Chapter 96

"When will my audition start?"

Just after starting the car, Scarlett's voice rang next to him, "I have been waiting for a long time."

"It's still a while." Duke turned the steering wheel and the car turned onto the main road. "Someone will notify your mother then."

"Oh..." The little girl nodded, took out a small purse from her schoolbag, and shook Duke's eyes. "I have all the money ready."

"Money?" Duke gave the co-pilot a puzzled look.

"I said I would invite you to ice cream." Scarlett Johansson blinked bright eyes with a very innocent expression. "Have you forgotten? I'm not like you. I like to shame."

Knowing the troubles of this little guy, Duke simply ignored her and drove intently.

"Hey, why don't you speak?"

But after being quiet for two minutes, Scarlett couldn't help but said, "Did it degenerate into an egg?"

"Eggs?" Duke barked his teeth.

"Yes." ≈, the little girl explained seriously, "When a chicken is still an egg, she can't speak!"

"Miss Johnson!"

Du Ke resisted the urge to give her a thud.

"Why not, let's guess the puzzle."

This little guy was really upset for a moment, and whether Duke answered or not, he said directly, "Long ears, white body, red eyes..."

Despite the small chatter next to him, Duke didn't answer anything. He speeded up a little bit. When he got home, he could throw the troublesome essence to his mother, otherwise his ears would be worn out.

When the Bentley entered Santa Monica, Duke asked curiously, "Scar, don't you feel tired?"

"Tired? Why are you tired?" Scarlett asked curiously.

"You said so much," Duke took out a hand and pointed to his mouth. "Isn't it tired here?"

"No," the little girl put on a wounded expression, "Duke, do you think I am noisy? Annoying?"

Although Duke wanted to nod and confess, but there was only a child next to him, the mother's goddaughter, so he shook his head against his will.

"Don't lie to me." Scarlett curled her lips, "I'm not right!"

Her bright eyes dimmed suddenly, "This year, I transferred from New York to Los Angeles. My mother is busy at work and has no time to take care of me. It is always difficult for my father to see. My brothers don't like to play with me. I have not had time to make new friends at school. I have to go to acting class after school. The acting class is full of children older than me, some of them are adults, and there are very few people who care about me. I don't have any friends who talk."

With a light sigh, Duke turned his head and looked at the girls who were less than ten years old. These actors from child stars, whether they were lucky or unlucky in their childhood, will they regret the choice their guardian made for them? I didn't understand when I grew up.

This is an extremely glamorous, but very abnormal childhood road. The road is full of the temptation of the devil and countless dangers. If you take a wrong step, you will often fall into the abyss, and there will be no chance of turning over.

"Then I'll shut up."

Seeing that Duke remained silent, Scarlett Johansson made a zipper gesture and wrinkled her nose and looked out the car window.

Smiling slightly, Duke still didn't speak until the car drove into the garage at home to help her unfasten the seat belt, and then said, "Here, get out of the car."

The little girl turned her head, picked up her schoolbag, opened the door, jumped out of the car, and without waiting for Duke, she proficiently walked through the passage and walked directly in the direction of the villa, as if she had been here more than once.

Following the little girl, Duke walked into the living room, Scarlett quickened his pace, ran directly to the sofa, and yelled affectionately to Mrs. Leah who was sitting on it, "Godmother."

"Well, here." Mrs. Leah took the schoolbag and said to the servant on the other side, "Take Scarlett to freshen up."

"mom..."

Saying hello to the sofa, Duke went into another bathroom, and after a brief wash, walked out, "Ms. Sloan didn't come?"

"She's back to New York." Mrs. Leah said, looking at the direction of the bathroom, "Scarlett will stay here for a few days, and wait for her mother to return home."

Then, my voice was slightly lowered, "When Santa Feia first expanded its business in New York, Melanie helped a little bit. The east and west coasts have always been incompatible. The same is true in the Jewish circle. She is one of my introducers to the Jewish social circle in New York One."

Before long, the servant took Scarlett Johansson back to the living room. Mrs. Leah stood up and said to Duke, "You take Scarlett to see the room upstairs, your previous studio. prepare for dinner."

All the naughtiness of the little girl seemed to disappear. She walked over and grabbed Duke's sleeves. As he went upstairs and turned into the corridor on the second floor, Duke opened the former temporary studio, which has changed its appearance. Not only has a beautiful children's bed added, but the decoration has also become a pink color suitable for girls.

