Chapter 886

"It's very unfair for you to accuse me of this, my dear Scarlett. First of all, I've seen 'Death Girl', although it was in the studio. Second, I've been to Toronto, although I left soon. Third, I have a lot of work that I have to spend time dealing with." In the sunny garden, Adriaan, wearing sunglasses, sat on a chair and said with a smile on his phone.

"That's a good reason, but the fact is that you left when 'Death Girl' was released. You didn't show up at the screening." Scarlett was relentless on the other side, and at the same time, accompanied by the sound of crunching, she seemed to be eating.

Adriaan couldn't help but scratch his head. He had a headache when he saw her clinging to a problem. Every time Scarlett entered this state, it was difficult to appease her. Fortunately, the phone rang again.

"Sorry, wait a moment, someone is calling again." Adriaan said and pressed the answer button. "Hi, Sophie, how do you feel? I've read the comments and the special issue of the Toronto Film Festival. Although there aren't many, they basically think it's not bad … No, no, no, I swear, it's definitely not me … Yes, I know, the schedule is good. There aren't too many commercial films with huge investments in October, so ordinary productions can get more attention … Oh, dear, there's no need to think so much now. The public release is a very good start. You've done a good job, Sophie, I'm sorry I didn't attend the screening in Toronto … Thank you, dear, thank you for your understanding. You should know that Scarlett is online, she was just blaming me for not being there … Yes, I know, I'll get someone to arrange it. Say hello to Monica and the children for me. "

Look, Sophie is much easier to appease than Scarlett.

"Hi, Scarlett, I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long." After ending the call with Sophie, Adriaan immediately switched to the previous call.

"It's okay!" A voice that sounded relaxed but was actually displeased came from the other end of the line. It was because she was chewing the snacks loudly. "Who's calling? Let me guess … Spiderman's girlfriend? Or that idiot who thinks big breasts are great? Or the little sidekick of Spiderman's girlfriend, or the new Oscar -winning actress you're promoting? "

"Tsk tsk, I seem to have heard something different." Adriaan said in a joking tone, "I remember someone once said …"

"Don't forget, everything is relative!" The person on the other end immediately threatened.

"Alright, alright, I'll stop joking around. It's a call from Sophie. It's about the schedule of Death Girl." Adrian stopped smiling. "Sophie is much more open-minded than you."

Then, without waiting for Scarlett to speak, he changed the subject, "Are you eating chips again? Oh, I can almost picture you dipping a potato chip in ketchup and then slowly putting it into your mouth and chewing it. But … be careful not to get fat, dear. Last time I saw you, I felt that your lower abdomen seemed to be bigger than before. "

"I like eating snacks!" Scarlet's voice suddenly rose a few notches. She didn't like this topic. "I don't care about my figure. What I want to eat and what I want to do is my business. You have no right to ask. This is what we agreed on!"

"I think you misunderstand, dear." "I just want to see how you look now and compare you with Keeley. You know, this is a monthly ritual." Adrian's tone was detestable. "I just want to see how you look now and compare you with Keeley.

"Do you want me to wear clothes or not?" Scarlett snorted. "Of course, since you can't make it in time, take a picture for me first. You can use your phone to take it."

"Do you want me to wear clothes or not?" Si Jiali snorted heavily on the other side.

"Either is fine. Of course, from my point of view, I choose not to wear clothes." Adriaan laughed. "But I want to remind you, if you use your phone to take a picture, remember to delete it after you send it out. Otherwise, if you lose your phone …"

"I don't need you to teach me!" Scarlett yelled angrily.

"You know, poor Keely has to wrap up her full chest because of the new movie. She complained to me several times. When the time comes, her body will probably be out of shape, so don't worry." Adriaan said to himself, "Also, I've saved your pictures. When the movie you and she star in is released next year, we can compare them. It must be very interesting."

"Yes, it's very interesting … This way, it can satisfy your … perverted hobby!" Scarlett snorted again, deliberately pausing before the word "perverted." Adriaan could almost picture her rolling her eyes.

"Thank you." He chuckled and was about to end the call when he suddenly thought of something and looked at the "pet" that had been crawling beside his leg.

Perhaps sensing his gaze, the "pet" raised its head and showed a flattering smile, then wagged its "tail" and rubbed against his lower body affectionately.

"By the way, Scarlett, there's one more thing." Adriaan poured a small saucer of milk and placed it in front of the "pet". Watching "it" happily licking the milk, he said to the other side, "There's a new movie related to fashion. I hope you can play the female lead. When the time comes, you can wear a lot of beautiful clothes to show off your charm on the big screen. You can also play with … um … Jolie. What do you think?"

