King of Hollywood Chapter 134: 2 movies

? In the warm afternoon sunlight of spring, the gate of the Kodak Theater is quite towering, and at this moment, its surroundings are already full of human voices. - The long red carpet extends from the end of the street to the entrance of the Kodak Theater. The tall little gold man model has also been erected. Countless reporters are standing in the prescribed area constantly shooting the red carpet women and handsome Man, although the ceremony has been held for 74 years, it is still so lively every year.

The noise rang from the entrance, and a slightly thin but spirited figure appeared on the red carpet, with a pair of black thin-framed eyes, which looked gentle. Reporters have pointed the camera at this middle-aged man. He is the most well-known director in the world. He has won countless honors. He is also a regular Oscar. His own film company is also famous in Hollywood and even internationally, no matter where it appears. Can get countless applause and attention, just like now.

However, only this middle-aged man who smiles at the reporter knows that although he is very successful, it is basically completely inferior in every aspect compared to another person. Although the old guys run the company with great care, their capabilities are always limited and each has their own focus but they cannot complement each other. It seems to be very beautiful, but in fact the business is constantly shrinking. The ambition and ambition in the early days of the establishment are facing a severe test of reality. Not to mention the movie production. Last year's movie of the other company, whether it is a live-action movie or an animated movie, is firmly in the first place in Hollywood.

Perhaps, from a personal point of view, I can still stabilize the other party in the movie box office. Although the other party can produce any style of film, there is still lack of accumulation in this respect, but it may be a matter of time before it is exceeded. Think about last year's movie. Thinking of where he immediately smiled and shook his head slightly, why care about these? I haven't seen anything in Hollywood for so many years, and I am still a partner again.

Nonetheless. He had a headache when thinking about the life of the other party. Although he had no right to interfere, this involved...

"Hi, Godfather." A familiar voice entered his ear, and Gwenice's smiling face smiled.

"Hi, Gwinnie." Spielberg hugged the godmother and sighed in his heart. If he simply started from the perspective of male ng, he might be the most hated object of Hollywood men.

It wouldn’t matter if Adrian was just an ordinary playboy, but now almost everyone in Hollywood knows it. He wasn’t just for fun. The women who came out were all caught by him, and he willingly gave birth to his children. Cate? Beckinsale, Monica? Bellucci, Cate? Blanchett, and Sophie Marceau, who are less known, basically gave birth to him, Rao is so, there are still many The woman wanted to know him, and no one could find a second such person in Hollywood.

But who made him so powerful? Before he was forty years old, he was already the chairman of the board of a large media group, and he was also an extremely director, able to fully discover the characteristics of women. Taking them to the throne behind the film, it is enough for many women to embrace them, let alone to coax women. Spielberg had not persuaded his goddess, why should he stay with a playboy, and old Paltrow did not lose his temper in front of her daughter, but Gwyneth was considerate of them in other ways, But no matter what they say, they don't listen.

"It feels comfortable around him, don't worry about anything. There is no pressure, it's comfortable." Gwyneth once described Spielberg's feeling of being around Adrian.

So, what else can he say? To know his other goddess Drew? Barrymore, it is said that Xia Li also secretly sighed, why did not meet Adrian early. Spielberg even heard that she was at a bachelor party the day before the wedding last year. He also indulged with the good sisters Cameron Diaz and Kelly Hu who were known because of "Thunderbolt" in Adrian. Although Drew firmly denied this, he felt that it might still be great.

Nevertheless, no matter how he looks at it, there is no way to reverse the situation. Just like he couldn’t stop Drew from taking drugs and drinking alcohol, it’s all other people’s business, and he is just their godfather, or the most common one. Species. It's because...well, I won't say this anymore. In short, even the original Warren Beatty and Woody Allen are not as good as the current Adrian, such a person will not appear one for decades. Don't think about it so much, or work together to make DreamWorks more stable.

"Yes, I hope "Beauty Mind" can get the best movie. I personally like this movie very much. Lang has done very well, and the performances of Russell and Gwyneth are also very exciting. If you can It’s perfect to take the best director and the best male and female protagonists together.” For the reporter’s shot, Spielberg is not at all polite, but director Ron Howard and Russell Crowe with a female companion also have a grid. Wenice added a few words to him from time to time.

After all, this movie has DreamWorks funding, and it has also exerted a lot of strength in its distribution. It is regarded as the work that Universal cooperated with them. Spielberg naturally hopes to win the best movie.

"Me too." A voice was heard at this time, and then Adrian's face that was not handsome but sharp and tasteful appeared in front of everyone.

"Hi, Steven." He opened his arms enthusiastically to him.

"Hi, Ed." Spielberg smiled and hugged, and glanced around. Well, there are no other women in the vicinity who have ambiguous relationships with Adrian.

