Chapter 59: Avenue of Stars

　　Naturally we want to celebrate, everyone returns to the Roosevelt Hotel, this is the favorite hotel of many Hollywood superstars, the first Academy Award is also held here.
　　 "White, can you talk about your troubles?" The guest and the host entered the seat. Li Zitao joked about yesterday's encounter and finally got to the point.
　　 "Charlie, after creating Mickey, I have a lot of inspiration in my mind, but limited by the funding problem, I can't achieve it. Now... the trouble is solved."
　　White raised a toast and smiled, "Thanks to you for all this, it is your sincerity that broke my inherent understanding of capital and respect Charlie."
　　 "Respect Charlie." Everyone laughed together.
　　This is a very good fart, Li Zitao is very satisfied with his hand, "White, I believe that under your leadership, Disney will become a great company, respect Disney."
　　 "Respect Disney." Huahua sedan lifted everyone, the atmosphere was very harmonious.
　　 There was only Lawrence, sitting alone beside him, ‘the hot girl ran away, the shares were gone, the stock price had increased by 5 times, more investment, more interest, so pitiful. ’
　　After the celebration, White Disney hurriedly left, "Charlie, those whimsy in my mind is going to drive me crazy, I must make them appear in this world quickly"
　　 The stubbornness of the animation fanatic can't be refused, of course, Li Zitao hopes that he can maintain such madness, and finally lead Disney to the world.
　　 "Charlie, I want 10% of Disney's shares." Sending White back to the hotel, Lawrence rushed over with a strange middle-aged.
　　 "Man, don't be excited, do you have a 50,000 dollar knife?" Li Zitao asked on the sofa.
　　 "I applied for a loan from my father, $50,000, and a monthly interest rate of 16%." Lawrence sat down black.
　　 originally planned to make a loan of US$20,000, with a monthly interest rate of only 10%, but because of Li Zitao’s temporary change, he now needs to pay higher interest.
　　 "10 percent is too high, what about 5 percent?" Li Zitao is not short of money. He still has 200 million in his hands and has not spent it. Compared with 50,000 dollars, he cares more about shares.
　　 But he did make his own assertion that, without consulting with Lawrence, he directly made a 5-fold valuation and bought 40% of Disney's shares.
　　 Therefore, Li Zitao could not refuse his request, but wanted to reduce the shares to 5 percent and sign a secret contract.
　　 5% of the shares are still under Li Zitao's name, but the actual investor is Lawrence, and the rights and interests other than dividends will continue to be exercised by Li Zitao.
　　 "Ok, no problem." Lawrence agreed with a bold heart.
　　When Li Zitao himself advocated price increases, he was a little dissatisfied. They were partners. Rockefeller was an industrialist, not a capitalist. They paid more attention to commitment.
　　 But Lawrence is also clear that there is no mercy in the capital world. Now that Li Zitao can give up 5 percent of the shares, he is already very satisfied.
　　 "This is my father's housekeeper, Ellen Stiknard." Lawrence introduced the middle-aged man beside him.
　　 "Hello, Mr. Stiknard, this is Mahathir, my chief lawyer." After introducing the two parties, there was nothing left for them.
　　 "Lawrence, what about your female partner?" Li Zitao started to stimulate Little Lawrence again.
　　 "Charlie, so you will lose mine." Lawrence looked at him resentfully.
　　 "That's really... an honor." Li Zitao teased.
　　 "Maybe we should go back, Hollywood is not for me." Lawrence was full of suffocation, he proposed to come to Hollywood, why did it become like this?
　　 "Charlie, do I have to go to the audition?" After struggling all morning, Bergman still didn't want to give up this opportunity.
　　 "Do you really want to act?" Li Zitao was a little surprised.
　　 "Well, I think." Bergman nodded.
　　Baoman wanted to be the star of the audience. If not, she would not apply to the Royal Theater, but she had no intention of coming to Hollywood.
　　Borman's heart is very contradictory, on the one hand is a better opportunity, and on the other is the cruelty and chaos of Hollywood. She is afraid that Li Zitao will be mad at it.
　　 "Complete your studies first. After graduation, I will arrange for you." For Hollywood, Li Zitao has his own plan.
　　Now he can buy a company to film Bergman, but Hollywood has its own operating model and rules.
　　 content is king, he does not feel that he is waving a lot of money, he can let the director, editor and the distribution company to cooperate with him, all of which will take time.
　　 "Maybe I should make some contribution to the academy, how about building a Avenue of Stars?" Li Zitao looked at Lawrence and asked.
　　 "The Avenue of Stars? Sounds good, how is it?" Lawrence said with interest.
　　 After speaking out the concept of the previous world's Avenue of Stars, Lawrence and Bergman's eyes that had already heard shine: "Eternal memorial, Charlie, this is really great."
　　Bauman's arms wrapped around his neck, his eyes looked at him blurredly, and he sent a hot kiss.
　　 Lawrence didn’t mind being sprinkled with dog food, and was excited: "Charlie, you should start this plan now, it will make you countless goodwill."
