Chapter 436

With a loud bang, the police broke into the room. They quickly took control of the situation — at least, that was how it looked. The room was not big, and it felt empty because there were no furnishings. There was only a table and a laptop on the table. There was also a woman in a tight leather jacket sitting in front of the computer, typing away.

"You're under arrest, ma'am," the first police officer said as he shone a flashlight at the woman's back.

The woman stood up obediently and put her hands behind her head. Another police officer took out a pair of handcuffs and walked forward to handcuff her. However, just as the handcuffs were placed on the woman's wrists, something unexpected happened. The woman twisted the man's wrists with lightning speed and slapped him in the face. Before the other police officers could react, she had already taken them down.

The policeman at the back was about to pull out his gun when the woman kicked the chair up and smashed it on him. The last policeman dodged the first blow with great difficulty, but just as he was about to stand up, the woman had already leaped into the air and was about to kick him with her legs curled up. The scene froze for a few seconds before a voice was heard, "Cut!"

The two people in the room immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The police officer straightened his body, and the woman immediately moved after being released by the steel wire.

"Your hand knife was too soft just now. Do you know what a 'hand knife' is? That's it. You should be fiercer. Don't worry about them getting hurt. You're not strong enough, so no matter how fierce your movements are, they might not be lethal. " Yuan Heping immediately walked over and explained to the two actors. However, his English was still not very good. It was not a problem for him to communicate normally, but when it came to professional terms, he would need to translate. Therefore, it took a lot of effort to guide them.

"Come here, Yuan. Let's do another analysis. The first live shot is about to start." Adriaan's voice was heard.

Yuan Heping nodded and explained a few more words before he came to Adriaan. He was talking to the cameraman at the moment, and there were several cameras around them. Needless to say, the next scene was a 360-degree shot of Trinity kicking in the air. This required several high-speed cameras to film around them. The "bullet time" basically extended from here.

In fact, this filming method was not thought up by a certain brother or sister. Yuan Heping also contributed a lot to it. He was the one who came up with the circular shooting method. Adriaan clearly remembered this, so when he started filming this scene, he did not directly tell the staff what to do. Instead, he let Yuan Heping handle it.

"I need to show Trinity's flying kick 360 degrees in the camera. Do you have any ideas?" His explanation to Yuan Heping was simple.

Sure enough, Yuan Heping had been immersed in motion coaching for many years. He quickly came up with the idea. Although Adrian had hinted at it when they were chatting, he was the one who came up with the overall idea. On the surface, Adriaan was dubious about the plan, but he was actually very happy. This proved that his memory was correct and Yuan Heping was worth investing.

"Okay, let's start now," Adriaan said after the choreography and cameraman talked for the last time.

Basically, as long as it involved action and fighting, Adriaan would hand over the reins to Yuan Heping. He rarely interfered. In addition, Yuan Heping felt indebted to Zhang Heng for his previous contract negotiations. Therefore, he would almost always direct the choreography himself. In the original version of "The Matrix," Yuan Heping mostly let his apprentice, Tiger Chen, direct the choreography. He would only occasionally say a few words when he was in a good mood.

"Are you okay?" After deciding on the sequence of the shooting, Adriaan quickly came to Monica, who was stretching.

"You'll be hanging in the air longer than before. Are you sure you're okay?" He looked at her and asked with concern. "Hanging on a wire is not an easy task. If you're not ready, I can ask them to wait a few more minutes."

"I'm fine, Eide. This is not a problem for me." Monica smiled. She knew that Adriaan was a man of his word. She also knew that her relationship with him was well-known in the crew, but she still wanted to show her efforts as much as possible, no matter what others said in private.

"Really?" Adriaan asked to confirm.

"Really." Monica nodded. Although it was just a few words, she still felt very comfortable.

"Then get ready to start. Don't force yourself." Adriaan patted her on the shoulder and slid his fingers around her neck. Then, he raised his eyebrows proudly. It was quite romantic to tease her when no one was paying attention, wasn't it? As for Monica's eye roll, he could just ignore it.

It had only been three days, and Adriaan had already confirmed that it was the right decision to let Monica play the female lead. She looked sexy after cutting her hair short and wearing a tight leather coat. A woman's golden age had not passed yet, and her sexy figure was perfectly maintained. Coupled with her modeling career, she looked cold and elegant. It could be said that she was quite perfect. It would be better if she could look a little tougher.

