King of Hollywood

Chapter 127 The Weinstein Brothers’ Plan

The theater was still crowded, and even though it was only a short walk from where we got off the bus to the entrance, Miramax rolled out the red carpet. "Broken Arrow" is definitely not comparable to "Saving Private Ryan", and Miramax is also not comparable to DreamWorks. Although DreamWorks was only two years old and younger than the media, the capital it had at the beginning of its establishment was very large. It is not comparable to any new company.

But the Weinstein brothers still prepared a grand screening, which may not be as lively as "Saving Private Ryan", but it can be regarded as more attention-grabbing. Without him, the last "Brave to Kill the Island" made them a lot of money. Naturally, they also hope that "Broken Arrow" can also get the same big harvest. After all, this movie was also given to them by Miracle Director A.

Therefore, it is necessary to use all kinds of gimmicks in publicity, one of which is naturally the scandal of Dennis. The triangle relationship between him and Winona and Jennifer is still hot news in many gossip newspapers. Don't harass them, just these things that people like to hear and see are enough to attract people's attention.

As for the possible bad consequences, it is not something these two brothers need to think about. To them, making money is the most important thing. As long as they can make money to make their careers grow, they will not do anything out of the ordinary. Do it without hesitation, that's the typical Jewish way of thinking, poor Dennis.

"Ah, it's really emotional. It's just a TV series that makes them have such an intimate relationship." Adrian stood in the corner of the front hall, looking at the three men and three women who were joking among the crowd not far away, and smiled. Asked, the three men and three women are naturally the six protagonists of "Friends". Since Jennifer played the female lead in "Broken Arrow", she had to invite friends to attend the screening together. Although the six of them also had small factions, for example, Jennifer and Courteney were closer, while Matthew and Matt were more tempered, but the six Individuals are really good friends.

"Yes, I am really envious." Dennis sighed with a wry smile beside him, looking a little listless.

"Are you really not going to say hello to them, Dan?" Adrian looked at him teasingly, "It's just a greeting, I don't think your Noni will have any objections."

"I don't know, Ed," Dennis sighed again, "To be honest, there is already some rift between Nori and me."

"Why?" Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Don't tell me you haven't made a decision yet? Didn't you say that you will solve it when you come back?"

"Yes, I said so, but..." Dennis gestured, "I want to make it as easy as possible for Jane, and I don't want to hurt her anymore. Yes, I admit, I still have feelings for her , but Nori is my girlfriend, so I hope this can be resolved in a more peaceful way..."

"You told Noni about this, right?" Adrian asked suddenly.

Dennis hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I told Nori about it, and I hope to get her understanding."

"How can I say hello, Dan?" Adrian sighed this time, shaking his head with a look of "hate iron but not steel", "How dare you say that to your dissatisfied girlfriend oh my god Dan I've taught you more than once that a woman needs security and you're thinking of another woman when she's already feeling insecure and you think Nori would be happy ?"

"But..." Dennis wanted to argue.

"No, but, Dan, even if you coax her on the surface and have a showdown with Jane in the bottom, it's much better than telling her directly." Adrian interrupted him, and then looked at him funny : "No wonder you were very close in front of the reporters when you were outside, but you disappeared as soon as you came in. But if she is willing to keep close in front of the reporters, it means that she is actually not willing to leave you, so if you If you still want to get her back, it's best to go to her now, and no matter how hard she tries to squeeze you, stay with her with the cheek."

"Okay, I... I'll go find her now." Dennis said after thinking for a moment, but he still looked at Jennifer hesitantly when he said this.

Adrian shook his head in his eyes, and then said half-jokingly: "Actually, you can do what I said, find a chance to hug them together and do it a few more times, naturally you can I will make them docile, and sometimes proper use of force can solve the problem, and maybe it will make things develop in the direction you expect."

Dennis immediately coughed a few times, and rolled his eyes at Adrian: "Forget it, there are not many people like you in Hollywood, and your experience is not applicable to ordinary people."

After speaking, he left to find Winona. Adrian shrugged and looked at Jennifer. It was very interesting. The six actors of "Friends" who were talking about just now also separated. He remembered that when he was chatting with Dennis just now, Jennifer often glanced at them, but Dennis was thinking about other things and didn't pay attention to it, but Adrian noticed it.

Obviously, the situation between the three of them is far more complicated than what Dennis described, but Adrian will not do it when he has to. chores.

So, having power is more important than anything else. Adrian said softly in his heart. As long as one has enough power, such a problem is not a problem at all. The sense of security is certainly a feeling, but it also needs to be embodied in reality.

