Chapter 21 Back to Washington

The neatly dressed waiters walked back and forth in the lobby, responding to the guests' greetings. The smiles that always hang on their faces and their polite and kind appearance all interpreted the elegant and uniqueness of this restaurant.

Although there are crystal chandeliers hanging on the ceiling, the light is not so strong, making the restaurant more atmosphere. The band above the dance floor often plays some soothing old songs, and singers sing from time to time, which looks very romantic.

On a dining table facing the east side against the wall, men and women sitting face to face were talking lightly, and there were bursts of low laughter from time to time.

The woman had her hair tied with thick bangs on the front, and was wearing a white dress with a high V-neck. Her white neck was exposed outside, and she looked extremely elegant in the soft beauty. Her delicate face seemed to be made of ceramic.

The man was dressed in formal attire, quite handsome, with a gentle smile on his face, but there was a hint of indescribable unruly in this gentleness, his voice was low and magnetic, and he was also quite charming.

Some of the veteran waiters knew the elegant and charming woman, and in fact, every French man should know, Sophie Marceau!

But the man sitting opposite her didn't know him, but seeing their happy conversations, they should be very close friends, and maybe even...

Of course, this idea will go out after a whirlwind in the waiter's head. As the most famous Alan Ducasser restaurant in Paris, they have all received rigorous training to know what to remember and what to forget, and what to say and what not to say. This is why Parisian celebrities like to come here to eat.

OK, I admit that this is fun, you should be satisfied now?Sophie said in a helpless tone.

This sounds like a warning, whether you are satisfied or not, you must be satisfied.Adrian said with a smile, then picked up the water cup and took a big sip, so I am very satisfied now.

So how do you think I should speak?I have already admitted that it is very interesting, or... Sophie's eyes suddenly bent. The helplessness before was obviously intentional, but she didn't finish this sentence. She seemed to have thought of something, and she couldn't continue for a while, and her smile became a little stiff.

Or what?Adrian asked calmly when he saw it.

It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that the seats in Ducasser restaurant are not easy to book, at least one day in advance.

Sophie smiled. It was still natural to change the topic, so... you planned it a lot, right?

certainly.

Adrian admitted this readily. I said that if I sat in front of you and never invited you, I would definitely regret it for a long time. Now it seems that the goddess of luck still favors me very much.

What if I refused at that time?Sophie said with interest.

Then get it back.Adrian was slightly surprised, as if he didn't understand why she would ask such a question.

Sophie then showed a sudden look, then shook her head with a laugh, and a trace of loneliness passed through her face.

You seem unhappy, do you have any worries?Adrian asked again.

Obviously?Sophie did not deny it.

If you don’t observe carefully, you can’t see it.Adrian shrugged, Sophie smiled and said nothing.

I don’t want to say anything to be happy. There are many wonderful things in life. I believe many people have told you this, but I hope you will like this next thing.

He said immediately.

What is it?

Sophie's curiosity was immediately aroused by him. Adrian smiled and didn't say anything. He just made a gesture and called the waiter to whisper a few times, then stood up: Sorry, I'm missing a little.

He walked a few steps to the band above the dance floor, and the pianist immediately stood up and moved aside.Adrian walked up and knocked on the microphone, and the sudden sound immediately attracted most of the guests who were dining.

I want to give the next song to my friend, and I hope she will be happy forever, just like it was originally.

Adrian said with a smile, after owing everyone, he sat down in front of the piano, raised his hands and pressed the keys.

Rushui's gentle music started to sound, and Sophie, who was sitting in the seat, covered her mouth immediately. The melody was so familiar, how could she not hear it?

Met yu by surprise I didn’t realize, That my life would change freever… Adrian began to sing, perhaps not as smart as Richard Sanderson, nor as skilled as professional singers, but the magnetic sound makes this song have a different flavor, and with it being completely accompanied by the piano, it actually feels indescribable harmony."Reality", this is the name of the song, and it is also the theme song of Sophie's debut "First Kiss".

Although it has been more than ten years, this song is still so beautiful. Sophie looked at Adrian who was singing intently. Listening to the song, she became a little confused for a moment.

The car stopped outside the apartment, and neither of them spoke, just sat in their seats.They were like this since they came out of the restaurant, maintaining a subtle atmosphere between each other.

I don't know that you can play the piano, and you can play so well and sing well.

Sophie finally spoke, looking outside the Dang Fengshield, with a faint smile on her lips, as if she was recalling something.

Thank you, to be honest, I was worried at the beginning whether everyone would drive me down with boos.

Adrian said half-jokingly, "You know that after the song is over, the applause in the restaurant is almost drowned him."

