King of Hollywood

"I believe that before the release of "Tornado", many people were not optimistic about the director Jane de Bont. Except that this is his first time directing a film, the investment is still so huge, which is tantamount to gambling. But Adrian, who is the producer Ann Cowell defied public opinion and insisted on using him who has no qualifications as a director. The facts once again proved the vision of a miracle director or a gold medal producer, and Warner and Bosworth Pictures made a lot of money for them. Full.

Now, with the support of Adrian, the self-satisfied director has sent his second commercial masterpiece to the silver screen. It has to be admitted that Jane is indeed a commercial director who has emerged. Although it does not have the atmosphere of "Tornado", "Life and Death" is superior in its compact structure and compact plot. It shows the fierce confrontation between the police and the gangsters in various limited spaces, almost There are always attractive places to watch, so that the audience can't take their eyes off. He has already brought a surprise in the summer vacation, and he will bring a second time at Christmas. - Los Angeles Times

"With tense fights, critical rescues, and love in the midst of life and death, "When We Live and Die" provides a new genre for thrillers." - "Empire"

"The new work of the director of "Tornado" is also directed from the beginning to behind the scenes. Adrian, who already has the title of gold medal producer, is in charge of the production. Frankly speaking, this movie has no focus, empty love, meaningless heroism , although it is very good-looking, when will Director Miracle return to his own profession?" - "Variety Show"

"Life and Death", which was released in the second week, was unsurprisingly welcomed by many people. It was released in home theaters for 3 days and earned a box office of 10,000 US dollars. The list, but also recovered almost one-third of the cost.

Although Jane De Bont's "Tornado" and Adrian's signboard have attracted a lot of attention for the film, the quality of "Life and Death" itself is also one of the reasons, as evidenced by the good reviews.

It's just that almost every film review, whether it's praise or criticism, must mention Adrian, who is the producer-even if it's just a name. Although he did not produce three films with different styles and high quality in a year like in 1992, which caused countless debates and concerns, but the few films released during the summer vacation all had his name in the producer column. Still brought a lot of attention, in a sense Adrian has become a phenomenon.

"It's a screenwriter, a director, and a producer... well, there are people like this, but they make five or six movies a year, and each of them can earn a high box office—even if it's nominal, each movie Movies are more or less related to him. Either the script comes from his idea, or the director or actor is appointed by him... Does he want to make other directors and producers in Hollywood lose their jobs?" A senior executive of a film company once said to the property Go to prison.

In this case, the media will praise him and criticize him, but they will never ignore him. It's just that when they were making a big report, the protagonist was lying on the bed weakly at the moment.

"Damn it, what's wrong with your nose..." Adrian, who was leaning against the bedside in pajamas, sneezed a few times, took a tissue and then looked depressedly at Blanche who was sitting beside the bed and giggling. special.

"I never thought that the nose would be so itchy..." Adrian said in a low voice.

"Great, finally there is something you can't think of." Blanchett smiled, cut the red apple in his hand into neat quarters, put it on a plate and handed it to Adrian.

"Thank you." Adrian just sighed, his nose itched again, and he almost sneezed again, but fortunately, he reached out and pinched it quickly. Even so, there were still a few muffled sounds in his throat, which made Blanchett giggle a few more times.

"Don't gloat so much, Kate?" Adrian gave her a helpless look, picked an apple and ate it.

"Where did I gloat?" Blanchett smiled and put her elbows on the edge of the bed, looking at him with her head up, "I'm quite guilty now, if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have caught a cold, would you? "

Adrian sighed again, then turned his head away and sneezed again. He never thought that he would catch a cold the next day because of the cold wind blowing outside the theater. You must know that his body has always been bad. There was also no serious illness before.

In fact, it’s okay to catch a cold, it’s good for the body, it can better activate the immune system, but “Forrest Gump” will be released next weekend, he can’t sneeze and go to the hospital with red eyes join in?

Therefore, even though there were some big problems to do, Adrian chose to rest in bed under the advice of his personal doctor, so as to recuperate as soon as possible. Also because he was afraid of infecting Kate with a cold, he didn't live in Kate's villa, and women called him to come and see him, but they were rejected. Of course, another reason is that if they appear together in the villa, it will be very troublesome. Although they are well aware of certain things, they often see the flowers in the fog, and it is not good to choose too clearly.

However, even though Blanchett was also rejected by him on the phone, he still came to the villa to see her immediately. Although he had other thoughts, it was true that Adrian had a cold because of her.

"Don't worry, you'll get better soon." After teasing a few words, Blanchett leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"Be careful of getting infected." Although it was very useful, Adrian still reminded.

