Eric felt Rachel's expectant eyes, shook his head and said: "If you can be a few years older, it's almost the same, this is a heroine movie, there is no supporting actress, and I hope the heroine can't be younger than thirty years old .”
Rachel Weisz nodded. Although she was a little regretful, she was not too disappointed. After "Titanic", the last thing she lacked was a film appointment. After chatting casually about Eric's movie, she changed the subject and joked: "I heard you've been in London for more than a month, just for the Spice Girls, "Wannabe" sounds really good. Interesting, I even bought a disc. But, what the hell does that 'Zigazig-Ah' mean?"
"You gotta ask me that," said Eric, who actually remembered that 'Zigazig-Ah' was 'shit-and-cigars', which is not a good word, so it was replaced by a meaningless tone There is no way to explain the allusion to Rachel, so I can only vaguely say: "I think it is more catchy to add this line after that line."
Caroline sat next to Rachel, noticed Eric's expression when he spoke, she knew that Eric was perfunctory Rachel, he must know, but just didn't want to explain to Rachel. Glancing 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 curled up involuntarily.
Rachel was just asking casually. She is not as curious about this string of characters as the outside media and fans are. Since Eric didn't say anything, she stopped looking for the bottom line and said instead: "Firefly Group With so many things to do, is it really okay for you not to return to Los Angeles for such a long time?"
"I'm the boss. As a boss, if you can't do whatever you want, then what's the point of living? What about you, what are you busy with recently?"
"I just finished a cameo in a movie, and I just came back yesterday, and I plan to go back to Los Angeles after Christmas," Rachel said, putting her arms around Caroline affectionately, and said: "Also, Eric, give Caroline How about a day off for Li and Mel, I want to go shopping in town with them."
"No problem," Eric nodded readily, and said, "However, you are a superstar now, aren't you afraid of being surrounded by people?"
"Hehe, it's enough to pretend a little bit. Today, I got rid of all the paparazzi by myself."
"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 afraid of being surrounded by people, so I still won't go."
"Hehe, what did you just say? If you can't do whatever you want, then what's the point of living?" Rachel seemed to suddenly become interested, and said, "So, let's go together, don't worry, we I won’t pull you over as a doll credit card.”
When Caroline heard Rachel's suggestion, she also persuaded a little temptedly: "Yes, Eric, come and play with us."
The 'ferocity' of British paparazzi is world famous. However, Rachel's plan was just shopping and eating, and she didn't have the idea of wandering the streets in a big way. Eric thought about it for a while, and then agreed. Leaving Rachel's Jaguar Monarch in the parking lot of Pinewood Studios, and borrowing two Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles that don't raise their eyes, Eric took a group of bodyguards and set off with Rachel's three daughters City of London.
Because I spent a lot of time dressing up, and I just shopped in some brand stores in a very low-key manner. Although I was able to be recognized by a few people, 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. When they passed by the famous Harrods department store in Kensington, Rachel became interested again and planned to go to After picking out some cosmetics, Eric ordered 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 industry of Princess Diana's last boyfriend, Dodi Fayd's family.
If Eric hadn't intervened, the memorial hall of Dodi Fayd and Princess Diana would have been set up in this department store.
Now, although the two parted ways, they are both living well. When Diana was interviewed at another charity party at Kensington Palace not long ago, she was asked about her impression of Eric and bluntly said to a reporter that 'Eric Williams is a very rude person. guy'.
Fortunately, the reporter who interviewed Concubine Diana happened to be from the "Sun" under the News Corporation. Concubine Diana's evaluation of Eric did not appear in the newspaper, but the interview recording fell into Elizabeth's hands somehow. Eric was naturally ridiculed again.
Although it is a working day, Harrods has many more customers than those specialty stores.
Eric didn't want to be too conspicuous when he got together with the three girls, so he greeted them, and wandered casually in the cosmetics area on the first floor alone.
As he was walking, a female voice suddenly came from beside him, asking politely, "Sir, do you want to try Armani's latest men's perfume?"
Eric looked over, recognized the female promoter in front of him, and immediately raised his eyebrows.
What a coincidence, we ran into it again.
Seeing Eric stop, Victoria Adams immediately smiled, raised the trial perfume in her hand and planned to spray some on Eric. However, noticing the strange expression on the man in front of her, she couldn't help but carefully looked at him a few times, her eyes widened quickly, and she asked uncertainly, "You, you are, Mr. Williams?"
Eric heard her voice almost screaming, and quickly made a silent movement.
Victoria Adams realized her gaffe, waved the perfume bottle in her hand embarrassedly, and looked at Eric, who was wearing a pair of plain glasses and had a layer of stubble on his chin, but didn't know what to say for a while. what's good.
More than half a month ago, I felt Eric's attitude towards her during the filming of the "Wannabe" MV. Victoria was secretly excited for several days. In any case, being special by a big man like Eric Williams It is definitely a great thing to pay attention to.
However, although she had good dreams for several nights in a row, Eric did not express anything to her until the MV was filmed. When Rick got in touch, after the MV was filmed, all the actors involved in the filming naturally disbanded. It was inevitable that she was lost for a few days, but life had to go on, so she had to find a job as a perfume promoter while continuing to attend various auditions.
Eric also looked curiously at Victoria, who was wearing a salesman uniform, and noticed that she had dyed her hair black again, nodded and said: "Black hair still looks more pleasing to the eye, but, aren't you an actor, why are you here?" Do you work as a promoter here?"
Victoria Adams looked a little embarrassed. She graduated from an art school at the age of twenty. In the past few years, she has only participated in a few stage plays here and there, but has never been able to find any stable job.
