When "Eyes Wide Shut" ended, there was silence in the theater. It took a long time before sparse applause could be heard. This was a very rude thing to do. If a movie aimed at critics did not receive applause after it ended, it could only mean one thing: the movie was terrible, so terrible that people did not want to applaud.
Of course, it was not because the movie was terrible that there was no applause. In fact, after a few minutes, when people came to their senses, the applause was much stronger than at the beginning, although not enthusiastic. The reason for this situation was that the things shown in the movie were too bold. Whether it was Nicole's nude scene or the bodies of several prostitutes, they were all within the acceptable range. However, the religious-like party in the middle was too bold and shocking.
This shock did not refer to the profound meaning of what the movie was trying to express, but rather, it was the first time in the history of Hollywood that such a large-scale nudity and sex scene had appeared, except for those adult movies. Although they made a lot of sense in the film reviews, when people saw these things for the first time, especially on a formal occasion, all the feelings were caused by emotion, not reason.
However, Adriaan did not care about this. As soon as the movie ended, he said goodbye to Clarkson and left through the back door with Charlize. As for Cruise and his wife, Nicole had gone back home in advance. She didn't even say goodbye to her husband. Cruise didn't seem to take it to heart. When Adrian said that she was a little angry because he had accidentally spilled water on her, he shrugged indifferently. It seemed that with the earlier release of "Eye Opener, Warning", some things had also been brought forward.
Soon, they returned to the new villa in Beverly Hills. Adriaan had said that he wanted to buy a new villa, so he naturally did not go back on his word. After spending several weeks carefully collecting information and listening to a lot of opinions, he bought this mansion worth about 40 million and covering an area of about 1.5 acres. The main building was not big, with about 200 rooms. However, there were garages, gyms, exercise rooms, tennis courts, open-air swimming pools, family cinemas, and other buildings dotted the surroundings. In addition, there were large lawns, shrubs, and small woods. Even in winter, it was still lush and pleasing to the eye.
After buying it, Adriaan spent a few months decorating it. It didn't need to be too extravagant, but it had to be fashionable. At the same time, he divided it into several areas with different styles, and it had to be well integrated. Just this design alone cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then, it was left idle for a period of time. After Mrs. Galen brought the newly hired maids to familiarize themselves with the environment of the villa, Adriaan finally moved in.
"Welcome back." Yuki Nakama, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, bowed deeply, then took the coat from Adriaan's hands and carefully wrapped it in his hands.
"Thank you." Adriaan nodded with a smile. "How are your preparations going? This is your first role. "
"Thank you for your care. Everything is going well." It had been almost a year, and Yuki Nakama had maintained her respectful attitude. Charlize was used to seeing her like this, but the new maids inevitably looked at her curiously.
Adriaan glanced around. Mrs. Galen had already gone home at this time, so he didn't say much. He signaled for Yuki Nakama to follow him, then said good night to Charlize and walked upstairs.
"This role was specially customized for you. Since you have passed the audition, you must do it. Don't let me down," Adriaan said after returning to the bedroom.
"Please rest assured, I will do my best." Yuki Nakama immediately bowed 90 degrees again.
In fact, she was very lively in private, and she liked to play video games. There were all kinds of game consoles in her room, and she had already played Resident Evil and Tomb Raider on the computer. However, in front of Adriaan, she was always obedient. Adriaan didn't change her mind for the time being. Weren't all Japanese like this?
However, Yuki Nakama was still quite diligent in her studies. After coming to Los Angeles, she had to learn everything from the beginning. Not only did she master her spoken English in the shortest time possible, but she also made a few good friends at school. She improved very quickly, and after failing the last audition, she worked even harder. Adriaan saw all of this. After receiving a relatively good evaluation from the school, he immediately arranged a role for her in the script of Friends.
The original version of Friends had ten seasons, and each season had about 23 episodes. Even if the last season was halved, there would still be 220 episodes. Even if Adriaan could recall all of them, he wouldn't have the time to write them all out, so he basically left it to the company's writers. As long as they focused on the core content, the various aspects of American life and the sincere feelings between the characters, and paid attention to the audience's feedback, maintaining the popular ratings was not a problem. Moreover, from time to time, Adriaan would provide some of the more classic segments of the original version. Even though the ratings had fluctuated after four seasons, it was still one of the most popular shows.
Therefore, it was not difficult to change the script. Therefore, in the next few episodes, Joey would have a Japanese girlfriend. The writers put some effort into the plot. At least, after watching it, Adriaan didn't think it was good. However, whether it would be popular or not depended on the audience's reaction. Of course, there were many jokes made at the expense of the Japanese.
