Chapter 37: Judy

"You killed my father!"

"I'm your father!"

"No!"

With these classic lines, the second part of the gorgeous space opera, accompanied by the exclamations of the audience, began to come to an end. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's a pity, no matter how much the people around you think about it...... The gorgeous picture and the reversed plot shouted, and Li Xu, who felt bored, still had a cold attitude of watching from the sidelines.

What is the generation gap, this is called the generation gap, so ah, when will there be enough money to burn yourself?

After that, the audience was still unsatisfied, after Lucas took the main creator on stage, the following was really a tsunami of applause, in this era when the routine has not been exhausted, "I am your father" is indeed a huge surprise.

So in the ensuing interactive time, countless questions about "I am your father" came up, and even Scott couldn't help but follow Adam to discuss what might be the situation between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, and made up a bloody plot of cannibalism between father and son at the end.

Li Xu still maintains the mentality of Gujing Wubo, although he has a smile on his face, he occasionally discusses a few words with Adam and them, after all, he is here to cheer.

Fortunately, despite the lively atmosphere and the audience chanting their names when several of the main characters took the stage, the exchange did not last long.

As I said before, the premiere of this year is not so fancy, and after the main creative staff spent thirty or forty minutes, shared some details of the shooting, and answered a few questions, even if many people were still unsatisfied, the premiere still came to an end.

Next, it's naturally party time, there will definitely be a party if there is a premiere, and this movie will make a lot of money, so it's not too much to celebrate a little in advance.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Kirshner, for this is a very good film, better than I was in charge. In the lobby of the party's rented bar, Lucas opened his arms and hugged an old man.

What made him so solemn, calling him Mr. in front of everyone and embracing him warmly, was naturally his teacher at USC and the director of "The Empire Strikes Back" Irvin Kirshner.

That's right, in the original trilogy of Star Wars, Lucas personally directed only the first and third parts, and the second part was too busy with industrial light and magic to be unskilled, so Kirshner was invited to help direct.

Interestingly, in the evaluation of the original trilogy, the reputation of "The Empire Strikes Back" is the best, and when it comes to the box office success of the prequel trilogy, the reputation is average, and Lucas's talent in directing can only be said to be okay.

This is not an attack from film critics, and even die-hard Star Wars fans more or less agree with this statement.

Therefore, Lucas is more suitable to be a technician, a creative provider, or a producer, to pour out his brains and then leave it to others to execute specific things.

If you want to be a director, Spielberg is more powerful.

"I may be arrogant to say that now, but I still think Steven has developed his own style and that he would be a great director. So I don't need to worry about the future of Raiders of the Lost Ark at all, maybe you can consider setting up a film fund, Don. Near the bar, Li Xu said to a middle-aged white man in his thirties or forties, with a slightly fat body.

Starting with Lucas's expression of gratitude to the teacher, the atmosphere of the party began to become lively, and everyone became more casual and noisy, which was a party, a typical American social occasion.

Adam and Scott were still following Li Xu at first, but soon they didn't know where to go to have fun, and Li Xu didn't care, wandering in line alone, and then met acquaintances.

"I don't have the best eyes you have, Add. The other party shook his head and replied.

"Are you kidding, the helmsman of Sequoia Capital said that his vision is not good," Li Xu immediately quipped, "Do you want me to be embarrassed twice?"

Yes, this middle-aged man is Donald Valentine, the founder of Sequoia Capital, a well-known venture capital firm and one of the four giants of American venture capital.

"At least, letting go of the apple is an eternal pain in my heart. The other party shrugged, looking obviously deliberately pretending to be helpless.

"Did Don invest in Apple too?" asked Kelly Fisher, who was sitting next to the man, curiously.

"Yes, that was one of my worst failures," the man said in that exaggerated tone, "and when Nolan Bushnell introduced me to raise money for Apple four years ago, Steve Jobs was still working in the garage and dressed like a hippie, and I wasn't interested in it at all." ”

"Then at my father's reception, he talked about it, and I was right next to me, and I happened to have some spare money in my hand, so I said I could invest. Li Xu explained, and then looked at Valentine, "But Tang, Sequoia Capital still invested in Apple later, didn't it?"

"But we're making a lot less than you. Valentine spread out his hands, looking very unwilling.

"Okay, when Apple goes public at the end of the year, the rate of return will definitely not be bad. Li Xu replied in a disdainful tone.

Valentine laughed, and then sighed: "I can see the investment company, but the movie ......"

