University of Southern California Hospital, Fertility Center.
The corridor echoed with trivial footsteps. Zeng's father was pacing back and forth. Zeng Yu was restless and shaking his legs. Their eyes sometimes looked towards the operating room and sometimes towards Lu Fei.
At this moment, the doctor opened the door.
Lu Fei immediately approached him, "How's it going?"
The doctor wearing a mask chirped: "Her physical condition is very good, and the previous pregnancy test results were all normal. Although she is a few days away from full delivery, it is not a big problem. It is recommended to have a natural delivery." After saying the evaluation, she handed in her consent.
Book.
Lu Fei signed: "I want mother and son to be safe!"
"I hope so too."
The doctor knew who was standing in front of him, but he responded calmly. After all, the Southern California Hospital is considered a well-known private hospital in Los Angeles and even the United States.
It is common for patients to be either rich or noble.
The "Under Operation" sign above the operating room soon flashed red.
Zeng Yu took a deep breath and bravely said:
"Sister, Mr. Lu, I have something to discuss with you."
"You kid, you haven't even called me 'brother-in-law' yet." Great-father rolled his eyes angrily.
Lu Fei waved his hand, "Tell me, what do you want to discuss?"
Zeng Yu said bluntly, "I want to study in the United States and spend more time with my sister and her children."
Lu Fei smiled and said: "Your sister has already told me, it's no problem, but have you decided where to take the exam? Harvard, Stanford and other Ivy League schools will take some time, or else just go to New York University first, what do you think?
How about it?"
"ah?"
Zeng Yu widened his eyes and gave in?
Since when has it become so easy to get into New York University?
"Don't worry about not passing the exam. For you, it's not New York University that tests you, but you take the New York University exam well."
Lu Fei disagreed, "After I get my master's degree, I will go to the Ivy League to study for a PhD. Let me know which school you want to go to."
"me……"
Zeng Yu opened his mouth, his head buzzing.
"If you don't want to study for a Ph.D. and want to stay and work in the United States, I will set up a foundation in your sister's name. Dad is already serving as a director. Do you want to join me?"
Lu Fei spoke lightly.
"You, don't think you can bribe me with these sugar-coated bullets." Zeng Yu couldn't help but hesitate and said intermittently: "I don't forgive you because of this, it's all for my sister."
"Xiaoyu, speak properly." Zeng's father taught him a lesson.
Lu Fei was not annoyed and reached out to touch her head, "What happens after that is our adults' business. You don't have to worry about anything. Just study hard. Come on, call me 'brother-in-law' and listen."
"Sister...sister...brother-in-law."
Zeng Yu wanted to say something but couldn't. After struggling for a long time, he yelled out in a coy voice, as thin as a mosquito.
Lu Fei joked: "Louder, I can't hear you."
"You!" Zeng Yu's cheeks bulged, "Brother-in-law."
After teasing my sister-in-law for a while, the door to the operating room opened again. The nurse in pink took off her mask and said, "You can come in."
Generally speaking, the mother will stay in the delivery room after a natural delivery.
It took two hours before he was sent back to the ward, where he was under observation to prevent various adverse reactions, accidents, and even major bleeding.
Everyone walked into the delivery room quietly and saw the sound of crying coming from the cradle. The baby was lying on his back with wrinkled skin.
Zeng Yu and Zeng's father subconsciously circled around the child.
Zeng Li saw this and felt cold in her heart.
When you are at your weakest, what you need most is care. Although you shouldn't be jealous of your children, you can't help but feel annoyed and uncomfortable.
At this exact moment, my hand was tightly grasped.
"Senior."
Looking at her pale face, Lu Fei's eyes were filled with distress.
"I don't have any strength left."
Zeng Li seemed to have found support and started acting coquettishly.
The two of them are just typical examples of "parents are true love, children are accidents". They were both farmers and I was bored for a while.
Zeng Li seemed to see the sun through the clouds, and her mood improved. She suddenly woke up when she heard the baby's cry, "Look what I'm doing, why don't you go and see our Xia Xia?"
"Xia Xia?"
Zeng Yu said in surprise: "Sister, her name is 'Xia Xia'?"
Zeng Li cast a loving look and said, "Yes, your brother-in-law and I have discussed it. If he is a boy, he will be called 'Lu Hua', if he is a girl, he will be called 'Lu Xia', and his nickname will be 'Xia Xia'."
"Xia Xia, look here."
Lu Fei came close to the cradle, smiling from ear to ear.
"Wow, wow~"
More than ten days later, Lu Xia was lying in a crib in a luxurious and private private ward, sleeping peacefully.
Lu Fei has always been by Zeng Li's side. For important official business, whether it was a logic press conference, controlled remotely by phone, or the subprime mortgage crisis and investment, John Paulson made a special trip.
Today, we also welcomed an "uninvited guest".
"what is her name?"
Yin Fanka stared at the cute girl in Roududu and spoke in a sour voice. When she heard the Chinese name, she asked for the English name.
"Arya." Lu Fei cut the dragon fruit.
"Arya Stark?" Yin Fanka blinked.
"What is a Stark?"
