"You want to have a child?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows, and his face immediately showed a teasing expression, as if he was lamenting, "No wonder you are so enthusiastic tonight. It seems that your demands are endless." Unfortunately, Monica did not respond. She just stared at him, and then revealed a trace of pleading and nervousness as time went by.
"Oh, Monica, can't you have some other expressions?" Adriaan turned his body sideways, propped his head up with his arm, and looked at his woman. There was a little exaggerated ridicule in his tone.
"Eide …" Monica called in a low voice.
"Well, do you really want a child, dear?" Adriaan no longer teased her. He reached out to lift Monica's chin, stared into her eyes, and asked seriously.
"Yes." The girl firmly nodded without hesitation.
It could be seen that although Kate's pregnancy stimulated her, her desire to have a child was also from the bottom of her heart.
"Then I will give you one." Adriaan kissed her lips and said so. Since Monica wanted one, why not give it to her? Although Kate did not win the bid at the beginning, it did not mean that Adriaan was against children. Moreover …
"Really?" Although Monica had been carefully suppressing her emotions, she still revealed her excitement at the moment.
"Of course." Adriaan said with a smile while playing with her breasts, but then his expression changed, "But not now."
Monica did not speak. She just looked at him quietly, waiting for his explanation. However, to her surprise, Adriaan, who had been thinking for a moment, asked a question that had nothing to do with this matter, "Do you know why I only arranged a small independent film for you this year, Monica?"
"Well … to consolidate my current position." Although she did not understand what he wanted to say, Monica still answered.
"Yes, according to my plan, your current fame is enough, so the most important thing is to accumulate sufficient qualifications through various suitable roles in the next four to five years. I have prepared all kinds of roles, including the role that may let you get the laurel that countless actresses dream of." Adriaan said softly.
Even so, Monica could not help but widen her eyes in surprise.
"You are my woman. You have that potential, so you should naturally get what belongs to you." Adrian said in an unquestionable tone, "You also know that there is discrimination everywhere. Even with me here, you still have to put in more effort. Therefore, this period of accumulation is very important for you. If you get pregnant at this time, then everything will have to start all over again. When that time comes, even I am not completely confident that I can fight for the best opportunity for you."
"You … Are you serious?" Monica looked at him in disbelief.
"Oh, my God, this is the second time tonight that I have asked this question." Adriaan rolled his eyes, grabbed her buttocks, and then said, "I said, you are my woman, you should get these."
He stroked her face, "I promise you, Monica, whether or not I can let you ascend to the throne in the end, I will give you a child. Of course, if you insist, I can give it to you now. "
"You promise?" Monica asked after her fingertips circled Adriaan's chest a few times.
"I think, I still have this bit of credibility." Adriaan laughed, but his mouth was immediately blocked by the woman's red lips. Monica used all her strength to entangle with him for a long time before separating.
Slightly gasping, she suddenly moved down, holding the pair of breasts that would make any man drool, and pressed them against Adriaan's lower body. Although she had done this many times in the past, Monica was even more unrestrained today.
"You still want more? Still not willing to admit defeat? " Adriaan smiled and sat on the sofa in the bedroom. Looking down at Monica, who was serving him, was particularly pleasurable.
"Not really." The woman panted with seductive eyes, "In fact, I plan to keep it in my mouth, then spit it into a cup, and then keep it in the bank. It doesn't matter even if you break the contract later."
"… Not a bad idea."
After staying in Los Angeles for about five days, Adriaan returned to London again. Although the scandal with Julia had some impact on his schedule, he still had to consider the shooting of "Emma". He had to make two movies this year.
As for the scandal, although the tabloids put the news on the front page, the major newspapers put it on the second or third page. Including the previous time, Adriaan and Julia could only be considered to have rekindled old love. Breaking up and reuniting news was common in Hollywood. Plus, there was no hard evidence, such as photos of Adriaan leaving the villa. Previously, with Sophie and Gwyneth, it was just the speculation of the tabloids. How could the big newspapers cite these things in detail?
Also, whether it was Julia or Adriaan, neither of them responded to these things. As time passed, there was no new news, and the original readers would gradually lose interest. Losing interest meant that there was no news value. Without news value, then what was the point of publishing these things?
Therefore, after Adrian gave Roger, his agent, who was in charge of his entertainment affairs, a few things that he needed to pay attention to, he let him take care of everything.
After returning to the set, he was teased by some of the people he was close to. No matter what the tabloids reported, Adrian and Gwenis's flirting after filming was over was seen by some people. They didn't expect that after returning to America, he would enter Julia's room again. The male staff couldn't help but secretly give him a thumbs up. At the same time, they were very curious about Gwenis's reaction.
