"I didn't expect it to be so early. I thought you might have to wait until next month to announce it." Adriaan, who was sitting on the sofa, said while raising the coffee cup in his hand, "The coffee is good. It's almost as good as Charley's."
"I don't have the habit of hooking up with my female secretary." Claude, who knew what he meant, rolled his eyes.
Adriaan smiled and raised his hand. Claude then continued, "It's just right to announce it now. If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid something will happen to ABC. According to the information we collected, some people are already tempted. Besides, they don't have too many shares for us to secretly absorb, so I chose this time. "
"Have you thought about how to deal with Michael Eisner?" Adriaan didn't know much about this, so he asked the question he wanted to ask the most, "I'm afraid the other party's counterattack will not be easy."
"Of course, I'm ready. The financial fight is essentially just a few moves. Although it's not 100% safe, I believe the result won't be too bad," Claude said.
"What about Ted?" Adriaan then asked, "He doesn't seem satisfied with the acquisition of ABC."
"Of course, you promised him that you would make TBS the fifth largest broadcasting company." Claude laughed.
"I didn't break my promise. After the acquisition of ABC, I will definitely merge with TBS's existing resources." Adriaan spread his hands and said solemnly, "Don't tell me you plan to let it develop."
"Why would I?" Claude adjusted his posture, sat up straight, and showed a look of "everything is under control". "This is a good opportunity. We can make more in-depth adjustments and arrangements for TBS."
Adriaan understood what he meant. Because of Ted Turner, they did not thoroughly transform TBS. After all, it had only been more than a year since the acquisition. Although the acquisition of ABC might cause some internal reactions, it was also a good opportunity to speed up some processes.
"But this way, we'll need more time," Claude said.
"It doesn't matter. Dragging it out a little longer is a good thing to a large extent." Adriaan didn't mind.
"In short, what I need to do is to ensure that the variety shows and TV series I produce can maintain the current ratings." He spread his hands and said so, then stood up and stretched comfortably.
"You don't look very energetic. Who did you play with last night?" Claude looked at him and asked jokingly.
"Who else could it be? That … Queen of Pop." Adriaan shrugged.
Claude hesitated for half a minute before he reacted. He looked surprised. "Madonna?"
"For now, there shouldn't be anyone else worthy of this title." Adriaan chuckled.
"God, why are you suddenly interested in that old woman?" Claude looked at him in amusement.
"You already said that she is an old woman. If you don't take the time to play with her, do you want to wait until she becomes an older woman?" Adriaan spread his hands. "Although Madonna is 36 years old, her figure is not bad. More importantly, it is fun to play with her."
"It looks like you were crazy last night." Claude sighed and shook his head.
"It was okay. It was just oral sex, whipping, and tying her up. I was very careful." Adriaan said lightly, "But it should have left a deep impression on Madonna."
"Although it's not my place to say much, Ed, I still want to remind you that you're going to be a father soon. You can play around, but you should at least have some scruples and restrain yourself, right?" Claude looked at him and said seriously.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. When have you seen me make a mistake in these past few years?" Adriaan smiled and patted him. Claude seemed to want to say something, but after hesitating, he shook his head and stood up. "Okay, let's go to the conference room."
"You can go. I still have things to deal with." Adriaan refused as expected. "Anyway, I agree with whatever you say. Even if I go, I just want to show my support."
"Once or twice is fine, but it doesn't seem good to do this often." Claude looked at him, amused. "Do you know what people are saying? They say that the CEO is deceiving the chairman, which is why he has so much power. "
"The first sentence is stupid, but the second sentence is the truth." Adriaan smiled and punched Claude. "Okay, Krau, if you can't be trusted, who can I trust?"
Speaking of this, his face suddenly changed. "And this is exactly what I want to see. Let them think that I don't care about these things. You know, sometimes hiding in the dark will make some people ignore you, and being ignored can play an unexpected role. Even if it is only for a moment, it can often turn the situation around. "
"Got it." Claude punched him back helplessly. "Do you have any plans?"
"Nothing special. There is still a movie to be released at the end of the schedule, and then I will go to London at the end of the month. This year's new movie has been in preparation for almost half a year, and it is time to start shooting," Adriaan replied simply.
"This year's new movie?" Claude looked at him in surprise. "The popularity of 'The Story of Argan' hasn't subsided yet, and you are already planning to make a new movie? I don't know what to say. However, 'The Story of Argan' is really interesting, and Dad likes it very much. I heard many people say that this year's Best Director Oscar will go to you. "
"Of course. If this movie can't get me the Best Director Oscar, the Film school's judges should get lost," Adriaan said without modesty.
