King of Hollywood Chapter 131: Additional investment and more movies
Additional investment in Chapter 131 and more movies
Without suspense, Yuan Heping agreed to make one more movie and one more movie. This is better. No one doesn’t want to go to the Hollywood show, not to mention the Adrian "ghost" still admires him. However, it will take about two months to formally arrange the actor for training. Monica is working with Tommy Lee Jones on the new movie. The protagonist of nv is a relatively ordinary family. At least, most of the shots must be completed before shooting.
It doesn't matter much. Adrian and Yuan Heping made it very clear. There must be a lot of differences in work habits on both sides, and this time can be used to break in. And he will be in the first film in person, he needs to fully understand the movements and fights designed by them to determine whether it is suitable for what the film wants to express. As for the second film, there is still a corner that has not been determined, and it is naturally impossible to arrange Trained.
It’s all settled in this way. Counting time, Adrian is also preparing to fully invest in the post-production of "Eyes Wide Shut". Of course, what should be paid attention to should be concerned and asked, such as by the end of July, Gwyneth finally returned to Los Angeles from Rosarito, and finally got rid of the "nightmare"
"Yes, this is an outright nightmare, God, James Cameron is definitely the incarnation of Satan," Gwyneth said to the Adrian who was coming by plane to pick her up.
Compared to half a year ago, she did reduce a lot, but her figure is still pretty good, at least it feels comfortable. She has reason to complain. Although Adrian does not come to Rosarito often, it is clear that Cameron is much stricter on the set than in memory. After all, Adrian took out 2 without frowning. One hundred million dollars made him squander. Although Cameron has great confidence, he also feels a lot of pressure
So, it’s also common to wear clothes and stay in the water for four or five hours like a shipwreck. It’s okay for these two months. After all, it’s summer, but the first few months of the year It is really bad, although Rosarito is in the south of Mexico, but the cold water temperature in winter is still relatively low, so Gwyneth got pneumonia and lay there for several days.
Of course, Adrian rushed over as soon as possible. She lay there for a few days, and he was there for a few days, so that Gwyneth moved a little and was very sensitive in these details. Yes, it may seem to be an irrelevant appearance on the surface, but I really care about it. If I want to coax the nv people well, I have to work hard enough on the details.
"Okay, haven't you punished him as I said? James also knows that he is overdone, so he willingly be punished by you" Adrian said comfortably.
On the day Cameron announced the closure of the mirror, the hard-working Gwyneth remembered the previous instigation of Adrian, and quickly contacted DiCaprio and many temporary actors who appeared in the floating body and called Cameron out. Then he poured water on his head, pot by pot, and the tyrant from the studio was drenched from head to toe. But Cameron said nothing after the end, just shrugged. From this point, he is indeed a good director.
"Don't think so much, anyway, this movie has been finished, and when you release it, you will know that these hardships are worth it." Seeing Gwyneth was still a little unwilling, Adrian immediately ěn了ěn the corner of her mouth, followed by a prolonged voice: "And, I can guarantee that as long as James meets my requirements, then..."
Although not finished, Gwyneth knew what he was referring to, and immediately sat down on him to offer a sweet and charming, she was willing to stay with him besides being attracted by him. What?
As for whether "Titanic" will be released at the end of this year, Cameron, who is fully responsible, is not very sure.
"I can only say that I try my best. Although the shooting time is a little longer, some of the later scenes are being produced at the same time. I can't give an exact answer unless you give me a period of time." He said so.
Although Adrian wants to see the collision between the big ship and the soldiers, listening to the other party has to wait for a while. However, there are always things that he doesn’t want to see happen. Two months later, Cameron plunged into the studio to find Adrian and made a difficult request.
"Add another Wonder investment?" Adrian did not hide his surprise, and Cameron clasped his head and said nothing.
"James, you need to know that the total investment has reached 200 million, and has not yet included the cost of publicity," Adrian said without hesitation. "Besides, there should be some funds in your hands, is it not enough? Is it?"
"I know, Ed, I know..." Cameron smiled bitterly and didn't seem to know what to say.
