King of Hollywood

“About two or three days to go, Carsenberg said he had to think about it, but I'm sure he won't hesitate too long. After all, we have everything from film distribution to peripheral production, and we know each other. So I stayed here and waited for his response, which is part of the pressure... Hey, Claw, that doesn't seem appropriate, you know... Damn, whatever you say, I'm going to hang up. ([])" Adrian said he really hung up.

Goddamn it, Claude! Though he said so in his heart, he didn't put it on his mind, and when he saw the time, he got up and was ready to go out, but as soon as he got to the door, the doorbell rang.

“Ha, I think the time is approaching, I was going to come to you, who knew the doorbell would ring, is that not a tacit agreement?” He smiled and said to the little couple who had been waiting outside the door.

“That's exactly what God wants us to meet here, isn't it?” Jeremy said with a smile.

“Let's go down.” Adrian made an inviting gesture and laughed softly in his heart.

When he asked where they were staying in the afternoon, and they answered, he changed his address from Caesar Palace to the Grand Sword Hotel. Several prestigious hotels in Las Vegas have always had suites under his purse, and if he wants, he can change hotels every day. Of course, Jeremy and Alice certainly don't know about this.

“Ellie says she doesn't want to have a wedding in Paris. We're too familiar with it. We don't have a surprise. Why don't we go somewhere else?” When we dine together in the restaurant. Jeremy spoke again of his intention and that of Alice, "At first we were confined to France, we wanted to go to Lyon, or simply to Corsica, Ali's hometown, and then we thought," There are so many beautiful cities in the world that we don't have to go to France, so we took a low-key world trip, just the two of us. Before coming to Las Vegas, we had been to several major cities such as Rotterdam, Barcelona, London, New York, etc. ”

“Trust me, Jerry. You are very wise to come to Las Vegas, not to mention the scenery, the entertainment here, but the marriage process is simple, and to the south there is San Francisco, Los Angeles, to the north there is Seattle and Montana grasslands, are all honeymoon places, and a wedding in a desert city is worth remembering.” Adrian also continues to market Las Vegas, "and I'm increasingly impressed with the people who decided to build such a city in the desert, and it's true here. ”

“But... I think it's a little too much here... how to put it," Ali said, biting her lips and thinking, "simply put it. It's easy to get enthralled in and forget about other cities. ”

“That's the charm of the city, honey, I love it,” Jeremy said with a smile, “and I think Ed was right. It's a good idea to have a wedding here! ”

“Really?” Alice responded somewhat plainly, but Jeremy, who was on the rise, did not notice.

His lack of attention does not mean that Adrian didn't notice, so he laughed softly in his heart, and in the afternoon at the open-air cafeteria, Adrian noticed something, and now it seems. There was no error in my observation. On the way back to his room, the little couple's conversation further corroborated his judgment, and Adrian heard a sentence and a half despite their small voice.

“Hey, baby, I want to go later...”

“I knew it, so I don't like it...”

“I promise not to delay too long...”

“Every time you say that...”

Interesting. Adrian thought quietly, after saying hello back to the room. After waiting for a few minutes, he walked out again and went straight to the lobby, ordered a cup of coffee from the café next to him, then sipped it gently. About twenty minutes later, he saw Jeremy Xing rushing out of the elevator, coming straight outside, getting into the car he had prepared for him and going.

Then, more than ten minutes later, Alice, dressed in simple clothes, appeared in the lobby, and she looked a little upset and looked around the lobby before going to a bar. Adrian shrugged his shoulders and waited for almost 10 minutes again in his seat, running out of coffee, then went to the bar.

After going in, he quickly found Alice's figure and saw the image he wanted to see, a man about 30 to 40 laughing and haunting her at the bar.

“I'm sorry I'm late," he walked straight past, naturally hugging the girl's shoulder, saying in a friendly tone, then expressing his doubts about the man again: "Who are you? ”

Ariel was probably relieved to see Adrian, and the man suddenly got a little embarrassed and left.

“Are you all right, Ellie?” After the other party left, Adrian sat down beside the girl, looked at her with an interrogating look, and made a gesture. “If I offended you just now...”

“No, no,” Ali shook her head, her little face red and shy, “and I have to thank you, Ed, otherwise I don't know how to get rid of that guy. ”

“Have you been drinking?” Adrian picked the eyebrows, "if I'm right...”

