the main purpose of making the film and attending the festival was not to win the prize, and there were still plenty of opportunities for him to take Gold Palm, so why be stuck now? Besides, "Muhland Road" created such a loud scene that they all had to reassure themselves with an award, not knowing whether it was the best director or the Festival Award.

Surely, not surprisingly, in the best male actor, Peter, the hero of the British film "My Name is Joe"? After Marlon, the best director fell on Adrian.

“Thank you very much to the judges for awarding me the best director, and I really didn't expect to get another trophy for the best director at the Cannes Film Festival. This was supposed to be an experiment, and I want to thank everyone for recognizing it, and of course, Nicole and Naomi for their excellent performances and the efforts of the crew.” Although Adrian seemed solemn on the surface, there was a slight tone in his tone, and the lobby reminded him of a low laugh, and everyone knew that after he took the best director, Golden Palm could never have been his.

But there was something else in that laugh, and he didn't say it, but there was something in the words, wasn't Muhland Dow, to David? Lynch saluted, most likely to prove himself. Of course, there are people who look at Naomi and Nicole with envy or jealousy, and in their award-winning speeches they offer special thanks, even if they don't date or socialize, they will never * escape overnight.

In a round of applause, Adrian returned to his place, and then the Festival Award was presented to Roberto? Benigny's "Beautiful Life" and Golden Palm for the director of the Greek film "Eternity and a Day"? Angelopoulos, Benigny's happy madness after winning the prize, will host Isabel again? Hupel picked up and circled and knelt down on Martin again? Scorsese even thanked and laughed, but it had nothing to do with him.

After the awards ceremony, the Cannes Film Festival also closed, but the fun stories that took place at the festival will be the subject of talks for a long time, such as when the miracle director finally denies paying tribute to Lynch. Of course, this is only some people's interpretation of the award-winning speech, while others have different interpretations, so the controversy over Muhland Road continues.

Many followers of the matter, both critics and ordinary people, had to exclaim that the work born of the miracle director was different, which also made many fans who had not gone to Cannes to follow the matter curious about "Muhland Road," and people left messages on the AC Media film official website for three days asking when it would be shown.

Journalists, while eager to keep digging something up while the miracle director finally speaks, lost Adrian immediately after the festival, as they did for more than a decade, even though they followed Nicole or Naomi around the clock after the awards ceremony, but did not see what they wanted to see before they left.

Journalists bite their teeth, but nothing can be done about it. After all, Adrian is not only a big director and producer, but also a new and expensive Hollywood media outlet, and the means to deal with ordinary celebrities has little effect on him. Even Disney CEO Michael? As long as Esner is a wealthy man, as long as he sits on the board, journalists should be careful, not to mention Adrian, who is just a little worse than Murdoch, Ray Stone, etc.

Although these people are very depressed right now, Adrian is quite comfortable, and after his trip to Cannes, he went to London, and then Yuuki drove north to take a slow tour between the towns of England, of course, Sophie? Marcel is with you. Although Adrian came to Paris to meet her, time was short, otherwise even if she saw the intimacy between him and Nicole and Naomi at the festival, her face would not be so tight as to keep him out of the door repeatedly that she would eventually have to enter her room by unconventional means.

So after the festival, Adrian invited Sophie to go around England, and Sophie wouldn't refuse. Although in Cannes she complained in her heart and even got angry, and on more than one occasion doubted that she was a little too cheap. Every time she thought of the joy of being on the Paris Tower, there was a bit of shame and embarrassment in that little movie theater at midnight, but as long as Adrian was beside her, she became happy.

Naturally, this time is no exception, and the English countryside along the way is also interesting. She soon forgot all about the unpleasant accumulation, but there are some things that make her unhappy, such as...

“Beautiful butterfly hey," Emma said on a hillside, referring to a wild flower in the bush as a surprise call.

“It's beautiful, some familiar, but I don't remember what kind.” Adrian came over, looked closely, and said, just after that, this butterfly, slightly bigger than a regular pink butterfly, flapped its wings and left.

“It's so rare that you have something you can't forget.” Followed by Sophie smiling and grunting.

“It's not that I don't remember, it's that I remember too much, I need time to search my head, I can definitely remember if I have enough time.” Adrian shrugged.

“Good idea, even if you can't find it in enough time, you can say you haven't seen it, right?” Sophie's reaction was agile, but Emma's crisp voice plugged in: “Too bad she didn't have the tools, otherwise she could have caught it. ”

The little girl pulled Adrian's horn in her mouth, looking very sorry, and Sophie, though heartfelt to say the last two words, eventually just sighed.

“Well, when we get to the next town, let's see if there's a butterfly catcher for sale, and then when we get to the next hillside, we try to catch a butterfly that we like.” Adrian pinched Emma's little face.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah." The little guy clapped his hands up with joy.

“But first, Sophie and I won't catch butterflies, and then don't laugh at us.” Adrian followed suit and said, until the little guy nodded, "Mm-hmm." He dragged her to the blanket that had been laid under the tree. As for the gloomy sky, let's wait until it rained.

