Chapter 629 The Chosen Clown, a Shocking Move

Chapter 629 The Chosen Clown, a Shocking Move

Pah!

A slap on the buttocks of a blond foreign horse who was at least 1.78 meters tall.

The thin piece of cloth could not cover the plump buttocks.

It trembled a few times from side to side, with excellent elasticity.

Zhou Yutang's expression twitched slightly, and he quietly distanced himself from the wretched old Bob.

But the bronze-skinned girl turned around and saw Bob, the old man, and actually threw him a wink.

"Wow."

Bob exchanged a few words with the Brazilian beauty, sent her away, and turned around and said confidently: "Zhou, go to the fucking Golden Globe Awards and look at these girls. They are like beautiful angels who can soothe our wounded hearts."

"If I win the award, then today will be a good day for us to celebrate?"

Zhou Yutang saw through the dirty thoughts of this old man at a glance.

"Yeah, nothing can be hidden from you."

Old Bob smiled and did not forget to take care of Dong Ge: "Enjoy it, there are enthusiastic girls here, they know what they should do, and there are many empty rooms. You can play as you want."

The armed security ensures that this den of gold is foolproof.

The neatly trimmed garden is full of flowers.

The sparkling swimming pool has bikini beauties like mermaids.

I heard Ni Ni come over and whisper that she is a famous supermodel in Victoria's Secret.

Following Bob to the second floor, stepping on the soft beat of jazz played by the live band, we arrived at an open terrace.

Zhou Yutang looked around the room, the dazzling crystal chandelier reflected the magnificent light, and there were elite white men in high-end custom suits talking.

There was a girl in a maid outfit with a thunderous heart who took the initiative to come forward to provide service.

Old Bob was like a mouse rolling into a rice jar, his mouth stretched to his ears, and he was even harder to suppress than AK.

He was obviously a veteran in the entertainment industry, and he greeted acquaintances from time to time, and introduced Zhou Yutang and Dong Ge to his friends. Some of them seemed to appear frequently in American news reports.

"So open-minded."

Dong Ge, who had worked hard all the way through hard times, was enlightened.

After Jingdong went public, Dong Ge is now worth hundreds of billions and is also a business tycoon.

Although he is not as good as Jack Ma, he has been invited to give speeches at famous universities at home and abroad, and many fans and fans have come to him.

But those girls are really lacking in charm in front of these professional players.

That's why they say that the entertainment industry is full of decadence and luxury.

Brother Dong felt that every time he went out with Zhou Yutang, his worldview would be greatly impacted.

"Victoria's Secret supermodels are well-deserved, and the average bust will not be less than 80CM."

"Wat?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Brother Dong's face. He secretly looked at her for a few times, then quickly retracted his gaze and couldn't help asking Zhou Yutang beside him: "How did you know?"

Zhou Yutang was very calm: "My eyes are the ruler."

Brother Dong: "."

Ni Ni, who followed Zhou Yutang silently, finally met the legendary supermodel Miranda Kerr as she wished.

This legendary supermodel, after accumulating wealth by walking on the catwalk, created her own personal brand and has initially achieved class transition.

She is the senior of those models who want to get ahead with their bodies.

But in this kind of big shot, she is still respectful.

Ni Ni is usually quite knowledgeable about fashion, and she recognized many famous models, such as Elsa Hosk, Laisa Ribeiro, and Stella Maxwell.

Anyway, Zhou Yutang didn't know any of them, and he just admired the long legs moving, which were indeed full of vitality and charm.

Unfortunately, these women did not quite meet Zhou Yutang's aesthetic standards.

After all, he was a traditional and conservative man.

He preferred temperamental Oriental girls.

Soon, he met the target of this trip, Joaquin Phoenix.

This year, Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards for "Inherent Vice", but unfortunately he lost to Michael Keaton in "Birdman".

This was not the first time the two met, but Joaquin Phoenix left Zhou Yutang the same impression of melancholy and restrained as always.

He could feel it.

Under this deep temperament, it seemed that there was an explosive power.

Hollywood is full of big names and movie stars everywhere. The two brothers who have won the Venice Golden Lion Award are probably the Phoenix brothers.

Joaquin Phoenix, like his deceased brother River Phoenix, has a talent for acting that is visible to the naked eye.

This is also the only choice Zhou Yutang has determined to play the Joker after screening and evaluation.

Speaking of movies, Dong Ge is a little uninterested and went to discuss life with a woman who looks like a mixed American and Japanese.

Zhou Yutang and Joaquin Phoenix sat aside and talked.

