Two weeks passed quickly. The Venice Film Festival was coming to an end, but the highlight was just beginning. For all kinds of film festivals, the most eye-catching one was the award ceremony, especially this year, when there were many outstanding films. For example, Britain's "Stern's Death," New Zealand's "My Angel Who Sat Next to Me," Chile's "Man in the Mirror," or the United States' "Goodfellas." Of course, there was also "Two Smoking Pipes," which was produced by American newcomer director Adrian Kewell.
Up until now, "Two Smokers" had been one of the top five films in the film festival. 60% of the attention came from the messy yet methodical shooting techniques, and 40% came from the director's nationality and the style of the film. As everyone knew, due to a series of reasons — historical and cultural — the British looked down on Americans. But now, a newcomer American director's debut film was a British black humor style film. It had to be said that it was an interesting thing.
There were American directors who could make British-style films, but most of them were quite famous. Adriaan, on the other hand, had no previous works, not even a short story. He was basically a new director. What's more, he was a native American, but his debut film was made in such a pure British style, which was amazing.
The British media explained that Mr. Adriaan's grandmother was British, and he had lived in London when he was a child. That was why he could make a British-style film. Needless to say, it was Gary Brooker of Tuknan Films who leaked the news. Of course, no one knew how many people believed it.
In any case, people who paid attention to the Venice Film Festival were curious about the film, especially the British and Americans. Their curiosity was aroused, and Two Smokers had a good foundation of popularity.
In addition, Adriaan won the Best Debut Award at the final award ceremony, which made the film even more popular. To be honest, Adriaan did not expect to win the award. Although the story of "Two Smoking Pipes" was not bad, it did not have the "artistic" flavor that the European film critics and directors liked. Therefore, when the guest presenter was announced, he was surprised for a while, and it was only after Laffern pushed him that he came to the stage to accept the award.
"Thank you, judges, for giving me this Best Debut Novel Award. I will tell every story well in my future works." After a brief speech, Adriaan waved the trophy in his hand and returned to his seat.
It wasn't that Adriaan didn't have any hope of winning one or even a few awards, which would be of great benefit to his reputation and the promotion of his movie. However, when he actually got his hands on an award, he began to think otherwise.
It would be great if it was the Golden Lion. Winning the Best Newcomer Award was meaningless. Adriaan muttered in his heart. There were so many famous movies in his previous life, but how many of them had won such a consolation award?
People were like this, eating from the bowl while looking at the pot. However, this thought was thrown to the back of his mind. No matter what, this was at least an honor. It was the first honor he had received after his rebirth, and it was also the first step to building his reputation. Therefore, the celebration party still had to be held.
However, because no one expected to win the award, they did not book a restaurant or any other place. After the award ceremony, there was a celebration everywhere, and in the end, they only found a small bar in the hotel where they stayed and had a few drinks. Even so, everyone was very happy, including Laffern, who had been busy at the film festival. He did not expect that what Adriaan said to him more than two months ago would really come true! Although the film company could only earn some distribution fees this time, it was undoubtedly a ray of light across the darkness. Obviously, the new boss would not stop here.
Because there were few people, the scale was small, and the location was not very suitable, the celebration party ended quickly. Adriaan held his lovely woman's arm and returned to the hotel room. Although Kate, who attended with him tonight, could not be compared to the female stars from various countries, her delicate facial features and youthful aura had a different kind of beauty, especially the brilliance between her eyebrows, which was unusually attractive. Since the broken melon recovered, the two could almost be considered to be having fun every night. Originally, Kate had tasted love for the first time, and coupled with Adriaan's intentional teasing, she was completely addicted to it and could not extricate herself.
In addition, according to the impression of her previous life and the experience of this life, Adriaan specially chose a royal blue one-shoulder evening gown for her, which could be said to complement her temperament. Then, he found a hairstylist to do a good job, and when walking on the red carpet, she attracted a lot of attention.
"I should congratulate you, Eide … Ah …" Back in the room, Kate had just said a sentence when she was pressed against the wall by Adriaan. Then, his hands moved up and down. Kate giggled and then used her legs to clamp Adriaan's waist.
