King of Hollywood

There was silence in the study room, let alone throwing a needle, even throwing a hair down could be heard. A man and a woman in front of and behind the desk just looked at each other without saying anything, filled with a strange atmosphere.

Finally, Natalie lowered her eyelids and took a deep breath: "You taught me, Ed."

Adrian didn't speak, but still looked at her very calmly, without any emotional ups and downs, and even his movements remained unchanged. This could not help but make her feel a little uneasy. In fact, when the other party spoke before, she could no longer catch his emotional fluctuations, not at all. This was bad, and meant she wouldn't be able to judge his reaction, and thus be unable to respond gracefully.

"I'm sorry, and I'm sorry." Natalie continued, showing a calm look at the same time. In any case, it is impossible to stop at this point, and since it has already been broken, and Adrian took the initiative to break it, it is better to be more frank, and it will only be counterproductive to cover up.

Adrian still didn't speak, and looked at her calmly all the time, as if trying to see through her. This feeling was very bad. Although Natalie tried her best to keep her posture still, she couldn't help pinching her hands twice.

"Since you don't want to talk, let's do it for now." She said finally, then got up and walked towards the door. At the same time, she sighed in her heart, as long as she got out of this door, she would win.

When he put his hand on the armrest, a smile even slipped from the corner of his mouth, but at the same time, Adrian's voice sounded inappropriately: "Wait a minute."

The man who had been sitting there stood up, went around the desk and came to her: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to do it for..."

He leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear. Natalie, who had also kept calm all the time, froze for a moment, then her face turned white, and her eyes showed a look of disbelief mixed with horror.

"How...how can you..." Her lips trembled a little, and even though she tried her best to control her emotions, her voice still became a little high-pitched, "how could you be like this!"

"Why can't I do this?" Immediately back to the desk, Adrian shrugged his shoulders leaning on the edge, with a casual tone, although he still didn't have any expression, but it gave people a condescending sense of looking down.

How could this be? Natalie's body trembled slightly, and her chest began to heave greatly. This was completely beyond the plan. For a while, she didn't know how to respond. Why was it like this? !

"Don't forget, Ed..." She bit her lip and looked at him with fixed eyes, "We...we were...I just..."

"Oh? Are you going to sue me? Where?" Adrian continued to shrug, "New York? California? Or Connecticut?"

(Note: Among similar cases, the ups and downs in Connecticut are the largest, and the minimum sentence is only 9 months)

"Yes, you can make a big fuss, but so what? I just need to form the most luxurious and huge lawyer team. There may be many lawyers who are eager to become famous through a lawsuit on your side, but I There are also many friends, the state house, Capitol Hill, Wall Street, they will be happy to help me, as long as-I can afford the price," even after saying this, he still has no expression on his face, "by the way, spend a small amount of money Buying the jury—you don’t need all of them, just a few to confuse the others, it’s all very simple.”

Natalie's face was completely pale, but Adrian continued: "Well, even if everything goes against me, the charge is convicted, the judge pronounces the sentence, and it's still in New York, but I'll be there in three days at most. Can come out. As for reputation, wait a little bit for two years, after things fade, then make two art films, and they will naturally start to praise me again, because-art and artist are two different things. Charlie Chaplin, Roman Poland So did Ski, so did Woody Allen, and so did Jean-Luc Godard!"

(Note: It is already an open secret that Chaplin liked teenage girls, and Hollywood at that time was not comparable to what it is now; Polanski dared not go back after escaping from the United States in the 1970s, so he could only stay in France In 2009, he was almost arrested in Switzerland and then extradited. His case was listed as one of the top ten scandals in the entertainment industry in the 20th century; Woody Allen hooked up with his adopted daughter and got married. ; as for Jean-Luc Godard, one of the defining figures of the French New Wave movement and one of Europe's staunch anti-Semites.)

His body leaned forward, and the feeling of oppression immediately came to his face: "And you, smart Miss Natalie Portman, what can you get? Of course, you can choose to retire, choose to leave the entertainment circle Leave the United States, go to Israel, go to Europe, and become an unknown lecturer or professor after finishing college. Maybe you can leave some books in decades, but I won’t just let you go. I will nail you to Hollywood's stigma, let you be remembered in another way, I will find you, I will destroy your friends, your family, your - all!"

The room became quiet again, only the sound of Natalie's heavy and disordered breathing echoed. She looked at Adrian with a pale face and was a little dull, without her usual dexterity at all.

"One week," Adrian's voice sounded again after such a moment of silence, "You have a week to think about it, starting today. Now, you can go out."

