King of Hollywood

"No matter how humble you are, Ed, "The Shawshank Redemption" is an excellent movie, and the film critics and the box office have proven it." Elaine raised his glass as he said, "This glass of wine is toast to you."

"Thank you." Adrian raised the cup to his lips and took a sip, "But this is not due to me alone. Without the wonderful performances of Tim, Morgan and Bob, the film would not have achieved such results. So , toast them."

As he spoke, he raised his glass to Robbins and Freeman who were standing on the left, and the other party immediately raised their glasses in response. After a few more friendly conversations, Adrian turned and walked away, and within a few steps Elaine chased him up from behind.

"Hey, Ed, any plans for the future?" He asked with a smile on his face.

"Not yet, you know, I'm busy with a new movie," Adrian shrugged, "After the premiere, except for the few days of Halloween, I stayed in Studio 28 and didn't even pay attention to the box office."

"You are really calm, Ed," Elaine laughed, "Of course I know you are busy with your new movie, but although young people are full of energy, they should take proper rest."

"I can't help it. Sometimes when the inspiration comes, I can't wait to act on it, and sometimes the objective conditions don't wait for others. Just like this time, if I didn't start faster this time, Al might have already taken another role," Adrian shrugged and looked a little helpless, "I can only try to arrange my work and rest time reasonably."

"That's true," Elaine echoed, "but it's really surprising that you invited Al Pacino to star in a new movie, and now I want to know what kind of story it is like those reporters. "

"A very wonderful story, about the friendship between the young and the old, and finding what you may have lost in each other." Adrian said a little bit, "I moved Al with the script."

"I can imagine that your script can always surprise people," Elaine nodded. "In fact, that's what I asked at the beginning. Do you have any new ideas in the script?"

Adrian laughed, he knew what Elaine was going to say. At the premiere, Harrison Ford was mentioned when discussing "Jurassic Park" with Spielberg, which reminded Adrian of the 1993 hit "The Fugitive" starring Ford. He then immediately asked Lavern to buy the film adaptation rights of the TV version, and after taking the time to write the outline, the screenwriters who handed it over to the editorial review team began to enrich the content.

As Universal, which currently has the closest relationship with Bosworth Films, naturally knew the news early on, so it wanted to get the script as soon as possible. From the first few scripts to "Terminator 2", which has taken 500 million US dollars in the global box office, it has proved Adrian's ability and vision. Universal will definitely not let it go easily, even if it does not get the script. Find ways to participate in the investment.

"Don't worry, Eli, I think with our good relationship, when there is a new script or something else, I will definitely consider you first." Adrian patted Elaine on the shoulder and said.

"Great, I hope to hear good news from you." Elaine didn't say much, nodded and left. It's a pity that he didn't know that Adrian didn't plan to hand over the script of "The Fugitive" to Universal for operation, and he didn't even plan to let his own film company produce it-of course, investment still needs to be involved.

Although it is currently very close to Universal, it does not mean that it will give up its relationship with several other major film companies, even if some of them are bound to become competitors as they develop. So he handed "Ghost Horse Elf" to Disney, except for investing and recommending Brad Cyberning as the director, and appointing Sarah Michelle Gellar to play the role of his daughter. .

"The Fugitive" also plans to deal with it in the same way. As for which company to hand over to, it is Laverne's business. As for Universal, there are still a lot of good scripts, and if you give them too many, it will be worthless. Besides, "Jurassic Park" alone is enough for them to make a lot of money, so we can talk about it later.

Adrian, who was walking alone in the golden hall of the Hilton Hotel, couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when he saw the well-dressed people who gathered together in twos and threes and chatted. The box office of "The Shawshank Redemption" really lived up to my expectations, and it was not in vain to do so much publicity work. Although the first two films received a lot of attention, the relevant news has always been in the last few editions. This time because The controversy caused by the rare appearance on the second edition will bring Adrian's reputation to another level, and it will be even more perfect if he can get several Oscar nominations next year.

In the entertainment industry, fame is often more important than profit. Even if many celebrities are heavily in debt, as long as they are famous enough and have appeal, banks will still lend them money.

The first two films produced by Adrian not only sold well, but also had a high return ratio. Although "The Shawshank Redemption" was a little bit worse, it has not been offline after all, and its reputation is not much worse than "Memento". And with continuous development, there will be movies with a box office of over 100 million in the future, so his current goal is those well-known awards.

Awards such as the Best Newcomer Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival are basically useless. At most, they allow the winners to have something to talk about when they recall. In the United States, Oscar still has the most extensive and huge influence.

Of course, Adrian did not expect to get a statuette next year. The Oscars have the rules of the game, and all he wants is nominations. As far as a new director is concerned, being nominated for an Oscar is already eye-catching enough, and he can also accumulate qualifications, not to mention that the right to adapt the novel is still in his hands.

Looking around again, Adrian suddenly felt lonely. Although the celebration reception was arranged on the weekend, Kate stayed in the villa because of something that only women had to do. Then because he went to discuss "Jurassic Park" with Spielberg in the middle of the premiere, Adrian couldn't see Julia again until the end, so he couldn't get her phone number. Although it is not difficult to contact the other party, it is too abrupt.

"What a depressing night." Adrian sighed softly, but just as he turned around, a warm body suddenly staggered into his arms.

Adrian hurriedly hugged the opponent's soft belly from behind, but the other hand holding the wine glass spilled a little of the liquid in the glass and landed on the opponent's evening dress due to the impact.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Adrian said while putting the wine glass in his hand on the plate of the passing waiter, and then took out a handkerchief from the jacket pocket of his suit to wipe the other party, "Miss Drew Barrymore."

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