King of Hollywood

Two days later, on February 15, Adrian notified Claude. In order to prevent possible eavesdropping, he deliberately asked Claude out and revealed the date in the cafe he used to frequent.

"January 17, early morning." He didn't talk nonsense, and said it directly after sitting down.

"Understood." Claude also only had a short sentence, picked up the coffee and drank it, and then left.

He did not ask the source of the news, did not verify the authenticity of the news, and did not question it, because he had promised Adrian. This is called trust, and this is the friendship of best friends.

Well, everything is ready, but after meeting and returning home, Adrian greeted an unexpected person—the financial consultant who took care of his property is also his personal accountant, Reggett Marshall.

Reggett served Adrian's father from a very early age, and has been loyal to his father for decades. If there is anyone else Adrian can trust wholeheartedly besides the godfather and Claude, Reggett is undoubtedly one of them. Dana comes first.

"It's inappropriate for you to do this, Mr. Adrian." Reggett took out several financial statements and pushed them in front of Adrian as soon as he sat down, and then said in a business-like tone.

"Call me Ed, Uncle Reggett." Adrian rubbed the sides of his head with a wry smile. Usually Reggett speaks in this tone, which means that he has very important and very unpleasant opinions. To elaborate. Although it is Adrian's business whether to listen or not, it is his business whether to speak or not.

Leggett didn't speak, but frowned slightly.

"I know what you want to say, Uncle Reggett, I have my own considerations." Reggett knew the reason for coming here with his knees, and Adrian tried to make his tone more sincere, he didn't want to lose this An excellent and loyal accountant.

"Let me just say it straight, Ed, you have invested too much, and the risk is too great. If you are not careful, you may capsize. Yes, Claude is very good at this, but you are not this material. "Although the words were ruthless, it can be seen from the change of address that Reggett has no malicious intentions.

"I know, Uncle Reggett, I know this is risky, so I handed it over to Crowe." Adrian made a gesture to strengthen his tone, "I need to accumulate funds quickly."

"There are many ways to accumulate capital quickly, but you choose the most risky path."

"But this is also the fastest and most profitable way, as long as I win!"

Adrian took a deep breath, and looked seriously at Reggett sitting in front of him: "It's been almost a year, Uncle Reggett, you should be able to see the change in me. I delayed too much time and money, I just want to get it back! I know what I'm doing, I know what I want, even with this gamble I still have room for it. Why haven't I had too much time with you for a whole year How many intersections? Because I want to prove myself, I want to prove that I am no longer the young and frivolous Adrian who knew nothing before, I have my own goals and things I want to do! I know you are Concerned about me, Uncle Leggett, I am very grateful, but I need your support right now!"

Reggett didn't speak for a while, but just stared at Adrian with sharp eyes. After a long time, he stood up and bowed slightly: "I see, Ed, then, as you wish."

Relieved in his heart, Adrian stood up and stretched out his hand: "Thank you, Uncle Reggett."

"I will take care of everything for you, please let me know if you need anything." Reggett said seriously while shaking hands.

A smile rippled from Adrian's face. He originally planned to talk to Reggett after this matter passed, which would be more convincing. According to the memory of the previous Adrian, my financial consultant was not only flexible but also very rigorous and meticulous when dealing with matters, and he did not like to joke like Lawyer Wilson. He wanted to persuade such a person not to spend a little Kung fu is not enough.

Unexpectedly, he actually came to the door on his own initiative now. Fortunately, Adrian had already done a lot of preparatory work before, and the image of sweeping away the decadence and regaining strength also added a lot of points to him, and finally won the opponent support. This means that the cheap father-well, if you look at the small number of souls, it is not a cheap father-the little team left by him will be like a hand from now on.

All that is left now is to wait for the US military to launch an offensive. The pressure will undoubtedly be huge for Adrian, and even the reason and calmness he is most proud of after his rebirth will not work for a moment. Extremely inefficient. Fortunately, such pressure did not last long. Two days later, in the early hours of January 17, local time, six US aircraft carrier groups and multinational forces assembled in the Persian Gulf launched air strikes on Shadamu.

