The black Bentley slowly stopped in a coastal villa area in western Long Island, and Duke got out of the car and waited for Tina? Fei called to confirm and entered the nearest villa facing the sea, probably getting the information inside, and the two staff at the door did not stop him. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The villa was not particularly large, and after passing through a long corridor behind the gate, Duke hadn't gone far before he heard a familiar voice, followed the sound and looked for it, and then saw his mother and Scarlett? Johnson, and a real estate agent who specializes in the wealthy.

"Mom's ......"

After greeting his mother, Duke asked, "How are you looking?" ”

Lady Leah smiled and pointed at Scarlett, "Scarlett thinks this villa is very good, you can also participate in the opinion." ”

Duke looked around, took a brief look at the white-walled, red-roofed villa, and asked Scarlett, "Honey, you just have an idea." ”

Having seen almost, Scarlett nodded to Duke and turned to the real estate agent, "That's it." ”

The real estate agent's face almost smiled, and at the moment when the national real estate market is extremely sluggish, it is not easy to make such a big business worth millions of dollars.

"I'll ask people to go through the formalities first."

With that, the real estate agent stepped aside and dialed the phone.

Scarlett? Johnson and Mrs. Leah accompanied Duke to the villa's private beach.

"We can move here in the summer."

Walking near the beach, Scarlett sat down at the table under the umbrella and said, "Summer on Long Island is much more comfortable than in Los Angeles." ”

Tina? Fei nodded, "That's true. ”

Scarlett turned to look at Lady Leah, "We live here in the summer, so we can spend more time with our godmother." ”

Seeing his mother smile and a gentle pat on Scarlett's hand, Duke said, "That's a great idea." ”

Buy a vacation home in New York. It was originally Scarlett's idea, but now that the North American economy is in a recession, her mother Melanie? Sloan couldn't find a suitable job in Los Angeles and had to return to New York to work as a Broadway screenwriter. Although she has not been very close to her parents over the years, Scarlett has paid out of her own pocket to buy a spacious apartment for her mother and her younger brother, who are still minors, and also plans to buy a home for herself on Long Island.

Duke certainly wouldn't object, Lady Leah when she found out. I also found a real estate agent who specializes in serving the wealthy.

Manhattan's Upper East Side was so crowded that neither Duke nor Scarlett wanted to live there, and Long Island was undoubtedly the best option.

Long Island is located in the north temperate zone, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the island is full of forests, abundant rainfall, and a humid climate; Due to its oceanic climate, the summers are not hot and are considered one of the most habitable regions in the world.

It is also an area where the rich gather, and there are many wealthy people in the United States. Including wealthy people from overseas, they all like to buy real estate here.

It's just that last year's economic crisis caused many people to go bankrupt, and many houses in the villa area on the island are on the market for sale.

"The U.S. economy is in a recession right now......"

Naturally, the conversation shifted from property to finance, and Lady Leah said to Duke, "You should be cautious in your investments. ”

"Mom, you know." Duke smiled reassuringly and said, "I've always been cautious. ”

In fact, even with some preparation. The economic crisis also had a certain impact on Duke, but the impact was not very large.

Not only him, but the Santa Fea company, founded by Mrs. Leah, has also been affected and is currently tightening its business.

They didn't stay here much longer. Scarlett left her assistant to go through some paperwork with the real estate agent, and the four of them returned to Manhattan in Mrs. Leah's RV.

Now that the economic crisis is raging and Manhattan, the world's financial center, is uneasy, Duke saw some sporadic crowds on the way back to the Upper East Side. While nowhere near as exaggerated as Occupy Wall Street might have been, there are some similar banners.

These sporadic rallies are bound to turn into a vigorous movement in the end.

It's just that the campaign is doomed to failure.

No matter where the country or region is, power, wealth, and the right to speak are only in the hands of a very small number of people, and in the face of major conflicts of interest, it is tantamount to a dream for ordinary Americans to want sympathy and relatively fair treatment from the federal government, the New York government, and the media, which are deeply influenced by the power of capital.

The so-called right of the people to resist tyranny with guns is only rhetoric in today's country.

"Maybe one day those guys will actually take over Wall Street with guns."

