King of Hollywood

It is said to go from one end of New York to the other, but in fact, many places are still driven there. Although the whole New York is divided into five administrative districts, it is not particularly large, but it is quite time-consuming if you use it. , not to mention that Staten Island is still relatively far away-in fact, Adrian and the others did not go to Staten Island, and even the Bronx only walked two streets away.

Moreover, the law and order in some places is not very good, such as the black community. This is not a kind of racial discrimination, because the crime rate of black people is relatively higher for various reasons. Even though the bodyguards followed from afar—the bodyguards were summoned after arriving in Italy—Adrian didn't dare to take the risk, so he took Natalie back to Long Island before the sun went down.

"Stop here and let's walk back." Parked the car two streets away from Natalie's house, Adrian suggested.

"It seems that some people don't like vegetarian food." Natalie said with a smile. Although she didn't finish shopping in New York, she was still very happy today.

"It has nothing to do with vegetarianism, I just don't want to disturb you too much." Adrian shrugged.

The two got out of the car and walked slowly along the street. Today they were talking about New York-related topics, so now it has changed to other things, such as movies.

"Are you so sure? Why? I think "Braveheart" is not bad. Although there are many problems with the historical details, isn't the story just a story?" Natalie asked puzzled.

"Because I'm too young, I'm not even thirty years old. If I'm re-elected, how can I embarrass so many old guys." Adrian said with a smile and shook his head.

"Is your qualifications right?" Natalie recalled, "But there are also many young people who won awards. Just last year, you recently became the youngest best director in the history of the Oscars, Kirsten. Dunst also became the second youngest Best Supporting Actress in Oscars history."

"It must have a particularly good work. I was able to get the best director last year because "Forrest Gump" resonated with the vast majority of people, otherwise it would still only be a nomination. If you want If you are re-elected, you must produce a better work than "Forrest Gump", but you also know that although "Braveheart" is not bad, it is definitely not as good as "Forrest Gump." Adrian shared She opened her hand, and then glanced at Natalie. The girl listened carefully, as if it was natural to mention Kirsten and Best Supporting Actress.

"It's not fair." Natalie pouted.

"Fairness is always relative, Nada." Adrian laughed, and finally decided that it would be better to let it go: "I think you should understand why I assigned those roles to you, right?"

"Oh, of course, you analyzed it for me in your letter. I'm just a little bit unwilling. You know, I always like to do things the best, and I want to be the best." Natalie was also very calm, but followed Sighing: "Dad doesn't want me to be like this, and you also think it's inappropriate now."

"For the sake of future development, it is very necessary to have a representative work in the child star era." Adrian frowned slightly, but recovered quickly, "However, you can't show too much in movies. , but there are not so many scruples in other aspects, and if you do well, you can also add points for yourself.”

"Oh? What is it?" Natalie suddenly became interested.

Adrian smiled mysteriously, and turned to other things: "By the way, after the Oscar awards ceremony, your birthday will be coming soon."

"Yes." Natalie nodded although she didn't understand why he changed the subject.

"What kind of gift do you want? It seems that I haven't given you any significant birthday present yet." Adrian said with a smile.

"It's okay, the party on the set of "This Killer Is Not So Cold" was really good, I've always been impressed." Natalie didn't have too many demands in this regard.

"Hehe," Adrian chuckled, "Tell me, Nada, when we passed by Broadway today, have you ever thought about performing there?"

Natalie blinked, followed by a look of surprise and surprise.

"Do you know the Efron Troupe? They are preparing a new play to be performed on Broadway. I have some relationship with them, so I recommend you to play the leading role. What is the name of that play..." Adrian knocked Knocking on the head, intentionally whetted Natalie's appetite, and laughed after the girl pursed her mouth in protest: "If my memory is correct, it should be called "The Diary of Anne Frank."

"The Diary of Anne Frank?" Natalie screamed, drawing sideways glances from nearby pedestrians.

"You mean "The Diary of Anne Frank", Ed? Is that "The Diary of Anne Frank"?" The girl stared at him excitedly, afraid of uttering a joking word from his mouth.

"Of course, I have always kept the list of your favorite books that you gave me." Adrian laughed, "I believe that with your enthusiastic acting skills, you will definitely be able to get this role, yes ?"

Natalie covered her mouth and looked at him in disbelief, her body trembling slightly, and her eyes were filled with excitement that she couldn't help herself.

"I...I don't know...Oh, God...this is really the best..." The girl said incoherently, she suddenly jumped up and put her hands around Adrian's neck.

