King of Hollywood

Chapter 33: Nothing New Under the Sun

As Adrian expected, on the second day after the premiere of "Secret Agent Belle", the evaluations of the major media were unexpectedly unanimous: a vulgar popcorn movie, but it is still interesting and suitable for killing time. www. NgWeNXuE. M{Rainbow Literature Network m}(DUKAN KA N As for the performance of the heroine...

"It's quite satisfactory. Although Miss Kate? Beckinsale's characterization is pretty good, but she is obviously not very suitable for this style of movie." "San Francisco Chronicle" said so.

As the media's closest partner, Hearst's No. 1 newspaper commented in this way, and one can imagine how other media would describe it. The better ones are similar to the "San Francisco Chronicle", and the harsher ones directly stated that she has no acting skills that she showed in "28 Days" before. If Kate wants to develop in comedy, then "Fate is Destined" "Romantic comedy like this should be her choice, not this kind of role that needs to combine joy and acting skills alone.

In short, under the bitter ridicule of these guys, Kate was described as very unbearable, and she almost pointed her nose and said, let's continue to hone in those niche movies for a few years. Probably these comments played a negative role, so the box office is not optimistic. The 2,750 theaters only had 12 million in three days on weekends, which is considered relatively poor at this time of year. But Adrian didn't take it to heart. Although the box office was lower than expected, it was still within an acceptable range. We could increase the promotion efforts. If the increase is high enough, it doesn't matter if the final box office is slightly different from the original version. , as for word of mouth...

"I really don't care, why should I care? Especially with you here." Facing Adrian's inquiry, Kate shrugged indifferently, a little helpless but also secretly happy.

Indeed, Director Miracle didn't say anything, and didn't look worried at all, so what else did she have to worry about? Unexpectedly, Adrian, who had been seen through a long time ago, immediately laughed, although this experiment was not very successful-well, it can’t be said that, it can’t be said that it was not successful until the final box office came out. Going for the box office, not word of mouth.

It's just that they are all satisfied, but some people are not very satisfied. Lily is very upset that she can't go to the premiere to watch her mother's movie for the first time. The five-year-old boy has an IQ of at least 6 years old. Not only can he understand many things, he can even understand some newspaper articles without uncommon vocabulary. It is quite interesting to take out the pictures of the film, and Kate couldn't help joking that she inherited Adrian's interest and talent in making movies.

I thought that little Emma's precocity was because she was already very smart, but now it seems that Adrian's influence is also involved in it, but Lily should not become a little devil in a few years like little Emma.

It's just that although Lily is smart enough, there are many things that she can't understand now, so she is very dissatisfied with her parents' decision to let her stay at home on the day of the premiere.

"I just want to see my mother. I have watched the movies of my mother many times. Aunt Sarah, Aunt Yukie, Aunt Monica, and Aunt Sophie have also watched a lot of movies. I just If you want to go and see the scene, can't you even do this?" The little guy stood in front of his father with his hands on his hips, looking up at him angrily.

Hearing this, Adrian was shocked at first, no matter Kate, Sarah, Yukie, or Monica, Sophie, many movies are not something she can watch at her current age, and if she wants to watch other movies, she can’t watch them. She had to be accompanied by someone. Although private movie theaters were strictly controlled, it would be very bad if the little guy stole the video tape and watched it privately. She had done similar things before.

Fortunately, after asking Yuki Hui, I learned that Lily didn't watch any movies that weren't suitable for her now. Monica's was "The Matrix" and Sophie's was "First Kiss". Thinking about it, she was so self-conscious, it probably has something to do with Adrian's solemn advice. In the little guy's heart, Dad is still very prestigious, so——

"Trust me, honey?" Adrian held his daughter in his arms, "There are some things you can't understand now, so sometimes parents don't explain to you because they don't want to explain, but because they don't know how to explain .”

"But now I have figured out a lot of things. I know that I came out of my mother's belly, not sent by the crane." The little guy wanted to struggle again, "I can also disassemble the dv and install it back... ..."

Before finishing the latter sentence, Adrian said a long "oh", and looked at Lily with a half-smile. The little guy's face turned red immediately, and he twitched for a while before saying: "Okay, I admit that Aunt Yuki Hui helped a lot, but I wrote down every step carefully, if I take it apart again I can definitely restore it!"

After speaking, she straightened her chest again, but her confidence was even more lacking.

"Okay, little guy," Adrian pinched his daughter's face affectionately, "wait another two years, when you start school, you will know why mom and dad do this."

Lily reluctantly agreed, and at the same time she was even more curious, why did she wait until school to tell herself? She knew that she would have to go to school sooner or later, but it sounded a little scary to go to school now. Adrian didn't explain to her daughter any more. Anyway, she would know it by then, and judging by the current situation, it might not be possible to wait until that time. It seems that she has to be taught enough open-mindedness when she has time.