Back at home on the Upper East Side, Scarlett listened to Duke say a few words, and deliberately teased, "Divide up all the wealth of you capitalists." ”

"Take a gun?" Duke closed the door, took off his coat, hung it on a hanger, and said, "Honey, do you really think that they are legally armed to resist tyranny?" ”

Scarlett shrugged, "What is that for?" ”

Duke held up a finger, "Actually, there is only one use, to kill themselves when they are cornered!" ”

Hearing this, the corners of Scarlett's mouth twitched, "This joke is not funny at all. ”

After living here for so many years, Duke knew very well that this country was not at all what some people with ulterior motives had propagated on the other side, and that the so-called free country was nothing more than a façade.

Duke's side has temporarily entered a state of vacation, and Leonardo, who is also on vacation? DiCaprio has already picked up Tina? Firang Ino? The script handed over by Martin.

Mallorca in Spain is known as the closest place to paradise on earth, with more than 300 days of sunny weather per year, and is also known as the "paradise of the Mediterranean".

Under a sun umbrella on a golden sandy beach, Eno? Martin found Leonardo? DiCaprio and his new girlfriend Barr? Lafali.

Take Eno? Martin's script, Leonardo simply flipped through it, and said, "I took this role, and I've been waiting for a second collaboration with Duke." ”

Ino? Martin sat on the edge of Leonardo's beach chair, but instead of speaking, he looked at Barr? Lafali.

Barr? Lafali looked a little, stood up from the chair, took off her outer coat, and said, "I'll go swim in the sea." ”

Looking at Bale? Lefali walked to the back of the sea, and Leonardo took out two cans of beer from the basket behind him and threw them to Ino? Martin said, "Say, Ino, what's the matter?" ”

He made it clear that he wanted to take on Duke's new project, Eno? Martin didn't say anything, obviously disapproving.

"You're mistaken, Leo."

Even if it's the master of AA, Ino? Martin wouldn't be stupid enough to treat Leonardo as a pawn at his mercy, and quickly said, "I'm not against you taking over Duke's project. On the contrary, I think you should take it, in the past few years, you have been too focused on the awards, and gradually neglected the business side, the day when the market appeal of the Titanic will always run out, you need to be good enough to consolidate your superstar status. ”

Leonardo nodded slightly, he also knows this very well, if he doesn't have enough market appeal, even if he wins the Oscar for Best Actor, he can't become a superstar, the reason why he hasn't been in a hurry, but patiently rushed for the award, is because Duke revealed early on that he wanted to work with him once.

What type of collaboration project Duke said, Leonardo can also figure out with his toes, it must be a big-budget commercial film.

But hear Ino? Martin's statement, Leonardo was puzzled, looking at his agent with a puzzled gaze, not understanding what he wanted to do.

"Leo, you should know that AA is having some difficulties right now, right?"

See Leonardo nod, Ino? Martin opened the beer can, took a sip, and said, "Now the six major film companies, including some second-tier companies, have become subsidiaries of certain groups, and they are getting stronger and stronger, and although AA's business share is rising, the packaging services, which occupy the main share of our profits, are shrinking across the board." ”

Ino? Martin talked about these things, Leonardo also understands, Hollywood's independent studio era is completely over, the big six companies do not buy AA's account much, especially in large investment and large productions and commercial films that can bring high profits, AA's packaging services have almost no use.

AA relies on the fundamental packaging service, which can only survive in the independent film circle, and is even jokingly called the 'one-stop service for independent films'.

How much profit can an independent film make? AA's business volume seems to be expanding, but its annual revenue is still hovering at one or two hundred million US dollars, and the revenue situation does not match the company's reputation at all.

As an industry insider, Leonardo knows very well that when he touted AA and said that the agency can decide the entertainment industry, the people who either had bad intentions or had problems with their heads.

Ino? Of course, Martin also knows this, the entire Hollywood and its related industries are hundreds of billions of dollars, and it is a big joke that an agency with annual revenue of only a few hundred million dollars can dominate this industry.

Of course, it is one thing for him to have a clear understanding of the positioning of the brokerage company, and it is another to want to expand the business of AA.

A one-stop package can be highly profitable, especially when it comes to successful business mega-productions.

If we want to re-extend the tentacles of packaging services into Hollywood's big-budget mainstream films, AA needs to come up with an incredibly successful example.

It's just that such examples are not easy to find, so he thought of Leonardo, in Tom? Hanks' transformation into the background, the painstaking Juilliard? Now that Roberts' appeal is gone, Leonardo? DiCaprio can be said to be AA's trump card.

Ino? Martin looked at Leonardo and said solemnly, "Leo, you can help AA bring the package service to Duke." "To be continued.

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