Chapter 545

For the Russian, Roman Abramovich, today was definitely a very bad day. His staff told him that the Chelsea chairman, Kenneth Bates, who had initially agreed to their offer after in-depth contact, suddenly changed his mind and turned them down. This made Abramovich furious. He thought Bates wanted to raise the price. He then inquired about it and learned that someone had offered a higher price, which made him furious. Which guy had too much money to spend to compete with him for Chelsea?!

The next step was naturally to have someone investigate, and then … there was no then. After getting the buyer's name and price through his own channels, Abramovich was silent and then gave up the plan to recapture Chelsea. It was not that he could not afford a higher price. The billions of assets exposed by the media about him was just the tip of the iceberg. The most profitable business in the world was energy and arms.

This situation was normal. Every super-rich person would not easily disclose their assets to the media, and the media could only collect information from public channels to sort out and summarize, which was bound to be shrouded in a layer of fog.

But this did not mean that others could take him for a fool. It was because of this that he gave up Tottenham Hotspur. It also did not mean that he could squander at will, especially when his competitor was a media mogul from the United States.

The reason why Abramovich wanted to buy a Premier League team was to leave a way out for himself and to break into the British upper class. In Russia, after Putin came to power, he immediately began to settle accounts with the oligarchs who had profited from the country's disaster. Abramovich had a good personal relationship with him, and he had clearly expressed his support from the beginning. He also contributed a lot in the process of the other party's ascension, so many people were finished. Only he and his companions, who had the same vision as him, were still fine.

However, not making a move for a while did not mean that he would never make a move. Putin's position was different from that of the oligarchs, which was destined to settle accounts with him one day. Buying a Premier League team, dressing himself up as a Western European celebrity, and expanding his network in the Western European upper class, even if Putin wanted to move against him, he would have to be careful. If things went wrong, he could seek asylum at any time.

Offending a media mogul in this situation, especially an American media mogul, was definitely out of his mind.

It didn't matter. Without Chelsea, there were still others. If it really did not work … Did those guys at Tottenham Hotspur really think they were still at the mercy of others? Abramovich thought so in his heart. In addition, he could also build a relationship with the media mogul if appropriate.

Adriaan did not know the Russian's mind. Even if he knew, he would not care. Although he was a little surprised that the other party reached out so quickly, fortunately he was more accurate. Bates did not refuse and could not refuse the offer of 220 million. The deal was settled. Once the preliminary contract was signed, it was only a matter of time to take Chelsea.

The only thing that made him sigh was that it was really inconvenient without Ivanka by his side. Although he could ignore the rest of the things, it was much easier for him to look through the information with Ivanka's help. It was not that he did not want to bring her along, but … Adrian came to London not only to accompany little Emma and discuss the acquisition of Chelsea, but it was better for fewer people to know about some things.

She wanted to play outside for a while, but before she came out, her mother said that her uncle was coming over for the night, so she came back early.

Every time she recalled the man's face, she felt a little embarrassed. It was easy to associate it with her seductive look in bed, but she could not stop thinking about it … In short, her feelings were complicated. Liu Yifei had also attended Rachel's party before, but she basically didn't talk to him. Liu Yifei knew that he had to avoid arousing suspicion when there were many people around, but when she saw him chatting and laughing intimately with Emma Watson, she couldn't help but feel jealous.

Forget about it. Let's think about how to spend the night. The girl sighed softly. Would wearing a school uniform make him happier, or wearing a costume?

Then, she suddenly felt something was wrong. Usually, her mother would come to see her soon after she came back, but she had not seen her until now. And … looking at the arrangement around her, the chairs, the sofa, the clothes rack, and the teapot and cups on the coffee table, it seemed that someone had been here?

Then she heard a slight noise, which seemed to come from the kitchen. Could it be … Liu Yifei's face immediately became a little ugly, but she still tiptoed over after taking a deep breath. The closer she got, the more obvious the sound became, and the paler Liu Yifei's face became. How could she not recognize what it was?

The kitchen door was unlatched, and the continuous sound came from the crack of the door. With a gentle push, she clearly saw the situation inside. Then, Liu Yifei's body trembled slightly, and her face became even paler. She could not control the strength of her hand, and immediately pushed the door open. Immediately, there was a scream.

"Qian … Qian Qian?!" Liu Xiaoli, who was lying on the table with her hair in a mess, and her forehead full of sweat, was panting. At first, she was shocked, then embarrassed and ashamed.

"Don't … don't watch … go to the living room … go to the room for a while … okay …" She said in a trembling voice, lowering her head, not daring to look at her daughter.

Although the man behind her saw Liu Yifei, he did not stop his movements. Instead, he moved even faster. Even though she knew that her daughter was watching her, and even though she was so embarrassed that she almost convulsed, Liu Xiaoli still continued to move her body supported by her elbows to cater to him, and her moans did not decrease at all. It seemed that … she was even more excited?

