"Don't even think about it, James. You have to know that the budget I gave you was $100 million! You should be satisfied. Look at Joe and the others. Who has ever been treated like you? Even I haven't produced a movie with a budget of more than $100 million. " Adriaan stood against the wall with a cup in his hand and joked with the bearded James Cameron.
"Hey, it's only 10 million. I just want to make it better." Cameron complained.
"Don't even think about it, James, unless you pay out of your own pocket. What do you think, Trent?" Adriaan said and looked at Shawn Waters, the general manager of Fox Company.
"I completely agree." Waters laughed. As the general manager of Fox Company and having supervised the production of "True Lies," he knew Cameron's style too well.
"Well, James, Eide is right. Not many directors can get a budget of $100 million like you to squander." Seeing that Cameron still wanted to speak, Johnathan Demi on the side spoke immediately, but his tone was also teasing.
"Well, James, don't be delusional." Adriaan followed up and did not give Cameron a chance to speak. "Rest assured and finish the production of this movie."
Cameron finally smiled and shrugged. Then he thought of something and suddenly asked, "Remember what we said that day, Eide? When I came out of the bar, Shawn was there that day, but he left early. "
"Of course, I remember. I never forget what I said." Adriaan chuckled. "If this movie can achieve the expected goal, then I will invest 200 million to let you make the next movie!"
"Really?" Cameron's eyes suddenly lit up, and his tone was excited. "So, how much box office revenue will be considered as meeting your expected goal?"
"Well, let's wait until the movie is released." Adriaan spread his hands, and the people around him immediately laughed. In their opinion, Adriaan was just joking. A look of disappointment flashed across Cameron's face, but when he saw Adriaan's meaningful gaze, he seemed to understand something and laughed along with everyone else.
"Speaking of which, I'm suddenly a little envious of Arnold and the others. Not everyone can play the lead role in such a big investment," Denzel Washington said in a half-joking tone.
"Who knows? No one can predict what will happen in the future." Tom Hanks smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"I can predict it." Adriaan immediately replied. Then, when everyone turned to look at him, he said in a serious tone, "However, I can only predict recent events, such as the future of 'Philadelphia Story'."
This immediately caused another burst of laughter. Then, Todd Browning, an executive of Universal, who was standing on the other side, asked, "So, what's the future of 'Philadelphia Story'?"
"I believe that as long as you watch the test screening, you will think that it is good. Joe may be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director again," Adriaan said in an extremely serious tone after thinking for a while.
"Is this a prophecy? Should it be seen as a prophecy by a miracle director? "
"Ha, it seems that we should congratulate Joe in advance. After a year, he may be nominated again."
"Oh, come on, this is just Eide's prediction. Do you all think it is true?"
Everyone began to discuss, and the topic got further and further away. These were the guests at the party. There were executives from several film companies that he was on good terms with, as well as several well-known directors and actors. Even Spielberg and Luke had come — although they only stayed for thirty to forty minutes before leaving — not to mention the second- and third-rate directors, actors, producers, agents, and so on.
In addition, the head of the Los Angeles branch of NBC, Frank West, was also present. After all, "Friends" was a hit on their television network. Several other television networks also tried their best to attend the party. For example, some guests always brought a few friends with them. Among them was Turner Broadcasting, which was the target of Adriaan.
These well-informed people knew that since Bosworth Pictures produced such a popular television series, it would definitely continue to develop. In addition, they had the miraculous director, or rather, miraculous screenwriter, Adriaan. This was a new nickname given to him by the people in the industry after the popularity of "Friends." However, since he was still mainly producing movies, most of the screenwriters only provided ideas for other screenwriters to complete, this nickname only existed in private.
In short, with such a person, the production of the TV series would be more or less guaranteed. These television networks naturally hoped to get a share of the pie. After all, the competition was also very big.
It could be seen that although Adriaan was still a rising star in Hollywood, his status and identity were much higher than that of a rookie director or producer. After all, he was also the chairman of AC Media. Although AC Media was not comparable to those large group companies, it was almost impossible for the chairman of a media company to be a director. This was naturally not something that ordinary rookie directors or producers could compare with.
"Do you remember what you promised me, Tom? I hope you can be the male lead in a movie next year." Adriaan took the time to say this to Hanks in front of everyone.
