Naturally, the group returned to the Roosevelt Hotel, a favorite of many Hollywood superstars and where the first Academy Awards were held.

"White, can you tell me about your troubles?" the guest and host sat down, and Li Zitao jokingly talked about yesterday's chance encounter, and finally cut to the chase.

"Charlie, after creating Mickey, I had a lot of inspiration in my head, but I couldn't do it due to financial constraints, and now ...... The trouble is solved. ”

White raised his glass and smiled: "All this is thanks to you, it is your sincerity that has broken my inherent perception of capital, to Charlie." ”

"To Charlie. Everyone laughed together.

This sycophant shot well, Li Zitao was very satisfied with his hand and pressed it, "White, I believe that under your leadership, Disney will become a great company, respect Disney." ”

"To Disney. "The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Lawrence was the only one, sitting alone, 'The Spice Girl is gone, the shares are gone, the stock price has increased 5 times, more investment, more interest, so pitiful.' ’

After the celebration, White Disney left in a hurry, "Charlie, those whimsical ideas in my head are about to drive me crazy, I have to make them appear in this world quickly"

Of course, the persistence of animation fanatics can't be refused, and Li Zitao hopes that he can keep this madness all the time, and eventually lead Disney to become popular all over the world.

"Charlie, I want 10 percent of Disney's shares. Sending White back to the hotel, Lawrence rushed over with a strange middle-aged man.

"Man, don't get excited, do you have 50,000 US dollars?" Li Zitao asked while sitting on the sofa.

"I applied for a loan from my father, $50,000, with a monthly interest rate of 16%. Lawrence sat down with a blue face.

Originally, his plan was to borrow $20,000 with a monthly interest rate of only 10 percent, but because of Li Zitao's temporary change of fortune, he now needs to pay higher interest.

"10 percent is too high, how about 5 percent?" Li Zitao is not short of money, he still has 200 million yuan in his hand that has not been spent, and he cares more about shares than 50,000 US dollars.

But he did take matters into his own hands, and without consulting Lawrence, he directly bought 40% of Disney's shares at a valuation of 5 times.

So Li Zitao couldn't refuse his request, but just wanted to reduce the stake to 5 percent and sign a secret contract.

5% of the shares are still in Li Zitao's name, but the actual investor is Lawrence, and Li Zitao continues to exercise rights and interests other than dividends.

"OK, no problem. Lawrence happily agreed.

When Li Zitao raised the price on his own, he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, they were partners, and Rockefeller was an industrialist, not a capitalist, and they paid more attention to commitment.

But Lawrence also knows that there is no mercy in the world of capital, and now that Li Zitao can give up 5 percent of his shares, he is already very satisfied.

"This is my father's butler, Elan Sdicknard. Lawrence introduced the middle-aged man next to him.

"Hello, Mr. Sticknad, this is Mahathir, my chief lawyer. "After introducing both sides, the rest is none of their business.

"Lawrence, where's your girlfriend?" Li Zitao began to stimulate little Lawrence again.

"Charlie, so you'll lose mine. Lawrence looked at him wryly.

"That's a ...... It's an honor. Li Zitao teased.

"Maybe it's time for us to go back, Hollywood isn't for me. "Lawrence is full of grievances, it was he who proposed to come to Hollywood, why did it become like this?

"Charlie, do I still have to audition?" After a morning of struggle, Bergman still didn't want to give up this opportunity.

"Do you really want to act?" Li Zitao was a little surprised.

"Yes, I think. Bergman nodded.

Bergman wanted to be a star in the audience's attention, and if it weren't for that, she wouldn't have applied for the Royal Drama Theatre, but she had no plans to come to Hollywood.

Bergman's heart is very conflicted, on the one hand, there is a better opportunity, and on the other hand, there is the cruelty and chaos of Hollywood, and she is afraid that Li Zitao will have a bad feeling about it.

"Finish your studies first, and when you graduate, I'll arrange it for you. For Hollywood, Li Zitao has his own plan.

Now he can buy a company to film Bergman, but Hollywood has its own operating model and rules.

Content is king, and he doesn't realize that he can get the director, editor, and distribution company to cooperate with him by waving a lot of money, and it all takes time.

"Maybe I should make some contribution to the academy and build a Avenue of Fame?" Li Zitao asked, looking at Lawrence.

"Walk of Fame? sounds good, doesn't it?" Lawrence said with interest.

After talking about the concept of the Walk of Fame in their previous lives, Lawrence and Bergman's eyes lit up: "Eternal remembrance, Charlie, this is fantastic. ”

Bergman put his arms around his neck and looked at him with confused eyes, sending him a hot kiss.

Lawrence didn't mind being sprinkled with dog food, and said excitedly: "Charlie, you should start this plan now, it will make you gain countless favors." ”

"Lawrence, maybe you can help me get in touch with the old men of the Academy. Li Zitao hugged Bergman and smiled.

