Chapter 885

Some things were not so easy to get over, especially when a beautiful bubble that was carefully protected was completely shattered in front of him, and it was punctured by his own hands. That kind of feeling could not be understood by those who had not experienced it. Although that night, because Charlize was by his side, Adriaan controlled his emotions, sorted out his thoughts, and put the plan into action perfectly a week later, it did not mean that he had completely broken free from that state.

No matter how rational he was, no matter how clearly he separated reason from emotion, he was still a human. Not to mention … Fortunately, this state did not affect his daily life too much. The birth of two children had made the joy of being a father again dilute those troubling things. At the same time, he still had many women, movies to produce, and work to consider. Even so, he had finally completely adjusted his mentality. However, some things could not be found, even if he had never realized it, and had never really faced it.

"If it's lost, it's lost. Don't always think about finding it back. People are always changing, and it's not my style to die because of something," Adriaan said to himself. Perhaps he should thank Natalie. He could let go of those things, and then he would do things more smoothly. A firm will, and unscrupulous means, that was a real superior.

For example, Lin Xilei. She was originally a very useful chess piece, and now she could only be used with more ease. Of course, if she was willing, Adriaan did not mind putting her on the shelf. But now, she was just a bedmate, just like Alexander. As for Natalie, oh, don't worry, he had enough patience to cultivate her, and then wait for her to blossom and bear fruit.

Adriaan returned to Queenstown again, and then began to catch up on the final progress of "Lord of the Rings". This time, he firmly rooted himself here, and did not go anywhere else. He focused on filming, and did not even attend the premiere of "Ring" on Halloween. Of course, in fact, "Ring" did not hold a premiere. Although the film's investment was more than 50 million, and it was considered a big production ten years ago, it was only a medium-sized scale now. So, like "The Grudge", it was released directly after sufficient promotion.

However, "Ring" was much more popular than "The Grudge". On the one hand, because of "The Grudge", a Japanese-style thriller had cultivated a preliminary audience. On the other hand, all the characters and scenes of "Ring" were moved to the United States, instead of being placed in Japan with a few actors. In any case, American audiences still liked to see stories that happened in their own country.

More importantly, the female protagonists of the two movies were different. Even though Yui Hui had cultivated a certain popularity through a guest appearance in a popular American TV series, and the movie deliberately arranged her identity as an American family's adopted daughter and her American boyfriend, she still had an Asian face. Naomi, on the other hand, was a typical blonde. Although she only became famous through "Mulholland Pass" last year, at the same time, she also received a considerable amount of attention. Plus, her exposure had been well controlled for more than a year, so naturally, people would pay more to go to the cinema than Yui Hui.

Well, this is a digression. Adriaan called Naomi to congratulate her, and then continued to spit saliva in the studio in Queenstown.

"Elijah, look at your face! Rigid! Stiff! Can't it be a little stronger?! You need to have a look in your eyes that you can't wait to bite him a few times. Just treat it as if he stole your most beloved girlfriend! "

"This is not an excuse, Larry! Since this problem did not occur in the battle of Helm's Deep, it should not occur now. You must prepare all the armor, swords, and props in three days! "

"Peter! Take your team to complete this scene. Remember, you only have one and a half days! "

The whole crew was being chased around by him, just like when they first started filming. Everyone complained incessantly, but no one slacked off or slacked off. Adriaan's authority in the crew was one thing, even though he had to leave every month, and last month he was away for a long time. Another reason was that everyone had stayed in New Zealand for too long. Even though the boss often went back to New Zealand, and the crew shared part of the expenses — Adriaan was very generous in this regard — staying in the same place for too long, even if the scenery was beautiful and suitable for a leisurely life, it would still be tiring. After all, it was not their home.

Now that Adriaan had started to hurry up, the filming was almost over, and they could go home once they were done. Naturally, everyone was bursting with enthusiasm.

"Maybe one day, humans will lose their courage, we will be deserted, and we will suffer a crushing defeat, but not today! One day, evil will triumph over good, and the human world will be completely destroyed, but not today! " Aragon raised his holy sword high and rode back and forth in front of the soldiers, shouting, "Today, we swear to fight to the death! In the name of everything that you hold dear, I command you to fight to the end! Warriors of the West! "

This passionate speech immediately dispelled the fear that the soldiers felt when facing the Half-Orcs, who had an absolute advantage over them. With a swoosh, they all pulled out their swords and roared, their voices deafening and resounding through the sky.

“Perfect！” Adriaan shouted from behind the camera, and he shouted with all his heart. Although there were only about twenty extras, when they shouted, their momentum was more than ten times stronger. To end it in such a way, it was worthy of Tolkien's epic.

