v2 Chapter 323： Alan Page's Gift

How did Google develop in the past? Who invested in those two relatively poor students and how many shares they got from them? Duke didn’t know at all. After all, even in an era when the Internet was sufficiently developed and the world had changed. , Except for a few caring people, most people will check these things in their spare time.

For Google, what Duke knew was one of the largest Internet companies in the world.

Although Tina Fei and David negotiated with Peppa and Sergey, Duke couldn’t remember whether they were the founders of Google, but Duke didn’t know whether they were the founders of Google. 30% of the shares, this kind of risk is totally worth trying, even if the financing shares will inevitably be diluted in the future, as long as it is really Google, it is a trade that will never lose money.

Besides, according to the agreement signed by both parties, he can continue to invest in the future.

"The name of the company has been determined, and the two founders have already thought about it."

Under the umbrella on the beach, Tina Fey, who had just flown from Los Angeles to Wellington, was lying on the beach chair next to Duke, briefly introduced the negotiation process, and said, "The name is google."

Hearing the name, Duke nodded, it seemed that he could not be mistaken.

Tina Fei turned her head and looked at Duke, "You look tired."

"The work of the two crews accumulated together a few days ago, and it was a bit busy."

Lying on the beach chair, Duke tried his best to relax himself, not thinking about the work of "The Lord of the Rings", "The "Hundred Thousand Fire" has been closed. Just a few days of rest will be fine. Now that you are back, I can relax."

She rolled her eyes on the surface, but Tina Fei actually had a hint of joy, when a great director who was well-known throughout Hollywood and even the world thought she was important. That shows that she is really important.

"The plane was late again when it came over?" Duke asked.

Tina Fei said helplessly, "Flights all over the world are like this."

After thinking for a while, Duke turned his head and looked at Tina Fey, "Let Nancy or David. Find a suitable business jet manufacturer to place an order."

In recent years, Duke has also been flying around frequently, and he lives in Los Angeles and his mother lives in New York. It is undoubtedly much more convenient to have a business jet. With his current wealth and the speed of making money, it is only a trivial matter to raise a business jet. .

After saying a few things about business jets, Tina Fei turned the topic back to the film side, "The Matrix is ​​offline from the global market. Jeff Robinoff wants to know when the sequel can be prepared."

"You go back and notify Warner. The editing team of the Duke Studio is writing the sequel script."

Regarding the sequel to The Matrix, Duke had already thought about it, "After the shooting of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Zach will switch to the sequel to The Matrix."

A huge magical epic like "The Lord of the Rings" requires too many shots. Duke needs an experienced deputy director with a style similar to himself, not just preparation. When shooting, Duke will form a crew for Zach Schneider and Anna Prinz, and the two will take on a lot of filming work.

"Hi. Tina. Hi, Duke."

The party on the beach continued, and Liam Neeson came over, "You are very quiet here."

Tina Fei greeted Liam Neeson, took off a long white T-shirt she was wearing, and said to Duke. "I will swim in the sea."

Tina Fei knows very well what time to do after staying with Duke for so long.

"Sit anywhere, Liam."

Duke pointed to the white plastic chair next to him and propped up the beach chair. Turning there, he took out a can of beer from the bucket on the table, handed it to him, and asked, "Did you participate in the carnival? Something?"

"At my age, everyone likes a quieter environment."

Opening the beer, Liam Neeson took a sip, "It's nothing important, I heard that "The Matrix" is out, I want to come over and congratulate you."

Duke took another can of beer, moved a plastic chair, and sat across from Liam Neeson. "You don't need to be so polite."

"It's not polite." Liam Neeson laughed. "It's envy. This year's North American and global box office champions will be yours again."

Speaking of this, Liam Neeson is indeed a little bit emotional. The North American box office of "The Matrix" is 327.58 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office is 665.87 million U.S. dollars. Both broke the North American and global box office of the r-rated film originally maintained by Duke. Record, now that the end of the year is approaching, all major productions that will be released have already been released, and "The Matrix" must be the annual box office champion in North America and the world.

"You are less than thirty, Duke."

Looking here, Liam Neeson touched Duke's beer can, took a big sip, and said, "I have won three annual box office titles."

"Independence Day" in 1994, "Saving Private Ryan" in 1995, plus this year's "The Matrix", these three annual box office champions seem to be few, but Liam Neeson still feels terrible because The young director on the opposite side only has six movies released!

