Chapter 330: 56 chapters Accident Chapter 330: 56 chapters Accident The splendid hall, the noisy crowd, the melodious music, and the bubbling voices; this was not the Oscar award ceremony, yet it was even livelier than the award ceremony itself. Counting this year, Vanity Fair had hosted the Oscar Night party for the third time, and the previous two occasions had earned them vast acclaim. With longstanding cordial relations in the entertainment circle and a much lower entry threshold than the award ceremony itself, many influential figures participated, making the party dazzle with stars.
For instance, Tom Hanks and his wife, who had claimed Best Actor for consecutive years, were chatting merrily in a corner with another similarly named couple, Tom Cruise and his wife. Meanwhile, Jessica Lange, the Best Actress winner, stood with a glass of wine loudly talking to her friends, her expression animated, clearly delighted at having won both Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress.
As for Adrian, who had just become the youngest Best Director nominee and then broke records again to become the youngest ever Best Director in Oscar history, he was now sitting on a couch in a small room, congratulating Laverne, the CEO of Bossworth Film Company.
“How does it feel to win Best Picture?” Adrian adjusted his posture and asked with a smile.
“Not bad,” Laverne shrugged nonchalantly, showing none of the emotion he had during his acceptance speech.
Forrest Gump winning Best Picture had been confirmed when Adrian won Best Director. As it had been mentioned before, barring special circumstances, Best Director and Best Picture were seldom awarded to different films. Besides, Forrest Gump embodied the quintessence of mainstream American values to such an extent that if a sacrifice were necessary, it would only be in the Best Director category.
Since Adrian was a producer and Laverne represented the film company, they both went on stage to receive the award. Adrian knew Laverne had always wanted the company to produce a film that won the Oscar for Best Picture, so he gave the opportunity to make the acceptance speech to Laverne. At that moment, Laverne was truly excited, though he appeared composed, don’t forget that Adrian was right beside him. Surprisingly, only tens of minutes after the award ceremony and arriving at the Vanity Fair party, Laverne seemed to have already put that out of his mind.
“It’s normal,” Laverne explained, noticing his confusion. “When you dedicate so much time and effort to something, enduring failures and hardships without giving up, aiming to prove yourself with it, then once you finish, you feel particularly empty. The longer you hold onto your beliefs, the stronger the emptiness feels, like…”
“Like in movies or novels, those who spend a lifetime pursuing a belief of revenge, and finally achieve it, right?” Adrian laughed as he took over the conversation.
“Um… well, yes, that’s a more vivid comparison,” Laverne shrugged again and then sighed.
“Come on, Laverne, this is just the beginning,” Adrian tapped him firmly on the shoulder. “Trust me, before you leave office, we’ll have many more Best Pictures to win.”
By leaving office, he certainly didn’t mean to imply firing him. Laverne had already proven his capabilities. However, as AC Media developed, Bossworth Film’s status had begun to decline. Valuable contributors should not be mistreated. Eisner’s departure from Paramount was for this reason, and Laverne’s departure from Paramount was for the same reason, even last year Katzenberg left Disney for this reason. Therefore, Adrian suggested to Claude that Laverne should be promoted to the head office, and Claude agreed.
“Thank you,” Laverne finally smiled as well, raising his glass. “I’ve always believed in you, Adrian.”
After draining his glass, Adrian patted Laverne again and then stood up to leave the room.
If I ultimately achieve my goals, would I feel the same? He suddenly thought this but quickly shook his head, dismissing the thought with a chuckle. Instead of pondering these matters, it was better to focus on achieving his goals. Of course, being immediately surrounded by a flock of women as he exited the room was another reason to abandon such thoughts.
The youngest Best Director in Oscar history, an outstanding producer with an exceptionally unique vision, and Tom Hanks had even admitted, albeit subtly, during his acceptance speech that his winning Best Actor again was thanks to Adrian–all of this was enough for the actresses attending the party to buzz around him.
