King of Hollywood

"That boy's name is Justin Timberlake. He is very energetic and can sing well. The boy who is very close to him is Scott Joshua. Maybe he can't sing as well as Justin, but he can dance better than him." In the corner of the large training room, John Bryce introduced Adrian to the children not far away.

The oldest of these children is no more than 13 years old, and it is the time when they are lively and active, so every time there is news after the audition, these children start playing games, and many of them are curiously looking at Adrian. .

"I have to say, you really know how to pick the right moment, Ed." Bryce said with a smile and punched him, "This is tantamount to letting us train talents for you in disguise."

"Anyway, you have decided to cancel the Mickey Mouse Club. They will be sent home sooner or later. Besides, even if there are suitable ones, we have to work hard to continue to train them." Adrian said calmly. I don't know him well, but I met him through Eric Cahill at the reception.

Bryce is a self-acquaintance, and he was not bad when we first got in touch, but after a long time, it was a bit too much. If it weren't for the fact that he is the director of Disney's TV program department, if you want to choose someone from him, you have to go through him. An didn't bother to talk to him so much—although he could wait until after the dissolution to get in touch with the target, but that would be too troublesome. He once suspected that this guy was gay, but judging from today, it's obvious that he shouldn't be.

"Let's introduce the girls, John, we just launched a popular boy group, and I want a few girls with potential." Adrian said.

"Well, the one on the far right, Christina Aguilera, she is the best singer among all the girls, and she was even excluded because of this, if I were you, I would definitely sign her." Bryce pointed to the seat The girl in the corner said that the long brown and blond hair, although it is too far away to see clearly, is still considered cute.

Adrian was slightly surprised. He didn't like Christina Aguilera very much. He couldn't tell the reason, but it was probably because of her strange clothes in his memory? But it looks good from a distance now.

"The girl who talked to Scott, Camryn Selleck, is pretty good overall," Bryce continued, "It's a pity that Kelly Russell has left, and she sings very well, and 17 is just the right age."

"Where's that girl?" Adrian suddenly asked, pointing at the girl who was joking with Christina.

"That? Oh, her name is Britney Spears. Although she is not very brilliant in all aspects, she is very enthusiastic, lively, and very eager to express herself." Bryce said thinking.

"Did they all know the news that the club is disbanding?" Adrian asked suddenly.

"Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, I think they should know more or less." Bryce said with a shrug, "It can be seen from their performance during this period, but, although there are some private... Sad, but there's nothing wrong with the performances, these kids are brilliant."

"Okay, I already have a preliminary impression, let's look at more detailed information, and then ask them individually after they finish recording the song." Adrian nodded, rubbing his chin, a trace of smile came from The corners of the mouth fade away.

It didn't take much time to check the information, because he had already made a choice in his heart, so the next step...

There was a knock on the door, and the people in the room stopped talking. After exchanging glances with Bryce and the heads of the Mickey Mouse Club, Adrian said, "Please come in."

The little girl with long brown hair pushed the door open and walked in. She probably didn't expect so many people in the room. She first showed a surprised expression, then shrank her neck timidly, but after a few seconds she stood up. The chest raised his head, revealing an appearance of not being afraid of anything.

"Please sit down, Miss Spears." Adrian gestured and looked Britney up and down. The petite girl has no future appearance at all, and her facial features have not yet been opened, which looks a little weird.

"You can call me Britney, sir, Mr. John, they all call me that." Although she tried her best to maintain an appearance of not being afraid of anything, the tone of the girl sitting on the chair still had a hint of shyness. While Adrian was looking at her, she was also secretly looking at Adrian. The only people in this room were him and the women around him whom she had never seen.

"Okay, Britney, then..." Adrian saw the little girl's small movements, he squinted his eyes with interest, and then looked at Bryce while talking, and the latter made an immediate gesture "Please" gesture.

That being the case, Adrian was not polite, and asked directly: "Do you like singing and acting?"

"Yes, of course, I like that feeling." Britney nodded reflexively.

"How does it feel?" Adrian looked at her with piercing eyes and asked.

"Uh...um...by...by..." The little girl was still a little nervous, and didn't speak a complete sentence for a long while.

"It's the feeling of being watched, isn't it?" Charlize excused from the side.

