King of Hollywood

\u003e Chapter 71 Sure enough, they are all precocious

"What do you think? I mean, from your point of view, regardless of our feelings, which girl is most like your Princess Mia?" After the last auditioned actress left the room, sitting at the back Adrian turned his head and asked a middle-aged woman with black-rimmed glasses next to him. m

"Please give me a few minutes to think about it." The other party smiled, and then turned over the actresses who participated in the audition in her hand. It took about a few minutes, and then she took out several documents: "No. 6, 11 No. 12 and No. 17."

"So many?" Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are you sure you're not picking the cheerleaders, Meg?"

"You said it's completely from my point of view, so in my opinion, these girls are very suitable." Meg? Cabot spread his hands, "Actually, I think it's up to you and Gary to decide, Ed. Gary is the director, he needs to choose an actor who fits his image better, and you, You were the one who invited me to write this novel, so you are the one who knows this character best, and there is no need for me to participate."

"So you're complaining that I called you here from Indiana?" Adrian asked immediately.

"If you want to say so . . . all right," laughed Meg.

Meg? Cabot, the author of the novel version of "The Princess Diaries", both past and present. The difference is that in this life, Adrian asked her publishing company to find her, give her an idea and invite her to complete the novel and release it before preparing to put it on the big screen. Anyway, the investment is not too high, and the production cycle is not that long long.

The reason for this is that it is aimed at Disney. Just like "Pirates of the Caribbean", Adrian has a whole set of plans. It's not that he deliberately wants to make trouble with Eisner, but who makes Disney the weakest among the major media groups in the first line? What's more, the media has already gained a lot of benefits from Disney.

"It's a pity you're not on top of the four, miss." With Gary? After Marshall exchanged opinions and confirmed that he had a good impression of these four girls, Adrian flipped through another girl's profile and said with a chuckle.

The girl in the photo has long brown hair, big eyes, and a big mouth. She has a slightly upturned appearance with a very special cuteness. The name beside her is Annie? Jacqueline? Hathaway. Yes, that's right, was she called Julia in her previous life? Roberts and Audrey? Hepburn's complex, Anne who became popular because of "The Princess Diaries"? Hathaway.

However, now that "Princess Diaries" has been postponed for almost a year, and the book is still being produced first, the audition she can still attend is Adrian's secret contact with her agent, not her Unsolicited, there is no doubt that Adrian is very interested in her. But it's just an interest, not because her family environment is good and it's not easy to train, it's just a piece of cake for Adrian, but mainly because it doesn't suit his taste.

Annie? Hathaway and Scarlett? Johnson is the complete opposite type. When Scarlett takes a photo, if there is a slight mistake, she will feel very ordinary. Maybe she thinks she is very beautiful at first, but after a little longer, she will feel aesthetic fatigue. But looking at her through the lens is different. The fresh feeling is particularly attractive, and her every frown and smile shows her sexy style.

Annie is different. She looks very interesting in the photo, especially with her pursed lips and a slight smile. She is mischievous and cute, quite charming. But if you look at her through the lens, the film works are okay, they are all carefully edited, but if you don’t laugh in the program or interview, it’s okay, at most it’s just normal, but if she laughs...you Better hope you're not dining.

Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but sometimes the difference is really big, Adrian confirmed in today's audition. Of course, it doesn't prevent him from making conclusions after trying something early, otherwise why would someone secretly contact her? What's interesting is that after the audition, Megger and Marshall approved of the four girls who did not have her name, but she was deliberately selected Amanda that Adelina found? Seyfried is on the list, and there is no scene of falling from a chair in memory, could it be Anne? Hathaway wasn't interested in the role, but she was visibly agitated and excited during the audition.

"If you are sure, then we will choose one of these four girls at random, Gary." After coming out of the audition room, Adrian said to the director.

Gary? Marshall had collaborated with Julia on "Pretty Woman", and he was also asked to produce "Runaway Bride", so he and Adrian still have some friendship.

"That's up to you. In my opinion, any one of these four girls can do the job." Marshall, who is almost 70, has never seen any kind of turmoil in Hollywood, and immediately pushed back the right to make a decision.

"Okay, then..." Before Adrian finished speaking, a hurried figure suddenly collided with Marshall, and a woman's exclamation and the sound of something hitting the ground sounded at the same time.

"Yes... I'm sorry, Marshall... Mr. Marshall, I... I didn't mean to..." the frantic girl stammered, clutching her forehead as if she wanted to squat down to pick up those things from the things she was holding in her hand. Things fell out of the backpack, but he wanted to see if Marshall was okay, and the dilemma seemed a bit funny.

