After pondering the wording for a moment, Eric said, "Since your father asked you to play the role of Marie Corleone, I think you must have auditioned before, right?"

"Of course," Sofia Coppola nodded.

"So, what did your father say about the results of your auditions?" asked Eric, schemingly.

Hearing this question, the girl was obviously a little weak-hearted: "Dad said, I'm still ...... Not bad. ”

Sofia Coppola's hesitation allowed Eric to continue the conversation without pressure: "You grew up on the set of Coppola's house, and you have seen countless actors' performances, so you must be aware of how good your acting skills are, right?"

"I think if you rehearse a little more during the shoot, you will definitely be able to meet the requirements. And, and my dad said that even if I didn't act well, it was nothing, after all, this was the first time," Sofia Coppola looked up, as if remembering her father's encouragement, and looked confidently at Eric.

Eric said with some emotion: "From here, you can see how much your father loves you, what the "Godfather" series means to your father, you must know better than me, this series is the glory of Francis Coppola as a director, I think no matter to any other actor in "The Godfather 3", your father will never say 'It's okay if you don't act well', but he is so tolerant of you." In that case, you should think more about your father, "The Godfather 3" is the end of the "Godfather" series, and I believe that no one in the Coppola family wants it to be flawed because of an actor's performance, right?"

Sofia Coppola lowered her head and fell silent when she heard Eric's words.

Eric stroked the girl's back and patted her gently, and continued: "In Hollywood, as the daughter of the Coppola family. You have a lot more opportunities than everyone else, and if you're really interested in acting, I think it's better to be like your cousin. Start playing small roles and slowly hone your acting skills. ”

After a while. Sofia Coppola looked up, and Eric could tell from the girl's expression that the other party had made a decision, so he smiled at the girl.

Sophia Coppola was not so appreciative, and the little hand around Eric's waist scratched dissatisfiedly behind him: "Eric, everyone says that you are a playboy, as a playboy, after seeing a woman, shouldn't you be courteous with your tongue? Your reaction is not right at all." ”

The topic has changed somewhat abruptly. Eric didn't know what to do for a moment.

Seeing Eric's speechless appearance, the girl's face darkened, and she said with some inferiority: "Okay, okay, I know, I'm not that pretty, but you don't need to look like this, right?"

Eric hurriedly shook his head: "No, Sophia, you are very beautiful, if you don't believe it, you can ask your father." ”

"How could my father say I'm not pretty," the girl gave him a blank look. But the issue is no longer pursued.

At the end of the song, the crowd on the dance floor began to leave, and Eric took Sofia Coppola's hand and walked out.

"Eric. I've decided to listen to your advice and start with small roles," the girl took a glass of red wine and gestured to Eric at the long table, "I hope we can work together in the future." ”

"Definitely," Eric clinked glasses with the girl with an unchanged smile, but added in his heart, "In the case of you not being an actor." ”

"Well, then, have fun, I'll go to my father and tell me about it now," said the girl, turning away.

After the girl left. Eric looked around, but couldn't find Famick Jensen. I thought that the girl must have gone outside the villa.

Coupled with another thing in mind, Eric resolutely walked out.

You have to check it before you are willing.

Dealing with the guests who came up to greet them all the way. Eric soon found himself in the garden.

……、

"No, no, Mr. Brandt, I'm ...... I ...... "Girl, I smacked twice, but I felt a whirlwind of the heavens spinning, and I fell crookedly to one side."

Tony Brandt quickly held the girl, let Jennifer Connelly lean on him, and the hand that held the girl greedily rubbed against the soft waist, if it weren't for the other guests nearby, he probably couldn't help but grab the pair of soft.

Although it is not uncommon for no one to see Tony Brandt getting drunk on a girl, this kind of thing often happens in Hollywood, and Jennifer Connelly has not resisted much from beginning to end, so it is natural for guests who see these things to regard this as a consensual behavior.

"Miss Connelly, Miss Connelly?" Tony Brandt whispered twice in Jennifer Connelly's ear, and the girl glanced at him with hazy eyes, and seemed to be aware of her current situation, and the little hand subconsciously pushed back at the middle-aged man, but he had no strength at all.

This completely relieved Tony Brandt, and raised his voice enough to be heard by the surrounding guests, "Miss Connelly, I'll send you back." ”

Of course, the girl could not have any answer, and some of the male guests who heard Tony Brandt's words only winked ambiguously at their companions, and at the same time were a little envious of Tony Brandt's good fortune, and the female guests frowned slightly, but did not intervene.

Tony Brandt had just put Jennifer Connelly on his shoulders and was about to take a shortcut when a cold voice rang out: "This gentleman, where are you going to take her?"

