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Chapter 641 Monica's Plea for Help!

"Who?"

"Let him die, what does it have to do with him?"

"okay, I get it!"

Sofia stormed up to the living room on the second floor.

As it turned out, Liu Jin was on the phone.

It was just a joke, and Sofia wasn't really angry, so she sat down to the side.

Eva also came over, looking at Liu Jin with a puzzled expression.

Because she noticed that Liu Jin seemed very unhappy.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Jin suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

"Amos, whose phone is that?"

“It’s Monica calling; she’s in trouble.”

"what?"

Eva and Sofia were both surprised.

"Isn't she trying to attract investment in Los Angeles?"

"It's obvious she failed."

"what happened?"

Will Smith also took a liking to the story and wanted Monica to transfer the adaptation rights to him.

Monica didn't agree, so this guy went directly to Tedres and made him refuse Monica's invitation.

She then threatened Columbia Pictures, saying she would cancel the collaboration if they agreed to work with Monica. Monica said Columbia Pictures had planned to work with Will Smith on "Hancock" this year.

This guy has considerable influence, so Pascal has temporarily suspended negotiations with Monica.

"How could this person do such a thing?"

"Eva said angrily."

Sofia glanced at her and said, "That guy has always been like this. Ever since he won the Oscar for Best Actor last year, he's become more and more arrogant. Besides, he has a good relationship with Diddy and the others in New York... Amos, you have to be careful. He might send Diddy to negotiate with you. That guy is really outrageous right now."

"Diddy?"

Eva turned her head and looked at Sophia with a puzzled expression.

"A rapper with some gang connections."

The past few years were fine, but these last two years, I don't know who he's connected with, he threw some kind of party, inviting all the big names in New York's entertainment and sports circles... Amos, that guy's not easy to deal with, you really need to be careful."

Puff Daddy!
How could I not know him?

Liu Jin curled his lip slightly, sat down in front of the fireplace, and casually added a piece of firewood to it.

How is Monica now?

"She was a little flustered, so I told her to come over first."

"If Will comes this far, will he give up?"

"Of course not, he might even come to New York."

A look of worry appeared on Eva's face.

Liu Jin scratched his head and laughed, "Don't worry, a bragging dad can't threaten me, and Will Smith is even less likely to change my mind. I'm just thinking that if Tedres refuses to be the producer, I'll have to find a more reliable producer for Monica who can drive the project forward without outside interference."

"How is Brian?"

Sophia suddenly spoke up.

"Who?"

"Brian Glazer, have you forgotten? He was also a producer when 'Life Is Beautiful' was being filmed!"

He is very influential in Hollywood.

"He has a wide network of connections and a lot of influence... Will is being very arrogant right now; we need to find a powerful figure to keep him in check."

Yes, Brian Glazer!
Liu Jin slapped his forehead.

"But I haven't contacted him since I finished 'Life Is Beautiful'."

"That's why we need to keep in touch."

Sophia laughed and said, "If Mr. Glazer is willing to be the producer, it would be much more reliable to get investment through him than for Monica to be searching for people like a headless fly. And as far as I know, he doesn't seem to have any plans for this year."

"Then I'll contact him right away."

As Liu Jin spoke, he searched for numbers on his phone and quickly found Glazer's number.
He thought for a moment and then dialed the number.

“Hey, Mr. Glazer, I’m Amos, Amos Liu Jin. We worked together on Life Is Beautiful before.”

A familiar voice came through the phone.

"Amos? Haha, long time no see! I saw you on TV, you're studying at Columbia University now?"

"Yes."

"Can I help you?"

"I was wondering if you have any plans for this year?"

"..."

After a moment of silence on the phone, Glazer laughed and said, "Don't you know whether I've made any arrangements or not?"

"what?"

"The mystery of the baby swap is your story, isn't it?"

Liu Jin was taken aback and said, "It was my idea, but the project was driven by Director Clint, so I don't know the specifics."

"But SNEG is your company, don't you know that?"

"Ah, that's not my company, it's Alizee's company... Mr. Glazer, did Director Clint invite you?"

"Haha, he invited me to be the producer, and filming is scheduled to start in March."

You really trust Clint that much, dumping the whole project on him... Oh, so you're here to see me about a new collaboration?

Liu Jin scratched his head.

This has caused quite a stir!

The baby swap mystery was originally a project planned by Liu Jin for Audrey Tautou.

They hired Eastwood to direct, and signed a contract with him to handle the script, planning, and filming.

He's a seasoned veteran, so he's naturally very familiar with this kind of thing.

Unexpectedly, he actually asked Glazer to be a producer, which turned out to be a joke.

Liu Jin considered his words carefully before speaking slowly and deliberately: "Mr. Glazer, I wonder if you have read the story I wrote called 'I Am Legend'?"

"Of course!"

Glazer chuckled, "A story I really love, are you planning to release the adaptation rights?"

"Yes, I gave this story to Ms. Monica Bellucci and made some adaptations."

“I know that. I heard that she’s looking for investment.”

Liu Jin thought about it and decided that he couldn't hide it.

Glazer is a veteran in this circle and has excellent connections. He can find out the whole story if he wants to, so there's no point in hiding it.

