King of Hollywood

Chapter 203 This Reason Is Enough

Naomi's reaction was somewhat beyond Adrian's expectations. He thought it would take some time. It seems that the exchange that night achieved more results than expected. This made Adrian feel more joyful and excited, and he swallowed some words that came to his mouth, and the effect will be better next time, and if it goes well, thinking about the plot in "Mulholland Drive", some things seem to be Can advance.

Frankly speaking, he actually wanted to promise Naomi, if there wasn't really a reception at night. The reception was held by Gwyneth at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. As for the reason, it goes without saying that in the month before the awards ceremony, such receptions abound.

"I'm so glad you're here, dear godfather." Gwyneth smiled and hugged Spielberg, "You're in really good spirits."

"You too, Gwynnie, I've said it many times before, but I also want to congratulate you on being nominated for Best Actress." Spielberg said with a smile, but moved his eyes to her side Adrian, and then jumped on Blanchett who was talking to other people not far away. Although he retracted every contact, he did not hide anything from them.

Blanchett's appearance at Gwyneth's reception has surprised many people, knowing that both of them bear the name of Wonder Girl, which means something is self-evident, but such a blatant They showed up together, and Adrian was present, and they were as affectionate as sisters, how could it not make people dumbfounded.

Although in London last year, Adrian made two movies with them as the heroines at the same time, but it is a bit too exaggerated to stand together like girlfriends without any barriers? Especially from the looks of them, it seems that neither of them had a one-night relationship with Adrian, which is even more unbelievable.

But no matter how unbelievable it is, it can't match the facts in front of them, so many people can only privately praise Adrian for his ability to step on a few boats so steadily, and some people even speculate maliciously that Adrian is Not flying with them every day. It has to be said that their guess is very close to the actual situation, although not every day, but as long as they are together.

"It's a pity that you don't have a single nomination this year. I heard that Warner originally planned to seek nominations for "Eyes Wide Shut." After greeting the goddaughter, Spielberg chatted with Adrian.

"I turned it down, you know, the film academy doesn't like this style of movie, just a few party scenes are enough for them to hate. Even if I said yes, I wouldn't get nominated, not to mention the R-rated label You are still being accused so far, why bother to make fun of yourself?" Adrian shrugged disapprovingly, "Besides, you don't have any nominations, Steven?"

"I'm different from you, you're a miracle director." Spielberg laughed, Adrian shrugged again, and then changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that "Jurassic Park 2" will wait until Will it be released at the end of the year?"

"If the post-production is not good, I'm afraid it will have to wait until next year." Spielberg did not hide it, "The technology has improved a lot, and I hope to make dinosaurs better."

"It's a pity," Adrian said regretfully, "I have a sci-fi movie about to be released in the summer vacation, and I thought it could compete with "Jurassic Park 2"."

"It's the one about virtual space?" Spielberg raised his eyebrows, "It's a pity indeed, don't think that because you are the director of Miracle, you can really beat me."

"Damn, do you have to use this name, Steven?" Adrian showed a very unhappy expression, Spielberg laughed again, and then glanced at Gwyneth, originally wanting to said something, but finally just patted him on the shoulder and left.

After watching him walk into the distance and chat with other guests, Adrian turned his head: "You and Kate are giving me some trouble, Gwynnie."

"Really?" Gwyneth blinked innocently, "Do you mean that I invited the godfather over? Or did I hold such a reception without saying hello to you? Or maybe there are more guests..."

After asking a lot of questions, she asked with a sly smile, "Or...Kate was invited?"

"You are getting bolder." After looking at her for a while, Adrian shook his head with a sigh, "Your father's face is not very pretty."

The daughter held a reception for her Oscar nomination for Best Actress. How could the father not come to join him? However, after seeing Blanchett, who is as close as a sister to Gwyneth, his color changed a little. Others thought of him How could you not think of it? It was nice not to pull away.

"Don't worry, I didn't say anything to Dad." Gwyneth waved her hands indifferently, and then said with twinkling eyes: "And, as long as you want, I have a better way to appease him."

"Don't be so impatient, Gwynnie, there are plenty of opportunities." Adrian couldn't know what she was thinking, so he pushed it back as usual.

Gwyneth snorted immediately, and left angrily. Adrian shook his head with a laugh, and didn't take her petty temper to heart, but turned to look at Blanchett. Bruce Paltrow not only talked with his daughter, but also had a few words with Blanchett. Although Blanchett did not disclose to Adrian what the other party said, and the expression on his face did not change, it probably will not What a nice word.

