King of Hollywood

Chapter 490: Chapter 211 About to Begin

“As long as I want, getting a nomination is easy?” After calming down the reporters, Cameron said with a wistful tone.

Adrian smiled without replying; he didn’t need to say much—it was the truth. But from a director’s angle, perhaps he wasn’t quite up to Spielberg, Lucas, or Scorsese, who had operated in Hollywood for over a decade, with richer connections. Yet, if other aspects were included, nobody in Hollywood’s film production could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

These old-timers all had their own film companies. DreamWorks was even subtly replacing the gap left by the merged United Artists to become the eighth big film company in Hollywood, which was comparable to Adrian’s three medium-size film companies. But the issue was that his holdings weren’t limited to film companies—two television networks, to say nothing of Pixar, which was once the ugly duckling of Silicon Valley. Only he had seen its potential, and now it had become a shining jewel that had completely revitalized animation production after Disney, with major film companies now starting to explore opportunities in 3D animation.

Furthermore, Bossworth Film’s revival from decline owed much to Adrian, especially during the first two years when he took over, as most of the box-office hits were from his hand, and he had even established good relationships with other companies. Although it seemed less so now, the reality was that many box-office movies were still intricately linked with him.

What’s more, he himself could produce various critically and commercially successful films—unlike Spielberg and others who hadn’t won an Oscar for Best Director at the age of 25. Or to put it more vividly, it’s a bit like Rupert Murdoch or Summer Redstone, who, on the one hand, managed their groups in perfect order, and on the other hand, could personally direct and produce works that amazed everyone—even though people knew Adrian didn’t speak often within his own group and always declared that the group’s development to its current stage greatly owed to his friend Claude. But after all, he firmly sat in the chairman’s seat, and one might say that the entire AC media’s film and television works were supported by him from the start.

With such a figure uttering the above words, nobody would feel he was arrogant or presumptuous. He had the capital, didn’t he?

“Congratulations, James,” a crisp voice rang with inflections and a hint of a British accent.

“Thank you, and to you as well, Gwyneth,” Cameron replied with a smile as he shook hands with the beautiful woman who appeared before him. He then looked around, craning his neck to glance behind her.

“What are you looking for?” Gwyneth asked curiously.

“I’m worried that you might suddenly produce a basin full of water from behind and drench me from head to foot,” Cameron said earnestly.