Gao Xian is very concerned about the establishment of the Li Xiaolong foundation. In addition to the regular operation, he also dredges the relationship and strives to mourn Li Xiaolong's death in his lines at the 46th Academy Awards party to be held soon.
In any case, Li Xiaolong is the first Chinese star to successfully break into Hollywood as a protagonist, and let kung fu films go to the world, which is fully worthy of an official recognition of Hollywood.
After this recognition, the Li Xiaolong foundation will operate more easily in the United States and even the world.
Taking this opportunity to get in touch with Hollywood, Gao Xian invited some filmmakers worthy of his investment, such as Spielberg, to have a small party.
George Lucas, who has become a millionaire, is setting up a company in his hometown of Northern California to prepare for Star Wars.
In addition to paying attention to this, Gao Xian is also a little curious. After all, in this era, there is no special graphics workstation hardware and software platform, and the process from zero to one is very challenging.
Considering that his side can also accumulate the details of film special effects, Gao Xian not only invested real money for George Lucas, but also actively participated in the establishment of computer film special effects team, such as recommending the computer system of data equipment company, attracting computer professionals, etc.
To put it bluntly, star wars, which George Lucas is preparing, is not only a tool for making money, but also a great opportunity for technology research and development and application prospect exploration.
George Lucas has become a millionaire with only one American painting. It's not too much to say that he has become a model of Hollywood filmmakers' gold rush dream. He has a certain appeal. The gadgets tossed around the Star Wars project still attract the interest of his peers.
Of course, the outside world has limited knowledge of the details of Star Wars. Even as far as the overall understanding is concerned, George Lucas may not have a high string and profound, while curiosity hunters such as Spielberg are even more confused. They just think that what they see is just a scientific fantasy film with ideas.
But it is precisely because of this that the hazy Star Wars is particularly high. During the communication, many people have to make a face at the right time if they nod their heads again and again.
The enthusiasm of this discussion finally prompted everyone to go to the University of California, Berkeley for an interview with a group of computer graduates.
In Gao Xian's view, the creative process from zero to one requires experienced people to grasp the direction, but it is also inseparable from these simple raw melons and eggs as coolies.
Finally, Zhou Wenyao showed Gao Xian a list of people who could keep it for their own use and who were suitable to go to George Lucas's film company.
Gao Xian raised his wrist to look at the time, then nodded and said, "you do the finishing work. I'll have dinner with George and them first."
Ma Qiwen handed over a note with an address, "brother Gao Xian, this Italian restaurant built near the mountain is said to be quite good and artistic. It is suitable for you to continue chatting with big directors."
Gao Xian said with a smile, "you little girl, you have made rapid progress. You have arranged my schedule in order."
Ma Qiwen, who was praised, jumped and said, "since brother Gao Xian is satisfied, I'll show you the way."
Not to mention, the secluded Italian restaurant Ma Qiwen found is indeed very unique. George Lucas, Spielberg and others praised its decoration style.
As a layman, Gao Xian nodded repeatedly, vividly performing the drama of local tyrants receiving cultural influence, which made these artists deeply feel their sense of existence.
Ma Qiwen, who guessed that Gao Xian was pretending to be stunned, smiled quietly and knowingly from time to time.
Although it is close to the dining time, the Italian restaurant does not have many customers. It may be due to the high and few, but therefore, the environment is not noisy.
While eating and chatting, a white boy excitedly came up and said in a tone of worship: "you must be George Lucas. Can you sign for me? I like the American style painting very much, which reminds me of the good time in high school."
George Lucas met each other's requirements very usefully, and the fan sat back with his signature without too much entanglement.
Gao Xian naturally glanced at Spielberg, who is not yet successful, and couldn't help feeling that this is really a good time for investment.
At this stage, Spielberg has signed five film contracts with Universal Pictures. His recently completed work is "rampage and escape". It is said that there are some minor contradictions with universal pictures because of the details of the film release.
With Gao Xian's capital and Paramount's inside information, the project of great white shark has naturally been in hand, and Spielberg continues to be selected as the director of great white shark according to Gao Xian's meaning.
You know, in addition to whether the revenue of jaws can reach the height of the "old script", it is worth looking forward to. It is also a fun operation to let George Lucas and Spielberg reach a tacit understanding of cooperation.
At this time, a wave of guests came, which attracted people's attention.
Gao Xian glanced at the well-dressed white young men and women, as well as two professional bodyguards, and secretly guessed that this should be the children of a rich family.
George Lucas looked at it and whispered, "I know that girl. I happened to meet her at the last party. She is a member of the Hearst family, Patricia Hearst."
