Vol 3 Chapter 134: 2 movies

In the warm afternoon sunlight of spring, the gate of the Kodak Theater seems quite towering, and at this moment, it is already full of people. -The long red carpet extends from one end of the street to the entrance of the Kodak Theater, and the tall little golden man model is also erected. Numerous reporters are standing in the prescribed area and constantly photographing the beautiful women and personable people on the red carpet. Man, although the ceremony has been held for 74 years, it is still so lively every year.
The noise rang out from the entrance, and a slightly thin but spirited figure appeared on the red carpet, with a pair of black thin-framed eyes, and looked gentle. The reporter aimed the camera at this middle-aged man. He is the world's most well-known director, has won countless honors, and is a regular guest of Oscars. His own movie company is also famous in Hollywood and even internationally, no matter where it appears You can get countless applause and attention, just like now.
However, only this middle-aged man smiling for reporters knows that, despite his success, he is basically inferior to another person in any aspect. Although the old folks run the company very carefully, their capabilities are always limited and their emphasis cannot be complemented. It looks very beautiful, but in fact the business is shrinking. The ambitions of the early days of establishment are facing the severe test of reality. Not to mention film production, the other company's last year's movie, whether it is a live-action movie or an animated movie, has been in the top spot in Hollywood.
Perhaps, from a personal point of view, at the box office of the movie, you can still stabilize the other side. Although the other party can produce any style of film, there is still no accumulation in this aspect, but it is a matter of time before it is exceeded. Think about last year ’s Movie it. Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly and then laughed, why bother with it? I haven't seen anything in Hollywood for so many years, and once again we are partners.
Nonetheless. He has a headache when he thinks of the other person's life. Although he has no right to interfere, this involves ...
"Hi, Godfather." A familiar voice came to his ears, and Gwenness's smiley face came into view.
"Hi, Gwinnie." Spielberg hugged the goddaughter and sighed in his heart. If you simply look at it from the perspective of men, he is probably the most hated object of Hollywood men.
It wouldn't matter if Adrian was just an ordinary playboy, but now almost everyone in Hollywood knows it. He didn't just play around, all the women who were out of him were caught by him, and he was willing to have children for him. Kate Beckinsale, Monica Bellucci, Kate Blanchett, and even lesser-known Sophie Marceau, who basically gave birth to him, so much, there are still many Women want to know him, and Hollywood can never find a second person like this.
But who makes him so powerful, he is already the chairman of the board of a large media group under the age of forty, and he is an extremely director, who can fully explore the characteristics of women. Holding them on the throne after the film is enough for many women to cherish them, not to mention being good at coaxing women. Spielberg did not persuade his goddaughter, why should he stay with a playboy, and old Paltrow did not lose his temper in front of his daughter, but Gwenness was very considerate in other respects, But no matter what they say, they don't listen.
"I feel comfortable around him. Don't worry about anything. There is no stress and I'm comfortable." Gwennis once described Spielberg's feeling about Adrian.
So what else can he say? You know that his other goddaughter, Drew Barrymore, is said to have secretly sighed, why he didn't meet Adrian early. Spielberg even heard that she was at a bachelor party the day before her wedding last year. I also indulged with Adrian, my good sisters Cameron Diaz and Hu Kelly who knew each other because of "Perak", although Drew Xia Li firmly denied this, but he thought it might be very big. of.
Even so, no matter how he looked at it, there was no way to reverse the situation, just as he couldn't stop Drew from taking drugs and alcohol. It was all a matter of others, and he was only their godfather, or the most common kind. It's still because ... well, I won't talk about it anymore. In short, even Warren Beatty and Woody Allen were not as good as Adrian now, and such a person would not appear for decades. Don't even think about it that much, but work together to make DreamWorks more stable.
"Yes, I hope that" Beautiful Mind "will get the best movie. I personally like this movie very much. Lang has done very well. The performances of Russell and Gwennis are also very exciting. The director and the best male and female protagonists were perfect together. "Spielberg was not polite to the reporter's shots, and the director Ron Howard and Russell Crowe with the female companion and Gwennis Stand aside and add a few words to him from time to time.
After all, this film has the funds of DreamWorks, and it also exerted a lot of effort in the distribution. It is a work co-operated with them, and Spielberg naturally hopes to win the best film.
"Me too." A voice passed at this moment, and then Adrian's not-so- handsome but sharp-edged face appeared in front of everyone.
"Hi, Steven." He opened his arms enthusiastically.
"Hi, Ed." Spielberg hugs with a smile, squinting around, by the way, there are no other women nearby who have an ambiguous relationship with Adrian.
"No wonder you just heard cheers over there. It turned out you were here," he said immediately.
