King of Hollywood

Chapter Thirty-Eight The Works That Kicked off the Prelude to the Era

"Hey, two ladies, what are you talking about?" Following Adrian's voice, the two women stopped talking and looked at him together. Julia is tall, Monica is plump, and standing together is really netbsp; "It's nothing, some things in life," Julia answered first, "but you, Ed, why don't you chat more with that pop diva Sentence? She must really enjoy chatting with you."

"That's right, she just invited me to chat in private just now," Adrian said with a smile, "but I declined."

"Really?" Julia had an unexpected look, and so did Monica, but it was relatively calm.

"Because you are here." Adrian spread his hands, although he didn't finish speaking, but the meaning was already obvious: With you here, why bother to be with that woman hún?

This is another reason. Now that Julia and Monica are in front of him, this is an excellent opportunity. How could Adrian lose a lot of money? In any case, Madonna is just a charming maid, if you want to play, find a chance to have a good time from top to bottom, inside and outside, why bother to have sex with her here?

"I checked the time, maybe I should go back, Ed." Julia said suddenly at this moment.

"Now?" Adrian raised his eyebrows and glanced at Monica inadvertently, "Are you sure, Julie?"

"Yes, there is nothing else to do here anyway." Julia shrugged, looked at Monica as well, and then smiled: "By the way, thank you for buying this pair of earrings, I am very happy like."

Adrian couldn't help but chuckled secretly in his stomach. Although she answered "some things in life" before, he had observed it for a long time when he came here, and he could see all of Julia's ostentatious gestures.

"If we go back now, the guys may not be asleep yet, I'm afraid..." He showed a "difficult" expression.

"Guys?" Monica seized the opportunity netbsp; "Remember that girl I told you about, Emma Watson? And Julia's niece, Emma Roberts..." Adrian Ann immediately explained to her, and Julia couldn't interrupt, so she had to stand by and wait.

"It sounds like they are a little too lively. Such children are really annoying." After listening to Monica, she nodded a little bit to express her understanding of Adrian's embarrassment, but followed her with a slight smile, with an inexplicable gleam in her eyes : "Why don't you go to my house first? Chat for a few words, and you can go back when you are sure they are sleeping on netg."

Realizing something, Julia immediately frowned, but before she could say the words of rejection, Adrian spoke first: "It sounds good, what do you think, Julie?"

"Let's go back, and don't disturb Monica." After taking a deep breath, Julia said with a smile.

"If Julie is tired, go back and rest first. It's okay for Ed to go alone, he will like it there." Monica said immediately, her chest slightly raised, with a triumphant smile on the corner of her mouth.

Julia suddenly took a few short breaths, staring at Monica but didn't know what to say.

"Julia would love to come to your house, Monica, she's never been, has she?" Adrian said the last sentence to Julia, and at the same time, with a soft snap, his Two of them were placed on the cocked tún of the two women.

The position of a man's hand on a woman's body is very particular. If it is placed on the shoulder, it is usually a friend. If it is hugged, it may be shown to a lover; Lovers; but if it's on the ass, it means...

Following the touch from her tún, Julia looked around angrily and uneasy. Although she deliberately found a corner to chat with Monica, there were not many people around, but this is a public place after all. . But just as he was about to say something, he found Monica looking at him with provocative eyes, and an indescribable anger suddenly surged into his heart.

"Of course, I'd be happy to visit." The words that came to the corner of his mouth casually turned into this sentence.

Women's comparison psychology is so interesting sometimes. Knowing what Adrian was planning, knowing that Monica did it on purpose, and knowing what would happen if she went there, she still agreed without hesitation.

I love it all. In Monica's bedroom, sitting on the netg and looking at the two women crawling in front of him, Adrian, who was enjoying the service, sighed in his heart.

With the complete end of the later stage of "Forrest Gump", the first trailer appeared on major TV stations on November 14, and the printed posters also spread out to occupy various movie theaters, convenience stores and bus stops. Lavern, who was in charge of the entire publicity work, also had someone buy a billboard tens of feet high in Times Square, and put Hanks' classic poster of sitting on a chair and looking back on it, which attracted the attention of many people. .

Adrian is naturally very supportive of this. He remembers that the original version of "Forrest Gump" had a bad start after it was released. After increasing the investment in marketing and the quality of the film itself, it can be considered fast. turned the situation back. With the lessons learned from the past, he will definitely not make such a mistake.

