At the end of March, Bai Lu's first film went offline.

The 45-day release brought in $700 million at the box office, which is not the highest among several blockbusters released in the same period, but it is enough to make investors a lot of money.

Bai Lu did not attend the celebration, but he heard that Drummond was crying profusely at the celebration, and then poured himself with wine, and finally lay in the hospital for three days.

The cost of 20 million US dollars, the box office of 700 million US dollars, not counting the subsequent sales of online copyrights, this achievement is something that Drummond has never dared to think of before, although there are two blockbusters in front of him that have a box office of more than one billion, and he is not envious.

He couldn't get a penny at the box office of 700 million US dollars, and he only got the director's fee, but now the money is not important to him at all, the important thing is that he is famous, not to mention becoming one of the best directors in Hollywood, but he is no longer a third-rate director, in fact, when the box office just exceeded 100 million, his phone that he didn't like to ring much before rang non-stop, all looking for him to direct.

Drummond is not a newcomer, he has been in this industry for decades, and he still doesn't know what virtues are in this industry.

When you're not famous, you're a piece of shit, and no one cares. Once you have fame, then ...... It's still a piece of shit, a piece of stinky shit, and the smell it gives off is enough to attract people.

That's the truth, the brutal truth.

Drummond is not one of those young people who dreams of stardom and goes lame in a flash, he knows that he will not be able to float yet, so he refuses all the invitations to direct, and concentrates on writing the script in a small dark room.

The end of the movie has already left suspense, and coupled with the box office explosion, the second part will definitely be filmed. In fact, he is not active, and there are people who force him to be active.

White, as the representative of his "Zhang Erhe" father, immediately stated that he would invest in the second part.

Not to mention, Drummond's efficiency was quite high, and it took less than a week for the script to be written. Of course, this is just a rough script, just like the story written by Bai Lu at the beginning, and he specially sent an email to Bai Lu for Bai Lu to read.

Bai Lu was a little surprised after reading it, sure enough, everyone copied the articles in the world, and the script written by Drummond was almost no different from the movies he had seen in his previous life. So, you can't blame the paper for checking more than 50% of the plagiarism, right? After all, the words are those words.

Then Drummond brought up the old story again, and let Bai Lu continue to play the leading role in the second part.

How can Bai Lu have that idleness, he doesn't have a system, and he won't give him a task of "killing you if you don't make a movie", of course he refuses.

In fact, it doesn't matter who the actor of this movie is, a popcorn action movie, the audience just needs to watch it. And Bai Lu has also read the comments on the Internet, most of which praise the gun battlefield is handsome and rigorous, not infinite bullets or the like.

The fundamental reason why this movie can be a big hit is that there is no such neatness in the current movies, in almost all action movies, the final decisive battle between the protagonist and the villain has to grind for a long time, and the protagonist has to be beaten miserably, and finally inexplicably, the battle is solved at once.

Drummond didn't do it, he didn't pull Bai Lu to act, Bai Lu refused, he didn't dare to coerce, so he could only lure, saying that as long as Bai Lu starred, he would pay out of his own pocket every night to find a few actresses for Bai Lu in the San Fernando Valley.

Just kidding, can Bai Lu agree to this? White asked for a model for him, and he didn't go.

In the end, Bai Lu recommended Chen Jialuo to Drummond, that guy has no acting skills, his face is paralyzed, and he has a beard, so he has no problem playing this role. And he has a lot of traffic, and that flow is like a blood collapse.

……

On April 1st, April Fool's Day, Dou Yingxia took Chen Jialuo to appear nervously in a teahouse not far from Bailu Community.

It's been almost two months since I ran to see Bai Lu last time, and I said that I was thinking about it, but there was no movement at all, and Dou Yingxia didn't have any hope, but when he received a call from Bai Lu, he hurriedly pulled Chen Jialuo and ran over.

