King of Hollywood

Chapter 149 New ideas and internal screenings

Although Adrian "threatened" to cancel Dennis's original leading actor because of "dissatisfaction" on the Oscars red carpet, it was only a joke. You know, Dennis has experienced the initial period of time with him, such qualifications are not comparable to others, let alone a truly unknown person held by Adrian, and has always remained loyal to him, Adrian No one will give up on Ann if he gives up.

But Adrian was indeed joking at the time. Although he had plans to let Dennis appear in some different works, his role was too single during this time. But he didn't fully think about it when the awards ceremony was held, so it was just a casual remark, basically used to "threat" Dennis. But because of a certain script from Miramax, and because of the subtle competition between Gwyneth and Blanchett, he came up with an interesting idea, and he found a suitable one for him that was full of British style. the corner

"Appropriate? God, although I have only read some of his works, I also know that it is difficult for me to show that... artist's temperament." Dennis continued to say depressedly, "I don't even know what to do. What kind of information is appropriate to check, many historians still question the existence of Shakespeare, and many Americans still think that Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in the United States."

"Really? If Hemingway found out, he would definitely cry in heaven." Adrian shook his head tut-tut, but Dennis' next words almost made him spit out: "Who is Hemingway?"

"Okay, I'm joking." Seeing that his face became ugly, Dennis immediately raised his hand.

"Okay, Dan, this character is not complicated," Adrian shook his head and brought the topic back, "Do you remember what I told you? The story happened in Shakespeare's youth, when he His main works are still comedies, he doesn’t have that much experience yet, he is still very lively and innocent, in a sense, he was still tall then, very similar to you now, isn’t he?”

"Young and talented, and a flirt," Dennis read a few times, and then looked at him with interest, "Frankly speaking, I think you are more suitable for this role, Ed."

"Ah?" Adrian raised his eyebrows, but didn't react for a while.

"Isn't it? Compared to me, you are more in line with these criteria, and you have also guest starred in some movies, which is considered to be some experience. Why don't you consider directing and acting yourself?" Dennis pretended to be serious on purpose.

"Come on, Dan, don't be kidding." Adrian shook his head funny.

"Well, no kidding, but I really don't think I'm suitable," Dennis straightened his face, and then sighed, "If possible, I still want to act in some action movies, of course, if Bruce, Han or West It would have been nice to have Gale in a supporting role for me."

"Why don't you just call them all in one movie." Adrian rolled his eyes.

"That's a good idea, anyway, you can invest 200 million in a movie." Dennis continued to laugh, trying to muddy the water.

"You think I'm really..." Adrian was about to refute, but suddenly thought of something and was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Sensing his abnormality, Dennis hurriedly asked.

"It's nothing, don't worry, let me think about it, let me think about it carefully." Adrian reached out and tapped lightly on his head, then turned around in circles.

Dennis's words reminded him of a movie, that is, "The Expendables" produced by Siegel Stallone more than ten years later. Of course, Adrian didn't think much of such a movie that relied on nostalgia to make money. Although nostalgia is also the only way to make money, Stallone produced another episode immediately after making a good box office, but Adrian has more movies that can make money in his hands, so he doesn't care about such a small shrimp , besides, they have to wait until decades later when they are all old to have a chance.

But Dennis reminded him, what if you cast a bunch of big-name action stars in the same movie now, before they die? Cost is not a big problem. Generally speaking, if several big names star in the same movie, as long as one person lets go and lowers the salary, the others will also let go. Everyone will have the psychology of comparison, not to mention that the salary can be passed on Dividend above.

Of course, this has to be based on two conditions. First, the value of each other should not differ too much; second, the prospect of this movie is very good. Needless to say, the first one, as long as they can negotiate with their agent, it will not be a problem. As for the second one, how many people will question the prospects of the movie with the brand of director Miracle? This can also affect the first point. The director of Miracle invited him personally, so what's the point of getting less pay? What's more, Bruce? Willis' agent has switched to his agent company, which is really too simple.

"This is definitely a brand with potential." Adrian, who stopped walking, pinched his chin and muttered to himself with some excitement.

What he is looking at is not the box office of "The Expendables", what he wants is to make "The Expendables" a movie brand. Just like Real Madrid collects football superstars, the real players have never dismissed the phrase "the real superstars can serve in Real Madrid", but those fake players are very effective, and many of them don't watch the football. This is how people know Real Madrid.

