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    Chapter 117 Publicity Plan

    As the Cannes Film Festival officially opened on May 12, this seaside town became even more lively. Reporters rushed back and forth to various news release points with cameras and cameras, tirelessly collecting information that could attract attention.  News, gossip and anecdotes.  And male and female stars from all over the world are rarely generous enough to allow them to shoot, ask questions, and promote themselves or the authors of the movies they star in.

    Compared to the United States, Adrian is less famous in Europe. After all, except for "Two Smoking Barrels", the stories of the other two of the three works all took place in the United States.  Ordinary people in Europe prefer American films with a strong commercial flavor, while critics who regard themselves as artistic think that both films are not artistic enough.

    However, it is just a bit smaller. There are also many viewers who like cult style, suspense, and weird ideas. The ideological nature shown in "Memento" and "Shawshank Redemption", or in other words, among critics  The thoughtfulness in his eyes is also commendable.  Therefore, when "Pulp Fiction" premiered at the Capa Theater on Marsden Avenue on May 16, although there were not many American reporters, there were also many European reporters.

    "According to the current plot introduction, Mr. Adrian, your new movie is still a cult type, and it seems to be narrated in three parts. So will you work hard on editing this time like in "Memento"?"  Outside the railing, a French reporter stretched out his microphone and asked loudly amidst the sound of snapping photos.

    It¡¯s just that his English is really bad. If he switches to French, Adrian can basically understand it. Unfortunately, in this noisy situation, he has no idea what he is saying.

    ¡°Can you repeat it?¡± Adrian asked in French.

    The reporter immediately realized his question and immediately changed to French and asked the question again. However, Adrian's answer made him dumbfounded: "I'm sorry, I can't answer this. The movie will be screened soon, so I'd better use  Observe with your own eyes. Of course, I promise, it's a fun movie."

    I finally took the opportunity to ask my question, and I repeated it several times before the other party understood. I didn¡¯t expect to get such an answer, which would make anyone else feel depressed.  He wanted to continue asking, but unfortunately the American reporter next to him had already snatched this opportunity: "Mr. Adrian, the reason why you still chose the cult genre for your fifth movie is because the fourth movie was not satisfactory?"

    Reporters from other surrounding countries immediately pricked up their ears. This news had already spread to Europe.  Unfortunately, Adrian did not answer directly. He just smiled and said, "I'm sorry, today is the premiere of "Pulp Fiction", so I won't answer questions that have nothing to do with this movie."

    "Can I take it as your acquiescence?" the American reporter asked unwillingly.

    Adrian did not answer, but looked around to signal for others to ask questions. An Italian reporter immediately spoke: "Mr. Adrian, can you tell us why you chose Monica Bellucci to play the female lead in this movie?"  Protagonist?"

    "Because she is the most suitable." Adrian said, holding his arm with Monica, who had been by his side. She was wearing a red low-cut evening dress today, which highlighted her graceful figure and made her slender.  Less film.

    "As the mistress of a gangster, the heroine needs to give people a sexy, sultry and unconventional feeling. I selected many actresses for this purpose, but I never found the most suitable one until Monica participated.  Audition." Adrian said, looking at Monica next to him with admiration. "Although she doesn't have much experience, I knew she was the role I was looking for after just a few performances, so I didn't hesitate.  Pick Monica.¡±

    Monica did not speak, but looked at the reporters with a slight smile. Although her aura was far less strong than a few years later, it also made many people's eyes brighten - especially the Italian reporters.

    "It turns out that my decision was very correct. Monica's performance in the movie was almost perfect. She was like my muse, adding a lot of inspiration to me during the filming." Adrian continued, surrounding him  After some reporters were stunned for two or three seconds, their expressions immediately became ambiguous.

    Generally speaking, when a director calls the heroine in his movie his muse, it can only mean one thing.  Of course, no one is stupid enough to pierce that layer of paper. Tabloids can write whatever they want because everyone knows that 90% of what they say is untrustworthy. However, those famous newspapers must abide by such unspoken rules unless there is concrete evidence.  evidence, but this is also a reminder that there is news between them.

    Looking at the entrance to the theater not far away, Adrian immediately took Monica's arm and walked inside. The reporters who wanted to continue asking questions had no choice but to give up.Then he picked up the camera and took a few shots at their background.

    "Are you serious, Ed?" Monica suddenly asked in a low voice after entering the front hall of the theater.