"It won't be so easy to be infected." Blanchett shrugged, but didn't take it seriously.

"By the way, Kate, maybe you can consider settling down in Los Angeles now," Adrian said suddenly, and then held up the newspaper and shook it. "See? They all praise you unanimously."

"Really?" Blanchett asked noncommittally, rolling his eyes.

"...Cate Blanchett from Australia played the role of Anne, it is said that Adrian personally recommended it, here I have to praise the vision of the director of Miracle, this 25-year-old young actress has mastered the role very well Weak and strong, it fits well with Keanu Reeves, which adds a lot of beautiful colors to the whole movie. Although at the end of the movie, as usual, he was hijacked by gangsters, but that was the screenwriter's problem, not hers. ..." Adrian stopped immediately after reading this, and looked at Blanchett with a smile.

"Thanks for their compliments, I can do better." Blanchett said in a somewhat absent-minded tone to the reporter.

"Kate?" Adrian looked at her seriously.

After a few seconds of silence, Blanchett sighed, "Is that why you want me to show up in Hollywood, Ed?"

"Of course, you're brilliant, Kate, and that's the proof," Adrian said, shaking the newspaper in his hand, "remember what I said to you at the Sydney Opera House? I can't think of anything you say no to." reason."

Holding his chin with his hands crossed, Blanchett's eyes were a little erratic even though he was looking at him.

"There are more opportunities here than in Australia, and the range of choices will be larger. You will be able to give full play here." Adrian said in a polite manner, and at the same time, he bit a certain word more seriously. .

Sure enough, Blanchett's eyes lit up when he realized something.

"I'll think about it, Ed," she said, and even if the answer wasn't clear, the meaning was clear.

"Okay, so can I invite you to accompany me to the screening of Forrest Gump next week, Kate?"

"Honored."

The screening of "Forrest Gump" was arranged in the famous Chinese theater in Hollywood. Frankly speaking, this theater is more like a Thai style - except for the two stone lions at the entrance - but considering the completion time is the age, Grauman has never been to China, and his Chinese-American friend was born in Seattle, so it's no surprise that he did this.

Because of the strong publicity and the brand name of director Miracle's new work, the film not only attracted the attention of many media, but also many big names came to the screening. Well-known movie stars, directors, producers, and executives of major film companies abound, so gathered together, in addition to the big investment works of big companies, they can also be seen here in Adrian.

"It's not fair to say that, you know I did it on purpose, it has nothing to do with listening to 'I think of a mildly retarded patient', I can sue you, Ed, I can sue you for defamation." Tom Han Kex pointed at Adrian and said half-truth.

"I didn't say that, I just said that when you hear your voice, you will think of Forrest Gump. Even if you slander, it should be you who slandered Forrest Gump, Tommy." Adrian showed an innocent look, and suddenly It made the two ladies beside him burst out laughing.

"But Tommy's voice is really good, otherwise John and the others wouldn't have thought of asking you to dub Woody, it fits the character quite well." He then said something else.

Hanks shook his head helplessly at him, so he had to take the initiative to change the subject: "That's a good animated movie."

"Indeed, I bet Elizabeth and the others will like it very much, especially if it's voiced by her father." Adrian didn't bother with the previous topic, and continued following Hanks' words.

After saying a few more words, after his wife Rita Wilson hinted, Hanks left immediately: "Then let's talk later, Ed, Rita and I have something else to do."

"Go, don't worry about me." Adrian nodded, and then saw Hanks glance at the girl next to him, and then gave him a meaningful look.

It's no wonder that the woman Hanks has seen the most and is closest to Adrian is Julia. Although he has also heard of Adrian's playboy name, he still subconsciously thinks that she is his real girlfriend. Although Hanks was not less romantic when he was young, and he was married twice, he was still very disciplined after confirming his official girlfriend. So as a friend, he thought it would be better for him to remind Adrian a little bit.

After giving a look of "I know how to measure, thank you", Adrian watched Hanks leave with his wife, and then turned his attention to Keren beside him. The golden hair is coiled high behind her head, her gray-green eyes are shining brightly, her white gooseneck is unreservedly exposed, she is wearing a black sleeveless long dress with an exclamation mark-shaped lace on her chest, Although there are no extruded ditches, the light inside is still attractive, sexy and elegant.

It's a pity that she is not Blanchett. It's really unlucky to say that, when Blanchett went to visit Adrian in the villa, he didn't do anything too affectionate. He started to have a low-grade fever in the first day, and lay on the bed weakly for a whole day, which was worse than Adrian's condition.

