Chapter 826

"Cheers!" Along with the orderly sound, the few people sitting in front of the bar picked up their glasses and drained them in one gulp. Then, they laughed together.

"Do you remember what I said, Will? You are the best. Every one of your movies will be very popular." Adriaan patted Will Smith's shoulder and laughed. This was a celebration party. Although the investment for the movie was over 100 million, the box office earnings of nearly 60 million in the first week was enough to prove everything.

"That's right. At least in this aspect, no one can compare to you. Will and Denzel Washington can't either," someone beside him said.

"Including the romantic comedy that will be released next year?" Smith turned the glass in his hand and asked Adriaan in a half-joking tone.

"Of course, and it will definitely not be much lower than those big productions. It will definitely reflect your value, Will. I'm sure of it." Adriaan laughed.

"Wow, since Miracle Director said so …" Smith immediately raised his glass. "I think we should have another toast."

Everyone started to cheer, so they downed another glass of beer. Then, Smith let out a long breath and looked at Eide with a smile. "Speaking of which, I don't think we have worked together for so many years. I begged you to give me a role in The Matrix, but you still rejected me. That really broke my heart, Eide."

"I know, Will, I know." Adriaan smiled and clinked glasses with him. "But it's a pity. Frankly speaking, there really isn't a suitable role for you in the current plan."

Then, without waiting for the other party to show a disappointed expression, he immediately changed the topic. "But … Jia Deng is almost seven years old, right?"

"Yes, why?" Smith looked puzzled.

"Do you think he is interested in appearing on screen with his father and acting as father and son in an inspirational movie?" Adriaan looked at him seriously.

It only took a second for Smith to react. "Of course, there is no doubt about it. That's for sure."

With the previous words, he knew that Adriaan definitely didn't have a suitable role for him in the current plan. But that didn't matter. Director Miracle asked him in such a serious manner if he was willing to star in the movie with his son. Obviously, it would not be a simple work. Moreover, as someone who had worked hard in Hollywood for more than ten years, how could Smith not know what an inspirational movie meant?

Sure enough, Adriaan then briefly explained the plot of the movie. "This is a biography of a man who was down and out and had to accept all kinds of help. He even had to spend the night in the subway restroom with his son. In the end, through his own efforts, he became an excellent stockbroker."

"Wow, it does sound very inspirational." Smith rubbed his chin. He was even more certain now. "So, that's settled?"

"Of course. Adrian laughed. After chatting with him for a while, he downed the wine in his glass. "That's it then. I'm leaving. You guys can celebrate as much as you want."

"I'm leaving now? It's only ten o 'clock. " Smith was a little surprised, but then he put on a smile, a smile that only men would understand. "Are you in a hurry to go back and Miss Lin … Oh, she's really a beautiful woman. I have to say, you're amazing. Eide, I'm afraid there's no woman in Hollywood that you can't get."

"Shut up, Will." Adriaan rolled his eyes at him and then left.

This was basically an open secret. Otherwise, how could an Asian get the female lead or an important supporting role in such a big production? Lin Zhiling also knew this, especially after the first-week box office came out. Her position as the number one Chinese actress in Hollywood was even more secure, so she did her best to serve Adriaan in bed for a few days in a row. She even played many exciting games with the other three women.

The other three women were also very cooperative. Needless to say, Lin Xilei was with Lin Zhiling from the very beginning. Her career as a manager was also very closely linked to Adriaan. Gao Yuanyuan and Li Zi both knew that they could also copy Lin Zhiling's path. Moreover, this was Hollywood. As a minority, of course, they had to stick together, even if they came from different places. Besides, although their age difference was a little big, they were all born in the 1970s, so it was easier for them to stick together.

Among the two of them, Li Zi was the most hardworking. After all, she was the oldest. At first, she just wanted to find someone for herself to rely on, but she did not expect it to become an opportunity for her to make the great leap. So, she would not let go no matter what. Moreover, with Gao Yuanyuan and Lin Zhiling as examples, the development path was clearer and more convincing. Therefore, she fully showed her charm. Not only did she not lose to Lin Zhiling in bed, but she also worked very hard in training. She was much better than Liu Shishi, who was also training as an exchange student in Los Angeles.

Speaking of Liu Shishi, Adriaan could not help but want to smile bitterly. Although her careless and somewhat careless personality allowed her to quickly adapt to life in the United States, it would take a lot of time for her to complete the training and thoroughly integrate. After a few months, she still had some trouble communicating with outsiders. Fortunately, the mother and daughter of the Liu family took good care of her. After all, whether it was Liu Xiaoli or Liu Yifei, they both knew that Liu Shishi was his food.

