King of Hollywood

"Dan plays the leading role." Adrian turned to Laverne at this time.

"Is Dennis a little too young?" Laverne looked at Dennis and then at his boss.

"If only in terms of age, Dan is indeed a little young, but this can be made up for, as long as there is a good makeup artist. What I value more is Dan's acting skills. I believe that with his experience, he can play this role well. " Adrian said and looked at Dennis again, "Dan, you have read part of the script, tell me what you think."

"Hmm..." Dennis thought for a while, "Leonard should have emotions such as depression, anxiety, remorse, anger, and... bewilderment. He killed his wife, he suffered from short-term amnesia, and he was constantly Take advantage of it, he has no goal to move forward, so at least two of these emotions should appear on his face at the same time. As for how to express it, it depends on the content of the shooting and the requirements of the director.”

"Very good." Adrian clapped his hands, "I think it should be fine, Laffer."

"You are the boss." Laverne shrugged, using this sentence to express his attitude.

Adrian smiled disapprovingly: "I don't think there is a more suitable supporting actor than Joe Pantoliano."

"I will contact him as soon as possible." Laverne nodded.

"If possible, it's best to settle it today." Adrian rubbed his chin as if worried that this guy would be snatched away.

"I don't think he will refuse the invitation of a cutting-edge Hollywood director." Lavern smiled and raised his hand.

Adrian was stunned for a few seconds, then burst out laughing. Basically, "Two Smoking Barrels" fully achieved his intended purpose. While reaping a high box office, it also allowed Adrian to enter people's field of vision as a cutting-edge director. After the film was released, the four film companies It can be seen that several people who have dealt with him immediately called to win over affection.

But in the eyes of Adrian, this is far from enough, so he turned down all the invitations after returning home, stayed in the bedroom without going out for half a step, and was busy writing novels, new movie scripts and some script outlines

"Not quite," Adrian waved his hand at this moment, and brought the topic back, "I already have a candidate for a supporting actress, and I will call her personally when the time comes, don't worry about that."

"Okay." Lavern nodded without asking any more questions.

"This time there must be all the departments that should be there. It doesn't have to be the best, but it must be fully equipped. I don't want to experience the situation in London again," Adrian said with a sigh, "Most people's clothes are I wear it casually, and there is no professional makeup artist, and I have to think twice about using a filter plate."

Lavern couldn't help lowering his head and chuckling, while Dennis shrugged his shoulders with emotion,

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I roughly estimated that the budget may be around 4 million. You'd better find someone else to estimate, Laffer." Adrian said again.

"I will." Laverne expressed his understanding, and then teased and sighed: "I didn't expect to go out just after I got it."

"If the company doesn't want to sell, I can continue to invest by myself." Adrian said leisurely.

"Of course not. If this is the case, I'm afraid the enthusiasm that was so easily ignited will be extinguished again." Laverne laughed.

Bosworth Film Company has not improved in the past few years due to various reasons, so most of the employees are overstaffed. But since Adrian's acquisition, the good news has been one after another. First, the small-budget film produced won the Best First Film Award in Venice, and then the film won hundreds of times the box office. The employees were surprised and their morale was naturally high. In addition, Adrian immediately injected 5 million yuan, which is not too much, but it also mobilized their enthusiasm, and the cohesion is much higher than before. Laverne also seized this opportunity to reorganize the company's interior. .

After talking for a long time, Adrian left the company after giving some instructions. He first went to the screenwriters union to store the two or three scripts that had been kicked out recently before returning home. Before he had time to catch his breath when he arrived at the villa, Mrs. Galen, who was taking care of the house, told him that Claude had called before.

"Hey, Crowe, what can I do for you? Don't tell me, my funds are finished." Adrian walked to the French window with the cordless phone and said jokingly, looking at the bright sunshine outside.

"You guy..." Claude's wry laugh came from over there, "About this, I have to tell you with regret, Ed, the final result may be a little bit far from your expectations."

"Really? Someone promised that it would be fine." Adrian replied leisurely.

"First of all, I didn't guarantee that there would be no problem; secondly, don't forget that you have withdrawn part of the funds in the middle; finally, do you know how much effort I have spent on your affairs?!" Claude said one by one Count down.

Adrian couldn't help laughing twice: "Okay, okay, then I should tell you to do my best?"

"It's not completely over yet. You can still give it a try. I will try my best to fulfill your request." Claude snorted.