Caught off guard, Adrian was led by her to bend down, and with a sizzle, a warm feeling came from his cheek, and Natalie kissed him heavily on the face.

"This is great, Ed, this is really great." Natalie then buried her head in his arms and hugged him tightly, saying in a voice that was a little excited.

Feeling the petite warm body in his arms, Adrian was in a daze for a while, just patted the girl on the back without saying anything.

After embracing each other for a long time, Natalie realized something, hurriedly pushed Adrian away, and stood aside in embarrassment, her beautiful face turned bright red probably because of thinking of something.

"Well... I'm glad you like it, but let's go back and talk about it first." Adrian adjusted his emotions and then smoothed things over. Natalie quickly responded, but didn't speak again.

The two walked the last part of the way in silence, until Natalie smiled and said, "Thank you for taking me back, Ed."

"This is what I should do." Adrian nodded, declined Shelly's retainer, and then left immediately, which was considered to be the end of this... date.

What a sweet little girl. On the way back to the hotel, Adrian kept reminiscing about the soft feeling of throwing himself into his arms, which was completely different from Kirsten. "The Diary of Anne Frank" is indeed very useful. Fortunately, I have paid attention to it early, otherwise I must miss it.

Although "Flying With You" was not bad at the box office and word-of-mouth under his promotion, "Love Stunner" may not be so lucky. Adrian has seen the unedited clips of "Love Stunner", and Natalie's performance is more eye-catching. Even though the story is good overall, it is another matter to put it on the screen.

Even if you put in some effort in publicity like last time, the box office and word of mouth probably won't surpass "Fly with You". Besides, Natalie has received a lot of invitations because of her increased fame, so it's better to be in other Want to do it. Adrian remembers that she played Anne in "The Diary of Anne Frank" and won a lot of praise, so she focused on this from the beginning, and it was easy to find the well-known Efron who had this plan troupe.

In fact, it didn't matter if he didn't find it. Although he wasn't very familiar with the theater circle, it was still very easy to invest in a theater company to rehearse "The Diary of Anne Frank".

The next step is to build relationships and recommend actors to them, and then tell Natalie personally as a birthday gift, but he didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so strong, and it can be seen that Natalie really likes this book. If it weren't for Adrian's sufficient control, I'm afraid I would have to kiss Natalie before. Although I believe that the other party won't mind too much, the two-year arrangement may be in vain.

It doesn't matter, there will always be opportunities. Adrian said so to himself. It's better to get the starring role of "The Diary of Anne Frank" thoroughly settled first.

Of course, it’s fine to hand over all these to the relevant personnel. Adrian returned to Los Angeles soon after finishing his trip to New York. In addition to preparing for the Oscars ceremony that is close at hand, there are also a large number of documents accumulated due to vacation. .

"This is all I want to sign?" Adrian looked at the folder that Charlize brought in and put on his desk in disbelief, "Didn't you also bring the folders that only need to be signed by Crowe?"

"I've worked for you for three years, and I've been with you in bed for three years, so it's clear." Charlize answered leisurely.

"Okay, okay," Adrian raised his hands, "then..."

"The first five documents only need to be signed directly. It is best to read the latter one first." Charlize said quickly, then turned around and was about to go out, but then thought of something and pulled out a document and handed it to him: "Oh , By the way, I think you probably want to see this information as soon as possible."

"This is..." Adrian burst out laughing as he opened the page. On the top left of the first page was a one-inch photo of Yukie Nakama.

"I knew it was almost impossible to expect some people to change." Charlize looked at him with a half-smile, with a hint of mockery and helplessness in her tone.

"You know, Charlie, I really like what you said just now, 'I have been with you in bed for three years'," Adrian looked at her with a smile, "I hope to hear it again in decades, of course, I can It's better to listen to it forever."

Charlize snorted softly, turned around and left without any intention of staying, but the curve stretched out by the short skirt seemed to be shaking more than usual, and with the pair of black transparent stockings and 5-inch high heels, she looked very special tempting.

It looks like it's coming soon. Adrian, who smiled meaningfully, whistled as she closed the door, and it was not known if Charlize heard it.

Immediately, he focused his attention on the information in his hands. According to Sam Wood's report, after the Oscar award ceremony, Yukie will be able to come to the United States. After all, she is only a young girl, and she has a few older brothers and sisters, so it won't be much faster to get a visa. But the more important reason is to avoid Sony and those people, firstly, I don’t want to continue to owe favors, and secondly, I also want to prevent the collection from being flawed.

