Chapter 920

The high-pitched singing echoed on the stage. In the box next to the stage, the little guy was standing on his father's lap with his hands on the edge of the seat. He looked down without blinking. Although Adriaan was also watching, his eyes were more focused on the woman beside him. Her white neck, soft blonde hair, elegant smile, and so on, and he was unscrupulous.

Finally, the girl couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. However, not only did he not restrain himself, but he became even more blatant as if he wanted to strip her naked with his eyes. Even though the girl was already used to it, her skin was still a little thin. After staring at each other for a moment, she was defeated and turned away with a blush on her face.

"Wonderful opera, Mr. Vardello. A large part of the audience's warm applause should belong to you." After the performance, Adriaan, who came backstage, shook hands with the bearded theater manager and said, "Especially the line 'Life is but a walking shadow, a clumsy and pitiful person pointing fingers on the stage, appearing for a moment and then quietly disappearing. This is a story told by a fool, full of noise and commotion, but nothing is pointed at'. The actors performed extremely well, this troupe is really great."

"Thank you, Mr. Kewell. It's my honor to be of service to you and … Ms. Blanchett," the theatre manager in his forties bowed and said with a knowing look.

Just by looking at their arm in arm, it was obvious that their relationship was not ordinary. Even if this was Sydney, it was very easy to know Hollywood gossip, not to mention that Adriaan was holding a child. Besides, both of them were the owners of the theater. Naturally, they couldn't choose a person who talked nonsense as the manager.

"By the way, Mr. Vardello, is the theater's arrangement mainly classical or modern this year?" Adriaan asked.

"We are now adjusting to maintain a state of balance. In a few days, there will be a stage adaptation based on Dario Fo's' The Accidental Death of an Anarchist '. If you and … Ms. Blanchett are still in Sydney at that time, you are welcome to watch it again." Vadero smiled.

"Not a bad suggestion!" Blanchett finally seized the opportunity to interject. "I like Dario Fo's' Accidental Death of an Anarchist '. How about we watch it then?"

"As you wish, dear!" Adriaan smiled. "Actually, I mentioned this because I have an idea."

He looked at her with a little mischievous gaze. "I plan to find a troupe to adapt 'A Streetcar Named Desire' into a stage play. Are you interested in trying to be the female lead, Kate?"

"No problem!" Blanchett agreed without hesitation. She raised her eyebrows and said, "As long as the script is good enough and you don't mind, I will."

Waldro couldn't help but cough dryly. Even though he ignored their relationship, it was still a bit … He wasn't the only one here, but if gossip spread, it would still be on his head.

Fortunately, Adriaan and Blanchett didn't say anything else and quickly left the backstage. After they left the theater, Blanchett complained, "I hate your photographic memory. You didn't give me a chance to perform at all. You have to know that I'm the owner of the theater!"

"Of course you are the owner of the theater. No one said you weren't." Adriaan laughed and then secretly slapped Blanchett's buttocks.

Blanchett's expression changed. She wanted to pretend as if nothing happened because Adriaan liked to see her being teased until she was furious but couldn't do anything. But who knew that he would pinch it hard and rub it inside. Blanchett, who was in pain, could only glare at him. Of course, the response she got was Adriaan's cheeky smile.

Fortunately, he immediately noticed that his daughter, who had been silent in his arms, was looking at them with her eyes wide open. He let go of Blanchett and leaned over to rub her little face. "Hey, Eleanor, what are you looking at?"

"You're so annoying!" The little fellow unceremoniously gave his father a slap as a punishment for pranking people with his beard.

Then, she looked at her father and then at her mother before shaking her head. "Sister is right. It's fun to watch Daddy and Mommy bicker."

"I knew it," Adriaan said, the corner of his mouth twitching. "Lily always has a way to influence them, but …"

He smiled at Blanchett. "To satisfy Eleanor, how about we do it a few more times?"

Blanchett rolled her eyes at him and reached out to take her daughter from his arms. Then, she turned a deaf ear to his laughter.

After failing to persuade Jobs, Adriaan gave up on the idea of integrating a smartphone operating system. After all, he didn't know much about it. If he hadn't gotten Apple involved, he wouldn't have thought of how to do it. Besides, Adriaan was too lazy to look for memories, so he simply gave up. Anyway, given the current situation, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

Of course, Samsung had to continue on the path of OEM, and he believed that Jobs would prepare some measures after listening to him.

Therefore, in the following period of time, he was more relaxed than he was in the first half of the year. He even left most of the work to Ivanka so that he could spend more time with his wife and daughter. Just like now, he brought Eleanor and Blanchett to Sydney to watch performances at the theater she had bought and come up with some ideas. Like Richel, Blanchett now returned to Sydney from time to time to act in some stage roles. She had originally acted in stage roles. If Adriaan hadn't brought her to Hollywood in advance, Blanchett would have acted in stage for at least a few years before getting involved in movies.

