Made in Hollywood

The black Rolls-Royce had just parked in front of a hotel next to the Thames River. Dozens of reporters and paparazzi swarmed like flies smelling blood. If it wasn't for the security personnel, they formed a crowd in front of the car The wall, I'm afraid the car will be swallowed by them.

The car door was pushed open from the inside, and Duke just got out of the car, the sound of the shutter of the camera and the sound of random questions came rushing towards him like a storm.

"Mr. Rosenberg..."

"Director Rosenberg..."

With such a mess of questions, it was impossible for Duke to answer any questions. The reporters and paparazzi seemed to understand this, and a certain order was formed in tacit understanding. Soon, only a few reporters at the front were left to ask questions.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows delayed?"

The reporter from "The Sun" was the loudest, "It is said that the crew refused to make concessions on the actors' remuneration? There is a sharp conflict between the two parties? Is this true? When will it be resolved?"

Duke stopped in his tracks, raised his hand and made a downward gesture, waited for a moment of silence in front of the hotel, and said, "The Harry Potter crew is a whole, and all reasonable demands of the actors will be met, and the producer is doing its best to solve the problem." With the issue of new contracts with the actors, it won't take long for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be officially approved."

After saying this, he ignored the reporter's questions and walked into the hotel under the protection of the security personnel.

Someone had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as Duke entered the hotel lobby, a man with the demeanor of a British butler greeted him.

"This way, Mr. Rosenberg."

He took Duke to the special elevator room, and took the elevator to the third floor. Here is a huge banquet hall. Because of the late arrival time, the party has already started.

"Hey, Duke."

"Hi, Rupert."

Walking into the banquet hall, Duke shook hands with Rupert Murdoch and said, "Sorry, I was chased by reporters when I went out. I was surrounded by reporters again here, so it took me some time."

Rupert Murdoch waved his hand, "It's okay."

Although there were hundreds of guests in the banquet hall, Duke and Murdoch must be in the highest-end circle. Under the leadership of Murdoch, Duke walked towards a small circle in the banquet hall and sat around There are only a few in front of those sofas. But none of them are famous people.

For example, Ryan Blavatnik, the top rich man in the UK and the largest individual shareholder of Warner Music, and Tony Blair, who has just stepped down from the position of Prime Minister of the UK.

"Hi, Duke,"

Ryan Blavatnik has met with Duke a few times at Warner before. "You are late, have you been stopped by Rupert's reporters?"

Hearing the other party's joke, Duke spread his hands slightly and said. "Reporters at The Sun are always at the forefront."

Several people laughed.

Then Rupert Murdoch officially introduced the famous politician to Duke, "Duke. This is Tony Blair, just call him Tony. Tony, this is Duke Rosenberg, You can call him Duke, too."

"Nice to meet you, Tony." Duke offered to extend a hand, and the leader of the Labor Party shook his hand firmly. "It's a pleasure to meet you, too."

After shaking hands with Tony Blair, when Duke was sitting on a single sofa, he glanced at Mrs. Murdoch indiscriminately. The scandal between her and Blair was once spread all over the world. I don’t know if they are getting together now. Already?

This kind of thought is only fleeting. Whether Rupert Murdoch is hated or not has nothing to do with him.

The topic of several people always revolves around the political situation in the UK. Duke is a layman, and he spends most of his time listening, and rarely speaks on his own initiative. However, he can also faintly hear that Rupert Murdoch is in power when the new prime minister takes office. After that, I encountered some troubles.

Of course Duke could guess what these troubles were, but he didn't want to get involved. The wiretapping scandal would have an impact on Rupert Murdoch, but it would not pose a fatal threat.

It is true that he and Murdoch are partners, but a news corporation that is not particularly powerful is what Duke wants to see.

Just as he doesn't actually want to see News Corp buy Time Warner, an overly powerful News Corp doesn't serve his interests at all.

Duke is well aware that the wiretapping scandal has dragged down the development of News Corporation, a serious blow to Rupert? Murdoch's ambitions.

In particular, Murdoch is already old, and the struggles within the family are extremely fierce. It is impossible for the future News Corporation to grow and develop at the same rapid speed as before.

If not, Duke would not have chosen to work with Rupert Murdoch.

Of course, neither he nor Murdoch would foolishly believe in each other. In fact, everyone knows very well that neither of them is a kind person.

