King of Hollywood

Chapter 319: The Big Pen

read_content_up; "Are you sure?” Adrian repeated his question, staring at the woman in front of him, seemingly unbelievable.

Charlize simply didn't answer this time, but shrugged his shoulders.

“Well...” he grinned somewhat depressingly and pinched his nose, “you should understand that I let them come to you to refuse them with your mouth. ”

“Oh?” Charlize frowned slightly surprised, "Don't you want to say yes and be embarrassed to say yes directly, so let me do it for you? ”

Without a doubt, she did it deliberately. Adrian hated itchy teeth, but she couldn't help herself. She glanced at her half again and said, “What did you promise? You've never been in a movie. ”

“They say that the character is just a vase, it doesn't take much acting, I've visited a lot of your studio before when I was in charge of secretarial work, and I've made some TV shows over the years, and I'm familiar with that set.” Charlize said in a gentle tone, "Besides, Kate, they all have their part to play, and I think I can try. ”

“Can you try? Ha...” Adrian rolled his eyes and grabbed his head, "Okay, but don't forget, Charlie, you're now vice president of ABC, and you had time for a movie shoot? ”

“I haven't taken my annual holiday yet, and Stan Lee assured me that Chili's play won't be too much and that it won't all add up for a month.” Charlize smiled with what he hated, as if he were holding the ticket.

“I wouldn't agree.” Adrian can only use this technique in the end.

“It's all right, Claude agrees.” Charlize then looked to the other side, sitting there silent from beginning to end, bored with Claude playing the pen game.

“Me?” He finally raised his head when he heard himself being raised, and then he made a concealed thought move, apparently not listening until now. Then he shrugged his shoulders and looked at Adrian with a smile: "No problem. I agree.”

When Adrian settled in, his mouth twitched and his face blackened, “Are you going to fuck with me too, Claude? ”

“No, no, no, no, Ed,” Claude waved with a smile, "I really think Stan and their proposal suits you perfectly. Think about how exciting it is for real geniuses, billionaires, and playboys to personally play geniuses, billionaires, and playboys in a movie. ”

“In that case. Why don't you try it?” Adrian's lips clash backwards.

“I'd love to, but the problem is, first, I need to run the company, not as free as you are; secondly, I don't meet the third condition, and I don't have an intimate lover from assistant secretary to vice president.” Claude shook his fingers with a smile and smiled with apologies to Charlize, who made a random statement. She doesn't mind gestures at all.

“Also," he said without waiting for Adrian to speak, "is also of the utmost importance. Ed, you're a sign of AC Media. You're already so bright, do you want to hide your light? Why can't it be a little brighter? This opportunity, moreover, can be used. Give people another image. ”

Upon hearing this, Adrian, who was trying to rebut it, stood still and seriously considered it for the first time. He doesn't really have a problem playing Tony Stark. Even some leap forward, as old Stanley and Claude have said before, acting as geniuses, billionaires, and playboys is really stunning, and even Adrian can't help but be moved by his appetite.

Not to mention that he has great respect for Howard Hughes, a true genius, a technical genius, a man who, even though full of quirks, is everywhere, no wonder he created Tony Stark as a prototype. Adrian can't be a real person, but he can be a virtual superhero with his prototype.

The point is, until then, before the best director of the Cicada League three times in a row, he kept one foot in the front desk and one foot behind the scenes. And now, basically, he's in front of us, and this situation has to be controlled, really focused, otherwise he could have gone on to find a way to get the best director and become the most people to get the best director, not now, not even a few years away.

So even though the surprise portrayed the prospects as fascinating, and he did have some enthusiasm, he eventually had to reject them in a euphemistic way. But it didn't occur to me that Charlize had put herself together and helped Claudella as a lobbyist. After hearing her affirmative answer, Adrian really wanted to “teach” her a lesson on the spot.

But Claude's words opened up another door to him. After all, actors and directors are different. A great director is not necessarily a great actor, it's another process from 0 to 1, not from 10 to 1000. Besides, it's a commercial film, and it's not about honor or Oscar, and people just find it funny and incredible, not too much.

At the same time, it also allows Adrian to appear in front of the public in an entirely new way, especially since his features are so close to Tonystack, why not say yes?