With a bang, the door of the study closed, but Adrian, who was sitting on the edge of the desk, did not get up. He remained the same as before, expressionless and silent. After several seconds like this, he suddenly slammed his fist on the desk, making a loud bang, and his face turned livid.

Adrian maintained this posture, like a sculpture, motionless, until Charlize's voice came into his ears with the sound of the door opening: "What happened, I just saw Natalie seemed a little out of her mind... Ed ?”

"First time." He slowly raised his head, squinting his eyes to look at his female secretary, "This is the first time."

"Huh?" Charlize was puzzled.

"Out of control." Adrian spat out a word, but as someone who had been by his side for several years, Charlize instantly understood what he meant.

"It's normal, Ed." Charlize organized the words in her head, "After all..."

"This is not normal at all, it's very strange," Adrian shook his head, "It shouldn't be like this, if she wants to leave, then just leave, I don't need such a woman by my side, but I do I made the most violent reaction, and my reason seemed to have disappeared at that moment!"

"Ed..."

"This is definitely not a good thing. There will be a second time for such a thing."

"Ed..."

"I've always had this feeling that something was wrong, that I must have gotten something wrong or confused something."

Adrian started to walk around the room, he frowned deeply, seemed to be in a strange mood and couldn't extricate himself, Charlize next to him couldn't get in his mouth at all.

"I need to study it carefully, I can't let it go..."

"Ed!" Charlize suddenly grabbed his collar and pulled it down, his gray-green eyes were full of anxiety, "Listen to me, Ed! You are not God, you can't control everything, no matter how much you plan Well, no matter how keen your insight is, there will always be changes and accidents! When encountering an accident, you should quickly adjust the plan and move on, instead of sticking to how the accident happened. This is what you taught me, don’t you? Have you forgotten?!"

After she said all the words she had accumulated in one breath, she realized that she had lost her composure, and then she let her hand turn to her head. Adrian stopped nagging, and looked at her without blinking, with a strange look on his face.

After adjusting her breathing, Charlize raised her head again, her voice was much lower and softer: "Don't think about that, okay? No matter...what conflict you had with that girl, it doesn't matter now Yeah, you're just a little confused, all you need is a break, you can do something else to divert your attention...if you want, whatever you want to...call whoever, how many people, whatever you want ...How to play, what tricks to play, I can accompany you...Don't think about those..."

She said, reaching out to caress his face, eyes with firmness and tenderness that seldom fully showed.

"...No," Adrian finally spoke again after a long time, and he gently put his arms around Charlize's waist, "you are enough."

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"Nata, come down to eat." The mother's voice from the door brought Natalie back to her senses. She looked around in a daze for four weeks before realizing that she was at her parents' home in Long Island. .

She was in a trance for several minutes before recalling how she left Adrian's mansion in a daze, how she spent the afternoon in the hotel room, and how she boarded the plane back.

"I'll be right there, Mom." She forced a smile, trying to look normal.

"Are you really okay, Nada, I don't think your condition is very good." Shelly nodded and said with some concern.

"It's okay, mom, I'm just... a little tired, you know, besides the university courses, I have... a lot of activities to participate in." Natalie said gestures, and then simply stood up, holding her mother's arm Arms went out: "If you are worried, then I will go down with you."

"Okay," Shelly smiled and patted her head, "Don't make yourself so nervous, Nada, if I knew this, I should resolutely reject these activities for you."

"It's okay, Mom, the effects of this Star Wars prequel will pass soon, and I can focus on my studies in the next time." Natalie kept her smile and came with her mother Got to the table.

"You can completely give up your career as an actor temporarily and concentrate on finishing your studies." Ivana, who was already sitting there waiting, said so in a muffled voice.

"Evner!" Shelly yelled in a dissatisfied tone, and then patted her daughter comfortingly, "Don't take it to heart, dear, your father is not in a good mood today."

Only then did Natalie notice that her father was frowning tightly, as if troubled by something.

"What's going on, Mom?" she asked Sarah's mother, who shared it with herself.

"Two people from the Taxation Bureau came to your father this afternoon and said what it was..." Sherry was interrupted by Avner before she finished speaking: "Shelly!"

"What's the matter? Don't I even have the freedom to speak?" Shelly put down the plate in her hand dissatisfied, "Listen to what those two arrogant guys are saying? Actually..."

"That's enough, Shelly, I don't want to talk about this now!" Evner raised his voice, looked at his wife angrily, and then quickly glanced at his daughter.

Shelly also reacted immediately, looked at Natalie who lowered her head and began to scratch the food on the plate in front of her, and immediately changed her words: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this."