This made me hear the first single received a good response when I first released the record, but after the album was released, it was very dismal.

Sophie, who told the past, smiled with tranquility and prettyness, making her look even more charming.

She then came to her senses and opened the car door: Thank you for sending me back, Ed.

You're welcome, sending a lady home is something every man should do.Adrian also walked down from the other side and sent Sophie to the front of the apartment.

Just let it be, it was a wonderful night.

Sophie, who was standing by the door, said this, but her hands kept fiddling with the keychain, and the sound of metal collisions continued, but it was not particularly obvious.

Adrian looked at her without saying anything, but his body suddenly leaned forward slightly. Sufi certainly understood what he meant, but he just looked at him with bright eyes without any intention of avoiding it.

Then, he held her beautiful face and leaned over to touch her rosy lips and gently, doing nothing and leaving as soon as he touched it.

You're right, Sophie, it's a wonderful night and I'll remember this night forever.

Adrian looked at her and said with a smile, then pushed a few steps away and bowed very gentlemanly: Good night, have a good dream.

After saying that, he got in the car without looking back. Sophie kept watching the car disappear on the street before turning around and covering her somewhat hot face, sighing softly, touching her lips as if she was savoring, and then she opened the door and entered the apartment.

Adrian, who had already gone away, also touched his lips. Although he only touched it, the soft touch still made people nostalgic. If he hadn't had enough self-control, he would have hugged Sophie and kissed him passionately.

Adrian believed that if he persisted, it would be no difficulty to enter Sophie's room tonight, and that French women would be much more romantic and emotional.

But if they really do this, they will reach this point. Maybe they will push her back to Poland, which is not the result he wants to see.

If Adrian uses any word to describe Sophie Marceau, the first thing that pops out of his head must be this word.

In his previous life, Sophie, who was already in her forties, still charming, not to mention that she is now at the golden age of a woman.

Sexy, mature, elegant, with a little mystery, and a little purity left in it, how could it not attract men's attention? However, for Adrian Laoshui, it is obviously better to have a one-night stand in his pocket.

It's not so difficult at least for Adrian. As he said earlier, all he saw in the media was what they wanted you to see, what it was like behind the camera, what happened, outsiders would never know.

You said there are paparazzi?

Don't joke, paparazzi can indeed follow the stars 24 hours a day, but may this be the case every day 365?

And according to their statement that they like to exaggerate, at best, just use gossip to read it. If you want to distinguish some information from it, it will be difficult.

Adrian's temptation is the best proof. Everything that happened in the afternoon and evening was planned by him. He considered every step and even had someone reorganized "Reality" as early as the United States to make it more suitable for piano performance.

Although no matter how well the plan was, unexpected situations would happen, but luckily, everything went smoothly today, and he left a deep impression on Sophie this night.

Although it was only half a day and half a night, Adrian had already touched Sophie's heart. As he expected from the information, now is the best opportunity to intervene.

Some things are not missing because of different people. At best, it is just a matter of how many people are. Especially for women in the entertainment industry. Their movie screens do not mean that they are in life. As long as they have desires, they will have weaknesses, and as long as they have weaknesses, they can be used.

Monica, Julia and the others will stay with Adrian, not just because of their feelings.

Of course, there must be feelings. After all, Adrian is gentle and considerate to every woman, and he can coax and understand their thoughts. How could he not have feelings?

But this is not an absolute factor. In addition to feelings, he can also give them a lot of things, simply put it as benefits.

To put it bluntly, Adrian opened them a good but unequal contract. The equal contract must be based on equal strength. Now they have something to ask for him, so how could they expect this?

In short, they signed this contract, although there was no text description, they had to abide by it after signing it.

Of course, this is only analyzing from the perspective of interests, and some things cannot be taken to the surface, they can only be understood but not expressed in words.

Besides, humans are very complex creatures, and every woman around him has different details, and these details sometimes affect the overall situation.

For example, for Kate, Charlize and Sarah, feelings are much more important than them.

So, what situation will Sophie Marceau, a beautiful woman, fall into her hands?

It's exciting to think about it.

Although Adrian thought so, he temporarily put it behind his mind after returning to the hotel.

The future is long, so don't rush to this moment. "Brave Heart" will not start filming in a few months.

Such films describing medieval Europe and grand war scenes are quite long in the early preparations. It takes a long time to produce clothing and props alone, not to mention that most of the shots are shot in the UK, and the shooting site must be rented and the setting must be built under the guidance of experts.

