King of Hollywood

Chapter 131 Additional Investment and More Movies

Without any suspense, Yuan Heping agreed, one more movie is one more movie, which is better, no one does not want to show in Hollywood, let alone Adrian, a "ghost" who admires him very much. However, it will take about two months to formally arrange for the actors to train. Monica is cooperating with Tommy Lee Jones in a new movie, and the female protagonist is a relatively ordinary family.

It doesn't matter too much. Adrian also made it very clear to Yuan Heping that there must be a lot of differences in the work habits of the two sides, and this period of time can be used to adjust. Moreover, he will personally shoot the first film, and needs to fully understand the actions and fights they designed to determine whether it is suitable for what the film wants to express. As for the second film, there is still a role that has not been determined, and it is naturally impossible to arrange it. trained.

Everything was settled in this way, and after calculating the time, Adrian also began to prepare to fully devote himself to the post-production of "Eyes Wide Shut". Of course, we should pay attention to and ask questions. , Gwyneth finally returned to Los Angeles from Rosarito and finally got rid of the "nightmare"

"Yes, this is a complete nightmare. God, James Cameron is definitely the embodiment of Satan." Gwyneth said angrily to Adrian who came to pick her up by plane.

Compared with half a year ago, she has indeed lost a lot of weight, but she still maintains a good figure, at least it still feels comfortable to the touch. She has reason to complain like this. Although Adrian doesn't come to Rosarito often, she also knows that Cameron's severity on the set is much greater than what she remembers. After all, Adrian doesn't even frown. Just put out 200 million US dollars for him to squander. Although Cameron has incomparable self-confidence, he also feels quite a lot of pressure

As a result, it is not uncommon to spend four or five hours in the water wearing clothes like filming a shipwreck scene. The past two months have been fine, after all, it is already summer, but the first few months of the year were really bad. , Although Rosarito is in the south of Mexico, the temperature of the cold water is still relatively low in winter, so Gwyneth got pneumonia and lay on the bed for several days.

Of course, Adrian rushed over immediately. She lay on the bed for a few days, and he stayed by her side for a few days, which moved Gwyneth a little. She is quite sensitive about these details. , Maybe pretending to be okay on the surface, but in the heart is actually very fussy, if you want to coax a woman well, you have to work hard on the details.

"Okay, haven't you punished him as I said? James also knows that he has gone too far, so he is willing to be punished by you," Adrian said comfortingly.

On the day Cameron announced the closing of the film, Gwyneth, who had suffered so much, remembered the words Adrian had instigated before, and quickly contacted DiCaprio and many extras who played the role of floating corpses. After Long called out, he immediately poured water on his head and body in pots and pots, and as a result, the studio tyrant was drenched from head to toe. But after the end, Cameron didn't say anything, just shrugged. From this point of view, he is indeed a good director.

"Don't think about it too much. Anyway, this movie has already been filmed. When it is released, you will know that all the hard work is worth it." Seeing that Gwyneth was still a little unwilling, Adrian immediately ěn Touching the corner of her mouth, followed by a drawn-out voice: "And, I can guarantee that as long as James meets my requirements, then..."

Although she didn't finish speaking, Gwyneth knew what he was referring to, and immediately sat on his uǐ and offered incense charmingly. Isn't that why she was willing to stay by his side besides being attracted by him?

As for whether "Titanic" can be released at the end of this year, Cameron, who is solely responsible for it, is not very sure.

"I can only say that I try my best. Although the shooting time is a little longer, some scenes in the later stage are being produced at the same time. I can't give a definite answer unless I am given a period of time." He said so.

Although Adrian wanted to see the collision between the big ship and the soldiers, he had to wait for the time being after hearing what the other party said. However, there will always be changes in some things that he does not want to see. Cameron, who plunged into the studio two months later, found Adrian and made an unspeakable request.

"More Wind investment?" Adrian made no secret of his surprise, while Cameron scratched his head and hesitated to speak.

"James, you have to know that the total investment has reached 200 million, and the cost of publicity is not included," Adrian said unhurriedly, "Besides, you should still have some funds in your hand, isn't it enough? ?”

"I know, Ed, I know..." Cameron smiled wryly, as if he didn't know what to say.