Liu Yifei didn't know how she returned to the bedroom, but she found that she didn't care about this matter at all. Instead, it was as if a big stone had been lifted from her heart. Although she was shocked when she first saw that scene, and her mind was blank. In fact, she was still somewhat mentally prepared for this situation. She had lived with her mother for more than ten years, and she relied on her mother for daily life, but she still knew what kind of person her mother was.

Not to mention anything else, Liu Yifei could clearly see the flirtatious look in her mother's eyes. In addition, Adriaan was unusually enthusiastic every time he came, and even many intimate actions that crossed the line were not avoided from her, just like how Adriaan never avoided her mother when they were intimate. It was just that Liu Yifei always subconsciously avoided these things. She still hoped that her mother had nothing to do with that man, but some things couldn't be completely avoided. Today, it was just putting the things under the table on the surface, so her calmness was also reasonable.

So, the discomfort in her heart was only directed at … The girl was suddenly shocked, and an indescribable feeling enveloped her body. There was some fear, but also some understanding. Then, Adriaan's voice came into her ears, "Sorry, Qianqian, it's a pity to let you see that."

He stood at the door, dressed neatly, and there was no sign of what he had just done. Moreover, he had a relaxed expression, as if those things were not a big deal to her.

"Where … where's my mother?" The girl bit her lip and asked. After he sat down, she instinctively moved away to keep a small distance.

"She's still cleaning up. You know, it's always troublesome for women to clean up." Adriaan shrugged and didn't sit down with her. Instead, he looked at her with interest, "Why? Have I become a landlord bully again?"

A westerner called himself a landlord bully in Chinese. Normally, Liu Yifei would definitely giggle, but at this moment, she still bit her lip and looked at Adriaan. After a long while, she lowered her eyes.

"You … You promised me that you would … would treat me well …" She murmured with some lack of confidence.

"So, what did I do not do well enough?" Adriaan immediately asked.

The girl opened her mouth, but nothing came out. More than once, her mother told her that the life they had now was all because of Adriaan, so she must keep him by her side and not let go. Moreover, her mother often said, "You don't know how much I have sacrificed for you." Now, she roughly understood the meaning of this sentence.

Immediately, a sense of guilt rose in Liu Yifei's heart. Although she vaguely felt that something was wrong, she didn't know how to refute her mother's daily life for so many years.

"Alright, Qianqian, this is actually very normal. This is the normal state of the world." Adriaan sat next to her again. This time, Liu Yifei didn't move away. "It's full of all kinds of exchanges, interests, and feelings. I have always tried to delay letting you know the time, but you will know sooner or later. It's not bad to know under such circumstances. Maybe you will accept it faster."

The innocent girl was silent. Just as she said before, she actually had a premonition in her heart, and her daily life was still vivid in her mind. After a moment, she looked at him hesitantly, "That … that …"

"Don't worry, you just need to be obedient." Adriaan seemed to know what she was thinking. He reached out and pinched her little chin, "Be obedient, and then nothing will change. When the movie is released next year, you will become the most popular star, enjoying the pursuit that others can't enjoy, and …"

His smile became meaningful, "As long as you are more obedient …"

Adriaan didn't continue, and Liu Yifei blinked. Obviously, she didn't understand, but the conversation ended there. He got up and left, and then Liu Xiaoli came in. Not everything should be done by him. In addition to playing the good cop, there should also be a good cop, and Liu Xiaoli was a very good candidate.

After that, Liu Yifei, who came out with her mother, was very calm. The whole afternoon was no different from usual. As usual, she chatted and laughed with her mother and Adriaan. She seemed to have accepted her fate. So at night, Adriaan really enjoyed himself. Finally, his wish was fulfilled. As mentioned before, now was the time to take action.

From then on, Liu Yifei was very open. In bed, not only did she do whatever Adriaan asked her to do, but she also took the initiative to play tricks on him. She was not embarrassed in front of her mother at all. In addition to making Adriaan very satisfied, she unexpectedly received a lot of praise from the Harry Potter crew.

As everyone knew, in the West, lively children were more popular, and it was easier for them to express themselves. A person's acting skills had something to do with whether they were open or not. Before this, although she had received a lot of targeted acting training, she was always one of the few who made the most NGs during filming. Now that she was open, she was able to play the role of Zhang Qiu better. This could be considered a kind of loss on the swings, but gain on the swings.

Let's not talk about this for now. After completely dealing with Liu Yifei and her mother in London and enjoying himself for two days, Adriaan returned to Los Angeles. Various discussions about this year's Oscars were heated in the media. Of course, this was not what he was most concerned about. The PR preparations for Gwyneth had already started long before this, so there was no need to worry at all. Although everyone knew that there was a 90% chance that she would win this year, who knew if there would be an unexpected upset in the end?

