Chapter 388

"The two movies are likely to start production at the same time, but they need the same producer. So which one should I let him be in charge of?" The same words were said to different people, so the tone was naturally different. Even with a smile on his face, he was more casual when talking to Liv, and more serious when talking to the person in front of him.

"I think you should ask me which one I'm more interested in, right?" Bruckheimer shrugged.

"I think you can see the commercial value in either script. It should be difficult for you to give it up," Adriaan said with a smile.

"… Well, that's true." Bruckheimer raised his hands and admitted, "Although both have a hero complex, the first one is grand and unique in the setting of the end of the world, and the group portraits can always bring more people into the story, so they can ignore the loopholes in the plot. The second one, on the other hand, plays the hero complex to the extreme. The image of a tough guy is particularly prominent, especially a tough guy who made a mistake. The audience can find their place in the rescue and the rescue. No matter which script it is, it has a lot of potential. As long as the director and producer are clear-minded, it will be a very popular work.

"I plan to ask Michael to direct the first one, but you should be able to see that he will be a good director, but not an excellent producer. So without you at the helm, I will be very worried. As for the second story, Mirk can also direct it. But no matter who is the director, I think you are the most suitable producer. " Adriaan looked at Bruckheimer and spread his hands. "So what should I do, Jerry?"

"… Why must it be me?" Bruckheimer suddenly asked with interest after a moment of silence.

"Because you are the best after Dunn, and you have always been close to each other," Adriaan immediately gave the answer. "I can't think of anyone more suitable than you."

"This compliment really makes me feel ashamed." Although that was what he said, Bruckheimer still showed a very happy smile in the face of his flattery.

"Why can't we shoot separately? The script is already in your hands. You can start the production whenever you want, "he said.

This seemed to be from Adriaan's point of view, but in fact, Bruckheimer was already tempted. This was normal. The name of the Miracle Director was very famous in the circle. Sherry Lansing of Fox, who was the first woman to take charge of a major film company, had an amazing record. 80% of the movies she approved were profitable. But Adriaan was far more than that. Any movie that he was optimistic about rarely failed to make money. Even if it did not make money, it would win a good reputation. Not to mention he was an excellent director and producer. Besides, he clearly allowed them to take a share of the profits. Of course, Bruckheimer hoped to win both films.

"We didn't realize this when we made the arrangements. Now that we've chosen the main characters, although we can ask them to match our schedule, there has to be a limit," Adrian explained.

Bruckheimer frowned and thought about it. After a while, he suggested, "Why don't we do it this way? The producer doesn't have a lot of work to do, and the executive producers are basically responsible for the chores. So, why don't we stagger the shooting time between the two movies? That way, I can use the time difference to take care of both sides."

"That's not impossible." Adrian pinched his chin. "But are you sure you can maintain your form, Jerry? "That's not impossible." Adriaan pinched his chin. "But are you sure you can keep up the pace, Jerry?

"This requires cooperation from all sides. How do I make timely adjustments and arrangements? Aside from accidents, I need to have more than one contingency plan. At the same time, I also need to maintain a smooth channel of information. This way, I have 70% confidence in using the time difference to complete the plan. More importantly, after the filming is done, there will be no actors to do, and we can slow down the pace, "Bruckheimer said with assurance.

"But …" Adrian furrowed his brows, as if he was troubled by something.

"Come on, Eide, don't you want me to say that? I've already agreed. What else are you dissatisfied with? "The other party interrupted him rudely.

"You …" Adriaan suddenly laughed. "Well, it's settled then."

He originally planned to let Liv rest for a while after The Wedding Cracker, but Liv kept asking him about the surprise. This surprise could not be revealed now, but Liv had to appease him. It was about time, so he simply put the film on the schedule. It just so happened that the script for the other film was also completed, which was also promised to someone else. In his memory, the producer of both films was Bruckheimer, so there was a conflict.

This was not to say that without Bruckheimer, the two films would be terrible. As mentioned before, the same director could make the same work with the same theme without memory, let alone the producer. If it were someone else, the production might be better.

But the problem was that Bruckheimer was really good at producing. He did not rely on luck or cheating to get the title of a gold medal producer. In addition, Don Simpson did not go to heaven because of an accident. His appeal and connections in Hollywood were also considerable. It was completely worth it to use Bruckheimer to win him over.

What's more, there would be many high-grossing films produced by Bruckheimer in the future. Even if there was a lot of uncertainty because of the butterfly, it was better to use the original cast as much as possible. Besides, with Simpson around, it was also worth looking forward to how far Bruckheimer could go.

