Vol 2 Chapter 608: I am a legend

Without waiting for Tina Fei’s answer, Duke added,
In fact, the clown is more like a loan shark. While people get something from him, they also give up other things, and what they give up is the noble ones in people. section."
This is actually a very simple truth, just like Duke before, no matter what other people do, he always sticks to a bottom line.
In his view, when a person adheres to principles, he is upholding his soul; when a person wants to behave decently, he is considering his dignity; when a person is guarding the bottom line, he is maintaining basic values.
Even in the highly developed business society of North America, people who do all these things want to give themselves a higher evaluation rather than a lower evaluation, and they are injecting meaning into their lives, rather than taking them away.
People are a kind of very malleable existence, of course, there is the possibility of falling, but this is not the only prospect; of course, there is a selfish and cowardly side, but this is not all of people.
How a person actually performs depends on the environment provided to him.
If certain conditions are too cramped, only allow people to release the lower side of human nature, not the higher side of the soul; only allow him to eat and drink and not allow him to pursue value ideals, otherwise severe punishment will come. ￠ This can be seen as a kind of deprivation of him, which is to deliberately put him in humiliation and reduce his humanity and human dignity.
In this case, it cannot be said that his life like a pig is a life closer to human nature, and therefore a more "real" life. What is the truth about a person? What is his original appearance and the life he wants? This will not be able to surface until the pressure is relieved.
Talking about the truth of people under threats, treating people's coerced state as the moment when truth emerges, and concluding that despicableness is the essence of human beings. This is the only way for mental patients like clowns to do this, because his own vision reaches this place. Like the lines in the script, he strives to bring others down to his own level.
For example, when the film deals with the choice of two people on board, it provides a solution that the clown did not expect.
First, the people on the prisoner’s ship threw away the remote control, accepting the possibility that the other party would be killed if they activated their side, and were unwilling to activate it by themselves and turn the other party into a sea of ​​flames; similarly, on the citizen ship. Although some people have hesitated, in the end no one is willing to pay this human price and put the world under the control of evil people through their own hands.
Whether this is a person's performance at the last moment is really something they don't know under normal circumstances.
Think about the 9-11 incident. One of the people on the plane fought desperately with the hijackers. They knew what the consequences would be, but they still chose to do it. People are not just negative. There is also the glorious side. If you stand at a higher height, it is not difficult to find that people are not only scornful, but may also have a different face.
People like clowns will never and don’t want to see another face of people.
Therefore, no matter how brilliant the role of the clown is, he is always a criminal!
Just entering mid-November, there was good news from Nancy Josephson that her ICM was successfully poached from the artist management company. Has officially signed a contract with Michael Bay.
However, based on the box office results of Michael Bay's first three films. It is not easy to find the right project.
This weekend, Duke temporarily put aside his work, accepted the invitation of Steve Jobs, and went to San Francisco to attend a reception hosted by Apple.
"Duke, I plan to release the first-generation iPhone next year." Steve Jobs stood opposite Duke. He raised his glass for a moment, "How about you being an endorsement?"
"How much endorsement fee can you pay for me?"
Fei Duke wouldn't do as many endorsements as he could. He just joked casually, but when he saw Jobs's serious expression, he had to say. "Steve, I have always been your supporter. It is not appropriate for me to endorse. If you really plan to find a spokesperson, you should find a first-line star."
"I think you are good." Steve Jobs did not give up, and said, "Fame and great influence in the world."
Duke has no interest in commercial endorsements, shook his head without hesitation, and then said, "Speaking of fame, Steve, in the electronics industry, you are more famous than me."
He had a flash of inspiration and said, "You can speak for the iPhone yourself."
Steve Jobs showed a thoughtful look, as if he was really considering Duke's words.
After all these years of scramble with Steve Jobs, Duke has always held about 7% of Apple's shares, but he has never spoken much in Apple affairs, as long as it is not related to his affairs. Then let the agent support Jobs, if Jobs is not there, then support Tim Cook.
Anyway, he never thought about what substantive power he could get in Apple.
As soon as Steve Jobs left, another person walked over, "Hello, Duke."
