Chapter 610

The bright moon hung in the sky, reflecting the undulating waves. As the sea breeze blew, the dinner on the villa's balcony came to an end.

"Daddy cheated! Daddy cheated! " After guessing the wrong thing in her father's hand, Lily shouted unhappily, "I just saw you put it in your right hand. How did it suddenly become in your left hand?!"

"Ha, I saw it clearly …" Adriaan narrowed his eyes and smiled, "You finally admit that you peeped?"

The little fellow couldn't help but be stunned. Finally, she snorted heavily, crossed her arms, leaned against the chair angrily, and turned her head to one side, as if she would never talk to her father again.

"Hey, Lily, this is not good." Kate immediately switched places with Adrian and pulled her daughter over. "Anyway, you were the one who peeped first. Of course, I can play some tricks, can't I?"

"But …" Lily shyly sat up straight, lowered her head and apologized to her father, "I'm sorry, Daddy."

"That's great!" Adriaan breathed a sigh of relief in an exaggerated manner. "If you really don't talk to Daddy in the future, I will be very, very sad."

The little fellow didn't answer. She just raised her head and stuck out her tongue to make a face at her father.

"Look, isn't this good?" Kate touched his daughter's head lovingly. After glancing at Adriaan, he suddenly smirked. "Besides, Daddy has lost so many times. It's no big deal to let him cheat and win once."

Adriaan immediately rolled his eyes. "Are you speaking for me or for the little girl?" Lily giggled and pretended to be generous. She clapped her hands and said, "Yes, I won by cheating anyway."

Then, she jumped from her mother's arms to the ground, straightened her clothes, smiled and curtsied to her parents, "Then, I'll go back to my room to read. I won't disturb you two."

After saying that, the little fellow ran away without waiting for their response. But after a few steps, she turned back and looked at her father. "Don't forget to pay me when we go back. Daddy, I'm a flower girl, a ring boy, and a guest. I also helped you keep the secret for so long. You should pay me at least 25 dollars."

Then, she quickly slipped away again.

"The little fellow is too smart." When his daughter's figure completely disappeared, Adriaan sighed. "And a little precocious. Now I'm beginning to worry about how to educate her when she enters the rebellious stage in a few years."

There was no doubt that after staying in the current family environment for a long time, even a pig should know that his family was different from others. No child had so many aunts and so many half-sisters, not to mention that Lily was so smart. Even if she couldn't fully understand the plan due to her age and experience, she could definitely understand the gist of it. Otherwise, when Adrian roughly told her his plan and asked her to cooperate with him, the little lass wouldn't have agreed so readily. However, she still hoped to bring her younger sister along. This was a good thing. It meant that their sisterly relationship wasn't affected too much.

"What? Even a good man who can control everything in his hands can't solve the problem?" Kate picked up the glass of wine on the table and took a big sip. His daughter had returned to the bedroom, and he could finally relax a little.

"Good man?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows. "Isn't it a bastard?"

"Well, then, do you think a good bastard man sounds better or a bastard good man sounds better?" Kate leaned in front of him and asked with a smile. Under the light shining from the room, her blushing face looked very delicate.

"Well … I think a good man is better." Adriaan answered after thinking for a while.

"I knew it." Kate immediately poked his chest with her finger. After poking his face a few times, she sighed and lay on his chest, looking up at him from below. "You know, Eide, I often think, even now, if … if I didn't meet you, how would my life develop?"

Her bright eyes flickered with curiosity. After a moment of silence, Adriaan's mouth curled up. "If you want to know, I can try to analyze it."

Seeing that Kate didn't say anything, he immediately began to say, "First of all, you will definitely go to Oxford or Cambridge. You have the ability. Then, you will dabble in movies. After all, your parents are actors. You will take some British and European movies to accumulate acting skills and fame. Then, you will find movies interesting and drop out of school to focus on acting. But in the early 90's, your development is not very good. In the mid 90's, you will start to try to develop in Hollywood. You will meet a man, a British actor. You will live with him and give birth to a daughter. Then, in the 2000's, you finally become famous in Hollywood because of 'Pearl Harbor'. "

At this point, he chuckled. "The movie is still as terrible as ever, but you've become the highlight of this terrible movie. Other than the spiral bomb scene, the most talked about thing is you, the beautiful rose."

Kite couldn't help but burst into laughter. "You make it sound like it's true."

Adriaan shrugged and then continued. "After that, 'Night Legend' brought you to a higher level. Mystery and elegance became synonymous with you. But your life has also changed. You broke up with your live-in boyfriend and married the director of 'Night Legend' with your daughter. "

"What?" Kate's expression suddenly changed. Then, she bit her lip and raised her fist to hit him.