There was an intermediary who passed the invitation, and Joaquin Phoenix naturally knew why Zhou Yutang came.

In other words, Zhou Yutang has extended an olive branch to him many times through Bob or Zou Zhongyan this year.

According to Hollywood's argument, this mysterious Oriental entertainment tycoon who has risen the fastest in Hollywood may be worth tens of billions, but Phoenix doesn't care.

He has his own pursuits.

At first, he disdained any non-challenging superhero projects.

Even a dog wouldn't make such a shallow popcorn movie.

He had no interest in it.

However, after Zhou Yutang won the Palme d'Or and became famous in the world film industry, Joaquin Phoenix finally took Zhou Yutang's invitation seriously again.

The reason is very simple. Not everyone can achieve such a brilliant achievement at this age.

He said that this is not a superhero blockbuster in the general sense.

It's just that Zhou Yutang rarely works in Hollywood, and the two have always lacked opportunities to meet.

Zhou Yutang did not make an invitation right away. After the polite greetings, he told him the whole story seriously.

"He is a lunatic!"

Listening to Zhou Yutang's bewitching words, Joaquin Phoenix felt like he had goose bumps on his body.

Even his sitting posture was straightened up invisibly.

On the table was a copy of "Vanity Fair". In order to commemorate Heath Ledger, who was about to die 7 years ago, the photo taken for him in the past was re-released.

At that time, Heath was 21 years old, with a bright smile and unrestrained.

Turning to another page, the crazy clown made people shudder.

"His Joker is a classic that cannot be surpassed."

Even a talented actor like Joaquin Phoenix expressed his admiration.

Zhou Yutang rolled up the Vanity Fair, tapped the table lightly, and smiled gently: "I believe in my own vision, and I believe that you are the actor chosen by God to perfectly interpret my version of the Joker."

The polite but not overly enthusiastic invitation made Joaquin a little moved, and he told the truth very frankly: "Zhou, you are a very capable director, thank you for your appreciation of me, but I have signed two films next year, so."

The implication is that the schedule is full.

This is also normal.

Only the second-rate and obscure ones have no film contracts and stay at home.

Although Joaquin Phoenix is ​​not a top star like Leonardo, the Venice Film Emperor has a lot of status in the independent film circle and is a favorite partner of many big directors.

The two chatted for less than half an hour, and Dong Ge came back unexpectedly.

So fast?

Zhou Yutang was a little surprised, but he didn't care. He continued to make plans: "You can go back and read my script before making a decision. This project can wait until next year or the year after. Let's keep in touch. We have to make a lot of preparations in advance. I promise that this is definitely an opportunity you can't miss."

His expression was extremely confident.

There seemed to be a strong appeal in his voice.

Joaquin Phoenix was slightly startled, then nodded solemnly and raised his glass to Zhou Yutang,

"Okay, I will seriously consider it."

"Cheers!"

Ding!

The shaking red wine glasses collided with each other.

Liszt's "Dream of Love" has a beautiful melody, like a dream.

The candlelight shone on the graceful woman opposite Zhou Yutang.

The red dress looked even brighter.

She is in her thirties this year, at the peak of her charm.

Zhou Yutang knew.

Compared to her appearance, the wisdom of the woman with a master's degree from MIT is a more valuable asset.

It was this woman's encouragement and urging that, to some extent, pushed forward her husband John Henry's decision to buy Liverpool at a low price a few years ago.

The middleman of this conversation was Tom Vaughan, a famous Hollywood TV producer.

It was also one of Zhou Yutang's purposes for coming to America.

Tom was an old friend of Henry, the owner of Fenway Group. The two had once jointly acquired the Boston Red Sox of the American Professional Baseball League at a sky-high price of 690 million US dollars, which was also where Henry's dream began.

"Linda, I don't think I need to introduce you more, right?"

Tom, with sparse hair, a typical elite white old man, took the initiative to introduce.

"Of course, Mr. Miracle from the East, it's popular here now."

Linda smiled and raised her glass to Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang was observing her, and the boss lady of Fenway Group also looked at this Hollywood money printing machine with the same curious eyes.

The detailed background check data showed that the variety show operated by this oriental entertainment tycoon behind the scenes in the past two years was popular all over the world.

In recent years, he has operated several series of movies, stirring up the storm in Hollywood.

Not only did he help Warner squeeze out Disney and top the list of the six major Hollywood net profits.

He himself also gained unimaginable and amazing wealth from it.

This is not to mention his industrial layout in China.

