Chapter 20 Preparation

Donald said, "We don't dress well, we don't fit for dancing. "He is so handsome and elegant in a well-tailored suit, while Meghan is dressed in a punk suit, more like a little sister who has just come back from a crazy outside.

Meghan said: "I can do whatever I want, why should I care what others think?" She inherited her father's unruly personality, and her father was the most individualized of the billionaires in the United States, and his personality was as great as his wealth and fame, which was talked about by the people of the United States.

Larry S. Ellison is the owner of Oracle, the world's largest database software company, his products are all over the world, he is a stranger, but no one seems to be able to leave him, Ellison did nothing before the age of thirty-two, went to three colleges, did not get a diploma, changed more than a dozen companies, his wife also left him, only 1,200 dollars when he started the business, but made Oracle double its sales every year for 12 consecutive years, becoming the world's second largest software company is also known by the media as one of the best and most profitable companies, and he himself became the richest man in Silicon Valley。

Ellison likes to enjoy and profligate, is arrogant, and likes to associate with many beautiful women, which has directly led to the mixed evaluation of this business wizard by the outside world.

And his contradiction with his biggest competitor Microsoft Bill is open, and Bill's elegant and subtle difference, he has never shy away from this, with unscrupulous business methods and strong market competition means, he defeated one opponent after another, he will defeat the next target is the king of the software empire - Microsoft, he said: "Defeat Microsoft, become the world's largest software company is my big goal, success itself is not important, the important thing is that everyone else fails, then I am really successful." ”

And he even more openly claimed that the greatest pleasure is to dive over Bill's mansion in a Su-27 fighter, and then go to work, with such a daddy, will Meghan be a good girl?

But Donald is a man of British elegance and self-discipline, strict with himself since childhood, not a rebellious teenager, and does not yearn for so-called freedom, he said: "I won't dance with you, because it's weird?"

Megan said: "You have to know that even my dad can't point fingers at me. "Miss Ellison has a temper and is free-spirited. ”

Donald said, "So San Francisco is better for you." ”

Meghan said angrily, "Are you driving me away? I'm your girlfriend!"

Donald was surprised: "When did we start dating?"

Meghan said, "What do you mean? Don't recognize me as your girlfriend?"

Sophia said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to say hello to the guests and pull David away."

Mark wasn't stupid either, and he said to Blake, "I'd like to invite you to the theater at home to watch a movie." ”

Blake cooperated: "It's a great honor!" and Mark left immediately, and as soon as she walked away, she said: "This Megan is the eldest lady's temper, Donald has it!"

But she was obviously wrong, and she didn't know what Donald said, so Meghan happily kissed Donald and ran happily to the second floor.

Blake said, "Donald is very methodical?"

Mark said, "You should know how popular Donald is at school, and I'm going to get popcorn and soda." "Watching movies, popcorn and soda is essential.

Today's party, mainly to entertain the neighbors and the publisher of "Twilight" this time, Peter and a few assistants from Random House are here, and what makes him even more happy is to facilitate the bank's financing of the five horses, Bezos is not invited, he heard about the party, and took the initiative to ask Peter to come with him, Peter is a little uneasy, if the owner is not happy, everyone will be embarrassed, fortunately there is no problem in this regard.

Today's party, there is also Sophia's gratitude to Random House, and to maintain the relationship between the two parties, Random House values Sophia and the banking group behind her, otherwise even if Mark is ten times more popular, no matter how important ten times the management of Random House will not go out empty, so the party is in the name of Mark, but his importance is not high, after showing his face and saying hello, he can move freely.

After Mark and Blake watched a movie, Mark drove Blake home, and these days he has passed the driving test, just waiting for his license to be issued, and he doesn't have to worry about being fined for driving in the community.

Early the next morning, Mark and Donald drove to school, and as soon as they drove out of an intersection, they were caught by two Mercedes-Benz cars one after the other, and forced to stop.

Donald saw the other party's license plate, stopped Mark's action to find the guy, and said, "Finally waiting for the savior, you don't have to do anything." ”

A boy in a black suit rushed out of the Mercedes Benz, pulled Donald out of the car, grabbed his collar with both hands, and shouted, "Damn you, what about Megan?"

Donald said: Sleep in my room!"

The boy was furious and said, "How can you do this? She's only seventeen!"

