Chapter 367

Warm applause sounded, and the atmosphere in the hall became more and more enthusiastic. Many elderly people couldn't help but rub their eyes, praising the content of the story and the performance of the actors.

Amidst the deafening applause, the curtain on the stage slowly opened again, and all the main cast members walked up and bowed to thank the audience. As a result, the enthusiasm of the applause increased again, and it felt like the roof of Broadway had been lifted. Although Adriaan had been applauding to express his congratulations, he took this opportunity to leave the private room and went backstage.

"Although I have expected all this, I still have to say that your daughter is too outstanding," Adriaan rushed to say when he arrived at the couple who was one step ahead of him.

"Thank you, Eide. She has always been the most outstanding," Sheila replied with a smile, then looked at her husband. "Is that right, Elfner?"

"En … yes." Elfner, who came back to his senses, nodded. He didn't seem to be particularly excited, and it was obvious that he still didn't want his daughter to treat this as a career. However, he was still very positive about her outstanding performance tonight. "Nada is indeed outstanding. Thank you for your recommendation and support, Eide."

"She has the talent. I just gave her a little push," Adriaan said with a smile.

Soon, the actors retreated from the front, and Natalie, who was walking at the front, immediately ran over and jumped into her parents' arms after noticing them. The girl's costume from the 40s and 50s made her look rather mature, but running like this immediately ruined her overall temperament. However, her lively appearance was still quite cute.

Herag and his wife were naturally full of praise for her performance, especially Elfner, who completely put aside all the considerations from before and kept praising his daughter. Adriaan interjected from time to time, and Natalie also answered a few times. However, both of them didn't go too far, and it seemed like there was no difference from before. Only when their gazes exchanged would they vaguely convey a message that only the two of them could understand.

However, this was still a little dangerous, so after the director of the troupe came over with the main cast to greet Adriaan, he immediately walked away from them.

Needless to say, today was the premiere of "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Broadway. Due to Adriaan's strong support, this stage play was staged a lot earlier. The story was originally written well, plus there was a large number of Jewish people in the audience, and all the actors performed very well, so the first performance was full.

"Anyway, congratulations. The premiere was very successful, and the next performance will be the same." After sighing with emotion, Adriaan immediately said goodbye because Natalie had already removed her makeup and was about to leave with her parents.

"If I remember correctly, there should be a celebration party later, right, Nada? Aren't you going to attend?" Adrian caught up with the three of them and asked with a smile.

"Then why don't you go?" Before her parents could speak, Natalie asked first with a hint of helplessness and a hint of a smile in her eyes.

"You know that I've been harassed by reporters recently. If it weren't for your first performance today, I would have flown back to Los Angeles in the morning. Even so, I used a small trick at the airport to escape. If the reporters knew that I didn't leave the party, I would have been surrounded by them again, so forget it. "Adriaan shrugged and then looked at Natalie.

The so-called small trick was to invite Tom Cruise to take his private plane back to Los Angeles, and then when he arrived at the airport, he pretended to receive a call and had to stay, so he let the private plane take Cruise away first. In this way, the reporters who followed him to the airport would see his private plane take off, but they wouldn't know that he wasn't in it, so naturally, they wouldn't be able to catch his trace.

After hearing the words "not because it's your first performance," Natalie's eyes suddenly lit up, but before she could speak, Avner had already answered for her, "We held a small party for her at home, and invited a few friends, so she doesn't have to attend the party held by the troupe."

The girl then spread her hands helplessly, and her playful action was really funny.

"By the way, maybe Eide would like to participate in this small party?" Sheila suddenly asked.

Adriaan was stunned, and then looked at Natalie. The girl's eyes were filled with hope and worry, so he finally declined, "Thank you, but maybe next time, I still have some things to deal with."

After a pause, he immediately smiled again, "I fully believe that there will be many small parties like this in the future, so don't worry about missing anything."

"Thank you." Natalie's smile became even cuter, everyone could hear the meaning of this sentence. She looked at the end of the corridor in front of her, and suddenly her smile became sly.

She stopped and suddenly asked, "Can I have a few private words with you?"

"Hmm?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows, and then looked at Avner and Sheila, and finally nodded. "Of course."

Natalie giggled, and stretched out her finger to beckon Adriaan with a smile. After hesitating for a while, he bent down and said, "Okay, what is it?"

As soon as his voice fell, the girl on her tiptoes pecked him on the cheek, and then giggled and hid behind her mother.

"Nada!" Adriaan, who had already expected this, immediately put on a dumbfounded expression, and Avner also looked at his daughter with a slight frown.

"It's very rude of you to tease a gentleman like this, Nada," Sheila said as she hugged her daughter.

