"I'm sorry!" The person who rushed in was obviously absent-minded. It was not until she closed the door and took a few steps inside that she realized someone was hugging each other in such an intimate position. She immediately screamed.
Adriaan frowned and let go of Charlize. It was a young lady in her twenties. She was dressed simply, but her skin was very fair. Coupled with her short black hair, she looked quite pretty. Obviously, she did not know the rules. Usually, when someone barged in, they would immediately leave when they saw this situation. This behavior would only add to the fun and excitement for them. However, this lady was frozen there, not knowing whether to move forward or retreat. She just stared at them blankly without moving.
"Who are you?" Adriaan tidied up his clothes and asked impolitely.
"I … I …" The lady trembled as if she just realized what she had done.
"My name is … I'm Jessica Stoyadinovic. I have something … I left something here … I didn't take it with me …" She stuttered as she explained.
"Left it here?" Charlize, who had also tidied up, squinted his eyes and looked at her. "You mean, you were fired, but you left something here?"
"Yes … Yes, Ms. Theron." The lady obviously knew Charlize. She lowered her head in fear and rubbed her hands together anxiously.
"People who are fired must leave with their things on the same day. Without permission, they can't come back in a short time. Who let you in?" Charlize asked sternly.
"It was Mr. Brill. I got permission. Ms. Theron, I know the company's rules. I promise I didn't break any rules." The lady hurriedly explained, "I left in a hurry that day. Ms. Helton … obviously, she didn't want me to stay for a second longer. So … what I said is true."
She put her hands together in front of her chest, almost as if she was praying. Her tone was pleading, which made her look pitiful. However, Charlize was unmoved. He frowned and stared at her. After a few seconds, he was about to speak, but Adriaan unexpectedly stopped him.
"Jessica Stoyadinovitch, right?" He grabbed Charlize's hand and looked at the girl in front of him with interest.
"Yes … Yes, sir." Although the man did not recognize him, he still answered carefully.
Adriaan didn't say anything more. Instead, he walked around her unhurriedly. When he felt it was enough, he said, "Have you ever learned acting?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "I started dancing when I was very young. I got my high school diploma when I was 16, and I studied at the Delaware College of Art and Design for a semester."
She was really good at promoting herself. She didn't give a direct answer and only said that she had practiced dancing before. She even said that she had graduated from high school at the age of 16. Adriaan raised his eyebrows. Although he could roughly guess what the answer would be, he continued to ask, "What's next? Why not go back to Delaware College of Art and Design? It's a good university. "
"We moved to Philadelphia, so I had to give up. Then, I took part of the course at the Philadelphia College of Art." The girl replied. Although she wanted to show off, compared to her previous calm demeanor, this time she looked at him worriedly. Her voice had also become much softer, as if she was lacking in confidence.
Obviously, the so-called part of the course should refer to some short-term training, but it was enough. Basically … it matched. However, Adriaan still asked, "What about your parents?"
"My parents?" The girl was stunned for a moment, but she quickly replied, "My father is an electronic engineer. When I was young, he often taught me how to use a computer, and … how to write commands using DOS. My mother is a teacher. She taught me how to read. I was able to graduate from high school as soon as possible … because of her. "
"Very good!" Adriaan confirmed it and immediately nodded. "Do you have a manager?"
"No … I don't." The girl was stunned again. Her expression suddenly became subtle, and her body trembled slightly. She seemed to be a little excited.
"Very good!" Adriaan clapped his hands. "Leave your phone number and address. I will arrange a manager for you as soon as possible. He will guide you on how to better present yourself in front of the camera, and to a certain extent, package you. You must do your best to master these as soon as possible. Is there a problem?"
"Yes …" The girl bit her lower lip, and the rise and fall of her chest was very obvious.
Adriaan immediately sat down and gestured for her to speak.
"Are you Mr. Adrian Kewell?" She gritted her teeth and looked at him without blinking.
"Yes." Adriaan gave her the answer she wanted.
The girl did not speak again. She immediately found a pen and paper, and left her phone number and address. Then, she quickly left the mail room without leaving anything behind.
"You really can't be satisfied, Eide." At this time, Charlize spoke again, and he rolled his eyes at Adriaan, who carefully put away the paper with the girl's name, address, and phone number.
"No, no, no, my dear, I admit that I am a little interested in her, but only a little." Adriaan chuckled and shook his finger. "I just suddenly thought of an interesting idea after seeing her."
"Really?" Charlize raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You saw her future again, and you want to make her suit your heart?"
