King of Hollywood

"What should I say about you, Laver?" Adrian, who was sitting behind the large desk, looked at Lavern helplessly and depressed, and sighed, "Should I praise you for your excellent work? Or blame you for making your own decisions?"

Since Laverne became the CEO of the company, Adrian called him into the office for the first time. Before that, he had always taken the initiative to go to Laverne to maintain his authority as the president with practical actions.

It's no wonder that Adrian is a little rude, he is indeed very depressed now. Just before, when I was filming the chase scene between Willis and Ving Rhames, who played the gangster Marsha, on the street, I was surrounded by countless reporters for a long time. Know how many shots those guys would ruin. And every time the filming is over, they will stick to it like flies and ask this and that, which is very annoying.

"You're more of a star than we are, buddy." Willis teased him like this.

When the chase scene in the street was first filmed, there were fans of Willis waiting nearby, waiting for autographs, but after the announcement of the Oscar nominations, the neighborhood became all reporters and those who wanted to see Adrian What kind of magical creature is Ann.

Frankly speaking, Adrian didn't think he would be nominated for best director. In his memory, among the seven nominations for "The Shawshank Redemption", there is no best director, but the most important ones are best film, best actor, and best adapted screenplay, and the others are technical experts.

But now not only has he been nominated for the best director, but he has also been nominated for a total of 8 projects, and the best sound effect has become the best supporting actor-Adrian specially asked Tim Robbins to nominate the best actor, Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Morgan Freeman, but unexpectedly it had a miraculous effect. Of course, most of this is due to Lavern. Without his public relations efforts, how could those old men in the film academy have given the nomination so readily.

If it were someone else, he would definitely jump for joy. That was nominated for the best director Oscar, and he also broke the record for the youngest best director nomination. How could this not be worth celebrating. But Adrian was only depressed. He spent so much effort and thought of making a memorable appearance for everyone in the next few days, but he didn't expect to be ruined by a best director nomination that should have been happy , which is undoubtedly a very bad thing.

Depressed and harassed by reporters, Adrian came back to the company during the weekend break to ask Mr. Lavern Xing for his crimes. He certainly didn't say he wanted this nomination.

"Sorry, boss," Lavern said after a few seconds of silence, "I think I may have some problems communicating with the other party, so that they misunderstood what I meant."

Adrian raised his eyebrows. This is obviously an excuse. Laverne's ability is beyond doubt, otherwise he would not have won 8 nominations for "The Shawshank Redemption", so he will definitely not make this mistake. And Lavern has no reason not to do what he ordered, so there is only one explanation for being nominated for the best director, and the judges will indeed be wrong!

Although this conclusion made him a little dumbfounded, it was indeed possible after careful consideration. Although the application of "The Shawshank Redemption" for the best director competition is just a statement, but after all, it is impossible for Lavern to understand this and tell the other party that he does not want to be nominated for best director, right? If the judges made a mistake during the contact and felt that the film was qualified, then it is normal to give this nomination.

In this case, Lavern can be said to have no responsibility. I believe Lavern himself understands this, but he still takes this matter on himself. As for why this is done, there are two reasons.

In Hollywood, opportunity is often more important than ability. If Adrian hadn't appeared, Laverne might have stayed in the position of general manager of this small company until retirement, and his ambition would never be realized. His name will not be known.

As for the other reason, Lavern also believes that this young boss who can make such achievements in just two years and put himself in the position of CEO with unreserved trust also understands this point.

"Forget it, the problem is not yours. The important thing is how to remedy it now." Adrian waved his hand, as if to let it go, "I think you should understand why I did this, Laffer."

Although he was a little depressed and annoyed when he first returned to the company, but now he has adjusted his mentality, and even, to a certain extent, he still enjoys this feeling. Laverne made him very satisfied. Although the quality of "The Shawshank Redemption" is guaranteed, the possibility of getting 8 nominations is not unrelated to his public relations. Such ability can be regarded as top-notch in Hollywood, and I believe he can still do better. It is such a talent, if not for himself, perhaps he would have been buried.

In fact, Laverne is not bad. Relatively speaking, the competition for actors is more intense. Thousands of young men and women flock to Hollywood every year with dreams. Bumping around like flies. When they gradually understand the cruelty of reality, many people will do everything in order to win the opportunity.

Adrian still remembers a story about Jack Lemmon that he saw in his previous life. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the movie "Mr. Roberts" when he was young. He excitedly told his acting teacher. But the teacher pointed to the people who passed by them and said to him: Among the people who passed by just now, there may be 6 people who played this role as well as you; the most important difference between you and them is that you got This role, they don't have it!

Therefore, Drew would take the initiative to tease him; therefore, Monica did not refuse him; therefore, Lavern acquiesced in accusing him. This feeling of manipulating the fate of others is fascinating.

"Frankly speaking, I don't think there is anything that can be remedied, Ed." Lavern changed his title back.

"You can't let it go." Adrian frowned and raised his hands. He knew that Laverne was telling the truth. If it was only the youngest Oscar nominee for best director, he could find a way to divert the public's attention. To think that the chief entertainment reporter of the "Washington Post" named Haggis Painter turned out all his old stories.

Too careless! Adrian said something in his heart, but then shook his head slightly. Even if there is no Painter, there will be others. Those materials are not confidential and can be easily found. Moreover, his current career has just started, and he is far from reaching the point where he can influence the media.

"Maybe," Lavern looked at his boss after being silent for a few minutes, "we can think in a different direction."

"Another direction?" Adrian raised his eyebrows.

(Recommended tickets, please bring them~)