She had chosen the clothes and put on the necklace and earrings. She had even made an appointment with Dadario at several luxury stores to take some photos together when she returned to New York. Dadario was so happy that she looked at William as if she wanted to devour him.
William had been holding back for a few hours, so he was not in the mood to waste any more time.
He gave each of the eight waiters a Devonshire gold coin as a tip and asked Sunday to transfer the money. Then he walked out of the VIP lounge with Dadario, who had changed into casual clothes.
Once they were out, they got into the big red Ferrari and headed to Las Vegas.
After asking Sunday to book the best suite, William didn't step on the gas pedal again. Instead, he kept the speed at 140 kilometers per hour.
Some paparazzi, who were hiding on the side of the road, and some policemen who wanted to cause trouble for him, were disappointed.
It took them nearly 20 minutes to get to the hotel's underground parking lot. Dadario, who had been mentally prepared, followed William to the exclusive elevator and went to the suite on the top floor.
As soon as they entered the suite, the two naturally stuck close to each other. "We have about two hours to prepare for tonight's banquet. So, Da Da, if you want more time to put on makeup, you'll have to make me surrender earlier on the gym."
"No, dear. My job now is to be a good student of your fitness instructor and learn the movements you teach me. Then I'll have more opportunities to attend banquets with you, right?" "Yes, Coach."
"Yes, I like smart girls."
William laughed and carried Dadario to the master bedroom, which had been converted into a gym.
Before long, there were sounds of heavy breathing caused by push-ups and pull-ups in the suite.
D 'Dario was indeed an expert in the world of car lights. When he competed with William in running, he even used the lights to dazzle William's eyes. William was only able to perform at 50% of his abilities. After an hour, he had to stop and apply for another race.
Two hours later, at eight o 'clock in the evening, William, who was wearing a suit and tie, arrived at Stark Industries' reception with a professional makeup artist. According to William's preferences, it only took half an hour for the makeup, hairstyle, and clothes to be done. Daddario, who was decked out in jewelry, appeared at Stark Industries' reception.
Probably because he was too satisfied with Dadario's performance, William didn't ignore the paparazzi and reporters outside the venue as he usually did. Instead, he deliberately took her to the photo booth and let the reporters take photos for five minutes before he led her to the banquet hall.
Obadiah, who had been waiting for William to finish dealing with the reporters, praised Dadario, who was holding on to William's arm.
"Miss Dadario, you're definitely the most beautiful girl at the banquet tonight. If I were ten years younger, I would compete with William."
"You don't have a chance, Stan."
There were still a lot of people waiting to enter the banquet hall. William nodded at Obadiah with a smile and pulled Dadario into the banquet hall.
As soon as they entered, they became the focus of everyone's attention. All the men wanted to get close to William. Although their gazes were eager, they weren't too repulsive.
But the girls who had come specially for him weren't so polite when they saw Dadario, who was holding on to William's arm and following him.
If looks could make a person disappear, D 'Dario would have been killed countless times by now.
Dozens of hostile gazes were on her. Even though Dadario had been in Hollywood for several years, she was only 21 years old, and rarely showed up at parties of this level. Naturally, she was a little flustered, and she couldn't help but tighten her grip on William's arm.
Sensing Dadario's nervousness, William patted her hand with a smile. "Relax, I'm here. Also, didn't you notice that in addition to the people who do business with Stark Industries, there are also a lot of senior executives from major Hollywood film companies, as well as famous producers and directors?
Since these well-informed guys know about the holographic projection, they can't wait to beg you. They won't let those female stars provoke you. "
Hearing William's words, D 'Dario swept her gaze across the hall. She really saw the heads of several film companies, as well as the various film selection managers, producers, and directors that she had wanted to meet in the past but had no way of meeting.
These people looked at her with envy and delight.
There was no need to guess what these directors and producers were thinking. William, a super magnate who had never had anything to do with Hollywood, was finally mesmerized by a girl from Hollywood.