These details cannot be wrong. Although they cannot be 100%, at least they cannot be like some movies in Adrian's memory, but they don't even know what age should they wear when they make costume movies.

Of course, this is not a big deal. Anyway, the male and female protagonists have been confirmed.

Originally, the hero wanted to invite Kevin Costner, and even wanted to hand over the guide to him at the beginning, but this guy was busy with his destined to lose money on "Future Water World", so he finally let it go.

Adrian also decided to direct it himself. As for the male lead, he quickly found a suitable candidate.

Just leave these tasks to professionals. They just need to read the report every once in a while and give their opinions. Now let’s finish the movie being produced first.

Therefore, Adrian left Paris on a private plane the next day and then flew directly to Washington. After a slight jet lag, he arrived on June 9 to the crew of Forrest Gump.

The movie only has the outdoor scenes here in Washington, the anti-war demonstration game, the reunion of Forrest Gump and Jenny, meeting Lieutenant Dan after the award, etc., almost dozens of scenes.

It is precisely because of this that he was relieved to go to London and then went back from Prague and Paris. Even so, it took about ten days.

I've never met a director like you who actually left behind an unfinished movie and ran to Europe for vacation alone. It's really ridiculous.

Tom Hanks complained so, of course, this is basically a joke.

Adrian also knew it, so he immediately asked back: OK, I apologize, then Tommy, how do you think I should compensate you?How about giving you another week off?

After saying that, both of them burst into laughter.

Everyone is careful and ready to start shooting!Although it only took half a day to adjust, when Adrian picked up the microphone and started shouting at the crowd, his condition immediately returned to him.

The extra, with about 1,500 people, was under his command, wearing costumes from the 1960s and 1970s, and crowded on both sides of the reflection pool and in front of the built podium.

The dark heads were full of people, and it was quite shocking to look at them, which attracted many tourists. Fortunately, there were police officers around to help maintain order.

Only more than 1,000 people have this momentum, and it will increase by about ten times during post-production. You can imagine how huge the anti-war demonstration game was back then.

But this does not mean that Forrest Gump has to give a definite opinion on the Vietnam War in the movie, although there are some lines in the script from this speech: Sometimes when you go to Vietnam, some people will lose their legs, and some people will not be able to go home. This is bad, and that's what I want to say.

But in the movie, there will be a policeman here who comes out to make trouble and unplugs the microphone connection, so people around him will only hear the beginning sentence: Sometimes going to Vietnam.

After the person in charge of the demonstration drove away the police and reconnected the microphone to get the wire, the people around him would only hear the last sentence. This is what I want to say.

Very clever arrangement, isn't it?

Even after entering the 21st century, not everyone in mainstream society thought that the Vietnam War was a bad thing, and it was necessary to cleverly please both sides.

Besides, as an active soldier at that time, Forrest Gump knew that he was a fool, and even if he didn't know what the demonstration was, it would be inappropriate to give an anti-war speech in front of the public. Such arrangements would avoid the possibility of getting into trouble to a certain extent.

Such plots that can benefit both sides are everywhere in the whole movie, and they are very exquisite. No wonder some people would say that this is a typical movie that promotes American values.

Well, I went back to the shooting scene. In this way, the plot was a bit unlucky. The protesters wanted to hear some strong criticism of the government, but in the end they heard nothing. Although the host next to Forrest Gump heard it, he felt that he was saying it well and helped to adjust the atmosphere, the disappointment in people's hearts was still inevitable.

So it was time for Jenny to appear next, jumped into the reflection pool, and ran towards the podium all the way. Then, excited Forrest Gump jumped off the podium and rushed into the pool. The two hugged each other tightly in the water. Such romance and meaningfulness. The young soldier who came back from the Vietnam battlefield and his anti-war girlfriend met and immediately attracted warm applause from the demonstrators.

Midway through the filming, not only the extras were applauding, but some tourists snatched in were also applauding.

There is no way, the space from the Washington Monument to the Reflection Pool is too broad. Even if there are staff and police to maintain order, they cannot keep everyone out. Fortunately, they did not cause any chaos.

Although this shot is very popular, it took almost two days to complete. It was either wrong here or there, and it had to be shot from various angles, which caused the two actors to suffer a little.

Fortunately, at least it has been completed, Charlie, how many more will be next?After seeing the monitor, Adrian immediately asked the girl beside him.

Encounter with Lieutenant Dan.Charlize quickly gave the answer.

Can you help me call thunder?As soon as he finished speaking, Adrian smiled at her and thought of something. Forget it, it’s better for me to go there, you need a rest.

Charlize glared at him fiercely, but still suppressed his emotions and sat in his position with some depression without moving.