"Nashville is really nice, especially the quiet and simple feeling of the countryside. It's easy to calm people down," Taylor Swift said enthusiastically, waving her arms from time to time to enhance her persuasiveness. Taylor Swift said enthusiastically, waving her arms from time to time to enhance her persuasiveness. "It's a great idea to experience life and receive training in Nashville. I love it there."
"You didn't want to go back then," Adriaan teased her a little.
"Some things can't be known until you try." Taylor was a little embarrassed and then changed the topic. "But I still prefer Pennsylvania. That's where I was born, and it feels good to ride a horse back and forth on the farm. Sometimes when I'm a resident singer in a bar, the unhappy things disappear after a ride on the horse."
"Then you should try riding in Wyoming or Montana. The feeling of galloping on the vast plains is much more exciting than on the farm," Adriaan said with a hint of temptation.
"You've been there before?" Taylor blinked and then showed an embarrassed look. "Yes, you've been there, during the filming of Brokeback Mountain."
"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"I've seen every one of your movies. Of course, I watched some in secret." Taylor giggled and then turned her head to the side as if she thought of something. Her face was also slightly red.
"Don't worry, I won't tell your parents." Adriaan pretended not to see and changed the topic. "Let me know if you want to go. I have a VIP membership in the top equestrian club there. They will let you fully experience the charm of galloping in nature."
"Really?" Taylor's eyes lit up, but then she immediately showed a look of doubt. "No, I don't believe you."
"Why?" Adriaan asked curiously, but the girl in front of him did not answer. She just looked at him with an expression that said "you know."
"Well, it looks like I promised something and didn't do it. Let me think about it carefully. What could it be …" Adriaan tapped his forehead with his finger and suddenly leaned closer, almost in front of Taylor, looking very flirtatious. "Because I forgot to write songs for your new album?"
Taylor, who was leaning back, immediately puffed out her chest and wanted to say something. However, she immediately shrank back in vigilance. The swaying back and forth between the front and the back made her feel very funny.
Of course, Adriaan did not laugh. Instead, he leaned back a little. He had already seen what he wanted to know.
"Of course, I asked you before, would you write songs for me? You also promised, but now, my new album is halfway prepared, but you haven't done anything at all. How can you do this? " Seeing him sit back, Taylor showed a dissatisfied look and chirped like a little skylark.
"All right, all right!" Adriaan raised his hands. "It's my fault. I was negligent. But you also know that I'm actually not very good at composing songs and writing lyrics. I was just inspired to hum a little song, and then let people …"
"It doesn't matter. I'll supplement it this time, as long as it sounds good." Taylor took the bait without surprise.
"Very well, that's it!" Adriaan clapped his hands and then showed a smirk. "But you have to know, dear Taylor, this is not easy, so don't you think you should reward me?"
"Reward?" Taylor immediately leaned back, not concealing his vigilance at all.
"Hey, look at you. Am I some kind of man-eating monster?" Adriaan deliberately made a dissatisfied look.
"Of course you are not a monster, but you are a playboy. The thing you are best at is coaxing women to sleep with you," Taylor said with her mouth curled.
"It's so sad to hear you say that." Adriaan showed an exaggerated depressed expression, and then laughed even more mischievously. "However, since you know that I am a playboy, and you came here alone, aren't you worried about something?"
As he spoke, he moved his fingers with a sneer on his face. It was as if the words "I am a bad guy" were written on his face. Taylor fell for it. There was a little ridicule and pride in her eyes, but after he became like this, she immediately shrank back and became a little afraid. "You … What are you going to do!"
"I — I'm not going to do anything!" Adriaan laughed and then stood up. "Well, Taylor, I'm just kidding — that's it. I will find a way to give you inspiration as soon as possible. Of course, you have to work hard, okay?"
Taylor, who looked at him for a long time, reacted and nodded hurriedly. "No problem."
"Then I'll leave. See you next time." Adriaan said and walked out without stopping for a moment. Then, the moment he closed the door, he caught a glimpse of Taylor's face, which was still sitting there, looking depressed and disappointed.
Taylor Swift was a good girl. She had both shortcomings and strengths. Her family environment was better than the average middle-class, so she lived like a little princess. Her parents could even move to Los Angeles for her. Therefore, she was very proud and narcissistic, and even a little conceited. She also liked novel things and liked to play. However, she was young and beautiful, brimming with youthful confidence and vitality, and could write lyrics and music. These were all worthy of praise.
However, what Adriaan liked the most was another thing, and that was — obedience!