Well, it's time to prepare a better work for Dan, so that his popularity will increase a bit, but don't say I didn't help you, Dan. He then chuckled inwardly. Anyway, Dennis was single-handedly pulled out by him.

"Hi, Ed." Just as Adrian was about to go to the screening hall, the voice of greeting rang in his ears, and then Harvey Weinstein's stubbled face appeared.

"Ha, you look very nice, Harvey." Adrian smiled and shook hands with him. Under normal circumstances, such occasions are handled by Harvey Weinstein, while Bob Wayne Stan prefers to stay behind the scenes.

Then, he patted Harvey on the shoulder of John Travolta, who came with him: "You too, John, have you seen the film critics praise your acting skills?"

After greeting them, Adrian turned his eyes to the Asian face, and his smile suddenly faded a lot, and the slightly chinned one showed a little reservedness, and stretched out his hand: "Hello, John Wu Sir, we meet again."

"Yes, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Adrian." The other party shook hands with him respectfully. He is about fifty years old, with slender eyes, a little fat, and a square face. Needless to say, the bald head is the director Wu who can't make movies without pigeons.

"I believe this will be a good work, sir." Adrian said in a relieved tone. To be honest, he didn't like it. Although he didn't particularly like Wu Baige, his early Hong Kong-style works were still very good good.

However, in a place, the rules of the place must be told. If he looks very affectionate with Wu Baige now, the people around him will be more or less contemptuous and dissatisfied with him. This is certainly a place where strength speaks, but some things hidden under the water also need to be paid attention to. Besides, with Adrian's ready-made achievements and power, if he really did this, it would be tantamount to embarrassing people around him. Slap on the face.

These things can't be changed no matter how powerful they are, and a depends on the target, so it's suitable for him and Wu Baige to act like this.

"I also believe that this is what the director of Miracle said," Weinstein said with a smile, and pulled Travolta at the same time, "Are you, John?"

"Of course, Ed's movie has never failed." Travolta was much more sincere than Weinstein.

"Okay, you guys stop flattering, tell the truth, Harvey, what do you want to ask." Adrian smiled and exposed him, very straightforward.

"Really, do I look like I have a strong purpose?" Weinstein exclaimed, but he immediately put on a smile, "Frankly, you really have no other plans? "

"Don't be so hasty, Harvey, some things have to be taken slowly. If you move forward too fast, you will easily overturn. You have to think about your own advantages." Adrian said with a smile, how could he not understand what Weinstein meant? clear.

The brothers are determined to develop Miramax into a leading film company in Hollywood. Although they started out as independent films, they have always been eager to invest in big productions. However, it is not so easy to make a large-scale movie. Even United Artists, which was once in the limelight, was acquired by MGM due to poor management, and MGM was almost bankrupt because of "Paradise", not to mention their Medium-sized film company?

Now Adrian gave them a chance, and the big sales of "Into the Deadly Island" made them see the dawn, so they naturally wanted to make persistent efforts.

It's a pity that Adrian doesn't want to give them more big productions. Regarding the future of media film production, he already has a specific idea, and now there is still the last piece of the puzzle, and Miramax will definitely not be allowed to do it. Too powerful, even if it is already a wholly-owned subsidiary of the media, that's why he answered Weinstein like this at this moment.

But Adrian didn't completely refuse, dropping a carrot in front of the mule will make the mule run faster, so he immediately looked like he was thinking of something: "Oh, speaking of it, because Wu I really have a idea."

Immediately, both Weinstein and Travolta looked at Wu Baige, and the middle-aged man suddenly became at a loss. He was just here as a companion, and he just wanted to leave as much time as possible for these Hollywood bigwigs. I made a good impression, but I didn't expect to be named by Adrian: "Because of me?"

"Yes, I have also watched quite a few of your movies, such as... "Heroes, Bloody Two Heroes", "Hot Detective" and so on." Adrian nodded and said that he deliberately used Chinese when saying the name of the movie. .

"You can speak Mandarin?" Wu Baige subconsciously asked in Cantonese out of surprise.

"Well... sorry, I have learned some Chinese, and I have no problem with basic A-level, but I don't understand... um... those dialects." Adrian then said in English, although he was a little apologetic, but he was very happy in his heart I laughed a few times.

"It's okay, Hong Kong...it's true that not many people speak Mandarin." Wu Baige also changed back to English in embarrassment.

Fortunately, Weinstein came in at this time: "Hey, what are you talking about? Don't speak a language we don't understand, okay?"

