Chapter 493: Playing with the princes in a beacon fire, just for the beauty’s smile
In the afternoon, Lu Liang drove a sports car to East Hampton.
I originally took the car provided by the hotel and passed by the Ferrari store on the way, so I bought an F12.
The price is not high, less than 1 million US dollars. It is also the first sports car that Lu Liang has bought by himself.
Going fast, heading east, starting from Manhattan, it takes one and a half hours to reach the destination.
The scenery along the road is very good, just like adding a filter, blue sky, clear water, lush greenery, worthy of the name of the most beautiful countryside.
The location where James sells the mansion is further away than the Broadway Manor he went to last night.
The two places were five or six kilometers apart. From a long distance away, Lu Liang saw Wilson's assistant Eve standing at the intersection with a middle-aged man.
"Mr. Lu, Carmon has something to do temporarily, please let me be responsible for receiving you."
She saw Emma in the passenger seat and recognized her as an actor who had starred in American Horror, but she just smiled slightly .
It is common for a rich old man with many children and grandchildren to change his girlfriend every day, not to mention that Lu Liang is still unmarried.
"Thank you, where can I park?" Lu Liang looked at the middle-aged man next to him, James Gunn, the chairman of DC, and the screenwriter and director of Dawn of the Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy.
"Mr. Lu, please follow me." With a smile on his face, Gunn led Lu Liang into the parking lot of the mansion at a trot.
At first, he just wanted to sell his mansion and borrow another three to five years to launch the Justice League to compete with the Avengers.
But I heard that Lu Liang, who was from the East, seemed to be a little interested in their DC, so he came directly from Los Angeles overnight.
"Mr. Lu, Miss Emma, let me show you around first."
With a smile on his face, Gunn set out from the parking lot and introduced the situation of the whole house. , covering an area of 3,200 square meters, with double floors, six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a lawn and a swimming pool.
The whole house adopts Swiss security system, all glass is bulletproof, and there is a 120 square meter basement.
Passing through the rooms of the house, the backyard is an expanse of blue sea and silver sand, stretching for more than ten kilometers.
Although it is winter and the wind is biting, there are still many families with their wives and children playing at the beach.
Gunn took out a bottle of grape juice and several goblets, and led Lu Liang to his favorite balcony on the second floor.
"When I didn't have much inspiration in the past, I would come here for vacation to rest for a few days." He poured half a glass for everyone.
On a hot summer afternoon, blowing the sea breeze, drinking wine, and admiring the scenery, even just lying down will feel very healing.
Lu Liang picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Emma. He took a sip and felt the fruity aroma in his mouth: "How is it?"
"If it were me, I wouldn't even hesitate."
Emma did not think twice, her face was full of longing, the sea seemed to have some kind of magic power, which always makes people yearn for it.
It's a pity that although she is a second-generation celebrity and her family can afford tens of millions of dollars, she will never use it to buy a luxury house.
The mansions are very flashy, especially the ones by the seaside. It is nice to stay here for a few days during leisure time, but no one will stay there permanently.
Lu Liang laughed and looked at Gunn: "Tell me the price."
James said: "Mr. Lu, the market price is 32 million, but I am eager to sell it. I only need 28 million. OK.”
Lu Liang looked at Eve'er and when he saw the other party nodded slightly, he smiled and said: "Okay, let's prepare the contract."
He had not investigated the market or understood the price, but Eve'er was Wilson's assistant would never cheat him on such a trivial matter.
It would be a big trick if he tried to trick him, but even if he tried to trick someone worth 18 million, Lu Liang would despise him.
Gun was delighted when he heard this and hurried to prepare the contract. Emma stood on the balcony, staring at the sea in a daze.
Lu Liang walked behind him, hugged his waist, and whispered softly: "If you like, we will stay here tonight."
"Yeah." She was like the heroine of Titanic, spreading her arms, feeling the sea breeze, and humming the tune of "My Heart Will Eternally".
Not long after, Gunn came over with the contract, and Lu Liang took a photo and sent it to Huang Moli, who was in the city. She was the legal director and was very professional.
While waiting, Gunn suddenly looked at Emma, as if he had just discovered it, and said in surprise: "Miss, have you ever played a role in Rosen's fake family?"
Rosen Marshall is his good friend and a very famous comedy director in Hollywood.
