hollywood melon man

Chapter 536 The incident came to light
"Have you heard? The McCourt incident broke out recently."

Charles Roven was in charge of preparing "The Last of Us" and chatted with Gilbert Jr. in his free time.

"What do you mean?" asked little Gilbert curiously.

Charles Rowan explained: "He ran off with about $2.5 million, and the FBI is already investigating."

Gilbert Jr. suddenly realized and asked, "Isn't David Ellison the one who suffered the most?"

"Yes, he has invested about $1.5 million, and the hope of recovering it is slim." Charles Rowan also said: "He has called the police and reported you.

He suspected that this was a conspiracy between you and McCourt to deliberately harm him."

"That doesn't make sense," Little Gilbert shook his head speechlessly, "I didn't ask him to invest, he just saw that the project was popular and came to compete with me.

If I don’t rob, am I guilty?”

"Of course not, but he can't bear this responsibility, right?"

"That makes sense. Apart from anything else, after Larry Ellison heard about this, he must be dissatisfied with David Ellison's performance," said Gilbert Jr.

Indeed, after McCourt ran away, Larry Ellison called David Ellison and scolded him.

Are you stupid enough to fall for such an obvious scam?
David Ellison also felt aggrieved, and then he put the blame on Gilbert Jr.: "It was Gilbert Jr. who set me up, and by the time I realized it, it was too late."

Larry Ellison was even angrier: "You want to be Gilbert's opponent, that's fine, but you don't even know his moves."

Fortunately, David Ellison's previous achievements were satisfactory, and Larry Ellison has not yet felt that his son is not suitable for the film industry.

But if this continues, Larry Ellison will lose trust in David Ellison. Without Larry Ellison's support, David Ellison will be a bald donkey without hair.

Soon after, the FBI found Gilbert Jr. to learn about the case.

Gilbert Jr. said: "When I found out that McCourt was a liar, I was also shocked. I am glad that I did not firmly invest in this project and avoid losses."

The FBI agent asked: "Can you tell us some relevant details that will help us solve the case and recover the losses?"

"Of course," Gilbert Jr. turned around and introduced Ivanka. "My assistant is in charge of the specific contact matters. If you need to know anything, you can ask her."

Ivanka rolled her eyes at Gilbert, but still cooperated and said, "Yes, I am in charge of this project. If you want to know anything, you can ask me."

The FBI agent simply asked a few questions and did not suspect anything was wrong with Gilbert Jr.

It is true that it is too far-fetched to say that a super-rich man with a net worth of more than 30 billion US dollars would become a criminal for a few hundred million US dollars.

After a brief understanding, the FBI left.

Before leaving, the FBI agent said, "We will continue to pay attention to this matter and will notify you as soon as we have any news."

"Thank you," Gilbert said with a sincere look on his face. "Please recover the lost funds and seek justice for those innocent victims."

"Of course, that's what we should do."

After the FBI agent left, Ivanka complained: "If you didn't know, you would have thought you were a law-abiding citizen!"

"Isn't it?" Little Gilbert shrugged and said, "I didn't steal or rob. Besides, I didn't know McCourt was really a liar beforehand."

"If you hadn't sworn that McCourt was a liar, I wouldn't have believed it." Ivanka continued to complain: "David Ellison suffered a big loss this time. His money is not unlimited."

"Yeah," Gilbert Jr. sighed, "It's a pity that they didn't snatch Transformers away. With this project, Sky Studios can make a profit."

Ivanka remembered something and reported, "By the way, Martin Bob has been in contact with Richard Matheson's novels recently and plans to bring one of his works to the big screen."

"What novel is it?" Gilbert asked. Ivanka recalled: "It seems to be a story about zombies, which is the same type as your "The Last of Us"."

“I Am Legend?”

"Yes, this is it." Ivanka said: "The copyright of this novel was originally in the hands of Universal, and the project was considered in the 1990s.

The director at that time was Ridley Scott and the starring role was Schwarzenegger.

But due to the high budget, the production was eventually abandoned.

Now that the conditions are ripe and the copyright has expired, Sky Studios intends to take over the project."

Little Gilbert tapped his fingers on the table habitually, thought about it and said, "It sounds like a very promising project. You can find someone to contact it."

"Like in John Carter?" Ivanka thought Gilbert Jr. was going fishing again.

"No," Gilbert Jr. said, "We got the copyright. We can't just take nothing. David Ellison will be suspicious."

True and false, real and fake, little Gilbert intends to play military tactics on David Ellison.

Besides, little Gilbert had also seen this movie in his previous life. It is considered a commercial film of good quality among zombie movies.

Since there is room for profit, Melon Studio will naturally strive for it.

Zack Snyder has previously filmed "Dawn of the Dead", so it shouldn't be a problem for him to film another "I Am Legend".

Ivanka is very smart and knows little Gilbert well. She smiled and said, "Whoever wants to provoke you is unlucky. If David Ellison knew the consequences, he would never dare to provoke Scarlett."

"Look at what you said. Am I such a petty person?"

"According to me, you are a petty person."

Cantaloupe Studios soon acquired the copyright for I Am Legend, and when David Ellison heard that Gilbert Jr. had joined in, he had a bit of PTSD.

He instantly suspected that the "I Am Legend" project might be another McCourt scam and planned to give up on it.

But Martin Bob persuaded him: "This project has existed in Hollywood for many years, and the reason why it has not been filmed is because of the high production costs.

But this project is definitely not the Napoleon project. After all, there is an original work, so we can have expectations.”

"So, Gilbert Jr. actually wanted to scare us off so he could take the I Am Legend project away?" David Ellison asked.

“Yes,” Martin Bob nodded and said, “David, he is making a move, you can’t back off and let him see your cowardice.

We also want to strive for this project. Gilbert Jr. has always had a good eye for movies, so it’s a good idea to follow him.”

After all, it is not something illusory like the Napoleon project. The "I Am Legend" project is real, but it was difficult to do because of the huge investment before.

But now the special effects industry is developing rapidly. What used to require huge investments can now be done easily and with better results.

In this case, Sky Studios has stepped up its contacts with the copyright holder, intending to compete with Gilbert Jr. on this project.

Little Gilbert was not to be outdone. He had money and could spend it.

Of course, there is also the question of the project's profitability that needs to be considered realistically. If Sky Studios' bid is too high, Gilbert Jr. will give up on the project.

There is no use in having a well-known project that doesn't make money.

(End of this chapter)