Chapter 529: The protagonist is a pit
After Google's listing, the stock price continued to climb, which can be said to be the largest source of Duke's net worth, and in the latest edition of the Forbes Global Rich List, he entered the top 30 of the world's richest people for the first time with a net worth of $9.2 billion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
On top of that, unlike some wealthy people who seem to be glamorous but actually have a hard time, Duke has no liabilities or bad assets, and his net worth of $9.2 billion is almost all net worth.
Of course, because Google does not pay dividends and there are restrictions on major shareholder transactions, the vast majority of Duke's shares cannot be realized.
But Duke's investment is to preserve its value, and he also knows how big Google will be in the future, and it is impossible to sell his hard-won shares.
And when Google took the initiative to find him again, Duke also proposed a share swap.
Larry? Paige and Sergey? Brin found Duke at the same time, and the three of them interviewed for a whole morning, but in the end they did not come up with any results. Instant Share, founded by Trump!
Instant Share is now the number one social networking site in the United States and the video site with the highest click-through rate, and it is normal for Google to look at it, whether it wants to go public or someone buys Duke, who holds 45% of the shares and corresponding voting rights, cannot get around.
Although the desire to sell his equity is not strong, it is a basic business activity, and if the price paid by Google is high enough, Duke is not impossible to consider, and he also put forward the condition, that is, the equity exchange, or the A-share exchange.
Google's two founders certainly wouldn't have agreed easily, why did they re-allot Google before going public in order to increase control over the company, Larry? Paige and Sergey? Brin said it needs to be considered. Duke is not in a hurry, after all, even if the other party agrees, Google wants to win Instant Share. Need to convince Ivanka too? Trump.
For more than half a year since March last year, Ivanka and Duke have been in a cold war. Especially when Duke made up his mind not to the Donald anymore? After Trump's compromise, his agents have repeatedly contradicted Ivanka over the company's share expansion and financing, and still keep the Trump Organization's funds firmly out of the company, and it will be difficult for both sides to turn back if no one takes the initiative to bow their heads and compromise.
Despite his tenacious personality, Duke is equally uncomfortable thinking of the relationship he once took seriously. After all, people's hearts are flesh and blood, and in getting along with Ivanka, he is not the kind of person who only asks and does not give.
However, he always sees clearly where his goals and future are, and neither women nor any difficulties will slow him down.
Like all men and women in the United States, it is normal for feelings to be separated and combined, whether it is a man or a woman, they will be sad because of the loss of their feelings, but few people will be as dead or alive as in movies or novels, and no one will tolerate it indefinitely. There is always a limit to inclusion.
A person with a character like Duke will not be sad because of this kind of thing, he still has work to do. There are huge film plans waiting to be implemented in the future.
In Warner's open-air studio area, a pile of ashes is still smoking, Annie? Hathaway cautiously shuttled through it and found the busy Christian? Bell, the pair of childhood sweethearts who are destined to tragedy, look at each other affectionately, and there are too many complicated things in their eyes.
Duke stands behind a monitor and watches the duo's performance, which is the final scene of Batman: Time to War, a long shot. Maybe it's the upcoming relaxation that makes Anne? Hathaway and Christian? Bell slackened. There have been several times in the previous shooting, and this time the two have obviously adjusted their state.
With James? Cameron has a different style. Duke wasn't the kind of person who couldn't control his temper on set.
"I'm sorry I couldn't tell you."
Christian? Bale's lines mean something, this is a realistic style film after all, Batman wants to fight crime and is destined to live in solitude.
"You don't have to apologize, Bruce...... I've been thinking about you, and our ......."
Annie? Hathaway got closer and closer, and the two eventually kissed each other, which seemed to be a happy ending in the usual Hollywood style, but she took the initiative to distance herself.
"You're Batman, you're the nemesis of crime, Bruce has been left behind somewhere in the world, maybe he won't come back until the day when Gotham City is truly safe......"
The two held hands and walked towards the set, and Duke shouted, "Cut! ”
He looked around the set and said loudly, "Filming is officially over!" ”
There weren't many people on the set, and after Duke's words, there was just a sparse round of applause.
Pressing the playback button on the monitor, Duke looked at the footage he had just shot again, made sure there was no problem, and asked the assistant to tell the crew to call it a day.
