King of Hollywood

"It may take two or three days. Although Katzenberg said that he still has to think about it, I believe he will not hesitate for too long. After all, we have everything from film distribution to peripheral production, and we know each other well, so I stay. Waiting for his response here is also considered to exert some pressure...Hey, Crowe, it seems inappropriate for you to say that, you know...Damn it, whatever you say, I'm going to hang up the phone." Adrian said He really hung up the phone.

Damn Crowe! Although he said so in his heart, he didn't take it seriously. After checking the time, he got up and prepared to go out, but just as he arrived at the door, the doorbell rang.

"Ha, I think the time is almost up, and I was planning to go find you, but the doorbell rang, does this count as a tacit understanding?" He smiled and said to the young couple who were already waiting outside the door.

"This just shows that it is God's will that we meet here, doesn't it?" Jeremy said with a smile.

"Let's go down together." Adrian immediately made a gesture of invitation, and then chuckled in his heart.

When he asked them where they lived in the afternoon, and they answered Excalibur Hotel, he immediately changed his address from Caesars Palace to Excalibur Hotel. Several famous hotels in Las Vegas have always had suites booked by him. If he wants, he can change hotels every day. Of course, Jeremy and Alizee definitely didn't know about this kind of thing.

"Ellie said she doesn't want to hold a wedding in Paris. We are too familiar with the place and lack of surprises. Why don't we go to other places?" When dining together in the restaurant. Jeremy once again talked about his and Alizee's plans, "At first we were limited to France, and wanted to go to Lyon or simply go to Corsica, Ellie's hometown, but then I thought about it, there are so many beautiful places in the world The city, why must it be in a French city, so we took time out for a low-key world trip, just the two of us. Before coming to Las Vegas, we had been to Rotterdam, Barcelona, ​​London, New York, etc. a big city."

"Trust me, Jerry. It's a very wise choice for you to come to Las Vegas. Let's not talk about the scenery here and the entertainment here, but just the marriage procedure is much simpler, and there are San Francisco and Los Angeles to the south, and San Francisco and Los Angeles to the north. Seattle has the prairies of Montana, both of which are good places for honeymoon, and holding a wedding in a city in the desert is memorable.” Adrian also continued to promote Las Vegas, “I I am more and more impressed by those who decided to build such a city in the desert, this is the real world capital."

"But... I think it's a bit too much here... How should I put it," Alizee bit her lip and said thinking, "Simply speaking. It's easy to get addicted to it and forget about other cities."

"That's the charm of this city, honey, I like this city," Jeremy said with a smile, "I think Ed is right. It's a good idea to have a wedding here!"

"Really?" Alizee responded perfunctorily, but Jeremy, who was in the mood, didn't notice.

Just because he didn't pay attention doesn't mean that Adrian didn't pay attention, so he chuckled in his heart again. When he was in the open-air cafe in the afternoon, Adrian noticed something, and now it seems. My observations were not wrong. On the way back to the room, the conversation of the young couple further confirmed his judgment. Although their voices were very small, Adrian still heard a sentence and a half.

"Hey baby, I want to go later..."

"I knew it, so I don't like it..."

"I promise it won't take too long..."

"Every time you say that..."

interesting. Adrian thought quietly, after saying hello and returning to the room. After waiting for a few minutes, he walked out again, went straight to the hall, went to the coffee shop next to him, asked for a cup of coffee, and then slowly sipped it by himself. About twenty minutes later, he saw Jeremy get out of the elevator excitedly, went straight outside, got into the car prepared for him by the hotel, and drove away.

Then, more than ten minutes later, Alizee, who was dressed in simple clothes, also appeared in the lobby. She seemed a little bit dispirited, and after looking around in the lobby, she went to a bar. Adrian shrugged, waited in the seat for about ten minutes again, then drank the coffee in one gulp, and then went to the bar.

After entering, he quickly found Alizee and saw the scene he wanted to see. A man of about thirty to forty was entangled with her with a smile on his face at the bar.

"Sorry, I'm late," he walked straight over, put his arms around the girl's shoulders naturally, and said in an affectionate tone, and then showed a puzzled expression to the man: "May I ask who you are?"

Probably seeing Alizee's relieved expression after seeing Adrian, the man suddenly became a little embarrassed, and then left in a friendly manner.

"Are you okay, Ellie?" After the other party left, Adrian sat down beside the girl, looked at her with questioning eyes, and gestured at the same time, "If I offended you just now... "

"No, no," Alizee shook her head, her little face was red, and she smiled shyly, "I still have to thank you, Ed, otherwise I don't know how to get rid of that guy."

"Have you been drinking?" Adrian raised his eyebrows, "If I'm not wrong..."

