Chapter 437

The original plan was to complete the filming of "She-Devil" in 20 to 30 days, and no later than 40 days. Even though the filming would start in mid-April to mid-May, it was still a long way from 30 days. The main reason for the delay was because of Adriaan. He had a lot of things to do.

Putting aside the post-production of "Lord of the Rings" and "The Matrix," he also had to work. Even signing the documents would take a lot of time, not to mention that he had to understand a lot of things. He also had to monitor the progress of Facebook, spend time with his women and his daughter, and occasionally have a taste of fresh flesh, such as Beyoncé.

Although Universal Music poached Beyoncé in 2000, it was not until the beginning of this year that Adriaan got her. It was not that he did not have the time, but the only black woman that caught his eye was Halle Berry. Beyoncé was not bad. She had a great figure and had a very healthy vitality. When she swung around his waist, she gave off the feeling of Shakira's "electrifying" butt.

But there was nothing special about her other than that. Therefore, it was enough for him to play with her a few more times. There was no need to spend too much time with her. Britney, Christina, and Avril were enough for now. Adriaan's efforts were all reciprocated. Britney, Avril, and Avril looked the same as usual, but he knew very well what had actually changed. As for Christina …

"Do you want your own music documentary, Christina?" One morning, when Adriaan was having breakfast, he asked Britney and Christina when there was only him and Christina in the dining room.

"Of course." Christina, who brought him breakfast, gave an affirmative answer. She sat in his arms naturally, cut some bread for him, and brought it to his mouth. She did not seem jealous at all, as if Britney walking in front of her had nothing to do with her. At least she did not show it in front of Adriaan.

This made Adrian very satisfied, and Christina had finally settled down. She knew what more people needed to give her.

"I remember that MJ won the most awards at the last Grammy Awards, didn't he? I think he won eight awards? And there are five female singers with the most awards? "Adriaan asked casually.

"Yes, Alicia Jackaise won five Grammy Awards this year, but Lauren Hill already had such a record in 1999." Christina, who knew this very well, answered immediately. Her eyes were glowing, and she understood what Adriaan meant in just a few seconds.

"Don't worry, it's not the right time yet." Adriaan smiled. He was never stingy with women who knew when to advance and when to retreat.

He had to go to London a few days before he went to Cannes, so it was reasonable that he couldn't finish "The She-Devil" in Los Angeles.

The most important thing in London was the filming of the Harry Potter series. The actors' salaries, especially the minor actors, were basically settled. This was all prepared, so it did not take too much time. However, some of the adult actors who played the role of teachers left. The film company could spend money on the minor actors, but they would not spend too much on the adult actors who did not play the leading roles. Although Adriaan persuaded Ms. Zooey Wanamaker, who played Mrs. Hooch, to stay, he could not keep everyone.

Little Emma was in the limelight during the negotiations. She had put in a lot of effort in the process of forcing the film company to agree to compensate the young actors in the form of dividends after the release of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" at the end of the year. Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration. She only asked everyone during a meeting to negotiate with the film company, "What about" Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets "that would be released this year?"

Indeed, now that they thought about it carefully, they knew why the film company rushed to make a second installment of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone before it was released. The actors would naturally not let them go for their own interests. Even though they had signed a contract when they were filming Chamber of Secrets, benefits would slip away if they did not fight for it, not to mention that the initiative was now in their hands.

The film company did not agree at first, but after a few rounds of negotiations, they reluctantly relaxed the conditions. In the end, they supplemented it in the form of dividends, but it was limited to a few key minor actors, and the amount was not much.

Even so, everyone felt that it was a good deal. For many people, especially the older actors, they did not really care about the financial benefits. As long as they could make the film company give in, even if it was a small step that had nothing to do with them, they would be satisfied.

Of course, they were all sly old foxes. Once they touched the bottom line of the film company, they would immediately retreat.

But they would not know that this was all planned by Adriaan. He had purposely asked Universal to come up with a contingency plan. He told them that if the actors did not bring up this matter, then it would be fine. If they did, at most they would agree to give the minor actors some compensation. Then, he would have Little Emma find a chance to bring up this matter in private, so that the actors could fight for this part of the benefits. And the ultimate goal of this was to make Little Emma more popular in the film crew. After all, although her relationship with him had not been dug up by the tabloids, it was no secret in the film crew. Little Emma had previously expressed her support for the negotiations under Adriaan's urging, just to prevent rumors from spreading.

All in all, it was not bad. Little Emma could now be considered the big sister of her age in the film crew. Let's not talk about this for now. Since the issue of remuneration was settled, of course, it was time to put the third film on the agenda. During the negotiations, Universal had been looking for Columbus's successor. In the end, Adriaan recommended Mike Neville.