At that time, Chen Jialuo was recording a variety show in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and he was pulled away halfway through the show, of course the director didn't do it, but Dou Yingxia directly said "Then find someone else", and the director was honest.

Just kidding, can't you mess with Bai Lu and can't mess with you? Without our Jia Luo joining your show, will anyone watch your show? Obediently wait, waiting for us to finish talking about the big project.

……

"Mr. Bai, thank you for giving Jia Luo the opportunity." After Dou Yingxia confirmed that Bai Lu really wanted Chen Jialuo to star in the second part of "Fast Pursuit", which had a box office of more than 700 million US dollars, she was so excited that she was about to cry.

After so many years in the entertainment industry, she has long learned what restraint and emotional management are, but now she can't restrain herself, and her emotional management is a little out of control.

This has little to do with Chen Jialuo's entry into Hollywood, the interests are all the company's, and she has a bonus at most.

However, her fame came out.

She has Chen Jialuo as a top class under her hands, but she is not a gold medal agent, if she can only be regarded as lucky, Chen Jialuo was assigned to her when he was a little-known trainee, and no one thought that he could become a top class.

"Thank you?" Bai Lu looked at Dou Yingxia teasingly.

Dou Yingxia was stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Jialuo, and then looked at Bai Lu: "Mr. Bai, do you like this?" ”

"Which bite do I like?" Bai Lu was also stunned, and immediately understood what was coming. "Are you sick? He's a man! Man! I'm normal, I like women! ”

Dou Yingxia is actually not strange, in the entertainment industry, you have to have the spirit of entertainment, how to play is not playing, right?

After being silent for a moment, Dou Yingxia seemed to have made a decision: "I...... I can do it too! ”

"What the hell am I ......" Bai Lu almost burst into foul language. My girlfriend, I'm talking about my girlfriend's contract, what did you say before? ”

"Well...... this"

Dou Yingxia suddenly realized, it turned out that the thank you he wanted was this, and he thought it was ...... Why is there a slight loss at the same time as a sigh of relief?

"Okay, Mr. Bai, wait a minute, I'll contact the legal counsel of the company to prepare the contract." Dou Yingxia hurriedly ran out, leaving Chen Jialuo sitting there staring at Bai Lu with wide eyes.

Chen Jialuo's personality is actually introverted, to be honest, he is not suitable for filming movies and television to participate in variety shows, he also debuted from the men's group when he was a trainee at the beginning, and he is not in the C position, he is a dance leader and appearance leader, who knows that he will be popular.

"White ...... Brother Bai. Chen Jialuo felt that it was not a way to just stare at him so widely, and wanted to find a topic, but he didn't know what to say as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I really don't know what to say, so don't say it." Bai Lu waved his hand, he didn't know what to say.

"Oh." Chen Jialuo really closed his mouth very obediently, put his hands on his knees, and sat there upright, like a primary school student listening carefully in class.

Bai Lu was amused at once: "Do you have to sit like this?" Not awkward? ”

"Huh? Me? Chen Jialuo was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'm used to it, when trainees were training abroad, the requirements were very strict. ”

"Or were you trained abroad?" Bai Lu was curious. "It's not South Korea, is it?"

"yes." Chen Jialuo nodded.

It's no wonder that South Korea is particularly good at raising trainees, a large number of them, just like the production team raising ducks, and then there are only a few who can lay eggs. And there are a lot of rules over there, and the status distinction in the entertainment industry is quite obvious, even if you debut one day early, it is all seniors, and when the juniors see their seniors, you have to respect them. It's like the entertainment industry in China, traffic is king, especially after the short video becomes popular, a dog can have tens of millions of fans even if he shoots a video. A traffic kid doesn't understand it, and when he enters the crew, he can still make people call the teacher.

Anyway, this circle is very strange, and ordinary people definitely can't understand it.

After chatting for a while, there was no topic again, but fortunately, Dou Yingxia also came back at this time: "Mr. Bai, the contract has been sent, I will send it to you, can you take a look?" ”

"Okay, send it over."

