Chapter 536: The incident happened
"Have you heard? The McCourt incident broke out recently."
Charles Rowan was in charge of preparing "The Last of Us" and chatted with little Gilbert in his spare time.
"How do you say it?" Little Gilbert asked curiously
Charles Rowan explained: "He ran away with about $250 million in funds, and the FBI is already investigating the matter."
Little Gilbert suddenly realized and asked: "Is David Ellison the one who suffered the greatest loss?"
"Yes, he invested about 150 million US dollars, and the hope of getting it back is very slim." Charles Rowan also said: "He has already called the police, and it is said that he reported you.
He suspected that this was a joint effort between you and McCourt to deliberately set him up. "
"This makes no sense," little Gilbert shook his head speechlessly: "I didn't let him invest. He came to compete with me when the project was popular.
If I don’t rob, am I guilty? "
"Of course not, but he can't bear this responsibility, right?"
"It makes sense. If nothing else, Larry Ellison must have been dissatisfied with David Ellison's performance after hearing about it." Gilbert Jr. said.
Indeed, after McCourt ran away, Larry Ellison called David Ellison directly to scold him.
You can fall for such an obvious scam. Are you a fool?
David Ellison was also aggrieved, and then put the blame on Little Gilbert: "Little Gilbert set up a trap for me to be fooled. By the time I realized it, it was already too late."
Larry Ellison was even more angry: "You want to be Little Gilbert's opponent, that's fine, but you don't even know his tricks."
Fortunately, David Ellison's previous achievements were quite satisfactory, and Larry Ellison has not yet felt that his son is not suitable for the film industry.
But if this continues, Larry Ellison will lose trust in David Ellison. Without Larry Ellison's support, David Ellison is a hairless bald donkey.
Not long after, the FBI found Gilbert Jr. to learn about the relevant case.
Gilbert Jr. said: "I was also surprised when I learned that McCourt was a liar. I am glad that I did not invest firmly in this project and avoided losses."
The FBI agent asked: "Can you tell us some relevant details, which will help us solve the case and recover the losses."
"Of course," Little Gilbert turned to introduce Ivanka: "My assistant is responsible for the specific contact matters. If you need to know anything, you can ask her."
Ivanka rolled her eyes at little Gilbert, but still said cooperatively: "Yes, I am specifically responsible for this project. If you want to know anything, you can ask me."
The FBI agent simply asked a few questions and did not suspect that there was anything wrong with little Gilbert.
To put it bluntly, it is a fantasy to say that a super rich man with a net worth of more than 30 billion US dollars would become a criminal for hundreds of millions of dollars.
After a brief understanding, the FBI left.
Before leaving, the FBI agent also said: "We will continue to pay attention to this matter and will notify you as soon as there is news."
"Thank you." Little Gilbert's face was full of sincere emotion: "Please be sure to recover the lost funds and seek justice for those innocent victims."
"Of course, that's what we should do."
After the FBI agents left, Ivanka complained: "I didn't know, I thought you were a good law-abiding citizen!"
"Isn't it?" Little Gilbert shrugged and said, "I didn't steal or rob. Besides, I didn't know McCourt was really a liar beforehand."
"If you hadn't sworn that McCourt was a liar, I wouldn't have believed it." Ivanka continued to complain: "David Ellison has suffered a lot of losses this time, and his money is not unlimited."
"Yes," little Gilbert sighed: "It's a pity that "Transformers" was not snatched away. With this project, Sky Studio can make a comeback."
Ivanka remembered something and reported: "By the way, Martin Bob has been in contact with Richard Matheson's novels recently and plans to adapt one of his works to the big screen."
"Which novel is it?" asked little Gilbert. Ivanka recalled it and said: "It seems to be a story about zombies, which is the same type as your "The Last of Us"."
"'I am Legend'?"
"Yes, this is it." Ivanka said: "The copyright of this novel was originally owned by Universal, and the project was considered in the 1990s.
The director's choice at that time was Ridley Scott, starring Schwarzenegger.
However, production was ultimately abandoned because the budget was too high.
Now that the conditions are ripe and the copyright has expired, Sky Studio plans to take over the project. "
Little Gilbert tapped his fingers on the table habitually, thought about it and said, "It sounds like a very promising project. Find someone to get in touch with it."
"Like "Alien Battlefield"?" Ivanka thought little Gilbert was going fishing again.
"No," Gilbert Jr. said, "We can't take the copyright without taking nothing, otherwise David Ellison will be suspicious."
True and false, false and true, little Gilbert plans to play the art of war for David Ellison.
Besides, little Gilbert had also seen this movie in his previous life, and it was considered a good-quality commercial film among zombie-themed movies.
Since there is room for profit, Xianggua Studio will naturally strive for it.
Zack Snyder has previously filmed "Dawn of the Dead", so making another "I Am Legend" is not a big problem.
Ivanka is smart and understands little Gilbert. She smiled and said: "Whoever wants to mess with you is really unlucky. If David Ellison knew the consequences, he would never dare to mess with Scarlett."
"Look what you said, am I such a narrow-minded person?"
"According to me, you are a narrow-minded person."
Melon Studios quickly approached the rights to "I Am Legend" and heard that David Ellison had a bit of PTSD after Little Gilbert joined.
He instantly suspected that the "I Am Legend" project might be another McCourt scam and planned to give up contact.
But Martin Bob persuaded him: “This project has existed in Hollywood for many years, and the reason why it was not put into filming was because of the previous high production costs.
But this project is definitely not Napoleon's project. After all, there are original works, so it can be expected. "
"In other words, Gilbert Jr. actually wants to scare us away so that he can take away the "I Am Legend" project?" David Ellison asked.
"Yes," Martin Bob nodded and said, "David, he is making a move. You can't back down at this time and let him see your cowardice.
We also have to fight for this project. Little Gilbert has always had a good vision in movies, so it would be right to follow him. "
After all, it is not something illusory like the Napoleon Project. The "I Am Legend" project is real, but the previous investment was too high and it was difficult to do it.
But now the special effects industry is developing rapidly. It used to require huge investment, but now it can be done easily and the effect will be better.
In this case, Sky Studios has increased its contact with copyright owners and plans to compete with Gilbert Jr. on this project.
Little Gilbert is not to be outdone. He has money and can burn it.
Of course, we must also consider the issue of project profitability. If Sky offered too much, Gilbert Jr. would abandon the project.
Well-known projects that don't make money are of little use.
(End of chapter)