Adrian is not a Fox executive in the "history". The investment in the big ship in the "history" was only a little over 100 million at the beginning. It was Cameron’s repeated request to slowly increase the investment to 200 million. The Fox executives are prepared to jump off the building if they fail. But now it is, Adrian promised to give 200 million funds at a time, and still invest as a person. Cameron can threaten those executives with temper, but they dare not do this in front of Adrian.
"Listen to me, Ed," Cameron took a deep breath, and finally calmed down, "I know this requirement is too much, but I believe that another 10,000 yuan investment will make this movie more perfect. At the beginning We have several technical problems that cannot be solved, so some scenes have to be replaced with other methods, so the effect is not particularly good. But we have solved this problem just two weeks ago, and I fully believe that we can do more grand and real "
Here there is a pause, and then he seems to make up his mind: "I know how risky this is, but Ed, please believe me, I can do more perfect. And, no matter the movie is released What will happen in the future, my team and I can give up all salaries and dividends"
After that, Cameron looked at Adrian with some anxiety, while Adrian lowered his eyelids with his lips drooping. He is not thinking about whether he should answer the request of the responding party. To know the investment amount of "Titanic", he remembers very clearly that when he threw 200 million directly from the throne of the Indian Seal, he just wanted Cameron to learn to save under this pressure and fight for it. The big ship will be completed within 200 million, but now it seems impossible, so the additional investment is basically a sure thing. Even if the advertising cost is 10,000, there is still a 10,000 floating, right?
So Adrian is actually sighing. Although Cameron is a studio tyrant and a technical maniac, he is also a pure director and can bet everything for his own work. "Giving up all salaries and dividends" seems useless. Once the movie fails, there is no dividend. As for the point of salary, it is basically a bad salary for the loss, but it is also Cameron's statement. If he fails, he will never again. Will not hold the guide. This is similar to how he sold the script of "Terminator" with US One. It is no wonder that some people say that this world can only succeed if it is paranoid. Compared with it, it is almost incompetent.
Adrian doesn’t matter here, Cameron next to him becomes more uneasy, almost thinking he will refuse. Fortunately, Adrian finally recovered, and when Cameron wanted to get up and leave, he said: "I decided."
"So?" Cameron's eyes lit up, looking at Adrian with hope.
"I don't plan to add ten thousand more," he said in a serious way, and then laughed again after Cameron showed disappointment. "I plan to add ten thousand more investment."
"Okay, I understand you... what are you talking about?" Cameron opened his eyes in amazement and looked at the Adrian in disbelief. He even reached out his ears and suspected that he had heard it wrong.
"You heard it right, James, I did say that I would add an additional investment of 10,000 yuan." Adrian said with a smile, "I want to do the most perfect, since I have invested 200 million US dollars because I trust you, I won’t be stingy with that.”
"God, this is..." Cameron jumped up from the sand immediately, cheering like a child, and excitedly holding Adrian firmly.
"Thank you, Ed thank you so much. I will let you see the most perfect works, and I will be able to assure you," he said incoherently.
"Okay, okay, James, don’t move too much, please pay attention to the occasion?" Adrian got up and patted his shoulder with a smile, "Since I said that you will do miracles, then you will definitely "
After a pause, he waited until Cameron’s emotions stabilized: "But it’s just ten thousand, and I won’t give you more points"
"No problem, no problem," Cameron grinned. "Enough, completely enough."
"I've heard you say this more than once, James." Adrian looked distrustful.
"Beware, this time I am serious," Cameron said as he was leaving. "Okay, I will disappear immediately, and I will immediately invest in post-production."
Adrian does not stop, just waited for him to go out and asked the sentence again: "Yes, at the end of this year..."
"It must be impossible," Cameron blocked in one sentence. There may be some places that need to be completely redone, and time is too late. "
"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter, anyway, I have waited so long, and it doesn't matter if I wait." Adrian sighed.
Although I regret not seeing the collision between the big ship and the soldiers, it will not be a bad thing to be released next year. Only with sufficient publicity can we get better results. The reason for the additional 10,000 instead of the 10,000 requested by Cameron is very likely to be the nearly 300 million mark in the cost of publicity-300 million investment is still very large after the 21st century, not to mention that the US dollar is particularly strong now ǐng-But it is necessary to think about it at Adrian.