“I have to admit, Claude, your offer struck me very hard, but..." Adrian said not slowly, unfortunately the exit was interrupted by him: “Come on, Ed, can you please hurry up and answer 'yes'? ”

Adrian couldn't help but stare at Charlize and say, "Is that entirely your opinion? ”

“Well...” Claude shook his head with a smile, “Okay, first Charlie touched me, then I... thought so. ”

Just as Charlize knew Adrian, why didn't Adrian try to understand Charlize? If she dared to be so brave with herself, there must be a reason. Well, although it must have been a lot of tricks on him, that's an acceptable reason, and... Charlize didn't really want to be with him, so...

“So let's do this, and I'll make this film a little more interesting.” Adrian sighed, but when it came to the last sentence, he smiled cunningly and murmured again: “Damn, my holy knight only reached level 30. ”

Basically, as long as Adrian lets go. It's almost settled. But there is still a long way to go, and a formal contract is essential, even if Surprise Comics is the parent company of AC Media. There should be a number of commercial rules, otherwise it would be quite troublesome to pull the skin off later, even if there was a contract.

Moreover, any request can be discussed at this time, and a consensus can be reached only after full communication with each other, such as Adrian's request not to reveal his voice until the shooting is complete, or at least not for the media to know that he and Charlize play Stark and Chili, respectively. Surprise and Universal agreed. However, two million pieces were immediately paid and it was hoped that at least four pieces would be signed.

Of course, it's impossible, knowing what they're up to, Adrian immediately turned it down. Three million dollars is acceptable, and he's new from an actor's point of view, but it's impossible to sign more, even though he knows it's a series, and the Iron Man trilogy and the Avenger League have been arranged, but that doesn't mean they can do whatever they want. So, um...

“A partial signature, I can assure you, won't go too far.” Adrian spoke so much to the surprise gang.

They came to him for the purpose of saving money, in addition to enough gimmicks, as was said earlier. If Adrian were to perform as a newcomer, it would not cost much, and it would be better to talk about the next few at that price. This sounds exaggerated, surprised even his boss wants to squeeze it. But just think about what they've done to the new actors, and you'll see what these guys can do.

After all, Adrian is not one of those new actors, so two million pieces is fine. It would also be acceptable to gradually increase to 10 to 20 million depending on whether the box office was oversold in the future, but the division would definitely be higher than others, and who knows better than him how popular the Iron Man series is?

In addition to this, it is also necessary to hold exchanges after the initial formation of the theatre group, otherwise how can we cooperate? Imagine the look on Adrian's face when the crew, including the director and the producer, saw him taking Charlize into the conference room and sitting in the position of male and female lead.

“Hello, Mr. Corwell, I'm... I'm Jon Ferris, and you can call me Jon.” Fat director stutters and Adrian says hello.

Surprise and Universal eventually chose Jon Ferris as the director of Iron Man. First, his storytelling skills were pretty good. Although Brave Man's Game 2 encountered Waterloo last year, at least 60% of the responsibility lay with the distributor. Second, and most importantly, he was cheaper and surprised to be able to "slip the door” to his boss's idea, which naturally picked him out.

Not to mention Adrian's endorsement of this choice, which in his opinion is still very good, at least Iron Man as a superhero movie, with all the elements, and a good grasp of how the subject ordinary people, or ordinary geniuses, become superheroes. If so, why not continue? Superheroes are always superheroes, and business masterpieces are always business masterpieces.

By the way, without his interference, Christine Stewart, a little girl who still plays "Game of the Brave 2," occasionally needs a bad box office.

“Hello, Jon, please call me Adrian or Ed.” Adrian smiled and shook hands with Freud and others, introducing Charlize to them as well.

“Don't worry, Jon, you're the director of this movie, and I'm listening to you.” He went on to say that if someone else was in a bad mood and thought he was just in the wrong place, then that sentence would basically be certain.

“Okay... okay... sir... oh, Ed..." Ferris couldn't help laughing.

“Nice working with you, Ed.” Don Chandler, who plays Stark friend Colonel Rhodes, is a little better, but he also smiles bitterly.

Adrian was the only player in the entire crew to get involved. Amazingly enough, he wanted to invite Terrence Howard, who had played a role in many good films and had Oscar's best male lead nomination. But it's cheaper than some of the best black movie stars, like Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and it's a good choice.