"No problem, I will make time for you." The other party agreed without hesitation.
"It seems that the workaholic is starting again." Then someone joked and changed the topic.
This was also a manifestation of power and status. If someone else had invited Hanks like this, he would never have answered so readily. Of course, this had something to do with the fact that Hanks had not reached his peak yet. The same was true for Adriaan. Otherwise, he would have said "I need" instead of "I hope".
However, this kind of status, identity, and power were relative. Although he was a big shot in the eyes of these people, he was still a rookie in the eyes of some people. A few days ago, at the Godfather's cocktail party, Lei Shidong, took advantage of his seniority and said that he and Claude were "two good young men."
Although he was a little unhappy, Adriaan quickly forgot about it. Of course, Lei Shidong was qualified to say that. In fact, most of the celebrities who attended the Godfather's cocktail party could say that about them. They were indeed young people. However, this did not mean that young people were inexperienced. Claude quickly teased Lei Shidong.
"I don't agree or disagree with his proposal. What a joke. He wants to take Paramount's shares from me so easily." After chatting with Lei Shidong alone for a while, Claude said to Adriaan, "Although we all agree to join Viacom, now is not the time. Let's wait for the results of their competition."
To this, Adrian could only laugh endlessly.
"Hey, Eide, you are here." A hand suddenly patted Adriaan's shoulder.
"Dan?" Adriaan turned around and pretended to be relieved. "I was wondering who it was this time."
"What's wrong?" Denis asked curiously.
"No, nothing. Did you have fun?" Adriaan shook his head and changed the topic. After chatting with Cameron and the others for a long time and dealing with the executives of various television networks, he wanted to stay in this quiet corner for a few minutes and then leave with Julia. However, he did not expect Denis to come looking for him again.
"Oh, of course, I had a great time. So did they." Denis said and moved to the side. Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, the six main actors, a few screenwriters, and a few directors immediately appeared in front of him.
"Hi, Eide, long time no see. You look a lot more handsome." Compared to the other five actors, Jennifer was more familiar with Adriaan, so she was the first to greet him with a smile.
"Hi, Jenny, you too. You are even more beautiful than before." Adriaan smiled and hugged her, then hugged the other five in turn. "Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations."
"This is all thanks to you, Eide."
"That's right. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have had the chance to act in such an interesting TV series."
Matthew and the others spoke at once. Their words were full of gratitude and respect, especially for David Xiu Meng. After all, when Adriaan asked them to act in the show, he had wanted to refuse several times. If it weren't for Adriaan, he would not be here today. He might even be regretting it at home.
Adriaan chatted with them with a smile and accepted their gratitude calmly. To be honest, for a few minutes, he really wanted to know if they would feel resentful if they found out that their roles were completely limited to "Friends" after ten years, and no matter how they changed their roles, it was futile.
"By the way, Eide, have you considered making a guest appearance in" Friends "?" After chatting for a few minutes, a scriptwriter suddenly said this to Adriaan. Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to him.
"Do you have any good ideas, Braga?" Adriaan asked calmly.
The biggest attraction of "Friends", in addition to the interesting language and real-life humor, was the invitation to the popular stars to make guest appearances. They were all the original cast members, so of course, this attraction would not be ignored. However, he did not expect them to think of him.
"I have an idea." The male scriptwriter called Braga said with a smile. He was about 27 or 28 years old, very young. No wonder he was so bold.
"Matt's Joey is a soap opera actor, so we can design a plot for him to audition for a movie," Braga said. "You can play the role of the director, or you can simply play yourself. Think about it, Joey is going to audition for the role of Miracle Director."
"Friends" had now filmed 11 episodes, and there were at least 13 more to be filmed. They planned to let him make the guest appearance. What a good plan.
"How about it, Eide, you just need to act as yourself." Seeing that he was still deep in thought, Braga continued to persuade him, "You know, Dan is behind you. As soon as Jenny asked, he agreed to make a guest appearance."
"Dan has already agreed?" Adriaan looked at Denis, who nodded at him.
Interesting. Adriaan narrowed his eyes. Speaking of which, at tonight's party, Dan had been very close to Jenny, and Nori had not been by his side for a few times … It was really interesting.
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