"Wait, Kate, wait." Adriaan hurriedly blocked. "What's going on?"

"What's going on?" Kate was so angry that she felt like laughing. Her fist didn't stop for a moment. "What do you think is going on? For so many years, I've only had you as a man. I've only had you as a man since the beginning! But you actually arranged such a scene in your story. How can you be so righteous? Don't you feel ashamed?! "

"It's just a story, Kate." After roughly understanding what she was angry about, Adriaan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But Kate didn't care so much. She continued to swing her fist, and her eyes started to turn red.

"Okay, Kate, okay, listen to me." Adriaan grabbed her hands. "I haven't finished the story yet. There's a reason why this happened."

Probably tired, Kate finally stopped and glared at him. It was different from the hateful look in her eyes in the afternoon at the church.

"You did this because …" Adriaan smiled, and his eyes suddenly became misty. "That man isn't willing to give you a promise."

Kate was stunned, and the anger on her face disappeared. She then turned her head, not daring to look at Adriaan. For a moment, she was at a loss. Adriaan didn't say anything else. He just grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms.

After hugging quietly for a moment, the woman finally raised her head. "It's okay. Today … I'm married to you."

A smile appeared on Adriaan's face. "That's my honor, Mrs. Kewell."

Then, he held Kate's face and lowered his head to kiss her moist lips. First, it was a gentle touch, then a sweet sucking, and then a passionate entanglement. His hands began to move up her body at the same time.

"Do you want to try it here?" After kissing, Kate, who was sitting on Adriaan, said with a blushing face. Her eyes had never been so charming. "Lily shouldn't come out."

"That's a good idea, but … I have a better one." Adriaan's smile became naughty. "You were so beautiful in the church today, Kate. No wonder people say that a woman's most beautiful moment is when she puts on a wedding dress. So, do you mind putting it on and letting me admire it again?"

In an instant, Kate understood what he was thinking. She immediately snorted and punched him in the ribs. "You bastard! You pervert! "

"Hey, I just want to admire it. Can't I do that?" Adriaan put on an innocent look.

"Did you just admire it when you held a party with them on the beach?" Kate asked bluntly. This kind of thing naturally could not be hidden from her. If Ivanka knew, it meant that Charlize knew. If Charlize knew, then Kate also knew.

However, the girl immediately straightened her body and smiled lazily. "You have to help me. It will take some time for me to wear it alone."

Then, she showed a fierce expression. "Don't break it! I want to keep it as a collection. "

"I promise." Adriaan laughed.

After staying in Hawaii for another two days, Adriaan returned to Los Angeles with Kate and Lily. The birthday celebration came to an end, and they got back to business. Both Jaquen and Natalie had begun to practice the Cash couple's songs. Although they had just started and did not have much effect, Adriaan had already set the shooting date for late September. Two months was enough for him to shoot.

Due to some accident, "Go Forth", which depicted the love story of Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter, and also had a strong inspirational imprint, would be filmed first. However, this did not stop Adriaan from handing over the other script to Rui Fan. Of course, after reading the script, his expression was very interesting.

"I never thought of … playing this kind of role." Rui Fan was a little amused and smiled bitterly.

"As I said, it is similar to the role in 'The Unruly Sky'." Adriaan smiled and spread out his hands.

"But …" Rui Fan still wanted to say something, but in the end, he just shook his head.

Although "The Unruly Sky" was a little biased, it was not completely clear. It was just very ambiguous and left some space for the audience to guess and imagine. However, the script that Adriaan gave him was completely based on this. It was inevitable that Rui Fan would have such a reaction, but he did not say much. Judging from Adriaan's attitude, Rui Fan was definitely going to play the role. So —

"Well, when do you plan to start shooting?" Rui Fan agreed.

"Don't worry, at least at the end of the year or early next year. 'Go Forth' starring Jaquen will be filmed first, so you will have enough time to go to Montana to practice riding and being a cowboy," Adriaan replied with a smile.

"So …" He fiddled with his hands. "Who's going to act with me?"

"I haven't decided yet, but the ones I like are very interesting. I need to think about it carefully." As he spoke, Adriaan stood up. "That's it for now. I have to go back. Little girl over there, if you don't come out now, you won't have a chance."

The last sentence was shouted at the room behind the corridor. He had already seen someone hiding there, and she looked very petite. He did not even need to think to know who it was.

"Sorry, Mr. Kewell, I absolutely did not mean to disturb you." Lindsay cautiously walked out with an apologetic smile. Silver, who heard the noise, also ran down the stairs. "So you've been hiding here!"

