Before, he had thought about playing a holographic projection movie at Chelsea Stadium. Before Ridley said he wanted to film Mars Rescue, he thought about simply letting Sunday shoot some dinosaur videos on the magic planet.
If it weren't for the fact that there were only dinosaurs and no actors to perform, the audience would think it was a movie, an animal world about dinosaurs.
And the real dinosaur hunting scene was really too bloody. If holographic projection was used to immerse the audience in it, he didn't know if someone would be scared into a heart attack.
Now that Ridley wanted to film Mars Rescue, the combination of this hard sci-fi movie and holographic projection technology would definitely complement each other.
As for the funding for the shoot, to be honest, except for the salary of the director, actors, and staff, everything else could be settled by Sunday.
The shooting equipment could be built by themselves, the scene engineering robots could build it, or even let the actors wear holographic equipment, just like the villain in Spider, and shoot in a scene simulated by holographic technology.
If necessary, they could also build a special spaceship with all the places that needed to be kept secret, and let the actors wear four-piece spacesuits to film on Mars.
As for the Mars base, after everyone dispersed, William and Dadario went to the buffet table to pick out food while taking out his mobile phone to type to Sunday. "Let the engineering robots of the mining base on Mars go to the northern plains of Mars and build a base for fifty people."
"Understood, sir."
After choosing the food, it was half past eight. Obadiah came in and knocked on the microphone on the podium. The people present sat down in their seats.
Listening to Obadiah's long-winded talk about Stark's glorious past and prospects for the future, William lost interest and began to eat quietly.
As for Dadario, the chick didn't dare to eat and drink with a knife and fork like William. She only ate a few small pastries and looked at William enviously.
When William finished eating, Obadiah also finished his speech and gave the podium to a black man in a military uniform with two stars on his shoulders.
Without the other person introducing himself, William knew that this guy was the future war machine, Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes.
After Roddy introduced himself, he pointed to the big screen on the podium, and Stark's image appeared on the big screen. After praising him, Roddy held a crystal trophy and asked Stark to go up to receive it with a smile.
It was only at the mention of Tony Stark that everybody realized that as the chairman of Stark Industries, nobody had seen him at the reception.
William curiously asked Obadiah across the empty chair, "Where's Stark?"
Obadiah's face darkened, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the cigar. He said in a bad mood, "I don't know. After Tony returned to the city, he left Pepper and took Happy and the other bodyguards somewhere."
Since he couldn't reach him, he must have deliberately turned off his phone. William shrugged and no longer cared about where Stark was hiding. However, according to the plot of the movie, Stark would encounter a disaster tomorrow that would change his attitude for the rest of his life.
To save or not to save?
Holding the trophy, Rhodes looked at William and the other people at the main table, then glanced at the hall and shouted uneasily into the microphone, "Tony, this is an award that Tony won this year.
"Tony, this is an American Contribution Award that no one has won in the past few years. Even if you're busy chatting with that girl, you should take the trophy first."
"Hahaha."
As soon as they heard Rody teasing Stark, the people sitting there could not help but think about what he said.
Obadiah looked at William, and William waved his hand and refused. He wasn't in the mood to deal with Stark's problem.
Obadiah had no choice but to go on stage again and take the trophy from Rhodes.
He stared at the trophy for more than ten seconds before he suppressed the anger in his heart. William, on the other hand, could easily see a hint of brutality in his eyes.
After recovering, Obadiah made a few jokes, and used the excuse that Stark had been inspired by his conversation with William in the afternoon, which was why he stayed in the lab and refused to come out.
After receiving the trophy, Obadiah wasn't in the mood to say anything else. He directly announced that everyone could party to their heart's content, and that Stark Industries would be responsible for any expenses.
Of course, the expenses were limited to food, drinks, accommodation, and watching any performances. As for those who wanted to have fun, they would have to be responsible for it themselves.
After dancing a few times with D 'Dario, William quickly realized that as long as he was free, there would be all kinds of girls looking for reasons to hit on him.
Even when he and Ridley were discussing the script, there were girls who came over with wine glasses and tried to blackmail him.
