hollywood billionaire

Chapter 31 Private Cinema
"Why did you come here by yourself? Didn't I tell you, just give it to me when I come to pick you up to school tomorrow?"

When Han Yi went down from the private study in the master bedroom on the second floor to the front hall on the first floor, Corey McIntosh had already welcomed Xu Yiru into the room.

Looking at the little one, Xiaoru who was huddled in the corner of the sofa, Han Yi sighed softly.

"Are you tired?"

"It's okay...thank you, Sophia." Xu Yiru took the welcome hot drink from Sofia Ortiz, and thanked the other party with a smile, "Uber, it will arrive soon, and the traffic will not be so heavy at night."

"then you……"

Han Yi raised his index finger and drew a circle around his eyes, looking a little worried.

"Oh, this... I didn't get a good rest on the plane." Xu Yi subconsciously lowered her head, trying to cover her slightly darkened and swollen eye sockets.I cried for two days in Baodao and sobbed for more than ten hours on the flight. After arriving in Los Angeles, I didn't get enough rest, so I forced myself to attend a day's class.No matter what Xu Yiru did on his face before he left, he couldn't cover up his haggardness and fragility from the inside out.

"The main reason is that you asked me to help bring things, but I came back two days late by myself. If I don't bring things to you today, I may not be able to sleep well. "

Xu Yiru stood up, and handed the carefully packed red bag close to her side to Han Yi.

"Here, the task is completed."

"Troubleshooting, Xiao Xu." Han Yi carefully put the pocket that Xu Yiru carried from Taipei all the way to Los Angeles on the shelf of the bar in the rest area, "Have you had dinner yet?"

"Eat...not yet."

Xu Yiru's modest words almost blurted out, but after thinking about it, it's unnecessary to be brave like this.

"Come over just after class."

"Didn't you eat lunch?" Han Yi observed carefully. Xu Yiru was sitting there, feeling a little flustered. It was obvious that the girl left behind was not just a dinner.

"No."

"How about breakfast?"

"It's... too late." Xu Yiru rubbed her cheek in embarrassment, "It's very sad to be jet-lagged, and I didn't fall asleep until after five o'clock."

"Are you jet-lagged or immortal?" Han Yi sighed, turned his body slightly, and asked loudly towards the kitchen at the other end of the corridor, "Gentlemen, we welcome a very, very hungry friend."

"How hungry are you?"

In response, Felix Sorensen, who was arranging the ingredients, strode over and looked at Xu Yiru with a friendly smile.He likes Han Yi very much as his new employer, and he is also full of affection for his employer, who can be called perfect no matter what aesthetic system is used to evaluate him.The unique sexual orientation makes him and her husband have very strict standards for judging women, and the only thing they can't fault is the FL diamond of Xu Yiru's level.

"A little bit." Xu Yiru put his index finger and middle finger together, narrowing one eye playfully.

"I see." Felix nodded and stood still.

"Actually, quite hungry."

"You don't say." The red bearded man crossed his arms and continued to stay still.

"Okay, okay, I can eat a cow." Xu Yiru stretched out his arms and said with a drawn out voice, "Pamper me as much as you want, chef."

"A nine-ounce rib-eye steak, a plate of garlic lobster pasta, coming soon. Oh, yes..." Felix leaned on the sliding door of the rest area, turned his head, and blinked, "And Mr. Han will give you a cup of double espresso from Dean & Deluca brought back from New York."

"Felix! You shouldn't have said it!" Han Yi stared, pretending to blame, then turned his head and explained to Xu Yiru, "I bought ten bags, and I opened one bag, and I'm going to brew it for you tomorrow. brought."

"Teddy Roosevelt can't drink that much." Xu Yiru shook his head, his face full of bitterness condemning Han Yi's extravagance and waste.But the pair of eyes gradually began to light up again, like the espresso mixed with coffee mate, after a week of bitter taste, finally there was a hint of sweetness.

"After dinner, let's stay here today." Han Yi suggested, "Don't go back and forth."

"Do you live here? It's not realistic." Xu Yiru's question contained an imperceptible eagerness to try, but it was soon smoothed out by reality, "I didn't bring a change of clothes."

