King of Hollywood

"You really agreed?" Adrian asked again, staring at the girl in front of him, as if he still couldn't believe it.

Charlize didn't answer at all this time, but just shrugged.

"Okay..." He pinched the bridge of his nose with a wry smile, "You should understand that I asked them to come to you because I wanted to use your mouth to reject them."

"Oh?" Charlize raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Isn't it because you want to agree but are too embarrassed to agree directly, so you let me do it for you?"

There is no doubt that she did it on purpose. Although Adrian hated his teeth, he was helpless. After staring again for a long while, he said again: "What did you promise? You have never acted in a movie."

"They said that this role is just a vase and doesn't require much acting skills. I visited your studio a lot when I was working as a secretary. I have also supervised and produced some TV series in the past few years, and I am very familiar with that set." Charlize said briskly. Said in a tone of voice, "Besides, Kate and the others all have their own roles, and I think I can try it too."

"Can you try? Ha..." Adrian rolled his eyes and scratched his head, "Okay, but don't forget, Charlie, you are the vice president of ABC now, how do you have time to participate in filming?"

"I still haven't taken my annual leave this year, and Stan Lee assured me that there won't be too many roles for Pepper, and it won't be a month if all of them are added together." Charlize took what he hated, as if winning Smile in grip.

"I won't agree." Adrian could only use such a trick in the end.

"It's okay, as long as Crow agrees." Charlize immediately looked to the other side, sitting there without speaking from the beginning to the end, Claude who was bored playing the vertical pen game.

"Me?" He finally raised his head after hearing that he was mentioned, and then made a thoughtful movement without any concealment, obviously he hadn't listened before. Then, he shrugged and looked at Adrian with a smile: "No problem, I agree."

The corners of Adrian's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he asked with a dark face, "Are you going to fight against me, Crowe?"

"No no no, Ed," Claude said with a smile, waving his hands, "I really think that Stan's proposal is very suitable for you, think about it, geniuses, billionaires and playboys in reality, in person What a thrill to be in a movie about a genius, a billionaire and a playboy."

"In that case, why don't you try it?" Adrian retorted.

"I really want to, but the problem is, first of all, I need to manage the company and I'm not as free as you; second, I don't meet the third requirement, and I don't have a close lover who went from secretary assistant to vice president. "Claude grinned and shook his fingers, then smiled apologetically at Charlize, and Charlize made a gesture that she didn't mind at all.

"Also," he said without waiting for Adrian to speak, "and the most important point, Ed, you are the signboard of AC Media, you are already so dazzling, do you still want to cover up your brilliance?" Get up? Why can’t it be more dazzling? What’s more, you can use this opportunity to instill another image in people.”

Hearing this sentence, Adrian, who was about to refute, couldn't help but froze for a moment, and thought about it seriously for the first time. He's actually interested in playing Tony? Stark didn't have any resistance, and was even eager to try, just like Stan before? As the old man Li and Claude said now, it is indeed a gimmick to play geniuses, billionaires and playboys as geniuses, billionaires and playboys. Even Adrian will inevitably be moved. A feat that has never been done before or since is very much to his liking.

What's more, he respects Howard very much? Hughes, he is a real genius, a technical genius. Even if such a person is full of eccentricities, he is everywhere. No wonder Marvel created Tony based on him? Stark. It is definitely not possible to play Adrian as a real person, but there is no problem playing a virtual superhero based on him.

The point is, before that, before winning the best director three times in a row, he always maintained the mode of having one foot in the foreground and one foot behind the scenes. But now, he is basically standing in the front. This situation must be controlled. He really needs to focus on the eyeballs, otherwise he can continue to find a way to win the best director and become the person with the most best directors. Not now, next time A few years is fine too.

So even though Surprise described the prospect as attractive, and he was indeed a little tempted, he had to refuse in a tactful way in the end. But what I didn't expect was that Charlize actually put himself on the sidelines and helped Claude to be a lobbyist. After hearing her affirmative answer, Adrian really wanted to "teach" her on the spot.

However, what Claude said opened another door for him. After all, actors and directors are different. An excellent director is not necessarily an excellent actor. This is another process from 0 to 1. Instead of going from 10 to 1000. What's more, this is a commercial film, which has nothing to do with honors or Oscars. People will only find it interesting and incredible, rather than excessive.

At the same time, this can also allow Adrian to appear in front of the public with a brand new image, especially his features and Tony? Stark was unusually close, so why didn't he agree to come down?

