New York 2006

Chapter 305 The Cunning Man
At the party, Luo Ji and Braun were walking and chatting on the lawn of the villa.

Braun said: "Logic, I have communicated with MTV this time. They will never cause trouble. And Philip Dorman personally said hello. They will never dare to embarrass you."

Luo Ji frowned and said, "To be honest, I really don't want to go. My previous experience with MTV made me feel very unhappy."

Braun quickly advised: "This is a very good exposure platform, Logic, you haven't performed in front of an audience for a long time. Although your current commercial achievements are very high, don't ignore your work as a singer. Your Fans have called many times online for you to show up more and perform more, and not focus on business all the time."

Luo Ji nodded: "I know, I'll just complain."

Braun's expression was tangled, and after thinking for a while he finally said it: "Logic, Taylor Swift is nominated for Best Female Vocalist Music Video this time. She may win the award. If you don't want to go on stage to award the award, It’s not too late for me to say no.”

Luo Ji waved his hand and said with a calm face: "It's okay, MTV told me about this. The matter between Taylor and I is over, and she and I are friends now. I also hope that she can win the award, and then I will do it myself." She awarded it.”

Braun frowned, looked at Luo Ji and asked tentatively, "Don't you want to reconcile with Taylor?"

"No, you are overthinking. He and I are just friends."

"That's fine."

……

Just then, Warner CEO David Zaslav came over with an old white man. He gave Luo Ji a warm hug: "Logic, congratulations, the movie is a hit!"

Luo Ji responded enthusiastically: "Hahaha, this is our common victory."

Zaslav introduced: "Logic, let me introduce to you. The person next to me is the famous Hollywood director Garry Marshall."

Marshall reached out and said hello: "Hello, Logic."

"Hello." Luo Ji shook hands and looked at his manager Braun next to him.

Braun whispered into Luo Ji's ear, "He is a very famous romantic film director in Hollywood. His more famous works include Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride and The Princess Diaries."

Just by listening to the title of the work, you can tell that this is a very capable director.

Luo Ji then looked at the two people opposite him: "I wonder what you want to see me for?"

Zaslav explained: "Director Marshall would like to invite you to participate in the romantic film "Valentine's Day" he is preparing recently."

Luo Ji looked at Marshall and said with surprise, "Really? This is the first time someone has invited me to participate in one of his movies."

Marshall didn't expect Luo Ji's reaction, so he nodded: "It's true!"

Luo Ji opened his mouth and showed his big white teeth, and laughed and said, "It seems that my acting skills have finally been recognized by everyone."

When Zaslav and Marshall heard this, they immediately raised their foreheads.They smiled and complimented: "Logic, your acting skills have really improved a lot."

"No, I have taken acting classes." Luo Ji was a little excited and asked, "What is the movie about? When will it be released? What role do I play?"

Marshall recounted the plot of the film in detail.

Luo Ji listened and suddenly said, "Isn't this similar to the movie "He Actually Doesn't Like You That" released on Valentine's Day this year? Invite famous stars to tell some love stories."

Zaslav nodded: "Yes. Our "Valentine's Day" movie will be released on Valentine's Day next year."

Luo Ji asked: "What big stars are participating?"

Marshall said: "The ones confirmed now are Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Emma Roberts, and Julia Roberts."

Luo Ji looked at him with admiration. After all, Hollywood is a gathering place for elites. This group of people can quickly discover successful models and copy them.

With a great director like Garry Marshall, the quality of this movie is absolutely guaranteed.

Luo Ji became interested: "If I participate, how many days will the filming take? If the filming time is not long, I can participate."

"It can be done in five days at most!"

"Okay, go and talk to Braun. I'm willing to participate in the show in principle."

"Okay." Marshall looked very excited.

Luo Ji then said, "By the way, who plays the couple with me in the movie?"

Marshall froze for a moment: "This... this, I haven't decided yet."

Luo Ji didn't hesitate: "Okay."

