Chapter 1043: A New Star
It wasn't until this time that Lorenzo came to his senses, it turned out that Xiao Ping and his uncle were discussing against him, and he couldn't help but shout loudly: "No! You can't do this to me! I am the only heir of the family, this is unchangeable!"
Seeing that this guy still holds the title of "family heir", Xiao Ping can't help but cast a pity at him. The smooth life from birth to the present has indeed made Lorenzo a little carried away. Right now, the current head of the De Niro family wants to take away his identity as the heir, but this guy is still clamoring for life and death, which is simply digging his own grave.
And that's exactly what happened. Seeing that this unassuming nephew was still so ignorant at this time, Robert became even more determined to deprive him of the idea of inheriting his position, and said coldly to Lorenzo: "This matter is settled, I will immediately gather the elders of the family to announce this decision, from today onwards, you will no longer be the heir of the De Niro family, and you will not hold any position within the family business in the future!"
Robert's words made Lorenzo's face turn pale, and he only felt that he had been thrown into an ice cave, and his whole body was cold. Although he is a high-flying person, Lorenzo also knows in his heart that he can have today because of his identity as the "heir to the De Niro family".
Now that Robert has stripped Lorenzo of his heir status, and has not even allowed him to serve in the family business, he has become an ordinary member of the De Niro family.
The De Niro family has been passed down for more than ten generations in Italy, and the number of ordinary family members has approached four figures. There are no other benefits at all, except for the hundreds of thousands of dollars that can be received from the family every year. For Lorenzo, who is accustomed to living a luxurious life and being embraced by others. It was even worse than killing him.
Lorenzo knew in his heart that there was a lot of dissatisfaction within the family. Before that, he was able to keep the throne of the heir. It's all because Robert is quite supportive. Now that even Robert has made a decision, Lorenzo knows that his position is unpreclusable.
Thinking about his miserable life in the future. Lorenzo hated Xiao Ping for causing all this, and his extremely resentful gaze fell on him unabashedly. However, Lorenzo knew in his heart that after losing his identity as heir, he did not have any capital to oppose Xiao Ping at all. After standing in anger for a moment, he could only turn around and leave the drinking party that had beaten him from heaven to hell.
In contrast to the swaggering situation when he arrived, Lorenzo left like a mourning dog. Even the attendant who came to find Hu Mei didn't go with him, and after hesitating for a while, he honestly stood behind Robert. Anyone with a little bit of a brain can see that Lorenzo is finished. Now this guy can't even protect himself, and there is no future for him to mess around.
Someone in a high position like Robert. I don't really like to talk nonsense. After dismissing Lorenzo as the heir in a few words, he didn't say anything to Xiao Ping, and left to greet the other guests after saying hello.
It's always a great joy to be reunited with a long-lost lover. Although there was a small accident at the reception, it did not affect the mood of Xiao Ping and his two confidants. After the reception, Xiao Ping took Song Lei and Hu Mei back to his room, and indulged in it for most of the night. Song Lei, who has a hot personality, and Hu Mei, who is charming and natural, tried their best to meet Xiao Ping and let him enjoy all the good fortunes, and this night was naturally very satisfying.
For the next few days, Xiao Ping stayed in Venice. During the day, Song Lei and Hu Mei participated in various activities of the film festival. He was traveling alone in the city. In the evening, it is the time for the three of them to participate in group activities, and the days are leisurely and happy.
Robert was very efficient indeed. On the second day of the reception, a number of Italian media, including TV stations, broke the shocking news, and Morris, the spokesman for the De Niro family, announced. Lorenzo has been officially stripped of his family's heirs and will not hold a position in the family business in the future.
As soon as the news broke, food suppliers throughout Italy were shaken. After all, the De Niro family is one of Italy's most famous food suppliers. Any slight change in the family can be very noticeable, let alone a major event like a change in heir.
Many people have used various channels to inquire. Why would the De Niro family suddenly make such a big decision without warning?
However, the De Niro family is secretive about why. Except for a few core figures in the family, the others didn't know what was going on with Lu Dao at all. These people who tried to find out the news naturally returned in vain, and they were very troubled by this.
Only Xiao Ping knew in his heart why the De Niro family would be in such a hurry to announce this. Of course, he also kept his promise and called Li Cheng, the manager of the overseas business department, and asked him to send a negotiation team to sign a contract with the De Niro family as soon as possible.
