Hollywood Lover

"Very good!" Zhang Dongcheng put down the document in his hand, and said, "I have to admit that your father is a media genius, at least in the newspaper industry, he has an amazing talent. It can make the Los Angeles Film News radiate to several surrounding cities. If there are no omissions in these materials, then no matter from all aspects, the Los Angeles Film News will have a lot to do in the future!"

   "Then you agreed to the acquisition!" Selena asked excitedly.

"Miss Selena, don't be in a hurry, okay?" Zhang Dongcheng said dumbfounded: "I think you should know that Dongcheng Films is not just my own. To acquire a newspaper, I need to cooperate with other board members. Negotiate!"

   "How long will this take?" Selena was a little anxious. You know, the Los Angeles Film News is almost unable to hold on now.

  Seeing that Selena was about to cry, Zhang Dongcheng sighed helplessly. Forget it, just take it as helping her. Besides, if the newspaper is really acquired, Dongcheng Films will have its own mouthpiece in terms of paper media in the future, so it won't even have a place for publicity.

   "Well, if possible, I need to meet your father!" Zhang Dongcheng pondered for a moment, then made a decision, this time he will be dictatorial. Anyway, I have done a lot of things like this, just like buying Marvel comics a few months ago, didn't I also not say hello to others?

   "Yes. This is of course possible." Selena replied immediately: "I will contact him right away!"

  As soon as the voice fell, Selena quickly took out her mobile phone and started calling her father.

  Even if Zhang Dongcheng wanted to stop it, it was too late.

In less than a minute, Selena settled everything and said, "Director Smith, my father is in the coffee shop not far from your office building right now! A friend of his just rejected him again. I really Hope you can help him!"

Selena seemed to be talking to herself, and continued: "My father likes the newspaper media industry very much, otherwise he wouldn't have used all his savings to start the Los Angeles Film News with his uncle. His lifelong dream is to be able to Let the newspaper he founded become an international newspaper like The Times, New York Times, and London Times! However, what my uncle did ruined everything for him!"

"Miss Selena, everything will be fine. When God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you! Isn't it? You should be more optimistic!" Zhang Dongcheng looked at Selena's disappointed Look, persuaded.

   "Thank you, Director Smith!" Selena nodded.

  Because Selena stepped in this time, the idea of ​​letting Zhang Dongcheng go back to rest was completely ruined!

  Selena's father, Stov, is a middle-aged man who looks about forty years old, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his face. Looks gentle, when Zhang Dongcheng saw him for the first time, he almost mistaken him for a professor of a university, not the owner of a newspaper!

   "Dad, let me introduce you, this is Director Smith!" As the middleman, Selena began to introduce each other for the two.

   "No need to introduce, our newspapers have reported a lot about Director Smith during this time!" Stov put his **** on his eyes on the bridge of his nose and said, "Nice to meet you, Director Smith!"

   "Me too. Mr. Stove." After shaking hands with Stove, Zhang Dongcheng said, "I haven't thanked you all for supporting me all the time!"

"No! No! No!" Stov shook his head sternly, and said, "This is what I should do. Although the Los Angeles Film Newspaper is an entertainment newspaper, as the public knows, I just do my duty , to reflect the real situation in front of the public!"

  His words made Zhang Dongcheng take a high look at him. Storrs felt so strange to him, more like an intellectual than a businessman.

   "Okay then. Let's discuss the business!" Zhang Dongcheng said after sitting down.

   "Okay!" Stov heard the words and took out the documents from his carry-on document bag. He really deserves to be Selena's father, the father and daughter's behavior is almost carved out of the same mold.

"Director Smith, I believe that Selena should have told you about the troubles the newspaper encountered this time." While handing the document to Zhang Dongcheng, Stov said: "As long as you invest eight million dollars, then you can get Eighty-five percent of the shares of the Los Angeles Film News! I will leave the remaining fifteen percent to Selena!"

  After receiving the documents from Stov, Zhang Dongcheng casually flipped through them and put them down, because he had already read them from Selena just now.

"Mr. Stov. In principle, I agree with this acquisition!" Zhang Dongcheng first stated his position, and then said: "But there is one thing, I need to inform you in advance. I don't want Dong Chengying I want to spread the news about Ye Holdings newspaper, because I need this newspaper as the mouthpiece of the company. Under such circumstances, if the ownership of the newspaper is announced to the public, the effect of the publicity will be greatly reduced."

