King of Hollywood

Chapter 58: There is always a change

"You seem to be having a good time, Ed." After Adrian came to the bar and ordered a glass of whiskey, a familiar voice came to his ears from the side.

"I knew that nothing could be hidden from your eyes, Charlie." Adrian smiled and raised his glass to his former female secretary. Wearing high-heeled women's shoes, sitting on a high chair with crossed legs, with a faint smile, she is as charming as ever. As the director of the planning department, it was normal for her to appear at the party.

"If you want, we might as well find a room and have a good chat." He said, moving closer to Charlize and blinking ambiguously.

"I know you are powerful, Ed, I also know you are strong, but..." Charlize casually took out the olive from the martini, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, his cheeks puffed up The look of turning was very tempting, and she spoke again after a while: "Let me think about who else is here, maybe we can go to the room and talk together?"

Adrian didn't answer, he chuckled, and glanced around, but unfortunately the hall was crowded with people, no matter Catherine? Heigl or Alexis? Bledel couldn't be seen for a while. Thinking back to the two passions that were separated by half an hour, if you played with the two of them, it would definitely be more exciting. But then again, if you want to get a woman to play with Alexis, or Jennifer? Connery is the best. Adrian had this idea when he asked Connery to take over "Gilmore Girls".

Realizing that his thoughts were a little off, Adrian hurriedly shook his head. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, whether it is Heigl or Alexis, it is definitely impossible to play just once, so he picked up the cup and transferred Topic: "By the way, congratulations, Charlie, the ratings for American Idol are pretty stellar."

A series of reality shows and TV dramas released in the autumn file have achieved considerable success. Needless to say, "Two and a Half Heroes" can be filmed for seven or eight seasons in the previous life, which is enough to explain the problem, and the following screenwriters and The producers are also very good. Adrian only explained the main points in detail. Although the content of the first season is not similar to his memory, it is still very funny and interesting, and the ratings naturally reached the expectations. s level.

"Double Agent" is also not much different from his expectations. When it premiered, it only had four or five million viewers, but after a few episodes, it rose to around seven million. This figure may still be different from the previous life, but as long as To maintain this level, making a second season is a sure thing.

The same is true for reality shows. "The Apprentice" has been very popular since it was broadcast. In the United States, there are not many movies and TV series about business. There are only a few works such as "Wall Street" in the movies, and the TV series are completely The world of sitcoms, legal dramas, police dramas, and doctor dramas, as for reality shows, it is the first time. Moreover, the host of the show is a real billionaire, and with the angry "You are fired", the strong image almost rushed out of the screen, and naturally it was welcomed by the audience, but it was almost two months. Time, the average ratings have exceeded 10 million.

But this cannot be compared with "American Idol". This program has been building momentum since the audition, and there are countless people who signed up for the competition. Each contestant has a large number of relatives and friends to cheer, so it has aroused strong repercussions among ordinary people. . Moreover, many details have been perfected long ago, and Charlize won the prime broadcast time on Wednesday, Simon? Cowell also agreed to be a judge under the repeated persuasion of the people sent, so the ratings of the first episode soared to 10 million as soon as it aired, and the average ratings have reached the 20 million mark in a few weeks.

On the Internet, "American Idol" has aroused countless people's discussions, especially on the official website, the number of visits to the section about this show is several times that of other shows, and the forums are also full of posts about who is better and who is worse , and the relatives and friends of those shortlisted contestants also created a lot of private websites or blogs to actively promote their popularity. Faced with this high popularity, many media also joined in and competed to report, and then attracted more and more curious people and families to pay attention. After this cycle, the ratings of "American Idol" naturally increased.

It's just the preliminaries. It's just like this. I don't know how popular it will be until the finals in spring next year. As a planner, Charlize is also rising internally, although many people speculate that the concept of this show comes from Ah Adrian, but she worked hard to eliminate objections to get a good time for the show and supervise the production of the show from the beginning to the end. Even if some people were still a little unconvinced, they completely suppressed it, which is why Adrian Ann would congratulate her for the reason.

"Thank you," Charlize raised her cup gracefully, "Thank you for your idea. Through this actual operation, I understand a lot of things."

After a pause here, she said again: "So I have an idea, or an attempt, an attempt to broadcast it on a daytime program."

"Oh? Tell me." Adrian showed interest, and after noticing her noncommittal expression, he waved his hand again: "Okay, Charlie, is it not your idea to tell me? "

"You're so annoying, Ed, can't you be so direct?" Charlize said with a smile.

"I learned this from you, dear Charlie." Adrian shrugged.

"As a gentleman, shouldn't there be some humility?" Charlize narrowed her eyes.

