King of Hollywood

A small celebration is being held in the office of Bosworth Films. The reason why I say a small celebration is because there are only two people in the room.

"Congratulations, Ed, the British have nothing to say." Laverne greeted Adrian with a glass.

Every outstanding person will have some privileges in his office, such as Laverne's wine cabinet, as long as he knows how to measure, the bosses will generally not interfere.

"How can there be nothing to say? During this period of time, there have been many film reviews about "Howards End" in British newspapers." Adrian said teasingly, turning the cup in his hand.

Of course, it is impossible for the British media to keep silent for a lifetime, so after a brief loss of voice, they still gave reports, but basically they were commenting on the actors and comparing the differences between movies and novels. For example, a film critic thought that the relationship between Henry and Margaret developed too quickly, they fell in love and got married suddenly, and failed to express the things in the novel, but he immediately said that this is actually very Well, movies don't last long enough like novels after all.

The practice of picking a small thorn and smoothing it out immediately abounds in the British media, and they basically don’t mention the director very much. They couldn’t avoid it, so they said vaguely, “Adrian is a very good man. "Excellent director", "he really expressed what the novel wanted to express in the film", even Adrian's British grandmother dared not mention it. How did he think about it when he strongly criticized it before?

"Squeaky, like a bitch, not cheerful at all." An American reporter commented on the behavior of his British counterpart.

Even though the British media's conceding was awkward, they showed it no matter how obliquely it was, so the American media, which had won this round, immediately expressed their denunciation. Of course, the tabloids have never heard of the war of words from the very beginning, anyway, for them, there is no such thing as shame.

"In any case, this is an achievement that cannot be ignored." Laverne said seriously.

"Thank you," Adrian smiled slightly, and raised the cup in his hand to Lavern, showing a meaningful expression, "Then, I have done what I promised at the beginning, and now it's up to you."

Lavern's face was straightened, and he looked very serious: "I know, I will do my best."

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it first when we get the nomination." Adrian took a sip of the amber drink in his glass, "Just ask if you need it, and I will do my best to provide you with the resources you need."

After a pause, he asked again: "By the way, how about the one that serves as the front station or the weather vane?"

"The nomination list will be announced within a few days, and everything is going well," Lavern relaxed and smiled, "If you decide, I can start the public relations party as soon as the nomination list is announced."

"It's already been decided, there's no need to change it," Adrian waved his hand, "It's enough for Monica to be nominated. If she takes it now, the shady voice will be very loud, and neither we nor they will want to see it." In such a situation, even if everyone knows what kind of people they are. So it's better to show favors, and... just leave it alone."

"Understood." Lavern nodded and said nothing more.

"That's it, I'll leave. You've done a great job, Laffer." Adrian put down the cup in his hand, patted Laverne on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, and then left the office and walked outside.

As early as last year when he started planning and preparing for these three films, Adrian told himself his plans, and declared that the quality could be fully guaranteed, so Laverne's ability became the key.

Up to now, the two have given each other a surprise. Adrian did guarantee the quality. All three films have achieved double harvests in terms of word of mouth and box office. "Pulp Fiction" not only won the Palme d'Or, but also became his first North American film. Works with a box office of over 100 million, "Scent of a Woman" and "Howards End" have made many people's glasses broken. The performances of Pacino and Thompson have also been affirmed and praised by most people, not to mention "Howards End". "As a niche literary film, the box office is already approaching 30 million yuan - although this is obtained from an overdraft, this overdraft is nothing to Adrian.

Laverne got him an Oscar nomination for best director before this, and also achieved his youngest Oscar nomination record for best director, so Adrian can fully expect that his plan will be released in 3 months. become reality.

One best actor, one best actress, and...another nomination for best director, these are enough, and it doesn't matter whether he wins the best director or not. Adrian, who was driving, thought so. Although he is very eye-catching this year, it does not mean that the film academy will consider him eligible for this award.

