King of Hollywood

Chapter 197: The Rest

The casting of "This Killer Is Not So Cold" finally came to an end. Although the crew was very low-key, it still attracted a lot of reporters afterwards. After all, Adrian's name as the director of miracles was placed there.

However, Adrian did not have too much contact with these reporters who heard the news. Basically, all these matters were left to the other directors of the crew. He had a lot to do, but he didn't have time to talk to the reporters. consume together. Besides, this is just casting for a new movie, and it's not a collaboration with any big-name star, so the news value is not very high, although the news in the newspaper is very eye-catching, such as "Miracle director's new movie targets killers" and so on. They are all, but as long as you look through it, you will find that these are at least behind the fifth or sixth edition.

The first thing after the casting is over is to visit Natalie's house. After all, she is only a little girl under the age of 12. Even if she is selected, she must be approved by her guardian. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Adrian went there the next day and had dinner at Natalie's home. After a night of contact, he understood why Natalie especially emphasized not to read her "Lolita" The matter was told to her father, and Sandy, the agent, would tell him that it was best to gain the confidence of Natalie's parents.

Natalie's father, Evner Herag, is in his thirties. He is... um... a doctor who studies sex. Adrian's first impression of him was that he seemed to see his own The old-fashioned and stubborn uncle stood in front of him. Although Evner shook his hand with a smile on his face, his intuition made such a judgment.

After careful thought and observation, Adrian quickly understood why he felt this way. Because of the production of "Schindler's List", he had some understanding of Jewish customs. From the layout of the room—such as the lighting The nine candlesticks used for the festival and the Majuza on the door frame, etc. - you can see what kind of Jewish family this is, and the blessings before and after the meal show Evner's status as the head of the family.

Most of the people who keep the ethnic traditions like this are somewhat conservative. They all have their own beliefs to stick to, as is the case with Adrian's uncle, and so is Natalie's father. However, Evner is obviously better at getting along with people than Anderson. He has a great sense of humor and likes to joke. He rarely shows the authority of parents in front of his wife and daughter. It can be seen that he still loves them very much. But at the same time, he never changes some of his ideas about himself, no matter how good the reasons are, such as——

"Why would you want to design such a plot, Adrian? A middle-aged man and a young or even a young girl... a love story?" Evner once asked him.

Now that Natalie has been set to play the role, she and her guardians should have a look at the complete script, and Avner is very dissatisfied with some fragments, such as some textual scenes of Leon and Martial. Up to a more intimate scene. However, he did not use a questioning tone or extreme words, even the word "love" was replaced with "emotion".

"You're right, Evner, a story about feelings." Adrian shrugged, his smile never changing, "This is a fairy tale about a killer. The two protagonists are actually children. However, it is precisely because of this characteristic that when they meet each other, there is a surprising spark. This is the spark of emotion, and there are many kinds of emotions. Among them Mixed with family affection, friendship, and a little hazy love. You are a doctor, Evner, although you have not studied psychology, you should understand the reason for this."

Evner nodded and shook his head again. Adrian, who saw it, chuckled softly in his heart, and then continued as if nothing had happened: "Don't worry, Evner, I know how to control the camera and deal with certain situations. If you want, you can also come to the set to see some plots. Besides, don’t you think that children should be brave enough to try things that interest them?”

Speaking of this, he looked up at Natalie who was sitting at the dining table talking to his mother, and the girl just turned her head to this side at this moment, and after her eyes met, she immediately gave him a hint of gratitude. , obviously, she has been listening to the conversation between Adrian and her father.

As a conservative Jew, Evner does not want his daughter to make a movie, but Shelly, an artist, supports her daughter, and Natalie herself has a strong desire. Evner is not the kind of father who insists on his children to act according to his own wishes, that's why he had a conversation with Adrian before.

"Then, that's it. I'll let Shelley stay on the crew, I hope you don't mind." Avner finally said.

"How could it be?" Adrian smiled and waved his hands, then glanced at Natalie again, she had already clenched her small fist and knocked excitedly. This visit was still worthwhile, and he obtained a lot of valuable information. Combining it with the various things in his memory, his confidence was even greater. But, for some reason, when he left Natalie's house, the feeling of something wrong that had appeared earlier emerged from his heart again.

