King of Hollywood

Chapter 442: Chapter 164 Further Studies

“Now that the song collection part is complete, all that’s left is recording, promotion, and distribution, so our classes need to be paused for a while,” Adrian said as he returned to the study after finishing tidying up another room, addressing Britney, who was likewise neatly dressed—not in the school uniform she wore only during lessons, naturally, she changed after class.

“Why is that?” Britney, arm in arm with him and walking towards the exit, asked curiously. “These two things don’t conflict, do they?”

The girl’s eyes sparkled with a desire and a shy expression. Although she was not as bold and explicit as Kirsten, she had taken the initiative to seek Adrian and had become addicted to this pleasure under his guidance.

“Because I need your full dedication, understand?” Adrian said seriously as he caressed her cheek. “This is your first album. All the trials before have proved that I was not wrong; you have considerable potential, so I only allow success, no failure!”

“I understand! I promise to do well enough!” Britney’s eyes suddenly brightened. Although she was hopelessly clumsy in social interactions, she had a natural intuition for singing and her career. After all, without some real talent, even the best and most exquisite packaging would be nothing but an easily burst bubble.

“Of course, since this is your debut album and you haven’t accumulated popularity through movie theme songs like Christina, the initial results might not be ideal. This will last for quite a long time, then it will slowly improve. You better be mentally prepared, Britney,” Adrian continued, giving her a heads-up.

Britney’s rise to fame was somewhat decipherable to Adrian, having been in the entertainment industry for so long. Essentially, it boiled down to increased promotional investments, continuous efforts, and her debut single being very appealing to teenagers. At that time, Britney was also adorable, beautiful, a bit sexy, and a bit innocent, combined with a bit of luck, she then became a pop princess following Madonna.

Understanding this, replicating it was not very difficult. Eric Norton was indeed an outstanding music producer, and Adrian’s media company was now quite well-established. After discussions, Norton confidently claimed an 80 percent chance of achieving Adrian’s goal.

“No problem, I’ll listen to you,” Britney said cheerily, playfully shaking his hand.

Her nearly ingratiating cute gesture even made Adrian’s heart sway; he pinched her chin and sighed inwardly. Honestly, he did not truly wish to pause the “classes”; over this past year, he had grown accustomed to seeing Britney in her school uniform at his mercy, gradually getting ensnared in the web he had woven, the feeling of complete control was particularly satisfying.

But to gain some, you have to lose some; to completely have her, a pretense was necessary first. Moreover, her parents were somewhat bothersome, though they were quite money-minded, they were also rather sharp.

The two quickly reached the front door of the house. Adrian was about to drive Britney a distance when two women got out of another car.