King of Hollywood

\u003e Chapter 125 This is the plan

Adrian knew what she was thinking, and also knew what the current situation was. In fact, this was all connived by him. After all, as a well-known media, "People" is different from those tabloids in reporting gossip and gossip. If the negative news involved has a major impact on celebrities, they will notify the other party a few days in advance to prepare for it. That was the case when Us Weekly reported on Lily.

So Adrian knew the content before the report came out. As the chairman of the board of directors of the media, the treatment he received was naturally different from that of ordinary celebrities. But he didn't care about it, he just suggested that the scale involving himself should be smaller, so the current report of "People" came into being, and the current situation came into being.

Therefore, it is not wrong to say that this was connived by him alone, and the reason for this is because Adrian has his own considerations.

"Don't worry, Jesse, I didn't respond, but I've been watching," he said to Jessica with a smile, "You can press the stop button at any time."

After a pause, he continued, and the smile on his face also brought a reassuring feeling: "I know what you are thinking, Jesse, don't worry, wait for Mary to live in another two or three years to be full. I’m running around here and there, and I’ll take you to meet your parents, seeing such a lovely granddaughter, Mr. Alba is not happy and hates to speak ill, isn’t it... hey!”

As he was talking, Mary in his arms started to be mischievous again, she opened her mouth and bit his face, and Adrian could feel the little guy's teeth moving up and down, as if she really wanted to bite off a piece.

"Don't stand there, help me." Adrian couldn't push his daughter hard, so he could only yell at Jessica next to him.

Jessica was stunned for a few seconds, then burst out laughing. After hearing Adrian calling her for help, she not only stood still, but also clapped her hands: "Nice job, Mary."

Her cheerful appearance made her look quite sweet, but at heart, Jessica was still a playful young girl.

Perhaps it was an illusion, Adrian always felt that after being encouraged by his mother... Mary bites harder, but when he wanted to go further and persuaded Jessica to help, the doorbell suddenly rang, and the young unmarried Mom took the opportunity to open the door and slipped out, making Adrian roll his eyes.

"Okay, little guy, you should bite enough." Adrian, who finally got rid of his daughter's mouth, pinched her little face as he walked outside, "Are you a puppy? You were not born in the year of the dog." .”

Mary stuck out her tongue and giggled, completely unable to understand what Dad was saying, and then, Jessica heard an exclamation from the door, followed by a man's voice: "Surprise!"

Adrian raised his eyebrows and strode over with his daughter in his arms. Immediately, he saw an eighteen or nine-year-old young man hugging Jessica enthusiastically, while Jessica turned towards Adrian in a panic. Ann looks from here. Before Adrian could react, the young man noticed Jessica's strangeness, and then looked over there too.

He was taken aback for a moment, not quite understanding why there was a man holding a child here, but after he recognized who the man was, and then thought of the entertainment headlines these days, his eyes widened. Although it is unbelievable, he did grasp the truth of the matter instantly. Perhaps every younger brother with a harmonious family relationship will have a clear understanding of his sister's life. That's right, the young man who barged in shouting this "surprise" was Jessica's younger brother, Joshua? Alba.

"Jess...Jessie...sister...you..." Joshua looked at Adrian and then at his sister, and he stammered for a long time before he could utter a complete sentence.

He managed to find a way to learn from other people that his sister rented an apartment here, and Jessica would inevitably show some unusual joy when she came home, so he concluded that her sister already had a boyfriend. After recovering from the blow, Joshua secretly came to the door to "expose" his sister, but he didn't expect to see such a picture.

"What—what, Joshua, do you—what's the matter?" Jessica forced a smile and wanted to struggle again, but Adrian broke her hope with one sentence: "Look who is coming Now, Mary, that's mother's brother."

Mary looked at Joshua with wide eyes curiously, and after a while, she suddenly waved her arms happily, and shouted with her big tongue: "Mother, brother, mother, brother."

"Look, Joshua, Mary likes you very much." Adrian said immediately to add insult to injury.

"Sister...sister, this is...this is all..." Joshua raised his fingers tremblingly and pointed at Adrian and Mary, but he still couldn't say a complete sentence.

"I...I can explain Joshua..." Jessica sighed helplessly, then turned her head and gave Adrian a hard look, "I will explain it to you in a quiet room."

After she said this, Adrian naturally took his daughter to avoid it, and it only took ten minutes for Jessica to explain the whole thing clearly. The whole process was not complicated, just met Adrian, was attracted by him, and then had a relationship, but was accidentally shot, and under Adrian's promise, she gave birth to the child.

Of course, in Joshua's ears, these are no less than bursts of thunder.

"No wonder you - for a while you used all kinds of excuses not to go home... Mom was quite upset about it for a while..." Joshua said with a bit of a lost soul.