Adrian let out a long breath, and then... continued to bury his head in post-production and ignored it. Yes, this is just the beginning, and the final result will not be known until the end of the war, but since Claude has given full power to it, let him do it, and notify him when it will end in half a month at most so that Early clearance. As for the world shocked by the war... what does that have to do with him?

In the next ten days or so, Adrian returned to his previous life, working in the editing room for post-production, writing at home, doing exercises and exercising during his break time, while coaxing Kate on the phone. Watching "Memento" take shape little by little in his hand, a feeling of excitement arises spontaneously, although this feeling is not more satisfying than Kate moaning under him, although the movie brings him something far from what he needs It's not enough, but it is undoubtedly helping him climb towards his goal step by step.

Compared to Adrian, who didn't care, Laverne seemed much more worried. He was worried that this year's Berlin Film Festival would be canceled due to the war in the Persian Gulf, so he would have to reschedule the promotion of the new film.

"Don't worry, Laffer, this year's Berlin Film Festival will definitely not be cancelled, just wait and see." Adrian comforted him several times. In his memory, the Berlin Film Festival in 1991 was held as scheduled.

In fact, even if he couldn't remember whether to cancel it or not, looking at the reality, he knew that it was impossible. Germany was finally united in October last year, and the Berlin Wall was torn down in November. How could West Germany miss this opportunity to show East Germany?

Of course, this has nothing to do with Adrian, the purpose of participating in the Berlin Film Festival is only one - publicity!

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With a roar, the screen finally turned on. A man who was pointed at the head by a gun turned his head and shouted what he wanted to do, but after a gunshot, he fell to the ground, and the bright red blood spattered everywhere. Then, a decadent male face with stubble and stubble appeared in the camera. He looked at the dead man with indifferent eyes, then dropped his pistol and took out a Polaroid to snap a picture.

The camera spit out the photo quickly. The man held the photo in front of him and shook it. After waiting for a few seconds for some images, he shook it again. After doing this three times, the image of the quick photo was finally fully revealed, and then, The camera flashed suddenly and changed to black and white, revealing the tired and dazed eyes of the man who shot.

"Where am I? In a hotel room?" The inner narration sounded.

For the next few minutes, the man who had shot and killed was sitting on a bed in the motel, talking sideways about his confusion and bewilderment.

There were whispers in the movie theater, and the audience was obviously a little puzzled. Why did they suddenly jump into the hotel just after killing someone? Well, this is the suspense set by the director, but why did the picture turn into black and white? Before they could finish thinking, the man in the camera had finished talking about his doubts, and then the picture turned back to color.

"Have you seen this person?" The man put the photo on the window and asked the person inside.

The person in that photo is obviously the one he killed at the beginning, and then, this person walked in from the outside and greeted the actor warmly, it seemed that he had a good relationship with him.

This immediately attracted the audience. Since the relationship between the two is good, why did the actor kill him? And from the lines, it can be heard that the hero seems to have some kind of illness, which seems to be related to memory.

Soon, the two chatted for a few words and came to an abandoned hut in the suburbs. The male protagonist who entered the house took out a photo from his clothes. It was the photo of the man. After turning it over, it read impressively on the back: Don't be fooled by him anymore, it's him, kill him!

"How long have I been looking for it?" the male protagonist murmured, and while the other party was not paying attention, he knocked it down, dragged it inside and aimed a gun at his head.

"Finally found you, confess to my wife, bastard." Said the actor.

However, the other party did not show too much panic, but laughed at him for not even knowing who he is, and everything must be remembered by photos, and at the same time encouraged him to go to the basement with him, because there was something he didn't know. the truth.

The male protagonist seemed to believe his words, but the man named Teddy suddenly struggled, so he pulled the trigger without hesitation, making a bang.

The camera turned again at this time, and the picture turned black and white again and returned to the previous situation of the actor in the hotel. The inner narration also sounded at the same time: "It's just an ordinary room, the drawers are empty..."

The audience whispered again. They didn't understand what the director wanted to express, why the picture was in black and white and then in color, and why the plot was so severe.

However, compared to the last time, these whispering voices were much quieter, and some people still saw the key point. Besides, the plot left a lot of suspense, such as what is the male protagonist's illness? Teddy knew him very well and knew his situation, so why did he have to kill him? What happened to his wife? These are enough to attract people to continue watching.