This Christie's auction was held in the banquet hall on the 18th floor of the Hilton Hotel, with three dedicated elevators leading directly up.
After presenting his invitation letter, Liu Dong passed the second blockade and stepped into the elevator. After reaching the 18th floor, after the final inspection, Liu Dong entered the auction hall and got the No. 88 bidding plate in his hand.
Because the two of them may have arrived a little early, most of the seats in the hall were empty. Del Roosevelt, who had originally made an appointment with Liu Dong, was nowhere to be seen.
Just when Liu Dong was about to find a seat near the front and sit down first, a blond beauty in a purple dress suddenly stood up and waved to the two of them.
"Ivanka, here!"
"Kate?"
Ivanka, with a look of surprise on her face, quickly pulled Liu Dong over.
But after getting closer, Liu Dong felt that the blonde beauty in front of him looked familiar! But he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
"Ivanka, I didn't expect to see you here. Aren't you supposed to be studying at Wharton Business School now?"
"I took a leave of absence from school, and this time I came with my boyfriend!"
The two women hugged and said.
"Boyfriend, do you have a boyfriend?↘" As she said that, the blonde beauty couldn't help but look at the young man standing behind Ivanka in surprise, and he was also an Asian.
Although the United States flaunts democracy and freedom, there are still very few marriages between white people, yellow people, or black people. In addition to racial discrimination, there is also a huge difference in living habits and ideas! Especially Ivanka Trump.
This is especially true if you plant the daughter of a wealthy family.
That's why the blonde beauty who knew this was particularly surprised!
"Well. This is Dong Liu, my boyfriend!" After nodding, Ivanka hugged Liu Dong's arm and said proudly and happily.
"It's really unbelievable. Ever since I met you, I have always thought that you, a good girl who has never looked like an American woman, would wait until you are 30 years old to find a man? I didn't expect that you would sell yourself out so quickly!"
After teasing Ivanka, the blonde woman looked Liu Dong up and down, then stretched out her white and slender right hand towards him, "Hello. My name is Kate Winslet!"
Upon hearing this name, Liu Dong's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
'Titanic'!
Liu Dong rarely watches TV and doesn't know many celebrities, even fewer from abroad. However, the two leading actors of "Titanic" are the only two foreign stars whose names he remembers.
Of course, this is mainly due to Wang Qiang. Since she lived with Liu Dong, she has played this movie eight times, and she burst into tears every time she watched it. It really makes Liu Dong not want to remember it.
"Hello, my name is Liu Dong. I am Ivanka's boyfriend!"
After shaking hands with the other party, Liu Dong's eyes shifted to the middle-aged man standing next to Kate. He looked at least twenty years older than her, wearing a suit and with round eyes on his face, "Who is this?"
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"Hello, Steven Spielberg, nice to meet you!"
"Hello, my name is Liu Dong!" After saying that, Liu Dong took the hand that the other person extended.
Although this person's temperament was unusual at first glance, Liu Dong really didn't recognize him.
After the two parties said hello, they sat down on the sofa next to each other. Watching Ivanka and Kate chatting lively, Spielberg also noticed Liu Dong next to him, "Mr. Liu is Chinese?"
"Well, this is my first time coming to the United States!" Liu Dong nodded.
"First time?" Spielberg showed a look of surprise.
"yes!"
"I won Miss Ivanka's heart the first time I came to the United States. This is really sad news for young men all over the United States!" Spielberg said humorously.
"Haha, we fell in love at first sight!" Liu Dong didn't explain much.
"What kind of job does Mr. Liu do?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong thought: "This foreigner is really straightforward!"
If this were another country, two strangers would rarely ask each other about their occupations so directly.
"I have opened several companies in China, and I am just a simple businessman!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
Spielberg also smiled in agreement, but he also knew that no one who could fly across the Pacific and participate in Christie's New York auction was simple, and the worst was a billionaire.
Moreover, he has dealt with many Chinese people and knows that this Eastern country believes in the idea of "moderate" and pays attention to not revealing wealth, which is completely different from Americans who emphasize individuality.
So even though the other party said he was just a simple businessman, Spielberg believed that this Easterner was a real billionaire.
"I wonder who Mr. Spielberg is...?" Liu Dong asked instead.
"Oh, I'm a movie director!"
"Hollywood film director?" Liu Dong asked in surprise.
Even though he doesn't watch movies often, he is famous for his famous Hollywood names!