His wealth alone was worth as much as the combined wealth of the other nine people in the top ten on the rich list.
As long as they could persuade Dadario and get a chance to get close to William, there were plenty of examples in Hollywood who could get one or two hundred million dollars just by reading a script.
However, these people were still thinking about how to make their projects sound good, or what role would be suitable for Dadario, when they saw an old man with a white beard walk straight towards William.
When William saw the old man, he smiled and shook hands with him as if he was seeing an old friend. "Long time no see, Ridley."
"No, it's not that we haven't seen each other in a long time, it'll be eight years in four months," Ridley complained unhappily. "Also, you tricked me for seven years, left me a script, and never contacted me again."
"Sorry." William let go of Ridley's hand. This old man was just saying this to make him feel guilty so that he could take the initiative in the conversation.
The things that could make William feel guilty, except for the safety of his family, would at most make him feel bad for a few seconds.
Not only was he not embarrassed at all, he even lied, "You still have the nerve to talk to me about that pirate script, I gave you full authority to talk to Hollywood, but what happened?
I waited in London for several months, but I saw in the newspaper that you took on the Black Hawk Down project, I was laughed at by my mother for several days.
She said that so what if I made billions of dollars in the stock market, I'm still a smart nouveau riche. "
"This, this …" Ridley, who wanted to get some money from William, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
About one or two meters away, the people who had gathered together and pretended to be chatting, but they had been paying attention to William. When they heard this, they all looked at Ridley in shock. He had been silent for three years and was an old man in his 70s.
They didn't expect him to have the script that William had provided, but why didn't this news spread?
But then some of the higher-ups of the film company remembered that seven or eight years ago, they did hear that Ridley had taken a pirate script and looked for some production managers.
Some people were a little interested at first, but when they heard that William, who made a lot of money in the stock market, was only a screenwriter and asked for a screenwriter's share, he didn't invest a single cent in the pirate project.
The final result, of course, was that no company was willing to take out hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in a pirate project when the stock market crash was severe.
After Ridley hit a wall a few times, he received a new film project, and in the following five years, he took on three more films in a row.
In addition, his daughter also directed her first film and asked for help. Under the situation where there was no shortage of work, if it wasn't for the failure of the Kingdom of Heaven that he directed, he would have forgotten about the pirate project.
After listening to Sunday's report of Ridley's deeds over the years, William smiled and said, "But I should probably thank you."
"What?" Ridley wasn't the only one who was puzzled, the people around him also looked at William with a puzzled expression.
"If it weren't for you and Hollywood giving me a head-on blow when I was at my proudest, I would probably have been proud of making billions of dollars in a few months. How would I have the mood to immerse myself in the laboratory again?"
"My dear, you're the best." After having the closest relationship with William, Daddario's heart was tied to William. "Even if that incident didn't happen, you would definitely be able to adjust yourself."
William, who was just making up a story, laughed and kissed Daddario on the lips. Then he smiled and said to Ridley, who didn't know whether to leave or stay.
"Forget it, the matter of that script didn't spread. I didn't lose face, and it was a blessing in disguise. Let bygones be bygones."
William reached out and patted Ridley's arm. "Dada is now mine. If you have a good role in the future, remember to inform her to go for an audition. I'll forgive you for messing with me."
"Her?"
Ridley looked at Daddario, who was outstanding in appearance and had a body that could be ranked among the top in Hollywood. He wanted to say yes, but he had to fool William first.
But then he remembered that eight years ago, when William was just 20 years old, he knew that investing money in Hollywood was equivalent to giving money to others.
Now that so many years had passed, he had never heard of anyone taking advantage of William. In addition, he hadn't received an invitation to direct for three years. If he wanted to fool him, he had to at least have a movie project that looked delicious.
Otherwise, if William's new and old grudges were added together, he, who was over 70 years old, would probably really have to retire.
