"What should I say about you, Laffer?" Adriaan, who was sitting behind his spacious desk, looked at Laffern helplessly and gloomily. He sighed and said, "Should I praise you for your outstanding work? Or blame you for taking matters into your own hands? "
This was the first time Adriaan had called Laffern to the office since he became the CEO of the company. Before this, he had always taken the initiative to look for Laffern and use practical actions to maintain his authority as the CEO.
It was no wonder that Adriaan was a little rude. He was indeed very depressed at the moment. Previously, when they were filming the chase scene between Willis and Vin Reams, who played the gangster boss Massa, they were surrounded by countless reporters for a long time. If it weren't for the good weather and the lack of flash, who knew how much of the scene would have been ruined by those guys. And every time they took a break after filming, they would stick to him like flies and ask questions. It was very annoying.
"You're even more of a star than we are, man," Willis teased him.
At the beginning of the street chase scene, there were still fans of Willis waiting nearby, waiting for his autograph. However, when the Oscar nomination list was announced, the area was filled with reporters and people who wanted to see what kind of magical creature Adriaan was.
Frankly speaking, Adriaan did not expect to be nominated for Best Director. In his memory, there was no Best Director among the seven nominations for "The Shawshank Redemption". The most important ones were Best Movie, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The rest were all technical.
But now, not only was he nominated for Best Director, but he was also nominated for a total of eight projects. Best Sound Mixing became Best Supporting Actor — Adriaan had specifically asked someone to nominate Tim Robbins for Best Actor and Morgan Freeman for Best Supporting Actor. He did not expect it to work. Of course, most of this was Laffern's credit. Without his public relations efforts, the old men at Film School would not have nominated him so readily.
If it had been anyone else, they would have jumped for joy. This was an Oscar nomination for Best Director. Moreover, he had broken the record of being the youngest nominee for Best Director. How could this not be worth celebrating? However, Adriaan could only feel depressed. He had spent so much effort to make a memorable appearance next year, but he did not expect that it would be ruined by a Best Director nomination that he should have been happy about. This was undoubtedly a very bad thing.
Depressed and harassed by the reporters, Adriaan returned to the company during the weekend to question Laffern. He definitely did not ask for this nomination.
"Sorry, boss." Laffern was silent for a few seconds before he said, "I think I might have a problem communicating with the other party, so they misunderstood me."
Adriaan raised his eyebrows. This was obviously an excuse. There was no doubt about Laffern's ability. Otherwise, he would not have gotten eight nominations for "The Shawshank Redemption". Therefore, he would definitely not make such a mistake. And Laffern had no reason not to do as he was told. There was only one explanation for him being nominated for Best Director. The judges had indeed misunderstood him!
Although this conclusion made him a little dumbfounded, it was indeed possible when he thought about it carefully. Although submitting "The Shawshank Redemption" for Best Director was just a formality, Laffern could not possibly tell the other party that he did not want the nomination, could he? If the judges had misunderstood and felt that the film was qualified, then it was normal for them to give this nomination.
In this case, Laffern could be said to have no responsibility. He believed that Laffern himself understood this, but he still took the blame. As for why he did this, there were two reasons.
In Hollywood, opportunity was often more important than ability. If Adriaan had not appeared, Laffern might have stayed in the position of the general manager of this small company until he retired. His ambition would not have been realized, and his name would not have been known.
As for the other reason, Laffern also believed that the young boss in front of him, who could make such achievements in just two years, put him in the position of CEO and trust him unreservedly, also understood this.
"Forget it, the problem is not you. The important thing is how to remedy it now." Adriaan waved his hand and let it go. "I think you should understand why I did this, Laffer."
Although he was a little depressed and annoyed when he first returned to the company, he had now adjusted his mentality. In fact, to a certain extent, he even enjoyed this feeling. He was very satisfied with Laffern. Although the quality of "The Shawshank Redemption" was guaranteed, the possibility of getting eight nominations had something to do with Laffern's public relations. Such ability could be regarded as first-class in Hollywood, and he believed that Laffern could do better. Such a talent, if it were not for him, might have been buried.
In fact, Laffern was not so bad. Relatively speaking, the competition for actors was more fierce. Every year, thousands of young men and women flocked to Hollywood with dreams. It was better for those with a background, but those without could only run around like headless flies. When they gradually understood the cruelty of reality, many people would do anything to fight for a chance.
Adriaan still remembered a story about Jack Lemmon in his previous life. When he first came out, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor because of the movie "Mr. Roberts." He told his acting teacher excitedly. The teacher pointed at the people who passed by them and said, "Among the people who just passed by, there might be six people who could play the role as well as you. The most important difference between you and them is that you got the role, and they didn't!"
That was why Drew took the initiative to tease him; that was why Monica did not reject him; and that was why Laffern acquiesced to the accusation. The feeling of controlling the fate of others was really fascinating.
"Frankly speaking, I don't think there is anything that can be remedied, Eide." Laffern changed the way he addressed Eide.
"You can't just let it go!" Adriaan frowned and raised his hands. He knew that Laffern was telling the truth. If he was only the youngest person to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, he could find a way to divert the public's attention. He did not expect that the chief entertainment reporter of the Washington Post, Hodges Pine, would actually dig up his past.
Too careless! Adriaan said in his heart, but then he shook his head slightly. Even if there was no Pine, there would be someone else. The information was not confidential, and it was easy to find. Moreover, his career had just started, and he was far from reaching the point where he could influence the media.
"Maybe." Laffern was silent for a few minutes before he looked at his boss. "We can think in another direction."
"In another direction?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows.
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