"By the way, I talked to Edith that day, and she said that she saw Henry in New York, why did he suddenly come over?"

Lan Li's question made Matthew's movements pause slightly, but then he continued the following movements, placing all the fruits and afternoon tea on the coffee table, and said lightly, "Henry is engaged, and the wedding date is about to be determined, so he came to inform me." ”

Henry Dunlop, Matthew's older brother and the eldest son of the Dunlop family.

"Just for this purpose?" Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly, "For such a thing, Haidh can come over." ”

Matthew stared at Lan Li quietly, for a second, two seconds, and finally he lowered his eyes and said helplessly, "He needs to find a private detective to investigate the other party's family background and draw up a prenuptial agreement." You know, that palm-sized place in London, it's full of familiar faces, and he wants me to find a helper here. ”

"American?" Lan Li was not surprised at all, but raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in surprise.

"Canadians. Matthew said calmly, and then saw Lan Li's slightly raised eyebrows, and Matthew himself chuckled, "Yes, I know." But...... That's how it happened. However, she lives in Quebec, and her parents are second-generation immigrants from France. ”

Lan Li shrugged slightly.

In North America, when Americans talk about Canada, they always think of each other as "rural", with a strong flavor of contempt, just as the people of New York talk about New Jersey, and in Europe, the same is true, especially among the upper classes in London, who always think that the descendants of the nobility who go to the United States or Canada are all down-and-out aristocrats who cannot support their façade and go there in embarrassment, especially Canada.

It's the 21st century, but some conservative aristocrats still don't want to "lower their style" and still have strict requirements for their family background, but the Dunlops are relatively enlightened aristocrats, and all their ideas and habits have been seamlessly integrated with the contemporary era.

"But I don't think Viscount Dunlop will mind. Do you remember? When we were on vacation in the Lake District that year, your mother said that there is no need for young people to be anxious now, because if you marry too early, you will not necessarily be happy, and if you marry too late, it will not necessarily be a bad thing. She now regrets marrying too early. Your father was sitting next to you, and his face was green. ”

As Lan Li spoke, laughter overflowed, which also awakened the memories in Matthew's mind again, and he shook his head helplessly, but after all, he couldn't help but chuckle:

His parents were indeed different, and so were Andre's parents, otherwise they would have been forced to break off this friendship by a deviant and daring rule-breaker like Lan Li.

"It wasn't my parents' request, they didn't have any objection at all, and after the third meeting, they readily agreed, it was a woman with a hearty personality; You know him. Matthew said meaningfully.

Lan Li immediately understood, nodded and said, "I always thought that Henry and Elf might be able to try to get along. That image should be overwhelming. ”

"Elph is more exaggerated than Henry, okay?" Matthew retorted subconsciously with his eyes widened.

"Are you defending Henry now?" Lan Li asked back quietly.

"......" Matthew blinked, defeated.

Fortunately, there was a knock at the door, to relieve Matthew, he took the initiative to stand up, opened the door, and after seeing the comer, he was not happy, helpless and funny, but his expression did not change much, but his tone revealed a little, "How do you know that Lan Li is here? You didn't even knock on the door of the apartment downstairs, you just came up, right?"

Andy Rogers still had a big smile like that of the Maitreya Buddha, "Is this important? Shouldn't the real point be that Lan Li is here?"

Matthew was speechless and stepped aside to get out of the way so Andy could come in.

After closing the door, Matthew didn't stop and walked straight to his desk: Andy had come to the door, apparently for work, so he had reserved space for them to talk, and it just so happened that he had his own work to be done.

Turning around and looking at Matthew's back, Andy was still a little uneasy. After all, he and Matthew are not that familiar, and Matthew's iceberg face never seems to have changed much, and it is completely impossible to figure it out, and more importantly, there is no interest or cooperation between them, and Andy has no way to start at all, and he is always unpredictable.

"Are you sure?" asked Andy hesitantly.

Lan Li waved his hand nonchalantly, didn't care, and cut straight to the topic, "The 'Fast and Thrilling/Emotional' series has eyebrows?"

Recently, Andy has been going back and forth between New York and Los Angeles, and in addition to the previous incident of Lan Li accidentally entering the hospital, his main job is to talk and negotiate with Universal Pictures.

The "Jurassic Park" restart project and the "Fast and Thrilling/Emotional" series of projects, the two sides are in full swing in negotiations.

