King of Hollywood

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With a pale face, a thin body, and shriveled fingers, the man walked precariously through the ruins amidst the sound of shells. He looked as if he was going to fall down at any moment, and he couldn't get up again. He had lost too much, career, family, everything. He witnessed his parents and sisters being sent to the death train. He watched how the Nazis selected people from the labor force and shot them for fun. He even almost died of illness due to lack of medical treatment.

But he still lives hard, looking for food in the ruins and drinking water in the sewage. No matter how weak his body is, those eyes always reveal his desire for life.

So, when he met the German military officer in the ruins, even though his heart was cold, he sat down in front of the piano according to his instructions, and stretched out his stiff fingers to play on the keys. He loves music so much. He played to the virtual piano more than once when he was hiding in Tibet. Even if he was going to die, it would be a kind of happiness to die in front of the thing he loves.

So he was saved, and the German military officer who was tired of the war and loved music placed him in the attic of his office, and sent some food to him hiding there every day. Although it was just some bread and jam, the moment he swallowed it, the happiness that appeared on his face was indescribable.

Ironically, however, the German officer who had told him the war was coming to an end ended up dying in a Soviet concentration camp, unable to even report back.

Anyway, the war was over, and he was finally back where he had been when the harp, broken by the Polish invasion, came back on the radio. This story of life, music and Jewish suffering finally comes to a happy conclusion.

The lights came on, the auditorium was silent for a few seconds, and then warm applause broke out. Adrian stood up with a smile, bowed to everyone, and pulled Brody, the hero with the same name as himself, to his side. Join him in receiving applause from the audience.

The movie wasn't shot for very long though. The cost is only about 30 million, but it took a lot of things. Not to mention shooting scenes in Berlin and Poland, but just concealing the news and keeping the media and the industry from knowing the specific content and circumstances of the shooting. The amount of effort and time spent is immeasurable. But judging by the applause now, and the shock in people's eyes—whether it's true or not—it's worth it.

Of course, the good luck that was always with him also played a role, and the situation was under control throughout, such as those few explosion scenes and the gunfight in the street. As well as the use of props and tanks, they are very efficient. They not only achieved the desired effect, but also did not let the onlookers guess the theme of the movie. And several leading actors played very well. Especially Brody, Adrian asked him to lose 30 pounds and starve him in a dark room for a few days. He did it without saying anything, and the shooting effect was naturally very good.

As the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival, "The Pianist" is undoubtedly qualified. And it exceeded the expectations of the organizers. On the second day, the major entertainment media, whether in Europe or the United States, all set their sights on this year's Cannes Film Festival, and described another new film by director Miracle in a shocking tone on the front page.

"An astonishing work, the Marvel director's first foray into the Holocaust of World War II." - Liberation

"Two Adrians come together to create a stunning film." - Le Figaro

"Speeman's performance in front of German officials in the movie. From the initial jerky to the final passion is undoubtedly the most classic scene in the whole movie." - "The Times"

"Marvel director did the unexpected again. When everyone speculated that he would direct a war film about World War II, the final result was a work about the Holocaust. In "Schindler's List "After that, Hollywood once again set its sights on this subject. And the angle is even more special." - "Los Angeles Times"

People are surprised, very surprised. As the "Los Angeles Times" said, according to the previously disclosed information, almost everyone thought that Adrian was busy in Europe for two months to shoot a war movie, probably about World War II. People are looking forward to it, and even though the crew never responded positively, they still want to compare it to Saving Private Ryan, which is really exciting.

Unexpectedly, after the final announcement at the Cannes Film Festival, although it was still competing with Spielberg's work, it was another subject, a more sensitive one. Therefore, some people also said on the Internet that Adrian is trying to compete with Spielberg for the number one director in Hollywood.

"I never thought about it that way, these guys are so boring." Adrian, who was standing lazily by the table in his shirt and flipping through the news on the Internet through his laptop, said with a sneer.

"Yeah, your goal is much bigger than this." Ivanka, who got off the bed, said in a teasing tone after lifting the quilt and picking up the clothes to put on her body.

"So you have to watch it for me," Adrian smiled and hugged her waist, lowered his head and kissed her plump softness.

"I want to remind you, Ed, after I clipped it for you last night, I just wiped it with a tissue." Ivanka said calmly.

Adrian suddenly showed a choked expression, and after knowing that the other party was smiling and walking away, he slapped her hard buttocks angrily. It really deserves to be taught by Charlize.

