The Goddess Shines on America

The holiday cottage was built, and even the surrounding ten acres of land were purchased by Alice at one time. A three-storey wooden house covering an area of ​​10,000 square feet, in front of it is an open land extending more than 100 yards, and behind it is a lush forest. In such a vast area, both the surface and the underground belong to her.

As for the price, with a small loan and a credit card, a few million dollars is nothing at all.

There was a rumbling sound, the Hummer was already on its way home, and there was little traffic on Route 2. Alice relaxed and opened the window, enjoying the excitement brought by the cold February wind.

"The basement is about the size of four basketball courts and has a full cement structure. After I hire workers to lay the relevant electrical, water, and gas lines, we can build a processing plant underground. The entire project will be completed in June when the chemical equipment is purchased together." Finish."

"Then where are you going to recruit workers from?"

Maiya watched as a car passed her by: "Related channels, you only have that Tuke. Do you want to recruit him to work for you?"

"Let's leave it to Daqi."

Alice put her arm on the car window, squinted her eyes, and looked at the forest whizzing by outside the car: "The most important thing in Roanapra is people with channels. With Daqi's ability, it is not difficult to gain a foothold there. It only takes three or four months. After I finish building the chemical plant, it will be enough for him to find some outstanding chemists for me."

"US company registered in Thailand..."

Maiya whispered and said: "A lot of troubles can indeed be avoided, and the number of people in this kind of company will not be large. The core wealth is not so much the people, but the channels it owns. There are a lot of ports in Thailand. It will be very simple to send people by freighter, even other goods..."

"That is to say, the apparent business of Black Reef Company is ship transportation, which is completely in line with the plan handed over to Dach, and it just happens to help the current matter."

While speaking, the Humvee had already driven out of the deep mountain area, just passing by the edge of the community where the aerodynamic laboratory was located. Looking down from the mountain, you can almost see the entire city of Los Angeles. In the distance of this vast, flat city like a chessboard layout, dozens of skyscrapers stand straight, which is the core area of ​​the CBD of Los Angeles. .

"So, just wait for that."

Alice looked at the characteristic scenery of Panshan Road with a smile: "Microsoft will go public in March, and I can get the first upfront bonus in just half a month. With this money, there are too many things I can do~"

Maiya glanced down the mountain, West Hollywood is just a few miles away, and even Burbank Airport can be seen directly: "Shut up, you're talking about next month, look in front of you first, Your new movie is out now."

"Oh, yes."

A right turn made Alice look into the city: "Speaking of which, after DreamWorks expands, let it move."

Maiya's expression changed: "How to say?"

On the hillside overlooking the junction of downtown Burbank and Los Angeles, Alice smiled lightly: "Hollywood Studios is here, Disney and Universal's company addresses are here, how can we stick to the south of Sunset Boulevard What? Here, Maiya, do you see that?"

Following Alice's finger, Maiya looked out the window: "The zoo?"

"That's right, at the intersection of the overpass, I'll talk to Uncle Roger later, let him move the company to the next door to the zoo~"

It was the "throat" area from downtown Los Angeles to Burbank, the corner where the northwest-duewest highway turned sharply. The car was getting close, and Maiya could overlook it clearly. There were only some ordinary one-story factory buildings around it. That's all.

"Oh, that's up to you."

Maiko had no doubts about why Alice could persuade Lawrence to move.

Isn't the first dividend after Microsoft's listing more than enough to use capital to invest in DreamWorks?

From the shareholder screenwriter who invested in the original technology and received about 20% of the box office, to the major shareholder who actually invested in capital...

Thinking of this, Maiya frowned, and the speed of the car subconsciously slowed down.

In this way, isn't Mr. Lawrence the same as working for Alice?

"Really, it's amazing..."

Smiling silently, Maiya glanced at Alice who was still looking at the scenery, and stepped on the accelerator hard.

In other words, as soon as February comes, "Invasion of Brain Cells", which has been in preparation for filming as early as the end of last year, is finally released as scheduled.

The director and screenwriter of the original and directed super-grossing movie "Ghost Story", and a girl writer who has two consecutive novels on the "New York Times" annual bestseller list, and a few months ago on the talk show with tens of millions of ratings, "Tonight" The little celebrity interviewed on the show, the new work of DreamWorks written by Alice Wang, "Invasion of Brain Cells" has attracted the attention of many people in the industry as early as when it was first publicized.

