I’m in Hollywood

Eric felt Rachel's expectant gaze, shook his head and said: If you can be a few years older, this is a heroine movie, there is no supporting actress, and I hope that the heroine cannot be younger than thirty years old. .

Rachel Weisz nodded. Although she was a little regretful, she was not too disappointed. After Titanic, the most important thing she did not lack was the film contract. After a few more casual chats about Eric's movie, she changed the subject and joked: I heard you've been in London for over a month, just for that Spice Girls group, annabe sounds right It's very interesting, I even bought a disc. But what does the phrase 'zigazig-ah' mean?

You got me right, Eric said, he actually remembered that 'zigazig-ah' was '*-and-iga', which is not a good word, so it was replaced with a meaningless tone There is no way to explain the allusions to Rachel, so I can only vaguely say: I just thought it would be more catchy to add this sentence after the lyrics.

Caroline sat next to Rachel and noticed Eric's expression when he spoke, she understood that Eric was perfunctory Rachel, he must know, but didn't want to explain to Rachel. Looking at Rachel and Melanie next to her, Caroline realized that she was the only one who had discovered this little secret, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help curving.

Rachel just asked casually. She is not as curious about this string of characters as the outside media and fans. Since Eric didn't say it, she didn't get to the bottom of it anymore, and said: Firefly Group With so many things going on, is it really okay for you not to go back to Los Angeles for so long?

I'm the boss. As a boss, if you can't do whatever you want, what's the point of living. What about you, what are you busy with recently?

I just made a cameo appearance in a movie, I just came back yesterday, and I plan to go back to Los Angeles after Christmas, Rachel said, reaching out and hugging Caroline affectionately, Also, Eric, give Caroline How about a day off for Leigh and Mel, I want to go shopping in town with them.

No problem, Eric nodded happily and said, However, you are a superstar now, aren't you afraid of being watched?

Haha, as long as you disguise a little bit, I will get rid of all the paparazzi alone today.

Then go play and come back whenever you want. Anyway, I don't have anything important recently.

Rachel nodded, and was about to pull Caroline and Melanie away together, when she suddenly remembered something, and said, Eric, how about you go with us?

Eric shook his head and said, I'm terribly surrounded by people, so I won't go.

Hehe, what you just said, if you can't do what you want to do, what's the point of living, Rachel seemed to be suddenly interested and said, So, let's go together, don't worry, we I won't pull you over to be a human-shaped credit card.

When Caroline heard Rachel's suggestion, she also persuaded with some temptation: Yeah, Eric, come and play with us.

British paparazzi are world-famous for their 'ruthlessness'. However, Rachel's plan was just shopping and eating, and there was no idea of ​​hanging out on the street in a big way. Eric thought about it for a while and then agreed. He left Rachel's Jaguar King in the parking lot of Pinewood Studios, and borrowed two Mercedes-Benz vans that didn't look up. Eric took a group of bodyguards and set off with Rachel's three daughters. City of London.

Because I put a lot of effort into dressing up, I just shopped in some brand stores in a low-key manner. I strolled around for an afternoon. Although it was inevitable that a few people would recognize it, nothing happened.

Until the evening, the three girls who had almost filled the trunks of two Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles were about to choose a restaurant for dinner. Passing by the famous Harrods department store in Kensington, Rachel became interested again and planned to go there. After picking out a few cosmetics, Eric instructed the driver to park the car on the side of the road and walked into Harrods with Rachel and the others.

Speaking of which, the Harrods department store, which focuses on luxury brands, is the property of the family of Princess Diana's last boyfriend, Dodi Fayed.

If it weren't for Eric's intervention, Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana's memorials would have been set up in this department store.

Now, although the two parted ways, they both live well. Diana was asked about her impression of Eric during an interview at another charity party at Kensington Palace not long ago, and bluntly told a reporter that 'Eric Williams is a rude person. guy'.

Fortunately, the reporter who interviewed Princess Di happened to be from The Sun, a subsidiary of News Corp. Diana's evaluation of Eric did not appear in the newspaper, but the recording of the interview somehow fell into Elizabeth's hands. Eric was inevitably ridiculed again.

Although it is a weekday, Harrods has a lot more customers than those specialty stores.

Eric didn't want to be too conspicuous with the three girls, so he said hello to them, and wandered casually in the cosmetics area on the first floor alone.

As I was walking, a female voice suddenly came from beside me, and she asked politely, Sir, would you like to try Armani's latest men's fragrance?

Eric looked over, recognized the female promoter in front of him, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

What a coincidence, we met again.

