King of Hollywood

Chapter 284 Is it possible?

"A glass of champagne." Natalie, who sat down, said this to the bartender, and then looked at Rachel, who propped her face with her hands and fiddled with the glass with ice cubes and lemons in her hand.

"Hi, Rachel," she greeted in a nonchalant tone, "How's it going for Best Supporting Actress?"

Rachel didn't answer immediately, but fiddled with her for a long time, then picked up the cup with her fingers up and took a sip of gin and tonic, then turned her head and looked at her with a smile that was not a smile: "This question should ask you , Natalie, how does it feel to be Best Actress, especially... the second youngest Best Actress."

Her face was flushed, and there was a faint hint of drunkenness between her eyebrows. Although the taste of gin and tonic was very suitable for women, it could still be counted among spirits after all.

"Do you think this is normal?". Natalie didn't talk nonsense with her, both of them were smart people, and they had been imprisoned by Adrian for a long time, so there was no need to cover up.

"Normal?" Rachel raised her eyebrows, and then let out a chuckle, faintly mocking, which made Natalie feel uncomfortable, but she kept looking at her calmly.

"Of course it's not normal! How many women are like us, tied with a rope by a man, and still insulted and trampled by him. They have no dignity and no status, just like a dog. It throws a bone when it is happy, and kicks it when it is unhappy. , How is this normal!" Although Rachel kept her voice down, the feeling of resentment and hatred was very obvious, and the hand holding the cup became tighter.

A gleam of joy flashed across Natalie's eyes, and then said in the same unwilling tone: "Don't you think... we should do something to change this situation."

Although she doesn't have many interactions with Adrian's other women, with her intelligence and intelligence, she has learned a lot of things in the past few years-Sarah is a good talker, and Britney is simple-minded-so Nata Lee picked Rachel. It was said that Adrian enjoyed torturing her, trampling and humiliating her, and poor Rachel was miserable.

Of course, Natalie also knows that what she inquired about may not be true. Sarah thinks that Adrian sometimes goes too far, but Britney thinks that there is nothing wrong with the master doing this, but she has nothing better. Choice - Natalie has no idea why those women would... be so self-sufficient, yes, he is powerful and talented, yes, he is one of the world's top media tycoons, but... but ...

At this time, she would subconsciously avoid some questions, and then let it go. In short, among all kinds of women around Adrian, only Rachel is more suitable. Especially tonight at the Vanity Fair party, seeing her sitting there by herself, Natalie thought it was perfect timing.

A normal woman would not endure that kind of torture forever, so all she needed was a chance, a chance to open a gap to what she had buried deep in her heart and was afraid to release. Anyway... What she needs is not an ally. She can't resist and dare not resist, and she doesn't even dare to go too far in probing, but she doesn't want to sit still, so it is very necessary to find a cannon fodder to stand in front of her.

"Change?" Rachel's eyes became a little hazy, and her expression became hesitant. It seemed that those words had worked. Natalie was about to continue, but she suddenly laughed nervously: "Why do you want to change?" Change?"

After staring at her blankly for a few seconds, after repeated reflections to make sure she didn't say too much or made a mistake, she held back her disbelief before asking, "Why not?"

"Why?" Rachel immediately asked back, and Natalie couldn't help but shut her mouth. If she continued to ask back, then they could argue about this all night.

But Rachel didn't wait for her answer, and her expression became lazy: "I know what you want to say, Natalie, but don't worry, I just... I just have Stockholm Syndrome."

Natalie's face turned pale immediately. As a psychology major at Harvard, she certainly knows what Stockholm Syndrome means, but...but...

"Hey, you two, what are you doing here?" A familiar voice suddenly entered her ears, and the hand holding the cup tightened a lot, but she still controlled her emotions and looked up at the scary man .

"It's nothing, we're chatting." Rachel raised her head and said with a smile, "We're talking about some psychological things."

"May I know the specific content?". Adrian asked with a smile.

"Oh, it's simple," Natalie wanted to change the subject, but Rachel didn't give her the chance, "We're talking about my Stockholm Syndrome."

As she spoke, she took Adrian's hand, her smile became more and more charming, and with her blushing face and the slightly drunkenness between her brows, she looked extraordinarily sexy and alluring: "Ed, let's find a place to have a private chat Shall we chat? I already... can't wait to want you... me, whip me, torture me... I won the Best Supporting Actress, won't you reward me?".

The more she talked, the faster her breathing became, and the eyes that looked at Adrian became hazy, as if she was explaining the Stockholm Syndrome with practical actions, and Natalie's face became paler.