"Okay, let's get back to the original topic," Adrian raised his hands, "tell me about your idea, maybe I can add something for you."

"It's just a very simple idea, because it's a daytime show, so it should be short and concise, but at the same time it should be interesting to watch," Charlize said, "Recalling so many things that have been handled for you, It suddenly occurred to me why not do a whole-person show? With Hollywood stars as the target, I think many people would like to see their surprised appearance after being raped. The stars also have an extra channel of exposure and show it appropriately. The other side of yourself. Of course, the content of the whole person should not be too much, and you must communicate with the other party in advance."

Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise, this wasn't just pretending, he was really surprised that Charlize would have such an idea. If you think about it a little, you can recall that this is the "Star Tricky" launched by mtv a few years later, and "Star Tricky" was born out of the Canadian prank show "Easy Smile", the difference is "Easy Smile" The target of the whole person is those passers-by who don't know it, not the stars. I don't know if "Easy Smile" has already started broadcasting. I remember that it seems to be a program around 2000. If it is not, it seems good to bring it over.

This idea just flashed and was forgotten. There is no need to make too much of this kind of program. Generally, it can only be broadcast during the day. There are so many TV dramas and reality shows at night, and there are almost no sketch-style funny shows. Competitiveness, Charlize also said just now that this is the idea of ​​a daytime show. In comparison, "Star Tricky" is undoubtedly more popular than "Easy Smile". As Charlize said, the audience likes to see the appearance of stars after being tricked, and stars also have more channels of exposure and Take this opportunity to show your unusual side.

"Frankly speaking, this is a good idea, Charlie. I don't think I have anything to add. The only thing I can tell the participating stars is that there is a surprise, but I can't explain what it is. Otherwise, unless the acting skills It's very good, and it will be seen through sooner or later." Adrian said after thinking about it.

It is impossible for such a program not to communicate with the stars in advance. Only a fool would believe that they didn't know when they were bullied. Getting angry and causing violence is a disaster for both the TV station and the star himself. Even some talk show stars will ask the publicist to negotiate with the producer, and then prepare some countermeasures when facing sensitive or embarrassing issues, let alone tricking people.

"I don't think they need acting skills at all in the post-cutting." Charlize raised her eyebrows and said with a smile in her eyes, which was obviously arguing.

Adrian rolled his eyes, coughed lightly, and was about to speak when a figure suddenly sat down beside Charlize: "Hey, what are you talking about?"

With a smile on her face, Sarah obviously had a good time at the party. She was still so energetic with a long-sleeved jacket, jeans and small leather boots.

"Of course it's about discussing how you, Charlie, and I will spend our time after the party." Adrian immediately showed a smirk, and then got a big roll of eyes from Sarah.

"You came just in time, Sarah," Charlize turned her head away, "We are discussing a problem, maybe you can give us some opinions from the perspective of a bystander."

"What's the problem?" Sarah suddenly became interested.

Charlize briefly described her idea and Adrian's opinion, and then spread her hands: "As a very popular star, do you think we should communicate all in advance, or only part of it?"

"Well, from the star's point of view, it's best to communicate completely to avoid problems; but from the point of view of the audience and TV programs, it's best to keep some surprises in the communication part." After thinking for a long time, Sarah gave this answer A neutral answer, and before Charlize and Adrian could speak, the bartender stuck out his tongue after handing over the gin and tonic: "But personally, I can completely accept the second method."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head to sip the gin and tonic, Charlize immediately showed an expression of "I knew it", and Adrian laughed triumphantly.

"Hey, Sarah, so you're here—hey, Adrian, you're here too." At this moment, a girl rushed over and grabbed Sarah, and then started fighting after spotting Adrian. He greeted and looked at Charlize suspiciously.

"This is Charlie, Charlize? Theron, Charlie, this is Amanda, Amanda? Seyfried." Sarah hurriedly introduced.

The two shook hands immediately, and Charlize looked at Adrian with a meaningful look in his eyes. Adrian pretended not to see anything, and asked Amanda with a smile: "What made you chase Sarah here?"

"It's nothing, everyone was chatting happily, and suddenly found that Sarah was missing, so I came to look for her." Amanda replied with a smile.

"I'm just here for a gin and tonic." Sarah sighed.

"Since you have already asked for it, come back with me now, everyone wants to continue listening to your interesting stories." Amanda said, shaking her arm.

"Okay, okay." Sarah shook her head, then gave Adrian an apologetic look. Adrian shrugged, and then shouted because he thought of something: "Wait, Sarah, you should have read that script, right? Remember to tell me your thoughts in the next few days, so that they can prepare for it." .”

"Understood." Sarah replied angrily, but did not see the fleeting envy on Amanda's face.