Received the contract sent by Dou Yingxia, the electronic version, Bai Lu took a general look, the content in it is very simple, roughly Qiao Xiaoqiao joined Chen Jialuo's company in the name of his personal studio, the company is responsible for providing acting teaching, and then Qiao Xiaoqiao has the right to choose the script.

Overall, it's like an unequal treaty...... Can't say like, that's it.

This kind of contract will not be available in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, maybe there is, but it will not be known.

Why do you have to sign it if it is not equal? Interests, all for the sake of interests.

Looking at inequality, there are a lot of benefits.

The first is to be able to get in touch with Bai Lu, and the second is to be able to monetize Chen Jialuo's traffic, and entering Hollywood is also conducive to Chen Jialuo's transformation, which can make money for the company for a longer time, but the traffic can't eat for a few years.

Bai Lu just took a general look and felt that there was no problem, but you still have to be careful when dealing with this group of people, if you don't do it, you will be playing with a group of boys in an inconspicuous corner, and signing this thing is not much different from signing a deed of sale. The only difference is that it's more civilized now, and I don't stick a straw stick on your head.

"I'll take the contract back to the legal counsel first, and then sign it and send it to you when it's okay."

"Okay, Mr. Bai." Seeing that Bai Lu was leaving, Dou Yingxia hurriedly pulled Chen Jialuo to get up. "Thank you, Mr. Bai, for giving us this opportunity."

……

After sending Dou Yingxia and Chen Jialuo away, Bai Lu sent the contract to Wang Sheng and asked him to show it to the company's legal counsel.

As soon as he got out of the teahouse, White's phone called, the tone of his speech was very solemn, but the content was particularly vigorous, he was getting married, and invited Bai Lu to be the best man.

Bai Lu was stunned at the time, to say that there are many women who want to marry him, it is no exaggeration to say that he can be ranked from East Hollywood to West Hollywood, but according to White's character, how could he get married? He's not the kind of person who gives up an entire forest for a crooked-necked tree.

"Don't mention it, my stepmother is pregnant, it's a boy!" White gritted his teeth. "My dad said that if I don't get married and have children, I won't be given a penny of family property in the future."

It turned out to be a family property.

Bai Lu suddenly dared to love that his stepmother, who was a few years younger than him, wanted to give him a younger brother, and this younger brother threatened him whether to continue to be a rich second generation or go to the street to ask for food in the future, and then his father took the opportunity to make a request, get married, and have children.

Is this the case for all parents in the world?

"When will you get married?" Bai Lu asked.

"April 10th."

"Okay, I'll go."

"No, no, no, you can't come too late." White said. "You're going to go with me to choose a dress, and you're going to have a bachelorette party the night before you get married."

"So much trouble? Then I'm not going. ”

White: "......"

"I'll give you a trick." Bai Lu said hesitantly. "Even if you don't get married, you won't be short of money to spend."

"What's the solution?" White's voice raised a lot, expressing interest.

"You call me Dad, come to me when you are short of money in the future."

"I'd rather die!" White was indignant, and was silent for a few seconds. "Seriously?"

Bai Lu was stunned, and then he had the idea of slapping himself a few times, he already knew that the brain circuit of this thing was abnormal, how could he say this kind of thing without thinking about it, what if he really called it?

"I like my daughter!" Bai Lu felt that his excuse was simply invincible, but he still underestimated the magnitude of White's brain.

"I can go and have surgery."

"You go to die!"

Bai Lu hung up the phone, and within two seconds of hanging up, the phone rang again, and he didn't look at the number, so he was ready to scold: "You ......"

