1126 I was blinded by the headlights, someone wanted to shoot The Martian
The clothes were chosen, the necklace and earrings were put on, and several luxury stores even made an appointment with Daddario to wait until she returns to New York to take some photos together to try out the effect. Daddario was very happy.
Ao looked at William as if he wanted to devour him.
William, who had endured it for several hours, was not in the mood to linger any longer.
He gave each of the eight waiters a Devonshire gold coin as a tip, and then asked Sunday to transfer the money. He pulled Daddario, who had changed back into casual clothes, and walked out of the VIP lounge.
As soon as I came out, I got in the red Ferrari Raphael and headed to Las Vegas.
After having booked the best suite on Sunday, William didn't press the accelerator to the bottom when he returned to the city this time. Instead, he honestly maintained the speed of 140 kilometers.
This disappointed some paparazzi lurking on the roadside, as well as a few police officers and their backers who wanted to cause trouble for him.
It took nearly twenty minutes to arrive at the hotel's underground parking lot. Daddario, who was already prepared, followed William with a blush on his face as he approached the exclusive elevator and arrived at the top-floor suite.
As soon as they entered the suite, the two of them naturally stuck together, "We have about two hours to prepare for the banquet in the evening, so, Dada, if you want to spare more time to put on makeup, you have to let me go to the gym earlier.
Surrender".
"No, dear, my task now is to be a good student of your fitness coach, and carefully learn the fitness moves you teach me, so that I will have more opportunities to attend various banquets with you in the future, right? Coach".
"Yes, I like smart girls."
William laughed loudly and carried Daddario to the master bedroom that was converted into a gym.
It didn't take long for the sound of violent breathing caused by exercises such as push-ups and pull-ups to be heard in the suite.
Daddario is indeed a strong player in the car lighting industry. When he was competing with William, he actually used the light to shine in his eyes, causing William to only use 50% of his ten-level skills. He stopped after only an hour and asked to come back next time.
Compare.
Two hours later, at eight o'clock in the evening, William, wearing a suit and tie, showed up with a professional makeup artist, who took only half an hour to complete the makeup, hairstyle and clothing according to William's preferences. Daddario, who was covered in jewels, appeared
At the Stark Group cocktail party.
Probably because he was too satisfied with Daddario's previous performance, William did not directly ignore the paparazzi and reporters outside the venue as usual, but deliberately took her to the photo area and let the reporters take photos for a full five minutes before taking her away.
He followed her towards the banquet hall.
Obadie, who had been waiting at the gate for a long time for William to finish dealing with the reporters, praised Daddario, who was holding William's arm and not letting go.
"Miss Daddario, you must be the most beautiful girl at the reception tonight. If I were ten years younger, I would want to compete with William."
"You don't have a chance, Stan."
There were many people behind him waiting to enter the banquet hall. William smiled and nodded to Obadie, pulling Daddario into the reception hall.
As soon as they entered the door, the two of them became the object of everyone's attention. The man wanted to have a relationship with William, and although his eyes were eager, they were not so repulsive.
But the girls who came specifically for him were not so polite when they saw Daddario holding William's arm and following suit.
If the gaze could make a person disappear, Daddario must have been killed countless times at this time.
Being stared at by dozens of pairs of hostile eyes, even though Daddario had been in the Hollywood circle for several years, she was only 21 years old and rarely appeared at gatherings of this level. Of course she felt
Somewhat panicked, the hand holding William's arm couldn't help but tighten even more.
Feeling Daddario's nervousness, William smiled and patted her hand, "Relax, I'm here, and you didn't realize that in addition to people who have business dealings with the Stark Group, there are many Hollywood people today.
Senior executives of major film companies and famous producers and directors?
Since these well-informed guys know about the holographic projection, it’s too late to beg you and they won’t let those female celebrities provoke you.”
After hearing William's words, Daddario glanced around the hall, and she saw several heads of film companies, as well as all kinds of film selection managers that she had wanted to meet but had no way of meeting in the past.
, producer and director.