Zaslav looked at Marshall in disbelief. This guy would do anything for the sake of the movie.But he is not stupid. Logic is his collaborator. It is not worth offending Logic for a role.

Zaslav hurriedly said: "Logic, the person you play as a couple in the movie is Taylor Swift."

Luo Ji reacted instantly and looked at the cunning old white man in front of him: "You are mainly using us as a couple for publicity!"

Marshall hurriedly explained: "No, no, Logic, I mainly like your acting skills. Your acting skills have been recognized by Hollywood. If you don't believe me, ask them two."

Luo Ji glared at him: "If you hadn't lied to me before, I might have believed you."

Marshall persuaded, "That's Taylor. Don't you want to play a couple on screen with her? I can tell from your music that you still like her."

"You heard wrong, there is no way I can participate." It was one thing for Luo Ji to present the award to Taylor, but it was another thing to play a couple in the movie.

Marshall advised: "No, Logic."

"No! You can't do it even if you keep trying to persuade me."

"Then I will always advise you."

……

It took 10 minutes for Braun to take Director Marshall to meet some important people on the pretext that Luo Ji was able to get rid of this bullshit.

Luo Ji looked at Zaslav and said helplessly, "He is really annoying. Are all Hollywood directors like this?"

Zaslav explained: "Of course not, this film is a project initiated by director Marshall, and his personal film company also invested."

"It turns out there are benefits. No wonder he is so pestering. He also wanted to trick me into signing the contract."

Zaslav smiled and said, "If I hadn't said that just now, if you signed the contract, would you have gone to the filming later if you found out it was Taylor?"

"I don't know." Luo Ji shook his head.

"Ok."

Zaslav got down to business: "You have a lot of big productions under your belt next year, including "World War Z," "Iron Man," "Thor," and "The Twilight Saga."

Luo Ji instantly became alert and complained about his acting skills: "Don't look at my rapid development in the past two years, but after acquiring Marvel this year, the two film companies have too much debt. The year after that, there won't be so much debt." project, I will use the profits to repay debts. You should also know that the filming of "World War of the Dead" exceeded the budget by 2000 million, reaching 1.5 million. I am annoyed when I see big productions now, 1.5 million, I don't know Can I get my money back?"

Zaslav said: "Even if it fails, your "Twilight" series and "Iron Man" series are still gold mines, enough to pay off your debt."

Luo Ji continued to complain: "It's not even close. I borrowed a lot of money. You should know that movies are heavy assets, and it takes at least a year from filming to release. I'm afraid that one day the capital chain will break and the company will go bankrupt."

"Stop complaining. Your film company is the most successful film company except for the six major film companies. It is almost catching up with DreamWorks."

Luo Ji chatted with Warner CEO Zaslav for a long time and gradually became aware of his purpose.This guy was testing him. It seemed like Hollywood was already wary of Luo Ji's two film companies.

Just because Luo Ji's two companies have blockbuster movie series, the investment amount is still very large.

Zaslav said: "Logic, do you have any plans to involve distribution?"

"No."

"In fact, it is not difficult to distribute. Even second-tier companies such as Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment, Miramax Pictures, EMI, and Focus Features are doing distribution."

Luo Ji shook his head: "I don't know much about distribution, and I have no plans to get involved at the moment."

"Ok."

Zaslav continued: "I heard that the distribution channel of Marvel Studios is now in the hands of Paramount. You still have four film contracts, right?"

"Yes."

Zaslav continued: "When the distribution contract between Marvel and Paramount ends, which company are you going to sign with?"

"It depends on the outcome of the company's internal deliberations." Luo Ji then said: "Don't talk about this matter, let's talk about the release of Logic Pictures movies next year. Can the July schedule be given to "The Twilight Saga 3" ?”

"No, Warner has promised Nolan that his "Inception" will be released in July."

Luo Ji resisted the urge to curse and persuaded, "Your Harry Potter won't be released next summer. The Twilight Saga has a higher chance of success. My movie is a series. "

"It's really not possible. This was decided a long time ago." Zaslav continued: ""The Twilight Saga" will be released in June as before. This schedule is also very good."