Alizee immediately put her finger to her lips and made a booing gesture, then stuck out her tongue and looked around, her playful appearance was very cute.

"I know, I've had it once when I was in New York, and I don't understand why, why you can't drink in public if you're under 21," she said half-complainingly, before laughing again , "So I didn't tell the bartender my age, I pretended I didn't understand what he said, and he didn't ask."

Adrian laughed, and asked knowingly, "By the way, where's Jerry?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes became a little unnatural. After hesitating for a while, she forced a smile: "He went out alone."

"Going out alone?" Adrian frowned. "Are you kidding me? You are his fiancée. How could you leave your own fiancée behind?"

"You know, this is Las Vegas, and many places are only suitable for men, not to mention our age... a little bit younger, if I go with you, I might be..." She gestured and smiled Reluctantly, and then suddenly showing an anxious look, he waved to the bartender and asked for a martini.

Adrian moved his mouth as if he wanted to say something. But in the end, he just watched her raise her head and drank the glass of wine in one gulp.

"Thank you." Alizee, who took a breath, smiled at him, her ruddy face looked charming and charming, fully expressing that youthful charm.

"Oh?" Although he praised in his heart, Adrian still showed a questioning look on the surface.

"Jeremy and I also met some nice people in New York, but they always advised us not to drink too much alcohol." Alizee smiled and took a long breath.

"I also advise others in this way from time to time, but I can tell whether they are willing to accept advice. Whether they... have something on their minds." Adrian said this, and deliberately prolonged the syllable at the end.

Alizee was in a daze for a while, and finally said after a while: "Jerry is like this, he likes to play and try new things, it's normal. I like it too, but...but at least sometimes I think about it, Should I try, but he always...does what he wants to do, sometimes he will consider my feelings. Sometimes...but not, even the wedding date is set in November because of his insistence Yes, so... I'm always uneasy, the closer the wedding date is... the more uneasy, I even sometimes... still have the idea of ​​'Is it really suitable to marry him'...Damn..."

In the intermittent narration, I finally spoke my mind. The girl seemed to be relieved, and then drank the wine that was called again in one gulp.

"Well... well, if you want, I hope I can say a few words." Adrian said after pondering for a while, and then asked after obtaining Alizee's consent: "Then, please tell me frankly, Ellie, do you love Jerry?"

"I..." A look of hesitation flashed across the girl's face. After hesitating for tens of seconds, he said: "I love him, he is very good at coaxing people, and he is also very passionate. Many times I think it is a happy thing to be with him."

"Very good," Adrian clapped his hands, "It's actually very simple, you just have some pre-marital anxiety, don't worry."

"I have... pre-marital anxiety?" Alizee's eyes were filled with surprise, combined with the faint trace of drunkenness, it gave off a hazy feeling.

"Yes, everyone will have it to some extent. It is specifically expressed as worrying about whether he really loves the other party, or whether the other party really loves himself, and whether he will be happy in the future. Is it really suitable to marry him? I am Not really ready to be a wife, are you ready to shoulder the responsibilities of the family, etc." Adrian laughed.

"It's normal. After all, we don't know what the future will be like. We can plan but we can't guarantee that it will happen, so there will be this kind of worry, so there will be news of brides running away at weddings from time to time. It's just based on Your own insecurities, your skeptical worries about an uncertain future, when you walk into church with Jeremy, those things just go away."

"That is to say... I don't care at all?" Alizee pursed her lips in disbelief.

"Well..." Adrian smiled, "Well, you may be a little bit serious. I believe this is the first time you have confide your heart to others, right? In fact, after you have this kind of thought, you should be the first Time to talk to people close to you. The longer you accumulate in your heart, the more doubts you will have, but at the same time, your moral concept thinks it is immoral, because you really love him and you have agreed to his marriage proposal, so the two sides are at odds. Conflict arises, and it starts to wrestle, which makes you feel insecure and scared, and makes you withdraw and not want to take responsibility for yourself."

Alizee watched him and listened carefully with her chin resting. Her beautiful eyes widened at first, and then slowly narrowed again. The corners of her mouth were hooked vaguely. She didn't realize it until Adrian finished speaking in a daze for a while. . Immediately, he turned his head and coughed lightly, then called the bartender for another drink.

"You seem...not married yet, Ed?" She asked with her head down, sipping the wine in her glass.

"Yeah. I'm the best example of not daring to take on this kind of responsibility." Adrian shrugged his shoulders, "But it's not subjectively not daring."

"Oh?" Alizee's curiosity was aroused again.

"You should have heard the gossip about me. I'm a playboy, and I like to chase women who are full of characteristics," Adrian said frankly, "So, I have a lot of confidante, so getting married is almost a matter of impossible things."

