After seeing Charles, John sent Sophia away for a while, walked towards Charles himself, and sat down next to him.

"Well, this boot ceremony is okay!" John asked in a flat tone, cross-legged.

"So-so. Charles replied with a look of contempt. "But it's not as lively as my side. ”

"Oh, yes? John smiled playfully.

Charles squinted at him. "You seem to have a lot of confidence in yourself. ”

"No, no, no......" John quickly shook his head. "I don't have much confidence in myself, I'm just more comfortable with your new film. As he spoke, he patted Charles lightly on the shoulder, smiled slightly, and got up to leave.

Charles looked at his departing back and frowned, and couldn't help muttering in his heart. "It's hard that the film I chose is not good?"

"But if the movie hasn't even been filmed, how can you judge whether it's good or not?"

Charles thought it was John bluffing, playing a mental war with him. As soon as he thought of this, he made up his mind and warned himself not to fall for John, who could know if the outcome would not be until the last moment.

Calming down, Charles regained his previous self-confidence, calmly sitting in his chair and waiting for the opening ceremony to begin.

At a quarter past 9 a.m., more and more people gathered on both sides of the red carpet in front of The Peninsula Hotel, not only reporters with long guns and short guns, but also fans from all over the world, who were waiting for their favorite idol to appear with excitement in their hands.

It didn't take long for the end of the red carpet to finally appear, and with the roar of machinery, a black Lincoln courtesy car appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Who's going to be the first to show up?"

While everyone was speculating, the car door slowly opened, and an angular and handsome white man got out of the car.

"It's Tom Cruise. ”

When the crowd saw the comer, they became excited.

Tom Cruise got out of the car and reached out to pull out a blonde beauty in a red dress and golden high heels.

This person is none other than Tom Cruise's new love, Nicole Kidman.

For Nicole Kidman, who is in her 20s, she is incomparably beautiful at this age, with a tall figure, blonde hair, and fair complexion, looking like a Barbie doll from afar. It stands to reason that Tom Tom is also an outstanding figure among all Hollywood male stars, but standing with Nicole Kidman, he still loses a lot of color at this time.

The two got out of the car and walked on the red carpet arm in arm in the envy of everyone at the scene.

Fans on both sides of the red carpet couldn't hold back their excitement after seeing the two, desperately shaking the posters in their hands, shouting the names of Tom Ruth and Nicole Kidman, while the reporters desperately pressed the shutter in their hands to record this rare picture.

The whole scene was instantly ignited by the arrival of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and if it weren't for the security maintenance, someone might have rushed up and surrounded the two.

After Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman walked into the hotel, another courtesy car arrived at the end of the red carpet.

This time, it was not a handsome man and a beautiful woman who got out of the car, but a middle-aged uncle with a beard.

The charm of the middle-aged uncle is not as big as Tom in the eyes of fans, so the hot atmosphere at the scene has decreased a little, but the reporters are still happy to press the shutter in their hands, because the person who came is not an ordinary person is the Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.

Nowadays, when the Internet has not reached the level of prevalence in the future, for ordinary fans, directors are naturally not as attractive as actors, but for journalists, directors are also good news materials, especially Hollywood first-line directors, their every move is worth paying attention to.

In the hotel, Michael Owitz and Harvey Wienstein stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and watched the bustling scene outside the stadium, especially the sensation caused by the arrival of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, which made the two happy.

has been planning for so long, and has taken so many favors, isn't it just for the current effect, now that the effect has been achieved, the two are naturally in a good mood.

The excitement outside the hotel continued, and with the arrival of invited guests one by one, waves of climaxes were staged on the red carpet, which not only made the fans who came addicted, but also made the reporters present feel that the trip was worthwhile.

Half an hour later, when the last invited guest walked into the hotel, the red carpet show finally came to an end.

After the red carpet show, the staff put the reporters outside the venue into the press conference hall of the opening ceremony, and the next press conference is the focus of today's opening ceremony.

As the producer of the film, Harvey Wienstein, the big boss of Miramax Films, spoke first.

According to the usual practice, he first introduced some news and investment amount of the film, and then introduced the main creators of the film to reporters.

Director Frank Darabont and executive producer Stanley Kubrick were naturally the main introductory subjects.

As a rookie director, Frank Darabont naturally does not attract much media attention, and the media's attention is focused on the film's executive producer, Stanley Kubrick, a Hollywood A-list director. His joining undoubtedly makes up for the shortcomings of director Frank Darabont's lack of popularity.

The masterpiece of the thriller master, coupled with the producer of the first-line director, and the cooperation of two industry masters, make people have more expectations for the film "The Shawshank Redemption".

After introducing the main creators of the film, Harvey Wienstein introduced the main participants of the film.

As a pure men's film, the main actors in this film are naturally male stars without exception, or it is more suitable for them to be actors.

Because "The Shawshank Redemption" is an award-winning film, the target is naturally the Oscar-winning golden man, so when choosing the main actors, Harvey Wienstein and Michael Ovitz directly abandoned the male stars who mainly focused on the idol route, and instead chose actors who are good at acting skills.

Although idol actors and powerful actors have the same profession, the focus of the two is different, the former is mainly commercial, the latter is artistic, one focuses on the box office, and the other focuses on awards.

Tim Robbins as the protagonist of the film, although his fame in commercial films is slightly smaller, but he is highly praised for his acting skills, and the just-released "Super Player" made him a successful emperor at the Cannes Film Festival. That's why Harvey Enstein and Michael Ovitz chose him.

And the other starring Morgan Freeman is also an actor who is good at acting, and the actor known as the black gentleman has been nominated for two Oscars since the film, which shows that his acting skills are good.

With the addition of these powerful actors, "The Shawshank Redemption" has guaranteed quality, and it also gives Harvey Wienstein and Michael Ovitz the confidence to rush to the Olympics.

After introducing the main actors, the next part is naturally the reporter's question.

Journalists from the Los Angeles Times were the first to stand up.

"Director Kubrick, I would like to ask you, what motivated you to take the position of executive producer of the film?"

Stanley Kubrick picked up the microphone and smiled. "When I enter the film industry, I hope to not only leave some works, but also bring some new directors to inject new blood into the industry. Stanley Kubrick knew that today's protagonist should be the director and star, not him, the producer, so he turned the conversation to Frank Darabont. "I like Frank Darabont very much, I see talent and hard work in him, as well as the pursuit of art, I am willing to help such a young man, I believe that in the near future, there will be one more bright star in the starry sky of Hollywood. ”

When Stanley Kubrick finished speaking, there was a round of applause in the hall, and everyone applauded his words. Frank Darabont, who was on the side, applauded and laughed even more, he didn't expect Stanley Kubrick to praise him like this. On the other side, Harvey Wienstein and Michael Ovitz were also very happy, and Stanley Kubrick's performance made them very happy.