Adrian quickly dismissed them; he had little interest in sparring with them anymore. He had spent most of the party exchanging pleasantries with some familiar faces, and now it was time to find his ladies.
But just then, another voluptuous body crashed into his arms, her lips curling into a charming smile as a seductive voice rang in his ear, “Hey, big director, where are you headed?”
“Just wandering around,” Adrian replied, flipping his previously polite and aloof tone. After a quick scan of the surroundings, he smiled and unabashedly grabbed her pert buttocks, gently kneading them. “How have you been, Drew?”
“Not bad, you gave me a new script that is about to start shooting soon. Maybe you could come by and see?” Drew Barrymore giggled, leaning affectionately into his arms without minding at all, knowing full well that even when Adrian indulged in such desires, it was usually behind closed doors where others couldn’t see.
Interestingly, the now-reestablished Drew still behaved recklessly at some parties, but always knew her limits, except in front of Adrian, where she didn’t mind appearing like a total slut.
She probably thought he liked her that way. Adrian shrugged imperceptibly. After all, he had helped her win a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and had given her many valuable suggestions.
Following Adrian’s advice, Drew had been trying her hand at comedy movies for the past two years, achieving decent success. Most recently, she even landed a role in “Batman Forever.” Besides, she had managed to borrow money to start her own film production company, but because of the lack of good scripts, she specifically sought Adrian’s help.
After Drew Barrymore had fully catered to him a few times, Adrian gave her the script for “Never Been Kissed,” a romantic comedy that never went out of style. Moreover, satisfied with her services, Adrian even took part in the investment — and all this happened towards the end of last year.
“I promise, but right now, I have other matters to handle,” Adrian said with a light laugh, pinching her buttocks hard. He didn’t mind having a few more friendly matches with Drew, just like with Cameron or Cindy. Blonde, blue-eyed women always were popular everywhere, and her doll face looked particularly alluring when bukkake.
“Oh, you’re so heartless, Ed,” Drew said, her tone carrying a hint of melancholy but her face extremely seductive.
Adrian chuckled, withdrew his hand and walked away without looking back. Drew shrugged her shoulders, a little disappointed yet indifferent, walking in the opposite direction. If it were any other time, he would have already taken her somewhere secluded for a wild encounter, but not tonight, because–
Upstairs at the party, in a secluded spot dimly lit, a petite body leaned back almost 120 degrees against the wall. Her toes pointed on Adrian’s shoes, heels lifted high, arms wrapped around his neck, wildly kissing him.
After intermittently savoring each other’s kisses for a moment, Kirsten finally dismounted from Adrian.
“I love you, Ed. I really, really love you,” the flushed-faced girl said, looking at Adrian with a dazed gaze. She had been very excited tonight ever since she won the Best Supporting Actress award. During the photo session with other award winners after the ceremony, she clung to Adrian, thankfully without giving anything away.
“I love you too, my little fairy,” Adrian, still bent over, held onto her not-yet-fully-developed soft buttocks without pulling away.
“Little fairy? I love that name, from now on, I’m your little fairy,” Kirsten said with a delayed smile, her eyes curved but undeniably seductive.
“Really?” Adrian asked meaningfully, exerting a bit of force with his hand.
“Oh… Of course, I always will be,” Kirsten cried softly, “as long as you want me to.”
Adrian said nothing more, bent lower, and kissed her cheek, but withdrew his hand from under her skirt and then stood holding the girl motionless for a long while.
After a long time, Kirsten finally recovered, coughed lightly, and pushed Adrian away.
“Sorry, Adrian, I have to go back.” Her reluctance shone genuinely in her eyes. “You know, it was already hard for me to come to the party, my mom won’t let me stay for long.”
“I know, it’s okay. Go on,” Adrian said, his fingers gently brushing her cheek.
Kirsten’s gaze shifted, and just as his fingers touched her lips, she suddenly captured them in her mouth.
