Chapter 521

A desolate and deep horn sounded. Aragon led Legolas, the old King of Rohan, Theoden, and the few remaining warriors in the destroyed Helm's Vale. They took the lead and rushed out of the Orc army, ready to fight to the death. Just then, at the entrance of the valley, where the sun rose, the sound of horses neighing could be heard. The white-robed Gandalf had returned on time, together with thousands of Rohan cavalrymen.

The Orcs soon discovered them. They turned their spears around and got into formation. The Rohan cavalry charged towards the Orcs with Gandalf and Éomer roaring at the top of their lungs. The dawn on the horizon grew brighter and brighter. The dazzling light shone through the entrance of the valley, dispelling the darkness. The Orcs could not even open their eyes. Their formation fell into chaos, and the Rohan cavalrymen crashed into them …

The movie finally came to an end. Amidst the melodious melody, when the lights were turned on in the theater, the audience applauded warmly. Although the plot was slightly longer than the first movie, the final turnaround was very inspiring. The scene where Gandalf led his cavalrymen and broke through the Orc formation under the morning sun was as memorable as Boromir's oath to Aragon in the first movie.

Sometimes, a good movie was able to leave a lasting impression in the hearts of the audience and make them think about it for a long time. Moreover, every time a scene was shown, it would be a good movie.

Adriaan was also relieved. Although he had tried his best to edit the movie, the pace was still a little slow. After all, there were a lot of things that needed to be explained. Besides, there were three clues in the second movie: Helm's Deep, Isengard, and Frodo's route. Besides, the first movie took three hours, so there was no reason for the second movie to take two and a half hours.

Fortunately, compared to the original movie, the plot was much more compact. The final battle of Helm's Deep was also very interesting, so the quality of the movie could only be higher.

"Thank you, I'm glad you like it." Adriaan waited until the crowd had almost dispersed before he walked out of the theater. The box office for the first week should be good, but it was unknown whether it could break a hundred million like "The Matrix".

"I'm sure it will. It's a perfect movie." Peter Jackson, who came to attend the premiere, had not left the theater yet. When Adriaan brought up this topic, he said in an excited tone.

After all, this movie was his dream, and he had put in a lot of effort during the filming. Of course, Adriaan was not ashamed of his behavior. In his opinion, Jackson should thank him. Without the ego of the success of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the production of "King Kong" was going very smoothly. Not only did Jackson carefully control the cost, but he was also very cautious in the selection of actors. For example, the male lead was no longer Jack Black.

Asking a comedian to be the male lead in a thriller movie was a brain-dead move. Basically, except for Naomi, who was recommended by Adriaan, and Adriaan Brody, who had the same name as Adriaan, and Thomas Schumann, the rest of the actors were not the original actors.

Unfortunately, Naomi did not attend the premiere tonight. Even if she did, Adriaan would not give her much time. This was the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings", after all. Gwyneth, Blanchett, and Liv were all eyeing him. Even so, when they left, Adriaan did not go with them. There were still a lot of paparazzi outside. Because of that, something interesting happened later.

"You can't do this, I didn't drive here!" At the exit of the theater, Silver, who was holding a phone, complained loudly. "Oh, damn! Why do I have brothers like you! "

"Hey, what's wrong, Silver?" Adriaan walked over curiously.

"Well … this …" Silver seemed a little embarrassed, but after a few seconds of hesitation, he still said, "Here's the thing. Jaquen drove me here. I didn't drive myself. He said he would come to pick me up, but now he called and said that he had to go out with Rui Fan, so he asked me to find a way myself! What the hell! "

He let out a long breath and looked depressed. "Looks like I have to call the taxi company. I really don't know what the reporters outside will say about me."

Adriaan could not help but laugh. He immediately took over the topic. "Alright, I'll send you back."

"You'll send me back?" Silver, who was dialing, stopped and squinted at Adriaan. He was actually very close to him, so he knew about the relationship between him and Gwyneth. At this time, instead of going on a date with them, he said he would send him back. It sounded like he had some ulterior motive.

"Yeah, I need some time to get rid of the paparazzi anyway, so I'll send you back while I'm at it." As Adriaan said this, he grabbed him and put his arm around his neck. His tone became fierce. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, Silver. How dare you guess at me like that? Looks like I haven't taught you a lesson for a long time, have I?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Silver quickly begged.

Then, they got into the car. On the way, they talked about the movie, about Silver, about Rui Fan, and Jaquen. When they talked about some things, Adriaan could not help but touch his chin, thinking about his plan. Rui Fan and Jaquen should be very useful.