   "Director Smith, do you mean to let me manage the newspaper in the future?" Stov asked in disbelief. After all, the newspaper office ended up like this in his hands, although the culprit was his younger brother. But he also has an unshirkable responsibility. Unexpectedly, Zhang Dongcheng would still choose him to manage the newspaper.

"Yes!" Zhang Dongcheng nodded and said, "My interest has always been in movies. My biggest dream is to make movies and become a great director that everyone admires! Dad, my dream still hasn't changed!"

   "You really trust me?" Stov stared at Zhang Dongcheng and asked. Obviously, it is really testing Zhang Dongcheng's sincerity.

"Why can't you believe it?" Zhang Dongcheng smiled, stirred the coffee in his cup with a spoon and said, "I always believe that professional matters should be handled by professional people. The Los Angeles Film News is thriving under your management. I There's no reason to mess around with yourself!"

   "I agree!" Stov nodded vigorously. Some excitedly assured Zhang Dongcheng: "Director Smith, oh no! Boss, don't worry, I will definitely make the Los Angeles Film News a top newspaper!"

  Mr. Stoff! Zhang Dongcheng stood up, shook hands with Stov, and said, "I believe you will not let me down." "

"Yes! Boss!" Stov shook hands with Zhang Dongcheng very seriously, and said, "My dream is to make Los Angeles Film the world's top newspaper. Although I am not its boss now, this company I created it after all. It's like my baby!"

   "Hehe..." Zhang Dongcheng smiled, glanced at Selina beside Stov, and joked, "Mr. Stov, don't you fear that Selina will be jealous when you say that?"

  Storf, an old-fashioned guy, was obviously not used to Zhang Dongcheng's jokes. After hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at Selena beside him.

  The matter of the Los Angeles Film News was like a boulder hanging in her heart, making Selena unable to breathe for a moment, and now Zhang Dongcheng is willing to take over. This allowed Selena to immediately let go of her burden and regain the vitality that young people should have.

   "Director Smith. I won't be jealous about this, because my father and I have the same wish, and I also like this job!"

  Looking at the father and daughter in front of him who can work hard together for their dreams, Zhang Dongcheng couldn't help smiling, and said with a smile: "In this way, I can be more at ease as my shopkeeper!"

  The three of them laughed at the same time.

  The signing of the contract was very fast. Before that, Selena and Stov had already drawn up the contract. Zhang Dongcheng only needs to find a lawyer to see if there are any problems with this contract, and the rest is to sign directly.

  As the queen lawyer of Dongcheng Pictures, Gibran rushed to this coffee shop within half an hour after receiving a call from Zhang Dongcheng.

  After making an introduction between Gibran and Stov's father and daughter, Zhang Dongcheng told him his purpose this time, and handed him the contract, so that he can appraise it as soon as possible.

"Wow, my boss, I found that your recent moves seem to be very big, with so many industries in succession! Don't tell me you want to become a fat man with one bite, so you're not afraid to stretch yourself to death?" Gibran and Zhang Dongcheng got acquainted with each other. , the character gradually has a tendency to approach Adaman. It became more and more cynical. At least in front of Zhang Dongcheng.

   "Okay, Gibran, let me appraise the contract first!" Zhang Dongcheng frowned. Feigned anger.

   "You are the boss, you have the final say. Wait for me a moment!" Although Gibran appeared to be very eccentric in character, once he became serious, his demeanor immediately became calm and refined.

  Zhang Dongcheng sometimes feels that this guy is a genius in acting.

  As a lawyer, people's first impression is his rigor and seriousness, which is inconsistent with Gibran's own character. So he will deliberately behave calm and elegant in front of people, and this kind of reflection is just to attract customers. Once you are really familiar with it, you will reveal your true colors.

  However, Zhang Dongcheng didn’t have any negative views on this. Anyway, as long as Gibran didn’t make mistakes when he was working, Zhang Dongcheng didn’t care about his personality.

   Gibran's legal knowledge is very solid, especially in the field of economics and finance, and he is absolutely worthy of his doctorate status.

   In less than twenty minutes, Gibran finished reading the document, raised his head and said to Zhang Dongcheng, "Mr. Smith, this contract is absolutely fine!"