"Also, Amanda," but Adrian called out again immediately, "Look at your lively appearance, maybe there is a role you can try, a series of movies about campus cheerleading."

"Me?" Amanda's surprised look was not faked.

"Of course, this is a campus youth movie, specially prepared for young actors, but don't think it's easy to get it, the necessary homework is still to be done." Adrian said with a chuckle.

The movie he was talking about was "Pretty Girl Cheerleaders". Kirsten starred in the first one. It's not particularly popular but it still has a large audience, so it can be made into a series of movies instead of combining the latter ones like in the previous life. Just release the dvd. As Adrian said just now, this is a very good campus youth movie, and the cheerleading culture is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the United States. As long as the story has a basic logic, then do a good job on the dance posture, thighs, and the relationship between adolescents and men, and then control it. With the cost of production, this kind of movie will not worry about having no audience, and Adrian will have a series of movies that can cultivate the acting skills of suitable girls, just like Amanda.

"What a good idea." Charlize said leisurely after Sarah and Amanda left. Sarah didn't see it, but it didn't mean she couldn't see it.

Adrian laughed twice, drank the rest of the whiskey and then left the bar. If she stayed any longer, God knew what words she would invent to ridicule herself. Charlize knew that some things couldn't be changed, but that didn't stop her from using those sharp words to describe him in different ways.

In fact, it's good to listen to her ridicule occasionally, at least she really cares about herself. Adrian, who was walking through the crowd in the hall, thought of this. Because of his celibacy, some sharp eyes were cast from time to time around him, which made him suddenly have the urge to go back to the bar. At this moment, several figures in the corner on the right came into view, causing him to raise his eyebrows involuntarily.

Those are four women, four Asian women, Chiling Lin who has an important role in the latest season of "" and her agent Lin Xilei, and then a middle-aged woman in her forties, and a young A girl with jet-black long hair that looks very innocent. Their facial features are very similar, they are obviously a pair of mother and daughter, the mother is talking with Shuanglin generously, while the daughter is standing shyly and awkwardly, hardly saying too much.

Adrian narrowed his eyes. He had stayed in the entertainment circle in his previous life anyway. How could he not have any impression of this mother and daughter, but why did they appear here? His eyes fell on Shuanglin again, Lin Xilei kept smiling and talking with her mother, but Lin Chiling seemed a little perfunctory and absent-minded.

Recalling what he had heard about the mother and daughter in his previous life, Adrian was suddenly full of interest. After thinking for a while, he walked over a few steps and asked directly in Chinese: "Hey, two ladies, so you are here."

"Hi, Ed." Lin Chiling and Lin Xilei replied in unison, and Lin Chiling immediately took his arm with a smile on her face.

"I saw that you were talking with many people, so I didn't bother you." She said half coquettishly.

Adrian raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, and after a few words of comfort, he shifted his gaze to the mother and daughter with a look of interest: "Who are these two?"

The mother was a little at a loss, probably because she has never seen a Westerner who is so fluent in Mandarin, and her daughter was even more timid when she was like this, but luckily Lin Xilei coughed softly beside her: "Ms. Liu, this is what I told you once, Adrian Cowell, the most famous Hollywood director and media tycoon——Ed, this is Ms. Liu Li, and this is her daughter Liu Yufei."

really. Adrian said in his heart, and stretched out his hand with a smile: "Nice to meet you, Ms. Liu and Ms. Liu."

"Hmm... um... I am also very glad to meet you, Mr. Adrian." Liu Li's eyes flashed with excitement. Although she was still a little uncomfortable, she immediately held Adrian's hand .

"You... hello, Mr. Adrian." Liu Yufei also stretched out her hand a little timidly, shook hands with him, and then quickly took it back, with a look of no opinion, obviously she was her since she was a child The mother is making up her mind for her, and she is used to being submissive, no wonder...

"Just call me Adrian or Ed. Ms. Liu is from mainland China." Adrian kept smiling.

"Well... yes." Liu Li's face changed slightly.

"I like China very much, so I have learned Chinese, but unfortunately I haven't been able to." Adrian said immediately, "I can speak it fluently, right?"

"Of course, it's better than many Chinese people." One sentence made Liu Li's complexion much better, and she immediately said in a flattering tone.

"Thank you." Adrian said and looked at Xilei Lin, who explained knowingly: "The "Double-Faced Female Spy" starring Ms. Kelly Hu needs some Chinese to play neighbors and friends, and some scouts have taken a fancy to Yufei , and then under the persuasion of Ms. Liu Li, Yufei participated in the audition and got a good role. There were two episodes of the content, all of which were in the recently aired content, so when Zhiling invited me to the party, I just casually Ms. Liu Li and Yu Fei are invited to come together."