"Mr. James, is the truth really as the media said? Are you going to sign with that Chinese company?"
"Yes, Mr. Reese."
"Mr. James, you are crazy! Really, you are really crazy. What can he give you? He can't give you anything!"
"No, Mr. Reese, you don't understand."
"No, James, you don't understand. You don't know what you are doing at all! You don't know how childish and ridiculous your decision is!"
"Mr. Reese, you have no idea what I want!"
"what would you like?"
"You'll know what I want from now on!"
"James, you are really ridiculous..."
"This is my decision. I don't think it's funny, and there's nothing funny about it. You have no right to laugh at me. No matter what time, you have no right..."
“…”
…
April 17th.
Lu Yuandi stood in front of a remote house in Hollywood and looked at the workers moving furniture coming and going with a complicated look.
He just stood there quietly.
He was filled with thoughts, and at the same time he felt a little dazed and unreal.
He raised his head and looked at the "Remote" sign hanging above. Director James personally nailed the sign on the ladder.
Is my company in Hollywood now officially established?
The sun shone on James' face.
He showed a satisfied smile, as if he regarded this place as the starting point of his future.
In fact.
When James saw this "remote" exclusive contract, he was very surprised...
His surprise was not because Lu Yuan invited him to become a part of the company, but because of Lu Yuan’s contract!
James had never seen such a loose profit-sharing contract in his life. There was only one sentence in the entire contract: as long as you don't violate the interests of the company and don't mess things up, you can do whatever you want, and there is no penalty...
After reading it, James felt a little warm in his heart.
He could feel a strong sincerity from this contract.
Then he hesitated for about ten minutes and then signed.
He believes in Lu Yuan!
He felt that this was a magical Chinese person!
Thinking back to the time from when he knew Lu Yuan until now, he felt that he could see his former dreams, his former future, and of course, the freedom he longed for in Lu Yuan. This freedom was much better than being bound by rules and regulations when he was in Paimeng.
You say, this is a stupid choice?
Lu Yuan now has no foundation in Hollywood?
Does it matter?
Didn’t Lu Yuan in the past have no roots in China?
You said that Lu Yuan is now facing ban and targeting from almost all companies in Hollywood?
But what does that matter?
If Lu Yuan really wants to cause trouble, can the entire Hollywood really ban Lu Yuan's company?
Don’t forget, Lu Yuan has another identity!
he……
It's not just actors!
As long as he doesn't violate some laws and regulations of the country's top leaders, Lu Yuan will have no problem at all.
and!
James learned that Lu Yuan had acquired a cinema chain in Hollywood and was currently replacing equipment and renovating it.
James knew that Lu Yuan was setting up a terrible plan.
He carefully studied Lu Yuan's experiences and decisions since his debut over and over again.
He found it shocking, yet reasonable.
Looking at Lu Yuan's rise, every decision he made was accompanied by foreshadowing and foundation!
And this cinema is the foundation of the foreshadowing!
Although Lu Yuan didn't say anything, James felt a suffocatingly crazy ambition from this series of events!
Lu Yuan is a hunter, and he wants to hunt Hollywood!
Of course, it's a gamble!
If the bet is successful, the entire Hollywood landscape will change in the future, and perhaps there will be a ninth largest company...
This is a gamble hidden in the dark.
James is very interested.
…
It's late at night.
In the hotel, Lu Yuan looked into the distance silently.
He closed his eyes.
Standing on a high place and looking down, you can indeed see a series of dazzling lights and the world below.
Hollywood is indeed attractive in a way.
He spread his hands.
All right!
After two years of hard work, we are now back to where we were before liberation...
Migos Cinemas is more of a scam than Lu Yuan imagined.
The rent of the cinema is about to expire, the equipment needs to be replaced, the facade and everything inside need to be renovated, and at the same time, all the messy things need to be integrated...
Putting these things together is equivalent to Lu Yuan spending money to rebuild the entire Migos Cinema Chain.
It’s so disappointing!
When Lu Yuan saw Wang Jinxue put a thick decoration report and other things in his hands, he suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe.
The acquisition and reconstruction had completely exceeded the budget. The 1 billion RMB budget was directly overspent to 1.1 billion RMB, which directly emptied Lu Yuan's entire family assets.
The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold, the warrior...
I'm not going to go bankrupt because of this, am I?
When he thought of this, Lu Yuan suddenly threw all these unrealistic thoughts out of his mind.
