King of Hollywood

“I understand both of you very well,” Adrian said with a smile, looking at the two people sitting at their desks, who looked a little uncomfortable, "I am also very willing to express my support, but the problem is that I am a member of both associations at the same time, so it makes it very difficult for me. ”

“So we want you to come to us," said Jomo, a middle-aged man with a mustache, looking over forty-five, immediately, "we all know that you are the best writer in Hollywood, and we also know that your first job is as a writer, so we think you should support us, and if you support us, this wave will soon subside. ”

“In fact, Mr. Corwell was most commendable to the producer, who made countless classic films that could have left one in the history of cinema," next to a man who looked bigger than him, bare half his head, immediately took the subject, first to the middle-aged man, then turned to Adrian, “not to mention you, the president of AC Media, should of course support us, and with your support, the storm will subside faster. ”

After that, the face of the first middle-aged man suddenly changed. The meaning of his words was very brief, and it did correspond to Adrian's identity. As a billionaire, he made countless other films, and was born on the producer's side. Forgive me, but he still hasn't given up and wants to fight again. Although the other party is exaggerating, if Adrian chooses to support them, he will definitely find himself at a considerable disadvantage.

But without waiting for the first man to speak, Adrian had raised his hand and said, "Okay. Scott, Griffin, gentlemen, will you listen to me? ”

With a smile on his face, his chest looked full and seemed confident in solving the dilemma: “Undoubtedly, I was a registered member of the Screenwriters' Union, which helped me a lot during the initial period. But at the same time, I'm also a member of the Producers Alliance, which also provides a lot of convenience in many of my films. So, in the face of this contradiction, I can only announce that I will no longer be responsible for any script-related work until the end of the negotiations. Even to make comments; similarly, I will not ask about anything related to the production until the negotiations are over and promise that Universal will not sign again with the writers until the dust has settled. ”

Hearing such a promise, both the writers' union and the producers' league lobbyists couldn't help but be stunned, and then both faces became less attractive. They came here to fight for one of Hollywood's most powerful. It is also relatively easy for the tycoon to win this war by standing on his side, but he will certainly not be too happy to hear that he is still riding the wall.

But just for a moment, they recovered, and psychological readiness was one reason. Big characters like Adrian don't promise easily - even if he has to face the public eye - and they find one side of the story to their advantage is another reason.

For the writers' union. Isn't the promise by the writer of his own legendary miracle director not to do any script-related work until the end of the negotiations a support in itself, and what the writers are doing right now is striking? Isn't that what you do? Likewise, for the producers' coalition, while Adrian's lack of film production did nothing to help them, promising that Universal would not sign again with the writers until the dust had settled would be tantamount to letting the Universal Film Industry and the producers' coalition back and forth, despite the fact that there was more than one film company under AC Media, it was enough for them to stand by themselves as Hollywood's most effective film company in recent years.

At the same time, it had no negative impact on Adrian's image, which essentially removed him from the dilemma of having to choose between two options and turned him into a neutral posture. That is, he made it very clear that, given his identity, both the writer and the producer, should support it, but given the sensitivity of his identity, it was neither supportive nor supportive of the writer.

If you feel this statement is too speculative, then another way, Adrian says to the writer that he will not support the producer, and then says to the producer that he will not support the writer, so... don't worry about being bold enough to compete.

Riding the wall to this level is one of Hollywood's most powerful figures, and despite Adrian's achievements today and the many factors involved, it is undeniable that his abilities also play a role.

Now that the words had been made clear, neither the Screenwriters' Union nor the Union of Producers had said anything more, and they soon rose to bid farewell. In any event, at least half of the stated purpose has been achieved, and at least… this influential figure has ensured his neutrality.

When they left, Adrian grew out of breath. Well, he admitted that, although he had anticipated the big writer's strike, after all, it had happened “before", but he had not thought that it would happen again, and there had to be a loss. Although one foot in front of the stage earned him a lot of honors and made it easier to run things, such as using the huge popularity to pressure the cinema school, he also took on a lot of things, such as standing by today.

As he himself had said, at the outset, the writers' union had given him a lot of facilities, not to mention the fact that preserving his script and even outline concepts to prevent the appearance of Raythorn had done him much good - even though that was their basic duty. If Adrian had not joined the Screenwriters' Union at that time, the situation would have been much easier, but if he had not joined then, he would not have received such services.

