"God, I wish I hadn't been here yesterday!"

After a busy day, Jessica was lying on the couch complaining to Link.

Link grinned and said, "If you don't come, there will be no hostess here." ”

Jessica "hummed" twice, her voice was both smug and gentle.

Link has actually moved into Hannah Castle, but the new home is a celebration or a social move. He should have hosted a drinking party and invited some friends. If he had done all the big things quietly, he would really have no friends.

Link wasn't planning on inviting many people. In fact, his social circle is still narrow. But now he is qualified to be the target of some people's stammering. Many of the people he invited said they wanted to bring friends to introduce them to him.

But from another point of view. These people are people who know him well, and they all feel that he is in a time when he urgently needs to expand his social circle. Of course, if you talk purely about property, most of the people who want to come to his drinking party will not help him much.

But his career and his fortune were very disproportionate.

Link also understood that with his current status, if he went to those rich people of the same level as him, he could only follow others.

His lack of career makes him unable to dominate the cooperation regardless of whether he has more money than the other party. And these people who want to come to his drinking party are different.

Those people want to get to know him, in essence, they want to get to know him. Then he has the possibility of dominance.

He just wanted to do something big, and he also wanted to know more useful people. So he agreed to all the requests of those friends. He asked the butler Reilly to urgently draw up an invitation and send it to those people. Therefore, there were more than thirty people invited to this reception, and with the companions they brought, there might be fifty or sixty people.

Regardless of Link or Jessica, it was the first time that such a party had been organized. Especially to hold a drinking party worthy of this castle, they can be said to be confused. But luckily, William Reilly, an experienced butler, was on his side. Otherwise, they would have been in a hurry.

"It'll be easy when you've entertained those people tomorrow. Link also felt that it was really troublesome to hold such a social event. But that's what he's sure to serve. Maybe in the future, he will have to hold such drinking parties often and participate in such events.

Jessica lazily said, "Hmm." Actually, I learned a lot. It turns out that there are so many trivial things to do to hold a drinking party and a private drinking party. From arranging guest accommodation, to arranging food. Transportation is also prepared for guests. She laughed and said. "You're going to bleed profusely this time. Ten planes alone will be leased. ”

Link laughs and says, "That's just the cost." "If you have done it, you have to do it to the extreme. Ten planes, it's just a few hundred thousand dollars. "But this time it's just to show sincerity. Next time, we'll just ask someone to deal with it. ”

Nowadays, the service industry is very developed, and not only weddings can be contracted, but also cocktail parties. It's just that this is the first time he's held it, and he hasn't thought about a lot of things.

"That's a lot of worry, too. "In order not to make mistakes, the organizer will always communicate with the host without interruption.

"At least you don't have to be that tired!"

"Tomorrow the first guests will arrive at four o'clock in the afternoon. There is still something to prepare. Hopefully I can get all the preparation work done in time. He paused and said. "By the way, Jeff and Barbara, aren't they really coming?"

"Yes. They had already left for Hawaii on September 1 to celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary. ”

"That's good!" Jessica looked at him with a smile.

He also smiled and said, "If you can marry me earlier, our twenty-fourth wedding anniversary will also come sooner." ”

"You guy. Jessica laughed and hammered him. "When it's time to talk sweetly, I always don't say it!"

Link smiled and grabbed her fist, pulled her into his arms and said, "I thought it was sweet!"

The two laughed for a while, and the fatigue of a busy day was thrown to the horizon.

Just after 4 p.m. that day, the first foreign aircraft landed at the expanded Mora Airport.

Two Hawker 900s flew in from Los Angeles and brought a total of eighteen guests.

The Nolan brothers and Martin Roosevelt both came, and they also brought the male and female protagonists from the films they made with Link.

Martin's film has already been filmed, and now he has even completed the first cut, and is waiting for ratings while promoting it. And the Nolan brothers' gambling film has just finished filming not long ago, and it has not yet begun to enter the second wave of publicity.

In addition to several main actors, they were joined by three independent directors and independent producers who knew each other well. They are not famous, and once they have a project, they are always looking for investment everywhere. And Link invested in two films at once, and in the eyes of these directors and producers, he was certainly a potential investor. So they wanted to know Link.

The Nolan brothers and Martin were able to make demands on Link for them, and of course had a very good relationship with them. Even if it is to give them face, he has to entertain these people well. Not to mention that Link also has plans to develop into the cultural industry, and it is also a good thing for him to know more Hollywood people.