Donald said, "Why don't you take her home?" David!"

David said, "You think too much, I just want to know where she is? boy, I warn you, if you make Meghan sad, I will definitely kill you." ”

Donald said, "Man, Megan just sleeps in my room and I live on the first floor, I'll be very happy if you let her go home." ”

David said: "I don't care, she is in your bed, you must be responsible for her, you should know Larry's temper, if you let him know that Megan got into your bed, he will definitely kill you, I just want to know Meghan's whereabouts, now I can rest assured that the party." He loosened the tangled Donald's clothes, smoothed them with his hands, and walked away.

Mark said, "This guy, isn't this guy afraid of what will happen to his sister? If anyone dares to hook up with Kayla, I will definitely kill him." ”

Suddenly, he understood the feelings of the Lively father and son, and Tom said, "If you dare to soak my daughter, I won't help you." Mason said, "If you dare to touch my sister, I'll kill you." ”

"They are a very strange family, and I don't want to deal with them if I could," Donald said. ”

Mark said, "What about Megan? She lives at home. ”

Donald said: "Don't worry, she will leave when she gets tired of staying for a few days, and you can rest assured that I will not touch her." ”

Mark shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not her brother!"

Donald blinked, "David is least worried about this, man, please remember my bubble sister's experience, and you must not touch the virgin, because she will rely on you, and it will be difficult to get rid of it." ”

"I focus on feelings first. ”

Donald said, "At the beginner level, you should listen to my classes more. ”

During the break, Mark and Blake met two young people in the small cafeteria in front of the school, one named Hank and the other named Ruby, who had just graduated from the University of Southern California Film School and were looking for a job, Hank was studying film and television production, and Ruby was photography, and they were introduced to Tom by a friend, and Tom introduced them to Mark.

Mark looked at their resumes and said: "There is no problem with your academic qualifications, your professional skills are enough to meet my requirements, but my film is a small project, with a total investment of 20,000 US dollars, and the crew is just a grass stage team, and the remuneration of the two is only 1,500 US dollars each, two weeks of working hours, half of the salary is paid before the start of filming, and the rest is paid after completion, you can sign a formal, notarized contract with a law firm, and provide working meals during the working period, with ten US dollars per meal as the standard." ”

Hank said: "We've taken a lot of independent films, we know the rules and how it works, and we have to make sure that we don't do anything illegal, and we don't shoot and produce illegal pornography movies." ”

Mark said: "No problem, I'm making a formal serious film, and I won't have a pornography or violence scene, but because of the financial problems, I won't go to the Screen Actors Guild to file it, but you can trust me because Tom is the one who approves of the project." ”

Hank nodded and said: "It's because Tom introduced the job that we will take it, the water of independent films is too deep, and we don't dare to accept it if we don't understand it clearly." ”

Independent film refers to a film produced by a company other than a mainstream film company, and refers to a film that does not belong to any film group, company or studio in terms of capital investment and production, and mainly relies on the producer or director himself to raise funds through various channels, even including personal funding.

In fact, at the beginning of the birth of independent films, it was out of the filmmakers' love for making films, after the golden age of Hollywood, Hollywood was monopolized by the so-called eight giant companies, and the operation of a film shooting followed a strict "producer system". The goal of this "producer system" is to target the market entirely with the expectation of maximum profits, so although this system brings a lot of money to the film industry, it also limits the space for film creators to play.

As a result, a group of filmmakers got rid of the control of the "Big Eight Companies", raised their own funds, and even wrote their own scripts and served as directors, making many ideological films that were completely different from commercial films, which were called "independent films".

However, because of the fact that it is profitable, a large number of third-party funds have poured in, and they are often synonymous with shoddy production, because the threshold for independence is extremely low, so low that you can shoot if you want to, and even thousands of dollars can start shooting, which makes various interest groups rush in, which makes independent films have a special label in people's eyes, although the Weinstein brothers pushed independent films to the Oscars and the world, but they have not changed the impression of independent films in people's minds, and many agents warn actors, especially actresses, not to touch independent films, because that is often a place where pornography, drugs, and violence are rampant。

For example, "Blair the Witch", which was very glamorous a few years ago, is a typical independent film, and now Mark's "This Man is from Earth" is also a typical independent film.