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Chapter 118 Do you want to hit it?

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In Hollywood's history, the 1930s to 1940s were the golden age of musical and dance films. With the continuous improvement of shooting techniques, and the pinnacle of luxury sets and production at that time, the song and dance shown in the movies are completely different from what is shown on Broadway. Such musical and dance films pay more attention to the combination of content and form, and have achieved very high artistic achievements, so although they are still black and white, they are still popular throughout the United States.

In the 1950s and 1960s, with the expansion of color films, musical and dance films began to become very epic, reaching the peak of a genre film in Hollywood, and many actors who were famous for this type of film and even won the Oscar for Best Actress, such as Julie Andrews.

It was such a wonderful era. I could sing and dance in the camera, and the feeling of freedom was something I couldn't understand now.

Andrews said with emotion, and then added, of course, I am not saying that it is not beautiful now, but people will inevitably feel the glory of the past when they are old, especially since my voice has undergone surgery and can no longer sing.

Suddenly, everyone around her sighed for her. This is the premiere of "The Princess Diary", and this movie about modern fairy tales was released immediately after "The Moulin Rouge".

Time is a little tight, but the New Year schedule is about to end. If you don’t hurry up, then for the sake of box office, you can only postpone the summer vacation.

Don't say that, Julie, although you can no longer sing, I believe that no matter when you will remember Mary Poppins in "Poppins" and Maria von Tripp in "The Voice of Music", you have left a lot of traces in the history of musical and dance films.

Adrian said in praise.

Although after the 1970s, due to the rise of various technologies, such as "Space Odyssey 2001" and later "Star Wars", and the rise of various sports, Hollywood song and dance films began to shrink completely, and Andrews' career was greatly affected.

Even so, she still did not give up her beloved song and dance film. If the movie was no longer available, she would go to Broadway to perform. It was not until 1997 that she had surgery on her throat due to a tumor, and later a series of medical lawsuits triggered that she had to bid farewell to her singing career.

I believe you are too, Adrian. Although it is no longer possible for the musical and dance film to set off a new wave, "The Moulin Rouge" is indeed the best musical and dance film in recent years. Ms. Nicole Kidman also performed quite well. It is great to see such a musical and dance film today.

Andrews said complimentally.

As mentioned above, after the 1970s, the traditional expression techniques were no longer popular, and people occasionally tried innovative ways, but did not arouse the strong response as before, and the music and dance films gradually became niche.

After "Everyone Says I Love You" in 1995, there were no more accurate works. In fact, even "Everyone Says I Love You" has been criticized a lot, and many people regard it as the beginning of Woody Allen's downward path.

This is also the reason why "Moldova" can attract a lot of attention. The genre film may have a low point, but it will never disappear. Over time, some dazzling sparks will always burst out, even if the duration is short.

Similarly, the elderly in the film school will miss that era, the era that made them shine, and the era when singing and dancing skills are important award-winning standards, so Adrian repeatedly asked Nicole to take action himself.

Adrian gave a typical example when he advised Naomi to practice singing and dancing like Nicole. Audrey Hepburn performed very well in the movie version of "My Fair Lady", but she didn't even get the nomination for Best Actress at the Oscar that year, because the dances and songs in it were not her dances or singing.

The one who won the Best Actress back then was Julie Andrews, who starred in the stage play "My Fair Lady" for three consecutive years.

So, Nicole has a foundation for winning the award.Of course, it is still not easy to win awards with only the basics, and some important things are indispensable.

Remember what you promised me?At the end of his conversation with Andrews and others, Adrian called out a somewhat short and fat middle-aged man from the crowd.

What aspect do you mean?Harvey Weinstein blinked.

Things to come, March.Adrian said straightforwardly, his pretending expression was too lazy to reveal.

Oh, yes, I get it.Wayne Stein showed a sudden enlightenment. After pausing for two seconds, he showed an ambiguous smile again: Nicole Kidman, right?

There seems to be only one movie directed and produced by me that may win the Best Actress.Adrian smiled.

That's true.Weinstein nodded after recalling it, it seemed that there would be standards in the future.

He followed him and laughed again: That was indeed a beauty, and he had a very personality. Only a big man like you could tame her, but... I remember you once said that "Beautiful Mind" was also for the Oscars, so...

Weinstein made this gesture but did not say the following words, but Adrian knew his meaning very well, thinking of some of his previous performances, and some rumors in his previous life were not aimless.

That's my business, Harvey.Adrian said in a lazy tone, you just need to finish.

OK OK, but look, Ed, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has just started filming, wanting... Weinstein smiled.

