Chapter 380

"Well, Super Lily, tell me honestly, where did that small loudspeaker come from?" Sitting on the sofa in his living room, Adriaan crossed his arms and asked his eldest daughter.

"I don't know!" Lily's little chin was raised high, her hands behind her back, her chest out, and her head held high. She looked like she was facing death calmly, and then immediately added, "Even if I know, I won't tell you."

Adriaan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He glanced at Kate, Charlize, and Ivanka, who were drinking tea and chatting not far away — Sarah was upstairs, and Yukio was quietly reading comics on the other side. They were the only ones who would give Lily a small loudspeaker. Of course, they probably didn't expect Lily to use it for this kind of thing.

"Well, let's not talk about this. I want to know, why did you … take that small loudspeaker to the street and yell at those guys." Adriaan changed the topic.

Lily blinked and looked at her father strangely, "Didn't you ask for it?"

"Me?" Adriaan was a little stunned, "When did I say such a thing?"

"Of course!" Lily suddenly cried, showing an expression of "how can you not admit it". "You said that there will be a very … very … very difficult period in the future. Protect Mom!"

This … Adriaan could only cover his head. At that time, the situation was like this. He was ready to start the plan, but in this way, Kate and Lily would bear a lot of pressure. Those reporters did not dare to circle around him, but they would definitely chase them everywhere, so it was necessary to do the work in advance to reduce the pressure.

"I know, Lily, you don't like those reporters, but unfortunately, you and Mom will have to deal with them for a long time, so you must be careful and learn to ignore them. This is an important lesson in your life, because you will face them constantly in the future, so protect yourself and protect Mom." Adriaan said at that time.

As God's witness, the last sentence was just to increase the persuasiveness of the little fellow, but why did she only remember this sentence firmly in her heart? She actually shouted at the paparazzi in public, and took the loudspeaker as if it was not enough. It was indeed powerful and domineering, shocking a large group of people, but it also brought a lot of trouble.

Not to mention that the paparazzi became more enthusiastic about digging news, although it exceeded expectations, Adriaan had ways to cool them down, but it was a little bad if it went viral on the Internet. This was an era of public participation. Once it caused a sensation on the Internet, someone or something would become very popular, and it would not be transferred according to her subjective will.

As for the little fellow's future, Adrian had not considered it yet. Everything depended on her. The most important thing she had to do now was to play to her heart's content before going to school. He had always protected her very well. But now it was so exposed, and there were even people who said that they would build an official website for her, which was not a good thing for her. But Adriaan could not criticize her. After all, the little fellow was protecting her mother, which was a good thing, so he seemed to be in a dilemma.

"Well, then remember to continue to protect me in the future." Facing his daughter who felt that there was nothing wrong with her, Adriaan had no good way to deal with it for the time being.

But if Lily was so obedient, she would not be Lily. He immediately frowned and asked, "Why?"

"Hmm?" Adriaan was a little strange about his daughter's reaction.

"Isn't this what a father should do?" The little fellow's chin was almost raised to the ceiling. "You are a man!"

I am … Fortunately, I did not drink water at this time, otherwise Adriaan would have spat it out. When could the little fellow understand this word?! However, he immediately realized that although Lily looked calm, she kept glancing at her mother from the corner of her eyes. So, he let out a long sigh of relief. Then, with lightning speed, he pulled his daughter into his arms and caressed her.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Lily screamed and began to struggle in her father's arms. It took her a lot of effort to jump away with a giggle, and then hid in her mother's arms and made faces at her father.

"Now you can only bully your daughter?" Kate put Lily on his lap and gave Adriaan a supercilious look.

"You are getting more and more arrogant, Kate. Do you think I can't deal with you?" Adrian said in his heart as he stood up and adjusted his collar. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do. Because today was … ….

Fortunately, at this time, Sarah finally came down from upstairs. She was wearing a beige slanted skirt, holding a handbag. Her hair was tied up behind her head, and her coat was on her forearm. She was dignified, beautiful, sexy and charming.

"Be careful not to catch a cold." Adriaan immediately took the coat and put it on her.

"I know." Sarah smiled and kissed his face gently. "Then I will go first."

"Okay, I will follow you right away." Adriaan nodded.

Today was Valentine's Day. As usual, no one accompanied Adriaan, so even if he wanted to teach Kate a lesson in bed, he would have to wait until tomorrow. However, on Valentine's Day, a movie was going to premiere again, and that was the romantic comedy "Alabama" starring Sarah.

"This is a relatively cliché romance movie, but the performances of the leading actor and actress are very good, and the final suspense is very well made. It will surprise people." Since they were going to attend the premiere, they had to walk the red carpet. Although, like before, he would not walk with his woman — so Sarah left a few minutes earlier — it was still necessary to accept the interview from the reporters.

