King of Hollywood Chapter 15: Contrary to memory

In the large study room, finely crafted handmade furniture, ornate curtains on the windows, and European-style decoration create the classical atmosphere of the room just right. A row of tall bookcases against the wall contains many books, ranging from the history of literature and philosophy to financial business. The bookcase is not locked, and through the glass you can see that many books have traces of flipping through, so these are not ornaments used to decorate the facade.

At the top of the study is a large desk. Although there are many objects on it, they are neatly arranged. From this, the character of the owner of the study is self-disciplined, authoritative, and unquestionable. Right in the middle of the desk, there is a small bust of copper bust with lush hair and beards. The following sentence is engraved: Human nature is to pursue personal interests. This is the famous quote of Adam Smith, the main founder of economics, "The Wealth of Nations", which influenced many people later.

But this bronze statue is not his bust. According to Uncle Anderson, this is the last duke of the Kewell family ancestor. He was active in the Tudor dynasty and laid a huge foundation for the Kewell family. After the bend, you can also be related to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in lineage.

Every time I think of Adrian here, it’s funny, he can’t figure out why these guys from the upper class in the United States—especially those who have been given the name of wasp—are so full of so many nobles Complex, I always want to connect myself with the British royal family, as if naturally connected to the superior.

Europeans have aristocratic complex that can be understood. After all, they have traditions, but Americans... Well, they were originally from the European continent, but I don’t know if the United States actually worked hard to be independent. Is it satire or mocking.

"Why did you come in so soon, I thought you would talk to them a little more." Anderson's quaint voice suddenly sounded.

"I suddenly thought of something and wanted to find a place to think quietly, so..." Adrian gestured to explain, and was interrupted by the other party before he finished speaking: "I thought of something ? Is there anything more important than the current reception? Warren is very interested in you, you should seize the opportunity, Ed"

"Okay, I apologize, uncle." Adrian shrugged and said in a sincere tone as much as possible. He has become accustomed to the uncle's open-mouthed way of speaking. Generally speaking, he will wander for a while, etc. He finished what he wanted to say. So, even though Anderson was still nagging about Warren Buffett's things at the previous reception, Adrian didn't even hear a word.

He came to New York to visit his aunt and uncle just to express his feelings. He hadn’t reached the time of in-depth communication with the people like Buffett. Besides, it should be Claude’s business. He just had to stay with them. Impression is enough.

Soon, an uncle’s sentence took him back to reality from wandering: "You are too close to the Jews, Ed."

"You know, uncle, that's Hollywood." Adrian said unhurriedly.

"I understand, but you must pay attention to this," Anderson frowned, "too close to those people is not a good thing, you have to understand what you are doing."

"Yes, uncle." Adrian nodded. Although he answered this, there was a disdain in his heart. For the pure wasp, it is almost natural to deal with the Jews, just like they like to chase noble blood.

Adrian knows this very well, but never takes this to heart. There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. This is what the British Prime Minister Palmerston said in the 19th century-not Churchill, but he condensed it-this sentence does not apply to human individuals, but it is very suitable for the country and large groups Between, so no need to worry too much. Of course, to remind Claude that it should be.

"It would be nice if Victor could be like you." Anderson suddenly sighed so suddenly.

"Victor will understand sooner or later, uncle." Adrian said disobediently, and secretly sighed for his cousin in his heart. He bet that the uncle did not say anything in front of Victor "Look at your cousin "Or something.

No matter where, in which country, and in which era, there is always a parent who puts "children of others" in his mouth. They always think that this can better spur the child to move forward, but they don't understand that the child's most wanted is the affirmation from the parents, so it is no wonder that Victor will be in a raging fire with his father.

Of course, this is Uncle Anderson’s family. He doesn’t need to blend in, so just a few sentences. Although the relationship between Adrian and Victor is very general, he believes that Victor will not be jealous of him.

"Then I will say goodbye, uncle, nice to meet you." Adrian said and stood up.

"I am leaving so soon?" Anderson frowned, "What are you doing? Making movies again?"

"Um... yes, a very interesting film that runs through the 40-year-old film in the United States." Adrian explained that as soon as the voice fell, the uncle began to criticize: "I think you You should focus on the management of the company instead of film production. Although you have won many honors, but..."

No one can bear this kind of care, right? After coming to the street, Adrian said so. But he quickly left it behind. Anyway, his uncle helped him a lot. He likes it so that he can be so good.