"Julia Roberts?" Scarlett seemed to sigh. "First Keely, then Julia. It seems …"

She did not continue, but Adriaan had already understood what she meant. He could not help but laugh. "In this case, you should also add Catherine Zetajones. When it comes to cosplay, 'X-Men' is undoubtedly the most interesting."

"Then do you want to add Ellen Page? I heard that you seem to like her very much! " Scarlett said angrily, but then she sighed. "Okay, I'll think about it, but before I get the script, I won't give any definite answers!"

"No problem, then …" Adriaan looked at the time. "Let's call it a day. Go back to Los Angeles early. A few photos won't satisfy me. I'm starting to miss you, Scarlett."

"You miss a lot of people." After a teasing snort, Scarlett turned off the phone. Judging from the sound of chewing at the last moment, there must be a lot of potato chip bags around her.

After sitting quietly on the chair for a while, Adriaan reached out his hand to the side. After licking the milk, the "pet" who had shrunk to the side immediately leaned its head over and let him slowly stroke it.

"This will be a good movie about fashion. Are you interested?"

"Woof!"

"Very good. This movie has two female leads, and now it's given to Scarlett and Julia, so you'll play the supporting female role. Is there a problem?"

"Woof woof!"

"Very good. Then, perform well. Let me see the results of your reflection." As Adriaan spoke, he stood up, grabbed the rope tied around "its" neck, shook it, and led "it" around for a walk. After letting "it" relieve itself under a tree, he leisurely entered the villa.

Choosing a movie for his woman was actually a very troublesome thing, but Adriaan had always liked it. It was like playing a jigsaw puzzle, and not just any jigsaw puzzle. What he needed to do was not to put the fragmented pictures together to restore the original, but to use them to put together a completely different but equally beautiful picture. It was very troublesome, but the result was quite good.

For example, Love Credits, which Scarlett and Keely had starred in together, was originally a British movie, but Adriaan had moved it to the United States. He had also specially asked the scriptwriters to fully consider his conclusions about Scarlett and Keely's characters. Another example was The Queen Who Wears Prada, which had been decided today.

Since Lauren Weisberg had been Anna Winter's assistant, it was not difficult at all to find out about her. Therefore, Adriaan secretly provided her with a one-stop service of publishing and adaptation. As the most expensive movie in history, and it had caused a strong reaction with a small investment, he naturally had to give it to his women.

There was no doubt that, at present, Scarlett was the most suitable female lead, whether in terms of age, figure, or acting skills. Kyla was more suitable for a classic British movie, and Jessica was more suitable to be a flower vase. Although this movie was actually very suitable for a flower vase, it would undoubtedly be better if she could show off her acting skills. Besides, Jessica's current commercial value was enough.

As for a strong woman like Miranda, Julia, Zeta Jones, Nicole, and Blanchett were all suitable, but Monica and Sophie were still a little Microsoft. Zeta Jones and Nicole, one of them had just given birth, and Adrian had always insisted that women must rest for a long time after giving birth. Nicole, on the other hand, was pregnant, so he didn't consider her.

Of the remaining two, Blanchett's acting skills were undoubtedly better. Although she had never played such a cold and indifferent role before, it was believed that it would not be difficult for her to play such a role. This year, for the first time, she tried a new type of role. But because of this, Adriaan chose Julia. Although she was now developing behind the scenes, and a medium-budget movie that she was the producer of was released in August, it would still take a long time. Before that, she still needed some good roles, and her acting skills were only a little worse than Blanchett's. So now she also needed such a unique role. Although it was a villain, it was not bad to try it occasionally.

As for the supporting actress, it was the original heroine, Anne Hathaway. Under Adriaan's guidance, she very smoothly divided herself into two halves. In front of people, she was a rising star in Hollywood, a combination of Audrey Hepburn and Julia Roberts. But behind people's backs …

She had to pay the price for doing something wrong, not to mention that she was the one who begged for another chance, so Adriaan would not have the slightest mercy. But this time, Anne was very tactful and completely handed herself over to him. She basically did not resist those hardcore methods, but because of her instinct to protect herself, she cut her heart into two halves.

Seeing that Anne was so obedient and abandoned everything, Adriaan was no longer stingy. After all, she did not have any works this year. So, he deprived her of the opportunity to be the heroine of "The Queen Wears Prada", but gave her the supporting role. In short, if it was appropriate, he did not mind making her better. The more famous and popular Anne was, the more satisfied Adriaan was.