"It's okay, I can understand this … it seems like everything can be joked about in the American style." You Jihui was very open-minded about it. It should be known that Americans were very vocal in their opposition to racial discrimination, but in real life, discrimination was everywhere. Although You Jihui had made a few friends with different skin colors, she had also experienced such discrimination. However, she rarely took it to heart, so naturally, she did not dislike the content of the script.
"Very good. Then, tell me about your understanding of this character." Adriaan nodded and continued.
"That word you used was very appropriate." Yoshii suddenly laughed. "The Japanese pronunciation is' natural daze. 'It's really very vivid."
In his previous life, Adriaan was not an otaku. His understanding of the word was the same as most people's. It was equivalent to having a slow reaction time, waiting a long time for the incident to occur before reacting, or having a different understanding of some common sense than ordinary people. In "Old Friends," Joey was such a person. For example, he always thought that it was normal for the tailor to pinch his crotch when measuring his legs. When Ross and Chandler looked at him as if he was a monster, he panicked and asked, "Is that not the case?"
The character he had prepared for Yuji Hui was similar to Joey. When the two of them were naturally together, one could imagine what kind of jokes would be made. Adrian did this to dilute the discomfort that might be brought to the audience by their different skin colors.
"Then, that's it." After praising Yoshii, Adriaan immediately stood up. The misunderstood girl immediately knelt down and reached out to unbuckle his belt.
"No, no, no, Yoshii, I don't need your service today." Adriaan smiled and gently pinched her cheek.
Yoshii did not insist. She immediately bowed to the ground and said, "Then, I will take my leave."
After the girl left the room, Adriaan took a shower and changed into his pajamas. He looked at the time before leaving the bedroom. He walked to the room at the end of the corridor and opened the door without knocking. Good, it was not locked.
"I really don't understand. Why is a person like you, who enters other people's bedroom without knocking, called a gentleman?" Charlize, who was sitting on the bed and reading a book, frowned.
"What if I knocked and you locked the door?" Adriaan spread his hands innocently.
"Don't tell me you don't have a spare key." Charlize knew that he had fallen into a trap the moment he snorted. He immediately changed the topic. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to come and see you." Adriaan smiled and shrugged. He walked to the edge of the bed and sat down. "What are you reading? 'Management'? Not a bad book. "
"Okay, now that you have seen it, can you leave? I'm very sleepy. " Charlize put down the book in his hand and said bluntly, "If you have physical needs, you can find your personal maid."
"Personal maid? Well, that's a good name. I like it. "Adriaan thought about it seriously.
"Eide!" Charlize couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Well, Yoshii has an important role recently. I can't disturb her." Adriaan spread his hands again.
"Then you can still make a lot of calls. Even if they are not free now, at least you can find someone's wife! Since you can do it with her in front of the camera during the movie, since you can tease her in front of so many people in the movie box, since you can find an excuse to have a passionate moment with her in the bathroom, what's the big deal about calling her to let you have fun with her? " Charlize suddenly raised his voice. His calculative and angry look was really interesting and meaningful.
"That won't do. You have to know that when I was in the bathroom, she beat and scolded me as if she wanted to kill me. Of course, in the end, I still pressed her against the sink and she obediently let me have sex with her. She gradually became more and more obedient. That feeling was quite ecstatic. "Adriaan rubbed his chin and seemed to be reminiscing.
"Yes, you are always so good at playing women in the palm of your hand, aren't you? In fact, you should be bolder, such as making Nicole climax with your fingers in front of Cruise in the box. Wouldn't that be more enjoyable?! " Charlize said sarcastically. Her anger became even stronger. She jumped out of the bed and walked to the bathroom.
However, she was pulled into Adriaan's arms within two steps.
"Let me go!" Charlize struggled angrily, but Adriaan's words made her stop. "Why are you angry, jealous, and dissatisfied, Charley?"
"… I'm not." After a few seconds of silence, Charlize said with some lack of confidence.
"Really?" Adriaan gently bit her little earlobe. "Don't lie to me, Charley. I know you are very unhappy. Although you maintain a silent consent, you don't like me to mess around. She is a married woman, and I am so unscrupulous as if I am infatuated with her. Once something goes wrong, it may become very bad. In addition … hehe … "
Although she didn't finish her words, Charlize's face still slightly blushed, which was a rare expression.
"I hate this about you the most …" After a while, she whispered, "It seems like you know everything … but I can't see through it …"
"You know what, Charley, I'm very happy." Adriaan didn't care about this sentence and continued to say, "Because you are worried about me, because you care about me."