In his memory, he also hit the rocks in the last few years of the first decade of the 21st century. From Adriaan's perspective, although he could continue to capture the audience's appetite in terms of viewability, he inevitably fell into the pit of piling up special effects. If it were the steady Simpson, he might be a bit conservative, but he had a good grasp of the so-called "American spirit" that Americans particularly liked. From Ling Yun Chi to The Brave Island, it could be seen.

This kind of future was worth looking forward to, so it was worthwhile to invest in it in advance. Anyway, with Adriaan around, even if there was a bad sign, it could be corrected.

Alright, these things would take a long time to materialize. Adrian continued his leisurely life, asking about the editing of "Eyes Wide Awake, Warning", dealing with some matters in the company, making phone calls and writing letters, and taking the time to tease his daughter, who was getting more and more adorable, and her young mother.

"Lie … lie lie lie!" Lily, who was sitting in Adriaan's arms, yelled incoherently. She happily waved her hands, trying to grab his collar. Her chubby face was full of healthy red, like a small Apple that had just ripened. Her big eyes were curved into crescent moons because of happiness.

"Hey, did you hear that, Kate? The little one is calling me again." Adriaan said proudly to Kate as he gently pinched his daughter's face, as if he was cheering for his father. The little one giggled loudly.

Kate, who was sitting on a chair with her legs curled up and reading the script, rolled her eyes at him but did not speak. Adriaan then smiled at his daughter and said, "See, Lily? Mommy is angry. If Mommy is not happy, you should call Daddy first."

The little one's laughter became even louder. Kate raised her head and glared at Adriaan again, but still did not speak.

Adriaan rolled his eyes, and his smile became more mischievous. "Hey, Kate, to be honest, I think Lily is much more beautiful than you were when you were a child."

"Adriaan!" Kate finally roared. "Have you said enough?"

"Aren't you telling the truth?" Adriaan shrugged, then lowered his head to his daughter in his arms and sighed. "Oh, dear Lily, Mommy is angry. Mommy is angry because you are more beautiful than she was when she was a child."

However, the little one seemed to understand this sentence. She did not laugh anymore, but looked at her mother and blinked. Then she opened her arms and said vaguely, "Momo."

Kate's pretended anger suddenly disappeared without a trace. He walked over and held his daughter in his arms for a long time, then reluctantly handed her back when his daughter leaned toward Adriaan, and then turned to walk out.

"Where are you going?" Adriaan asked hurriedly.

"Playing games." Kite rolled her eyes at him angrily.

"We agreed that you have to finish reading the script today. We will start shooting next week." Adriaan reminded him.

"I can't concentrate with you by my side, and you have occupied my daughter. Then I have to play games to relieve my boredom." Kate snorted a little unhappily and ran out quickly before he could speak.

"Really …" Adriaan murmured, then put his daughter on the bed and tried to coax her to sleep.

However, Lily, who was about to be ten months old, was now full of energy. She crawled on the bed and refused to sleep. She made sounds like "Eh", "Ah", and "Ah" from time to time. She seemed very excited, which made Adriaan, who was carefully protecting her, worried that she would fall off the bed. He had no choice but to pick her up and throw her into the cradle bed.

The little fellow suddenly showed a look of displeasure, but she probably understood what her father wanted her to do. She had been active for a long time. After using up the last of her energy in bed, she calmed down and finally lay on the cradle bed, falling asleep in the sound of Adriaan's soft groan.

"Lily is asleep." After entering the study, Adriaan said to Kate, who was sitting in front of the computer with full attention.

"Thank you." Kate's tone was still displeased.

"Well, I was just joking before. If you are angry, then I apologize. I know you have done a lot for Lily. Whether you call her father or mother first depends on your luck. "Adriaan walked behind her, put his hand on her shoulder, and said in a comforting tone.

That was true. Not to mention the things that had happened before, just the first few days of his daughter's weaning were enough to keep Carter busy. The little girl refused to drink the milk in the bottle no matter what. At that time, Adriaan happened to be busy with the matter of "Eye Opener, Warning", so it was completely up to Kate to settle his daughter.

"Well — I got it —" Kate said in a dragged voice, staring at the computer screen without turning her head. Adriaan changed the topic at the right time. "By the way, which level are you at?"

"Still at the second level. It will take at least a few more hours to pass."

"Still at the second level? Isn't this a little too slow? "

"I only play for two hours a day. I have never played games on the computer before. It is already very good to be able to reach the second level."

"Okay, okay. How do you feel?"

"Not bad. The operation is a little complicated for me, but I have adapted to it."

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about that. I mean … Are you satisfied with her appearance?"

