King of Hollywood

If Jim Carrey is the kind of actor who can change his face at will, then Kevin Spacey is the kind of actor who can change his personality at will. If you watch his works continuously, you will find that one moment he was a rude guy full of swear words, this moment he has become an inhuman cold-blooded killer, and the next moment he is a cowardly and cowardly man. From an actor's point of view, he is undoubtedly very good.

And David Fincher is one of the directors that Adrian admires very much. First, he can tell stories; second, while telling stories, he also retains his own sharpness. Spielberg can be regarded as the best storytelling director, but many times he has to bow to business and entertainment. But Fincher seldom does this, and unlike some author's films, he only cares about expressing his own things and never considers the audience's views. Such directors are very rare while being beautiful and unique.

But because of this, he has always hovered on the dividing line of the mainstream, and the film academy doesn't like him very much. Although Fincher once said, "I don't know what the academy thinks, and I don't know what an award-winning movie looks like", but whether this is open-minded or helpless, no one knows.

Of course, this is all in the future, and now Spacey has just begun to emerge. Although the vampire-style real estate agent played in the movie "Money Diggers" two years ago was well received, he is still a little bit far from the first-line actor. distance. It was even worse for Finch. The year before last, he managed to get the director of "The Other Sex 3". As a result, Fox was not satisfied with what he shot, so he deprived the editing rights and edited another version for release. An angry Finch immediately announced that it was not His works, so he is still a rookie director in terms of filmmaking.

"This character belongs to the kind of fanatical religious believer. He believes that the world is dirty and needs to be cleaned with drastic means. So in the end, for his own goal, he did not hesitate to put himself as a sacrifice. On the altar." Spacey talked eloquently, indeed a quick-witted guy.

"Samose is the kind of person who is used to the world. He is different from young people like Mills who grew up watching TV. He likes classical music and is good at finding answers in literature, so he solved the case step by step. But Also because I am used to seeing the world, so I look on the sidelines and lack enthusiasm for many things.” Freeman commented on his role, “But I like his last line,” Hemingway said, the world is beautiful, and it is worth fighting for. I agree with the second half of the sentence'."

"Although life is quite happy, but Mills is as hot-blooded and impulsive as most young people, so he was finally selected by John Doe as the spokesperson of 'anger'." This is Dennis's view of his role.

"Very well, your opinions are all valuable." Adrian, who listened to the actors' opinions, nodded with a smile, and then turned to Finch, who was sitting next to him, who was silent from beginning to end, "Then what about you?" , David?"

Finch lowered his head, and the index fingers of his clasped hands tapped each other rhythmically. Because of his baseball cap, he couldn't see his expression clearly. After a few seconds, he raised his head and looked at Adrian thoughtfully: "What is the theme you want to express, Ed? Or...how did you think when you wrote this script?"

"What do you think?" Adrian raised his eyebrows, "If you want to ask me what I think about John Doe, David, I can only tell you with regret that I don't have any opinions. Write a story, as long as the story is exciting enough. As for what theme the movie wants to express, that is the responsibility of the director. What the producer needs to ensure is the visibility of the story, and even the director should not reveal it in the work Too many opinions, half of it is said, and the other half is left to the audience to guess."

Listening to Adrian's words, Finch rubbed his chin for a while and didn't speak again, but he didn't hide the look in his eyes.

"Come on, David, my conditions are good enough, why are you still hesitating?" Adrian suddenly laughed, "I'm not those idiots at Fox, don't forget what I made at the beginning movie of."

Speaking of this, he looked at Fisher jokingly: "Or Tom didn't tell you this?"

The innocent Fisher immediately shrugged, and Finch couldn't help but also laughed. He took off his baseball cap and scratched his head: "Well, obviously, I have no reason to refuse."

Indeed, except for the final editing rights, Adrian handed over all the power on the set to him. Even in the post-editing, he also expressed that he would fully respect his opinions and promised that the situation like "Heterosexual 3" would not happen , for a rookie director, this is already a very generous condition.

Therefore, the preparations for "Seven Deadly Sins" were finalized, basically the same cast, except that Dennis replaced Pete as Mills. This was originally the route Adrian designed for Dennis, to fully exercise his plasticine ability through various roles, which is somewhat similar to Spacey's character-changing characteristics. However, Spacey was born in a formal drama school, and his acting skills are more orthodox, with a little bit of stage play style; Dennis relies entirely on his own exploration and experience. Relatively speaking, the transformation may be more thorough, but it requires continuous accumulation. If Dennis can go on the planned route, Adrian would like to see him and Spacey at his peak play on the same stage.