Adrian is not a Fox executive in "history". In "history", Dachuan's investment was only a little over 100 million at the beginning, and it was slowly increased to 200 million after Cameron asked again and again. Fox executives are prepared to jump off a building if it fails. But now it is, Adrian promised to give 200 million funds at one time, and he still invested as a person. Cameron can be angry with those executives and threaten them, but in front of Adrian, he does not Dare to do it.

"Listen to me, Ed." Cameron took a deep breath and finally calmed down, "I know this request is a bit excessive, but I believe that an additional investment of 10,000 yuan will make this movie more perfect. We had Several technical issues could not be resolved, so some scenes had to be replaced by other methods, so the effect was not particularly good. But we have solved this problem just two weeks ago, and I fully believe that we can make it more grand and realistic"

He paused at this point, and then he seemed to have made up his mind: "I am very aware of how risky it is, but Ed, please believe me, I can do it more perfectly. And, no matter what happens after the movie is released, As a result, I and my team can give up all salaries and bonuses"

After finishing speaking, Cameron looked at Adrian with some anxiety, while Adrian pursed his mouth and lowered his eyelids and said nothing. He is not thinking about whether he should agree to the other party's request. He remembers the investment amount of "Titanic" very well. At the beginning, he directly threw out 200 million dollars directly to the throne of God, just to let Cameron learn to save under this pressure. , and strive to complete the big ship within 200 million, but it seems impossible now, so additional investment is basically a sure thing. Even if the publicity cost is 10,000, there is still a fluctuation of 10,000, isn't it?

So Adrian is actually lamenting that although Cameron is a studio tyrant and a technical madman, he is also a pure director who can gamble everything for his own works. "Giving up all salary and dividends" seems useless. Once the movie fails, there will be no dividends. Will not handle the guide tube. This is very similar to the situation when he sold the script of "Terminator" for 1 dollar. It is no wonder that some people say that only paranoid people can succeed in this world. Compared with him, he is simply not in the mainstream.

Adrian sighed here that it doesn't matter, and Cameron next to him became even more disturbed, almost thinking that he was going to refuse. Fortunately, Adrian finally came back to his senses, and just when Cameron wanted to get up and leave, he said, "I've decided."

"So?" Cameron's eyes lit up, looking at Adrian expectantly

"I don't plan to add another million," he said solemnly, and then laughed again after Cameron showed a disappointed look, "I plan to add another million investment."

"Okay, I understand what you said... What did you say?" Cameron opened his eyes wide in astonishment, and looked at Adrian in disbelief. He even stretched out his ear, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

"You heard me right, James, I did mean an additional investment of 10,000 yuan." Adrian said with a smile, "If you want to do it, you must do it to perfection. Will be so stingy."

"God, this is really..." Cameron immediately jumped up from the sand, cheered loudly like a child, and excitedly hugged Adrian firmly.

"Thank you, Ed, thank you so much. I will definitely let you see the most perfect work, and I can assure you," he said incoherently.

"Okay, okay, James, don't be too excited, and pay attention to the occasion, okay?" Adrian stood up and patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Since I said you would perform miracles, then you will definitely."

After a pause, he waited until Cameron's mood stabilized before exhorting: "But just in case, I won't give any more points."

"No problem, no problem," Cameron grinned, "enough, absolutely enough."

"I've heard you say this more than once, James." Adrian looked distrustful.

"Be careful, I'm serious this time," Cameron said before leaving, "Okay, I'll disappear right away, and I'll go into post-production right away."

Adrian didn't stop him, but only waited until he was about to go out before asking again: "By the way, at the end of this year..."

"It's definitely not possible," Cameron said in a sentence. There may be some parts that need to be completely redone, and the time is too late. "

"Okay, okay, it's okay, I've been waiting for so long anyway, it doesn't matter if I wait any longer." Adrian sighed.

Although it is a pity that we cannot see the collision between the big ship and the big soldier, it is not a bad thing to release it next year. Only with sufficient publicity can we get better results. The reason why the extra 10,000 yuan was added instead of the 10,000 yuan requested by Cameron is that it is likely to be close to the 300 million mark after the publicity expenses are included-300 million investment is still a huge existence after the 21st century, not to mention that the US dollar is particularly strong now. ǐng time - but it is very necessary in Adrian's mind.