"Very good, gentlemen, our filming is finally complete." With Adriaan's announcement, cheers suddenly rang out, especially from the lead actors. Even Mortensen, who had always been gentle, seemed to want to vent to his heart's content, causing the extras to stare at him with wide eyes.

"Okay, guys, save your energy for tonight. I've already asked people to prepare a grand party." After Adriaan had people pull down the green curtain in front of them, he walked over and said loudly, even though this scene was filmed outside, they were facing Mordor and Mount Doomsday. His tone was filled with joy, obviously happy that they could finally finish filming.

"Come on, Eide, let them vent if they want to. I promise they will still have the energy to attend your party at night," McKellen, who was dressed as Gandalf, joked.

"Hey, I'm under much more pressure than them, and it's just as hard, but I didn't do it," Adriaan also said half-jokingly.

"Oh, oh, oh!" A large group of people immediately began to clamor, casting looks of disdain at Adriaan. Just as hard? Stop joking, what kind of hard work do you have? Even Silver, who admired Adriaan a lot, felt the same way.

In any case, in November of 1999, "The Lord of the Rings", which was filmed in New Zealand, finally finished filming smoothly. Although the progress was similar to the original plan, considering that Adriaan had to delay a few days every month, it was actually very efficient. This was all thanks to the participation of Peter Jackson. Adriaan was also aware of this, so he greatly praised Jackson's achievements at the party after filming, and then led the group to do something evil. In the end, Jackson was so drunk by the crowd that he was carried to his room.

He should not have been so miserable. Most of the people mainly wanted to deal with Adriaan, but what kind of person was Adriaan? As soon as he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately slipped away, not giving them any chance, so the group of people could only vent their enthusiasm and anger on poor Jackson.

Of course, this was definitely not a reward for Jackson. A few days ago, Adriaan had made it clear that he would definitely let him be in charge of the remake of "King Kong," but that would have to be after the completion of the post-production of "The Lord of the Rings" — this was the post-production of three movies, and Adriaan had other things to do, so why not use the excellent labor force? And Jackson would probably be very happy.

With the end of the filming party, the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" was also completed. After explaining the rest of the matters to the other people in charge, Adriaan immediately said goodbye to the several leading actors, and completely left the place where he had stayed for half a year and left a deep impression. The only regret was that there was no woman around at the filming party, otherwise it would have been more interesting, and would have left a deeper impression on him. But it did not matter. On the way back, he pulled Elli into the plane bedroom and gave her a good beating. When the plane was about to land in Los Angeles, it was Adriaan who helped her put on her clothes and helped her to the seat to fasten the seat belt.

Finally, he did not have to run around every now and then, which was really a happy thing. However, Adriaan's original plan to immediately walk around his woman had to be postponed due to certain circumstances. Even so, he still took some time to see his daughters, Lily, Deva, and Juliet.

Needless to say, Lily was as lively, cute, and mischievous as ever. It seemed that because of him, she begged Kate to buy her a DV, and used it to shoot all day long.

"I also want to be a director in the future!" The little fellow waved her fists and vowed, even though the things she smacked were all messy.

As for Deva and Juliet, more than a month of development had made them chubby. When they were fully awake, their eyes were wide open, bright, and very cute. Although Adriaan did not appear by their side many times in the past month, the two little fellows did not resist him, and did not even show any signs of crying, obediently letting their father hold them in his arms.

"Really my good daughters, I told you that it would be right for me to take care of them." Holding the two children, Adriaan said proudly to Monica and Sophie, attributing all this to his care of the children in the days after they were born.

Monica and Sophie rolled their eyes at him together, although they also knew that Adriaan should be right. After he left, the two of them, as mothers for the first time, would be in a mess when they encountered such a thing, even with the help of a nanny. However, they were very unhappy with his smug look, so they did not care too much. Anyway, Adriaan should be used to being rolled their eyes at.

Although Adriaan wanted to communicate with Monica, Sophie, and his daughters a few more times, the premiere of Resident Evil was right in front of him. But it did not matter, he was already back in Los Angeles, right?

Although the investment for Resident Evil was similar to that of Ring, the popularity of the two was worlds apart. Resident Evil, which was released in dozens of countries, had already cultivated a large number of gaming fans. Last year, Resident Evil 2, which was released with innovative features that echoed both inside and outside, was also very well received. As soon as the movie started filming, many people were already looking forward to it.

