King of Hollywood

Chapter 265 Coping and trade-offs

"Although "Schindler's List" is currently in the best situation, the work of canvassing votes should not be too relaxed. There are quite a few people who fell at the last moment because of slack in the past and present." In Laverne's office, Adrian said so .

For a long time, he had come to his office to say these things in person, and he hardly called other relevant staff, which was regarded as an initiative to maintain Laverne's authority in the company. Faced with the trust of the boss, Lavern naturally reciprocated, and things entrusted to him rarely went wrong.

"Okay, I will keep in close contact with all parties." Laverne nodded and wrote it down in the memo.

"As for other aspects..." Adrian pondered for a few minutes, "We will do our best to publicize Tom Hanks' best actor, and if necessary, we can give up Holly Hunter's best actress."

Lavern was a little surprised. Although he knew that Adrian would not change his decision, he still reminded him out of duty: "Compared to Tom, Holly's approval rate is higher, Ed."

"I know," Adrian nodded, "but, you know that the new movie I'm preparing is adapted from Winston's political satire novel, and I chose Tommy as the leading actor, as long as it doesn't come out. Surprisingly, there is an 80% chance that next year's Oscar for Best Actor will be his."

Having said that, how could Lavern not understand that just two years ago, Adrian said the same thing to him, and last year's Oscar proved that he did what he said, so he didn't hesitate or doubt at all: "I understand gone."

Adrian let out a long sigh of relief. Before that, Tom Hanks hadn't given him a clear answer. However, after this year's Oscar nomination list came out, he immediately called to express his willingness to take the role. Adrian is well aware that this is none of Hanks' business, and equally aware of the role his agent has played during this time.

This is normal. Although the agents serve the actors, they still consider their own interests first. The more the actors get, the more they get. So the agents are more willing to persuade the actors to accept some higher-paying movies. , and sometimes even find ways to privately decline certain invitations that don't look like much. First-line actors and those who have been famous for a long time have considerable autonomy, but those second- and third-line actors and those who have just become famous are often taken advantage of by their agents. It is no wonder that some people say that these guys are all vampires, but the difference is that these Vampires still do their best work after drinking blood.

Adrian received this kind of treatment when he invited Pacino to appear in "Scent of a Woman", but now that he has the title of miracle director, it is worth remembering. He can even imagine how the agent persuaded him Hanks: You see, although he let Al Pacino get the statuette, it doesn't mean that he can let another person get the statuette. This kind of thing depends on luck, we can't Luck rests on one person. Yes, I know you said yes to him, but being in The Philadelphia Story is enough, and it was promised at a party.

When discussing with Hanks last time, he had some opinions on the script, coupled with the constant persuasion of his agent, after Adrian entered 1994, he was too busy with his own affairs to get in touch with him, so it was delayed. No definite answer was given. Of course, once the nomination list comes out, it’s hard for the agent to say anything. As I said just now, first-line actors have a lot of autonomy in this, and some agents are fired because they concealed the invitation of certain roles from their employers. of.

Although he is not very happy, Adrian does not intend to settle the score now, anyway, Hanks has already agreed, at least he is not bad, and sometimes, after a period of time, the benefits of turning over old accounts may be more.

"Of course, if you can, try your best to do public relations for Holly. You need to master the balance in the middle, Laffer." Adrian said after thinking for a while.

"I'll be careful." Laverne nodded to express his understanding.

Although Adrian had noticed this before and began to guide Spielberg to establish his own film company in advance, the limelight of Bosworth Films was still a little bit stronger. It's okay to get two nominations for the best movie last year, but this year he got two nominations for the best movie, and one of them can almost be regarded as a default decision. This is naturally not good news for other film companies.

What's more, in just three years, Bosworth Films, which was already on the verge of going downhill, became a second-tier film company in Hollywood again, and gained considerable influence in independent film production. Although there are not many movies, 70% of them are profitable. No one will ignore such achievements. You must know that even the seven major companies cannot guarantee that more than 70% of the movies produced and distributed will make money, let alone Those are still big bucks.

The top executives of the major films are well aware of who created this situation for Bosworth Films. In addition, its parent company Media has risen like a comet, and is currently negotiating with tbs for an acquisition. Even if Bosworth Films The relationship with several film companies such as Universal and Fox is good, but once certain interests are involved, the several major companies may join forces to suppress it, just like what Adrian remembered from DreamWorks.

But there is no need to worry too much, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, besides, the media has already entered Viacom's board of directors through Viacom's acquisition of Paramount, and through "Schindler "The List" has established a good relationship with Jewish organizations, and it has a considerable network of relationships. As long as Claude plays a good role in the vertical and horizontal, even if there is suppression, it can be minimized.