"Sorry, Joshua," Jessica shrugged helplessly, "You know what kind of reaction Dad will have if he finds out about this, I dare not... and I can't..."

"So you're living with Adrian?" Joshua's face was dark, he couldn't believe it and gritted his teeth, knowing that his sister was only 20 years old! 20 years old with a 2-year-old soon to be...

"Do you know that he is a playboy, the rumors about him are almost true, and he has another child, haven't you read the latest entertainment news?" Joshua said anxiously.

"I know, Joshua, I know all of this," Jessica calmed down now, "I know more than you, his woman, his child."

"Then you still..." Joshua gestured, not knowing what expression to use to face his sister.

"I..." Jessica pursed her lips, "I think this is very good. Ed treats me very well and never makes me angry. Even if he is not around, he will coax me on the phone and try his best The right role for me, I feel safe around him, and... I will never let Mary leave my side."

"He threatened you?" Joshua only listened to the last sentence.

"Joshua!" Jessica yelled angrily, but her heart trembled slightly. When she went to seek help helplessly because she was pregnant, Adrian gave her a deep impression, especially those three conditions, which made her unable to resist at all, which is probably why she always obeyed and stayed. One of the reasons to be around him.

Of course, Jessica knew this. Although she was not very smart, she still saw this clearly after the Penelope incident. Great effect. But this is not unrelated to his attitude towards women all the time. As Jessica said, although she would be jealous, uneasy, and dissatisfied because of his various things, she had never been very angry, and these negative things The emotions don't last long, so she has gradually gotten used to all of this, getting used to not worrying about certain things.

"This is my choice, Joshua," Jessica said at last. "I have the right to choose my life. I hope you don't tell your parents about this for a while, okay?"

Joshua opened his mouth, probably wanting to ask when she would tell her parents, but in the end he didn't ask, and just sighed: "I want to talk to Adrian, alone."

For this request, Adrian naturally has nothing to do, even if Joshua does not do so, he will take the initiative to propose it.

"Taste it, I made it," Adrian brought a cup of coffee to Joshua, "Privately, I like to do some housework by myself, which feels good, especially when someone is by my side .”

Joshua picked up the cup and put it down, looked at him and asked unceremoniously: "Don't you think this is bad, Adrian?"

It has to be said that young people are impulsive. If it were someone else, even if they were unhappy, they would not question Adrian like this.

Of course, Adrian didn't care about these, just smiled slightly: "Which aspect are you referring to?"

"Do you need to say more?" Joshua spread his hands, "You are a playboy, Adrian, you have had affairs with so many women, and now you have hooked up with my sister..."

"Hooking up is not a good word, Joshua, Jesse and I were in love with each other." Adrian interrupted straightforwardly.

The suffocated Joshua coughed dryly, swallowed and continued unswervingly: "Okay, even so, it's just a one-night stand, but you just made her belly big, and you still want to give up her stomach." Let her be born..."

"Aren't you going to have an abortion if you don't give birth?" Adrian interrupted him again.

Joshua stared at him, and it took him a long time to let out his breath, and his tone softened a lot: "Why did you do this, Adrian? I have always admired you before this, but...why did you want to occupy Jesse?" Why don't you let it go? Can you make my sister happy?"

"Happiness is a feeling, a very personal feeling. When a person thinks she is happy now, she may not be happy at all in the eyes of others." Adrian smiled softly, "You are not your sister, John Shuya, you are not sure whether she is happy or not. Of course, I also don’t know, so I can only observe as much as possible and give her everything she wants.”

He sat up straight and looked at Joshua without blinking: "I know what you want to say, Joshua, but as a man, especially a powerful man, it is natural for him to pursue beautiful women." Didn't you and those two girls have a good time at Wendell's bar?"

The young man blushed suddenly. That time he chatted with two girls at the bar and then left together to have a threesome. It was one of the few absurd things he did, but... how did he know? At this time, after being interrupted twice, Joshua, who had accumulated a lot of momentum, suddenly realized that the man in front of him was not an ordinary person. Speaking of which, he could get a few good roles in popular TV dramas , is also not unrelated to him.

"But...but..." Joshua began to lose confidence.

"I'm really carefree, and I really love to play. I never deny this, but I'm not someone who likes to avoid problems. As long as it is my responsibility, I will take it, such as Mary." Adrian said very Jing Jing said in a very sincere tone, "There is no doubt that she is my child, and she is also my treasure. I will not let her get hurt. I hope she can grow up healthy and happy."

As he spoke, he adjusted his sitting posture, and his slightly forward appearance made him look more credible: "You should have read the entertainment news during this period, Joshua? I can make it clear to you here that Lily is My child, that's why I haven't responded, I can't deny my child, but if I do, what will happen to Mary? What about Jesse?"

