Chapter 0109 - The Wayward Rich Second Generation (Ask for Subscription 16/20)
"Boss, it's the newspaper, Miss Garbo is on her way. "Little Elk put the newspaper about the 'confession' on the table.
"Well, set up the hotel, remember to tell the housekeeper to put fresh roses in the room. Li Zitao picked up the newspaper and ordered casually.
Zhen Halu, Li Zitao still remembers this woman, she looks a little charming, and she is weak with a charm that makes people want to 'love' fiercely.
Looking at the previous issues of the newspaper, Li Zitao finally knew what the 'confession' was about.
In his opinion, this is someone taking advantage of his popularity and taking the opportunity to promote their new movie, what is it called?
"In this ...... Hell's Angels, the son of former oil tycoon Howard Hughes Sr., invested in filming, and two Arab knights won the Oscar for Best Director......"
Li Zitao looked at the above report with relish, and became more and more interested in this little Howard Hughes.
After inheriting the family business, he was not good at being an oil tycoon, so he relieved himself to hand over the company to a group of managers and collaborators, and instead came to Hollywood to make movies.
The Rich Wayward series is right.
But people are not here to play tickets, after the first movie was filmed, because they were not satisfied, the film shot with 80,000 US dollars was burned clean directly.
I met the talented director Lewis through a friend's introduction and began to shoot with him.
All three films made a profit in two years, and "Two Arab Knights" also won the Best Director Award, which is not something that ordinary people can do.
Let's take a look at his upcoming "Hell's Angels", "What a big deal!"
Even if Li Zitao watched it, he had to praise a local war film about airplanes, this wayward rich boy actually found 1,700 extras, got 87 planes, and spent 400,000 yuan to set up the venue.
It is no exaggeration to say that 87 aircraft is enough to arm the air forces of several small countries.
The investment before and after this drama is as high as 4 million US dollars, what kind of concept is this?
Taking the eight major companies as an example, 500,000 US dollars is a big production with a huge investment, and a small production of 100,000 US dollars can shoot a well-made movie.
Li Zitao bought 5 copper mines at a cost of 2.3 million US dollars, and PepsiCo purchased them at a price of 2 million US dollars.
The price per acre of land in the top ranch is 600 US dollars, and the price of land in District 22 is only 60 US dollars per mu after Li Zitao's coaxing.
The market price he gave Jevic for a top-of-the-line apartment in downtown Chicago was less than $20,000.
To feel it more bluntly, 4 million US dollars in the 21st century in the previous life, the value is equivalent to 1.2 billion US dollars.
In other words, this guy used 1.2 billion US dollars to make a movie......
Avatar 237 million US dollars?
Huge investment?
Unprecedented?
That's because you didn't come to Shui Lanxing, otherwise the truck driver wouldn't be in trouble.
And Hughes was also an airplane fan, and newspapers detailed his past.
At the age of 14, he flew an airplane into the sky, and during the filming of "Hell's Angel", he personally flew the plane to participate in the filming.
He also suffered a minor concussion, but that didn't stop his love of flying, just look at the interviews that were done with him.
"My last dream is to be the best pilot in the world, and one day I will achieve it. Hughes in the photo is waving his arms in high spirits.
"Find a chance to get acquainted. Li Zitao put down the newspaper and said in his heart, "Isn't this a ready-made test pilot?"
Loves flying, is not afraid of death, has excellent piloting skills, has dared to fly since he was a child, is there a more suitable test pilot than him?
"Suddenly I hope that he will lose blood in this play, will this make it easier to buy him?" Li Zitao said with a wicked smile.
Just when he was thinking about how to turn the wayward oil second generation back and sell his life, Garbo's flight also stopped at the Chicago airport.
"Garbo, is it really okay for me to come along?" Catherine looked hesitant as Garbo got out of the plane.
"You're a DreamWorks contract now. Garbo walked forward calmly, and the car that had come to pick them up stopped next to the runway.
"Welcome to Chicago, Miss Garbo, and we are honored to have you recognized you with a warm welcome and sincerest greetings from the Pomma Hotel. β
The smile on the housekeeper's face was as precise as a makeup photo, and she put her hands in front of her navel and bowed gracefully in greeting.
"Thank you. Garbo bowed her knees slightly to express her gratitude, and Catherine, who was a little nervous behind her, did the same, but fortunately the butler and the others smiled at her.
"Garbo, did I behave rudely just now?" got into the car, Catherine still thinking about her performance.
Compared with Garbo's down-to-earth and generous performance, she is like a poor girl who inadvertently breaks into a poor man's house at a noble drinking party.
"Don't worry about that, at least not for now. Garbo was always that calm and calm look, and Catherine was very envious of her indifference.
"That's good. Catherine let go of her worries and looked through the car window with relish.
Growing up, Catherine was like a tomboy, never applying powder, climbing up and down, and participating in protest marches with her mother, like a female warrior.
When she was in school, she was often referred to as a tomboy, and before coming to Hollywood, her Broadway performance was also skewed towards a spicy and capable woman or warrior.