This did not mean that she was a good girl who listened to her parents and did not overstep anything. The so-called obedience meant that she was more rational and mature than her peers in certain matters. She knew what she was doing, or she was willing to tell things to people who were related to her and ask them for advice.
To put it bluntly, she would not hide anything from her agent in exchange for their help as much as possible. When she was training in Los Angeles and Nashville, the agent beside her had already proved this. Even if she went out for a walk, if they needed to know, she would tell them the truth.
It might not seem like much, but in fact, it was an important quality for a star. All problems, in the end, came down to communication. Stars needed to show their image to the public through the media, and the bridge between them was the agent. If the agent could know everything about her client, it would be easier to shape her image and keep the paparazzi away.
Unfortunately, most stars could not do this, especially those who became famous at a young age and liked to be the center of attention. From time to time, there would be unmanageable scandals. As long as communication was done properly, these could be avoided. As long as the agent knew what you had done, even if there was negative news, they could quickly remedy it through various means. Moreover, if they knew in advance, there would be no negative news at all, even if it was the era of online media.
Like the current Britney Spears, she was unusually obedient under Adriaan's tutelage. Since her debut, there had been almost no negative news. Even some of the scandals were well controlled because there was no barrier in communicating with her agent. She would do whatever the agent said, and if there was a problem, Adriaan would naturally come forward to explain. In fact, almost all of his women were like this. Although not all of them were like Britney, many things were within their control. This was the ability of a media mogul.
According to the current information and some things in his memory, there was no doubt that Taylor was also doing well in this area. Apart from her private life, there was almost no negative news about her, so she was very worthy of praise. Universal Music happened to be lacking in the area of country folk songs. Among the popular singers, especially the female singers, Avril's Canadian identity meant that she was not as popular as the local A-list singers in America, but she was very popular in Japan and East Asia, followed by Europe. It was the same for Christina. Her Latin heritage limited her development. She was very popular in North America and Latin America, but not as popular in Europe. She was even not as popular as the local singers in many small countries.
Overall, Britney Spears was still the most popular. After replicating the success of "once", Adriaan deliberately created a super album for her. Coupled with the fact that there were not so many things to do, even if there were some losses because of her studies, she still carried the title of Madonna's successor. Even so, she did not have any outstanding achievements in country folk songs. She was more popular in the North than the South, even though Britney Spears was born in Louisiana.
Taylor's appearance could make up for this. She had always liked country music and was quite talented. The main consumers of country music in the South preferred good girls, so even if her development was hindered in other areas because of her style, it was good enough that she could occupy the Southern American market. Moreover, the more it was like this, the more he could control her in the palm of his hand.
In the previous few tests, Adriaan had tested out a lot of things. There was no doubt that the Swift couple had told their daughter to stay away from playboys. He believed that if possible, they might even want Taylor to change to a different record company. However, Adriaan's halo worked, especially when they met for the first time. He only used makeup to make Taylor beautiful, which was more convincing than the rumors. Moreover, Taylor was obviously very interested in him.
She was still a young girl, curious about all new things, and very playful. Mature men like Adriaan were fatally attractive to girls of her age. Thinking about the subtle expressions on her face when he joked and when he left, it was only a matter of time.
Oh, of course, there was one more thing to pay attention to. This was indeed a difficult problem, but he would think about it when the time came. Adriaan did not want to use the card in his hand. Although it was useful, it would be difficult to break it in one blow if he was not involved. After all, there were many people involved. Unfortunately, when he found out that he also had an investment, he had already asked his financial advisor to slowly withdraw it. If he wanted to use it, it would take a lot of effort.
Moreover, it was not worth it to use this card for Taylor. If it worked well, this card should have greater value. Of course, if his dear little Taylor didn't listen to him, he wouldn't mind using this card to teach her a lesson. He didn't mind having another "obedient dog" in his repertoire.
Apart from these things, Adriaan also rewarded Britney and Christina. According to them, they did not do anything to Avril. They only made her drink a few more glasses of wine at the company's party, then dragged her into a room and kissed her while groping her. The petite Avril could not resist at all. She was embarrassed and almost had an orgasm under their fingers.
However, Britney and Christina only wanted to teach her a lesson or show their alliance. Therefore, when Avril struggled to leave with her clothes in a mess, they did not continue to chase after her. Because they did not have Adriaan's permission, they did not dare to tell him. Avril was also embarrassed after suffering such a big loss, so naturally, she did not tell him either.
Then, when Britney's version of "Firework" was released and reached the top of Billboard, various factors accumulated and made Avril very dissatisfied. She pestered Adriaan to get back at him, and that was why she spilled the beans.
