After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 380 - 377: New Friend, Unprecedented in Movie History

Chapter 380 -377: New Friend, Unprecedented in Movie History

“Baby is really adorable, just like you.”

“Make sure to get some rest. Modu has been a bit busy lately, but after things settle down, I’ll come over to see you.”

“Don’t worry about it, it’s just over 11 hours. Once the plane I ordered arrives, it will be much more convenient to travel back and forth. I can deal with official business on the plane and just sleep through the journey.”

In the afternoon, after waking from his nap, Lu Liang had a chat with Su Wanyu, his skill at painting grand visions becoming ever more polished.

But not all of it was empty talk, after all, the journey back from his trip yesterday took over 11 hours and nearly left him feeling numb from sitting so long.

Unable to bear it any longer, he had already instructed people to contact Bombardier to see if they could pay extra to purchase an order slot from someone else.

His order number was 39, which meant they had to produce 38 planes before his turn would come.

According to last year’s public production capacity announcement from Bombardier, they produced a total of 150 planes for the year, averaging about 12.5 per month.

Lu Liang had been waiting for over a month, and under normal circumstances, he would have to wait another three to four months.

But he didn’t want to wait any longer.

Before long, news came through.

Somebody was willing to give up their queue spot, not wanting any money, just simply hoping to befriend him.

“Who?” Lu Liang wondered.

Xu Jiawei answered, “Little Man from Saudi.”

The current Defense Minister and the King’s private advisor, Little Man, had a high probability of becoming the Crown Prince in the future.

Although his father, Old Man, was the current King of Saudi, the succession in the Middle East followed the principle of “passing the throne to the brother once the reign ends.”

In front of Little Man, there were dozens of uncles and over two hundred male cousins all waiting to ascend to the throne.

However, Old Man was ruthless. After claiming Dabao, the throne, he found an excuse to depose his own brother’s status as Crown Prince.

He appointed his nephew as the new Crown Prince, breaking the “passing to the brother” succession tradition that had been followed since the founding of the nation.

It was probably to pave the way for Little Man.

After all, deposing a brother to elevate a son was too obvious and could easily provoke opposition from the conservative party. Slightly altering this to deposing a brother to elevate a nephew gave some room to maneuver, and later on, passing the throne to the son would be smoother.

The ancestral laws are not unchangeable.

They can be changed, but it requires gradual progress.

Through Xu Jiawei and Sergey from the sovereign fund, Lu Liang managed to get on the phone with Little Man.

“Mr. Lu, I’m very pleased to meet you.”

Little Man spoke with witty elegance, a picture of a complete gentleman emerging in one’s mind, which greatly conflicted with the devilish image circulated in rumors.

He said with a smile, “This small favor is trivial. I already have four private jets, waiting a bit longer wouldn’t bother me.” freёnovelkiss.com

He was not only the Defense Minister and the King’s private advisor but also the chairman of the country’s Economic and Development Affairs Committee.

It was he who advocated for an investment of 10 billion US Dollars in the Tianxing Fund, yet he hadn’t had the chance to meet Mr. Lu.

In recent years, there’s been a saying in the international community: the most ruthless post-80s guy is him, the strongest post-80s guy is Fatty, and the post-80s guy who’s best at making money is Lu Liang.

He didn’t really have any dealings with Fatty, nor could he afford to, but it was different with Lu Liang, who could break Wall Street’s financial monopoly and was a native-born Chinese person; Little Man had always been interested in him.

Moreover, Lu Liang’s main business was in finance, and his side business was in an industry they were very interested in—the electric vehicles.

If it wasn’t for the fear of displeasing Lu Liang, offering a private jet worth over 60 million US Dollars would have just been a drop in the bucket for him.

The tagline “Under one piece of cloth, I’m the richest in the world,” came with the reliance on selling oil energy.

East Country was making an all-out effort to develop electric vehicles, which was clearly in opposition to their Middle Eastern oil countries.

But as their nation was small and their words carried little weight, with the United States being even greedier,

They could only comply and make investments to hedge.

Little Man was very astute, not believing that yielding priority for personal jet order slots could buy a stake in Tianxing Technology.

Everything has to be taken step by step.

He made no demands whatsoever, even indicating it was to repay Mr. Lu for allowing them to invest in the mutual fund, from which they’d made a profit of 48% to date.

Mr. Lu realized and said with a laugh, “Mr. Little Man, I still very much appreciate it and look forward to meeting you.”

“I believe that day will come soon.”

Not long after, the two concluded their pleasant conversation, and Bombardier’s exclusive client manager also made a call.

Little Man’s order was fourth in line, due to go into production in a few days, and since they were willing to swap places, Bombardier Group had no objections.

Lu Liang’s Global 6000 would be produced tomorrow, the assembly would be completed in a week, followed by another week for testing and inspection, with delivery expected in about half a month.

In the evening, Lu Liang arrived at the company.

