You don't understand the happiness of the director

There is an independent international film festival in the UK called the Scream Festival, which is a film festival specially established for horror films.

In mid-October, Dorothy came to London with clips from "Insidious 2", the full film of "The Purge", and "Paranormal Activity" which was re-edited and renamed by King Power.

The result surprised her. The one that received the biggest response was "Paranormal Activity", a DV work costing 20,000 yuan. Many film producers wanted to buy the copyright!

Dorothy's previous idea for this movie was to release it directly on DVD like "The Man from Earth". Now, she is ready to give it a try, maybe she can win a little dark horse, like "The Blair Witch Project" back then. That way.

So she called Wang Quan to discuss the matter, and Wang Quan said, "If you want to go to theaters, don't worry. Promotion of this kind of movie will take a lot of effort. It's better to find an unpopular time next year to test the waters."

"That's what I think too. We won't have a movie next April, so we might as well just do it in April."

After confirming the announcement plan, Dorothy asked, "What are you busy with? It took several calls to get through."

Wang Quan, "Make a short film, you know."

"Ah, this has already been filmed?"

At this time, Wang Quan was filming an experimental short film called "Gravity 3D". It only lasted about three or four minutes and had only two or three actors.

I didn’t shoot this for prizes or anything. It was purely for experimenting with 3D shooting methods and effects, as well as special effects techniques such as simulating weightlessness. It was an important attempt for the subsequent "Inception". These technologies were all used in "Inception" .

Although the short film is very short and the actors are almost free, the production cost is at least several million dollars. Several professionals are industry giants hired directly from the "Avatar" crew and will directly stay on the "Inception" crew. inside.

Dreams and space are special scenes that can take advantage of 3D, so Wang Quan chose this theme. Of course, sex and horror are also very suitable.

Wang Quan rented a studio for a month and built a space station. He planned to use a month to study 3D in depth and become an expert in this field.

Wang Quan has even made an appointment with James Cameron to visit his studio in the near future to observe the post-production of "Avatar". Cameron was very happy to hear that there are people who want to shoot 3D-IMAX movies. They are kindred spirits.

During a break in filming, Wang Quan called Feng Tianming from Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco and told him two things.

The first one is to make a title sequence for "Wangdao Pictures". Wangdao's first movie will be released at the end of the year.

Then he was rejected by Feng Tianming, "I don't want to take the call. I'll introduce you to someone else."

"What's wrong, the price isn't right?"

"No, I, I'm lovelorn!" At this moment, Feng Tianming no longer suppressed his emotions and lamented again and again.

Wang Quan had met his girlfriend once, so he wasn't surprised. "Did he fall out of love or was he cheated on?"

Feng Tianming's already broken heart seemed to have been stepped on hard again, turning it into a scum, "I was raped!"

Wang Quan, "Don't blame me for being an afterthought. In fact, I felt from the beginning that your girlfriend is not someone who can live a peaceful marriage."

"That's not the case. You don't know her. Actually, actually..." Feng Tianming hesitated and held it in for a long time before finally telling the truth to Wang Quan, "Actually, I was cheated on by a woman. Yanzi suddenly told me that she was attracted to women. More interested, and then I was out.”

King Quan:…

Feng Tianming was extremely sad, "That woman is quite rich and she is an Italian bitch. I, Feng Tianming, was manipulated by an Italian bitch!"

Wang Quan didn't know how to comfort him. He was also a fallen person in the world, and Feng Tianming at least got it. As for him, when he chased Dorothy, he didn't get anything and just watched her kiss a woman.

"Old Feng, I understand you, but you also need to cheer up."

"Why cheer up? I've already submitted my resignation letter. I want to return to China. I can't stay in this shitty United States for another day!"

"Don't leave in a hurry. I have one more thing to tell you," Wang Quan said. "I'm going to visit Director Cameron, mainly to learn about the special effects production of "Avatar". I'll be the only layman there. I'm afraid." I don’t understand either, do you want to come with me?”

Industrial Light \u0026 Magic also contracted some of the special effects for "Avatar", but they only did special effects for the planet. He had never seen the effect after synthesis, so he was a little curious.

Feng Tianming put away his sadness and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to learn "Avatar"?"

Wang Quan, "Because I also want to make a super special effects blockbuster, a big one."

