Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 247 Time Passes

That night, Tang De brought Avril to the hospital and explained his ideas in detail to the doctor.

He suspected Avril had Lyme disease.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is spread through tick bites.

The bitten person will experience headaches, fatigue, and rashes in the early stages of the disease, and severe headaches, joint pain, palpitations, facial paralysis, and severe memory loss in the later stages, and it is likely to develop into a chronic disease...

Many Lyme patients are also prone to depression, and some have even resorted to suicide to escape the disease.

This is exactly the same as Avril's symptoms, but Tang De clearly remembered that Avril should have been diagnosed with Lyme disease after 2010, but he didn't know why she was infected now.

But no matter what, since things have already happened, we must face them positively.

After a series of diagnoses from doctors, Avril was diagnosed with Lyme disease.

When she learned about the disease, she was completely stunned. She didn't expect that she had such a serious disease. She originally thought that she just had an ordinary disease.

"Don't worry, the doctor said antibiotics are very effective for this condition."

The most terrifying thing about this disease is not its various symptoms, but its latent nature.

When many people become ill, they think that the disease is a common symptom and ignore it.

As a result, when the disease breaks out, it is too late for them to receive treatment and they have missed the best treatment period.

So it’s not a bad thing that Avril discovered Lyme disease in its early stages this time.

But these words were no longer of any comfort to Avril, as her condition began to worsen.

Tang De had to transport her to New York by a special plane, and then take care of her together with her parents.

On a rainy afternoon, Avril was wearing loose clothes, lying on the bed, looking at the dark clouds outside through the French window, her eyes full of loneliness.

"Tang... do you think I will die?"

"No, baby." Tang De lay beside her and touched her face: "Don't think too much, you will definitely get better."

"But my body hurts so much." Avril's joints and head were all aching now. The feeling was enough to drive a person crazy and bang their heads against the wall.

Tang De had no way to help her get rid of the pain, so he could only hug Avril tightly.

After the two of them lay on the bed for a while, Avril began to moan in pain again.

Tang De had to call the doctor and ask them to come over and take a look.

Soon, an expensive private doctor came into the room with his own nursing team.

Tang De sat on the sofa, watching them busying around in front of him, as if time was passing quickly in such an anxious state of mind.

When he came to his senses, it was already night.

Avril's symptoms were slightly relieved, but it was still far from a cure.

And because of her illness, she can no longer appear on stage.

But her company seemed reluctant and kept asking the doctor.

"Is Avril really unable to continue singing?" Outside the villa, her agent Lanier was asking the doctor about Avril's physical condition.

The doctor shook his head and said, "It's cruel to say this, but Lyme disease is not a disease that can be cured by treatment. The disease usually lasts for 3-5 years. Avril was lucky to have the disease discovered in the early stages, but whether it can be cured is still a question mark."

"What about recording an album?" Lanier asked again without giving up.

"Well, that depends on the patient's wishes. She is in pain all the time, and I don't think this is the best condition for recording a song."

After the doctor left, Lanier looked at Tang De and forced a smile: "Tang, have you been accompanying Avril recently?"

Ever since Avril fell ill, the story between her and Tang De had spread among some of their acquaintances.

Only then did Lanier realize that his most outstanding female singer was actually dating an Oscar-winning director.

And this Oscar-winning director also owns a record company.

This is really not good news. Coupled with Avril's current condition, Lanier feels that it will be difficult for the company to renew the contract with Avril.

In response to his question, Tang De just nodded lightly.

Lanier had no choice but to leave.

Three months passed like this, and Avril's condition still did not improve.

On the contrary, her music albums sold even better.

On the other hand, Jessica finally learned about Avril's existence from a friend.

For this, she bit Tang De so hard that he almost drew blood.

But after learning about Avril's current situation, she couldn't say anything harsh and could only take Elena to see Avril.

In the room, as soon as Jessica put Elena down on the bed, the little girl clumsily took steps and rushed towards Avril.

She had grown black hair at this time, and her big eyes were bright and pure. She was wearing a small floral dress and looked very cute.

After Elena came to Avril, she touched her cheek with her chubby little hand, woke her up, and then bent down to kiss her.

Avril was very surprised, but also very happy.

She hugged the little one with great effort and teased her: "What a lovely little baby, what's her name?"

"Her name is Elena."

Jessica walked up to her, and Avril only took a glance to understand the relationship between her and Tang De.

But she didn't say anything. In fact, she was already a little discouraged about the future. She felt that it would be good for Tang De to leave her like this. She couldn't waste his precious time on a useless person like herself.

"Tang, please go out for a while." Jessica looked at Avril who was very close to Elena, and suddenly said to Tang De.

Although Tang De didn't know what she was going to say, he didn't stop her. After walking out of the room alone, he heard the conversation coming from inside.

It wasn't until twenty minutes later that Jessica walked out of the room holding Elena.

After Tang De re-entered the room, he unexpectedly found that Avril looked pretty good, which made him a little confused about what Jessica had said to her.

"I plan to face the disease well." Avril stared into Tang De's eyes: "I won't be defeated by it."

"That couldn't be better." No matter what, Tang De was happy with the decision she made.

Getting sick is not scary, what is scary is that she gives up on herself.

"So do you want to eat something now?" Tang De asked with concern.

"I want to eat oranges." Avril raised the corners of her mouth. Although her face was still a little pale due to the pain, her overall mental state had improved a lot.

"Okay, I'll get it for you."

Tang De stood up and walked out, pushing the door open.

"Creaky..." The door made a slight, heavy sound.

One year later. "Squeak..." Tang De pushed open the door in front of him. Avril was sitting on the yoga mat, doing recovery exercises.

This year's treatment process made her fall in love with yoga because she said yoga can help her calm down.