Although the scenes looked complicated and there were a lot of special effects, it was not difficult to shoot, so it did not take long from the start of filming to the completion of the production. When the first trailer was broadcasted, the gaming fans, who were already looking forward to it, went even crazier. This was because they saw Leon, Claire, Ada Wong, and even Jill in one scene. What could be more exciting than seeing their favorite game characters appear in a movie?

Also, the male lead did not show his face or body. The question of who he was completely aroused the curiosity of the fans. A game character? Or an original character? And he seemed to have amnesia? What was the main plot of the movie? There were the sewers in the game, the streets of Lai Ken, and so on. With so much attention, it was only right to hold a medium-sized premiere.

"Without a doubt, Dan is a very good guy. Whether it's an action movie or a literary movie, he can do it with ease." Adriaan hugged Denis's shoulder from behind as he spoke to the reporter who was asking him how he felt.

"Hey, Eide, you're finally here." Denis raised his fist in surprise.

"Of course, it's rare for you to return to action movies. I naturally have to come and support you." Adriaan also raised his fist and gave him a fist bump. Then he turned around and greeted his wife, who was dressed to the nines. "Hey, Jenny, long time no see. You've become even sexier and prettier."

"Thank you, Eide. Are you done with 'Lord of the Rings'?" Aniston showed her signature sweet smile.

Suddenly, the surrounding reporters pricked up their ears, and a few guys who were still holding on to Dennis immediately looked over. It had to be said that she was really protective of her husband.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be here." Adriaan, who did not take it to heart, smiled.

The reporters' eyes immediately lit up, and they all pointed the things in their hands at him. Compared to Denis and his wife, Miracle Director was more worth digging up. Although reporters still went to New Zealand from time to time over the past few months, they did not get any big news. The first-hand filming of "Lord of the Rings" had always been released by AC Media. Now that he had finished filming, he should at least reveal some information to them, right? Even if he did not want to say anything, other aspects could be revealed. For example, because it was revealed that he was the author of "The Matrix," then it was very likely that he was the author of "Resident Evil" and "Tomb Raider." This was definitely worth digging up.

Unfortunately, Adriaan did not even bother to pester them this time. He just smiled apologetically and pulled Denis and his wife into the theater.

"To be honest, Dan, I'm suddenly a little envious of you for finding a good wife." After entering, he laughed and teased. Obviously, he was referring to Aniston's previous act of pushing him to the reporters to divert attention.

Aniston could not help but cough lightly. She turned her head to the side as if nothing had happened. Then Denis said protectively, "Of course, there is no better wife than Jenny."

As he spoke, he held his wife's hand even tighter. Aniston then turned her head and gave her husband a sweet smile.

Adriaan raised his eyebrows. He had originally planned to find a chance to pull Denis aside and tease him. Earlier in the year, when he went back to Los Angeles to look at the various filming sites, he met Denis in a certain studio and chatted for a while. When he wanted to look for him again, he accidentally saw a young girl in his arms, half angry and half sad.

Adriaan had seen that girl before. It was Jordana Brewster, who claimed to be Denis's girlfriend when he separated from Aniston after the 4p engagement incident. Later, when he and Aniston got back together, she slapped him. However, it seemed that the two of them still had feelings for each other. Also, looking at Jordana and Denis, who had been hit and scolded, it was probably not the first time this had happened between them.

Tsk tsk, I really underestimated Denis. Adriaan could not help but sigh in his heart. Although it was common in Hollywood for married men to look for other women, there were not many people who would date their former lovers not long after being married. I really don't know what to say about him. I didn't teach him this back then. But it doesn't matter. Since they seem to be so in love now, there is no need to disturb him.

After saying goodbye to Denis and his wife, Adriaan immediately walked to his destination. The scale of the premiere was not big, and there were not many important guests. He did not need to greet them one by one, so he went straight to Lin Zhiling's side.

"You are so beautiful, my dear." Adriaan reached out and put his arm around the girl's waist, then slid down to her perky buttocks and began to caress and knead. "You don't blame me, do you?"

"Why would I?" Lin Zhiling smiled charmingly. She turned her body slightly to the side and hid her perky buttocks a little, so that Adrian could better satisfy his lust.

The simple and elegant cheongsam outlined the curves of her figure, and at the same time, it had a kind of oriental charm that Western women did not have. It was very charming in the eyes of those who knew how to appreciate it. It had to be said that the modern improved cheongsam was really suitable for Eastern women.

This was her first time on the red carpet. Adriaan did not accompany her, so although several co-stars and directors had introduced her in front of the reporters, she still did not receive much attention. But Lin Zhiling obviously did not take it to heart. She knew very well that this was just the beginning. As long as she held on to the man in front of her, sooner or later, the reporters would chase after her on the red carpet.