Gao Xian thought and asked, "is it the family of the late newspaper tycoon William Hearst reflected in the film Citizen Kane?"
"Yes." George Lucas nodded. "Patricia Hearst is the granddaughter of William Hearst. Although the once famous newspaper tycoon is gone, the Hearst group he founded is still an important media giant."
Gao Xian nodded clearly. In fact, even if George Lucas didn't remind him, he knew some information about Hearst group. Fashion, fashion bazaar and other famous magazines were written by him. At present, the San Francisco observer, an important newspaper in the San Francisco Bay area, can be regarded as his ancestral property.
Thinking of this, Gao Xian stopped thinking about it, because it was meaningless.
Although Gaoxian's capital can enter Hollywood, any country will eventually tend to have its own media controlled by its own people, and the United States is no exception.
After raising this topic, Gao Xian casually talked about the background story related to the film "Indiana Jones".
In fact, George Lucas, Spielberg and others must have thought of this adventurer centered exploration idea, which struck a resonance spark in their thoughts and stimulated everyone to raise their glasses with pity.
But just at the time of their happiness, they changed their elbows and armpits!
With two shots fired, two bodyguards from Patricia Hearst fell to the ground. A team of people in black with hoods rushed into the restaurant with guns. What's more, one of them carried an old looking camera and recorded everywhere.
The two big men fell in a pool of blood, which naturally made the restaurant quiet like a cold cicada after a mess.
I haven't eaten pork, and I've seen pigs running. Gao Xian makes harmless gestures to people and animals, so as to wait for these unidentified guys to go away.
There was a reason why the two bodyguards were directly turned over. Patricia Hearst was the target. The little girl was so frightened that she turned pale, and the guy opposite was trembling and talking about something.
The robbers were very rude. When dragging Patricia Hearst, they struggled subconsciously and threw two slaps in the face. They may feel that the partner whom Patricia Hearst called for was in the way and fell to the ground with the butt of a gun.
"Perfect! Perfect!" said the "photographer" as he turned his camera to other directions in the restaurant. "I'm going to send the clip to the TV station. It's sure to stir the world."
Ma Qiwen was given a high string to comfort her eyes. She couldn't help cursing in her heart. Here in the United States, in addition to allowing talents with different tempers to show their strengths, it is also rich in madmen and perverts. How crazy it is to commit crimes and shoot at the same time!
The light of heart from care is not make complaints about the "photographer"'s footsteps. "This is not George Lucasma! Ah, your" American style painting "reminds me of those carefree youth and times, and also strengthened the belief that the world needs salvation.
George Lucas, who had been complacent about his soaring popularity, now looked very ugly, his lips moved and didn't speak.
The "photographer" stopped and asked George Lucas with obvious banter, "director, would you like to go to me and guide the post editing?"
George Lucas, whose face became more and more ugly, forced out a bitter smile in embarrassment.
"It's a pity. It seems you don't want to." the "photographer" sighed, turned the camera and aimed at Ma Qiwen. "I suddenly remembered that in order to improve the audience rating, we should add actors of different skin colors and bring this woman with us."
Watching the two men in black stretch out their hands, Ma Qiwen shouted helplessly, "brother Gaoxian..."
"Wait!" Gao Xian raised his hands and stood up slowly. "Don't be difficult for them. I'm willing to go with you. Moreover, I must have more blackmail chips than them."
"I have the largest oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, and you can pay the ransom; I can easily get in and out of the White House, which must also cause the sensation you want."
"Look, there is a hero." the "photographer" pointed the lens at Gao Xian, "but being a hero needs to pay a price to make him understand."
As soon as the voice fell, the two masked men who had planned to catch Ma Qiwen punched Gao Xian's face.
"Don't bother, just kill those who don't look good to you. Let's go!" a masked man, obviously the leader, urged loudly after directing his men to push Patricia Hurst away.
"I found a bragging hero who claims to have the largest oil field in the Gulf of Mexico and can easily get in and out of the White House." the "photographer" replied with a laugh while giving a close-up of Gao Xian.
"Then take him away. If you can't pay a $100 million ransom, bury him alive!" the leader began to command the retreat.
Dragged by a staggering high string, he turned to Ma Qiwen, who sobbed softly, "let's not worry. Just get ready for the ransom. I will come back safely!"
"Yes, prepare a $100 million ransom and the man will be fine." after the leader dropped a word at the door of the restaurant, he disappeared and heard the sound of the car going away.
Although it was only a few minutes, the restaurant tossed back and forth between heaven and hell, and everyone was scared to sweat.
Ma Qiwen stumbled to the bar and cried, "come on, call the police..."
