Chapter 503

"I have to admit that you have a good eye. Eide, James Cameron did a great job. It's a wonderful movie. No wonder he could create such a miracle." Lucas sipped his beer next to the fire and said to Adriaan, "I bet no one will surpass this box office record for a long time."

"Who knows? Maybe it will be broken when the Star Wars prequels are released," Adriaan said noncommittally as he swung the beer bottle between his two fingers.

"I completely believe that, if the prequels to 'Star Wars' were just one movie and not a trilogy." Lucas laughed. "I know my limits. Besides, there's still room for improvement in Titanic."

Indeed, when Luke and the others were filming in Italy, "Titanic" was already playing there. Although it couldn't be said that everyone turned out, its popularity was incomparable to that of other movies. It might not have been as popular in Tunisia, but they could still feel the enthusiasm of the ordinary people. In addition, "Titanic" was still at the top of the North American box office chart, and the possibility of it breaking one billion was getting higher and higher. In this way, after deducting the various profits and costs, Adrian would earn at least 150 million. In the history of the film industry, no other film could achieve this, not even the "Star Wars" series.

Of course, Lucas did not need to compare it to a single movie. This series had at least created more than 20 billion dollars in profits, and there was not much to compare.

"Alright, I'll tell James." Adrian raised his beer bottle and clinked it against Lucas's with a smile. He then got up and began to stroll around the set.

Because it was relatively far from the local town, and there were still some scenes to shoot at night, Lucas simply let everyone spend the night outside. Anyway, the crew hired a lot of bodyguards when they arrived in Morocco. Besides, they did not spend the night outside every day, so there was not much to worry about safety. Naturally, after a day of hard work, the people held a bonfire party after nightfall. Everyone sang and danced around the raging fire in the desert, which was quite a fun experience.

"Hey, Nada, you are really good today." After a few words with Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon Kim, Adriaan then came to Natalie's side.

She was talking and laughing with a few young people. She was dressed very simply, and her rosy face looked very delicate in the dancing fire. Her smile was quite charming.

"Hey, Eide, congratulations." She raised the glass in her hand, and there was a subtle smile in her eyes that only the two of them could understand.

"Thank you." Adriaan nodded, then stretched his neck to look into her glass.

"Juice." Natalie shook the glass in her hand, exasperated and amused.

"Actually, we all think that Natalie will be fine if she drinks some beer. This isn't the United States," a young man interrupted.

"Gentlemen, it is not a good thing to abet a girl of good breeding in this way, especially when her mother is at hand." Adriaan said half-jokingly, and at the same time pointed to Sheila, who was sitting not far away and looking at them from time to time.

Although Natalie was born in a conservative Jewish family, although she was very smart and precocious, she was still a little rebellious. This was the rule, and no one could avoid it. Because of this, Adriaan was able to take advantage of the situation and pull her into his arms. In private, she tasted alcohol when she was alone with him.

Of course, Natalie's self-control was still very good, and the time of the two's dates was not long, so Adriaan did not allow her to drink too much. Basically, he only allowed her to drink a little.

"Actually, you also want to see me drink, right?" After sending those people away, only the two of them were left, Natalie whispered with a smile.

"No, you are already very cute now." Adriaan stared at her blushing face and smiled.

Natalie's eyes suddenly curved, and she was a little happy and proud, but she did not speak again. For a moment, Adriaan could not help but scratch his head and bring up the previous topic. "Well … You did very well today."

"Do you really think it was difficult?" Natalie raised her eyebrows, looking full of confidence.

"Okay, okay, I know this role is a piece of cake for you, but you can't be too proud." Adriaan smiled and gave her a small blow.

Natalie obviously did not take it to heart. She made a cute face and said to Adriaan, "Wait a minute." She quickly ran into the trailer and came out after a while.

"You said you were going to England in the afternoon, right? Give this to Kyla for me, I prepared a small gift for her. "She handed a small wrapped box to him.

"You two have a good relationship." Adriaan chuckled and looked at the box in his hand. "May I know what it is?"

"Of course not. It contains things that only girls will use — Kyla is a very good girl, and we are already good friends." Natalie shrugged, and then became a little excited. "It's a pity that you were not there at that time. After the two of us put on makeup, neither my mother nor Ms. Sharwin could tell who is who!"

"Of course, how could I forget what you look like?" Adriaan smiled and reached out to brush the hair in front of her forehead, but then he realized something and put his hand down.

Natalie's smile faded a little, and a trace of regret flashed in her eyes. In the current situation, it was already very good that the two of them could stand together and talk like this. Although it was exciting and romantic to flirt with each other in such a sneaky way, it still couldn't be done, so it was a lot less interesting.