But Adrian asked Buckley about them. What if Howard asked for more after the movie and asked for more than their bottom line? So I chose a cheaper, bigger Don Chandler.

At this point, it wasn't just Ferris and Chandler who were depressed, but everyone else had the same covert white-eye roll. Being one of Hollywood's giants and also a legend with the name of miracle director, it's nothing if you work together as a director, but as an actor… even if Adrian does nothing, standing there is enough to make many warriors fearful.

“Sorry, guys. I'm a little late.” The amazing Kevin Figuer, along with Ron Meyer from around the world, came to the conference room, and the meeting began.

In essence, this peacetime preparation would be no different, namely, communicating with each other, having a preliminary understanding of each other, then determining the start-up time, etc. With Adrian present, no one can truly calm down, especially when Figo and Meyer personally admit that the miracle director will play Tony Stark, and the last glimmer of hope is dashed.

Of course, the bigger blow was still behind us, and Adrian, while introducing Charlize to the crowd, made only a brief introduction. And none of these people here read business magazines, so when Figo revealed Charlize's identity, a bunch of people suddenly fell apart again. They basically all thought. Charlize is Adrian's new lover, and the miracle director intends to use the film to hold her, but did not expect this beautiful and somewhat cold-blooded woman to be one of the shareholders of the i-network group. and vice president of ABC.

This is bullshit! Not enough for a billionaire, and a billionaire! Surprise and Universal. What exactly do you want? This is the voice of all the crew members in the venue.

“Although Ms. Theron has never acted in a movie, she has produced many shows and television dramas and has a lot to learn about performing… She has a lot of experience in both secretarial assistants and company management and operations, so… don't worry too much.” Speaking of which, Figo had to relieve his embarrassment by even coughing dry.

But after that, some flexible people almost guessed something, just not sure, so Adrian quickly opened his mouth.

“Well, Charlie was a secretary assistant to me for seven to eight years before she went to abc to manage. You know, I've had a guest list in a lot of movies, but the acting experience wasn't good enough, so I figured if there was someone who knew me but didn't have a lot of acting experience, maybe I could get into it as soon as possible, so I thought about Charlie, and Charlie didn't have much to deal with at the moment, so I promised to come out with the character.” He put it quite straightforward, quite crowned.

Well, it's basically certain that since this beautiful woman has been his secretary's assistant for seven or eight years, she's definitely one of his many lovers. Then, since billionaires are invited to play billionaires and dudes play dudes, why can't we invite secretary assistants to play assistants? It's also... It's a big deal, I don't know how many eyeballs this would attract if it got out, but what would they consider? A little billionaire game escort?

“I know what you're thinking.” Adrian now talks again with a faint smile, "don't worry, since I promised to play this role, I will definitely ask for myself as a full actor, I will never interfere with the shoot, I will try to cooperate and respect your request, I will fully communicate with you even if I have any ideas, I promise. ”

Although this is still not entirely reassuring, as a big man, it has been so stated, and no one else in the room has thought about it, and it has been repeatedly said that it is an honor to work with him.

“I can direct the first miracle director to a movie with a lead role, and trust me to leave my name in the hearts of countless people.” Ferris, who adjusted his mind, also joked.

“I also believe, and I believe, that this will be an excellent commercial film.” Adrian is not stingy in his opinion, thereby enhancing the morale of all.

And then he came up with something to pat Freudian on the shoulder: "Right, Jon, why don't you play a part? You started with the actor, didn't you? ”

“Well... yes.” Ferris was a little embarrassed that he officially became a director after the millennium, before he was active as an actor in Hollywood, though only a third-line comedian. So until then, he had a nickname, which was worse than he could direct, and worse than he could direct. However, once Adrian has succeeded in taking the lead role in Iron Man, I'm afraid that title will have to be thrown away.

“Good,” Adrian continued, “how about you play Stark's driver and bodyguard? It's not much, but I like it. You're perfect. ”

“No problem." In just a few seconds, the normal Freudian replied soberly, "It's important that there's no chance of a commercial film.

You know, when he failed because of Game of the Brave 2, he hesitated for a few days to take on Iron Man. It wasn't until Universal repeatedly persuaded him and told him that Adrian looked after him that he made up his mind. Though I didn't expect him to perform personally, it seemed nice to see this.

So, the big pen Iron Man decides to come down and start shooting right away? To be continued.

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