“Yeah, you said you would find time to properly guide me,” she said in a seductively sweet voice.
Adrian smiled slightly, leaned down to her ear, and whispered a few words, then playfully licked her small earlobe. Kirsten’s body shuddered for a moment but quickly regained her pure yet seductive composure.
“Well, goodnight then.” The girl tiptoed to give him a gentle kiss on his face, then walked towards the end of the hallway.
Watching Kirsten disappear at the end of the hallway and waiting silently for a moment, Adrian then started walking in that direction.
Lolita’s temptation proved indeed lethal, always inciting one to commit sins. Such thoughts emerged in his mind as he sighed. Unfortunately, he still had to endure for a while, to maintain the current situation, for it was all too easy for accidents to occur.
One must not act on impulse, and being able to control one’s desires was a necessity for every successful person. Considering this, Adrian immediately diverted his thoughts towards others, like Monica and Julia.
After arriving at the party from the Holy Grand Hall, he had only glimpsed the two women from afar without even greeting them; of course, he had been too occupied with the many women flirting with him, while Monica, as usual, took everything in stride, and Julia displayed her typical resentful expression.
He decided, tonight’s a threesome! Walking down, Adrian chuckled, thinking of letting Monica and Julia handle the fire Kirsten had ignited in him. Just recalling how Monica and Julia had both been beneath him, Adrian wanted to rush to the hall. And when could he get Kate and Charli in bed together at the same time?
Just then, a slim silhouette in a bright flash passed the corner of his eye; had Adrian not been familiar enough, he might have missed it. How did she get here? Adrian wondered inwardly. For safety, he and Kirsten had been intimate on the third floor; how could she have appeared on the second floor?
After pausing to think for a moment, Adrian turned onto the second-floor corridor and after a couple of turns, he saw the silhouette he had seen earlier. He didn’t need to see her face; the one-shoulder red dress and her fine figure were enough to confirm it was indeed her, albeit she stood motionlessly as if she had been standing there for a long time.
Choosing his words, Adrian approached her with a surprised tone, “Hey, Nicole, what are you doing here?”
Nicole Kidman immediately turned around looking startled, her complexion pale and somewhat dazed, her blue eyes carrying an indescribable confusion. Adrian took a deep breath, detecting a hint of alcohol; it appeared she had drunk quite a bit, much like the last time.
A sparkle crossed Adrian’s eyes, and he stepped closer, changing to a concerned tone, “What happened?”
Nicole did not answer but just stared at him steadily, her hair up revealing her fair neck, resembling a beautiful doll. Adrian raised an eyebrow, about to ask further, but Nicole spoke first, “Can we talk?”
“Of course,” Adrian agreed without hesitation, “I’d love to listen.”
His tone was sincere, and something in Nicole’s eyes ignited immediately, she then opened the door to the adjacent room and walked in ahead. Adrian sensed something amiss but couldn’t put his finger on it, so he followed her in.
As the door closed behind him and before he could speak, Nicole rushed over with a scent of perfume, pressing the unsuspecting Adrian against the door and locking the door while kissing him passionately.
This unexpected passion left Adrian dazed for a moment, and thus, control was completely seized by this woman, with only his hands instinctively embracing her.
“Oh, my God… what’s gotten into you?” Adrian finally managed to ask breathlessly after the intense kissing ended.
“Don’t tell me you don’t want me,” Nicole breathed out, her pretty face flushed, making her look even more enticing.
Adrian gasped, feeling the direct touch despite the barrier of his trousers, igniting his already rising desire. Seeing as she had presented herself on a platter, why bother with formalities? First, take a bite!
He kissed her lush lips again and then lifted her up, pinning her against the wall, his hands unreservedly caressing her exquisite figure. Nicole was right; he had long fantasized about this beauty.
Soon, they resumed kissing, tenderly for a while, after which Adrian set Nicole on a chair, but just as he was about to progress further, the sobered Nicole suddenly pushed him away and coldly said, “You can leave now!”
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