Charlize moved her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she remained silent.
"Nicole Kidman is not a simple woman. I know that, so you don't have to worry so much." Adriaan fiddled with her hair and continued, "Do you know why I didn't explain to you why I took you to the premiere? Because I wanted to tell you, Charley, that you are very special. "
The girl in his arms snorted softly and still didn't speak. Adriaan smiled again. "Yes, I said before that every woman is different. It is this difference that attracts me and makes me want to take them as my own. But there are only three or four women who have a special place in my heart."
Saying that, he kissed the back of her neck again. "I told you, Charley, that I want to build my own media empire in Hollywood, and I have now completed half of it. Do you know why I agreed to hire you in the first place? Yes, I won't deny that I'm a little greedy for your beauty. But there's one more thing, and it's also the most important thing. I know that you'll be the best witness. You'll be by my side and witness the rise of my empire! "
Adriaan's hand reached into her pajamas and stroked the inside of her thigh. "So, don't think too much. Now, you are not just a witness, but also a participant. Your talent is showing. My judgment was right. Only you are suitable to be by my side and watch this goal gradually become a reality with me. That feeling of satisfaction is irreplaceable."
Under his big hand, Charlize's expression had become a little blurred, but her mind was still clear.
"You are always like this, saying nice things … but at the same time, using all kinds of means to obstruct my thoughts … making it impossible for me to make the right judgment …" she said intermittently, slightly gasping for breath.
"Because I don't want and will not let you go, Charley." Adriaan couldn't help but block her red lips.
"You're so annoying …" Charlize mumbled vaguely, but she didn't resist anymore. Some intoxicating sounds soon rang out in the room.
Let's not talk about how Adrian held his beautiful secretary in the palm of his hand, pressing her on the bed and wantonly conquering her. With the premiere of "Eye Opener, Warning", it was reasonable to say that the long-debated topic should have come to an end. But what was surprising was that the critics, who should have been more lively, were collectively silent.
Whether it was those who thought that even if Adriaan couldn't make a movie in Kubrick's style, he could still make excellent works, or those who thought that Adriaan was too arrogant and couldn't reach Kubrick's level, they didn't know what to write. Only some die-hard Kubrick fans continued to curse on the Internet.
After all, the film's Kubrick style was too strong. The gorgeous colors, the delicate shots, the well-known instruments used for the soundtrack, the slow and lengthy rhythm, and so on. Everything was so Kubrick. Especially when the hero, Tom Cruise, went to rent a dress. The shop that provided the service was very similar to the strange shop at the beginning of "A Clockwork Orange". But it seemed a little inappropriate to say that Adriaan directly plagiarized it. After all, some parts could still be seen, so the critics began to become distressed.
No one knew what "Eye Opener, Warning" would look like if it was directed by Kubrick. Now that the film directed by Adriaan, at least on the surface, had Kubrick's style, how should they comment on it? For professional critics who could be invited to attend the film premiere, no matter what point of view they held, they must be accurate enough, otherwise what they wrote would only be a joke. This required a sufficient understanding of the film.
But the problem now was that the key point of the original debate was whether Adriaan could direct a film in Kubrick's style. Now that "Eye Opener, Warning" was released, they could not make a judgment based on this. It was quite a strange thing. So many people chose to go to the cinema again, objectively increasing the box office of the film a little.
Of course, the newspapers were not completely silent the next day. At least, there was an article in "The New York Times" that was full of criticism. Unfortunately, the article did not criticize the structure of the film and Adriaan's directing skills, but questioned the MPAA's classification.
"In the middle of the movie, the story of the marriage crisis suddenly changed. It became a horror movie because a party appeared in the middle of the movie. It was a shocking party. They were so calm and so absurd. They used solemn expressions to do obscene things, as if they were holding some kind of ceremony. Well, this is not the point. The point is that there has never been a film like "Eye Opener, Warning" that showed so much nudity. Although the important parts below were covered by the camera, those movements were unusually clear.
Adriaan showed all of this on the screen without reservation. Maybe we should not blame the director for this, but according to the regulations, this is at least an NC-17 film. However, the film is labeled R, which means that if accompanied by parents, even children a few years old can watch the film. I can't imagine how I would answer and explain when my child asks me what this plot means. I know that the MPAA has a lot of room for fluctuation when it comes to ratings, but now it is obviously too much. I don't know if this is because of the pressure exerted by the distributor, Warner, but I believe many people will agree that this rating is wrong! "
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