King of Hollywood

"The lights should be a little darker. I have emphasized many times. Even though Edith has stabilized in Paris, she is still just a street singer. This must be highlighted. Compared with her later life, it will give me Keep this in mind, understand?!" Adrian was directing loudly on the set, "Locus, write it down, all of this will be replaced with French-style buildings similar to those in Act 23 in the later stage."

"Yes, sir!" Lockes, who was named, replied loudly immediately, and quickly took out his notebook.

Not only him, but all the staff are busy without daring to show their atmosphere. Although Adrian is not particularly serious, his tone is faintly stern, and no one can tell whether he will get angry in the next second? After all, so far in mid-January of 2003, the shooting progress of "La Vie en Rose" has fallen behind by a large margin compared to the plan.

Although Adrian is known as a "vigorous" miracle director, he made the film very quickly, and it took three months to complete the filming. It may only take two months or even one and a half months in his hands, otherwise it would not be possible. There will be two major commercial productions completely directed and produced by him released at the end of last year, a literary and low-cost film, but if the actor's condition is still not good, the director will not be able to speed up the production no matter how much he has.

This is not to say that Sophie's acting skills are bad. After continuous adjustments before, she has basically been able to grasp the characteristics of Edith Piaf. After adding makeup, especially after wearing old makeup, it is completely unrecognizable. She's always been pretty. It is very possible to ascend to the throne of the actress with two prongs.

It’s just that Adrian hoped that she could do better. In the eyes of Sophie and others, the shots are already very good in many cases—in fact, it’s okay to pass them—but Adrian can see that Sophie still has a good shot. There is room for improvement. Needless to say, the goal of this film is that he only hopes to give her as many cards as possible before that, so it is okay to take some time to shoot repeatedly for the best effect.

Anyway, there are not many plans for this year, such a little waste will not affect anything, but the actors may be tired, but Sophie didn't say anything, she always tried her best to cooperate.

Because the main reason for the progress not keeping up with the plan is myself. So Adrian didn't mean to blame the crew, but this didn't prevent him from using this opportunity to spur them. Knowing this, Sophie didn't care, and used the prefix "vigorous" to tease him in private. Of course, Adrian then let her understand what being vigorous was.

But now she is not on the set, and Adrian gave her a vacation, because the scene to be filmed today does not have Piaf's role. Well, that's not accurate. It should be that there is no role of adult Piaf.

"Are you ready, Renato?" Adrian looked around the dressing room after making sure everything was fine.

"Okay, sir." The makeup artist replied loudly, and then walked over with Dakota Fanning.

Little Dakota was getting dirty by now. Wearing coarse props and clothes, the hair is also messed up, giving people a dazed but mature feeling, but the pair of bright eyes are still very energetic.

"I won't say anything more to you, Hannah. You are a very smart and outstanding child, I believe you can do your best." Adrian said to Dakota in a friendly manner, still on her head clapped.

"No problem, I have wanted to cooperate with Director Miracle for a long time, and I will definitely do my best," Dakota replied crisply. Even with ugly makeup, it can't hide the sweet smile, "This way we can continue to cooperate in the future."

What a smart kid. Adrian raised his eyebrows imperceptibly. As a child, saying this kind of thing would only make people feel surprised, and then turned into cuteness, so it left a deep impression, but...but he didn't think about it, it's not a big deal, as long as she can play the young Piaf will do.

Dakota did not disappoint Adrian. Many shots were NGed four or five times, and the longest shot did not exceed double digits. Although this has something to do with not many roles, she did perform very well. It is not just luck to become a popular child star.

After praising her, Adrian immediately asked someone to bring a younger girl who was about five years old. In "La Vie en Rose", the young Piaf has two periods, one is about ten years old, and the other is about five years old-although Dakota is not yet ten years old, she is quite outstanding among her peers Her acting skills made up for it - so in addition to Dakota, Adrian had someone find a younger girl.

"Hi, Ms. Duke, nice to meet you." Adrian first shook hands with the mother accompanying the girl, then bent down and smiled at her daughter: "You must be Chloe Moretz gone?"

"Yes, sir, are you the famous director of Miracle?" The little girl was not afraid at all, and replied in a soft voice, staring at him without blinking, not beautiful, but very cute, even though It's because Adrian couldn't connect with her image a few years later, which is probably why no one would have thought that she would change into a female student in a few years.

It was purely accidental that Chloe Moretz played the younger Piaf. This role is not particularly important, so Adrian didn't give too much advice when casting the role, and the crew didn't take it very seriously. Then, Khloe's mother Terry Duke brought her daughter to Los Angeles for a degree. When she visited Universal Studios, she turned to the studio and saw the audition activities of the "La Vie en Rose" crew. Khloe was curious and added herself The elder brother who has acting experience often brags to her, so he begged his mother to audition.

