Chapter 646

Tidying up his clothes, Adriaan waited for a while, guessing that Richel had arrived at the hall, and then walked out. Recalling the eruption just now and the pitiful Richel lying on the ground, he couldn't help but smile. He wouldn't be fooled by her appearance. If Richel really wanted to avoid him, why would she come to this party after the Oscars? It wasn't like she didn't know that he would attend every party.

Besides, she had walked in front of him several times and deliberately pretended to be talking intimately with other men. When he pinched her cheeks and erupted, the satisfaction of submission that flashed in her eyes was probably her true intention.

Shrugging, Adriaan returned to the hall again. It was still as lively as before. People were standing or sitting in the corner, at the bar, at the dining table, and other places, chatting about topics of interest. Relaxing music flowed freely. But before he could step into the corridor, a figure approached him, accompanied by a fragrant breeze.

"Where have you been?" The corners of her mouth curled into a playful smile. Her azure blue eyes flickered with a hidden charm. Her chin was slightly raised with a bit of arrogance, just like a queen.

Adriaan smiled and was about to speak, when she sniffed around his neck. "It's not Gwyneth's scent. Who are you fooling around with?"

"This is a public place, dear Kate." Adriaan glanced around. Although a few people noticed them, they quickly turned their heads away.

"What's the difference?" Blanchett raised an eyebrow. "Well, let me guess. Except for me and Gwyneth, the others are still here. Those who didn't come may not necessarily come now, but a woman came out of another corridor a few minutes ago and left quickly. She looked a little tired. More importantly, she played the lead actress in a movie you invested in the year before last and was nominated for Best Actress!"

"You're really observant, Kate." Adriaan chuckled. "Unfortunately, it's not her but you!"

"Me?" Blanchett looked stunned. She didn't understand what he meant at all.

"Of course." This time, it was Adriaan's smile that became playful. "I stopped her when you weren't paying attention and pulled her into the corridor. You seemed to be very reluctant and even struggled a little, but you followed closely behind …"

Blanchett knew that he was deliberately mystifying, but she still couldn't help listening. She even said, "Don't you like this? You seem to resist on the surface, but you're actually very obedient?"

"I pulled you to the stairs outside, went up a few more floors, and then pressed you against the railing."

"A dangerous and exciting place, isn't it?"

"My actions may be a little rough and made you look like you were in pain, but your calves were gently rubbed against me."

"This is what you want, isn't it? Besides, you're very rough, and your gentleness is all a disguise. "

Just like that, Adriaan described the time when he had sex with Richel in the corridor with a voice that only the two of them could hear. Of course, he changed Richel's name to "you". It was very detailed, including how it happened later, and the delicate reaction of "you". He even used a lot of vulgar words.

After finishing the story, although Blanchett maintained her previous expression, and there were only two faint blushes on her cheeks, the roots of her ears were crimson.

"You're … really a bastard …" Blanchett's throat moved. Although she sounded like she was gnashing her teeth, the expression on her face was extremely charming.

Adriaan slightly squinted his eyes. If he hadn't just made out with Richel, he might have dragged Blanchett inside. He smiled and bowed like a gentleman. "Thank you for your comment, Your Majesty. I have to apologize to you. I'm going to comfort a beautiful lady alone tonight." "Thank you for your comment, Your Majesty. I'm going to comfort a beautiful lady who's disappointed."

Blanchett looked surprised, and then angry. "What does it have to do with me that you're going to comfort that frustrated lady?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she knew that she had fallen into Adriaan's trap again. Since Adriaan could see through it and still teased her in such a way, it would be too obvious if she tried to cover it up. As expected, after she said that, a knowing smile appeared on Adriaan's face. At the same time, there was also a hint of complacency, which made Blanchett's chest heave a few times.

Obviously, he wasn't too sure before, so he used those words to test and tease her, and then … Blanchett suddenly felt ashamed. Before this, even if he knew that they were more intimate than ordinary female friends, it was Adriaan who took the initiative to propose a threesome. But now … But at the same time, a feeling of excitement emerged in her heart, making it difficult for her to control herself.

However, it only took a few seconds for Blanchett to control herself and snorted, "Alright, go then. You didn't comfort another frustrated lady last year anyway."

Although it was a little ungentlemanly and calculative, she couldn't be bothered to talk about what happened a year ago now.

"Of course not." Adriaan immediately pretended to be hurt. "Although there were a lot of people who needed to be comforted last year, I still comforted that lady with others."