    "Of course," Adrian answered without thinking, "You were indeed my muse when filming "Pulp Fiction", otherwise I wouldn't have spent so much thought on you."

    "Not now?" A complicated look flashed across Monica's face.

    "Frankly, I can't be sure," Adrian stopped and looked at her, his serious look making him look sincere, "but my fascination with you is by no means adulterated, Monica."

    Monica was silent for a few seconds, and then said provocatively: "You said in front of reporters that I am your muse, aren't you afraid that your little girlfriend will be jealous?"

    "It is what it is. You were indeed my muse during the filming. Why can't I admit this?" Adrian shrugged, looking quite free and easy.

    Monica¡¯s expression became more complicated. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just sighed.  Adrian smiled slightly, pinched her butt lightly, then held her arm and continued walking inside.

    "Hey, Ed, oh, and Monica." John Travolta, who had arrived at the screening room early, greeted with a smile, and Samuel Jackson, Dennis, and Laverne were also with him.  Alongside this is Bruce Willis and his wife Demi Moore.

    "You guys ran so fast, leaving all the reporters to me and Moni." Adrian walked up to them and said teasingly.

    "As a director and producer, you should take more responsibilities than us, right? Besides you" Taravolta, who was joking, suddenly realized something and spread his hands with a smile without continuing.  Go down.

    Basically, everyone knew what happened between Adrian and Monica, and more or less knew that he had a girlfriend, but no one said anything about it - Dennis knew the most.  Just keep your mouth shut.  We are all men and understand this situation very well, even Willis and Taravolta, who are already married.

    After exchanging pleasantries, Adrian chatted and laughed with the Willis couple for a while, and everyone took their seats to wait for the movie to be released.

    "How is the situation?" Adrian asked in a low voice Laverne, who was sitting on his right.

    "It's not very good. You know, we have wasted at least several years before. Although you started to reorganize your connections after acquiring the company, once this thing is abandoned and you want to pick it up again, sometimes it is better than building a completely new one.  Even more difficult. More importantly, this is Europe." Laverne said softly, but he seemed very calm.

    "It doesn't matter, there is still time anyway." Adrian also noticed this, "Just try your best. As long as you try your best, it doesn't matter even if you fail."

    "I will." Laverne nodded.

    What the two discussed was naturally the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Although the original version of "Pulp Fiction" won the Palme d'Or, Adrian was confident that his version would not be worse than the original version, but whether he could win the Palme d'Or was not.  One hundred percent sure.

    As I said a long time ago, these film festivals are essentially dividing the cake. However, the Oscars still have mainstream values ??as a standard. The closer you are to this standard, the easier it is to gain favor, while European film festivals only focus on artistic values.  The sign is held high, so the rules are more chaotic than the Oscars, so whether you can get a piece of the cake depends on whether the public relations is in place.

    Because of this, when Adrian originally acquired the film company, he chose Bosworth Pictures, which has a lot of background.  Subsequent facts proved that his choice was not wrong. Laverne and his agent Roger successfully got him an Oscar nomination for Best Director.

    No matter how you divide the cake, the quality of the movie still has to account for a very high proportion. Adrian believes that "Pulp Fiction" has no problem with this, so now it depends on whether Laverne can be like the two bosses of Miramax.  Won the Palme d'Or for "Pulp Fiction."  Of course, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work. Although the Palme d'Or has a high reputation internationally, its influence in the United States is far less than that of the Oscars, so it's great if you can win it, but it doesn't matter if you don't.

    "So, how is the promotion of "Scent of a Woman" going?" Adrian asked another question.

    "It's currently under control, but I think we can take a break now. With the release of "Pulp Fiction" in Cannes, it will definitely receive a lot of attention." Laverne said in retrospect.

    "I'm afraid not," Adrian thought for a moment and shook his head, "You know, the first thing they grasped was the fourth movie and the previous threeThe standards are different, and now the fifth film is still a cult movie, so it is inevitable to compare it with the fourth film, which has not revealed much information so far, and thus declare that the fourth film is a failure. If "Pulp Fiction"  Popular, this situation may be more serious.  In this case, it would be difficult to treat it coldly, so someone needs to provide proper guidance, just like we decided at the beginning, to use this matter to whet the public's appetite, not only to make them curious but also to prevent them from losing confidence.  "
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