Chapter 861

On the big screen, the plot had developed to the meeting between the female thief and the old thief. After several tests, the old thief finally recognized the female thief and began to train her to steal the mask. Under Adriaan's intervention, the plot was arranged more cleverly. Many people were still unsure whether Zeta Jones was really a thief or an agent from an insurance company who came to arrest Connelly.

Then, the most classic scene came. In order to train Zeta Jones to avoid those infrared rays, Connelly pulled up countless red ropes with bells in the room and directed Zeta Jones to move forward in various postures. Later, when they really crossed the infrared anti-theft network, Zeta Jones did not stand out here because it was necessary to cut the scene to make the audience feel nervous.

But in the previous training footage, it was different. Zeta Jones, who was wearing tights, fully displayed her curvaceous and graceful figure. Most of the time, the camera focused on her round buttocks, especially the scene where her buttocks were raised high and passed under a red rope only a few inches above the ground. It made many men's imagination run wild, so much so that there were a few faint clicking sounds in the theater.

Even Zeta Jones herself could not help but take a deep breath when she saw this. Of course, it was mostly because of the hand moving on her thigh. She didn't know when it started, but Adriaan's right hand was placed on her strong and elastic thigh, stroking and kneading rhythmically back and forth. There was no doubt that he had rich experience in this area. What's more, he was very familiar with her body. His experienced technique easily aroused her desire, especially when he moved a little inwards and then retracted it immediately. It made her breath quicken every time.

Fortunately, Adriaan did not intend to go further here. Otherwise, her reaction might have been stronger, so she had time to think about what she said before.

"What if something like this happens accidentally?" Zeta Jones remembered that she had asked this at the time. Adriaan did not answer. He just showed a meaningful smile, and then her heart sank.

She had never given up the idea of capturing Adriaan's heart. Although as time went by, she knew that it was almost impossible to complete this task, she had to get enough benefits. Not to mention that there was a deal between them. But Zetajones definitely didn't want to see himself getting into trouble because of this.

Perhaps, he just wanted to remind me? The beautiful woman thought so. Feeling the touch on her thigh, she was a little relieved. At least in this regard, Adriaan still had a good reputation, and she had always abided by the rules of the deal. Whether it was on the set of "Sky Thief Trap" or at previous parties, she cleverly refused those men who tried to strike up a conversation.

The more than 100 minutes movie ended quickly. The plot took a turn. There was a trap within a trap, and a trap within a trap. The two thieves, an old man and a woman, were quite different from other movies depicting thieves. Moreover, there were details that paid tribute to Connery everywhere. For example, the plot where Connery told Zeta Jones that he only had 75 seconds to escape was from "The Great Train Robbery". The 1007 code at the beginning also implied that Connery was the first 007. After the end of the movie, there was a warm applause in the theater.

"This is going to be another classic. I bet that the scene of doing gymnastics to cross all kinds of red anti-theft nets will appear in all kinds of movies in the future," Adrian said with a smile after returning to Zetajones' home from the theater.

"Thank you. I basically did those gymnastics moves myself." Zeta Jones shrugged and took off her evening gown in front of him. The transparent bra made the pair of breasts clearly visible, and the thong below was also full of temptation.

Her movements were slow, fully showing her body curves in front of Adriaan. Especially the last movement of lifting her leg to pick up the evening gown that had fallen on the ground, it was exceptionally seductive.

"I like those movements." Adriaan, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at her with appreciation. "Especially the scene during practice."

"Really?" Zeta Jones smiled. Although she reached into the closet and took out a silk nightgown to put on, she did not pull it up, and her breasts were faintly discernible.

"But at the same time, I also like your office dress. It's very classy and makes people think a lot of things," Adriaan continued.

"Oh?" Zeta Jones raised an eyebrow. "If that's the case …"

"It's okay." Adriaan said quickly. He stood up, walked in front of Zeta Jones, and reached out to pinch her chin. "I like both looks. We can … find time to try them one by one."

"No problem." Zeta Jones immediately gave him a flirtatious look, turned around, and entered the closet. When she came out again, she had changed into the appearance she had when she was practicing in the movie. Obviously, she had prepared it a long time ago.

"I like you more and more, Kate." Adriaan clicked his tongue. "But it would be even better if there were scissors here."

It only took a few seconds for Zeta Jones to understand what he was thinking, but she did not care. She had tried it on the side of the interstate highway, in the woods of the racetrack, and in the alley behind the bar. Why would she care about cutting a hole in her tights? So, what followed was another round of training and passion.

The more famous a woman was, the less she would be treated as a human, and naturally, she would obediently submit. This sentence was a little extreme, but it was not without reason. The Japanese had always practiced this, so it was very appropriate to use it on a woman like Zeta Jones. Of course, there was a premise — you had to be far more powerful than the other party.

