Chapter 734

A faint light flickered in the dark theater. If one looked closely, they could even see the dust floating in the air. However, no one paid any attention to this at the moment. Their attention was completely focused on the screen. Everyone held their breath. If it weren't for the mournful sound of the violin echoing in the room, it would have been quieter than a cemetery.

Finally, the black-and-white screen turned colorful. As the last pebble was placed on the tombstone, the screen finally darkened, and the name list of the producers slowly rose. The theater was still quiet. Even after the subtitles were played, there was still no sound for a long time. Spielberg, who was sitting next to Adriaan, could not help but grab the armrest.

In the next second, a round of applause rang out. Then, it spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Apart from the enthusiastic applause, there was no other sound in the entire reaction hall. Someone stood up first, and then the others followed suit. They kept clapping in the direction of Spielberg, making him so excited that he could not stand steadily. When he stood up just now, he almost sat back down. Fortunately, Adriaan helped him in time.

The applause lasted for more than ten minutes, and then the audience came over to shake hands or hug Spielberg in turn.

"A wonderful movie. This is the best movie I've ever seen about that tragic history."

"Congratulations, Steven. For the first time, my eyes are moist because of a movie."

"I never thought that a black-and-white movie could have such great charm. Steven, you're a genius!"

More and more people gathered around him, like a myriad of stars surrounding the moon. Spielberg, on the other hand, had calmed down after the initial excitement. He greeted and chatted with them with a smile on his face, looking very modest and elegant.

Not everyone ignored Adriaan. These guys, whose average age was over 60 years old, were all experienced.

"Congratulations, Adriaan. This is an excellent movie. It's a movie that can't be praised with words." An old man in a suit walked past Spielberg and directly reached out to Adriaan.

"Thank you, Mr. Duvall, but the real hero is over there." After shaking hands, Adriaan smiled and pointed to the famous director in the crowd. "I only provided the funds. Without him, there wouldn't be this movie."

"Yes, I know. Steven has been preparing for this movie for ten years. It's indeed admirable. The quality of the movie didn't waste his time. But without you, I'm afraid the movie would lose half of its brilliance," Duvall said with a smile.

"That's right." Another old man walked over with a smile. "You recommended the three best actors. The only colorful girl in the movie was also your idea. Also, you warned and discouraged Steven. We know all of this."

"Felix and I are used to discussing everything after we understand everything," Duvall said with a smile.

"You have to know every detail of the other person, and then you can understand what he really wants, right?" Adrian muttered a Jewish proverb.

"You have to know every detail of the other party. Then, you can understand what he really wants, right?" Adriaan casually said a Jewish saying. The two old men looked appreciative. Then the one called Firs straightened his face. "I have to thank you, Adrian. Your suggestion to build a brand new Krakow Ghetto was very good."

"I just don't want the suffering souls of the deceased to be disturbed again." Adrian also became serious.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little heavy, Duvall immediately tried to help. He paused and looked at Adriaan. "If there's a need, please let us know." Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little tense, Duvall immediately tried to resolve the situation. He paused for a moment and looked at Adrian. "If there's anything you need, please let us know."

"I will." Adrian nodded with a smile. He understood what she was trying to say.

Schindler's List was screening today. There were dozens of people invited to watch it, which was a little too many for a screening. But it was necessary because they were all Jews, and at the same time, they were also the directors or heads of major Jewish foundations!

This was the strategy that was set in place. Individually, these people had a lot of influence, not to mention the power behind them. Adriaan had spent a lot of effort to invite these old men. Fortunately, not only did he make up for his previous connections, but he also expanded them with the help of Leggett and Claude. Coupled with the godfather's help and Spielberg's connections, he finally managed to invite all the people on the list.

As for the effect, there was no need to mention it. Since these people had approved of it, there was no need to worry about the publicity for "Schindler's List."

"You can rest assured now." After the people who attended the screening left, Adriaan said to Spielberg in a teasing tone, "Everyone thinks this is an excellent movie."

"Yes, I know." Spielberg let out a long sigh of relief, as if a big stone had been lifted from his heart. "Although this isn't the official release, I'm really relieved. It's just that the box office …"

"Don't worry, Steven. I don't even care, so why do you care?" Adriaan smiled and shook his head, then looked at him and said meaningfully, "Besides, the final result is still uncertain. My goal is to make the whole world admire this movie!"

