King of Hollywood

The reason why Adrian desperately produced three high-quality films for release in 1992 was to maximize his reputation in the shortest possible time. Think about it, how many people will be sought after and concerned by a director who can praise male and female actors and actresses at the same time after winning Oscar winners and best director nominations?

With such a reputation, it will undoubtedly be of great help to his career. Needless to say, the invitations and temptations of those big film companies, even with his vision and even with Claude at the helm, the media has been in the business for a long time. It also needs to rely on vertical and horizontal development. And the number of people who want to chat with him at various receptions and parties will suddenly increase a lot. There are signs of this as early as after the Golden Globe awards dinner, and there will only be more after the announcement of the Oscar nominations.

Producers, investors, agents, screenwriters, directors, etc., most of them are actors. As long as you can win a trophy for best actor and actress, a Golden Globe or an Oscar, you can greatly increase your reputation, which is of great benefit to your development. Which of the men and women who seek development in Hollywood is not for fame and fortune? The words like acting and art are just talking, after all, the glamor of the surface is still necessary. If you really want to dedicate yourself to the performing arts, it might be better to go to Europe-of course, it's more messy.

In short, for them, being a star is just a job, a job with low input and high returns. Naturally, a director who can produce profitable movies and win awards for them is their biggest draw. Just like Lavern said, no matter how good the public relations are, there must be movies of sufficient quality. In Adrian's view, this is also a good opportunity to expand his network, and it is more convenient for his agency to find suitable actors, screenwriters, directors, etc. who have not yet become famous.

As for his first target, the women he wants, as long as they are famous and powerful, are they afraid they won't be able to get them?

"This is not in conflict with canvassing votes for the best female lead actress," Laverne explained, "and I believe that Al and Emma's team will also canvass for themselves, so we can completely allocate part of our energy and resources to the best actress." The director has worked hard. Of course, Emma Thompson is British, which is lacking in Hollywood, and we will pay attention to this."

"It can be considered," Adrian replied after thinking for a long time, "but you must ensure Al and the best actor and Emma's best actress. As for the best movie, you can consider it at your own discretion."

The influence of winning the best director at the same time as the winner of the best actor and actress is definitely several times greater than the influence of being nominated for the best director. Since the film academy intends to award him the best director, why not try harder?

Thinking that he might be able to set another record, with Adrian's calmness and self-control, it is inevitable that he will be a little excited. Of course, this must be based on ensuring that Pacino and Thompson are the best actors and actresses.

Lavern also heard what he meant, and nodded immediately: "I understand, I'm careful."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Adrian didn't say much, and then got up and left Lavern's office.

He generally understands why Laverne is so enthusiastic. In the past ten years—especially the seven years in Bosworth Films, although Laverne has won various nominations for the films produced by the company, But never won an award. Well, it can’t be said that it hasn’t happened once. I have won the Film Critics Association Awards several times in various regions, but I have never won the Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards, let alone the Oscars.

Now with the support and trust of Adrian, his ability has been fully utilized, and he won the nomination for the best director last year, but unfortunately he lost in the end due to various reasons. So in the face of such a good situation this year, he naturally wants to better show and prove himself through public relations awards.

Everyone has their own desires and goals, so Adrian acquiesced to Laverne's approach. He believed that with his prudence, he could fully grasp the measure, otherwise he would not have handed over the film company to him, and even allocated some stock options for rewards.

After coming out of the office, Adrian went straight to the personnel department, where he still had some things to deal with. Since the last time I told Lavern to find a secretary assistant, the HR department recommended several people, but he was not very satisfied. After all, there are two jobs to be done, even if the two jobs are alternated and the intensity is not high.

Therefore, Adrian simply asked the HR department to conduct an open recruitment, so various application letters came in like snowflakes, and the initial selection alone took most of the HR department's energy, causing the staff to complain endlessly.

"Our main job every day is to open and read letters. Mr. Adrian, can we do something else?" An assistant from the personnel department sat in his seat and complained while flipping through the application letters.

Adrian has a good reputation in the company. As long as he is not directing or post-production, he will make some jokes with the staff that are not too much. He not only maintains the majesty of the boss but also has a sense of affinity among colleagues, so the staff have Always love to joke with him.

