When I received a call from Underwood, he asked me if I was willing to write a preface for his latest work, a biography of the Hollywood legend, Adrian Kewell, who had a lot of titles, I was surprised. Because I happened to be sorting out the relevant information about this famous person, I had to say that it was God's arrangement. In addition, my relationship with Underwood had always been good, so I agreed.
I believed that it would be a very good biography. Underwood had written biographies of many famous people, and he had always tried to maintain an impartial attitude. Perhaps it wasn't perfect, but his attitude was enough to make people look forward to it. The only regret was that he didn't get the authorization in the end. It seemed that Mr. Kewell didn't intend to release an official biography of himself now.
Although it was bad news, Underwood insisted on writing it because the stories of these extraordinary people should be known by everyone. I always remembered his persistence and enthusiasm when he told me that. So, in order to show his support, although I didn't have to participate in the previous agreement, I still wrote the preface for this book.
There had been biographies of Adrian Kewell before, but they had either praised him to the skies or belittled him to the ground. Interestingly, all the praise had been focused on his career, while the belittling of his personal life had been focused on his private life. Underwood couldn't avoid these two aspects, but what was different from other biographies was that, in addition to his attitude being as objective as possible, he also used another aspect to link these two points, and that was talent!
As everyone knew, this legendary figure started from scratch in the early 1990s. It only took him ten years to build a powerful media empire with his closest friends. Although he was born in a wealthy family, when he was ready to start his business, the word "wealthy" had little to do with his family's environment. He had earned his first pot of gold with his own hands.
So, to this day, he was still one of the representatives of the American dream, and many young people admired him. Underwood also knew this, so he tried to collect as much detailed information as possible, trying to restore the process of his business, especially with a forward-looking vision.
Everyone knew that the rapid development of AC Media was not unrelated to Kewell's foresight. He was one of the first people to realize the possible direction and huge advantages of cable TV. He was also one of the first people to realize the changes that the Internet could bring to the media industry. The ideas for famous websites such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter came from him.
Of course, if it weren't for his best partner, Claude Lohenriques, who turned his ideas into reality, his media group wouldn't have reached the scale it was today. Kewell and Ron Reese were a perfect pair. Everyone thought so. They complemented each other very well. No one else could be as compatible as they were. Kewell was in charge of the general direction, while Ron Reese was in charge of steering the ship in a predetermined direction.
They had almost never made a mistake. Although there had been conflicts, such as the time in 2007, they had always worked closely together.
Underwood collected detailed information in this regard. He analyzed their ideas, conflicts, and friendship from the perspective of a bystander, providing everyone with a new perspective to observe this legendary figure and his friends.
However, career was only one aspect of this biography. The other aspect was Kewell's private life. Regarding his biography, even if it focused on his career, it would inevitably mention a few words in this aspect. His reputation as a playboy was too resounding. No one had counted how many women Kewell had affairs with, but one thing was for sure: the women in Hollywood were proud to sleep with him.
He was very charming and good at discovering the good points of women. The dozen or even dozens of miracle girls he had slept with were the best proof. They included most of the famous women from the 1960s to the 1990s. Many of these women maintained long-term relationships with him. Because of this, he also had more than a dozen illegitimate daughters. He didn't care about public opinion at all. He could be considered to be the epitome of a playboy.
Many people were confused about this. What exactly was it that made those women, especially the outstanding ones, flock to him like ducks? I interviewed many female stars about this. Although some of them avoided answering me, especially the miracle girls, some were willing to describe it. For example, Lily Collins, who had a role in Naomi's Oscar -winning film, The Weakness, or Kate Upton, who had replaced Miranda Kerr as the top model of Victoria's Secret.
However, their answers were quite consistent. They all felt that Kewell was a very charming man. The difference was that Collins thought he had a literary temperament and was familiar with many classic works. Upton thought he was humorous, approachable, and very considerate. It seemed that a thousand faces was probably the most important quality of a playboy, or a top-notch playboy like Kewell.
Of course, Underwood knew more about this than I did. I believe that he could better display Kewell's charm as a playboy. If you want to be such a person, maybe you should read this book.
Finally, the third point, which I mentioned above, the connection and explanation of career and private life – talent!
Kewell's talent was undeniable. He had won the Academy Award for Best Director four times, three times in a row, and nearly 20 nominations. The "Biography of Steve Jobs", which he produced for his old friend, almost made him lift the Academy Award for Best Director for the fifth time. The scope of the works he produced included black humor, inspirational, thriller, science fiction, magic, song and dance, war, biography, and other genres, and each of them was very classic.
If you think that this didn't help his career, then you are wrong. In addition to the movies he personally directed, many movies, TV series, and reality shows were discovered by him. Countless classic productions could be linked to him. It could be said that it was because of Kewell's vision in art and business that he almost single-handedly supported the development of ABC before and after the millennium.
Those who attacked him thought that he was not doing his job properly while occupying the position of AC Media's chairman, and that AC Media was built by Ron Riess alone, often chose to ignore this point.
Because of this, Kewell, who was good at observing people's minds, was successful in the field of love. As long as he saw through what kind of man women wanted, he could become that kind of man. He was charming and humorous. Women would only see the good side of him, so they were naturally attracted to him.
However, I was only speaking in general terms. Underwood understood it even more deeply. Before him, no one had ever analyzed it in such detail. They either added a portion of their knowledge to their careers or to their personal lives. It seemed that they had never thought about where the core of Kewell's legendary achievements lay.
So, if you really want to understand the king of Hollywood better, then read this biography, even if it is unauthorized.
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