However, this was not a big deal. These temperaments could be changed. In his memory, Monica had played too many weak and bullied roles, while Trinity was a woman with a strong personality and quick hands. That was why he thought she wasn't suitable. But now, Monica had starred in Pulp Fiction because of him. This gangster mistress was not the kind of woman who could be easily manipulated.

Although there were some flaws, Monica's acting was quite good. The next few were also the kind of independent women, so she had a good foundation. As long as she got used to it, it would not be a problem to control it.

The 360-degree flying kick scene soon began. Because everyone had no experience in this kind of shooting, although Adriaan knew the process and some of the details, he had never tried it. So, it took him more than ten times to pass. Monica was repeatedly hung in the air more than ten times. In the end, after Adriaan announced that the scene was over, she was helped to the chair and then collapsed.

Seeing this, if they wanted to finish the rest of the scenes, they would have to wait for Monica to recover. However, it would probably take a while for Monica to recover. Also, too much time had been wasted because of this scene, and it was almost time to get off work. Fortunately, other than Monica's scenes, there was still a small part of the scenes that needed to be filmed today. So, Adriaan quickly announced that they should hurry up and finish some simple supplementary scenes.

For example, when the police broke into the house, the secret service agents had already arrived outside. When the captain in charge told them that everything was under control, they told him that his men were all dead.

"Cold, emotionless, and only knows how to carry out the mother's orders. Although Smith is different, now is not the time, so there is no need to show it for the time being. "Adriaan patted Hugo Weaver on the shoulder and said.

After thinking about it again and again, he still chose him to play the role of Agent Smith. After all, he had other plans for the movie, and he could not find a replacement. So, it was better to use him now, and it would be easier to negotiate later.

"No problem." Weaver nodded, tidied up his costume, and walked in front of the camera, ready to start.

"The Matrix", which would receive countless praises in the future and was artificially raised by many people, began shooting quietly. It did not attract too much attention. In addition to the good confidentiality of the crew, one reason was that the public was still quarreling about "Wideout, Warning." But the most important thing was that the Oscars, which would be held on March 24, were just around the corner.

The noisy crowd, the long red carpet, all kinds of flashes and clicks, and the dazzling male and female guests. The Oscars were never short of these things, and Adriaan appeared on the scene without exception. In fact, he could choose not to come, but he could not refuse to attend the award ceremony to show off his personality. After all, he was not just a director, screenwriter, or producer. He could not and did not need to do this.

Besides, although there were no important nominations this year, there were still two small nominations, Best Original Screenplay for "Saving Private Ryan" and Best Adapted Screenplay for "The English Patient."

Although he only provided the first draft of "Saving Private Ryan," Spielberg insisted on adding his name to it, so he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The same was true for "The English Patient." Although the draft was completed by several editors, the original overall idea came from him, so his name was added. Therefore, he was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

After knowing this, Adriaan just shrugged. If he had not insisted on not signing his name on the script of "Mr. Sweetheart," he would have been nominated for Best Original Screenplay by now. This was a good thing. Although there was no such saying in the West that "abnormality is evil," when a person has too much, there will be more and more attacks. The limelight must be moderate.

In fact, after the nomination list came out, some reporters raised questions. Looking back at the past few years, basically every year, there were screenplays written by Adriaan nominated for various screenwriting awards, and many of the best-selling screenplays were related to him. Although he was talented, wasn't this too exaggerated? So he hinted at the end that perhaps it was Director Miracle who deliberately put his name in it to maintain his reputation.

However, because of the huge controversy caused by the release of "Eyes Wide, Warning" and the vague hints of the article, Adriaan had a good reputation in this field. He was never stingy. Not only did he take the initiative to let other screenwriters sign his name, but most of them were placed first, so basically no one cared.

Whether this was deliberately instructed by someone or the reporter wanted to be in the limelight, it did not cause any impact. Adriaan noticed some neglected aspects, so he did not pay much attention to it. He just asked people to pay attention to it secretly.

As expected, when he walked on the red carpet, all kinds of microphones were handed to him at the first time. All kinds of questions about "Eyes Wide, Warning" followed, and the various debates caused by the film continued. Adrian was more or less depressed. He had basically said everything he could in the previous programs, but these guys still looked like they couldn't wait to squeeze out some sensational news.

Of course, this depression soon passed. Reporters relied on this to make a living, but it was up to him whether he cooperated or not.