As for Pete, let's ignore Adrian's business. Maybe he will take over from Cruise in the future and become a new generation of idol... Well, it seems that he is like this?

There are two reasons why I chose to produce "The Seven Deadly Sins", yes, Kevin Spacey and David Fincher. It's always better to have more talent at your fingertips, as Michael Bay is waiting for his debut feature. It's really interesting to say that Michael Bay and David Fincher both gained experience by filming MTV, but they embarked on two diametrically opposed paths in film production. This is the difference between people.

Well, the topic is getting further away. In short, Adrian noticed Kevin Spacey and David Fincher as early as two years ago, because their agents belonged to the agent company acquired by the media , and it was long before Adrian and the others bought it. In fact, the agent of that company also served several unknown actors and directors that Adrian was familiar with, and it was precisely because of this that they became their acquisition targets.

In short, the idea of ​​making "The Seven Deadly Sins" was already there at that time. After all, it is Fincher's famous work, and the script was written by the screenwriters early, but now it is just mentioned on the agenda.

"Okay, that's it." After chatting for another half an hour, Adrian stood up and shook hands with several people again, "I look forward to your performance, gentlemen. Especially you, Kevin, if you can give I have a completely different image, people can't think of the image of the real estate agent in "Money Diggers", I have a wonderful script for you."

"Really?" Spacey raised his eyebrows, looking flattered.

"Of course," Adrian's smile appeared unpredictable. "In a sense, this is a one-man show, which requires very superb acting skills. Do you want me to bet on this, Kevin?"

"Then just wait and see." Spacey nodded, although he hid his emotions like you, but the faint excitement in his eyes did not escape Adrian's eyes.

After Freeman and Dennis patted Spacey to express their congratulations and encouragement, Finch, rubbing his chin, asked again, "By the way, do you have any advice for the heroine, Ed?"

"Oh, originally I planned to conduct a small-scale audition, but just the day before I came back from Alabama, I suddenly thought of a good candidate, but I haven't contacted him yet." Adrian said, "I will try it as soon as possible. Make sure, don't worry, I promise she will fit the character."

"Okay, then I'll take my leave." Finch didn't care about this, and said that he was going to leave after knowing about it.

The same was true for the other three, who greeted Adrian and left.

"Wait, Dan, I still have something to talk to you about." Adrian stopped Dennis.

After everyone else left the conference room, Adrian smiled and punched Dennis: "What's going on recently? You don't seem to be in a good spirit today."

"Is it obvious?" Dennis asked in surprise.

"Of course not, but don't forget that I know you very well." Adrian said with a smile.

Dennis sighed, spread his hands but said nothing. Seeing that he didn't want to talk about this, Adrian immediately changed the topic to the main topic: "How does it feel? This role is different from the previous ones."

"It's okay." Dennis pinched his nose, and his expression suddenly became different. "It's okay if you just put in that kind of emotion. After all, everyone has been impulsive and irritable before. But you must master the degree." I'm afraid I still need to practice repeatedly to dig deeper into the character, besides, I don't know anything about David's directing style, and I don't know what the role is like in his mind, so..."

He gestured and sighed, "Why didn't you direct, Ed?"

"Why, it's easier for you to list my requirements for the role?" Adrian asked jokingly.

"Of course not," Dennis waved his hand, "You know, those directors and producers privately say that your directing style is unpredictable, even if it is two very similar movies "Two Smoking Barrels" and "Pulp Fiction" , there are surprising differences in many places, so how can I know your requirements for the role."

"Ha, this is a compliment, isn't it?" Adrian raised his hand exaggeratedly.

"That's right," Dennis shrugged. "What I want to say is, if you were the director, it would be easier for us to communicate, and it would be easier to understand what kind of effect you want."

"Another compliment, it's almost flattering." Adrian said with a smile, and then patted Dennis' arm: "That's it, you have never let me down Dan, so don't do it this time."

After a pause, he then said, "Also, I have a suggestion, to build a good relationship with David."

Adrian looked at Dennis and said seriously: "Remember what I told you before? You are not suitable for all the movies I want to make, and he is a good director."

It took Dennis a few seconds to digest his words, and then nodded in response: "I see, thank you."

Smiling Adrian patted his arm again, but Dennis showed hesitation because he remembered something.

"What's wrong?" Adrian asked immediately after realizing this.

"Hmm..." After hesitating for a few minutes, Dennis still said it out, "I remember we talked about TV actors before, you said that after gaining high popularity in a popular TV series like Janie, It’s going to be difficult to transition.”