However, the reporters were all well-behaved today. No one asked any questions that were out of line, and they did not mention anything about Lili. Just two days ago, two or three entertainment reporters who had been very active in this aspect since February were taken away by the tax bureau for investigation. This was a very serious warning.

In the United States, as long as you had the money to hire a luxurious team of lawyers, it was not a big deal even if you killed the president. Of course, the premise was that no one saw it directly. However, there was one crime that even the super-rich would be a little restrained, and that was tax evasion. The tax bureau was a special court. If you wanted to play with the jury, you had to play with the jury first.

In this way, the seriousness of the warning could be seen. Moreover, Adrian had chosen the right people. These two or three reporters were not from the most famous entertainment media, and they were not particularly popular, so it was not easy for others to sympathize with them. At the same time, he had also left a hint that the new media mogul was angry. Lily was indeed his child, and this could be considered as a disguised acknowledgement in the industry.

Of course, this situation was deliberately created by Adriaan, or rather, Martin Mortimer, who was in charge of intelligence work. As mentioned earlier, these three unlucky reporters were deliberately chosen. The reason why they could be so active was largely because Martin's people used various covert methods to give them some exclusive information.

Let's not talk about that. The scale of the premiere wasn't big, but there were many guests, so it was very lively.

"The sample is very fragmented, but I like the reversal at the end very much. Wait and see. When the old lawyer shouts, 'Your husband signed, but you didn't,' I'm sure a lot of people will fall down laughing." In front of the male and female leads and the director, Adriaan spoke with confidence and assurance, but his main attention was still on Sarah.

Adriaan liked the current Sarah very much. Her mentality was one of the best among the women around him. Her difficult childhood made her able to maintain a normal heart no matter what. After she became a teen idol with the help of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", her pursuit of glory and money was not so enthusiastic. If Adriaan had not taken advantage of her weakest moment to tie her to his side, he might not have been able to conquer this girl.

"How do you feel about your job as a producer?" Adriaan asked when only the two of them were left.

No matter how good a drama was, it would eventually come to an end. After May of this year, the once popular teen drama "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" would come to an end. The same was true for "Friends". This year's ninth season's ratings continued to decline. Although this was related to many factors, Adrian still decided to end the show after the tenth season, which was next year.

Although Sarah was developing very well in the movie field, the romantic comedies had made her popular with many people. If it weren't for the fact that she always appeared as an action figure in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," the audience would certainly think of her as the second American sweetheart after Julia. It was interesting to say that Sarah and Denis's wives were opposites in TV and movies. Sarah was an action character on TV, but in the movies, she was a sweetheart. On the other hand, Aniston was a sweetheart on TV, but in the movies, she was an action character.

Moreover, Aniston's action character in the movies was not bad. Because of Adriaan's advice, the rise of action actresses in the late 1990s, and Denis's trust in Adriaan, Aniston actually had a place in the movies. What was even more surprising was that everyone knew that Aniston cared a lot about her hairstyle. Her hairstyle in "Friends" was sought after by almost all women in the United States, but in the action movie, her short hair was also quite attractive, and many people were still obsessed with her.

If it were not for the hype of "Resident Evil" and the preparation of a new movie, and "The Expendables 2" in production, Adriaan might have taken out that movie and let them star in it. But it was not too late to do it next year.

The topic returned to Sarah. Although she was doing very well in the movie industry, she had a good attitude and did not ask for much. She even rejected the Oscar that Adriaan arranged for her.

"It's good enough that I can stay by your side." What she said at that time remained in Adriaan's heart.

Well, if that was the case, then she would try to be a producer. Many A-list actors sometimes worked part-time as a movie producer, but the job that Adriaan arranged for Sarah was different from those celebrities. She was a producer with real power, and this was to cultivate Sarah's abilities. At first, he considered letting Sarah produce the movie that he prepared for Megan Fox, "Big Liar." It was a story about a Hollywood movie producer who plagiarized the ideas of the male lead, who was a high school student, and his reputation was ruined by the male lead. Although the story was cliché, the process of the prank was very innovative.

However, Adriaan still chose another script. Although "Big Liar" was very ironic to Adriaan, that was not the main reason. Adriaan just did not want Megan to think too much about it before he got her hands on it, even if he was famous for being a flower. So, in the end, Sarah became the producer of "Scooby-Doo."

The rights of "Scooby-Doo" were in the hands of TBS, so the live-action movie version was naturally handed over to a film company under AC Media. However, this time, Sarah did not take on the role of the main lead. Adriaan needed her to focus on being the producer. As for the two female roles in the movie, one was given to Jessica. Although she had a role in "The Bourne Identity", she would not be considered the female lead until the third movie, so she could use this movie as a transition.