Remember the global box office of "Titanic"? 1.8 billion, right? Why can't we find a way to push it to 100 million? How much achievement and aura will he achieve for this number? It is enough to be eye-catching enough to invest in the creation of a global revenue of 100 million yuan at the box office with nearly 300 million people as a person. Moreover, there are more other aspects to gain.
Yes, he has never been a pure director. His goal is to build his own media empire for control of Hollywood, and then to collect the nv people he wants to collect. Everything he does is moving towards this goal. He can admire directors like Cameron, but there is no need to learn from them, he just has to move in his own favor.
"It won't be long." Adrian, who poured himself a glass of whiskey, stared at the glass and chuckled.
Of course, these are just words. In the two months in the middle, Adrian also did a lot of things, such as he finally started to work on the marvelous editing of "Eyes Wide Shut", or to check out "Wedding Pride", Post-production of "Jerry Maguire" and "The English Patient" and other movies.
Needless to say, "Wedding Occasions" can be completed in about late October. This r-level comedy is not particularly important to the schedule, so no special arrangements are needed, and it will be released at the end of the New Year's archive. Adrian looked at the completed part of the next part. The performance of Liv Tyler is quite satisfactory. There are some bright spots but not many. Most of the time, it is still a beautiful ua bottle.
"You have said that I am a ua bottle, then make a beautiful ua bottle." Liv Tyler is still a careless look, but it has repeatedly complained that the good surprises that were said at the moment have not been fulfilled.
"Relax, when your next movie is finished, I promise you will see the surprise." Adrian said, and then looked at her seriously: "But you may not like this surprise very much."
"It doesn't matter, I won't blame you even if it's something I hate," Liv Tyler said with his head tilted, "Ed won't hurt me, right?"
"Of course." Adrian smiled and put her in her arms.
There is nothing to say about "Jerry Maguire", the progress is relatively fast, and it is expected to be completely completed in early November, and the publicity work can now be prepared. Whether it is Kuba? Gooding or Tom? Cruise or Cate? Blanchett, Scarlett? Johnson has eye-catching places.
After seeing most of the clips Adrian, I feel relieved. Although the characters have changed a lot, the original little boy was replaced with a little nv boy, but this version doesn’t remember the difference between that version and Scarlett. In the movie, he talked to Cruise about rugby, and the appearance of a big man will definitely be popular.
Adrian always praises her nv in front of Milani. This is a good opportunity for Milani who wants to make nv into a star, not to mention Scarlett’s Adrian. I just don't know what expression she would have on her face if she knew the thoughts of Adrian.
But these are all future things. Is the main force of Adrian still on the nv people around me, such as Blanchett. Rarely, Gwyneth returned from Rosarito after filming "Titanic", and Blanchett just happened to rest again during this time. He didn't want to enjoy the blessings of the same people, and made the two have the same temperament. It is always pleasant to have different nv people tactfully beneath them.
Although Blanchett rebelled sometimes, it was a pity that in the hands of Adrian who had already revealed her kind of psychology, everything was in vain. What's more, Gwyneth seems to like this feeling a little bit, and every time she takes the initiative, Blanchett has no choice. Under the training of Adrian, she seems to have forgotten another option. Some things are addictive.
As for "The English Patient", the progress has been very good, although it may be more than "Jerry Maguire" because of the perfectionist plot of Anthony Mingera-every director who has more or less will have- It will be completed late, but there should be no problem with the release at the end of this year.
"Remember, Sophie, Ralph, recalling the situation at that time, Ralph's voice was not thick enough, and Sophie was a little thin." Mingra was dubbing in the studio. The two actors said so, and then made a gesture to stop: "Okay, let's do it again, and we can officially close the work when we are done."
However, Mingra was still dissatisfied after another visit. Just when he was meditating, Adrian, who had been watching, then opened his mouth: "Anthony, maybe you don’t have to be obsessed with the feeling when shooting."
"Oh?" Mingra immediately looked up at him puzzledly.
"This is a conversation between Omarsh and nv nurse Hannah about the past, which is the part that guides the whole story exhibition, so as long as you can convey that feeling to the audience, it does not need to be completely reproduced. The feeling at the time of shooting." Adrian explained.