Naturally, there was another fierce collision, but tonight's intensity was far more than before. From the wall to the floor, from the bed to the sofa, from the bathroom to the window, there were traces of the two's love everywhere. Not only did they use a lot of fancy methods, but they also took from each other again and again, as if it was never enough.
Both of them knew that they were going to part soon.
In any case, Kate had to go back to graduate from high school, and after the film festival, Adriaan had to return to the United States to continue to make his plan a reality. Therefore, it was inevitable that they would part, and so was the craziness before parting, even though they would meet again in at most two months.
After the Venice Film Festival, after handing over the distribution of "The Smoking Pipe" to Laffern, Adriaan sent Kate back to London, and then reluctantly took a plane back to the United States. However, he did not go back to Los Angeles, but to New York.
Big Apple, the economic center of the United States; Wall Street, the economic center of Big Apple. It was full of greed, calculation, traps, coldness, and deception. Even so, there were still countless people who flocked to this place. This was the power of capital. However, Adriaan did not come here for capital. Of course, in a sense, he came here to meet someone.
"I told you a long time ago, Eide. Don't be like a rascal and do nothing all day, but when did you listen to me? You just drink and fool around, "the old man put down the knife and fork in his hand, took a sip of wine, and said slowly while wiping his hands. He had a slightly bald forehead, a high nose, a ruddy face, and neatly combed brown hair. He looked a little like Adriaan's father, but his face was expressionless, and he looked at Adriaan with disdain.
"I know, Uncle Anderson. I'm changing myself now," Adriaan replied in a respectful tone, although he was a little unhappy.
"Changing? Making a movie? Being a director? " The old man said sarcastically, "You're still so idle, or do you think that buying a movie company can prove that you've pulled yourself together? The survival of the Kewell family to this day is not a test of self-righteous cleverness. When will you really mature? "
Adriaan was annoyed, but he still listened patiently. Fortunately, another old man at the long table said, "Well, Anderson, at least Eide is working hard for himself. Can't you say something encouraging?"
"Working hard? Making a movie? "Anderson snorted and did not say anything else. He clapped his hands, got up, and left the dining room.
The old man sighed and looked at Adriaan apologetically. "I'm sorry, Eide. You know your uncle … he actually loves you."
"It's okay, Aunt Marsha. I understand." Adriaan wiped the corner of his mouth with a tissue, suppressing the unhappiness in his heart.
"Let's have a cup of coffee in the living room and tell me about making a movie," Marsha said with a smile as she stood up.
"My pleasure." Adriaan nodded and stood up as well. The servants then came forward to clear the table.
Anderson Kewell, the elder brother of Adriaan's father, was a typical WASP, stubborn, old-fashioned, and serious. He and Adriaan's father had a good business relationship, but they did not get along well in private. He always talked about the family and whatnot. Whether it was Adriaan before or Adriaan now, they did not like him.
The Kewell family did have a long history. According to the records left by Adriaan's father at home, their ancestors could be traced back to the passengers on the Mayflower! In the past few hundred years, there had been glory, but there were ups and downs. Now, there were branches and leaves scattered all over the United States, but there was no family to speak of. Anderson was only doing this to seek some psychological comfort.
Even so, Adriaan deliberately came to New York to visit his uncle because he had a large network on Wall Street. As mentioned before, no matter where or which country, relationships were indispensable. Even if relationships rarely went beyond the rules in the United States, it was just a very small number.
In the past two years, because of Adriaan's befuddled life, the network that his father had accumulated was almost cut off. Things like tea cools after a person leaves was everywhere. If he did not have a good godfather and a good friend, he might have been cheated long ago. There were many rich playboys who were cheated in the United States.
Now that he had become himself, he had his own ambitions, so it was necessary to rebuild his network. Fortunately, he had only wasted two years, and the tea was not completely cold yet. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for him to contact the major film companies. However, it was impossible for him to completely make up for the relationship he had lost in the past two years.
Adriaan also understood this, so he only came to New York to visit his uncle and aunt and chat with them. He did not mention anything else. These things had to be done step by step.
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