King of Hollywood

"I bet she'll quit after two or three movies at the most, and I know Emma, ​​she's not a woman who is resigned. Trelawney has a lot of roles in the novels, but not in the movies." After all, a movie can last up to three hours, and the shots must focus on more important characters, and minor supporting roles like Trelawney, unless they have a key role, will inevitably be sacrificed in post-production.” In Among a group of people, Adrian said with a smile.

On his left is Alan Rickman who plays Snape in the Harry Potter series, on the right is Maggie Smith who plays McGonagall, and there are more other adult actors, but facing him, Emma Thompson, who plays Trelawney in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," which is currently being filmed.

It seemed a bit impolite to say that she would definitely leave the crew in the future, but in fact the other party didn't mean to be angry at all, and listened with a smile all the time.

"Then why did you invite me to play this role in the first place?" Thompson asked immediately, holding a cup.

"Because you agreed." Adrian shrugged, causing a low laugh.

"But to be honest, Emma, ​​if I knew I should have invited you to play the role of Harry's mother. There are not many roles, but they are all important." He added.

"It's a good thing Geraldine isn't here, otherwise she would die of grief." Rickman immediately interjected, and everyone laughed again.

"Don't worry, Ed, for your sake, if I really want to release it, I will definitely notify you first, and then make another one." Thompson said expressively.

"Then you don't need to quit at all, Emma." Smith cut in again at this time, "The third part is being filmed now, and according to what Joe revealed, the whole series plans to write 7 books, so wait for you to cover up." After the last three parts, the series has basically come to an end, and judging from Joe's usual style of writing, Trelawney may not have many roles in the future. So it doesn't matter whether you stay or leave."

A burst of laughter erupted immediately, making the atmosphere in the room even more lively. Of course, no matter how lively it was, it couldn't be more lively than the room next door, where young actors were gathering, and they had their topics and games. But there is no lack of connection at the same time, adults often come over, and children often come over, for example, the two twins once wanted to come to steal a drink.

This is very common among the crew at parties. Little Emma also hosted it at home, and it was fun after everyone got used to it. And it's not just the crew who attend the party, irrelevant people can also participate, as long as they are friends of the participants, just like Adrian. Well, this example is not accurate. After all, Adrian is the one who created the entire series, but Hugh Laurie is a good illustration.

"At first I didn't plan to participate, but Rachel dragged me to definitely come, so I had to agree, but I didn't know until I came. She actually planned to use me as a labor force. The arrangements at the party depended on their few A little guy can't do it," Laurie said, spreading his hands when talking about his niece.

"Don't make yourself so innocent, Uncle, didn't you agree to participate because you heard that Aunt Emma and Miracle Director participated?" Rachel who was next to him immediately said. Then he laughed with little Emma and a group of little guys beside him, and it turned out that it was the black man who was close to the ink. With little Emma taking the lead, a bunch of little guys—especially girls—seemed to be more fearless.

Laurie raised his hand, and seemed to have a headache for his niece. Adrian couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic: "Don't worry, Hugh, the little brats are always naughty."

Then. He took this opportunity to ask: "Speaking of which, I have a question to ask you, Hugh, if it's appropriate."

"Please speak." Laurie gestured.

"There's this character, a TV character, he's a doctor, a very good general practitioner, he can't trouble him with many difficult diseases, but he has a limp, he always avoids seeing his patients, he likes to treat his colleagues , friends, and even patients sneer at them, calling the doctors who practice under him ducklings, and happily...training them academically, but he still has a very good friend, and a friend who maintains an ambiguous relationship but And a female friend who is often in the same situation. From your point of view, what kind of personality should this character be." Adrian asked with a smile.

Laurie blinked, as if he realized something, he didn't answer immediately, but after pondering for a long time, he opened his mouth with some uncertainty: "First, he is a little withdrawn and surly, and then he is a little narcissistic, I believe The crippled leg has an unbearable past. He doesn’t trust others, only believes in himself, but he doesn’t mind other people’s reminders when encountering difficulties. Simply put, he is cold outside and hot inside, otherwise he will not have a good friend. "

Speaking of this, Laurie suddenly laughed: "Besides, if the role is important, the producer will not design it too weirdly, and always consider the audience's appetite."

Adrian clapped his hands immediately, and then asked: "So, Hugh, are you willing to play this role?"

"Wow, this is... quite a challenge." Although he had expected this, Hugh Laurie couldn't help but take a deep breath. This was an invitation from Director Miracle.

"But I believe this is a piece of cake for you. When I handed over the idea of ​​this TV series to the screenwriters, I was thinking about who is suitable for this weird protagonist. I didn't expect to meet you here. I have to say, I You're so lucky." Adrian gave him a hug without a trace.

