Chapter 527

"Taylor … Swift?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows in surprise. No wonder she looked familiar.

"Yes." The girl in front of him obviously misunderstood. She puffed out her chest even more proudly. "I have an excellent voice, and I can write my own songs and lyrics. I don't need any more training!"

"Taylor!" A voice came at this time, with dissatisfaction and uneasiness. It was a middle-aged woman about forty years old, and her face was somewhat similar to Taylor's. There was no doubt that this was her mother.

"Mr. Kewell." The two supervisors in the reception room who were in charge of discovering newcomers also stood up.

"Don't mind me. I was planning to go back, but I heard the argument here. I was curious, so I came over to take a look." Adriaan waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down. "Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Taylor, whose butt had not yet touched the sofa, was eager to stand up again, but her mother glared at her fiercely. She had to sit back down and shut her mouth. Looking at her, Adriaan pursed his lips slightly. Combined with the relevant information that he recalled at this moment, this was indeed a very restless girl who liked to stand out. Her family seemed to be in a good situation. It would probably take some effort to deal with her.

From the mouths of the two supervisors, Adriaan quickly learned the whole story. Simply put, Taylor Swift decided to be a singer when she was still a child. She even sang in bars in her hometown of Pennsylvania. Two years ago, she began to send her demos to various record companies in search of a contract. Unfortunately, all the record companies rejected her without exception.

Although it was a setback in her eyes, Taylor did not give up. She continued to sing and write songs while sending her demos to more record companies. Then, in 2003, a subsidiary of Universal Records received her demos and felt that they had some potential, so they handed them over to the parent company. After reading the relevant information, Universal Records agreed with them and then began to try to contact the Swift family.

What happened next was today. After receiving the news, a happy Taylor accompanied by her mother came to Los Angeles for an interview. However, after arriving with confidence, she found out that it was not as she had imagined that she would be able to release an album immediately. Instead, she had to first undergo two years or even longer of training.

The proud girl felt that she had been deceived, but Universal Records was quite powerful. The most popular female singers in the past few years were basically under their banner. She was reluctant to give up just like that. Hence, the scene just now.

"You are really … a very confident girl, Miss Swift." Adriaan said with a smile.

"Of course, I can sing, compose, and write lyrics. I can't think of a reason why I still need training." Taylor immediately jumped up, looking very dissatisfied.

"Taylor!" Her mother, who was sitting next to her, called out with a headache. After pulling her back to her seat, she smiled bitterly and extended her hand to Adriaan. "Hello, Mr. Adrian Kewell. I'm Adria Swift, Taylor's mother. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"No, no, no. I've seen a lot of confident children, but not many as confident as you." Adriaan smiled and shook her hand, then added, "I'm serious."

"Wait, I know what you want to say, but I have to clarify something." Taylor interrupted again, ignoring her mother's gaze and defending herself. "What I'm against is not training, but systematic training. A lot of things can be learned while working. I'm very talented in this area, and I can prove it. It's too much of a waste of time to go through systematic training like a newcomer who doesn't understand music at all."

At least she had some brains. She knew where her abilities were, instead of being overconfident and arrogant to the point of blindness. Adriaan nodded in his heart.

"Words are no proof, Miss Swift," said he, calmly, spreading out his hands.

Taylor didn't get angry. Instead, she looked back at the guitar case she had brought, then raised her chin and stared at him. "Can I?"

"Oh, of course." Adriaan made a gesture of invitation.

"I wrote this song a few years ago when I was bored with the lessons in school that I wasn't good at. Later, I revised the tune and lyrics. It's very popular when I sing in bars," she said as she plucked the strings.

Then, when the smooth syllables sounded with the vibration of the strings, Taylor began to sing loudly. The lyrics and tune were not complicated. It was a typical country song. No wonder she had said that she would be the best country singer. It seemed that she had set her goal long ago. As for her voice, it had some characteristics. It was a little magnetic and very pure. Without some ability, even if she was made famous, she wouldn't be popular for long.

Clap, clap, clap. After she finished singing, Adriaan applauded softly. "Not bad, Miss Swift. Not bad at all."

Taylor, who already had a proud expression, suddenly smiled like a flower. Her curved eyes sparkled. To be praised by the miracle director was enough to make her feel even more proud.

Then, the director's next words immediately made her face collapse. "But it's not to the point where you don't need to receive training."

"Don't worry, Miss Swift." Adriaan immediately raised his hand with a smile, stopping the girl who was about to lose her temper. "I know it's very difficult to convince a confident child. Why don't we prove it with an example?"

He turned his head and whispered a few words to a supervisor, who then got up and walked out. Then, he looked at Swift, who was starting to get angry again, and asked somewhat rudely, "Do you think you're beautiful, Miss Swift?"