In addition, she accompanied Monica on a trip to Western Europe, took a nap with Sophie in Provence, helped Nicole set up her own production company, and gave Gwyneth advice on fashion. Because Julia and Monica had their own careers and were doing well, other women — mainly the award-winning actresses — were also beginning to be tempted. They certainly didn't want to go the same route as other women, so they all pulled Adriaan to come up with ideas. For example, Gwyneth wanted to go the route of an intellectual fashion writer. She wanted to publish books on fashion and health to create a different image.

Of course, going on vacation with Kate was a must. In fact, Adriaan spent the most time alone with her. Who asked her to be so special? Other women, whether jealous or not, couldn't deny this. Little Emma, who still couldn't get over it and refused to give up, was one of them.

Speaking of this troublesome Emma, another Emma had to be mentioned. After spending so much time with the little demon, she didn't learn anything else, but she had a lot of ability to cause trouble. Adriaan had to thank Charlize and Ivanka. If it wasn't for their help, he would have to face a much bigger problem now. Little Emma actually went to Julia and asked if she could go on a date with Eide!

Yes, that's right. She directly asked this question in front of Julia. Even though it was asked in a private conversation, Adrian could totally imagine Julia's astonishment, disbelief, and other emotions after hearing the question.

"What are you talking about?" she would definitely yell.

In fact, Julia's reaction was more intense than he imagined. According to little Emma, she first grabbed him and yelled questions like "What are you talking about?", "What kind of joke is this?", "Is he Patricia's father?" and so on. Then, she started to check on her body and carefully interrogate her thoughts. In the end, she kept asking if she told Adriaan about this, or … if Adriaan seduced her!

If Adriaan was present, he would definitely complain. He didn't take the initiative to let Julia fly.

Apart from this, during that time, Julia would always look at Adriaan and try to find out his schedule. At the same time, she controlled little Emma's schedule. No matter where she went, she would call her. Every time Adriaan went to her place, little Emma would definitely not be there. In short, if it wasn't for Ivanka on his side and Charlize covering for him, things would probably be very troublesome.

It was no wonder that Julia was so nervous. After such a long time, the few women who were most familiar with him had basically … noticed everything between him and little Emma. However …

Little Emma's question alone was enough to drive her crazy. If she knew that they had really done it, and with little Emma at that … she really didn't know what was going on in little Emma's head. Adriaan had to admit that he still hadn't figured out how to explain it to Julia. Now that things had gotten out of hand, he wouldn't be able to talk about it for a long time.

"If I could get her permission, I wouldn't have to hide like this." Little Emma explained in private, with a wronged expression on her face.

She wanted … permission? Hearing this explanation, Adriaan felt a little angry. Moreover, little Emma wasn't hiding at all. Even when Julia was suspicious of her, she still dared to commit crimes against the law!

"Don't worry, Ruth, there will be a way." Little Emma comforted her. Then, she rolled her eyes. "Right, I have an idea …"

"Shut up, Charlotte. Don't tempt Ruth anymore." Adriaan threatened her before she could finish. Little Emma was such a headache because of her. God knew what would happen if she had any more bad ideas.

"Fine, fine." Little Emma shrugged. She looked like she had given up, but Adriaan knew it wasn't that simple.

In fact, when he asked little Emma privately a few days later, she readily admitted that little Emma had given her an idea, and it would definitely be effective. She just wouldn't say it no matter what.

"I know when I can do it. I promise this won't happen again," little Emma vowed.

Seeing this, Adriaan also gave up. Let them be. Since it was already like this, how bad could it be?

Anyway, that was how they spent the last few months of 2006. Hmm, they also had some parties around Hawaii or on the Caribbean islands. Not only did Gwyneth and Nicole have been looking forward to fighting each other, but there were also others, such as Kate, Sarah, Charlize, Ivanka, Natalie, Scarlet, Kyla, and the so-called Hua Dan in Anne's previous life. Liv, Jessica, Megan, Kayden, Richel, and the young group of Avril, Taylor, Leighton, Blake, Keely, and Amanda.

Of course, other than Liu Xiaoli, the Asian group also fought together. It was very exciting when Shuang Lin fought Shuang Liu, and because Yuji Hui was Japanese, she was often attacked by the group.

As for the rest, there was basically nothing to write home about. Not mentioning the work, Ivanka basically handled it. As for the movie … In November, Julia and Dakota starred in Charlotte's Web. Julia's production company also invested in this movie. Then came the second installment of the Fantastic Four. Like most sequels, the second installment of the Fantastic Four didn't do too well. But at least it wasn't as bad as the original.