And these people looked at her with envy and joy in their eyes.
No need to guess, you know that what these directors and producers are thinking at this time is probably that William, a super rich man who has never interacted with Hollywood, is finally fascinated by a girl from Hollywood.
This kind of one person's wealth is equivalent to the sum of the other nine people in the top ten on the wealth list.
As long as Daddario can be persuaded and have a chance to get close to William, there are many examples in Hollywood of people getting one to two hundred million dollars just by looking at the script.
However, these people were still thinking about how to make the projects they were working on super exciting, or what roles were suitable for Daddario, but they saw an old man with a white beard walking directly towards William.
As soon as William saw the old man, he smiled and stretched out his hand, shaking it like an old friend, "Long time no see Ridley."
"No, it's not that we haven't seen each other for a long time, but that we haven't seen each other for eight years in four months," the great director Ridley complained with a dissatisfied look on his face, "and you also lied to me for seven years and left behind a script.
Give it to me and never contact me again."
"Sorry", William let go of Ridley's hand. The old man said this just to arouse his own guilt so as to gain some initiative in the conversation.
The things that might make William feel guilty, apart from things involving the safety of his family, are probably all things that would make him feel bad for a few seconds at most.
And not only was he not embarrassed at all, he even lied directly, "You still had the nerve to tell me about the Pirates script, but I gave you full authority to negotiate with Hollywood, but what's the result?"
I waited around in London for several months, but then I saw in the newspaper that you had taken over the Black Hawk Down project, which made me laugh at my mother for several days.
"So what if I make billions of dollars in the stock market? I'm still not a smart upstart."
"This, this", Ridley, who originally wanted to get some funds from William, felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
One or two meters away, people gathered together pretending to chat, but they kept paying attention to the people on William's side. When they heard this, they all looked at Ridley in shock, an old guy in his 70s who had been silent for three years.
.
Unexpectedly, he still had the script provided by William, but why hadn't this matter been reported?
But then some film company executives remembered that seven or eight years ago, they had indeed heard that Ridley had approached some production managers with a copy of the Pirates script.
Some people were a little interested at first, but then they heard that William, a man who made a lot of money in the stock market, only served as a screenwriter and asked for a share of the screenwriting share, but would not invest a penny in the pirate project.
The final result is, of course, that no company is willing to risk hundreds of millions of dollars on piracy projects when the stock market crash is about to be severe.
After Ridley hit a wall several times, he received new film projects, and in the next five years he took on three films in a row.
In addition, his daughter also directed her first movie and asked for help. With no shortage of work, if not for the huge failure of Kingdom of Heaven he directed, he would have almost forgotten about the original pirate project.
After listening to Sunday's report on Ridley's deeds over the years, William smiled and said, "But I should probably thank you."
"What?" Not only Ridley was confused, but the people around him also looked at William with puzzled expressions.
"If you and Hollywood hadn't given me a slap in the face when I was most proud, I would have been so proud of having made billions of dollars in just a few months that I wouldn't have bothered to immerse myself in the laboratory again."
"My dear, you are the best." After having the closest relationship with William, Daddario's heart was already tied to William. "Even if that incident hadn't happened, you would definitely be able to adjust yourself."
William, who was just making up random stories, laughed and kissed Daddario's mouth, and then smiled and said to Ridley, who didn't know whether to leave or stay,
"Forget it, it's not a shame for me that the script didn't get out. It's a blessing in disguise. Let him let go of the past."
William reached out and patted Ridley's arm, "Dada is mine now. If you have a good role in the future, remember to notify her to audition. If you mess around with me, the matter will be written off."
"she?"
Ridley looked at Daddario, who had an outstanding appearance and a figure that ranked among the top in Hollywood. He wanted to agree, but first deceived William.
But then he thought about it. Eight years ago, when William was just 20 years old, he knew that investing money in Hollywood was equivalent to giving money to others.
Now after so many years, I have never heard of anyone taking advantage of William. In addition, I have not received an invitation to direct for three years. If I want to fool people, I must at least have something that looks delicious.