In fact, you don’t need to worry about this, it’s a matter of your choice, how can the old Paltrow dictate his daughter’s affairs? What's more, because of Adrian, Gwyneth not only keeps improving every year, but also acts as the heroine in the super production that has created a miracle at the global box office, and has also been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress. Now that she's a female star, although Gwyneth respects her father, she doesn't necessarily listen to him.

As for the relationship between the two women... After being found out by Adrian in London, the two women have almost been flying together. At least when he was away, Gwyneth and Blanchett had a good time.

The facts of the night also proved this point.

"Your father said that no matter what purpose I have, if I dare to hurt you, he will make me pay the price—am I that kind of person?"

"Your father said that no matter what kind of relationship I have with Ed, it's best to respect yourself—don't he know you're the same kind of person?"

"Your father said he hated me and wouldn't welcome me if I were a guest at your house - not at all gentlemanly"

Every time Blanchett said something, he would slap Gwyneth's buttocks and make a loud sound; while Gwyneth's entire upper body was lying on the bed, with her buttocks raised high, under the opponent's slap Humming sound.

Both of them were completely naked, with a faint blush on their skin, especially Blanchett who was kneeling behind, his gray-blue eyes filled with endless confusion and longing, full of thick desire, excited Abnormally, every slap gave her an incomparably happy feeling. Although Gwyneth, who was lying down, couldn't see her expression, she probably wasn't much different from Blanchett.

"You are really majestic, Kate." Adrian whispered behind Blanchett while kissing her neck.

"I want to teach her a lesson. If her father dares to say such things again, I will seek justice from her." Panting, Blanchett immediately hooked Adrian's neck with his back, and turned his head to meet him. The kiss started, but the impact of the lower body began to speed up, and Gwyneth's moan suddenly became much louder.

Bruce Paltrow might think so, but he would definitely not say so, otherwise it would be quite rude, and even if he wanted to say it, he would find a place in private instead of at the reception, so Blanchett was just borrowing title play. Adrian didn't say anything, even after Blanchett stopped, he started to slap on Gwyneth's ass while flicking her tongue, this is the sex between the beds.

It's really satisfying to be able to train them step by step to look like this. Adrian thought so, and suddenly pushed Blanchett on Gwyneth's back, and also accelerated the intensity and frequency of the following, and suddenly, bursts of tactful moaning began to sound one after another stand up.

Leaving this aside, Adrian's office welcomed a guest the next day, an acquaintance he met at the Gwyneth reception.

"I didn't expect you to even have the outline, but you still acted so surprised. Do you want to see my joke?" Closing the folder in his hand, Adrian asked the woman behind the desk jokingly.

The facial features are somewhat neutral, but her jet-black long hair brings out the gentleness of her femininity. This combination has an intellectual temperament.

"No, it's precisely because of this that I was surprised at that time. What you said... was in line with what I thought." The other party looked at him slightly in a daze.

"It's really a flattering compliment, but it's easy to hear something else." Adrian continued joking.

Seeing that the other party lowered his head after coughing dryly, he said again: "Then, what's the matter with you coming to see me, Sophia?"

Sofia Coppola, Francis Coppola's daughter, is where Adrian met an acquaintance at a reception hosted by Gwyneth. They met a few times before, and they didn't have much contact with each other, but Adrian gave Sophia a deep impression, unceremoniously pointing out that the other party has no acting talent, but suggested her to go another way, and repeatedly emphasized that, plus His famous vision is the same for anyone.

"I've decided, I'm preparing to direct my first film." Sofia said after meeting and exchanging pleasantries at the reception last night.

"Congratulations, you have chosen the right path." Adrian responded immediately. He suggested this when Sophia first met, and when he met her when Lukes was making "Star Wars Prequel", he also suggested this. This point of view has not changed yet.

A strange look flashed in Sophia's eyes: "So, do you have any good suggestions, Ed? I'm talking about the subject matter."

"Do you have to answer?" Adrian asked with a chuckle.

"Anyway, you've said this more than once, so it's not a big deal to give me further advice." She said plausibly.

"That's it..." Adrian didn't think much, "First of all, the cost should be low, don't think about too much hot money, and then look for it from your life, those you are familiar with and you often see you have Something that I feel personally."

"And then?" Sophia asked leisurely, obviously these have already been considered.

"For example, about female subjects," Adrian smiled. "Most female directors are very delicate and good at paying attention to various things from a female perspective, but most of them focus on the relationship between men and women. You can choose A new focus—how is the relationship between the daughter and the parent and the family?"