After getting an affirmative answer from Gibran, Zhang Dongcheng immediately brought Stov and his daughter to the company, asked Adam to pay Stov $8 million in cash by transfer, and at the same time signed his own name on the document. name.

   "Stov, I have a task for you!" As soon as the document was signed, Zhang Dongcheng began to give orders to Stov.

  Different from ZDC TV station, if a TV station wants to reform, it cannot be completed in a short time, and what Zhang Dongcheng lacks most now is time.

  The Los Angeles Film News is not the case. With Stov, a genius in the newspaper industry, Zhang Dongcheng doesn't need to worry about this aspect at all. It can be said that by buying the Los Angeles Film Newspaper, Zhang Dongcheng not only got a newspaper, but also a newspaper genius.

   "Mr. Smith, please just order!" Although Stov did not sell the newspaper to others out of his original intention, but after the fact became a fact, he quickly adjusted his mentality.

   "I believe you should know that I bought a TV station!" Zhang Dongcheng said to Stov.

   "Yes!" Stov nodded. Of course he knew about it, let alone the founder of his newspaper, more than half of the people in Los Angeles who watched TV and read newspapers knew about it.

  After Zhang Dongcheng bought a TV station, he didn't do anything, and let the TV station just go down like this. Many people also joked that Zhang Dongcheng had a cramp in his head.

   But not long ago, after ZDC TV station started promoting a thousand ways to die, everyone was stunned.

  Regardless of any religion, death is viewed with longing and reverence. And ZDC's thousand ways to die, for many religious people, is a kind of blasphemy against death.

"The program A Thousand Ways to Die will be broadcast soon, and the main job of the Los Angeles Film News is to promote this program!" Zhang Dongcheng tapped his fingers on the desk and said, "I believe you should know , now many people are not optimistic about this program, and there are even rumors that if the TV station dares to broadcast such a program, then the public will once again make the mass incident of the mummy!"

   "Indeed!" Stov said sincerely: "Mr. Smith, I have to advise you, no one will watch such a show!"

"No! No! No!" Zhang Dongcheng shook his head vigorously, and said with certainty: "You are wrong. Human beings have a certain curiosity about unknown things, and this program can satisfy their curiosity, so I I believe that many people will like this program."

This is of course not Zhang Dongcheng's guess. In fact, after the program was launched on SPIKE Radio in the United States, the ratings of the entire TV station skyrocketed and made the TV station firmly sit on the throne of ratings. From this we can see the popularity of this program. . This is fact checked.

  Since Zhang Dongcheng is so sure, then Stov will not say anything more, anyway, in his heart, Zhang Dongcheng will admit it after a thousand ways to die fail.

   "Stov, although I hope you will create momentum for a thousand ways to die, but I hope you will be able to grasp the scale even more. Do you understand what I mean?" Zhang Dongcheng stared at Stov and asked.

   "I understand!" Stov nodded, of course he knew this.

"Very well, then I will leave the matter to you. This can be regarded as the first test I will give you. As long as you can pass, then I can hand over the Los Angeles Film News to you to manage with more confidence!" Zhang Dongcheng said in the tone of a superior.

  Selena listened to the conversation between her father and Zhang Dongcheng, and felt a vague feeling in her heart.

  She has always been a reporter, and she doesn't understand where the true meaning of the newspaper lies. Or they don’t know how to control the intensity of the propaganda.

  After seeing off Stov, Zhang Dongcheng finally had time to rest. You know, he just flew back from Australia today. Haven't had a good rest yet!

  After returning home from work, Zhang Dongcheng threw himself on the bed and fell into a deep sleep in the blink of an eye.

   When he woke up again, it was already the morning of the next day.

  The warm sunlight shines in through the curtains, making people feel warm and extremely comfortable.

   Zhang Dongcheng opened his eyes ignorantly, and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.

  The time is half past eight in the morning. Although it was a bit late, if he got up now, he wouldn't delay today's shooting.

  After waking up, Zhang Dongcheng rushed to the set and started shooting in the morning.

  The dark battle is now coming to an end. According to Zhang Dongcheng's estimation, it will be finished within a week at most and enter the post-production stage.

"Hey, Smith." During the noon break, Nicholas walked over with a smile on his face, holding a piece of newspaper in his hand, shaking it at Zhang Dongcheng, and said: "This can't be true, right? ?”

   "What's written on it?" Zhang Dongcheng took out the newspaper from Nicholas's hand in a daze, and flipped through it.