This time, like last time, Harvey.Adrian interrupted him, all resources are at your disposal, I just want to see the results, so don't say you are not getting any benefits.

This profit-oriented guy didn't say anything and laughed twice without shame.

This time is more time than last time, and the situation is more favorable, don't let me down, Harvey.Adrian didn't care, but said in a very serious tone.

Weinstein finally put away his smile and nodded seriously and agreed: No problem, Ed, as you said, this incident is more sufficient and the situation is more favorable. I have no reason to fail, just wait and see the show.

After pausing, he said again: Frankly speaking, Ed, it is really lucky to be able to cooperate with you.

He said this sentence sincerely. Indeed, no media group would give him such great power, even if it was only a short period of time.

Moreover, by taking charge of this power, Weinstein also understood that their brothers were not the material that operated a large media group, so he devoted himself to film production and distribution.

Me too.

Adrian patted Weinstein on the shoulder. Many things have become much easier to have such a guy who is very connected to Hollywood. AC Media is indeed more suitable to have Miramax than Disney.

After leaving Weinstein, Adrian walked to the other side, but at the same time he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It would be great if she had been as sensible as Andrews.

This is our great director of miracles, Mr. Adrian Cowell, who is truly an amazing director.

Anne Hathaway excitedly introduced Adrian to her friend. Although she was very affectionately pulling the corner of his clothes, she had no other meaning, as if she was just a very talkative friend.

It's great to know you. I'm Adrian Cowell, not the boss of a company or the director, it's just Adrian.

No matter what he was thinking in his heart, Adrian still distanced himself from these young people with an approachable look.

It is too simple to get their favor, not to mention that their minds are not very simple, for example, the young girl on the far left is constantly flashing.

I'm so happy, Ed, can you believe it?The first movie I starred in is about to be released!

It was finally time to wait until the screening was about to start, and everyone started to enter the screening room. Adrian only got a few minutes of time to be alone with Anne, but she was excited to say nothing.

Then enjoy tonight, which will be your official starting point in Hollywood.Adrian felt no impatient at all and still kept this smile.

I really don't know how to thank you, Ed, you gave me this role.

Anne said gratefully, Adrian could feel that she was sincere, but it was because of this that gave him a headache.

Please give me a cup of coffee.He said so.

Just a cup of coffee?How can that be?Anne didn't hear what she meant at all. If the movie was successful, my friend and I were going to hold a party to celebrate, could you host it?

She looked at him with a pleading look with her hands clenched into fists, looking very earnest, as Adrian said, if she didn't laugh, she was really beautiful.

OK, if I have time.Adrian said after thinking about it, remember to call me first.

no problem!Looking at her excited appearance, if she hadn't entered the screening room, she might have jumped up and cheered.

Seeing Anne so happy, Adrian sighed in his heart, even the girl on the left had a wink than you.

The girl, who was quite pretty and had a similar eyebrow to Sarah, secretly stuffed a small note into his hand when she left just now, and undoubtedly wrote her phone number and address on it.

But Annie seemed to have heard nothing. Well, she is indeed a little slow sometimes, but she shouldn't be so slow, right?

Maybe she was just protecting herself, but those words still sounded sincere. Adrian, who had read countless women, basically would not make any mistakes in his judgment on this.

Looking back on the fact that she had had a lot of contact with her during this period, it became more and more confirmed that her vision was indeed problematic. Of course, she was really cute and able to talk. No one who came into contact with her hated her, just like she did just now.

It seems that some methods need to be used. Do you need to hit her?Adrian, who sat in his position, glanced at Anne Hathaway, who was excited not far away and said in his heart.

There is no need to say much about the content and response of "The Princess Diary". On the first day of its release, it won about 7 million yuan in 2,200 theaters, while the total box office in the three days of the first weekend was 20 million yuan.

Compared to expected, or Adrian's memory, this number is less than the box office, which is not surprising. After all, this is January, and the number of theaters is also less than the original ones.

Even so, the movie still topped the North American box office rankings in the first week. The quality of the movie was good. Some media praised it. Gary Marshall once again created a good fairy tale movie, and believed that Julie Andrews and newcomer Anne Hathaway performed very well, especially the pure and beautiful Anne, who was like the complex of Audrey Hepburn and Julia Roberts, was also proposed early under Adrian's instruction.

Of course, all girls have a princess dream in their hearts, which is also the reason why the movie is popular.

Even today, royal families in various countries have almost become the tourist destinations of zoos, but the words "noble, prince, and princess" are still sought after by many people.

So Disney always holds the princess complex, because this can easily make girls pay for it. Unfortunately, AC Media is now starting to take action in this regard. "Princess Diary" is just the beginning, and I wonder how Disney will deal with it.

