Chapter 923

"Very good, very good!" Adriaan clapped his hands to end the shoot. With him taking the lead, the studio was filled with applause. The orchestra stood up together and bowed to thank the audience.

Seeing this, Adrian shook his head slightly. Although the Japanese were very polite — even if it was just on the surface — they would bow from time to time, but wasn't this too frequent? Of course, it was more likely because he was a miracle director in Hollywood, or a super director, and a media tycoon.

Although he kept a low profile when he came to Japan, people who should know, such as the members of the crew in Japan, the various organizations and individuals who worked with the crew, not to mention the senior executives of Sony and Aihui. And Adriaan's identity was also there. Coupled with the nature of the Japanese, it was not surprising that he received such treatment.

"You played well, Yukie, although it was only a short piece." When Yukie came over, Adriaan praised her.

Although he did not hold back his praise for her during this period, he still said it sincerely this time. It should be known that Yukie had put in a lot of effort for this role. To figure out the character of the character, she went back to Japan to visit the work of an embalmer, and used models or props to practice. Just practicing the cello alone took her more than half a year.

The main character of the original film was the cellist of the orchestra. Because the orchestra was disbanded, he could not find a job, so he accidentally became an embalmer. In addition to making the character more artistic, Adriaan retained this setting. One of the reasons was that the cello, or music, was very important to this film about life and death.

In fact, Yukie did not have to work so hard. After all, she had never played the cello. It was enough for her to master the basic music theory and pretend to look like it was something important. However, she was very passionate about it. At the very least, she played the songs that she had specially trained herself to be able to play them well.

After the band left, Adrian shook hands with an old man and said politely, "Then I'll leave everything to you. I hope I'll be able to see some music that suits the female lead's personality the best."

"No problem, Mr. Kewell. It is my honor to work with a great director like you." The old man bowed slightly, with a superficial modesty unique to the Japanese. One look at his head and you knew who he was — the famous composer of Japan, Rang Hisaishi.

He was here because Adriaan had invited him to compose the music for "The Embalmer." In fact, he had composed the original soundtrack, so there was no need to worry about his standards. However, he was not the only composer in charge of the soundtrack. Adriaan had contacted Ryuichi Sakamoto and Isao Sasaki, who were also well-known composers, and had even invited Kei Hengshan, through Sony, to be a consultant.

In short, he had prepared a very luxurious soundtrack team for the film, including almost half of the most famous composers in Japan. With his current identity, although it was a little troublesome, it was not impossible. After all, what the work of a super director meant was clear to anyone in the world who was involved in the entertainment industry. So, whether it was out of … patriotic enthusiasm or personal value, they did not refuse.

Although it was a little wasteful to do so, Adriaan thought it was completely worth it. After all, the music was one of the souls of the film. Although the original Rang Hisaishi had done a good job, why couldn't he do better? Why couldn't he give Yukie a soundtrack that was more suitable for her interpretation of the character? Again, Adrian liked to see his woman working hard, and he was not stingy with his own rewards for this kind of thing.

Besides, since he was going to play, he had to play bigger. That was in line with his identity, wasn't it?

However, even if Adriaan doted on Yukie now, he would not do anything less.

"You should have used a super killer move just now. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so passive now." Adriaan said this to Yukie, who was playing a fighting game in front of the TV.

"My hand slipped just now, and I didn't press it out. Besides, I was challenging the hard mode," Yukie said unhappily, pressing the controller until it made a crackling sound.

It sounded like they were discussing a game, but just look at Adriaan's constantly moving naked body, and Yukie's blushing face and fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. This was definitely not a simple game. However, it was different from the previous mode where Yukie sat in his arms. Once there was a situation where she might lose, he would shake his body to distract her. Adriaan was a distance away from Yukie, and there were three women lying in front of him.

They were basically naked, their upper bodies completely lying on the ground, their butts raised high, moaning and panting. Their eyes were half-open, and they were still letting Adriaan hit them from behind.

Adriaan was very happy. The one on the left was Nagasawa Masami, who became the youngest Best Supporting Actress in Japanese film and television in 2004 with "Calling Love in the Center of the World". She was a shining star. Because of this, even if Adriaan did not have a deep impression of her, he still called her over. Such a young and quite popular girl, of course, should be played with.

The one on the right was the famous Sawagiri Erika. Right now, she did not have the crazy image she would have a few years later. She maintained the delicate and lovely appearance in "A Liter of Tears", so Adriaan naturally wanted to play with her a few more times.

As for the one in the middle, it was not a young girl, but a mature one, Yuki Amami! She was about the same age as Adriaan. She was not very beautiful, but she had a good figure and was very charming. Probably because of her strong facial features, it was easy to give people a strong impression. In addition, she was the lead actress in "The Queen's Classroom" in 2005, so she became more and more like this type of woman. And it just so happened that Adriaan liked to play with this type of woman.