"It's okay, keep in touch. As long as you have time, I will come to see you at any time." Adriaan said softly at this time, and then showed a naughty smile. "Actually, it's not bad for us to talk on the phone more often."

Natalie's face suddenly became redder, and there was a bit of rebuke and bashfulness in her eyes. She knew what Adriaan was talking about. At the end of April, he came to New York to see her. After they made out in the car, he had to leave because he had something to do. After Natalie said that she could make it up to him, Adriaan made a request that made her blush and excited. He wanted to hear her moan on the phone when he went back.

What the hell was this request! Natalie immediately spat at him and ran away. However, after Adriaan called, she hesitated for a while and still did it. The most shameful part was here. At first, she just pretended to moan a few times and wanted to finish it as soon as possible, but later, many images appeared in her mind involuntarily when she moaned. Although Natalie knew that this was not very good, she still couldn't help but think about it, so it finally developed into real …

How could Adriaan not hear it on the other side of the phone? So, he teased her with this many times in the past few months. Every time, it made Natalie feel annoyed, but she couldn't get angry.

"Eide!" The girl shouted at this time. She pouted and stared at him. She seemed to be very angry, but at the same time, she was quite cute.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this." Adrian hurriedly said. Natalie's actions were too obvious, and it wouldn't be good if others saw through it. After pausing for a moment, he gestured with his hand again. Only two years.

Natalie quickly controlled her emotions and nodded slightly after a long breath. Then, she pretended to be polite and left.

Yes, in two years, they wouldn't have to be so careful anymore. But … After returning to her mother's side and chatting for a while, the girl suddenly thought of something and looked over at Adrian. He was chatting and laughing with the others, and when he noticed her gaze, he gave her a smile. Although Natalie returned a smile, she then frowned slightly. She couldn't help but start to calculate something in her heart.

After staying in Morocco for a day and a half, Adriaan left, but he still went not to London but to Paris. As for why, it was needless to say.

"No, no, no. You changed the concept. In any case, it is Anna's husband's fault. In such an unhappy marriage, of course, she has to make a choice."

"Yes, I have never denied this point. This is also the essence of the entire novel. I just want to say that looking at the problem needs to be more fair and objective. And if you want to be fair, you can't use emotions. You have to start from God's point of view. Since you have to look at things from Anna's point of view, you also have to look at things from her husband's point of view. Combined with the social environment at that time, you can have a deeper understanding of what the story is about. "

"This is still a sophistry, isn't it? Are you trying to say that I look at this problem from a male's point of view, but you look at it from a female's point of view? "

"Of course. In fact, many people, including many men, have stood on the female's point of view to interpret this story. But due to some differences, their interpretation is not as complete. But whether or not they interpret it is one thing, and how well they interpret it is another. After all, no one is perfect. "

In a cafe by the Seine River, a man and a woman sat by the window and were discussing something softly. The woman was very beautiful and elegant, and her big brown eyes seemed to have a touch of melancholy at all times. The man was very handsome, and his facial features seemed to be carved out of marble. With a faint smile, he gave off a gentle and elegant feeling.

"Well, I am no match for you. I admit defeat. That should be enough, right?" Sophie held her face and thought for a long time. Seeing that she couldn't find the point, she said reluctantly and then muttered something in a low voice.

"What are you saying?" Adriaan asked with a smile.

"I'm saying that you are just using this opportunity to defend yourself." Sophie snorted softly and turned her head to look out of the cafe.

"Shouldn't I defend myself?" Adriaan said as he grabbed Sophie's hand. "You should know why."

Sophie struggled but couldn't break free. Then, there was a tingling feeling in her palm. It was Adriaan kissing her gently. The tingling feeling seemed to spread from her arm to her heart, making her tremble slightly. She looked at him with some blame and blame. Sophie didn't move again, letting him hold her hand and gently caress it.

The two didn't speak again. They seemed to have reached a delicate balance. After a long time, Sophie sighed and wanted to say something, but Adriaan beat her to it.

"Well, I have to leave. I'm going to England tomorrow. There are still a lot of things to do there." He said with a smile. Sophie couldn't help but look surprised. She couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to stay the night?"

"Can I?" Adriaan immediately raised his eyebrows.

Only then did Sophie realize her slip of the tongue. Not only did she blush, but she also couldn't speak. Adriaan immediately added, "Are you trying to ask me to stay, Sophie? That's great. I'm very … "

"No." Sophie cried out in a hurry, but she looked at him awkwardly. She bit her lip and didn't know what to say.

