The Tyrant Billionaire

In just a week, over 50,000 copies were sold. The marketing department predicted that the album could sell more than 200,000 copies.

The production team of "Once a Thief" had finished preparations, and Ava joined the team to start filming, bidding farewell to Hardy and leaving Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Taylor returned from New York. The day after her return, she contacted Hardy, and he took her out for a day.

Previously, Taylor's mother, Sarah, had been wary of her daughter being too close to Hardy. However, as Hardy's status quickly rose, Sarah not only dropped her guard but even encouraged her daughter to get closer to him.

Apart from grooming Taylor to become a big star, Sarah's other intention was to connect her daughter with a wealthy and powerful family.

In later years, Sarah used various methods to introduce Taylor to Conrad Hilton Jr. the heir to the Hilton Hotels. At just 18, Taylor married Conrad Jr. but the marriage lasted only eight months. During their honeymoon, Conrad Jr. drank, gambled, and physically abused his new bride.

They quickly separated, setting the stage for Taylor's eight unhappy marriages.

Hardy, on the other hand, was a first generation millionaire. From what Sarah knew, he owned HD Security, HD Films, N.Y.T Television, Playboy Magazine, Barbie Doll Toys, and mining companies, with assets exceeding ten million dollars.

In Hollywood, Hardy had already become a movie giant with considerable power. His recent Golden Globe win was a testament to this. If her daughter could be with someone like him, her future would be very promising.

Therefore, even though her daughter was only 15, Sarah did not impose any restrictions. She even went to Taylor's room in the evenings to chat about womanly matters, hygiene, and physiological precautions, often making Taylor blush.

One day, Taylor took the initiative to call Hardy and asked him to take her out. Taylor wore a beautiful dress, knee high boots, and a coat, with her shoulder length hair tied up and a sling bag slung over her shoulder.

She looked like a mature young girl.

Having left her role as Matilda behind, Taylor returned to her original style, appearing much more elegant.

In later years, some critics described the three great beauties of Hollywood as follows: Marilyn Monroe was the epitome of sexiness, Audrey Hepburn was pure and ethereal, and Elizabeth Taylor was noble and graceful.

Taylor said goodbye to her mother, Sarah, who smiled and said, "Have fun. My husband and I have a gathering tonight, so I won't be able to prepare dinner for you."

This clearly indicated to Hardy that he was responsible for Taylor's dinner.

"I'll bring Taylor back later, Mrs. Sarah. Don't worry," Hardy said with a smile.

"Haha, I'm not worried. You two have fun," Sarah said with a smile, clearly leaving her daughter in Hardy's care.

As Hardy and Taylor left, he asked the elegant girl, "Do you have any plans for where to go today?"

"Mr. Hardy, could you take me to the Barbie Doll factory, especially the clothing department? I'd like to see how they design the outfits."

"Do you like designing clothes?"

"Yes, Barbie Doll clothes are so beautiful. When I play with those dolls, I also think about designing outfits for them. I've come up with more than ten designs over the past few days."

"I've learned to draw, and I've sketched them out. If possible, I hope you can help me bring them to life." As she spoke, Taylor pulled out a stack of colored drawings from her sling bag.

She had come prepared.

"No problem, I'll take you to the Barbie Doll factory today," Hardy said.

"Yay, that's awesome!"

At the Barbie Doll factory, Hardy found the person in charge and brought them to the clothing design department, where the designers began making the outfits Taylor had designed.

"Mr. Hardy, I have an idea. I'm sure there are many people like me who would love to design clothes for Barbie Dolls but don't have the good fortune to know you. Why not hold a contest to accept clothing design submissions from all over the world? You could make their designs into clothes and reward them with the finished products. I'm sure they would be thrilled." MVLEmPyR-your-story-source

"A simple contest could have a huge promotional impact."

Hardy pinched Taylor's cheek and said, "Your idea is fantastic. I'll adopt it. By the way, would you be interested in being a judge? There will probably be many submissions, and you could be one of the judges."

"Sure, I'd love that."

Hardy delegated the task to the Barbie Doll team, asking them to organize a design submission contest and advertise it in the newspapers.

As for the prizes, they couldn't be as stingy as Taylor suggested.

After all, the submitted designs could be produced and generate substantial profits for the toy company.

The quarterly first prize would be $500, the second prize $300, and so on, with a total of six prizes.

The annual grand prize would be $2000, which was equivalent to a year's salary for an average person.

Such a substantial reward would create a sensation, likely attracting many submissions. The publicity for Barbie Dolls would be worth much more than the prize money.

After spending the entire day at the Barbie Doll factory, Taylor received eight new outfits, each very beautiful, greatly satisfying her youthful heart.

They had dinner at a high end restaurant. After dinner, Hardy didn't take the young girl back immediately but brought her to a mansion in Beverly Hills.

The gates opened.

All the lights in the estate turned on.

The entire estate looked serene and beautiful.

"Mr. Hardy, where is this?"

Hardy smiled and said, "This was originally Mr. Sigel's estate. Later, I bought it and had it renovated, but never moved in. Now it's only maintained by a butler and a few servants."

Hardy shrugged, "Living alone in such a big house feels too empty. I prefer a cozy environment."

"This is a great place for hosting parties or bringing friends over," Hardy said with a smile.

In the backyard garden, the servants brought tea and left. Under the dim lights, Hardy said, "Taylor, do you remember our first meeting? It was in a place like this."

Taylor nodded. To her, it was a wonderful encounter.