As soon as Adriaan finished speaking, Kate cried out in surprise. He leaned over and stretched out his hands from under her armpits, grabbing her softness in his hands. Kate, who was suddenly attacked, suddenly panicked. On the computer screen, Laura immediately moved two steps to the left. The current location was a passage, and there was a huge rolling stone mechanism that would be triggered. In the past, the key was to let Laura lean against the corner of the triangular wall, wait for the rolling stone to be stuck, and then jump out. Now that Adriaan had done this, Miss Krau Fu would naturally die under the rolling stone.

"Damn it! It was not easy for me to get here! Because you have to run again! " The angry Kate immediately wanted to teach Adriaan a lesson, but she forgot that Adriaan's hands were still grabbing her softness. He endured a few punches and rubbed two or three times to make Kate soften.

"Let … let go! Otherwise … I will … "Feeling the touch coming from the back of her neck and the numbness coming from her chest, the struggling Kate suddenly became slightly short of breath.

"Will what?" Adriaan said jokingly. Although he stopped moving, he unceremoniously squeezed into the chair from behind and held Kate in his arms.

"Can't you let me play the game in peace for a while?" Kate looked at him vigilantly with her head half tilted.

"Do you like this game, Kate?" Adriaan put his head on her shoulder and looked at the character on the screen.

Although in his eyes, the 3D model was a bit rough, it still had about 50% resemblance to Kate's face. As for the appearance on the game box, it was even more similar. When Eidos Studio made this game, Adriaan stated that the image of the novel's heroine, Laura Krau, came from Kate. He asked them to make the character model according to Kate's facial features as much as possible.

Since the boss had spoken, and she was the author of the novel, plus it didn't affect the core of the game, the developers had no reason to refuse. Besides, this girl's relationship with the boss was not ordinary. They took a lot of photos and videos of Kate for analysis. If it wasn't for Adriaan wanting to give Kate a surprise, they almost invited her to be a model. Finally, although the finished product was a bit crude, it still vaguely had the charm of Kate, and the figure was quite good, except for the full breasts.

In his memory, there were many versions of why Laura Krau had such attractive breasts. For example, it was due to market considerations, or it was because of a slippery hand during production, but now …

"We just want to make your girlfriend more perfect, boss." The person in charge of the model team said with a smile. They all knew that the big boss and director was very approachable in private.

Adriaan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Well, Kate's figure was perfect and well-proportioned, but her breasts were a bit small. No wonder those guys said that.

"Well … not bad, I like it very much." Kate looked at Laura Krau on the screen, thinking about something. Although Adriaan's hands were unruly again, he only twisted his body symbolically.

"It's good that you like it." Adrian's lips curled into a smile. He clearly remembered how surprised she was when he handed her the box of the game, even more so than when the novel was published.

Then, Kate, who had no interest in computers, began to play the game in high spirits. If it weren't for Adriaan beside her, and her good self-control as a mother, she might have been addicted to it. What could be more fun than controlling yourself to adventure in an ancient tomb? Not to mention that there were countless people outside who did the same thing. After the release of Tomb Raider, there were no changes to expectations. The setting of Indiana Jones was very attractive to those who liked games. Coupled with the simple controls and thrilling and interesting decryption and action design, this game was quite popular.

"It's a pity that although your breasts are a little bigger than before, they're still not as good as before." Adriaan deliberately sighed.

"Eide!" Although Kate's tone was displeased, the feeling of rebuke was quite obvious.

"Why is it a little bigger?" Adriaan pretended not to hear and said to himself, "Is it because I gave birth to Lily? Or do I get massages often? Or is it the so-called papaya soup? "

"Okay, Eide, can you let me pass this stage first?" Kate said helplessly.

Adriaan finally retracted his hands, but before Kate could relax, he immediately picked up her clothes and reached in from below. Because they were at home, Kate didn't wear a bra and only a shirt, so there was no gap between them.

"Just keep playing." Adriaan smiled and blew on the back of her neck. "Let me see how far you can go in this situation."

Although Carter turned his head to glare at him hatefully, he still obeyed and continued to control Lao La. From time to time, there were soft moans in the room. Her tall nose was soon covered with fine beads of sweat, and her face was flushed. Her hand holding the mouse would occasionally tremble a few times. Although her eyes were focused on the screen, from time to time, her eyes would become misty. Thus, Miss Laura had to start over again from time to time because of various mistakes.

After finally passing this part of the journey, Kate could finally save and close the game. Then, she softened in Adriaan's arms and panted. Her vest was also wet. Adriaan immediately carried her and went to another room with a victorious smile. How could he let go of her at this time?