Chapter 876 - Rumors
It seemed that Robert was indeed doing very well in Hollywood. To own a mansion that was over 1,200 square meters in the crowded Hollywood Hills, it would have cost him over 10 million US Dollar.
A gym, a steam room, a sauna, a swimming pool, a home theater, and everything imaginable were all available. The balcony directly faced Los Santos. Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, it overlooked the beautiful skyline of Los Santos. On both sides of the mansion were green hills that looked refreshing.
“The living room is the highlight of the entire building. The fireplace is built out of limestone. The modernist style with milky white furniture combines the sense of line and artistic feel. This makes home life comfortable while at the same time reflect the concept of high quality and low luxury of different eras. The floor-to-ceiling large glass windows coincide with the wooden beams, rendering a strong Spanish-style romanticism in contemporary home décor,” when Jiang Chen walked into the mansion, Robert blabbed on and on.
“Did you memorize the entire description on the pamphlet?” Jiang Chen mocked.
“Absolutely not,” Robert waved his hand quickly, but then said, “I only memorized a few paragraphs.”
At this time, after entering the living room, Jiang Chen heard a bout of laughter from the balcony not far away.
“Hey, Robert, are you done? If you don’t come now, we’ll finish this bottle of champagne you have kept for ten years…”
“Oh! Sh*t! Don’t do that, that’s my life!” Robert shouted exaggeratedly, kicking his leather shoes aside and walking into the house.
On the balcony, men and women were laughing and chatting. Jiang Chen followed Robert into the living room. A man passed through the door on the balcony and came in their direction.
“Haha, Robert, where is the big deal you are talking about? If you’re just showing off your relationship with the FBA ‘old friends’… Oh God, you, are you Jiang Chen?” The man who was grinning suddenly stopped, his eyes almost popped out as he stared at the man beside Robert.
“Yes, nice to meet you.” Jiang Chen extended his right hand with a smile.
Although he felt he had seen this guy somewhere, he couldn’t recall the name. Unless it was a particularly liked director or actor or if they had impressive features, he generally didn’t pay attention to what the person’s name was.
“I’ll introduce you. This is Bryan Singer. If you’ve seen the X-Men, you must be familiar with him.”
Hearing the name Bryan Singer, Jiang Chen suddenly put his face to a name.
Speaking of Bryan Singer, most people associated him with the term X-Men. From the success of the “The Usual Suspects” in 1995, Bryan Singer officially entered the Hollywood circle from his personal production. By the year 2000, the “X-Men” adapted by him received unexpectedly great success. Then on, his directing career was tied to the X-Men franchise.
It was not that he didn’t try to make a transition, but he seemed to be cursed. Whether it was “Superman Returns” or “Jack the Giant Slayer”, the fiasco of the box office caused Warner Bros. to weep and cry and cast a shadow over his directing career.
Hollywood was a real place. Whether the future of a director was bright or not was directly linked to the box office.
But Jiang Chen remembered this guy’s name, not because of the X-men, but because he heard through the grapevine that this gay was bisexual.
It was indeed a memorable feature.
“Nice to meet you. Mr. Jiang Chen. I always thought that Robert was bullsh*tting. I didn’t think it was true!” Holding Jiang Chen’s hand, Bryan looked excited.
“It’s also nice to meet you, Mr. Singer. The X-Men is also very famous in my country. Oh, I have seen Apocalypse.” Jiang Chen smiled and quietly withdrew his hand.
Shaking hands with someone who may be interested in him, the feeling gave him goosebumps.
Although it was only a rumor…
After all, it was a party hosted by the old pervert Robert. In addition to those friends he made in Hollywood, there were also many blondes and some were even Hollywood movie stars.
As Robert put it, he was considered successful in Hollywood, and several films that performed well in the box office made him a successful producer. In addition to Bryan Singer, Jiang Chen also saw Alicia Vikander. She was Laura Croft in the “Tomb Raider” released this year and the star of this party.
However, Jiang Chen knew clearly, even for the experienced pickup artist Robert, this kind woman could be quite difficult. Just relying on the identity of the producer may not be enough to open her legs, and judging by how comfortable she was at the party, it didn’t look like she and Robert had a relationship beyond friendship.
However, when she saw Jiang Chen, she, like the rest of the people at the party, showed a considerable degree of surprise… and interest.
“Mr. Jiang Chen, after the party, can I invite you to my house for a cup of coffee?” Alicia gently bit her bright red lips, and when no one was around and offered with a voice full of temptation.
