King of Hollywood

"But what?" After being watched by Adrian for about 5 or 6 minutes, Cruise finally couldn't help asking, and frowned imperceptibly, and a trace of displeasure and dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. Although his movements were small, they couldn't hide from Adrian's eyes who had been watching him.

What the hell, except for the Cannes Film Festival, I don't seem to have any contact with him, right? Adrian thought inexplicably. Forget it, don't worry about this for now, there are still two movies that need his cooperation, and...

After quickly glanced at the woman next to Cruise, Adrian continued to smile and said, "I think there is a role that suits you very well, Tommy, a contradictory and evil character."

"Is there a role suitable for me?" Cruston suddenly became energetic, and the previous displeasure was instantly thrown away.

Not only him, but others also raised their ears. Since Adrian said so, there must be his reasons. After tonight, Adrian's prestige has been initially established.

"Yes, although the author of the novel may disagree, I think you are absolutely suitable." Adrian nodded seriously.

"Can I...can I know what character this is?" Cruise's hand on the armrest unconsciously clenched into a fist, but there was a hint of excitement in his tone, and he could see that he was a little resistant but didn't want to Let go of this opportunity.

"Sorry, I can't disclose it in detail yet. We are still discussing and preparing, and the director will not be me," Adrian said frankly, "However, as far as some of the actors I have considered so far, there is no actor who is better than you." It fits."

"Thank you." Cruise said perfunctorily, looking a little disappointed.

It's no wonder that the three films that accounted for most of the nominations for Oscars were all produced by Adrian. If Adrian didn't direct them, then the appeal of the film would have been lost by more than half.

But Cruise then added: "Maybe we can have an opportunity to talk about it in detail."

"No problem, we will start preparing for this movie by mid-May at the latest, and we have enough time before then." Adrian nodded and said that's it, and then looked at Cruise with interest Nicole Kidman by her side.

The reason why Cruise added just now was because Nicole gave him a hint secretly. Others might not have seen it, but Adrian, who had been paying attention to them, could see it clearly. And before that, when Adrian said that there was a role suitable for Cruise, Nicole moved the corner of her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but quickly suppressed it. Obviously, this woman is smarter than Cruise.

"Any questions, Ed?" Nicole asked with a smile. This was the first time she had spoken this evening. Most of the time she was more like Cruise's accessory. No wonder in the end...

"It's a pity. After recalling the few scripts I have read, none of them are suitable for a beautiful woman like you, so I will only cooperate next time." Adrian said in a regretful tone.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Nicole's eyes, but there was always a smile on her face: "It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future, right?"

"Yeah, there is still a chance in the future." Cruise interrupted at this time.

Adrian shrugged, said something else to the others, and then got up to leave. Passing through the lively crowd, he greeted and congratulated Emma Thompson and Al Pacino who were talking and laughing again, and after exchanging greetings with many people, he came to the person sitting in front of the bar drinking wine alone around.

"Martini, add ice." After ordering the bartender, Adrian looked at Lavern: "Are you okay, Laver."

"Of course, what's the matter?" Lavern turned his head, his face flushed red, without the expected frustration at all.

Therefore, Adrian was stunned for several minutes, and did not react until the bartender delivered the martini he wanted.

"You surprised me, Laffer," he said with a wry smile.

"Because I didn't cry or complain about myself?" Lavern asked with a smile.

"It's not that exaggerated, but I thought at least you would be depressed for a while." Adrian didn't hide it.

"It's true that I was downcast, but it was a short time, and it was fine after I walked out of the music center. It's useless, and--I believe you won't just let it go, right?" Lavern looked at it without blinking with him.

Adrian looked at him in surprise for a while, and then spread his hands: "It seems that all the words I thought of before can't be used, this...should be considered luck?"

Lavern smiled: "I have made many wrong judgments, and I have seen it many times, but this time I won't."

"Okay..." Adrian smacked his lips. Knowing that he didn't need to say too much, he raised his glass to Lavern: "Then, to Oscar."

"To Oscar." Lavern also raised the cup in his hand, and then the two cups collided together, making a ding sound.

Since Lavern doesn't need to comfort himself, what should he do? Adrian, who drank the martini, was about to find another target, when Claude's voice rang in his ears: "Hey, Ed, so you are here."