Lu Fei immediately thought of the wolf girl of the Stark family in "A Song of Ice and Fire" and almost spat out a mouthful of saliva.
"Aren't you the Iron Man of Silicon Valley? Now that "Iron Man" is in theaters, many outsiders and the media have begun to call you 'Tony Lu'." Yin Fanka was very happy to see him frustrated.
"Tony?"
Lu Fei smacked his lips, Teacher Tony?
Isn’t that a hairdresser?
"Haha~"
Zeng Li chuckled, her eyelashes curled into crescents.
After chatting for a while, Yin Fanka finally got to the point:
"Zeng, we arranged a series of promotions for you, starting from China, then Neon, Bangzi, completing the trip to three countries in Asia, then Europe, and finally back to the United States..."
"She is still undergoing confinement."
Lu Fei frowned, "Don't arrange work."
Yin Fanka blinked her eyes with resentment, "I understand, I understand, this is a unique tradition for you Chinese pregnant women. Don't worry, most of these tasks will be done in a month, except for the trip to China."
"I have no problem. When will you go to China?"
Zeng Li enjoys the dragon fruit fed by Lu Fei.
"October 4th." There was a hint of citric acid in Yin Fanka's words, "On the 5th, "Iron Man" premiered in China. According to you, this is called 'Homecoming'."
"Does it need to be so hard?"
"A lot of work has been delayed. Besides, this is being released in China. No matter what, I have to return to China to cooperate. At least Yuanyuan and the others can rest assured."
"I'm worried about you and the child."
"I won't make fun of myself, I know it well."
Watching them show off their affection, Yin Fanka felt like her mouth was stuffed with dog food. She cleared her throat and said, "Ahem, this itinerary was made after weighing Zeng's health and career. No matter what, Zeng is
We cannot miss this once-in-a-lifetime popularity. The role of 'Pepper Pepper' has already knocked on the door of Hollywood. It is no exaggeration to say that it surpasses 99.9% of Asian female stars!"
"What about the remaining 0.1%?" Lu Fei looked sideways.
"Just get a few more awards."
Yin Fanka shrugged, "But this year's Saturn Awards have just ended. I think it won't be a big problem for someone who has tried to win the Saturn Awards and Golden Globe Awards to be nominated, but you know, the joints inside need...
…”
"These are not problems."
From the corner of his eye, Lu Fei noticed that Zeng Li was sleeping with her eyes squinted, and he made a silent gesture and led her outside the house.
Then he asked face to face: "What are your follow-up plans?"
"Iron Man 2 is already in preparation. We have to strike while the iron is hot." Yin Fanka crossed his arms, "Of course, it also depends on how sincere Marvel is in cooperating. At least we can get superheroes like Black Widow and Thor.
Only the adaptation rights of Heroes can be used. I think Zeng can act in another drama during this gap."
"What?"
"In "Twilight", I could play an important role. In addition, Warner, Universal, and Paramount were all willing to exchange the role for investment in our movie."
"for example?"
"For example, Warner, does Nolan know?"
"The one from Batman?"
"That's right! Warner executives revealed that after "The Dark Knight", they are planning to make an A-level science fiction movie about dreams. They can add Zeng's character in exchange for "Iron Man 2" or "Saw"
The amount of investment..."
"It can only be "Saw"."
Lu Fei immediately guessed "Inception", "Tell Warner again, I don't want the heroine!"
"Of course it's the heroine! It has to be the heroine!"
Yin Fanka nodded and took out the cigarette case from his bag.
"Hey."
Lu Fei pointed to the "No Smoking" sign posted on the wall.
Yin Fanka curled her lips and put the cigarette case back, "By the way, I have investigated everything you asked me to investigate. Half of what Perlmutter said is true and half of it is false. Paramount does intend to acquire it.
, but it has fallen through due to old Redstone’s stubbornness, but the trouble is that Disney is really interested in Marvel.”
"Marvel is our top priority."
Lu Fei took it out of his pocket and said, "You have to keep an eye on it."
Yin Fanka was both funny and angry at this hands-off shopkeeper. He really wanted to do it by himself when he had nothing to do, and he muttered:
"If I negotiate the acquisition, what are the rewards?"
"What do you think?"
Lu Fei took out a piece of candy, opened the wrapper and fed it to her.
"You want to send me away with just one piece of candy? I have to think about this carefully, and I won't let you get away with it." Yin Fanka licked her red lips, "When are you going to San Francisco?"
"September 25th."
"September 25, the logic has made it clear that the press conference will be held at this time, and a new theater has been built specifically for this purpose."
"Humph, Tim, you go for me."
Listening to Cook's words, Jobs resisted the urge to throw his phone and walked back and forth in the corridor outside the conference room.
"I have a lot to do, so I want to focus on apples."
After explaining everything, I returned to Disney's shareholder meeting and saw a group of directors, shareholders, and shareholder representatives crowded around a round table. The chairman of the board of directors stood in the C seat——
Robert Egger.