Wang Quan simply made it clearer, "I won't stop you from returning to China. Instead, I will strongly support you. However, you will definitely work in the special effects industry after you return. So instead of working for others, why not be your own boss and bring what you have learned back to China? So, are you interested in cooperating?"

Now that Wang Quan has abundant funds, he can build a leading special effects company in the country, and Feng Tianming also has the skills and abilities. Otherwise, he would not have achieved three consecutive jumps in three years and served as a middle-level leader in Industrial Light and Magic.

Finally, Wang Quan persuaded Feng Tianming, who was frustrated in his relationship and hoped to make amends in the workplace. He was willing to start a business with Wang Quan.

After taking care of Feng Tianming, Wang Quan continued filming, and he would come to Los Angeles to interview him tomorrow.

The heroine of the short film "Gravity 3D" is Gadot. Anyway, she is still on leave from school and can accompany the royal power experiment as much as she wants. The other two male actors are just bargains found casually and don't have many roles, so they are actors It costs next to nothing, but requires an emotional investment.

In addition to physical affection, Wang Quan is also generous with money.

After finishing today's work, Wang Quan drove her to Beverly Hills.

Gadot asked, "Are you going to visit Little K's house again?"

Wang Quan shook his head, "It's to go back to our home."

Gadot: "?"

Beverly Hills is divided into three areas, the middle area between Sunset Boulevard and Santa Monica Road, where house prices are also mid-range.

The flat area south of Santa Monica Road is where most ordinary Beverly Hills residents live.

There is also the area north of Sunset Boulevard, which is the real wealthy area of ​​Beverly Hills. Many celebrities have purchased properties here.

In this area, there are even more luxury houses in the mid-level hills. Wang Quan brought Gadot here and entered a manor villa.

The location here is very prime, and you can overlook the Los Angeles city below the mountain from your home. There are many large shady trees in the courtyard, and the scenery is excellent.

After entering, there are lawns and green plants on both sides of the road, as well as fountains and sculptures. There is a U-shaped outdoor swimming pool in the courtyard, and there is also a smaller indoor heated swimming pool in the villa.

There are three floors above ground and two floors underground, with two sets of elevators. There is also a two-story villa of similar style next to it, which is for the staff to live in.

Gadot's little heart was beating wildly. She followed Wang Quan into the entertainment industry. She had also been to the houses of some big stars, but this one was as beautiful as a work of art. The whole building was very artistic and not cheap at first glance.

Even with the royal power’s financial resources, it must be very difficult, right?

At this time, there was already a pretty Filipino woman in her thirties waiting for them in the living room. She used to be a Filipino maid, but she worked hard on her own and got a housekeeper certificate. She also had a very good reputation in the industry. Wang Quan called her " Lucy".

From now on, she will be the housekeeper of the family, and all the staff in the family will be under her control. Wang Quan told her that Miss Gadot will be the mistress of the family from now on.

Lucy was left behind by the original owner, who was a real estate dealer in New York. He bought this house to enjoy his old age. He made it very well and put a lot of effort into it. He hired a French designer to design it. It is romantic and fashionable. , I just haven’t lived there much.

The subprime mortgage crisis left this real estate developer almost bankrupt, and like most of the businessmen affected this time, he could only sell properties around the world at low prices.

The original price of the manor was more than 80 million dollars, but the royal power was obtained for 50 million dollars.

Next Lucy showed them around the house, which she was more familiar with than King Quan.

There are no bedrooms on the first floor, which is mainly the living room, kitchen, play area, pet room, nanny lounge and fitness room.

There are a lot of equipment in the fitness room, which can basically meet all of Gadot's needs.

There are bedrooms starting from the second floor. Lucy said, "This villa has a total of seven bedrooms, each of which is a suite."

Bedrooms can be said to be sets, and almost every set has a bedroom, living room, dressing room, bathroom, bathtub, etc.

"Four rooms on the second floor, two on the third floor, and one on the second floor below." There are not enough rooms because they are not necessary and we don't plan to open a B\u0026B.

Gadot was surprised, "Why is there still a minus two?"

Wang Quan replied, "It's a doomsday shelter. It's safer there. Even if the whole house is razed to the ground, that room will still be intact."

Gadot:…

Lucy focused on the master bedroom on the third floor.

The two rooms on the third floor can both be regarded as master bedrooms. Wang Quan and Gadot chose one, while the other was temporarily vacant.