This question stunned Taylor and her mother. Then, both of them couldn't help but show a trace of dissatisfaction. Wasn't it too much to ask such a rude question? But Adriaan just stood up as if he didn't see it. He just stood up and made a gesture of invitation. He smiled mysteriously. "Let's go up first. As I said, it's better to prove it with an example."

Although she had no idea what he wanted to do, Taylor, who was not convinced, still stood up. Her mother seemed to feel that it was inappropriate, but in the end, she still accommodated her daughter. Then, they went all the way to the dressing room.

"This may take some time. Be good and listen to them, my dear lady." After chatting with the makeup artist for a while, Adriaan smiled at the girl.

At this time, Taylor basically knew what he wanted to do, but she was even more curious. In fact, this girl with some brains was still very clear about her appearance. She couldn't say that she was ugly, but she definitely couldn't be considered beautiful. Of course, in the eyes of her classmates, she was ugly, but no one dared to say it to her face. Because everyone who did so was ridiculed by her songs from beginning to end. But these songs were catchy and popular, and the lyrics were very clever. Not only did people know who they were talking about, but they also couldn't find any evidence against them. Over time, no one dared to provoke her.

So, Taylor always showed off her musical talent and rarely mentioned her appearance. Although she had thought of ways to do so, no matter how she dressed up, she only looked … cute. So, at this moment, she was really curious about how the man could make her beautiful.

The makeup artist's fingers brushed across the girl's delicate face and beautiful hair, massaging, wiping, and cleaning. They were busy without saying a word, and then glanced at the man from the corner of their eyes. He was chatting with his mother with a relaxed expression, and didn't seem to care at all. Taylor couldn't help but feel a little bored, but when she thought of the possible outcome, she could only sit on the chair patiently and let them do what they wanted.

In a daze, the girl heard someone calling her. She yawned and then opened her eyes. It took too long to dress up, so she sat on the chair and took a nap. However, when she finished this action, there was no other sound. She stared blankly at the mirror in front of her with an expression of disbelief.

Her wavy blonde hair hung down softly and covered most of her forehead. Her eyelashes were trimmed neatly, and there was a thin black shadow around her eyes, which made her eyes more three-dimensional and eye-catching without destroying her overall delicate feeling. Her red lips were just right, and they were filled with a healthy luster. Her red lips and white teeth were full of indescribable temptation, especially when the girl in the mirror had just woken up. That faintly discernible lazy and confused look was really beautiful.

Finally, Taylor reached out to touch her face, and the girl in the mirror did the same. She could finally confirm that the beautiful girl in the mirror was herself. Suddenly, a great excitement and joy surged in her heart.

"Mom, I …" Taylor jumped up from the chair and was about to jump into her mother's arms with a cheerful cry, but she immediately realized where she was and stopped with some embarrassment.

"Do you understand now?" The man in charge of everything asked with a smile, while her mother stood by the side and looked at her with joy and worry.

"Well … thank you for your guidance, Mr. Kewell, but … I don't quite understand." Taylor lowered his head slightly and answered very honestly. He had completely lost his previous blind and confident attitude.

Adriaan's eyes shone with approval. "It's very simple. This is the real purpose of the training, to let you learn how to fully display your beauty and talent in front of people and the media. You have a lot of potential, Taylor. I can be sure that I basically did not make any mistakes in discovering talent, but this does not mean that you are now a qualified star, understand? I'm a qualified star, not a qualified singer. "

Taylor blinked and did not speak.

"A real star knows what the media wants to see, knows what their fans like, knows how to avoid their weaknesses, and knows how to show their best side to the public. Why do many popular child stars find it difficult to continue their glory after they grow up? On the one hand, it's because the gap is too big, and on the other hand, it's because they don't know how to show a new self. "Adriaan continued.

Although the girl was very smart, it was in the field of music. She did not understand this kind of confusing and misleading chat, so she nodded unconsciously.

"I know, you are a proud girl." Adriaan smiled. "So how about this, we set the date of the album in the contract in the summer three years later, and then formulate a training plan and scoring method. As long as you can complete the training well in advance and get recognized, then you can release your album in advance. The more training programs completed in advance, the earlier the album release time. Is that okay?"

Taylor did not speak. She bit her lip for a long time and glanced at her mother. She just looked at her with a smile. As always, these things were always decided by the girl herself, and her parents would not interfere.

"When the time comes, will you write a song for me?" the girl asked in the end.

For a proud girl like her, the best way to control her was to strike at the weakest point and destroy her confidence bit by bit. For example, right now, Adriaan used her immature appearance to make an issue of it, and easily left a deep impression in her heart. It would be much easier for him to do anything in the future.

