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Chapter 629: The Chosen Clown, a Shocking Move
Snapped!
A slap was slapped on the buttocks of a blonde mare who was at least 1 meters tall.

The thin piece of cloth could not completely cover the plump buttocks.

It trembled left and right a few times without yielding, with excellent elasticity.

Zhou Yutang's expression twitched slightly, and he quietly distanced himself from the wretched old Bob.

But when the bronze-skinned girl turned around and saw old Bob, she actually threw him a wink.

"Wow."

Bob exchanged a few words with the Brazilian beauty, and after sending her away, he turned around and said confidently: "Zhou, go to the damn Golden Globe Awards and look at these girls. They are like beautiful angels who can soothe our wounded hearts."

"If I win the award, does that make today a good day for us to celebrate?"

Zhou Yutang saw through the old man's dirty thoughts at a glance.

"Yeah, nothing can be hidden from you."

Old Bob smiled and did not forget to take care of Dong Ge: "Enjoy yourself, there are enthusiastic girls here, they know what they should do, and there are many empty rooms. You can play as you want."

The powerful security with live ammunition ensures that this den of brothel is foolproof.

The gardens are neatly manicured and filled with fragrant flowers.

In the sparkling swimming pool, beauties in bikinis swim gracefully like mermaids.

I heard Ni Ni come over and whisper that she was a very famous supermodel in Victoria's Secret.

We followed Bob to the second floor, and to the soft beat of jazz played by the live band, we arrived at an open terrace.

Zhou Yutang looked around the room. The dazzling crystal chandeliers reflected magnificent light, and there were elite white men in high-end custom-made suits conversing.

A girl wearing a maid outfit and with a big heart came forward to offer her service.

Old Bob was like a mouse rolling into a rice jar, his mouth grinning from ear to ear, and he was even harder to suppress than AK.

He was obviously a veteran in the entertainment industry. He greeted acquaintances from time to time and introduced Zhou Yutang and Dong Ge to his friends. Some of them seemed to appear frequently in American news reports.

“So open.”

Dong Ge, who has worked hard all the way through hard times, was greatly enlightened.

After Jingdong went public, Brother Dong is now worth hundreds of billions and is also a business tycoon.

Although he is not as prominent as Jack Ma, he has been invited to give speeches at famous universities at home and abroad, and has many fans who actively approach him.

But those little girls really lacked some charm in front of these professional players.

That’s why they say the entertainment industry is full of decadence and glamour.

Dong Ge feels that every time he hangs out with Zhou Yutang, his worldview is greatly impacted.
"Victoria's Secret supermodels are worthy of their reputation. The average bust is no less than 80cm."

"Walter?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Dong Ge's face. He looked at her secretly for a few times, then quickly withdrew his gaze. He couldn't help but ask Zhou Yutang beside him: "How did you know?"

Zhou Yutang was very calm: "My eyes are the ruler."

Brother Dong: “.”

Ni Ni, who followed Zhou Yutang silently, finally met the legendary supermodel Miranda Kerr as she wished.

This legendary supermodel, after accumulating wealth by walking on the catwalk, created her own personal brand and has initially achieved class transition.

She is the elder brother of those models who want to rely on their bodies to get ahead.

But in this kind of situation with big shots, one still maintains a respectful attitude.

Ni Ni is quite knowledgeable about fashion and recognized many famous models, such as Elsa Hosk, Laisa Ribeiro, and Stella Maxwell.
Anyway, Zhou Yutang didn’t know any of them, so he just looked at those pairs of long legs moving with admiration, which was indeed full of vitality and charm.

Unfortunately, these women do not quite meet Zhou Yutang's aesthetic standards.

He is a traditional and conservative man after all.

I prefer oriental girls with good temperament.

Soon, he met the target of this trip, Joaquin Phoenix.

This year, Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role in "Inherent Vice", but unfortunately he lost to Michael Keaton in "Birdman".

This was not the first time the two met, but Joaquin Phoenix left Zhou Yutang the same impression of being melancholy and introverted as always.

He can feel it.

Beneath this profound temperament, there seems to be an explosive power hidden.

Hollywood is full of big names and movie kings. The two brothers have successively won the Venice Golden Lion Award for Best Actor. They are probably the only two brothers who have won the Venice Golden Lion Award.

Joaquin Phoenix, like his late brother River Phoenix, has an acting talent that is so abundant that it is visible to the naked eye.

This is also the person Zhou Yutang decided was the only one to play the Joker after screening and evaluation.

When it came to movies, Dong Ge was a little uninterested and went to discuss life with a woman who looked like she was of American and Japanese descent.

