King of Hollywood

"To put it simply, what I need is a large and comprehensive shot, try to show the whole house and the grass outside and everyone in the picture, understand, Vigitt?" Outside the secluded villa, Adrian said to his photographer while gesturing with his hands.

"This is not a long shot, is it?" The photographer asked after thinking for a while, and after getting a negative answer, he pondered for a while before expressing his opinion: "The first three to four shots, we can take a seat What do you think about shooting from top to bottom on the boom, and the next few can build a track from side to side and shoot from right to left?"

Adrian thought about it carefully, constructed the picture in his head, and finally agreed: "That's it, but we can take another shot in the opposite direction for comparison later."

Wiggett, who nodded to show that he understood, then called the members of the camera crew to start preparations, and Adrian turned around and walked towards Tom Hanks, who was sitting on a chair and speaking to his assistant. Now the time is April 18th, and the location is a small town called Erwell in Alabama. Of course, "Forrest Gump" is being filmed, and it has been filming for almost two weeks.

"Hey, Tommy, how's it going?" Adrian was greeting from afar. Tom Hanks, who was wearing white trousers and a blue striped checkered shirt, with a crew cut, looked quite simple and honest.

"You can start anytime." Hanks gave Adrian a thumbs up with a hearty smile.

Of course he was happy. At the 66th Academy Awards at the end of March, Hanks won the Best Actor award without any risk. As for the best film and best director, it fell into Spielberg's bag without any suspense, and the moment he won the best director, just like Pacino won the best actor the year before, all the guests standing ovation. To Adrian's surprise, the best actress still fell into the hands of Holly Hunter. It's not surprising after thinking about it. She also has her own contacts and will find a public relations company to campaign for her. Even if she was particularly powerful, Campion was on her side.

Of course, like last year, oh, more surprising than last year. Last year, it was only the winner of the best actor and actress who thanked him in his acceptance speech, and it was still at the front of the list of thanks. This year, the best director was added. Compared to Hunter's "Thanks to Ms. Campion, and to Adrian for recommending me to her"; recommended me, if not for his recommendation, maybe I would not be standing here at this moment"; Spielberg's speech is undoubtedly more eye-catching.

"Speaking of this, I would also like to solemnly thank a person, Adrian Cowell, who provided unimaginable help when I made this film, from the selection of several actors to the adjustment of scenes and plots. Proposal that Schindler's List should have been made at least one-third of the credit. If it wasn't for him, maybe this movie is still on paper, maybe it wouldn't be as good as it is now. Thank you, Ai De, thank you very much”

This is Spielberg's speech about Adrian. At that time, the screen of the entire music center was a close-up of Adrian, and the people who originally applauded Spielberg also turned to him. Therefore, even though Adrian had only one nomination for Best Original Screenplay for "The Philadelphia Story" in this year's Oscars, he was still nominated with another screenwriter, and in the end the award was taken by Campion, but still He was one of the most eye-catching people in the entire awards ceremony.

However, this attention refers more to the attention in the circle. The general public is more willing to pay attention to those dazzling stars. If Adrian appears as a nominee for the award, they will still vote for it. He got attention, but if he was just a guest, a quick glance would be enough to understand him.

But it's different for those in the industry. Which of these men and women who are working hard in Hollywood would not want to go on stage and raise their own statuettes? If Adrian used two films last year to send Pacino and Thompson to the throne of actor and actress, then this year's all fully demonstrated his vision and strength. It is conceivable that those Actors will flock to it.

"Then let's get started." Adrian patted Hanks on the shoulder, and then gestured to the assistant director not far away.

He didn't take those things too seriously, this was originally a part of his film career plan, and such situations will only increase with the development of time, such as "Forrest Gump" which is currently being filmed, so it is normal Just be right.

"Every unit is ready!" Adrian shouted after scanning the scene, watching the monitor and signaling the scene recorder to knock on the board.

The shots being shot now are very scattered, all of which are scenes from Forrest Gump’s home in Alabama. The time span is very large. In the last shot, he may be a high school student. In the next shot, he is already standing next to the mailbox, and was informed by a letter from Lieutenant Dan. After making a lot of money, Lao Xia invested in a computer company that bought Apple for him.