With Adriaan's intervention, the second movie's enemy was the Mole Man. The original Star Eater was too strong, and the Silver Surfer was too eye-catching. But people were more or less tired of the amazing superheroes. Plus, the story wasn't novel enough, and it was a little homogenous. The pace of the movie wasn't good either, so the box office didn't meet expectations.

But no matter what, it was much better than the original. At least it shouldn't be difficult to recoup the cost. Plus, with Little Bing Bing's cameo, they could also make a fortune in China. But there were no Easter Eggs later. After careful consideration, Marvel temporarily removed the Fantastic Four from the list of Avengers. One reason was that the actors didn't sign long-term contracts like Maguire, and another was that the Fantastic Four was a small team.

Well, there was no need to worry about it. Anyway, the overall framework of the Avengers had been set. Unless there was a big accident, the characters would still be the same.

In December, there were two more movies released. There was National Treasure, which was a collaboration between Zeta Jones and Cage. Unsurprisingly, this kind of unusually novel mystery movie was very attractive. Even though the action scenes were slightly unsatisfactory, the overall quality was still very good. Zeta Jones easily regained the popularity he had before he got pregnant, and Cage also temporarily resolved the financial crisis that had just begun to show. As for what would happen next … It was hard to say, unless he could learn to plan and manage money properly.

After that, it was time for Nancy Meyers to direct, and Kate and Sarah to star in Holiday.

They acted in this movie by chance. For some reason, Meyers met Sarah after he finished the script. After talking about it, Sarah, who was developing as a producer and doing quite well, became interested. After reading the script, she became even more interested. Plus, she had Advisor Adriaan by her side, so she immediately decided to invest and be the producer with Meyers. Then, after Meyers persuaded her to agree to play one of the female leads, she had an idea. She simply pulled Kate in as well. The reason was that one of them was American and the other was British, so they were just right for each other.

Kate actually agreed, because … in the past two years, commercial movies were all action movies, and literary movies were more gray-toned. She suddenly wanted to try a romantic comedy. Of course, it was mostly because they had a good relationship. Even among the four of them, Kate and Sarah were the closest.

Since that was the case, Adriaan let her be. It wasn't bad to occasionally act in such roles, and at the same time … ahem, he could also play some games in bed.

Thus, 2006 passed just like that. After the arrival of the new year, Hollywood, after two days of silence, suddenly became excited. Miracle Director didn't work last year?! Miracle Director didn't work last year?! God, are you kidding me?! That energetic guy who could produce two movies a year, and no matter what kind of subject matter, didn't work last year?! That's impossible!!!

Even though he had won the Best Director Award three times in a row, it was impossible for him to win it again. It was said that the Film Academy had privately agreed that there would never be another person who won the Best Director Award three times in a row. But … was he not going to win the Best Movie Award? He didn't plan to support his own woman?! Most people in the industry knew that the women who were close to him weren't limited to the few Miracle Girls in the media.

But the truth was, Adriaan really didn't work in the past year. Even if he did, it was too late. This was … For many actors, this was definitely good news, especially for actresses. They would have one less strong competitor at the Oscars in February. As for the directors, they didn't feel good. Without Miracle Director, they would have one less strong competitor, but … it was still an honor to beat Miracle Director and win Best Director, even if the Film School wouldn't give them the award again.

Of course, Scorsese was an exception. "Infernal Walker" was officially released in December, and the critics all gave it good reviews. Plus, without his biggest competitor, it looked like he finally had a chance to fulfill his long-cherished wish this year.

This was also what Adriaan wanted to see, because he had used some underhanded means to let him miss out on the Best Director award at the 75th Oscars. Naturally, he should be given one back. No matter what, he had helped Monica win Best Actress. But Adriaan was still a little unhappy. Even though he had hinted at it, Scorsese still adapted a plot in "Infernal Walker" where a mainland agent bought a microchip.

It wasn't that this kind of plot was stupid. It was a movie, after all. It was impossible to have a situation that was completely logical, not to mention that it was politically correct. The key was that the remake rights were transferred to Scorsese by Adriaan. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have cared how he was going to film it. If the mainland felt offended, it would affect his almost completed plan, and that would be a disaster.

Well, no matter what, the movie was already released. Was he going to ask Scorsese to take it down and edit it according to his own opinion? Let's not talk about whether it was possible, this was politically correct. Changing politically correct content … So forget it. The mainland market now wasn't the mainland market in a few years, and his plan was almost complete. Maybe he could take a gamble. No matter what … he was an old friend of the people of China, right?

However, although the fact that Miracle Director did not have any works last year made a lot of people go wild with joy, this was not the most popular news in 2007. Moreover, this was only spread within the circle, the public's attention was on other aspects — — The screenwriter's strike had already reached a white-hot point.