Every now and then, Silver would turn his head to look at the night view outside the car window, so as not to disturb his thoughts. But on the third time, he suddenly found something on the side of the road. His expression changed, and he looked carefully again. After confirming it, he suddenly shouted in a hurried voice, "Stop the car! Stop the car!"

Although he did not know what happened, Adriaan still let the driver in the front do as he said. The car did not go fast, so it stopped on the side of the road. Silver jumped out of the car in a hurry, said, "Excuse me, please wait for me." Then he ran to an empty space on the street.

Adriaan went over to take a look. There was a group of young men and women playing. They looked very young, dressed in fancy clothes. They were the typical young people who came out to have fun at night.

Did he find his girlfriend among them? Adriaan thought very viciously. Well, it was a joke. As far as he knew, Silver had not been in a formal relationship. The three Phoenix brothers were different from most men in Hollywood in this respect. Although they would sleep with someone they liked, they were very serious when it came to choosing a girlfriend. So far, Rui Fan only had one real girlfriend, and that was Christine Bell, whom he met in 2000.

As he was thinking, Adriaan suddenly noticed that something was wrong in the empty space. Silver was talking to the young people, holding a girl's hand. He seemed to be a little excited. The young people were also waving their arms at him, as if they were going to fight at any time.

No way! It's true! Adriaan exclaimed in his heart as he asked the driver to call the bodyguard behind him. Then he got out of the car and walked quickly in that direction.

"Go back to your party, successful man. This is not a f * cking place for you!" Before he reached the young man, Adriaan heard a man shouting rudely, followed by a lot of jeering.

However, Silver, who was standing there, turned a deaf ear to it. He just stared at the girl and said, "How many times has this been? Or do I have to walk around the streets every day so that I can pick you up? "

"I don't need you to care! Go away! "the girl shouted rudely. She looked very unhappy." Who do you think you are? "

"Did you hear that, successful man? If you still have a brain, get out of here before we do it! "a young man shouted, and then there was a lot of jeering.

"If I were you, I'd shut up, or I'd wait to explain to the police why I would bring a girl who's only 16 years old in and out of a bar at night!" Silver said coldly.

Suddenly, the group of people fell silent. They looked at each other and then looked at the young girl. No matter what, they were just a group of energetic youths looking for fun, not some street thug.

"Don't listen to him, I'm already over 18 …" The girl tried to explain in a hurry, but before she could finish, Silver, who had already lost his patience, reached out and twisted her ear.

"Ouch, ouch, don't twist, don't twist! I'll go back with you! " The girl immediately cried out in panic. Her previous aggressive look disappeared in an instant. The change was so fast that the group of young people could not help but be stunned for a moment.

Silver did not care so much. He just twisted the girl's ear and walked towards Adriaan.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Walking up to him, he sighed embarrassedly. "Can you also … send her off?"

Although Adriaan stopped after hearing some words, his movements were all seen by Silver, including the bodyguards who had already come but were standing a little further away.

"No problem." Adriaan smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Silver then twisted the girl's ear, brought her to the front of the car and stuffed her in. Adriaan made a secret gesture to the bodyguards and sat in the front passenger seat. Looking at the rear-view mirror, the girl seemed to be about to cry, but she did not resist. However, with her reddish-brown hair and freckles on her face, she looked a little familiar.

"Turn left, please, after two blocks," said Silver, as soon as the car was started.

"I'm not going back!" The girl suddenly exploded. "I can go anywhere, but not back! Never! "

This time, Silver did not treat her like before. He just rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on. "You have to go back, Lindsey, or else …"

"No! Never! Never! Never! " The girl screamed, waving her hands and feet in the car. There was even a faint sob in her voice, as if she was a spring that had been pressed to the extreme and was struggling to bounce back.

Although Silver was a little annoyed, he could not say anything. He just looked at her with a sigh. Adriaan did not say anything. From the way he called her before, he had already recognized this girl. She was the typical example of a fallen girl in Hollywood in the new century. It was really surprising. How did they get together?

"Well, Lindsey, no matter what … it's still your home," Silver said at last. Said Silver at last, and the girl flung herself into his arms, and asked in a beseeching voice, `Shall I come to your house, Silver, I beseech you-- '

Silver frowned suddenly, as if he was in a dilemma. "You know what happened last time, Lindsey, if …"

"No, no," Lindsey Lohan quickly said, waving her hand. "I'm already 16 years old. They can't talk about it anymore."

So, they started dating before this? I don't see it, Silver. Sitting in front, Adriaan was a little surprised, but looking at Silver's face, it did not seem to be the case.

"No, Lindsey, it's troublesome. I'm not sure what your parents will do." Although Silver was refusing, his tone was not firm, which made the red-haired girl hold his arm tighter.

"Can you introduce us now?" Adriaan coughed dryly to smooth things over.