Adrian felt Sophie's resentment even though the picnic atmosphere was quite harmonious, and he could only sigh in his heart. It's not that he doesn't want to be alone with Sophie, it's just that if Emma finds out he didn't get to see her first time in London, she's going to have to make a scene again. If he had said it before, but several promises didn't materialize last year, and the little guy's resentment is huge.

“Let me tell you something, Mr. Adrian, half of you are on my mind's black list.” Emma used to pretend to “warn” him.

From the fact that she preferred to take time off from school, she knew that Adrian would face an absolute disaster if he did not compromise.

“Well, Sophie, she's just a kid, and besides, don't you think that makes sense?” Enjoy this moment of tranquillity as Emma lunches and starts to run wild on the hillside, Adrian says to his own woman.

“I know, but...” Sophie was also mumbled by scholar Emma, making her look cute.

She knew about Emma, and that's why she tolerated Emma following her all the way, ignoring her obsessive behavior. The little guy thinks he's doing it covertly, but she's a child after all, and how does this trick get past Sophie's eyes, even though Adrian doesn't completely tolerate her, Sophie still has some creeps in her heart.

“On the bright side, you see, nobody recognizes us on this journey.” Adrian laughed and stalled, and Sophie's face flashed a little red, and no one thought they were a family of three on the way.

“Got it.” Sophie answered so lazily, looking into his eyes and glittering in a strange light.

Adrian picked the eyebrows out of nowhere, and instead of going on about it, he said another thing: “Frankly, Sophie, am I really the kind of man who abandons women after they've played? ”

That look was so serious, it made Sophie beam half a dozen times, but she reacted quickly and glanced at him with no anger: "At least in the novel, you are.”

Adrian Haha laughed at the cute look of the drum, even though Sophie's life trajectory had changed a lot because of his involvement, but the semi-automatic novel, The Woman Who Lied, was published early last year - months later than in previous life - but with some changes.

Although Adrian had not read it in his previous life, he had heard it in general, but now in this book, the reason for the female lead's development to the United States had become an invitation from an American director, who was soon captured by the director, only a sweet and brief date with the director, soon the other party had a new joy and no longer ignored the female lead, the female lead unexpectedly returned to France despite several good characters.

Despite the fact that the director is older in the book, he has been highlighting the mystery of his attraction to women. Others have seen it or don't know it. Does Adrian know who the prototype is?

“Well, Ed, you know it's not a real autobiography, so it's normal to exaggerate and dramatize.” Sophie's eyes curved, seemed proud, "Am I the kind of woman in the novel who likes to lie? ”

“Who knows?” Adrian sighed softly.

“Ed" was just laughing at Sophie when Willow Eyebrow drinks upside down.

“But you have to admit, you're very good at making it up, honey.” Adrian turned his mouth immediately, "and in my opinion, you could try to be a writer at the same time as the show. ”

“Really?” Sophie asked calmly.

“Yes,” Adrian smiled softly knowing what she was thinking, then moved her ass closer to her, “in fact, I think you could try to direct some movies, which doesn't deny that your acting, Sophie, they can't see, but it doesn't mean I can't, I just want you to show more ability to show those people how great you are a woman. ”

This is not a lie. Although Sophie's writing is not particularly good, the subtlety of women is still in place. She has directed short films in her previous life, but she gave up because no one supports her. Adrian intends to give her more try, if she can really develop on the director, then tighten her up, and he has a plan, if it goes well in a few months...

“You always like to say these sweet words.” Leaning in his arms, Sophie said, then raised her head to look up at Adrian.

Those bright brown eyes looked so melancholy and pitiful, Adrian sighed in her heart and leaned over her face kissing the moist lips. Beneath the tree, on the carpet, the couple leaned against each other and kissed each other slowly, as if to taste the sweet flavor enough for each touch, the breeze blowing gently, making everything look like a beautiful still life painting.

Unfortunately, the romantic and intriguing scene was not broken for too long.

“Ed, I grabbed a butterfly, I grabbed it with my bare hands." The little girl's voice came from afar, like she was asking for credit and reminding me.

Adrian had to turn his white eyes and leave Sophie's lips: "Oh, shit, I started to regret bringing her out for the first time."

Sophie burst out laughing, her eyes saying the word "deserved it," but her mouth was still comforting: "Okay, that's enough. ”

“Enough? How is that possible?” Adrian replied dissatisfied, "If she were no longer here, I would be able to taste nature again, and I haven't tried it since that time in the villa's garden. ”

“Sex Ghost” Sophie snapped at him with a red face, but immediately added a subconscious addition: "At night I make amends...”

Shut your mouth before you're finished, but it's a pity Adrian's ear hasn't fallen.

“Then it's settled.” He got up laughing and ran to Emma, who was still screaming.

A few days later, after sending Sophie back to Paris, Adrian stepped on her way back to Los Angeles, and he really wanted to bring Sophie with him, although she was always a little bit unfamiliar with Hollywood and in love with Paris, so he tried a few words to dispel the idea. Of course, this is only temporary, and Adrian believes she will soon be persuaded that women without a degree of compatibility would prefer not to meet each other, but to live nearby.

But he's not alone back in the United States, and he's traveling with Emma, a strange elf girl, who's petite and pathetic, and now she's just in elementary school, smart all the time, and now she's close to summer vacation, it's easy to take time off, and Adrian has to compromise again...