Oprah leaned slightly and listened carefully. After Eric finished speaking, she sighed: "Eric, listening to what you said, I can feel that you really like children."
Eric didn't use any words too deliberately, but just nodded slightly: "Yes."
"Speaking of Emma," Oprah continued quickly, "she seems to have a very long name?"
With a smile on the corner of Eric's mouth, he said, "Well, Emma Roberts Murdoch Barrymore Williams."
The information about the three children on the Internet was cleared up in just one hour yesterday, and many viewers at the scene did not see the relevant news. When they heard Eric say this, they couldn't help laughing.
"Just by the name, I know this must be a well-loved little guy. I'm a little envious." Oprah also smiled and asked, "How did this name come about?"
"In the beginning, it was just a joke. Later, Drew really urged Julia to register this name for Emma. I also felt that it was a bit messy at the time. However, gradually everyone got used to it, and it felt good, and Emma was also very happy. Love the name."
After talking like this for a few words, the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed, and Oprah began to touch on slightly more sensitive topics.
"So, about Kevin and Xia Xia, Eric, I heard that they were born on the same day?"
In the initial discussion stage, Eric did not want to reveal the names of the three children.
However, it is difficult to conduct the entire interview in this way.
After all, it is impossible to use code names such as A, B, and C to call the three little guys, which will appear deliberate and alienated.
The final result of the discussion is that the names of Emma and Kevin can be mentioned, because these two names are very common, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of people with the same name in the entire United States. You can find a lot of them at will. As for Hawaii, this name is quite special, and Eric finally decided to only use the nickname Xia Xia instead of mentioning the full name.
In yesterday’s Internet and Lun attack, the fact that Kevin and Hawaii were born on the same day was highlighted as gossip information. Although the matter quickly subsided, if Eric completely avoided this issue in today’s interview, future Inevitably, it will be taken out and hyped up.
Hearing this question, whether it is the studio or the audience in front of the TV, there are basically two reactions. A very small number of people happened to see the gossip news or were more responsive and knew that the two children here had different mothers. But more people are a little confused about this question, and some viewers even think that Kevin and Hawaii are twins.
On the TV screen, Eric still nodded without denying, and said, "Yes, on the same day."
Oprah pressed: "Is this a coincidence?"
"Not really," Eric shook his head, with some embarrassment in his expression, but he still explained: "Vicki gave birth to Kevin very badly. She stayed in the delivery room for almost ten hours and was about to prepare for surgery. At that time, Joan Also, she is also pregnant for the first time, and she was very nervous, but when she saw Vicky's dystocia, she was stimulated, and her amniotic fluid suddenly broke."
After Eric finished explaining, all the audience immediately understood that it turned out that there were two children and two mothers, and they were pregnant at the same time.
However, although some viewers have begun to complain about Eric's absurd private life, most of them did not react much because of the relaxed and normal atmosphere created by Eric and Oprah, and still focused on Eric. body, waiting for him to continue.
In Cindy's apartment, although she was full of resentment towards Eric once in her heart, Stephanie Seymour couldn't help but pay attention to the next thing when she heard that Virginia had dystocia and the two women gave birth at the same time, and even forgot to say goodbye to Eric. Eric spoke harshly.
Immediately, Oprah also showed a concerned expression: "So, what happened later, did everything go well?"
"Xia Xia's birth went very smoothly, it only took a little over four hours, and Kevin finally gave birth naturally," Eric said, with a smile on his face, and said: "Vicky has always been very concerned about this matter. What happened, she originally thought Kevin would be an older brother, but in the end it turned out to be a younger brother."
Everyone chuckled.
Oprah continued: "So, Eric, when Ms. Pakula and Ms. Madsen were unexpectedly pregnant at the same time, how did you feel at that time, and how did you deal with it?"
