King of Hollywood

Chapter 242: 240

Chapter 242: 240

Gluum was indeed a troublemaker, but Adrian had a way to deal with him. It was simple, just to delay and keep writing privately as usual. What if the other party was unhappy? If he threw a tantrum, regard it as him acting, and if he made threats, even better. Adrian was waiting for just that.

As the news of “The Piano Lesson” winning the Golden Lion Award at Venice spread, Campion’s feminist film began to receive more and more attention. The general public in the United States didn’t care about European film festivals, but that didn’t mean the critics were indifferent. Besides, art films always had a small group of aficionados, along with journalists and various film companies’ distributors, so there were still quite a few people from America attending European festivals each year.

Naturally, they were quite familiar with this movie, so when “The Piano Lesson” was about to be released in the US, various reviews sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, with praises such as “Life is an endless struggle, men turn it into war, women turn it into dance,” or “Delicately depicts the profound emotional world of a mute woman in the Victorian Era” endlessly flowing. As mentioned before, such movies still had a lot of followers.

This was good news, at least indirectly it increased the visibility of “The Piano Lesson,” so the schedule was quickly set.

“November 18, before Thanksgiving,” Laverne told Adrian the date over the phone.

“Got it,” Adrian replied shortly to acknowledge.

Although there was still a month left, he didn’t need to inquire further, trusting that Laverne would handle it well. As for “Philadelphia Story” and “Schindler’s List,” the former was doing alright, the trailer was already on TV, and various marketing strategies had begun, he just needed to pay attention to the reactions. This movie mainly addressed not the issue of discrimination against homosexuals, but against AIDS patients, and anti-discrimination was a mainstream ethos in American society. Even if discrimination persisted privately, once it was brought to the forefront, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

Thus, if handled well, this movie could not only win favor in mainstream society but also gain goodwill from homosexual organizations, truly achieving benefits from both sides.

As for the latter, it was still somewhat quiet. The media only knew that Spielberg had directed a new work about the Jewish Holocaust during World War II, with the specifics unclear, at most knowing it was adapted from a biography. Adrian had deliberately orchestrated it this way, as this movie was so important it had to be handled with care. He had already discussed a good plan with Laverne.

By late October, post-production of “The Professional” was essentially completed. Although Laverne had put in great effort, this film was still classified as R-rated by the MPAA. Adrian was a bit upset but didn’t take it too much to heart. He remembered that the original version had been cut by about twenty minutes when released in the US, but his version had mostly been retained, which, of course, was also related to how he filmed certain things in a more understated manner.

Anyway, overall this was still good news. So, Adrian quickly had Laverne schedule the promotions after “Schindler’s List.” There was even better news, such as the soon-to-be-offline “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” which had garnered $190 million at the box office in North America alone after 8 weeks of screening! The concurrent release in the United Kingdom had also brought in over 20 million British Pounds, and other places looked promising too, with a total global box office of over $200 million not being out of reach.

As a result, Julia had thoroughly shed the label “box office poison,” and Dennis had successfully demonstrated another facet of himself. However, the biggest winner was the director, Mike Newell, with the big sale of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” practically granting him a passport into Hollywood.

Since such outstanding achievements had been achieved, a celebratory party was naturally not to be missed, and Adrian took this opportunity to invite some people over. Certain topics were more conveniently discussed at a party than being arranged to talk about privately.

Click, with the turning sound of the key, the door was finally opened. Julia giggled somewhat unsteadily as she walked in, her cheeks flushed, appearing to have had quite a lot to drink at the party. Following behind, Adrian, who was cautiously holding her waist, closed the door with a bang, then spun her around and kissed her moist lips.

Julia unreservedly began to retaliate, their lips and tongues waged a fierce battle amidst sizzling sounds, and the heated kiss finally came to an end. Looking at each other, both of their gazes should have brightened, the alcohol lingering in their mouths seemingly having an aphrodisiac effect.

“You look beautiful, Julia,” Adrian caressed her cheek and sincerely complimented.

“Really?” Julia’s eyes suddenly became a bit blurred, she looked at Adrian for a long while, then with a bit of aggressiveness, asked, “Prettier than that girl?”

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As she spoke, her thigh pressed against Adrian’s crotch.