Remember the global box office of "Titanic"? 1.8 billion right? Why can't we find a way to push hundreds of millions? To reach this number, what a great achievement and halo will it be for him? It is enough to raise eyebrows with an investment of nearly 300 million yuan from ua as a single person to create a top production with a global box office revenue of 100 million yuan, not to mention that there are more gains in other aspects.

Yes, he has never been a pure director, his goal is to build his own media empire to control Hollywood, and then collect the women he wants to collect, everything he does is moving towards this goal, he can be admired Directors like Cameron, but there is no need to learn from them, he just needs to move in a direction that is beneficial to him.

"It won't be long." Adrian, who poured himself a glass of whiskey, said with a chuckle, staring at the glass.

Of course, these are things for later, and Adrian did a lot of things during the two months in between, for example, he finally started to make the too odd clip of "Eyes Wide Shut", or checked out "Wedding Crashers" , "Mr. Sweetheart" and "The English Patient" and other films' post-production status.

Needless to say, "Wedding Crashers" can finish the post-production in about October. This kind of R-rated comedy doesn't pay much attention to the schedule, so there is no need for special arrangements. It can be released at the end of the New Year's schedule. Adrian looked at some of the completed clips. Liv's performance was quite satisfactory, with some bright spots but not many, most of the time she was still a beautiful ua bottle.

"You said it all, I'm just a ua bottle, so let's make a beautiful ua bottle." Liv still didn't care about it, but complained repeatedly that the surprise promised at the beginning has not been fulfilled yet.

"Don't worry, after your next movie is finished, I guarantee you will see a surprise." Adrian said, and then looked at her seriously: "But you may not like this surprise very much."

"It's okay, even if it's something I hate, I won't blame you," Liv said after tilting her head and thinking for a while, "Ed won't hurt me, right?"

"Of course." Adrian smiled and held her in his arms.

"Mr. Sweetheart" has nothing to say, and the progress is relatively fast. It is expected to be completely completed in early November, and the publicity work can now be prepared. Whether it is little Cuba? Gooding or Tom? Cruise or Cate? Blanchett, Scarlett? Johansson have eye-catching place.

After watching most of the clips, Adrian felt relieved. Although the characters have changed a lot, the original little boy was replaced by a little girl, but this version is not much worse than the version in memory. Scarlett played in the movie Zhong and Cruise talked about rugby in a clear way, and the appearance of a kid will definitely be popular.

Adrian often praised her daughter in front of Melanie. For Melanie who wanted to make her daughter a star, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity, not to mention that Scarlett also had a crush on Adrian. I just don't know what expression she would have on her face if she knew what Adrian was thinking.

But these are things for the future. Does Adrian focus on the women around him, such as Blanchett? It is rare that Gwyneth returned from Rosarito after filming "Titanic", and Blanchett just had a rest during this time, so how can I enjoy the blessings of the same people, so that two people with the same outstanding temperament can get along with each other? It has always been very pleasant to have different women tactfully under her body.

Although Blanchett sometimes resisted fiercely, it was a pity that in the hands of Adrian, who had already seen through her mentality, everything was in vain. What's more, Gwyneth seems to like this feeling a little bit, and she takes the initiative every time, and Blanchett has nothing to do. Under Adrian's training, she seems to have forgotten another option, some things are addictive.

As for "The English Patient," it's been going pretty well, although it may be even worse than "Mr. Late to finish, but it shouldn't have a problem hitting theaters by the end of the year.

"Remember, Sophie, Ralph, recall the feeling of the situation at that time, Ralph's voice is not deep enough, and Sophie is a little thin." The actor said so, and then gestured to stop: "Okay, let's do it again, and we can officially call it a day when we're done."

However, Minghella was still dissatisfied after doing it again, and when he was thinking, Adrian, who had been on the sidelines, immediately said, "Anthony, maybe you don't have to stick to the feeling when shooting."

"Oh?" Minghella raised his head and looked at him puzzled.