It’s still my own son!

Luo Ji felt helpless but had no choice but to say to him, "That's okay."

…………

Two 10 minutes later.

Luo Ji picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Looking at Warner CEO Zaslav's leaving figure, he let out a long breath. The intrigues were really tiring.

Because of the "Apocalypse" bug, all Luo Ji's companies have shown explosive growth.

Others may not realize it at first, but this leap-forward growth has gradually formed a competitive relationship with other companies, arousing the vigilance of relevant companies.

On the surface, Luo Ji was in harmony with these partners, but in fact, there was an undercurrent.

His two music companies are coveted by countless companies.

Universal Music has repeatedly offered to extend its distribution contract.His two Internet companies have gradually come into conflict with Facebook.Also, his two film companies have gradually aroused the vigilance of Hollywood.

If these companies want to continue to grow, they must go further.

Then business war is inevitable, but we are still in the honeymoon period with these partners, so don’t worry about it for the time being.

Luo Ji withdrew his gaze and looked around, finding several actors from the "Twilight Saga" crew standing together and chatting.So he walked over. "good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, Logic."

Luo Ji looked at where they were standing. Remy Hay and his girlfriend Ashley Greene stood together, and Taylor Lautner and Selena Gomez stood together.

In an instant, Luo Ji's Bagua fire was ignited.

When "The Twilight Saga" was released.In order to promote the movie, Taylor Lautner, under the arrangement of the agency, created a scandal with Selena Gomez, who was also promoting the Disney TV movie "Princess Protection Plan".

Unexpectedly, three months have passed and they are still together.The two of them are actually quite suitable, they are the same age, both talented and beautiful.

Luo Ji looked at Taylor Lautner and asked, "Are you dating Selena?"

Taylor Lautner smiled: "No, we are just friends. She heard that you were holding a party here today and said she wanted to get to know you."

Luo Ji then took the initiative to say hello to her: "Hello, Selena."

"Hello, Logic." Selena said with a smile: "Can you sign the record for me later? I'm your fan."

"no problem."

"Where's the group photo?"

"It's no problem." Luo Ji was still a fan.

The few of them chatted like this. As the heroes of his banner, these people had made great contributions. Luo Ji tried his best to take care of everyone and make them feel that he valued them.

"Taylor, have you received any other projects in Hollywood recently?" Luo Ji asked.

Taylor Lautner replied: "I have auditioned for a few roles recently and am still waiting for the results."

"Uh-huh."

"The Twilight Saga" was a huge success, and Taylor Lautner was the actor who benefited the most from Kristen, even Luo Ji couldn't compare.

In the movie, he has more roles than Luo Ji.The media and fans also rated him better than Luo Ji.

Logic Films has done many surveys for "The Twilight Saga 2", one of which was about the actors.

54% were more excited to see Taylor Lautner take off her shirt in a movie than Logic taking his shirt off.Men sell meat, but these perverts still prefer to see Taylor Lautner's good figure.

Luo Ji was not jealous of Taylor Lautner at all, he was the one who made money for Luo Ji.

Luo Ji liked this humble and hard-working young man very much. He thought for a moment and said, "Taylor, I'll help you keep an eye on it next year to see if there are any projects that are suitable for you."

"Okay, thank you, Logic."

"What The Fxxk! Kristen has changed so much."

Ashley suddenly uttered a curse word in surprise, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone followed her gaze and saw that Christine's long hair had disappeared and turned into a cool short hair.There was a girl beside her, and the two of them were walking towards her hand in hand.It seems that the relationship is unusual.

"Hi Ashley."

"Hello, Kristen." Ashley asked, "What's wrong with your hair, and who is this?"

Kristen smiled and said, "Don't you think the new hair style is cool? Plus, she's my girlfriend."

Everyone was in disbelief, and Ashley asked tentatively: "What do you mean by girlfriend?"

Christine said: "It's just what you think."