Since Takako Tokiwa will tell Sugi what he likes, God knows if these people will try to find out about him through Yukie. This possibility is very small. After all, Los Angeles is his territory, but it is better to be cautious and prepared than to regret it when things happen. As for Takako, he wrote her a check with a large enough number before he left. Although she told Shan Mu some of his preferences, it was not her original intention and did not cause any loss. He has served him well, so some rewards are not out of the question.

"I still have to arrange her enrollment." Adrian wrote it down in the memo casually. Although Yu Jihui has some acting skills, it is enough for her to play some ordinary roles in Japanese dramas, but she still needs to make progress in Hollywood. Systematic training. Moreover, most Japanese dramas have a strong stage style, which may not be seen in fashion dramas, but works such as the so-called Dahe drama are very obvious.

An obvious feature of stage play is that the body language is big and the expressions are exaggerated. This performance style is not unacceptable. Many Hollywood stars will also go to Broadway to practice their acting skills. Jim Carrey's performance is like a stage play. smell. But Japanese stage plays are obviously not comparable to Broadway, and Hollywood stars with good acting skills are often able to play freely, while those actors in Japanese dramas are often able to play or not—or in the eyes of Westerners Can not accept. It is very difficult to break into a world in Hollywood with this. The Chinese are still unmatched in their films, and the Japanese ninjas are just like that, so they are not even as good as sticks in Hollywood.

Since Yukie was already in his collection, naturally he wouldn't let her disappear from the crowd, not to mention it would be quite interesting to use her to slap a Japanese in the face. Anyway, Yukie is still young, and it is easy to change herself. Although Adrian has no specific future plans for her, he already has some clues.

After returning to Los Angeles, visiting the women's homes, taking time to visit various studios, and teasing the cuter daughter, the 68th Academy Awards Ceremony finally arrived.

As before, there was already a huge crowd of people outside the Los Angeles Music Center from 4:00 pm. Reporters circled the red carpet three times away, desperately trying to get some news from the stars present. The men on the red carpet are all well-dressed, while the women are all gorgeous.

Women's dresses are not like men's. There are so many styles in exchange, and in the end they can only make up their minds on the brand. Women are different, even if they are exactly the same clothes, they can have a different style with a little matching. This kind of occasion is the time for them to express themselves. If it is well matched, it can not only attract the attention of a large number of people, but also make yourself more dazzling, but if it is not well matched, it will be very bad if it attracts a lot of bad reviews.

Although the above said that even the same clothes can be matched with different styles, in fact, no matter who you are, you will avoid shirt collisions. Otherwise, it is a good thing to stand out from others, but once you are compared to others, even if you happen to be your opponent, it will be worse than attracting a lot of bad reviews, so every female star will hire Plenty of designers pay attention to their looks.

Well, let's stop these gossip topics and come back to the scene. There are many stars on the red carpet. Tom Hanks and his wife, who have won the best actor for two consecutive years, are as popular as Tom Cruise and his wife. It is said that they went to Ireland to shoot a World War II movie last year Steven Spielberg, etc., but when a guy shows up, most of the eyes are on him.

"I said before that you will never know the exact answer until the moment the envelope is opened, so guessing before that is meaningless, so please don't ask me such questions again." Dressed in a decent black suit Adrian shrugged and dodged the "how likely do you think you are to be re-elected tonight?" question.

People like him naturally don't need to wear any brand. All the clothes for formal occasions are handmade with high-grade fabrics.

"So, do you have no confidence in yourself?" A reporter asked immediately.

"It's not a friendly question," Adrian smiled but didn't get angry, "I just want to say, you are not me, you don't know what I am thinking, what is my plan, you don't understand me, and you have no relationship with me." I've had a deep conversation, so tell me, what made you ask that question?"

"I asked the question first, Mr. Adrian." The other party chased after him.

"If you can answer this question, then you will naturally get the answer." Adrian laughed, and when the other party was in a daze, he turned and walked forward, regardless of the calls from behind.

When it comes to the things that people want to know most after the Oscar nomination list is released, there is nothing else except whether the miracle director Adrian Cowell can win the best director again. "Braveheart", which caused quite a stir and was collectively criticized by British film critics but loved by ordinary people in the UK, is undoubtedly in line with the mainstream values ​​of American society, especially the last scene. If you don't look at the historical background, it is indeed a very classic segment.

It is so popular with ordinary people in the UK, let alone the US, and most film critics even gave it a high rating. Of course, whether it is because they are against the British or because they really do, then only they themselves know.

That being the case, will the Academy of Film award him the best director statuette again? We must know that he has created many miracles and broke the two youngest records for the best director, so will this time also break the youngest record for consecutive wins?