"This is a conversation about the past between Omarsh and the female nurse Hannah. It is the part that guides the development of the whole story, so as long as it can convey that feeling to the audience, it does not need to completely reproduce the original filming. The feeling." Adrian explained.

"This...you can try it." Minghella squeezed his chin and thought carefully, and then arranged for the two actors behind the glass.

After four or five repeated attempts like this, Minghella finally found the tone he wanted, and this simple dubbing, which lasted only about ten minutes, came to an end. The completion of this dubbing also means that the post-production of "The English Patient" has taken another step forward, so Minghella expressed his gratitude after the completion: "Thank you, Ed, if you didn't remind me, I probably wouldn't know to When repeated, you really deserve to be one of the best directors in Hollywood."

Of course, a large part of this emotion is due to the fact that Adrian invested in the film and asked him to direct it.

"Yeah, if you hadn't reminded me, I don't know how long I would be by Anthony. You know, he is very good at training." Ralph Fiennes, who came out of the recording studio, also joked Said.

"It's nothing, but looking at the problem from the perspective of a bystander, it is naturally more comprehensive than those who are involved in it." Adrian said modestly.

The role of "The English Patient" was assigned to Miramax. Adrian only revealed the purpose of the film a little bit, and the Weinstein brothers fully agreed, but they didn't know that when facing "Salvation How much could "The English Patient" have achieved with the support of these two brothers back in Private Ryan.

"Sorry, gentlemen, I have to go first." Sophie Marceau said politely at this time, showing no expression on her plain appearance.

Just when she was about to turn around and leave, Adrian suddenly said, "Wait, Sophie, if we have time, can we have a chat?"

Sophie looked hesitantly at Minghella and then at Fiennes, as if she didn't know how to answer.

"It won't take you too long, just a few words." Adrian added immediately.

"Okay." Sophie sighed softly, and finally agreed.

However, she didn't expect that as soon as she entered the lounge, Adrian hugged her waist from behind, and leaned over to her show and took a deep breath.

"It's really refreshing. I can't tell you what kind of washing water you use?" Adrian said in admiration.

"A kind of plant spice..." Sophie answered casually, she came to her senses before she could speak, turned around and pushed him angrily, "Please respect yourself..."

Before she finished speaking, she got stuck again. It's not like she hadn't said such a thing before, but it didn't matter what the result was. It seemed to be the same this time, Adrian then gently pinched her chin, looked at her appreciatively, then lifted it up, and then lowered his head and grabbed her petals.

Sophie shrank back, but she wasn't particularly resolute, so she was immediately silenced by the other party. However, Adrian didn't do it too recklessly, he just touched her up and down and sucked her, and then let her go.

"In your eyes, I'm just at your mercy, N Fei asked half teasingly and half self-deprecatingly at him.

"In my eyes, you're just someone to be pampered n Derian shrugged.

"Do you say that to all your women?" Sophie said with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

"No, I only say that to women who need to be cared for." Adrian smiled and didn't take her sarcasm to heart. His fingers slid across Sophie's face to remove a few strands for her, That movement was extremely careful, coupled with the staring eyes and the corners of the mouth slightly turned up, he seemed to be caressing some precious treasure.

Feel the martial arts, the holy king made the holy king, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young Zhou royal family, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young Zhou, the royal family of the martial arts universe The throne of the gods who kill the gods at night begging the devil, the strongest abandoned young man of the ninth heaven, the royal family of Zhou, the god-maker She was slightly absent-minded for a while, but she quickly came to her senses: "If that's all you want to say, then I'd better leave as soon as possible."

"Of course not. I'm considering a movie, but I don't know if you can do it. After all, you don't have the temperament of Russian women. But then again, you also have a different temperament from them, and that This kind of melancholy and gentleness is very tempting, maybe it will be different from the traditional Anna Karenina." Adrian said softly.

"You mean...you mean...plan to adapt "Anna Karenina" into a movie." Sophie asked hesitantly.

"Well, after all, "Anna Karenina" is also a classic in history, and it has been filmed in many versions, so when someone proposed to me, I thought of you first, and then I was moved." Adrian rubbed Her face continued to speak in a soft tone, "In my opinion, you are somewhat similar to Anna Karenina, but it would be a little inappropriate for you to play the role, so I am hesitant and want to I want to hear your opinion."

