King of Hollywood

The area of ​​more than 400 square feet is actually not small, but if it is filled with various furniture at the same time, it still gives people a narrow feeling visually. Moreover, both the furniture and the layout of the room looked dilapidated and old, and with the small and slanted windows, sunlight rarely shone in, as if sitting in a dark and damp cellar. Although it is already summer, if you wear less clothes, you can still feel a little cold. One can imagine what this room without heating will be like in winter.

"Sorry, Mr. Adrian, I kept you waiting. I have to put my daughter to sleep at this time every day." The woman sat down in front of Adrian and said carefully, with a hint of timidity and nervousness hidden in her tone. Her face was pale and haggard, completely different from her appearance more than two years ago - Adrian had seen her photo at the private detective's place.

"It's okay, Ms. Joanna, I can understand a mother's feelings for her child," Adrian said with a smile, "otherwise I wouldn't set up such a foundation to help them, besides..."

He lowered his head and lovingly pinched the face of the little girl in his arms: "I have a little one who needs to be taken care of here."

It's a pity that Emma didn't appreciate it at all, and raised her head and gave him a blank stare in protest. If she hadn't promised him to be a lady, she might have stood up with teeth and claws to pinch him back.

"Hmm...your daughter is so cute." The cramped Rowling said after thinking for a long time.

"No, Emma is not my daughter," Adrian shook his head, "she is my friend's child, and my friend..."

He then talked about what happened three years ago, how he wanted to set up a charitable foundation, how to find a suitable lawyer to help with it, and the disaster that happened on the day it was done, etc. As before, Emma's unfortunate experience quickly won Rowling's sympathy and favor, and the eyes she looked at the little girl became softer, and the atmosphere in the room became much better as a result.

"You are such a good man, Mr. Adrian, I am very, very grateful for your help." Rowling said in the end, her voice had a hint of crying, and there was a faint light in her eyes.

"I just want to do my best to help those who can help." Adrian said with a smile. He has been paying attention to Rowling's movements in the past few years, so he is relatively clear about her situation. Right now, JK Rowling is in the darkest time of her life. She has nowhere to live and suffers from depression, but the psychiatrist is not doing her job well. So Adrian chose to come to London at this time, and giving help in the snow is always better than icing on the cake.

"Okay, let's leave it to the professionals. Bronke is the head of the foundation, and Charlie is my secretary and assistant. They will ask you a few questions, and then you need to fill out a few forms. If there are any Opinions can be put forward, so that we can correct the shortcomings and do better in the future." Adrian said at this time.

Rowling nodded, and then started talking with Charlize and the middle-aged man who seemed to be in his forties, and after Adrian teased the little guy in his arms and said a few words to Kate, he began to look again Get up in the room.

Although he had observed it before when Rowling was putting her daughter to bed, he didn't find the little piece of paper of the legendary cafe. He had to find this, otherwise he would have to use another method to speak, which would be too deliberate, which is very bad, so it is better to find that thing.

"Can I use the bathroom, Ms. Joanna?" He said suddenly after a while.

"Please feel free, Mr. Adrian." Rowling who was filling out the form raised her head and nodded.

This is of course an excuse, you can't find those things when you always sit in the seat, but he still didn't see what he might want on the way into the bathroom, so after he came out, he simply walked to the narrow window to pretend To observe outside.

Generally speaking, as her most important thing, it will definitely be carefully stored after writing, so it is most likely to be placed in the bedroom or in any drawer. But those that are not written should definitely be placed outside, so where is the most likely place to put them? Adrian's fingers flicked back and forth on the window frame, feeling a little anxious in his heart.

Fortunately, luck was always with him. After looking away from the outside, when he was about to turn around the room again, Adrian finally noticed two small pieces of paper pasted on the wardrobe glass. Words were densely written on it, and it was hard to tell what it was for a while, but the phrase on the label was still very clear, it was "Apulce Coffee".

It should be this. Adrian's eyes shone with excitement. He kept his superficial calm and walked slowly to the closet. He pretended to be attracted by the sight and approached the piece of paper, and then took it off. read up.

With just a few lines, he was sure that this was what he wanted, and he read it more carefully after smiling slightly. He also took off several other identical pieces of paper pasted on the closet to read them one by one. He stood like this for a long time, until Rowling's voice sounded behind him: "Mr. Adrian?"

"Huh?" Adrian turned his head, and Rowling stood behind her. Although she was looking at him, her eyes were all focused on the small piece of paper in his hand, with a hint of nervousness and anxiety.

"Are you finished talking?" Adrian looked at the things that were already being packed, followed by the director of the fund, Bronke, who came to Edinburgh, and Charlize, who gestured to him as a done deal, "Is there any problem?"