Watching a female star who pretended to lose her balance and almost hung on to him leave in disappointment, William smiled at Ridley.
"I plan to hand over the script to a professional screenwriter. If you're fine and don't have any other work to do, you can start writing the script together tomorrow."
"No problem, there's no need for tomorrow," Ridley, who hadn't produced a major production in three years, quickly said. "I can go back to Hollywood now and gather people to start writing the script, but …"
"Don't worry," William covered his ears and said to Sunday, "Get Anthony from Moonstone to bring people over overnight to settle the contract and the movie.
As for the remuneration, since it's based on my deeds, don't even think about getting a share of the script. But if the script satisfies me, I'll pay you $300,000. "
After saying that, William said to Ridley, "Give Anthony a list of filming equipment, I'll set it up in London."
After thinking about it, William simply told Ridley about the holographic projection. Finally, under the old man's incredulous gaze, he said,
"In a few days, I should be holding a holographic projection technology event at Stamford Bridge. At that time, you'll be able to see for yourself how far this technology can go.
Okay, that's all for today. "Looking at D 'Dario, who had been paying attention to his surroundings, William said with a smile," If I don't leave now, D' Dario will probably make me sleep on the sofa. See you in a few days. "
"Okay, okay." Ridley, whose mind had gone blank because of the holographic technology, forced a smile. He was so absent-minded that he didn't even say goodbye before he turned around and slowly walked away.
William shook his head with a helpless smile and left the reception with D 'Dario.
After walking out of the banquet hall, he wanted to take D 'Dario, who hadn't eaten much, to the restaurant to eat something.
But on the way to the restaurant, D 'Dario saw the musical stage play "Cats" on the hotel's promotional screen. The girl left and hugged William's arm, saying that she wanted to watch it.
Broadway had stopped, but that didn't mean that Las Vegas, which had far more tourists than Americans, wouldn't invite actors to perform again.
After making a call, the suite butler, who had been left aside by William, not only came over directly, but also respectfully said that the best VIP room in the theater was ready.
Since William and D 'Dario didn't specifically ask for confidentiality, people quickly found out that they were going to watch a musical.
Very soon, the people from Hollywood made one excuse after another to leave Stark Industries' reception.
When they arrived at the VIP room for the stage play, a thrilled D 'Dario pulled William to the balcony of the VIP room to watch the performance that had just started.
The musical that D 'Dario had seen almost ten years ago was full of memories for her, but William lost interest after a few minutes.
He excused himself to go to the VIP room to get something to drink, and said to Sunday, "Is Stark going to the desert tomorrow?"
After a few seconds of silence, Sunday replied, "Sir, I checked Stark Industries' and Mr. Stark's private jet, and only found out that Mr. Obadiah Stane will be flying to the desert tomorrow to preside over the test firing of the Jericho egg."
Had they switched people?
Or was it because of Luke's appearance that Obadiah Stane wasn't in a hurry to kill Stark?
That wasn't right. Obadiah's anger and brutality earlier hadn't been faked. Luke wanted to be on the safe side and have Sunday keep an eye on Stark, but then he remembered that while Jarvis was much worse than Sunday, the two of them were basically the same.
If Stark found out in the future that he had been targeted by William, he would've long since become a target of Stark's.
Forget being William's vanguard or cannon fodder, he would definitely treat William as an enemy and force William to kill him.
Also, what the world needed was Iron Man, not Tony Stark.
Tony, who hadn't experienced life and death, couldn't become the main force that maintained the stability of the world. In that case, should he just leave it to fate?
If he wasn't killed by the bomb, he could keep an eye on Luke and make sure he didn't die.
To be honest, William really couldn't get used to Marvel without Iron Man. Plus, Stark's death had changed too much. Who knew what the world would become in the future?
Although he was a cheat and had changed some things, William knew very well that a vague prophetic cheat was sometimes more useful than an ability cheat.
Also, he wanted to keep Stark alive. Perhaps because he was too famous, William actually felt sentimental.
After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and said in a low voice, "Heimdall, help me keep an eye on Tony Stark. I want to know where he is at all times."
