After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 493: Fire and Drama for the Princes, Just for a Beauty's Smile

In the afternoon, Lu Liang drove his sports car to East Hampton.

I was originally taking the car provided by the hotel, and when I passed by a Ferrari store on the way, I bought an F12.

The price was not high, less than 100 million US dollars, and it was also the first sports car that Lu Liang had bought himself so far.

We drove east at lightning speed, starting from Manhattan and arriving at our destination in an hour and a half.

The scenery along the way is beautiful, as if it were filtered, with blue sky, clear water and lush greenery, it deserves the title of the most beautiful village.

The location of the mansion that James is selling is even farther away than the Broadway Manor where he visited last night.

The two places were five or six kilometers apart. From a distance, Lu Liang saw Wilson's assistant Eve standing at the intersection with a middle-aged man.

"Mr. Lu, Kamon has something urgent to do, so let me be responsible for receiving you."

She saw Emma in the passenger seat and recognized her as the actress from American Horror Story, but she just smiled.

It is common for a wealthy old man with many children and grandchildren to change his girlfriend every day, not to mention that Lu Liang is still unmarried.

"Thank you, where can I park?" Lu Liang looked at the middle-aged man next to him, James Gunn, the chairman of DC and the screenwriter and director of Dawn of the Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy.

"Mr. Lu, please follow me." Gunn smiled and trotted towards Lu Liang into the parking lot of the mansion.

At first, he just wanted to sell his mansion, borrow another three to five years from heaven, and launch the Justice League to compete with the Avengers.

But when he heard that Lu Liang from the East seemed to be somewhat interested in their DC, he came directly from Los Angeles overnight.

"Mr. Lu, Ms. Emma, ​​let me show you around first."

Gunn was all smiles as he started from the parking lot and introduced the entire house. It covers an area of ​​3200 square meters, has two floors, six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a lawn, and a swimming pool.

The entire house uses the Swiss security system, all glass is bulletproof, and there is a 120-square-meter basement.

Passing through the house, the backyard is an endless expanse of blue sea and white sand, with a beach stretching for more than ten kilometers.

Although it is winter and the wind is cold, there are still many families who bring their wives and children to play on the beach.

Gunn took out a bottle of grape juice and a few wine glasses and led Lu Liang to his favorite balcony on the second floor.

"In the past, when I didn't have any inspiration, I would come here to vacation and rest for a few days." He poured half a glass for each person.

On a hot summer afternoon, enjoying the sea breeze, drinking fine wine, and admiring the scenery, it feels very healing even if you just lie down.

Lu Liang picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Emma. He took a sip and immediately felt the fruity aroma in his mouth: "How is it?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't even hesitate."

Emma thought without hesitation, her face full of longing. The sea seemed to have some kind of magic that always made people yearn for it.

Unfortunately, although she is a second-generation star and her family can afford tens of millions of dollars, she will definitely not use it to buy a luxury house.

Luxury houses are very flashy, especially those near the sea. It’s nice to stay there for a few days in your spare time, but no one would live there permanently.

Lu Liang laughed and looked at Gu En: "Tell me the price."

James said, "Mr. Lu, the market price is 3200 million, but I'm eager to sell it, so I only want 2800 million."

Lu Liang looked at Eve and saw that she nodded slightly. He smiled and said, "Okay, go prepare the contract."

He had not investigated the market or understood the prices, but Eve was Wilson's assistant and would never cheat him on such a small matter.

If he wanted to make a big mistake, he would have to make a big one. Even if he only made a mistake of 18 million, Lu Liang would still despise him.

Gun was delighted when he heard this and hurried to prepare the contract. Emma stood on the balcony, staring at the sea in a daze.

Lu Liang walked behind her, hugged her waist, and whispered softly: "If you like, we can stay here tonight."

“Yeah.” She was like the heroine in Titanic, spreading her arms, feeling the sea breeze, and humming the eternal tune of my heart.

Not long after, Gunn came over with the contract. Lu Liang took a photo and sent it to Huang Moli who was in the city. She was the legal director and was very professional.

While waiting, Gunn suddenly looked at Emma, ​​as if he had just discovered something, and asked in surprise: "Miss, have you ever played the role of Rosen's fake family?"

Rawson Marshall is his good friend and a very famous comedy director in Hollywood.

Emma smiled bitterly and said, "Director Gunn, I have auditioned for the role of Gamora before." Gunn suddenly realized and hurriedly explained, "Because the protagonist is white, Marvel has a requirement that the role of Gamora can only be played by African Americans."

