Chapter 670

"I have to apologize for that. I was too excited at the time, so I didn't notice the paparazzi. I'm sorry." Adriaan held the cordless phone and looked at the scenery outside through the window. He spoke with a smile on his face, as if the person on the other end of the phone was standing right in front of him.

"Well, Julie, let's not argue about this. Let's decide how to deal with this matter first." Adriaan continued, "It doesn't matter. It's up to you whether you want to make it public or not. I won't oppose your decision."

After waiting for about two minutes, Adriaan sighed. "Have you really decided, Julie? Are you really going to let me handle it? I'm not going to hold back. Well, I'll call you back in ten minutes. I have to discuss the specifics with my agent. "

After putting away the phone, Adriaan smiled, put it back in place, and walked out of the study. No matter who it was, when faced with a choice, they would try their best to choose the one that was most beneficial to them. This was often a test of one's IQ and ability to analyze and judge. Therefore, who could say that Julia, who handed the decision to him, wasn't smart?

Adriaan soon arrived at a small living room. His agent, Roger, and the general manager of the film company, Jeff Penn, had been waiting for him for a while.

"Sorry, it's a little long," he said and waved to the two people who stood up. "Sit down and talk."

"So?" Roger made a gesture.

"It's up to me." Adriaan smiled. "Tell the media that Julie and I are just friends, but we're closer than ordinary friends. You can make it a little ambiguous, but it must not be true. As for what happened, I've already explained it just now, so I won't repeat it. However, remember to mention that I invited her to star in the new movie and the previous test screening. The company can take this opportunity to do a good promotion for 'Four Weddings and a Funeral.' "

"Four Weddings and a Funeral" was different from "Schindler's List." The latter was far more important and meaningful than the former, so it needed to be more carefully promoted before it was released at the end of the year. After all, "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was only a medium-budget work. Plus, it was a romantic comedy love story, so it was very suitable to be released before the end of the summer. However, although Neville promised that it would be completed soon, the promotion might be a little tight. So, Adriaan thought that he could take advantage of the current opportunity.

The two listened attentively and nodded. After a few minutes, Roger raised his head and said, "I know what to do, Ed. I'll arrange everything as soon as possible. Of course, if you need to add anything or make a decision, please let me know first. "

"No problem." Adriaan smiled and looked at Jeff Penn.

"I don't have too many problems. It's just that the publicity work might last for a while, so …" Payne gestured and looked at Adrian without blinking.

"I don't have too many problems. It's just that the publicity work may last for a while, so …" Penn gestured and looked at Adriaan without blinking. "It's okay. Since I've made such a decision, I will naturally accept the consequences." Adriaan waved his hand, then sighed in his heart. However, although he could be regarded as a Hollywood upstart in every aspect, his right to speak in the media was still inferior to those experienced people. If it had been Lei Shidong or Murdoch, there wouldn't have been so many entertainment media coming to join in the fun.

Although Adrian sighed, he did not take it to heart because he firmly believed that he would reach that height sooner or later. As for now, when it came to this kind of thing, which one was more reported on, the director or the star?

Seeing that the boss didn't care, Roger and Penn naturally didn't need to worry too much. After a few more minutes of discussion, Charlize knocked on the door and came in. "Eide, your guests are here."

Adriaan didn't answer. He just looked at the two people in front of him. Roger and Penn stood up together. "If there's nothing else, we'll leave first, Eide."

"That's it then." Adriaan also stood up. After sending them out, he said to Charlize, "Invite them to sit here. I'll go back to the study to make a phone call. I'll be back soon."

"Got it." Charlize looked at him. There seemed to be a little disdain in his grey-green eyes, but it immediately turned into an expression of "how can you do this". That was because Adriaan pinched her butt.

A little lamb that didn't mean what she said. Adriaan shook his head and went to the study with a smile. After talking to Julia on the phone, he returned to the living room. Liv Taylor and her agent were already waiting there. Her mother didn't come with her.

"Sorry, I didn't expect it to be so lively today," Adriaan said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. My mother often says that there are always some things that are unexpected." Liv said generously. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and her blue eyes were wide open. There was an air of innocence about her, but no one knew what was under this innocence.