Seeing that his daughter was so interested, and the audition conditions seemed to be low, Duke took Ke Luo to try it, but he didn't take it to heart. It's just that these castings have to be reported to Adrian in the end, and the person in charge of casting has some insight and added her information to the re-selection, so Adrian remembered it after seeing it.

"If there is no one else called Miracle Director, it should be me," Adrian smiled slightly. "This is your first movie, right? Don't worry, just do what I tell you."

After finishing speaking, she touched her head after obtaining Duke's permission, and the little girl immediately made a grimace at him with her tongue out.

"You have a very lovely daughter, Ms. Duke." Adrian laughed, then called people to prepare, and began to explain to little Crowe.

Since a future star is coming to your door, why let it go? Whether it is from the development of entertainment. Or from the perspective of exaggerating his talent discovery, it makes sense, just like Dakota, so Chloe Moretz got this role-their family still didn't believe it after receiving the call, thinking that is deceptive.

"You just need to show a painful look and understand what pain is?" Adrian asked after a brief explanation.

"It's like... Mom threw away my Barbie doll?" The little girl asked after tilting her head and thinking for a long time, and then she realized something and covered her mouth. Then he looked at his mother worriedly. Although the mother next to her was a little surprised, she didn't say much. She just gave her a funny look. Ke Luo stuck out her tongue and looked at Adrian with a smile: "Probably that's it."

Very nice, cute, funny and smart. Adrian smiled and nodded while thinking in his heart, basically it can be decided.

"Interested in having your daughter as an actress, Ms. Duke," Adrian asked Khloe's mother after those simple scenes were filmed.

"Being... an actor?" Teri Duke's eyes widened. It wasn't that she didn't understand, but she couldn't believe it.

"Yes, in my opinion. Your daughter has great potential," Adrian said, squatting down in front of Keluo again, "Is it fun to make a movie, Keluo?"

"It's very interesting." The little girl nodded her head, and she basically obeyed the rules when filming, even though she was the same as many young actors who acted in movies for the first time. There were times when she was overwhelmed, but mostly she did just fine—at least for a first-time kid, and Adrian made her show as much emotion as possible.

But as long as the shooting stops and there is no time to rest, she will turn her eyes and look around curiously, and pull people to ask this and that, a typical curious baby.

"So, do you want to make movies often in the future, and then become a big star?" Adrian asked with a smile.

"I... can I?" Ke Luo asked with a little hesitation, tilting his head.

"As long as you work hard, you will." Adrian nodded seriously.

"Can you give us some time to think about it?" Duke asked at this moment.

"Of course no problem." He immediately made a gesture of invitation.

Adrian is not worried, let alone his current fame, before the Duke family agrees to let their daughter play the role, they will definitely collect relevant information about the director and producer. Faced with his long list of achievements, the vast majority People's choices are not different. When Adrian was inducing Colo before, Duke didn't say a single extra word, and this is enough to explain the problem.

Then, scouts or agents will come to lobby continuously, and the final result will not surprise Adrian.

Alright, that's all for the time being about the filming of "La Vie en Rose", although it has never stopped, but it is as low-key as "The Devil". After all, only halfway through January of 2003, no matter "The Matrix 2" or "Lord of the Rings 2", or "The Devil", which has increased to 300 theaters, all attract the attention of others in different fields.

In addition, many movies are also fermenting. For example, Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" has mixed reviews. For example, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has already surpassed 250 million box office in North America. Proportional, for example, "The Hours", which was released on a small scale, was well received.

Adapted from Michael Cunningham's novel, this purely literary movie starring Rachel, Sophie, and Streep was only shown in 11 theaters at the beginning, and it has not increased until now. The plot is slow and the content is loose, but the film critics have chosen this set, and have given high marks.

But if it’s just about acting skills, the three leading actors have their own strengths, especially Sophie, maybe not as good as the other two, and it’s a bit strange to play an American country housewife as a French, but there are indeed many bright spots in terms of acting skills , which also proves that now is the right time to launch "La Vie en Rose".

And Rachel. The media said that this is her best work after "The English Patient", and it is closer to the Oscar. I took some time to "comfort" her hard.

Although the movie circle is so lively, and Adrian has three completely different movies online, he is still the same as before, unless there are important events, he will basically not appear in front of the media in a serious manner, such as for "The Devil". Explaining that this case is still a special case, because it is only convenient to do something like this. For example, arrange Gao Yuanyuan's residence and study and life in the next few months.

