"No, no, I just don't want to disappoint you, the new controlling shareholder. After all, film investment is never a profitable business."

MacLaches waved his hands quickly and gave himself a poor explanation.

Yang Cheng drank tea and rinsed his mouth, picked up the pink macaron, ate it, and smiled, "Of course, I invested in Lions Gate because of its complete distribution channels and film and television production capabilities. One investment failed.

It’s nothing, I can still afford the compensation, but I need to know what your plans are for the future of Lions Gate. If you compensate this time, what about next time?”

"We also have the copyright of The Hunger Games, which is a big IP..."

Yang Cheng interrupted with a wave of his hand, "In fact, from the perspective of film critics and fans, several sequels of The Hunger Games have exhausted the fans' expectations. I don't think restarting the series is a good idea."

After a pause, an indescribable smile appeared on his face, "Don't worry, I'm still optimistic that Lions Gate can get back on the right track under your leadership."

Hearing Yang Cheng's words, Mark Laches was deeply comforted, "I know, if there is nothing else, I will go back to the company first, and I have to keep an eye on the box office of The Expendables 3."

"Okay, I think we will meet again soon." Yang Cheng's inexplicable words did not arouse Mark Laches's suspicion. He did not know that Yang Cheng was not prepared to give him a chance to stand up at all. Soon they would be there.

When we meet again at the Lions Gate board meeting, what kind of expression will Mark have?

When Mark left the restaurant, Yang Cheng originally planned to visit the Fifty Shades of Gray studio, but was delayed by Mark and it was too late. Hollywood film shooting has strict time limits. Generally, if you exceed the stipulated time, you will have to work a lot of overtime.

The prerequisite is that the actors and crew are willing to do so.

Yang Cheng, who is standing as a capitalist, misses the working environment of country Z very much. Overtime work is not a common thing. It doesn't matter what big star you are. If you are not satisfied and dare to lose your temper, you will be banned directly.

After eating a few pieces of tea to cushion my stomach, I went back to my room to take a nap to recharge my batteries and wait for the night to be wild.

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At night, the moonlight mixes with neon lights, making the palm trees on the roadside blurred with light and shadow. The Beverly mansion hidden in the mountains is brightly lit, and the air seems to be filled with the intoxicating smell of alcohol. Nights in Beverly are never peaceful.

Peaceful for people to sleep in.

Yang Cheng was sitting in the back seat of Ghost. He drove out of the hotel onto Sunset Boulevard and turned into Glenn Street. Luxury cars passed each other on the winding winding road.

Ellison Manor is located halfway up the mountain. Yang Cheng has been here several times before and is familiar with it. This is a French-style chateau with a construction area of ​​about 35,000 square feet and an area of ​​2.2 acres. It enjoys a magnificent 280-degree city view.

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This castle has a private environment, with high white walls and wrought iron gates. The elegant sculptures on both sides of the private road show the extraordinary taste of the owner of the manor.

Yang Cheng once visited the castle where he and his sister Megan Ellison lived under the guidance of David Ellison. It has a professional multimedia screening room, a magnificent ballroom, and a storage room that can store 5,000 bottles of wine.

Wine cellar, 2 luxurious master bedrooms, multiple secondary bedrooms, beautiful green space, fountain, loggia, terrace, infinity swimming pool, spa pool, gym, fireplace, elevator lift, etc. are all available.

The Moroccan-style guest rooms all have Turkish steam baths, and there is an artificial swan pond on the front lawn with nearly 10 black and white swans. It is said that black swans are a rare species from Australia and are Megan Ellison's favorite.

, it’s a pity that Yang Cheng doesn’t understand. In his eyes, swans can only be divided into edible and inedible ones. Obviously, the ones in Ellison Manor fall into the category of inedible ones.

Yang Cheng arrived at the manor almost in a hurry, so much so that there were no parking spaces in the open-air parking lot in the manor. Of course, Yang Cheng would not care about this trivial matter and left it to the housekeeper of the manor. The bodyguards also had someone to lead them to their property.

We will never neglect space activities, delicious food and drink.

Under the guidance of the maid, we walked through the veranda to the back garden facing the Pacific Ocean. A DJ booth was set up on the spacious lawn, and the swimming pool ambient lights rendered the air colorful, creating a luxurious atmosphere.

Some men and women who couldn't wait put on their swimsuits and jumped into the swimming pool. Stimulated by the DJ's passionate voice, the atmosphere slowly became heated.

Compared with those unknown young men and models, the invited celebrities and celebrities were a little more reserved. They gathered together in twos and threes and discussed the same content. It was either what movies had been released recently or which movies had hit the street.

Which one is a big hit? Or maybe the major film and television companies have any plans for filming in the near future, so I'm trying to see if I have the chance.

Although they are dressed coolly, they still have to pretend to be celebrities when they do not consume enough alcohol. They cannot be like ordinary people, right?

Along the way, Yang Cheng met a lot of acquaintances. Well, they were not celebrities, but a group of model agents, or pimps for short. When Yang Cheng held a party by himself, the help of these people was indispensable. They had all kinds of tools in their hands.

Men and women, yes, men and women! Because there are more bisexuals in Hollywood than pure gays.

The purpose of their presence is not only to send the girls here and send them away afterwards, but also to establish good relationships with the big shots present. No matter they are big or small stars or movie company bosses, they are all the financial backers in the eyes of the pimps.

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In the living room, there are many people sitting on the sofas surrounding the fireplace. The red charcoal burning in the fireplace makes the sound of "cracking" sparks from time to time. The scene is very warm.

But now it is mid-August, and even at night, the outdoor temperature is above 20 degrees.

Yang Cheng asked the servant for a glass of champagne, the Ace of Spades, and laughed and cursed in the surprised eyes of everyone, "David, are you an idiot? Do you think it's not hot enough to use a fireplace in the summer?"

"Jason, are you here? Let me introduce you." Of course David Ellison wouldn't mind such a joke. He laughed and stood up, gave Yang Cheng a bear hug, and then greeted everyone present.

, "Friends, this is Jason Yang, from New York. Oh, by the way, he has just acquired Lionsgate Pictures. He will also be a member of our Hollywood family in the future. Welcome!"

Yang Cheng squinted his eyes and smiled and nodded, looking around from left to right one by one, oh, there are many great people, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ralph Fiennes, George Clooney, the top playboys in Hollywood are here.

Most of them, and there were a few people who looked familiar but couldn't name them. They were probably the bosses of some companies. Oh, by the way, there was also Megan Ellison, who was holding a red wine glass to greet Yang Cheng from afar.

"Wow, welcome Jason." Xiao Lizi was the first to respond, whistling and clapping. Looking at his blurred eyes, you could tell with the hair on his legs that this guy was 'high'.

"Jason, why didn't you bring Miranda?" The person who spoke was the boss of a certain company. They were all in the entertainment industry. If you didn't know that Yang Cheng was in the limelight a while ago, you would be a failure.

Although Yang Cheng didn't know him, for the sake of politeness, he still pretended to be familiar with him and shrugged, "Come on, who brings a female companion to an occasion like this? You won't bring your wife, right?"

"Haha, you're right, cheers." We are all of the same mind, don't talk nonsense, we are all in the wine.
Chapter completed!