Joshua was still a kid after all, although he was keenly aware of what happened before, it was because of caring for his sister. But now he only questioned with anger, how could he have such careful logical thinking ability for a while, and he was quickly rendered speechless by Adrian's sneaky change of concept and avoiding the important ones.

"You should also understand Jessie's attitude. I can't say that I put all my thoughts on her, but I try my best to make her happy, protect her from harm, and let her make a career. If she ever If you are tired of this kind of life, for example, if you hate me, you can explain it to me and leave, and I will never stop you." Adrian said immediately.

Of course, the fact that he broke his promise because of Natalie was directly ignored by him, and he didn't say a word about Mary's belonging. It was impossible for Joshua to think of these things, and he was suppressed by Adrian's repeated beatings, so he could only temporarily admit it in dejection.

The accident was temporarily resolved in this way, but although Joshua promised not to tell his parents about it, and would hide it for Jessica if necessary, it is hard to say whether he can hold his tongue at other times After all, his understanding of Adrian is not as deep as some people-in the "Matrix" crew, Deva and Juliet have no idea how many times they called Adrian Dad in public, how many times they called Sophie and Monica I am a mother for the second time, but so far no news has spread, because the cooperating people are all old people.

It's just that this is exactly one of Adrian's plans. Joshua's arrival was indeed an accident, but he has been thinking about how to better control the current storm and let it move forward according to his own ideas. The appearance of Shuya is just right and can be used.

From the day Lily was exposed, Adrian knew that some things would happen sooner or later. After all, this is an era of entertainment to the death, and entertainment reporters have an unusual obsession with digging out the secrets of celebrities. If Adrian is only behind the scenes, then no one will take the risk of getting against him, but the problem is that he still has one foot in the foreground, and the aura of the director of Marvel is shining brightly, so he must abide by the rules of the game.

However, with his status and power, he can use the rules to maximize his service, but this time it is a dilemma.

After admitting that Lily is his daughter, what about Diva, Juliet, Mary, Eleanor and the others? You must know that American society as a whole still tends to be conservative. Although there are few true Puritans now, that attitude towards life is still strongly advocated by mainstream society. Although many rich people also have many illegitimate children, and Schwarzenegger, who is already preparing to enter the California governor, the illegitimate children are about a few years old, but it is one thing to be exposed, and another thing to be exposed. After all, Adrian can’t control everything. media. Uncle didn't teach him a lesson on this issue. If Lily, Diva, and Juliet weren't really likable, his uncle's attitude would definitely be stricter than now.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it. Adrian promised Kate that he would not deny his child. In the same sentence, although he is a bastard and a playboy, he will never evade his responsibilities and promises. Yes Those words of Joshua were not just words. Besides, he has more than one child, so why not let Kate down and Monica and the others down at the same time? What's more, as his women get the best actress one by one, and then get pregnant one by one - if they want a child, Adrian will never refuse - it is hard to guarantee that the media will not be aware of the tricks, so that when?

After much deliberation, Adrian finally thought of a solution to turn this matter into an open secret. In short, everyone knew that Lily and the children that followed belonged to him, but no one would mention it publicly. So he let "People" report, and even pushed back, and then carefully guided public opinion, neither admitting nor denying, and when the time was right, he killed a chicken for monkeys to see, and then let people privately express his thoughts. Spread the word cleverly.

Originally, he was still considering this candidate, but Joshua hit the door and asked him to take up this role. Anyway, Jessica's matter will be exposed after two or three years of hiding it.

Of course, the most important part of the whole plan is the cooperation of other media groups. As I said before, Adrian cannot control all the media. But the most troublesome point is the simplest point, because what he did is tantamount to giving others a handle. No one dislikes it, including Lei Shidong. This is equivalent to having a bargaining capital with the media or Adrian, which can make them feel at ease.

As for Adrian, he didn't take it to heart at all. It seemed passive, but it didn't really matter much. Even if they throw this issue out due to certain circumstances and make a big fuss, it will only damage his personal reputation. If it is too bad, he will resign from the board of directors. Everyone knows that Claude is the vice chairman of the board of directors in name, but In many cases, it is considered half of the chairman, even if Adrian leaves, it will not have much impact on the group. Moreover, Adrian has always held more than 30% of the media's shares. Whoever uses this trick against Adrian will face a crazy counterattack from the media.

It's okay to make small sacrifices for one's own woman, and besides, it's a gesture to tell other media groups: Look, I don't mean to be your enemy.

However, this approach is based on strength. In vulgar words, it is to put a pistol on the opponent's head while putting the balls in the hands of others. Without this pistol, it is courting death.

In short, everything is going according to plan, although there are accidents, such as the current media situation is a bit too much, such as Joshua broke into his sister's house to meet Mary, but this has not caused any impact. It's just that Adrian never expected that Lily could be so... full of arrogance!