A large investment in marketing, coupled with TBs spare no effort in publicity - even the net as a professional news network took advantage of a few sentences, this is the benefit of having its own TV station - "Forrest Gump" is a matter of course It has become a hot topic among Americans after dinner before Thanksgiving. The new work of a miracle director and a gold medal producer, as well as the joining of the last actor, the plot runs through the development of the past forty years, which sounds very attractive.

"It's indeed very attractive, but sometimes the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." A certain host said so in his program. Opponents, or to put it better, there are different opinions everywhere.

"I don't agree with this movie at all. He changed my words beyond recognition. He promised to respect my opinion, but in the end he kicked me away because it didn't fit his meaning. He is a tyrant and a **** "The old man said so angrily when a reporter interviewed the original author, Glum Winston.

After the news was released, the reporters immediately felt like they had found a treasure, and began to dig and develop in depth. For a while, various rumors that the director of miracles were tyrants and traitors were rampant. Adrian didn't respond to these things, even if there were more reporters near the villa, those who like to make up are basically newspapers, the more you pay attention to them, the more energetic they will be.

As for the film itself, no matter how many people are skeptical about "Forrest Gump", it doesn't matter. Adrian, who personally supervised the production and participated in the internal test screening, can be sure that these voices will disappear after the release.

At the same time, "Life and Death", which released a trailer, received less attention than "Forrest Gump", but it also attracted a lot of attention. Jane de Bont's "Tornado" has just been withdrawn from theaters. It took almost 230 million at the box office, and the overseas box office has also accumulated more than 100 million.

Such achievements have made him the most dazzling newcomer director of commercial films this year. Now there is a new film coming out and it is still a commercial film. Even if Keanu Reeves is only famous, Cate Blanchett is a complete newcomer. But there are still many people looking forward to the release of "Life and Death".

As for Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow", it has already been confirmed that it will be released next year. There are some problems in the middle, so that the post-production cannot be completed until the end of December. Released before the off-season, maybe it will have a miraculous effect.

So there's only one movie left for Adrian to focus on, oh, and there's one movie that's been waiting too long, but it's worth it because it's the beginning of an era.

Thanksgiving was spent at the godfather's house with Emma. Adrian originally planned to spend it with Kate and Charlize with the girl. He might have to worry about who to spend the holiday with before, but with the increase of women Instead, it's not a problem.

It is inevitable to have a preference. Everyone knows it, but they just don't want to accept it in their hearts. Women always hope to have the most important position in their lover's heart. So as long as Adrian can achieve a relative balance, let the woman maintain this feeling - even if it is just for a moment - there will be no problem, and this happens to be what he is best at

Originally he planned to hug Kate and Charlize to netg again, but Claude called and said that his father hoped to invite him to spend Thanksgiving together, so Adrian had to give up the plan and take Emma there.

The girl who has always been very mischievous and mischievous came to Ron Rees's house, but unexpectedly obeyed the rules. She was completely different from her usual unscrupulous appearance. She was cute, cute and beautifully dressed. The aunt likes her very much, and she can only see it when she secretly makes faces at Adrian.

The godfather had invited him to their house for Thanksgiving, apparently for something other than a get-together.

"I've seen the plan that Crowe gave me, Ed, I have to say, your ambitions are really great." The godfather said with a smile when he just entered the study, it sounded like he was teasing and teasing, but in his tone The affirmation is also obvious.

"Every young man has ambition, Godfather, the key is whether it matches his ability." Adrian immediately said.

After sitting down on the chair, the godfather looked at him and nodded: "Ed, you are outstanding. Although I have said it many times, I want to repeat it every time. No one can be like you. In just a few years Such a great achievement can be made.”

"You're too much, Godfather. Claude is the one who deserves the most credit. Without his help, I'd be a pretty good director at best." Adrian shrugged with a smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about this," the godfather suddenly said angrily. "It's like this every time. When I praise you for being outstanding, you always blame Klau. It's a routine, when do we need this kind of routine? To avoid this situation, swear to God, I will never talk about this topic again from now on, how about you?"

This half-complaint, half-joke, and caring words from the elders made Adrian feel a burst of warmth, and he immediately smiled and raised his hands: "I also swear to God, I will never bring up this topic again, how about you? "

The last question was asked by Claude who was sitting next to him. Claude, who had been watching his father interacting with his best friend with great interest, was stunned, and then shouted: "What does this have to do with me?"

The godfather and Adrian both laughed.

The following discussions were all about the specific content. Basically, Claude and the godfather were talking about it. Although Adrian made supplements from time to time, it was very limited, and most of them focused on judging the future of the Internet.