Seeing Eric stop, Victoria Adams immediately smiled and raised the trial perfume in her hand to spray Eric a little. However, noticing the strange expression in the man in front of her, she couldn't help but scrutinize him a few times. She quickly widened her eyes and asked uncertainly, You, who are you, Mr. Williams?

Hearing her almost screaming voice, Eric hurriedly made a silent action.

Victoria Adams realized her gaffe, and waved the perfume bottle in her hand embarrassedly. She looked at Eric who was wearing a pair of flat glasses and had a layer of stubble on her chin, but she didn't know what to say for a while. what's good.

More than half a month ago, I felt that Eric had a special attitude towards her during the filming of the annabe mv, and Victoria was secretly excited for several days. It's definitely a good thing to pay attention to.

It's just that, although she had a good dream for several nights in a row, Eric didn't say anything to her until the video was filmed. Although she always wanted to find opportunities to take the initiative, she was unable to find a way to be alone with Ai. The timing of Rick's contact, after the MV filming, all the actors involved in the filming naturally disbanded. It was inevitable that she had been lost for a few days, but life had to go on, and she had to continue to participate in various auditions while looking for a job as a perfume promoter.

Eric also looked curiously at Victoria, who was wearing the uniform of a promoter, noticed that she had dyed her hair black again, and nodded: Black hair still looks more pleasing to the eye, but, aren't you an actor, why are you here? A salesman here?

Victoria Adams looked a little embarrassed. She graduated from an art school at the age of 20. She has only participated in a few stage plays sporadically in the past few years, but she has never been able to find any stable work.

After a few flashes in her eyes, Victoria Adams said, I, this is just a temporary job. I have participated in a few auditions recently and I am still waiting for news.

Oh.

Eric nodded and found that he had nothing to chat with the girl in front of him, so he planned to walk away, but there was a loud noise not far away, and he could hear shouts like 'Rose' and 'Rachel'.

Obviously, Rachel and the three of them were still discovered and watched.

Eric looked at the three women surrounded by the crowd. He didn't step forward, but took out his mobile phone and quickly dialed the number of the bodyguard who was waiting outside, and gave a few simple instructions. After a while, four sturdy bodyguards hurried in, separated the crowd around Rachel's three girls, and protected them from Harrods.

Eric just instructed the bodyguard to send Rachel and the others away first, without waiting for him. Leaning on the counter in front of Victoria and waiting for a while, confirming that Rachel and the others had left, Eric and Victoria Adams nodded and greeted, and then walked towards the store door.

Victoria Adams stared blankly at the back of Eric walking out, and suddenly woke up. If she misses this opportunity, it will be difficult for her to get ahead again in her life.

Putting down the perfume bottle in her hand, Victoria Adams ran out of the counter and chased after him, calling softly, Mr. Williams.

Eric stopped and looked at Victoria who was chasing after him: Is something wrong?

I, I, Victoria hesitated for a moment, then summoned up her courage, Can I treat you to a meal?

It's working time now, are you planning to skip work? Eric said jokingly, looking around. Seeing that the girl in front of her was very disappointed with her fingers twisted, she thought for a while, and then said, Okay, but I'll invite you.

Victoria Adamston, who thought she was going to be rejected, raised her head and said, Then wait a minute, I'll change my clothes.

Eric nodded with a smile, watched Victoria hurriedly leave, sat down on the lounge sofa next to him, and casually picked up a newspaper and looked at it.

A few minutes later, Victoria came over, wearing a black blazer and blue jeans, carrying a satchel over her shoulder.

Eric put down the newspaper, got up and walked out with her.

Victoria Adams followed Eric and glanced at the left hand he casually put in the pocket of his slacks.

The Mercedes-Benz commercial van waiting outside had already left one. Seeing Eric walking out of the department store with a strange girl, the bodyguard on the co-pilot quickly got out of the car and opened the door for them.

Victoria glanced at Eric cautiously, and then got into the car first under his signal.

Eric also got into the car and asked Victoria beside him, So, where do you want to eat?

Victoria Adams shook her head: I don't care, anywhere.

Then please have Chinese food. It's very close to the Royal Garden Hotel. There is a very good Chinese restaurant there.

After Eric finished speaking, he ordered the driver to drive, and suddenly remembered that he had to call to reserve a seat first. The Royal Garden Hotel is just off the Garden Street exit of Kensington. When Eric came to London for the premiere of Casino Royale in June, Eric had been to the Minjiang restaurant in the Royal Garden Hotel several times.

