King of Hollywood

In the wide and bright hall, people gathered in twos and threes, talking, laughing and greeting each other, making the whole party lively and extraordinary. The reason why it is called a party rather than a meeting or a party is because this party is not so formal, some people wear suits and some people dress casually-of course it is not particularly casual, at least there are no fancy dresses-neither is it like a reception party Well-behaved, not as lively and noisy as a party.

"Actually, I'm more like a retro hippie dressed up, and then singing on stage with my favorite guitar." Nicolas Cage said, looking at the venue while holding a glass of wine. He was casually wearing a shirt, trousers and With sneakers, there is no sense of a gentleman at all, more like a kid jumping and passing by on the street, but his charm has not diminished.

"You can try this, but I believe that old Frank will definitely kill you." Adrian next to him smiled and received it. He was dressed a little more formally than Cage, although not as powerful as Cage. Uninhibited temperament, but similar and different from Cage, the personable and elegant appearance has also attracted the attention of many women.

It was a party at Coppola's house to celebrate Cage winning Best Actor at the Oscars, and God knows why they held it more than a week after the ceremony. Now that he received the invitation, Adrian, who wanted to have a relationship with the Coppola family, naturally did not refuse. Just now, he talked with Francis Coppola for a while, and at the same time, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, three of the four major directors in the 1970s and 1980s are here, attracting as much attention as other big and small stars.

"My uncle doesn't need to do anything. As long as he says something, many people will be willing to do something for him." Cage said in a serious tone, gesturing.

"Well, it seems that I went to the wrong place. This is not the place to celebrate your best actor award, but the filming site of "The Godfather." Adrian shrugged, then laughed and raised his hands to Cage Cup: "Okay, Nicola, once again congratulations on your award for Oscar Best Actor."

"Thank you, if it wasn't for you, it wouldn't be easy for me to get it." Cage picked up the quilt and touched him with a smile.

"That's not necessarily true. Your acting skills are already great. Although you can't play any role, it's not too bad. Even if you don't have this movie, it will be a matter of time before you win the Best Actor." Ah Derian complimented.

"I'm ashamed of what you said, Ed," Cage's tone sounded exaggerated but actually quite sincere. As a member of the Coppola family, how could he not understand the importance of opportunities, "But since you Say, so are there any good characters? Playboy or something."

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​playing a role like Playboy?" Adrian asked curiously.

"Oh, the girl at the party tonight is giving you a lot of eyeballs, but not paying attention to me, as if I don't exist, it's so sad," Cage lamented, "Okay , I know I can’t compare with you in reality, at least let me have fun in the movie.”

Hearing his complaints, Adrian couldn't help laughing. Indeed, many women tried their best to come over and strike up a conversation with him tonight. Although "Braveheart" suffered a heavy loss at the 68th Oscars, But just because he won the best movie in the end, his reputation not only did not decline but rose a lot. Being able to get them to make a compromise and award the best film to "Braveheart" when they were clearly suppressed by the film academy, this kind of influence is not something that just anyone can have, plus Cage The best actor in the film also continued to stabilize his halo of vision, and naturally countless people would flock to him.

"Playboys don't, but tough guys can consider it." Adrian said after looking at Cage.

"Tough guy?" The other party looked at him with interest.

"Let me think about it..." Adrian continued to look at Cage, and tapped the sun with his fingers while looking at him. After a while, he said again: "First, you are a member of the Navy 6 team."

"Oh, very good, the 6th Navy team, with a strong physique and excellent fighting skills, the basic conditions for a tough guy."

"And retired."

"Okay, I'm retired, as long as I keep exercising, it's as good as it gets."

"You went back to your hometown and found your fiancée who had been waiting for you for a long time to get married because she was pregnant with your child. However, when you were in the bar, two hooligans provoked you and your girlfriend, and you were very angry and wanted to teach you a lesson They were held back by their fiancee. But when you left, they came to find trouble again. It was raining heavily outside, and your vision was blurred, so when someone pulled out a dagger, you missed it. In the end, you were sentenced by the court for excessive defense. years in prison."

"Wow, what a turn of events, next is the hot version of "The Shawshank Redemption"?"

"Unfortunately, you behaved well and finally got parole after a few years, and your daughter is almost a few years old. However, when you were on the way home to transfer other criminals, the plane was hijacked by someone who had premeditated , Originally you could leave safely, but you finally stayed because of another inmate who was transferred and the good warning that you usually have a good relationship.

All kinds of things happened during the period, when the policeman caught up with the plane and was about to shoot down the plane desperately, and your cellmate was shot to the point by other criminals because he was covering you and might die at any time, he said to you in your arms, " Looks like there are no miracles in this world', you say 'I'll show you miracles', and you get up and stride to the cockpit.