"I...I don't know." Sophie showed a dazed look. Being able to play the heroine of a classic work is a very longing for any actor, no matter from which angle.

And Adrian has already expressed his attitude. Although some words have not been fully spoken, Sophie is very clear that as long as she agrees, the preparation of this movie will start, even if it is produced, the word-of-mouth box office will not be good.

"Give me some time... think about it..." Sophie finally said this, but from the unchanging eyes, it can be seen that she really wants to agree. It's not something she can refuse. But she didn't want to agree in front of Adrian. In her opinion, doing so was tantamount to admitting defeat.

"No problem, if you decide, remember to call me." Adrian didn't force it, but then asked: "So, which hotel are you staying in, I'll take you back."

"I can go back by myself..."

"Tell me, which hotel are you staying at?"

"You don't need to send me, I can go back by myself..."

"Tell me honestly, Sophie, which hotel are you staying at?"

"You can check it yourself..."

"No, I want to hear it from you, Sophie."

In the end, Sophie, who was held in Adrian's arms, told him his address, and there was no need to say anything about what would happen next. She once again showed the unrestrained and wild side of the French woman in the hotel room .

Most of what Adrian said was true, except that no one had suggested to him that Anna Karenina should be made into a film, which he had thought of himself.

In his memory, "Anna Karenina" is one of Sophie's few works in Hollywood. As he said, although Sophie's temperament is somewhat similar to the heroine of this novel, she also has There are many differences, and the director did not grasp the rhythm of the story well, so this version of her starring is not very well received.

Sophie undoubtedly likes this novel very much. Compared with women such as Monica, Julia and Gwyneth, she desires fame more. Adrian is of course willing to fulfill her wish, so he arranged the above scene, only need to revise the original script, and then find another suitable director, maybe it will get good reviews instead.

And even if it is similar to the original version, at least the image of Adrian willing to do anything for her is buried in Sophie's heart.

What made him a little regretful was that Rachel had finished her work and left the day before when she learned that several main actors had rushed over to dub "The English Patient". It's really a pity, it would be great if she could be hugged half-forced with Sophie.

But such an idea can only be thought about, Sophie hasn't completely taken it off yet, don't look at her appearance on the top, she immediately turned into a reserved lady after she was off. Even if we really hugged each other, Rachel might not say anything, but Sophie might not meet him again, besides, Adrian had already made arrangements...

Well, it doesn't really matter, there are many others, not Monica, Julia, Gwyneth, Blanchett, Kate, Charlize, and Sarah , Liv, but...

"Thank you, miss, next." Adrian said and gestured to the assistant.

The girl with an Asian face who performed in the camera before walked out disappointed, and then, another Asian girl walked in while being greeted by the assistant.

According to the assistant's instructions, the girl changed into a few clothes and walked around in front of everyone in the room, read a few lines to the camera, made a few movements—many of which were difficult—and then went out. After going through this cycle more than ten times, Adrian was finally informed by his assistant that today's audition is over.

"Very well, so what are your views and opinions?" Adrian asked immediately.

"I think the 22nd, 31st, 38th, and 42nd are all suitable." After a chat, one of them said.

"No. 18, No. 22, and No. 2 followed suit and gave the answer.

With them taking the lead, the rest of the people answered quickly, and Adrian was flipping through the files in his hand while listening to them. After pondering for a long while, he finally looked at the two young women sitting on the left who had never spoken.

"What do you two think?" Adrian asked, and then added: "It's all about feeling, don't think too much."

"We agree that No. 33 is more appropriate." Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz looked at each other, then smiled and gave the answer they had prepared.

"Okay, I see." Adrian nodded, then stood up, "That's all for today, and there's the last audition tomorrow."

In the room where he had just left the audition, Drew and Cameron both chased him up.

"Ed, you can't do this." Drew said reproachfully, holding his arm.

"Yeah, you haven't indicated your attitude since the audition. Even if you don't say who is suitable, you have to talk about your standards." Cameron took his other arm.