"Oh?" Sophia was finally moved.

"I've said so much, you should also talk about your idea, right? That way I can analyze it better." Adrian said.

"Well, I do have an idea, a family born in the Midwest of the United States in the 1970s, about the relationship between several daughters and their religious parents," Sophia readily admitted, "They are very young, Some are quiet and some are lively, all cute, but these are superficial phenomena, people don't understand them, or what these young girls really think."

"So they are very distressed, right?" Adrian immediately took over the topic, "I don't suggest you describe the distress of the girls in detail, it's too simple, and there are many the same themes, and you need to be surprised at this time .”

After a pause, he said again: "It's not even necessary to describe their distress, but to show their life, and finally give them a shocking ending, such as - suicide Think about it, a few cute just grown up, Girls who were about to enjoy a wonderful life committed suicide one after another. What a sensational and terrible thing. Why did they do this? What difficulties did they encounter? Why couldn’t they ask their parents or teachers for help? A series of questions popped up , and then go back and think about the various descriptions of their lives, and the answer -- which is the theme of the whole story -- emerges: no one knows what these young girls are thinking, no one really understands them"

At the beginning, Sophia only opened her mouth slightly, but the more she heard it, the more she opened it. Especially after hearing the choice of "suicide", she couldn't help showing surprise.

"Is there any problem?" Adrian asked immediately after noticing her strangeness.

"No...it's nothing...just...I want to say...I'm really...too surprised..." Sophia covered her forehead and didn't know what to say.

"What I want to say is, Sophia, what I said is just a suggestion. Only you know what kind of movie you want to make-if you don't even know yourself, then let it go as soon as possible. So these opinions can Listen, but don't let it affect you." Adrian said persuasively.

"Yes, I know, I'm just... a little surprised..." Sophia said the word "surprised" again, but she quickly controlled her emotions, "Thanks for your suggestion, Ed, I can talk to you?"

She blinked her eyes and looked at Adrian curiously, as if she knew him for the first time.

"No problem, you have my office number, right?" Adrian said without hesitation.

Now that it was confirmed, Sophia didn't say anything, took a deep look at him and then left, and then, it's the current thing.

"Now that you have read the outline, what I want to ask is, are you willing to invest in this movie, Ed?" Sophia hesitated for a while, then raised her head and asked.

Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise: "I think Frank would be very willing to invest in this movie."

"That's my father." Sophia interrupted quickly, and then paused for a few seconds before saying again: "You should know, I don't want to..."

She smiled bitterly, made a gesture and did not continue, her tone was depressed and helpless.

"That's true, every young man will have such an idea," Adrian said comfortingly, and then laughed again, "Okay, I'll invest."

"Really?" Sophia looked at him in disbelief, she obviously didn't expect it to be so easy.

"You know, my vision has always been very accurate," Adrian smiled slightly, "I said that a director is more suitable for you than an actor, let alone last night..."

Although the words were not finished, the meaning was clear enough. Sophia couldn't help coughing lightly again, took a deep breath and met his gaze again: "I will finish the script as soon as possible."

Then stood up: "That's it, I'll go back first."

"I'm waiting for your good news." Adrian stood up, but just watched her go out, and the hurried back seemed to be running away.

A trace of complacency flashed from the corner of his mouth. This is the benefit of being able to predict the future. The script Sofia Coppola talked about is exactly her famous work as a director: "The Virgin Dies". This is a story about five daughters in a young religious family committing suicide one by one. Like all female directors, it is very delicate and sensitive, and the subject matter is suitable, so it has been well received and Sofia has taken a step forward as a director. A solid step forward.

Because of this, Adrian, who was expected, would surprise her with a few words at the reception, just like affirming that she is suitable to be a director rather than an actor—even if Sophia chose another one because of the butterfly effect. It doesn't matter the subject matter, since she used this idea in memory, it must resonate with her, right?

Facts have proved that his approach is correct. Although Sophia was a little surprised to find him to attract investment, this is just an addition. To be honest, Adrian's sensibility for Sofia Coppola can only be regarded as good, although she still has some temperament, and the reason for doing this is... because it is interesting. Yes, it's interesting, and that's reason enough.

Of course, in any case, there was still a long time to go, so he quickly turned his attention to other things, such as asking about canvassing work, such as paying attention to the situation in Southeast Asia, such as checking some upcoming programs, such as for himself Some movies arranged by the woman, or a date that is close at hand. . ..