Global Movie Emperor

"Ladies and gentlemen, this flight is about to arrive at Liverpool Rennon International Airport. Please fasten your seat belts and do not move around until the plane lands smoothly. I wish you a pleasant journey."

Accompanied by slight vibrations, the plane landed smoothly, and there were still no incidents of hijacking or loss of control of the plane, making the flight journey of more than ten years a very uneventful one.

After taking off the eye-patch with a slightly unreliable cross-eye pattern, Lu Ze was still awake. He squinted and opened the visor. In an instant, he was hit by the golden sunlight, which blinded him for nearly ten seconds.

It seemed that it had just finished raining. Although there were no puddles, the ground was still moist enough to reflect light. Passengers had already stood up to get their luggage. Lu Ze, who was always the last to leave the plane, still showed his style this time.

"Sir, thank you for taking this flight. Goodbye."

After picking up the big suitcase, he walked leisurely to the airport. What Lu Ze likes most about foreign countries is that most foreigners are blind when looking at Asians. He does not need to dress up in disguise and can walk in the airport with a huge flow of people in public. Won't cause any trouble to yourself.

Even if someone recognizes me, they won't bother too much and will basically leave if they ask for a photo. Most passers-by who are not fans of me will not join in.

At the pick-up area, a short figure held a sign and looked at the passing people with an expressionless face. It wasn't until he found Lu Ze that he raised his hand and waved vigorously to Lu Ze. Of course, even if he raised his hand, he was still in the crowd. That’s it.

That is to say, Lu Ze has sharp eyes, otherwise he might not have noticed her. He handed her the lighter luggage. The two people who have been together for many years have developed a good understanding. She will not compete with Lu Ze for the luggage. How much does she take? It all depends on how much Lu Ze gives her.

"Has the negotiation been settled with the earl?"

"We have negotiated according to your requirements, but the liquidated damages required by the other party are still a bit high, 7.5 million, and the other party refuses to give in."

"One hundred and fifty percent, it's normal. It's great if we can negotiate. Thank you for your hard work."

Wang Zixuan made it clear, but Lu Ze knew that she had to put in a lot of effort to negotiate the contract like this. In fact, the really difficult thing to negotiate in this contract is not the endorsement fee and liquidated damages, nor the change from three-year contract to It is a one-year contract, but both parties have the right to terminate the contract for serious faults.

As luxury endorsements that are highly sought after in the entertainment industry, it is understandable for artists to make concessions to brands in order to obtain endorsements. This can also be regarded as a kind of invisible rule.

This is also the reason why brands have always been tough in their words. You want to sign or not. If you don’t sign, some people want to sign. The contract is here. I won’t cheat you, but do you want to change the terms? no way.

The emphasis on Lu Ze is obviously an important factor in making the leading luxury brand take a step back, but without Wang Zixuan's efforts, it would be pure lies.

It was a very happy thing for Wang Zixuan to have Lu Ze recognize her professional abilities. Even though she didn't show it on her face, her steps were a little brisker.

After getting into a nanny car, the driver drove towards the company. The two people in the car hardly spoke. The main reason was that Lu Ze's jet lag had not yet reversed. This is the most uncomfortable thing about every cross-border trip. A few years ago, it was okay, and he could get back to work vigorously after just sleeping. But as he gets older, it now takes at least two or three days for him to adapt.

Taking the thin quilt handed over by Wang Zixuan, he continued to fall asleep, but he did not sleep as deeply as he did on the plane. The obvious bumps on the road were an important reason, and the space seats that were claimed to be first class were not actually first class. The cabin seats are comfortable.

An hour and a half later, he arrived at the company. When he got off the car, his mind was a little dazed. If it weren't for the centuries-old trees in the company's yard, Lu Ze would have thought the driver had driven to the wrong place.

He had heard from Mitch that the entire company had been renovated, but he didn't expect that the style gap after the renovation would be so big.

The entrance gate, which was originally a very ordinary vertical guardrail, was changed into a very luxurious Baroque style. The red brick wall was also plastered with cement and painted with milky white paint. Orange light bulbs were installed on the top of the wall. The distance between lights is about five meters.

Let’s not talk about the buildings inside, let’s talk about the exterior walls. Fortunately, it was still dark when Lu Ze came. Otherwise, when the lights were turned on, Lu Zebao would have thought that he had entered some European castle with complete modern facilities.

The exterior walls of the company building have not been re-decorated. After all, the old architectural style from decades ago can add a lot of external heritage to this dynamic new company. From the perspective of outsiders, "Global Brothers" will also think that it has An ongoing history.

The security at the entrance has also been increased a lot. According to Wang Zixuan, there are eight permanent security guards, and the same number of security guards rotate at night. More than 40 monitoring points have been added in the hospital, basically achieving no blind spots for surveillance, and every day. Every hour, a four-person security team will patrol and inspect.