First of all, although "Pulp Fiction" has many impressive shooting techniques, the content is too bloody and violent, which is inconsistent with mainstream views. Don't think that the film academy doesn't consider such things when it selects best director, it's just a lot more lenient than best film, but "Pulp Fiction" certainly crosses that line.

Secondly, it is still a matter of qualifications. Adrian's director career is only a little over two years. If he just won the best director, how can he embarrass others? Yes, in the history of Oscars, there are many directors who won the award when they were nominated for the first time, but before that, these people were in other places, such as stage dramas and TV shows. established during these times.

Moreover, there is an old guy with extraordinary qualifications competing for this year's Oscars, so even if the possibility of getting it is not zero, you don't need to spend so much energy fighting for it. Best Actor and Best Actress are guaranteed to the greatest extent possible. Besides, Laverne gave him a very good idea. Once it succeeds, the response will be no less than winning the best director, so there is no need to worry so much for the time being, anyway, it will be his sooner or later.

Well, this is all a few months later, and the nomination list has not even come out yet. Adrian shook his head, and then thought of another nomination list, the nomination list for the 50th Golden Globe Awards that will be announced soon.

Although the Golden Globes trophies are somewhat shady, they still carry a lot of weight in the United States, at least more than the film awards of various associations. In any case, the qualifications of the Golden Globe Awards are there, and although less than 100 judges are easily influenced and manipulated, there is still a basic bottom line. The works awarded can be controversial, but they must not have that kind of glance If you look at it, you know something that is rotten at home, otherwise the next thing to rot will be the Golden Globes themselves.

So Adrian asked Laverne to apply for the Golden Globe Awards, mainly for Monica. Although her appearance and performance in "Pulp Fiction" did not lose to Uma Thurman, even in some The place looks more glamorous and sexy, but the acting skills are indeed at least a bit worse. As I said before, because of her long modeling career, her face looks a little stiff a lot of the time, and it will take a lot of time to correct it, so nomination for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress is unnecessary.

Since Monica is her own woman now, she must not be treated badly. If you want to hold her in your hands, feelings and interests are indispensable, so you can't get an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, but a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominations are totally fine. But still because of acting skills, the chances of winning the trophy will not be very high. Besides, Drew Barrymore was also applying for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Since she made a deal with Drew, "Fate and Blow" earned her a lot of praise, so why not let her go to the next level? Think of it as buying a favor.

Anyway, there will be awards sooner or later, don't be so anxious, everything has just begun. Adrian turned the steering wheel and drove onto another street. When he thought of Monica, he couldn't help but feel a little turbulent in his heart.

Although I spent most of the time with Kate in the past few weeks, I also went to Monica to have a tryst with her. Whether it was Kate's youthful vigor or Monica's enthusiasm, it was extremely fascinating. Know when you can enjoy both sensations at the same time. Oh, by the way, there is also Julia, those five days of crazy passion are also very memorable, and it will take a lot of work to get her completely.

Adrian parked the car on the side of the road not far from the destination, stretched his waist and let out a long breath. But it won't be too difficult, because this year's goal is almost two-thirds completed, as long as everything goes well in a few months, then...

In order to achieve this goal, he has been planning from the very beginning, not only spending a lot of time, but also spending countless energy. People only saw the great success he achieved because of the three movies this year, only saw the Palme d'Or through "Pulp Fiction", and only saw that he reversed people's impression of him as a cult director through "Scent of a Woman" , I only saw the shame of the British who had questioned through "Howard End", but I didn't know his hard work and pressure behind it.

Just succeed, not fail. This kind of pressure is also given by Adrian himself, because he believes that he will never fail. It is precisely because of this pressure and belief that he completed three classic movies in the shortest possible time, and copied them almost to the original, so as to realize his plan-in addition, sex is indeed a stress reliever good idea.

In short, once you achieve your goal, you will not be so tired and nervous next year, so you will have more time to do other things. Adrian tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. Although I have said it many times, I still have to say that everything has just begun.

At this time, there was a knocking sound on the co-pilot's window, and Adrian immediately put away all his thoughts and opened the car door for the other party with a smile. ()