Therefore, Ridley rolled his eyes. Since he couldn't fool him, he might as well change his identity.
There was no reason for William to dislike a director who had been famous for a long time and had plenty of experience if he were to sincerely give some advice.
Maybe he would even treat him, a director who was familiar with everything in Hollywood, as a consultant. And if he could gain William's favor, would he still lack funds in the future?
One must know that William was a person who transported gold and other rare minerals from Mars every month. A little of it would be enough for him to make a movie.
But when he thought of Mars, Ridley suddenly thought of why he was looking for a project. Wasn't William's experience on Mars the best project?
Enduring the excitement in his heart, Ridley tried his best to calm down his breathing and said.
"I was forced to come here from my home in Hollywood. On the way, I looked at the movies and TV series that Miss Daddario had acted in over the years on my laptop.
Of course, she has potential, but probably because she has too little experience in movies, her acting skills are … "
"Don't talk about acting skills." Without waiting for Ridley to finish, William smiled and said under Daddario's dissatisfied gaze, "Except for a script that is particularly suitable for her, I won't ask you to push her to the position of the female lead in a big production.
If you really do that, not only will it be irresponsible to your career as a director, but it will also push her to the forefront.
She's only 21 years old, and I don't lack money or connections, so there's no need to be so anxious. "
"Phew." Ridley let out a big sigh of relief, "It's good that you understand. A big production is an opportunity and a bomb. Once it fails, except for the movies you invest in, it's basically the same as ruining Daddario's acting career."
Without needing William to speak, Daddario quickly nodded, "I understand, Director Ridley. In the hundreds of auditions over the years, it's not like I haven't met people who wanted to rely on capital to get to the top, but in the end, they quickly fell silent. "
"You're a smart girl." Ridley smiled and nodded to Daddario, "No wonder William would bring you to this kind of occasion."
"Thank you." William laughed. Beauty could indeed attract him, but if she was brainless, William would definitely leave her alone after a few exchanges.
Seeing that William was in a good mood, Ridley took the opportunity to express his thoughts, "If you want a project to be successful, you have to choose a story that can attract the audience before the filming starts.
Maybe we can film your experience on Mars and give Miss Daddario the role of a supporting actress to test the audience's acceptance of her. "
Mars Rescue? This was indeed a good idea.
Of course, not everyone in the world had seen the spaceship landing on Mars, and his live broadcast on Mars, but at least half of the people had paid attention to it.
However, if he really filmed it according to his experience, it wouldn't be Mars Rescue, but landing on Mars and colonizing Mars.
He went through his experience on Mars in his mind, and it was definitely impossible to film it according to those experiences.
Gold, Alien, Decepticon, these all needed to be kept a secret. William quickly decided to let the professional scriptwriter write the script first, and it was much easier for him to pick mistakes from the script.
However, he could build momentum first. If he filmed it on Mars, it would be a hot topic.
Also, it had been several years since he came back from Mars, and there were spaceships flying between London and Mars every month. If William said that he didn't have a base on Mars, even a fool wouldn't believe it. The only thing that everyone cared about was how big the base was.
"I'm in the northern hemisphere of Mars. I've already built a forward base that can accommodate dozens of people. Do you and the actors dare to go to Mars and film some scenes?"
"God."
As soon as William said that, the surroundings immediately became lively. If this news got out, it would definitely be the biggest news of the year in Hollywood. Ridley's phone would definitely explode with calls before the casting was completed.
Actors of all ages would definitely do everything they could to get the lead role. As for those film companies?
The heads of the eight major Hollywood companies didn't care about courtesy anymore. They stepped forward one after another and introduced themselves respectfully.
Seeing that everyone's attention was on him and the movie, William smiled and said to the people around him, "Wait, gentlemen, this is a reception for Stark Industries. We'll talk about the movie after the reception."
Or maybe William didn't want to talk to them at all.
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