It stands to reason that after the release of "Secret Agent Belle", I should go to London for an appointment. The filming of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is nearing completion, and the one who promised little Emma was to go there before the filming was completed. But Adrian is still enjoying life leisurely in Los Angeles. There is no need to be so anxious, as long as he arrives in London before the last day of the film closure, he will not be considered a breach of promise, will he? As for the possible dissatisfaction of little Emma, ​​when has she never been dissatisfied?

So don't worry about it, I just finished two movies, it's time to rest, and the things in London are not only to compensate little Emma, ​​but also to participate in some activities, so how about spending more time with my daughter now? The two little guys, Diva and Juliet, can already start to crawl all over the house, but no matter how they crawl all over the house, they are much quieter than their sisters. Lily crawled all over Adrian's mansion back then, and When she first started climbing, she poked her head around the stairs. If the nanny hadn’t stopped her in time, she might have tried to go down and explore. Although she would occasionally cry, she never learned the lesson. Start crawling around.

"I didn't, it's my father's false accusation!" Of course, Lily would never admit it, even if she was crawling around with her two younger sisters with a smile on her face.

Playing with his daughter is just a rest, and practicing kung fu with his own woman is also a rest.

"Finally, I've got some energy, good, come again." Adrian, who was wearing short-sleeved and long trousers, waved to Sarah holding up a blue cushion.

"What do you mean—it's a bit strong!" Sarah, who was constantly exchanging feet and jumping in practice clothes, said in a panting voice, then suddenly turned around and kicked the mat in Adrian's hand steadily with a roundabout kick.

Bang, the mat made a muffled sound. Obviously, her kick was very powerful, but it was a pity that Adrian, who was holding the mat, stood there firmly without even shaking it.

"It's useless, Sarah." Adrian laughed. "Remember what I said?"

"You will use this method to show your existence, Ed!" Sarah, who kicked two more times, stopped to catch her breath, and then shouted angrily, "If you were singled out, you would have already fallen to the ground!" Already!"

"Really?" Adrian raised his eyebrows, and then threw the cushion in his hand.

Sarah snorted and was about to sneer again, when her face changed when she thought of something, and then she screamed: "Don't even think about it..."

Before he finished yelling, Adrian had already opened his arms and rushed over. The first reaction of Sarah, who was still quite imposing just now, was to scream and hide under his armpit.

"Ha, it's getting faster and faster to hide." Adrian laughed, his tone full of teasing, and Sarah's face suddenly turned red.

"If you come here again, I won't be polite!" She restrained her mind and put on a menacing posture, but her eyes were a little vacillating.

"Really, then I'll come over." Adrian also assumed a predatory posture, and after observing for a few seconds, he pounced on her again.

Sarah immediately lowered her body and swept towards his lower body without hesitation. Unfortunately, the opponent only feigned an attack, and immediately retreated, and then really rushed forward. Sarah was also unambiguous, and immediately jumped back, and then kicked sideways. With the sound of the wind, it seemed to be very powerful. However, she thought that Adrian would sideways avoid the kick, but who knew that he stood there motionless, just raised his arms to the side with a short body, Then there was a muffled sound,

"Ed!" Sarah exclaimed suddenly, and just as she finished speaking, her ankle was grabbed by the other party.

"I've caught you now." Adrian grinned a little. It seemed that the blow just now was still painful, but the movement of his hands didn't stop, and he moved forward immediately, and then Sarah said "Oh!" fell into his arms.

"Don't even think about escaping from me!" He said as he picked up the girl, and then pushed her down on the ground. The gym specially arranged a place for Sarah to practice taekwondo, and she didn't have to worry about getting hurt when she was on the thick mat.

"Ed!" Sarah, whose legs were pinned down and unable to move, yelled and kept hitting him with her small fists, but Adrian didn't care about it at all, he pressed her tightly on him, and then slapped her on her body wantonly .

"I knew it, you bastard..." Sarah twisted her body and tried her best to resist, but her appearance was more like half-push and half-appeal. When he got up, the large exercise clothes were also pulled apart a lot, and the firm and soft clothes immediately rolled out because he didn't wear a bra.

Sarah's hands and feet became weaker and weaker, and when Adrian grabbed the exposed softness, she completely gave up resistance. Well, she didn't put up much fierce resistance from the beginning. From the previous conversation, it can be inferred that this kind of thing has happened more than once. So, in the huge unmanned fitness room, the two started The most primitive sport.

"You like it like this." After a long time, Sarah, who was crawling tenderly on Adrian's body, said so.

"It makes me feel very fulfilled," Adrian kissed her on the head. "It feels good that such a powerful woman is finally managed by me, doesn't it?"

"It's to make you very sexually interesting." Sarah put her chin on his chest, looked at him and said with a half-complaint and half-joke.

Adrian laughed, and then just hugged Sarah and got up, holding her butt, without pulling out anything, and went straight to the bathroom in the gym. The rushing water sprayed down from the nozzle and poured on the bodies of the two*. Adrian and Sarah continued to make out while bathing.