The waiter shrugged helplessly, "there is no sound on the phone. The telephone line should have been cut off."
George Lucas, who almost tripped over the dead bodies of two bodyguards, took Ma Qiwen by the arm and said, "let's go out and call the police."
……
That night, a strong news that was enough to overwhelm the "Watergate incident" that upset US President Nixon appeared in the media all over the United States.
Patricia Hearst, granddaughter of the late media King William Hearst, was kidnapped by the symbiotic guerrillas, a left-wing radical organization. The condition for release is that the US government will release the two previously arrested symbiotic guerrillas within a week.
More specifically, the cause and effect was that last year, on November 6, 1973, symbiotic guerrillas killed Marcus foster, President of Oakland University in the San Francisco Bay area, California, and seriously injured Robert Blackburn, Marcus Foster's assistant. The two killers were finally arrested and charged with murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
In order to force the US government to release the two symbiotic guerrillas, the symbiotic guerrillas carefully planned the kidnapping and tried their best to create the focus of public opinion, and the facts were as they wanted. The US media cooperated with them to carry out overwhelming reports.
You know, the American media's "dedication" is not a public interest for no reason.
More than 30 years ago, the Hearst group, founded by media tycoon William Hearst, reached its peak, and then there appeared the film that alluded to William Hearst's Citizen Kane, which ranked first among the "top 100 films in a century" selected by the American film society.
Although William Hearst finally fell silent because of the setback of his official career, his business empire, Hearst group, still has an influence that can not be ignored today.
In the process of moving towards the peak of his life, William Hearst, with cruel business means and exaggerated pornographic news, did not know how many competitors suffered enough. It can be said that his success has withered. I'm afraid even now, many people still resent it.
To put it bluntly, now the Hearst family is in trouble. Patricia Hearst, the granddaughter of the late media King William Hearst, has been kidnapped. How can the American media, which has achieved the essence of William Hearst's yellow news, miss the rare opportunity of "consumption"?
It has to be said that there always seems to be some cause and effect and reincarnation.
At first, the media only focused on Patricia Hearst, but with the disclosure of another redemption condition of symbiotic guerrillas - US $100 million, Gao Xian also began to enter the public eye.
Symbiotic guerrillas ask for this $100 million in an alternative way. They ask to buy this $100 million into food and distribute it to the poor in San Francisco within a week.
The ransom is as high as $100 million, which shows how important the kidnapped Gao Xian is.
Gao Xian, who is it?
First of all, Gaoxian is a wealthy businessman and famous investor in Xiangjiang. Especially in the Gulf of Mexico, it has the largest oil field on the continental shelf of the United States - Eugene Island No. 30 oil field.
Secondly, Gao Xian is the justice of the peace of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He has helped the Hong Kong government eliminate the energy shortage crisis and stabilize prices. He is deeply valued by the Hong Kong government and loved by the people.
It is also pointed out that after the outbreak of the fourth Middle East war last year, Gao Xian, as a personal representative, visited various countries in the Middle East, successfully mediated the next peace for US Secretary of state kixinge, and tested the attitudes of all parties.
In other words, Gao Xian's positive governance influence is not limited to Xiangjiang.
The powerful American media, after finding out the details of Gao Xian, exclaimed one after another that the symbiotic guerrillas had caught a big fish. A daughter of the Hearst family who is still in college, can't compare with Gao Xian's value!
A large number of Hollywood filmmakers, including George Lucas and Spielberg, angrily condemned the massive reports by the American media.
"David might not have been so unlucky, but in order to avoid the symbiotic guerrillas hurting innocent people, he took the initiative to reveal his identity and was kidnapped by the symbiotic guerrillas."
"Such multimedia, in order to attract attention and wantonly report David's situation, is tantamount to putting David in a more dangerous situation, which is almost devoid of professional ethics."
In order to save face, the American media, who played up the most, began to call on the American government to do everything possible to safely rescue the hostages from the symbiotic guerrillas.
In short, the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst is enough to make a sensation. Coupled with a high string, it is no exaggeration to say that it is not exaggerated to feed the media who fear that the world will not be chaotic, but the US government is under great pressure.
The FBI sent out a large team to search for the whereabouts of symbiotic guerrillas. Even the military special forces were called, but for a while, they got nothing.
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Xiangjiang.
On behalf of Gao Xian, Yi Huirong was attending a charity event organized by Donghua third hospital. Suddenly, ye Licheng came in a hurry and whispered, "Miss Yi, the boss has an accident. You hurry back to the company to preside over the overall situation."
Quietly, Yi Huirong walked to the car and asked in detail, "what's the matter with Mr. Gao?"