Alice immediately put her fingers on her lips and made a lying motion. She threw up her tongue and looked around again. She looked cute.

“I know I met her once when I was in New York, and I really don't understand why I couldn't drink in public until I was 21," she said half complaining and then laughed again, "so I didn't tell the bartender my age, I pretended not to understand him, he didn't ask. ”

Adrian laughed and asked knowingly, "Where's Jerry? ”

The girl beamed and her eyes became a little unnatural. She hesitated for half a while before smiling: “He went out alone. ”

“Out alone?” Adrian frowned. “Are you kidding me? You're his fiancée. How could you leave your fiancée alone? ”

“You know, this is Las Vegas, and a lot of places are only for men, let alone our age... a little younger, if I go with her, I could be...” She made a gesture, laughed very reluctantly, then suddenly revealed a nervous look, waved to the bartender and asked for a martini.

Adrian moved his mouth and seemed to want to say something. But in the end, she just looked up and drank the drink.

“Thank you.” Alice gasped, smiling at him, turning a redder face to look lovely and drenching that greenish look.

“Oh?” Adrian revealed a hint of questioning on his face, despite praise in his heart.

“Jeremy and I also met some nice people in New York, but they always advised us not to drink too much wine.” Alice laughed, and then took a long breath.

“I sometimes advise people the same way, but I can see if they're willing to take the advice. Whether or not… something is on your mind.” Adrian said so and deliberately prolonged the syllable a little at the end.

Ali Junton was a little crazy, and half a dozen years later she finally said, “That's how Jerry likes to play, likes to try novel things, which is normal. I like it, too, but... but at least sometimes I think about it more, whether I should try it or not, but he always... has to do whatever he wants, and sometimes he thinks about how I feel. Sometimes... but not even in November, he insists, so... I'm always anxious, the closer I get to getting married... the more anxious I even sometimes... the thought of ‘is it really appropriate to marry him' comes up... damn..."

In the intermittent narrative, I finally said what was in my heart. The girl seemed to relax and poured the wine again.

“Well... well, I'd like to say a few words if you like.” Adrian said so after a moment of silence and asked with Elliot's consent, "So tell me frankly, Elliot, do you love Jerry? ”

“I...” The girl's face flashed a hint of hesitation. It took me a few dozen seconds to say, “I love him, he's very charming and passionate, and many times I think it's a happy thing to be with him. ”

“Good," Adrian clapped, “it's actually very simple, you just have some prenuptial anxiety, don't worry. ”

“Do I have... premarital anxiety disorder?” Alice's eyes were full of surprises, accompanied by a hint of drunkenness, which gave a dull feeling.

“Yes, everyone will have more or less, expressed in fear of whether they really love each other, or whether they really love each other, and whether they will be happy in the future, whether it is really appropriate to marry him, whether they are really ready to be a wife, whether they are ready to shoulder family responsibilities, etc.” Adrian laughed.

“It's normal, after all, that we don't know what the future looks like. We can plan, but we can't guarantee that it will happen, so there's this fear, so there's news of brides running away at weddings from time to time. It's just based on a sense of insecurity, a fear of uncertainty about the future, and when you walk into church with Jeremy, these things naturally fly. ”

“In other words… can I care less at all?” Ali's lips seem a little unbelievable.

“Well...” Adrian chuckled, "Well, you could be a little bit serious, believing this is the first time you've ever revealed your own voice to someone else, right? In fact, when you have this idea, you should talk to someone close to you first. The longer you accumulate in your heart, the more suspicious you will be, but at the same time, your moral beliefs consider it immoral, because you do love him and you agree to his proposal, so there is a contradiction between the two sides, so that you start to tangle, make you feel uneasy and scared, make you retreat and do not want to shoulder your responsibilities. ”

Alice looked at him and listened carefully with her chin. Her beautiful eyes opened first, then slowly squinted again. If there was nothing in the corner of her mouth, she waited for Adrian to finish her trance before reacting. Turn your head around and gently cough, then say hello to the bartender for another drink.

“You don't seem... married, do you, Ed?” She asked with her head down and sipped the wine in her glass.

“Yeah. I'm just the best example of how afraid I am to assume that responsibility.” Adrian shrugged his shoulders, "but not subjectively. ”

“Oh?” Alice was curious again.