Adrian ordered Lavern to cooperate with Claude. As long as the best movie, best director, and best actor are obtained, everything else can be given up.

Anyway, "Philadelphia Story" didn't get nominated for best song because the theme song was produced by a record company owned by the media, although the quality was good but not as good as the original version, although it was unexpectedly nominated for best soundtrack , but this nomination is almost already in the pocket of John Williams. "The Piano Lesson" also lacked a Best Supporting Actress nomination, and some things are quite random. Campion chose a young New Zealand girl named Nancy Wall to play the role of the daughter of the heroine. It's okay but not up to the level of nomination.

Although it's a pity to give up the heroine, it doesn't matter. I don't know who will die. Holly will also find someone for public relations. Besides, this does not affect Adrian's current reputation. You must know that the producers of the three films all have his name behind them. Although everyone knows that "The Piano Lesson" is just a name, Holly Hunter is allowed Recommendation is an indisputable fact.

Coupled with the fact that both Neeson and Hanks were nominated for Best Actor, and Fiennes was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, these are enough to maintain the reputation of the director of Marvel—or the reputation in the circle is more accurate.

After finalizing the strategy for the Oscars, Adrian dumped all of it to Lavern as before, and then began to prepare for a new movie. Last year, he made a movie and it was delayed until this year. It is not at all what a workaholic should be. Demeanor, after being leisurely for so long, I should work harder. But before that, there are some troublesome or interesting things that have been caused by accidents.

"Hello, Monica, I'm so glad to see you again." Julia raised her chin slightly and stretched out her hand to Monica with a proud look on her face. She was wearing a black women's suit jacket on her upper body, but underneath was a pair of shorts of the same color that reached half of her thighs. She wore a pair of high-heeled sandals on her feet. Her two slender and well-proportioned legs were completely displayed on the outside. * The waves hang from the shoulders on both sides, and the whole person looks very temperamental.

"I'm also glad to see you again, Julia." Monica smiled and shook hands with her without any other expression, but held Adrian's arm tightly. She was wearing a purple thin-shouldered low-cut dress. Her already plump breasts were even more eye-catching against the backdrop of the bra, especially the deep ditch, which was very attractive.

But now, the ditch was attached to Adrian's arm with her movements, and she rubbed it slightly a few times. Such provocative actions suddenly made Julia's expression change slightly.

"You have a great figure, Monica, I think you probably put a lot of effort into it." Julia said with a light smile, looking at her without blinking. Although Monica kept smiling, she spoke verbally. He didn't hold back: "Yes, after all, for women, sometimes having a good figure is enough."

The two women just stared at each other without showing any weakness, as if there were sparks and lightning crackling between the four eyes.

"Okay, two ladies," Adrian coughed lightly at this time, "Let's put this debate aside for now. For any beautiful and sexy lady, both body and temperament are indispensable, such as you."

Although he was clearly trying to get along, Monica agreed: "That's true—let's go over there, Ed, I saw Mandy directing them."

But at the same time, he pressed the nipples tighter, and Adrian's arm was almost sunk in the ditch. He is now beside her, and she has the upper hand, so Monica is not at all in the face of Julia's provocation. not give a damn about.

Julia was obviously unwilling, but seeing that Monica had said this, she didn't want to pester her any more, she just raised her hand and sat down as a gesture of please, then ignored Adrian from her Apologetic eyes when passing by.

Adrian chuckled and didn't take it seriously. Today is Valentine's Day and the premiere of "Delicious Love". This is the first movie in which Monica plays the leading role. Naturally, he wants to participate with her, but Didn't expect Julia to come too.

But this is not the first time Monica and Julia have been like this. The two women met before at a party. At that time, Adrian took Julia, and Monica was alone, just like today, the two women met each other verbally, and the sparks burst out. It was Julia who won the game that day, but today Monica won the game, so it goes without saying that the key to the victory is where the outcome lies.

"I believe the audience will be surprised. Although I still saw the incomplete trial version at that time, I can make such a judgment." When talking about the upcoming movie with director Mandy Gale and others, Adrian said so.

"Of course, of course, you know, Monica's performance is really great." Gail said confidently.

"Thank you." Monica smiled very charmingly. Although she was no longer holding Adrian's arm like before, she was still standing close to each other. You don't need to guess the relationship between the two.

"Don't forget about Lyman." Adrian pointed to the leading actor Lyman Atkinson next to Gale.