Emma smiled bitterly and said: "Director Gunn, I have auditioned for the role of Gamora before." Gunn suddenly understood, and hurriedly explained: "Because the protagonist is white, Marvel has requirements, Gamora The role of Mora can only be played by African Americans,”
He was worried that Lu Liang wouldn’t understand. He seemed to be explaining and ridiculing: “The film and television works in recent years must be racially diverse, otherwise it will hurt black people, who have low self-esteem and are pitiful. "
Any director who wants to make a good movie doesn't hate this unspoken rule.
This does not mean that black people cannot play roles. They must be suitable. They cannot be worried about being accused of racial discrimination, so a balance between black and white must be achieved.
Lu Liang smiled and did not delve into this topic, because all conflicts are essentially class conflicts.
Just like Didi, as long as there is no particularly serious incident, the conflict can always be transferred to the driver and passengers.
If Didi is compared to the micro level, then most of the social conflicts at the macro level are actually intentional.
He changed the subject and asked: "Director Gunn, wasn't DC acquired by Warner? Why do you still need to sell real estate?"
"Although it was acquired, you can still compete with the standard comics. The only achievements of Warner Bros. are the Batman and Superman series. The key is that the results of these two series are far worse than Iron Man and Spider-Man."
Gunn sighed, capital is chasing profits, and Warner Brothers is not like Disney. , even if it fails at the box office, it can still be used to fill Disneyland.
When Warner faces failure, it will basically not give it another chance. It will just cut the budget again and again until there is no profit and it will be completely frozen.
DC wants to stand up and can only rely on itself, so he plans to make a desperate move and launch the Joker and Harley Quinn series.
Because Justice League has been done, but Wei Guangzheng’s results are not very good, then we should change our concept and develop a villain series.
“The character of the Joker is indeed a classic, especially the Batman trilogy directed by Nolan.”
Lu Liang hasn’t watched many DC movies, but he has seen all three. , the one who impressed me the most was the clown.
Crazy, disorderly, and wanton, as long as he can bring the world into chaos, even if he dies, the corners of his mouth will turn up.
Seeing Lu Liang's hesitation, Gunn quickly pursued the victory and targeted Emma: "Emma, are you interested in starring as Harley Quinn? I think you would be a good fit. We will film the prequel web series first. If If the response is good, let’s make another movie.”
Emma was stunned, Po Tianfugui suddenly slapped her face, she subconsciously looked at Lu Liang, and Lu Liang said with a smile: “I’ll give it a try if it suits me.”
< br>He looked at Gunn again: "DC is still short of funds to launch these two series. Let me see if I can help."
Gunn pinched his thigh and suppressed his excitement: "Warner I am only willing to invest US$280 million, but restarting requires at least US$550 million. I personally plan to invest US$50 million, and there is currently a shortfall of US$220 million.”
Lu Liang smiled and said: "$220 million is no problem, the key is how much equity share Warner can give me?"
Of course he not only invested in these two series, but also entered the DC studio in the form of capital investment. .
But Warner is the largest shareholder of DC. Gunn has no say in whether he can enter or how much of his shares he can hold.
"Mr. Lu, please wait a moment, I will contact you now." Gunn was overjoyed and walked aside to make a call.
Evel kindly reminded: "Mr. Lu, DC's evaluation is very low. According to our investigation, it is not profitable yet."
JPMorgan Chase has invested in Marvel Group and Disney Group, so it will naturally not miss Marvel’s old rival DC.
It just gave up the investment after investigation. Warner is like a scumbag. After the acquisition, it made a few more movies, but failed to achieve good results. It was very decisive and adopted a free-range strategy towards DC.
Until good results are achieved, the annual allocation will gradually decrease. If the money is not enough, let DC raise investment on its own.
“Investing in DC is not necessarily to make money. We have a saying that the beacon fire plays on the princes, just for the beauty’s smile.”
Lu Liang smiled at the corner of his mouth and pinched it gently. Emma's palm: "I'm looking forward to your performance as Harley Quinn."
Emma's eyes were full of emotion, and she didn't care if there were any outsiders present, she just put her arms around her neck and pulled Lu Liang.
She whispered in his ear: "I will comb my ponytails later, one dyed blue and one dyed red."
Lu Liang laughed dumbly. , holding the beauty in his arms, looking at Eveel for a moment, "What is your valuation of DC?"
King Zhou You is not a fool, he is just like Li Longji, all for a certain purpose. It's best if it succeeds, but if it doesn't succeed, all the fault will be put on the woman, and it can leave a reputation for being affectionate.
"It should be 4.2 billion US dollars, Mr. Lu, wait a moment, I will contact my colleagues and ask them to send you a research report."
Eveel sighed and stopped trying to persuade him. After all, Lu Liang was rich and could do whatever he wanted.
And
(End of this chapter)