King of Hollywood

"Kate, I have your phone." The young woman pushed open the door and yelled.

"How many times have I told you, Samantha, before you come in, you must knock on the door." Catherine, who was sitting at the desk writing something, raised her head and looked at her sister helplessly, "Whose is it?"

"Could you do something in the room that you can't see?" My sister asked sarcastically, and she quickly waved her hand when she saw her eyes widened: "The director who invited you to appear in the movie is calling."

"The director?" Catherine was stunned. "You mean... Adrian Cowell?"

"Is it called this name?" Samantha thought for a while, "I don't remember, and you didn't say it in detail when you came back."

Then she spread her hands, "Anyway, only one director has asked you to act in a movie recently, hasn't it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Catherine bounced from her seat and hurried out, leaving Samantha stunned for a while.

"Um...Hi!" After she came to the living room to pick up the microphone, Catherine hesitated before opening her mouth nervously.

"Hi... Kate... How are you?" Adrian's hesitant voice came from the microphone, which seemed a little sullen.

"I... I'm fine, what's the matter?" Catherine pinched the corner of her skirt subconsciously.

"Well - I want to ask if you are free now... I've run into a little trouble, I don't have any other friends of the opposite sex in London, so..." Adrian's tone was a little helpless and exhausted.

"I think...I think...it's okay, I'm still on vacation anyway...Where are you now?" Catherine tried to calm her tone.

"I'm on Propps Street, and I have to say, your address is really hard to find." Adrian seemed relieved.

"Can you see the junction between Props and Merlin? Very good, I'll be waiting for you there in 10 minutes, that's it." Catherine put down the receiver, stared at it for a while, and then said loudly shouted, "Mother!"

"What's wrong?" Mother came out of the back room.

"I'm going out for a while, maybe I'll be back later." Catherine said and hurried upstairs, not even hearing her mother's call.

"What's going on?" Mother looked at Samantha who passed by Katherine and walked down.

"Probably go on a date with that director." Samantha shrugged indifferently.

"Director?" Mother frowned suddenly.

Closing the door, Catherine leaned against the door and stared at the ceiling blankly, her breathing became a little short, and after a few seconds, she opened the wardrobe and picked it up. After trying on the dress several times in front of the full-length mirror, Catherine chose a long-sleeved beige dress. After putting it on, she straightened her hair in front of the mirror, turned it around several times, and put on makeup.

"Damn, what am I doing?!" After finishing all this, Catherine suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"It's just an ordinary friend, why does it seem like..." She fell silent when she looked at herself in the mirror.

Catherine especially hoped that Adrian would call in the two days after returning home. I don't know why, anyway, this idea came out of my mind like a virus from time to time and lingered. The things that happened during the filming also came to mind from time to time. For a while, he was embarrassed by holding the wrong coffee pot. For a while, he explained the plot seriously for himself. Create your own novel outline. Especially when I think of the novels he conceived from himself and the few simple figures, an inexplicable throbbing will envelope Catherine's body.

However, after returning home for more than ten days without a single call, Catherine slowly faded the idea. After all, their meeting was accidental, so naturally there was no need to contact them after the filming. But when she received the call today, that throbbing feeling came up again, so strong that her heart almost jumped out.

I'm just...a little sensitive. Catherine comforted herself a little in her heart, then looked at the time, exclaimed, picked up her small bag and ran out.

"Kate," she was stopped by her mother when she got to the door, "are you going on a date? With that director?"

Catherine was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "No, mom, just an ordinary friend, I told you that he is... an experimental film director, not much older than me. Well, I'm going to be late, wait for me to come back talk later."

Without waiting for her mother to say anything, Catherine opened the door and slipped out, then trotted to the appointed place. Only in this way can she hide her violent ups and downs.

Catherine quickly came to the junction of Propps Street and Merlin Street, and saw Adrian waiting by the car door from a distance. Even though he was wearing simple dark casual clothes, he still looked outstanding.

"Sorry, I'm late." Catherine, who came to Adrian, adjusted her breath and said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, just a few minutes. Besides, women are born to wait for men, don't they?" Adrian waved his hand indifferently, looked Catherine up and down and smiled slightly: "You are so beautiful today, Kate."

"Thank you." Kate stuck out her tongue playfully, then looked at him and asked seriously, "What happened?"

Although Adrian's spirit looked good, Catherine still noticed the uncontrollable fatigue on his brows, and even a little bloodshot in the whites of his eyes.