Eyes flickered a few times before Victoria Adams said: "Me, 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 talk to the girl in front of him, so he planned to leave, but there was a noise not far away, and he could hear shouts like 'Ross' and 'Rachel'.
Obviously, the three of Rachel and the others were discovered and surrounded.
Eric looked at the three women surrounded by the crowd, and didn't rush forward, but took out his mobile phone and quickly dialed the number of the bodyguard waiting outside, and gave a few simple instructions. After a while, four sturdy bodyguards hurried in, separated the crowd around Rachel's three daughters, and escorted them out of Harrods.
Eric just told the bodyguards 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 gone away, Eric and Victoria Adams nodded and 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 make a comeback in her life.
Putting down the perfume bottle in her hand, Victoria Adams ran out of the counter and chased after her, calling softly, "Mr. Williams."
Eric stopped and looked at Victoria who was chasing him: "What's the matter?"
"I, I," Victoria faltered for a moment, summoned up her courage and said, "May I treat you to a meal?"
"It's working time now, are you planning to skip work?" Eric glanced around and said jokingly. Seeing the disappointed look of the girl wringing her fingers, she thought for a while and said, "Okay, but I'll invite you."
Victoria Adams, who thought she was about to be rejected, immediately raised her head and said, "Then wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes."
Eric nodded with a smile, watched Victoria leave in a hurry, sat down on the sofa next to him, and casually picked up a newspaper and flipped through it.
A few minutes later, Victoria walked up in a black blazer and blue jeans, carrying a satchel over her shoulder.
Eric put down the newspaper, got up and led her outside.
Victoria Adams followed Eric, glanced at his left hand that was casually stuffed in the pocket of his slacks, and wanted to pull it away, but failed to muster up the courage.
The Mercedes-Benz business car waiting outside had already left one. Seeing Eric walking out of the department store with a strange girl, the bodyguard on the co-pilot got out of the car and opened the door for them.
Victoria glanced at Eric a little 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 treat you to Chinese food. This place is 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 at the exit of Kensington Garden Street. 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, after taking out the phone, Eric found helplessly 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 guilty, he didn't call Caroline and the others to book a seat for him. Eric checked the address book a few times. He had been in frequent contact with Simon Fuller recently, so he called and asked him to book a seat for him. Location.
Simon Fuller is definitely the most popular music manager in the UK in recent times. Victoria watched Eric call Simon Fuller to help them locate the seat as if he was ordering his subordinates naturally, and felt a little more eager.
It took less than ten minutes from Harrods to the Royal Garden Hotel. However, when Eric walked into the Minjiang restaurant in the hotel, a waiter warmly greeted him and took Eric and the two Come for a window seat overlooking Hyde Park.
"The roast duck here is very good, but I don't know if it suits your taste. You can also try other ones," Eric ordered a dinner at random, handed the menu to the waiter, and recommended it to Victoria.
Victoria looked up and smiled at Eric, and obediently ordered a roast duck.
When the waiter left, looking at Victoria who was still very restrained, Eric took the initiative to open the topic and said, "Then, let's talk about you, I don't know you very well."
Eric was a very talkative person. Under his guidance, Victoria Adams gradually let go and chatted about her life.
"After graduating from Rennes School of Art, I actually thought about being a singer, and I even applied for a band. It was only later that 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 rehearsed in a small studio in the north of the Royal Park. After a few months, the band did not improve, and everyone broke up without knowing it. I have been participating in various There are all kinds of auditions, including bands, commercials, movies, music MVs, etc. However, my agent is not thinking about me, so I have never had any good opportunities." Victoria rambled, although she could feel that Ai Rick had been listening to her carefully, but she was still a little worried and asked, "Eric, do you find these things boring?"
"No," Eric shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm a director, so I like to listen to other people's stories about their lives, so that they may be used in the script at any time."
"Oh," Victoria nodded reassuringly, and said, "Actually, I can feel that you filming the MV for "Wannabe" should be preparing for your next movie, right?"
"Yeah, I plan to be the cameraman next time, so use this MV to practice."
"You have to be a photographer yourself. I think the photographer must be very tired, just like the ones you wear when shooting, so heavy... um, that kind..."
"Steadycam."
"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, life will become more and more boring." Eric smiled and asked again: "What about you, what are you going to do in the future?"
There was a light of expectation in Victoria's eyes. She wanted to say something, but she suddenly got stuck. Maybe it was because she spent the past few years aimlessly. Ke, it's just her instinct to grab certain opportunities.
After thinking for a while, Victoria said, "I, actually, I don't know what I plan to do in the future, but Eric, what do you think of me being a singer too?"
Eric shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you can't go this way."
In terms of musical talent, Victoria was once the hottest member of the Spice Girls. Having lost her chance 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 circle as a designer. However, without the fame of the Spice Girls and Beckham, it is probably not possible for her to gain 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 an electrical appliance wholesale business? Let me tell you, you should settle down and help your father manage the business. Maybe you will become a strong business woman in the future."
"Actually, I also know that when I was in the art school, most of the girls there were better than me, but I was always unwilling to spend my whole life in obscurity like my parents. I wanted to be famous," Victoria obviously said to Eric. The answer was very disappointing, sighed, and said, "Eric, can I ask you a question?"
"certainly."
"That time, it was the time when the "Wannabe" MV was filmed. When you passed by me, why did you suddenly stop?"
Eric shook his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it just feels like you are a person in my memory."
"Oh, then, she must be brilliant, right?"
"Yeah, speaking of it, she should be considered a winner in life."
"Winner in life is a very interesting term. Then 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 just want to be famous." Victoria said this, put down the tableware in her hand, looked over expectantly, with a bit of pleading, and said, "Eric, can you help me?" (To be continued.)