Of course, thanks to her personality, Liu Yifei, who was one year older than her, quickly became best friends with her. Liu Xiaoli also had no difficulty in recognizing her as her goddaughter, so it was more convenient to instill certain concepts in her. Liu Shishi was repeatedly brainwashed by people close to her in a foreign country. In addition, before Adriaan went to Europe, he took the time to invite them out to dinner to express his goodwill, so Liu Shishi began to admire him.

However, for the time being, there was no need to add any more. Although the new model was successfully accepted by the Americans, it was still not suitable for too many people. As for the few people from the mainland, if they wanted to, they could also come over to play small roles. Adriaan welcomed them to come over for a vacation, and he had a good time during the few times this year.

The so-called new model referred to the situation of a movie like "Public Enemy Robot", which was currently being released, with a black male protagonist, an important Asian female supporting role, and a large number of white male supporting roles. As long as the black male protagonist had enough box office appeal, coupled with the quality of the movie, generally speaking, the American audience would not resist it. After all, this was related to racial harmony.

Just like how commercial blockbusters would not have black high-ranking officials as villains, even if there were people who did not like the important Asian characters in the movie, as long as they were not important enough to decide the fate of the movie, and there was an outstanding male protagonist who occupied the audience's attention, basically no one would say anything.

Just like in "Public Enemy Robot", most people praised Will Smith's good acting skills and high commercial value, but most of the criticism was focused on the adaptation. Some sci-fi fans said that it was a complete blasphemy to Asimov's original novel, especially the baffling ending. As for Lin Zhiling, the most harsh comment was that she had done her job well as a vase.

In any case, even if the Chinese did not have a high political status in the United States due to various reasons, if someone openly showed racial discrimination, it would still cause trouble. This was also political correctness. Therefore, there was really no need to be calculative. Moreover, no matter where it was, the audience or film critics were relatively more tolerant of actresses.

Therefore, Adriaan tried to win over Smith. Although it did not have to be a male protagonist, nor did it have to be a black man, a black male protagonist was undoubtedly the best. This could reflect the so-called racial melting pot of the United States.

Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Although Lin Zhiling had endless luck with women, Adriaan did not leave the party to go to them, because there were other people waiting for her to comfort them.

"I thought you would wait a little longer before coming back," said Kate, who returned to the living room after Adriaan took care of Lily and fell asleep.

"Why would I wait a little longer before coming back? Why couldn't I come back earlier because I missed you guys? "Adriaan smiled as he reached out to hug Sarah, who was passing by.

"No one will believe you, Eide, including me." Sarah immediately dodged and went around to Kate's back to give him a gentle push. "You'd better think of other flattering words."

Kate could not help but roll her eyes. She seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the way they appeared to be putting pressure on Adriaan, but in fact, they were helping him.

Adriaan took the opportunity to pull her into his arms and then blew into her ear. "Do you need me to do something for you, darling?"

Although he had finally settled Kate after going through a cold war for half a month and brought her back to his side again, it should not be forgotten that he immediately went to Europe to work on the new movie. Although the women took turns to visit him during that period, it was undoubtedly more convenient for little Emma in the United Kingdom. Moreover, Adriaan had to find time to go to London from time to time. Do not forget that he was still the chairman of Chelsea, and he should at least go to watch his own team's game.

The Portuguese had been in charge of Chelsea for almost half a year, and Chelsea had indeed undergone a qualitative change. They were running wildly in the English Premier League, and Magical Bird had also made bold claims to win the 2004 and 2005 season. The only regret was that he did not have an adopted son named George Wood, which was very strange. Generally speaking, Adriaan's memory would not be wrong, but it did not matter. If he could really lead Chelsea to the English Premier League title this season, Adriaan would definitely not be stingy.

The topic returned to little Emma. Although Adriaan maintained restraint and firmly controlled the number of times he was intimate with her, the little devil was still very clingy, especially when she made a pitiful and aggrieved look and called him professor or some other more taboo word. He still inevitably felt impulsive.

Fortunately, little Emma also knew that she would become immune if she was called too many times, so she gave Adriaan room to adjust. Even so, Kate was not too happy. Even if she still did not completely treat little Emma as a woman, she had at least declared war subconsciously. In addition, although Adriaan came back midway to participate in the premiere of "Go Forth", not only did he go back immediately, but he also spent those two days with Natalie, which naturally further stimulated her.

Then, he finally came back from Europe, and it was the premiere of "Public Enemy of Machinery," and he had a lot of fun with Lin Zhiling and the others. It was already very good that Kate could give him a not so bad expression at the moment. Adriaan hurried back from Smith's party in order to coax her.

By the way, the intimate session in the kitchen last time did not make Kate pregnant, but the other Kate, Kathryn Zetajones, persevered and even chased her to Europe, and finally got pregnant at the beginning of December. From the looks of it, the success rate at the end of the year was indeed higher. After Adriaan came back, he also considered whether or not to seize this time to apply for a VIP card with Nicole.