He is obviously young and handsome, but his strong aura and his deep eyes, which show his undisguised ambition, remind Linda all the time.

This is a person who can be compared with her husband.

His net worth may even be more powerful than that of old Henry.

Of course, it is not only Zhou Yutang's influence in the entertainment industry that makes Linda look at him with admiration.

The powerful background check data shows that this year, the Tongque Fund, which he manipulated behind the scenes, teamed up with Wanda to bid for Infront Sports, strongly sniping more than a dozen capital giants including International Management Group (IMG) controlled by Silver Lake Capital, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) controlled by TPG Fund, Providence Fund, Blackstone Fund, and CVC, the largest private equity fund in Europe!

Infront is the world's second largest sports marketing company and one of the world's largest sports media production and broadcasting companies. It is a hot commodity in the capital market.

The Western capital market knows about Wanda, the Chinese dog giant that swallowed AMC at a sky-high price.

However, it is the first time that the Tongque Fund controlled by Zhou Yutang has emerged in the Western capital market.

This was enough to make him famous in one battle.

Linda brushed the big burgundy waves next to her ears, exuding the charm of a mature woman: "Mr. Zhou, I like your movies very much, and I am very much looking forward to the release of "Fifty Shades of Grey"."

"Miss Linda, I'm honored to hear you say that. I hope I won't disappoint you then."

Having dealt with Ocean Marathon a lot in the past few days, Zhou Yutang had already formed an immune mechanism. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he talked about the proposal to acquire Liverpool.

"Linda, you are a woman full of wisdom."

"It should be known that your husband hoped to replicate the success of the Boston Red Sox with Liverpool, but unfortunately it backfired."

"Maybe it's not that bad."

Linda looked calm and able to keep her composure.

"We should recognize the reality. Fenway Group overestimated Liverpool's strength and underestimated the difficulty of maintaining these assets, which is why the situation is so bad."

The materials carefully prepared by Zhou Yutang made the woman fall into silence: "Even though Liverpool had top stars like Gerrard back then, the era of Torres and Reina has passed.

We need to look forward, so advancing this deal is also to have enough funds to repay bank debts, thereby improving the club's cash flow situation and helping the club's balance sheet move forward by exempting interest-bearing debt repayments. It can bring the team back into contention for the championship.”

"Mr. Zhou, you are well prepared."

"certainly."

Zhou Yutang continued slowly: "The United Kingdom has been pushing forward with Brexit, which is very likely to lead to a mid- to long-term result, which is the depreciation of the pound. At that time, the value of the club will also shrink. This has nothing to do with the investment decision made by Mr. Henry. Contradictory.”

"The value of the club will shrink and that's something to worry about."

Linda suddenly asked: "Then why are you still pursuing this matter?"

"Since you have done in-depth research."

Zhou Yutang showed a meaningful smile: "Then it should be clear that under the general trend of China wanting to increase its international influence, there are some things that cannot be measured by money."

Linda nodded suddenly.

She thought about what the background information showed that this young entertainment tycoon had an unfathomable background in China.

When it comes to painting cakes, Zhou Yutang is definitely a professional.

Tom is also threading the needle, but Linda's attitude is very interesting.

She didn't resist. She seemed to be interested, but she didn't agree to anything. She wanted to go back and talk to old Henry in detail.

Ni Ni was quite interested in the negotiation, which lasted for more than an hour.

After the beautiful woman hugged Zhou Yutang face to face, she walked away with her bag and buttocks in hand, then she stepped forward and asked:

"Boss, how's the conversation going?"

"I'll see you in London in a few days."

Zhou Yutang took a sip of ice water, his throat felt cool, and his mind was reviewing the conversation just now.

In fact, since the other party can sit here, it shows that there is a certain intention and the acquisition is promising.

After all, Henry is an old American speculator, and all he cares about is profit.

The current situation of Liverpool's record cannot be said to be unsatisfactory, it can also be said to be extremely bleak.

Suarez went crazy and bit someone in the World Cup and was sent to Barcelona. He suffered a brutal defeat in the league and failed to even qualify for the group stage of the Champions League.

When Fenway Sports acquired Liverpool Football Club in 2010, it only spent £300 million.

Zhou Yutang wants to take over Liverpool, and the early stage team has already taken over a series of docking and negotiations, and the latest valuation of the club's entire assets is priced at 600 million pounds.

In just a few years, it has already tripled!

Even for Henry, it is a tempting number.

A key figure in the Fenway Group, Tom is interested in investing in the NBA team, and he will do his best to lobby Old Henry.