"This is the bathroom..." Duke walked her next to him, "This is the intercom. If there is something urgent, you can call the servant directly; this is the balcony, and you can see the sea from here."

Scarlett Johansson just nodded, but did not speak.

"Any comment?"

Standing on the balcony, after Duke finished the question, seeing her just shaking his head, he couldn't help frowning, "Why didn't you speak?"

"Did you allow me to speak?" In her blue and green eyes, grievances were written again.

"When did I not allow you to speak?"

Duke couldn't help sighing. The girl was too troublesome. He would rather be intrigue with adult actors full of scheming than being a babysitter.

"In the car." Scarlett pursed her lips. "You think I am noisy."

"I just don't have anyone chatting..." she muttered, "I just want to talk to friends."

"It's almost time."

Without answering her, he looked at his watch and Duke left the balcony directly. Scarlett followed from behind and grabbed his sleeve. Duke turned his head and said, "Go to dinner."

"Are you not angry anymore?" She tentatively asked when going down the stairs.

"When did I get angry?"

Despite having a little headache about her changing mind and face, Duke still wouldn't care about a child.

The dinner was very rich, obviously specially prepared. Although Duke could hear from his mother's words, accepting this goddaughter did not mean to return the favor, but it was not bad for Scarlett Johansson's senses. Relatively affectionate, not as harsh as when he was a child.

Of course, this is not only the difference between boys and girls, but also the difference between sons and goddaughters.

This country is far from the place where he once lived. It is a highly commercialized society. Any normal career is a reasonable choice. Hollywood and its surrounding industries can create hundreds of billions of dollars every year. The output value of the dollar, just like businessmen, such as two Toms and actors such as Stallone and Schwarzenegger, will also be regarded by the nation as a model of success and the American dream.

When Mrs. Leah was dining, she would discuss some interesting facts about acting school and Hollywood with Scarlett Johansson from time to time. Duke also observed that the little girl behaved very well, which was obviously very pleasing to her mother.

Smart and dexterous girls are always liked, and this is common throughout the world.

"The teachers in the acting school all said that my talent is very good." Scarlett Johansson would also boast, "If I meet a suitable role, I might become a child star like Macaulay Culkin. ."

"I have seen your performance in "Break into Death Island". Mrs. Leah also encouraged timely, "The shot is short, but impressive."

"Thank you godmother." The little girl smiled sweetly.

"Duke..."

Hearing what his mother said, Duke raised his head and looked over. He had barely spoken during dinner.

"Scarlett's school and acting school are both in Burbank. You moved back temporarily in the last few days." My mother obviously didn't mean to discuss, "Send her to school in the morning and end get out of class in the afternoon..."

"The acting school has a special person to pick it up from the school." Scarlett said timely.

"Yeah..." Mrs. Leah nodded, "In the afternoon you will go to the acting school to pick her back to Santa Monica."

"Mom, I don't have a fixed time off work." Duke felt a headache. "Sometimes I get busy late."

"such..."

"Godmother." Scarlett Johansson said again, "I can wait at school, it's okay."

Hearing the little girl's words, Mrs. Leah looked over. Duke hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, and sighed helplessly in his heart. It seemed that he shouldn't go home for dinner today, so he had to take on the job of a babysitter .

Fortunately, it's just a ride in the morning and night, and it doesn't take too much time, otherwise it will be trouble.

Although Scarlett Johansson is only nine years old, she has a strong ability to take care of herself. She doesn't need people to take care of her meals, clothes, etc. The next morning, Duke drove in the car after returning from a run on the promenade after having breakfast. In the yard, she came out in due course and jumped on the co-pilot and buckled the seat belt a few times.

"Morning, Duke," she said with a smile.

"Morning, Scarlett!"

Nodding, Duke drove out of the house, turned on the road to Burbank, first sent Scarlett Johansson to her elementary school, and then rushed to the Warner Studios.

Just after entering the Independence Day studio, Duke received good news. With the vigorous efforts of himself, Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, the Pentagon finally made concessions and no longer forced to modify the script ending and the area 51. As for the content, aviation experts will be dispatched as soon as possible to guide the shooting of air battle scenes, and Edward Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range can be loaned as part of the film's location.

If necessary, the Pentagon will send a team of fighters directly to participate in the shooting.

Obviously, the Ministry of National Defense decided to invest a certain amount of power in this film, and jointly with the director Duke, to produce a large-scale conscription advertising film!