"Hello, Bill." Duke gently shook Bill Gates's stretched hand.
He was still a little curious about how Bill Gates would appear at the rival party, but after a few words of greeting with the world's richest man, he remembered.
When Jobs returned to Apple and urgently needed funds to regroup Apple, both he and Bill Gates reached out to Apple, but out of balance, Steve Jobs accepted part of the investment from both of them. It was only Bill. ? Gates' investment amount is higher.
"I heard you ordered a 500-foot big guy in New York last time?"
The two are not even familiar with each other, they are talking about topics that are not salty and not indifferent. Bill Gates mentioned the New York Yacht Show, "It seems that my old ship should be eliminated."
Duke just smiled and didn't say much.
Relatively speaking, Bill Gates is one of the relatively low-key among the super-rich in North America.
Gates and Duke only briefly talked a few words. The industries in which the two are engaged have almost no intersection, and there is no business relationship. This kind of chat is just polite.
Of course, both Duke and Bill Gates have shown sufficient respect for each other.
People who have reached this point may be able to use various methods behind their backs, and on the surface they are often a group of amiability.
However, there are exceptions, such as Larry Ellison.
The famous madman, after seeing Duke, immediately walked over. Bill Gates didn't even look at Larry Ellison. He whispered to Duke, turned around and left.
After Larry Ellison came over, he snorted to Bill Gates' back and said, "Duke, we meet again."
His words were not very polite.
Duke shrugged, "I think Bill is really smart."
The implied meaning of the words Larry Ellison of course could hear him, his expression unchanged, and said, "Fear of me? Avoid me?"
"Afraid of you?" Duke couldn't help feeling a little funny.
Larry Ellison did not answer, but instead brought up the same topic as Bill Gates, "I heard that you booked a 500-foot yacht in New York? Tell you, I have transferred the Rising Sun to David. ?Geffen."
Duke understands Larry Ellison’s intentions. His Rising Sun was once the longest yacht in the world. When it was built, he heard that Paul Allen was building a longer Octopus, and he did not hesitate to invest in changing the design. , And finally got the so-called first in the world.
Sure enough, Larry Ellison said, "I have placed an order to build a 600-foot yacht."
Looking at Larry Ellison, who looked arrogant and arrogant, Duke couldn't help frowning slightly. He didn't have those who were more leisurely than the length of a yacht.
"Then congratulations on becoming the number one in the world." Duke said lightly.
This kind of indifferent tone made Larry Ellison feel that all the previous bragging words were said for nothing, and the other party would not take him at all.
But he immediately thought of the aspect that Duke cares about most, and said, "You know, Duke, I invested in David's new film, and his new film will be released at the beginning of the summer next year!"
"Oh?" Duke became interested. "This is good news."
Larry Ellison raised his chin slightly, "Where's your new movie? Will your Batman be in early May?"
"I'm just a director." Duke smiled and shook his head. "When the movie will be released, that is a matter for the distribution company."
Such remarks are obviously fooling laymen like Larry Ellison. Several people in Hollywood don't know that he has the heavyweight right to speak when the film is released.
Duke is not the kind of impulse to be squeezed by people with a little bit of language, and he will be excited to jump up and down. No matter what, he has lived for so many years. If he is still impulsive, the past time is really a dog. On the body.
Too lazy to continue entangled with people like Larry Ellison, Duke casually pulled out a reason and went to the other side. The other party didn't care about etiquette and face, but he couldn't appear uneducated in public.
That's the one who is losing his mother.
However, he did not forget what Larry Ellison said. After all, according to the plan, "The Dark Knight" will be released in May, the beginning of next summer.
When he walked to the small terrace without people, Duke took out his cell phone, dialed Tina Fei's number, and said a few words briefly.
When the reception was over and Duke was about to take a helicopter back to Malibu, he received a call from Tina Fei.
"The planned production cost is 150 million U.S. dollars and will be distributed by Walt Disney," Tina Fei said in concise language as much as possible. "Based on Richard Matheson's novel, the project is temporarily named "I Am A Legend." !"
"I'm a Legend?" Duke nodded and hung up.
It might be good to have such a movie as a competitor. (To be continued...)
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