King of Hollywood

The well-dressed waiters walked back and forth in the hall, responding to the greetings of the guests. The smiles on their faces and the polite manners all interpreted the elegance and chic of this restaurant. Although there are crystal chandeliers hanging on the ceiling, the light is not so strong, which makes the restaurant more atmospheric. The band above the dance floor often plays some soothing old songs, and there are singers singing from time to time, which is very emotional.

On a dining table against the east wall, men and women sitting face to face are chatting briskly, and real low laughs sound from time to time. The woman's hair was coiled, thick bangs combed in front, and she was wearing a white dress with a high V-neck. The white neck was exposed, and she looked extremely elegant amidst the delicate beauty. Her delicate face seemed to be made of ceramics. The man was dressed in formal attire, quite handsome, with a gentle smile on his face all the time, but there was an indescribable unruliness in this gentleness, and his voice was deep and magnetic, which was also quite charming.

Some veteran waiters know that elegant and charming woman. In fact, every French man should know Sophie Marceau, but she doesn't know the man sitting opposite her, but seeing how happy they are talking It looks like they should be very close friends, maybe even... Of course, this kind of thought will go out when the waiter turns in his head. As the most famous Alain Ducasse restaurant in Paris, they have all received strict training. Knowing what to remember and what to forget, what to say and what not to say, which is why Parisian celebrities like to dine here.

"Okay, I admit it's very interesting, you should be satisfied now?" Sophie said in a helpless tone.

"This sounds like a warning, whether you are satisfied or not, you have to be satisfied." Adrian said with a smile, and then took a big sip from his water glass, "So I am very satisfied now."

"Then what do you think I should say? I've already admitted that it's very interesting, or..." Sophie's eyes suddenly curled up. The previous helplessness was obviously intentional, but she didn't finish her sentence. As if thinking of something, he couldn't continue for a while, and his smile became a little stiff.

"Or what?" Adrian, who saw it in his eyes, asked calmly.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought that it's not easy to get a seat at Dukasser Restaurant, at least one day in advance." Sophie smiled, and it was quite natural to change the subject, "So... are you early? Premeditated, right?"

"Of course," Adrian readily admitted. "As I said, if I sat in front of you but didn't invite you, I would definitely regret it for a long time. Now it seems that Lady Luck still favors me."

"What if I refused at that time?" Sophie said with interest.

"Then return it." Adrian was slightly surprised, as if he didn't understand why she would ask such a question.

Sophie immediately showed a dazed expression, then shook her head with a broken smile, a trace of loneliness flashed across her face.

"You don't seem very happy, what's on your mind?" Adrian asked again immediately.

"Obviously?" Sophie didn't deny it.

"No, if you don't observe carefully, you won't be able to see it." Adrian shrugged, and Sophie smiled and said nothing.

"I don't want to say anything about being happy. There are still many beautiful things in life. I believe many people have said this to you. However, I hope you will like this next thing." He said immediately.

"What is it?" Sophie's curiosity was immediately aroused by him. Adrian smiled and said nothing, but just made a gesture to ask the waiter to whisper a few words, and then stood up: "Sorry, excuse me."

He took a few steps to the band above the dance floor, and the pianist immediately got up and moved out of the way. Adrian stepped forward to tap the microphone, and the sudden sound immediately attracted most of the dining guests.

"I want to give the next song to my friend, and I hope she will be happy forever, just like the first one." Adrian said with a smile, and he owed everyone behind him, and he sat down in front of the piano. Come down, raise your hands and press the keys.

The soft music like water sounded, and Sophie, who was sitting in the seat, immediately covered her mouth. The melody was so familiar, how could she not recognize it.

"Ze, rever..." Adrian began to sing, maybe not as agile as Richard Sanderson, and not as skilled as a professional singer, but the magnetic voice made this song different The taste, coupled with the complete piano accompaniment, has an indescribable sense of harmony. "ty", this is the name of the song, and it is also the theme song of Sophie's debut novel "First Kiss".

Although it has been more than ten years, this song is still so beautiful. Sophie stared at Adrian who was singing intently. Listening to this song, she felt a little crazy for a while.

The car stopped outside the apartment, and the two people in the car just sat on the seats without speaking. That's how they were when they came out of the restaurant, maintaining a delicate vibe with each other.

"I didn't know you could play the piano so well, and you could sing well." Sophie finally opened her mouth, her eyes looking outside the windshield glass, with a faint smile on her mouth, as if she was recalling something .

"Thank you. To be honest, I was always worried at the beginning, whether everyone would boo me down." Adrian said half-jokingly. You must know that after the end of the song, the applause in the restaurant was almost overwhelming. drowned him.