Tony Brandt stiffened and cursed for meddling, but had to temporarily put the girl on the chair next to him, turned around, and saw Eric with one hand in his trouser pocket and a glass of red wine in the other, looking between him and the girl with an expressionless face.

"It's Mr. Williams, it's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Tony Brandt, and I'm a director," Tony Brandt recognized Eric, quickly calmed down and reached out to Eric.

Eric just looked at the arm that was reaching for him, lifted his chin at Jennifer Connelly with a blank face, and asked, "Where are you taking her?"

Tony Brandt withdrew his hand in embarrassment and looked at the girl behind him, if he let go now, maybe nothing would happen again.

Pity. In the process of intoxicating Jennifer Connelly, Tony Brandt inevitably drank some alcohol, and at this time he was already seven points drunk. Thinking of the girl's beautiful face, the heart completely occupied the brain for a while. said: "Mr. Williams, do you mean Jenny, she is my girlfriend, accidentally got drunk, and I plan to take her back." ”

Eric picked it up uncomfortably, looked at the drunk girl, and couldn't help but say, "She's drunk, of course whatever you say is what." But I absolutely don't believe that she will be your girlfriend. ”

Tony Brandt was stunned for a moment, and then spread his hands in a ridiculous way: "Mr. Williams, Jenny is coming with me ......"

"Shut up, don't call Jane by that name!" said Eric, as if stimulated by something, suddenly raising his voice.

Tony Brandt trembled with fright, and his alcohol was much more sober, but at this time, because of Eric's words, the surrounding guests also came over curiously. Excitedly recognized Eric's identity, and seeing that he and Tony Brandt seemed to be about to clash, they thought about it and didn't stay to watch the fun. Turning around, he hurried out of the garden.

Seeing everyone coming, Tony Brandt, who was riding a tiger, quickly raised his voice: "Mr. Williams, you are so rude." Miss Connelly is here with me, she's not my girlfriend, is she still your girlfriend? So many people here can testify that I am with Miss Connelly, what else do you want?"

The guests around looked at the three people in the room, Tony Brandt, most of whom they didn't know, but Eric's identity was indeed clear. At this time. Hearing Tony Brandt's words, everyone thought of the rumors of Playboy Eric. They all pointed at Eric, but because of Eric's current status. No one dared to speak for Tony Brandt.

Tony Brandt saw that the shapes around him seemed to be leaning towards his side, and he was more drunk, and immediately reluctantly said: "Mr. Williams, don't you think you are so vexatious? My girlfriend is drunk, I just want to take her away, why do you obstruct it?"

Click――

With a soft thud, the goblet that broke in two fell to the ground, and the crisp sound of the glass hitting the gravel pavement jumped the people around it.

Eric looked at the wound on his hand cut by the goblet in a daze, and whispered as if whispering, "You can't take her away, at least wait until she comes to her senses, and if she confesses to being your girlfriend, then...... I apologize. ”

Tony Brandt saw Eric lowering his head, thinking that the other party's heart was weak, and his voice became louder: "Mr. Williams, you don't have the authority to do this, Jane...... Miss Connelly, she was drunk, had a hard time, and needed a break. ”

After Tony Brandt finished speaking, he glared at Eric menacingly, and turned around to pick up the girl who was soft in the chair again, when the crowd made way of a gap, and a group of seven or eight people walked in with some anxious expressions.

"Eric, what's wrong with your hand?" Famick Jensen, who came with Francis Coppola, saw Eric's bleeding right hand at a glance, and came up worriedly, grabbed Eric's palm and raised it to inspect it, and hurriedly pressed the wound that was still bleeding, while Sofia Coppola, who also came over on the other side, untied the silk scarf around his neck that matched the dress around his neck, and helped Eric bandage it with Famick Janssen.

Seeing that Eric was nothing serious, and looking at the situation in the field, Francis Coppola pulled a person over and asked, "Corret, what's going on?"

The guest named Corrit happened to see Tony Brandt pouring wine on the girl, and at this time, Francis Coppola's daughter and another tall girl carefully helped Eric to treat his wounds, and quickly understood the shape, and immediately explained how Tony Brandt drunk the girl and the situation just now.

The moment Francis Coppola appeared, Tony Brandt had a bad feeling in his heart, and the momentum he had just mustered was swept away, and the wine was completely sober.

Before Tony Brandt could figure out how to remedy it, Jennifer Connelly, who was originally limp in her chair, made a weak voice: "Water, I want to ...... Water. ”

Although the voice was low, it attracted the attention of many people.