"Johanna, I remember we prepared pajamas, right?" Han Yi stopped Johanna who was changing the essential oil of the indoor fragrance machine, switched to English, and asked with a smile.

"We have prepared Olivia von Haller of various sizes and styles for our guests." The topic came to Johanna Jansen's professional field, she puffed up her chest and said confidently, "You need a trumpet Or with a smaller size, Miss Xu?"

"I wear a small size." Xu Yiru thought about it, but his tone was still a little embarrassed, "But I didn't bring any makeup remover."

"Biotherm and Sisley, there are eleven bathrooms, including makeup remover cotton." Johanna smiled triumphantly, answering every question, "If there is no brand you usually use, Sephora at the foot of the mountain has not closed yet, I can take a trip."

"Thank you, Johanna, that's enough." Xu Yiru nodded quickly in response, she didn't have the style of a torturing young lady.

"but……"

"I know what you're thinking, Ms. Xu, but I'm a professional." This time, Johanna didn't even ask Xu Yiru to speak out. She blinked slyly and drew a number with her hands, "Seven The bedrooms, including Mr. Han's, are cleaned daily. Every inch of the sheets is spotless, I assure you."

The Baodao girl who still wanted to struggle for the last time had no excuses at all.

"Yi Yi." Xu Yiru narrowed his eyes slightly, "You must have made up your mind a long time ago."

"I'm wronged, Mr. Bao!"

Han Yi raised his hand with an innocent face.These preparations were indeed not at his behest. As a qualified property manager, Corey McIntosh had already thought of all the situations that would happen up and down the mansion and made preparations in advance.Even the Sleiman projection system in the private cinema has monthly maintenance done on the second day after check-in to ensure the smooth operation of the control computer and high-speed network access.

No matter how high the real estate price is or how luxurious the appearance is, in this digital age, every family’s movie-watching process is similar.

Lie back, turn on Netflix, find a movie to kill the next two hours, and pray there's no buffering sign.

After dinner, Xu Yiru changed into pajamas after washing up, and became the first customer of the private cinema at No. 864 Stella Della Road.

"This sofa is also amazing."

Xu Yiru leaned back and completely buried herself in the warm embrace of the gray extended sofa, her feet were completely supported by the Friezé carpet, her whole body seemed to be floating on clouds.Watching movies at home is the most normal entertainment, but it is the first time for Xiaoru to enjoy quiet time in this level of private theater.

"Here you are, you choose."

Han Yi, who was sitting on the right, handed the remote control and a large bucket of popcorn to him.Popcorn is naturally caramel-flavored. The so-called Popcorn in the United States is salty, edible oil and butter. Only when it is specified as Caramel Corn is it the sweet snack that Chinese people are used to. It is topped with caramel syrup. .

"You've seen this one, haven't you?"

In the first half of 2016, Netflix has created a stream media enclosure and self-made storm in the Hollywood film and television circle with phenomenal hits such as "Bojack Horseman", "House of Cards", and "Orange Is the New Black".But from the perspective of the overall content library, Netflix has not put all its chips on exclusive content at this time, and large-scale debt will not officially kick off until the second half of 2016.

However, 2769 hours of original video content are produced in a year, and the homepage is full of red N signs representing exclusiveness. This grand occasion will not appear until 2019.

Therefore, without scrolling down for a long time, Xu Yiru saw a black-and-white Fergie. In the picture, she was sitting on a chair by the beach, facing the obsessed boys, brushing her long golden hair like waves. .

Director Rob Marshall, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Marion Gloria, Fergie, genre is musical, Drama and Romance Film, PG-13, released in 2009.

"Yes, Nine, I like it very much."

Han Yi was adjusting the position of the two cups of barley tea on the coffee table. Sophia was very careful. In order to let the two of them have a better rest, the drinks for watching movies late at night would naturally not be caffeine-rich strong tea or cola.

"I remember you telling me."

It only takes a superficial glance, and Han Yi can recognize this treasure that he has repeatedly swiped dozens of times.The musical, produced by Weinstein Films and Relativity Films, cost $8000 million to produce and $3500 million to announce.Weinstein Pictures, which invested US$9500 million, got the right to distribute the film in overseas channels, while Relativity Pictures, which only accounted for US$2000 million in investment, retained all other rights.