However, to their disappointment, Gwyneth didn't have any other reactions. Not only was she not cold, but she even chatted and laughed with Adriaan, as if the scandal in the newspapers didn't exist. She even maintained a good attitude for the rest of the filming. The men in the crew were amazed.
In Adriaan's eyes, this was very normal. Since Gwyneth had made up her mind before, she should have been mentally prepared for this kind of situation. Then, he would coax her with kind words. Even if she was a little angry because of the scandal just after returning to the United States, she would soon be no different from his other women.
The only thing that worried Adriaan was Blanchett's attitude. Although she didn't comment on his scandal, there was a little more alienation in her attitude. It was very little, but Adriaan, who had been prepared, still noticed it.
It was not surprising. With Blanchett's personality, if Adriaan hadn't started early, kept giving her all kinds of hints, and developed her body — conquering a woman's body was not a science fiction story — Blanchett's behavior now would not be so gentle.
Of course, this also had to do with Adriaan's short time in Los Angeles this time. After all, in just a few days, he had to appease the women and ask about several movies. In addition, after the scandal, he had to spend part of his energy to get rid of the paparazzi. It was inevitable that there were some omissions. He believed that it would be much better next time. Sometimes, this kind of situation was a catalyst, as long as the means were clever enough.
In addition, there was one more thing that also troubled him.
"Roger didn't make a mistake?" Adriaan looked at the fax in his hand and frowned slightly.
"I don't think he would make a mistake on this. This is the big boss's request." Charlize, who was standing next to him, said half-jokingly, looking at him with a little gloating.
"Okay, then tell him that I want him to find the source, the original source," Adriaan said immediately.
"Got it — are you going to start compensating others?" Charlize, who was taking notes, shrugged disapprovingly.
"Shouldn't I do this?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows, seemingly dissatisfied with her tone.
"If you think that this will hurt the other party, then you shouldn't have made a mistake from the beginning." Charlize snorted and turned to leave. He had only taken two steps when a crisp sound came from his buttocks that were stretched tight by his tight jeans.
She turned her head and glared at Adriaan angrily. Seeing that he was calmly rubbing his hands as if nothing had happened, Charlize could only roll her eyes and walk out of the hotel room without looking back.
It felt good. It seemed that not only the top should be rubbed more, but also the bottom should be rubbed more. Adriaan looked at her back and smiled proudly. He then turned his attention back to the fax in his hand.
After returning to Los Angeles, Adriaan went to several movie sets to monitor the progress, such as Julia's "My Best Friend's Wedding" or Sarah's "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
Sarah was naturally very happy that he came to visit. Even though his scandal had been published in the newspaper, Adriaan tried his best to get rid of the paparazzi and went out with her for a good night. However, although she always looked very happy, Adriaan still noticed that the girl was a little unhappy in her heart. Or rather, it was more appropriate to say that she was unhappy. But when he tried to ask Sarah if she had encountered anything unhappy recently, she repeatedly denied it and tried to make herself look very happy.
"I'm just a little tired. After all, I have to act in a TV series and a movie. There are still a lot of work to do. It's inevitable that I'm tired." Sarah said with a smile.
The more she acted like this, the more obvious the uncomfortable feeling was. But no matter how Adriaan tried to tempt her, Sarah always avoided talking about it. He didn't want to reveal it. The girl obviously didn't want him to know. Acting rashly would only hurt her self-esteem.
However, Adriaan also noticed that there should be a problem with the filming of the movie. When he asked her what she thought about the movie, Sarah's mood obviously fluctuated, but he couldn't find out more.
He had a lot of time in Los Angeles, so he couldn't investigate in detail. So before returning to London, he took the opportunity to let Roger deal with the scandal to see what was going on.
"It's really like this …" Adriaan held the pieces of paper and sneered. When he left Los Angeles, he vaguely inferred a few possibilities, and the news that Roger inquired just happened to confirm one of them.
He had roughly guessed who the culprit was. He originally thought it would be interesting, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this. Of course, everything was still speculation before Roger found out the truth. But no matter who it was, they had to pay the price!
In the next month, Adriaan basically stayed in the crew and didn't go anywhere. He focused on rushing the progress. Oh, that's not right. He also went back and forth between the London studio and the crew several times. The post-production of "Brave Heart" had entered the middle stage, and the preliminary editing was nearing the end. The next step of the montage editing would require him to do it himself. Of course, if Adriaan didn't want the trouble and didn't have the time, he could talk to the editor and let him continue to edit. He only needed to supervise at any time.