Warner-Fox World will officially start construction in Shanghai next year. The project promoted by Duke alone can be said to be the biggest bond of interest between the two parties.

The two sides are neither cooperating nor lacking in competition, as is the case in the business circle.

During some chatting, Duke and Rupert Murdoch reached another investment. Together with Ryan Blavatnik, they will invest in Tony Blair's upcoming political and economic consulting firm 'Blair Institute'.

Although he has stepped down from the position of prime minister, the political and business relations that Blair has built over the years can play a huge role at certain moments.

However, their conversation ended here, because a person who did not belong to this circle came over.

"Russian nouveau riche." Ryan Blavatnik shrugged his shoulders when he saw the person approaching, and simply left here, apparently having some complaints about Roman Abramovich.

Despite his desire to break into the elite circles of the West, Roman Abramovich will still face a lot of rejection.

After a brief chat with him, Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch went to other places for entertainment, and Duke was the only one left here.

Unlike others, Duke will not look down on anyone, even if a pig can have Abramovich's net worth, it is enough to prove that this is a very powerful pig.

"I was expecting our teams to face each other in the Premier League."

The Russian rich man turned to football in a few words, "As a result, you later withdrew from the ranks of buying Manchester United..."

"The price they offered is too outrageous." Duke casually gave a reason, "It has exceeded my psychological expectations."

Sitting opposite Abramovich, he asked again, "What about now? Are you still interested? The Arabs are also planning to join the Premier League clubs and want to join this game. This league will soon become the most popular in the world." High-profile professional sports league."

The Abu Dhabi consortium is buying the Manchester City club, and after Duke came to London, he also saw it in the newspapers.

It's just that he's not that interested in football. He shook his head and said, "There is no such plan in the short term."

Compared with English football, he is more interested in American football. Unfortunately, there is no NFL team in the Los Angeles area, otherwise he would have already asked for it.

In fact, he is not without plans in this regard, the Oakland Raiders in the San Francisco area is the main target.

Founded in 1960, the team was one of the original eight teams in the NFL. In 1982, the team moved to Los Angeles and changed to the "Los Angeles Raiders", but moved back to Oakland in 1995.

The current owner of the team is Al Davis, who is old and not rich. He has always been the coach, manager and owner of the Raiders. Under his coaching and management, The Raiders won 1 AFL championship and 3 Super Bowl championships. In 48 seasons, 28 seasons had a winning rate of more than 50%, including 16 consecutive years from 1965 to 1980.

The economic crisis swept across the United States, and Al Davis was not spared. Although the profitability of the NFL team was quite good, other investments still brought him a financial crisis.

An agent of Duke contacted him last month, but Al Davis was not too willing to sell, especially against Duke's plan to move to Los Angeles after purchasing the team. It is said that it is in the preliminary contact stage for the time being, and even formal negotiations have not been carried out.

However, there are always some ways to make the other party have to sell the team. For example, David, Duke’s investment agent, contacted the banks and foundations that Al Davis borrowed from. These creditors will soon demand debts... …

Of course, Duke does not have to be bought. If the cost is too high or the difficulty is too high, just give up.

David once suggested that he buy the Los Angeles Clippers. Unfortunately, Duke knew nothing about basketball and had no interest in the NBA.

In fact, the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball are also good. Their influence in Los Angeles is no worse than that of the two NBA teams, but it is more difficult to buy it than the Oakland Raiders.

Moreover, the valuation of the Los Angeles Dodgers exceeds 1.5 billion US dollars, which is worth more than the combined value of the current Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.

Faced with such a large sum, even Duke has to think carefully.

With such a large amount of money, it doesn't mean that it can be thrown away, and it will involve all aspects of his entire industry.

"It's a pity that you came a little late." Abramovich obviously wanted to befriend Duke, "otherwise we can go to the European Cup together."

"It is said that the Spanish team won the championship?"

Although he will not be close to each other, Duke will not just push away other people's good intentions. He still has the most basic courtesy, and he said a few words along the lines of Abramovich, "I don't like English football. A lot, but I really appreciate the controlled style of play of this Spanish team..."

Abramovich laughed, "My team is also developing in this direction, and you are welcome to watch the football at Stamford Bridge." (To be continued ~^~)

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