The night in Hollywood is intoxicating.
Duncan sat on the 23rd floor of the Century Building, looking quietly into the distance.
The lights in the distance are brilliant and dazzling, accompanied by gusts of gentle warm breeze.
It is a beautiful city.
Breathtakingly beautiful!
The night breeze in October is neither cold nor hot, very comfortable.
Duncan lit a cigar, took a deep breath, and his mood seemed to be blown by the evening breeze, making it extremely comfortable.
He gave a faint smile.
Hollywood!
I'm back!
This beautiful city is about to cheer for me.
Just as crazy and noisy as five years ago, with overwhelming screams!
When he thought of this, he lowered his head and glanced at the script on the table next to him.
The name of the script is "Earth Independence Day".
This is a science fiction film. Century Studios has already prepared an investment budget of $200 million and is just waiting to set up the crew.
Duncan has high expectations for the film.
His previous movie "El Nino" earned him 620 million at the box office, becoming one of the four Hollywood box office classics. Duncan thinks that this "Earth Independence Day" will at least get 800 million at the box office, and it is very likely to even surpass the classic American "Cosmic Trek" to become the number one American science fiction film.
As for, you mentioned "The Legend of 1900"?
Feel sorry.
Duncan never thought that "The Legend of 1900" was something worth breaking through.
To him at this moment, Lu Yuan was just a coward who didn't even dare to respond to him.
What's so worth caring about a movie made by a coward? What's there to be happy about if it surpasses others?
Duncan shook his head.
Don't take it seriously at all.
At this time...
“Boom boom boom.”
"Come in……"
"It's Director Fleming. What's wrong? Did you encounter any problems when assembling the crew?"
"No...no..." Fleming lowered his head slightly, seemed to glance at Duncan secretly, and then looked away.
"What's the matter?" Duncan felt strange when he saw Fleming's hesitant tone.
"Mr. Duncan, you don't have a heart attack, do you?" Then Fleming looked at Duncan as if he had mustered up his courage.
"What do you mean?" Duncan frowned and stared at Fleming.
The smile on his face disappeared in an instant.
No matter what kind of director Fleming was, it was really rude for him to ask if he had a heart disease as soon as he came in.
"No, no, no... That's not what I meant. I'm sorry, Mr. Duncan. I just..."
"Say! Don't worry, I don't have a heart disease!"
"That Chinese guy responded!"
"Response? Response to what? Apologized to me or gave in?" Duncan became interested when he heard this.
“…”
"Is this a response to some youthful and frivolous words?" Duncan smiled again, with a hint of cruelty in his smile.
Lu Yuan is indeed a talented person, he has to admit that, generally people with such talent are a bit arrogant.
Duncan saw quite a few.
but……
The more frivolous you are, the greater the blow you will suffer next.
Just like the higher you climb, the more painful it will be when you fall!
Haha, if such a talented person is suppressed, or even made to feel despair, then this feeling...
It really gave Duncan an indescribable pleasure.
"That...that's a video..."
"video?"
"Yes... Mr. Duncan, please take a look."
"good."
"..." Fleming handed Duncan the video footage of Lu Yuan that had just been released by Novi Media.
When he saw Duncan receiving the video, Fleming's expression gradually began to become uneasy.
Then...
Duncan played the video.
"Mr. Duncan... First of all, let me make it clear that I am not a coward..."
Lu Yuan spoke in English when recording the video.
Although Lu Yuan's English was only so-so, Duncan could still understand him completely.
So there is no language problem.
At first, Duncan's expression was calm, and he still maintained that indifferent attitude, but then...
"Sorry... I accidentally broke your box office record. I didn't mean to do that. I just wanted to make a movie casually, but who knew..."
"But you have to know that the person you are talking to now is a screenwriter, poet, author, composer, director, actor, pianist, game developer..."
“…”
“Bang!”
Duncan's face changed.
After seeing Lu Yuan in the video say these words with a very sincere expression, Duncan could hardly believe his ears!
This person!
hateful!
Fleming was so frightened that he slammed the table hard.
After the filming, he continued to stare at the video, panting!