If nothing major happens, such a protection team is enough. The last time the company was damaged, it suffered from the small number of night shift security guards. Now that it has been remedied, it is estimated that no bold thief will dare to put his thief's heart on it again. On "Global Brothers".

"The decoration is fancy."

"Mr. Mickey said you'd like it."

He looked around with his hands behind his back. Wang Zixuan stood behind him and explained to Lu Ze, which made Lu Ze sneer. Do you like it? It's obviously in line with his aesthetics.

"Mr. Lu, welcome back."

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

The security personnel were all strong men with professional abilities hired by regular companies, not the kind of aggressive street gangsters. They were all wearing black hunting suits and sunglasses, with their hands behind their backs, and they greeted Lu Ze coolly. , and took the driver's car keys, put on black disposable gloves and headgear, drove the car into the courtyard, and checked whether any electronic equipment was installed in the car along the way.

The reason for wearing gloves and hoods is that you are afraid that your hair or even fingerprints will be left on the car, which will cause dissatisfaction with your employer. You must know that many employers are mysophobic, and even the security team will worry about leaving hair on the car of a female employer and being discovered by her lover. , causing unnecessary trouble, this kind of thing actually happened.

"Isn't it a bit of a fuss?"

Seeing the security team doing detailed checks on the car to ensure that no electronic equipment would be installed in any gaps, Lu Ze didn't quite understand. He was not a politician, just an actor. Who would have no time to eavesdrop on him? ?

"Actually, it was Mr. Mickey who added the item to check the condition of the vehicle. After all, he... is really easy to reveal some big information. Since other items have already been added, we just asked all personnel entering and leaving the company to check."

After saying this, Lu Ze understood that in Liverpool now, it's not that there are no reporters coming back to take pictures of them, it's just that there are few. After "Exile" was released, there were more, but the number is still not large.

But there are risks. If Mickey reveals the inside story of the animal rights dispute caused by "Exile", it will probably cause a greater shock. It is always right to be safe.

"You're back? How was your vacation?"

Far away, Lu Ze heard a loud shout. Turning around, Mickey stuck his head out from the conference room on the second floor and waved vigorously to Lu Ze.

"good."

"After you've had enough rest, it's time to get to work. Come up here. You have to attend a few secondary interviews today! In addition, the two new guys I've hired are coming soon!"

"Okay, here we go."

As soon as he entered the office building, Lu Ze noticed the difference. The originally pure white walls were remade with black and gold wallpaper, and the carpet under his feet changed from a milky white gold flower pattern to a black gold floral pattern.

At first glance, it looks okay and quite elegant, but you can't keep your eyes on the wall and the ground, otherwise you will have a sense of dizziness and confusion, and your brain will send out wrong signals, making people doubt whether you are standing on the ground. Still standing on the wall, it feels similar to looking at a Klein bottle, as if the space is distorted.

Don't even think about it. This must be Mickey's aesthetic. There is something wrong with his mind. Lu Ze has always known this.

"Are you okay? Gil."

"Thanks to you, it's not bad. Welcome back Mr. Lu."

Old Gil's smile was still so warm. Lu Ze also noticed that the decoration in the mail room was still in European style to prevent him from hallucinating due to looking at the wall and ground for a long time. This can be regarded as Mickey's warmth.

After going up to the second floor and passing through the long corridor, the sense of confusion became a lot worse. Lu Ze didn't dare to look around and went directly into the conference room. Because the floor turned into floor tiles and the addition of furniture made the strange feeling Finally, a lot of it dissipated.

There were only Mickey and Kesha in the huge conference room. Lucas had already gone to Italy one step ahead and accompanied Fatini to set up the preset camera track before shooting, trying to understand Kesha's idea of ​​using the lens.

Wang Zixuan did not come in, but waited until Lu Ze entered the room, thoughtfully closed the door for him, and returned to her office to carry out her unfinished work.

"Add something to the corridor. You're not the only one staying in the company. Others have to come over to discuss cooperation. I don't think many people can bear this feeling except you."

"I don't, that would ruin the beauty."

Lu Ze was not surprised that Mickey rejected Lu Ze. For Mickey, the inspiration brought by beauty or strange senses is the most important, and no one can destroy it. Lu Ze is just giving an opinion, as for whether he can adopt it or not. It doesn't matter if he adopts it, after getting used to it, he can bear it.

However, those capital parties who come to discuss cooperation will probably regard the headquarters of "Global Brothers" as one of the companies they least want to come to.

"Whatever you want, what time will the second trial start in the afternoon?"

"Two o'clock."

"OK, what's on the desktop is the information?"