"It's okay, I'm okay." Although he was knocked down, Marshall just took a step back, and seeing her like this, he simply squatted down to help her pick up things.

"I'm really, really sorry, Mr. Marshall, I shouldn't be walking so fast in the corridor." The girl chattered awkwardly while tidying up the things on the ground.

"It's okay, just remember the lesson." Marshall said and picked up a book, just as the girl also grabbed the book, and immediately pulled it towards him: "Let me do it, don't worry about these things .”

"It's just a few books..." Marshall snatched the book before he finished speaking. He obviously didn't expect that she would use such a great force. The book flew up immediately and almost knocked his glasses off.

The girl was stunned immediately, and it took a long time before she stammered and said with a sad face: "Yes... I'm sorry, Mr. Marshall, I... I really didn't mean to..."

"Yes, I know, I believe you didn't do it on purpose, please don't be so excited?" Marshall, holding his glasses, looked at her amusedly, the girl smiled a little embarrassedly, shrank her neck timidly , quickly stuffed the things on the ground into his bag, then bowed his head and quickly left here, completely ignoring Adrian who had been handing things.

"I remember... she seems to be one of the girls who came to audition before," Marshall stood up and looked at the girl's back, thinking, "It seems to be called Anne? Hathaway?"

"Your memory is very good, Gary," Adrian, who also stood up, clapped his hands, as if he didn't care about this small incident in an understatement, "This girl is indeed called Anne? Hathaway. "

Marshall didn't speak any more, stood on the spot with his chin pinched and thought carefully, and then looked at Adrian: "I think one more name can be added to the shortlist."

"Anne? Hathaway? Are you serious?" Adrian raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, I even think she is more suitable than the other four. If Meg saw everything just now, she would agree with me." Marshall was slightly excited, "Remember how we discussed the heroine? Mia She is a simple and lovely girl. She is very simple and has a little low self-esteem, so she usually looks a little clumsy, her reaction will be slow, and she will always make some unexpected troubles, but she is very friendly. .”

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and after considering his words, he continued: "The four girls we selected are more or less inadequate in this regard. Anne? Hathaway did even worse in the audition just now. But just now, her... It should be said that her feelings are very compatible with Mia, what's more rare is that this is not a performance, it is naturally revealed, God, I almost missed a very talented girl. "

"So, do you think she is the most suitable candidate?" Adrian asked calmly.

"The decision is up to you, Ed," Marshall said immediately, "If it's just from the perspective of an actress, I think she has slightly higher potential than others."

"Okay, I see, I will find time to talk to her before making a decision." Adrian nodded.

To be honest, he was a little dissatisfied, not because of Marshall, but because of Anne? Hathaway, this was the first time he was so completely ignored by a woman. It's not that Adrian is stingy, it doesn't matter if she really didn't notice his existence because she was confused, but the problem is that she is not like that.

Right, Annie? Hathaway is courting Gary? Marshall, although she did it very covertly, Marshall didn't see it, but she couldn't escape the eyes of Adrian, who had seen countless girls. Because she didn't pay attention at the beginning, it is impossible to judge whether she deliberately wanted to get Marshall's attention by bumping people from the beginning, but she did do it on purpose when she rushed to pick up the book.

Look, Anne? Ms. Hathaway is very familiar with the script or the characters, and she has done enough preparations and knows to seize the opportunity to express herself. No wonder there are rumors that she fell off the chair and got "Princess Diaries" in her memory. It's just... ...why is her focus on the director?

Adrian's identity is not a secret, the girls who come to the audition should know, and all kinds of rumors about him should be heard by anyone who lives in Hollywood. if anne? If Hathaway really had any thoughts, it should be aimed at Adrian. Amanda did a good job. During the audition, she always glanced at him inadvertently, with expectations.

This is very interesting. Adrian couldn't help but think of a comment about Anne in her previous life, saying that she has strength and means but no vision. Whether she looks at things or people, she can't always grasp the right direction. Luck and connections, maybe they will disappear from everyone. He didn't take this seriously at first, although Anne is indeed stupid in life, but which actor doesn't have a few commercial films with low box office? This means nothing. But now it seems that this comment is very likely to be true, otherwise it cannot be explained that she selectively ignored Adrian's existence when she knew Adrian's identity and status.

"Gary recommended you to me, Miss Anne? Hathaway, he thinks you are more suitable for this role than others, but I disagree, but considering that Gary is also good-hearted for the sake of the movie, I decided to talk to you .” In Annie? After Hathaway sat down on the chair, Adrian said so.

