King of Hollywood

Prague, a European city with a history of at least 1,000 years, was once one of the largest political, economic and cultural centers in Europe, and was positioned as the capital of many countries, such as the Holy Roman Empire in the 9th century, and the Habsburg dynasty ruled Central Europe It was also redesignated as the capital of the Holy Roman Empire at the time. Still later, it became the capital of the Czechoslovak Republic, the capital of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the capital of the Czechoslovak Federal Republic, and the capital of the Czech Republic, which is now less than two years old.

Known as the "City of Thousand Towers" and "Golden City", it is known as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and is world-famous for its various styles of architecture. It also attracts spies from various countries because of its geographical location. trade. Although not as good as the rumored three major spy cities, the scale is not too small, so the first act of "Mission: Impossible" took place here.

"From a personal point of view, I don't like Milan Kundera very much. In comparison, I prefer to read Kafka's novels. Of course, this is not to say that Kundera is not as good as Kafka. His novels are indeed very good. Many Everyone in the UK has read the novel "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". However, Kundera sometimes seems too hypocritical. When you read it for the first time, you will feel shocked and moved, but after reading more, you will find that, But that's it. Kafka also had such a situation, and many writers couldn't escape, but Kafka's advantage is that he has passed away. That's why I just said, never comment on contemporary writers, it should As long as the author is still alive, people will have to take into account other factors and the influence of other people when making comments, which makes it difficult to be fair.”

Sitting at the round table of an open-air cafe on the street, Adrian was talking eloquently. Sitting in front of him was Rachel Weisz. Her casual attire could not hide her bookish spirit from the inside out. She stared at Adrian intently, biting her white teeth lightly on her lips, as if she was listening intently, the same way she was the last afternoon in London.

Nicole Kidman was sitting next to Rachel. She wore a light-colored dress and a dark-colored coat, her legs were crossed, and her feet in high-heeled shoes tapped a bit from time to time, looking a bit playful. There was no expression on her face, which made her look very glamorous, and her eyes were also on Adrian, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

But Tom Cruise, who was sitting next to her, did not hide his absent-mindedness at all, his eyes drifted and he didn't know where to look. This was already a very restrained expression of him, otherwise he would have started yawning out of boredom.

"So we're not supposed to comment on it?" Rachel asked now, fiddling with a spoon. "You know, even when commenting on Shakespeare, people have to be influenced by others."

"Of course it's not that we shouldn't comment," Adrian laughed. "For the dead like Shakespeare, they are too far away from us. We can only understand each other through documents and their works, but documents and works are not the same. Can't let us fully understand, so other than that, the rest is made up by our brains. Do you understand the meaning of the word 'll'? Because we don't fully understand, we will make up in our heads based on our first impression of them Self-supplementation is the most direct feeling as an individual. If these individuals can communicate with each other perfectly, they can outline the closest image. As a living contemporary writer, especially a writer with great influence, you Think people won’t be swayed by his movements when they comment? Not by his friends and his relationships?”

Speaking of this, Adrian reached out and tapped his head: ""Love in Prague", one of the top ten American movies in 1988, won the Palme d'Or in Cannes. I guess you should have seen it. How do you feel? I think It's bad, and of course it's not too bad, but obviously, Kaufman wanted to express everything in the novel in the movie, but Kundera originally wanted to express enough, and the plot changed instead. It's too loose. For a film adaptation of a novel, the director's own stuff must dominate, even if it is produced and criticized, but this film..."

Adrian smiled, took a sip of coffee and didn't say any more.

"Don't you think it's biased to attribute the success of the film to the influence of the original author, Ed?" Nicole asked at this time, her blue eyes were very beautiful.

"What we're talking about is the influence of the author, isn't it?" Adrian retorted with a smile, "If I want to write a review, of course I have to speak fairly and give examples of both advantages and disadvantages, so that it can be convincing , but it was only a few words in private, and it was only one aspect, so it is unreasonable to accuse me of this."

"Could it be that the comments on the performances of the actors are also affected?" Rachel interrupted suddenly.

"Unfortunately, probably," Adrian shrugged, "Daniel Day-Lewis' acting is relatively better, but Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin's acting, sorry, I really don't think How nice."

He raised his hand to stop Rachel from speaking: "Essentially speaking, what both the director and the actors have to do is to convey a feeling to the audience, which can make them invest in it and cause a strong resonance. Tommy in "Born on the 4th of July" is the best example, the second half of the impassioned speech and the shot of falling to the ground and climbing to the wheelchair caused countless audiences to admire, this is Tommy's best performance, right?"