"Yes, I still remember that I told you that "Friends" will take at least ten seasons. Their image has been fixed in the eyes of the audience, and once they change, it will be unacceptable." Adrian clicked nod.

"Is there no other way?" Dennis asked with a frown.

"Unless..." Adrian thought for a while, "Unless you make a conscious change from now on, such as playing some characters that are completely opposite to those in the TV series, this may be able to dilute the inherent image that has not been fully established."

"So, what kind of role do you think Jenny is suitable for?" Dennis asked immediately.

Adrian pinched his chin and thought for a while, and a somewhat mischievous idea came up: "Jenny's image in "Friends" is a sweet, somewhat confused image of a young lady. If you want to change it, you can play some , a tougher woman with a lot of action scenes."

"Action scene? You mean, let Jane deal with the opposite sex or terrorists like Ripley or McClain?" Dennis showed an unbelievable expression. Obviously, such a scene cannot be, or it is difficult to outline in his head. come out.

"Why not?" Adrian said with a smile, "You know, just an hour ago, I had a discussion with a screenwriter and director about how to show the power of women in film and television works, and decided to make a girl save the world. TV series, why can't Jenny try to play such a role in a movie?"

Speaking of the latter, Adrian's tone was clearly teased, but Dennis pondered for a while and then asked: "So, do you have a suitable role, Ed?"

"A suitable role? It seems..." Adrian was about to answer when he suddenly thought of something and looked at Dennis with a half-smile, "What's wrong with you today, Dan? Why are you so enthusiastic about Janet's affairs?"

Dennis shuddered suddenly, showing an innocent look: "Is there?"

"Of course, you talk about the right role from the transformation, and then talk about whether it is available now."

"That's because...we are friends, very good friends."

"Oh yeah, great friends, come on, Dan, tell me, did you guys have sex?"

Opening his mouth, Dennis smiled wryly, and finally covered his forehead: "Yes."

Answering weakly, as if he had made a big mistake, Adrian shook his head: "Come on, Dan, it's just going to bed, do you need to go to the confessional to confess?"

"But we've always been friends."

"Why didn't you think of it when you were in bed with her?"

"Because it was an accidental party held at her house, and then we all drank a lot of wine, and when Nori was not around, we quarreled again, so we were confused..."

"No, no, dear Dan, there was no accident. I bet you woke up the next morning and you guys had a good time again, didn't you?"

Dennis' throat rolled down, staring at Adrian as if he wanted to refute, and finally lowered his head: "Okay, Ed, let's not talk about this issue, shall we?"

"Do you think it doesn't exist if you don't talk about it, buddy?" Adrian didn't let him go, "I bet that Jenny must have the intention of pursuing you."

"She's confessed," Dennis sighed. "She announced that she wanted to pursue me after the passion that morning."

"So you want to use this method to make up for Janey, and then draw a line with her," Adrian shook his head loudly, "What do you want me to say about you, Dan? You are such an idiot, if you dare to do this Say it to Jenny, and you're doomed."

"But it's better than what it is now. I love Nori. Although we often quarrel, I don't want to hurt her." Dennis said, seeing that Adrian was about to speak, he quickly said, "Don't use yourself as an example. To mention it, I am not like you, who can casually let a few women revolve around me wholeheartedly."

"You guy," Adrian shook his head with a grin. Seeing Dennis like this, he didn't say any more. "Okay, I will pay attention to the action role that suits Janie for you, and handle other things by yourself."

There was a pause here, and he gave another smirk: "Well, let me do you a favor again. I have other movies to ask about when I come back this time, and I plan to invite your girlfriend to star in one of them."

"You mean Noni?" Dennis was a little surprised.

"Yes, so, you can come with her, understand?" Adrian hinted.

"You won't?" Dennis gestured.

"Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Adrian raised his eyebrows immediately.

"Of course not," Dennis raised his hand immediately, "Thank you, thank you very much."

What a chump, such a great opportunity. After coming out of the conference room, Adrian kept thinking so in his heart. But he'd put it behind his head when he got back to the office, because Charlize walked in with tomorrow's schedule.

"I've already contacted her agent, and the appointment is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. In addition, a woman called you just now." Charlize said in a cold tone, "Please tell me if you can Which women are there, so that I can make better arrangements for you."

"You know, Charlie," Adrian looked at her with a meaningful smile, "I never hide anything."

Charlize snorted coldly, turned and left the room.

And a little jealous. Adrian thought with a smile, then flipped through the things she left behind, and a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes. I thought you had given up, but I didn't expect you to come in the end.