"Dong, Mr. Spielberg is the most famous top director in Hollywood. He has produced "Jaws", "E.T.", "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, "Jurassic Park" series, and "
"Saving Private Ryan", each of which is a super movie that has sold more than 400 million US dollars worldwide!" Ivanka inserted into the conversation between the two of them and introduced Liu Dong with some admiration in her tone.
"400 million U.S. dollars!" Liu Dong was really surprised when he looked at the middle-aged man who was not outstanding in appearance and was considered short among Westerners!
Although he has never seen any of the movies introduced by Ivanka, Liu Dong is very sensitive to numbers. He knows the concept of 400 million U.S. dollars. When converted into Chinese currency, it is 3.3 billion!
What does 3.3 billion Huaxia coins mean? It means absolute success!
Even with the help of Relic Yuanguang, there are only a handful of opportunities for him to obtain a fortune of 400 million US dollars in one go. The only time was when he was gambling with Nai Wen and others in Myanmar!
As for the Aztlan and Japanese treasures, strictly speaking, these two treasures came by chance. Liu Dong did not put in any work!
But the other party was able to earn this amount of money six or seven times just by making movies. It is really admirable! At this time, Liu Dong was even more curious about the other party!
"...Yes, the films Mr. Spielberg has made now have a global box office of more than 4 billion US dollars! The average movie is 151 million US dollars!" Ivanka continued.
"Mr. Spielberg, how disrespectful!" Liu Dong said after looking at the other party in surprise again.
"Thank you. I wonder if Mr. Liu is interested in investing in movies!" After being complimented by Liu Dong's words and thinking for a while, Spielberg suddenly said.
"Invest in movies?"
Faced with this sudden invitation, Liu Dong was really surprised!
Ivanka and Kate, who heard their conversation, also focused their attention here. One of them was concerned about his lover, and the other wanted to get closer to Spielberg, the great director, so that he could participate in each other's work.
's next movie!
So I am extremely focused at this moment.
"That's right!"
Seeing the other party nodding again, Liu Dong began to think secretly in his heart.
If the other party is really as powerful as Ivanka said, there is no reason to push this kind of opportunity to make money for free. But Liu Dong quickly thought again, if Spielberg is really the kind of top-notch actor who can guarantee the box office
Director, why does his movie lack investment?
I believe that there is absolutely no shortage of rich people in the United States who have spare money and want to make more money.
"Is it your own movie?" Liu Dong said.
"No, it's a movie by a friend of mine!"
"Sure enough!" Liu Dongxin said.
He knew that if the other party was really a top director as Ivanka said, there would be no lack of investment at all, let alone someone he had just known for less than half an hour, to invest in his own movie.
Seeing Liu Dong's expression, Spielberg knew that there was little hope!
Of course, he just mentioned it casually. If his friend hadn't been unable to find investment, he wouldn't have mentioned it in front of Liu Dong.
"Can I know the name of this movie?" Liu Dong said.
"Yes, the movie is adapted from a world-famous British fantasy novel called "The Lord of the Rings"!"
"Lord of the Rings?" Liu Dong repeated, and after searching for a long time, there was no information related to this name in his mind.
"Mr. Spielberg, wasn't "The Lord of the Rings" financed by New Line Cinema?" Ivanka interjected from the side.
Although she is not from the film industry, in the information-rich United States, any news about Hollywood can be conveyed to everyone in the United States within an hour, and the relationship between the modeling industry and Hollywood is really close!
So it's no surprise that Spielberg knows this about Ivanka.
"Yes, but Peter had conflicts with the management of New Line and Walt Disney Company over investment...!" At this point, Spielberg stopped, because what follows is company secrets!
Even if Liu Dong was not from outside the film industry, he would not even say what he just said!
"Then DreamWorks...?"
Spielberg also understands what Ivanka means, "Although I am a shareholder of DreamWorks, I do not have the final say in the company alone!"
In addition, he didn't say anything, that is, including him, the entire Hollywood lacks confidence in a magical movie like "The Lord of the Rings"!
In 2000, Peter Jackson, a fat man from New Zealand, took the script of "Lord of the Rings" and went to all the Hollywood production companies before he met Xia Ye!
However, although New Line Cinema has been established for 30 years, it only invests in small and medium-cost films. It has no funds to invest in large-scale productions such as "Lord of the Rings" with more than 100 million yuan, so it relies on Disney for more funds, but Disney's
The top management was not optimistic about this magical movie at all, so there were investment disputes!
Therefore, Spielberg is now asking Liu Dong.
If you can help your friends get a sum of funds, you can consider yourself helping! (To be continued...)