This proposal was quite attractive. Everyone knew what coffee equaled to in this situation.
If only…
“I’m sorry, Ms. Lau… Ms. Alicia. This proposal is indeed very tempting, but my temporary security adviser probably won’t allow this.” Jiang Chen regretfully declined her invitation.
The rejected Alicia Vikander smiled and was not discouraged. After chatting with Jiang Chen for a few moments, she went into other circles. Jiang Chen, who was working closely with Warner Bros., would undoubtedly help her career, and Virtual Image Animation did display ambition to enter Hollywood. However, it was a pity that Jiang Chen did not seem to show enough interest in her. She was keenly aware of the situation and stopped persisting on the idea.
Not just big names such as Alicia Vikander, there were a lot of beautiful women who cast a look of passion to him at the party. Emma Watson’s endorsement fee was enviable. But being able to receive the supporting actress role in the epoch-making “Time Curtain” made people especially jealous.
No one here was worse than her, and no one was willing to admit defeat.
The party continued until eight o’clock in the evening. Unlike most of Hollywood’s private parties, this party that started in the afternoon already reached its end. The sea breeze blowing from the west coast brought a little coolness and blew away the heat in the guests’ hearts. The guests shook hands with Robert one after another as they bid farewell and left with joy and laughter.
Everyone but Jiang Chen.
“How does it feel? This city.”
“So-so.”
Robert laughed and opened his collection with a bottle opener. A 1965 red wine. It was a brand Jiang Chen had never seen before, but just from the color, it didn’t look ordinary at all.
“A very harsh remark.”
Shaking his head, Robert poured a cup of his collection for Jiang Chen.
After the party, the mansion seemed empty. The wine bottles lying on the ground, poker chips, and the tin foils used for drugs all demonstrated the bustling of an hour ago.
Jiang Chen shook his glass and took a sip of the sour liquid.
“Where is Nick?”
“It’s a pity that he couldn’t come. He is shooting a movie in Australia or else he definitely wouldn’t miss this party.”
Robert took a swig of the champagne and then let out a long breath of relief. He stared at the skyline of Los Santos in the distance and said to himself, “I spent the first half of my life through the land of the dead and now I’m spending the second half of my life intoxicated in dreams… This feeling is fascinating.”
“Consider making a biography of yourself?” Jiang Chen joked.
“That is a great idea!” Robert rainsed his cup to Jiang Chen from the distance, grinned and continued to stare into the skyline of Los Santos. “I have a feeling that if I took out my autobiography and made it into a script, it would be like ‘Lord of War’ where the box office and word of mouth would all take off and I would win both fame and wealth.”
“It’s also possible that you will fall flat.” Jiang Chen laughed.
“Don’t be like this, man.” Robert glanced at Jiang Chen and continued to drink.
Of course, to make an autobiography into a movie was just something he thought about. It was certainly impossible to produce. It was impossible to write an autobiography after having sold arms for the Capital. Even if he wanted to produce it, the FBA certainly won’t cooperate in smearing themselves.
Smearing the federal government was the definition of political correctness in Hollywood blockbuster, but some of the bottom lines cannot be crossed. Lawrence, for example, once planned to use IS to solve the problem and link UA and terrorism, this would clearly not be suitable for the big screen. Even though it was the tradition to smear politicians, even the audience wouldn’t buy it if it went over the line.
Think of Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11,” although he heavily mocked Bush to win the Palme d’Or, did he make a famous movie after that? There was a precedent for this case.
“Right, ‘Time Curtain’. The movie you have been working with Warner Bros. should be in theatres soon. What do you think?”
“Come on, only Virtual Image Animation under Future Technology is participating in the production. I can’t pay attention to a side project like this to know everything clearly.” Jiang Chen helplessly shrugged.
When Robert heard this, he gave a middle finger.
“Sh*t, in your Chinese words, this is called ZhuangBi (Showing off)?”
“Your Chinese pronunciation is becoming more and more standard.” Jiang Chen laughed.
“Yes, is Miss Watson in that movie? She is acting as…” Robert frowned while trying to recollect his thoughts.
“Vice-captain. Wait, don’t think about my actresses,” said Jiang Chen.
“Sh*t! Am I that kind of person?” Robert glared at Jiang Chen. He had automatically designated Emma as a kind of woman with an unusual relationship with Jiang Chen. He leaned against the balcony railing. “It’s just, I recently heard some bad rumors… After all, you have invested 100 million in this movie. I can’t just watch my brother get conned.”
“What rumors?” Jiang Chen furrowed.