  The contents of the newspaper directly point to the upcoming broadcast of A Thousand Ways to Die. In the article, adjectives such as tumor and scum were used countless times to describe ZDC TV's thousand ways to die, which shows how much the reporter hates this program.

  Looking at the name of the newspaper, Zhang Dongcheng couldn't help smiling, and handed it back to Nicholas, saying: "This newspaper has never said a good word to me, even when I was successful."

   "No way?" Nicholas was really surprised. In his opinion, although the newspaper office keeps saying that it is a public knowledge to describe itself, it is still for profit in the end.

  After those reports, the reports that are harmful to the newspaper have never been on the board. But what Zhang Dongcheng said now opened his eyes.

   "Smith, let's talk about something else!" Nicholas smiled slyly. His purpose of coming to Zhang Dongcheng this time was not as simple as reading a newspaper for Zhang Dongcheng. The real purpose is that the ulterior motives are not drinking.

   "Say something else?" Zhang Dongcheng gave Nicholas a strange look, and said, "What do you want to say?"

   "It's very simple!" Nicholas took out a brochure with several color pages from the back. Said: "Smith, you are now a famous director in Hollywood. If you continue to live in the current house, you will lose your status. You are a member of the upper class. You should know how to enjoy yourself, don't you?"

  In the whole of Hollywood, if you want to say who has lived the most luxurious and enjoyable life. Then Nicholas is definitely on the list.

  Looking at the photos of various villas that Nicholas took out, Zhang Dongcheng smiled wryly, and said, "Nicholas, don't you just want to tell me this? Let me buy a villa?"

   "Oh! No!" Nicholas fussed, giving full play to his acting talents. "Smith, buying a mansion is not just for your own enjoyment. Think about it, do you live in a mansion and make people think you are a successful director, or do you live in a slum?"

  Although he didn't want to admit it, what Nicholas said did make sense.

  Anyway, it’s time to rest now, so Zhang Dongcheng simply looked at the brochure Nicholas brought and listened to him explain the various data of this mansion to himself.

"Smith, look at this one. Three-story villa, eight bedrooms, and most importantly, it has a small underground movie theater of about 100 square meters. Isn't this what you need? Private jetty, swimming pool, SPA. Believe me, you will definitely find it worth the money when you buy this place!" Nicholas turned into a crazy real estate salesman at this moment. He began to talk about the benefits of this villa endlessly.

  The villa introduced by Nicholas is one of a group of villas. It is said to be a villa, but it also includes a large lawn, which can be used as a golf course with a little trimming, so it can be seen that its area can definitely meet most needs. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small manor. There is also an artificial lake near the villa.

  While watching the detailed introduction of this villa and listening to Nicholas' explanation, Zhang Dongcheng had to admit that he was tempted.

   Such a mansion is a man's romance!

   At first glance, there is no difference between this villa and the one that Master Xing lived in in "The Variety Star", or this villa is more luxurious and extravagant than the one in the movie.

   Regardless of the price, Zhang Dongcheng can guess that this is definitely a sky-high villa.

"How is it? Smith, do you feel your heartbeat?" Nicholas said with a dry mouth, opened a bottle of mineral water and drank two sips, and continued: "Smith, although this villa is brand new. There is no cultural background, But I believe that you will not fancy those.

  As far as I know, many houses in this villa area have been sold, and there are only a few left. This is one of them. Don’t you want to buy it? mansion! Luxury cars, that's a man's romance!

  In the past, when we had no capital, we might restrain ourselves, but Smith, you have this qualification now, why bother to suppress your desire? Do you want to be an ascetic, not a Puritan? "

   "Okay, Nicholas!" There was a faint black line hanging down Zhang Dongcheng's forehead. This Nicholas, it's a pity not to do MLM. What eloquence!

   "Don't you think we're taking a little longer now? It's time to shoot the movie!"

   Zhang Dongcheng's words immediately disappointed Nicholas. He nodded, handed the brochure in his hand to Zhang Dongcheng and said, "Okay, Smith, I'll go to make up first and get ready. Go ahead and read this brochure, trust me, it will definitely not let you down !"

   After Nicholas left, Zhang Dongcheng looked at the introductions of these villas again, and put them aside. Now is not the time to enjoy them. Even if he wants to enjoy them, he has to wait until after the secret war is over.