“Which girl?” Adrian feigned ignorance.

“Who else…” Julia tilted her head and thought, “Cameron Diaz! Yes, that’s the name!”

“Is there a problem with her?” Adrian still answered with a smile, but his eyes took on a playful look.

“Don’t tell me you haven’t slept with her.” Under the influence of alcohol, Julia’s gaze turned sharp, her thigh pressing against Adrian’s groin started rubbing slightly, though her cheeks were flushed even redder, “With the way you two were making eyes at each other, I can definitely make a firm judgment!”

“Okay, okay,” feeling the “threat” coming from below, Adrian sighed somewhat helplessly, “We received a regular script at the company, and under my recommendation, it was revised and prepared to be made into a movie. To ensure smooth production, I took on the usual roles of producer and casting director, and after overseeing the casting of the lead actress, I encountered Camy…”

“Wow, you’re already using nicknames.” Julia scoffed, lifting her chin as she slightly tensed her thigh again.

“Okay, Cameron,” Adrian said with a laugh, raising his hands, “I thought she was suitable so I confirmed it, then she asked me out for dinner. I thought there was nothing wrong with it, so I agreed. After that, we hit it off, so… some things just naturally happened.”

“Naturally, what a good excuse,” Julia bit her lip, her eyes narrowing slightly, “because it happened naturally, it also became a habit naturally, right?”

“Of course not,” Adrian suddenly cupped her face and looked at her earnestly. “This was just an accident, or an incident, you know, Julia, you’re different from her.”

“Then I and… you’re an asshole, Ed,” Julia sighed, but never removed his hand.

“I know,” Adrian leaned in and kissed her lips gently. “Actually, I planned on having Cameron paired with you in the third part of the romance pentology that I’m preparing for your next movie.”

“Romance pentology?” Julia looked at him, surprised.

“Yes, five romantic comedies. I want you to become the synonym for love, I want those different yet similar female images to be engraved in every American’s mind,” Adrian whispered in her ear.

This was more effective than any sweet talk, as the look in Julia’s eyes became even more mesmerized.

“But…” she gazed at him, her voice low, as if she wanted to say something.

“Of course, they won’t all be produced at once,” Adrian said, laughing as he continued to kiss her lips. “With me arranging, you don’t have to worry at all. You just need to be in my arms.”

“Is this one… the first one?” Julia didn’t know what to say, so she just murmured the question.

“No, this is the second part. The first part was ‘Pretty Woman,'” Adrian said with a sly smile.

“Oh, you asshole, using someone else’s work to fill the count,” although Julia tensed her thigh again, her tone carried a hint of reproach, “you wouldn’t have arranged for me and Cameron to play love rivals, would you?”

“You’re really smart, Julia, you guessed that idea too,” Adrian said, smiling as he stroked her face and pulled her closer. “Look, Julia, I told you, that was an accident or an incident. You know, I might be an asshole, but I wouldn’t lie to you about these things—do you think you can’t compete with a young girl?”

“Want to try it, Mr. Adrian?” Julia’s spirits were rising, her eyes becoming more blurred, and her body started teasingly writhing in Adrian’s embrace.

“Speaking of which…” Adrian’s heart fluttered slightly, his face showing a half-smile. “Cameron’s mouth isn’t inferior to yours, Julia!”

“Is that so?” Julia gave a cold laugh, smacked Adrian’s shoulder under the influence of alcohol, then knelt before him, skillfully unzipped him, and with precise timing, took him in her mouth as it sprang free.

Adrian instantly took a deep breath, enjoying Julia’s service. Up and down, shaking his head, sometimes intense, sometimes slow. Then, with an audible swallow, Julia’s enticing lips, trailing a silver thread, left the tip as she looked at him provocatively: “How about now?”

Actually, Julia had always looked at Adrian with that look from the beginning, so this time his deep breath was even more vigorous,

“It’s incredibly seductive, Julia, you did great, but it seems to be missing just a little bit… Oh!”

This time Julia didn’t tilt her head back but instead buried it down for more intense actions, and Adrian took a big gulp of cold air.

No wonder men loved this position. Adrian admired inwardly with his eyes closed. Because this position meant conquest! (To be continued, for further details, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters available, support the author, support genuine reading!)