"Yes, the feeling of being watched," Britney breathed a sigh of relief, and her speech became smoother, "I like this feeling, so I like acting and singing, and I am willing to give everything for it. "

She is keenly aware of something. Although she may not understand what it means, it does not prevent her from expressing herself in front of Adrian. If she hadn't worked hard to express herself at the beginning, how could she still get three years of training after losing the election? Chance?

"I've read your profile. You are very good at expressing yourself, and sometimes you have wonderful performances on the show. Can you tell me what you think when you are performing?" Adrian continued to ask.

"I... didn't think much about it. I just thought that I should work hard to perform and show my best side...." This question is not easy for a girl who has not yet reached the age of 12 to answer, so she is giving After giving the answer, he kept looking at Adrian anxiously. However, Adrian did not show dissatisfaction, but ended the conversation: "Thank you for your answer, Britney, please go outside for a few minutes and don't go away, and let another girl come in."

He had already made a decision in his heart, and everything now was just a formality. Oh, and of course, there's another goal to examine by the way.

"Hello, Miss Christina Aguilera." After the second girl came in, Adrian nodded to her.

"You can call me Christine, sir." Compared to Britney, Christina was much more generous, with her chest upright and a little bit of arrogance and confidence, which made people's eyes shine.

"Well, Christine, you like singing and acting, don't you?" Adrian asked calmly.

"Yes, sir, I like it very much." Christina nodded and said, her confident expression remained unchanged.

"What makes you so passionate about singing?" Adrian squeezed his chin and looked at Christina carefully. Obviously, she realized something earlier than Britney.

"I think it's probably because of my grandmother's influence. I—when I was with my grandmother, I often listened to music from old records, and that made me—feel happy." There were two obvious pauses in her tone, The expression on his face also became very subtle, as if there was something he didn't want to recall.

Strong confidence and pride, and quite sensitive in some ways, funny, funny. Adrian quickly passed the information about Christina in his head, and a thought suddenly came to him.

After asking a few more questions, Adrian asked her to go out and wait for a while, then thought for a few seconds and looked at Bryce, who was silent from beginning to end: "Frankly speaking, the two girls They are all good, each has its own characteristics, and it is difficult for me to judge which one is more suitable to sign."

"This is your business, Ed." Bryce laughed and raised his hands and waved. What he wanted to say at the beginning was definitely not this, but he didn't know what he thought of midway and changed it to the current words.

Adrian shrugged, then looked at Charlize beside him: "Charlie, what's your opinion?"

"Me?" Charlize raised her eyebrows in surprise, "I'm just your assistant, Ed."

"Come on, can't the assistant give advice to the boss?" Adrian shook his head with a smile, "Okay, tell me what your opinion is, otherwise we won't talk about the salary increase."

The others chuckled suddenly, and Charlize couldn't help but glared at him, but immediately took a deep breath and restrained herself.

"Since you find it hard to give up, why don't you sign both of them," Charlize said in a relaxed tone, "Anyway, it's not difficult to train two female singers, and you can make them work harder in the competition."

"Good idea, let's do it like this for the competition," Adrian said immediately, with a much stronger smile on his face.

Thinking about the respective personalities of Britney and Christina, and the confrontation between them from friends to rivals in his memory, if the two were trained together, he would have greater confidence in playing with them , so it goes without saying what to do.

After letting the two girls who were waiting outside come in, Adrian directly got into the topic: "I think you should know that the Mickey Mouse Club will be disbanded soon."

The two girls were slightly shocked. Although they had more or less heard the rumors and were a little psychologically prepared, they would inevitably feel at a loss when they actually heard the news. After finally gaining a bit of fame, and finally starting to attract attention, but now it is very likely to lose these, that kind of psychological gap will naturally not be comfortable.

"It just so happens that my record company needs to cultivate some potential children. Bryce recommended you to me. I want to ask you if you are willing to continue to fight for your career?" Adrian asked in a serious tone.

The eyes of Britney and Christina lit up immediately, but before they could speak, Adrian continued: "Even if you have to receive several years of relevant training, it may be even longer before you are seventeen years old. I can't release a record in time, and you are willing to?"

Hearing this, the two who were about to answer suddenly showed hesitation again. ()