"Steve is back. Now let me announce the results of the discussion just now. Disney has agreed to cooperate with Apple to embed "Apple" elements in Disney's movies. We will add "Apple" elements to "Cinderella: Strictly Come Dancing" and "Wall-E"
"The two projects will have a small cooperation first, and then a big cooperation."
"Great, I have no objection."
Jobs sat back in his seat.
"Then the next proposal is for Disney to fully acquire Marvel. Who is in favor? Who is against it? Tell us the reasons."
As soon as Ige said this, the whole audience immediately exploded.
"I object! Why should we acquire Marvel?"
"I am opposed to it too! We will get nothing by acquiring Marvel, neither "Iron Man" nor the copyright of "Spider-Man". On the contrary, it will tarnish our Disney style and brand, which will affect the
My company’s stock price.”
"I agree with this view. As soon as the plan to 'acquire Marvel' is announced, Disney's stock price will definitely plummet!"
"Robert, are you sure today isn't April Fool's Day?"
"..."
With the exception of Iger and his closest associates, everyone except Steve Jobs thought Disney's acquisition of Marvel was a joke.
Moreover, it is a big joke!
However, Iger was not joking. He not only asked his secretary to distribute the information containing 7,000 Marvel characters that he had prepared long ago, but also analyzed the PPT on the projection screen incessantly, "What will happen if there is one less Spider-Man?"
Woolen cloth?"
"So what if there is one less Iron Man? Marvel still has 6,998 'heroes' waiting for us to discover them, so why hang them on a tree? Isn't what Disney is best at making stars?"
"Robert, haven't you read Marvel comics? Those superheroes are very pornographic and violent. They are simply too 'low' and will insult our Disney genes."
The first opponent stood up, the second, and the third, and more and more opposition voices emerged. In addition to opposing the acquisition of Marvel, they also opposed Iger's autocratic decision-making without greetings.
Especially setting Marvel’s valuation at $4.2 billion?
$4.2 billion?
Is Marvel worth the price? Pixar is about the same!
Another director came forward, looking at Iger on the left and Jobs on the right, "Could Marvel be the second Pixar?"
Iger sighed and tried his best to persuade: "I'm not sure whether Marvel can become the second Pixar, but their company is indeed very talented and has very rich superhero resources. With just one 'Iron Man', China
If we get these IPs, a total of 6,998 IPs, Marvel will leave us far behind the other five Hollywood companies, and even subvert the entire industry."
"No matter what you say, I still object!"
"I object!"
"me too!"
The few supportive voices were drowned in the wave of opposition. Jobs watched indifferently for a while, and finally tapped the table gently, suddenly focusing everyone's attention on him.
"Everyone should know what kind of person Iger is?"
"Although he always made dictatorial decisions, it was for the sake of bold innovation, just like his arbitrary decision to acquire my Pixar studio and turn his 'enemy into one of his own', which is why Disney is now in full swing.
"
Jobs touched his chest, "This acquisition of Marvel is another arbitrary move by Iger. Although I have never read Marvel comics, I just watched "Iron Man" not long ago. Such a bad movie has no box office."
It may earn 78 to 800 million U.S. dollars. If it is handed over to Disney, will it be worse than Lu, a bastard and a layman? Do you think it will be worse?"
"Thanks Steve."
Iger felt supported and climbed up the pole. He was reminded of one thing in particular: Lu Fei took over the mortgage rights of 10 Marvel superheroes from Merrill Lynch. Obviously, he was no longer satisfied with developing an IP. Disney must not let this company go.
Jinshan.
"Haha, based on my understanding of Lu, he will definitely acquire Marvel." Jobs said something shocking, once again making the whole audience into an uproar.
Immediately afterwards, the conference room became his one-man show.
After analyzing everything, Jobs punched the table hard and scanned the room like a tyrant, "I've finished speaking. Who agrees? Who opposes?"
"Ahem, Steve."
Looking at the silent crowd, Iger pretended to cough: "It's still in the discussion stage now. Regarding this issue, we will wait until the next board meeting to vote. Before that, everyone here had better think about it carefully. What do you think?"
Due to Iger's status as chairman of the board of directors, and due to the fact that Jobs is Disney's largest individual shareholder, others can only agree verbally, regardless of whether they are convinced in their hearts or not.
After the meeting ended, people poured out of the conference room.
Soon, only Iger and Jobs were left.
"Steve, you kept your promise!"
Egger's words were filled with gratitude: "Thank you, thank you, I'm glad you are willing to support me as a friend in doing this."
"Don't think so, we are friends."
Jobs secretly added that there is a common enemy.
"With you, the most influential person on the board of directors, supporting me, I am very confident that I can pass this resolution."
Egger showed a confident smile.
"Really? That's great. Don't let this bastard Lu take away our Marvel." Jobs couldn't stop coughing, and there was a flush on his sick face.
"Your illness, Steve, I still say that you should receive professional treatment from the hospital so that the disease can be cured."
"Haha, I don't need it. Compared to treatment, if I can kill Lu Fei, my illness will naturally heal faster."
"This this……"
Egger couldn't help but be surprised, what kind of hatred is this?
Can Steve Jobs hate Lu Fei so much?
The revenge of seizing my wife is nothing more than this...