Zhou Yutang and Joaquin Phoenix sat aside and talked.

With the invitation passed on by a middleman, Joaquin Phoenix naturally knew why Zhou Yutang came.

In other words, Zhou Yutang has extended olive branches to him many times through Bob or Zou Zhongyan this year.

According to Hollywood's argument, this fastest rising mysterious Eastern entertainment tycoon in Hollywood may be worth tens of billions, but Phoenix doesn't care.

He has his own pursuits.

At first, I was dismissive of any non-challenging superhero project.

Even dogs wouldn't make such a shallow popcorn movie.

He had no interest in it.

However, after Zhou Yutang won the Palme d'Or and became famous in the world film industry, Joaquin Phoenix finally took up Zhou Yutang's invitation again.

The reason is very simple. Not everyone can achieve such brilliant results at this age.

He said this is not a superhero blockbuster in the general sense.

However, Zhou Yutang rarely appeared in Hollywood, and the two of them had never had the opportunity to meet.

Zhou Yutang did not make an invitation right away. After the polite greetings, he told him the whole story in earnest.

"He's a madman!"

Listening to Zhou Yutang's persuasive words, Joaquin Phoenix felt as if he had goose bumps all over his body.

Even his sitting posture became much straighter.

On the table is a copy of Vanity Fair, which republished photos taken of Heath Ledger in the past in memory of his passing seven years ago.

Heath was 21 years old at the time, smiling brightly and looking carefree.

Turning to another page, the crazy clown is chilling.

"His Joker is a classic that cannot be surpassed."

Even an acting genius like Joaquin Phoenix expressed his admiration.

Zhou Yutang rolled up the Vanity Fair and tapped the table lightly, smiling gently: "I believe in my own judgment, and I also believe that you are the actor chosen by God to perfectly interpret my version of the Joker."

The polite but not overly enthusiastic invitation made Joaquin feel a little moved, and he told the truth very frankly: "Zhou, you are a very capable director, thank you for your appreciation of me, but I have signed two films next year, so..."

What this means is that the schedule is full.

This is also normal.

Only those mediocre and unknown actors have no film contracts and sit at home picking their feet.

Although Joaquin Phoenix is ​​not a top star like Leonardo DiCaprio, the Venice Film Festival Best Actor has a high status in the independent film circle and is a favored partner of many big directors.

The two of them had been chatting for less than half an hour when Brother Dong came back.

So fast?
Zhou Yutang was a little surprised, but he didn't care and continued to make plans: "You can go back and read my script before making a decision. This project can wait until next year or the year after. We will continue to communicate and make a lot of preparations in advance. I promise that this is definitely an opportunity you can't miss."

His expression was extremely confident.

There seems to be a strong appeal in the voice.

Joaquin Phoenix was slightly startled, then nodded solemnly and raised his glass to Zhou Yutang.

"Okay, I'll seriously consider it."

"cheers!"

Ding!
The shaking wine glasses clash with each other.

Liszt's "Dream of Love" has a beautiful melody and is like a dream.

The candlelight shone on the graceful woman standing opposite Zhou Yutang.

The red dress looked even brighter.

She is in her thirties this year, at the peak of her charm as a woman.

Zhou Yutang knew.

Compared to her beauty, the wisdom of this woman with a master's degree from MIT is a more valuable asset.

It was this woman's encouragement and urging that, to some extent, promoted her husband John Henry's decision to buy Liverpool at a low price a few years ago.

The middleman of this conversation was Tom Vaughan, a well-known Hollywood television producer.

This is also one of Zhou Yutang’s purposes for coming to America.

Tom is an old friend of Henry, the owner of Fenway Group. The two once jointly acquired the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball for a sky-high price of US$6.9 million. That was also where Henry's dream began.

"Linda, I don't think I need to introduce myself any further, do I?"

Tom, a typical elite white old man with sparse hair, took the initiative to introduce.

"Of course, Mr. Miracle from the East, that's the popular name here now."

Linda smiled sweetly and raised her glass towards Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang was observing her. The proprietress of Fenway Group was also looking at this Hollywood money printing machine with the same curious eyes.

Detailed background check information shows that the variety show that this oriental entertainment tycoon managed behind the scenes in the past two years has become popular all over the world.

In recent years, it has launched several film series, stirring up a storm in Hollywood.

Not only did it help Warner overtake Disney to top the list of Hollywood's six major net profits.

He himself also gained unimaginable wealth from it.

This does not include his industrial layout in China.

Although he was young and handsome, his strong aura and the undisguised ambition in his deep eyes reminded Linda all the time.

