Southampton does not only refer to a certain football club in the UK, but also the name of a famous town in the northern part of Long Island, New York. Compared with the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which is talked about by the world, Southampton's reputation does not seem to be too conspicuous. However, someone has made a statistic. In this pleasant town next to the Atlantic Ocean, the average value of residents exceeds one million dollars. In Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", the hero Gatsby The prototype of the luxury mansion is near this small town.
In the early morning, in a mansion connected to the white sandy beach in the town, Joanna stood in front of the bathroom sink, staring blankly at the small thing with two red lines in her hand, feeling a little at a loss for a while.
I don't know how long I was in a daze, but there were several knocks on the door, and Virginia's surprised voice came in: "Joan, Joan, come out quickly, I'm pregnant!"
Joanna threw the pregnancy test stick into the trash can in a panic, tidied her messy hair in front of the mirror, and then walked out of the bathroom and opened the door.
Virginia at the door was wearing pajamas, her hair was a little messy, but her small face looked radiant, and she held a white pregnancy test stick in her hand and said excitedly: "Two, finally two, look."
Joanna took a look and didn't know how to react for a while, so she pulled herself together and said: 2℉, "Congratulations, Vicky, but when are you going to tell Eric."
Hearing this question, Virginia suddenly froze a little. Although she had planned very well at the beginning, Virginia was still worried about Eric's reaction when things came to an end.
"Me, how about, that... Joan. Can you test Eric's reaction for me first?" Virginia blinked. Said a little nervously.
Joanna immediately refused: "I don't do this kind of thing. Otherwise Eric would think I was pregnant."
Virginia seemed to be inspired: "Yes, that's it, Joan, you call and tell Eric now, just say you are pregnant, and see how he reacts, and if he... gets angry, you just tell him It's a prank. Hee hee, I'm such a genius, let's do it."
As Virginia said, she stretched out her hand to hold Joanna and was about to go downstairs to make a call. Joanna, who was dragged downstairs, turned pale with fright. The key point was that she was pregnant too.
"I'll dial the number for you, remember, don't tell me you're out," Virginia picked up the phone and was about to dial, Joanna immediately pressed Virginia's little hand: "Vicky, now It should be one o'clock in the morning in Hawaii, right?"
"I forgot this, he must have just fallen asleep. If he is woken up at this time, his temper will definitely be worse." Virginia put down the microphone and counted with her fingers: "Then call at twelve noon, He's used to getting up at six o'clock."
Only then did Joanna breathe a sigh of relief, she shook her head resolutely and said, "Also, Vicki, I will definitely not do this 'prank' for you, I want to test you yourself."
Virginia immediately showed a pitiful look: "Joan, how can you do this, we are good sisters, you won't even help me with this little favor."
"That's not it," Joanna said helplessly, "I mean, you'll have to tell Eric sooner or later, I think, I think...Maybe the longer you hide it, the angrier he will be, so you might as well just tell him. "
"But what if he doesn't want the baby?" Virginia asked worriedly.
Joanna's heart tightened slightly when she heard this, and she wanted to touch her lower abdomen subconsciously, but quickly suppressed the urge and said, "If he doesn't want it, then we can give birth to the child ourselves, we , we can’t afford it either.”
Virginia thought for a while, and slowly moved to Joanna's side and hugged her waist, as if seeking comfort: "Then we can make a deal, and we will bring it up together."
Joanna patted Virginia reassuringly, and said reassuringly, "Don't be so pessimistic, maybe he likes it very much."
"It's no wonder he likes it. Didn't I tell you a long time ago that a big boy of his age hates children the most."
"But you always have to face it, don't you think about it, I'll help you make breakfast," Joanna patted Virginia on the back again, got up from the sofa, and went to the kitchen , opened the refrigerator door to block her figure, Joanna sneaked a glance at Virginia who was in a daze in the living room, feeling a little guilty, before she learned of Eric's reaction, she didn't intend to tell Victoria that she was also pregnant. Genia, she is more afraid than Virginia and that Eric will reject the child in her stomach. In just a few minutes, Joanna has made up her mind that if Eric reacts too much, she will leave temporarily America, secretly find a place to give birth to the child,
Half an hour later, the breakfast was brought to the dining table, Virginia seemed to have adjusted her mood, and sat down at the dining table: "I just called and booked a private doctor, and I will go for a checkup in the morning, hey, no matter what that bastard does Reaction, anyway, I have to give birth to this little thing in my stomach."
Joanna shared breakfast with Virginia, trying to keep her tone as nonchalant as possible: "When are you going to tell him?"