The other role was given to Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah's former sidekick. That's right, she was no longer following Sarah around. Although she hated that Sarah made up her mother, Sarah was not the kind of person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Otherwise, she would not have always been so calm, so she did not make things difficult for her a few years ago. Not only that, but she also specially recommended a few roles to her, such as the supporting female role in "Scooby-Doo."

Adriaan did not mind. Whether Love was sincere or had ulterior motives, at least she did a good job as a sidekick. She acted like a good friend with Sarah in and out of the industry, and even defended her on various occasions. Moreover, she was basically qualified as a bed partner. Although Adrian was no longer playing with her, one look from him and Lov would obediently raise her butt in front of him. So, it wasn't a bad thing to help her and make her career better than it used to be.

"Not bad, but it takes a lot of time to contact all kinds of things. It's not a problem if there's no other work, but if there is, time will be a little tight," Sarah replied after thinking about it.

"Don't worry, Sarah. After all, this is your first time as an official producer." Adriaan's finger brushed across her face. "First learn to let the assistants do some of the less important things, and don't always do them yourself."

"I will." Sarah nodded.

It was better to take it slow. With Adriaan arranging things, if Sarah really wanted to develop as a producer, there would be plenty of opportunities.

Although he spent most of the time with Sarah at the premiere, Adriaan also paid attention to other people, other women.

"Hey, Chichi, it's so nice to see you here. Oh, and beautiful Amanda." Adriaan came up to the two girls who were chatting happily.

"Hi, Eide," Kirsten greeted him with a smile. Kirsten greeted him with a smile. Amanda Seyfried was a little surprised, but she quickly put on a smile and said, "Hello, Ed."

"What are you guys talking about? I hope I'm not disturbing you, "Adriaan said with a smile.

"Nothing, just some women's topics, but we just talked about the movie." Kirsten was very perceptive.

"Oh?" Adriaan looked interested.

"Amanda's performance in Pretty Girl Cheerleaders is better than mine," Kirsten praised Amanda. Kirsten praised Amanda. "You know, the characters I've played are either very scheming or very precocious. Even Mary Jane is very careful. So, when I encounter a simple character, I don't know what to do. I've always felt that I didn't perform very well in 'The Notebook of Love'."

"No, no, I think Chichi did very well in the first part of Pretty Girl Cheerleaders." Amanda was a little flattered. "The box office of the second one I starred in was terrible."

"That's because there was a disaster at the time of the release. It's not your fault," Kirsten said comfortingly.

"Yes, Amanda." Adriaan echoed. "Although I haven't seen it all, the box office is terrible because of 9/11. You know, my taste is never wrong."

He looked at Kirsten. "You too, Chichi. You have to know that I personally chose The Notebook for you, and the adaptation rights were snatched from DreamWorks. Believe me, you did a great job, and Nick Cassavets agrees. Even if Nicholas Sparks came to the set himself, he'd think you were Allie from the book. "

"Well, you always make me feel at ease, Eide," Kirsten said coquettishly.

"Because I know you, Chichi." Adriaan smiled and reached out to pinch Kirsten's chin in front of Amanda. "I remember that Spiderman 2 is also released this year, so you have a commercial work and a warm and artistic work. That's enough."

"But I'm still worried that people will only remember Mary Jane." Kirsten sighed.

"Don't worry, Chichi." Adriaan laughed. "Take your time."

"Okay, okay, I'll excuse myself for a moment." Kirsten wanted to say something, but after exchanging a glance with Adriaan, she swallowed what she wanted to say and left.

"No problem, see you later." Adriaan shrugged and watched her leave. Then he remembered something and showed an apologetic expression to Amanda. "Sorry, Amanda. I didn't mean to leave you out."

"It's okay, Eide. I can see that you two are very close." Amanda smiled and turned her grayish-green eyes. When her hair was vertical, it was like a dead fish's eyes. When her hair was down, it was very interesting. No one knew what she was thinking.

"What I want to say is, don't undervalue yourself, Amanda." Adriaan looked at her. "You did very well in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If you really can't do it, you can act on TV for a while. As long as there is a chance, you will definitely shine."

When Adriaan said "act on TV for a while," Amanda's expression changed.

"Thank you." After saying that, she looked away and then looked back. She lowered her eyes and brushed her hair behind her ear. She asked casually, "Maybe we can talk in private, Ed."

"Oh?" Adrian looked at her up and down without batting an eyelid.

Amanda was wearing a white long-sleeved vest, a black and white T-shirt, and a pair of black leg-hugging pants. She wasn't dressed very beautifully, but she looked very natural and energetic.

"How about tonight? We … can go to my apartment. " She slowly raised her head and looked into his eyes. "No one … no man has ever gone in."