"Thank you, Crowe." Adrian said in a calm and grateful voice after a chuckle.

After the private accountant gave him an explanation, he realized how difficult it is to enter the market at this time to get a share of the profits, but Claude not only agreed but also did a very good job. I believe he used a lot of connections Maybe even asked the godfather.

"Who told me to promise you." Claude let out a long breath, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke again: "Congratulations."

Although it was just a short word, Adrian knew how much it contained. He can completely imagine what kind of mood Claude looked at himself in the previous two years.

"Why, have you seen my work? How is it?" Adrian asked in a relaxed tone.

"It's very interesting. I didn't expect you to actually make movies. I've been waiting to see your jokes. You have never shown your talent in this area before." Claude said in praise.

Adrian was slightly startled, and then he explained calmly: "I also want to take a gamble with it. The director is actually very simple. You can understand the theoretical knowledge after reading the book. The key lies in the ability to control and schedule. Those assistants know exactly what you want. Luckily I'm still doing pretty well."

"Not only is it good, I heard that the cost of this movie is less than 1 million US dollars, but the box office is almost 30 million..."

"A conservative estimate is that you should be able to get 40 million when you go offline."

"Excellent, frankly, if you can have this kind of data in return on investment every time, film production is simply a profiteering industry."

"Don't be delusional. This kind of return only accounts for a very small proportion of film production. Besides, don't forget that the theater chain has to divide the bills, deduct the distribution fee and pay taxes, so there is not much in the hands."

"Okay well, anyway, your debut novel is really good, I still can't believe it's your work."

"Thank you, if you suddenly wake up from the chaos like me, you will be desperate, Crowe."

Both sides of the phone fell silent, and it took a few minutes for Claude to speak: "Okay, let's not talk about this, Ed, should you take some time to visit my father's house now?"

Adrian slapped his head: "Oh, it should be so... Oops, I don't have time for these few months!"

"What's wrong?"

"Damn it, I'm about to start making a new movie." Adrian said angrily and helplessly, "The preparations have already begun, and everything is on the agenda."

"New movie? Your first movie hasn't even been released yet." Claude was a little surprised.

"Yes, I know, but I have a whole set of plans, so... hell, I wish you had called earlier." Adrian said gloomily.

"It's my fault again. Couldn't you make a phone call after returning home?"

"Okay, okay, Crowe, let's not talk about this, okay? I thought about it carefully, and I'm afraid I can only visit the godfather at Christmas." Adrian changed the subject.

"Christmas? There are at least 2 months left, can't you spare a day in these 2 months." Claude's voice sounded dissatisfied.

"Listen to me, Crowe, since you are going to meet the godfather, you must be more solemn, and you have to choose a good day. I have received a lot of care from him in the past two years. I am very grateful. I hope it can be more formal." Adrian explained Said, "Because the new film has already been arranged, I plan to finish it within 2 to 3 months like the previous one, and then participate in the Berlin Film Festival in February next year, so the time is relatively tight. "

"Okay, Ed, don't try too hard." Claude didn't continue talking.

"I know, apologize to the godfather for me... Forget it, I'll make a phone call myself." Adrian said after thinking about it.

"By the way, what is your new movie about?" Claude suddenly asked again.

"Well... an insurance salesman was hit on the head by two guys who robbed his house, and then got a kind of temporary amnesia, which means that the memory can only last for 5 minutes, and the things he remembered before 5 minutes later He'll forget all about it. He killed his wife because of this, sadly he can't remember it and subconsciously thinks she was killed by those two guys who broke and robbed, so he's looking around for these two guys wanting Revenge. Some people help him, some people use him, and he himself is always at a loss. Even if he finds the truth in the end, he can't escape his fate." Adrian briefly described the plot, "The name of the movie is "Memory Fragments" "——What do you ask this for?"

"It sounds pretty good." Claude said noncommittally.

"The story can only be considered good, so I plan to do some work on telling the story. I hope that if you read it by then, you won't feel a headache." Adrian said jokingly.

"If that's the case, I'll definitely have to look at it when the time comes—by the way, do I need to invest?" He finally showed the fox's tail.

Adrian laughed loudly: "No need, dear Crowe, I'm taking the low-cost route now. Don't worry, if you really want to invest, there will be opportunities in the future."

(Please don’t worry, the judges, some mistakes will definitely not be made, and I’m not that mentally handicapped.)