Ye Licheng glanced around again, then continued to lower his voice and replied: "just received an emergency report from the American company, the boss was kidnapped by a left-wing radical organization in San Francisco, and the other party blackmailed US $100 million."
Yi Huirong, who shook her body for a while, turned pale. She stood by the door for a while before she sat in. She asked in a dumb voice, "is Mr. Gao's whereabouts clear now?"
Ye Licheng sighed, "I don't know yet."
Yi Huirong leaned back weakly, closed her eyes and remained silent.
After arriving at Gaoyi's office, Gu Baixi came forward with a grim face, "Miss Yi, you must have known how serious the situation is. Mr. Gao once signed a legal document. Please preside over the overall situation in an emergency."
Yi Huirong sat on a high stringed chair and looked at the documents handed over by Gu Baixi. She couldn't help crying.
Seeing this, Gu Baixi hurriedly advised: "Miss Yi, you must keep calm at this critical time."
"The foundation that Mr. Gao worked hard for is fat in the eyes of many people. We want to find a chance to rush over and bite. We must rely on you as the backbone in order to stabilize Gao's situation."
Ye Licheng also advised: "yes, Miss Yi, only we should know the news of the boss being kidnapped in Xiangjiang at present, but within 24 hours at most, Xiangjiang's English newspapers will notice the news developments in the United States, and then there will be wind and rain all over the city."
Yi Huirong dried the tears on her cheeks and said, "as far as I know, your work has always been excellent, which can make Mr. Gao quit as the shopkeeper many times."
"In this special situation, please feel free to say what you have in mind."
Ye Licheng took the lead in suggesting: "we must seize the news and hold a high-level meeting of Gaoyi and joy in front of Xiangjiang, so as to stabilize the overall situation."
Yi Huirong nodded and said, "Manager Ye is very reasonable. Please call the company's executives for a meeting with lawyer Gu. I'll take this gap to meet Mr. Gao's sister Gao Yaoxue."
Gu Baixi agreed: "now Mr. Gao's whereabouts are unknown. His closest family really should unite."
……
When Yi Huirong arrived at Gao Yaoxue's house, Gao Yaoxue was teasing her daughter happily, "good baby, look, your aunt is coming."
"Elder sister, Gao Xian was kidnapped in San Francisco and her whereabouts are still unknown." Yi Huirong said with tears in her eyes.
Hearing the news, Gao Yaoxue was startled. She quickly handed her daughter over to the nanny, and then asked eagerly, "how much ransom does the other party want?"
Yi Huirong cried, "100 million dollars."
"Just offer the terms." Gao Yaoxue sighed a little relieved, "Huirong, don't worry first. Think that in those years, Fu laorong, the king of Haojiang gambling, was kidnapped, but with the mediation of many parties, he paid the ransom and got away safely. Gao Xian should also belong to this situation!"
"It's not that simple." Yi Huirong shook her head. "Sister, you don't know the social situation of western countries. Gao Xian was kidnapped by a left-wing radical organization. Such organizations not only seek money, but also seek justice, and the governments of various countries usually maintain a strong position on it."
Gao Yaoxue was stunned for a while, and then asked, "what are you going to do?"
Yi Huirong wiped her tears. "I want to stabilize the company before the news spreads in Xiangjiang. Then I will visit banshaya of Huifeng bank and collect ransom. I will leave for America tomorrow."
"It's hard for you to keep your mind clear at this time. My head is a mess of paste." Gao Yaoxue sighed, "whatever I can do, just tell me."
Yi Huirong held Gao Yaoxue's hand and said, "of course, I'm here to ask my sister to help maintain the order of the company."
"OK, I'll change my clothes and go with you right away." Gao Yaoxue unequivocally promised to come down and quickly put on a work suit.
After calling her husband and asking the nanny to take good care of her daughter, Gao Yaoxue left the house with Yi Huirong and got on the car.
When the car drove out for a long distance, Gao Yaoxue warned, "take this road and go far."
Yi Huirong explained, "I'm going to see Liang Xin."
Gao Yaoxue asked, "what are you doing to see Liang Xin?"
"Although we don't want to, we should also face the reality and prepare for the worst." Yi Huirong sighed: "Gaoyi and happiness, one virtual and one real, two major business systems. It's not so easy for us women to really control."
"Therefore, we Gaojia people must unite, including Gaoxian's blood."
Gao Yaoxue's face changed and asked, "do you know that Liang Xin gave birth to a son to Gao Xian?"
Yi Huirong calmly replied, "some hearsay has been said, and some speculation has been confirmed."
Gao Yaoxue, who returned to normal, asked curiously, "don't you hate Gao Xian?"