"Is it Mr. Shiraku?" A man's voice came from the phone, and after Bai Lu replied, he said: "Hello Mr. Bai Lu, I am from Tianjie Logistics, your car has arrived, where do you see we send you?" ”

"The car has arrived?" Bai Lu was overjoyed, this car had been drifting across the ocean for more than a month, and he finally came to see him, and then he was a little puzzled. "Straight to? Don't you have to pay customs duties? ”

The logistics person explained: "Your friend has already entrusted us with all the formalities when shipping the goods, and we have already done it all. ”

White finally did something reliable.

Bai Lu gave Huai a praise that he couldn't see, and after asking the specific location of Zhang Leping's store, he called the logistics person and asked him to send the car directly over.

White didn't say how much the car cost in total, and Bai Lu didn't ask, so it's a big deal to give him a big gift when he gets married.

……

Zhang Leping's shop is not small, like other shops that sell cars, the front is a showroom, the difference is that Zhang Leping sells all imported cars, and the grade is not low, but the price is also cheaper than the imported cars in the brand store, and Bai Lu did not ask how to operate it, after all, this is also a trade secret.

Behind the store is a large yard, and there is a warehouse at the back of the yard, but Zhang Leping has been transformed into a car factory.

"Brother Zhang, your place is not small." Bai Lu spun around. "Just these few show cars?"

"I mainly sell these models, you can test drive when you buy a car, and if you want to have a current car, you have to make a reservation." Zhang Leping took Bai Lu into the office and asked Bai Lu what he was drinking.

"I just drank a belly of tea, and I'm not thirsty." Bai Lu waved his hand. "It feels like your tuning shop is busier than this one."

"I don't have to feel it, it's just busier than before." Zhang Leping said with a smile. "Over the years, we have allowed modifications here, and there are a lot of people who play this, and we also take on any work, not to mention cars, motorcycles and electric vehicles."

"The motorcycle is still changing?" Bai Lu was puzzled. "Why isn't the business in the store working?"

"Two different things." Zhang Leping said. "If you have money to make, why not make it."

The two chatted for about half an hour, and the logistics car came, a trailer head, and a flatbed truck hung behind it, on which was Bai Lu's military Humvee, but now it was covered with camouflage cloth, and nothing could be seen, only a large one.

Zhang Leping was more active than Bai Lu, commanded the car into the backyard, and when the car was parked, he couldn't wait to climb up and untie the camouflage cloth.

The camouflage cloth fell, and an earthy yellow Humvee appeared in front of him.

Unlike the tall and big Humvees you often see on the street, this Humvee is a military model of the Humvee H1, with four hard tops and machine guns on it, but it looks a little flat.

"I'll drive down." Zhang Leping opened the car door, waited for the logistics to build a ramp, and started the car.

As soon as the diesel engine of V8 started, the sound was not small, and this kind of movement Bai Lu not only did not dislike the noise, but also had some enthusiasm.

Men, you should drive this kind of diesel engine car with a large displacement.

The car is a good car, and it is a new car, and the packaging film inside the car is all there, Bai Lu is really curious about how White got it.

This car, the appearance looks particularly domineering, but the inside is not very good, simple as if it is made of industrial waste, there are very few electronic controls in the car, almost all are manual, and even the windows are hand-cranked.

"What a car." Zhang Leping couldn't put it down and touched the body, and without reading the manual, he introduced it to Bai Lu: "The style is the old military Hummer H1, but this engine is not." ”

He opened the engine cover and sighed: "Look at what I say, I can hear it just by listening, the old engine is a 6.2-liter V8 diesel engine, the maximum horsepower is only 431 horsepower, and the torque is only 556 Nm, this engine is different, 6.6-liter Duramax turbo diesel engine, nine-speed manual automatic transmission, horsepower reaches 500 horsepower, and the torque is more than doubled, 1300 Nm." I really don't understand how an old car can be equipped with a new engine. ”

Bai Lu went to test drive, turned a few laps down, to tell the truth, this car military fans or off-road hobby cars must like, if you don't consider the driving factor, it is a man who likes it, but taking the driving factor into account, few people will buy this contemporary scooter.