Anyone who looks at the list of cast members will find an interesting fact.

In "Ghost Story" at the beginning of last year, Alice was in charge of both screenwriting and director duties. She filmed this technically simple movie in the form of a home selfie video. In fact, just because this movie achieved an astonishing rate of return of more than 200 million U.S. dollars at the filming cost of 20,000 U.S. dollars, many film companies are also planning to shoot similar movies!

Because the halo was too loud, no one noticed who the assistant director was.

David Fincher, a college student who worked at Lucas Industrial Light \u0026 Magic for two years, that's all.

But when this character that no one paid attention to suddenly became the director of a new movie, countless eyes naturally focused on it. When the filming starts, it can be seen that there are reporters around the set at all times, trying to get any valuable news. And whenever they catch something, it will be sent back to their respective newspapers immediately.

But it's a pity that David Fincher didn't give the media too many opportunities to shoot. Because "Invasion of Brain Cells" is indeed very special, quite a few plots were shot in the studio, such as a large number of phantoms in dreams, or it was shot in the Gobi desert, such as the murderer in reality. Place. Therefore, for a long time, the news about this movie is like the nectar in the desert. Every time it appears, countless reporters will be crazy and excited about it.

It's just that, as a member of the film investor, Alice has been busy with Black Lagoon matters for a while, or she is waiting for the big event of Microsoft's listing. So just five days ago, although Lawrence specifically called her to inform her that Alice, who had been exposed to the public, still did not attend the movie premiere...

After returning to the urban area from Highway 2, at Alice's request, Maiya drove the Humvee to the DreamWorks headquarters, which is currently located in front of the office building near Sunset Boulevard.

However, the scene in front of her made Maiya stop the car far away.

Before even getting out of the car, Alice smiled wryly and shook her head, "Oh my god... look at Maiya, everyone looks so lively."

"Everyone please be quiet, please be quiet!"

Sebastian was standing on the company steps, sweating and irritated.

At this time, more than 20 reporters were densely surrounded below the steps. How many hours have passed since this morning, and the cameras of this group of people have been aimed at almost every window in the company, even if it's just ordinary clerks passing by casually, they are instantly snapped off by them!

"Your behavior of squatting at the entrance of the company will disturb the law and order, and will also bring troubles to the normal operation of the company. If this continues, we will call the police!"

"Sir, could you please describe your role? Can you speak for DreamWorks?"

"Excuse me, sir, is the editor of "Invasion of Brain Cells" really Ms. Alice Wang? Can the official explain her behavior of not attending the premiere?"

"How does DreamWorks feel about the movie's current box office performance? Are you expecting the big box office hit on the first day and the drop in the next few days?"

"Excuse me……"

"I think we'd better go through the back door."

Alice got out of the car at a distance, and seeing the sweaty face of the show manager, she smiled bitterly and said, "If I rush over now, these reporters will never even think about leaving."

Maiya nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, more than twenty people gathered around one person asking questions, I definitely can't stand it, I'm going to go crazy."

"That's the nature of the entertainment world, beautiful ladies."

Suddenly, a young man holding pancakes appeared next to the Hummer: "Especially those celebrities, they have no private life at all. To be honest, if there is no legal restriction, maybe the paparazzi can shit on them Check it out!"

"Well, the so-called entertainment to death, isn't the writing of "Brave New World" the extreme of your situation."

Alice patted the young man on the shoulder: "Speaking of which, Booker, why don't I remember that there are small shops selling pancakes and fruits around us?"

"Uh... this..."

The handsome face of the DreamWorks employee named Booker suddenly turned pale.

Maiya stood aside: "Pfft~"

"Besides, it seems like you're still at work right now? What are you doing holding a pancake fruit that you don't know where to buy?"

"Uh... this... this..."

"Pay a hundred dollars, and I won't report to Mr. Lawrence."

"Okay! No problem! Please accept it!"

In this way, Alice took the hundred-dollar bill she just got, and waved it triumphantly at Maiya: "See, my dear, this is called business acumen~"