This is a person who can be compared with her husband.

His wealth may even be greater than that of old Henry.

Of course, what impressed Linda even more was not just Zhou Yutang’s influence in the entertainment industry.

The powerful background check data shows that this year, the Bronze Sparrow Fund, which he manipulated behind the scenes, teamed up with Wanda to bid for Infront Sports, and strongly targeted more than a dozen capital giants including the International Management Group (IMG) controlled by Silver Lake Capital, the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) controlled by TPG Fund, Providence Fund, Blackstone Fund, and CVC, the largest private equity fund in Europe!

Infront is the world's second largest sports marketing company and one of the world's largest sports media production and broadcasting companies, and is a hot commodity in the capital market.

The Western capital markets all know about Wanda, the Chinese tycoon that swallowed up AMC at a sky-high price.

However, it was the first time that the Bronze Sparrow Fund controlled by Zhou Yutang emerged in the Western capital market.

This was enough to make him famous.

Linda brushed her burgundy hair around her ears, wantonly exuding the charm of a mature woman: "Mr. Zhou, I like your movies very much, and I am looking forward to the release of Fifty Shades of Grey."

"Miss Linda, I'm honored to hear you say that. I hope I won't disappoint you then."

Having dealt with big horses a lot in the past few days, Zhou Yutang has already developed an immunity mechanism. With a slight smile on his lips, he talked about the proposal to acquire Liverpool.

"Linda, you are a woman full of wisdom."

"You should know that your husband hoped to replicate the success of the Boston Red Sox in Liverpool, but unfortunately it did not happen."

“Maybe it’s not that bad.”

Linda was calm and composed, and was able to keep her composure.

"We should face the reality. Fenway Group overestimated Liverpool's strength and underestimated the difficulty of holding these assets, so the situation is so bad."

Zhou Yutang's carefully prepared materials made the woman fall silent: "Even though Liverpool had top stars like Gerrard back then, the era of Torres and Reina is over.

We need to look forward, so pushing forward this deal is also to have enough funds to repay the bank debt, thereby improving the club's cash flow by exempting interest-bearing debt repayments, helping the club's balance sheet move forward, and allowing the team to return to the ranks of championship contention."

"Mr. Zhou, you are well prepared." "Of course."

Zhou Yutang continued slowly: "The UK has been pushing for Brexit, which is very likely to lead to a mid- to long-term result, which is the depreciation of the pound. At that time, the value of the club will also shrink, which is contrary to the investment decision made by Mr. Henry."

"The value of the club will decrease, which is a real concern."

Linda suddenly asked, "Then why do you still want to achieve this?"

"Since you have done in-depth research."

Zhou Yutang smiled meaningfully: "Then you should know that China wants to increase its international influence. Some things cannot be measured by money."

Linda nodded suddenly.

She thought of what the background check information showed: this young entertainment tycoon had an unfathomable background in China.

When it comes to making empty promises, Zhou Yutang is definitely a professional.

Tom was also a manipulator in this, but Linda's attitude was very interesting.

She didn't resist and seemed interested, but she didn't agree to anything. She wanted to go back and talk to old Henry in detail.

Ni Ni was quite interested in the negotiation which lasted for more than an hour.

After the beautiful woman hugged Zhou Yutang face to face and walked away with her bag and hips twirling, he stepped forward and asked:
"Boss, how did the talk go?"

"I'll go to London and see for myself in a few days."

Zhou Yutang took a sip of ice water, feeling a cool feeling in his throat, while he was reviewing the conversation just now in his mind.

In fact, since the other party can sit here, it means that he has certain intentions and there is great potential for the acquisition.

After all, Henry is an American speculator who cares only about profit.

Liverpool’s current performance can’t be said to be unsatisfactory, but it can also be said to be extremely bleak.

Suarez went crazy and bit people during the World Cup and was sent to Barcelona. The team suffered a crushing defeat in the league and failed to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League.

Fenway Sports bought Liverpool Football Club in 2010 for just £3 million.

Zhou Yutang wants to take over Liverpool. The early team has already taken over a series of docking and negotiations, and the latest valuation of all the club's assets is 6 million pounds.

In just a few years, the price has doubled!
Even for Henry, it was a tempting number.

Tom, a key figure in Fenway Group, is interested in investing in an NBA team and will do his best to lobby Henry Sr.

As long as this deal is reached, he will be able to get some Hollywood resources in private exchange.

“Boss, why do you want to invest in football?”

"Because I like it."

“That’s a bit of a self-willed answer.”