Chen Jinchun was excited and said enthusiastically, “Mr. Lu, Wu Jing is waiting for you in the reception room.”

In the past few days, Wu Jing had actually visited the company several times, but each time Lu Liang was not there. Having learned that he appeared last night, Wu Jing had been waiting since noon until now.

“Why didn’t anyone tell me?” Lu Liang asked, puzzled.

Chen Jinchun replied, “Mr. Wu didn’t want to disturb you. He said if you didn’t come, he would just come back tomorrow and keep waiting until you showed up.”

Lu Liang was speechless, “What exactly is the matter?”

“It should be about ‘War Wolf 2’ breaking the 5 billion revenue milestone.”

Chen Jinchun blurted out without a second thought.

As a loyal little sister to Boss Lu, with the company investing 52% in the film, it was essential to promote it wholeheartedly.

For this, she had dug into her own pockets for more than twenty thousand US dollars, nearly half a month’s salary, to give away over four hundred movie tickets.

Lu Liang could not help but smile, “Should I reimburse you?”

“Really?”

Chen Jinchun’s eyes widened, her face filled with delight.

Over four hundred movie tickets had not been purchased with the shooting budget; it was purely an impulsive move she made in the middle of the night.

Right after she sent them out, she regretted it. After all, it was almost half a month’s salary, and it would be difficult to get reimbursed by the company.

Since it was a money transaction sent as a red packet, with 003’s clout, it could definitely pass through finance, but it would be quite troublesome.

Lu Liang laughed and, without a second thought, took out his phone and transferred 30,000 yuan to Xiao Chen’s WeChat.

“Thankful, Mr. Lu is so generous. Thank you for not making me eat dirt this month.”

Chen Jinchun was overjoyed; she suddenly put her hands together, full of sincere gratitude, almost wishing she could give Lu Liang three deep bows.

Her salary wasn’t high, just average in the company, but she received substantial bonuses and belonged to the top tier, along with Tang Caide and Sun Yutao.

In over two years since joining the company, she had received two annual bonuses as well as first and second prizes at the year-end party.

This year, her third, after receiving her annual bonus, she would have enough for a down payment to become a new resident of Modu.

With a bit of luck, like in previous years, winning a first or second prize would even cover the new home’s decoration costs.

“Could you stop giving me silent tributes? Are you waiting for a family member’s thank-you gift?” Lu Liang said with a stern glance.

“How could that be, Mr. Lu? I’m just showing my respect for you.” Xiao Chen said with a face of grievance.

“Alright, get back to whatever you were doing.”

Lu Liang walked to the reception room and pushed the door open.

“Mr. Lu, sorry for the disturbance.”

Wu Jing quickly got up, his face showing respect as he handed over the invitation to the thank-you banquet.

The day before yesterday, when ‘War Wolf 2’ broke the 5 billion mark, he had prepared a semi-public thank-you banquet, and other investors or industry helpers could pass on invitations by proxy.

But for Lu Liang, Wu Jing felt it necessary to visit in person, to hand deliver the invitation, and to invite him to attend.

When he was in his most difficult time, thinking of selling his family assets, Lu Liang had extended a helping hand without asking for anything in return.

Although now, in the eyes of the outside world, he had missed an opportunity to make a fortune, who could have been sure at that time?

It’s possible that the movie could have flopped, and he might have lost all his savings from more than a decade in the industry, and then he would have to rely on his wife for support.

So he was very grateful.

“The screenings should be extended, right?”

Lu Liang received the invitation, noting it would take place in Modu on the 1st, and smiled, “Director Wu, you’ve thought this through. If I have time, I’ll come.”

Wu Jing, who not only mingled in the Beijing Circle but was also from the Man Clan, probably chose Modu for the banquet location in consideration of him.

Fortunately, the event was on September 1st; by then, the wave of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes should have passed, and he would likely have more time.

Wu Jing was overjoyed and quickly said, “The movie’s key has been extended for a month, probably lasting until just before the National Day holiday.”

“Today the box office reached 5.2 billion, and in another month or so, it should reach around 6 billion.”

Lu Liang chuckled, “Director Wu, you’re destined to make history in film.”

Previously, the highest domestic box office record was ‘Mermaid’ at 3.391 billion, but now there’s at least a 2 billion gap.

One could say it’s unprecedented, and it’s doubtful there will be successors. The success of ‘War Wolf 2’ needed the right time, place, and people – all indispensable.

Last year the affairs in the south strengthened confidence, this year’s troubles in the west aroused public outrage, and mid-way through many theaters switched to 3D raising ticket prices.

Who knows what other movies might achieve such a staggering box office in the future.

“Mr. Lu, you flatter me.”

Wu Jing gave a shy smile, a stark contrast to the strong and forthright image he presented to the outside world, and changed the subject, “Mr. Lu, I’m curious if you’re interested in sci-fi movies?”

He had a friend who was preparing to shoot a science fiction movie, adapted from a novel by the same name by Liu Cixin…