"It's nothing, I just talked about some of John's works when he was in Hong Kong. They are very good. Although the layout is small and there are many deficiencies, there are also things worthy of praise. My inspiration comes from those films." Adrian paused when he said this, and after buying a pass, he said: "It's a police movie. When two life-and-death enemies, the police and the gangsters, switch positions, what kind of story will happen?"

"Swapped positions?" Weinstein frowned, looking like "I don't understand what you're talking about." "Can you elaborate?"

"Hey, Harvey, this is just an idea, not even a preliminary outline, how do you want me to explain it in detail?" Adrian spread his hands, and then pointed to Wu Baige, who was in deep thought, "Look, he Already have an idea."

"No, no, no, I'm just recalling which of my works gave you such...inspiration." Wu Baige said hastily.

"Okay, John, if you want, maybe you can direct this movie. This should be your best subject." Adrian said with a smile, "I decided because of this."

"You really know me very well," Wu Baige smiled, "I am very willing, sir."

"Very good," Adrian nodded, and then looked at Travolta, "Then, another John, you should be very willing to play one of the leading roles?"

"Me?" Travolta looked at him in surprise, but immediately smiled, "No problem, if I refuse, I must be the stupidest idiot."

"Don't worry, I'll find you a good opponent." Adrian patted him on the shoulder hard.

"Then..." Weinstein then leaned over eagerly.

"Don't worry, Harvey, wait until the basic preparations come out," Adrian laughed, and then pointed to the screening hall, we should go in, and the movie will start immediately. "

Needless to say, the movie that Adrian was talking about was nothing but "Two Heroes". This movie was also Wu Baige's brilliant work in Hollywood, and then began to go downhill very quickly.

The land area of ​​Hong Kong determines the size of its film structure. If it is a movie about police and gangsters, kung fu, or delicate emotions, those filmmakers may still do a good job. The subject matter is also considered to be a bit strong, but it will not work if it involves other subjects.

Moreover, the system in Hollywood is different from that in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, all directors have the final say, while in Hollywood, except for famous big directors, generally only producers and investors have the right to speak. Sunglasses King is notorious for making movies without scripts, so he had to write the script first when he went to Hollywood.

Adrian has no plans to support Wu Baige, he just wants to squeeze it out first, and if Wu Baige changes in the future, it's okay to say, if there are still only those three axes, then let it fend for itself.

Frankly speaking, Wu Baige's three axes are still very attractive to people who see them for the first time. Although there is no church or white pigeon in "Broken Arrow", the sensational slow motion, confrontation with guns and eternal fight The endless bullets were played by him to the fullest, especially those slow motions of the guns were very contagious.

But for Adrian, the biggest surprise is the park female detective played by Jenny Aniston. To be honest, when Dennis asked him to arrange a transformational role for Aniston, he was not very sure. Although playing a role that is completely opposite to the audience's image is the way for many actors to break through, it is not always the case. Every actor can successfully transform.

Because of his understanding of "Friends", Adrian remembers very clearly that no matter how hard Aniston tried, he couldn't escape the frame of the role of "Rachel". This most popular TV series trapped her image to death. Of course, she doesn't count as having tried all the methods. After all, if she really wants to make a breakthrough, there are plenty of methods, but everyone has their own bottom line.

However, in "Broken Arrow", she cut her head short - very short, almost no different from ordinary men - but it gives people a completely different feeling The Heaven's Strongest Abandoned Young Master, the Great Zhou Royal Family will kill the gods in the night to seek the throne of the gods and the seal of the gods. God will kill God at night, seal the throne of gods, seek the devil, be proud of the world, the ninth heaven, the strongest abandoned young Da Zhou royal family, if the long look in "Friends" looks sweet and cute, then the short female police in "Broken Arrow" It can be said to be heroic.

Even a person like Adrian who is very familiar with "Friends" couldn't help being stunned when Aniston appeared on the stage, let alone those audiences who have only followed "Friends" for two seasons.

Even film critics are not stingy with their praise: "This should be the first time Miss Jennifer? Especially in "Friends", which is currently on the air, she vividly interprets Rachel Green, who is mischievous and greedy but loves life, so that many people thought that she would play the female lead in an action movie Objected.

However, it turns out that she is an outstanding actor. In "Broken Arrow", she is weak and heroic, which is very impressive. It is especially worth mentioning that Jennifer has put in a lot of hard work for this movie. I personally went into battle to shoot a lot of dangerous actions, and even cut off the long-preserved beautiful long hair, very dedicated. "

That's right, during the period when movies and TV series were filming at the same time, Aniston was wearing a fake filming in the studio of the TV series.

However, such comments are only a flash in the pan, and media reports are more focused on other aspects. fa.