Back in the 90s, Adriaan and Neville had worked together on "Four Weddings and a Funeral". Because he had entered the British entertainment industry for the first time, they had a good relationship and often kept in touch. Last year, Bosworth had obtained the distribution rights for "Shaun of the Zombie" through him.

Originally, Neville was preparing for another film and had planned to invite Julia to star in it. But he could not resist Adriaan's warm invitation. In addition, the popularity of the "Harry Potter" series had soared after the first film was released. In the end, he had no choice but to agree, and he signed on for two films.

Now that the director's issue had been resolved, the project could begin. As for the boys' voice changing period, there was no need to worry. After all, there was no need to rush the filming from the third film onwards. There was still a lot of pre-production work to be done before that. If worse came to worst, they could just do the dubbing after filming.

The audition was the pre-production work for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". It was none other than Harry's first love, Zhang Qiu. This character had already appeared in the third novel. She was Lavin Krau's ball seeker. In a Quidditch match, she competed with Harry and won his heart.

Although she was someone else's girlfriend in the fourth book, Rowling's description had clearly positioned her as Harry's first love. In a recent interview, she also hinted that the relationship between Zhang Qiu and Harry would develop in the fifth book, which would be published next year. In the original "Harry Potter" series, Zhang Qiu was originally supposed to appear in the third film. However, due to various reasons, the film was delayed. Now that Adriaan was around, such a thing naturally would not happen.

"You did a good job, Sissy." Adriaan, who was sitting on the sofa, pressed the pause button, and Liu Yifei, who was performing a monologue on the screen, froze.

"Really?" The girl nestled in his arms asked excitedly.

"Of course. Although I have already told the person in charge, the staff who picked out your videotape didn't know about it." Adrian smiled and rubbed her head. "You have to keep it up. Even though I've arranged everything, you still have to show me your strength. Don't let me down."

"Okay." Liu Yifei nodded nervously, shrinking her neck and looking very obedient.

The audition had just begun, so it was normal for her to be selected. After all, there were thousands of British Chinese who signed up. Many of them were only half or even a quarter Chinese. Similarly, there were many non-Chinese Asians who signed up. Therefore, the first audition was actually very rough, and the subsequent interviews were the key. This was also why Liu Xiaoli, who was accompanying him, smiled unnaturally.

"Don't worry, you've already practiced it many times. You just have to imagine it as a rehearsal during the interview," Adrian continued.

Liu Yifei continued to nod obediently. After a while, she looked at her mother and said boldly, "Uncle, I have something to tell you …"

"Qianqian!" Before she could finish, Liu Xiaoli called out to her.

"What's wrong?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows and waved at Liu Xiaoli, who was a little unruly.

Liu Yifei bit her lip and said carefully, "It's like this. A female classmate of mine invited me to their party. They have invited me several times, and they used to invite me to parties often, so …"

"Do you want to go? Then go. As long as you are happy. " Adriaan said with a smile, completely ignoring Liu Xiaoli's expression. "Of course, you must go home when you are supposed to go home, and don't do things that you shouldn't do."

"I know, I know." Liu Yifei nodded happily.

"Very well, then let the driver take you there." Adriaan replied with a smile, "Remember, you are a big girl. Don't let your mother and me down."

"I promise, I promise. Thank you, uncle!" The girl happily wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the face. Then, she jumped off the sofa and quickly went upstairs to clean up.

"Eide, this … is not very good …" Liu Xiaoli was still a little anxious. She knew more or less about the situation of young people in England or the West at parties.

"Don't worry." Adriaan smiled. "Call the driver. Trust your daughter, Mrs. Liu."

Soon, Liu Yifei, who had changed her clothes and put on a soft hat, came downstairs. She hugged Adriaan and kissed him again. Then, she left the apartment and got into the car that was waiting outside.

"It's normal for young people to play around." After watching the car drive away, Adriaan turned back to look at Liu Xiaoli. "Too much restraint on her nature will only make her want to resist. Maybe Qianqian won't resist very fiercely, but it will still destroy the relationship between you two."

"I just …" Liu Xiaoli sighed. "It's not like you don't know how chaotic young people's parties can be."

There was even a hint of complaint in her tone. It was normal. She had placed all her bets on her daughter. Although Yifei and Adriaan had been getting along well recently, if something went wrong …

"Not all parties are chaotic," Wang Yao said. How could Adriaan not know what she was thinking? He chuckled and walked up to her. He reached out and pinched her chin. "You have to try to trust your daughter. Qianqian is still very smart. She should know what she can't do. Although flowers in a greenhouse are beautiful all year round, they tend to wither early."