His goal is indeed much bigger, the number one director in Hollywood? Don't be kidding, what is there to fight for? Let Spielberg take this title, even if you let Gates take the aura of the world's richest man. I believe that some keen people should have realized his goal by now, just like Ivanka who takes care of his affairs every day, and the people involved in it must be extremely depressed, and the choice at that time will not be so easy to make.

But if you want to get what you want 100%, relying on "The Pianist" alone is still a bit weak, so Adrian has other calculations. This is why he took "The Pianist" to participate in the Cannes Film Festival. One of the important reasons.

"By the way, Yi Ni, I need you to help me keep an eye on the movements of a few people." Adrian entered the bathroom thinking of something, opened the curtain and said to Ivanka who was taking a shower.

"Can't you wait until I'm done?" Ivanka, who wiped her face, gave him an angry look.

"Actually, I hope you can stay for one more day. This way we can discuss in more detail." Adrian said with a smile.

"I have no problem, but others don't know." Ivanka squinted her eyes and snorted sneeringly, "The way they looked at you last night was very impressive, I think it's a miracle that they didn't pounce on you. "

"Don't be so exaggerated?" Adrian raised his eyebrows.

"Sometimes I really want to arrange a full itinerary for you, and let them take turns to fight together to drain your last ounce of energy." Ivanka said angrily. "But for now. Please let me take a shower alone, thank you."

As she spoke, she raised her leg and kicked it, Adrian laughed and then avoided it, even though the hidden scenery between her legs was very attractive. He left quickly anyway.

As his secretary, Ivanka has to help him with a lot of things, and his base camp in Europe is still in the UK, so he needs to run around, and she was not counted among the women who went to Cannes before. And because of this. When she came over early after the premiere of "The Pianist" yesterday, it happened that Adrian hadn't decided who to spend the night with, so he chose to comfort his secretary, and the other women were naturally not very happy.

But there will be a lot of time in the future. After the release of "The Pianist", various praises have emerged one after another. Regardless of the short shooting time, Adrian definitely spent a lot of energy on this movie, which basically guarantees the quality. . In addition, the political correctness of the Holocaust in Europe is not much worse than that in the United States, and sometimes it is much higher. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the victory of World War II. It is conceivable what kind of attitude European filmmakers will have on "The Pianist", so there are many more social activities.

"The scene where Spellman plays Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G minor in front of the German military officials is indeed the most classic scene in the whole movie, and it fits very closely with the theme of the movie. Just like "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" The scene where Marlena is beaten is very attractive, you did a great job, Ed." Giuseppe Tonadore said in a complimenting tone.

There is also a large circle of people around, all well-known people. Such as Luc? Besson, or Henry? Poinley - the latter is the Gaumont executives.

"Thank you. Giuseppe, thank you for your praise. I really put a lot of energy into this movie." Adrian smiled and said in a humble tone, "I was investing in Steven's "Schindler's List" ’, I had the idea of ​​making a similar movie. Of course, you know, I was young and I didn’t understand movies as much as I do now, so I had to hold back.”

He paused at this point before continuing: "A few years later, a novel published by his publishing company caught my attention. A biography about a pianist during World War II could actually be published in the New York Times. "The list of bestsellers, although surprising, must have something to offer. After looking through it, I knew it was what I wanted. I immediately contacted Mr. Spellman to get the right to adapt it. I have to say, Thanks to my good luck, and thanks to the company that published the book, shortly after I got it, Roman Polanski also contacted Spellman for the right to adapt the book."

There was laughter all around.

"He even asked someone to contact me. If it wasn't that he couldn't come to the United States, he would definitely come to the door in person." Adrian continued, and there were a few low laughter, but it was relatively hidden, and Polanski didn't dare to go The reason for the United States is known to everyone present.

"Polanski is very sincere, very sincere. For a while, I also wanted to give this autobiography to him. After all, he was the person involved and has a deeper understanding of this story. But I finally decided to do it myself. It is true that I have not experienced these things, but this is both a disadvantage and an advantage. It allows me to better interpret this story from different angles. So I made a lot of equipment and read a lot of information. Originally, in 2002, I wanted to It was started, but it was postponed because it was not enough, but fortunately, it seemed that I did not do a bad job today. The only regret is that Mr. Spellman has passed away and cannot see this movie." Adrian said Sighed.

"Yes, it's a pity." Besson echoed, "but I believe he will be satisfied with this hopeful movie."

"Yes, I believe it too." Adrian immediately continued, "I like hope, I love hope, and I hope all movies are full of hope."

Everyone else followed suit until a female voice came over: "I seem to hear hope? I hope I haven't missed anything?"