To be honest, when Adrian heard the name Hugh Laurie at first, Adrian didn't react at all, not only because of the pronunciation problem, but also Hugh in front of him couldn't connect with Dr. House at all. In the very popular medical TV series in my memory, House is a middle-aged strange uncle with an unshaven beard, while Hugh in front of him is polite and full of British style from inside to outside.

But fortunately, he has a niece named Rachel Harwood, so when Rachel mentioned her uncle Hugh Laurie again and again. After introducing him to Adrian, Adrian finally remembered, so there was this conversation. It just so happens that there aren’t any important medical dramas at the moment, and it’s very appropriate to make "Doctor House". As for Fox, don’t worry, there are still many good medical dramas. If they are willing to cooperate, Adrian doesn’t mind giving them some Compensation, the plan advocated by Warner is still very good. isn't it?

"Wow, is Uncle going to America now?" Rachel, who was listening to everything with her chin in her hand, cried with her eyes shining.

"Now you can be proud, Rachel, the famous director of Miracle personally invited your uncle to act in a TV series." Little Emma made a face to her friend.

"Hey, guys, it's not so fast. Now I'm just getting a preliminary understanding, and I still need to read the script and audition. But even if Ed insists, I won't take this role." Laurie said immediately, although The possibility of this matter being settled is quite high. After all, it was the big boss who spoke, but the gesture still needs to be shown.

Adrian also nodded secretly, adding another favor to him. Destiny is so interesting. It was just a small suggestion that allowed Rachel Harwood to get the role of Ginny. Because of his previous life experience, Adrian suggested to the crew when casting the cast. Not all characters must be limited to the age of the characters in the novel. For example, the candidate for Ginny can also be selected from children born in 90 years.

So, with red hair and a round face, Rachel Harwood, who looked quite cute, entered the eyes of the director at that time, Chris Columbus, in terms of appearance. She does bear a resemblance to the Weasley family with their red-haired heritage. Although Rachel participated in the audition to compete for the role of Hermione, she liked the Harry Potter series of novels very much, and the crew had a lot of lobbying, so the family finally agreed.

Without this episode, Rachel would have stepped into the British showbiz, but it's hard to say how big. So, in a sense, playing Ginny was a good thing for her. Not only that. She also became good friends with little Emma, ​​the world is impermanent, nothing more.

"The unknown is indeed fascinating, especially the unknown with a small scope." On the way back, Adrian couldn't help sighing while looking at the street scene outside the car window.

"What are you talking about?" Little Emma, ​​who rested her head on his lap, asked immediately.

"I'm talking, why do you have to lie in the car." Adrian lowered his head and asked helplessly.

"Hey, don't I even have the right to lie down on your legs now? Does that mean I won't be able to ride with you in the future." Little Emma cried out dissatisfied immediately.

Adrian would like to answer yes, but the concept has been changed secretly. In order to avoid being involved in more topics, it is better to shut up. What he asked was why she was lying in the car, not why she was pillowing on his lap-well, there was a bit of a behind-the-scenes meaning, but it was just a reminder, but she...

And even so, little Emma didn't intend to let him go, and continued to say dissatisfiedly: "You should thank me, Ed, if I didn't drag you to the party today, how could you meet Mr. Laurie?"

"Okay, okay, thank you, Emma, ​​thank you very much." Adrian leaned over and kissed her on the forehead as he said.

This trick was very effective. Little Emma was stunned for a moment, then giggled, twisted her head on his thigh a few times, then focused on looking up at him until she returned home.

"Okay, I won't accompany you anymore. I have other things to do in London." Adrian said to her after sending little Emma back to her residence and greeting Rodlin's family.

"That's the end." Little Emma seemed unhappy with her mouth curled up.

"Don't forget, I will come over next month for your birthday." Adrian scratched her little nose, "I basically never missed your birthday, didn't I?"

Hearing this sentence, little Emma immediately smiled, but still did not forget to tease: "You were absent twice, I remember it very clearly!"

She raised two fingers and gestured in front of Adrian, with a serious expression but a smile in her eyes.

"Yes, I know, but those two times did happen, and I didn't forget to call you, didn't I?" Adrian bent down in front of her.

"Okay, okay, that's it." Little Emma looked around, taking advantage of his family not paying attention, and quickly kissed him on the cheek.

I laughed. Adrian glared at her with "I knew it", touched her head again, and then said goodbye to Rodlin's family. Little Emma sent him to the door, and after watching the car leave in front of the window, she greeted her adoptive mother again and returned to her bedroom.

After lying on the bed for a while, little Emma turned over and looked at the ceiling with wide eyes. After a while, she jumped up and turned twice in front of the full-length mirror. Then he snorted with his hands on his hips.

