hollywood melon man

Chapter 157 Dancing Girl Wei Zi
  When you have money, you have to be cool and spend money.

Of course, little Gilbert is not like those rich second generations who are interested in luxury cars, mansions, antiques and so on.

This time he returned to North America. After some investigation, he decided to acquire a special effects production company.

I always rely on Industrial Light and Magic. Although their business capabilities are indeed very strong, they are also very busy and may not be able to take care of all their projects.

Moreover, the blockbusters that little Gilbert will make next will require quite a lot of special effects.

Therefore, having your own special effects studio will be of great help to your future film business.

After inspection, two special effects studios came into view.

One special effects studio specializes in digital effects, and one special effects studio specializes in physical effects.

It just so happens that the two companies merged into one and became a special effects studio that took into account all aspects and was quite perfect.

Taking advantage of the development of Hollywood movies, these two special effects studios are developing quite well, and the bosses do not want to sell them. But little Gilbert's price was too high, and in the end he couldn't bear it anymore, so he sold the studio to Little Gilbert.

With a basic studio, management talents are indispensable. Gilbert Jr. also poached several talents from Industrial Light and Magic, with whom he worked well, to be responsible for managing the newly merged special effects studio.

For this reason, George Lucas specifically called Gilbert Jr. and complained that he had poached several talents in his hands without saying a word.

Little Gilbert had no choice but to apologize, but he had to dig out people when he had to.

Sheena Boone asked little Gilbert, "What's the name of the new studio?"

There were bananas and cantaloupe, so little Gilbert said, "Why don't we call it Orange Studio?"

Sheena Boone was speechless. Little Gilbert's names were always related to fruits, and here comes another orange. Is he going to have a fruit party?
  Little Gilbert was the boss and he had the final say, so Orange Special Effects Studio was established at the end of 1995.

In the early days of its establishment, the studio attracted much attention because its boss was little Gilbert.

Soon the studio had its first business, doing some outsourced special effects work for the big ship.

The main special effects work on Big Ship was handled by James Cameron's own special effects company Digital Domain. But the digital realm can’t do all the work, so some work will be outsourced.

After finishing these chores, little Gilbert returned to the crew and continued the arduous filming with the crew.

The most difficult days of shooting have passed, and the rest of the shooting progress is quite fast.

Time came to early February 1996, and "Saving Private Ryan" was completed in an abandoned air force base near London. After filming began, the crew and actors who had been tortured could finally relax.

After finishing filming, the crew held a wrapping party in London to reward the crew members who had worked hard for several months.

During the dinner, Tom Hanks specifically approached Gilbert Jr.: "I heard that some film critics are not very optimistic about this movie, especially Kenneth Turan. They think that if the subject matter is so good, you will ruin the movie."

Little Gilbert said nonchalantly: "What does it matter? Roger Ebert, who is more famous than him, has listed this movie as a must-see movie in the summer.

Film critics have two mouths. Just because they say something doesn’t mean they are the authority. "

With that said, little Gilbert patted Tom Hanks on the shoulder and said: "Look at it Tom, during the summer, our movie will definitely gain both word-of-mouth and box office success."

This young director has done so many incredible things, and Tom Hanks also expressed his trust: "I believe in you, little Gilbert."

After filming was completed, little Gilbert did not immediately return to North America for post-production, but stayed in London for two days. Go see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and experience the British style.

At this time, the British Professional Football League was in full swing. Little Gilbert also went to watch a London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea.

To be honest, little Gilbert doesn't know much about football.

In my previous life, only when I mentioned the national football team did I remember that there was such a sport as football.

Of course, he still knows about Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, but it seems that Cristiano Ronaldo is the king of reversals, and it is not clear elsewhere. Anyway, in China, Cristiano Ronaldo reversed Messi again.

The only regret may be that Ronaldo does not have a World Cup championship!

On the last day, little Gilbert went to a local theater and watched a musical "Forty-second Street."

This musical is very famous in the West End of the United Kingdom and Broadway in North America. It has endured for decades and has set a record of 3486 consecutive performances. It has twice won the Tony Award, the highest award in the American theater industry.

"Forty-Two Street" tells the philosophy of life: "As long as people have talent and work hard, they can turn their dreams into reality."

As a musical that describes life on the American stage in the 30s, it runs through scenes of the actors' daily life, rehearsals and formal performances. It can be said that there is a play within the play.

Whether it is the storyline, the character's clothing style, or the street scenery, "30nd Street" shows an authentic American style of the s, restoring people's understanding of that period of American past.

This musical is inspired by the 1930s musical film "Block 42" of the same name, and is widely known in the United Kingdom and the United States.