"Actually... I would like to, Rachel, but..." Adrian seemed a little surprised, and at the same time looked at Natalie who was sitting next to her.

"Yes, I know, as usual, you will accompany the best actress tonight," Rachel waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, at least you're free now, aren't you?"

As she spoke, she stood up, leaned in front of him and blew a wild breath, then walked aside with Feng Yun's body swaying.

Adrian watched her back and whistled softly, until she was far away before looking back at Natalie: "Sorry, Nada, I have to excuse me, but I think this is also appropriate, right? ? Of course, don't forget that you are mine tonight."

Without a single extra word, he followed Rachel and walked away. Natalie glanced around blankly. Although the party was full of people, no one noticed them. It's all too normal for playboys to be rejected again by the same people who keep rejecting, and then go after other targets.

But the humiliating feeling of being treated as a plaything has always gripped her heart, making it unbearable for her. No matter the questioning of the media or the exclusion of other women, it cannot be compared with it.

"Not as strong as Annette? Bening? Not as tense as Hilary? Swank? I think the guy who wrote this report must have hit his head." Gwyneth made a tsk-tsk sound, and then put the newspaper in her hand Tossed aside.

"You should be immune to this kind of thing, Gwyneth," Blanchett walked over with a snack, "isn't this what journalists often do?".

"I'm just complaining about Natalie. She played a very good role in "Along Drive". Even Cash's children think so. And before, almost all the media thought so, but after an awards ceremony, The wind changed in an instant, unbelievably fast." Gwyneth raised her eyebrows and said.

"I said, this is a common thing. After I won the best actress, didn't the reporters immediately take your side?". Blanchett said as he poured three red cups and handed one of them to Natalie, "So, don't pay attention to this, Natalie—of course, I believe I don't need to remind you, right?".

"Yes." Natalie picked up the cup and took a sip. Although there was a smile on her face, she snorted coldly in her heart.

Of course they would defend it like this. After all, they all relied on Adrian's works to ascend to the throne of actress, and reporters who questioned her were tantamount to questioning them. If it was something else, they wouldn't talk to her with such a pleasant expression. Even if they defended her, the repulsiveness in their words was very obvious. In their eyes, she was an intruder.

Thinking of this, Natalie felt irritated again. Although it was nothing compared to Adrian's humiliation on Oscar night, it was still very uncomfortable. Why did he bring himself here.

At this moment, Adrian's voice came over: "Hey, aren't you going to come over and help? I don't have three hands."

At the same time, there were the cries of two children. When I turned my head, I saw Adrian holding a nearly one-year-old child in one hand and standing there depressingly holding a few-year-old child in the other hand. The one who is almost one year old is fine, just crying, and the one who is a few years old is holding his leg, making it difficult for him to walk. Natalie knew that the younger one was named Aibo, the child of Adrian and Gwyneth, and the older one was named Eleanor, the child of Adrian and Blanchett. There are also several children, and they are all born to different women.

Every time Natalie thought of this, Natalie hated this man more and more. She didn't know that he had children with some women, but she didn't realize until today that there were seven or eight children, and each had different mothers. These women are crazy, Natalie thought, especially after seeing how well they got along.

"Isn't that your duty, Ed?" Gwyneth laughed.

"I remember someone said that I don't need help." Blanchett also followed.

"Well, so you're going to stand there and watch the children cry?" Adrian rolled his eyes, but he wasn't annoyed or unhappy, it seemed more like he was joking.

"Let me do it." Blanchett said as he walked over, and at the same time called out to the nannies who came over but didn't dare to make a move, and asked them to pick up Eleanor and hand it to him, and Gwyneth followed Go get up and hug Aibo.

Natalie took a deep breath, and looked down at the newspaper in her hand. It had been more than two days, and the record-breaking Best Director still occupied a lot of space. After all, it's not like there haven't been directors who have won more Oscars for decades, but it's the first time they've won them for two consecutive years.

What's more, the winner itself is quite controversial in this regard. Adrian's identity as a media tycoon has been said more than once as both a player and a referee, and there has always been a market for gossip such as buying the academy. But the most eye-catching thing is the celebration of gay organizations. They think that "Brokeback Mountain" won the best director and best actor is another major victory after its release and nominations, so that San Francisco, Boston and other places broke out again There was a small parade.

Of course, there are also many people who think that it is too inappropriate not to win the best film. This is naked discrimination. and slime, but this has not won the support of the overwhelming majority. On the contrary, some people think that it should be easy, so the previously united gay organizations began to split. Even though parades were held in many places across the United States, compared to before the Oscars, the momentum has been much smaller.