"The compliment of the great director sounds different." Adrian raised an eyebrow, and then caused a burst of laughter, and then the reporter took the time to ask a question. There were really few opportunities to interview him.
Spielberg then gave in a little bit, allowing Adrian to fully face the reporter. If it was five or six years ago, he had to talk to him in front of these people. Now he is old and has been upset recently. There are many things, so I am not interested in doing this.
Adrian didn't say much. It was nothing more than optimistic about the performance of "Beautiful Heart" and Russell and Gwennis, but the reporter immediately seized the nominations of "Moulin Rouge" and "The Lord of the Rings 1" and asked him if he was right for himself. The two works are not satisfactory. It's a pity that this kind of problem is not difficult for Adrian, and he has to say that he speaks very well, and said modestly that these two films are nothing. But then praised it again, but finally said how the results will not know until the awards ceremony is over.
But probably because Gwennis was beside him, when he mentioned Nicole Kidman, he only said a few words, and Spielberg shook his head slightly.
"You seemed to disagree with me just now, Steven." After getting rid of the reporter and starting to move into the Kodak Theater, I talked with Russell a few words and exchanged an ambiguous look with Gwennis. Drian slowed down and joined Spielberg side by side.
"No, it's nothing, I just feel that the reporters are a bit overwhelmed, and they want to get the news from your mouth." Spielberg quipped.
Adrian Haha laughed. Then changed the topic: "By the way, I heard that Arthur Gordon's film adaptation right lies with you or DreamWorks."
Knowing that he and himself had come to everything, Spielberg raised an eyebrow: "Arthur Gordon's novel?"
He quickly remembered it, and then looked at Adrian Lu with a surprised expression: "Memoirs of a Geisha?"
"Yes," Adrian nodded with a smile. "You know, I know a lot about Asian culture and I'm very sensitive, so after reading" Memoirs of Geisha, "I had the idea of ​​adaptation, which happened to be the right place for me. Japanese actor, I didn't expect you to start first, so I thought ... maybe you would like us to make it? "
"Let you make it? Don't you think your request is too much. Ed?" Although speaking in this tone, Spielberg didn't look angry.
"Did you decide to direct and produce it yourself?" Adrian still smiled.
"Of course not, I still have a lot to do, but after all, the right to adapt is in our hands, and you want to take it in one sentence?"
"Don't you know the Japanese reaction to this novel, right? Just last year, Ms. Iwasaki, who was the prototype of Sayuri, also published" The Real Geisha Memoirs "to express dissatisfaction. So I can basically anticipate the movie What will happen when they come out. "Adrian blinked." It's different for us to make it because I know how to modify it and how it works so that they can accept the story. "
After talking so much, Spielberg didn't have any expression, just stared at him and waited.
"Okay, okay." Adrian raised his hands and looked a bit helpless. "We can cooperate, like" Beautiful Mind ", and then I have a script about Japanese culture. I am optimistic about its prospects, as long as DreamWorks is willing to cooperate with this model. "
"Oh?" Spielberg lus out a curious god.
"You know, John Logan is a very thoughtful screenwriter. Last year he and David Franzoni's" Gladiator "almost got the best original screenplay," Adrian explained. Arise, "This year he had another idea about the story of the Japanese samurai. It was about the mid-19th century when Japan needed change because of the United States. Japan completely abolished the samurai profession, and then caused riots. An American, the main character , Was drawn in, and formed friendship with this group of samurai who was about to fall, and sank into the charm of Bushido. "
"Sounds ... a bit interesting." Spielberg pushed his glasses and quickly figured in his mind.
From this point alone, the script cannot be judged as good or bad, but the problem is that Adrian is very optimistic, and now no one doubts his vision, and it is worth a try. Although "Geisha Memoirs" is very popular, it is indeed unacceptable to some Japanese. Iwasaki Mineko almost sued Gordon. This is why Spielberg wanted to direct but later gave up. If he gave it to Adri Ann's words, it is good to let him have a headache.
"This script written by Logan is called" The Last Samurai, "" Adrian continued at this moment. "If you need, I can send the outline to you at any time. The production rights are not negotiable. You It doesn't matter who you want to be the protagonist. "
"Including Tom Cruise?" Spielberg blurted out.
During this time, DreamWorks was cooperating with Cruise, directed by Spielberg, and Cruise's "Minority Report" has finalized this year's summer vacation. If the box office meets expectations, this cooperation will continue carry on. So Spielberg knows very well that Cruise never allows anyone around him to be his wife and Adrian in advance, otherwise the face is ugly.