Spielberg raised his eyebrows in surprise, but then he felt relieved. He was not a fool. How could he not guess the other party's thoughts when Adriaan invited such a famous person to the screening? Besides, deep down, he also hoped that more people could watch and praise this movie. That way, more people could understand the suffering of the Jewish people, and more people could be vigilant. At the same time, maybe … it could fulfill his long-cherished wish!

"Maybe I should envy you, Eide. You have everything in your hands, so that you can make the most accurate judgment whether it succeeds or fails," Spielberg said jokingly.

"Is that so? Then why don't you set up a movie company too? "Adriaan smiled and said casually.

"Set up a movie company?" Spielberg was stunned. Before he could speak again, Adriaan looked at the time and said goodbye to him, "Sorry, Steven, I still have other arrangements. If I don't go, I'm afraid the staff will rebel."

"What made your staff so dissatisfied?" Spielberg asked curiously.

"Just a small matter, that is … a guest role in the company's TV series." Adriaan shrugged helplessly.

Under the coaxing and pestering of the entire cast of "Friends" and the six main leads, Adrian finally agreed to make a guest appearance. However, due to various reasons, it was postponed again and again. As a result, it had been delayed until now. Even the honor of being the first celebrity guest star on "Friends" was snatched away by NBC host Jay Leno. Besides, it was impossible for the crew to postpone their original plans again and again because of him.

Now that the first season was about to be completed, if Adriaan wanted to postpone it again, he would have to wait until the second season, which would have to wait until March or April next year. God knows what he would have planned by then. Therefore, under the joint request of the entire "Friends" crew, Adrian had no choice but to put aside his work for the time being and finish his guest appearance.

He chose to play himself in the TV series, which meant that Joey got the chance to audition for the new movie by the miracle director, Adrian Kewell, which led to a series of funny things.

Adriaan originally wrote the script himself, skipping the casting process and letting Joey get the role, but it wasn't an important role, and …

"Hey, guys, did you know that I passed the audition for the miracle director!" Joey cheered and jumped into the room.

"He gave you the role of a monkey?" Chandler looked at him and teased.

"No, no, no, Chandler, you'll never guess what role I'm playing." Joey took a deep breath and then opened his eyes wide. "I'm playing Al Pacino's butt! Did you know that it's Al Pacino's butt? "

"Hmm …" Chandler thought for a moment. "Doesn't Al Pacino have a butt?"

It was a funny plot, wasn't it? Joey was playing the role of Pacino's butt in the new movie by the miracle director! In addition, Adriaan also used some scenes from "The King of Comedy" as a reference.

"Mr. Director, I think this character's personality is actually a bit naive, so can you add a bit of contradiction to the performance?" Joey showed off during the actual filming.

"Oh, of course." Adriaan answered casually, not taking him seriously at all. Anyway, he was only going to shoot Joey's butt, so he didn't care about the contradiction.

There were also scenes for Dennis. He was also playing himself and was going to play a role in Director Miracle's new movie. So, he was also on the set and watched the whole process of Joey's cameo. The first thing he said to Joey was, "Hey, buddy, you have a good butt."

"Of course, my butt is the best," Joey replied casually.

As a result, everyone on the set, including Adrian, looked at them with a strange expression. Denis immediately realized that he had made a mistake, but Joey didn't realize it. He kept saying that his friends, Ross and Chandler, all thought the same.

It was really a joke that gave people goosebumps and burst out laughing. Unfortunately, this plot was rejected by the crew in the end. As for the reason, since Adriaan was going to be a cameo, they shouldn't interfere with the script anymore. Wouldn't it be better to listen to the crew's arrangements?

Obviously, they, especially the screenwriters, had been ordered around by Adriaan too many times. They wanted to take this opportunity to try to order their boss around. In that case, Adriaan didn't mind. Then, he realized that the TV department was almost trained. Although he didn't know how they were going to do during the filming, they were very successful in terms of screenwriting. Not only did they arrange a completely different plot for him in two days, but they were also very funny.