After all, the idea is too scary.
He was now on a train that could only move forward.
Unless you reach the end, otherwise...
He can't turn back.
Um……
Now that James is following me, I can't just leave him alone forever, right?
He wants to make a movie.
Make a movie and attract investment?
Do I really want to attract investment?
After Lu Yuan silently looked at the last 20 million RMB in his bank card, he gritted his teeth!
I am an investor myself, so why should I solicit investment?
Since you want to gamble, just gamble to the end!
What kind of script should the movie be?
Keep coming!
script……
Got it!
Didn’t you think of a movie before?
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes, then turned on the hotel lights and slowly took out a notebook from his backpack.
After a slight hesitation, he silently typed the six words "Saw Series".
…
Four o'clock in the morning.
James was suddenly awakened by a phone call.
He answered the phone in a daze, but when he heard Lu Yuan's voice, he instantly woke up.
"boss?"
"Mr. James...I'm sorry to bother you so early..."
"Boss, tell me what you want to say."
"It's like this. I wrote a script and sent it to your email. If you have time, take a look at it and estimate how much investment it will get. If it's within an acceptable range, we'll start working on it right away."
"Ohhh, okay."
The moment James heard the script, he jumped up from the bed and came to the computer.
When he opened his email and saw the name of the script, he was stunned.
Movie series?
Then he looked at the contents of the script carefully.
The more he looked at it, the more excited he became. At the same time, he had a feeling that made him terrified when he thought about it!
This is a film that challenges psychological limits but also carries endless new ideas.
It took him less than half an hour to finish reading the script and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he called Lu Yuan back.
"Boss...I read the script, it's very good!"
“How much will it cost?”
"A million dollars will do!"
"for how long?"
"One month!"
"good!"
"Boss, aren't you planning to film The Pianist on the Sea?"
"I prepared The Legend of 1900, but I'm going to give this Saw to you! Casting, shooting, and overall control are all up to you..."
"Ah!" James was suddenly very excited.
"Mr. James! Come on, I'm not good at giving motivational speeches, but I hope to control the future in my own hands... Next, we may face all kinds of slander and doubts, and it may not be as easy as when you were filming a movie before, but... I believe we can do it."
"It will work!" James took a deep breath and nodded hard.
He is almost forty years old.
However, he felt that Lu Yuan's words were strange.
This moment...
He felt his heart beginning to burn.
This hot feeling burned the blood in his body and made him feel the longing of youth.
Is this a clarion call for counterattack?
He looked at the brief darkness in the distance and the approaching dawn.
He clenched his fists!
…
"Did his company really get established and really poach James?"
"Yes, James is gone."
"This Chinese guy is a little crazy."
"Yes, Mr. Allen, I don't deny that this guy is quite capable in China, but in Hollywood, he is really nothing. What he did is tantamount to challenging us..."
“Is the PR department ready?”
“Ready!”
"Okay! Wait!"
"What's wrong?"
"No PR department is allowed to report that James has switched jobs to this Chinese company. Also, you need to communicate with the media that are closely connected to the company and don't let them report anything. I've checked this Chinese guy's resume. He's good at all kinds of hype... As long as someone cooperates with him, he can stir up waves from all angles... There's no need for us to cooperate with him!"
"Well, should we go and warn him?"
"No need, just ignore him!"
"Okay, what about his new movie?"
"There's nothing we can do about 'The Legend of 1900'. These theaters can only shout slogans and ban it temporarily... In fact, everyone knows that this movie cannot be banned, and this Chinese guy also realized this and dared to do this... He, haha, I have to say, he is really not a simple person..."
"So we can only watch? He finishes the movie?"
"What else do you think we can do? Even if The Legend of 1900 is really made, the box office won't be very high. This is Hollywood. Remember, we are from Hollywood, and he is a Chinese after all. He is a complete loser after all."
"I see."
…
April 18th.
When Lu Yuan was reading the headlines, he found them very strange.
All the major media and entertainment channels in the Hollywood entertainment industry suddenly seemed to have made an agreement, and no one reported any news about James or himself.
Everything was eerily quiet.
Lu Yuan felt a little strange at first, but then he got calm.
It would be better if there was no news, as it would allow me to start filming the movie "The Legend of 1900" in peace.
However, just after Lu Yuan arranged some things, he heard a surprising news from China.
That’s when Zhao Xiaohan’s first album “It’s Me” became a hit!
Daily sales exceeded three million on the first day!