Adriaan's reaction to this was … continue! He praised Britney and Christina's behavior and asked them to find opportunities to continue. When the arrogant little witch had enough, hehe, she would naturally want to find an ally, and by then …
The matter with the record company was just an interlude in July. Adriaan's main focus was still on the shooting of "Out of Control" and the premiere of the movie.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" premiered in late July. Kyla was undoubtedly there, and she was longing for Adriaan's fingers. Speaking of which, no one would believe such a thing. How could there be a woman who had slept with Adrian countless times only to experience pleasure in his hands once?
"I'm that special," Kyla announced proudly, and tirelessly warned Adriaan that he was only allowed to use his fingers.
It did not matter. With his fingers, Adriaan knew very well whether she had been exploited or not. He calculated that it would be about this time next year at most, so he did not have to worry too much. Then …
"You don't understand what you've done. You don't care what I think! Today … I'll show you … open your eyes and look … at my dear mother! " In the messy room, a young woman stood in the middle, holding a knife in her hand. Blood was dripping from the tip of the knife. She looked at her mother, who was shivering on the ground with a strange expression.
The expression on her face looked like she was smiling and crying at the same time. It looked like anger and heart-wrenching pain at the same time. Her emotions were concentrated, but they were clearly separated.
"Don't … don't … don't do this … please … Susan … I'm your mother …" her mother begged.
"Yes, mother. You're my mother." She grinned, and with a cruel and sorrowful smile, she raised the knife in her hand high.
"Okay!" A shout came from the other side of the camera. The most important scene was finally over.
In an instant, everyone on the set heaved a sigh of relief. What they were most worried about was that they would have to repeat the scene dozens of times. That would be too unbearable. Natalie did not move. She just stood there in a daze. It was not until the lady who played the mother stood up and patted her that she came back to her senses. She forced a smile to show that she was fine, took two sips of purified water from her assistant, and walked to her seat.
"You're really amazing, Nada." Kyla, who was standing by her side, immediately gave her a hug. "Did you know? I was outside, far away, but I could still feel the shock. It was as if … you were really going to kill her. "
"Thank you!" Natalie smiled tiredly. "You're actually not bad, Kyla. Although Pirates of the Caribbean didn't give you a chance to shine, I remember that you said before that you were filming a …"
"Jane Austen's work. It has been remade several times, but I'm confident that it will be the best," Kyla said proudly.
"I guessed so." Natalie shrugged, looking much better.
"But I still envy you, Nada. You were really, really good just now. No wonder they say that Eide is good at discovering the inner world of actresses," Kyla said sincerely, but she did not notice the haze that flashed across Natalie's face.
"I've always wanted a role in Eide's movies, but he always says that there's no suitable one," Kyla continued with a smirk. Kyla continued with a smirk. "I suspect that he's just brushing me off. He doesn't want to give me a role at all. Or rather, he wants something from me."
"Really?" Natalie forced a smile.
"Yes, definitely!" Kyla clapped her hands. "For example …"
Unfortunately, she could not say it out loud, because she heard a teasing voice. "It's very rude to talk about other people's smirks behind their backs."
"Well …" Kyla looked embarrassed, like a child who had been caught stealing candy. But after turning around, she twisted her neck. "I didn't say anything bad about you, Eide. Don't you have any intentions towards me?"
Looking at Natalie, she immediately added, "Don't you have any intentions towards Nada?"
"Kyla!" Adriaan and Natalie said angrily.
"Okay, okay!" Looking at Adriaan, and then at Natalie, Kyla raised her hands. "Let's not talk about this — what do you think of Nada's performance? I heard that you've been very unhappy with her since the start of filming. "
"Well … at least the scene just now was perfect." Adriaan coughed and said. Then he looked at Natalie. "Well done, Nada, you did very well."
Natalie did not answer, but her eyes were filled with shame and anger.
"That's all?" Kyla was still chattering.
"How about this …" Adriaan raised his hands. "I'm going to another studio to see the progress of some movies and TV shows, so I'll give you 30 to 40 minutes to rest. You'll have enough time to chat. "
"See that, Nada? You must be tough when you need to be tough!" Kyla immediately pulled Natalie to her side and boasted.
Adriaan smiled, turned around, and walked out. The scene just now was very important, so they had shot it twice yesterday afternoon, but the results were not good. So as soon as he came to the set today, he called Natalie to his office and did it without saying a word. So … the scene was done after only three takes, and the female lead's resentful and complex emotions were unusually good.
"This is the benefit of getting into character." Adriaan chuckled as he walked out of the studio, then strode towards his destination. It was not Desperate Housewives, but —
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