Chapter 100: The Goal of Two Lives
After the field trip, Frank Gerrity looked for a place to discuss more details, and Eric led them directly to Virginia's cottage not far away. Virginia did not express any dissatisfaction with Eric's male demeanor, but quietly and carefully entertained Frank and his intern assistant.
Frank decided in his heart that Virginia was Eric's lover, and he didn't show anything unusual, but he just sighed that this young miracle director would really enjoy life, Virginia is first-class in terms of appearance and figure, and it is even more rare to be extremely well-behaved and interesting, such a lover is destined not to bring indifferent trouble to men.
As a well-known architect, he often came into contact with the rich and famous who invited him to design his homes, and he also happened to get a glimpse of the strange secrets of high society, so he became accustomed to it. He had even seen a top rich man keep slave girls on his estate, not maids in the hiring relationship, but slave girls in the literal sense of the word, because those girls had been trained to lose their own personality and be obedient like pets.
Frank's assistant intern, who roamed between Eric and Virginia with curiosity from time to time, and after several stern eye warnings from Frank, he settled down and kept his eyebrows down and did his note-taking work.
Eric bought more than one hectare of land, which is more than 10,000 square meters after conversion, but the Iron Man Malibu mansion he drew based on his memory and supporting facilities such as a helipad covers an area of less than 2,000 square meters. Therefore, with the exception of the main building, the design of all other places was left to Frank's architectural design firm.
Frank Gehry was a master deconstructivist architect, and many of his works were whimsical, so he was criticized a lot, but he was also sought after by many people. With Eric's promise of an unlimited budget, Frank went even further, proposing a construction plan made of granite, special glass, and low-alloy high-strength steel, which alone directly pushed the cost up to the tens of millions of dollars.
From Frank's explanation, Eric learned that these expensive materials are usually only used in some of the city's landmark public buildings. And Eric's original vision was to make this mansion a landmark in Malibu, and the two sides almost hit it off. As for the problem of money, it is not a problem for Eric, isn't it just to do whatever you want to make so much money?
After a conversation until the evening, Frank Gehry would do his best to come up with a complete set of designs for Eric to choose from, and playfully declined the dinner invitation and left with his assistant.
After getting into the car, Frank said to the young intern who was driving in the driver's seat: "Scott, in the future, I will have to deal with all kinds of rich and famous people. It's inevitable to see and hear something, but you have to remember that if you don't want to get in trouble, it's best to keep your mouth shut. ”
Scott is not only very familiar with Eric, but also happens to know Virginia, a not-so-famous actress, and he didn't expect that the eighteen-year-old director would have an affair with Virginia, who was ten years older than him.
Originally, Scott did make up his mind to have a party at night and brag to a few friends, and he came across a secret story in the entertainment industry. Hearing the stern warning from his boss and mentor, Scott suddenly came to his senses and dismissed the idea directly. Even if you sell this news to the paparazzi, you won't get much money, and you may lose this promising job.
"Mr. Frank, I remember. ”
Frank patted Scott on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.
In Virginia's villa, seeing off Frank and the two, Virginia packed up her teacup and casually asked the little man sitting on the sofa reading a magazine: "Eric, if you bring the two of them to my house, aren't you afraid that this matter will spread out?"
Eric continued to flip through the magazine without raising his head: "Don't worry, it won't. ”
"Not necessarily," retorted Virginia, scrubbing her teacup and in the kitchen, "Frank's assistant seems to recognize me, and I've seen his gaze drift between the two of us more than once." ”
Eric turned his head and asked, "You're worried about our relationship being exposed?"
Virginia smiled charmingly at Eric: "Of course not, I wish I had an affair with you, so that I, a young actor with no name, can become popular immediately." ”
"Then what else are you asking, you should now pray that assistant to sell the news that we are together to the paparazzi. Eric smiled and turned his attention back to the magazine in front of him.
Virginia washed the cup, dried her hands and returned to the living room, sat down next to Eric and said, "I'm thinking about you, don't you have an official girlfriend, and you still have a little Lori at home, and now you're here to provoke me again." Aren't you afraid of the media calling you a playboy?"
"Playboy is a goal I've pursued for two lifetimes, and I can't ask for it. ”
"Oh, don't read it, how obscene it is for a man to read women's magazines," Virginia snatched the magazine from Eric's hand and threw it aside: "Eric, you seem to be pretty sure that the other party won't get the word out?"
Eric picked up the magazine and flipped to the original page, where he was intrigued by an analysis of women's clothing and personality, and blocked the girl's small hand again: "Don't make a fuss, I'll tell you." Mr. Frank is a very steady man and doesn't go around talking about it. As for his assistant, did you notice that the other party's suit was not a size larger?"
"Uh-huh?" Virginia hugged Eric's arm, her eyes wide with curiosity, an expression made by a woman who was so mature that she dripped...... It's cute.
Eric couldn't help but stay on the girl's face for a few more seconds, and continued: "The suit doesn't fit, it's unlikely to be borrowed, no one will wear a set of borrowed clothes to work for a long time, it's more likely his father's, I happened to have done this kind of thing, which means that the other party's economic situation is not very good, and he will definitely cherish this job." Frank was also clearly aware of the other party's behavior of looking at us, and would definitely warn the assistant not to talk nonsense afterwards. To get a job as a master builder's assistant, the other party's IQ is unquestionable, as long as Frank reminds him a little, the other party will definitely know what to do. ”