"Well, then I wish you the Best Director Oscar in advance." Claude laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
After coming out of the AC Media building, Adriaan drove on the road. It was rare that he didn't bring Charlize with him today, so he didn't let the driver drive. However, there were bodyguards following behind him. All this while, he hadn't hired any professional bodyguards. Anyway, his private driver, Glover, was also very good at fighting.
But now it was different. Kate was pregnant, and a few days ago, they went to the hospital in disguise for a comprehensive checkup. The fetus was developing well, so it needed better protection. So, Adriaan hired a few more elite bodyguards. Of course, like the maids in Kate's villa, they signed a contract with a high salary and benefits, but the contract was very strict in terms of confidentiality.
"Oh, by the way, I still have to buy some baby supplies next week …" Adriaan murmured as he thought of something. When he thought of Kate's excited look, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
After getting his promise and no longer having any illusions about certain things, Kate suddenly burst out with great enthusiasm for the child. This enthusiasm actually existed for a long time, but it was suppressed because of all kinds of uneasiness. When the worries no longer existed, it immediately erupted. In short, every day, she worried about how to take care of the child, how to dress for him (her?) How to make him (her?) happy, and how to make him (her?) happy. Not only did she not go to school, but she also gave up on a role that was almost settled. God knew that she was only a little more than a month pregnant.
However, Adriaan didn't take it too seriously. Although he felt a little dissatisfied with Kate talking about the child all day, it soon disappeared. He was not a stingy man. Of course, it was also because he had a lot of women. The only regret was that they couldn't have sex in the first and last trimesters of pregnancy. Otherwise, it would cause miscarriage and premature birth.
Therefore, Adriaan stayed with Kate for such a long time. Because he was worried that the orgasm would cause a chain reaction, he didn't use the back door or his mouth. As for the quality of his sex life … there was no sex life at all. Although he still had time to accompany other women, it was not as carefree and unscrupulous as before. After accumulating so much, after meeting Madonna at a party yesterday, who deliberately seduced him again, he did not hesitate to go to her house.
Adriaan's thoughts unconsciously moved to Madonna. To be exact, it was Madonna last night. A playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. That woman took good care of herself. At first, she thought she could take the initiative, but Adriaan made her obedient with a little fiddling.
Thinking back to her wearing leather clothes and having a ball in her mouth while being tied up, it was really exciting. Adriaan used all the methods that he couldn't use on his own woman. The pleasure of venting with tyranny was really easy to be intoxicated. Because he went a little too far, Madonna was still sleeping on the bed when he left in the morning.
To be honest, SM was not more pleasurable than other ways in terms of physiology. The pleasure it caused was more psychological. As mentioned above, it was a kind of pleasure of venting tyrannically destroying beautiful things. It was fine to do it occasionally, but in the long run, it was just an idiot who indulged in his own negative emotions and could not extricate himself.
That was why Adriaan played with Madonna like this after meeting her. Firstly, Madonna had some hobbies, and he found all the tools in her room. Secondly, it was enough for him to do it once. Unlike Drew, Cameron, or Cindy, she was still young and full of vitality and seductive figures. If there was a chance, Adriaan would not mind playing a few more friendly matches with them. Madonna, on the other hand, was better off not doing it with her.
Shaking his head and throwing all these thoughts out of his mind, Adriaan turned the steering wheel and drove to another street. Although there were still a lot of things to do, he had to go to Blanchett's rented house. She had moved in for more than half a month, and he had not visited it yet.
After being released for almost six weeks, "Forrest Gump" finally fell from the top of the North American box office, but it didn't fall too far. It just fell from the first place to the second place, which showed how popular this film was. The media, who predicted the Oscars every January, also listed it as a favorite to win the award. It was even a pity that it didn't catch up with the Golden Globes because of its release time. Otherwise, "Forrest Gump" would definitely sweep this award, which was always full of controversy. As for other association awards, it had already won a lot of awards.
Adriaan was very clear about this, so he put his mind on other things. As usual, he left the job of publicizing the Oscars to Laffern. This middle-aged man had done a good job several times before, so he should not let him down this time. Besides, the Weinstein brothers had also told them that they would help when necessary, so there should not be any big problems.
Therefore, Adriaan dealt with his women with peace of mind. Because he spent a lot of time on Kate, the other women, especially Monica, Julia, Sarah, and Liv, who were the closest to him, all felt something was wrong.
However, Adriaan did not reveal anything at all. He had a very good reputation when it came to this. He always answered their questions, so once he indicated that he could not answer the question, they would not pursue it. The women's reactions were also very interesting.