Then. A sapphire blue dress with some small embellishments. Nicole, with big golden waves leaning to one side, and Naomi, who was wearing a beige dress and blond hair, appeared in front of people with smiles.

"Probably not. We're just talking about the relationship between movies and hope." Adrian looked at them and smiled. Although the others also smiled and greeted, they basically had an ambiguous look.

Although he and them have hardly taken pictures of dating, the title of Wonder Girl is enough for these people to understand his relationship with them. Especially European directors and producers.

"Wow, that's a great topic, isn't it, Nami?" Although Nicole asked the friends around her, her eyes were on Adrian. Naomi would greet other people, but she basically Didn't move much.

"Well... yes, for example, the movie you are showing now has hope in its theme." Naomi continued after thinking about it.

"That's true. My character is a transsexual, a man who has turned into a woman. She must really want to be recognized by others, especially her own son." Nicole raised her eyebrows.

"It's not easy, no matter the plot or the characters." Facing her approaching, Adrian still smiled appropriately.

Nicole also has works to participate in this year's Cannes Film Festival, "Crossing America", a road comedy with the theme of "transgender". Bree, a transgender person, lived incognito on the fringes of society in Los Angeles, and then had complicated stories with his son Toby for various reasons.

This is still what Adrian prepared for her. Of course, neither of them will admit this. On the surface, this is just an independent... Well, in fact, this is a production funded by Universal's Focus Pictures, and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is invited to star in it. independent film.

The film was completed last year, but it failed to catch up with the Venice Film Festival. I originally wanted to participate in this year's Berlin Film Festival, but Adrian suggested that it be brought to Cannes. It was released two days ago, and the response was not bad. The transgender person is very gimmick, and it also stars the famous Nicole.

After two or three sentences, the people around, Besson and Tonaredo, all made excuses to leave. This group of people can see that Nicole is here to find Adrian, so why should they interfere there? As for Naomi...that's a playboy thing, not theirs.

Soon, everyone else left, and the conversation between a man and a woman became lively, and they seemed to be very harmonious—if they didn't hear the content of the conversation.

"$1,500, no less. There are only so many high-class prostitutes serving congressmen in Washington DC. There could have been a discount a few days ago, but unfortunately you didn't grasp it." These words came out of Nicole's mouth confidently, Adrian wanted to spread his hands helplessly, while Naomi shook her head and smiled wryly.

She has become accustomed to the two of them discussing whoring money, and occasionally being teased by Nicole, she might as well give it a try, and once even accepted a "reward" of $100 from Adrian, but in public like now Discuss, but still can't accept it. But she had to prick up her ears in this kind of thing, and keep her eyes open to look around, so as not to be heard by others.

"Okay, okay, let's make this decision, anyway, I'm used to it." Adrian compromised "habitually".

"Very good, then I won't charge a deposit this time," Nicole said happily, "So, when someone else comes to you, you should know what to do."

It goes without saying who she refers to by others.

"No problem, I promise." Adrian said with a smile, looking a little glib.

Nicole snorted softly, and immediately said: "You should apply for a VIP card as soon as possible, so that there will be more discounts."

Adrian raised his eyebrows and was about to answer when Naomi's voice came from beside him: "Nicole, that annoying guy is here again."

Then, a man with a beard and short hair, who looked a little like no one else, walked over.

"So you're here. I've been looking for you there for a long time. I just wanted to talk to you about my new script. You will like it, and everyone will like it, I promise." The other party said loudly, staring at you. Seeing that Nicole didn't look at Adrian at all, as if he didn't exist at all.

Nicole's complexion turned a little ugly, and she immediately said a little bluntly: "Let's talk about it later, Mr. Till, I have other things right now."

"Why?" The other party asked strangely, "We had a good chat before, didn't we?"

This time, not only Nicole frowned, but Naomi next to her also showed an impatient look. It was obvious that she had been entangled very hard by the other party before.

Adrian chuckled when he saw it, he had already recognized this man, Lars von Trier, he had seen it at the Cannes Film Festival before, and he declared himself the best director in the world, without a doubt , is a self-righteous guy, this kind of person is really annoying sometimes.

"Nicole does have important things, such as dating." Adrian said after coughing lightly.

"You are..." Tyre looked at him with an inexplicable expression.

Before he remembered, Adrian had already linked his arms, while Nicole put on a smile and walked out with him, ignoring Tyre. Naomi sighed, and slipped to the other side, it was impossible for her to follow behind at this time.

"A guy who only shoots silly stories about Jews." Just after Adrian walked a few steps, such a grunt floated into his ears, and he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.