"It's a movie about vampires. Because the theme is relatively cold, the colors are also colder, so we need very fair-skinned actors." Adriaan pretended not to hear. "If the production is good, it is easy to make one or even a few popular teen idols, but at the same time, because the content is too … narcissistic, it will also make many people hate it, and it will be difficult for the popular idols to go further after the series ends. Because of this, I have been hesitating whether to let Kristen Stewart play the role. Now, it's great, I have found a suitable replacement. "
"Oh?" Charlize was a little surprised, obviously attracted by Kristen's name. "You really are after her. Well, who else but her?"
"It's hard to say." Adriaan did not deny it, and then pulled her to leave. "Well, let's hurry to the set. We have no time after her interruption, of course —"
He showed a leisurely … smirk. "I will make it up to … Little Pepper."
"I will never accompany you in those dirty photos and movies again!" Charlize immediately gave him the middle finger, and took the lead to walk forward. Adriaan, who had successfully changed the topic, shrugged and then followed. Although she said it so confidently, he did not have to guess what would happen in the end.
However, it was indeed a good gain. Jessica Stoyadinovitch actually worked in the mailroom of the ABC production department and was fired. It was very interesting. He believed that if he had not interfered, it was very likely that she would have followed the established path. Yes, for Jessica Stoyadinovitch, Adriaan was more familiar with her other name.
Anyway, he was really hesitant about whether to let Kristen star in that series of movies. Although he had used "American Sins in the Countryside" to sharpen her acting skills, that series was really destructive. Yes, it was "Twilight," an American-style film series adapted from Chiung Yao's novel. Because of Adriaan's foresight, Stephanie Myer's novel was published by a publishing company under AC Media, and the adaptation rights were naturally in their hands. Now it had been handed over to New Line, which was in preparation, and the shooting time was set to be in the second half of the year.
No matter how Stephanie Myer felt sorry for herself in the novel, it was an indisputable fact that this series of novels and the film adaptation had become a phenomenal topic in the United States. So, why would he let go of the opportunity to make money? Although the film company's operation, hype, and publicity were indispensable, with the mature team under his command, it was not difficult to replicate at all.
Now that there was a more suitable choice, Adriaan did not have to worry. Of course, if Stoyadinovitch was tactful, he did not mind playing a few times. He could also test Kristen's patience. As for what she would do in the future, didn't she have a good series? Although the novel would not be published until 2008, the other party should have an idea by now. Moreover, she also worked part-time as a TV scriptwriter, so it was not difficult to contact her. Then, she would sign the book contract and get the film adaptation rights. Everything would be under control.
As for the original lead, according to the usual practice, this kind of balance that was broken by him had to be filled by himself. Since he had fished one up, he had to push one down. This was also a good way out, wasn't it? Mila Kunis was now like a fish in water in the DP industry. She could almost be compared to the porn queen. At this year's adult Oscars, she had won Best Actress.
In private, several major media groups had inextricably linked relationships with some adult film production companies. After all, according to the development of television stations, cable stations had become more and more important, and encrypted cable stations had to broadcast some adult films to attract subscriptions. As one of the media groups, AC Media was no exception. Naturally, they had a good relationship with the similarly young DP.
Well, this was a digression. Let Martin Mortimer handle it. He would not let me down.
Then again, there seemed to be a lot of supporting actresses in "Twilight". Thinking about how Charlize and the others teased him, making TV series like "Desperate Housewives" and "Gossip Girl" was entirely to make it easier for him to fool around with women. In that case, he would make a series of movies to make it easier for him to fool around with women. Well … Kristen could also make a cameo appearance. For example, the heroine had a few high school classmates. It would be very interesting. Oh, that Asian woman could be given a try by Kim Tae-hee. As a qualified toy, she should naturally be rewarded.
Right, he could also prepare for the vampire TV series. When "Twilight" became popular, there would definitely be a demand in this area. After playing with tennis players, how about a few gymnasts?
Let's not talk about this. Adriaan's current main focus was on the shooting of "Iron Man." Although it was a commercial blockbuster, it did not require too much acting skills. Since it was his first work as the male lead, of course, he had to do his best. So even if the media outside reported that "Universal is losing its summer slot," he could not be distracted at all.
Indeed, Universal did not have many important movies this summer. The third "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a super hit, but that was Miramax's. Although they both belonged to AC Media, they were, after all, two different film companies. In short, this year's Universal was completely different from the past few years of invincibility in the popular schedule, so some media clamored.
Unfortunately, people from other major film companies who really understood the situation did not see it this way. Not to mention other things, just the Harry Potter series alone was enough for Universal to survive, not to mention that they were in cahoots with Marvel. Now this was the normal situation. There were ups and downs, and there were ups and downs. The popular schedule was always dominated by a film company, and anyone who saw it would feel that something was wrong. This was also one of the reasons why Adriaan took a break.