"No wonder you just heard cheers from there, it turns out that you are here." He then said again.

"The big director's compliment sounds different." Adrian raised his eyebrows, and then caused a burst of laughter. Then the reporter took the time to ask questions, and there were not many opportunities to interview him.

Spierberg gave up a little, so that Adrian can fully face the reporter. If it was five or six years ago, he had to talk to him in front of these people. Now he is old and the most recent There are more troubles, so I am not interested in doing this anymore.

Adrian didn’t say much. It was nothing more than optimistic about the performances of Beautiful Mind and Russell and Gwyneth. I am not satisfied with these two works. It's a pity that this kind of problem is difficult for Adrian. I have to say that he is very good at speaking. First, he humbly said that these two movies are nothing. However, after complimenting it, he finally said how the result will not be known until the award ceremony is over.

But probably because Gwyneth was beside, when he mentioned Nicole Kidman, he only said a few words, causing Spielberg to shake his head slightly involuntarily.

"You seem to disagree with me a little bit, Steven." After getting rid of the reporter and starting to go inside the Kodak Theater, he chatted with Russell and exchanged with Gwyneth ambiguously. The eyes of Adrian slowed down and Spielberg walked side by side.

"No, it's nothing, I just feel that the reporters are a little overwhelmed, and they actually want to dig the news from your mouth." Spielberg said sarcastically.

Adrian laughed. Then I changed the topic: "Yes, I heard that the film adaptation of Arthur Gordon's novel is in your hands or in DreamWorks."

Spielberg, who knew he and he walked to everything else, must raise his eyebrows: "Arthur Gordon's novel?"

He quickly remembered it, then looked at Adrianlu with a surprised expression: ""Memoirs of a Geisha"?"

"Yes," Adrian nodded with a smile, "You know, I have a deep and sensitive understanding of Asian culture, so after reading "Memoirs of a Geisha", I got the idea of ​​adaptation, which is just right for me. Japanese actor, you didn’t expect you to start first, so I thought... maybe you would let us make it?"

"Let you guys make it? Don't you think your request is too much. Ed?" Despite speaking in this tone, Spielberg didn't look angry.

"Did you say that you have decided to direct and produce in person?" Adrian still smiled.

"Of course not, I still have a lot of things, but after all, the right of adaptation is in our hands. Do you want to take it in one sentence?"

"You don’t know the Japanese’s reaction to this novel, right? Just last year, Ms. Iwasaki who was the prototype of Sayuri also published the "Memories of Real Geisha" to express dissatisfaction. So I can basically Expect what will happen when the movie comes out." Adrian blinked. "It's different for us to make, because I know how to modify and how it works so that they can accept this story."

After such a big talk, Spielberg showed no expression, just stared at him and waited for the following.

"Okay, okay." Adrian raised his hands, looking a little helpless, "We can cooperate, like "Beautiful Heart", then, I have a script about Japanese culture, I am optimistic about its prospects, As long as DreamWorks is willing. You can also use this model to cooperate."

"Oh?" Spielberg appeared out of curiosity.

"You know, John Logan is a very good screenwriter. Last year he and David Franzoni created "Gladiator " almost got the best original script." Adrian explained Rising up, "This year he had another idea about the story of the Japanese samurai. It was about Japan in the mid-19th century that needed reform because of the United States. Japan completely abolished the occupation of samurai, and then caused a riot. An American is the protagonist. , Was drawn in, and formed a friendship with this group of samurai who will surely fall, and sink in the charm of Bushido."

"Sounds... something interesting." Spielberg pushed his glasses and quickly calculated in his mind.

From this point of view, it is impossible to tell whether the script is good or bad, but the problem is that Adrian is very optimistic. Now no one doubts his vision, it is totally worth a try. Although "Memoirs of a Geisha" is very popular, it is indeed unacceptable to some Japanese people, and Iwasaki Matsuko almost sued Gordon, which is why Spielberg originally wanted to direct, but later gave up. If it is handed over to Adrian It’s not bad to let him have a headache.

"This script written by Logan is called "The Last Samurai"," Adrian continued to say at the moment, "I can send the outline to you at any time if you need it, and the production rights are not negotiable. No matter who you want to be the protagonist."

"Including Tom Cruise?" Spielberg blurted out.

During this time, DreamWorks is working with Cruise, directed by Spielberg, and the "Minority Report" starring Cruise has finalized this summer's summer vacation. If the box office reaches the expected, this kind of Cooperation will continue. So Spielberg knows very well that Cruise never allows anyone around him to pre-appoint his wife and Adrian, otherwise it is better to just look ugly.

He also heard that rumor. And I also know that it may be very big. Just look at the eyebrows of Adrian and Nicole, but this does not mean that he will stand on the side of Cruise. After all, from the earliest support of Adrian to produce "Schindler's List" As well as the establishment of DreamWorks, there is no reason for him to alienate Adrian from the now fully and comprehensive cooperation.

