Chapter 30 Investment and Movies

"I come here at the call of the College of Cardinals..."

George Clooney, who played the Pope's chamberlain, limped over to the brightly dressed guards and spoke softly.

The guards looked at each other and opened the door for him.

Behind the door, a group of cardinals who were discussing in low voices stopped talking.

They all looked at the papal chamberlain.

The Pope's chamberlain limped in with a blank expression on his face.

He had scars on his face, and when he came in, his eyes wandered over the cardinals.

But among the bishops, several agents in suits were found.

Without hesitation, the Pope's chamberlain staggered out.

Several agents stepped out of the crowd and tried to catch up.

The leading cardinal suddenly spoke softly: "Don't be too rough, solve it in the church."

The agent nodded and chased after him.

The camera switches to show the Pope's chamberlain limping down the long stairs.

"very good!"

Milo, who was controlling the camera, exclaimed, "George, your expression is spot on; Jace is also excellent, especially the little movements of his eyes; of course, Arthur did a good job as well, his emotions were exactly what was required. Well done, everyone!"

After commenting on each one, he announced, "The scene before the arrest has been successfully completed. Now take a five-minute break and then continue."

George Clooney's acting is indeed good. After receiving the notice, he began to study the script over and over again.

It is a good choice to let him play the role of the Pope's eunuch, who can be said to be the second or third male lead and also the ultimate villain.

Although he only became a little famous last year for his role in the medical drama "ER", his acting skills are indeed very good.

Among the few people, he is in the best condition.

After becoming familiar with Minogue's shooting style, George Clooney has been cooperating well.

The crew cheered and continued filming after a break.

Although the final story had hundreds of shots, it was completed in five days.

November 15, 1995.

The filming of "Angels and Demons", which lasted nearly four months, was declared complete and officially wrapped.

This speed is of course quite amazing.

You know, it was because of Milo.

His version of "Angels and Demons" is different from the original.

He modified all the scenes in the original version that were criticized for being slow and boring.

It turns out that there is already a strong sense of fatalism and religious atmosphere.

With his collaboration with Wally, the master of photography.

Has been greatly strengthened.

It can be said that the shooting work is definitely more than the original version.

But it was still completed in just four months, so the shooting progress was definitely very fast.

Of course, there are many reasons why the film was able to be closed so quickly.

For example, all the shots were basically taken in indoor studios, except for some city scenes;

Or maybe because of the cooperation during this period, the crew members have maintained a good work enthusiasm; for some reason, Tommy Lee Jones and George Clooney, the two main characters, performed at an above-average level at the same time.

God knows what’s wrong with these two guys, most of the shots can be passed in two or three takes.

Even for the most complicated ones, the number of NGs will not exceed single digits.

It's really a damn thing that the little blue pill hasn't been developed yet.

You don’t really need to figure this out; some actors are just like that.

Suddenly, I got into the mood, as if a pie fell from the sky.

Then I got the others into the mood, and the shooting progress went very fast.

Even Zeta-Jones, who replaced Ayelet in the original version of the female scientist Vittoria, did a very good job.

Of course, the most important thing is that Milo has the original film in his mind.

He almost copied the original film, while modifying the scenes and shots that were criticized.

Some people copy, of course, quickly.

Anyway, by mid-November, "Angels and Demons" was finally completed.

Next comes the later stage naturally.

While doing post-production, I was also discussing with Disney about the film’s release and distribution.

Wendy, who participated in almost the entire filming and did more as a film producer than Milo, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the dinner, we returned to Beverly Hills.

Wendy, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled and said, "It's finally finished. After the post-production is done, it can be released. I really want to see your first movie in the cinema!"

Then he heard Milo say to him with a smile: "I'll give you three days off. We'll be busy again after three days."

"What new business? Are there any new companies in Silicon Valley that you're interested in?" Wendy said excitedly.

Earlier, Milo inexplicably wanted to buy Netscape stock.

He even did not hesitate to use the Blackburn family's connections.

Wendy was opposed to it at that time.

Later, Milo took out more than 20 million US dollars to acquire shares in a bunch of small companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Wendy once thought about running away and letting someone else take care of this little ancestor.

But later it turned out that Milo's decision was right.

In investing in Netscape, Milo used $4 million and some connections to generate more than $60 million in profits.

The investment of nearly 20 million US dollars made Wendy even more astonished.

Take Yahoo for example. Several investment funds on Wall Street have given it the latest valuations.

The highest valuation was $130 million for Yahoo! If it can be cashed out now.

Milo invested $5 million in Yahoo three months ago.

Now it’s worth nearly $50 million!

Not to mention that Milo invested in more than just Yahoo and Netscape, but also Ebay and others.

A few days ago, Wendy helped Milo to do some calculations.

Not to mention the more than 20 million U.S. dollars that Milo invested more than three months ago at the end of October.

If all of Milo’s shares in these companies can be cashed out.

Now added up, it’s almost $200 million.

In other words, in three months, Milo's investment appreciated tenfold.

Just looking at the valuation, the 22-year-old Blackburn is already a billionaire.

Wendy is now impressed by Milo's investment skills -

At least when it comes to investing in the Internet, Fatty is very convinced.

Even back home, word of Milo's abilities is spreading.

"No need to give me a day off." Wendy added immediately after she finished speaking, "I can go there tomorrow, or even tonight. What company? Just tell me the name and I'll help you get its stock!"

In the back car, lying on the seat.

Looking at the Beverly Hills mansions speeding past the car window, Milo was surprised, "Uh... did I ever tell you to buy a company?"

Wendy was confused: "Ah? You don't want to buy the company?"

"I'm giving you three days off so you can have a good rest. I think you've been working hard during this period."

"But in three days."

Milo smiled, "I'm planning on preparing for my second movie, so you'll be busy again then."

"What!"

Wendy was shocked. "You just finished filming your first movie today, and you haven't done post-production yet, but you're going to start filming the second one right away?"

Milo nodded.

“Ah, this…”

Seeing Milo nod, Wendy was even a little incoherent. "Aren't you tired? Don't you need to take a break? And the investment in the first movie hasn't been recovered yet, and you're going to start the second one right away? Most Hollywood directors can only produce one work every two or three years..."

What Wendy said is actually true. Being a director and shooting a movie is a very energy-consuming job.

Many directors will take a long break after completing their work before considering the next one.

For someone like Woody Allen, releasing a work every year is already quite fast.

But for someone like Milo, who had just finished filming his last movie, he said he was going to start preparing for his second movie in three days...

Except for those serial movies shot two in a row, Hollywood has never had such a madman.

(End of this chapter)