The reason why she was here was that Adriaan met her at Denis's party last night. As for why she and Denis could attend the party when they didn't know each other, one only needed to think about where her agent worked.

Since they met, Adriaan had to talk to Liv. He had already seen the upcoming MTV when he went to the record company. The director had a good grasp of Liv's temperament and captured her innocent temperament very well.

Once it was released, Liv would be considered to have made her debut, so Adriaan estimated that it was time to prepare a movie for her. However, he needed to think carefully about what kind of movie to prepare. After all, although she had acted in many movies, they were basically vase type, even the epic that made her famous. However, being a vase wasn't a bad thing. At least in Adriaan's opinion, it was best for Liv to be a beautiful vase.

However, it was really difficult to choose a movie. He couldn't release "The End of the World" in advance, could he? Michael Bay was still working hard for his first movie, and Liv was too young.

However, this was not a problem for Adriaan, who had a memory bank. It took him half a night to find a suitable script. At the same time, this script could also help him a lot. Of course, before that, he had to have a good talk with Liv. Although he hadn't had much contact with her, the girl had always given him a feeling that she didn't care about anything. He wanted to know what kind of character she had. Only when he had a good understanding of a woman could he better approach her.

"I believe that your agent, Ms. Tolly, has roughly said something to you." Adriaan pointed to the woman next to her, who was about 35 years old. "Then, let's talk about the specifics now."

"Okay." Liv nodded and kept smiling, but there was a trace of curiosity in her eyes as she looked at Adriaan.

Noticing this, Adriaan raised his eyebrows and then said as if nothing had happened, "About …"

…

As the two parties made statements through their agents, the scandal began to slide in an unpredictable direction. The statements of the two were basically the same, and there was almost no difference between them. The time of the statement was also almost the same. It was obvious that they had colluded to make the statement.

But it was precisely because of this that people were even more suspicious. If it was really as they said, and they were just ordinary friends, why would they use such an obvious method to make a statement? Why couldn't one of them make a statement first, and then the other one a few hours later?

Moreover, the statements of the two were also very interesting. Although they only admitted that it was a date between ordinary friends, they both said that the other party was an attractive woman (or man) and hinted that they might try dating. This hint was very subtle. Except for those reporters who dealt with gossip for a long time, almost no one noticed it.

This was even more strange. Regardless of whether they really didn't have a further relationship or were really dating, they should have made a clear distinction immediately. But now, the two of them used this method to make such an ambiguous statement … What exactly was this?

After thinking about it, the reporters couldn't think of a reason. The most likely answer was that Adriaan and Julia were indeed dating, and they wanted to muddy the waters to cover up this fact. But if this was the case, wasn't it a little too clumsy?

Just when they were puzzled, another statement was sent to them. Oh, it couldn't be said to be a statement. It was more like an explanation. It explained in detail what happened that night. For example, after the screening of the new movie, the date was to discuss the role of the new movie. At the same time, it also mentioned that Adriaan deliberately changed the plot to invite Julia to star in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and so on.

The most eye-catching part was that Adriaan strongly accused the reporter of distorting the facts and deliberately changing the angle of the photo to make it look like they were kissing. This was equivalent to admitting that he had kissed Julia, even if it was on the cheek.

If one only looked at the beginning, they would think that he was actually using this opportunity to promote the new movie. But when they read the latter part, they were confused again. What were they trying to say?

In the face of this situation, the happiest people were, of course, the tabloid reporters. They almost wrote whatever they wanted, boldly hypothesizing and carefully verifying. The words "maybe" and "maybe" were like a gold medal that allowed them to avoid death. In particular, Matteville Weekly, which had originally broken the news, made an article out of it all day long. One moment, they said that Adriaan and Julia were dating, the next moment, they said that they weren't dating, and the next moment, they said it was to promote the new movie. Sometimes, three different statements were published on the same page at the same time. It was really ridiculous.

They could do this, but the entertainment reporters of the mainstream media couldn't. Although they were also entertainment reporters, they were more formal — even if only a little formal — and they couldn't make groundless accusations. Therefore, they had a headache. When would such a scandal become a headache for them?