With Heimdall, the gatekeeper of the Divine Realm, keeping an eye on him, there was no one in the Nine Realms that he couldn't find, let alone on Earth.
In Asgard's Divine Realm, Heimdall helplessly reported this to Odin. After hearing that Asgard was just an ordinary person, Odin didn't ask any more questions and directly asked Heimdall to keep an eye on Stark for a while.
"Honey." While he was thinking, he saw D 'Dario look back at him. William poured two glasses of red wine and walked over helplessly.
After listening for almost half an hour, just as he was about to doze off, a green light lit up on William's chair.
When he came in earlier, the butler of the suite had said that someone was looking for him in the VIP lounge. He picked up a microphone and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Mr. Devonshire, Mr. Richard from Stark Industries, Disney and a few other senior executives from the film company are here. Would you like to meet them?"
William, who was about to doze off from the musical, was still wondering what Richard and the others were going to talk about when D 'Dario spoke first.
"Honey, since you have business, let's go back to the presidential suite. It's quieter and more confidential there."
The more D 'Dario was like this, the more William would accommodate her when it came to small matters that didn't involve principles.
He kissed D 'Dario on the cheek. "It's fine. Sitting in the VIP lounge is good for eavesdropping. Don't worry and watch your musical. I'll come out and accompany you when I'm done."
"Okay." D 'Dario, who had been feeling it was a pity that she couldn't finish listening, immediately nodded with a smile. She watched William enter the VIP lounge before she focused on the musical.
"Knock, knock, knock." After a few light knocks on the door, William said, "Please come in." Then, Richard walked in with the CEO of Disney with a worried expression.
Behind them, the people from MGM, Warner Bros. and the other film companies walked in with smiles on their faces.
William had thought that Disney would be able to keep it a secret for at least ten days to half a month. He hadn't expected that in just a few hours, even well-informed directors and producers would come from Hollywood to Las Vegas, let alone the big six.
Their ability to keep secrets was worse than a sieve.
After the introductions, William smiled and invited everyone to take a seat. After the butler poured red wine for everyone and left, Richard stared at the heads of the other film companies for a long time. Seeing that they didn't seem embarrassed at all, he finally said helplessly to William,
"William, didn't you say that you wanted to show us the hologram? Why don't we watch it in this theater? "
After Richard finished speaking, William understood that these people in front of him probably had some confidence in him. As for the heads of the other three film companies, they probably didn't believe the news that spread from Disney to Hollywood.
However, although these people were here, no one would be stupid enough to talk about cooperation before they saw the confirmed technology.
Unfortunately, for William, if they wanted to ask him to do special effects, he would definitely welcome them. However, if they wanted to talk about technical licensing or even trading, William wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
"Forget about technical licensing and trading. As for showing the hologram."
William thought for a moment and said, "What kind of movie do you want to watch?"
Richard immediately asked, "You mean, you can easily convert the movies that have been played in the cinema in the past into holographic projection movies in a short period of time?"
"It's just changing the playback mode, it's not difficult. Is there a need to make such a fuss?"
Seeing William's matter-of-fact look, the people sitting there were all dazed and shook their heads helplessly.
The person in front of them was William. If it were anyone else, they would have already scolded them.
Seeing that no one spoke, William directly covered his ears and said to Sunday, "Convert Ridley's Gladiator into a holographic movie, and then call him over for me."
"Understood, sir."
After that, William was not interested in wasting his breath on these guys who wouldn't act until they saw a rabbit.
After telling them to continue chatting, he returned to his seat on the balcony and held D 'Dario's hand. He picked up the microphone and told the suite butler that he wanted to use the stage after the musical.
It didn't take long for Ridley and his agent to rush over. However, when he saw a circle of Hollywood's top bosses and William sitting on the balcony and not getting up, he could only sit on the sofa obediently and listen to the musical with his eyes closed.
An hour later, it was already eleven o 'clock at night. As soon as the musical ended, many people quickly left. However, some people who had noticed William for a long time saw him and D' Dario sitting on the chair and talking without the slightest intention of leaving. They sat still out of curiosity.
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