So not only Willis, Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Adrian is also planning to make Nicholas Cage, John Travolta, Russell Crowe and the future "Big Rock" Johnson, Van Dyke Searle and other actors, big and small, who might even be close to action stars, caught them all.

Think about it, if one day in Hollywood there will be such words as "You said you are a famous Hollywood action star? Then have you played a role in "The Expendables"? No? What kind of famous action star will it be?" interesting.

It doesn’t need to be in place at once, you can slowly increase the size, and use the method of telling a certain mercenary group to shoot episode by episode. As for the storyline, the main point of this kind of movie is not it, but the gathering of stars and the hearty In addition, Yuan Heping can also participate in the action design, find a balance between boxing and kung fu, and show different fighting methods. It would be better if Jeter Lee could join in—Jack? The witty fighting style doesn't fit a movie like this.

Therefore, as long as the story can conform to the basic logic, it is not particularly difficult for the screenwriters trained by Adrian in that harsh way. If it is done well enough, a comic version can also be published. Anyway, Marvel is in its hands, and even stars can be authorized to draw characters according to their faces if they are willing.

Of course, it is not easy to achieve this. There are many things to consider. It takes a lot of time to build a specific plan, not to mention researching the market, writing scripts, and Several big-name negotiations and so on. Even so, Adrian still wants to try it. Although the best way to achieve his great career is to maintain his habit as much as possible and profit from it, it is interesting to try something different in two lives. Like Dennis, at the beginning Adrian didn't think that he would say that the price of losing his hand was still affordable, so why not do it?

"What's wrong?" Adrian realized that Dennis had called him several times after coming out of his own thoughts.

"Hmm... so you agreed?" Dennis asked cautiously, with something shining in his eyes.

"Hehe, this..." He chuckled suddenly, a little meaningful, and wanted to pass while he was thinking about the problem? it is impossible

"I have to admit, you are my lucky star, Dan, because of your proposal, I came up with a very interesting idea." Adrian patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "Speaking of which, you are in "Broken Arrow" The performance in the film is barely considered an action star, so I will let you play a role in it, but—”

After Dennis breathed a sigh of relief, Adrian's conversation changed immediately, and his smile became a lot more cunning: "But it's not now, so you'd better continue to study Shakespeare honestly."

"Continue?" Dennis suddenly o1 twitched his mouth and covered his forehead.

"I remember you are of British descent, don't you? Back then in "Two Smoking Barrels", your London accent was pretty good, so you have to believe in yourself." Adrian said teasingly

"Having British blood and playing a famous British family are two different things." Dennis sighed.

"Give it a try, Dan, don't doubt my vision." Although he kept evading, Adrian didn't get angry. "I don't think you like being positioned as an action star all the time, do you? Besides fame and money, honor also matters." Can't be missing."

Dennis was slightly taken aback, this sentence finally made him think of something else, so he moved his mouth but didn't make another sound.

"I will find someone to give you special counseling. Anyway, to shoot this kind of historical film, you have to consult a lot of scholars, and the script still needs to be revised. I will let the screenwriter put the complete script in your hands as soon as possible. That's it. , don't let me down, Dan, I'm going back to the studio, and it's time to continue working." Adrian said and patted him on the shoulder again, and then strode towards the studio.

Letting Dennis play Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love" was not a whim. Adrian is still very optimistic about him, and he is not the kind of person who does not view reality in order to praise himself.

Thanks to his keen observation skills and that period of working life, Dennis has a very fickle temperament, and as Adrian said before, Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love" is still very young, and he is not yet the literary giant he will be in the future. , is not much different from ordinary talented young people. Dennis, who has gone through a few years of hard work, and who is still involved in a vigorous triangle scandal with Vihanna and Aniston, is no longer the talented but immature young man he was back then. Once you come out, you will definitely be able to grasp the main points of the characters.

Thinking of this, another idea popped up in Adrian's mind like a prank, how about letting Dennis play a role in another movie? Of course the other movie refers to the "Eliza" for Blanchett. "White", and Blanchett was given the title of "King V" by the film mí precisely because of her outstanding interpretation of Elizabeth I's demeanor, coupled with a later movie.

Interestingly, Joseph Fiennes, younger brother of Ralph Fiennes who played the leading role in "Shakespeare in Love", also played an important role in "Elizabeth". , so that Adrian can better control the situation.

Well, let’s not talk about this, even if the filming of these two films is to start, we have to wait until the end of the first part of "The Matrix", so let’s put it aside for the time being.

The filming of "The Matrix" does not require much attention at the moment. The intense fighting scenes will not start until the plot in the hovercraft is almost finished, so Adrian chose to hold the long-awaited internal preview at this time .

