Chapter 191
He vaguely remembered that Jennifer Connelly, who got little attention after she had grown up, caught the eyes of Hollywood with her bold performance in a thriller movie . She had luckily transformed from a child star with clean and pure image since then . It was not a long time until she starred in The Rocketeer . However, with the box office of that movie flopping, other films of big production that she acted as the leading actresses had all failed in term of box office . As a result, for a long time no one had invited her to star in any mainstream commercial movies in Hollywood where people were obsessed with superstitions . From then on, she never got any role in a movie in the next five years . It was several years later when she appeared on the screen again and her screen image was completely different from what it was before .
“Eric?” Seeing Eric zoning out, Brooke Shields slightly patted on him unpleasantly . This man was so terrible that he should get distracted in front of a gorgeous beauty like her .
“Oh, sorry . ” Eric apologized, no longer being distracted by those thoughts . Then he asked her in uncertainty: “The rocketeer you have mentioned is fiction movie that happened in Los Angeles in the 1930s?”
Her jaw dropped when she heard what Eric said . Therefore, Eric was completely certain of it .
In the face of Eric’s confident eyes, Brooke Shields asked him: “Eric, how do you know that? It…should it be a secret?”
“If I’ve guessed it right, this movie is adapted from the original novel of the same name by Stevens . I happen to have read that book . ” Eric shrugged . He indeed watched that film before, but he never read the novel, a fact that he wouldn’t reveal to her . As for the content of the film, the scene that he found most interesting was when the sign of Hollywood Heights was reduced to Hollywood after being smashed . Many Hollywood movies preferred to echo the plots with historical events, among which the most popular one was Forrest Gump .
“Eric, how do you like this movie being shot based on the novel?” Brooke Shields was somewhat clever, raising an important question after hearing what Eric said .
“I don’t know about it . It was a marvelous novel and depended on how Disney is going to adapt it . ” Eric shook his head without hesitation .
He had no intention of reminding her not to accept the role in this movie since it might not be helpful if she had already signed a contract with Disney .
What was more, since Disney shot the movie one year in advance, the plot would be different from what it was previously . Sometimes, even if one day difference would lead to a change in a screenwriter’s mind, let alone one year . The Rocketeer might achieve an unexpected success in the current time and space . If he ventured to remind her not to star in this movie, which instead turned out to be a blockbuster in the future, he would ruin her career . It was him who had to make up for her losses and offered her a role in his movie . So it was better to be an onlooker .
Shaking the red wine in the glass, Eric absent-mindedly thought about The Rocketeer, which then reminded him of Jennifer Connelly . He did not know where Jennifer Connelly had been . Since he already forgot the taste of her lips, he wondered when he could kiss her again .
“Eric, I’d better not to bother you as you are always zoning out . ” Standing up unpleasantly, Brooke Shields looked at him with complaint and left away .
Staring at her body covered in a silver mermaid gown, Eric suddenly felt that her body was perfectly suitable for dressing up as a mermaid with tail .
Eric shook his head to leave every muddled thought behind, deciding to go to Aniston’s house to spend a night with her .
At night, in Aniston’s house .
She leaned against Eric’s arm, suddenly talking about bearing a child: “I am only twenty years old . I don’t want to be burdened by a child, unable to do anything . ”
“As a man of nigh teen years old, even I am not afraid of having a child, why are you so concerned having a baby now that you are twenty . ” Eric said with a smile .
“Anyway, I don’t want to be pregnant at such an early age . I should wait until thirty years old, and…” Aniston said quite nervously, raising her head and staring into Eric’s eyes: “If I were pregnant now, would you marry me immediately?”