"This reminds me of when the album was first released. The first single got a good response, but after the album was released, it was very bleak." Sophie, who was telling the past, smiled with a serene and Pretty, looks more charming.

She immediately came back to her senses and opened the car door: "Thank you for taking me back, Ed."

"You're welcome, sending a lady home is what every man should do." Adrian also walked down from the other side, and then sent Sophie to the front of the apartment.

"That's it, it's a wonderful night." Sophie who was standing by the door said, but her hands kept fiddling with the key chain, and the sound of metal colliding was endless, but it was not particularly special. obvious.

Adrian looked at her and didn't speak, but suddenly leaned forward slightly. Of course Sophie understood what he meant, but she just looked at him with bright eyes and didn't mean to avoid it. Then, he held her beautiful face in his arms, leaned over and touched her ruddy lips lightly, without doing anything, just touched her and left.

"You are right, Sophie, this is a wonderful night, I will always remember this night." Adrian looked at her and said with a smile, then pushed away a few steps and bowed like a gentleman: "Good night, be good Dream."

After he finished speaking, he got into the car and left without looking back. Sophie watched the car disappear into the street, then turned around and covered her hot face, sighed lowly, and touched her lips as if aftertaste Nodding, she opened the door and entered the apartment.

Adrian, who had gone away, also touched his lips. Although it was just a touch, the soft touch still made people nostalgic. If he didn't have enough self-control, he might have hugged Sophie and kissed him passionately. .

Adrian believed that if he insisted, it would not be difficult to get into Sophie's room tonight. French women were much more romantic and sensual. But if this is really done, then the relationship between them will reach this point, and maybe they will push her back to Poland, which is not the result he wants to see.

Stunner, if Adrian had to use any word to describe Sophie Marceau, it must be the word that popped out of his head first. In the previous life, Sophie, who was already in her forties, still had a charm, not to mention that she was in the golden age of a woman now. Sexy, mature, elegant, with a bit of mystery, plus a little bit of innocence left, how could it not attract the eyes of men, but for Adrian Laoshui, it is obviously better to have a pocket than a one-night stand.

It's not that difficult - at least for Adrian - as he said earlier, what the media sees is what they want you to see, what's behind the camera Like, what happened, outsiders will never know. You said there are paparazzi? No kidding, paparazzi can indeed follow celebrities 24 hours a day, but is it possible to do so every day 365 days? And based on what they like to exaggerate, at best they can just read it as gossip. If you want to distinguish some information from it, it will be difficult.

Adrian's temptation is the best proof. Everything he discovered in the afternoon and evening was planned by him. He considered every step, and even asked people to re-arrange "ty" as early as in the United States. To be more suitable for piano performance. Although no matter how well planned, unexpected situations would happen, but fortunately, everything went smoothly today, and he left a deep impression on Sophie this evening.

Although the time was only half a day and half a night, Adrian had somewhat touched Sophie's heart, as he predicted based on the information, now is the best opportunity to intervene. Some things don’t exist because people are different, at best it’s just a matter of quantity, especially for women in the entertainment circle, the women on the movie screen don’t represent them in real life, as long as they have desires, they will have weaknesses, as long as they have weaknesses can be used.

Monica, Julia and the others stayed by Adrian's side not just because of their feelings. Of course, there must be feelings. After all, Adrian is very gentle and considerate to every woman, and he can coax and understand their thoughts. How could he have no feelings. But this is not an absolute factor. Apart from feelings, he can give them a lot of things, simply put, benefits.

To put it bluntly, Adrian gave them a good but unequal contract - an equal contract must be based on equal strength, and now they are asking him, how can it be possible? Expect this? In short, they signed this contract. Although there is no written statement, they must abide by it after signing.

Of course, this is only an analysis from the perspective of interests, and some things cannot be said on the surface, they can only be understood but not expressed in words. Besides, people are very complicated creatures, and every woman around him is different in details, and these details sometimes affect the overall situation. For example, for Kate, Charlize and Sarah, the relationship is more important than the relationship.

So, under what circumstances will Sophie Marceau, a beautiful woman, fall into his hands? Thinking about it makes people look forward to it. Although Adrian thought so, he temporarily put it behind him when he returned to the hotel. The future is long, so don't rush this moment, "Braveheart" won't start shooting until a few months later.