"This is …" Only then did Lindsey notice Adriaan. She quickly let go of him and lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed. It seemed that she and he did not feel the same about her.

"Well, this is Mr. Adrian Kewell, Hollywood's famous miracle …" Silver took the opportunity to change the topic, but before he finished, Lindsey screamed again.

"Oh my God! It's Director Miracle! I'm actually sitting in Director Miracle's car! " The girl was so excited that she could not control herself. If it were not for the car roof, she would have jumped into the sky. Then, she grabbed Adriaan's shoulder and put her head close to him. "I love your movies, Mr. Director, especially 'The True Story of Argan'. I couldn't understand it when I was young, but now, every time I watch it, I have a deeper understanding of it. Of course, there's also 'The Matrix'. It's so cool, 100 times cooler than 'The Lord of the Rings'! "

Speaking of this, she suddenly realized something. She glanced at Silver and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. Then, she grabbed his arm again and said affectionately, "But 'The Lord of the Rings' is not bad at all. Silver's Legolas is really handsome."

Her genuine look that day made Adriaan laugh. Of course, she was only a 16-year-old girl now, which was different from the fallen girl she would become in the future.

"Thank you for liking it," he nodded and said. Then, he reached out his hand to shake Lindsay's.

Only then did the girl realize that she had interrupted Silver's introduction. She looked at him carefully and then introduced herself embarrassedly, "My name is Lindsay, Lindsay Lohan. I've been a model since I was three years old, and I've acted in many movies. This year's' Hot Mom and Hot Girl 'is a collaboration between me and Jamie Lee Curtis."

"You starred in Nancy Meyers's' Born to Be Pair ', right?" Adriaan suddenly asked, and then explained a little, "I've worked with Nancy before, and I know about her work."

"Wow, that's so cool!" Lindsay began to get excited again. "I didn't expect Director Miracle to know my name."

Adriaan smiled, then pointed at her and Silver, who had been silent all this time, and asked, "By the way, how did you two meet?"

Then, their expressions changed. Lindsay was a little hesitant, as if she did not know what to say. Silver, on the other hand, was frowning, as if he did not want to say anything. When Lindsay was about to speak, he even pulled her back.

Since that was the case, Adriaan did not ask any further. He flipped through the memories of his previous life, and he could almost guess the reason. Lindsay's parents were even weirder than her pet's parents. Lindsay and Silver probably got to know each other on some occasion, and Lindsay was very fond of Silver, so one day, when she could not stand the domestic violence anymore, she ran away to Silver. Then, her parents must have come to her, and threatened her with the excuse of abducting an underage girl. In the end, the Phoenix family paid for it.

No matter which party it was, it would be hard for them to say it out loud.

"Okay, so where are we going?" Adriaan asked.

Silver pondered for a moment, and Lindsay looked at him with a pitiful look. In the end, he sighed, a little annoyed, and said, "Sorry, let's … go to my house."

This was a small episode after the premiere of The Lord of the Rings 2. Although it was only a small episode, Adriaan once again realized the power of the butterfly effect. Although the two did not feel the same way about each other, he could almost see Silver panicking in the future. The men of the Phoenix family were all very interesting.

A small action back then had led to such an interesting change, and Adriaan could not help but want to see more interesting changes like this. Anyway, the foundation of AC Media was already solid, so there was no need to worry about what would happen in the future.

Of course, let's go back to the present. Although The Lord of the Rings 2 was highly anticipated, it unfortunately failed to break the record of The Matrix 2. It only earned 90 million in the first week, which was a pity. Many fans, movie buffs, and the media sighed. After all, The Matrix 2 was only released four years after the release of the first movie. It was terrifying to have the desire to see it in such a short time. This was also the root of hunger marketing.

The fans of "The Matrix" were naturally very proud of this. However, because of the different interpretations of the plot, there were too many factions, and they did not have the energy to show off. Therefore, although there were many discussions about "The Lord of the Rings 2" on the internet, it was relatively quiet.

Of course, the reputation of the film was as good as ever. The scene where Gandalf led the cavalry of Rohan and charged into the Orc army was also regarded as a classic. The name of the miracle director was once again spread throughout Hollywood and the world. Nicknames such as "the energetic miracle director" began to circulate behind Adriaan on various occasions. After all, it was really rare to see three movies released in a year. Only Adriaan could turn this special situation into a normal one. In the ears of some insiders, this nickname had another meaning …

After that, Christmas finally arrived. Various films aiming for next year's Oscars, such as The Hours and Lao Tzu's Hero, began to be screened. Adriaan knew all of this, but his main focus was still on Christmas. Like Thanksgiving, he spent it with his daughters and ushered in the new year.