"At least wait until he finishes Jurassic Park, then find time to tell him."
Joanna also knew that this was a more appropriate time. She lowered her head and ate a few mouthfuls of bread silently. Then Joanna remembered a very important question: "Vicky, what about your work?"
Virginia was slightly puzzled and didn't understand why Joanna would suddenly ask this question, but she still said: "I have already arranged it, you know the Fox action movie I cameo in last time, they will arrange it." It will be released at the end of the year. I don’t have many roles, so I don’t need to participate in the promotion. Recently, Kapoor is helping me negotiate a contract for a feature film. It is expected to start shooting next month. It will take about two months. Just pay attention, and no one will find me Pregnant, the salary of these two movies plus some money I saved before, enough for me for a long time, after filming, I can take a year or two off to take care of my children."
Joanna felt a little envious when she heard Virginia's well-organized plan.
Because of the different growth environment, Virginia has been learning to be independent since she was twelve years old. No matter the external environment is good or bad, Virginia can keep her life in order, but Joanna's own life trajectory is different. It looked very messy and completely unplanned. Taking the present as an example, "Tornado" didn't bring her much income. If she didn't have children, she could rely on the fame brought by "Tornado" to save a sum of money in the next few years, but now, once the child The birth, and even the revelation of the news, would certainly have had a big impact on her public image. If Eric rejects this kid again...
Joanna's anxiety about the future made Joanna more and more worried. After breakfast, while Virginia was changing clothes, Joanna picked up the phone in the living room and hurriedly dialed her manager's number: "Hi, Charlie , Didn’t you say last time that Universal has a movie that is suitable for me... Yes, I want to follow up, but I have a few conditions... "
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"...Joan, do you think I'm the kind of narrow-minded person, as long as you think the script is suitable, I will definitely not object, but since it is a Universal project, Eisner can't be too stingy, how much did they pay you for the film? ... Well, this number is still generous, when will the movie start... At the end of the month, what are you doing in such a hurry... Oh, okay... OK, I hang up, goodbye," ended the call, Eric shrugged with a smile, picked up Ben walked out of the room.
It is already mid-August, the sixth week of filming of "Jurassic Park". Although a tropical storm at the beginning of the month delayed the filming of the crew for a few days, the impact is still under control. If everything goes well, Ai Rui Ke could even close the film ahead of September 10th and rush to Paris to attend the opening ceremony of Euro Disneyland.
Eric was thinking about these things, and as soon as he walked to the hotel lobby, a thick middle-aged voice rang enthusiastically: "Hi, Eric, good morning."
"Morning, Donald, I was in a meeting last night, so I'm sorry I couldn't pick you up in person," Eric and Donald Trump hugged, and then looked at the shy man standing next to the middle-aged man The girl, perhaps because she had entered the puberty period, hadn't seen her for a year, and the eleven-year-old Ivanka Trump had grown a lot, transforming from a little loli into a slim and pretty girl.
"Hey, Ini, do you still recognize me?"
The girl who heard this obviously showed an expression of wanting to roll her eyes, but she still said politely like a little lady: "Hello, Eric."
The three of them walked into the restaurant together, ordered breakfast, and chatted with each other for a while. Ivanka, who had been silent for a while, said for the first time: "Eric, can I appear in the camera without holding the puppet this time?"
"Ah, but, Ennie... I'm ready."
Ivanka finally couldn't hold back and rolled her eyes helplessly: "Eric, you are one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood, can you stop doing such childish things, I am not the mascot in your movie."
"Yi Ni, first of all I have to thank you for your praise, but this is not naive at all. After "Human Ghost" and "Tornado", the audience just noticed you. The image of a girl doesn’t have that gimmicky effect.”
"Little girl with a puppet, this is really boring, my God, I would agree to do such a boring thing for a hundred dollars, Eric, can I return the one hundred dollars to you?"
Eric said with a 'serious face': "Yini, it's not just a hundred dollars now, the air tickets and accommodation for you and your father to and from Hawaii are all provided by the crew."
Ivanka looked at her father.
Donald Trump nodded with a 'serious' face: "The two of us will cost at least five thousand dollars each, if you don't act..."
Facing the unscrupulous father who colluded with Eric, Ivanka was immediately defeated. The girl even doubted her life. Was she really born in a billionaire's family
After a few hours, Ivanka finally held a big dinosaur puppet and appeared in the joint scene when the programmer Dennis traded dinosaur embryos with others. (To be continued..)