As long as this deal is completed, he can privately obtain some Hollywood resource replacement.

"Boss, why do you want to invest in football?"

"Because I like it."

"That's a bit of a willful answer."

"It's not just because I like it."

On the way back to the hotel, Zhou Yutang looked at the background information compiled by Ni Ni in his hand and said indifferently: "Do you remember that I will attend the research meeting led by the Long Propaganda Department in the second half of this year?"

"You will attend many such meetings in the second half of the year."

"On that occasion when the big boss was there, Wanda Wang and Brother Belt were both there."

"Oh, I remembered."

Ni Ni tilted his head and thought for about ten seconds, and then said: "Not long after, the central government issued the "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption," and the overall reform and development plan began to be implemented. Yes, it seems that the big boss even asked you to talk for a while."

This is also the perfect time Zhou Yutang has been waiting for to push for an acquisition.

Such a huge amount of funds is certainly based on personal preferences and investment considerations, but it is also inseparable from the tilted support of national policies.

Since ancient times, there has been no distinction between styles and genres.

Driven by the current economic new normal, local capital giants represented by Wanda Group and Alibaba Group are about to enter the global sports market in order to expand their brand effects and expand the Chinese sports industry abroad.

Zhou Yutang inspected teams from the five major European leagues in advance.

The Premier League is the most commercialized league and is known as the first of the five major leagues.

The first thing to consider is the giants in the Premier League.

Manchester United and Manchester City have no chance, and Kroenke has taken over Arsenal first.

Now the Kroenke family holds more than half of the shares, and there is another major shareholder who is a super-rich man from Russia. He wants to compete with the Kroenke family, and the internal situation is a bit chaotic.

If you want to enter the game a few years ago, it will not be difficult. In the current era of global capital, there is little room for operation.

But then again, Zhou Yutang did not have the funds of this size in the past few years.

Finally, the professional business team sorted out several feasible acquisition plans based on data analysis.

First, the two Milan giants in Serie A.

Second, the Premier League Red Army Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Third, the La Liga Sheet Army Atletico Madrid.

According to Zhou Yutang's expectations, the business negotiation team was close to reaching an agreement with AC Milan, who were more interested in the two Milan giants.

But the Benister family was extremely difficult to deal with, and suddenly the lion opened its mouth, wanting to slaughter this seemingly stupid and rich Oriental man, and the price was called to 800 million euros.

Milan's market value is at most 500 million euros, and after the acquisition, it will have to bear more than 100 million in debt.

Zhou Yutang is not unable to pay the money, but he just doesn't want to be a sucker.

Weighing the benefits, he immediately withdrew.

Then he set his sights on England's top giants Liverpool.

If you want to do it, do it big.

The final cost and negotiation difficulty are definitely higher than the two Milan giants, but the commercial operation and globalization of the Premier League crush Serie A.

The dividends from broadcasters and the English Football Association alone are at least tens of millions of euros each year.

In the next few years, it may even soar to over 100 million.

Zhou Yutang deeply bound his partner Wanda to take the lead and quickly finalized the acquisition of 20% of the shares of the Spanish Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid at a price of 45 million euros.

Although some of the contract terms are still under negotiation, this is basically a done deal, waiting for official announcement.

In addition, Suning and several capital giants in China are also ready to take action.

Sports marketing is a shortcut to the internationalization of Chinese brands and the most subtle marketing method.

Of course.

Zhou Yutang has more far-reaching considerations.

This acquisition is also related to the future promotion of the globalization of short videos of ByteDance under Jiangdong.

The domestic film and television industry is still lively.

This year, Anhui Provincial TV Station is gearing up for a big fight and set up a stage for the National Drama Festival.

It ended successfully a few days ago, and the best actor was won by uncle Zhang Jiayi. The two dramas "One Servant and Two Masters" and "Men" have withstood the test of the audience in terms of word of mouth and ratings.

Zhou Gongzi, who just had a crazy time with Liu Tianxian in Disney, turned around and won the best actress.

This is her first return after 11 years away from the screen. Her acting skills in "Red Sorghum" have also been recognized.

But the biggest winner is none other than the artists under Jiangdong Entertainment.

As the male lead of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" and "Love O2O", the two hit dramas helped Chen Xiao win three popularity awards.

Guli Nazha is also very popular, and won the most popular and commercially valuable actress.

It is not necessarily true that these awards are authoritative.

There are dozens of awards, big and small. As long as the invited stars are present, they will not let you go home empty-handed, which is somewhat suspected of sharing the pork.