"The Information Highway of the Clinton administration is being completed. Crowe has already introduced to you Yahoo's development momentum. They will be listed before Christmas. For a long time to come, the Internet will be dominated by portal websites—— The so-called portal website refers to an application system that leads to certain types of comprehensive Internet information resources and provides relevant information services. I had a private chat with Jerry Yang and David Ferro, and they agreed with my idea. I believe it will be profitable in the second half of next year at the most..." Adrian talked non-stop, and the godfather was also listening very seriously.

In fact, to put it bluntly, this matter is no different from describing prospects to investors in order to obtain funds. Although Benedict Ron Rees is both Claude's father and Adrian's godfather, business is business after all, and it is still With such a huge investment, it is absolutely impossible not to come up with something justifiable.

"Well, I think it should be fine." After Claude and Adrian took turns, the godfather said after thinking for a long time, and after the two were relieved, he added: "However, Eisner may Not the type to give up easily, you may have an uphill battle."

"Yes, I know, Godfather, but we have to try." Adrian shrugged.

"Come on, Ed." The godfather smiled and patted him on the shoulder, as if he didn't say anything, Adrian raised his eyebrows until he saw Claude secretly giving him a thumbs up Only then did I understand. Well, this should be a good thing, but it is better not to use it until the last moment, unless it is a year later.

Now that the negotiation has been basically settled, Adrian took Emma to leave. The guy was very popular with Aunt Beth. When she left, Aunt Beth couldn't help asking her when she would come again.

"What magic did you cast on Beth to make her like you so much?" On the way back, Adrian pinched the girl's face and asked teasingly.

"I didn't do anything, I just chatted with her..." Emma tilted her head and blinked her eyes, "A few words about you - I don't understand anything."

Adrian narrowed his eyes immediately, held the guy's head with both hands, and stared at her coldly. However, the guy didn't pay attention to him at all, he yawned big, and didn't care what kind of swallow his face was transformed into in his hands, and then let him slip into his arms: "I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep."

Faced with this situation, Adrian had no choice but to roll his eyes and adjust his posture so that she could sleep more comfortably.

"Ed," Emma tugged at his collar again, "I'm going back soon, can you sleep with me for a few days?"

Rolling her eyes again, Adrian sighed and patted her on the back: "No problem."

"Don't lie to me." The girl raised her head and looked at him, her bright eyes filled with infinite nostalgia.

"When did I lie to you?" Adrian reached out and scratched her nose lovingly.

The girl giggled twice, and got into his arms again. Adrian patted her again thinking of something: "Emma?"

"Ok?"

"Want to watch cartoons? Very good cartoons."

"Is it really good-looking?"

"Of course, when have I lied to you?"

"to see"

"Okay, we'll be there in two days."

Adrian arrived at Pixar's headquarters two days later with secretary assistants Charlize and Emma, ​​and the guy was promised a good cartoon—animated movie, to be exact—that they had basically finished. The "Toy Story" is also the movie that will kick off an era mentioned earlier.

Compared with Steve Jobs, Adrian, who has sufficient funds, is undoubtedly more generous, and the production process has been accelerated a lot because of this. The animation film, which was originally to be completed in mid-1995, was almost completed by the end of 1994.

"Excellent, this is the most contagious animated film I have ever seen," Sitting in the conference room, Adrian happily said to Ed Kamal, the head of the studio, and John Last, the director, "Remember what I said before? Animation has life in who makes it, not how it's made"

"Of course, maybe my personal perception doesn't explain too much, but I brought someone here," Adrian said, looking towards the guy who was playing with Woody and the Buzz Lightyear model not far away. , "Emma, ​​do you think it looks good?"

"Looking good" the guy giggled, waving the models in his hand, "They are all so cute"

Speaking of which, she suddenly frowned, looked at Woody and then at Buzz Lightyear, then raised her eyebrows and asked unhappily, "Why don't they talk now?"

This childish remark immediately made people laugh out loud, whether it is John Last or Peter Docter or Andrew Stanton, it is the same, buried on the raised tuǐ what is written Charlize couldn't help but smile too.

"The child's feeling is the most direct way to seal the throne." Adrian made a "how about" gesture.

"I'm glad you like it." Kamal said sincerely, and then looked at the girl who was still waiting for an answer: "I'm also glad you like it, Emma."

The girl blinked her eyes, making sure she couldn't get the answer, so she sighed and grabbed Buzz Lightyear to make the model fly, and shouted in a childish voice: "Fly to space, the universe is infinite"

There was laughter again in the conference room, and then Adrian looked at Kamal and Last: "Okay, let's talk about the line now, my opinion is that there is no rush now, wait until next summer vacation Say it again."