"So... you can try it." Mingra squeezed his chin and thought carefully, then set up the two actors behind the glass.
After four or five times of repeated trials like this, Mingra finally found the tone that he wanted, and this simple voice 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 after the end Mingla expressed his feelings: "Thank you, Ed, if it is not your reminder, I probably don’t know yet to repeat When did you really deserve to be one of Hollywood's best directors?"
Of course, a large part of this feeling is because Adrian invested in this movie and asked him to take charge of the guide.
"Yeah, if it weren't for your reminder, I don't know when to be Anthony. You know, he's a very good man." Ralph Fiennes came out of the studio. Also jokingly said.
"It's nothing, but from the standpoint of bystanders looking at the problem, it's naturally more comprehensive than the people who put it in." Adrian said modestly.
The type work of "The English Patient" is a responsibility for Miramax. Adrian just revealed the purpose of the movie a little bit. The Weinstein brothers agreed to it, but they did not know that they were facing "Saving Private Ryan" "At the time, there was much success in "The English Patient" supported by these two brothers.
"Sorry, gentlemen, I'm going to take a step first." Sophie Marceau said politely at this time, with no expression on her plain look.
Just when she was about to turn around and leave, Adrian suddenly said aloud: "Wait, Sophie, if we have time, can we talk a few words?"
Sophie looked at Mingela and Fiennes with a hesitant look. He didn't seem to know how to answer.
"It won't delay you for too long, just a few words." Adrian then added again.
"Okay." Sophie sighed softly, and finally agreed.
However, she didn't expect that as soon as she entered the lounge, Adrian hugged her waist and hugged her from the back, and took a deep breath on her show.
"It's really refreshing, what kind of washing water do you use, I can't ask?" Adrian said in awe.
"A plant spice..." Sophie replied smoothly, woke up before he even spoke, and turned and pushed him angrily: "Please take care of yourself..."
Not finished yet, she got stuck again. She hadn’t said that before, but it didn’t cost much. This time it seemed to be the same. Adrian immediately squeezed her chin, looked at it appreciatively, then lifted it up, and then lowered her head to hold her flap.
Sophie shrank back, but it was not particularly determined, so she was shut up by the other party, but Adrian was not too wanton, just touched up and down and ǔn sucked, and let her go.
"In your eyes, I just asked n Fei, who was at your disposal, to look at him, half teasing and half self-deprecating.
"In my eyes, you are just a ndian who needs care and shrugged.
"Did you say that to every one of your nv people?" Sophie's tone brought a sneer.
"No, I only say this to nv people who need care." Adrian smiled and didn't take her sarcasm to heart, his finger slipped over Sophie's face and pulled a few wires for her That movement was extremely careful, and with the gazing eyes and slightly curled corners of his mouth, he seemed to be rubbing some precious baby.
Feel the martial spirit, the Holy King, the holy king, the night kill the god, the throne, the king, the strongest abandon the young and big Zhou, the royal family will kill the god, the king, the night, the strong Move the heaven and earth to kill the **** and seal the throne at night Sophie was a little lost for a while, but she quickly sobered up: "If all you want to say is this, then I will leave as soon as possible."
“Of course not. I’m thinking about a movie, but I don’t know if you can do it. You know, after all, you don’t have the temperament of Russian nv people. But then again, you also have a temperament different from them. And that kind of melancholy and gentleness makes people very tempted, maybe Anna Karenina will be different from the tradition." Adrian said softly.
"You mean... you mean... intending to adapt "Anna Karenina" into a movie." Sophie asked hesitantly.
"That's right, after all, "Anna Karenina" is also a classic in history, and has been photographed in many versions, so when someone proposed to me, I thought of you first and then I was moved." Adrian Mo Suo She continued with a soft tone on her face, "In my opinion, you are somewhat similar to Anna Karenina, but if you play it, it is slightly inappropriate, so I hesitate, I want to hear your opinion."
"I...I don't know." Sophie appeared to be a nv protagonist of the classic work with a dazed spirit, which is very eager for any actor, no matter from which angle.