Hearing what she said, Eric’s heart beat rapidly . He hesitated for a moment and before he replied to that question, Aniston pinched his waist lightly: “You are so scared that your heart almost leaps out . I know it…”
His hands slided over her smooth back, whispering to her: “Jane, please forgive my greedy mind . I swear that I will be good to you forever . ”
“But I need more than that,” Aniston murmured with her face rubbing his body “I hope you are good to me only”,
“I know, but it’s impossible . And you don’t want to let me go . ” Aniston’s tone soon became resentful: “How come there is such a jerk in this world . ”
Kissing her face with a smile, Eric said: “Little girl, you need to keep in mind that all men in this world are jerks . Just stop struggling as all men are the same . ”
Rolling her eyes at him, Aniston said: “It seems to make sense . Instilling your strange life philosophies into me, you resemble a wicked heretic who would be burned to death if you were in Europe several hundred years ago . ”
Eric couldn’t help but argued: “Only a pagan can have a carefree life . They tend to believe in God in their imagination, which is more like the incarnation of their deep minds . ”
“No more talking . You start brainwashing me again…” Shaking her head, Aniston stretched out her hands to cover Eric’s mouth to keep him from talking about it anymore . However, her twisted corner of the mouth indicated that she would listen attentively to him even if he continued talking about it .
Wearing a grin on his face, Eric grasped Aniston’s hands and compared the size of her hands with his . The thin callus had slightly grown on his hands due to a busy year . He said: “Fine, I won’t talk about it . ”
Though had not raised her head, Aniston scratched the palm of his hands: “Eric, are you going to Venice in September?”
Eric recalled the arrangement of his schedule, nodding: “Yes . The film festival will open on September 4 and I will stay there for a few days . I won’t attend the awards ceremony as they have nothing to do with me . So there is no need to spend much time there . Although I don’t want to attend the event, I can’t keep avoiding everyone since I’m in this industry . I am not like Woody Allen .
“September the 4th . ” Aniston suddenly raised her head and repeated that date, unnoticing what Eric had said next . Something seemed to occur to her, which made her unhappy suddenly . She intended to make a slight complaint that Eric and Virgin would dawdle in Vince . But upon hearing the date of the opening ceremony, she said unpleasantly: “Friends is to be broadcast on September 3, which means you can’t see the premier with me . ”
“Watching or not watching is the same . That TV series is produced by me . Why do I need to watch it when I know every plot?” Eric felt confused .
Aniston was a bit irritated: “Certainly it is different . It is the first TV series that we produce together . I thought you could watch the premier with me . ”
Eric apologized: “How about…I watch the premier with you in the second season?”
Aniston was disappointed . She punched Eric, turned her back on him and murmured: “Who knows if the TV series you shoot have the second season or not . I’ve watched it and it’s just so-so . ”
The petulant lady had Eric in stitches and he had to beg her: “Alright . I will call the person responsible for the film ceremony held in Vince and let them postpone the opening ceremony for two days because I need to watch the premier of a TV series with my girlfriend . ”
Aniston was stunned and then burst into laughter: “You asshole . You deem yourself as a God . ” However, Aniston had thought it through; knowing that there was no perfect solution to this issue . What Eric would do was more important . “Ok, I will let you go . Don’t forget to bring me some gifts . ”
Eric stretched out his hands to draw the virtual image of a small boat: “No problem . How about a fully hand-made Gondola?”
Aniston patted on his back and chuckled: “Where can we go boating if you purchase a boat . I want a mask . ”
It occurred to Eric that in his previous life, he indeed saw a mask brought from Vince . Not knowing the material of the mask decorated with various floral patterns and feathers, he thought it was weird and gorgeous .
“What kind of mask do you want?” Recalling the details of that mask, Eric asked her .
“Surprise me . Let’s see if you can guess my preferences . ” Aniston give him a naughty smile .
“Why are you here?” Early in the early morning of the second day, Eric left vigorously for his company . When he entered his office, he found that Drew had already sat on his chair playing the computer in front of her . She apparently didn’t know how to use the current computer system . Eric was sure that she was only mishandling it, so he hurried forward to shut down the computer to prevent some cases from being destroyed .
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