He has heard the rumor too. And I also know that it may be very large. Just look at the eyebrows of Adrian and Nicole, but this does not mean that he will be standing with Cruise. After all, Adrian first supported him in making "Sind "Le's List" and the establishment of DreamWorks, and now full and comprehensive cooperation, there is no reason to alienate him from Adrian.
He is the director when he picks up the camera, and he becomes a businessman when he puts it down.
And for Cruise, he's flat. Although polite most of the time, sometimes too much stress will cause ecstasy or anger for no reason, which makes people very disliked. But this is also easy to give a deep impression, so Spielberg spoke naturally at the moment.
Adrian immediately made a surprised expression, and Spielberg, who consciously said something wrong, was about to remedy, but the next sentence stopped him again.
"No problem, as long as you think," Adrian said, with a strange smile, and seemed to think of something interesting. "It doesn't matter who plays the lead role."
Finally done. After Spielberg left, Adrian breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, the whole thing is like this. When I went to Tokyo to study classes, I played Fukada Kyoko because of Ayumi Hamasaki's relationship. As a capitalist with "conscience" and "morality", I should still show it after playing it. Fukada Kyoko's fullness is not as good as Ivanka, Scarlett and Ji Li. But I also worked hard when I was there.
But for a while there were no good horns. There were many horns in TV dramas, but it did not help her much in the development of Japan. This made Adrian quite upset, until John Logan's new script appeared. .
He didn't expect that Logan, who wrote The Gladiator, was also the writer of The Last Samurai-well, it was just that he didn't look carefully in memory-this just solved the problem. In "The Last Samurai", there is just a female ng corner sè with little drama, just to let Fukada Kyoko try.
As for Yu Jihui, do n’t worry, Adrian wo n’t treat her badly. The road is already arranged. With
Gilmore Girl
and several movies, she still has a lot of fame in North America, and she is considered an Asian actor. The popularity is relatively wide. However, some important works are missing in the middle of this process. Fortunately, Adrian immediately thought of another movie about the Japanese because of "The Last Ignore". That's right, the one adapted from Arthur Gordon's novel, which has not been discussed in Japan and China. Good Memoirs of a Geisha.
to be frank. Although the box office and word of mouth of this movie are quite bad, most of the reasons are on the producer. I don't know which genius idea, even if the Japanese don't have the top actor in the international rankings, then you should not find Chinese actors. The word difference can easily cause Lenovo. Ordinary talents don't care about those differences, so the result is that the Japanese don't like it, and the Chinese don't like it. The former place has some fished back, and the latter place can't enter at all.
And it actually set the release date in December-this is what Adrian racked his brains to remember-this kind of narration has nothing to do with Americans, the point is that the movie of Hunting is arranged at Christmas, and it is still early, And it's also stupid in several commercial blockbusters. It's really stupid. Even if Adrian directs himself, it will take a lot of effort to do so. In a long-term projection, it is possible to get some after January. box office.
In addition to the two flaws above, the ending of the movie is also a heavy failure. Sayuri actually stayed beside the chairman as a lover. Western feminists will definitely not like this plot. Perhaps this is the case in reality. There is no pure place for entertainment in any profession. No matter what, Adrian is surrounded by lovers. A lot, but it does not mean that feminists can allow this kind of plot in the film, especially a movie that has made a huge impact.
In this case, if the box office is high, that's the hell. Iwasaki Mineko who wants to be a prototype will feel angry, probably related to the end of the plot, after all, she is also a female ng in the current reality.
Adrian remembers that Memoirs of Geisha got nearly 160 million box offices around the world, so there are still some merit in the plot, such as showing the training of Geisha, what gimmicky actions are in the game, etc., even when being excluded Japan, which is very powerful, seems to have taken more than 10 million, so as long as the three most important points mentioned above are corrected, it will not be difficult for the movie to have a higher box office and word of mouth.
The current Yu Jihui has been in Hollywood for many years, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com is not a small name. It is no problem to serve as Sayuri, and it just makes her fame rise to a higher level and lays the foundation more firmly. some.
But unfortunately, the film rights of Memoirs of Geisha were acquired by DreamWorks in the late 1990s. It was not easy to take them away, so Adrian simply used "The Last Samurai" In exchange, this movie is also a blockbuster anyway, as long as Kyoko Fukada is the female actor.
Is it Adrian or didn't expect Spielberg to ask: including Cruise? So he was a little surprised, after all, the original "The Last Samurai" starred Cruise, and now it is going to fall into his hands in such a way? So he agreed without hesitation, remembering the one in the original ... Watanabe, it should be the name, was nominated for best supporting actor, but Cruise lost nothing, how can such an interesting scene disappear.
Alright, put it aside. After chuckling, Adrian said to himself, this thing slowly, but now ... the scene of the 74th Academy Awards! q! .
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