Although he did not need to be distracted with the movie, he still needed to pay attention to other things, such as music. After the Independence Day, a piece of news fell like a bombshell, causing a lot of waves in the circle. The Bertelsmann Group officially sold all its music business to Sony Music.
It has to be said that this was a piece of news that shocked many people in the industry. When Sony and Bertelsmann cooperated to establish a new music company three years ago, many people were optimistic that the decline of the record market would stop. They did not expect that it would not be long before Bertelsmann pulled out and packaged all the music business to Sony. Since then, the five major record companies had become the four major record companies.
From this, it can be seen how bad the record market has deteriorated. At the same time, some people were worried. Sony seemed to have a tendency to surpass Universal and become the dominant record company. However, if you carefully collect the information, you will find that there are many things worth pondering. The most typical point is that after Sony annexed BMG, it only got its publishing business, but the copyright of the music library was in the hands of another company – yes, Universal Music!
This is the opportunity that Adriaan used when he was schemed against to propose cooperation with Sony to divide the music market! The rise of online paid music is doomed to the decline of the record market. Whoever can't resist will be finished. Among the five major record companies, Sony, Universal, and Warner all have large media groups as backers. Although BMG also has Bertelsmann, and EMI is even a group in itself, they are limited to Europe. In the eyes of people in the future, they are destined to be abandoned and divided.
When Adriaan proposed cooperation, Sony did not have much interest. Although after the millennium, several major record companies were looking for opportunities to buy each other, Adriaan's proposal was still a bit exaggerated. What's more, he did not make it very clear. So, Sony only agreed because they offended him. Anyway, there was no loss, and it was good to use this method to appease his anger.
But when the traditional record market began to be gradually eroded by online paid music downloads, Sony reacted and decisively launched a cooperation with Universal. Under Adriaan's suggestion, they bypassed the European Union and cooperated with BMG first, and then bought it when they were ready. The reason why Sony could succeed in one go was that Universal Music also contributed a lot in private. Otherwise, with their current strength, they might choke if they wanted to buy it all at once.
This was also a win-win cooperation. Sony itself lacked distribution channels, and Universal Music, which inherited the legacy of PolyGram, did not have such a need. So, they naturally took away BMG's music library, and at the same time, pushed Sony to the front to attract firepower. This was a very good deal.
Then, BMG fell. Will EMI be far behind?
"Although as a veteran music group, EMI still has the potential to fight. At the beginning of this year, they also wanted to buy Warner Records. Unfortunately, they still lack support. But Warner was too anxious. After rejecting EMI's offer, they wanted to buy it in turn. Unfortunately, whether it is them, Sony or us, it is impossible to swallow EMI alone. Therefore, it is the right choice to continue to cooperate with Sony, seize the opportunity to bypass anti-trust, buy EMI in the form of a split, and squeeze Warner to the end. The era of music distribution will eventually come. "Adriaan said to Claude.
However, this was not where he spent the most time and energy. Everything had been arranged, and Claude also agreed. The rest was only a matter of time. EMI would not live past 2010 this time, so the most time and energy was spent on the other side.
"Eide, there is something I want to discuss with you." Taylor Swift sat on Adriaan's thigh, put her hands around his neck, smiled and said coquettishly, and her two iconic red lips were particularly charming.
Now she was between puberty and maturity, especially after being frequently nourished by Adriaan, the sexiness in her purity made her particularly tempting.
"Oh? What's the matter? Tell me. "Adriaan raised his eyebrows.
"Can you promise me first?" Taylor continued to act coquettishly, and also stuck to his body and gently rubbed against him.
"Don't even think about it!" Adriaan flatly refused, "If I promise, I will do it. If I promise, but you make a request that I can't accept, then it's my fault."
"Really, Eide is not considerate at all." Taylor pouted and muttered.
"It's no use goading." Adriaan leisurely pinched her little chin.
"All right, all right," Taylor showed a reluctant look, but immediately became cautious. "I want to date another man."
"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows. "You broke into my office and said that you had something to discuss with me, and you wanted me to promise first. That is, you want to date another man."
"Listen to me!" Taylor was not flustered at all. She shook his arm and rebuked him. "I just went out with him to find a feeling. I need new inspiration to write songs. I promise nothing will happen!"
"You need inspiration to compose music?" Adriaan looked at her playfully. "You promise?"
"Yes!" Taylor nodded fiercely. "I can absolutely guarantee it."
She jumped up and took something out of the backpack beside her. That was … a chastity belt?!
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