"No, it's nothing..." The haggard woman forced a smile, but was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

"Wait, let's not talk about this," Adrian waved the small piece of paper in his hand with a look of excitement, and shook it, "Is this your work, ma'am? This is your work." work?"

Rowling was probably taken by his appearance, and she didn't say anything for a long time, until Adrian asked twice, before she realized, and replied somewhat stammeringly: "Yes... yes, this is... It is my work, Mr Adrian."

"This should be just a fragment." Adrian glanced at the piece of paper in his hand and said in a positive tone, "Is there anything else? This should be a complete story. If you don't mind, can you show it to me?" ?”

Although the excitement and interest he showed was just right, it still made Rowling feel at a loss, but she still seized the opportunity, probably because she felt that she had fallen to the bottom and had no way out.

"Okay, sir, I'll get it right away." She said this sentence fluently.

Soon, Rowling took out a small box from the bedroom, which contained the same pieces of paper, thick but neat, and placed on top, which showed that Rowling was still very careful.

"Wait for me a little bit, okay?" Adrian gestured to Kate and the others, and then glanced at Rowling. "Maybe, there will be an unexpected discovery today."

Before Rowling said anything, some people were unhappy first. Emma, ​​who was thrown into Kate's arms by him, struggled and wanted to come to him immediately, but it was a pity that Adrian had already prepared.

"Stay with Kate honestly, Emma, ​​if you disturb my reading, we will go back to London in the afternoon." He said this before the little girl could speak, and shook his finger warningly.

Although Emma was depressed, she still pouted and sat back in Kate's arms obediently. Adrian, who saw it, chuckled softly, gave Kate another look, and then began to flip through the papers in the box The piece comes.

The reason why the little girl was stuffed into Kate's arms when going to the bathroom was to improve their relationship. Although Emma, ​​who is much more sensible, no longer shows her instinctive rejection like she did when she was a child, but whenever she has a chance, she must play tricks on Kate. Kate is very helpless about this, and Adrian has no better way, so as long as he finds an opportunity, he will forcibly pinch them together, and one day the two of them will become harmonious.

Well, let’s not talk about this, Adrian concentrated his energy on the piece of paper in his hand, he read it very quickly, after all, he read some novels in his previous life, although some places are different, and some settings have not been read, But the stories basically fit together, and the first story is almost two-thirds written.

After putting down the last piece of paper, Adrian let out a long breath. He lowered his head and thought for a few minutes before looking at JK Rowling, who was silently drinking water without saying a word from the beginning to the end.

"Have you ever considered publishing this novel, Ms. Joanna?" he asked.

"Published?" Rowling was taken aback for a moment, and her expression suddenly became agitated, "Do you think...do you think..."

"I think your novel is very interesting and imaginative, and I hope to publish it." Adrian said with a smile, "I have a publishing company, although it is in the United States, but I don't think it should be a problem. "

"Oh, God." Rowling whispered, as if the good news fell from the sky, she didn't know how to react at all.

"Are you serious, Mr. Adrian? Are you serious?" She asked twice in an uncertain tone, and her eyes became dazed, as if this was just a dream, and she might sit up from the bed at any time .

"Please believe me, Ms. Joanna, I have written and published novels myself, and I am also a film screenwriter, so I am very sensitive to good stories," Adrian explained, "I think your story is very unique, so... ..."

He spread his hands, and Rowling nodded without thinking: "No problem, sir, I am willing."

"Great," Adrian clapped his hands, "I'll have someone over to contact you soon, Ms. Joanna."

Having said that, he paused and observed the other person's expression before continuing: "Don't be nervous, Joe—can I call you that? Thank you. In short, you only need to write the story you want to write in your heart." Just come out, don't think so much, don't be disturbed by others, understand?"

Adrian said and pointed to her heart: "What I like is the story hidden in it, not anything else."

If Rowling revises the novel to cater to the publisher because of his meddling, it will definitely not be worth the loss, so no matter what, her creative thinking should not be affected.

"I understand, I know what to do, Adrian, thank you, thank you very much." Rowling finally adjusted her mood, and nodded solemnly and gratefully.

If it is said that the previous decision to appear in front of Rowling as the savior was simply to help, after coming to her house Adrian has a new plan, although it is only a small supplement to his huge plan, But it is quite helpful for the development of publishing companies. There are also some inspirational stories in real life, but few have such a big impact.