Ashley knew something about Luo Ji and Christine, so she immediately looked at Luo Ji.Luo Ji could be seen gritting his teeth and twitching the corners of his mouth slightly to suppress his anger.

Kristen ignored Luo Ji at all and kept chatting with a few people. From time to time, she would interact closely with the girls around her.

The more Luo Ji watched, the angrier he became. He finally couldn't help but walked over to Christine, took her arm, and said coldly, "Follow me."

Christine shook her arm, but didn't shake it away.She looked directly at Luo Ji, her tone full of stubbornness: "What are you doing?"

Luo Ji ignored her and pulled her towards the villa.Christine still wanted to resist, but she was not as strong as Luo Ji.I could only reluctantly follow him and leave.

The girl Christine brought wanted to stop her, but was held back by Ashley.

The girl said angrily: "What's going on with Logic? Can't you see that Kristen doesn't want to talk to him?"

Ashley made up a reason to explain: "They want to talk about "The Twilight Saga 3". This is a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Don't interrupt them casually."

The girl was instantly restrained and stammered: "Uh, okay... okay."

…………

Villa reception room.

Luo Ji looked directly at Christine and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean, find a girl to hang out in front of me. And your short hair is so ugly."

Not to be outdone, Christine glared at Luo Ji: "You don't have to worry about my affairs."

Luo Ji also glared at her: "Why can't I care? Do you know that if the news of you coming out comes out, it will have a huge impact on the movie!"

Kristine looked directly at Luo Ji: "So, the first thing you thought of was business?"

"Of course!"

Luo Ji walked up to her and said condescendingly to her: "Otherwise, what do you think I would have thought of? Fxxk you, Christine, it was you who broke up with me. You dumped me on my birthday party. Do you think you could find a girl?" Can your acting make me feel guilty? I have no feelings for you anymore."

Christine had no guilt: "She and I are in love, believe it or not."

"You go and break up with her."

"Don't go."

"Don't force me!"

"What do you want to do?!"

"I will destroy you!"

Christine showed a stubbornness she had never seen before and cursed: "Fxxk you, Logic. Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

Luo Ji said word by word: "Don't think I dare not!"

Kristen showed no sign of weakness and walked up to Luo Ji, looking directly into his eyes: "Logic, we had a bright future, but you ruined it all."

Luo Ji also looked directly at her: "You dumped me, you ruined everything, not me!"

The two stood very close, engaging in a silent exchange of glances.There was a moment of tension.

"Hahaha." Christine suddenly laughed, and the solemn atmosphere disappeared instantly. She said playfully: "You are jealous."

Luo Ji was a little confused, but he immediately said, "I don't."

"Really? I saw the angry look on your face just now. It was obviously jealousy."

"I……"

Before Luo Ji could finish speaking.Christine put her arms around Luo Ji's neck: "My dear, I miss you so much."

After Kristine said that, she kissed him directly.

Things progressed a bit quickly. Luo Ji was confused for a while, then stretched out his hand to push her away.But when she thought of the intimate interaction between Christine and the girl just now, the outstretched hand stopped again.

Very familiar taste.

No matter, Luo Ji responded enthusiastically.The two soon became entangled on the sofa where they had just received guests.

……

Ten minutes later, the two of them were lying on the sofa covered with a blanket. Luo Ji held her in his arms and said, "You and that woman are acting, right?"

"Humph, no."

"Are you really playing?"

"What do you say?"

"Then you and that girl are going to break up?"

"Let me think about it."

Luo Ji slapped her butt hard: "Are you still thinking about it?"

"Ugh..." Kristen rubbed it.

Luo Ji stared at her.

Kristine pouted and said with aggrieved face: "Isn't it okay if I promise you?"

"And your short hair is so ugly."

"I'll keep it long, or if it doesn't work, I'll wear a wig."

"That's pretty much it." Luo Ji raised his head with a smile on his face.

Kristen moved her body and lay down in a more comfortable position.Then he looked at his happy boyfriend, with a sly smile on his face.

　Taylor will appear in the next chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)