The guy guarding there raised his gun to warn you to back off, but you turned a deaf ear to it. The gun rang and hit your arm and spattered blood, but you didn't stop for half a step or even frown. As if hitting a tree trunk instead of your body, you knock the opponent to the ground with a punch, and then force the pilot to control the plane and then catch all the criminals. "

Adrian finally finished speaking, and it took Cage a few minutes to digest the paragraph.

"...Frankly speaking, I like the latter part," he smiled, "I didn't stop for half a step or even frown, that shot seemed to hit the tree trunk instead of your body...ha , Just thinking about it makes one's blood boil, this is the charm of a tough guy character"

"Then it's settled, wait for this...well, the name is "Prison in the Air". When the script is completed and handed over to you, I don't want to hear rejection." Adrian said while the iron was hot.

"Absolutely not, no one would refuse your invitation from Director Miracle, would they?" Cage laughed.

"A good story." At this moment, a pleasant voice came to my ears, with a little magnetism.

"Ha, do you think so too?" Cage looked at the young lady who appeared in front of the two with surprised eyes, but soon became meaningful.

She is about 25 years old, wearing a dark gray women's suit, her facial features are a bit hard, similar to Blanchett, not very beautiful, her lips are pursed, giving people a feeling of being competitive but at the same time hiding her weakness

"Of course, as you said just now, the story as a whole is full of twists and turns, and it shows the image of a tough guy very well. Although it is only an outline, I believe that the script will be equally good after it is supplemented and completed." Ms. He said with a smile, and then looked at Adrian curiously, "Director Miracle really deserves his reputation, but he can conceive a good story in just a few minutes."

"By the way, let me introduce," Cage remembered what he should do at this moment, "This is my cousin..."

"Miss Sofia Coppola, the daughter of Mr. Francis Coppola, how could I not know him." Adrian interrupted his words with a smile, and stretched out his hand to the lady, "It's a pleasure to meet you You, Miss Sophia, I am Adrian Cowell."

"It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Adrian." Sophia shook hands with him very reservedly.

"Ha, it's so rare, Sophie, I can still see you like this." Cage screamed strangely beside him.

"Nicolas" Sophia immediately raised an eyebrow at her cousin.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry if I offended you." Cage hurriedly raised his hands, but his playful appearance made it hard to believe his sincerity.

"It's an exaggeration to say that a story is conceived in a few minutes. In fact, there are many plots that flash in my mind. As long as conditions permit, I will write down these ideas with a pen, even if it may take a long time to use them." Ah Derian said between the two, "So sometimes after being inspired by certain people or things, you just need to blend these accumulated bridges together."

"This is a good way. Write down those things that sparkle at any time, and you will be ready when you need to use them." Sophia's eyes lit up immediately.

"By the way, I may have to excuse you for a while, so let's talk first, anyway, you seem to have a lot of common topics." Cage said suddenly, winking at his cousin and then quickly left.

"I'm sorry, Nicholas is always very offbeat. Sometimes he is more like a child. He still likes to play video games and collect comics." Sophia said apologetically to Adrian after looking away from her cousin's back.

"It doesn't matter, sometimes the more out-of-the-ordinary people are, the easier it is to play a good role. As long as you focus on acting, it's not easy to play well if you are too calm and rational, because they always think too much." Adrian said meaningfully Said.

Sophia was stunned for a moment, as if she had heard something, Adrian immediately continued: "But it's too jumpy, and it's a bad thing if you can let it go or not. If you have it, you have to be able to control it."

"Your thinking and observation skills are very sharp, Mr. Adrian, just like my father. When I was young, I always followed my father from one set to another. He could always point out the strengths and weaknesses of those actors just right. .” Sophia’s eyes showed curiosity again.

"Mr. Francis is an excellent director. He has a lot to learn from him." Adrian said solemnly first, then changed the topic: "Can you tell me how your father evaluates the actors who worked with him? In addition, Please teach me Adrian or Ed."

The two chatted like this, and it can be seen from Sophia's constant chuckle that Adrian coaxed her very happily. It's just that a hesitant look flashed across her face from time to time, as if she wanted to say something, but every time those words came to her mouth, they turned into something else.

"Do you want to say something, Sophie?" Adrian asked suddenly after a topic was over.

"Hmm..." Sophia was stunned for a moment, then smiled and brushed aside the silk in her ears, "I don't know, Ed, I don't know what to say..."

"Actually, you are not suitable to be an actor," Adrian's voice was very soft, but it was no less than a thunder in Sophia's ear, and the smile froze on her face, and her face gradually turned pale.