You know, Charlize, who is a secretary assistant and half-nanny and half-housekeeper, has contacted Adrian much more times than her, and she doesn't necessarily lie down on the bed. Blanchett's luck is really bad. up.

That being the case, she would definitely not be able to attend the weekend screening of "Forrest Gump" while she was bedridden in the hotel, so Adrian had to find someone else, and now standing beside him was Gwen, who had the same temperament as Blanchett Nice.

"Let's go over there." Adrian said after chatting with a few people he knew with his arms around Gwyneth.

"Okay," Gwyneth said with a smile, wrapping his arms even tighter, and she was good at taking her chances.

Women's minds are always difficult to guess, they always seem to be in a kind of contradiction, Kate is like this, Charlize is like this, and so is Blanchett. Even Adrian, who has been going smoothly now, dare not say that he fully understands them. But, as long as you grasp the most basic things, you won't worry about any problems, just like Gwyneth who is by your side now.

"Ha, so you're here, Ed, no wonder I haven't seen it anywhere." When Adrian and Gwyneth were sitting in a deserted place at the bar, a familiar voice penetrated into their ears.

"Hi, Steven, I'm so sorry, I didn't see you either, I hope you won't be angry because of this." Adrian immediately smiled and shook hands with the other party, and Gwyneth even hugged him in surprise: "It's good to see you, Godfather."

No one but Steven Spielberg can call her that. As the Big Three of DreamWorks, David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Adrian don't have much affection, Naturally, Spielberg came to the screening.

"How could I be angry? I know why you can't see me." Spielberg said jokingly, and then looked at his goddaughter with admiration. Gwyneth immediately shrank behind Adrian , looked a little shy.

"Can you get us two glasses of champagne, dear?" Adrian said after patting her comfortingly.

"No problem." Knowing that they had something to say, Gwyneth nodded, turned and walked to the other side of the bar.

Seeing her walk away, Spielberg looked away, looked at Adrian and sighed: "Be nice to her, Ed. I know young people always like to do what they think, and they always have to prove themselves , I can't stop it, but... Gwynnie is still very naive and simple sometimes, she is a good girl."

"I know, Steven," Adrian nodded, trying to look sincere, "Gwynnie is really beautiful, and she has the incomparable temperament of many actresses. I like her very much. She has several suitable roles ready and I am sure she will have her own unique place in Hollywood."

Spielberg didn't speak, and after looking at Adrian for a while, he sighed again: "Frankly speaking, standing in front of you, I suddenly had an illusion. I feel that I am already very old, and Hollywood is already the place of young people like you. The human world."

"How is it possible?" Adrian laughed loudly, "You are not yet old, far from old, Steven, you still have enough time to embed your name in the film history in this world. "

He knew why the other party made such an exclamation. Only three years ago, he was just a rookie director, and he had to respectfully invite Spielberg to make a movie in the office. However, three years later, he is already a big man on the same level as himself and even the executives of major film companies. If it is not that there is no film company under his banner that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the seven major film companies, and if the development is too fast and a solid foundation is needed, he may have already Let the opponent look up.

Spielberg has seen a lot of talented and capable young people in Hollywood, but like Adrian, who is both talented and capable, and has the vision to turn stones into gold, and grab huge power in a short time There is one young man, and there is only one. Not only is there no one in the past, but there will be no one in the future. It is no wonder that so many people are attracted to him.

"What are you talking about?" Gwyneth came back with three glasses of champagne.

"It's nothing, something about the movie." Adrian replied.

"I was just going to ask Ed if he had any good script recommendations." Spielberg said.

"You didn't say that just now." Adrian looked at him in surprise.

"Of course, if I just say this, God knows if you, who have been pestered by Fox, Warner and Universal, will drive me away." Spielberg joked again.

Adrian shrugged involuntarily. This is true. Because of these few films this year, many producers want to get some benefits from him. Among them, Fox, Warner and Universal are the most popular, and there were many films throughout the night. Get entangled by them.

"Ed must have a good script, he has endless ideas in his head." Gwyneth immediately took his arm and said affectionately, shaking his arm subtly and coquettishly.

Adrian glanced at her teasingly, then squeezed his chin: "Okay, give me a few minutes to think about it."

Although DreamWorks has a great momentum, as a blank sheet of paper, there is basically nothing that can be sold, so Spielberg hopes that he, an ace screenwriter, miracle director, and gold medal producer, can help.

Adrian has no reason not to help. Since DreamWorks is the shield he chose, it is natural to stand for as long as possible. Besides, he still has shares in it, but which one should he choose...