And Adrian has already expressed its attitude. Although some words are not fully stated, Sophie is very clear that as long as she agrees, the film will start preparations, even if it is produced, the word-of-mouth box office is not good.
"Give me some time...think about it..." Sophie said in the end, but from the unchanging eyes, she can see that she really wants to agree, this is not what she can refuse, now I just said that I didn't want to promise in front of Adrian. In her view, doing so is tantamount to admitting defeat.
"No problem, if you decide, remember to call me." Adrian did not reluctantly, but then asked again: "So, which hotel do you stay in, I will send you back."
"I can go back on my own..."
"Tell me, which hotel do you stay in."
"I don't need you to send me, I can just go home..."
"Truly tell me, Sophie, which hotel are you staying in."
"You can check it yourself..."
"No, I want to hear from you, Sophie."
In the end, Sophie, who was cuddled by Adrian in her arms, told him where she was, and she would have nothing to say about what would happen next. In the hotel room, she once again showed the wild and wild French nv people. one side.
Most of what Adrian said is true. Except for one thing, no one suggested to him to adapt "Anna Karenina" into a movie. This is what he thought of himself.
In his memory, "Anna Karenina" is one of Sophie's few works in Hollywood. As he said, Sophie's temperament is somewhat similar to the nv protagonist of this novel. , But there are many differences, and the director did not grasp the rhythm of the story, so this version of her starring comment is not very high.
Sophie is undoubtedly very fond of this novel. Compared to nv people such as Monica, Julia and Gwyneth, she is more eager for fame. Adrian is of course willing to meet her wishes, so to arrange the above scene, you only need to modify the original script, and then find another suitable director, maybe you will get praise or not necessarily.
And even if it is similar to the original, at least the image of Adrian willing to do anything for her is buried in Sophie's heart.
Let him feel a little regret that Rachel had finished his work a day ago and left after learning that several leading actors had voiced over "The English Patient". It's a real pity that if she can be semi-forced with Sophie, it will definitely be very good.
But this kind of thinking can only be thought about. Sophie hasn’t taken it down completely yet, don’t look at what she looks like on the top, and it becomes a reserved Shunv immediately after the next. Even if it is really embraced together, Rachel may not say anything, but Sophie may not meet him again, let’s say Adrian has already arranged...
Okay, it doesn’t really matter. There are many others here, not Monica, Julia, Gwyneth, Blanchett, Cate, Charlize, and more Not Sarah, Liv Tyler, but...
"Thank you, miss, next." Adrian said a gesture to the assistant.
The nv boy with an Asian face who performed a while on the camera immediately went out with some disappointment, followed by, and another Asian nv boy walked in as the assistant greeted him.
According to the assistant’s instructions, the nv boy changed a few clothes and turned around in front of everyone in the room, and read a few lines to the camera and made a few actions-some of which were somewhat difficult-and then Go out. After more than ten such cycles, Adrian was finally informed by his assistant that today's audition was over.
"Very well, what are your views and opinions?" Adrian asked immediately.
"I think No. 22, No. 31, No. 38 and No. 42 are all suitable." After a bit of mutual exchange, one of them said.
"The 18th, 22nd, and 2 people followed and gave the answer,
With their lead, the rest of them answered quickly, Adrian flipped through the files in his hands while listening in his ears. After a long while, he looked at the two young nv guys who were sitting on the left hand and never spoke.
"What about your two opinions?" Adrian asked in this way, and then added a sentence: "It's based on feelings, don't think too much."
"We all agree that No. 33 is more appropriate." Drew?Barrymore and Cameron?Diaz looked at each other, then smiled and gave the already prepared answer.
"Okay, I know." Adrian nodded and stood up. "I'm here today, and there will be the last audition tomorrow."
Just in the room where he auditioned, Drew and Cameron both caught up.
"Ed, you can't do this." Drew said with a weird hold of his arm.
"Yeah, you haven't marked your attitude since the audition. Even if you don't say who is suitable, always talk about your standards." Cameron held his other arm.
The two nv people didn't care about making intimate moves, and they didn't care about people passing by from time to time. Adrian immediately laughed and hugged their waists, and they might not dare to do this in front of the public, but are they afraid to do it here?