It might be better to be honest; that might be more effective.

So he got up, took the phone, and walked out of the living room. As he went upstairs, he talked to Glazer about "I Am Legend".

From initially wanting to approach Ted Reese, to Will Smith intervening, and then Sofia suggesting that Glazer be the producer.

"Please forgive me, it's not that I didn't want to invite you at first, but I know you've always been very busy."

Insider, major case mystery, American gangsters...

I'm really not sure if you'd be interested in taking over this project.

"why not?"

Glazer laughed and said, "In fact, I've been looking forward to working with you a second time since Life Is Beautiful was a huge hit in 05."

Here's what we'll do: I'll send you my email address, and you can send me the script for "I Am Legend".

I've read the original novel, but it's too simplistic... I'd like to know how you would adapt this story.

As for Will...

You can ignore him; he's just a clown.

Will Smith may be considered a big shot by some people.

But for a veteran producer like Brian Glazer, it's nothing to worry about.

"Also, are you planning to collaborate with Columbia Pictures?"

"That's not necessarily true. It's just that Ms. Bellucci approached them in the first place. I personally have no problem with Colombia, but I just didn't expect this to happen."

How's Global?

"what?"

Glazer laughed and said, "I've been working with Universal for thirty years, and they're very interested in you."

During the New Year's dinner, Mark and David mentioned their hope to collaborate with you... I was planning to contact you when I returned to New York in a few days, but I didn't expect you to contact me first. Universal's influence is no less than Warner or Columbia.

By the way, Alizée is also from Universal Music, isn't she?

"Yes, she seems to have a world tour concert planned for this year."

"Since SNEG is a project of her company, it's only natural that she would collaborate with Universal Pictures, right?"

Whatever you say goes!
Liu Jin naturally wouldn't object to Glazer's statement.

The two talked on the phone for over an hour before finally hanging up.

He returned to the living room, where Eva and Sofia both stared at him.

Seeing Liu Jinchao nod to them, they stood up, clapped their hands, and cheered in unison.

This can be considered a victory for women!

America constantly champions the rise of women, but in Hollywood, women are disadvantaged 90% of the time.

Unless, of course, you're one of the top stars.

Will Smith, as a top male celebrity, and with his dark skin, certainly had a significant advantage.

When he steps forward to compete for a project, film companies often, intentionally or unintentionally, favor Will Smith.

There's no way around it, he has a large base of support!

Now, Liu Jin's insistence on having Monica Bellucci take over the project is also a victory for women.

Yes, in Eva and Sofia's eyes, this is a victory for women!

"What did Glazer say?"

"He asked me to send him the script... Uh, he texted me, I'll go send the email."

"Eva, call Monica and tell her about this, so she doesn't need to worry."

"Should we still have her come over?"

"No rush, Glazer is currently in Los Angeles."

After I give him the script and he gives me a definite answer, I'll have Monica visit Mr. Glazer.

Furthermore, there's no need to rush to contact other film companies; if Glazer takes over, he'll likely rewrite the project proposal.

"Ok!"

Eva nodded.

Liu Jin then took his phone and went into the study next door, turning on the computer.

He sent the script to the email address provided by Glazer, and then subconsciously prepared to log off the internet.

But just as he was about to click the "X" on the webpage, he stopped.

After a moment's thought, he typed 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' into the Yahoo search engine, paused, added 'Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald' after it, and then pressed enter.

There is only information about Fitzgerald, but no information about "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

Liu Jin thought for a moment, then typed in Fitzgerald's works catalog, pressed Enter again, and all of Fitzgerald's works appeared.

Liu Jin glanced at it but didn't see any information about the work.

Then I entered "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" separately, and a series of personal information about Benjamin Button appeared.

This work is still not available.

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920 and included in "The Fitzgerald Short Stories".

The novel was inspired by a quote from Mark Twain: "Life would be so much better if we were born 80 and lived to be 18..."

At that time, Fitzgerald wrote "This Side of Paradise" and earned $25000 a year.

Keep in mind that the average annual income at the time was only about $1,000, or even less, so $25000 was a huge sum of money. Fitzgerald was not yet 24 years old at the time, and after receiving such a generous payment, he and his wife moved to Paris.

At that time, Paris was the center of world literature.

Countless writers gathered in Paris...

Yes, they're all gathered in the Mahai District, where Liu Jin previously bought a house.

There are many famous writers there, such as Anderson and Hemingway...

Wait a minute, Hemingway existed in the original timeline.

But Hemingway doesn't exist in this time and space.

Sometimes we shouldn't underestimate a person's shortcomings. Perhaps it was Hemingway's shortcomings that prevented him from writing this story.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button describes a man born with the face of an old man, Benjamin Button.

Unlike most people who gradually age from birth, Benjamin Button's age seemed to grow younger with the passage of time... However, like everyone else in the world, no matter how young he was, he could not stop or resist the passage of time.

Well, that's roughly the story.

It contains warmth, but also the stark reality of time's relentless passage.

To some extent, Fitzgerald was certainly influenced by Hemingway at the time.

But in this time and space...

Liu Jin sat quietly in front of the computer, looking at the information on the browser, a strange light gleaming in his eyes.

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(End of this chapter)