"I have to admit, Crowe, your proposal moved me very much, but..." Adrian said unhurriedly, but was interrupted by him before he could speak: "Come on, Ed, you just Can you be quicker and say 'yes'?"

Adrian couldn't help being a little angry, and after glaring at him, he looked at Charlize: "Is this entirely your opinion?"

"Hmm..." Claude couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, "Well, Charlie first talked me into moving me, and then I... thought so."

Just as Charlize knew Adrian, Adrian didn't know Charlize. Since she dared to put herself together so blatantly, there must be a reason. Well, although most of them must be teasing him, this reason is indeed acceptable, and... Charlize does not want to appear on the scene with him deep down, so——

"That's it, I'll make this movie a little bit more interesting." Adrian sighed, but smiled slyly when he said the last sentence, and then muttered: "Damn, My paladin has only reached level 30."

Basically, as soon as Adrian lets go, things are almost settled. However, there is still a long time before leaving the plane, and a formal signing is essential, even if Marvel Comics is the parent company of AC Media. There should be a lot of business rules, otherwise it will be very troublesome to argue in the future, even if there is a contract.

Moreover, any request can be brought up for discussion at this time, and a consensus can only be reached after full communication with each other. For example, Adrian asked not to be allowed to reveal the wind before the filming was completed, at least not to let the media know. He and Charlize separated Play as Stark and Pepper. Both Marvel and Universal agreed, but immediately offered a salary of 2 million, and hoped to sign at least four film contracts.

Of course, this is impossible, and Adrian, who knew what they were thinking, immediately refused. The salary of 3 million yuan is acceptable. Anyway, he is a newcomer from the perspective of an actor, but it is impossible to sign more film contracts. Although he knows that this is a series, the Iron Man trilogy and the Avengers have already been arranged, but That doesn't mean they can do whatever they want, so—

"One by one, I can guarantee that the increase will not be too ridiculous." Adrian said to the surprise group.

Their purpose of looking for him is to save money besides enough gimmicks. As I said before, if Adrian plays as a newcomer, then the salary will not be much. Down is even better. It might sound like exaggeration, and I'm surprised that even my own boss wants to squeeze it, but just think about how they "used" to treat those newcomers, and you can know that these guys can do it.

But Adrian is not one of those rookie actors after all, so the 2 million salary is fine. It is also acceptable to gradually increase to 10 million to 20 million depending on whether the box office is a hit, but the share is definitely higher than others. Who else is better than him? Know more about how popular the Iron Man series is?

In addition, it is also necessary to hold an exchange meeting after the crew is initially formed, otherwise how to cooperate? One can imagine the expressions of the crew—including the director and producer—when they saw Adrian bring Charlize into the conference room and sit down in the positions of the male and female protagonists.

"You... hello, Mr. Cowell, I'm... I'm... Jon? Favreau, you can call me Jon." The fat director stammered and greeted Adrian.

Marvel and Universal finally chose Jon? Favreau is the director of "Iron Man". Firstly, his ability to tell stories is pretty good. Although last year's "Game of the Brave 2" suffered from Waterloo, at least 60% of the responsibility lies with the publisher; The most important point is that he is cheaper, and Surprise is so "stingy" that he can hit his boss's idea, so he is naturally chosen.

What's more, this choice was also approved by Adrian. In his opinion, Favreau did a very good job. At least Iron Man, as a superhero movie, has all the factors that should be there, and the theme—— How ordinary people or ordinary geniuses become superheroes - also very well grasped. That being the case, why not continue? Superheroes are always superheroes, and commercials are always commercials.

By the way, since without his intervention, Christine? The little girl Stewart is still in "Jumanji 2," and she occasionally needs a poor box office or two.

"Hi, Jon, please call me Adrian or Ed." Adrian smiled and shook hands with Favreau and others, and introduced Charlize to them.

"Don't worry, Jon, you are the director of this movie, and I will follow your orders." He then added, if there were still people who took chances before and thought that he just did the wrong position, then after this sentence It is basically certain.

"Okay... okay... sir... oh, Ed..." Favreau couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"It's a pleasure working with you, Ed." Don, who plays Stark's friend Colonel Rhodes? Cheadle was slightly better, but with the same wry smile.

The only candidate for the role, Adrian, was involved in the entire crew. Marvel originally wanted to invite Terrence? Howard's, he has played roles in many good movies, and he has an Oscar nomination for best actor, so the name is enough. But compared to several top black movie stars, such as Denzel? Washington, Will? Smith, who is much cheaper, is a good candidate.