The video is coming to an end, but...
"So, Mr. Duncan, this is the response you want... Sorry... I can't respond to you for too long, I have to go make dinner. By the way, if you think I'm not busy enough, I can add that I'm actually a chef. Hey, I'm only 27 years old after the Chinese New Year, Mr. Duncan, you should understand that young people always have their own worries... Ah, sorry... Did I mention age again? I forgot that you are almost sixty years old. Sorry, sorry..."
The video ended with Lu Yuan's silly and awkward smile, as if he had made a mistake unintentionally.
Duncan gently put down the computer with the video data.
He tried to remain calm.
but……
His flushed face and heavier breathing betrayed him.
It can be seen that he is not as calm as he appears!
"Mr. Duncan..."
"Director Fleming, I'm sorry, I need to be alone for a while..."
"Oh, then you..."
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm old and have experienced many storms. How could anything happen to me?" Duncan laughed.
"Well... okay." Fleming looked at Duncan cautiously again, then turned and walked out of the office.
When Fleming walked out of the office...
Duncan's smile suddenly became distorted...
The breathing is getting more and more crazy!
At the same time, the heart beats faster and faster.
He gritted his teeth.
Every word, every character, and even every expression of Lu Yuan pierced deeply into his mind.
"Bang!"
He slammed the table hard again!
"You, Lu Yuan...what do you think I am...? No time? You..."
"You have so many... movies..."
"Lu Yuan! Lu Yuan! What do you mean! A sixty-year-old man? I...I...I! I'm only, fifty-eight, I..."
"you……"
"you……"
"Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan..."
"I want……"
"kill……"
"kill……"
He kept trying to speak angrily, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't utter a complete sentence!
Even stuck on the word "kill"...
as if……
No matter what he did, he couldn't vent the anger in his heart!
He actually began to feel like he was talking nonsense, and his mind was filled with every venomous word Lu Yuan said!
As his smile twisted, his face began to distort.
Although I didn't have a heart disease, my chest was extremely painful at that moment!
“Bang!”
This moment...
Another sound was heard.
This time it wasn't the sound of Duncan slamming the table.
But...
Duncan stuttered halfway through when his eyes suddenly widened and he couldn't catch his breath...
Then……
Instantly the whole person was twitched...
"Mr. Duncan, Mr. Duncan... Doctor, where is the doctor? Mr. Duncan has fainted. Mr. Duncan, help him, Mr. Duncan!"
On my deathbed...
He heard Fleming yelling...
Then……
He fell into darkness.
…
"What! This person is so arrogant. He actually..."
"With so many identities, this Chinese man is too arrogant. He simply doesn't take us in Hollywood seriously!"
"You simply don't take it seriously!"
"What is he going to do? Is he going to be an enemy of us in Hollywood? This video of his is simply..."
"Although I was angry, I thought about it carefully and it seemed that he was not wrong. In fact, I checked the information of this Chinese man and he is fully qualified to say this because he has so many identities..."
"FUCK, this Chinese guy, this devil! I... I'm really angry!"
"Oh my God, I'm angry too. God, are you blind? How could you allow such a freak to appear in this world!"
"It's so infuriating, I want to hit him!"
"Why!"
“…”
Hollywood.
When all the entertainment companies saw this video, their eyes widened.
Except for some entertainment company leaders who were still at a loss whether to laugh or cry, leaders of other companies were so angry that they were trembling!
Arrogant?
Arrogance is indeed one aspect!
but……
You know clearly that he is pretending and being arrogant, but you can't find any reason to refute him...
because!
Every identity he mentioned in the video is true!
They have all caused quite a stir!
When I think of this...
Everyone gnashed their teeth at Lu Yuan.
But again…
There is nothing I can do!
I can only scold this Chinese for being arrogant...
As for the rest…
What else can they do?
Ban him? Unite to boycott him?
If you could succeed, why would you have waited until now?
After calming down a little, I should have stopped being angry.
but……
As soon as they saw so many film works in his video, they got angry again!
They understand!
This person...
This person!
Why does it feel like this person is promoting something or advertising something?