"I think a real gentleman won't care about this." Natalie made a face. "Okay, if Eide feels that I offended him, then I apologize."

"It's okay, I understand that you're happy today, but it's better not to do it again," Adriaan immediately said.

After they separated at the corridor door, Adriaan let out a long sigh and touched the corner of his mouth, listening to the footsteps of the family and the occasional words like "You're too frivolous," "But he's very interesting," "You're a big girl, you can't do this," and so on. The girl chose a very clever position. From Avner and Sheila's point of view, she only used her lips to touch his face, but Adriaan knew that she kissed the corner of his mouth.

No wonder she's the sly Natalie Portman. Adriaan sighed softly in his heart. For a moment, he felt that it was a mistake to decline Sheila's invitation, but it was only for a moment. If he thought that he missed out on something, then it was a big mistake.

The doorbell rang, and Adriaan smiled as he opened the door and made a welcoming gesture. "Welcome, my dear lady."

Natalie, who was outside, blinked her eyes, covered her mouth, and almost laughed out loud. Then, she coughed softly and extended her hand in a serious manner. Although she had a refreshing hairstyle, wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt, a small jacket, pants, and canvas shoes, her slightly reserved appearance did make her look like a lady from a prestigious family.

Adriaan smiled and kissed the back of her hand, then led her into the hotel room. However, his next action directly destroyed the established atmosphere. He poked his head out of the hotel corridor and looked around several times. After making sure that there was no one outside, he quickly closed the door and let out a long breath in an exaggerated manner that almost resembled a performance.

"I deliberately chose the time." Natalie, who was sitting on the sofa, rolled her eyes.

"Is it always good to be cautious?" Adriaan smiled and sat next to her. "You know, I'm committing a crime."

Natalie's face suddenly flashed a trace of red, and she somewhat angrily glared at him. She pouted her mouth and turned her head away, ignoring Adriaan.

"Well, how was your little party last night?" Adriaan immediately changed the topic. Seeing that the girl did not respond, he continued with a smile, "Well, let me guess, a few people of the same age chatted or played games together, then played some soft or explosive music, and if the conversation was agreeable, they would dance together …"

"They are all children, how can there be so many similar topics to talk about, and Dad will not allow it at home …" Natalie turned her head and somewhat displeased to interrupt his words, but she was also stunned before she could finish. She did not know when Adriaan had become so close to her. Now that the tip of his nose was so close, they could almost feel each other's breath.

"Not allowed to play music and dance at home?" Adriaan asked with a chuckle.

"Yes, that does not conform to — tradition." Natalie involuntarily became a little flustered, but when her brown eyes met Adriaan's black eyes, a trace of desire flashed through them.

So, in the next second, Adriaan kissed the girl's pink lips, gently sucking the softness. Although she had already experienced it once, Natalie was still a little overwhelmed at first, but she quickly adjusted, and her little tongue began to move with Adriaan's rhythm, rising and falling like a small boat on the waves. Although she was almost out of breath from the kiss, she refused to give up the slightest bit.

This wet kiss lasted for a long time before the two finally separated. After a slight gasp, they found that their posture had changed. Adriaan lay on the sofa with the girl in his arms, and Natalie was lying on top of him, her hands around his neck.

"You committed a crime again, Eide." After looking at each other for a long time, the girl suddenly chuckled.

"Yes, I committed a crime again, what should I do?" Adriaan followed her words, and then revealed a distressed look, "Hey, don't think so much, let's first finish this crime, then think about it."

"That won't do, I want to stop you from committing a crime." Natalie stuck out her tongue, suddenly jumped up from his body, and pretended to run to the door.

"Do you think it's possible?" Adriaan also jumped up, and pretended to pounce on her like a big bad wolf.

The girl giggled and screamed as she ran around the house, and Adriaan followed closely behind her. Like this for a long time, almost the entire house was noisy, Adriaan finally succeeded in grabbing Natalie into his arms, and then threw her heavily on the bed.

"It's strange, why do I like you, Eide?" After the happy play, the girl who was pressed down by Adriaan looked at him tenderly after adjusting her breathing, but then a trace of haze flashed in her eyes again.

"Who knows?" Adriaan caressed her head, and occasionally kissed her delicate face, "Feelings are hard to explain, and I feel the same, except for one thing."

"What is it?" Natalie asked curiously.

Adriaan caressed her hair, and a look of infatuation appeared in his eyes. He bent down and whispered in her ear, "Lorita, the light of my life, the fire of my desire, my sin, my soul …"

As he whispered, Natalie's expression was soon replaced by a dazed look, and her bright eyes became watery. Just a few words had already stirred up the desire in her heart. Although she did not say anything, her hands had already started to move around Adriaan's body. What happened next was needless to say. It was almost a month after she tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, and Adriaan had given her a great first time. Although there were letters and phone calls to ease her longing, she still accumulated a lot of passion. Once it was released, it was enough to ignite anything.

