Litt Grove turned his head. "If you can't, then forget it."
"Tell me first, what do you want 10 million USD for? Do you owe money? "
Chen Zhao could afford the ten million. Also, Litt Grove had performed very well in the past six months.
If he really needed it, Chen Zhao was willing to lend him money.
"It's not me who wants it. It's my dad who needs it." Litt Grove said, "My father invested in a movie, but now the capital chain is broken. If my father can't come up with the follow-up funds, the project will probably be ruined."
"This is a check for ten million dollars." Chen Zhao took out the consultation fee that Ellie Rodris Alexander had given him today.
Ten million dollars. Littlegrove was stunned for a moment.
Now the money was in front of him.
He didn't dare to reach out to take it.
"Teacher … this …"
"I have to return it," Chen Zhao said.
"Eh …"
While Litt Grove was still in a daze, Chen Zhao stuffed the check into his hands.
"Can you treat us to dinner now?"
"Teacher … I don't have a single cent with me … except for this check."
"Forget it, forget it. I'll treat you, okay?"
After calling the kids who were still wandering around in school, Chen Zhao's family went out to eat with Litt Grove.
Although Litt Grove had received Chen Zhao's loan of ten million dollars, Chen Zhao had given him a lot of money.
However, he still looked worried.
The atmosphere at the dining table was still a little gloomy and preoccupied.
"Grove, do you not have enough money?"
"Enough, teacher."
"If it's not enough, just tell me."
"It's not that …" Litt Grove shook his head. His expression showed that he had something on his mind. He sighed and said, "It's my dad's project. I really don't have much confidence."
"Are you that pessimistic about your father's film project?"
"Sigh... Dad is too radical this time. Although he is very famous in Hollywood, he hasn't produced any memorable works in the past few years. None of his works have performed well at the box office, so Dad has become very impatient. He is eager to prove himself with this project, so I am very worried that he will fail."
"Didn't you persuade him?"
"How could he listen to me?" Litt Grove shook his head with a bitter smile. "In his eyes, I'm still that kid who asks him for money every day."
"Aren't you?" Chen Zhao mercilessly exposed Litt Grove's true nature.
"Teacher … I've already restrained myself a lot this year, alright?"
"Your father's project is an independent film?"
"Yes, he's the main character himself. I heard that he received a script after watching Mr. Steven's last two movies. Not only did it succeed in the box office, but it also won the Oscars," Litt Grove said helplessly. "Anyway, it's a very ambitious work."
"Alright, let the adults handle their own matters. Since your father chose this movie project, he must have his own considerations. After all, he's more professional than you."
Chen Zhao could only comfort Ritter Grove with these words.
After all, Chen Zhao had been in the film industry before.
More or less, he knew some inside information about movies.
No company or project could guarantee the success of a movie.
Even Steven was known as the King of the Box Office and the King of Directors.
But every one of his own movies was treading on thin ice.
Even he wasn't confident, let alone others.
There were many factors that contributed to a movie's failure.
Even the successful movies in history might not succeed.
Another director might not be able to do it either.
But movies that failed in the box office all had one thing in common — they were ugly.
The public didn't like it. Most independent movies had this problem.
A movie with a plot that wasn't friendly to ordinary audiences would definitely fail in the box office.
So, sometimes, professionals might not have more accurate eyes than ordinary audiences.
Just like the "Cloud Map" from a few years ago.
That movie was made by the Wachowski siblings, the directors of The Matrix. It was said to be their most ambitious work.
In the end, the box office suffered a huge loss.
The plot was very obscure. Ordinary audiences couldn't understand it at all.
So, it was natural that it failed.
…
"Grove, where did you go this time?" Drow Grove sat in the living room, dissatisfaction written all over his face. "You're not young anymore. You should learn to be independent and not go out to play every day."
"I'm at school all day today," Litt Grove retorted. Litt Grove retorted, "Please don't vent your unhappiness at work on me."
"I'm your father." Drow Grove's voice suddenly rose.
Indeed, everything had been going wrong for him recently. He had run into a wall everywhere he looked for investments.
This made him suppress an unknown anger in his heart that he had nowhere to vent.
Litt Grove took out the check. "Here's ten million dollars."
Stunned, Drow Grove took the check and looked at it.
"Where did you get it?"
"I borrowed it," Litt Grove replied.
"Borrowed? Where did you get it? Did you find a loan shark? "
"No, I didn't. I borrowed it from a friend. Don't worry about the interest. Just pay the bank interest when you pay it back."
"Show me the loan contract," Drow Grove said seriously.
If he didn't know where the check came from, he wouldn't dare to use it.
Even though Litt Grove had made it clear.
He was still worried that Litt Grove would be cheated.
Some loans seemed harmless on the surface but actually hid deep traps.
"There's no loan contract," Litt Grove said. "My relationship with him doesn't need a loan contract."
"How is that possible? If there's no loan contract, how can your friend be sure that you'll pay it back? "
"Anyway, don't worry."
"No, you have to tell me who you borrowed the money from."
"It's my teacher, a university teacher," Litt Grove said.
"A university teacher? A university teacher is that rich? "
"No, he's just an exception. Anyway, he's very rich."
"Are you sure he's fine?"
"I'm not a child," Litt Grove said.
Drow Grove's eyes flickered. If there was no loan contract …
"Dad … don't mess around. My teacher has a huge network and he's very rich. If you don't pay him back, he'll make sure you can't survive in Hollywood."
"I'm a Hollywood A-lister. No one can make me lose my career."
"Can Mr. Steven do that?"
"He can, but I don't have any conflicts with him."
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