He was worried that Lu Liang didn't understand, so he seemed to be explaining but also mocking: "In recent years, film and television works must be racially diverse, otherwise it will hurt the inferiority and pitiful self-esteem of black people."

There is no director who does not hate this unspoken rule if he wants to make a good movie.

It doesn't mean that black people can't play roles, but they have to be suitable. We can't achieve a balance between blacks and whites for fear of being accused of racial discrimination.

Lu Liang smiled and did not delve into the topic because all conflicts are essentially class conflicts.

Just like Didi, as long as no particularly serious incident occurs, the conflict can always be transferred to the drivers and passengers.

If Didi is compared to the micro level, then most of the social contradictions at the macro level are actually intentional.

He changed the subject and asked, "Director Gunn, wasn't DC acquired by Warner? Why do you still need to sell real estate?"

"Although it was acquired, the only series that can compare with Marvel are the Batman and Superman series. The key is that the performance of these two series is far inferior to that of Iron Man and Spider-Man."

Gunn sighed, saying that capital is profit-seeking and Warner Bros. is not like Disney. Even if the movie fails at the box office, it can still use the money to fill Disneyland.

When faced with failure, Warner will basically not give the film another chance. Instead, it will just cut the budget again and again until there is no profit and the film is completely shelved.

If DC wants to stand up, it can only rely on itself, so he plans to go all out and launch the Joker and Harley Quinn series.

Because we have tried the Justice League, but the results of the great and glorious series were not very good, so we changed the concept and developed a villain series.

"The character of the Joker is indeed a classic, especially the Batman trilogy directed by Nolan."

Lu Liang hasn’t watched many DC movies, but he has seen all three trilogies, and the one that impressed him the most is the Joker.

Crazy, disorderly, and wanton, as long as he can plunge the world into chaos, he will smile even if he dies.

Seeing Lu Liang's hesitation, Gunn quickly took advantage of the situation and aimed at Emma: "Emma, ​​are you interested in playing Harley Quinn? I think you would be a good fit. Let's shoot a prequel web series first, and if the response is good, we can make a movie."

Emma was stunned, and Po Tian Fugui suddenly hit her face. She subconsciously looked at Lu Liang, and Lu Liang smiled and said, "Try it if it's appropriate."

He looked at Gunn again and said, "DC still needs a lot of funds to start these two series. Let me see if I can help."

Gunn pinched his thigh, trying to suppress his excitement: "Warner is only willing to invest $2.8 million, but the reboot requires at least $5.5 million. I personally plan to invest $5000 million, and there is still a funding gap of $2.2 million."

Lu Liang smiled and said, "US$2.2 million is no problem. The key is how much equity Warner can give me?"

Naturally, he not only invested in these two series, but also entered DC Studios in the form of capital investment.

But Warner is the largest shareholder of DC, and Gunn has no say on whether he can get in and how much of a stake he can own.

"Mr. Lu, please wait a moment. I will contact them for you now." Gun was overjoyed and walked to the side to make a phone call.

Eve kindly reminded: "Mr. Lu, the DC evaluation is very low. According to our investigation, it is not profitable for the time being."

JPMorgan Chase has invested in Marvel Group and Disney Group, so it will naturally not miss Marvel's old rival DC.

Warner Bros. was like a scumbag and gave up the investment just after the investigation. After the acquisition, it made a few more movies, but none of them achieved good results. It decisively adopted a laissez-faire strategy towards DC.

Until good results are achieved, the annual funding will be gradually reduced. If there is not enough money, DC will be allowed to attract investment on its own.

"Investing in DC is not necessarily for the purpose of making money. We have a saying that goes, 'playing tricks on the princes just for the smile of a beauty.'"

Lu Liang smiled and gently squeezed Emma's palm: "I'm looking forward to seeing you play Harley Quinn."

Emma's eyes were full of emotion. She didn't care whether there were outsiders present or not. She just put her arms around Lu Liang's neck and played with him.

I whispered in his ear: "I will make two ponytails later, dye one blue and the other red."

Lu Liang laughed dumbly, embraced the beauty, and looked at Evele for a moment: "What is your valuation of DC?"

King You of Zhou was not a fool, he was just like Li Longji, they were all for a purpose. If he succeeded, that would be the best, but if he failed, he could put all the blame on the woman and leave a good reputation of being deeply in love.

"It should be 42 billion US dollars, Mr. Lu, wait a moment, I will contact my colleagues and ask them to send you the research report."

Eve sighed and stopped persuading him. After all, Lu Liang was rich and could be willful if he wanted to.

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(End of this chapter)