The conservative group expressed their disappointment with the academy and stated as before that it was not aimed at the director of Miracle himself. This competition seems to be won by the gay organization, but in reality it can only stand higher Only people can see clearly.

In short, no matter how many people complain about Eastwood and Scorsese, especially Scorsese, according to polls, 80% of people think that this Italian-born old man should have won the best director long ago. However, everyone knows that this poll was conducted by Fox TV.

Even so, with the support of gay organizations, words such as "the director of Miracle won the best director by playing tricks" are only circulated in niche forums, and the public opinion in a wide range still thinks that he is lucky and has chosen a good subject . It was precisely because of him standing in front of her that the questions Natalie received were not strong, more like routine.

It's a pity that she is not happy - except for one thing, his children are all daughters, which somewhat makes her feel a little happy.

"Finally liberated, hey, what are you reading? So focused?" Relieved, Adrian sat on the chair at this time, and then turned to Natalie who was flipping through the newspaper.

"It's nothing, just some comments." Natalie replied flatly.

"You look a little unhappy?" Adrian didn't care about her attitude, "Why don't you go out and play tennis?"

"No, no need." She shook her head perfunctorily, and then added: "No need for anything."

"You have to do something, right? It's not good to stay in the house all the time." The other party said in a caring tone, which still sounded full of sincerity.

Natalie bit her lip subconsciously. This is what she couldn't adapt to the most. No matter which woman she was with, Adrian was patient and considerate. Different types of women have different ways of responding, and it is easy to gain the other's favor. . But... But no matter who, after experiencing such an accident, it is impossible not to change, at least she will never forget his coldness and ruthlessness that day, but he just looks as if there has never been such a thing in life .

So Natalie is always afraid and worried, afraid of her own fate, worried about her future, and wants to use all means. What made it even more difficult for her to accept was that if she wanted to completely forget about these things, she would be sent to the peak by him on the bed. She was almost driven crazy by these tortures, so she took the risk to contact Rachel.

"Well, I want to say... Maybe I should go back," Natalie said after taking a deep breath. She wasn't sure if Rachel had told Adrian about her seduction, but she I really want to be alone.

"So fast?" Adrian raised his eyebrows.

"It's been two days, I... I still have to go back and get together with my friends, or you want to change..." Natalie pursed her lips. Although the traditional media has not paid attention to it yet, but about her The gossip between him and him has become more and more intense on the Internet. Whether the playboy has got the talented Harvard girl into bed and chased him has become the most talked about topic among netizens. She was nominated for the role of the female lead in the film, not to mention she has already won it.

This is another uneasy place for Natalie. She began to find that Adrian created the atmosphere that she was the only woman he couldn't catch up with, and gradually began to restrain her.

"Okay," he replied unexpectedly after pondering for a while, "Since you want to go back to New York, I can't force you to stay, so let's make sure of one thing first."

As he spoke, he glanced at Gwyneth and Blanchett who were taking care of their two daughters, then gave her a look, got up and walked out. Although she didn't understand what he wanted to do, Natalie followed behind him.

"I had someone give you a script a week ago, have you read it?". Coming outside the living room, Adrian asked.

"Well... yes, it's not bad." Natalie replied after recalling.

"If you turn it on now, can you fully interpret the inner world of the character?". Adrian continued to ask, "Or, are you ready? I will start the machine after May."

"I've already grasped some of the character's traits, but I still need time to figure it out. After all, mental activities account for the majority, and I want...wait!" Natalie stopped suddenly, and then opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "You mean...you mean...you mean..."

"That's right, I will direct and produce this movie myself, and you will be the protagonist, the only protagonist of this movie." Adrian nodded very seriously.

Natalie just felt a buzzing in her head, and everyone in Hollywood knew what it meant to be the leading actress in a movie directed by the director of Marvel.

But...but she has already...this year already...but judging by his appearance, it seems that he really intends to...how is this possible...but he is a miracle director, he made Hanks win the Best Actor again and again Nominated for best director, and also himself...God, this is unique...

Great surprise and great fear enveloped Natalie, making her completely speechless, and could only stare blankly at him.

Adrian smiled slightly, then took out his phone and made a call: "It seems that you are not ready yet, it doesn't matter, today is just right—hey, Yi Ni, it's me, I need to change my schedule, and I will go to Nuo A trip over to the Terry Treatment Center... yes, with dear Nada."