Zhou Yutang did not attend, but the artists of Jiangdong School expressed their gratitude to their boss.

"Boss, the invitation letter from the Berlin Art Director has been sent."

"Please help me push it. What should I do if I don't have any works?"

Zhou Yutang declined the red carpet: "This year, there is only Jiang Wen's "One Step Away" in China?"

"Yes."

Ni Ni continued to report on her work.

Zhou Yutang was in the United States, but he did not forget his work arrangements in China.

"Nirvana in Fire" has started filming after the press conference. It is estimated that Lao Hu will stay in the crew during the Chinese New Year.

Liang Shengquan, who came from Tangren, is also really good. Since taking over the project of "Go Princess Go", it has been completed.

Another web drama directed by Tangren Li Guoli, "Wuxin the Monster Killer", is not going to be optimistic. It will take at least a few days before the New Year to wrap up.

There have been many romance scandals in China recently.

The biggest news is that Xu Jinglei openly told the media at a communication meeting at Renmin University to promote her new film that

she and a male friend she has known for many years call each other every day to keep in touch, but their relationship is very pure...

The host asked her if her male friend was Zhou Yutang, and the princess of the Beijing circle smiled but said nothing.

"..."

Zhou Yutang, who was abroad and was shot even when lying down, did receive a message of comfort from Xu Jinglei after she won the Golden Globe Award.

But other than that, the two really didn't chat much.

He was busy promoting acquisitions and managing his time at the same time, so how could he have time to care about Xu Cairen?

But the media was very excited and it was a hot topic again.

The rumors about Zhou Yutang and the four major actresses are also old news.

The more explosive news is that Xu Jinglei broke the news that Wu Yifan's first love was at the age of five.

However,

Soon the audience's attention shifted to a piece of gossip that was sent back to China from Hollywood.

It was suspected that Zhou Yutang and his good brother Dong Ge entered a mysterious mountain villa for a carnival party.

Hollywood gossip said that there were many big shots and more than 20 supermodels at the scene, including some female artists and stars in the Hollywood entertainment industry.

There were also blurry photos taken by paparazzi from a distance.

Just looking at his temperament, he is just like a firefly in the dark night, definitely the Grand Commander of Jiangdong.

Ni Ni beside him is very recognizable, and there is another person who looks like Dong Ge.

Soon, netizens dug out that Dong Ge was on a business trip in America these days, and the two brothers had met in a restaurant.

The major forums on the Internet exploded instantly.

"No, brother, you won the Golden Ball a few days ago, and I comforted you. You play like this, right?" - Feng Zhongye 1993

"Forget it, play if you like, remember to wear an umbrella, don't get tangled." - I have a little loli at home

"Brother Dong did it too." - Elegant and easy-going Erha

"It must be Zhou Yutang, who led Brother Dong astray." - Chen Yue Yixiao

"Damn, I saw the photos of those supermodels, their legs are so big, 屮!" - Sun Jiasheng

"The last word above is quite the essence." - Luzhuxuan

"I don't envy the mandarin ducks or the immortals, I envy the Grand Commander every day." - Zhe Ji Shen Shark

This revelation is nothing to Zhou Yutang.

After all, he is a natural gossip maker, and his glorious record can be checked.

Including domestic big and small actresses, the face of South Korean girl groups, and even several Hollywood actresses, intimate photos have been leaked

The Jiangdong navy has been desensitized.

Apart from the fans of the goddess and the fans of the first sister, most netizens just watched the show and had fun.

Even Dong Ge was photographed, which surprised many netizens.

Before, Dong Ge had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked righteous, which was somewhat of an idol burden.

What he presented to the public was a low-key and upright entrepreneur who wanted to lead his brothers to become bigger and stronger.

The photos of entering and leaving the private party this time were released, and his personality collapsed a little.

But he listened to Zhou Yutang's advice.

To be honest, there is no need to establish a too upright personality.

Look at Zhang Huli of Sohu, who is happy and romantic every day, and his life is still chic.

However, the public relations departments of Jiangdong and Jingdong were not idle either, and they immediately did emergency public relations, saying that there were urgent projects to discuss.

As for whether netizens believe it or not, it doesn't matter.

After this wave of operations, the milk tea sister who has been in a cold war state can't sit still.

She seemed to realize that Dong Ge was not so easy to control, and took the initiative to send a signal of reconciliation to Dong Ge.

Dong Ge turned out to be a blessing in disguise, but Zhou Yutang was in trouble.

Liu Tianxian was very angry, and the consequences were serious.