“It’s not just because I like it.”

On the way back to the hotel, Zhou Yutang flipped through the background check materials compiled by Ni Ni and said calmly, "Do you remember that I attended the research meeting led by the Dragon Propaganda Department in the second half of this year?"

"You've attended many such meetings in the second half of the year."

"The time when the big boss was there, Wanda Lao Wang and Belt Brother were all there."

"Oh, I remembered."

Ni Ni tilted her head and thought for about ten seconds, then said, "Not long after, the central government issued the "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption", and the overall reform and development plan began to be implemented. It seems that the senior leader even kept you here to talk for a while."

This is also the best time that Zhou Yutang has been waiting for to push for the acquisition.

Such a huge amount of funds is certainly due to personal interests and investment considerations, but it is also inseparable from the support of national policies.

Since ancient times, literary styles have been inseparable.

Driven by the current new economic normal, local capital giants represented by Wanda Group and Alibaba Group are about to enter the global sports market in order to expand their brand effect and promote the Chinese sports industry abroad.

Zhou Yutang visited the teams in the top five European leagues in advance.

The Premier League is the most commercialized league and is known as the top of the five major leagues.

The first thing to consider is the Premier League giants.

Manchester United and Manchester City had no chance, and Arsenal was taken advantage of by Kroenke first.

Today, the Kroenke family holds more than half of the shares. There is also another major shareholder who is a super-rich man from Russia who wants to compete with the Kroenke family. The internal situation is a bit chaotic.

If you wanted to enter the market a few years earlier, it would not be difficult. In today's era of global capital, there is very little room for maneuver.

But then again, Zhou Yutang did not have the same amount of funds as he does now in the past few years.

Finally, the professional business team sorted out several feasible acquisition plans based on data analysis.

First, the two AC Milan giants in Serie A.

Second, Premier League Reds Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Third, La Liga’s Atletico Madrid.

According to Zhou Yutang's expectations, the business negotiation team was close to reaching an agreement with AC Milan, which was the preferred team of the two AC Milan clubs.

But the Benister family was extremely difficult to deal with. Suddenly, they opened their mouths to make a huge profit, wanting to make a killing on this seemingly stupid and rich Oriental man, and they raised the price to 8 million euros.

Milan’s market value is at most 500 million euros, and after the acquisition, it will have to assume more than 100 million euros in debt.

It’s not that Zhou Yutang can’t afford the money, he just doesn’t want to be taken advantage of.

Weigh the pros and withdraw immediately.

Then he set his sights on England's top giants Liverpool.

If you’re going to do it, do it big.

The final cost including the difficulty of negotiation is definitely higher than that of the two Milan giants, but the commercial operation and degree of globalization of the Premier League crush Serie A.

The dividends to broadcasters and the English Football Association alone are at least tens of millions of euros every year.

In the next few years, it may even soar over 100 million.

Zhou Yutang deeply bound himself to his partner Wanda and took the first step, quickly finalizing the acquisition of 4500% of the shares of La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid Club for 20 million euros.

Although some final contract terms are still under negotiation, this is basically a done deal and only awaits official announcement.

In addition, domestic Suning and several capital giants are also ready to take action.

Sports marketing is a shortcut for Chinese brands to go global, and it is also the most subtle and effective marketing method.

of course.

Zhou Yutang has more far-reaching considerations.

This acquisition is also related to promoting the global layout of short videos of ByteDance, a subsidiary of Jiangdong, in the future.

The domestic film and television industry is also still bustling.

This year, the Anhui Provincial TV Station is gearing up for a big event and has set up a stage for the National Drama Festival.

It came to a successful conclusion a few days ago, and the Best Actor award was won by uncle Zhang Jiayi. The two dramas "A Servant of Two Masters" and "Manly Man" have withstood the test of the audience in terms of word of mouth and ratings.

Miss Zhou, who had just had a crazy time with Liu Tianxian at Disney, received the Best Actress award.

This is her first return to the screen after 11 years, and her acting skills in "Red Sorghum" have also been recognized.

But the biggest winners are undoubtedly the artists under Jiangdong Entertainment.

As the leading actor in "Swords of Legends" and "Love O2O", the two hit dramas helped Chen Xiao win three popularity awards.

Guli Nazha is also extremely popular and won the Most Popular and Commercially Valuable Actress award.

It is not certain how authoritative these awards are.

There are dozens of awards, big and small, and as long as the invited stars show up, they will not let you go home empty-handed, which is somewhat like sharing the spoils.

Zhou Yutang did not attend, but the Jiangdong artists all expressed their gratitude to their boss.