Anyway, the terms of the contract have been negotiated, as long as the clause that strips Lorenzo of his status as heir is added. It is believed that with the personal care of the bosses of both parties, this contract will be successfully signed and executed soon.
Of course, with Xiao Ping's current status, he no longer needs to come forward in person to sign a contract. There is another thing that has attracted his attention more these days, and that is Hu Mei's achievements at the film festival.
Since attending the red carpet ceremony at the Phoenix Theater, Hu Mei has become the most watched actor at this year's Venice Film Festival. Almost all the media praised this actress from China, what "glamorous", "elegant", "charming" and so on, as long as it is an adjective that praises women's beauty, they are used by the media to describe Hu Mei.
However, there are also a few media outlets that have jumped out to speak out against it. They did not praise Hu Mei as much as other media outlets, but questioned her.
Of course, even these media who criticize Hu Mei do not dare to make a fuss about her figure and appearance. It's just that a beautiful woman doesn't necessarily have to act, maybe Hu Mei's acting skills are not enough to make her a real actor, in fact, it is just a disguised statement that Hu Mei can only play a beautiful vase role at most.
At first, some people agreed with this statement, but when the movie starring Hu Mei premiered at the Phoenix Theater, this statement immediately disappeared without a trace.
Even the most demanding film critics have to admit that Hu Mei's acting skills are even better than her beauty. Hu Mei's performance in the movie conquered everyone, and everyone thought that her performance was natural and not pretentious, both her expression and action performance were just right, and she could be regarded as a textbook.
The media, film critics and insiders have given Hu Mei a very high evaluation, and many even claim that she is the best actress they have ever seen, and the best example of the combination of beauty and talent.
Of course, there are also a few people who have raised objections, believing that Hu Mei's acting skills are nothing more than that, and they are not worth hyping at all. However, the vast majority of people scoff at this statement, thinking that those who say it either don't know how to act, or they say it out of jealousy.
In fact, less than 1 in 10,000 people were critical of Hu Mei, so their weak voices were quickly drowned out in praise of Hu Mei.
The praise for Hu Mei reached a peak at the awards ceremony of the film festival. As a newcomer, she won three awards in one fell swoop: Best Actress, Best Newcomer and Most Promising Actress. The film starring Hu Mei also won two awards: Best Picture and Best Director.
The judges even bluntly said that Hu Mei's performance in the film was of great help to the film to win these two awards. In other words, if it weren't for Hu Mei as the heroine, it is very likely that this film would not have won these two awards.
After the award ceremony, the media frantically reported on Hu Mei's deeds. She soon became a rising star in the entertainment industry within the scope of the world.
Countless media are contacting Song Lei, hoping to get the opportunity to interview Hu Mei. And large and small film companies, TV stations and record companies have begun to pay attention to Hu Mei and want to get the opportunity to work with her. After all, this year, she is the only newcomer who can cause a sensation in the whole world like Hu Mei, and she is applauded and popular. Of course, these companies want to get in touch with her as soon as possible, even if they can get her a film contract a year or two later, it will be a happy thing.
However, to the confusion of all those who care about Hu Mei, this hot newcomer suddenly disappeared from the public after the Venice Film Festival. Not only can't people get news of Hu Mei, but they can't even contact her economist Song Lei.
So everyone went to the director of Hu Mei's previous film through various relationships, hoping to get a little news from him. The director was really impatient with the question, so he could only tell everyone that Hu Mei went on vacation accompanied by his agent. As for where she went, no one knows.
The news came as a surprise to everyone. According to common sense, shouldn't Hu Mei take advantage of the popularity to take a few more movies to consolidate her position, how could she choose to go on vacation when she is popular? It's as if she doesn't know that she is now very popular, which is really surprising.
Just when everyone was secretly amazed by Hu Mei's approach, the star was accompanying Xiao Ping on vacation in Greece with her agent.
A vacation in the romantic Aegean Sea with her lover and friends has always been Song Lei's dream. And Xiao Ping and Hu Mei both feel that as long as the three of them are together, it is very pleasant to vacation anywhere.
The three of them traveled around Greece to appreciate the charm of the ancient country's people and nature. As for the evening, Hu Mei and Song Lei served Xiao Ping together, so that he could enjoy the blessings of all people. According to Xiao Ping, such a day will not be exchanged for the throne.
But happy days always pass very quickly, and there will be an end to this romantic and sweet vacation. (To be continued......)