He picked up the camera and he was a director, and when he put it down, he became a businessman.

And for Cruise, he also feels mediocre. Although it is polite most of the time, sometimes when the pressure is too high, it will cause ecstasy or anger for no reason, which makes people dislike it. But this is also easy to impress, so Spielberg said it naturally.

Adrian immediately made a surprised expression, and Spielberg, who consciously said the wrong thing, was about to remedy, but the other party's next sentence made him stunned.

"No problem, as long as you want to," Adrian said, with a strange smile, and seemed to remember something interesting. "No matter who is the protagonist."

It’s finally done. After Spielberg left, Adrian relieved in his heart.

Okay, the whole thing is like this. When I went to Tokyo to study classes before, I played Kyoko Fukada because of the relationship between Ayumi Hamasaki. As a capitalist with a "conscience" and a "moral", how much should I say after playing Next, after all, Fukada Kyoko's plump pair is not as good as Ivanka, Scarlett and Ji Li. But when he served, he worked hard.

But for a while there were no good corners. There were many corners in TV dramas, but they did not help her much in Japan. This made Adrian a little unhappy until John Logan’s new script appear.

He did not expect Logan, who had written "Gladiator ", to be the screenwriter of "The Last Samurai"-well, just that he didn't look carefully in his memory-which just solved the problem. In "The Last Samurai", there is a female actor with few plays, which can be used by Fukada Kyoko.

As for Yu Jihui, don’t worry, Adrian will not treat her badly. The road is already arranged. With "Gilmo Girl" and several movies, she still has a lot of fame in North America, be regarded as Asian The actor is more well-known. But in the middle of this process, there are some weighty works. Fortunately, Adrian immediately thought of another movie about the Japanese because of "Last Ignorance". That's right. That one was adapted from Arthur Gordon's novel. It was not good in Japan and China. "Memoirs of Geisha".

To be honest. Although the box office and word-of-mouth of this movie are quite bad, most of the reasons are the producers. I don't know which genius's idea, even if the Japanese do not have the best actors in the international rankings, then they should not look for Chinese actors. The difference between the words is easy to cause associations. Ordinary talents don’t like those differences, so the result is that the Japanese don’t like it and the Chinese don’t like it. The former place has some fish back, and the latter place can’t even enter.

And actually scheduled the release date in December-this was recalled after Adrian racked his brain-this kind of story has nothing to do with Americans, the only thing is that the movie of the singularity is arranged in the Christmas file, and it is still early And it’s also interspersed in several commercial blockbuster films. It’s really stupid. Even if Adrian personally directed it, it would take a lot of work to do it. With a long-term screening, it will be possible to get some box office after January. .

In addition to the above two bruises, the end of the movie is also a serious failure, Sayuri actually stayed beside the chairman as a lover. Western feminists will definitely not like this plot. Perhaps this is the case in reality. In the entertainment industry, no matter what the profession is, there is no pure foothold, let alone, there are a lot of lovers around Adrian However, it does not mean that feminists can allow this kind of plot in the movie, especially it is a huge movie, and it is naturally inevitable to criticize.

In this case, if the box office is high, that is the hell. Fengzi Iwasaki who wants to come as a prototype will be angry, probably not related to the ending plot, after all, she is also a female ng in the current reality.

Adrian remembers that "Memoirs of Geisha" has received almost 160 million box office all over the world, so there are still merits in the plot, such as showing geisha training, what other bells and whistles are in the game, etc. Japan, which has been very repelled, seems to have won more than 10 million, so as long as the three most important points mentioned above are corrected, it will not be difficult for the movie to have a higher box office and reputation.

Yu Jihui has been in dàng for many years in Hollywood~IndoMTL.com~Famousness is not too small, there is no problem as a role of Sayuri, and it just happens to let her fame rise to a higher level and lay a solid foundation. some.

Unfortunately, the movie copyright of "Memoirs of a Geisha" was acquired by DreamWorks in the late 90s of the last world. It is not easy to take them from them, so Adrian simply used "The Last Samurai" "In exchange, anyway, this movie is also very popular, as long as Fukada Kyoko is the female ng angle.

Is it Adrian or didn’t expect Spielberg to ask: Including Cruise? So he was a little surprised, after all, the original "The Last Samurai" was starred by Cruz, and now he has to fall into his hands in such a way? So he agreed without hesitation, remember that the original... Watanabe, it should be the name, got the nomination for the best supporting actor, but Cruz got nothing, how can such an interesting scene disappear.

Okay, let it go. After a chuckle, Adrian said to himself, this matter slowly, now...but the scene of the 74th Academy Awards! q! .

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