But even so, there were still some small interludes.

"No, no, you can't do this …" After her underwear was removed, the almost naked Natalie shyly crossed her hands in between her legs, blocking Adriaan's next move.

"Ha, my cute little Nada, you really enjoyed it the last time." Adriaan smiled as he easily removed her hands, and then buried his head.

Natalie, who was powerless to stop him, immediately raised her head and let out a long moan, and at the same time, grabbed the bedsheets tightly.

Good times were always short, and there was no helping it. It was impossible for Natalie to stay over every time like before. But in this way, the two of them made the most of every minute and second they spent together, and this feeling was wonderful and nostalgic.

In the end, Adriaan returned to Los Angeles, surrounded by the girl's body fragrance, and then continued the shooting of "Eye Opener, Ring" in the studio. Although it was difficult to give up this half-green, half-red fruit, and although it was the best fruit at the moment, it did not mean that he would give up on the other fruits. There were more fruits waiting for him to pick, such as this one.

“Cut！” Adriaan shouted behind the camera, and from the frown on his face, it was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the current situation.

"Obviously, your emotions are not on point. Nicole is a little too flamboyant, and Tommy doesn't look like someone who has smoked marijuana at all." He said to the two who had put on towels immediately, "Think carefully about what it feels like to smoke marijuana. Even if you can't remember it completely, you should at least have some impression, right?"

"I think at this time, Dr. William should be showing some signs of guilt. He did notice that he has neglected his wife," Cruise explained.

"That doesn't have to be so obvious." Adriaan then said, "Think about the specific content of this scene. The husband and wife smoke marijuana to relieve their boredom, and then the wife accuses the husband of fooling around with two models at the cocktail party. The husband knows that he did not, but because he went to save people at that time, he has no solid evidence to refute, so he will feel wronged. Then, the wife reveals that she once had sexual fantasies about a naval officer, which greatly stimulates him. So even if he feels a little guilty, he hides it among other emotions! Do you understand, Tommy?! "

"Okay, got it. Let's try again." Cruise shrugged.

Adriaan ignored him. Did he expect Cruise to change his opinion of him just because he took a free private jet? Dream on. Besides, it was not like Cruise did not have a private jet.

"As for you, Nicole, you did pretty well before, but it would be better if you took it a little more," Adriaan said to Nicole.

"I got it," Nicole, who was wrapped in a towel, said with a blank expression.

"Then let's do it again. If you can't pass this time, I really want you to smoke some marijuana before shooting again, even if you might be sued!" Adriaan said half-jokingly and half-threateningly.

Fortunately, his threat did not come true. After three or four more takes, the scene where the husband and wife quarreled under the pretext of smoking marijuana was finally over. Although it had been shot more than forty times, it was the scene with the most NGs since the beginning of filming, but the effect was quite good.

This was not surprising. The observant Adriaan was almost certain that Cruise and Nicole had taken this opportunity to vent to each other. Especially when he thought of the sudden passion at the Vanity Fair party, Cruise's lack of confidence was completely understandable. He did not know how their relationship would change after this filming was over, and some scenes could not be seen, because the performance required Nicole to only wear a white, somewhat transparent women's vest and underwear, and the important parts were vaguely visible. This temptation was not much less than when she undressed with her back to the camera.

But soon Adriaan had a general judgment. When the filming was over, he asked Cruise if he could be present when the wife and the naval officer were filming in Dr. William's fantasy tomorrow, but Cruise chose to refuse.

"No, no, no. If I am present, it may affect the performance of the two actors. Didn't you say that the shooting is completely closed? There will be no problem, and I can also take this opportunity to deal with other things, "Cruise explained.

"Okay, then let's do it." Adriaan shrugged, then looked at Nicole, who had already put on her clothes and came out of the dressing room, and chuckled softly in his heart.

The next day, in a small room on the set, several cameras had been placed separately, lights and various equipment had been set up. Nicole Kidman sat on the edge of the bed nervously, wearing a floral dress. There was no one else in the room except for her. Adriaan had just come over to take a look, but he left after saying that the actors would be coming soon.

Who would he let to act in this passionate scene with her? Nicole furrowed her brows and clenched her fists unwillingly.

According to the draft of this passionate scene that Adriaan had shown her, the scale was obviously a bit big, so except for the actors and the director, other unrelated personnel were driven out, which meant that the scene was completely cleared, so …

Just as she was feeling nervous, Adriaan, wearing a white navy uniform, came in from outside.

"You … you are?"