Chapter 581

On April 6th, 1993, Adriaan, who had almost finished his business in Los Angeles, boarded a plane to New York to choose the female lead for the new work he had been planning for a long time. However, his personal assistant, Charlize Theron, who had always been by his side when he was working, did not come with him. As for why, Adriaan's explanation was that she had something to do, so she would only come to New York in a few days.

Of course, the real reason was because of some physiological problems. That night, under the stimulation of marijuana, Charlize, who wanted to vent her stress, was unusually wild. It was difficult for Adriaan to use some techniques to relieve her pain. In addition, he had smoked twice before. In the end, he simply galloped on that youthful body.

Don't smoke marijuana in the future. This was the first thought that came to Adriaan after he woke up. The original Adriaan smoked a lot, but the current Adriaan had never smoked before. Therefore, although that thing made him feel excited, the two feelings intertwined in his head, making him feel like he had split apart.

Charley might have a slight … um, addiction. This was the second thought that came to his mind. Of course, Adriaan could not be sure, but he knew about her father. When Charlize was 15 years old, her violent father wanted to hurt her and her mother because he was drunk. As a result, her frightened mother shot him with a shotgun through the wooden door. Although the court ruled that it was justifiable defense and did not embarrass her mother, this incident was a huge blow to her. This could be seen from the situation where Charlize was like a frightened hedgehog after Adriaan mentioned it.

Therefore, from a psychological point of view, this was likely to be a trigger. Coupled with the pressure of life and smoking marijuana, there was such an abrupt reaction. However, this thought was immediately thrown to the back of Adriaan's mind. It didn't matter if there was or not, the key was that he had already found an opening. In the next few days, although the two tacitly did not mention what happened that night and the next morning, he was very clear about the subtle feelings between each other.

Okay, stop, the topic is off topic. In short, because of what happened that night, not only did Charlize not get out of bed for an entire day, but she also had difficulty moving for the next few days. New York was ready and waiting for Adriaan to go over. Therefore, he could only let Charlize continue to rest and come to New York when he could move freely.

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"Thank you very much, Miss Rosa. That's all." After exchanging glances with the people around him, Adriaan nodded to the 14-year-old girl standing in front of the camera.

The girl seemed to have noticed something. Her expression darkened, but she did not say anything. She bowed politely and left the room.

Adrian shrugged his shoulders. The girl's looks and acting skills were pretty good, but she wasn't the type he was looking for. "Let the next one in," Adriaan looked at the time and said in a normal tone, "I still have to go to the airport."

"Let the next one in," Adrian looked at the time and said in a normal tone, "I have to go to the airport."

The assistant quickly called the girl in. At first glance, she wasn't very beautiful. Her dark, almost black hair was permed like steel wire, giving people a kind of messy feeling. Her face was also slightly long, but her pair of azure eyes were very attractive, and the corners of her mouth were always curled up, intentionally or unintentionally. There was a kind of charm in it.

Unfortunately, although this girl was only 15 years old, her height of almost 5 feet 6 inches was much taller than her peers. She didn't meet the requirements of the role in the script, so there was a 90% chance that she would be eliminated.

"You can start, Miss Liv Taylor." Adriaan extended his hand to the girl standing in the middle and made an inviting gesture. His expression was very calm, no different from the other girls interviewed.

The girl named Liv Taylor nodded, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and stood in front of the camera.

"Leon, if I win, you have to let me follow you for the rest of my life!" Liv looked excited, and her lips trembled slightly. She looked at the camera as if it was the male lead.

"What if you lose?" The assistant holding the script behind the camera read the lines.

"You go shopping by yourself, just like before." Liv's tone was firm, and her blue eyes widened a lot.

"You're going to lose, Matilda." The assistant continued to read the lines without raising his head.

Adriaan, who was sitting on the chair and watching all this, rubbed his chin. He was very clear that if the girl in front of him straightened her hair and put on some makeup, many people would definitely be amazed. In his memory, the most praiseworthy thing about this elf princess was her beautiful face. Many people felt that she had a hint of innocence when she smiled, but in terms of acting skills, it was really not that good.

"Thank you, Miss Liv, your performance was very good." After waiting for Liv to finish performing the lines, Adriaan immediately applauded lightly, but he didn't say much.

Liv didn't say anything either. She bowed slightly and left the room.