If he remembers correctly, the other three "Speed ​​of Life", "Break into Death Island" and "Chicago" have all entered the top ten of the annual box office charts in North America!

How many directors in Hollywood can do it?

Liam Neeson came here for a very clear purpose, which was to show him good. Not long after he left, another main actor also came over.

Gerrard Butler's performance in the filming was generally good. Duke also decided to continue to let him star in his own film. Because of the schedule issue, Sean Bing finally rejected the role of Porromir, Gerald Butt. After a short holiday, Le will join the training ranks of the Lord of the Rings expedition.

"Duke, I just want to express my gratitude." Gerald Butler didn't say much, leaving only one sentence, "Thank you for giving me these two opportunities, as long as you need it in the future..."

He made a call gesture, then left with a smile.

"Hi, Duke."

A little girl holding a balloon came over.

"Hi, Ellen."

Looking at Alan Peggy, Duke gently rubbed his forehead, and the little girl walked over and suddenly reached out to him, "I gave this to you."

"Give it to me?" Duke reached out his hand and asked curiously, "What is it?"

"You gave me a lot of directing and help during filming."

The little girl tilted her head and said very seriously, "So I want to give you a gift that I personally prepared."

While talking, she put a small shell of about an inch into Duke's hand, "My mother took me to the beach to find this. I asked the props teacher on the Lord of the Rings crew and they made it together with me. Isn't it beautiful now?"

"Thank you."

Duke picked up the shell and placed it in the sun. The shell was colorful, with a smooth and bright surface. Obviously, it had undergone the most basic treatment, "Very beautiful, I like your gift very much."

"Keep it safe." Alan Peggy exhorted.

"I will treasure it." Duke nodded solemnly.

Alan Peggy smiled sweetly and waved to Duke, "Then I will go to the beach to play, goodbye, Duke."

On the beach in the distance, there is a faint high-pitched sound of music. The shutdown party of the crew will inevitably evolve into a carnival party. If it is replaced by the previous energetic time, Duke will definitely pass, participate in the carnival, and find suitable The beauty, see if there is an opportunity for in-depth communication.

Maybe it was because I was preparing for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy twice in a row while shooting the film, which consumed too much energy, or maybe it was because the mood gradually changed as he got older again, and Duke just wanted to stay quiet. Here, take a good rest, the farther away from the noise, the better.

He is indeed tired.

Carded a pair of black sunglasses, lay back on the beach chair, Duke slowly closed his eyes, not thinking about Hollywood's fame and fortune temptation, not thinking about fascinating beauties, not thinking about the work that has already been done and will continue, just Let your thoughts drift with the breeze from the sea, to the blue sky, to the white clouds, to your home in New York...

Duke fell asleep, full of thoughts of going home in his sleep.

Stepping on the soft sandy beach, Tina Fei walked back under the sun umbrella, first looked at Duke, who was stuck with her sunglasses, and then heard a slight snoring, she couldn't help but smile, and walked to the place where the basket was placed behind. , Found a thin blanket and put it on Duke.

Wiping off the water droplets on her long hair, Tina Fei wrapped another blanket, lay on her beach chair, stuck a pair of sunglasses, found her watch and tilted her head and closed her eyes.

In the middle of the afternoon, Duke was awakened by Tina Fei. He shook his head a little groggy, took the wet towel from Tina Fei and wiped his face, and then he felt sober. .

"Tina, give me a satellite phone."

To come to the satellite phone, Duke directly dialed the New York number. Like most of the time, the person who answered the call was not her mother, but one of her assistants. Duke simply said a few words to her, confirming her mother’s Christmas period. After the trip, I hung up the phone.

Looking at the carnival party that was still going on over there, Duke still couldn't raise any interest, stood up and put on his t-shirt and put on a pair of beach shoes.

"Let's go back." He said to Tina Fei.

There will naturally be someone here to clean up. Tina Fei picked up her bag and followed Duke, who was carrying a backpack, to the parking lot outside the beach.

Duke said to Tina Fei as he walked, "I need to take a long vacation to inform Charles that he and Zac will be responsible for the work of "The Lord of the Rings" for the time being. Contact me through video calls for important matters."

Walking to the car, Duke opened the door of the co-pilot, "I'm a little tired, Tina, you drive."

As the car drove onto the road, Duke said again, "I will spend Christmas and New Year in New York and tell Mike Dawson that the post-editing of "One Hundred Thousand Hurry" will be after the new year." (To be continued...)

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