Flen Pitt was also in both planes. He heard that several directors would be coming, so he went to Hollywood first and brought his daughter Katie with him. However, he also asked Link for an invitation for a person. The person to whom the invitation was to be given, Link was also surprised. Neil Geddes, who could never have imagined why this former rival, who ended up being a de facto ally, would want to come to his drinking party.

But the last time he was in New York, he felt that Flon admired the Wall Street fox. Maybe the two have become friends now.

When he asked for an invitation, Flon told him on the phone: "The last time, he violated the basic rules of Wall Street when operating GE stocks, and now he is having a hard time." It's even harder than my previous days. He couldn't find enough money. Although his Gaddis company was saved, his previous losses were too large. After all the major client funds have been redeemed and the loan has been repaid, I estimate that the amount of capital available to Gaddis may be as little as $200 million. I think he's hoping to get an investment from you. ”

At that time, Link thought about it for a while and agreed to give the other party an invitation. He also wanted to know what the other party had come for.

Link and Jessica greet the guests outside the castle with Hannah, and he first gives Flren a hug, "Thank you for coming!" Flon hated flying. But he flew twice in one day to attend the reception.

Fren smiled and said, "I've always wanted to see what your castle will look like when it's built." It's spectacular. The front of the castle is like an eagle with wings flapping, which is very imposing. Jessica, you're getting prettier!" he said and greeted Jessica with a smile. and introduced his daughter. "This is Katie, you've seen it. ”

Link smiled, "Yes. We met several times when she was filming at Hans's farm. ”

Jessica also smiled and said, "That's right. We've also met twice. Katie is getting prettier and prettier. ”

Link greeted the Nolan brothers again. The stars Link knows. Christopher introduced several independent directors to him.

After welcoming them one by one, he said, "We prepared afternoon tea and some snacks. Why don't we go in and sit down and talk slowly. ”

There are three parlors in the castle. The largest one can accommodate dozens of people. Guests' luggage is free for the servant to arrange into the prepared room. Several of these guests came alone. Martin also brought a female star with him.

The Nolan brothers and several other directors and producers also brought their wives or female companions. Link prepared some cookies and cheese, as well as wine and tea, to everyone's liking.

There are people who meet for the first time, and it is inevitable that there will be a round of greetings. But that's what social is, you can get acquainted with each other after greetings. Most of the people who come are movie-related people, but they seem to prefer to talk about something elegant. Link struggled with the topic.

But fortunately, there were so many people, and they slowly divided into several small groups and found their own topics of interest. Jessica and a few female guests talk about art and fashion, while Link listens to a few directors on the film side.

The directors may have also noticed that Link and Fren were outsiders, talking not about filming techniques, but about business-related things. For example, the development of the film market.

Christopher is the most successful director in the show, and his films feel the most about the world box office: "The biggest film markets right now are the United States, Europe and China. The fastest growing market is the Chinese market. That's a huge market. You simply can't imagine the potential of this market. However, China's film industry is developing rapidly and is cultivating its own unique film culture. If Hollywood movies want to break into this market and get a good box office, they need more Chinese elements. ”

"The film industry in any country is very exclusive. Martin said bluntly. "The United States claims to be a melting pot of cultures, but it's actually very repulsive to foreign films. In fact, Hollywood is controlled by a few companies. I don't think I need to say which companies they are. These companies own the cinema chain and the media, which they have been operating for hundreds of years. China's film market will certainly have a sense of self-protection. And the Chinese are now becoming self-confident, and they will one day be like the Europeans. No longer seeing Hollywood as synonymous with good movies, of course, the more critical our films will be. ”

Flon laughs and says, "When commercial films came along, movies were actually a kind of fast food industry. Only a handful of movies attract more than one viewing a year, and only a small percentage of people watch the same movie repeatedly. Many movies only have a consumption period of about thirty days. Even if it can exceed this time, in fact, the subsequent time will not benefit much. ”

Christopher nodded and said, "Although I should argue that cinema is an expression of artistic culture. For example, photography, acting, costumes, soundtracks, editing, etc., these are all arts and cultures. But once the movie is on the market, it does become fast food. ”

"But some fast food is memorable, and some are like Coke with popcorn!" said a friend introduced by the Nolan brothers.

Link found that the directors rarely named specific movies when commenting. Maybe it's because I'm worried that I'll offend my peers if it gets out.

They also talk about distribution, theatrical chains, and stunts in the film industry. There are also media and online industries, which are becoming more and more related to film.

Listening to what they said, it was the first time that Link had such an in-depth understanding of the film industry.