In the end, he just shook his head and didn't say anything, Li Xu shrugged, didn't mention this again, and said a few more words before saying goodbye and leaving.

San Francisco is not far from Los Angeles, and the relationship between Hollywood and Wall Street is not as shallow as some people think.

As for why the helmsman of Sequoia Capital knows Li Xu, and the relationship seems to be good, it is still necessary to ask? The financial activities on the West Coast have not escaped the eyes of grandpa, not to mention that Sequoia Capital has achieved quite good results, even if it was established in 72.

Otherwise, how could Li Xu cut off Hu Apple's investment from Valentine? In fact, at least 50 million of his funds were handed over to Sequoia Capital, and he was also a limited partner of Sequoia Capital.

That's why Valentine, Lucas, and Spielberg were very enthusiastic about him, and talked to him very happily, and didn't treat him as a child.

Sequoia Capital is a good platform to make the most of it. After leaving Valentine, Li Xu habitually thought so, although he was not interested in his grandfather's plan, but in order to gain the support of his family, he did not put much effort into it, so he ...... Habit becomes nature.

Li Xu, who came to his senses immediately, smiled self-deprecatingly, and looked at Valentine, who was still flirting with Kelly Fisher, I have to say that his aesthetics are really strange.

Kelly Fisher is really not a beauty, at least in Li Xu's eyes, in fact, she is not the first choice for Princess Leia, but ...... Hehe, Fox insisted on using her.

Although Lucas has Li Xu's investment in this time and space, Fox still accounts for the majority, and Lucas insists on using Harrison Ford to play Han Solo, and he must make concessions on the heroine, so it was Kelly Fisher who got the role

Thinking of this, Li Xu was quite regretful, he actually wanted a certain girl to play Princess Leia.

Then, a familiar voice made him prick up his ears: "That's it, I'll go over and say hello to Andy and them, and then I'll go back, I still have to take the SAT exam." ”

Turning his head to look, sure enough, it was her, Li Xu couldn't help laughing, walked around the crowd, and bumped into him head-on while the other party was looking elsewhere.

"Hey, be careful!" the brown-haired girl in jeans and a white shirt screamed in surprise at first, but immediately reacted after being hugged, and after pushing away and seeing who it was, she even showed a gritted teeth.

"Hi Judy, it's a pleasure to meet you. Li Xu said with a smile, and with a little surprise, as if he really met by chance.

"Go away, Edward, I don't have the time to talk to you. Judy Foster gave a straight look, and walked around him to keep walking.

Li Xu shrugged and followed behind her: "Where are you going?"

"It doesn't matter to you where I'm going. Judy still spoke in the same unceremonious tone, and her footsteps did not stop for a moment.

"If you want to go back, I can send you. Li Xu still followed.

"Thanks, I have the car. Judy said without looking back.

"If you have a temporary driver's license, you also need to have someone in the passenger seat. Li Xu continued.

"I'm sorry, I've got my full driver's license, so I don't need you to sit in the passenger seat. Judy Foster finally couldn't hold back, and stopped and glared at him fiercely.

"You misunderstood, I mean, I can make my driver do your co-pilot. Li Xu said for a long time, and then explained a little in the other party's gaze that seemed to be eating people: "Of course, since you have already obtained an official driver's license, you don't need to do this." ”

"What do you want to do?" asked Judy bluntly

"Talk to you, after all, we haven't seen each other since the end of last year. Li Xu replied very sincerely.

"Do you think there's anything else we can talk about?" asked Judy sarcastically.

"Hmm...... Iran hostage crisis?" Li Xu's eyes widened after thinking about it, as if an innocent teenager was pursuing the girl he liked, but he didn't know how to get along.

Judy immediately rolled her eyes, turned around and continued to walk out without saying a word, Li Xu still followed, and continued to chatter: "I think President Carter's strategy is terrible, although he said that he was trying to rescue, but in fact it had no effect at all, and he was not as good as the CIA agents." Speaking of which, what do you think of the CIA's actions? Maybe it could be made into a movie......"

He just chattered all the way and followed Judy to the parking lot outside.

"That's enough, Edward, if you continue like this, I'm going to give you a good look!" Judy shouted again in a frenzy, shaking her fist.

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and then made a sad expression: "I thought we were friends." ”

"No! not anymore!not since the night you hurt me!" said Judy Foster, though she exclaimed in a sinister voice, but it was a little unsure at all glances.