Vol 2 Chapter 15: As opposed to memory
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King of Hollywood
- Mighty and Mighty
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- 2021-03-01 01:19:26
In the large study room, carefully crafted handmade furniture, ornate curtains on the windows, and European-style decoration, the classical atmosphere of the room is just right. A row of tall bookcases against the wall contains a lot of books, from literature and philosophy history to finance and commerce. The bookcase is not locked. Many books can be seen through the glass with traces, so these are not used to decorate the facade.
On the top of the study is a large desk. Although there are many objects on it, they are neatly arranged. It can be inferred that the character of the owner of the study is self-disciplined, authoritative and unquestionable. Right in the center of the desk, there is a small bronze bust with lush hair and beards. The following words are engraved: Human nature is the pursuit of personal interests. This is Adam Smith's famous saying, "The Wealth of Nations", the main founder of economics, influenced many people later.
However, this bronze statue is not a bust of him. According to Uncle Anderson, this is the last duke of the Kewell family, active in the Tudor dynasty, and laid a huge foundation for the Kewell family, and in Qiguai After the Eight Bends, you can also connect with Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in descent.
Adrian always feels funny when he thinks about it. He can't understand why these high society guys in the United States-especially those named after wasp-are filled with so many noble complexes. I always want to associate myself with the British royal family, as long as they are naturally superior.
It ’s understandable that Europeans have a noble complex. After all, they have traditions, but Americans ... well, they also came from the European continent, but think about the fact that the United States actually worked hard to become independent. I do n’t know if it was ironic or Mocking.
"How come in so fast, I thought you would talk to them more." Anderson's old-fashioned voice suddenly sounded.
"Suddenly I thought of something and wanted to find a place to think quietly, so ..." Adrian made a gesture and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by the other party before he said: "Think of something? What else is more important than the reception? Warren is interested in you and you should seize the opportunity, Ed. "
"Well, I apologize, uncle." Adrian shrugged his shoulders and tried to speak in a sincere tone. He was accustomed to his uncle's reproachful way of speaking. Generally, he would wander for a while at this time, waiting for him Finish what you want to say. So, even though Anderson was still talking about everything related to Warren Buffett at the previous reception, Adrian didn't hear a word.
When he came to New York to see his uncle and uncle just to show his heart, before he had an in-depth communication with people like Buffett, besides that it should be Claude's business, he only needed to leave a good impression with them. Already.
Soon, a word from his uncle brought him back from reality, "You and the Jews are too close, Ed."
"You know, uncle, that's Hollywood." Adrian said slowly.
"I understand, but you have to pay attention to this," Anderson frowned. "It's not good to be too close to those people, you have to understand what you're doing."
"Yes, uncle." Adrian nodded, though he replied with a contempt in his heart. For pure wasp, it is almost natural to not deal with Jews, just like they like chasing noble blood.
Adrian knew this, but never took it to heart. There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. This is what Prime Minister Palmerston of the 19th century said—not Churchill, but he concentrated it—this sentence does not apply to individual humans, but it is suitable for the country and large groups. Between, so no need to worry too much. Of course, reminding Claude that it should be.
"If only Victor could be like you." Anderson sighed suddenly.
"Sooner or later, Victor will understand, uncle." Adrian said against his will, and secretly sighed for his cousin in his heart. He bet that his uncle said nothing in front of Victor, "Look at your cousin." Something like that.
No matter where, in which country, or in any era, there is always a need for parents who hang on to their children. They always think that this can better motivate the child to move forward, but they don't understand that what the child wants most is the affirmation from the parents, so it is no wonder that Victor and his father will be in a fierce situation.
Of course, this is Uncle Anderson's housework. He doesn't need to get involved, so just a few sentences. Although Adrian's relationship with Victor was modest, he believed that Victor would not be jealous of him.
"Then I'll say goodbye, uncle, nice to meet you," Adrian said, standing up.
"You're leaving so soon?" Anderson frowned. "What's going on? Is it making a movie again?"
"Well ... yes, a very interesting film that runs through the 40-year history of the United States." Adrian explained that as soon as his voice fell, his uncle began to criticize: "I think you should Focus on the management of the company, not the production of the film. Although you have won many honors, but ... "
Perhaps this kind of care can't bear anyone? Adrian was so defamatory when he came to the street. But he quickly left it behind, and anyway, the uncle still helped himself a lot, and he liked it to make him so good.