"Don't worry, the audition will be over immediately, and I will discuss with you." Adrian said so.
But this is obviously not satisfactory for Drew, and immediately took him to her office: "That's not enough, Ed, at least today you have to give us some clear a generation."
He said that a flirtatious look was also thrown at him, and on the other side Cameron also gave an ambiguous smile. Adrian moved a little in his heart, and he followed them to the office.
"Honestly, your office is very interesting," Adrian said with admiration after sipping the coffee handed over from Drew.
The office of Drew is based on pink and white, and there are small items that I like everywhere, as well as many dolls from jīng. From this point, it can be seen that she probably missed shooting "et" when she was a child. "The kind of carefree.
"It's really beautiful, I suddenly want to have such an office." Cameron also said with exclamation.
"Well, how about investing in my film production company? At that time, I promise you can have such an office." Drew said immediately with a laugh.
"Your company is too small. If I join, there will be too many of these offices." Cameron hummed.
"Then you can share this office with me, and then," Drew glanced at Adrian, "The company will show up sooner or later."
However, no matter what they say, Adrian is holding a cup and drinking coffee bit by bit, as if this cup of coffee is very fragrant and sweet.
"Okay, Ed, we should also talk about the business." Drew and Cameron finally failed to wait. In this respect, they cannot compare with Adrian.
"What do you want to ask?" Adrian asked with a smile as he lowered the cup.
"We have just asked about the audition." Cameron pretended to be a dissatisfied god
"Okay, it's actually very simple," Adrian shrugged. "The reason why you make judgments based on your feelings is that once you decide, the three of you will be absolute nv protagonists, and will be in the next In the three months of systematic combat training and practicing some Chinese martial arts, your feelings must be good. So, if you have a good first impression based on your feelings, the conflicts when you get along may be reduced, just like the two of you Same."
"What else?" Drew asked with his fist on his chin.
"Second, she must be beautiful enough to at least be comparable to the two of you." Adrian said with a frivolous hand and squeezed a hand on the face of two nv people. Not only were the two nv people not angry, Cameron also opened his mouth to bite.
"She must have Asian characteristics and temperament, but at the same time it must also conform to the public's aesthetics. You know that the American men's aesthetics towards Asians are sometimes almost completely opposite." Adrian spread his hands.
Two nv people held their chins on their backs and looked at him for a long while without blinking, and then Drew just said: "Do you believe, Kami?"
"Of course not, what kind of egg he is, we all know." Cameron said half-chat.
"Oh, don’t look at me like this," Adrian1ù is a "displeased" god. I have to think about it, but you have much more. Her acting, her experience, her appearance, how others feel about her. The Holy King made the Holy King and will kill the God Seal of the Throne at night The Throne of the Gods and Gods, the Devil, the Aussie, the Nineth Heaven, the strongest abandoning the Shaozhou Zhou dynasty, the night will kill the Gods, the Throne of the Gods, the Auspicious, the Nineth Heaven, the strongest abandon the Shaozhou Zhou, the royal family Wang Jiangye kills the gods and seals the throne to seek the devil, and the nineth heaven is the strongest to abandon the young Da Zhou dynasty. Ao Nine Chongtian is the strongest to abandon the Shaozhou Zhou royal family to create a god, and will kill the God of the Immortal Throne for night. Ao Nine Chongtian is the strongest to abandon the Shaozhou Clan royal family and so on~IndoMTL.com~ I have to consider it when I choose the role. . I thought that was the case, so I let Drew hold a casting event. As you all know, I rarely do this. I always choose the casting before starting.
"That's right," Drew nodded, then looked at Cameron. "It seems that Ed is still very much for us, Cammy."
"Indeed, he is always very capable...for the sake of nv people." Cameron looked at Adrian with a chuckle, "So how do we thank him, Drew?"
"This is not necessary," Adrian waved his hand. "It's still done first...hiss..."
Before he finished speaking, he took a breath, Cameron’s was already caught under him, and his blue eyes looked at him without blinking, his little tongue twirling around his mouth. .
"What is done first?" Drew immediately attached to him and rubbed gently on his arm.
"This is your office, Drew."
"You are right, this is my office."fa.