Adriaan had never been a person who got carried away. When it was time to go all out, he would not slack off. Therefore, he specifically asked Laffern to be responsible for this. In this aspect, his ability was not much worse than Weinstein's. Naturally, Laffern took the responsibility without hesitation. Although he was now Ron Meyer's assistant and was considered a senior member of AC Media.

However, Laffern also took this opportunity to put in a good word for Bosworth Pictures.

"Anyway, most of the old employees have been promoted, and the repositioning of Bosworth Pictures is also doing very well. After all, this is the first film company owned by the group. If you have time, you should also consider them." Although Laffern said this half-jokingly, the feelings in his words were not fake at all. Bosworth carried too many of his memories.

"No problem, I have already thought of a very good series, a horror film series. I will hand it over to them when I have time." Adriaan agreed readily.

As Laffern said, Bosworth was the first film company he owned and played a big role in the start of his career. Although with the continuous expansion of the group, especially after the acquisition of Universal, it was reorganized and classified as a second-rate film company, specializing in the production and distribution of low-budget films or B-grade films, he still had some feelings for it.

Besides, one of the main purposes of the reorganization was to block the development of Lions Gate Pictures, so the direction of the film production was similar to theirs. Although Bosworth had the support of AC Media and Adriaan, and had done a good job last year, and even cooperated with Michael Bay's company to remake those classic horror films, it did not completely suppress Lions Gate Pictures.

Therefore, Adriaan pondered that it was time to hand over the "Saw" series to Bosworth. This series was considered a rare long-lived film among the B-grade horror films. Frankly speaking, the quality of the entire series, except for the first film, was very average. In the end, like other horror films, it was reduced to the point of using all kinds of strange killing methods to attract the audience. But the whole series had an amazing beginning.

The quality of the first dozens of minutes of the first film could only be considered above average, but the moment the old man stood up at the end, the entire film suddenly rose to a higher level, and since then, there were many more die-hard fans. With this series and some other good low-budget films, Bosworth would definitely have no problem in releasing horror films to the next level.

But at the moment, Adriaan's main energy was still on two aspects, the filming of "Life as a Rose" and the newly born Little Kerchief.

Frankly speaking, excluding "The Lord of the Rings" and a few other more special works, "Life as a Rose" was probably the film he had spent the most time on so far. If everything went smoothly, it would only be completed in early March.

"I am very grateful for everything you have done for me." Sophie also knew this, so she did not tease him during filming. Because it was Monica, they were basically one now.

"It should be later. Apart from running around and hooking up with all kinds of women, you have more things to do now," Monica, who came to visit, said to Adriaan.

Everyone around him knew about Kerchief's birth, and they were already used to it. Only Lily muttered half-discontentedly and helplessly about having another younger sister. But when they chatted, they could not help but tease Adriaan about it.

Adriaan did not care about them. Since he had already done it, why couldn't he let people talk about it?

The little girl was very healthy. Although Adriaan had only accompanied her for a few days before going to London, he did not stop asking after her on the phone. After returning, he did not stop doing things such as changing diapers. He had personally taken care of every child, so how could Kerchief be an exception? How could he still be so patient after having so many children? So even though Julia was a little dissatisfied with him running away after a few days, she did not say too much.

But there was one interesting thing. Patricia was the first among the children who did not like to be hugged by her father. As long as her father held her in his arms, it would not take long for her to start crying. No matter what method Adriaan used to coax her, she did not buy it. As long as he hugged her for a long time, she would definitely cry without exception. This made Adriaan puzzled. Why?

"Obviously, Kerchief knows what kind of a bad guy his father is, and he wants to vent his anger for his mother," Julia, who was hugging the child and coaxing her to sleep, said proudly, as if she had vented her anger.

"But..." Adriaan scratched his head helplessly. "As a father, I think I am still very qualified, right?"

"Kerchief did not see it. When Kerchief was in his mother's tummy, he only saw a playboy," Julia continued proudly.

After this matter spread, the women had another topic to tease Adriaan about. For a moment, all kinds of ridicule and ridicule to his face and behind his back gave Adriaan a headache. Even Lily asked her father curiously, "Aunt Sarah said that Kerchief does not like you because you are too playboy. What exactly does this playboy mean?"

Putting aside Lily's age, she had grown up in an environment where certain things were common. It was not easy for her to understand this. Adriaan could only reply, "Of course not, dear. It's just that I am not familiar with Kerchief yet. It will be fine very soon."

However, if one thought that this would make him restrain himself, then they would be sorely mistaken. Adriaan was Adriaan, after all. Although his collection shelf was almost full, there was never a lack of new friendly matches around him. Just like now, he was enjoying the women sent over from Japan.