So she is not a weak, well-behaved, well-behaved woman, she reveals rebellion and restlessness from the bones.
If it weren't for the fact that he had just moved from Broadway to Hollywood, he had changed to a new environment, and he had become friends with Garbo and had the opportunity to meet **OSS with her.
She won't behave like a quail, panicked, and care about those red tape, "The free-flying female fighter is the character that the Hepburn family should have." β
The car stopped in front of the Pomma Hotel, and the little elk stood guard at the door, "Miss Garbo, welcome, the boss is already waiting for you." β
"Just call me Greta Jesse. "Since the development of the current 'fucked-up' relationship with Li Zitao, Garbo has an understanding of the people and things around him.
Li Zitao's personal secretary, the most trusted business steward, manages the internal contact of all the industries under his name, and his external image is his plenipotentiary representative.
Such a young and beautiful woman who sticks to Li Zitao's side every day, has great power, and is young and beautiful, Garbo will naturally not ignore it.
In the conversation with Aimo, it can be seen that the relationship between this woman and Li Zitao is also not simple.
Jealousy is not enough, but hatred is even more nonsense.
Her identity is just a 'mistress,' and she has no qualifications to care about this.
However, after learning about her goofy personality, Garbo thought that she could become friends with her, such as close friends who exchanged information.
"The boss should be in a hurry. The little elk smiled sweetly and took the lead towards the hotel.
She is quite confused, and some people secretly say that she is stupid, but it doesn't mean that she doesn't understand anything!
At least for its own positioning, the little elk has its own understanding, "No matter right or wrong, no matter the position, no matter who you are facing, wooing or threatening,
Always stand on the side of the boss and take the will of the boss as the will = good days. β
Look, it's that simple truth, that's what the little elk understands.
So whether it's the open and secret struggle in the secretarial office, or the think tank shrewds think they are superior, or the stammering of those managers from various departments.
The little elk all put on a confused face, who am I? Where am I? What are you going to do?
The gift, the little elk is right, but every time she will write it down in the small notebook, and go back and tell the boss 1510.
Li Zitao was happy, well, it was another card, and the radish was cut at both ends, which was delicious......
The little elk felt the kindness that this woman wanted to woo, but whether to accept it or not had to wait until she asked the boss.
"The encouragement of the Great Demon King's love is terrible, huh~~" The little elk's heart beat faster.
"Grethai. Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Li Zitao got up from the sofa, opened his arms and turned around and smiled.
"Katharine Hepburn, a newly signed actress from DreamWorks, I brought her with me to do publicity. After Garbo introduced Catherine behind her, she walked to the suite.
The divine indifference and nobility on her face were very oppressive, and for a moment even Li Zitao was suppressed by her, this is the domineering female president?
"......" The two of them looked at each other, a little bit of wax.
This Nima's, just saying a name and running away, is there such an introduction?
"Catherine, welcome. Li Zitao lowered his arms awkwardly and beckoned Catherine to sit on the sofa.
"Thank you. Catherine was a little reserved, after all, there were too many legends about the man in front of her, and she would inevitably feel nervous when she first met.
"Take it easy, I'm just your boss, not a man-eating tiger. After a joke, Li Zitao came to the wine cabinet and asked, "What to drink?"
βqdγ "It is rumored that the big boss loves QD, so it must be true.
"Do you like this beer too?" Seeing the smug look on Li Zitao's face, Catherine knew that her choice was not wrong.
"Well, it's popular in Hollywood and a must-have for bars and parties. Catherine got up and took her beer.
"Where do I seem to have seen you?" After sitting down again, Li Zitao asked with a retroactive gaze.
It's not a clichΓ© accosting, it's that he really feels like he's seen her somewhere, but it's just not impressed.
"On Oscar night, we accidentally bumped into each other. "Catherine was going to say, 'You hit me blindly,' and given the relationship between the two sides, it was better to save some face for the boss.
"Yes, that night, it's really fate!" Li Zitao raised his glass, and the two drank golden beer in small sips.
"I just arrived at DreamWorks, is there anything I don't feel comfortable with?" After waiting for a long time to see that Catherine didn't speak, Li Zitao broke the silence again.
"It's all right, Miss Aymor takes care of us newcomers, and I've had a long time acting on Broadway, so I'm not a stranger to Hollywood. β
It's a good time to perform, and Catherine wants to impress him, at least to make him remember herself.
"Oh, you've played on Broadway?"
"Yes. β
"What kind of characters are they? β
"I have experience in playing strong women, warriors, feminist revolutionaries, etc., or playing male roles. β
Catherine, who came to Hollywood, didn't want to be an obscure small role anymore, she was eager to succeed, eager to be in the limelight, and eager to become a big star.
Make a lot of money, live in a big house, go in and out of high-end hotels and banquets, sit in a representative of the status of Rouse, and drink a bottle of red wine that can cover the income of an ordinary family for a year.
If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have decisively refused to bring her to Hollywood's Raiden Hua Company after receiving a notice from DreamWorks.