"Don't tell me, you've been looking for me for a long time." Adrian immediately turned his head and pointed at his nose and said, "I've been sitting with that old man Shi Yi, unless your eyes suddenly go blind, otherwise you won't see Not to me."

"Okay," Cloud said, rolling his eyes, "I just went around in circles."

"Turned around? Then why didn't I see it? Could it be that he went upstairs with someone?" Adrian asked deliberately.

"I'm not like you, I like to do this kind of thing at parties." Claude shrugged.

"I don't think there is any difference between bringing a woman to a hotel and being in a party room," Adrian snorted, but immediately changed the subject and said, "It happens that I have something to ask you, so let's find a secluded corner first."

"Look for a secluded corner? Can't it work here?"

"If you're looking at average interruptions every three minutes, I have no problem."

The two found a relatively quiet place to sit down. Claude looked around and suddenly asked, "Where's your lover?"

"Monica knows when to be by my side." Adrian smiled, seeming very proud, but immediately changed his face: "How do you think about my proposal?"

"I know what you think. Overseas distribution rights are indeed very important, but if this acquisition is successful, we will also have overseas distribution rights, right?" Claude said with a half-smile.

Overseas distribution rights are indeed very important, and this is one of the criteria for entering MPAA. If Hollywood is a big company, then MPAA is the company's board of directors, and the seven major film companies that hold the MPAA grading standards are members of the board of directors. Although the mpaa is only a non-governmental organization, it has one of the best rights. No movie can be released without a rating—oh, it can be released without a rating, but once it is labeled as an unrated release, it can only be released. Played in a few movie theaters, it has neither box office nor much influence. No matter what kind of film producer, it is impossible to choose not to rate it, unless it intends to use such a method to hype it from the beginning.

Even if it is rated, different levels will greatly affect the box office. The box office of R-rated and PG-13 is completely different. Not to mention -17, it is not much worse than X-rated or unrated. Therefore, every year when the big productions of big companies are submitted for review, there must be some competition between open guns and dark arrows. It would be great if the rating of the opponent's film can be raised by one level.

If Adrian wants to build his empire, then his film company must have a place in MPAA, so overseas distribution rights must also be owned. However, what he wants to say now is not just this.

"Do you want me to tell you the story of the salesman and the leather shoes again, Claude?" Adrian asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Hey, Ed, I didn't refuse." Claude raised his hands with a wry smile, "What I want to say is that that country is still very strange to us, and that incident is less than four years old. Now is not the best opportunity."

"Okay, Crowe, don't prevaricate me with political topics, you should know that the target you are planning to acquire has already started to visit China," Adrian retorted bluntly, "Why did the two years Overseas box office is at least 20% higher than before? Because the market in Eastern Europe was fully opened after 1991. If the Chinese market is opened again, think about it, they have 1 billion to 1.2 billion people, if each spends How much profit is there for watching a movie for 1 yuan? It will sooner or later surpass Japan and become Hollywood’s largest box office base in East Asia.”

Anyway, sooner or later the tuition fees for Chinese films have to be paid. Instead of handing it over to others, it is better to hand it over to myself, and I will give back some of it. This is Adrian's plan. All he considered was commercial interests, and there was no need to worry about other aspects. He knows better than anyone how the Chinese government implements protection, which is much easier and stronger than European governments.

If they are willing to listen, Adrian doesn't mind letting Chinese movies take some detours-of course, it's just a little bit. He is an American after all now, and he expects them to believe him without reservation? Do not make jokes. In short, in the case of obtaining enough profits, trying to help a little can be regarded as an explanation to yourself.

"You're right, but it's a little idealized." Claude spread his hands and said, and then spoke again before Adrian wanted to say: "Don't say I've been against you, Ed, think about it , from frying yen to now, you are so surprised every time you propose, I have to think about the problem in all aspects, besides, I have been satisfying you, haven't I?"

"I've always understood you, Crowe, otherwise I would have..." Adrian made a "click" gesture and said in a joking tone.

"Okay, I've already arranged for someone to conduct an investigation, and we'll talk about it when the results come out." Claude waved his hand and said.

"That's it." Adrian didn't say much, and after shrugging his shoulders, his eyes were attracted by the people not far away.

"I have other things to do, so I'll leave first." After leaving this sentence, he immediately walked over there.

"This guy..." After seeing Adrian's goal clearly, Claude shook his head and laughed. ()