Adrian turned to Tom Cruise. Although the other party had been absent-minded, he was still listening to the conversation, and immediately showed a beautiful smile: "Of course."

Everyone likes to hear nice words, how could Cruise be an exception.

"Okay, now think back to Binoche and the others' performances, the typical French-style performance skills that seem to hold everything in their hearts are very unpleasant. If they are separated from the image in the novel, how many people will be moved? "Adrian spread his hands, "How to convey emotions to the audience and resonate, this is the homework that every actor and director always has to do. In this regard, actresses have more disadvantages, the more beautiful women are It’s getting harder to do that.”

Speaking of which, he seemed to think of something, glanced at Nicole in front of him, seemed a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, and suddenly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Tommy, I really envy you for having such a beautiful wife."

"Thank you." Cruise laughed, then looked at the time, stood up with Nicole on his arm, "Okay, it's time for us to go back, what a wonderful afternoon."

Seeing that her husband was anxious to leave, Nicole didn't say much, but took a deep look at Adrian.

"Be careful on the road, don't think that there are no paparazzi and fanatical fans in Prague." Adrian stood up with a smile and patted him on the shoulder. After seeing the two of them far away, he turned around and grinned at Rachel: " Shall we go back now too? Or should we visit this beautiful city again?"

After returning from Edinburgh, Adrian stayed with the little guy for a few days, and then set off for Prague. Although "Mission Impossible" was handed over to Cruise's production company, Bosworth Films has investment, and The copyright is not exclusive to the other party, so it is normal to visit the class.

Emma wanted to go with her because she had been abroad before, but Adrian refused her in the name of work. Although the little guy was not happy, he still accepted this reality. Besides, Adrian also agreed that she could come to the United States again in the second half of the year.

Kate did not follow to Prague.

"I just want to go back to Los Angeles, and I don't want to interrupt your work," she said.

That being the case, Adrian didn't force it, words and books, at least there was Charlize by his side. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Prague, he found out that the private secretary had released his own pigeons.

After returning to London, Charlize proposed to go to Prague in advance to prepare for the next affairs. She said it firmly, and Adrian agreed. When he arrived at the "Mission: Impossible" crew, he was told that Charlize had returned to the United States the day before his arrival, and left a message saying, "I am not in good health, and I want to go back to rest first."

This excuse is really bad enough, but what else can Adrian say? Are you going to Los Angeles to catch her back? He wondered if the two women had colluded together in London.

Adrian stayed on the set for three days and did not have too many suggestions for shooting, even though Cruise asked him more than once, and his tone and expression were very sincere. First of all, the location of "Mission: Impossible" is London, except for Prague, which is very simple. The more difficult scenes, such as the classic Spiderman theft, or the desperate fight in the tunnel, etc., are all in the studio It was filmed, so there is really nothing to say; secondly, Cruise attaches great importance to his power on the set. The reason why he tolerated Adrian's dictates in casting before is of course because he bought a favor and also because he chose The actors are all to his liking. So in Adrian's view, since he has already bought a favor, he should just buy it to the end.

There's no Ving Rhames and Jean Reno scene—well, Reno has a shot, but it's done early on. So the main thing is the performance of Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have played such a cunning character," Hopkins said to Adrian. "You know, this kind of role is always difficult to grasp."

"What's the matter, you only need to be decent in the first half, and villain in the second half. This is your strength, dear Anthony." Adrian comforted with a laugh.

Joe Walter was first suggested for the role of Jim, but he was furious at the fact that his rebellious daughter insisted on becoming a contract actor of tal_und_, turned down all the movie offers, and the role ended up falling On to Anthony Hopkins.

"Take care of your body, Anthony, if you want, I can introduce you to a good doctor." He said to him immediately. During the filming, Hopkins often complained about back pain, and Adrian also vaguely remembered He said that because he had surgery on his back.

Hopkins is the best performer among the three. The veteran actor who has acted in stage plays for decades is indeed very powerful. Then there's Cruise, whose face was born for Ethan Hunt, not to mention anything else. Nicole can only say that she is well-behaved. Judging from the current situation, she may not be able to get rid of the title of vase.

Nicole herself is probably aware of this, so when Adrian finds an opportunity to chat with her in private and talk about certain characters alone, she always expresses her views intentionally or unintentionally. Adrian, who smiled knowingly in the face of this situation, neither said anything bad nor made a promise, and now is not the time.