His tone was questioning, obviously dissatisfied with her running around again. Lindsey immediately retorted, "I'm not running around. I just wanted to hear what Mr. Kewell and Rui Fan were talking about. Besides, I'm not hiding or doing anything bad."

Although the situation looked the same as a few months ago, Adriaan still heard a hint of initiative from Lindsey's words. Looking at Silver's frowning but somewhat helpless look, it was very likely that he had already gotten Lindsey into bed. Oh, it should be that Lindsey had secretly climbed into his bed.

"I'll leave the rest to you." Rui Fan stood up with a smile and quickly walked out. Obviously, he did not want to get involved in his brother's business.

Adriaan shrugged and immediately stopped his little lover, who was about to continue bickering. "Alright, do you remember what we talked about last time?"

"Of course!" Lindsey shouted, but she immediately stopped. She blinked and shrunk her neck, glanced at Silver carefully, and then affectionately held his arm. "Silver, I've been doing well these days, haven't I?"

Silver did not say anything. He just folded his arms and looked at her expressionlessly. After a moment, Lindsey could not help but stomp her feet. "Alright, alright. On the last Friday night of last month, I secretly drank a little. Just a little. You know, that night when we were together …"

"Alright, Lindsey, that's enough!" Silver shouted with a headache. He looked at Adriaan, who already understood, took a deep breath and looked into her eyes. "Alright, Lindsey, I can give you eight points, but on one condition."

"Another condition?" Lindsey showed a reluctant look. Obviously, she had guessed what Silver would ask for.

"At least for the next six months." Silver acted as if he did not see it. He put on a very serious expression and said, "Keep the current situation, even if it's like what you just said. Otherwise, I'll change the rating at any time. I'm serious, Lindsey. Very serious."

To Adriaan's surprise, Lindsey did not express her dissatisfaction as he had imagined. She looked at Silver in silence and bit her lip. After a long time, she nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."

Actually, she was also a smart girl. She understood the meaning behind Silver's words. After all, once the movie started shooting, even if Silver lowered the rating, it would not change anything. Would Adriaan change the leading actor in the middle of the shooting just because of his words?

"Obviously, the result is out. So, in half a month at most, I'll have someone give you the script, Lindsey," Adriaan said immediately.

"Thank you, Mr. Kewell," Lindsey said gratefully. She was not joking or putting on an act, which was rare. She seemed very sincere.

"You're welcome. That's what we agreed on. Now, I won't disturb you." Adriaan smiled and then walked out. The moment he walked out, he clearly saw Lindsey snuggling into Silver's arms with some helplessness and relief.

'Well done, Silver.' Adriaan said in his heart. The preparation for "Mean Girl" had to be put on the agenda.

As early as when he made the agreement with Lindsey, Adriaan had sent someone to investigate. Fortunately, the original novel had not been published yet, so naturally, there would not be a script. So, he quickly found a scriptwriter to write the script. However, because there was no original novel as a reference, Adriaan did not ask about it in detail after he made the request. So, it seemed that the script had not been completed yet. He was not sure, but it was not a big deal. First, he asked them to take out the complete script and then go through it. If it did not match his memory, he would let them edit it. If it did, he would start preparing for the early stage.

There were still a lot of things to do, and Adriaan would not put too much effort into it. For example, this month, in August, there were three important movies that would be released. Not to mention the collaboration between Universal and Columbia, "X-Men 2," Lao Tzu's "Hero" was also going to be released during this time, in order to achieve a higher box office than in his previous life. After all, they had bought out the box office in North America, so they did not have to give a single cent to New Line. Naturally, the more the better.

Other than that, there was also "Legend of the Night," which was distributed by New Line after much consideration. Originally, Adriaan had planned to let Universal distribute the movie. Even though the investment of 50 million was double that of the original, it was still relatively small for a major film company. In addition, Adriaan had the scriptwriters make sufficient adjustments to the plot and made more beautiful CG and action scenes. In order to ensure that the distribution work would be done properly, he finally handed it over to the second-rate New Line Film Company. This was a big expense for them, and they would definitely put more effort into the promotion.

Moreover, they had Adriaan's support.

He was really looking forward to it. Would this new "Legend of the Night" be popular, be more popular, or not popular at all? After returning to his office from his house in Phoenix, Adriaan took care of some daily affairs.

Then, he shrugged, looked at the time, and got up to go home. This kind of thing could wait until after the movie was released.

After leaving the office, he said goodbye to Ivanka, and Adriaan prepared to leave the company with his secretary. However, when he took the elevator down to the lobby, a woman sitting on a bench suddenly rushed over, seemingly waiting for something. "Mr. Kewell, I would like to know why my script was rejected!"