"Excellent, Tommy, well done." After one shot, Adrian clapped his hands. Hanks, who stopped, shrugged flatly, with a look of "this is what I should do".

It can be seen that the previous experience as a volunteer in the orphanage gave him a lot of help. He has an accurate grasp of the characteristics of mildly mentally handicapped people. At the same time, he also has his own interpretation of Forrest Gump. That kind of honest but upright and persistent temperament fully meets Adrian's requirements

No matter how you look at it—actingly or as a person—Hanks is a nice guy to hang out with. After winning the Oscar for Best Actor, his agent once persuaded him to ask the film crew for an increase in salary. After all, the new actor must have a worth that matches him, and there are not a few actors who have done this kind of thing.

But Hanks refused without even thinking about it. Although this has an accurate judgment on Adrian's prospects, it also has its own principles. Not everyone can refuse so firmly. As for why Adrian knew, this is normal. If he doesn't even have his own sources of news, then he should stop doing this.

After shooting several shots in a row, Adrian immediately announced a break, and then Charlize, who looked very low-key in a blouse, jeans, sneakers, and a baseball cap, walked over with a mobile phone.

"Mr. Claude called you just now. It seems that he has something important to ask you." Charlize said so. She is a secretary in the office and an assistant on the set. Although this dress conceals her good looks, it cannot hide her Beautiful figure.

Adrian smiled and looked at her carefully, until the girl's face sank, he answered the phone and walked outside the set.

"Hi, Crowe, what can I do for you?" After the call was connected, he said straight to the point, and after a few minutes he smiled, "Really? Very good, I'll let Charlie contact the plane right away... It doesn't matter, it won't be affected, I will make arrangements here before leaving, and there are some things that need to be dealt with in Los Angeles."

After finishing the call, Adrian stood there thinking for a moment, and then came to Charlize: "Charlie, contact me immediately. I'm in Alabama now and I need a private jet."

"Going back to Los Angeles? Now?" Charlize asked in surprise.

"Yes, as soon as possible, all schedules have to be rescheduled." Adrian nodded, slapped her buttocks indistinctly, and quickly turned to find the assistant director.

"Richard, and Dean, Victor, and Ray, I have some bad news to tell you." Adrian said after finding the assistant director, assistant director and executive producer.

"Oh, don't tell me that we have to close the street again or borrow the stadium or something. The last time we did this, the people in the town almost complained." Executive producer Ray Huggins made a bitter face.

"Come on, Ray, I bet, he definitely wants us to take other cameras and go elsewhere to experiment with shooting certain shots, anyway, it's not like we haven't done this before." Assistant director Richard Ryan sighed Said.

"Maybe you think the lawn is not neat and you want to mow it again? Or you think the lawn is too neat and you want to make it more messy?" The two director assistants joked with each other.

"Okay, you guys, do you think I'm usually too kind, so I can be a little presumptuous now?" Adrian said half-jokingly and half-warningly, and continued after seeing several people laughing and stopped talking : "I'm leaving for a few days, there are some important things in Los Angeles that I need to deal with."

"You mean to leave?" The assistant director showed a surprised look, "But there are still dozens of shots to be finished here, and there are weddings and so on... Are you planning to stop?"

"Of course not. When I'm not around, you, Richard, will be in charge of filming." Adrian pointed to the assistant director.

"Me?" Richard Ryan became even more surprised. "Are you sure, Ed? This is your movie."

"Yes, I know, so I'm not going to ask you to shoot some more complicated shots." Adrian nodded, "Now let's pause the shooting, and then I will discuss with you which shots can be shot, which shots, etc. When I come back to shoot, I will draw all the shots for your reference if necessary. I believe you will do a good job, Richard, you have the basic qualities that a good director needs most."

The subtext of this sentence is, if you do well, I can consider you to try to direct a movie. Such a temptation is definitely not something Ryan can resist, unless he wants to be an assistant director for the rest of his life.

"I understand." Richard Ryan agreed immediately.

"Very well, I will announce this to the crew soon, and let them work as you wish while I'm away, including Tommy," Adrian nodded, looking at the other three, "As for you, I don't need to say more, I will do my best to help Richard do the work these few days, understand?"