The two women didn't care about being intimate, and didn't care that there were still people passing by in the corridor from time to time. Adrian immediately laughed and hugged their waists from left to right. Maybe he didn't dare to do this in public, but wouldn't he dare to do it here?

"Don't worry, the audition will be over soon, I will discuss with you." Adrian said.

But this obviously didn't satisfy Drew, and he immediately pulled him to her office: "That's not okay, Ed, at least you have to give us some clarification today."

Speaking of which, he gave him a wink, and Cameron also showed an ambiguous smile on the other side. Adrian's heart moved slightly, and he followed them to the office.

"Honestly speaking, your office is very interesting," Adrian said in admiration after sipping the coffee Drew handed over, looking at the interior decoration.

Drew's office is based on pink and white, and there are small things that people like everywhere, as well as a lot of exquisite dolls. From this, it can be seen that she probably misses when she was a child when she was shooting "et" The kind of carefree.

"It's really beautiful. I suddenly want to have such an office." Cameron also sighed.

"Well, why don't you invest in my film production company? I will guarantee that you can have such an office." Drew said with a smile immediately.

"Your company is too small. If I join, two such offices will be too many." Cameron hummed softly.

"Then you can share this office with me, besides," Drew glanced at Adrian, "the company will develop sooner or later."

But no matter what they said, Adrian was still holding the cup, drinking the coffee one by one, as if the cup of coffee was very fragrant and sweet.

"Okay, Ed, it's time for us to talk about business." Drew and Cameron finally couldn't wait any longer, and they couldn't compare with Adrian in this respect.

"What do you want to ask?" Adrian put down his glass and asked with a smile.

"We just asked about the audition." Cameron pretended to be dissatisfied.

"Well, it's actually very simple," Adrian shrugged, "The reason why I let you make judgments based on your feelings is because once the decision is made, the three of you will be the absolute female protagonists, and you will be in the next three During the month, you will conduct systematic fighting training and practice some Chinese Kung Fu, so your relationship must be good. Therefore, if you have a good first impression based on your feelings, then there may be fewer conflicts when getting along, just like the two of you .”

"What else?" Drew asked, resting his chin on his fist.

"Secondly, she must be beautiful enough, at least comparable to the two of you." Adrian said frivolously and reached out and pinched the faces of the two women. Not only were the two women not angry, but Ka Melen still opened his mouth to bite.

"She must have the characteristics and temperament of Asians, but at the same time, she must also conform to the public's aesthetics. You know, American men's aesthetics of Asians is sometimes almost completely opposite." Adrian spread his hands.

The two women rested their chins on the backs of their hands and looked at him for a while without blinking. Then Drew said, "Do you believe it, Kami?"

"Of course not, we all know what kind of egg he is." Cameron said half teasing and half sexy.

"Oh, don't look at me like that," Adrian said "displeased" but I have much more to think about, her acting skills, her experience, her appearance, how other people feel about her. Move the universe, the holy king, create the holy king, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, the martial arts, move the universe and kill the night The Throne of the Gods and Gods Seal Seeking the Devil, Ao Shi, Nine Heavens, the Strongest Abandoned Young Master, the Great Zhou Royal Family, God-Creating General, Killing the Gods at Night Wang Jiangye kills the throne of the gods and gods, seeks the demon, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young master, the royal family of Zhou, kills the gods and seals the throne at night, seeks the magic Aoshi Ninth Heaven's Strongest Abandoned Young Master Zhou Royal Family's God-Maker General Night Killing God God Seal Throne Begging Demon That's why I asked Drew to hold a casting event, which you all know I rarely do, always cast before the start

"That's true," Drew nodded, and then looked at Cameron, "It seems that Ed is still thinking about us, Cammy."

"Indeed, he has always been very... considerate of women." Cameron looked at Adrian and giggled, "So how can we thank him, Drew?"

"That's not necessary," Adrian waved his hand, "It's better to finish first... hiss..."

Before he finished speaking, he took a breath, Cameron's hand was already under him, his blue eyes looked at him without blinking, and his little tongue twirled around his mouth.

"Finish what first?" Drew immediately stuck to him, rubbing his **** gently on his arm.

"This is your office, Drew."

"You're right, this is my office." fa.