"Okay, I know." Adriaan suddenly sighed. "Then I'd better leave …"

"No!" Sophie cried out again, but she looked at him with a complicated expression. She didn't continue.

Adriaan didn't speak anymore. He just looked at her. Sophie's expression kept changing. Finally, she sighed and said, "Sorry, Eide."

"It's okay. I understand how you feel. In fact, I'm very happy that you agreed to have afternoon tea with me today," Adriaan said in a sincere tone.

"Actually … I didn't mean that … I was …" Sophie became a little incoherent. It could be seen that she was in a mess.

"It's okay. I said it's okay." Adriaan hugged her and kissed her forehead gently. "How about this? It will take some time for 'Anna Karenina' to start shooting. I'll be across the English Channel. If I have time to ask you out, don't refuse me, okay?"

"Okay." Sophie agreed, but she didn't know that she had fallen into the trap.

I'll arrange a very romantic date next time. I'm sure you'll like it, dear Sophie. After sending her back, Adriaan said in his heart.

Well, Adriaan finally arrived in London on the last day of August. Fortunately, he wasn't stopped by the paparazzi. Although he was very secretive about his itinerary, the power of "Titanic" was too great. Although he had accepted some interviews, the media was still very interested in him. There were a lot of internal invitations from ABC alone every day.

After all, such a large investment of 300 million to make a movie and a net profit of more than 100 million was also unique in the history of film. No matter how hard he tried to hide his whereabouts, there were still traces of him when he went to many places. Moreover, these did not cross his bottom line. The paparazzi naturally made full use of their sense of smell. They even said that it was fine if Adrian did not come to London, but once he came here, they would definitely find him.

However, something changed the situation. In the early morning of the day he left Paris, there was a serious car accident in the road tunnel under the Pont de l 'Alma. One of the two most important people in the car died on the spot, and the other died in the hospital from serious injuries. This was a woman, and she was also related to the British royal family, so 99% of the reporters' attention was attracted to her. Naturally, no one went after him.

"What a pity." In the conference room on the set, watching the news of Princess Diana's death in a car accident on the TV, Adriaan sighed. Then the people in charge who had just discussed the problem with him and were resting with him nodded in agreement, especially the British staff.

Yes, the commoner Princess still died in a car accident in Paris with her new Arab boyfriend. Although some things had changed because of the butterfly's wings, some things still remained the same.

Although the official conclusion was that it was a car accident, many people who believed in conspiracy theories believed that Diana died of murder by the British royal family because they did not allow a former Princess to marry an Arab. No one knew the truth of the matter, even Adriaan. He only knew that the British royal family would soon be in trouble. Although the whole United Kingdom was currently in a sad atmosphere, no one expected that in the next ten days, the British and the British royal family would be in sharp conflict, so much so that in the end, when the media did a survey, three-quarters of people thought that the royal family should be abolished.

But that had nothing to do with Adriaan. In his opinion, Charles was sorry for Diana. He had a firm lover but still had to find a wife, which delayed Diana. But Diana herself was not a pure and flawless angel. Not to mention her affairs, in the past few years, she and Charles had been in a lot of trouble, and she had used the power of the media to put pressure on the royal family. Wasn't that how the commoner Princess came to be?

But Adriaan still had to thank Diana. Because of the car accident, he came to the set smoothly and was not chased by paparazzi. At the same time, "Titanic" also became popular in the United Kingdom because of this disaster.

It seemed that these two things did not seem to be related, except for one thing: a fairy-tale love story.

When Diana married Charles, this was the love between a prince and a princess in a fairy tale. At that time, no one would have thought that they would come to this point today. And "Titanic" was also a fairy-tale love story. Although it was the love between a poor boy and a rich girl, compared to today's Diana, wasn't it an unusual coincidence?

Wasn't the hypocritical Carl the best portrayal of Prince Charles? Wasn't the depressed, restrained, and yearning for freedom Ruth the shadow of Princess Diana? Oh, maybe there were some differences. It didn't matter. People's imagination was powerful. As long as they thought it matched, it was enough.

Yes, the princess should abandon that hypocritical guy and find a man who loves her wholeheartedly. He can be rich, but he must be sentimental. He can have no power, but he can die for her at a critical moment! As for the paparazzi making trouble, well, that was not in the scope of the audience's consideration.

So after the first few days of heavy moments passed, more and more people sought comfort in "Titanic," especially after the news that the royal family planned to hold a low-key funeral. This was really … not bad.