For such a movie about medieval Europe, as well as grand war scenes, the preliminary preparations are quite long, and it takes a long time to produce just the costumes and props, not to mention that most of the shots are shot in the UK, and the The rented shooting location should also be set up under the guidance of experts. There can be no mistakes in these details. Although it can’t be 100%, at least it can’t be like some movies in Adrian’s memory, making costume movies without knowing what era to wear.

Of course, this is not a big deal, anyway, the male and female protagonists have been determined. Originally, the male lead wanted to invite Kevin Costner, and even wanted to give him the guide tube at the beginning, but this guy is busy working on his "Future Water World" that is destined to lose money, so Finally forget it. Therefore, Adrian decided to direct it himself. As for the leading actor, he quickly found a suitable candidate.

It is enough to leave these tasks to professionals. He only needs to read the report every once in a while, and then give his opinions. Now let's finish the movie he is working on first. Therefore, Adrian left Paris on a private plane the next day, then flew directly to Washington, and arrived at the "Forrest Gump" crew on June 9 after a slight jet lag.

This movie only has the location here in Washington, the anti-war demonstration game, the reunion of Forrest Gump and Jenny, the encounter with Lieutenant Dan after the award, etc., almost dozens of shots. It was precisely because of this that he went to London with peace of mind, and then made a detour from Prague and Paris. Even so, it took about ten days.

"I've never met a director like you. It's ridiculous to leave an unfinished movie and go to Europe alone for vacation." Tom Hanks complained, of course, this was basically a joke .

Adrian also knew it, so he asked jokingly: "Okay, I apologize, so Tommy, how do you think I should compensate you? How about giving you another week off?"

After finishing speaking, both of them burst out laughing.

"Attention everyone, ready to start shooting" Although it only took half a day to adjust, when Adrian picked up the microphone and started shouting to the crowd, the state immediately returned to him.

About 1,500 extras, dressed in costumes from the 1960s and 1970s, squeezed on both sides of the reflection pool and in front of the built-up podium under his command. The black mass of heads is quite shocking to look at, and has attracted many tourists. Fortunately, there are police around to help maintain order.

Only more than 1,000 people have such momentum, and it will increase by about ten times during post-production. You can imagine how huge the anti-war demonstration game was back then. But this does not mean that Forrest Gump will express his opinion on the Vietnam War in the movie, although there are some lines from this speech in the script: Sometime goes to Vietnam, some people will lose their legs, some people will not be able to go home , it's bad, that's all I want to say.

But in the movie, there’s going to be a policeman who’s going to mess around and unplug the microphone, so people around will just hear the opening line, “Sometimes to Vietnam.” And when the person in charge of the demonstration drove away the police and reconnected the microphone line, the people around would only hear the last sentence, "This is what I want to say."

Very clever arrangement, isn't it? Even after entering the 21st century, not everyone in the mainstream society thinks that the Vietnam War was a bad one, so it is necessary to please both sides subtly. Besides, as an active soldier at that time, even if A-Gump knew that he was a fool, even if he didn't know what the demonstration was, it was inappropriate to give an anti-war speech in front of the public. Potential for trouble.

This kind of plot that can benefit both sides abounds in the whole movie, and they are very delicate. No wonder some people say that this is a typical movie that promotes American values.

Alright, let’s go back to the shooting scene. In this way, the plot will be a bit cold. The demonstrators are eager to hear something strongly critical of the government, but in the end they don’t hear anything, although the host next to Forrest Gump heard it. , I also think what he said is good, and helped to adjust the atmosphere, but the disappointment in people's hearts is still inevitable.

So it was time for Jenny to appear on the stage, jumping into the reflection pool, running all the way to the podium, and then the excited Forrest Gump also jumped off the podium and rushed into the pool, the two embraced tightly in the water, So romantic and so meaningful—a young soldier returning from Vietnam and his anti-war girlfriend—came to applause from the demonstrators.

In the middle of the filming, not only the extras were applauding, but some tourists who sneaked in were also applauding. No way, the space from the Washington Monument to the Reflection Pool is too wide. Even if there are staff and police to maintain order, they can't keep everyone out. Fortunately, they didn't cause any trouble.

Although this shot is very popular, it took almost two days to complete it. Either it was wrong here or there, and it had to be shot from all angles, which made the two actors suffer a little.

"It's okay, at least it's finished, Charlie, how many more are there?" Adrian asked the girl next to him after looking at the monitor.

"The encounter with Lieutenant Dan." Charlize quickly gave the answer.

"Can you call Lei over for me?" Just after finishing speaking, Adrian smiled at her thinking of something, "Forget it, let me go there, you need to rest."

Charlize glared at him fiercely, but still suppressed her emotions, sitting in her seat a little depressed and not moving.