"Boss, the invitation letter from the Berlin Art Director has been sent."

"Help me push it. If I don't have any works, what will I do in the past?"

Zhou Yutang declined to walk the red carpet: "This year, the only domestic film that has a good performance is Jiang Wen's "One Step Away", right?"

"Ah."

Ni Ni continued to report her work.

Although Zhou Yutang was in the United States, he did not forget his work arrangements in China.

"Nirvana in Fire" has already started filming after the press conference, and it is estimated that Lao Hu will stay on the crew during the Chinese New Year.

Liang Shengquan, who came out of Tangren, is really talented. Since taking over the project of "The Rise of Phoenixes", he has now finished filming.

The progress of another web drama "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" directed by Li Guoli of Tangren is not optimistic and it will take at least a few days before the New Year to be concluded.

There have been a lot of big romance stories in China recently.

The biggest news is that Xu Jinglei openly told the media at a conference at Renmin University to promote her new film.
She and a male friend she has known for many years call each other every day to keep in touch, but their relationship is very pure...

When the host asked her if her male friend was Zhou Yutang, the Beijing princess smiled but said nothing.

"..."

Zhou Yutang, who was abroad and was shot while lying down, did receive a message of comfort from Xu Jinglei after he won the Golden Globe Award.

But other than that, the two really didn't chat much.

He was busy pushing forward the acquisition and managing his time at the same time, so how could he have time to deal with Xu Cairen?
But the media was very excited and started to hype it up again.

Zhou Yutang's scandals with the four major actresses are well-known.

Even more explosive news, Xu Jinglei revealed that Wu Yifan's first love was when he was five years old.
but.

Soon the audience's attention shifted to a piece of gossip that was transmitted back to the country from Hollywood.

It is suspected that Zhou Yutang brought his good brother Dong Ge into a mysterious villa for a carnival party.

According to Hollywood gossip, there were many big shots and more than twenty supermodels at the scene, including some female artists and stars from the Hollywood entertainment industry.

There were also paparazzi who took blurry photos from a distance.

Just looking at his temperament, he is like a firefly in the dark night, he is definitely the Grand Commander of Jiangdong without a doubt.

Ni Ni next to him is very recognizable, and there is another person who looks like Dong Ge.

Soon, some netizens dug out that Dong Ge was on a business trip in America these days, and the two brothers had met in a restaurant.

Major online forums exploded instantly.

"No, brother, you won the Golden Ball a few days ago and I consoled you. Is this how you play?" - Feng Zhongye 1993
"Forget it, play if you want, but remember to bring an umbrella and don't get tangled up." - There is a little Lolita in my family
"Brother Dong did it, too." - The elegant and easy-going Erha
"It must be Zhou Yutang who led Dong Ge astray." - Chen Yue Yixiao
"Damn, I saw the photos of those supermodels, their legs are so big, damn!" - Sun Jiasheng
"The last word 屮 in the sentence above is the essence of the story." - Green Bamboo Pavilion
"I don't envy the mandarin ducks or the immortals, I envy the Grand Commander every day." - Broken Halberd and Sinking Shark

This revelation is nothing to Zhou Yutang.

After all, he is a natural scandal maker and his glorious record is evident.

Including domestic big and small actresses, South Korean girl group appearance, and even several Hollywood actresses have intimate photos leaked
The Jiangdong navy has become desensitized.

Apart from the fans of the goddess and the number one sister who had some complaints, the vast majority of netizens just watched the show and had fun.

Even Brother Dong was photographed, which surprised many netizens.

Before this, Dong Ge had thick eyebrows, big eyes and a righteous face, and he had a bit of idol baggage.

The image presented to the public is that of a relatively low-key and upright entrepreneur who wants to lead his brothers to make the business bigger and stronger.

The photos of her entering and leaving a private party this time have somewhat ruined her image.

But he listened to Zhou Yutang's advice.

Be more realistic, there's no need to create an overly upright persona.

Look at Zhang Fox from Sohu. Isn’t he having fun every day and living a carefree life?

However, the public relations departments of Jiangdong and Jingdong were not idle either. They immediately did emergency public relations, saying only that there were urgent projects to discuss.

Whether netizens believe it or not is not important.

This wave of operations made Milk Tea Sister, who had been in a cold war state, unable to sit still.

She seemed to realize that Dong Ge was not so easy to control, and took the initiative to send a signal of reconciliation to Dong Ge.

Dong Ge turned a disaster into a blessing, but Zhou Yutang was in trouble.

Liu Tianxian was very angry and the consequences were serious.

(End of this chapter)