Chapter 50: The Gram Charity Gala (Part 1)
At 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, a villa in Beverly Hills was brightly lit, full of people, and all kinds of luxury cars came and went.
On the grass of the villa, two middle-aged white men were chatting.
"Mayne, isn't Xu Qing here yet?"
"President, I have searched the whole party, but I haven't seen Xu Qing, and now there are 20 minutes before the party starts, I think Xu Qing may not come. ”
"You continue to look for it, and invite him to come to me as soon as you find Xu Qing, and be polite, Xu Qing is now a sweetheart, Warner Bros., and Colombia These guys have sent people to the party, just to contact Xu Qing.
We need to get in touch with Xu Qing before they do, MGM is in a bad place right now, and we need to take advantage of the popularity of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to re-emerge. ”
Mackay gently shook the wine glass in his hand, and then drank the scarlet wine in one gulp, his face did not change in the slightest, as if he was drinking pure water instead of wine.
McKay is MGM's senior vice president of film production, and he wouldn't have attended today's Graham charity gala, so any manager would have attended on behalf of MGM.
But Mackay heard that Xu Qing had also accepted the invitation to the Gramm's charity gala, and he decided to attend.
The purpose of participating is simple, Mackay wants to get the film rights to "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
Thinking of this, McKay sighed lightly, MGM is one of Hollywood's oldest and most famous film companies, with assets of tens of billions of dollars.
Filmed one of the best films in the history of cinema, "Gone with the Wind", created the enduring screen classic - 007, and created the immortal cartoon character - cat and mouse.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded and the Academy of Stars was introduced...... You know, any of the above achievements can make this company immortal, not to mention several myths in one.
MGM Pictures' Leo Lion logo was once a symbol of America, and its star-studded superstars created the myth of a movie released every week.
These are MGM's greatest achievements, but no company can last forever.
Now MGM is in a very big predicament, and the rise of new technology genre film companies represented by Pixar seriously threatens MGM's survival.
There is also competition from other Hollywood giants, and MGM's life is getting more and more difficult.
MGM, a huge company, has finally reacted, and they also want to launch a movie with new technology.
The script of the film searched and searched, only to find that Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was a perfect fit for the new technology.
Gorgeous and charming magic, thrilling fights, if these scenes can be filmed, coupled with the current "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" craze, the movie will definitely be a hit, and MGM can take the opportunity to rise again.
It's just that Xu Qing hasn't been seen yet, and McKay doesn't know if Xu Qing will come to the Gramm Charity Gala.
McKay was also very helpless, he had conveyed several messages to Carney Media that he wanted to meet Xu Qing before, but the replies there were all refusals.
So when he heard that Xu Qing was coming to participate in the Graham Charity Gala, he immediately changed his original plan and also participated.
The Hollywood giants who want to meet Xu Qing are not only MGM, but also the seven major Hollywood film giants.
Mackay looked at the representatives of the other Hollywood giants, his eyes twinkling.
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At 6:50, Xu Qing finally came to the villa where the Graham charity gala was held.
It wasn't that Xu Qing deliberately came to the party so late, but he heard that the party was not full, so he bought something at a fast food restaurant on the side of the road to fill his stomach first.
Then I met the girl who took pictures a few days ago, and I talked nonsense for a while before leaving.
Xu Qing's car was parked in the parking lot in front of the villa, and when he got out of the car and saw the villa that held the Graham charity gala, he was slightly distracted.
Beverly Hills was very famous in China in the previous life, because many Hollywood movies were filmed in Beverly Hills, and every time it appeared, it was basically an image of a rich man's paradise.
Luxurious villas, beautiful environment, people living in rich or expensive, many luxury stores, has the title of "the world's most exclusive residential area".
There is also a famous saying that belongs to Beverly Hills: "Don't ask the price when you buy something, if you ask, it means you can't afford it." ”
Beverly Hills' immense fame has made it one of Hollywood's most prestigious awards centers.
For example, the world-famous Grammy Awards and Oscars are held in Beverly Hills.
Because there are many wealthy people here, various charity evenings are often held.
Some of the charity galas here are indeed charity, but more often than not, they are for the elite.
Female celebrities, male stars, courtesans, celebrities, rich children, business elites, politicians, these people are looking for suitable objects at the party, and after the party is over, it is time to fire.
They are all laymen living on the same earth, no one is nobler than the other, and Xu Qing will not despise those who mess around at the charity gala.
On the contrary, if there is a suitable object, Xu Qing does not mind firing the cannon.
In his previous life, he was single for decades and rarely tasted it, but now he has been reborn as a rich child for a few months, and he still hasn't tasted it.
In the previous life, I didn't have any money, but now I have money, how can I not taste those top beauties.
Xu Qing showed the invitation at the door of the villa, and then a waiter led Xu Qing to the grass of the villa.
There are several long tables on the grass with a variety of fruits, snacks, wine, drinks, etc.
There were also many guests who sat in small circles and talked to each other with wine glasses.
Xu Qing's arrival attracted the attention of some people, and several of them saw Xu Qing, their eyes were furious, and they immediately walked quickly in the direction of Xu Qing.
Mayne's footsteps moved, and as soon as he took a few steps, he saw other people on the grass also walking quickly towards Xu Qing.
Mayne remembered what McKay said just now that other Hollywood giants also wanted to contact Xu Qing, and he was so anxious that he actually trotted on the grass.
The guests on the grass were all standing and chatting, and Mayne's trot was abrupt.
Guests who knew Mayne were surprised to see him trotting on the grass.
Mayne has always been a mature and steady image, and has never done anything that does not conform to the image in public.
Trotting on the grass is very inconsistent with Mayne's mature and steady image.
The eyes of the guests followed Mayne's figure, and they wanted to see what would make Mayne trot on the grass regardless of her image.
The answer was soon revealed, and Mayne trotted in front of a young man.
Wait, this young man has black hair, black eyes, yellow skin, and is Asian.
Wait, how Warner Bros., the manager of Columbia, also walked in front of that Asian man.
Some of the guests already recognized the Asian as Xu Qing.
But more guests didn't recognize, or didn't recognize, Xu Qing.
They looked at Xu Qing curiously.