"I think both Tom and Ralph have a great possibility. As the person who recommended them to star in these two movies, I know their acting skills. They are both excellent. As for who will get it, it depends on luck. As for the Best Director, Steven has a high possibility. No matter from which angle, "Saving Private Ryan" is a very good film. " Adriaan could bring the reporters' questions to the award ceremony every time, whether it was natural or forced. He turned a deaf ear to their reminders, so the reporters were somewhat helpless.

This problem was easy to solve, but there was another problem that was not easy to solve.

"What do you think I should do, Dan?" Not far from the entrance of the Temple Theater, Adriaan patted Denis on the shoulder and asked.

"Don't ask me, Eide, I'm bad enough." Denis said with a frown. Even in front of so many reporters, he couldn't cheer himself up.

It was no wonder that at the end of last month, the long-running scandal war finally came to an end. Winona publicly announced through a spokesperson that she had broken up with Denis. Just think about how this piece of news could still make it to the top of the entertainment news report when "Eye Opener" was arguing endlessly, it was obvious how much attention this piece of news was attracting.

Interestingly, although Winona was very high-profile, she did not say bad things about Denis. She only said that although she had countless good memories with Denis, she did not want to continue like this. As a result, most people began to sympathize with Winona. Even when Dep was asked about this matter, he sighed with a gloomy face. Although he did not answer, he did not directly drive people away like before.

There were countless versions of the rumors of this triangle relationship, so much so that Denis's team was still doing public relations for his image. Fortunately, his reputation had always been good, and the loss was not particularly big.

"How bad can it be? At least Jenny is still by your side." Adriaan shook his head.

"I haven't seen Jenny for a while. I think it's better for us to calm down for a while." Denis shrugged.

"Oh, come on. You have to know that Jenny has done enough for you." Adriaan could not help but shake his head again.

As far as he knew, the main cause of Winona's breakup was that Aniston questioned Denis in front of Winona with red eyes. She had done so much for him, why was she treated like this, and what did Winona do for him?

It sounds very melodramatic, right? Adriaan admitted that to a large extent, it was made up after listening to Denis's vague words, but sometimes life was so melodramatic. Aniston's behavior was really surprising. What was it about Dennis that attracted her so much that she was willing to do anything for him? But then again, Dennis, that idiot, had forgotten everything he had been taught. If it were him, he would have used some means to make them obedient long ago.

"Okay, okay. Since you are not helping, then I will just have to choose one." At this time, Adriaan sighed and then smiled mischievously. "But as a punishment, the lead role that was originally set for you will be given to someone else."

"Huh?" Dennis was dumbfounded. Adrian, on the other hand, was laughing as he walked towards his target.

It was not Richel Vicky who was nominated for Best Actress, not Sophie Marceau who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the second time, not Kate Blanchett who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the first time, not Julia Roberts and Gwyneth Paltrow who attended the award ceremony, but … a 12-year-old girl, Scarlett Johansson who successfully played Blanchett's daughter in "Mr. Sweetheart".

"Hey, Scarlett, you look so beautiful." Adriaan walked a few steps to the girl's side and praised her. Those who focused on him suddenly looked away in disappointment.

This was the second problem. This year, there were about seven women who belonged to him at the Oscars. Although there might be more in the future, now was now, and the future was the future. Therefore, after he appeared, the women all looked at him at the same time. They did not intend to enter the Grand Theater. They just stood there, wanting to know who he would talk to first. Only Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise went in first.

It was boring, wasn't it? They should have seen him chatting intimately with other women on TV, but sometimes women were unreasonable. Even if they had acquiesced to many things, even if they knew that this comparison was meaningless, they still wanted to know who he would talk to first at this moment. Even Richel and Sophie, who were a little afraid of him and wanted to avoid him, were glancing at him at this time.

Of course, Adriaan could also choose to go in directly, but if he really did so … it was really a difficult choice, just like those festivals with whom. Although it was only a small trouble, if left alone, it would also become a big trouble.

They did it secretly, but some people who were familiar with Adriaan still saw it. Before Nicolas Cage went in, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have to hurry up, there's not enough time for you to think, Eide."

At that time, they were talking about the shooting of "Prison in the Air", and there were other people with them. Suddenly, such a sentence came out of nowhere. Only Adriaan could hear the ridicule in it.

In fact, he had already thought about it before. "Mr. Sweetheart" was one of the favorites to win awards, and since Scarlett played an impressive role in it, she could naturally walk on the red carpet. No one would say anything if he talked to a little girl like her before going in together. Asking Denis what to do was just to buy time.