Blanchett suddenly coughed, pretended to be angry and glared at him, then turned around and left without saying anything. Watching her back, Adriaan smiled silently. Although she still maintained her own characteristics and temperament in the movie, she had been trained to be like this in private. She was also getting closer to Gwyneth, which was very satisfying.

After looking around, it was almost the same as before. Even if there were people looking at him, they would quickly look away. Whistling in his heart, Adriaan paced in the hall and chatted with others. Of course, there were other women, such as Julia, Monica, and Zeta Jones. As for Gwyneth, he had plenty of time tonight.

Julia and Monica didn't say much to him. They all knew what kind of person he was. Even if they noticed that he left with Richel, or the ambiguous relationship between him and Blanchett, they would pretend that it didn't exist. However, Julia didn't care about it, and Monica didn't care. As for Zeta Jones …

"I've never seen a man like you, Eide." When Adriaan comforted her, she suddenly said this without rhyme or reason, with a complicated look in her eyes.

Adriaan asked a few more questions, but to no avail. He could more or less guess what Zeta Jones was thinking, but so what? Unless she was ruthless enough to cut off everything and leave. However, she had already been nominated for Best Supporting Actress and was about to become an A-list actress in Hollywood. In addition, the previous agreement had not been fully fulfilled. How could she give up so easily?

After a few laps, Adriaan came to his ultimate goal, the big winner tonight, the newly nominated Oscar for Best Director, Cameron.

"You're finally here, Eide. I thought you forgot about me. Where have you been?" Cameron, whose face was flushed, patted Adriaan's shoulder vigorously. There was a distinct smell of alcohol in his mouth. It seemed that he had drunk several glasses.

Then he quickly thought of something and grinned. "Oh, I shouldn't have asked this question. The answer to this question is actually very simple."

"Well, James, shut your mouth, or I'll shut you up with a bottle." Adriaan smiled and punched him, then said, "Congratulations, James. From now on, no one can shake your position in Hollywood."

"Of course." Cameron laughed and then hugged Adriaan. "I have to thank you, Eide. Although I was mentally prepared, I never thought that the miracle you mentioned would be like this!"

"That's more like it to deceive the audience. James, you'd better put it away in front of me." Adriaan laughed and said, "Don't forget who you are, the tyrant of the film set. Do you think I don't know how big your heart is?"

"Yes, yes, you must know that we are a match made in heaven." Cameron laughed again.

"Damn it, it sounds like you're implying something else." Adriaan rolled his eyes and looked at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Cameron waved his hand and smiled as he lowered his voice. "Now, even if someone says you are gay, no one will believe it."

Adriaan rolled his eyes again and decided not to argue with him on this issue. "By the way, why do the people you just talked to look familiar?"

"Oh, of course, Juventus Pascal from Paramount, Edward Wright from MGM, and John Iffer from Fox." Cameron shrugged. "They want to cooperate with me and are willing to offer generous conditions."

"You agreed?" Although Adriaan's tone and expression did not change, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I just said that I would consider it, but in fact, I don't want to make any more movies at the moment. Titanic exhausted all my energy. I want to take a break for a while, one or two years. Thanks to you, I am now a billionaire," Cameron said jokingly. "And I can do some more luxurious things."

Needless to say, this guy was going to dive in the deep sea again. But Adriaan was a little relieved. His biggest worry after getting involved in the big ship was that Cameron could not concentrate on development. In Zhang Heng's previous life, if Fox hadn't been forced to the brink of bankruptcy, Cameron wouldn't have waited ten years after the unprecedented success of "Titanic." Although there were other factors involved, the high investment risk was the most important one. No one knew if Cameron would force him to invest again and again, and in the end, it would accumulate to an astronomical figure.

It was also for this reason that Cameron worked as a producer while filming documentaries. At the same time, he focused on studying film techniques. That was how Avatar was born. Although the plot of the film was too old-fashioned, the technology shown was indeed unparalleled. Now, the executives of other film companies only saw that the miracle director had casually invested nearly 300 million yuan and casually earned a global box office return of 2 billion yuan. They did not know the risks behind this, so it was very likely that they would swarm over to invite Cameron to direct.

Although Cameron was very good at picking scripts, and with a film like Titanic, he would have a lot more say in the movie. But what if he messed it up? Regarding this kind of unexpected thing, Adriaan had always been prepared for the worst. And what about the filming technology that was born because of him?

Fortunately, Cameron was still clear-headed. He also knew that no one could support him like Adriaan, so he did not need to worry about this for the time being. As for a year or two later, there would be a suitable film for him to produce.

"I still have to do something related to the film, right? At least I have to maintain the state," said Adriaan casually.