It took the French girl several seconds to react, and then she showed a look of surprise, but she was also more curious.

"Those...the rumors are all true?" Alizee blinked. "But I don't think you look like you. I've seen some playboys, and most of them are... guys who like to be glib."

Follow her with a vigilant look: "You've told me so much, don't you want to seduce me?"

Having said that, there is a hint of naughtiness between the brows, and this is exactly the effect Adrian wants.

"I did have such an idea at first," Adrian raised his eyebrows. "After hearing Madonna's compliments on you, I went to look for the recording of you singing "Beautiful Island" live. To be honest, it's really quite good, especially the slender waist, which makes every man In awe and fascination. Why on earth did you get engaged so early?"

This unceremonious remark immediately made Alizee, who was blushing under the influence of alcohol, a little restless, but Adrian's deliberately exaggerated tone made her clearly know that he was joking, so I could only roll my eyes and turn my head to the side.

"Since you are so clear about... premarital anxiety, is there a way to solve it?" A few minutes passed. Alizee raised her head again and changed the subject.

"It's very simple, let go of the unnecessary, false sense of guilt caused by morality," Adrian's eyes flashed, "because it's not true."

"But..." Alizee frowned slightly, as if she didn't quite understand how to leave it.

"Let's do this." Adrian stood up from his seat. "If I'm right, there may be a small reason why you are like this. Let's try to solve this problem first, how about it?"

"How to do it?" Alizee nodded.

"Let's go." Adrian immediately made a gesture of invitation.

"Go? Where are you going?" The girl was a little puzzled.

"You'll know when you go." Adrian smiled mysteriously.

"But..." Alizee still hesitated.

"Don't worry, it won't take too long, and I will definitely be back before Jerry." Adrian said and stretched out his hand in front of her.

Taking a deep breath, Alizee, who hesitated again and again, put her hand in his.

Then. Adrian called his RV and took Alizee to the attractions and playgrounds that he was familiar with, which were lively at night. The thing to do is very simple, that is to play in various ways. Although Alizee was a little baffled and resisted at the beginning, with Adrian's lead and a lot of drinking before, she gradually I let go of it, and finally had a very happy time, and even went to the dancing machine to twist a song. Originally, she was wearing thin and short skirts in summer, and she deliberately twisted her small waist to be extremely bold, which attracted a large number of spectators. If Adrian hadn't grabbed her and left quickly, she might have been recognized up.

"Oh, it's really great, I'm so happy, I'm happier than shopping on Fifth Avenue with Jerry." On the street with a lot of traffic, Alizee stretched out her hands and swayed in excitement She was walking on the flower platform, holding a beer bottle in her hand, and she drank a lot during the play.

"Be careful, Ellie, you will fall." Adrian, who was following her, reminded her.

"Don't worry, I've never been so awake, Ed." Alizee giggled, looking very happy, but a cold wind blew, and she sneezed immediately.

Then, a coat was put on her body: "Let's go back, this is a desert area after all, the temperature difference between morning and evening is still a bit big."

"Thank you," said the French girl, and then looked up at the night sky dreamily.

"Why, Ed?" she asked. "Why am I not so scared all of a sudden?"

"You really want to know?" Adrian asked softly.

"Yes, I want to know." Alizee looked at him with a flushed face, and said seriously, breathing out alcohol.

"It's very simple, you still..." Adrian made a gesture, "You are less than 20 years old, so young, and you still have a lot of youth to squander. Dating the same kind of man, you can try countless different lives, but at this moment, because the person you love is going to give up these and enter the palace of marriage, it is difficult to accept, and... like I said before, no one can Fortune-telling."

Listening to his persuasive words, Alizee took a deep breath, covered her forehead and looked a little irritated: "That is to say... deep down in my heart... I'm still not ready?"

"No one is ready," Adrian smiled, "So, what you need is indulgence, like now, take the time to have fun, do whatever you want, drink if you want to drink, dance if you want to dance After you get married, you naturally want to be a good wife, and you have to be faithful to Jerry, but before you get married, even before you step into church, you can still do what you want and don't care, you can let Jerry You know, or don’t let him know, this is your right and freedom, do you understand, Ellie? So I always recommend Las Vegas to you, this is the capital of the world, you can have no scruples here To make your dreams come true without being judged, just remember what you should do after standing under the altar with Jerry, just know who you love."

Alizee stared blankly at Adrian, with a hazy look in her eyes, one was holding the coat he had put on her, the other was still holding the wine bottle, her pretty face turned red under the influence of alcohol Water was about to drip, and his chest heaved obviously.

Then the RV drove up. (to be continued)