And Adriaan always had a sense of propriety. He always used carrots and sticks. For example, he now promised that "Black Sun Crisis" would not be one of the four films he promised to release in North America. As for "The Sky Stealing Trap," although this movie seemed to be a little short of breaking a hundred million in North America, since "Zorro's Mask" could do so, why couldn't "The Sky Stealing Trap" do the same? One had to know that the resources he had now were a lot more than two years ago.

As expected, although the box office on the opening day was only about nine million, it immediately doubled on the second day, pushing the total box office to more than 18 million. On the third day, it was slightly worse, only about seven million. The following week, the box office dropped by about 20%, so the box office at the end of the first week reached 34 million, and the cumulative box office in the second week just broke 60 million. Generally speaking, most movies were released on Fridays because the box office on the weekend was the highest. But there were also movies that were released from Monday to Thursday. This was because of various holidays, which was conducive to breaking certain records — for example, weekend box office, rankings, and so on.

But for "The Sky Stealing Trap," this was already very good. Because of the "Star Wars" prequel, the competition was very fierce during this period of time, so there were only about 2,300 theaters. Also, the topic of the Y2K bug had been hyped up countless times. Many related movies and TV shows were rushing to be released this year. For example, NBC did a program to show the public that when the year 2000 came, the global computer system crashed, the sudden crash of fighter jets, the leakage of radiation from nuclear power plants, and so on.

As someone who had already experienced the millennium, Adriaan was very clear that the problem of the Y2K bug was not that exaggerated. The main problem was that it was troublesome. All the computers had to be checked and adjusted. Like what NBC showed, as long as the supervision was in place, it was unlikely to happen. But who asked the public to watch such things? Naturally, the businessmen would not let go of this business opportunity.

Under such circumstances, it was already very good that "The Sky Stealing Trap" could still earn 40 million in five days. Other than the fact that the quality was really good — after the millennium, how many movies and TV shows about the Y2K bug would still be remembered by people? One of the important reasons was that the promotion was in place. With Adriaan, when the movie was released, he used this sentence: "The technology most likely to be realized by the Y2K bug."

Although there were many bugs in the movie, just from the story alone, it was definitely much more reliable than other movies about the Y2K bug. Moreover, there was still one trick that Adriaan had not used yet.

A few weeks after the movie was released, as the end of the year approached, suddenly, someone on the Internet claimed that because of "The Sky Stealing Trap," many banks had begun to investigate and supervise in this area. This news quickly spread and was reprinted by several tabloids. Then, with the push of the mastermind behind the scenes, major media outlets also began to pay attention to it.

Although major banks claimed that the situation in the movie would never happen, because internal investigations and adjustments to solve the problem of the Y2K bug were still ongoing, the public did not have that much professional knowledge to figure out what was going on. For such things, they would subconsciously choose to believe the media reports. Therefore, "The Sky Stealing Trap" was once again hyped up.

Of course, this was a story for another time. After the premiere, Adriaan played with Zeta Jones, asked about the company's matters, and went to the filming site that he had been paying attention to. Then, he returned to New Zealand. But a week later, he returned to Los Angeles again, because another movie was about to premiere.

"For me, especially now, dealing with the jet lag is the most painful thing. After completing the filming of" The Lord of the Rings, "I will definitely not undertake such a huge project again!" Adriaan vowed to the people around him. No matter where he was, he could always quickly be surrounded by a large group of people. This was where power and charm lay.

"Thank you, Eide. You have completely dispelled my idea of trying to make a trilogy," Stephen Thamos said pretentiously, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"Wait, what about 'The Matrix'? I remember that you seemed to have said that after 'The Lord of the Rings', you will finish the next two movies in one go, "Brandon Fraser interrupted.

"Indeed, but that will be produced in Los Angeles. Anyway, I will not be flying around like I am now." Adriaan made a face that looked like he was gnashing his teeth, which caused another burst of laughter.

Tiffany Thamos, Brandon Fraser, John Hannah, Odd Phil, and Arnold Warthrop. Yes, this was the premiere of "Grave Robber's Lost City"! If it was a little inappropriate for "The Sky Stealing Trap" to be released at this time — the most appropriate time would be at the end of the year, when the millennium was approaching — this movie was absolutely suitable.

PG-13 rating, rather exciting special effects, a basic self-consistent story, and the coexistence of action, fantasy, horror, adventure, comedy, and other elements were all just right. It was very worthy of the whole family watching it together.

"You should all know the reaction of the audience during the test screening, right? This is going to be a very popular film, "Adrian said as he patted the shoulders of the director and the actors respectively. Then, he excused himself and left.

He had intended to say a few more words, but from the corner of his eye, he saw a figure, a person who should have come over to chat and laugh with him like Thamos and the others.