The topical work "Nine", led by an Oscar winner and blessed by many drama queens, is the first financing cooperation between the two companies.Harvey Weinstein and company promised a lot, but ultimately delivered little.Not only did most of the US$6000 million investment in the production part come from advance payments and buyout fees from overseas channels, but even the US$3500 million announced was unable to afford it.

According to the cooperation agreement, Weinstein Pictures should have spent at least 2500 million US dollars in advertising budget before the film was released, and it could not carry out platform distribution in the form of limited release to large-scale release.But the cash-strapped Weinstein Films not only pushed the release date from Thanksgiving to December 12, which directly caused the two similar-style films of Relativity Films to compete with each other, but also changed the distribution method to limited release until Christmas. It will be expanded to the scale of 18 screens showing at the same time around the festival.

Not only did the decision send the two companies to court, but it also turned the movie into a commercial disaster.For a movie with a total investment of 1.15 million US dollars, the combined box office at home and abroad is only 5400 million US dollars, which not only deepened the financial crisis of Weinstein Films, but also wiped out all the investment of Relativity Films.

During its run, "Nine" received the strongest publicity thanks to the press releases placed on ABC daytime soaps such as "My Children," "Only One Life" and "General Hospital."The absurdity of Weinstein Films' publicity and release can be seen. The budget was not much, and the limited funds were spent on the cross-media marketing cooperation with Disney/ABC. How much of the promotion budget that should have been transformed into audience groups has been secretly digested.

Of course, the quality of the film itself is unspeakably outstanding.Deliberately imitating Italian literary films makes the narrative structure and rhythm of "Nine" very difficult to understand, but wrapped in a deep appearance, the core theme is full of thinking about human nature, art and mid-life crisis, but they are all just to the point Superficial so far.

Carey Rich, a film critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer, summed up the essence of the film well:
"It's rare that so many Oscar winners try so hard, only to see dismal returns."

This is also the first time that Han Yi has deeply realized how much impact a poor investment and publicity strategy can have on an otherwise excellent film.

I have also deduced countless times in my heart, what changes will be made if he is the manipulator.

Kicking Weinstein in the ass is definitely the first thing Han Yi would choose to do.

But in any case, this movie is still at the top of Han Yi's favorite movie list, not just because of its exquisite and gorgeous dance effects, and its arrangement and orchestration are not inferior to the classic Broadway musicals.The most critical factor is that the biggest Waterloo in Daniel Day-Lewis' career is an out-and-out, meta-movie within a meta-movie.

The story told in the film is how the Italian director Guido Contini, played by Daniel, faced his chaotic and disordered personal life and his accelerating career ten days before the filming of the new film "Italy".

In the plot, Guido has seven muses who have an intimate relationship with him spiritually and physically. Reminiscent of the obscure life experience of the producer Harvey Weinstein and his upcoming ultimate destiny, this The absurdity and fit of reality and drama intertwined make the powerful appeal and vitality of "Nine" escape the plot.

After listening to Han Yi's simple narration of his point of view, Xu Yiru also quickly immersed himself in the world of Guido Contini.

She found that her life seemed to have many similarities with the group of lost souls who lived in the 60s in the movie.

"My husband is good at weaving dreams.

Experience it for yourself, and then film and release it.

Like Michelangelo drawing the zenith.

In his eyes, it is impossible to distinguish between career and family. "

When Marion Gloria appeared on the shooting scene and sang the inner monologue of the great director's wife under a beam of spotlights, Xu Yiru, who had been silently staring at the screen, uttered the first words after the movie started.

"My parents... divorced."

"I'm sorry." Han Yi's expression dimmed for a moment. This is a life experience he can empathize with. "Do you need to turn it off? If you want to talk."

"It's okay, let's leave it alone." Xu Yiru held down Han Yi's arm stretched out to the remote control, and shook his head.

"Two months ago, my mother found out that my dad still has a family in the United States, with two children... I won't tell you how I found out, it's bloody."

Xu Yiru's narration was very calm, without any emotional fluctuations.

"One is 16 and the other is in college. In Berkeley."

"Isn't that..." Han Yi hesitated to speak.

"Yeah." The girl knew very well what her friend hadn't said.