"Go to Long Island." Sitting in the car that was approaching, Adrian told the driver to do so, only to realize that when he thought about turning around, Charlize came to New York with him, but he was not at the moment.

"It really has reached the point where she can't live without her." Adrian said half self-deprecatingly, and then noticed the briefcase left in the car. After opening it, he smiled and shook his head, then looked at Out of the car window.

He didn’t come to New York for the shooting of "Forrest Gump". The whole movie is basically close to completion. The only thing left is the anti-war demonstrations in the introspection pool under the Washington Monument, and various outdoor scenes in Washington. So he really should be busy shooting things that should not appear here.

However, since Adrian has come to New York, there are naturally things to be done, such as visiting aunts and uncles and handling some private affairs. Then he had to go to London. In addition to not seeing Emma for a long time, a very important thing had already come to fruition, and it was time to put it under control.

The car stopped on the street, Adrian finished his clothes and got out of the car with a briefcase. After a few steps through the fence of the independent two-storey cottage, he came to the door and rang the doorbell.

"Hi, Ed, I'm so happy to see you." Xie Li opened the door and gave him a hug immediately. She turned around and shouted, "Hey, Na Da, see who's coming."

"Ed?" Petite Natalie immediately got out of the back room and looked at the Adrian at the door with a surprised look.

Adrian smiled and waved a greeting to her and did not speak. This is another thing he came to New York. He personally came to invite Natalie to play a role. As for why he robbed his subordinate’s job, it is self-evident. .

"I like this script, Ed, which is very good." After a brief review of the script, Evna showed a satisfied expression.

"Thank you, I'm glad you like it." The Adrian with the cup smiled and nodded, then looked at Natalie.

I haven’t seen it in a few months, Natalie has grown a few inches taller, and her hair is no longer the bobble head of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", some are like the first meeting, long and slightly curved, this It made her a little more beautiful, her round face had begun to sharpen, but her eyes were still so bright.

But at this time she seems a little sullen, especially after watching the script, although Natalie hides well, when Adrian asked, she kept smiling and said that it was good, but did not escape his eyes.

"So, are you willing to agree to come down?" Adrian looked at her with a meaningful smile.

"Hmm..." Natalie opened her mouth, and she seemed to want to refuse from her look, but she swallowed back after contacting Adrian's eyes, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "I need time to consider ."

"Can you give us a few minutes, Avner?" Adrian smiled and looked at the girl's father.

"Oh, of course." Evna nodded, got up and took his wife to sit in the distance, giving the living room to the two.

"You think you can help me persuade them." After they left, Adrian hadn't spoken yet, Natalie complained first, and the fury between the eyebrows was no longer hidden.

"It's a pity, Nada, I agree with your parents on this." Adrian whispered after spreading its hands.

"Why?" Natalie frowned. "You don't think I can interpret this role? Or is it like other parents? Think of it in other ways? Matilda is only 12 years old, isn't he? "

Adrian raised his eyebrows, but he didn’t bother with this topic: "Nada, do you like acting in movies?"

"Of course." Although she didn't understand why he asked this question, Natalie replied.

"So, what do you think of acting in your own movies? I mean, do you intend to take on roles solely based on interest, or do you intend to treat them as your own business?" Adrian continued to ask.

Nataly didn’t answer directly this time, but after a while, a trace of a smile on her face, and then looked at the parents talking in the distance before giving the answer: "I want to use it as a career. "

"Then refusing is the best way." Adrian said immediately, and then raised his hand to stop the girl's debate: "Listen to me, Na Da, I know you like this book very much, and I believe you can definitely Play this role well"

You are an alluring Lolita. He said so softly in his heart, the expression on his face was still serious: "But, she will ruin your future, Nada. This is not alarmist, you should know the huge sensation caused by the publication of this novel, and I I believe Sandy also told you that Adrian Lynn is now facing many moral charges. If you really starred in Lolita, you will face the same accusations."

"But..." Natalie hesitated, arguing somewhat unconvincedly: "You have been so careful in "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", have you been criticized the same way? Besides, the controversial There are not many outstanding actors."

"This is completely different from "This killer is not too cold", as you have said, I have handled it very carefully, and I have endured these feelings. More importantly, the movie has more than one point to watch. So there are very few accusations," Adrian explained patiently. "As for another question, indeed, many outstanding actors are also controversial, but few people are controversial in this respect at your age. Understand? This society You won’t like girls of your age to play that kind of role, so if you really take over the role of Lolita, you may still be able to continue to play movies in the future, but you have completely missed the first-class actors, your parents let San Di is right to reject the guy with my name."