"Go to Long Island." Sitting in the passing car, Adrian instructed the driver so, only to realize what he was turning around, he realized that although Charlize was with him in New York, he was not at the moment.
"It's really inseparable from her." Adrian half-sneered, then noticed the briefcase left in the car, opened it and looked at it, he smiled and shook his head, then looked at Out of the car window.
He didn't come to New York for the filming of Forrest Gump. The whole movie was almost completed, and the rest was only anti-war demonstrations in the reflection pool under the Washington Monument and various locations in Washington. So he should really be busy shooting things that should not appear here.
However, since Adrian has arrived in New York, he naturally has things to do, such as visiting uncles and uncles and handling some private affairs. Then he had to travel to London. Except that he hadn't seen Emma for a long time, an important thing had already come to fruition, and it was time to bring it into his grasp.
The car stopped by the street, Adrian adjusted his clothes and got out of the car with a briefcase. He walked through the fence of the independent two-storey cottage to the door and rang the bell.
"Hey, Ed, I'm so glad to see you." Xie Li, who opened the door, gave him a hug immediately, then turned and shouted inward, "Hey, Nah, see who's here."
"Ed?" Petite Natalie immediately emerged from the back room, staring at Adrian by surprise.
Adrian waved and greeted her with a smile and did not speak. This is another thing he came to New York. He personally invited Natalie to play a role. As for why he grabbed the work of his subordinates, it is self-evident.
"I like this script, Ed. It's very good." After simply flipping through the script, Effner showed a satisfied expression.
"Thank you, I'm glad you like it." Adrian holding the cup smiled and nodded, then looked at Natalie.
I haven't seen it for a few months, Natalie has grown a few inches taller, and her hair is no longer the bouncer when making "This Killer Is Not Cold", some are as long as they first met, long and slightly curved, which makes her more After a bit of beauty, the round face has begun to sharpen, but the eyes are still so bright.
But at this time she seemed a little unhappy, especially after watching the script. Although Natalie was hiding well, when Adrian asked, she kept smiling and said it was good, but did not escape his eyes.
"So, would you agree to come down?" Adrian looked at her with a meaningful smile.
"Hmm ..." Natalie opened her mouth, and she seemed to want to refuse from her look, but then swallowed back after touching Adrian's eyes, hesitating for a moment before she said, "I need time to consider. "
"Can you give us a few minutes, Affner?" Adrian smiled and looked at the girl's father.
"Oh, of course." Effner nodded, got up and took his wife to sit in the distance, giving up the living room to the two.
"You thought you could help me persuade them." After they left, Adrian hadn't spoken yet, and Natalie complained first, and the frowning colors of the brows were no longer hidden.
"Sorry, Naa, I agree with your parents on this," Adrian whispered after spreading his hands.
"Why?" Natalie frowned. "Do you think I can't explain the role? Or like parents, think about it in other ways? Matilda is only 12 years old, isn't she?"
Adrian frowned, but didn't entangle the topic: "Nana, do you like acting in movies?"
"Of course." Natalie replied, though she didn't understand why he asked the question.
"So, what do you think about acting in your own movie? I mean, do you intend to take the role entirely by interest, or do you want to use it as your own business?" Adrian continued to ask.
Natalie did not answer directly this time, but aftertaste for a long time, a smile on her face, and looked at the parents who talked in the distance before giving the answer: "I want to use it as a career."
"It's best to refuse then." Adrian said immediately, then raised his hand to stop the girl's argument: "Listen to me, Naa, I know you like this book very much, and I believe you can act Good for this role "
You are a seductive Lolita. He said so softly in his heart, the expression on his face was still serious: "But she will ruin your future, Nayeon. This is not alarmist, you should know the huge sensation caused by the publication of this novel, and I I believe Sandy has told you that Adrian Lynn is now facing many moral charges. If you really play Lolita, you will face the same accusations. "
"But ..." Natalie hesitated, arguing somewhat unconvinced: "You have been so careful in" This Killer Isn't Too Cold ", haven't you been criticized all the same? Besides, the controversial outstanding actors also Not a lot. "
"It's completely different from" This Killer Isn't Too Cold ". You also said it. I handled it very carefully. I stopped thinking about these feelings. What's more, the movie doesn't stop there. So even if there is There are very few accusations, "Adrian explained patiently." As for the other question, indeed, many outstanding actors are also very controversial, but few people have been controversial in this regard at your age, understand? This society does not I would like a girl of your age to play that role, so if you really take on the role of Lolita, you may still be able to continue to play the movie in the future, but have completely missed the first-class actor, your parents let Sandy It's right to reject the guy with the same name as me. "
Although Natalie returned to New York and did not go to Los Angeles after the release of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", Adrian has always maintained correspondence with her, and occasionally makes phone calls, playing a good role as a listener. Role, so she knows her situation better, and in some ways is even clearer than her parents.