However, what they didn't know was that when Shelly said "two people from the tax bureau came to find your father", there was a thunder in Natalie's ear, if it wasn't for the strength in her hands, The fork has fallen to the ground.

"I'm ready." After a quick bite, Natalie put down the tableware and stood up.

"Have you finished eating?" Shelly looked a little strangely at the large plate of food.

"Sorry, mom, I don't have much appetite. It's probably because I lost too much jet lag between flying back and forth between Los Angeles and New York yesterday and today. I just need to take a good rest." Natalie forced a smile, and then looked at herself Father: "I promise it's not because of your words, Dad."

She moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but she turned around and left the table in a hurry.

After returning to the bedroom and closing the door behind it, Natalie frantically found her cell phone, then went into the bathroom and started dialing through gritted teeth.

"I'm Ed." Adrian's voice quickly came from over there.

"You bastard! What have you done! You said that I have a week, why did the people from the tax office come to my father this afternoon! You dishonest guy!" Natalie roared desperately up.

"What? Nada? What's the matter?" He hesitated for a while before asking, his tone full of familiar laziness.

Natalie froze for a moment, but the fear and anger welling up in her heart made her yell again.

"You said that two people from the tax bureau came to your father this afternoon?" The other party finally understood, "That's not my instruction. Since I said I would give you a week, I will definitely give you a week. I think I still have this credit—today is just the first time I broke my promise. Don’t worry, I will ask someone to inquire about the specific situation, and I will call you tomorrow afternoon at the latest, so that’s it.”

After speaking, he hung up the phone, leaving Natalie standing in the bathroom blankly.

It was a particularly difficult night. Although she kept hypnotizing herself, she couldn't fall asleep anyway. She was still lying on the bed with red eyes when the sun shone into the room. As long as she closes her eyes, Adrian's threats will become reality, making her wake up in a state of panic.

hateful! how so! Natalie cried inwardly covering her face. For the whole morning, she shut herself in the bedroom, not wanting to do anything, and her emotions of depression, despair, remorse and even despair wrapped her tightly.

So bewildered and frightened until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the mobile phone that hadn't rang all morning finally responded. Although the sudden ringtone startled Natalie, it also made her calm down a little and gritted her teeth. , select Connect.

"Nada? I've made it clear to people that this has nothing to do with your father," Adrian's steady voice rang in his ear, "People from the tax office will go to your father because of your father's A colleague once provided them with false documents, and they need a comprehensive understanding of the situation. In addition, I have someone take care of your father through some relationships, so don’t worry about being implicated.”

"You!" Natalie's eyes widened in shock, and she regained some sense, of course she knew what he meant by that.

"You're welcome. It's just a small favor. If there is nothing else, I'll hang up. Also, please allow me to remind you that you only have 6 days left." After speaking, the phone was disconnected without giving any chance she stays.

Natalie stood there blankly holding the phone, and suddenly raised it up to smash it to the ground, but after holding it up for a while, she was finally discouraged and threw it on the bed.

idiot! idiot! You idiot! How could you be so flustered! Even if he got someone to contact you immediately after you left, it's impossible for the people from the tax bureau to come over so quickly, and it would be completely embarrassing to come to the door so directly, why didn't you think of it! why! She slowly sat down against the wall and hugged her head, tears finally slid down her face uncontrollably. Why did this happen? It was clearly planned well, but why did it happen like this? !

Even though she has been unable to understand him for so many years, she has still grasped some of his character traits. Adrian has a strong desire to control and keen insight, coupled with surprising talents, he can always make women fall into his arms quietly, and let them act according to their wishes. But he is also very conceited at the same time. If someone rejects him, he will not spend any more effort on this person. As his power increases, this becomes more and more obvious.

She'd designed it to take advantage of that, to lower her profile and be sincere, to point out that the main problem was with him and to distance herself—it was the same, he already had too many women around him, and that excuse was simply the truth.

Generally speaking, Adrian will definitely keep it. As long as he persists, he will let go even if he is unhappy. This is related to his reputation, and there is no need to be so fussy with a woman. If he suppressed himself because of it? That's even better! Adrian is not alone in Hollywood. Although Lucas has a good relationship with him, it is impossible to change actors because of him. Natalie can completely package herself as a tough girl who does not give in to power. Naturally, many people will follow her. , you know she is Jewish.

It can be said that she has already estimated his various reactions and set up corresponding countermeasures, but she did not expect his reaction to be so intense. Not only did she directly challenge her intentions and her calculations, but she also made a countermeasure. Such a threat. hell! why? ! What went wrong! What to do now! ! \u003c/p\u003e