After coming out of Rowling's house, there was no business for Bronk, so he returned to London immediately, and Adrian took Charlize, Kate and Emma to visit Edinburgh. JK Rowling is the last stop of this visit - Adrian certainly couldn't make a special trip to visit her only, and he also made a detour from the south of England, and came after talking with other single mothers In Edinburgh, this kind of thing needs to be done seamlessly, just like he currently only signed the publishing contract verbally, and didn't mention anything about the right to adapt the film.

Now that the entire itinerary has been completed, it must be relaxing next time. Charlize originally wanted to go back to London like Blanc did, but Adrian left her behind.

"Okay, Charlie, the task is done, it's time to rest, don't tell me you never take a rest just as a favor to me, create more opportunities for Emma and Kate to be alone, or are you afraid that you won't be able to do it well? "Adrian persuaded so.

The last sentence was the most lethal. Although Adrian said it very vaguely, how could Charlize not know what the hidden meaning was, so she stayed right away, even if she knew that he did it on purpose.

In the past few days, Emma was the happiest, especially when she went to the Children's Museum, she was so excited that she couldn't control herself, giggling and running around, the two women who were infected by her emotions also had a lot less targeting each other topic.

"I can't see through you more and more, Ed, you make me feel at a loss." After returning to the hotel room, Adrian came to tell Kate that she would return to London tomorrow, and she suddenly said this.

"I bother you? What?" Adrian asked with a smile.

"Which aspect?" Kate walked over and stared at him face to face for a long time, "At the beginning, I thought you were a rare and good man, you are gentle and considerate and understand women's minds well...but I found out later , you are a big fucker who likes to play with women and yet... Even so, after being calm for almost a year, I still feel strongly about you, what an idiot I am... Fortunately, I can still feel that I have a place in my heart , that's why I still stay by your side even though I am hesitant, and even watch you fool around with other women and compete with your female secretary for jealousy..."

Having said that, Kate sighed, and Adrian didn't make a sound, he knew she hadn't finished speaking.

"I've been thinking, when will I get rid of this feeling, and then I can leave you without hesitation. But today, you actually... so selflessly helping a single mother, this is what I have never done I have never met Adrian, I don't know which one is the real you... Ed, how can I understand you." She looked at him sadly.

Adrian, who pondered for a few seconds, frowned: "It sounds...it seems that you think that the reason why I did this is because of my intentions for that Joanna? Catherine? Rowling?"

Kate's expression suddenly became extremely weird, and then she punched him fiercely, with a hateful expression on her face. Adrian laughed, let her hit her several times before grabbing her wrist: "Okay, Kate, what kind of person I am, you should observe for yourself, what others tell you is just one-sided words .”

"I knew it," Kate smiled helplessly after struggling twice to no avail, "You just like to hold me in your hands, play with me as you want, and watch me struggle but can't get relief."

Having said that, she stretched out her hand and suddenly grabbed his crotch. Adrian suddenly showed a look of surprise. After Kate returned to her side, she was always half-pushed and half-hearted, and had never been so proactive. But he reacted quickly, and looked at Kate helplessly: "It's fun, isn't it?"

Kate finally burst out laughing, not only did not leave her right hand, but rubbed it again a few times.

"Yes." She smiled smugly, as if she was delighted that she had won a hand.

Adrian immediately rolled his eyes. The reason for this was mainly because Emma was by his side. The four-year-old little girl is not like before, who can be dismissed with any excuse. Emma is always by his side and can always find him quickly. Because of this, Kate can tease him unscrupulously now, but he can't eat it anyway.

"Let's go back to Emma, ​​she said she will be your woman." Kate said and pushed Adrian away.

"Hey, don't say that, Kate, she's just a child." Adrian said with a serious face, but Kate didn't care at all, and pushed him out of the room.

She's really... a narrow-minded woman. Standing in the hotel corridor and shaking his head, Adrian smiled again, glanced at the door and walked away.

"Ed, I want to hear a story." Emma, ​​who was already curled up on the bed in her pajamas, looked at the door helplessly, and when she saw Adrian came back, she immediately raised her hands and shouted joyfully.

"Okay, okay." Adrian came over, smiled and kissed her on the forehead, and then sat down against the head of the bed, "Then what story shall we tell... How about Thumbelina?"

"No," the little guy shook his head like a rattle, "I want to hear stories about wizards, Harry Potter and his friends, I want to be Hermione, I want to help him"

"However, Joe didn't finish the story, so there was nothing in the middle of the story." Adrian shrugged.

"Then..." the little guy hesitated for a few seconds, "I still want to listen, I want to be Hermione"

"Okay, okay, you are Hermione." Adrian said with a smile, and then pinched her cute little face, "I promise, you will be Hermione's."

Of course you are Hermione, who else could be? Adrian said so in his heart. Something flashed through his heart, which made him stunned for a while, but was quickly thrown behind him.