As for his other purpose for coming to Prague, Rachel Weisz is just one of the many supporting roles, and she is just as well-behaved. Her role ends in Prague, so Adrian came here this time to give her the script by the way. .

"It's a very interesting story, I think... no problem." Rachel said after reading the script, her eyes flickered and she didn't know what she was thinking. Although she hesitated to answer, the affirmation in her tone was obvious.

It's the story of a dishwashing man with a criminal record who wants to get back into work, so he enlists three stupid accomplices to rob a bank. His wife, who is an elementary school teacher, hopes that her husband can live a peaceful and stable life. He accidentally found out and tried to stop him, but this guy was determined. Not only did he not give up, but he also pulled his wife into the gang, thus staged There was a scene of farce.

Yes, it's Woody Allen's The Amateur Thief, but it's still years away from being made, and that's when the old man was at his lowest, so the movies made weren't great. Adrian is only interested in this script, at least from the story point of view, it is still very interesting, but from the director to the producer have to recruit new people, the script also needs to be revised, for example, the heroine who was originally a beautician also because of consideration Because of Rachel's temperament, she changed to a primary school teacher.

After all, Woody Allen's goofy style is unique, and no one can or can't emulate it, so revising it into a generic black comedy was a must. Adrian still provided the outline and opinions and threw them to the screenwriters. Fortunately, they all did a good job, fully understood his opinions and joined in, as long as they choose a good director and a good actor.

As for the box office of the movie, Adrian didn't care too much about it. Although Woody Allen was making this movie, scandals and low tides affected his performance, making the originally niche movie even less popular, but it doesn't mean that he is changing now. The same goes for human production. Besides, as long as the cost is properly controlled and the director or producer is not brain-dead, the cost can be recovered even if the box office is not high, so that Rachel can accumulate popularity, and then she can act in the movie according to his plan.

It is precisely because of this that Rachel, who hesitated again and again, agreed to Adrian's invitation to go shopping, so when discussing the new script in an open-air cafe, she met Nicole and Cruise who also came out to rest. It was such a coincidence that they were naturally invited to sit down and discuss together. When Nicole learned that Adrian had a new script for Rachel to act in, her eyes were really subtle. Although she did it very secretly, how could she escape? He drew Adrian's eyes, who had been paying attention to her from the beginning.

So, while chatting, I turned to the city of Prague, and then to Milan Kundera, and then I had the first words. If it were someone else who made such a comment, it would have been refuted to pieces long ago, but it was Adrian who said this, a miracle director in Hollywood, and a leading screenwriter. His eloquence attracted the attention of the two women.

For women, the more powerful, capable, and proud women are, the more they like men with superior abilities—well, no matter what aspect they are capable of—everything is like this, including those strong women . Women are born to be conquered by men, just as Adrian said when he taught Dennis: male animals always consider how to spread their seeds more comprehensively, while female animals consider finding the best Most males pass on their genes, and human beings as advanced animals are no exception.

So it is not difficult to understand why Adrian will talk about Milan Kundera and criticize the film adaptation of his novel. As for the effect, Nicole naturally couldn't observe it. Rachel, she agreed to Adrian's invitation to continue shopping, and then returned to the hotel after dinner to say goodbye and was about to go back to the room, but Adrian didn't let go. She struggled slightly, and then Adrian pulled her into the room with one hand.

Later, kissing, caressing, undressing, falling into lust, and finally putting Rachel on the bed, just like the time in London, Adrian took possession of her again unceremoniously.

As for Rachel herself, she didn't know what she was thinking. She knew that this man was a playboy, and he might be more interested in her body, but she still agreed to the invitation to go shopping, and was still rejected by him. He pulled into the room, stripped off his clothes and put them on the bed, allowing him to play and violate at will.

Is it because he made a special trip to Prague to arrange the next movie for her? Or because of his conversation and demeanor? Or his compliments and the eyes he left on others when Nicole left?

The moment Adrian entered, Rachel put these things behind her and began to cater enthusiastically. Anyway, he has always been a mysterious, hard to see through, but exudes a powerful attractive man.

Indeed, every woman who is attached to Adrian, whether it is Kate or Charlize, or Monica or Julia, is clearly aware of this—as for Sarah, she never thought about it. , compared to them, she is sometimes very simple.

This view also exists in other women, such as Nicole? Kidman, and the next one.