Originally, he only wanted to play with Nagasawa Masami and Sawagiri Erika, but because "The Undertaker" was changed to a female lead, so her introduction into the industry had to be changed to a female. The Japanese recommended Yuki Amami to play with. At that time, Adriaan did not care too much about it. He did not have many memories of Yuki Amami, but since the Japanese strongly recommended her, it seemed like a good idea to look at her resume.

After coming to Japan and seeing the real person, she was definitely to his liking, so he called her over to play with him. In the beginning, when Adriaan teased her a little, Yuki Amami straightforwardly rejected him. But within two days after she went back, she obediently sent herself to him.

From this point of view, Sony was really doing its best. Not to mention that Sony Music and Universal Music had divided up BMG and were planning to divide up EMI at the same time. Although Sony was profitable in the entertainment industry, it was declining as a whole. At times like this, they needed an ally like AC Media, especially when AC Media had a representative on the board of directors of Samsung. Not to mention that Samsung had long competed with Adriaan in sending women to play with. So even if Yuki Amami was from a gold-collar family like Kim Tae-hee, she had to obediently raise her butt in front of Adriaan and say "please"!

Naturally, Adriaan used it, and every time, he played with her until she lost her mind. As for what would happen in the future, he could not be bothered so much. If it was not for the fact that she still had a role to play, he would have played with her even more thoroughly, just like Nagasawa Masami and Sawagiri Erika.

Although Adriaan was producing a new movie in Japan, he was not ignorant of what was happening in Hollywood. Ivanka was still very conscientious when it came to work, and he would be staying in Japan for at least six weeks. It was impossible for women not to come to see him.

"I've seen the news. I have to say that the idea of winning the Oscar for Best Actor is not bad. What do you think?" In front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window near the balcony of the suite, Adriaan, who was enjoying the winter sun and drinking coffee, said to the blonde in front of him with a smile.

"If you are willing to invest, there should be no problem, but I believe that no one will say that you got it with your own ability, even if it is really with your own ability." Charlize, who was wearing pajamas, raised his eyebrows, and his words were still so sharp.

"Hey, Charley, you see, it's not easy for you to come to Japan to see me, can you not talk like this?" Adriaan spread out his hands and complained in an exaggerated tone.

"First of all, I came to Japan to relax, not to see you. Secondly, I have always spoken like this, if you can't accept it, you can choose not to accept it." Charlize shrugged, then got up and walked to the balcony. He leaned on the balcony and looked down at Tokyo under the winter sun. His blonde hair fluttered in the breeze, and he was unexpectedly beautiful.

Adriaan chuckled, put down the cup, and walked out. In the cold wind, he hugged Charlize from behind, "Are you still angry about that report?"

Charlize did not answer, but he grabbed his arm and pulled him inside. Adriaan continued with a smile, "By the way, I have something to tell you. Just yesterday — oh, to be more accurate, it should be the day before yesterday — poor Mr. Michael Wilson was summoned by the tax bureau. I hope that he, who is not protected by the Miranda clause, can explain the 70,000 USD loophole in the tax bill to those gentlemen."

In the eyes of ordinary Americans, the most terrifying violent organization in the country was not the police or the FIB, but the tax bureau! If you felt that Al Capone's example was not enough to prove this point, then the independent tax court without a jury, which was not subject to the Miranda Clause — simply put, when faced with a tax official's questioning, one must answer and not remain silent — was enough to explain a lot.

Basically, 90% of Americans would evade taxes. It was okay if they were not caught by the tax bureau, but once they were caught, it would be very tragic. Therefore, Adrian paid great attention to these details. At the very least, his efforts on the books were flawless. Michael Wilson, who had no one to help him, was now one of the many people caught by the tax bureau.

Mr. Wilson was one of the reporters for the Chicago Tribune. He was responsible for writing a lot of entertainment news about the movie version of "Iron Man." Yes, the reason why he was summoned by the tax bureau was because of this. Of course, he did not end up in this situation because he nitpicked on "Iron Man." Adriaan was not narrow-minded to that extent. He was in this situation because he reported something that should not be reported, such as the matter about Charlize's father.

Although so many years had passed, and Charlize was considered successful, this matter would always be the most hidden pain in her heart. Even between her and Adriaan, except for the conversation ten years ago, they never mentioned this matter again. Now that it was suddenly exposed in front of the public, one could imagine the impact on her.