This master bedroom is more than 200 square meters, including Wang Quan's No. 2 study, and the larger No. 1 study is on the quieter negative floor.

The bed had just been replaced by Wang Quan. It was so big that four or five people could roll around on it without any problem. The mattress was also custom-made from Hästens, costing several million.

Then they took the elevator to Minus 1 and Minus 2 and visited various functional areas. Construction still needed to be started here. Wang Quan was particularly dissatisfied with the screen, projection equipment and speakers in the audio-visual room.

The original owner didn't have high requirements in this area, but Wang Quan is a professional. Although he prefers to watch movies in the film and television library and use his time effectively, watching a movie with his girlfriend is not a bad idea when killing time, so this place needs to be reworked and reinstalled. .

Push open the heavy steel door and enter the bedroom on the bottom floor.

Here, Wang Quan asked Gadot to wait and give her something. She thought she would receive flowers and an engagement ring, but instead she received a contract.

A rental contract.

The manor villa was bought by Wang Quan through a real estate management company specially established by Er Yue Er Investment Company. It saves money compared to buying it by an individual. Of course, it will be considered as company property.

Next, he will rent the villa to Gadot for 10,000 yuan per year. All expenses incurred will be borne by the landlord for 50 years. (Note 1)

With Gadot's family background and knowledge, she naturally understood that this was a more luxurious move than giving the house directly to her.

Because if the house is given to her, based on the price of the house, the real estate tax and property tax she has to pay every year is an astronomical figure. The real estate tax in the United States is 1% to 3% of the value of the house every year, and the more expensive the house, the higher the tax rate. .

Now, this part of the expenses will be borne by Wang Quan's company, unless his company goes bankrupt.

Of course, for the contract to remain valid, their relationship must be stable.

Wang Quan placed the contract and a key symbolizing the sovereignty of the villa in front of Gadot, "Sign it, this will be your home in Los Angeles from now on, and I will live in your house."

Gadot didn't sign immediately. She was a little panicked, "Where did you get so much money? I mean, wouldn't it be good if you spent so much money on a house?"

She was worried that Wang Quan would spend the money used to develop his career on her enjoyment, and she would feel uneasy.

Wang Quan smiled and stopped hiding it. If Wendy hadn't stopped him, Dorothy wouldn't have wanted to hide it.

"Actually, the money is not made from movies, but from the financial market."

"finance?"

Wang Quan opened the contract and asked her to take a closer look at who Party A was.

Gadot saw the words February 2, "Isn't this Aunt Wendy's financial company?"

Even she knows that Aunt Wendy is now a financial devil, a figure who scares Wall Street. Even her parents back home have heard of her name.

King Quan, "This company is actually mine."

Gadot: "..."

To explain this clearly, King Quan has to start with YouTube.

In fact, this is not all. In addition to YouTube, he has also participated in gambling activities on football, basketball, rugby and other sports, but he stopped playing after making enough money. The main reason is that he encountered the butterfly effect there and lost. .

After finishing speaking, Wang Quan said, "You can feel free to sign now. This house is not expensive for me. It will be yours from now on. If you feel that your name is not on the real estate certificate, we can go there next." If you buy another house in New York, it will be in your name."

Gadot shook her head, and then she kissed Wang Quan with wet eyes and signed the autograph later, but now she just wanted to do it.

This house is not liveable for the time being. After all, it was designed according to other people's wishes. Next, Wang Quan hands over the redesign rights to Gadot. She only spends half a day filming every day, and the remaining half of the day she can start making the house into their ideal one. Looks like.

They still have to stay in 1025 tonight. I wonder if Gadot will feel cramped and unable to use her martial arts skills when she returns there after staying in the villa for half a day.

When the two were driving away, a tall and beautiful woman passed by the roadside pushing a stroller and happened to see Wang Quan Gadot in the car.

The baby is about one year old, a beautiful mixed-race baby girl.

Charlize Theron took off her sunglasses and asked curiously, "Why are they here? Are they here to find me?"

So she quickly returned home, but no guests came.

She also called Wang Quan specifically to inquire.

Wang Quan smiled and said, "Theron, we will be neighbors from now on. You are welcome to visit us often~"

(Note 1: The maximum length of a rental contract in China is 20 years. The excess is invalid. The United States has not found it. I apologize for any mistakes.)