But after thinking about it, Adriaan gave up on this option. If that was the case, he would have to go to the studio to check on the situation at least every week. This might cause delays on both sides. So it was better to put it aside for now and finish "Emma" in one go. Then, he could slowly start the montage editing, even if he had to do both movies at the same time.
In addition, he specially went to Paris to visit Sophie. In addition to the editing, there was also the soundtrack. The opening and ending, as well as some parts of the content, needed to be dubbed. But interestingly, Adriaan brought Gwyneth with him.
"Thank you. Just let me know when you need me, even if you'll be back in America by then." At the end of their discussion, Sophie politely declined Adriaan's invitation for dinner with the same politeness.
In fact, she was very polite during the whole date. She appeared elegant and ladylike, just like Gwyneth, who was always by Adriaan's side, always maintaining her elegance. Although Sophie declined the invitation, Adriaan got what he wanted. Let's not talk about Sophie's unwitting competitive mentality. When she rejected the invitation, Adriaan, who had been paying attention, caught something flashing in her eyes.
Yes, Adriaan deliberately brought Gwyneth with him. There was no way Sophie didn't know about his "rekindling" with Julia and the scandal between her and Gwyneth, so her current mentality was worth studying.
As expected, Sophie's reaction didn't exceed his expectations. This gave Adriaan a little more confidence, and he also comforted Gwyneth. Although they only stayed in Paris for half a day, and didn't even visit many famous places, Gwyneth didn't complain. She even accepted the "paparazzi" explanation, because Adriaan brought her with him, even though they didn't act too intimate in front of Sophie.
So this half-day trip to Paris could be considered a good trip.
Another good trip was in Edinburgh. This time, Adriaan brought Charlize with him. Oh, and Emma, who couldn't wait to know the next content of "Harry Potter."
J.K. Rowling's first "Harry Potter" novel, "The Sorcerer's Stone," had officially been released in the UK and the US. As for the sales … it was not bad, better than the novels that Adriaan found someone to co-write. The royalties were enough for Rowling to further improve her life, but it couldn't be compared to the "Harry Potter" in his memory.
Not to mention setting off a magic wave, not even a small wave. Well, not exactly. According to the feedback from the publishing company, this novel was at least well received by children. It wasn't a very standard children's literature.
Adriaan was very puzzled. His memory clearly told him that Rowling's series was an unprecedented success when it was released, and it even won a few well-known literary awards in the UK. Why did it not live up to its reputation? He had carefully read the English version of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in his hands. He had also read the English version of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in his previous life. Thanks to his perverted memory, he compared them one by one. There was nothing special that could affect the entire plot of the series, but why did the sales of the book not reach the desired level?
Sherlock Holmes once said, wrong. It was Conan Doyle who used his mouth to say, "When you eliminate all the impossible, no matter what is left, it is the truth." So, after thinking about it, Adriaan finally came to the conclusion that the information in his memory was exaggerated. The "Harry Potter" series was not that popular in the beginning.
This was very normal. When a person achieved success and became the idol of countless people, there would naturally be many people who would put on makeup for them, exaggerate their achievements, overlook their shortcomings, and exaggerate their achievements. They would exaggerate their shortcomings, and there would be no room for different opinions. The most obvious example was movie stars, not to mention that Rowling could be considered an inspirational role model.
Since that was the case, Adriaan settled down and waited for the second book, "Chamber of Secrets", to be published. In fact, as long as one thought about it carefully, one would understand that the first book only explained some preliminary things. The whole story had not yet unfolded, so naturally, it would not attract much attention. In fact, according to the publishing company, the sales of "Sorcerer's Stone" was already above average among similar works.
As long as they were published one by one, the explosive sales would definitely appear again. So, Adriaan took the time to visit Rowling in Edinburgh. Firstly, it was to congratulate her on her initial success, and secondly, it was to encourage her to continue working hard to complete the next book as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happened, when "Prisoner of Azkaban" hit the market … No, there was not even a need to wait for "Prisoner of Azkaban". When "Chamber of Secrets" was published, the magic craze would inevitably begin.
Adriaan would not forget another factor that made the sales boom because of the importance of the series: publicity.
No matter how good Rowling's works were, without excellent publicity and packaging, it would take a long time to reach the level of popularity that Adriaan remembered. Now that he had his own media company, the situation of "Harry Potter" in his hands was better than in his previous life. So, why not shorten the process as much as possible? Especially once the acquisition this year was successful, there would be more resources for publicity.
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