So, in the eyes of ordinary people, since they enjoy the benefits, of course, they should also do an obligation. Although it is no big deal for big people not to do this obligation, ungrateful things can be done, but they cannot be said. Adrian is also a public figure at best, which means that some things will be taken under the magnifying glass, and once they are given a term, other media groups will be happy to light it.

Same goes for the producers' league, you know, in Hollywood. Relatively speaking, the most powerful of several organizations is the Union of Producers. Essentially, there are labor disputes here, where unions - writers, actors, directors - and producers' coalitions compete, basically bringing together all of Hollywood's powerful producers. So, as Griffin, the spokesperson for the league, suggests, as chairman of ac media with several good movie companies, as one of Hollywood's most powerful tycoons. Adrian should naturally be on the producer's side.

This two-choice question is not so easy to do, and regardless of which side you choose, you will lose a lot of points on the other side, thus affecting your image. Although this loss is not unaffordable, who knows what the successive reactions will be? Luckily, Adrian was on his side, and although the strike was earlier, it was only a year earlier. What he wanted to do was done, and he took it out to make a deal, so there was that scene.

Although the strike began in late November '06, it lasted at most until around mid-February, and the Academy of Cinematography and even Hollywood as a whole would not allow the strike to affect the Oscar Awards ceremony - that is why the writers' union chose this time to strike. So for a month and a half, it's not that hard to ask about script business, not to mention filmmaking. Even if he has a movie he wants to make this year. Of course, because of the lack of weight, he moved out of Universal Film again.

In short, the chips in your hand are enough to keep you neutral, while at the same time wiping out trade unions and alliances with disguised support. Adrian solved the dilemma of two choices without risk.

“Life is like chocolate, never knowing what the next one tastes like.” Adrian mumbled so much at the desk. Then a few more minutes later, it grew out of breath, as if it had relaxed completely.

He pushed away his tall chair, and then, for a while, he knew Soso's voice was coming down from the desk, and yes, he was playing games he used to play in the office, but this time it wasn't Charlize or Ivanka, or Kate or Nicole he'd played, but -- Natalie.

With traces on the corner of her mouth, her face was slightly flowering, and there were some stars on her hair. Natalie climbed out and coughed up a few times, but her expression was extraordinarily calm, with a few chills. She seemed to be used to it, but her eyes were slightly empty. However, this does not prevent Adrian from pressing her head down again and then rubbing it up after carefully measuring it, and Natalie rubbing it with her face, neck, etc. as she perfectly cooperates.

At such a moment, Adrian let her go, then watched her kneel down to clean him and herself before pinching her chin again: "Can't you change the look on her face? ”

“This is how to please you to the fullest," said Natalie, kneeling straight in front of him, in an unusually calm tone, "I hold this cold look that will more provoke your conquest * * so that you can play with me more happily and get more joy and satisfaction from it. ”

When she paused, she said, “Of course, if you get tired of it, I can change it, whatever look you want. ”

Natalie rubbed her face with her hands and quickly gave her a smiling expression, thinking... it was like it was broken, if there was another thing in the back, Annie would be almost there.

“Very well, use this expression privately in the future.” Adrian first picked the eyebrows and then nodded.

Natalie stood up and still had that silly look on her face, and when she was ready to leave, Adrian called her again: "Right, how about next time Annie went out for a walk? ”

“Everything about me, from inside out, is yours, and your will is my will.” Natalie replied with this look... pretty good.

“Well, then you don't need what's on your neck either. Untie it and stay here.” Adrian then added.

Without hesitation, she took off what was on her neck, placed it on her desk and left the office with permission, and Adrian's eyes parked on it for a long time, a black collar, half thumb wide, black, with a small decoration at one end, the shape of the sun, and a smiling face engraved in the middle.

It is not difficult to reconstruct a person's personality, especially after it has completely collapsed. And then, of course, the redefined personality would be extraordinarily obedient —— even better than little pet Britney. Even if Adrian asked her to strip naked and walk back and forth on Star Avenue, Natalie would not hesitate to do so.

The advantage is that you can enjoy her wherever you want, whatever you want, Natalie can satisfy him, and the shelves in the collection room about her are quickly filled.