According to Zhang Leping's words, although the interior has been greatly upgraded, it is still not humanized enough, it looks very large from the outside, but the inner compartment is narrow, and the cockpit is also very noisy, but it doesn't matter, the modification will make up for all this.

Bai Lu doesn't mind, after all, this car is ready to play off-road, and it doesn't usually drive, as long as it's easy to use off-road.

Zhang Leping knew that Bai Lu had no upper limit on the budget for modification, and directly said his thoughts: "The appearance does not need to move, the engine does not need to move, the winch is installed before and after, and the wheels can be changed if they are not good enough, and the car compartment is equipped with a car radio, and the body is soundproofed, and the seat should be changed, otherwise this original seat is really uncomfortable to sit on." ”

"How much does this car cost?" Zhang Leping still couldn't hold back.

Bai Lu smiled: "What's the matter? Brother Zhang also plans to get one? ”

Zhang Leping patted the camera cover: "I originally held back, but when I saw the car, I really couldn't help it." ”

"I don't know much." Bai Lu took out his mobile phone. "I'll call you and ask, and let my friend get another one if you want, but it is estimated that all the formalities will be over three million."

"Forget it." Zhang Leping thought about it, but still dismissed the idea of getting one.

More than 3 million is not unaffordable, but spending so much money to buy a car, it is estimated that he will have to sleep in the car when he goes back, and one car is enough for him to earn for several years.

"Then I'll play with this if you want to." Bai Lu said. "The key is for you."

"It's not going to work." Zhang Leping shook his head again and again.

"I don't play for a long time, I put it away, and the parking space in our community doesn't seem to be able to park this car, so let you park it." When it gets better, you can take me out for a trip. ”

"That's, that's it." Zhang Leping was still tempted. "I'm out all the money for the modification, and I'll drive it when it's okay to take advantage of you."

"Okay." Bai Lu said. "By the way, Brother Zhang, I just saw you on your desk and Unimog? Why don't you have an exhibition hall? ”

"There's one, it's sold." Zhang Leping said. "Are you interested in this car too? This car is actually an off-road vehicle, but it has a wide range of uses, most of them are modified RVs, what do you think? ”

"I want to change to an RV, too." Bai Lu asked. "This car C can drive instinctively?"

"Yes." Zhang Leping said. "If you want, I'll order it for you, and I won't earn you more, the cost price."

"Make money when you need to, you open the door to do business." Bai Lu waved his hand. "We're neighbors, and we can play together, so it's not fun to do this."

"Well, then I'm an acquaintance with the Grand Slam." Zhang Leping laughed twice and said, "Just put the car here, I'll be ready to modify it tomorrow, are you free at night?" Bring your daughter-in-law to your house for dinner. ”

"I'm free, but let's go back to my house this time, I'll go to your house to eat last time."

"Last time, two bottles of wine cost you more than 200,000 yuan, and I don't dare to go to your house to eat casually." Zhang Leping joked. "Who knows that there are still some strange things in your house, and they will be gone after tens of thousands of dollars in one bite. I also bought a bottle of red wine and went to my place for some drinks in the evening. ”

"So be it." Bai Lu said. "I'm going to eat at your place today, but I'll serve the food and the wine."

"Okay, that's it."

In the afternoon, Bai Lu didn't go anywhere else, just played in the backyard, and sure enough, as Zhang Leping said, the noise was bearable, but the original seat of this car was really uncomfortable to sit on, and after playing with the car all afternoon, his butt hurt.

"Let's go, go back." After work, Zhang Leping greeted Bai Lu.

"Brother Zhang, you go back first, I have to pick up my daughter-in-law." Bai Lu looked at the time, it was almost six o'clock, and he called Qiao Xiaoqiao before, saying that he was having dinner with Zhang Leping's family today, and Qiao Xiaoqiao also postponed the evening class.