Regarding the former, in fact, the script has come out in two versions, but after Steven Spielberg read it, he was not very satisfied with the results of the two versions, in addition to the plot details and character settings, there are still many problems with the story framework and theme core, and now they are revising the third version, and Lan Li still hasn't seen the script.

At the same time, Lan Li is approaching the male protagonist of the "Jurassic Park" reboot project little by little. So far, two producers, Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, have nodded yes, and the third producer, Thomas Tull, is also positive, and the question is still what Ron Meyer thinks.

Steven Spielberg naturally needless to say, on Oscar night, he took the initiative to send an invitation to Lan Li, Frank Marshall had previously worked with Lan Li on "Edge of Tomorrow", although he never showed up, but the pleasant experience of that cooperation still made Frank look at Lan Li with admiration.

As for Thomas Tole, he is the founder and producer of Legendary Pictures, and their long-term collaboration with Warner Bros. is the most well-known in the industry, with "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Inception", "The Hangover", "Pacific Rim", "Superman: Man of Steel" and other titles all created by Legendary Pictures in collaboration with Warner Bros.

However, Thomas is a producer himself and is actively involved in the production of more projects. This time, his name can be seen in the "Jurassic Park" reboot project.

The reason why Thomas is said to be "positive" instead of nodding yes is because Thomas still has some doubts about Lan Li's salary, he refuses to use box office dividends to pay for the salary, but insists on using a fixed price to complete the payment, and he believes that fifteen million dollars is the best choice.

During the negotiations, Thomas gradually relented and expressed his willingness to raise the price to $20 million, but still refused to share the box office dividends. Coupled with the fact that Ron Meyer has always been ambiguous, it will still take a period of continuous negotiations.

Regarding the latter, not long ago, Lan Li deliberately released a rumor through the paparazzi, expressing interest in the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" project, and further pressured Vin Diesel.

Unexpectedly, and understandably, Universal Pictures did show interest. The original shelved side projects and subsequent series of projects were all on the table, and Ron Meyer took the initiative to explore the possibility of Lan Li's re-joining - without mentioning Lan Li's conditions: Diesel withdrew, Lan Li nodded to join, but continued to mediate.

Now, when the two projects are in full swing of negotiations, Andy suddenly appears, and Lan Li takes it for granted that it should be the breakthrough of the two projects, which is why he asks.

"You can say that, but there are more variables. Andy said simply, "At the moment, nothing is completely certain, and this summer, Hollywood is going to have a storm." ”

Lan Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, "Storm? This word carries a lot of weight, do you mean that just the two projects of dinosaurs and racing cars are enough to leverage the entire Hollywood?" In his tone, Lan Li expressed strong skepticism, not believing it at all.

Andy smiled and nodded in affirmation, "Of course it's not enough." The main thing is that the timing is too allergy/feeling, and now things are getting more and more tricky after everything is mixed up. Your influence is also expanding, which makes it important for us to think more about how we deal with things. ”

"Let's start with the conclusion. Andy simply skipped all the cumbersome information and went straight to the point, "In terms of 'speed and excitement/emotion', Universal Pictures is temporarily ready to put into the filming of the seventh part first, Diesel compromised, he closed his mouth, and the international innovation management company lowered its posture and asked him to have a good relationship with Paul, Dawn, Jason and others, if nothing else, it will be officially filmed in August, and Paul estimates that he will be notified in these two days." ”

Obviously, Paul is the producer and star of "Fast and Thrilling", but Lan Li learned the news before him. This small detail can be seen in the composition of the Hollywood power pyramid, and now Lan Li is in a higher position.

Lan Li immediately understood the deep meaning of the words, which can be understood that Diesel compromised, and the negotiations between the Gaiden and the sequel were put aside for the time being, and now Universal Pictures is still concentrating on filming the seventh part of the series, and does not make extraneous complications.

"Understood. Lan Li gently retracted her chin, but didn't care at all, "This shows that my goal has been achieved." ”

When the wind was released, the original intention was not that Lan Li really wanted to join, but to let Diesel put away his tail and be a man, not to be aggressive, otherwise, if Lan Li really made a ruthless effort to intervene in the "Fast and Passion/Love" series of projects, Diesel would have no power to fight back now, even if he changed his agency.

"Well, the dinosaur project is probably not moving forward for the time being, and Ron Meyer doesn't need to look at me, does he?" Lan Li continued.

"Yes and no. The dinosaur project, and other circumstances are at play. ”