“You should have heard gossip about me, I'm a playboy, I like to chase women with character," Adrian seemed very candid, "so I've got a lot of red eyes, so marriage is almost impossible. ”

It took French girls a few seconds to react, revealing an astonishing but even more curious scene.

“Are all these rumors true?” Ali blinked. “But I don't think you're like, I've seen some dudes, most of them... guys who like the oil slip. ”

Follow her to reveal her alertness: “You've said so much to me, don't you want to seduce me? ”

That said, the brows are hidden with recklessness, which is exactly what Adrian wanted.

“It's true at first,” Adrian frowned. “After hearing Madonna praise you, I went all the way to the recording of you singing" Beautiful Island, "which, to be honest, was pretty good, especially the slim waist limbs that every man admired and fascinated. Why did you get engaged so early? ”

This unsolicited rhetoric made Ariel, blushing under the influence of alcohol, a little restless, but Adriana's deliberate exaggeration made it clear to her that he was joking, so she could only turn her head over with her eyes.

“Since you know so well... is there a way to solve premarital anxiety?” So after a few minutes. Alice raised her head again to change the subject.

“It's simple, leaving that senseless, morally false guilt behind," Adrian's eyes glistened, "because that's not true. ”

“But...” Ali frowned slightly and didn't seem to understand how to throw it away.

“Here's the deal.” Adrian stood up from his seat, "and if I was right, there might be a small reason for you to do this, so let's try to fix this first, shall we? ”

“What do we do?” Alice nodded.

“Let's go.” Adrian made a gesture.

“Go where?” The girl is a little confused.

“Go and you'll see.” Adrian smiled mysteriously.

“But...” Alice hesitated.

“Don't worry, it won't take too long, definitely come back before Jerry.” Adrian said, reaching out to her.

Taking a deep breath, Alice hesitated to put her hand in his hand.

Then Adrian called his RV and took Alice with him to what he was familiar with, which was the lively attractions and playground at night. The simple thing to do is to play in various ways. Although Alice was a little strange at the beginning and had some resistance, with Adrian's drive and a lot of drinking before, she slowly let go and finally had a great time and twisted herself on the dancer. Wearing a thin skirt or a short skirt in the summer, she deliberately twisted her little waist and limbs very proudly, attracting a large audience. If Adrian hadn't grabbed her and left quickly, she might have been recognized.

“Oh, that's fantastic. I'm so happy, more than Jerry and I shopped on Fifth Avenue.” On the streets with lots of people, Ellie, in a state of excitement, waved her hands straight on the flower table, holding a beer bottle in her hand, and came all the way here to drink more.

“Careful, Ellie, you'll fall.” Follow Adrian's reminder behind her.

“Never mind, I've never been sober before, Ed.” Ali chuckled and looked very happy, but when a cold breeze came, she sneezed.

Then, a coat was put on her: “Let's go back. After all, this is the desert zone. Morning and evening temperatures are still a bit high. ”

“Thank you,” the French girl said, looking up at the night sky.

“Why, Ed?” She asked, "Why am I suddenly not so scared? ”

“You really want to know?” Adrian asked softly.

“Yes, I want to know.” Alice looked at him and said seriously, spitting alcohol.

“It's simple, you also..." Adrian made a gesture, "Under the age of 20, so young, and so good a youth can be squandered, you could have had more fans, you could have dated all kinds of men, you could have tried countless different lives, but at this moment because the people you love want to give up, walk into the temple of marriage, it's hard to accept for sure, and... as I said before, nobody can predict the future. ”

Listening to his charismatic words, Alice grew out of breath, covering her forehead and looked a little irritated: “That is... deep down in my heart... are you still not ready? ”

“Nobody's ready," Adrian laughed, "so what you need is indulgence, like right now, hurry up and have fun, do whatever you want, drink if you want, dance if you want. After you get married, you naturally have to be a good wife, you have to be loyal to Jerry, but before you get married, even before you step into church, you can do whatever you want, you can let Jerry know, or you can keep him from knowing, it's your power and your freedom, understand, Ellie? So I've been recommending Las Vegas to you, and this is where you can do everything you need to do to make your * * happen without being blamed, just remember what you should do after standing under the altar with Jerry, just know who you love. ”

Ali stared at Adrian with a blurred look in her eyes, one holding onto his jacket and the other carrying a bottle. Her pretty face was dripping water under the influence of alcohol, and her chest was clearly ups and downs.

Then the RV drove over. (To be continued.)