"You also... think so?" Sophia stared blankly at him, the look in her eyes disappeared, leaving only disappointment, as if she finally got a beautiful crystal ball, but in fact it was just a gorgeous bubble, It breaks with one poke.

"Your facial features are too rigid, so you are suitable for playing a female role with a strong personality. That not only limits your acting skills, but also requires more acting skills than other roles," Adrian said mercilessly, "Besides, you are very Smart and rational, he thinks too much, and it's hard to put his enthusiasm into it."

"...You are no different from what my father said." After a long silence, Sophia sighed and looked away in a daze.

"I guess Mr. Francis didn't say that in front of you, did he?" Adrian asked with a smile.

"Yes, you are very smart, Ed. I overheard this. My father never said that to my face. He always encouraged me to try." Sophia turned her head with a wry smile, "You are the first indivual."

"Every father is like this. They want their daughters to be able to do what they want to do happily." Adrian shrugged.

"Thank you, it's a pleasure to chat with you." Sophia became a little less interested.

"Why don't you think about it from another angle?" Adrian said suddenly.

"Huh?" Sophia showed a puzzled look.

"The thing that Mr. Francis is most praised by people is not acting." Adrian smiled gently, "One way is not working, why not try another way? Maybe you will find a wider world world."

"You mean...you mean..." Sophia looked at him hesitantly.

"Besides, Sophie, you really want to go further on the road of being an actor, but do you really like being an actor, or do you want to prove something like those people who ridiculed you?" Adrian immediately Ask again.

Sophia raised her head abruptly, her face flushed with anger, but it quickly dissipated, and she stared blankly at Adrian without saying a word. Adrian didn't speak again, and just looked at her calmly.

After a long time like this, Sophia twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled: "Thank you, Ed, it's a pleasure to chat with you."

Then he turned and left without looking back. Looking at her back, Adrian shrugged and a smile flickered from the corner of his mouth. Recalling carefully, Sofia Coppola's works are few but of high quality. Female directors are inherently disadvantaged in subject matter. In my memory, it is already remarkable that she can do that at that age, not to mention... ...In short, there is no harm in seizing the opportunity to say a few words. As for some things, we can discuss them later depending on the situation.

Shrugging his shoulders again, Adrian walked to another place. Cage didn't know where he went. After turning around, he quickly came to the circle where he was chatting with old Coppola and others.

"Are you talking about something bad?" Adrian cut in, looking at the crowd, Francis Coppola and George Lucas are no longer here, only Spielberg and several film companies are left executives.

"Ha, look who's back, I seemed to see you chatting with Sophia just now, Ed?" Spielberg asked with a smile.

"Hmm..." Adrian looked at him amusedly, but he didn't expect him to be able to see it from such a long distance. Could it be that this old man is voyeuristic?

"Don't get me wrong, Frank said as he was leaving that someone seemed to have pissed off his daughter." Spielberg laughed.

"Miss Sophia is a very nice person, but sometimes she is too strong." Adrian shrugged.

"Because those reporters and film critics are too harsh, they always like to catch a little problem and criticize it." Someone said so.

Sofia Coppola played the daughter in Francis Coppola's third "The Godfather" because the acting was terrible -- "like a piece of wood," according to critics -- —In addition, Winona was squeezed out, so both fans and the media ridiculed her. Razzie also voted her as the worst heroine. It is said that Sophia cried a lot because of this.

That's why Adrian asked her if she really likes being an actress, or if she wants to prove something like those people who ridiculed you.

"Let's talk about other things. You didn't seem to be very emotional before." Adrian asked, avoiding this topic.

"We just received a bad piece of news. Not only may we lose an outstanding director, but our original investment will also be completely lost." It was Warner's executive Penn Clarkson who spoke, and when he said this, he became frowning stand up.

"Oh?"

"Director Stanley Kubrick suffered a stroke, and at his home in England," he said with deep depression, "although he was rescued, he was already paralyzed in bed, and it is said that he could not even speak. Yes, although the consciousness is still very clear."

"Is this true?" Adrian asked, narrowing his eyes after the initial shock.

"It's confirmed, Ed." Spielberg nodded.

Clarkson smiled wryly at this moment: "You know, last year we agreed to support him in adapting Schnitzler's novel "Fantasy Stories" to the screen. It took more than half a year to prepare, and the actors changed several times. Tom • The Cruise couple finally agreed to appear in the role, but they didn't expect that all of these would be invalidated now."

"Is that so? It's really a pity..." Adrian rubbed his chin, a gleam flashed in his eyes, "So, Payne, do you think I can take over this movie?"