It was not that Adriaan did not expect this situation, and he also made some preparations. After all, Charlize "used" to hide it for several years, so even if the reporters wanted to dig it out, they would not dig it out so quickly. He had enough time to deal with it, not to mention that he had spies in various newspapers. However, Adriaan ignored one point. Charlize's current identity was different from her "former" identity. In addition, she was intimately associated with him, so those reporters dug out her news particularly hard, so there was the "Chicago Tribune" report "Beautiful Vice President's Mother Killed Her Father."

Then, Adriaan made a decisive move. Although he knew that Charlize was strong, he was absolutely not ambiguous about what he should do. Even if Wilson was likely to be used, looking at the "New York Times" and other major newspapers quickly reprinted this news after it came out, these guys had already dug out this news, but out of some considerations, they had been waiting for others to come forward.

Even so, Wilson still had to bear his anger. Adriaan had to use him to tell these guys where the bottom line was. He knew the rules, and he could abide by them, but there were some places that he absolutely could not touch.

"To be frank, when I first saw the report, I did have a feeling of anger and embarrassment, as if all the secrets were suddenly exposed." After a long time, Charlize finally said, "But now, I don't care."

She turned around and stared at Adriaan. "Because someone has been watching me, telling me, with his actions, that I don't need to care about the buzzing flies around me, that I don't need to always be immersed in the past. I have my career, I have my pride, no one can deny my ability, I just need to be myself. Even though he controls my life, controls everything about me, and turns me... into his slave. "

When she said the last sentence, she gently raised her eyebrows and slightly raised her chin to look at him.

"Well, then you should thank him," Adriaan said after thinking seriously.

Charlize burst into laughter. At that moment, she was like a blooming flower, beautiful beyond compare. Then, before Adriaan could react, she hugged him tightly, closed her eyes, and put her head on his shoulder as if to melt into his body. Adriaan did not speak again, hugging her tightly as well. Some things no longer needed to be explained in words.

After a long time, the two slowly separated. Charlize raised her chin and returned to her previous cold and elegant look, but there was more playfulness in her eyes. "By the way, have you thought about how to deal with those hungry reporters when you go back in a few days?"

Adriaan was stunned, then sighed loudly. "Can't you let me be more gentle, Charley?"

"I'm doing this for your own good." Charlize shrugged with a smile and turned to walk inside. "It's better to be prepared than to be flustered."

"Do I look like a person who will be flustered?" Adriaan muttered discontentedly, then sighed again.

The 79th Academy Awards Ceremony would be held in a few days. As a representative of Hollywood, even if Adriaan had no works this year, he still had to attend. This was the most dissatisfying part of being a representative. Think about the frenzy set off after the second trailer of "Iron Man" was released, and the reporters who went crazy when they couldn't find him. They had long wanted to surround him and take photos crazily.

Adriaan was a person who was willing to abide by the rules — as long as the other party did not challenge his bottom line — and reporters did not treat actors as simply as they treated directors. What's more, there must have been a lot of dissatisfaction in the past, so one could imagine what kind of treatment he would face when he returned to the United States.

However, even though Adriaan was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when he actually faced it. When he returned to the United States two days before the Academy Awards Ceremony, he had planned to stay at home and leave after the ceremony. However, he had to go to the Universal Studios to deal with something at the last minute. Then, he was caught by reporters. So when he came out, a large group of people surrounded him, waving microphones and asking him to say something. This quickly attracted some passersby, who also took photos around him with great interest. Adriaan also saw a few people holding iPhones that had just been released by Apple.

Not only that, but those people also posted the news on Twitter, so more people rushed over excitedly. In the end, almost three layers of people surrounded him on the street, even affecting the traffic. He was treated like an international superstar.

"If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have starred in" Iron Man "or gone to the studio yesterday." On the red carpet of the Oscars, Adriaan kept smiling at the reporters on both sides and complained to Cameron in a low voice.

"How is that possible? Would you let go of the opportunity to be in the limelight?" Cameron laughed, "You just discussed the shooting of" Iron Man "with them for a long time."

"I don't believe you don't know which words are perfunctory, James." Adriaan rolled his eyes.

It was not that he had never dealt with the media. Although there was a lot of momentum yesterday, and those guys surrounded him for a long time, what he said was nonsense. Praising the crew, the director, and the actors was no different from what he had asked Ivanka to find a spokesperson to say. As for Charlize, he pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not mention a word. In short, he did not give those guys a chance to show off — it was the same just now.

"Speaking of which, are you interested in being the male lead of" Avatar "? Only some scenes need to be in person, and the rest will be done using the motion-capture system." Cameron then asked with a smirk, not knowing whether it was true or not.

"Forget it," Iron Man "is enough." Adriaan did not hesitate to refuse. At least one thing was not nonsense. He would never make any other movie except "Iron Man".