Although Natalie returned to New York and never went to Los Angeles after the release of "This Killer Is Not Very Cold", Adrian has always kept correspondence with her, and occasionally makes calls, very good as a listener This role, therefore, is more familiar with her current situation, and in some respects is even clearer than her parents.

Because of Adrian, Natalie is now more famous than the same period in his memory, so naturally there are countless movies coming in, and there are all kinds of them. Even if his version of "This Killer is not too cold" has been dealt with in the plot, and some ambiguous plots have been diluted, the blame is still inevitable. Against Natalie himself.

Therefore, Natalie’s parents began to choose the script for their daughters more carefully, so that too mature characters were excluded, and movies such as "Lolita" are still considered pornographic novels in the eyes of conservatives. It is not necessary to consider. However, what surprised Adrian is that Natalie wanted to play this role.

"I think I can handle this role well. I don’t understand why Mom and Dad should object. Do I not know how to protect myself? I am already a big girl. Do you have any suggestions, Ed? "

This is a passage from Natalie’s letter, confirming that she really wants to take the role of Lolita, and vaguely expressed the hope that Adrian can help. Recalling that when she first auditioned, she had no intention of blurting out and said that she liked the novel "Lolita". Adrian sighed again that the media's words could not be fully believed. Natalie in her memory would reject this role, mostly in her parents At the request.

So he took this opportunity to come to New York to come to Natalie’s house, not to persuade Evna and Shelly—even if Shelly might agree, conservative Evna would not allow it—but To persuade Natalie, as he just said, if she really took over this role, she must be rejected by mainstream society, and she must be missed by first-class actors. This is not alarmist. How many people knew the 97 edition in the previous life What commendable work does the female lead of "Lolita" do?

However, this is also a good opportunity, so Adrian has prepared a script early.

"Do you think the role of this script is not challenging, Nada?" Looking at the pensive girl, Adrian suddenly asked, "Do you think the role of the girl in this single-parent family is simple?"

Looking at the script on the coffee table, Natalie shook her head: "Not necessarily, but...I just..."

She made a gesture, a wry smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and with a little grievance, she bit her lip and looked like I felt pitiful.

"A good actor finally has the courage to try different roles. Matilda and Lolita are actually consistent in some respects. You shaped her well. I bet she will be in a few years. Become a classic role, so there is no need to play a similar role." Adrian's tone hides a trace of temptation, "And Amy, this lonely, because the mother suffered a car accident and the girl who lives with some strange father is also worth You shape it."

The movie he prepared for her is called "With You Goofy". This is a very warm, environmentally friendly, and interesting film about a girl named Amy, who has been divorced after losing her mother in a car accident. 'S father brought back farm life in Canada. At the beginning, Amy, who didn't know how to get along with her father, was not used to it. Until one day, she accidentally found a nest of wild geese eggs on the farm. She made these wild geese smoothly by using her own incubation equipment, and became the mother of wild geese.

Emi loves these wild geese, but officials who can protect wild animals tell her that unless wild geese have no wings, keeping them is illegal. So Amy tried to make them return south, but the question was what would they do if they never flew? The father who had worked as a pilot came up with a solution. He sold the homemade lunar module and bought a small plane. Let this small plane act as a mother goose and fly wild geese south.

The father and the daughter have experienced many challenges~IndoMTL.com~ They accidentally broke into the air base, encountered heavy fog, almost crashed, etc. They finally sent the wild geese back to the southern United States. After such a wonderful journey, Egypt Mi Xin finally accommodated his father completely.

In short, this is a warm and beautiful film about family, there is nothing out of the ordinary, so Evna will praise this as a good script before.

"Listen to me, Nata." Seeing that the girl was still somewhat contradictory, Adrian suddenly held her hands. Although Natalie was surprised, Natalie didn't break away.

"I like you very much, Nada," Adrian said seriously, looking at her eyes, "Remember what I said, you are the most talented girl I have ever seen, you are very smart and very good, so Why limit yourself to a certain type of role? Give full play to your talents, you will definitely become one of the best actors"

Looking at Adrian for a while, Natalie shrugged: "You really speak, Ed."

Following what she suddenly thought of, her face became weird and embarrassed. After a flash of blushing, she slammed her hand back, dropped the sentence "I'll tell Mom and Dad," and got up and ran away.