But Adrian asked Buckley and them, what if Howard asked for an increase in salary after this movie, asking for a salary that exceeded their bottom line? So you chose Tang, who is cheaper and has more room for salary activities? cheadle.

At this time, not only Favreau and Cheadle were depressed, but everyone else also rolled their eyes covertly. As one of the giants in Hollywood, and also a legendary figure known as a miracle director, it’s okay to cooperate as a director, but as an actor... Even if Adrian doesn’t do anything, just standing there is enough It made many people tremble.

"Sorry guys, I'm a little late." Surprised Kevin? Figo and Universal's Ron? Meyer came to the conference room together at this time, and the meeting began.

Generally speaking, this is no different from the usual preparatory meeting, just communicate with each other, have a preliminary understanding of each other, and then determine the start-up time and so on. It's just that with Adrian here, everyone can't really calm down, especially when Figo and Meyer personally admit that the director of Miracle will play Tony? Stark, the last glimmer of hope is also dashed, April 1st is still a few days away.

Of course, the bigger blow is yet to come. Although Adrian introduced Charlize to everyone, he only gave a brief introduction, and none of the people here read much about business magazines. Therefore, when Figo introduced Charlize’s After their identities were revealed, the group of people suddenly became confused again. They basically thought that Charlize was Adrian's new lover, and the director of Miracle planned to use this movie to win her over, but they didn't expect that this beautiful and glamorous woman was not only one of the shareholders of VI Network Group , who is also vice president of ABC.

What the hell! One billionaire is not enough, but also a billionaire female billionaire! What the hell are Marvel and Universal trying to do? This is the voice of all the crew members present.

"Although Ms. Theron has never acted in a movie, she has supervised many programs and TV dramas, and has a lot of experience in acting... whether it is a secretary assistant or company management and operation, she also has a wealth of experience, so...don't worry too much about it. Worry." In the end, Figo had to cough dryly to ease his embarrassment.

But after these words, some quick-witted people almost guessed something, but they couldn't be sure, so Adrian quickly spoke.

"Well, before Charlie went into management at ABC, she was my secretary's assistant for seven or eight years. You know, I've had cameos in a lot of movies, but I don't have much acting experience. So I thought that if someone who is familiar with me but has no acting experience at the same time, maybe I can get into it as soon as possible, so I thought of Charlie. I agreed to the role of teething." He said this very directly, quite grandiose.

Well, it is basically confirmed here, since this beautiful woman has been his secretary assistant for seven or eight years, she is undoubtedly one of his many lovers. Then, since billionaires are invited to be billionaires, and playboys to be playboys, why not ask secretary assistants to be assistants? This is... really generous. If this news spreads, I don't know how many eyeballs it will attract, but what do they think of it? Accompaniment to the billionaire game?

"I know what you are thinking?" Adrian spoke again at this time, with a faint smile, "Don't worry, since I agree to play this role, I will definitely demand myself as an official actor, I will absolutely not interfere with the shooting, I will try my best to cooperate and respect your request, even if I have any ideas, I will fully communicate with you, I promise."

Although this is still not completely reassuring, but as a big man, he has expressed his position like this, and the people present have no other thoughts, and once again expressed that it is an honor to cooperate with him.

"Being able to direct the first movie with a director of miracle as the leading role, I believe I can leave my name in the hearts of countless people." Favreau, who has adjusted his mentality, also joked.

"I also believe, I also believe that this will be an excellent commercial film." Adrian is not stingy with his opinions in order to boost everyone's morale.

Then, he thought of something and patted Fei Ru on the shoulder: "By the way, Jon, you can also play a role. You started as an actor, didn't you?"

"Hmm... yes." Favreau was a little bit embarrassed, he officially became a director after the millennium, and before that he was active in Hollywood as an actor—even though he was only a third-line comedian. So before this, he has always been nicknamed, he can act better than he can direct, and he can direct better than he can act. However, once Adrian takes the role of "Iron Man" actor and succeeds, this title may have to be thrown away.

"Very good," Adrian continued at this time, "So how about you playing Stark's driver and bodyguard? There are not many roles, but it is very hilarious. You are just right."

"No problem." Favreau, who returned to normal in just a few seconds, replied straightforwardly, the title and the like are not as important as the chance to direct a commercial blockbuster.

You must know that because of the failure of "Game of the Brave 2", he hesitated for a few days about whether to take "Iron Man". It was not until Universal persuaded and told him that Adrian was very optimistic about him that he made up his mind. Although I didn't expect him to play the role in person, it seems to be not bad from the looks of it.

At this point, the big-budget "Iron Man" has been completely decided, and then the filming will start immediately? RS