Of course, the whole thing was not simple. Taylor was different from Britney, Christina, and Avril. If he really wanted to do it, it would take a lot of effort. Adriaan did not have a particularly strong desire for Taylor Swift. He just recalled all the information about her. It was rare to have such a challenging target, so how could he not give it a try?

But that was a matter for the future, and it was better to deal with the matter at hand first. For example, Megan did not want the female lead of Transformers.

"I've read the script, several times. I think it's stupid, and I'm … a little too young," Megan said and pestered Adriaan, hoping to change the movie.

"Alright, little fox, don't bargain with me." Adriaan did not hold back. How could he not know what she was thinking? She did not think that the character was too stupid or that she was too young. She just had an inferiority complex again. At times like this, he had to give her a certain amount of pressure and encouragement.

"Look, didn't Big Liar do well at the box office? It was released in January, and the reviews are quite good, "he then encouraged her.

The comedy Big Liar was scheduled to be released at the end of the January New Year slot. Even though it was not a good release, the 12 million box office in the first week still proved that the movie had its merits. After all, the cost of the entire movie was only that much. The critics also said that the plot was cliché, but overall, it was very interesting.

"But they say I'm a vase," Megan, who was riding on top of Adriaan and had her arms around his neck, pouted.

Indeed, even though the reviews were quite good, and Megan had some highlights, the critics still unceremoniously called her a vase.

"Most sexy and beautiful actresses start out as vases. It's not a big deal, my little fox. As long as you don't think that you're a vase and work hard to prove that you're not, it's fine." Adriaan pinched her chin and smiled.

Megan did not say anything. She just climbed on top of his chest and looked up for a long time. Then, she poked his chest with her finger and said, "You're always so good at talking, Eide. No wonder you can fool so many women."

It sounded like she knew something, but Adriaan did not mind. He just smiled and kissed her. "It's great that I was able to fool you. Is there no problem?"

"Yes, there's no problem. You should know that Director Miracle personally asked me to take on the role. How many people can refuse?" Megan snorted softly, and the way she curled her lips was very seductive.

Although her eyes were shining with an unknown light, she still stuck to him and breathed hot air into his mouth. "Call me again."

"No problem, little fox. You'll always be my little fox." Adriaan stroked her back and said softly. Then, he remembered something and said, "Right, the Sundance Film Festival is coming up. I plan to go this year. Do you want to go with me? The ski resorts in Park City are very beautiful. "

However, Megan rolled her eyes at him. "If I remember correctly, Mr. Kewell, the Sundance Film Festival starts on the 20th, right? Unfortunately, I'm going to audition for 'Transformers' in a few days! "

Adriaan could not help but laugh.

Even though Utah and California were separated by Nevada, Salt Lake City was not far from Los Angeles, especially for people who had air transportation. However, Adriaan rarely went to the Sundance Film Festival. He did not really like the Sundance Film Festival. In fact, he did not like most film festivals. However, it was necessary for him to go once or twice. After all, it was one of the more famous film festivals in the United States. It was only right for him to come and show his support.

It did not take much time, and … sometimes, he could get some good results.

The doorbell rang. Adriaan, who was in his pajamas, stretched and walked to the door of the suite. "Who is it?"

"Eide, you're not up yet?" Harvey Weinstein, who was at the door, looked surprised.

"What's wrong? It's just past nine. "Adriaan nonchalantly gestured for him to come in.

"Just past nine? Oh, damn, it seems like you've forgotten everything. " Weinstein complained. Then, a lazy female voice sounded, "Eide, who's here … Wow!"

The young lady who came out of the bedroom screamed and hurriedly pulled her pajamas to the middle. She looked at Weinstein in shock. She had long black hair and a pair of beautiful blue eyes. She was very delicate and gave people a very sweet feeling.

"Oh, Zooey, sorry, this is Harvey, Harvey Weinstein, the CEO of Miramax." Adriaan hurriedly introduced, "Harvey, this is Zooey Deschanel, she's … um …"

"The female lead of 'I Love You the Most', a girl with a lot of potential. I know, this film has received countless good reviews at the film festival," Weinstein immediately said.

"Yes." Adriaan smiled, then walked to the bed partner who hooked up with him yesterday and gently pinched her little chin. "Sorry, dear, it seems like Harvey has something to talk to me about. Can you give me a few minutes? It won't take too long. "

With that said, he kissed her on the lips again.

"No problem, then I'll go in and change first." Zooey smiled sweetly and returned to the bedroom after kissing him back.

After watching her go in, Adriaan turned around and waved his hand in front of Weinstein, who was also paying attention to Zooey. "Hey, Harvey."

"No wonder you woke up so late. That's a really beautiful girl," Weinstein said after withdrawing his gaze.

"You're here to say this?" Adriaan asked jokingly.

"Of course not. It's just that you've obviously forgotten what we promised." Weinstein spread out his hands.