After the ethereal and melodious singing ended, before the subtitles were completely over, applause rang out. Although it was a bit monotonous, the enthusiasm of the applause could be heard. Driven by him, other people also applauded, but because there were not many people participating, the sparse ones were not as powerful as one person's applause.

"I'm very satisfied, James, I'm telling the truth, don't think I'm comforting you." After the lights in the auditorium were turned on, Adrian said to Cameron, and then turned to look at a person not far away. Ms. V: "Your singing voice is really moving, Ms. Celine V, like the sound of nature."

As the singer of the theme song, Celine Dion was the only member of the non-production team who participated, and she volunteered to participate, because she liked the song very much and was eager to know how the music would pair with the film. Adrian has no reason to disagree, after all, her singing voice has also added a lot to this movie.

"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Adrian." Celine Dion nodded with a smile, and then held her boyfriend who was sitting next to him, who was almost in his fifties, "If it wasn't for Rainey's insistence, maybe I Will pass by this touching song."

"At least you don't have to regret it now, do you?" Adrian smiled and talked with Cameron again.

At the very beginning, he also wanted to taste the taste of this pretty good V person, the high-pitched singing is so good, the feeling of deep throat must be equally good. However, this idea just turned around in my mind and then disappeared. In my previous life, I knew a lot about many things because of my love for "Titanic" and the theme song. Celine? Men are brought up.

Renee Angelil, Dion's agent, is now 57 years old. As early as 19 years ago, at the age of 38, he met Dion who was only 12 years old, and then became her agent to promote her. Hong gave her all kinds of advice. Although they didn't disclose their relationship until 1993, everyone knew that they had been together for a long time.

It has to be said that this Mr. Angelil is really resourceful and patient, holding Dion firmly in his hands, even if his body is failing, he can still use external stimulation to make Dion willingly get pregnant. Some of Adrian's practices can be regarded as learned from him, but he has enough resources under his control, so his appetite is even greater.

"I used brand new cg technology, so that many scenes look more real..." Cameron talked about some technical things.

It has to be admitted that with an additional investment of nearly 10,000 yuan, the whole movie does look more exquisite. For example, when the captain and first mate are standing outside the cabin in close-up shots when setting sail, the scenes on the horizon are all made by CG. Compared with the picture in Adrian's memory, this version is clearer and more delicate. Places like this abound, so it's still worth it.

But Cameron, a crazy guy, still can't help but complain a few times: "There are still some places that are not perfect, there are about 30 or so. If the time is long enough, I can make it more detailed."

"What do you think, Mr. Clayton?" Adrian shook his head secretly with a smile, and then looked at one of Century Fox's executives.

"Personally...it's not bad," Clayton Cox shrugged, seemingly disapproving of this disaster romance movie, but he didn't make it particularly obvious, and quickly changed the subject: "I don't have any opinions. , Mr. Adrian, let us do what we can."

He will give this film to Fox instead of choosing his own film company. First, it is for Cameron’s face. You must know that he and Fox had a good time working with Fox before Adrian’s hand. Fox's "Titanic" was also invested by Fox. Now Adrian has poached people away in a disguised form, and it should be compensated to some extent; secondly, it was for the paa rating. In addition to a series of factors such as the story and special effects, the global box office is also rated as PG-13. Now if it is rated R, it is possible to lose half of it. Adrian will never allow this When the situation arises, of course, Fox will be brought on board. I can vividly remember the 1a effort that Warner gave "Eyes Wide Shut" before.

It is precisely because of this that Adrian feels more and more how important it is to have a position in PAA, but fortunately, if the plan goes well, this problem will soon become a problem.

"This is the movie you invested 240 million in." Just as Adrian was thinking about the plan, Claude's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"How do you feel?" Seeing Claude's slightly teasing smile, Adrian shrugged.

"It's not bad, but if you want to rely on the box office to keep your costs, you need to have at least 500 million in the world, and this must be in an ideal state, and it doesn't count the 1a fee for publicity." Claude smacked his lips Well, "It's 500 million."

"You will see a miracle, Crowe, I promise." Adrian didn't bother to argue with him. If he was still uncertain before, he was completely relieved after watching the sample.

"I think you, you must say more than that, right?" He changed the subject.

"It was originally a one-sentence matter, but you insisted on pulling me to participate in the trial screening first..." Claude said a sentence, "Well, you can't refuse this year, can you?"

"what?"

"The White House Dinner." F

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