"Not sequentially, but simultaneously."

"My God." Han Yi put his hands on the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath.After a long while, he opened his mouth and asked, "You..."

"Don't worry, we are not that weak. My mother and I are both." Strangely, Han Yi didn't need to finish, Xu Yiru knew every question he had, "My dad is also very straightforward, all the property on the island is kept Give us."

"Auntie, are you okay?" Han Yi cared softly.

"Should be okay, maybe still a little sad, but I don't see it."

When this topic was brought up, the sadness in Xu Yiru's eyes suddenly turned into mockery, whether it was towards himself or others.

"You know, the last thing she said to me when I hugged her before I got on the plane?"

"what?"

Xu Yiru put his hands on the sofa, sat up, faced Han Yi directly, and said word by word.

"'Men are unreliable, no matter how honest they look, they will stink in the end."

Han Yi listened quietly, not knowing how to react for a while.

"Maybe, the blow of this matter is too great."

It took a long time before Han Yi found a plausible reason for relief.

"No, it's been like this since I was a child. Ever since they confirmed... that I will grow up like this. Both of us." At this point, Xu Yiru curled her body into the blanket, covering half of her face, "My The mission of life is to marry into a wealthy family and be a good daughter-in-law who can't even fault her wicked mother-in-law."

"Since childhood?"

"You think I chose to go to Nantou to study in a Buddhist school." Xu Yiru glanced at Han Yi lightly, with a faint smile.

It turned out to be the case.

With a simple reminder, Han Yi suddenly realized that some mysteries about Xu Yiru that had been bothering him were also completely revealed at this moment.

Elementary and junior high school cultivated one’s morality in the ascetic Taiwan, and high school was isolated from the normal Taiwan society. The Taipei American School concentrated on their studies, went abroad to study in university, and strived to obtain a graduate degree in the shortest possible time, and then returned to the island to serve as a news anchor. shine.

Get the right status at the right age.

This seemingly careless step by step is actually a precise plan for climbing upwards.

This is the real reason why Xu Yiru in her previous life, no matter what sky-high price she offered, would not be moved and would never set foot in the entertainment industry.A news anchor is a public figure responsible for disseminating information. It can embody outstanding abilities beyond appearance, but it will not be too ostentatious to make the rich dread.

Compared with the other side, Baodao is a more traditional and conservative society in terms of cultural core, and the more it goes up, the more so.The rich and wealthy family hanging high in the sky will never accept another kind of publicity.

Therefore, Xu Yiru's mission is to get out of the mud without being stained, and at the same time to be a blooming lotus that is clean and rippling but not demonic.

In the most splendid and beautiful early summer, it is for people to appreciate and be picked by others.

There is no need to empathize, Han Yi can feel how this deliberately planned life in the display box will bring such a strong sense of powerlessness and weakness to the girl in front of her who looks soft and weak, but is strong to the core. Suffocation.

But the problem is...

"Actually, their ideas may not be wrong."

Han Yi pondered for a moment, searched the information in his mind, and checked his heart before answering.

"The human heart, and the resulting moral concepts and social etiquette, are the most changeable and unpredictable things. You can believe that there is an unchanging original intention, but when making decisions, you must not expect it."

"Be the best person and prepare for the worst. Maybe your parents have already considered this when planning your life for you... Both of them."

Xu's parents are not evil wolves. Although their marriage has changed and their morals are wrong, everything they have done is indeed the best answer for Xiaoru under the current conditions.

Is it really necessary to let such a flawless work of art stumble in the wind and rain, fall full of cracks, and then regret it, and find a collector who is willing to restore it like new?
This is behind the times and entrenched in social thinking, which is indeed the key point that the previous generation will ponder over and over again.

"I don't think there is anything wrong. It is really a big mistake, and I will strongly resist it. But, the more I grow up, the more I find...People's hearts will change, and so will my heart."

Xu Yiru tilted his head to look at Han Yi, inexplicably raised the interest of in-depth communication.

"Maybe I, in my thirties, would long for a stable family, and maybe I would also flock to so-called rich families. But if I, in my 20s, don't want to be bound, what should I do?"

"Am I going to meet the me ten years from now, or the me now?"

"Want to see more of the world?" Han Yi asked.