"No problem, Uncle Elan......" Lawrence turned and rushed towards Elan Sknard.

"Avenue of Stars, Mr. Li, how did you come up with that?" explained to Elan what the Avenue of Stars was again, and the other party looked at him with twinkling eyes and asked.

"As soon as the inspiration moves, ding......" Li Zitao pointed his fingers at his temples and turned around, opened his bright eyes and said, "That's how I thought of it." ”

"...... "Big brother, are you serious about being so casual?"

"Louis is a good friend of mine, maybe I can introduce you to you. Elan said softly.

"Louis, Louis Meyer?" Li Zitao was a little surprised.

Paramount, Fox, Warner, Columbia, Raiden Hua, MGM, United States, Universal Pictures, these are the original eight giants of Hollywood.

At this time, Fox had not yet merged with Twentieth Century Pictures, and its owner was the movie magnate William Fox, which had numerous distribution chains throughout the United States.

Among these eight companies, Paramount and MGM have the highest status, which can be said to surpass other companies.

At this time, MGM was in the limelight, and with a "Ben Hur" to establish a high-quality image of MGM, in just one year, it surpassed Universal to become the number one studio in Hollywood.

CEO Louis Meyer founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, chaired the Academy's planning committee, and presided over the inaugural Academy Awards.

The momentum of digging up movie stars, resisting the company's top brass and sabotaging William Fox's acquisition of MGM shares with an antitrust bill is unparalleled.

Paramount, as the oldest large company, has many well-known actors, studios, distribution channels and deep networks.

It can be said that from this period onwards, Paramount, like his logo, sat firmly on the top of the mountain, laughing at the changes in Hollywood, and no one could shake its position.

In Hollywood, Louis Mayer, who led MGM to turn over in one fell swoop and came to the top, is called the king of Hollywood.

Paramount, on the other hand, is known as the giant of the giants.

So whether it's MGM or Paramount, everyone is currently admired in Hollywood, and even if they don't admire, they have deep fears.

In terms of personal prestige, Louis Meyer is even better, "Annoying the father of the owner can still firmly control the MGM Hollywood studio, and the rights have not been affected in the slightest, not everyone can do it." ”

"Uncle Elam, I am very interested in meeting Mr. Meyer. Li Zitao hit the snake with the stick, and directly called Elan 'uncle', and Lawrence rolled his eyes when he listened.

"You're so polite, Lee, I'm just a housekeeper. Elan smiled politely, and the meaning of his words was clearly refusal.

"Uncle Elan is no ordinary butler, he is my grandfather's godson. Lawrence directly dismantled the stage, "Call uncle, you will never suffer." ”

Lawrence pointed out Elan's identity and expressed his approval of this matter, which can be regarded as a return for the peach, thanking Li Zitao for his concessions on the Golden Arches and Disney.

Of course, it depends on Elan whether he accepts it or not, but as the third generation of Rockefeller's proposal, Elan can't completely ignore it.

"......" Elan, who was sold by his own young master, was very innocent, and then looked at the enthusiastic smile of the Chinese teenager in front of him, and could only smile and nod helplessly.

"Then it's troublesome Uncle Elan. Li Zitao smiled like a little fox.

With Lawrence's words, 'uncle' is not called for nothing, and when he is in need, Ellan will use his connections to solve a lot of problems for him.

"Isn't that how the network came about?" Li Zitao thought happily.

"I'm going to make a call. Elan retired, and Li Zitao and Lawrence took out their pens, dipped their ink, and signed their names on the contract in a dashing manner.

"Charlie, Louis and Van Punk are coming, and they're interested in what you're talking about the Walk of Fame. "Elan, who finished the call, brought the good news.

"Mahathir, get a reception room ready. Li Zitao looked at Elan and smiled: "I'll trouble Uncle Elan later." ”

"I'm going back to rest, Charlie, and call me again when I leave. Lawrence blinked and walked alone towards the elevator.

"Thank you, Lawrence. Li Zitao got up and waved his hand.

"Charlie, Louis is very controlling, as the chairman of the academy planning committee, his influence on the academy and even Hollywood is huge, as for Van Punk, many times Louis's opinion is his opinion. ”

After Lawrence left, Elan began to analyze Louis's character and the Academy's current influence in Hollywood for him.

The academy was originally established only to deal with the conflict between labor and management, with the actors wanting more remuneration and the management wanting to reduce costs.

When the actors wanted to fight against the union and the management, Louis successfully formed the academy with his incendiary speech, and turned the actors' guild into an empty shell.

When the first Academy Awards were held, the influence of the Academy spread further, and Louis's influence on Hollywood also increased, which brought with it a greater desire for control.

As for Van Punk, the president of the academy, he has no presence more often than not, or it would be more appropriate to describe Louis as a puppet.

The planning committee is responsible for the development of the academy, and the academy is responsible for selecting outstanding films and filmmakers, which seem to have different divisions of labor, but in fact they are all in the hands of Louis.