"Oh, yes, yes, Lehman is also very good." Gale then laughed and patted Atkinson on the shoulder.

Adrian took the opportunity to lean into Monica's ear and whispered, "I think I have to leave, Monica."

"You want to find her in just a few minutes?" Although Monica's tone was displeased, her expression was a little half-smile, "Don't forget, you promised me, Ed."

"I know, but it's not good not to see her, and I came to comfort you last time." Adrian reminded, and at the same time put it on Monica's buttocks to show off his brotherly desire They squeezed their hands hard, and they stood against the wall and stuck together, so they didn't have to worry about being seen.

Although Monica frowned slightly, she then glanced at Adrian flirtatiously.

"Okay, then go and comfort her." She bit the word "comfort" very hard.

Adrian chuckled lightly, pinched Monica's buttocks again, and then found a reason to leave.

At this time, Julia was drinking champagne at the bar. Although she was calm on the surface, if you looked closely, you would find that she was secretly gritting her teeth. Obviously, she was in a very bad mood right now.

"Hi, Julie, nice to meet you, remember me..." A man came up.

"Sorry, I don't remember anything, and I'm not interested in chatting with you. If you want to strike up a conversation, please find someone else." Julia said stiffly without looking at the man's embarrassing look, and raised her hand. His own cup jumped off the high stool and rattled, no matter the direction, he walked to another place.

After walking dozens of steps, Julia stopped, covered her head and let out a low moan. This made her wake up a little bit, looked around and had come to the corner, took a long breath, turned around and was about to leave. But as soon as he turned around, he bumped into someone, and then a familiar voice sounded: "Ha, I think you must have drunk a lot of champagne."

Although "Ed" Julia called out the other party's name in an angry tone, a gleam of joy flashed in her heart.

"What? Am I wrong?" Adrian asked in feigned surprise, "Isn't champagne non-alcoholic?"

Julia rolled her eyes angrily: "Don't you need to accompany your sexual lover?"

"Now? No, I want to accompany you." Adrian said with a smile, putting his arms around her waist.

"There are a lot of people here... Ed" Julia stared at him with wide eyes before finishing her sentence.

"Ah, the feel of your penis is also quite good." Adrian said in admiration.

"Really, which one is better than your Monica?" The words that originally wanted to be reprimanded came to the corner of her mouth but turned into something else involuntarily. Julia could only show her aura by crossing her arms .

"Well..." Adrian prolonged his voice, and the strength in his hands suddenly increased a lot, not to mention more unscrupulous, and also brought a little technique and rhythm, Julia's body tensed up a lot.

"Stop it, Ed" she quickly glanced around, and then said through gritted teeth, her face became a little flushed, she felt shy and at the same time felt a strange excitement.

"Well, each has its own advantages." Adrian stopped and said with a smile.

"You bastard." Although he said this on his mouth, he didn't mean to blame him at all.

"Sorry, Julie, I can't stay too long, after all, this is the premiere of Monica's movie." Adrian suddenly changed into an apologetic expression, "So can you go shopping with me in Orange County the day after tomorrow? We can Set up a parasol on the beach, drink champagne and listen to the waves while talking about interesting topics, or you can hold a party and invite some people to participate, as compensation for not being able to spend with you today, okay? ?”

"You're here again, don't think that you can... ah" Julia screamed in a low voice just halfway through her words, and Adrian's hand attached to the **** started to move again, the same as before. The difference is that while increasing the strength and changing the rhythm, it is still moving forward. You must know that Julia is wearing shorts, which are more convenient than short skirts in a sense.

"Stop it, Ed" Julia said with a flushed face and gritted her teeth, but she didn't dare to move around because she was afraid of being seen, and just clamped her nipples desperately.

"As long as you agree, I will stop." Adrian said with a smile.

"You're blackmailing." Julia's breathing became more rapid.

"No, no, honey, I'm just asking you." Adrian raised his eyebrows and slid his fingers down his groin.

"Okay, okay, I promise you this will be fine." Julia finally gave in.

"That's great, then it's settled." Adrian laughed, leaned over and kissed the corner of her mouth, then turned and left quickly.

"Bastard" Julia stepped back and leaned against the wall in the corner, her chest was heaving rapidly, although she cursed in a low voice, although she stared at Adrian's back with hatred, her eyes were always in a daze .

It was fun to watch her struggle. The corners of Adrian's mouth twitched slightly as he walked and thought. Still, give yourself up early, Julie.

At this moment, a crisp voice rang in my ears: "Mr. Adrian, may I ask for personal guidance?"

Then, a beautiful girl appeared in front of his eyes. \u003c/p\u003e