Lu Ze sat down, picked up the resume on the table, glanced at it casually, and then threw it aside. It was not too late to look at it during the interview, and Mickey also said that basically all the people who came for the interview were unknown people. In this case , the role of resumes is not great, and their talents and attitudes must be observed on the spot.

There is a big difference between Western film companies and domestic film and television companies in this regard. The division of labor in the film and television industry here is relatively clear. Unlike domestic film and television companies that will sign their own artists, to put it bluntly, they are compared with domestic ones. The Western film and television industry is anti-monopoly. ·It is better to do better.

Most artists are signed by brokerage companies, and there are some big names among them. If artists want to film, the brokerage company will come forward to cooperate with film and television companies, and send their own artists to the crew through overt and covert interest relationships. , On the contrary, if the crew director takes a fancy to an artist, he also needs to contact the agency and cannot confirm a cooperative relationship with the artist in private.

This is not an industry rule, but a legal requirement. Unless Lu Ze has shares in Global Brothers, he cannot directly enter the company. Instead, he needs to choose a brokerage company to manage his career on his behalf.

This law was not lifted until the end of 2020 (a fiction). Through the operation of capital, the relevant regulations were relaxed. Of course, artists still cannot be directly signed by film and television companies.

But this does not mean that film and television companies cannot establish their own brokerage branches. Now "Universal Brothers" is on the right track, and the company's funds are running very well. Mickey has also considered this matter. Finally, before Christmas last year, "Universal Brothers" "The film industry finally obtained the business license of a brokerage company and officially began to attract top talents from around the world.

The office space of the branch is also simple. Mickey has rented an office in the city center and is currently renovating it. As for the managers of the brokerage company and the brokers, it is not a problem.

The box office share of "Exile" is a full 250 million pounds and is waiting in the account. As long as he can recruit artists, Mickey will immediately wave the banknotes and find headhunters to poach people. So the most important thing now is to find what the company needs. artist.

"Why don't you go back and take a nap first? It's too hard to work right after you get off the plane."

"Kesha, you really said something heart-warming. Unlike Mickey, that bastard, who asked me to work when I got back, but forget it. Go back to sleep now. I won't be able to sleep at night."

Lu Ze took the cup and stood up, stuffed the capsule into the coffee machine, took a cup of coffee, sat down again, and while drinking, he scolded Mickey mercilessly and let the heartless bastard sit at the table. Clap your hands and laugh.

"By the way, where is the helper you are looking for? You haven't given me the information yet?"

"It will be kept secret for now."

"Jingle Bell……"

Mickey raised his eyebrows and still refused to tell Lu Ze who the helper he was looking for was. By chance, the internal phone rang. He jumped down from the table and answered the call.

"Well, okay, thank you for your hard work, Jill. Let them come up. Hehe, Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Is my slang correct? I am fluent in Chinese now. Have you eaten~ Hey, I'm sorry, it's already here today. It’s closed, please come early tomorrow.”

"Don't talk nonsense to me. God, you've been here for two days and your accent is like this? Isn't it because I didn't eat the sheep and scorpion in the middle of the night? It's made you worry about it for half a year? How is your script now?"

After saying this, Mickey suddenly turned bitter. He pulled up the stool and sat down, with his hands on his chin and his mouth pouting. If this was a young girl, Lu Ze would definitely have to look twice, but with Mickey like this, he just wanted to give Mickey a try. A big mouth.

"Stop talking, I'm really annoyed to death. There are obvious problems and flaws in the character design, and it can't support the plot. I rewrote it more than ten times, but I just can't write such a clean person. I'm annoyed to death. "

Mickey was going crazy, and Lu Ze was having trouble seeing him like that. When it came to drawing a storyboard, Lu Ze would definitely have no problem, but when it came down to the most basic storyline of the script, Lu Ze was not good at it, so he also helped Not too busy.

The three of them all lowered their heads and thought sadly. No one saw the door being quietly opened. A pair of leather shoes and high-heeled boots stepped on the floor tiles, and they tiptoed towards Lu Ze.

"Then are you sure that the helper you are looking for can solve this problem?"

"What do you mean, Lu Er, who are you looking down on? I'm good at this."

"That's right, don't look down on people. I think you deserve a beating."

One hand patted Lu Ze's shoulder from behind, and then another slender arm quickly locked Lu Ze's neck from behind, bringing Lu Ze with the scent of perfume that Lu Ze couldn't remember.

Lu Ze froze, not because he was locked in a necklock, but because what he heard was clearly an authentic Beijing accent, and the voice was extremely familiar...

When he turned his head, his jaw almost dropped.

"What the hell! Why are you two here?"

Zhuang Yu, China's top talented director who won the Golden Rooster Award for his first film, and his wife Wang Zhen were standing behind him, looking at Lu Ze with a mischievous smile.

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