Sofia Coppola saw Jennifer Connelly's beautiful face, the girl was still very concerned with gossip, and after recognizing Jennifer Connelly, she remembered the scattered news in the newspaper some time ago, and said to Eric with some jealousy: "Wow." Eric, your other girlfriend. ”

The girl's unintentional words with a little snack flavor made Famick Jensen's movements stagnate, and Tony Brandt's legs weakened when he heard this. I almost collapsed to the ground.

Francis Coppola, although he knows that Eric is very attentive, does not care as much about lace news as his daughter. Originally, I learned what happened from Crett. Francis Coppola didn't know what to do about it. After all, although Tony Brandt did something under his means, if Jennifer Connelly did not agree, he would definitely not be drunk lightly, so Coppola originally thought that Eric had taken a fancy to Tony Brandt's female companion, so he impulsively 'heroized to save beauty'.

But at this time, the words of the daughter were heard. Francis Coppola immediately believed it, and asked Tony Brandt in a stern tone, "Tony, how can you do such a thing?"

"Mr. Coppola, it's a misunderstanding, Miss Connelly just accidentally got drunk and I was about to send her home. ”

Francis Coppola heard that Tony Brandt was still quibbling in this situation, and his tone became even more severe: "With so many people here, do you still have to lie?"

"No, I didn't, I ......," Tony Brandt waved quickly. Then he looked at Eric: "Mr. Williams, this is really a misunderstanding, if you had known about ......"

Eric sighed. Ignoring Tony Brandt, he stepped forward to pick up the drunken girl by the waist before saying to Francis Coppola, "Sorry, Mr. Coppola, for the trouble." ”

"It's nothing," Coppola said, and said to his daughter, "Sophia, take Eric to find a room and let this ...... Miss take a break. There should be decanting soup in the kitchen. ”

"Eric, come with me. The girl immediately led Eric out of the crowd.

Eric took a few steps before he suddenly remembered something. He turned back to the tall girl and said, "Fami, you come too." ”

Famick Jensen, who had thought he was going to be embarrassed to be thrown off like this, breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed through the crowd. Seeing this situation, the guests inevitably showed envious expressions, and it was really a playboy, holding one in his arms and not letting go of the other.

When Eric disappeared, Francis Coppola said to Tony Lambert, "Tony, you go, don't come again." ”

"No, Mr. Coppola, this is really a misunderstanding, I didn't ......" Seeing that Coppola was about to turn away, Tony Brandt suddenly didn't dare to quibble anymore, grabbed Coppola's arm and pleaded: "I'm sorry, Mr. Coppola, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I'm going to apologize to Mr. Williams, apologize to Miss Connery, Mr. Coppola, give me another chance." ”

Coppola shook his arm in disgust, but couldn't shake off Tony Brandt, so he had to say, "Tony, let's go, change the heroine and finish your movie." If you pester, I'm going to call Cliff. ”

Hearing that Coppola was going to call the investors of his film, Tony Brandt suddenly let go of his hand, lost his pull, and Coppola left without looking back.

The guests who originally watched the excitement finally looked at the middle-aged man who lost his soul with pity, and today this matter was spread out, and he was swept away by Francis Coppola himself, and offended Hollywood upstart Eric Williams, Tony Brandt Don't want to mix in Hollywood in the future. After all, anyone who wants to work with him again can't help but wonder if the Coppolas or Eric Williams will have any ideas, and there is no shortage of people in Hollywood, and not many people are willing to take such a risk.

……

"Eric, put her on the bed, I've already asked the maid to serve the decanting soup," Sofia Coppola led Eric all the way to the second floor of the villa, opened a room and let Eric in.

"Thank you, Sophia," Eric said, placing Connery on the big bed and looking around, "This can't be your room, is it?"

Sophia hurriedly stuffed a few close-fitting clothes into the closet, and explained with a slight blush, "Yes. ”

Feeling the embarrassment of the girl, Eric didn't look around anymore, sat down on the edge of the bed, and looked at the pretty face on the bed, which had not been seen for a year, and the girl's face had lost a little, but it was more beautiful and charming.

A middle-aged maid dragged a tray to the door, looked into the room, and Famick Jensen, who was standing at the door, took the tray: "I'll come." ”

The maid nodded, handed the tray to the tall girl, and then turned to leave.

"Eric," Famick Jensen handed over the decanter soup.

Eric took the bowl and looked up at the girl, "I'm sorry, Fami. ”

Famick Jensen forced a smile and said, "It's okay. ”

……

In a drowsy state, Jennifer Connelly felt like she was being placed on a large soft bed, and vaguely thought of some of the situations before she got drunk, and she felt that something was wrong, and she wanted to struggle to get up, but she couldn't exert any strength in her body.

Soon, she felt herself being helped up, and a strange and familiar voice sounded in her ears, and she tried to open her eyes to look, and the girl soon showed a slightly self-deprecating smile. (To be continued)