"I was flustered at the beginning. I was only in my early twenties and I wasn't ready to be a father at all. Joan was also completely at a loss. But Vicky, who has always been very independent, threatened that even if I didn't care, she would be a single mother herself. Come on. However, maybe I was a bit precocious, and I quickly accepted it, felt that I still had to bear the responsibilities, and then began to arrange various things so that the two of them could quit their jobs and concentrate on raising the baby. Vicky and Joan also They lived together as companions, and then their relationship got better and better, and they haven't separated after giving birth to a child, until now."
"I don't know if you have noticed." Oprah glanced at the auditorium, turned around again, and said, "Eric, when you talk about the nicknames of the two ladies, your tone is always very intimate and natural, so, now What kind of relationship is it?"
"It's been so many years, we haven't separated yet, I think it's more like relatives. Although the relationship between us is quite special, I occasionally feel that this kind of emotion similar to family affection is actually stronger than love. "
"Speaking of which, Eric, although you are still very young now," Oprah asked another sensitive topic: "Have you ever considered marriage?"
Eric shook his head: "There are too many entanglements, Vicky, Joan, three children, and Drew, everyone knows my relationship with this girl, so I probably won't get married. Besides, it's okay not to get married, I have my relatives, my lover, and three little guys by my side, so I have an heir, so I have no regrets."
Oprah nodded understandingly, but seemed to catch something suddenly, and said, "Heir, Eric, do you mean, Emma, Kevin and Xia Xia?"
"Of course, they are my children, so they are naturally the heirs of the Williams family."
"Wow… "
In the studio, following Eric's words, there was obviously a small uproar at the scene.
As we all know, Eric is now worth more than 400 billion US dollars. Even if the huge wealth of 400 billion U.S. dollars does not continue to increase in value in the future, if it is divided equally among the three little guys, it is enough for them to continue to dominate the Forbes rich list.
Of course, Virginia and Joanna were the envy of more women, whether on the spot or in front of the TV.
In the apartment on 75th Street, Cindy was still staring intently at the TV screen, but Stephanie Seymour was secretly speechless. She also gave birth to a child to her husband Peter Brant ahead of schedule, but after several years of repeated disputes between the two, she won some inheritance rights for herself and her child.
However, Peter Brant still gave most of his wealth to his ex-wife's children in the will drawn up in advance, and what Stephanie Seymour and her children will be able to get in the future is likely to be less than 50 million US dollars.
At this time, listening to Eric say this, it is simply more angry than others.
The heirs of a fortune of 400 billion U.S. dollars, the three little guys can no longer be compared to being born with a golden spoon in their mouths.
More importantly, Virginia and Joanna, as the mothers of Eric's two biological children, are more expensive than mothers. If they wanted to, they could easily be among the most powerful women in the world by doing nothing.
Oprah showed a slightly surprised expression again, and said: "Eric, I heard that you built a private airport on Long Island for the convenience of watching the children. Also, the lives of the little ones seem to be very good. Life In this environment of abundance, do you ever worry that they will be affected in a bad way?"
"No," Eric shook his head, and said with a smile, "Actually speaking, I am a very doting father, and I am a very unprincipled one. I basically respond to the little ones. .However, Vicky and Joan are very strict with the children. They basically don’t allow the children to sleep late, and they start to cultivate their good habits very early. In terms of education, they are also more attentive than my father.”
"So," Oprah said with a smile, "you are a father who just spoils children. Then, leave everything like education to Ms. Pakula and Ms. Madsen?"
"yes."
"The children must be closer to you?"
"It must be so, as long as I'm at home, Kevin likes to hang around me."
"Oh why?"
"Virginia has the highest expectations for Kevin. She is stricter than Joan. Not only does she wake up Kevin herself every day, but she also hires a bunch of tutors for the little guy. Then, every time Dad shows up, he will wake him up. All the tutors were driven away, and he was allowed to play however he wanted."
Oprah joked: "I seem to have heard a story about a good cop dad and a bad cop mom."
Eric also admitted with a smile: "I'm usually busy, and I always need to spend some thought if I want to let the children get closer to me."
In the studio, the audience laughed again, and countless audiences standing in front of the TV also smiled knowingly. Although many women who are already mothers don't approve of Eric's behavior of pampering their children with no bottom line, they somehow have a lot of affection for him.