Film project.
Otherwise, if William's old and new grudges were settled together, he, a man over seventy years old, would probably really have to retire.
Therefore, the old man Ridley rolled his eyes. Since he couldn't be fooled, he might as well change his identity.
If a director who has been famous for a long time and has rich experience puts forward some opinions with sincerity and sincerity, there is no reason for William to dislike him.
Maybe they will treat him, a director who is familiar with everything in Hollywood, as a consultant. But if he can win William's favor, will he still be short of funds in the future?
You must know that William transports gold and other rare minerals from Mars every month. A little leakage between his fingers is enough for him to make a movie.
But when he thought about Mars, Ridley suddenly thought why he was looking for a project. Wasn't William's experience on Mars the best project?
Enduring his excitement, Ridley tried his best to recover his breathing and said,
"On the way here from my home in Hollywood, where I was dragged here by my agent, I briefly looked at the movies and TV shows that Miss Daddario has appeared in over the years on my laptop.
Of course there is potential, but maybe it’s because I’ve had too few movies and my acting skills are,,”.
"Needless to say acting skills," before Ridley finished speaking, William smiled and said under Daddario's dissatisfied gaze, "Except for a script that is particularly suitable for her, I will not ask you to push her to the big screen at once.
In the position of the heroine of the production.
Not only is it irresponsible for your career as a director, it will also push her to the forefront.
She is only 21 years old, and I am not short of money or connections, so there is no need to be in such a hurry."
"Hey," Ridley let out a big breath, "Just understand that big productions are opportunities and even bombs. Once they fail, except for the movies you invested in, it will basically ruin Daddario's acting career.
”.
Without William saying anything, Daddario nodded quickly, "I understand, Director Ridley. After hundreds of auditions over the years, it's not like I haven't encountered those who want to rely on capital to get high, but in the end they quickly fell silent.
"Come with me".
"You are a smart girl," Ridley smiled and nodded to Daddario, "No wonder William would bring you to such an occasion."
"Thank you." William laughed. Beauty can indeed attract him, but if he is brainless, William will definitely leave the other person behind after a few exchanges.
Seeing that William was in a good mood, Ridley took the opportunity to express what he had just thought, "If you want a project to be successful, finally choose the kind of story that can attract the audience before filming starts.
Maybe we can film your experience on Mars and give Miss Daddario the female supporting role to test the audience's acceptance of her."
The Martian? This is indeed a good idea.
Of course, the spacecraft landing on Mars and his live broadcasts on Mars have not been watched by everyone in the world, but at least half of the people have paid attention to them.
But if you really shoot based on your own experience, it won’t be about rescuing the Martian, but about logging on to Mars and colonizing Mars.
I went through my experiences on Mars in my mind, and it would be impossible to film based on those experiences completely.
Gold, aliens, and Decepticons all needed to be kept secret. William quickly decided to let a professional screenwriter write the script first. It would be much easier to find mistakes in the script himself.
But we can build momentum first. If we actually shoot it on Mars, it will be a big topic.
Moreover, it has been several years since he returned from Mars, and spaceships fly between London and Mars every month. If William said that he did not have a base on Mars, even a fool would not believe it. The only thing everyone cares about is how big the base is.
"I have established a forward base in the northern hemisphere of Mars where I first logged in, which can accommodate dozens of people. Do you and the actors dare to go to Mars to shoot some scenes?"
"God".
As soon as William finished speaking, the surrounding area immediately became lively. If this news spreads from here, it is guaranteed to become the biggest news in Hollywood this year. Ridley's phone number will definitely be blown up before the casting is completed.
Actors of the right age from all walks of life will definitely try their best to grab the leading role. As for those film companies?
Several heads of the Eight Hollywood Groups no longer cared about politeness. They stepped forward one after another and introduced themselves respectfully.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on himself and the movie, William smiled and said to the people around him, "Wait, gentlemen, this is the Stark Group's cocktail party. We should wait until the cocktail party is over to discuss the movie."
chat".
Or maybe William didn't want to talk to them at all.