"Don't worry, it will be over soon, as long as you find the right candidate." Adrian chuckled, and he was also looking through these application letters. There are all kinds of people.

"Can you give us an accurate message?" Another employee asked at this time.

"It's not certain, maybe tomorrow, maybe half a month later." Adrian shrugged, pretending not to hear the disappointed "oh", and reached for another neatly stacked letter.

"Those are unqualified application letters, Mr. Adrian." The assistant in front of him reminded.

Adrian froze for a moment, then waved his hand: "It's okay, I just took a look."

After finishing speaking, he picked it up and continued to look through it. Sometimes it is so wonderful. If Adrian had listened to the assistant's persuasion, he might have missed something. This has nothing to do with whether he can predict the future. This is called luck.

Looking at the application letter in his hand, Adrian was stunned for a long time, and he almost rubbed his eyes to see if he was dazzled. These were randomly extracted from the last few letters. After all, they were all discarded things. He didn't need to read them one by one, but he never expected to see such a name.

This is a girl who is not yet 18 years old. Her handwriting is very standard and neat. In the introduction, she said that she has received training and has some internship experience. She hopes to get this opportunity. It's an inch in size, but it looks pretty good. Well, none of this is the point, the point is that her name is, Charlize Theron

"Mr. Adrian." The assistant's voice sounded suddenly, and Adrian, who was holding the application letter, suddenly woke up and looked at the other party: "What's wrong?"

"Your phone is from the front desk." The assistant handed the white receiver to him.

"Thank you," Adrian said, and took it. "Hi Teresa, what's the matter...is it...well, ask her to come to my office, and I'll be right there."

Putting down the phone and thinking about it, Adrian got up and was about to go out, but he stopped after taking two steps, the application letter was still in his hand. Looking at the things in his hand, he hesitated for two or three seconds, and then asked the assistant: "Is there any interview arrangement recently?"

"Thursday morning." The assistant gave the answer after recalling.

"Okay, let her be included." Adrian didn't say much, and directly handed the application letter in his hand.

"Wait, Mr. Adrian, this doesn't fit..." the assistant called out after a hasty glance.

"Don't worry, I know," Adrian, who had already walked a few steps, turned around and interrupted him with gestures, "It's just an interview, nothing will go wrong."

Then, without waiting for the other party to speak again, he strode out of the HR department's office.

The ages can be matched, and the photos look a little similar even though they are small, but...how is this possible? Adrian couldn't understand it. If it's a butterfly effect, wouldn't that be an exaggeration?

Unknowingly, he came outside his office. The door was ajar. Although there was only a crack, the situation inside was very clear. A slender figure was sitting on a chair and waiting for her. Adrian immediately put away his mind, anyway, let's talk about it during the interview, and deal with the matter in front of us first.

"Hi Sarah." Greeting, Adrian walked into the office with his usual smile.

"Hi, Ed." Sarah Michelle Gellar responded immediately, but her smile was forced, as if squeezed out, and the haze that had almost disappeared appeared between her brows again, her pretty face It also lost some of its previous luster.

It appears to be because of that. Adrian made a preliminary judgment in his heart. He sat down behind the desk, and then changed his concerned eyes: "How are you doing recently? Your face doesn't seem to be pretty?"

"Hmm... I didn't sleep well." Sarah lowered her head and said softly.

"Okay, do you need my help?" Adrian immediately changed the subject.

After a few seconds of silence, Sarah spoke again: "Actually... my mother didn't know I was here today."

Adrian couldn't help raising his eyebrows, which means...

"Well, I won't tell your mother," he said in a very serious tone.

Sarah finally raised her head and glanced at Adrian hesitantly, biting her lip as if very contradictory. Adrian didn't say anything, just looked at her like this, waiting for her to speak.

The ups and downs of her chest gradually increased, and her hands were clenched into fists. Her eyes were strange, as if she was resisting and afraid of something, and she seemed to be resisting this resistance. Her body trembled slightly as if she was in the final struggle. In the end, Sarah closed her eyes tightly, opened them again, straightened her chest, sat up straight and made her own choice.

"I want to be a big star." The girl looked at Adrian, her face turned slightly pale, and her trembling voice echoed in the room. ()