Because of Adrian's sake, Natalie is now more famous than in his memory at the same time, so naturally there are countless appointments coming, all kinds of. Even though his version of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" was dealt with on the plot and downplayed some ambiguous plots, the accusable voice is still inevitable. There is no shortage of guys who pretend to be guardians everywhere, and many of them Against Natalie herself.
As a result, Natalie's parents began to be more careful in choosing the script for their daughters, so that too mature characters were excluded, and movies such as "Lolita" that are still considered pornographic novels in the eyes of conservatives are even more considered. No need to. What surprised Adrian, however, was that Natalie wanted to play that role.
"I think I can control the role of this role. I don't understand why parents should oppose it. Don't I know how to protect myself? I'm already a big girl. Do you have any good suggestions, Ed?"
This is a paragraph from Natalie's letter. It can be confirmed that she really wants to take on the role of Lolita, and cryptically expressed her hope that Adrian could help. When thinking of the audition, she accidentally blurted out what she liked when she read the novel "Lolita". Adrian once again sighed that the words of the media could not be fully believed, and Natalie in the memory would reject the role, mostly Do this at the parents' request.
So he took this opportunity to come to New York's Natalie's house, not to persuade Ivna and Shelly-even if Xie Li might agree, conservative Ivna would not allow it-but to persuade Nata Li, just as he said just now, if she really took over the role, she would be rejected by the mainstream society and she would be missed from the first-class actor. This is not alarmist. How many people in previous life knew the 1997 edition of "Luo What other commendable works does the female lead actress of Rita?
However, this is also a good opportunity, so Adrian had prepared a script early.
"Do you think the role of this script is not challenging, Naa?" Adrian asked suddenly, looking at the contemplative girl, "Do you think the role of the girl in this single parent family is simple?"
Looking at the script on the coffee table, Natalie shook her head: "Not necessarily, but ... I just ..."
She made a gesture, a bitter grin appeared in the corner of her mouth, with a little grievance, and bit her lip like a pity.
"An outstanding actor has finally dared to try different roles. Matilda and Lolita are actually consistent in some aspects. You have shaped her well. I bet she will become a classic role in a few years. , So there is no need to play a similar role at all. "Adrian's tone hides a trace of good temptation." And Amy, this lonely girl whose mother had to live with some strange father because of a car accident is also worth you. To shape. "
The movie he prepared for her is called "Flying High with You". This is a very warm, environmentally friendly and interesting movie. It is about a girl named Amy who was taken by a divorced father after losing her mother in a car accident. Back to farm life in Canada. At first, Amy, who did not know how to get along with her father, was not used to it. Until one day, she unintentionally found a nest of wild geese eggs on the farm. She made her own incubation equipment and successfully gave birth to these wild geese.
Amy loves these wild geese, but officials who can protect wildlife tell her that it is illegal to raise wild geese unless they have wings. So Amy tried to get them back south, but the question is what to do if they never flew. The father, who had been a pilot, figured out a way. He sold his homemade lunar module and bought a small plane, which made the small plane act as a mother goose and took the wild geese to fly south.
Father and daughter experienced many challenges ~ EbookFREE.me ~ By accidentally breaking into the air base, encountering heavy fog, and almost crashing, etc., they finally returned the wild geese to the southern United States. Finally his heart completely contained his father.
In short, this is a warm and beautiful movie about family relationships. There is nothing extraordinary, so Ivner only praised this as a good script.
"Listen to me, Naa." Seeing the girl still having some contradictions, Adrian suddenly held her hands. Natalie was surprised, but Natalie didn't break away.
"I like you very much, Nayeon," Adrian said with a serious look in her eyes. "Remember what I said. You are the most gifted girl I have ever seen. You are very clever and excellent, so why bother? Limit yourself to a certain type of character? Give full play to your talents and you will definitely become one of the best actors "
Glancing at Adrian for a while, Natalie shrugged: "You really speak, Ed."
As she suddenly thought of something, her face became a little weird and embarrassed. After a flash of redness, she yanked her hands back, dropped the sentence, "I'm going to tell my parents," and got up to run away.