"Of course, I have already made arrangements. I plan to go to the bottom of the sea to see the wreckage of the Titanic, and then shoot a documentary or something. In addition … by the way, there is a TV series that may interest you," Cameron suddenly said.

"TV series?" Adriaan looked at him with some confusion. Why did they talk about this topic?

"I have a friend, a friend who produces TV series. He has a sci-fi TV series script in his hands. He has invited me several times to help with the production. Currently, he is producing a sample and preparing to send it to the major TV stations for approval. I think you may consider it. I have read the script. It will be a great TV series," said Cameron very seriously.

Sci-fi TV series? Could it be … Adriaan touched his chin. "Can you tell me the name of the script and the general content?"

"At the moment, there is no official name. As for the content, it talks about a terrorist attack in the near future in the United States. They used electromagnetic weapons to destroy the communication and information systems, and the entire society regressed. The government secretly trained soldiers who had been genetically modified. A girl escaped from it, and then it triggered a series of stories." Cameron carefully recalled.

"I understand. Ask them to send the sample to me first. I will personally review it." Adriaan immediately said, and then added, "If possible, let me look at the script first."

"No problem!" Cameron was overjoyed.

The United States was attacked by terrorists, genetically modified soldiers, escaped girl … It should be that TV series. Although it only aired for two seasons, it was not because the ratings were cut. He could totally take it over. At the same time, he could also lay the foundation for those two TV series. Of course, more importantly, she should be in these two years, right?

With the end of Vanity Fair's Oscar night party, the carnival caused by the Oscars' 70th birthday finally came to an end. However, the follow-up impact was far from over.

"The miracle of miracles, after breaking the record with 15 nominations, 'Titanic' once again broke the record with 12 Oscars, surpassing 'Comet' and 'Ben-Hur'!" - The Washington Post.

"Cameron won Best Director for 'Titanic'. The audience cheered 'I am the king of the world'!" - The Chicago Tribune.

"'Titanic' will become a miracle in the history of film, an insurmountable mountain! The miracle director, Adrian Kewell, and the tyrant of the set, James Cameron, worked together to make all of this happen! "- Yahoo USA.

Everyone was surprised and excited by the achievement of "Titanic" at the Oscars. Even though there were some criticisms, they didn't want to provoke the fanatical fans at this time. "Titanic," which was supposed to be at the end of its road, rose again because it won the Academy Award for Best Film. In just two weeks, after increasing to 800 cinemas, it finally earned another 24 million dollars in the North American box office, successfully breaking the 800 million dollar mark. At the same time, it also earned 2.1 billion dollars in the global box office, standing at the pinnacle. Then, it went offline with a bang.

"It will start an era. No film will be able to challenge its record for at least a few decades," a critic wrote in his column.

Although Adriaan knew that a challenger to the box office record of ten years would appear, so what? "Avatar" was able to surpass "Titanic" in the box office because of the high ticket prices of 3D and IMAX. Therefore, it could not be considered to have beaten "Titanic" fair and square, even if Adriaan cheated in the box office.

This was not a false report of the box office. Instead, he spent 15 million on it, directly smashing the North American box office into 800 million, and then the global box office exceeded 2.1 billion. It was just like how Cruise spent millions to make his film the weekend box office champion. This small amount of money was nothing. One had to know that the global box office of "Avatar" was 2.1 billion. Excluding all kinds of shares, taxes, and costs, the net profit was 500 million to 600 million!

One had to know that an ordinary middle-class family's annual net income was only tens of thousands of dollars, and a large film company's annual net income was only close to 100 million. The net income of a single film was equivalent to the annual net profit of seven major film companies … It was enough to make countless people swallow their saliva and feel jealousy.

"If I had known, I would have invested in this film." Claude once complained to Adriaan.

"Don't say that I didn't invite you back then," Adriaan responded proudly.

"Did you invite me back then?"

"Of course I did. Don't tell me you forgot."

"I don't remember."

"Aren't you ashamed to say that?"

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Although many people were jealous and envious, most of them admired and praised Adriaan. After all, not everyone was so bold as to invest 200 million in a film at the beginning and add close to 300 million later on. There was nothing wrong with such a generous return. Perhaps in the future, there would be a film that broke the box office record, but it was almost impossible to break the record of 15 nominations and 12 trophies at the Oscars.

Perhaps after the Oscars ended and the film went offline, the popularity of "Avatar" would slowly fade, but it would always be one of people's topics of discussion. As long as one talked about film history, there was no way to avoid "Avatar". This luxury ship that silently sailed on the Atlantic Ocean on its first voyage added a touch of brilliance to the final glory of the 1990s.