Tang De silently placed the fruit plate on the table and looked at his reflection through the glass.

He hasn't changed much this year, the only difference is that he has some more beard on his face.

"It's grown this long in just two days." He touched his chin and thought that this face looked quite mature, a style he had never tried before. Perhaps growing a beard would be a good choice.

Thinking of this, he looked at Avril again.

Her Lyme disease has completely healed. It can only be said that it was discovered in time. Although she suffered a lot in the first six months, such as pain, blurred memory, and multiple high fevers of 39 degrees, she finally survived.

Tang De accompanied her through the most difficult years, and he even stopped his original filming plans for this.

The release of Lucy was delayed for a year.

But "Twilight" was completed because it was not that difficult.

Tang De handed the directing over to Greta and appeared on the set as the producer.

As it inherited the attention of "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Twilight" undoubtedly became the most eye-catching focus as soon as the trailer was released.

And it became the biggest dark horse box office player in 2008, with an investment of 4000 million US dollars and a global box office of 4 million.

This box office revenue made Greta one of the highest-grossing female directors in Hollywood.

This also caused Norton Eye's stock price to soar.

But for Greta, this can only be said to be her good luck. After all, no matter who shoots the film, this movie is bound to be a hit, it’s just a matter of how much.

After all, the original novel has been selling very well.

In addition to her, "Saw 3" directed by James Wan also achieved good box office, with a global box office of 1.7 million, which is a very good result.

Next, James Wan will focus on "The Conjuring" and strive to reshape an IP universe for Norton's Eye.

On the Angel's side, Taylor Swift's second album was released as scheduled, receiving rave reviews, and her title song also successfully topped the Billboard charts.

Of course, the MV was shot by Tang De.

This was also the only thing Tang Degan did that was related to filming throughout the year. The rest of the time he was either taking care of Avril or staying with his little angel Elena at Jessica's place.

In fact, after a year, Elena can now call mom and dad and say some short words.

The little guy has a chubby face and looks extremely cute.

Grandma Carmela loved her so much that she even didn't bother to care about Tang De's two younger brothers.

Her godmother, Anne Hathaway would also take time to visit her, and every time she came back from the crew, she would buy a lot of clothes and toys for Elena. Even if Jessica wanted to dissuade her, there was nothing she could do.

As for Kayden and Cindy, they are both continuing to steadily develop their careers as usual.

Cindy also starred in "Doubt", and was nominated for the 81st Academy Award for her supporting actress role.

When it comes to acting, she not only works hard, but also works very hard. Tang De thinks she was born to be an actor.

In comparison, Kayden is not inferior. At least she has established herself among the top models and is now a female model with an annual salary of tens of millions.

She is always present at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and many audiences, especially older white men, look forward to her appearance every time.

After all, her figure is really domineering.

Other companies under Tangde are also booming.

The Japanese group AKB48 has released 11 singles, and although it has not yet achieved the same huge wave of support as in its previous life, it now has a huge fan base.

In just one year, they will officially burst into the brilliance of idols and become famous all over Japan.

The situation is very good on Supreme Creative's side because their old rival Crown Creative made a major mistake due to Rachel's leak and Jimmy's arrangement.

As they were suspected of serious plagiarism of advertising ideas, Sig and his colleagues' hard work was immediately reduced to its original form, and they are now in a state of panic.

Supreme Creativity took the opportunity to grab a lot of market share and also got advertising from some big brands, such as Coca-Cola.

However, Black Umbrella Consultants and Bernay Public Relations are relatively stable. Loren Ortiz of Black Umbrella Consultants has already begun preparing to expand its business to other states.

Bernay PR plans to expand its business overseas, such as to South Korea. After all, movies are a major economic pillar of the South Korean entertainment industry. If they can have their movies appear on the Oscars stage, it would be a very good publicity.

However, Japan and China do not have much market in this matter.

In addition to these things, the United States has also experienced a very serious financial crisis over the past year.

Relying on the company's money and his own money, Tang De also gained a lot of benefits from this disaster and successfully tripled his assets.

You can’t earn more because people in the financial industry are not fools. As long as there is money to be made, everyone will rush in.

Of course, Tang De was still quite satisfied. At least the current housing prices in the United States have fallen to a low point. Although it is not the lowest point, it is cheap enough.

Tang De plans to find a nice single-family building, buy it, and write Norton's name on it.

"Click." Avril finished her daily practice and walked to Tang De.

"You look happy, dear."

"Really? Is it that obvious?" Tang De smiled, then picked up an orange slice, tore off the peel, and handed it to Avril.

"It's so sour. Never mind. Just eat it." Avril didn't like eating such sour oranges.

Tang De could only accept it with a smile.

"What are you going to do?" Tang De asked Avril, who was changing clothes without telling him.

"I'm going to go see Elena. I haven't seen the baby for two days." After learning that Anne Hathaway was Elena's godmother, she scolded Anne Hathaway again, thinking that this woman always managed to take away what she wanted.

So she became Elena's stepmother without giving in.

Now I have to play a song for her every day to train Elena's musical talent.

"Then I'll drive you there." Tang De was about to go to the company. His secretary just called him and said that Parent, the CEO of MGM, wanted to see him about something.

"Okay." Avril changed her clothes and the two of them went out together.

Tom wasn't with him during this time because he had to go home to deal with some things with his parents.

His parents are getting divorced, which is really sad news.

Ever since Tom's family became rich, his father has developed a gambling habit, so it is normal for his mother to want to leave now.

Not every family can maintain their originality despite huge wealth.

But Donde believed that Tom would handle it.

There was no conversation along the way. After sending Avril off, Tang De arrived downstairs of the company.

(End of this chapter)