However, when he took out his phone, Eric had no choice but to find that he didn't know the order numbers of these restaurants at all. This kind of thing is usually done by assistants or women around.

Inexplicably a little guilty, he didn't call Caroline and the others to help him reserve a seat. Eric flipped through the address book a few times. He has been in frequent contact with Simon Fuller recently, so he dialed it and asked him to book it for him. Location.

Simon Fuller is definitely the UK's hottest music manager in recent times. Victoria watched Eric make the phone call naturally, as if instructing his subordinates to let Simon Fuller help them locate, and felt a little more eager in her heart.

It only took less than ten minutes from Harrods Department Store to the Royal Garden Hotel. However, when Eric walked into the Minjiang restaurant in the hotel, a waiter warmly greeted him and brought Eric and the two of them along. Come to the window seat overlooking Hyde Park.

The roast duck here is very good, but I don't know if it suits your taste, you can try other ones, Eric ordered a random dinner, handed the menu to the waiter, and recommended it to Victoria.

Victoria raised her head and smiled at Eric, and ordered a roast duck obediently.

When the waiter left, looking at Victoria who was still very restrained, Eric took the initiative to open the topic and said, Then, tell me about you, I don't know you very well.

Eric is a very talkative person. Under his guidance, Victoria Adams gradually let go and talked about her life.

After graduating from Rennes Art School, I actually wanted to be a singer, and I applied for a band. Later, I found out that the guy named Steve who started the band turned out to be a stripper. At that time, a group of people were rehearsing in a small studio just north of the Royal Park. After a few months, the band didn't improve much, and everyone broke up. I have been participating in various pieces for the past two years. There are all kinds of auditions, there are bands, commercials, movies, music mvs, etc. However, my agent is not on my mind, so I have never had a good chance. Victoria rambled, although she could feel AI Rick had been listening carefully to her story, but she was still a little worried and asked, Eric, do you find these things boring?

No, Eric shook his head and smiled, I'm a director, so I like to listen to other people's stories about my life, so that it can be used in the script at some point.

Oh, Victoria nodded reassuringly, and said, Actually, I can feel that you filming the mv of annabe should be preparing for your next movie, right?

Yeah, I'm going to be the photographer myself next time, so I'll practice with this mv.

You have to be a photographer yourself, I think the photographer must be very tired, like the ones you wear when you shoot, so heavy... um, kind of...

Steadicam.

Well, that's it, Victoria said, a little embarrassed, I don't think it's necessary, you can hire someone to do it.

If you hire people to do everything, then life will become more and more boring, Eric smiled and asked, What about you, what are you going to do in the future?

A look of anticipation flashed in Victoria's eyes. She wanted to say something, but she suddenly got stuck. Maybe it was because she had spent the past few years aimlessly. She really didn't think about the future. She summoned the courage to stop Ari at Harold K, it's just that she instinctively wants to seize certain opportunities.

After thinking for a while, Victoria said, I, I actually don't know what I plan to do in the future, but Eric, how do you think I can be a singer too?

Eric shook his head and said with a smile, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk this way.

When it comes to musical talent, Victoria used to be one of the coolest in the Spice Girls. Having lost the opportunity to join the Spice Girls, it is basically impossible for her to become a singer again. Eric remembered that Victoria was recognized by the fashion industry as a designer, but without the blessing of the Spice Girls and Beckham, she would probably have little chance of gaining a place in the fashion industry.

Seeing Eric shaking his head, Victoria was a little disappointed, hesitated, and asked, Eric, what do you think I am suitable for?

Didn't you just say that your family runs a wholesale electrical appliance business? Let me tell you, you should calm down and help your father manage the business. Maybe you will become a strong businesswoman in the future.

Actually, I also know that in art school, most of the girls there were better than me, but I was always reluctant to live in obscurity like my parents and I wanted to be famous, Victoria apparently said of Eric's comments. Very disappointed in the answer, sighed, and said, Eric, can I ask you a question?

certainly.

That time, it was the filming of the annabe mv, why did you stop suddenly when you passed by me?

Eric shook his head and said with a smile: It's nothing, just feel like you are a person in my memory.

Oh, then, she must be very good, right?

Yeah, speaking of which, she should be considered a winner in life.

Winner in life, a very interesting term. So do you think, um, can I be a winner in life?

It's hard to say, it depends on what you think is a winner in life.

I just said that, I want to be famous. Victoria said here, put down the tableware in her hand, looked over with hope, and said with a bit of pleading, Eric, can you help me? (To be continued.)