"Ha, my dear, you made me look very hard, you know?" After Adriaan pressed Richel against the wall of the aisle, he covered her mouth and said in a mocking tone.

Richel, with a pleading look in her eyes, did not struggle or resist. In fact, she was very obedient as she was pulled into the aisle by Adriaan.

"I didn't …" After Adriaan let go, she said in a low voice, her eyes looking elsewhere, looking very wronged.

"Yes, you did." Adriaan said with a chuckle. "You clearly saw me come in, you clearly saw me chatting well with Stephen and Brandon, but you didn't have the slightest intention of coming to my side. Don't try to lie to me. Not to mention that you refused to walk the red carpet with me in the beginning, I know your thoughts and your every move very well."

With that, he pressed in front of her with a hint of a playful smile. "Don't ever think of escaping from my control, Richel!"

"I really … didn't …" Richel shook her head and wanted to explain, but then she let out a soft cry because Adriaan's hand pinched her waist heavily. It was a little painful, but it also made her weak.

"Okay, you didn't. You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Adriaan's smile became dangerous. "To attract my attention, to tell me, what you want."

Richel showed a panicked look. After being manipulated by Adriaan for so many years, how could she not know what he was thinking? She immediately began to shake her head and push him away. But Adriaan didn't give her a chance. He rolled up the skirt of her strapless dress, and then pulled the belt of her underwear to her thighs.

"Please, don't do this, Eide. This is the aisle." Richel said in an anxious tone, but perhaps even she didn't realize that there was a little excitement hidden in her voice.

As if to annotate his words, footsteps sounded around the corner nearby.

But Adriaan didn't mean to stop. His right hand had already reached in. "So what? Will anyone dare to say anything about me?"

As the footsteps got closer, Richel's face was red, and she bit her lips, looking like she was about to cry. She seemed to be very desperate, but also seemed to be very eager, as if something wanted to break through in the confusion. Just as the figure turned around the corner, Adriaan suddenly withdrew his hand and pulled down the hem of her dress. At the same time, he stood in front of her.

The person who turned around was stunned. The man and woman in front of him were obviously intimate, especially the woman. Her hair was messy. Although her head was buried in the man's arms, he could still see the blush on her white neck. There was no doubt about it. In addition, the man looked over with a cold gaze, so the person hurriedly lowered his head and hurried past them.

After watching the person disappear at the end of the aisle, Adriaan turned his head and looked at Richel again. "Okay, he's gone. Let's continue."

"Please, Eide, don't do this," the girl whimpered.

"That won't do." Adriaan shook his head. "Do you know, Richel, peeling off your intellectuality and bookishness layer by layer, making you feel both desperate and eager, wanting to resist and cater to me, is my favorite thing to do. This is your truest side, and also your most charming side."

"No …" Richel cried in a low voice, but the extent of the rise and fall of her chest involuntarily increased a lot. Her eyes were full of confusion, looking a little miserable, but also a little "come quickly" look.

"Don't do this, Eide. As long as I'm not here, I'll do anything you want me to do," she begged.

"Is that so …" Probably feeling that he had played enough, Adriaan chuckled and then said a few words in her ear.

"Okay." Richel nodded without the slightest hesitation.

Adriaan immediately let go of her and pulled her to an empty room. As soon as he closed the door, Richel couldn't wait to squat down and reach out her hands to unbuckle his belt. There were only five minutes left until the movie started.

In fact, Richel knew that what Adriaan said before was not wrong. She knew that it was useless and might even make him angry, but she still hid until he caught her. It was intentional. She deliberately let him punish her. Not only did Adriaan like that state of desperation and desire, but she also liked it very much in her heart.

As a talented woman who graduated from Cambridge, Richel also knew what kind of complex she had. Even if she did not major in this, she would eventually understand after a long time. She had also seen many psychologists, but it was of no use. Why was this? Why did she become like this? Raising her head and looking at Adriaan with blurry eyes, Richel thought so.

Then, a scene popped up in her mind. It was last year. On her birthday, she came back from a party with her friends in London. Unexpectedly, she found Adrian sitting on the stairs outside her room, dozing off. He waited for her for the whole night. And the first thing he did was to give her a birthday present, and he specially took a private plane to come over and left the next day. Her friends privately envied her when she found such a considerate boyfriend.

There were many similar scenes. Although it was far less than the number of times he used various means and methods to play with her, they were very clearly embedded in her mind.

Strand … Stockholm … Syndrome? Richel was a little absent-minded when she sucked, and then she felt the throbbing in her mouth. But when she wanted to spit it out, Adriaan pressed his hand on her head. At first, Richel had a feeling of resistance, but it immediately disappeared without a trace. In the end, she obediently let it explode.