Chapter 1008: Unknown Premonition
In the conference room, the windows are bright and clean, spacious and bright.
Looking out from the 39th floor, the city streets of Manhattan are like blood vessels, with vehicles and pedestrians shrinking into ants running for life; however, the number of floors here is still not high enough, at least it cannot penetrate the clouds. Block it and feel the brightness of the sunlight shining down without any hindrance.
So, people are always eager to continue climbing up——
The forty-ninth floor. Fifty-nine floors. Ninety-nine floors.
Until you overlook the entire world.
But Lucas Wood just finds it boring. Everyone is eager to conquer, conquer the world, conquer the universe, conquer the galaxy. However, the more eager to do so, the more they cover up and hide their inner inferiority and poverty. Use those majestic and untouchable things to cover up your own insignificance.
The so-called conquest has nothing to do with courage and courage.
However, in life, you always need to find something to occupy your time.
Lucas doesn't mind their desire to "conquer" as long as it doesn't offend him; in fact, maybe he can also use this mentality to create a space for himself to enjoy, an eight thousand dollar Italian handmade sofa , a 10,000-pound British handmade custom-made suit, and a 350,000-dollar modern art statue, allowing him to play the world freely.
Actually, it’s not bad.
In front of me, there is such a man——
Talking about his dreams, describing the world he longs for, his aspirations, his ambitions, and the achievements he longs to achieve.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, there are countless "I, me, me" in those words, and Hollywood people always seem to be like this.
Inexplicably, Lucas's temples throbbed, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt flustered for no reason, gripped by a sense of irritability and nervousness.
There seems to be an ominous premonition.
Lucas quietly controlled himself, pulled his wandering thoughts back, leaned forward slightly, and decided to plan this conversation.
"Mr. Pitt."
"Mr. Brad Pitt."
Finally!
The "sexiest man in the world" in front of him finally stopped his eloquent words and looked at Lucas with interest and amusement in his eyes——
There was no anger or annoyance, but obviously, he was not either Calmly accepting the fact that he was interrupted, his eyes were firmly locked on Lucas, and the chewing gum slowly slowed down, naturally letting the silence stiffen the atmosphere.
Lucas never knew that Brad Pitt was so talkative in private.
But that doesn’t matter.
Lucas concluded simply and directly, "This won't work."
"I know nothing about movies."
"But I know that setting up your own movie company will not make you an actor who will go down in history, nor will it make you a rich man with free wealth."< br>
“This is their game, this is a game of Wall Street capital.”
“Unless of course you say, you just want to have the freedom to pick the script, whether the work succeeds or not, to shoot some If you want to change your image in a role that interests you, then it’s a good idea to set up a film company.”
“Not smart enough, but smart enough”
"But if you want to change your position in Hollywood and realize your dreams, starting a movie company is not a good idea. You will never surpass what DreamWorks has achieved."
"And they have three You only have your own personal funds.”
“Wait, or are all your wife’s funds provided for you to use flexibly?”
No hurry, no hurry. , the plain and straightforward words contain an edge, and the tone, which has no particular ups and downs, always remains objective, but when it falls on the ears, it carries a sharp ridicule, which can be harsh no matter how you hear it.
Brad Pitt did not speak, but on the side, his agent was angry.
"You better show some respect!"
"This is Brad Pitt, the most valuable man in all of Hollywood. If anyone can change the pattern of Hollywood and go down in history, he is the only one possible." Luca Si's face was expressionless, and even his eyebrows did not move at all.
“Oh.”
He just responded.
"So, the 20 million club?"
The air was quiet because Brad Pitt was not a member of the 20 million club for the time being.
“Forget it, there is no need to answer, because the 20 Million Club is still a pawn, otherwise you would not want to set up a film production company to change your position, and come to ask for our investment advice, yes Right?"
"But even if you become the second DreamWorks, you still can't change your situation and status because you don't have enough funds."
"Here, I'm not talking about one. Only 10 billion or 20 billion.”
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
The phone vibrated slightly.
John-Quinn (John-Quinn), one of the big bosses of the company where Lucas works, is also the key figure in promoting Lucas to partner the year before last. He has sufficient knowledge of Lucas's talents. confidence.
When they got on the line with Brad Pitt, who said he needed some financial advice and was looking for a partner, John wanted to seize the opportunity -
It wasn't about one Brad - For Pitt, it was about an entry point into Hollywood. Their company could set up a branch in Los Angeles and bring in those spoiled actors in Hollywood who didn't know how to manage money. They could easily open up a new situation.
John believed in Lucas' abilities, and he also heard that Lucas' younger brother seemed to be an actor as well, which should be a plus.
Things were a little tense so far, but John thought Lucas was in control until his phone vibrated, disrupting the flow of conversation in the meeting.
John couldn't help but glance at Lucas -
Is this also an arranged thing? Is the purpose just to disrupt order and further defeat Brad Pitt's arrogance?
Lucas continued as he picked up the phone and glanced at it.
"It's a choice to set up a film company, which means you start playing their game, but..."
Stop talking.
Lucas saw the caller ID——
Noah Newman.
Anson’s assistant. Anson never looked for an assistant at first, thinking that it was unnecessary. He always worked alone. Lucas simply interviewed an assistant and gave it to Anson directly through Edgar without waiting for Anson. If there is any objection, the matter will be settled.
Lucas knew that Anson definitely thought it was not necessary, but Anson was soft-hearted. If he fired Noah, Noah might lose his job, so Anson objected to it, and in the end he would keep Noah.
As it turns out, Lucas was right.
So, Noah called, what happened?
My heart was beating wildly, and the ominous premonition became clearer.
Lucas gently nodded at Brad to apologize, but he didn’t have time to speak and directly answered the phone.
John's expression changed slightly. After thinking about it, he decided to lighten the atmosphere. He looked at Brad and explained a few words, "...It's been a busy period for business recently."
In a few words, Lucas was finished The call lasted less than five seconds, "Sorry, there was an emergency. I have to leave now. Please forgive me for my absence."
A bunch of words were thrown away, and Lucas turned around without waiting for any reaction. Opening the door to the conference room, it was like a storm rushing away.
In the conference room, a group of people looked at each other and looked at each other. They were caught off guard and had no idea what was going on.
John's smile was still at the corner of his mouth, but it froze.
(End of this chapter)