The girl who was a little happy was taken aback for a moment, looking at Adrian as if she didn't understand what he was saying.

"Is there any question, Miss Hathaway?" Adrian asked calmly.

"No, it's nothing, Mr. Adrian, I'm just... a little flattered." Annie immediately reacted. She had realized something, but she didn't fully understand it, so her tone was reserved and puzzled.

"You can call me Ed, so I can also call you Annie, and then our conversation can be less blunt." Adrian smiled, "Would you like something to drink?"

"No need, sir... Ed." Annie said quickly, and she was still very fast in changing addresses.

"We originally had four young actresses in our audition list the other day, and any of them would be a good fit, but after meeting you, Gary insisted that you had more potential than the other four. Adrian spoke slowly and gently, even though Annie was sitting on a chair, her simple coat and trousers gave her the feeling of a girl next door, and her tightly slanted legs made her look dignified and virtuous, But he still caught the fleeting smugness in her eyes.

"But I don't agree." Adrian immediately changed the topic, "I don't think you are better than the other four, but Gary insists on his own opinion. In this case, I will give you a chance to convince me to The role here is up to you."

After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation, and then looked at her with interested eyes. Annie lowered her head so that no one could see her expression, but the pursed lip line was still very obvious. Since she made this movement, generally speaking, she should realize that her judgment has gone wrong.

"First of all, to be frank, Ed, as an actor, I very much hope to get this role; secondly, I also believe that I can play this role well, because I have analyzed the character of this character in great detail, although the script does not It's not complete; again, I'm very happy to be praised by Mr. Marshall, in fact, I was somewhat intentional at the end that day, I was worried that he would be angry..." After thinking carefully, Anne immediately raised her head and spoke with a smile on her face. And talk.

very nice. Adrian nodded secretly in his heart while listening. Just like when she bumped into Marshall, packed up her things in a hurry, apologized, and then left very quickly, she was very good at leaving blank strategies, and Marshall made up a lot of things that were beneficial to her when she didn't have much to say. It's the same now. She first frankly said that she really wanted the role, which can give people a sincere impression; The deliberate element, the sense of honesty, makes the ensuing "worried he'll be mad" very believable.

In particular, she doesn't talk too much, she just confides a few key words, and the others need to be supplemented by the person she talks to, so that the persuasion will be greatly strengthened. Sure enough, few people would overthrow it immediately, she is really smart. Most people would like her for it if it wasn't for Adrian who was sitting here who knew her well, if there wasn't tension in her voice from talking too much.

Finally, Annie finished speaking, let out a long breath, and waited anxiously. Adrian was the same as at the beginning, still expressionless, just asked: "And then?"

This is not a simple question. Many experienced police officers will casually ask the criminal "and then" when they are taking the statement. If the other party is guilty, they will continue to speak involuntarily. Here, this sentence has the same effect, the difference is that there is a clear but not obvious message here: I am not satisfied.

No matter how the other party answered, it was enough for him to figure out her character.

Annie obviously didn't expect this situation to happen, she opened her already big eyes, a little dazed and innocent, but Adrian was not moved, just quietly waiting for her answer.

After a long time, the girl finally spoke: "I can do my best in anything, anything."

Adrian couldn't help raising his eyebrows. This kind of ambiguous answer that seems to imply something but doesn't seem to imply anything is definitely not something a young girl can come up with. So... is it her mother? Chances are, her mother was a singer and stage actress, singer and actress in the 70's... Hehe, it's getting interesting, so-

"Well, you have my preliminary approval, Anne, although I still need to report the situation to the crew, but basically... this role is yours." Adrian said finally.

"Is this true?!" Annie took a deep breath, and looked at Adrian in disbelief, until he nodded affirmatively, then she jumped up cheering, that excited look... um, Don't mention it.

"Thank you, Ed, thank you, I... I... thank you so much." The girl finally took his hand and said repeatedly.

Adrian guessed that she wanted to apologize for her previous behavior of only paying attention to Marshall, but how could this kind of thing be brought to the table, so she paid attention to her mouth and just kept saying thank you.

"Okay, Annie, that's it, I hope you can - do what you say." Adrian finally said meaningfully. Trying to figure out women's thoughts, and then writing them in the palm of his hand, letting them dance with his fingers has always been one of his favorite things to do.

Let me see, Annie? Hathaway, let's see what kind of woman you are, if you really have means and strength but no vision. Adrian said so in his heart, and then couldn't help but think of another topic. Girls who can enter the entertainment industry and gain some popularity are indeed precocious.

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