This is not a traditional Hollywood ending, compared to the next Dark Knight, it is not too heavy, after all, Duke has to consider the audience's acceptance, and the investment in the Batman series determines that this cannot be a willful cut film, but a mainstream commercial film covered up in a dark reality style.
As for the difficulty of having a lover to become a dependent, this is nothing at all for Batman fans.
In countless comics and movies in the past, Bruce? Wayne is a bottomless pit for female characters, and female characters who have feelings or relationships with him basically don't get a good death, and many people have such a consensus, if there is no Wonder Woman Diana? With Prinz's demigod physique and abilities, it's best not to fall in love with Batman.
Only a strong woman like Wonder Woman can survive Superman and Batman.
Filming ended, the crew held a shutdown party that night, the party was held in a hotel near Warner Studios, many people chose to bring their male or female companions to attend, and compared to the crazy indulgent party mode of the 90s, the shutdown party is now more formal, and in today's infinitely fast flow of information, the production and distribution will not miss any opportunity to promote the hype.
Warner Bros.'s publicity and public relations department has laid out the red carpet in front of the hotel where the party is held, and has also notified a large number of media reporters in advance, this is a Duke film, and there is no shortage of attention.
More than just reporters, Warner Bros. also gathered hundreds of fans through a circle of friends who shared it instantly, and the party looked like a small awards show at first glance.
Unlike other people who walked the red carpet alone, Duke walked the red carpet alone, and now that the filming of the film is over and the more important publicity period has begun, he no longer shy away from media reporters, standing in the interview area in front of the hotel, and being interviewed by reporters.
"The difficulty lies in the actual filming process, which is always tiring......
This kind of interview is nothing more than that, talking about the difficulties and interesting facts in the shooting, and revealing some so-called 'secrets' that can make the media hype, after so many years, Duke can be described as experienced and easy to deal with.
Entertainment journalists aren't just interested in movies, though.
After a few questions about the movie, a reporter quickly asked, "Director Rosenberg, are you single again?" ”
"I'm sorry......" Duke, still looking nonchalant, "I don't answer questions that aren't related to the movie." ”
After saying that, he glanced at the side, and several security personnel immediately walked over to separate a road, and Duke walked into the hotel without looking back.
Compared to the last century full of poison. The shutdown party of various drugs is undoubtedly a lot more formal, more like a social business party, and as soon as Duke walks into the banquet hall, it inevitably becomes the focus of many people's communication.
Among them, there are celebrities, testing whether there is any possibility of cooperation in the future; There are agents who work hard to sell themselves to him; There are sponsors who want to get the opportunity to product placement in his commercial work......
After a round at the party, Duke didn't stay long, he left the hotel and planned to return to Malibu, more than two months of filming, consumed a lot of his energy, and as he got older, unless it was necessary for work, he paid attention to the routine of work and rest at other times, after all, although he was strong enough, he was still a normal person, and he must pay attention to the maintenance of his body.
In Hollywood, there are countless men and women who are premature and decrepit, the most typical Angelina? Julie, Duke has seen her look without makeup, it's miserable, she's just paying off the debt for the unrestrained life she lived when she was young.
Duke's private life used to be more chaotic, but looking at Hollywood, he definitely belongs to the more restrained type.
While leaving, Duke met Anne again? Hathaway and her boyfriend, the big-mouthed actress, smile very brightly and constantly show her happiness and affection at the party.
Duke didn't care, no matter which woman could find a boyfriend with such a prominent status, she would probably be like Annie? Hathaway.
Annie? Hathaway does have a reason to be happy, fighting her way out of the siege and getting the heroine of Duke's new film means that her acting career is about to turn over; Having a boyfriend who represents the Vatican's business affairs means worry-free spending for a long time......
No matter how you look at it, she seems to be getting closer to the winner in life.
Even, Annie? Hathaway's eyes have already turned to another actress of the same age, the other party is a recognized representative of Hollywood actresses born in the 80s, maybe with Duke's masterpiece, she can catch up with Natalie? Portman and even more than her?
Just like when people mention actresses born in the sixties and seventies, the first thing that comes to mind is Julia? Roberts, Anne? Hathaway also wants to be a representative of people born in the eighties!
However, it is not easy to do all this, and where she can't see, the fierce competition between the films often affects the actors. (To be continued)