As he spoke, his hand wandered around Liu Xiaoli's face and neck. Then, he reached out and put his other hand around her waist. His hand then slid down her chest, waist, and all the way to her firm buttocks. "She's not a child anymore. Besides, she's going to act in a movie soon. So, you can try to relax a little. Don't preach too much. You have to influence her from the details. In addition to words, you can also teach her by example. It feels really good."

Liu Xiaoli took a deep breath as Adrian massaged her breasts. She would be too stupid if she didn't understand what he meant after his "example" and his current actions. There was no way she could refuse. She might have changed her mind when Adriaan offered, but after she became a British citizen and her daughter slept with him, she was basically at his mercy. But … so what?

"Wait … wait …" After Adriaan's hand got under her clothes, Liu Xiaoli gasped and said, "It's not convenient today. I … I'm doing it …"

"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows, then let go of her and sat on the sofa in the living room. Then, Liu Xiaoli sat down next to him, bent over, and skillfully unbuckled his belt.

Feeling the moist part and the flexible tongue, Adriaan let out a long sigh of relief. Although it was a long way to London, and there was a time difference, he still took the time to come here a few times. Every time, he stayed at Liu Yifei and her daughter's house. However, he didn't touch Liu Yifei again, even though they slept on the same bed, bathed together, and let her do it with her hand once. After all, she was still developing, and it wouldn't be good for her to do too much. Besides, there was a woman beside him who could help him vent his desires.

Every time Adriaan came, Liu Xiaoli couldn't escape. In fact, she didn't plan to escape at all. Other than the first two times when she was a little reluctant like that night, she would always hint to Adriaan that he could look for her if he felt that it wasn't enough.

This was naturally what Adriaan was happy to see. How could he not seize the opportunity to play with her while she was still in good shape? Only when she was submissive to him would he be able to proceed smoothly. For this reason, he deliberately called her Mrs. Liu, just like how Liu Yifei called him Uncle. He kept touching Liu Xiaoli's bottom line from the details. Now it seemed that if he worked a little harder, the time would come.

Let's not talk about these things anymore. The casting for Zhang Qiu had already begun, and it would take at least a month or two to complete. Adriaan had already arranged everything, so it wouldn't be a problem for Liu Yifei to enter the final stage. Then, he had a way to convince the director and Rowling to accept Liu Yifei's image. The only problem was that if he thought about it carefully, it would be difficult for her to fully open up the China market if she was alone. Although there was also Lin Chi-ling, she still wanted to become an American, not to mention she was a Taiwanese. If she made a slight mistake in her words, it would be a lot of trouble.

For the time being, he didn't think too much about it. Anyway, Adriaan still had some tricks up his sleeve, so his main focus was on work. However, even though he came to London to work on the Harry Potter series, he didn't visit Emma often. Even when she called and begged him to take her out to play, he always found an excuse to decline.

"I'm going to Cannes soon, so I'll be spending most of my time on work. Can you be considerate?" Adriaan always said this on the phone.

Even though he knew that the little girl would be very unhappy, and even though he knew that the little girl would do very "scary" things when she was unhappy, he had to do it. Little Emma's little tricks became more and more frequent. There were even a few times when she directly jumped onto his lap in front of a lot of people. Although she quickly came down, if she did it too often, God knows what kind of thoughts people would have.

However, he could deal with this temporarily, but it wasn't so easy for the other one. Kyla, who had finished filming Pirates of the Caribbean, was staying at home. Although she had accepted a British movie, she was only a supporting character. She didn't have any scenes yet, so when she heard that Adriaan had come to London, she came without hesitation. Fortunately, he had a long-term hotel suite in London, or else it would be troublesome if she barged into Liu Yifei's house. After Kyla rushed in, she grabbed his hand and pressed it under her skirt. That impatient look was really …

"Do you think I'm a bitch?" After reaching climax under the teasing of Adriaan's fingers, Kyla, who was panting on top of him, suddenly asked.

"Why would I? I think it's better this way. There's no deep physical contact, but I can still get satisfaction." Adriaan, who knew the girl's fickle and sensitive mind, smiled. "Besides, we have an exchange, right? Also, I'm happy that you like my fingers. "

After staring at him for a while, Kyla made a face, then smiled happily — although her smile was not very pretty — and began to use her hands to serve him. Just as Adriaan said, they had an exchange.

After everything was done, the two of them began to chat like normal people. This showed how twisted the relationship between Adriaan and Kyla was, and she was obviously more obsessed with his fingers. Unfortunately, the culprit didn't care at all. Again, this was exactly what he wanted to see.