While watching the show, Little Gilbert noticed that the two actors in the stands looked familiar. After thinking for a long time, he recognized one of them, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

She briefly tried Hollywood, but it seemed to have failed and she returned to England.

Unexpectedly, at this time, she was still working as a musical actress.

The other little Gilbert didn't think about it, he just thought her eyes were beautiful. British actors all have a dream of breaking into Hollywood. If they look familiar to little Gilbert, they must have been to Hollywood.

Making friends with well-known actors is a hobby of little Gilbert, especially discovering these stars who have not yet become famous, and there is a unique joy in it.

After the performance, little Gilbert made a special trip backstage, but was stopped by the staff.

He had no choice but to say: "Can you send me a message? I would like to have dinner with Miss Catherine Zeta Jones."

The staff's reply was ruthless: "Sorry, sir, I'm afraid I can't help you."

Hey! This staff is really rigid.

Little Gilbert had no choice but to take out his business card and hand it to the staff: "You can always hand me a business card. If you refuse, I will complain to the manager of your theater."

Perhaps the threat of complaints had an effect. The staff took a closer look at little Gilbert and thought he was an admirer of Miss Jones.

The clothes he wore looked extraordinary, he was probably a child of some noble family.

This kind of aristocratic child has deep connections, and one of the connections may be related to his work, so the staff does not want to offend little Gilbert.

Although the actors backstage were fed up with the relentless suitors, a business card probably wouldn't matter, so they agreed.

If the staff took a look at the business card, they would know that the handsome guy in front of them was not an aristocratic young man, but a Hollywood director.

But his reputation as a director in the UK is not small. After all, "The Island" directed by him achieved very good results in the British market and won the annual box office championship in the British film market in 1995.

The staff went backstage and the actors who had just finished the performance were taking off their makeup.

The staff shouted: "Miss Jones, Miss Jones, there is a handsome guy outside the door who wants to see you. This is his business card."

"Stop shouting," a brown-haired woman came over and said, "Ms. Jones has already gotten in the car and left early. She has a date tonight."

The staff took it for granted that Catherine Zeta-Jones was well-known in the theater world, starring in "42nd Street" and "Street Scene", both of which were popular.

Many aristocratic old men and business tycoons wanted to invite her to have dinner with her, and they offered tens of thousands of pounds for this purpose.

It was rumored by the backstage actors that Catherine Zeta Jones had a date with an old knight in his sixties, and she had just seen her getting into the old knight's car.

As for the young suitors, Catherine Zeta Jones looked down upon them.

According to Catherine Zeta Jones, most of these young suitors are uneducated rich second generations with little ability and living off the honor of their ancestors.

In this case, why doesn't she bypass these rich second generations and go directly to their fathers to get to the top in one step?

This is indeed the case, but a date between a young beauty and an old man who is about to enter his coffin does not look very harmonious.

Of course, this is normal. Taking shortcuts can save you a lot of detours.

If she tricks the old man into making a will and gives all the inheritance to herself, Catherine Zeta Jones will make a lot of money.

But for an actor, going to Hollywood is the ultimate dream. If given this opportunity, Catherine Zeta Jones will abandon the old man without hesitation.

The brown-haired woman who spoke said, "Give me your business card and I'll give it to Miss Jones."

The staff member did not doubt that he was there and gave the brown-haired woman his business card: "Okay, Miss Weisz, please excuse me."

After the staff left, Miss Weisz whistled playfully, held up the business card in her hand and said, "Look, our Miss Jones is really popular!"

It can be heard from her tone that Miss Weisz is full of jealousy. Even though she is also the starring role in this musical, she does not get as much attention as Catherine Zeta Jones. This is unfair.

Needless to say, Miss Weisz, the other actors backstage looked very indifferent. One of the actresses said: "Rachel, look whose business card is it? Is it the son of a certain knight or the son of a duke?"

"Okay, let me take a look." Miss Weisz opened the business card and said, "It's an American. It doesn't seem like he's from a noble family."

"What's your name?"

"Let me see, your name is Gilbert Landry... ni?" Miss Weisz's voice became softer as she read.

The actors backstage were still curious: "Rachel, you read so quietly that we didn't hear you. Who is it?"

"It's nothing," Rachel Weisz put away her business card without leaving a trace, and responded casually: "Just a rich second generation."

Everyone didn't care as soon as they heard it. As long as they were beautiful and had been the protagonists of several musicals and stage plays, there would be no shortage of similar suitors around them.

Apart from anything else, Rachel Weisz herself kept the appetites of several aristocratic young men and enjoyed their pursuits without letting them succeed.

But none of the actors backstage could have imagined that the business card Rachel Weisz put away was the famous Hollywood director, Gilbert Landrini.

Usually people call him: Little Gilbert...

(End of this chapter)