　　 "Lawrence, maybe you can help me get in touch with the masters of the college." Li Zitao smiled and hugged Bergman.
　　 "No problem, Uncle Elland..." Lawrence turned and rushed to Elland Stiknard.
　　 "Avenue of Stars, Mr. Li, how do you think of it?" Explaining to Alan again what is the Avenue of Stars, the other side stared at him and asked.
　　 "The spirit machine moved, ding..." Li Zitao turned a circle with his finger on the temple and opened his bright eyes. "That's how I thought."
　　 "..." Brother, are you serious about being so casual?
　　 "Louis is my friend, maybe I can introduce you." Elan said softly.
　　 "Louis? Louis Meyer?" Li Zitao was a little surprised.
　　Paramount, Fox, Warner, Columbia, Thunderbolt, MGM, Lianmei, Universal Pictures, these are Hollywood's first eight giants.
　　Fox has not merged with the 20th Century Film Industry at this time. Its owner is the movie giant William Fox, which has numerous distribution theaters throughout the United States.
　　 Among these eight companies, Paramount and MGM have the highest status, which can be said to overwhelm other companies.
　　 At this time, MGM was in the limelight. With a "Bin Xu", it established a high-quality image of MGM. In just one year, it surpassed Universal and became the number one studio in Hollywood.
　　CEO Louis Meyer founded the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, served as chairman of the College Planning Committee, and presided over the first Academy Award.
　　 vigorously excavated movie stars, resisted the company's top executives, and undermined William Fox's acquisition of MGM shares with antitrust laws. Its momentum was unparalleled.
　　 And Paramount, as the earliest established company, has many well-known actors, studios, distribution channels and a deep network.
　　 It can be said that from this period on, Paramount, like his logo, sat firmly on the top of the mountain and smiled at the changes in Hollywood, and no one could shake his position.
　　In Hollywood, people turned MGM over, and later Louis Mayer was called the king of Hollywood.
　　 And Paramount is known as the giant of the giants.
　　 So whether it's MGM or Paramount, everyone in Hollywood is now in the presence of admiration, even if there is no admiration, there are deep fears.
　　As far as personal prestige is concerned, Louis Meyer is even better. "Dirty gold father can still firmly control the studio of MGM Hollywood. The rights are not affected by the slightest influence. Not everyone can do it."
　　 "Uncle Elland, I am very interested in meeting Mr. Meyer." Li Zitao hit the snake with a stick and called him "Uncle" directly. Lawrence rolled his eyes.
　　 "You are too polite, Li, I am just a housekeeper." Elan smiled politely, with a clear meaning in the words with rejection.
　　 "Uncle Elan is not an ordinary housekeeper, he is the godfather of my grandfather." Lawrence dismantled the stage directly, "Calling Uncle, you will never lose money."
　　Lawrence points out Elland's identity and expresses his approval of this matter, which can be regarded as a vote for Li, thanking Li Zitao for concessions on the Golden Arch and Disney.
　　Of course, it is up to Elan to accept or not, but as the third generation of Rockefeller’s proposal, Elan cannot completely ignore it.
　　 "..." Ailan who was sold by his young master was very innocent. Looking at the warm smile of the Chinese teenager in front of him, he nodded with a helpless smile.
　　 "Then trouble Uncle Elland." Li Zitao smiled like a little fox.
　　With the words of Lawrence, "Uncle" is not a white cry. When he needs it, Elland will use his own network to solve many troubles for him.
　　 "Isn't that how the relationship network came from?" Li Zitao thought happily~EbookFREE.me~ I'll make a call. "Elan retired, and Li Zitao and Lawrence took out their pens, swiped their hands with ink, and slyly signed their names on the contract."
　　 "Charlie, Louis and Van Punk are coming, they are very interested in the Avenue of Stars you said." Elan after the call brought the good news.
　　 "Mahadi, let people prepare a reception room." Li Zitao looked at Elan and smiled, "I will trouble Uncle Elan later."
　　 "I want to go back to rest, Charlie, and call me when I leave." Lawrence blinked and walked to the elevator alone.
　　 "Thank you, Lawrence." Li Zitao got up and waved.
　　 "Charlie, Louis has a strong desire to control. As the chairman of the college planning committee, his influence on the college and even Hollywood is huge. As for Van Punk, many times Louis's opinion is his opinion."
　　After Lawrence left, Elan began to analyze Louis's character and the college's current influence in Hollywood for him.
　　The original purpose of the college was just to deal with the contradiction between employers and employees. Actors wanted more rewards, and employers wanted to reduce costs.
　　When the actors wanted to fight against the union and the management, Louis successfully established an academy with his highly stimulating speech, and the actress's guild was hollowed out.
　　After the first Academy Awards were held, the influence of the Academy further spread, and Louis's influence on Hollywood also increased day by day. At the same time, the desire to control was strengthened.
　　As for the president of the college, Van Punk, there is no sense of existence more often, or it is more appropriate to describe it with Louis's puppet.
　　The planning committee is responsible for the development of the college. The college is responsible for selecting outstanding films and filmmakers. It seems that the division of labor is different, but in fact it is in the hands of Louis.