As time went into October, the movie schedule completely calmed down, while the TV series became more popular. However, the advantage that movies had over TV series was that TV series had a winter break and a summer break, which was about four months in total. During this time, the public TV series would stop broadcasting. Of course, the cable TV series still aired during the summer break, but because there were relatively few cable TV series, there was no winter break. Even in the off-season, there would always be new films released. For example, of the four movies that were shown in Toronto previously, three of them were chosen to be released in October.

"A Glass of Life", "Wind and Clouds in the North", and "Death Girl" were considered independent films. The investment was not high, and the commercial value was not high. Even with Adriaan's support, the promotion would not be too strong, so it was suitable to be released in the off-season. "Pride and Prejudice" was relatively better, but only by a little, so it was scheduled to be released in early November.

However, even though these three films received good reviews at the Toronto Film Festival, especially "Death Girl", which was directed by Sophie. As the first full-length work of an Oscar -winning actress, this gimmick alone attracted a lot of attention. But in October, the most popular film wasn't this film, but … the work of a guy who offended most European filmmakers: "The Pianist"!

"Adriaan used an extremely realistic method to present the bloody history in front of us, and the other Adriaan used superb acting skills to fully express it."

"The visual and narrative style is very similar to the old-fashioned films, and the overall is quite restrained, but it just happens to be a perfect interpretation of that dark period."

"Unlike the dramatic scene in Schindler's List, where multiple shots failed to kill a person, in The Pianist, the Nazis did not hesitate to change their gun and kill their target. There was no luck, no mercy, only cold cruelty. It was a shocking and realistic scene."

The American media and film critics, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately expressed their opinions through their own channels, praising the movie with all their might. Of course, there were some malicious comments, such as "In comparison," Schindler's List "is more like" Spielberg is pretentious ", or" This is the best film about the Holocaust ", etc. Unfortunately, the two people involved didn't care.

"There is no doubt that Adriaan did a better job than me. This is a real, heart-wrenching work," Spielberg wrote in his column.

"Thank you to Steven's' Schindler's List '. If it weren't for his work, I wouldn't have been able to make a film about the Holocaust. Thank you to everyone who supported me." This was a statement from Adriaan's office.

After all, Adriaan had said that he had the idea because of Spielberg's film, not to mention that he was an investor in "Schindler's List".

Compared to the lively North American continent, Europe was quiet, as if the film that won this year's Palme d 'Or had not been released at all. Come to think of it, Adriaan's previous remarks not only embarrassed them, but also indirectly divided the European filmmakers. Now that things had calmed down, why would he bring it up again? Was it not enough for them to be under pressure?

At the beginning, no one noticed that the most destructive part of Adriaan's remarks was not the right to speak about art, but it slowly fermented after he appeared on "Alan's Show" … As a world-famous miracle director, he had countless classic works, such as "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", both of which were masterpieces, and a variety of different styles of films. Even he didn't dare to say that his work was art. Even he had to work hard with fear and respect, so what right did you European directors have to say that it was art?

This slap was the heaviest, so much so that the French, who were originally complacent, felt their faces burning. Therefore, the European filmmakers quickly unified their opinions, but it was too late, and the European filmmakers could only try their best to downplay it. Therefore, Sophie hesitated again and again, but in the end, she did not bring "Death Girl" to the Venice Film Festival. Otherwise, she didn't know what would happen.

Unfortunately, some things could be downplayed by ignoring it. Not to mention the Americans who thought they had won, Adriaan alone would not allow such a situation to happen. The reason why he decided to release "The Pianist" in October instead of releasing it when it had already won the Palme d 'Or and when it was still a hot topic and popular topic, was so that the influence of "The Pianist" could continue to be maintained. He wanted to use this opportunity to tell certain people: Look, how much goodwill I've shown, how much sacrifice I've made for you, shouldn't you show something?

Anyway, he did not intend to make the film make money. If he wanted to look good on the books, he could just throw in a few million to ten million to support the box office. Besides, he believed that the Jews all over the world would not let him lose money.

Therefore, the European filmmakers were unlucky. They did not want to make any comments on the film or the miracle director, but there were reports about him everywhere, on the Internet, on television, in newspapers and magazines, and he even appeared on sports channels. Damn Chelsea!

This was the power of a media mogul. Not to mention others, Lars von Trier, who was previously known to be "sympathetic to Nazis," could do nothing but gather a group of believers on the Internet to shout a few words. It was certain that he would be banned by the European film industry. Who asked him to provoke that guy?

Even so, in the end, the European filmmakers had to respond. Although Adriaan did not say a word, the discussion on the Internet was so heated, and the Americans were so aggressive. If they continued to ignore it, they would unilaterally declare victory. How could they not respond?

Damn Lars von Trier! Damn Adrian Kewell! The European filmmakers cursed in their hearts.