"Not really, I just don't want to be defined by frame, especially by other people's definition." Xu Yiru shook his head lightly, "Why do you force yourself to conform to other people's definition of love, life, and success?"

"Then what's your definition?"

"My definition is that there is no definition. Hey, are you listening to me?" Xu Yiru laughed and patted Han Yi's arm, "The simplest example is that love doesn't have to have a fixed form, right? Loving yourself well is also a kind of love... I’m not talking about blind narcissism. Loving the change of scenery in front of you is also love. Being moved by a certain song is also love. Because in the future, if you want to get married, you have to accept the world For the definition of love, follow their path instead of pursuing the truth you want to find out... Would this kind of life be too boring?"

"If you want to know who you are first, then you will know who you want." Han Yi made a concise summary for Xu Yiru.

"Yes, that's what it means."

Xiaoru's eyes were soft, because Han Yi's understanding pierced her heart.

"Only you can fill the emptiness in your heart. If you rely on others to fill the emptiness in your heart, it will be unfair to anyone after all."

"I don't know if I will like the life arranged by my mother, maybe I will, maybe I won't, but my life should be chosen by myself."

"By the way, I don't know if you have heard of the solution proposed for people with loneliness?"

Xu Yiru asked suddenly.

"GRACE, same name as me."

"I've never heard of that." Han Yi replied honestly.

"Gratitude, Reciprocity, Altruism, Choice and Enjoyment."

"Gratefulness, reciprocity, altruism, choice, and enjoyment." Xu Yiru slowed down, interpreting patiently as if he were telling a fairy tale, "Write down five things you are grateful for every day, and understand where your happiness comes from. If you know People who also feel lonely may wish to ask for their help, which can not only help themselves, but also bring a sense of value and belonging to the other party.”

"Altruism, participation in careers that transcend personal interests, helping others, sharing knowledge, and self-expansion. In addition, when doing these things, always remind yourself that mentality is a choice. You can choose your own life. You can choose how you feel."

"The last and most straightforward piece of advice is to do your best and enjoy the fun and life you have."

"I feel that I have to achieve these five points before I can be considered ready to become a perfect person and a lover, right?"

"Only by doing GRACE can you continuously bring happiness and satisfaction to others, and at the same time, you will also get the same emotion because of giving."

"I don't think so."

Hearing Xu Yiru's words, Han Yi rarely sang the opposite tune.

"Who said that love, or career and life, must be perfect to take the first step? My life motto is the same as my name, HAN."

"How to say?" Xu Yiru asked with great interest.

"Honesty, Admiration, Noteworthy."

"Be honest, not only with others, but also with yourself. Have the courage to admit what you admire and go after it boldly. In this way, you can do interesting, impressive, and unusual things."

"I don't want everything to go well, I just want to have a response every time I try."

"Interesting..." Xiao Ru nodded seriously, "Is this why your surname is Han?"

"Are you sleepy and stupid?" Han Yi gave her an annoyed look, "I can choose my own surname."

"I'm joking."

Not to be outdone, Xu Yiru pursed her lips and rolled her eyelids.

"Although what you said is indeed very reasonable, but..."

Chewing Han Yi's words repeatedly, Xu Yiru seemed to think of something interesting, and suddenly chuckled.She hugged her knees to her chest, and the delicate, innocent, complicated and exhausted eyes were fighting.

"I've grown so big, I haven't even held hands. Is it too early to think about this now?"

"Whatever it is, let it be."

Han Yi opened his mouth, but before he could make a sound, Xu Yiru turned sideways, changed a comfortable position, and lay down on the sofa.

"Don't lie to me, Yiyi."

Xu Yiru's tone was soft, almost whispering.

"This movie is ugly."

After speaking, the exhausted girl fell asleep in an instant.

On the screen, Guido Contini and his mistress, Carla Albonin, played by Penelope Lopez, are embracing and talking to each other in the bed.At the same time, in Guido's fantasy world, his mother, Contini's mother played by Sophia Loren, is singing in a low voice to resolve Guido's guilt, confusion and sorrow.

"The moon hangs high in the night sky,
Spread blessings.

I am full of thoughts,

Only parting love is strong,

dear child,
May you benefit from it all your life. "

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