"What's the matter?" After taking a shower, Sarah, who was wiping her hair, turned her head and asked Adrian. He sat on a chair in the bathroom with a scarf on, and stared at her for a long time without blinking while supporting his face.

"Suddenly thought of a sentence in the Bible." Adrian got up and walked in front of her, staring at her face, "There is nothing new under the sun."

"Why did you say this suddenly?" Sarah was a little puzzled.

After staring at her for a few more seconds, Adrian said, "I saw you in a young girl."

"The original me? You mean..." Sarah's expression became subtle.

"Yes." Adrian nodded affirmatively.

"You must be very happy." Although Sarah said in a teasing tone, her eyes were depressed and helpless. Although she accepted the reality and had a good relationship with Kate and Charlize, it didn't mean that she would like to be with other women share.

"Maybe, it's just that some things can't be found." Adrian caressed her face and sighed.

Sarah didn't say anything, but there was a gentle look on her brows. She naturally knew what Adrian was talking about. As Adrian became more and more powerful, women approached him more and more purposefully. Strong, it is almost impossible for her and him to go from trading to heart-to-heart at the beginning.

"Is...was she also abandoned by her father?" After a moment of silence, she finally asked this question.

"It's worse than that." Adrian shook his head slightly, "Her parents were prosecuted for drug trafficking and possession, her mother conceived her in prison, and then gave birth to her in a hospital near the prison. There were no guardians at the time."

"It's terrible." Sarah said in surprise.

"A few years later, her parents divorced, and now they are strangers, and her mother has not restrained herself much, and she will cause some trouble every few days. Sending her daughter to learn acting will also make it easier for actors to make money." Adrian sighed He took a deep breath, "I knew her at the beginning because she deliberately acted in front of me for a role, so I was not surprised to make such a request, so..."

"So out of humanitarian considerations, you agreed, didn't you?" Surprise was nothing but surprise, but there was no shortage of ridicule.

"I've thought about it for a long time. She's different from you. You will act like this for your own sake and your mother's, but she is completely for yourself." Adrian sighed again.

"All in all, you still agreed," Sarah smiled. "Maybe I can take some time to talk to her. Maybe she just... wants some security."

"Well...you're here again," Adrian suddenly put his arms around her waist, "I haven't settled with you for what you told Kate and Charlie last time!"

"It's been so long, I've already said the prosecution period—oh, damn it, do you really think I'm afraid to beat you up, Ed—damn it, don't do this!" The sound of laughing and squabbling immediately rang out in the bathroom up.

There is no doubt that the girl Adrian is talking about is Leighton? Meester, he had investigated her family in detail long before she acted in front of him for the character in i. Although she has seen too many things in her previous life and present life, Adrian is still stunned by her wonderful parents, especially her mother, that woman named Connie, who is really selfish. Her daughter has worked so hard. She spent most of the money earned from hard acting, and although she also kept some of it to support Leighton's career, it was also for her to make more money.

I have to say that Liton in her previous life was very low-key and full of forbearance. Adrian searched for a long time in his memory to find a piece of information about her and her mother's confrontation with Bo in court, and the fact that her mother embezzled her medical expenses for her sick brother. Not much information, but enough to prove that her relationship with her mother was cold long ago.

Regardless of the difference between her mother, she does have some similarities with Sarah, otherwise Adrian would not think of her after playing with Sarah today, but sometimes she is very similar to Kirsten. From Leighton's performance, he already had a plan in his mind, otherwise he would not have sent someone to Burbank to collect another situation, and he also arranged the movie "Very Small Spy" for her. However, even though he revealed a little intentionally or unintentionally, when he gave her the role of "i", he had already seen that she was acting, but he never found a suitable opportunity to test it out, let alone it's still early.

Unexpectedly, however, Leighton actually took the initiative to find him.

"I need your support, Mr. Adrian, I can... do something for you." In an office on the set, Leighton said this after he proposed to have a private chat with Adrian, Even though her fists were clenched tightly, her lips were tightly pursed after she said that, and there was a desperate look in her eyes, but the expression on her face was always calm.

Surprised, Adrian didn't agree right away. Although he had an arrangement for the other party in his heart, Leighton was different from Sarah and Kirsten after all. Sarah and her mother would not talk about it. Although Kirsten's mother loved Showing off, but after all, she fulfilled her basic responsibilities as a mother. But Leighton is different. Although children who grow up in such a family are precocious and independent, they have two fatal shortcomings. One is that they are easy to close their hearts, and then become too selfish, which is too selfish. ——It looks gentle and gentle on the outside, but it may suddenly become violent; the second is that it can do whatever it takes to achieve its own goals. It is not certain that it will not happen again in the future.

Moreover, Adrian hasn't had much contact with Leighton, so it's not sure that he can see this girl clearly. More importantly, why did Leighton suddenly tell her about this kind of thing? Sarah and Kirsten's affairs were very secret back then. If it was in the past, he wouldn't mind. With the increase in power, it's hard to say now, so he finally answered like this: Wait for two days, let's find a time to have a good chat.

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