FUCK!
Not only did they severely criticize Duncan, but they also did some advertising at the same time?
this……
The more you scold him, the more you seem to promote him. You are just...
Can’t I scold you anymore?
Can only sulk?
FUCK!
…
"Fuck... Er Gouzi's pretense really blinded my eyes!"
"Oh my god, Er Gouzi... I didn't expect that Er Gouzi would be so pretentious one day?"
"9999, I don't say 6666 anymore, because it has already doubled!"
"This ad is so good that even Hollywood has to accept it..."
"Being irritating is just a byproduct. I've seen through it all. Er Gouzi is just trying to take advantage of this opportunity to shamelessly advertise. I've seen through his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys!"
"Singer? Chef? Director?... After watching this video, I really want to beat up Er Gouzi! Don't stop me, I'll beat him up right now!"
"The latest news, the latest news, it seems that Novi has revealed something new!"
"What?"
"Duncan was so angry that he fainted. He is now receiving emergency treatment at Maria Hospital in the United States. The situation doesn't look optimistic!"
"Wait, this... this Duncan won't be pissed off to death by Er Gouzi, right? If he really is pissed off to death, then Er Gouzi will be truly invincible!"
“…”
China!
Different from Hollywood, Chinese netizens were excited but also felt a sense of schadenfreude.
Yes!
It was the first time they saw Lu Yuan record such a long video to show off, and it was a video interspersed with advertisements!
This is undoubtedly a huge stimulation!
When they saw Duncan being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment again, they suddenly became worried.
This Duncan...
Wouldn’t you really be pissed off to death by Lu Yuan’s pretentious video?
…
Other Chinese entertainment companies can only remain at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry.
They do not participate in evaluation, nor do they participate in slander.
They are used to it.
Apart from cursing Lu Yuan in private, he basically maintained an attitude of not knowing anything and everyone is fine in public...
What do you think of Lu Yuan?
In China, you can offend everyone else, but you cannot offend Lu Yuan!
Before, Lu Yuan was like stinky dog shit, whoever came into contact with him would be in trouble, but now Lu Yuan is like a bully in the Chinese entertainment industry, who dares to mess with him?
He has so many fans!
His ways of showing off are endless!
His way of slapping you in the face is hard to guard against, and he will even take advantage of you after slapping you in the face!
Who would mess with such a person?
How dare our Chinese entertainment industry suppress this big gangster that even Hollywood can't suppress?
Don’t you want to live anymore?
So at this moment, the Chinese entertainment industry has this attitude of "I can't afford to offend you, but I can afford to avoid you"...
However, several people noticed a detail in the video.
for example……
Xu Cancan.
When Xu Cancan heard Lu Yuan announce his marriage in the video, she was stunned for a moment.
I can’t describe how it feels.
In short, the office was closed for half a day, and no one would open the door when they knocked...
…
"Jinxue..."
"Oh, An Xiao."
"Jinxue, congratulations, lovers finally get married."
"..." After hearing An Xiao's call, Wang Jinxue was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Thank you."
"When will the wedding take place?"
"It won't be held for now. Let's wait until Lu Yuan finishes his work. After all, his career is still developing..."
"oh."
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay, nothing much, I just thought of the song "To Alice" for some reason, hehe..."
"..." Wang Jinxue was silent again.
“Jinxue… wuwuwu… wuwuwuwu…”
“…”
Then...
Wang Jinxue suddenly heard crying on the other end of the phone.
Wang Jinxue could only remain silent.
"Tell me, if I had met him one day earlier than you, would the story be different?"
"I have no idea……"
"If I had chosen to give up Tianyu and join Remote Education directly, would the story be different?"
“…”
"if……"
“…”
The other end of the phone.
Wang Jinxue heard many, many ifs.
She remained silent.
Then...
"If Lu Yuan hadn't met you, no one would have been deceived by him. If no one had been deceived, he wouldn't have started a company. If he hadn't started a company, how could he have met me?" Then, An Xiao shook his head again, "Jinxue, congratulations, really, congratulations from the bottom of my heart, it turns out that everything is destined..."