"Since this is your first time coming to the United States, I will arrange for you to live with Xilei, so that we can take care of each other. Anyway, her villa is not small." I brought Gao Yuanyuan all the way to Lin Xilei in San Mo After Nika’s sea view villa, after putting down her luggage, Adrian took her to visit and explained.

"Yeah, I always think this place is calm, so I sleep in the company's side most of the time, and it's lively when you come." Lin Xilei, who had been told earlier, seemed very enthusiastic. She called her to come over for a gathering, both me and her are very easy to get along with."

During the whole tour, Gao Yuanyuan was surprised and curious. He just smiled timidly and basically didn't say much. It is normal to feel shocked when you come to Los Angeles for the first time and live in this kind of place.

Her choice was not unexpected by Adrian, just like what she said at the beginning. No one doesn't want to come to Hollywood to develop, even if it's just a TV series.

Huayi's side is also very good, and this arrangement requires their cooperation, so Adrian did not hide it. They then won Gao Yuanyuan's brokerage contract and treated her quite politely.

Then. After the filming of "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" was finished, I rested for a while, bid farewell to family and friends and processed visas, and finally came to the other side of the Pacific Ocean in mid-January.

"Don't be too nervous. This place is not completely different from China. Let's rest for a few days, adjust the time difference, and call home. Then get familiar with the environment. I will let Xi Lei take time to guide you and teach you some things in the United States. Common sense in life, I will come to see you from time to time. In short, don’t worry, it’s like going on vacation. After you get used to it, we will speak English and perform training classes. Even if the TV series starts shooting, we have to wait until April or so I went in May." After the tour, when there were only two of them, Adrian comforted Gao Yuanyuan.

This is a good opportunity, why do people who are alone feel homesick? Because everything that is familiar has changed, and there is nothing to rely on, to feel safe. In this case, whoever can give her enough sense of security, she will unconsciously rely on the other party, so Adrian spent a little time, after she adjusted the jet lag and initially adapted to the environment, took the time to invite her to go shopping, Eat, introduce the city, and then easily get her into bed again.

Although it is not necessary to put her on the collection shelf, facing such a young, beautiful and delicate girl, how can I not play a few more times as soon as possible?

"Don't think so much, it's just an observation period, let's wait for a while," Adrian said in response to Lin Xilei's hint.

"No problem, boss." Lin Xilei shrugged indifferently.

"Also, look at Zhiling, don't let her do anything stupid." Adrian warned again.

After all, Shuanglin is from Taiwan, and Lin Xilei is okay, she knows his thoughts to some extent, and she is very measured in doing things, but Lin Chiling is hard to say, especially for more than a year, she has spoiled her too much. If there is any conflict, it will be a little troublesome.

"No, Boss, Zhiling is actually very smart, she will have a good time with Ms. Gao." Lin Xilei replied immediately, and even hinted a little.

Adrian didn't take it seriously, he knew that Lin Xilei had been trying to expand their circle, otherwise she wouldn't have recommended Liu Yufei to him, and had advised Lin Chiling many times. It is precisely because of this that Adrian arranged for Gao Yuanyuan to live in her villa. There shouldn't be a big problem with her as a lubricant.

That was one thing, and there was one more thing that deserved his attention in mid-January, which was a surprise, a Chloe Moretz-like surprise.

Because of Britney, Christina, and Avril Lavigne, Adrian came to Universal Records a lot of times, and he often stayed until after get off work before leaving, but today because some things had to be done in advance, he heard that as soon as he came. A sharp voice came from the side reception room: "Why not? I am the best, why not! Have you listened to my music seriously?"

In fact, he could have left directly, but he suddenly found it interesting in his heart. His voice was very high-pitched and crisp. It should be a girl, and she was not very old. Although there were only a few words, he could basically hear that the voice was still very good.

Who is so arrogant? Adrian was curious, and then went to the transparent reception room and knocked on the door, and then a tall girl standing in front of the coffee table turned around. At first glance, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. This girl is different from what he imagined. She is really tall. She looks like she is fifteen or sixteen years old, but there is still a little childishness between her brows, probably Around the age of thirteen or fourteen.

This is not the point, the point is that her face is still a bit fat, and her long blond hair is combed back, exposing her forehead completely, so that her facial features, which should be pretty, make her look a little ugly .

"Are you the miracle director? The miracle director who can write songs!" Before Adrian could ask, the girl had already screamed out, and with her chest straightened out, she proudly introduced herself: "I'm Taylor, Taylor? Swift, you should sign me, I will be the most famous country singer!" (To be continued..)