Chapter 804

"Look at this shot, how beautiful it is. If you do it a few more times, they can save a lot of money on filling the pond." As the white ball drew a high arc in the air, and then fell into the pond without any accident, splashing a small flower, Claude, who was wearing a hat and casual clothes, said loudly.

"Shut up, Krau, be careful that my next shot hits your head." Adriaan waved the golf club threateningly.

"If you hit it while aiming, I'm willing," Claude replied with a laugh.

"Damn … I don't know what you guys are thinking. There are many ways to entertain yourself. Why do you have to choose this? Just to laugh at me? "Adriaan sat down on the chair, a little depressed.

After so many years, his golf skills … It couldn't be said that there was no progress, but it was basically negligible. Not to mention Charlize, who had to practice because he went to ABC, even Kate, Sarah, Sophie, and Monica were better than Adriaan. Even Julia, who was relatively poor, could make the ball fly to the target at least half of the ten shots.

Therefore, Adriaan's golf skills had become a joke. No wonder he was so depressed.

"In advance, I didn't say anything." Victor, who was sitting in a chair, put his golf club aside, and flipped through something, raised his hand and said.

"Yeah, I didn't say anything, nothing bad or good." Adriaan chattered.

"Okay, Eide, you are already a legendary figure, why do you still care about this?" Claude, who also sat in a chair, said half-jokingly and half-comfortingly, "You said yourself that no one is perfect. Since you are such a genius in film and television production and operation, and have such a foresight in IT, isn't it normal that you are terrible at golf?"

"Legendary figure?" Adriaan snorted.

"Oh, of course, look, over the years, how many outstanding, classic movies and TV series have been born from your hands?" Claude said seriously, "Not to mention, many of the high reputation, high box office, and high ratings are related to you. It is a well-known fact that you alone support half of AC Media, and you can boost everyone's morale with one sentence. There are two important TV series coming out this fall, right? 'Lost' and 'Desperate Housewives', just because you said it would be popular, everyone took it for granted. Not to mention the summer holidays. King Kong, The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, and The Bourne Supremacy 2 all performed very well. Which one of them didn't you support? "

"Okay, I got it." Adriaan raised his hand, he was really going to get complacent if he kept talking.

'King Kong' and 'The Hulk' didn't need to be mentioned, because of the changes he made, at least the box office had surpassed the original. 'The Fantastic Four', which was released at the end of the previous month with Jessica and Joshua as siblings, was the same. After repeatedly stressing that they couldn't drag it out and had to get into character as soon as possible, and getting people to follow through — Paramount respected his opinion in this regard — the overall result was much better than the original.

Although there were still a lot of loopholes and unsatisfactory parts, they could either be ignored, or they were common problems with superhero movies, so they could be ignored. Jessica had already accumulated quite a lot of popularity, and because of this, she became one of Hollywood's sexy idols. In addition, 'The Bourne Ultimatum 2', which was released at the beginning of August, even though she only appeared on screen for about ten minutes, she still attracted a lot of fans, and her status was considered to have stabilized.

As for the box office of 'The Bourne Ultimatum 2', with the foundation laid by the first movie, and the completely different style of Jason Bourne, Ethan Hante, and James Bond, it went without saying. With this, when 'Lost' and 'Desperate Housewives', which he had supported fully, aired in the fall, one could imagine how high his reputation in the industry and within the corporation would reach.

"And in the IT side, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are all very popular websites," Victor added leisurely.

"Sometimes I really doubt you, Eide. Can you really predict the future?" Claude laughed again.

"What if I can?" Adriaan put on a serious expression.

"That's great, Mr. Prophet, please tell me, how many daughters will you have before you can have a son?" Claude immediately laughed, and Victor next to him also made a pfft sound.

Adriaan raised his eyebrows, a little annoyed and depressed. After a while, he "warned", "Be careful, Krau, you might not have a son in the future."

Unfortunately, what he got in return was still laughter from the two.

"Speaking of which, I'm really surprised, Eide. You already have eight daughters now. In terms of probability, no matter what, you should have a son. Is it really as Kate said, that God doesn't want to give you a son?" Claude then added fuel to the fire.

"Which Kate?" Adriaan narrowed his eyes and asked. Claude opened his mouth to answer, but suddenly choked. Although he knew who it was, he didn't know why he couldn't say it. After all, Adriaan had three women with this name. Even if the spelling was different, and one was a nickname, the pronunciation was almost the same.

"From the perspective of probability, this situation is normal." Adriaan, who had finally made a small comeback, finally laughed. "Actually, it doesn't matter if I have a son or not, as long as I have a daughter."