"This girl is only average, but there are a few good ones in front."

"She's a little too tall, even if her acting skills are good, her appearance is not suitable."

As soon as the girl left the room, the assistants, assistant director, and executive producer in the room began to discuss. Adriaan didn't join them. After packing his things, he was ready to go to the airport.

"I'll leave this to you, Epps." He said to a middle-aged man in his forties, who was the assistant director of the new movie. "Also, remember the contact information of that girl just now, it's that Liv Taylor."

"You mean, she's the only one left for today's audition?" The other party was stunned for a moment before asking.

"No, it's still the same. You guys discuss first, then I'll select based on your results." Adriaan shook his head. "As for that girl, I have other arrangements."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out. The people in the room looked at each other, then shrugged their shoulders in unison, and began to discuss which girls were suitable for today's audition.

After leaving the rented office, Adriaan got into the car that was already prepared, and he asked the driver, Glover, to follow him to JFK Airport. Looking at the time, as long as everything went smoothly, the plane should almost land by the time he arrived at the airport.

However, there were always accidents, such as New York City's terrible traffic. Therefore, when Adriaan arrived at JFK Airport, it was already half an hour after the plane landed.

"I thought you weren't coming, Eide." After sitting in the waiting hall for almost half an hour, Charlize, who had been flipping through the newspaper in his hand, said mockingly when he saw Adriaan.

"There was a traffic jam, and I forgot that Glover isn't familiar with the streets of New York," Adriaan explained. "However, since I promised to pick you up, I naturally won't be late. I've said that I'll definitely do what I promised."

He smiled, sat down next to her, and reached out to hug her waist, as if he was going to kiss her.

"But it's an indisputable fact that you're late." Charlize adjusted his posture slightly without batting an eyelid.

Adriaan, who missed, deliberately sighed and didn't do it again. Then, he reached out to sweep her hair behind her ear. "If you want to be so calculative, why don't we discuss it first? You could have come two days ago, but why did you delay it until today?"

"I said I have other things to deal with, and besides, you promised." This time, Charlize didn't avoid his ambiguous gesture, but just rolled his eyes at him.

"Really?" Adriaan smiled, but Charlize fell silent.

After this atmosphere lasted for a few seconds, Adriaan stood up. "Alright, let's go back to the base first and sort out the things at work. Without you by my side, there's a lot of things to do."

Charlize also stood up. "Alright, I'll sort it out for you right away."

On the way back, the two talked about work. Just as Adriaan said, after getting used to Charlize arranging everything for him in an orderly manner, a lot of things were a little messy these few days.

"I can't believe it. Can't you find a professional assistant at the last minute?" Charlize said as he flipped through the documents.

"It's fine if the production team's assistants are just cameos. Besides, I thought you could come over right away," Adriaan immediately said confidently. Thus, Charlize immediately shut his mouth.

Glover had learned his lesson, and he had a pretty good memory. Even though he only avoided a few streets that were jammed with traffic, it only took him 20 minutes to get back to the set.

Since most of the scenes were to be filmed in New York this time, Adriaan simply rented a few apartments in Brooklyn for everyone to use. In order to show that he was on the same side as everyone, he also stayed there. Of course, at the same time, it was also to avoid his enthusiastic aunt.

Adriaan didn't hide the fact that he was going to New York to produce a new movie from Aunt Marsha. As soon as he arrived in New York, he went to visit his uncle's house. His uncle was still as bad-tempered as ever, and compared to before, he started to speak ruthlessly again. However, he could always sense a hint of guilt in his uncle's tone.

Adriaan was puzzled. It wasn't until Aunt Marsha came out to send him off that she told him that the reason why his uncle was unhappy was that he didn't thank him at the Oscars. This made him feel like crying and laughing. When he thought about the content of the speech at that time, it was not difficult to understand why his uncle was so awkward.

However, Aunt Marsha hoped that he would stay at their house when he was in New York. How could Adriaan accept this proposal, so he simply moved to the apartment to live with the crew.

"Mr. Adriaan, please wait." Just as Adriaan and Charlize walked into the apartment building, a voice suddenly sounded before they had time to greet the manager.

"What can I do for you?" Adriaan turned around and looked at the man who was about 30 years old walking over. At the same time, he glanced at the long-haired girl following closely behind him.

You're finally here!