After laughing, Oprah said again: "What about Emma and Xia Xia?"
"Emma has the kind of personality that can please everyone, and she is naturally very close to me. Xia Xia is a bit special."
"special?"
"Well, Xia Xia is very smart, or rather, too smart."
Oprah complimented: "Is it like your dad?"
"No, I never thought I was too smart," Eric shook his head and said with a smile, "I remember Steve, oh, that's Steve Mitnick, Yahoo's chief technology officer, He was the one who wrote the code in "Charlie's Angels" that many people studied. He is a very talented guy. He said before that he never thought I was from Pandora, but he thought my daughter might really be. "
"Pandora star, I know, the one you cameo in "The Man in Black" is very interesting." Oprah nodded, and asked curiously: "But why do you say that?"
Eric didn't mean to show off his precious daughter too much, but just said: "Because Xia Xia is very smart."
Oprah was not too entangled, and immediately changed the subject, saying: "Having said so much, everyone must be very curious about the children. It just so happened that Ms. Pakula sent us some photos. Eric, I can show you all see?"
"OK."
Naturally, this was also arranged in advance. During the discussion, everyone felt that it was just a verbal dialogue, and the persuasiveness was a bit weak after all. Eric finally agreed to show a few photos of Kevin and Hawaii before they were three years old so it wouldn't affect the little ones now.
After the two finished speaking, they turned around together, and Oprah gestured to the big screen behind her.
What first appeared was a sketch of Joanna sitting quietly on a bench by the path of the manor when she was pregnant.
Although it's just a charcoal drawing, but because of Eric's excellent painting skills, Joanna's own beauty and temperament, coupled with the special maternal breath during pregnancy, the whole sketch looks peaceful and beautiful. Countless audiences at the scene and in front of the TV can clearly feel the happiness and satisfaction of the woman in the painting when she is pregnant.
"It's so beautiful," Oprah first praised: "Eric, did you draw this?"
"Well, Joan said at the time that she wanted the little guy to see what her mother looked like when she was pregnant, so she asked me to draw it."
"Oh, and what about Ms. Madsen?"
Eric shook his head and smiled, "She was a little fat back then, so she wouldn't let me draw."
Everyone chuckled again.
The picture quickly cut to the next one. Eric was still wearing a sterile suit, carefully holding a crying little guy wrapped in swaddling clothes.
"This is a photo of Kevin when he was just born," Eric explained proactively, "The little guy really messed up his mother."
The scene switched again, this time on the green lawn, Eric, Joanna and Virginia sat together on a large picnic mat, the two mothers were holding two little ones, smiling and snuggling Eric's side.
Eric continued to explain: "This is when the little ones are three months old."
Then there was another picture, Eric lying on the beach, with two little guys lying on the small blanket beside him, the father and the child were sleeping peacefully, the sun shone from around the parasol, with a faint halo of happiness.
"This should be a candid shot," Eric laughed, and said, "It must have been that summer."
The screen continues to switch.
Various routines, some festivals, and birthday parties for the little ones, and Emma joined in later. Although this small family is a bit special, everyone can feel the strong family affection behind these photos. Some viewers who still cared about Eric getting two women pregnant at the same time gradually changed their attitudes. Slowly become relieved.
After all, from Eric's narrative just now and these photos, everyone can realize that as a father and a lover, Eric can be called perfect. Many young women at home even have a feeling of "other people's men".
More than a dozen photos were displayed in a row, and countless viewers were listening with relish to Eric's narration of interesting stories behind the scenes of various photos, but the screen stopped switching.
"Hey, let's stop here," Eric said with a smile after explaining the last one, "It's not convenient for everyone to see later."
Although there is still some unfinished business, the audience showed expressions of understanding.
Oprah also retracted her gaze, and started another sensitive topic, saying: "Eric, then, regarding what happened yesterday, many media are now accusing you, thinking that your strong statement yesterday has interfered with the freedom of the press , what do you think about this?"