"Did you hear that, Victor? Eide means that his daughters will continue to increase." Claude continued to tease.

"Okay, Krau, let's not talk about this topic." Victor tried to smooth things over, although he kept laughing. "Where were we just now? A legendary figure, right? "

"That's right. Director Miracle has become a signboard of our group, a very eye-catching signboard." Claude nodded.

"So I intend to make this brand more dazzling." Adriaan spread out his hands.

In fact, this situation was what Adriaan wanted to avoid the most in the beginning. He had always been a little worried that if the development of a group relied too much on one person, it would not be a good thing. If this person had both charm, ability, vision, and brains, he could naturally lead everyone on the road. But once this person was gone, the group was likely to have a violent upheaval, such as Steve Jobs and Apple.

What's more, Adriaan did not lack charm. His ability and brains had been honed over the years, but it was hard to say what his vision was. Sooner or later, his "luck" would run out. So he had always been worried that as long as he said a word, the people below would do it without thinking, too lazy to analyze and verify, or not closely enough to analyze and verify the situation. He had always hoped to create a situation where the group could continue even without him. Training screenwriters, training various teams, it was all the same.

However, the idea was good, but in fact, it was not easy. The more he wanted the group to develop rapidly, the more he had to continue to stand out. After a long time, Adriaan thought about it carefully and simply gave up this plan.

Anyway, this contradiction could not be resolved for a long time, so he had to choose the more important of two benefits, and he would help the group as fast as possible. As for the future, it did not matter. Even a real genius would have a time when inspiration would dry up. A character like him, who had released various types of works for several years, could not escape the nourishment.

Moreover, the group still had Claude. With his control ability, even if there was a turbulence, he could limit it to a certain range. If Adriaan grabbed enough resources, this turbulence might be further reduced. Of course, these were all ideal situations, but as long as he could dominate Hollywood, even if it was for ten years, it would be worth it.

Therefore, he had the current plan and successfully achieved the first step. Now, he was about to start the second and third steps.

"What do you need me to do?" Seeing that it was time to get to the point, Victor finally asked his doubts. He had read the information given to him by Adriaan in detail and could not see what the network group needed to do, unless he started to promote his new work now.

"I need to keep it a secret." Adriaan gave the answer, "If possible, I hope that the media and the public will not know what I have done from beginning to end."

Claude and Victor frowned at the same time.

"That's not easy. Other media groups are not obliged to cooperate with us, and …" Claude said as he flipped through the information on the small table under the parasol. "You are going to Europe for live filming, and you need a lot of extras. Unless the local media is collectively blind, they will not be able to see it."

"This is the situation I want to see the most." Adriaan shrugged. "At the very least, the public can know that I am producing a new work, and can know the time period of the content, but absolutely cannot know what the theme is, and this situation must be maintained at least until March next year."

"March?" Claude suddenly raised his eyebrows. As Adriaan's best friend, he almost immediately understood his thoughts.

"Yes, March." Adriaan smiled.

"Are you so sure that if it is leaked, it will have a great impact on your plan?" Claude asked again.

"Trust my judgment, Krau," Adriaan said.

"Well, what you are planning is really big." Claude could not help but laugh. He then mouthed something to the puzzled Viktor. Viktor chewed it over and over again, and then revealed a look of sudden realization.

"It seems that Eide intends to create a record that no one can match." He said with a smile.

"I just said that I am the most eye-catching brand of the group, and naturally I have the responsibility to make this brand more dazzling, and …" Adriaan smiled and stood up, suddenly with a kind of momentum, "A king should have the attitude of a king!"

Since the beginning when he expressed to Claude that he wanted to control Hollywood, Adriaan has always been moving towards this goal. After continuous development and accumulation, he was now not far from that goal. To control this vanity fair, having a huge amount of capital was the most basic requirement. Then, fame, ability, the recognition of people in the industry, and so on were also very important — this was considered capital in a broad sense — and what Adriaan wanted to do now was to make himself achieve a unique record that no one had ever achieved before and in the future, to make his reputation reach a height that no one had ever reached before.

That was why he was so serious about discussing with Claude and Victor and seeking their support. He even did not hesitate to use, um, the method of playing golf with them.

After Adriaan fully expressed his intention, the matter was settled. Next? It was still about the summer vacation. This matter required a lot of resources. The media group and the network group had to cooperate with each other, and Adriaan also had to spend time preparing, so he had to wait at least two months before he could start.