"There is still a year at most, so be patient!" She looked at herself in the mirror and announced, "It's mine, and no one can take it away!"

Adrian did have other things to do when he came to London besides accompanying little Emma. After spending several months collecting information and discussing with Claude and others, he had already made a decision.

"It's all good, but I don't have my own training base. And the stadium is a little smaller." In the team's box, watching the players in blue uniforms finish their warm-up, amidst the cheers of the fans Ready to start the game, Adrian said to the old man beside him.

"It's not too small, it can accommodate 40,000 people." The old man next to him raised his snow-white eyebrows, "And the land here is precious, so it's not so easy to expand."

As for the lack of a training ground. He ignored it directly. Adrian smiled, turned around and entered the box. There was a TV in it, so you can watch the football without standing in front of the window, but you don’t need to enter the box to watch the game.

"Generally speaking, Chelsea is not bad and has potential to be tapped, so let's make an offer, Mr. Bates." After sitting in the chair, he said directly.

Adrian finally chose Chelsea, and Claude's words woke him up: "Are you investing personally? Or is it a group investment?"

obviously. This is a personal behavior, so it is natural to follow his opinion, and Adrian, who is very concerned about the giving and taking back of power, naturally prefers a blank slate of Chelsea. Still the same sentence, he can be a chairman who doesn't care and delegate all powers to the head coach, let him go to the scene to receive cheers, but the power of the head coach is given by him, or it was there before he came. is a very important distinction.

Adrian doesn't want to deal with Ferguson and Manchester United's fanatical fans, so Chelsea is better, and it's a London team.

Of course, several conversations with Crowder were also the triggers for his decision. The reason why he was vacillating was largely because Manchester United would undoubtedly be of greater help to ESPN's entry into Europe, so Crowder asked him whether to sell Can Chelsea develop it into a first-class team? Thinking back to the few impressions I had of Chelsea in my previous life, it was nothing more than poaching the Magic Birds and then willing to invest in buying players. There was no complicated strategy.

So the answer came out. According to Claude, this is in line with the process of ESPN entering Europe. It grows with the team, gradually establishes its own reputation and brand, and complements each other. This in itself is a good way of publicity.

After the decision, Adrian immediately arranged for people to contact Chelsea. The current chairman Kenneth Bates has a bad reputation. Fans association likened to court for parasites.

Such a chairman is not difficult to deal with, and Adrian also has a lot of connections in the UK, so there is the current scene.

"Why would Mr. Kewell want to buy a Premier League team?" Bates did not answer directly. "After all, English football and American football...are two completely different sports."

He was careful not to express too many emotions beyond words. Almost everyone in Europe knows that the United States is a football desert, and Uncle Sam prefers "barbaric" and "unaesthetic" football. However, the person facing Bates was a media tycoon. Such a big man was not something he could offend. Even if he felt a little disdainful in his heart, he would definitely not show it in the slightest.

"Every sport has its own charm." Adrian smiled good-naturedly, "I also have many friends in the UK, and I often watch football with them. The enthusiastic atmosphere is no less than that of Any sport, so every World Cup is an event."

Of course, it is actually because the Premier League clubs are probably the only European teams that are easy to get. No matter whether Spain or Italy, it is impossible to sell the team to outsiders.

After chatting for a few more words, Bates finally got to the point: "I know that Chelsea has many difficulties at present, but it is still a team with a long history, and it also has its own honor. It has many loving fans-I It’s not about those parasites, but the fans who really love it. So even if I want to sell it, I have to find a better owner for it.”

Adrian kept smiling and didn't say anything, Bates remained calm: "So even though many people want to buy it, for example, a rich man from Russia contacted me, and his bid was the highest, but..."

"How much did he pay?" Adrian suddenly interrupted him unceremoniously.

Bates frowned slightly, but still gave the answer: "110 million."

He dare not and will not falsely report this number. The person sitting in front of him is not a fool with a lot of money like a Russian. Adrian has his own contacts and channels. If he dares to play tricks...

"I'll give you 220 million." Adrian said casually.

Even though Bates was calm, his throat couldn't help but visibly twitched, and even after swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he reminded in a rude manner: "I'm talking about pounds, Mr. Cowell."

"Of course it's the pound, not the Bahraini dinar, or the Cyprus pound." Adrian smiled again, looking down at him.

Having said so much, didn't Bates just want to sell for a price, and Adrian directly gave him twice the price, so he drove him to a dead end. This figure has greatly exceeded Bates' psychological expectations. He dare not increase the price, and it is impossible for him to increase the price. Moreover, the 220 million pounds also shows Adrian's determination, not to sell? That would totally and utterly offend him.

In short, no matter which aspect, there is no room for negotiation at all. (to be continued..)