Not to mention this, in the early days of January 2002, Adrian continued his leisurely life. Although the filming of "The Matrix" is important, he will soon go to London and stay for a few more days. Isn't it too wasteful to ask all the staff to shoot for a while and then stop for a while?

So I suspended my work and took care of my daughters while running back and forth between the women.

Needless to say, Lily, a naughty guy. Seeing that she was about to go to school in half a year, Adrian also let her make a fuss, but told her not to set a bad example for Deva and Juliet. Those two little guys not only stick to their father but also to their sister.

Eleanor is nothing. In addition to the nanny and mom and dad, she also has two aunts who love her.

Gwyneth may not be easy to say, but Liv really likes Eleanor very much. He always says that seeing her blue eyes is like seeing her own eyes, and his love for him is beyond words.

Until now, this little guy can turn over and sit up, and always looks at the world curiously with his eyes as beautiful as his mother. Even the first call was his mother, which made Blanchett happy and proud for a long time.

As for Mary, who is over one year old, she can already say some short sentences. The pink and tender little cute talks with her tongue very interesting. Fortunately, the eyebrows are very beautiful and do not look upward.

But she has a bad habit. She always likes to bite things instead of stuffing things into her mouth, but opening her mouth to bite them.

Once, Adrian held her and answered the phone without paying attention. As a result, she was lying on her body and biting her ears for a long time. She was reluctant when she put her down. The corners of her mouth seemed to be sad because she couldn't eat it. Fortunately, her teeth were not strong.

Tell me honestly, Jesse, did you do this when you were a child?

Adrian asked Jessica very seriously and made a look that it must be your inheritance, which made Jessica punch him a few times angry and funny.

However, not all work has stopped. AC Media’s routine work report still needs to be read, and some decisions must be made. Although Ivanka is still in charge of his studies, he always does a good job, which makes him very relaxed.

There are three more important things related to TV movies, one of which is whether "The Last Day of Black Angel" is completed.

As a science fiction movie, and it is a relatively niche science fiction movie, the ratings have not been very high, and it has declined slightly after the third season started.

Moreover, despite the modification of the background setting, the 911 incident still had a certain impact on the TV series. In addition, Jessica's thoughts have gradually shifted to the movie. Several times she pestered Adrian and suggested that she wanted to make a movie. If you think about it carefully, it would be appropriate to let her transform now.

More importantly, through this science fiction movie, some staff members who have ideas in science fiction dramas have been trained. In the second half of the year, Adrian prepared for Ji Li, the science fiction movie. This little girl also found an opportunity to bother Adrian, and fully utilized her figure advantages, and she was quite eager to become famous.

So we need to divide resources to produce them, and by the way, we can also remind Cameron that he needs to speed up, so it seems that the end of season 4 is certain.

Just to appease the production team and get them to start preparing new TV series, and it also needs to be handled with caution.

Then there are the production of two movies, one of which is "Chicago", which started filming at the end of last year. This stage play cheered when it was released on Broadway. Now classic song and dance films or traditional song and dance films have a brief gleam because of "The Moulin Rouge". Hollywood producers will definitely not let this subject go. Unfortunately, the film copyright has been taken by Adrian, otherwise they would not have been so much time in advance for Naomi and Zeta Jones to practice singing and dancing.

That's right, the song and dance film Adrian told Naomi that it was exactly this one. He didn't watch many song and dance films in his previous life, but this one left a deep impression on him, even surpassing the "Mold Moon".

Nothing else, the song and dance of the barrister holding a press conference for the heroine is very vivid. The heroine and the reporters are just puppets of the barrister. They say whatever the barrister wants them to say. Accompanied by the rhythmic song and dance, the irony of the black humor is very sharp.

Adrian knew about Naomi's practice, and with her acting skills, there would be no problem with getting a nomination.

Needless to say, Zeta Jones is hers. Although her performance in her previous life was not very eye-catching, and the off-court factor accounted for a large part of the award, now with two nominations, it is not difficult to win the award, let alone Adrian.

The director is naturally Robert Marshall. Although he has not directed many movies, he has many stage plays. He also directed the stage play "Chicago" a few years ago, which is very suitable.

As for the male lead, do you still remember the words Adrian and George Clooney said during the filming of "Eleven Arhats"?

Although he has no foundation in dancing, he also started training at the same time when the film was started in the middle of last year. Perhaps he was not as good as those professional dancers, but there was no problem singing and dancing in front of the camera.

With Adrian taking care of it, this movie will not be worse than the original version I remember.

As for another movie, it is adapted from a novel by Michael Cunningham in 1999: "Everything"!