Monica tried her best to please him in bed, using her seductive red lips, plump breasts, snake-like waist, and round buttocks to let Adriaan enjoy himself to the fullest. On the other hand, Julia seemed a little angry. If it were not for his previous tricks, she might have left him, but now she was just expressing her dissatisfaction. Sarah also tried to please Adriaan in bed, but unlike Monica, she fully displayed the cuteness, shyness, and helplessness of a young girl. As for Liv, she would ask "how do I look" dozens of times on every date. The way she was asking for credit was very much in line with her character.
Other than that, in terms of work, in addition to preparing for the release of "Decapitation Valley", he was supervising the production of "Sex and the City" by TNT. So far, only five episodes of "Sex and the City" had been produced. Although each episode was about 30 minutes long, it was still a little slow compared to the total production time.
However, Adriaan was still quite satisfied with it. At least in terms of quality, it was pretty good. It was up to the standard that he remembered. The standard that he remembered meant that overall, the first season of "Sex and the City" was not particularly outstanding, and the overall style did not match the overall TV series. It was only after the broadcast was well received that the TV series adjusted its style based on various opinions — this was a characteristic of American TV series.
However, now that Adriaan was the producer, all these shortcomings were corrected. It was precisely because of this that the production speed was a lot slower. However, it did not matter. The first season would at most have 12 or 13 episodes. As long as the quality was good enough, it would be fine. It was worth mentioning that Cindy Krau, who had spent a lot of money to hire her as the female lead, was very well spent. She gave a lot of pertinent suggestions on fashion and makeup, and she liked the role very much.
"Unscrupulously showing off and teasing men. Is there a better role than this?" she said.
In short, excluding the production time, "Sex and the City" had basically achieved its expected goal. Adriaan was very happy about this and decided to start promoting and broadcasting the show after producing two more episodes. He had mentioned before that in the process of acquiring ABC, what he needed to do was to use variety shows and TV series to maintain TBS's ratings.
"Hi, Eide, how are you feeling?" Amid the loud music, Cindy Krau, who was dressed simply, came up to Adriaan. She was wearing a white undershirt, a pink jacket, and skinny jeans, which outlined her curves well. Coupled with the beauty mole at the corner of her mouth, she looked very charming.
"Great party. It's so exciting." Adriaan smiled and raised the glass in his hand. "And of course, there's you, beautiful."
"Thank you. You always sound so nice." Cindy smiled seductively. "Sorry, I have to entertain others now. Can we talk later, Eide? I've always liked the topic we talked about last time. "
Speaking of this, her gaze became very meaningful, and she pressed her fingers on his chest.
"It's my honor," Adriaan said in a deep voice as he bowed slightly.
She was indeed one of the first supermodels. Watching Cindy's swaying figure as she walked away, Adriaan half-joked and half-praised her in his heart. He didn't know if he was talking about her figure or her unscrupulous flirting just now.
It was a party hosted by Cindy Krau at home to celebrate her … um … being single again. Just a few days ago, she had finally officially divorced Richard Gere, who she had delayed for a long time. So, she had invited a lot of friends to celebrate, including Adriaan, who had "given her the best taste" and invited her to play the female lead role in a TV series.
What a pity. She had only tasted being a wife twice. Adriaan sighed in his heart as he reminisced about Cindy's figure. Other than that night, when he was supervising "Sex and the City", he had a passionate time with Cindy, but it was also just for fun.
Very soon, Adrian threw this regret to the back of his mind. There were beautiful women all the time, such as this one right now.
"Sorry, I thought it was mine." The girl smiled embarrassedly and retracted her hand. She was wearing a black slim-shoulder miniskirt and a jacket of the same color. Her legs were covered with black transparent stockings and a pair of five-inch high heels. Her figure was graceful. If one had to describe her with one word, it would be — glamorous!
That's right, she was gorgeous. She had a head of long, black, and beautiful hair. Although it was a little messy, it gave her a romantic temperament. She had a pair of amber eyes that were a little blurred but also very seductive. Her red lips were slightly parted. She was both sexy and classic.
"It's okay." Adriaan smiled and pushed the glass in front of her, then snapped his fingers at the bartender on the other side of the bar, signaling him to make another glass.
"Thank you." The gorgeous girl did not stand on ceremony. She picked up the glass and swirled it before bringing it to her lips and taking a sip. Then, she closed her eyes and raised her head slightly. After a while, a satisfied look appeared on her face.
"Do you like martinis with olives?" Adriaan asked with a smile.
"Soft and sweet, not too strong, but very mellow. It's worth the aftertaste," the girl said softly.
"Indeed." Adriaan took the newly made martini from the bartender, then smiled and raised his glass to the girl. "Nice to meet you, beautiful lady. My name is Adrian Kewell."
After hearing this name, an undetectable glint flashed in the girl's eyes. Then, she raised her glass. "Catherine, Catherine Zetajones, Mr. Kewell."
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