Although the summer vacation was coming to an end, there were still many movies waiting to be released, such as Universal. After the box office sales of "King Kong" and "The Bourne Identity 2," there was still a big production like "Van Helsing."

"A hodgepodge of all the monsters gathered together, nothing new to speak of? Hehe. "Adriaan flipped through the newspaper and chuckled.

Such comments were not suitable for the original version, not to mention this version. Of course, the plot of this version was not much different from the original, but in terms of the pace of the story, from a commercial point of view, it was acceptable, and the audience was still willing to accept it. And as mentioned before, the box office failure of the original had a lot to do with the poor distribution.

But now, after AC Media took over Universal's distribution, and Adriaan paid special attention to this movie, it was naturally not a problem.

"What are you laughing at?" Kate had just returned from the garden and was supporting Megan, who had a protruding stomach.

"Nothing, some film critics are always very arrogant." Adriaan smiled and took Megan's arm.

Just as he said, Jessica's popularity peaked after "Fantastic Four" and "The Bourne Identity 2," so she was surrounded by all kinds of announcements and media, which greatly reduced the number of times she went to visit Megan. Although Adriaan wanted to accompany her, he couldn't be there every day, so he just picked her up from time to time to stay.

Kate didn't say anything, not because she was generous, but because she was numb to it. This was already the eighth child Adriaan had with different women. If it were any other woman, they would have already started a cold war, but Adriaan's women were different. They all had big hearts — they would grow even if they didn't have them, as long as they stayed by his side — and ignoring them was a basic skill.

"You mean, they are becoming more and more like you?" Kate snorted.

"Do I look like that in your eyes?" Adriaan looked shocked, as if he was hurt. "I'm speaking for you, Kate."

But it didn't work on her, so she shrugged and walked upstairs. Adriaan raised his hand and put it down, then sighed. He originally wanted to ask if he could kiss Princess Anna tonight, but just like in "Tomb Raider" and "Legend of the Night," the costume from the movie had already been taken back.

"Do you guys do this often?" Megan, who was wearing loose clothes, asked curiously.

"Yes, so you can't do this, Megan." Adriaan sat down next to her, put his arm around her shoulder, grabbed her hand, and looked at her with a very sincere gaze.

Before Megan could say anything, he heard a sneer. It was very soft, and if it wasn't for the fact that there were a few seconds of silence after he finished speaking, he probably wouldn't have noticed it. From this, he could tell that the person who made the sound must have been here for a while. Kate, Ivanka, and Yuji Hui wouldn't be so bored, but Sarah and Charlize hadn't returned yet, so it could only be …

Adriaan quickly looked behind him, and a shadow shrunk behind the armchair.

"Come out, Lily, I see you," he said leisurely. "Don't make me come over, dear."

After a while, the little one reluctantly came out from behind. Deva and Juliet followed their sister as usual.

"Hi, Megan, how are you?" Lily greeted Megan openly, and didn't even look at their father. The two little ones followed suit, but they weren't as calm as their sister, so they couldn't help but glance at their father.

Adriaan didn't care about his daughter's pretentious behavior. He pulled her over and "ravaged" her head. "Why did you sneak into the living room at this time?"

"Dad, you're so annoying!" Lily, who had finally escaped from his hands, shouted angrily. She then snorted, turned around, and put on a disdainful look. "Mom spent five dollars to hire me to design a more reasonable arrangement for her little cabinet. I wanted to ask for your opinion after I finished it, but it seems like there's no need for that now."

After saying that, without waiting for her father to speak, she took her two sisters' hands and skipped outside. Adriaan sighed and didn't say anything. After a while, he looked back at Megan.

Then, he heard Megan pout. "You liar."

"Oh?" Adriaan blinked in confusion and waited for Megan to continue. However, after a few minutes, she still didn't say anything. She just looked at him with a half-reproachful and half-helpless expression.

"Alright, if you want, I'm willing to apologize for my behavior again. Although it wasn't intentional, it still caused you to not understand the truth." After saying that, Adriaan tightened his grip on Megan's hand. "Are you willing to forgive me, Megan?"

"I don't have a choice …" Megan sighed. Then, she realized that her tone was a bit harsh, so she hurriedly tried to explain. "I mean … I mean … this feels a bit strange. Lily is younger than me … She's not even ten years old …"

"It's okay, I know. This kind of thing is a bit awkward, but don't take it to heart. You'll get used to it." Adriaan smiled and pressed her head into his chest. Then, he sighed in his heart. So what if she's not even ten years old? She's only five years older than Lily. Hopefully … my strategy will work.