After visiting Natalie's house and finalizing the role, Adrian was supposed to go to Liv's house as planned, but he had to postpone it again because of Kirsten's affairs. After all, Kirsten lives in Los Angeles now. It is impossible to stay in New York for a long time.

As Adrian expected, Kirsten finally chose the movie "Interview with the Vampire" after receiving the two scripts sent by the courier company. Firstly, the daughter character in "The Piano Lesson" is still an ordinary little girl, at most, the background has been changed to the Victorian era; secondly, Claudia in "Interview with the Vampire" is 35 years old psychologically and only eleven or twelve years old in appearance This is exactly in line with her requirements for playing a unique role, and the novel "Interview with the Vampire" has always been very famous, so it is basically a matter of course for her to choose this movie.

This result made Adrian somewhat relieved. If Kirsten really chose the daughter role in "The Piano Lesson", it would be really troublesome. Although the film was funded by Bosworth Films, it still belongs to the category of independent films to a greater extent. It will take some tricks to get Kirsten to pass Campion's audition.

Anyway, Claudia in "Interview with the Vampire" matches her image very well. Besides, some things cannot be changed, and there are still many good novel adaptation rights in hand, such as——"Little Women" "Because of Adrian's foresight, many outstanding movies adapted from novels in the future have been caught by him early. As for those unpublished best-selling novels, don't forget what his publishing company does.

Except for some special best-selling novels, such as the "Harry Potter" series (a total of seven books, which is a bit long) or "The Da Vinci Code" (without Dan Brown's professional quality, it is difficult to reproduce it completely) Besides, some novels such as those with less stringent conditions can be given an outline for the contracted author to write. Even if the ability of the contracted author is good, some excellent movies suitable for adaptation into novels can also be written and published as novels in advance.

"I am very glad that you chose "Interview with the Vampire". I believe you will play a very good role, but it is still in preparation, and it may not be possible to start until the end of May, so before that, maybe you can consider starring in another movie. Movie." In the coffee shop where Kirsten and her mother Inez were invited out, taking the opportunity of Inez's departure, Adrian said to Kirsten after dismissing Charlize beside him .

"What is it?" Kirsten, who was enjoying the cake, stopped immediately and looked at Adrian with sparkling eyes.

"A movie about food and attitudes to life, a girl character with anorexia, a movie for commercial purposes. Now the only thing that needs to be cast is the girl character, I think you can try it." Adrian Simply put.

"Really?" The little girl wrinkled slightly, as if she was a little reluctant, then she pouted and shook her head at Adrian with a cute look.

"You have to understand, Kiki," Adrian smiled, not only ignored her rejection but also called her nickname, "showing one's own value can't just rely on those impressive characters. The box office of movies, an actress can make a name for herself by only acting in some art movies, but if she wants to make it to the next level, she must have a high-grossing movie, even if she is only a supporting role in it-I think you You should understand this."

The little girl as beautiful as a doll blinked her eyes, and a smile spread from the corner of her mouth, as pure as a little angel, only Adrian could see what flashed in those bright light blue eyes.

"Okay, then I agree," Kirsten picked up a tissue and wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully, her beautiful smile seemed to have never changed, "You definitely won't lie to a little girl like me, right? ?”

"Of course." Adrian, who couldn't help admiring in his heart, raised his eyebrows and said.

The matter was settled in this way, and Inez, who came back, did not send Adrian the right invitation after returning, except that she hoped to see the script as soon as possible. In fact, she hoped that her daughter would play this kind of role rather than "" Claudia from Interview with the Vampire. But because of Adrian's persuasion and Kirsten's performance, she finally agreed.

"I will ask them to send the script as soon as possible, but you may have to stay in New York for a few more days." When leaving the cafe, Adrian said so.

"No problem, Adrian, we still have a residence in Point Pleasant, New Jersey." Inez nodded.

"May I express my gratitude, Adrian?" Kirsten, who was snuggled up to her mother, suddenly said in a childish tone, lowering her head slightly and looking shy.

"Oh, of course." Adrian kept smiling.

"So could you lean over, please?" Kirsten looked up at him.

Although he didn't understand what she was trying to do, Adrian still bent his body down and tightened his neck. The little girl tiptoed around his neck and kissed him gently on the cheek. \u003c/p\u003e