But nothing is more interesting than every double flight of Natalie and Kayla. After that night, Kayla, who had been taken by Adrian, had regained her normal appearance, but as soon as Natalie appeared in front of her, she had red eyes. Think about it, she always saw Natalie as her best friend, a handful of people in the whole circle who could talk, but she betrayed herself so * * naked! How can such a thing be tolerated with Kayla's twisted character?

Besides, Adrian has guided Natalie through all of her hatred. It's no wonder that every time Natalie shows up in front of her, she shows an unusually hateful and disgusting look, and she doesn't hide it. So, when Kayla pairs up with Natalie in bed, it becomes incredibly intense, and every time, unless she's exhausted or she's exhausted, she doesn't stop —— the possibility that Adrian's exhausted is almost non-existent.

Of course, Kayla herself didn't want to compete with Natalie in the same bed, but after that night she became increasingly incapable of rejecting Adrian's request. In any case, he basically shaped her personality, and even though there was a distorted side to it, his natural personality weakness was firmly in his hands. And then she accumulated years under his sheath, and then she poured out in Natalie's stimulus. All the negative emotions were concentrated on her, and she couldn't resist him.

It can be said that Adrian took advantage of Natalie, of her ambitions, and took advantage of both her and Kayla completely in her hands.

It's wonderful, to be honest, Adrian spends a lot of time playing with the sisters, the Simpsons, the Duff sisters, the Hilton sisters, the Hearst sisters, the Dancechett sisters, and the Olson twins and the recent Nord Green twins, which can be described as distinctive, but it's the sister flowers that make him taste the most.

When two very similar but unrelated faces alternate beneath each other and each other is filled with anger, regardless of the desire to overwhelm each other, that is not what other sisters can offer. Natalie also resents and hates Kayla, which sounds strange. How could she have the power to resent and hate Kayla?

But that is true: if a person cannot or does not want to shoulder the enormous mistakes he has made and does not want to collapse altogether, they will push all the mistakes to others. That's right, the state of "It's not me, it's her, it's the world." It's a mechanism for the psychological protection of people, or the psychological protection of selfish people. That's the biggest difference between Adrian and Natalie, who had a cheater who had clearly defined his goals from the start and was steadfast in walking forward, which nobody could stop.

Adrian admitted, of course, that he pushed Natalie gently during her transformation, after all, he was the one who reshaped her personality, but he couldn't build a building without a foundation, could he?

So when Natalie faced Kayla in bed, it was just as intense, and that's why the war wouldn't end without saying that one of them was exhausted. And that's why Scarlett escaped a robbery when the Hawaiian Four Flowers came together, and three of the four girls took his will for granted. If Natalie and Kayla hadn't been too sophisticated, she would have faced three attacks at the same time.

All right, let's not talk about it. This is the end. Half-day Adrian finally grabbed Natalie's collar on the table when she left, looked at the sun decoration with a smiley face and put it in the drawer. Well, it's okay to memorize it once in a while, anyway... buy her a bell to hang around her neck later.

Unexpectedly, after Adrian officially declared absolute neutrality through his spokesman, neither the Screenwriters' Union nor the Union of Producers bothered him any more. Although there was considerable discussion about his remarks, some criticized him for fleeing, others praised him for his wisdom, but he did not have much impact on the big picture, so he quickly strangled him.

Then, on 12 February, the day before Valentine's Day, the two sides finally reached an agreement and the wave of strikes was finally over. A lot of people were relieved, and before that, many of the awards ceremonies, including the Golden Globe Awards, were cancelled because of the strike —— some because of attitude support, some because of pure bad luck -- and if we don't get this done soon, the world's most visible awards ceremony will be in jeopardy.

the AC media was not significantly affected by the wind. Although the Universal Film Industry was the last to sign with the writers, because of Adrian, the film companies have always been very well off to the writers, so many of the writers in the contract have implicitly had to negotiate the end of the song. Moreover, Adrian had long been prepared to have several more episodes completed by writers, especially those of television dramas, and although it was in preparation for the strike that should have taken place next year, despite the surprise of not expecting the meeting, some losses were eventually recovered.

As the tide of strikes subsided, the public's gaze gradually began to shift elsewhere, such as this year's Oscar nomination list or some gossip.