"I can't talk about resentment." Yi Huirong smiled frankly, "I'm looking at Gao Xian. How can I create miracles step by step? I worship him, like him and spoil him. Naturally, I can tolerate some of his problems. After all, no one is perfect. What's more, Gao Xian always seems guilty and clever in front of me because of this matter."
"You, you are strange. You seem to have an alternative taste..." Gao Yaoxue muttered.
Yi Huirong said with a straight face: "in fact, my principle is also very simple. That is, since I have identified Gaoxian, the interests of Gaojia should be taken into account first."
Gao Yaoxue looked at Yi Huirong carefully and sighed, "Liang Xin is a hard-working woman. It's best for adults to ignore a lot."
……
Liang Xin opened the door and looked at Gao Yaoxue standing in front of her. She looked calm, but her face changed when she saw Yi Huirong.
Yi Huirong went straight into the living room and opened the door to the mountain: "Gao Xian was kidnapped in San Francisco, the United States, and his whereabouts are still unknown."
Liang Xin's face suddenly turned pale. Her hands were stirred together, and the blood vessels on her hands were stretched clearly.
After a while, Liang Xin raised her head, looked directly at Yi Huirong and asked softly, "what do you need me to do this time, except notice?"
Yi Huirong looked at Liang Xin calmly and said, "the situation is urgent. To make a long story short, I want to grab the news. Before Xiangjiang spreads, I need to stabilize Gao Xian's efforts - Gaoyi and happy systems. In the worst case, I need to show publicly that Gao Xian and I have children, so as to control Gao's business kingdom."
"So, I came to you this time just to discuss the child."
"Don't worry, I can swear that there is absolutely no malice, just to make a foolproof policy."
At this time, Liang Xinzhan showed her extraordinary woman's side and said immediately, "OK, I believe you. When necessary, I can give you peace."
Yi Huirong's face flashed an unexpected color, and then his tone showed obvious respect. He reassured: "don't worry, I'm definitely not malicious, just for Gao Xian's high family."
Liang Xin nodded and said, "I can understand."
Just then, the door of the baby room was pushed open, and a little brain came out. His bright eyes looked at the direction of the sofa. Then, the little boy's body was exposed.
Yi Huirong showed a warm smile, "is that the little guy? I really feel hope."
……
When Yi Huirong and Gao Yaoxue rushed back to Gaoyi company, the meeting room was full of Gaoyi and happy management.
Yi Huirong sat in the middle and said calmly, "you should know the purpose of this meeting. What I want to tell you is that Mr. Gao did encounter a little trouble, but when I send the ransom, it will be all right."
"Decades ago, Fu laorong, the king of Haojiang gambling, was also kidnapped, but with the mediation of many parties, he paid the ransom and got away safely. Mr. Gao also belongs to this situation!"
"As for the ransom, it is not a problem at all. Just the oil field No. 30 on the Eugene island in the Gulf of Mexico, which is worth tens of billions of dollars, there is no problem."
"The main reason why I invited you here is that there is no airtight wall. When the news spreads in Xiangjiang, you should not believe and spread the wrong information. Just work at ease. When Mr. Gao comes back, you will naturally be rewarded for sharing weal and woe."
Speaking of this, Yi Huirong confirmed: "do you understand what I mean?"
Li Ruoxi, Zhang Yongkang and others nodded one after another and said, "Mr. Gao is not here for the time being. We naturally listen to miss Yi's orders."
"Thank you for your cooperation." Yi Huirong raised her voice and said, "except that Gaoyi stops foreign exchange investment, other business activities continue as usual."
"If a customer doubts us without knowing the truth, tell him clearly that we have sufficient capital to deal with any storm. If you don't believe it, ask about the value of the No. 30 oil field on Eugene island."
……
After the meeting, Yi Huirong, accompanied by Ye Licheng and Gu Baixi, went to see HSBC Daban Shaya.
Noticing that Shaya received the three of them with a dignified face, Yi Huirong secretly guessed that the other party might have mastered some trouble.
"Mr. Gao was kidnapped in San Francisco, USA, and the other Party demanded a ransom of 100 million US dollars." Yi Huirong said bluntly: "I asked to see chairman Shaya this time in the hope that Huifeng bank can help turn over the ransom of 100 million US dollars."
Shaya sighed, "originally, this news is true."
"It's a simple process of taking money to redeem people. It's just to make Eugene Island No. 30 oil field produce more crude oil." Yi Huirong looked at Shaya. "Chairman Shaya, is Huifeng bank willing to assist in this capital turnover?"
Shaya smiled bitterly, "just because David is a director of Huifeng bank, Huifeng bank is willing to assist in this capital turnover."