Although Nicole had already agreed to this matter, because Adriaan had arranged two artistic films for her this year, in order to avoid delaying filming and being discovered by the paparazzi, many measures had to be taken. And Nicole also seized the time to enjoy herself, and intermittently finished filming "My Dainty Wife". Under Adriaan's guidance, she seemed to be fascinated by some of the more exciting or somewhat perverted games.

Regardless of what to do, Adriaan's main focus at the moment was still on Kate. Although Sarah, Charlize, and Ivanka helped from time to time, Kate always had an indifferent expression, because they were not completely on his side.

"Tell me, who else is there besides Emma?" After calmly dealing with Adriaan for a while, Kate suddenly asked.

"Well … this is a huge project, my dear, I have to think about it … So why don't you ask Yini?" Adriaan pretended.

"Oh?" Kate sneered and raised his eyebrows.

"Okay, okay." Adriaan had to raise his hands, "Just one, a Russian girl, a gymnast."

"Oh?" Kate continued to sneer.

"You know." Adriaan rubbed his nose, "I attend some cocktail parties in London and meet some people who know me. Then they introduce some people to me because they need to establish a good relationship with me, such as Roman Abramovich. He introduced Svetlana Khorkina to me. Well, the girl who won the women's all-around silver medal at this year's Olympics."

Since Abramovich was willing to spend money to make himself an influential celebrity in order to preserve himself, he naturally knew what it meant to get to know a media mogul, so it was not surprising that he would look for opportunities to join Adriaan. He also had a good relationship with Murdoch. So, Abramovich, who had previously said that Russian girls were also good, introduced Khorkina, who happened to be invited to an event in the United Kingdom, to Adriaan at the cocktail party.

Adriaan did not want to be too familiar with Abramovich. He spent most of his time in the United Kingdom and did not have much interaction with each other. There was basically nothing to cooperate on except football. Of course, he did not have any ill will toward him. In addition, the other party's timely release of Chelsea was also a favor, and he had the idea of tasting a female athlete before, so it would be impolite to refuse.

It had to be admitted that even though Ice Butterfly's figure could only be considered average, and her slender legs did not feel good due to excessive exercise, her soft body was quite mesmerizing. She could easily perform many difficult positions. Moreover, the Russian Gymnastics Queen was very bold and unrestrained. She did not have the cold elegance that the media placed on her. In addition, her English was good, so it did not take Adriaan much effort to coax her into smiling again and again. Then, they went back to the hotel for a big fight.

Although the Russian girl was a fighting race, her combat power was definitely not small. They took turns fighting in the three holes, but Adriaan still easily defeated the other party.

But he would never hide this kind of thing from Ivanka. After all, she was his personal secretary. And Ivanka certainly would not keep it from Charlize. If Charlize knew, Kate would naturally know, so there was the scene just now. In fact, both of them were just putting on an act. It wasn't like Kite didn't know that he was a womanizer. Since he was back, why would he leave because of this? The reason why Adriaan hesitated was also a way to coax her.

Of course, Kate could refuse to let him go to bed, but Adriaan always had a way. If words did not work, he would use force.

"Damn it, Eide! You will be like this! " When Kate was unmoved again and even gave him the middle finger rudely, ready to go upstairs to rest, Adriaan immediately forcibly carried her back to the room, even if her angry screams were loud enough to be heard throughout the mansion.

But so what? This wasn't the first time he had done this to her. That day in the kitchen, he had treated her the same way, and she had come back obediently. Sometimes, Kate also felt that she was really cheap, but she could not escape from his hands. After trying it twice, she had completely given up, so … she simply treated it as a way to spice up her life.

This was the situation at home. Time slowly passed until the end of 2004. Although the lively Christmas slot was filled with all kinds of movies that were aiming for the box office, some movies aiming for the Oscars also began their pre-screening, such as "Kinsey, the Sexology Professor" with Nicole as the female supporting role, and "Memoirs of a Geisha" with Ji Hui as the female lead.

The pre-screening of these two movies attracted a lot of attention. Alfred Kinsey was originally a popular figure in the early 20th century, and could be considered the enlightenment teacher of the sexual liberation movement in the 1960s. This was the first time that a biopic about him had been produced. Japanese culture had always been quite popular in the United States, and "Memoirs of a Geisha" had caused all kinds of disputes since the beginning of filming. The Japanese were even more worried and happy about the movie. At first, they resisted, but later they welcomed the movie in Japan. Therefore, even though these two movies were pre-screening, they attracted a lot of film critics to watch them.

However, no matter how attractive "Kinsey, the Sexology Professor" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" were, they could not compare to the movie that was also screening at the end of the month. That was the second new film of the year by the miracle director, and it was also a blockbuster that he had thrown into Hollywood and even American society: "Brokeback Mountain"!