"Let's get in the car." Adrian made a gesture and opened the passenger's door for her.

"Is this rented?" Catherine looked at it a little after sitting in.

"Yes, renting a car is more convenient." Adrian nodded and started the car.

"Where are we going?" Katherine asked again.

"Frankly speaking...I don't know either, my head is in chaos right now," Adrian smiled bitterly, "I haven't been out of the studio during this time, and my head is filled with scenes that need to be edited every day. , plus because there are not many backup shots to shoot in a hurry, every edit has to be careful. The whole day of work plus can't go wrong, so the mood is very bad, and the people I work with have been scolded over and over. , although I know this is very bad, but... I think if I can talk to friends of the opposite sex, it may be better."

Although Catherine calmed down the moment they met, a ripple still rippled from the bottom of her heart.

"Let's go for a walk by the Thames, maybe the wind will make it easier for you," she suggested.

As the second largest river in the British Isle, the Thames River is an extremely important waterway and also the mother river of the United Kingdom. On both sides of the river flowing through London are Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London, and Big Ben. Tower Bridge, etc., can be said to concentrate the cultural essence of the United Kingdom. Therefore, all visitors to London, whether foreign or domestic, will take a tour on the Thames.

"This is not a reason, Ed. In fact, you know very well that this is your first work, so you want to make it as perfect as possible, so... a little obsessive-compulsive." When saying this, Catherine and Ah Derian was sitting on a bench by the Thames, holding a portion of fried fish and potatoes in her hand. After speaking, she opened her mouth and bit off half of the fried fish. That carefree appearance is inversely proportional to the completion of her delicate facial features, but it also reveals a kind of cuteness.

"I didn't know you were a psychiatrist." Adrian, who was also holding fried fish, shrugged noncommittally.

"Because I also suffered from anorexia when I started smoking, I didn't want to eat no matter what, and I finally ate a little and still wanted to spit it out. I'm familiar with that kind of compulsion." Catherine grew longer. Sighed.

"Of course you're not aware of the work you've been putting in, and your assistant has been reprimanded by you, so you need me as an outsider to remind you." Catherine looked at Adrian with a smile.

Adrian pursed his lips, and then asked seriously, "So should I reprimand you too?"

"Come on, haven't you been reprimanded enough when you're on set? Don't think I don't know, I've been reprimanded the most of any actor! God, I've only been in for a few days!" Catherine waved angrily. Get started.

"After the coffee pot incident, I didn't make trouble for you anymore." Adrian reminded.

"That's right, so I have to cut a few more days. That is to say, I have been reprimanded far more than others in just two or three days. This is really terrible!" Catherine teased triumphantly, and Adrian was helpless. raised his hand.

"Okay, we've said enough about this, it's actually very easy to solve this problem," Catherine suddenly jumped up and took Adrian's hand, "Let's go shopping and run around, although you are in London Where we've been but must have been, if we're not interested in those famous buildings we can go to the market in Portobello, or simply explore those famous alleys. Come on Ed, work though If you are nervous, you should take time to rest, let’s go together.”

Facing her serious expression full of youthful breath, Adrian also smiled, and immediately grabbed Catherine's hand: "Then let's go together."

Time always flies, and the sun goes down before you know it. When the lanterns first came on, the two returned to the Thames again, but they seemed more affectionate than before. For the past few hours, they've been going wherever they want, picking up something fun at the handicraft market, feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, and often chatting and suddenly turning to another topic, even Therefore, there was a competition to see who changed the subject better. In short, giggling like a couple in love.

"Want to catch me? Impossible!" After returning to the Thames after dinner, Catherine suddenly ran away and provoked.

"Want to try it?" With a smile at the corner of his mouth, Adrian pulled up the sleeves of his clothes and suddenly rushed over.

Accompanied by giggling, the two ran after a while, Adrian suddenly called out to be careful, and when Catherine was distracted, he rushed over and hugged her by the waist.

"You're cheating!" Catherine beat her with her small fist reluctantly.

"This is called a strategy. It didn't say that you can't use a strategy." Adrian said with a smile.

"Let go of me! Come again!" Catherine gritted her teeth.

"Do you think maybe not?" Adrian lowered his head and looked at her playfully.

Catherine originally wanted to say something, but when she raised her head, she couldn't help being stunned. It was the first time that the two of them were so close together, and the breath of each other was sprayed on their bodies, so ambiguous and provocative.

Looking at his dark eyes, inexplicable throbbing suddenly filled Catherine's heart, and she watched the other party get closer and closer...