Chapter 1196 2.5 billion
So at Leila's insistence, under Cooper's stumbling narration, the events of that year were revealed bit by bit. It was only then that she understood why he was reluctant to say it, and why Louise had to help hide it.
After learning the truth, Lyra's first feeling was a sigh of relief, as if she had broken free from the chains that wrapped around her heart in an instant.
Not long after she came to Hollywood ten years ago, after being targeted by Cooper, she learned that there was a scene that caused her to be targeted by him. But after so many years, she can't dig out the reason.
Whether it was asking the old man of the company, or looking for Xiao Yao to help him investigate, there was no progress. Louise, the only one who knew the inside story, refused to speak even if she died, and every time she asked, she had to put on an expression of "I won't say, when I'm dead".
So later, her mood of wanting to know the truth is no longer a simple understanding of the situation, it is about to become an obsession, and every time she thinks about it, she has a depressed feeling of scratching her ears and cheeks.
Now that she finally knows the reason, she seems to be satisfied, and her mood is much brighter.
She didn't suspect that he was deceiving himself by the lake, because the reason he said was very strange, basically like a plot only appeared in movies and television, if you wanted to make up a story, you shouldn't make up this kind of thing that sounds like a lie, you will find some more reasonable reasons.
After leaving a message to wait, Leila ended the call with him.
In fact, even if she didn't have Cooper's call, she would have planned to settle accounts with Faisal a long time ago. Her subordinates have been investigating the box office purchase, including her, and everyone who knows the inside story knows very well that this failure does not mean the end, and as long as the other party still exists, there is no telling when a worse conspiracy will be hatched.
This time they were lucky to be known in advance by Louise, who can guarantee that the next time will be so lucky?
On the surface, it seems that the matter of buying the box office has passed, but she secretly arranged someone to continue to investigate. Fortunately, she has a powerful person under her hands, even if the other party hides it well, in the end, Xiao Lu, who has great powers, dug up a lot of clues.
Combining those clues, the name of Faisal has already emerged after adding them together. If the company is out, will Faisal run away? Thinking of some things that have happened before, it is almost certain that he is the one behind the trouble for her.
So, now that she has collected a lot of evidence, even if no Cooper has come to her for help, she will continue to do the following. Although his phone call didn't mean much, it also solved a mystery that had plagued her for many years, and she finally gained something.
As for what to do next......
Lyra's eyes narrowed dangerously, then picked up the phone.
On the other hand, after Cooper put down the phone, he collapsed on the couch as if he had lost all his strength.
He didn't get any assurance from Leila, and he didn't know if she would actually do anything to Faisal, or even if she would simply not do it and reveal his whereabouts to the other party. In his opinion, he had been targeting Reynolds before, and he had almost succeeded in destroying the immortal bird, even if it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the one who indirectly killed her father. It really wouldn't be a surprise if she didn't want to help him.
In the current situation, he didn't know what to do, so he could only hide in this cramped and dark room, silently observing the dynamics on the Internet through a computer that was about to be scrapped. What he hopes most at the moment is that Faisal's name will appear on the social news, whether it is the situation of being expelled, or the wilderness of corpses, in short, it is better not to appear in front of him again.
October is the time of the wedding, and Leila is ready to get Faisal out of her sight before then. She believed that with the evidence she had gathered, and the Moran's status in the United States, it should not be difficult to deport him.
And when she told her grandfather all this, he just took the evidence away and told her to stop worrying about the rest of the matter. Leila asked her grandfather what to do next, and all she got was "just leave it to the next one, you do your job".
Leila wisely didn't ask any more, in which case she knew that even if she asked again, she probably wouldn't be able to ask a result. And she has a hunch that it's better not to ask too clearly, and what her grandfather is hiding may be exactly what she doesn't want to know.
She was right, Osvid really didn't want his angelic granddaughter to be exposed to those dark things. Even if she wants to take over his position in the future, he will arrange everything before he retires, and find someone else to take over the shady things.
If he can single-handedly set up a huge group, who would believe that there are no secret means? Whether it is the connections he has or the people he has created, some necessary means must be mastered.
In fact, the old man has always known about the existence of Faisal, almost after he entered the United States. The reason why he hasn't been done to him is because he used a fairly regular method in the "war" with Lyra.
To put it simply, he uses this person as a whetstone to train Leila's ability to cope with setbacks. If you can't even deal with such a person, how can you control the group to deal with more and more difficult enemies?
Leila didn't know what her grandfather was planning, so she could only put the matter aside and focus on the box office of the movie again. After these days, the global box office has skyrocketed to 2.5 billion.
This is great news, and if it weren't for Avatar, such a number would have definitely caused a worldwide sensation. It's not that there is no sensation now, but the effect is worse after all.
But because of the increase in the box office, "The Avengers" once again focused Hollywood's attention on big productions and superheroes. Although the hit of "Green Lantern" in the summer made those production companies retreat, Lyra's film is too profitable, and such a large amount of money is enough to make people lose their minds and have the idea of trying again.
DC's side began to take out the Justice League project for research, and some other smaller companies also approached Lyra's company to get a piece of the superhero co-op plan.
They may have a relatively small company and don't have a lot of money, but they can find a few more to come with them! It will certainly be very difficult for one to bear the production cost of one or two hundred million yuan, but if it is replaced by ten or twenty companies, one will only be a few hundred million, and even if it really fails, it will not be a loss to the bones.