Lu Ming didn't expect that Alice would come to the film company with him.
In the eyes of herself, Biju and Liuli, Alice is still that little angel. But in the eyes of others, Alice is now almost the same as Youoli was back then, a chubby girl of sixteen or seventeen years old with freckles all over her face.
I think Alice is also using Yuori's form to interfere with other people's perception of her.
There are two major film and television centers in the empire, one in the imperial capital and the other in East China Sea. In addition, there is a rising star in the northern region - Xin'an, which was the special zone at the throat of the south and north of the Yangtze River. Lu Ming was the first to enter the north of the Yangtze River. Nowadays, the Red Rose Casino and other places have moved there, and a film and television city has been built, which is suitable for shooting costume films, modern films, etc. in the northern region. However, after all, the foundation and so on are still far behind those in East China Sea and the imperial capital.
The right bank of the Shidun River in the imperial capital is the new economic zone, and the left bank is the film and television city, where there are hundreds of film and television entertainment companies of all sizes.
The largest studio base is owned by Century Pictures.
In fact, in Century Pictures, Lu Ming's pseudonym also owns more than 30% of the shares, making him the largest shareholder.
Because of concerns about triggering the Empire's antitrust laws, they did not try to take absolute control of Century Pictures.
Nadu Pictures is now too large in size. Combined with Century Pictures, which ranks second among film companies, and the huge cinema chains it controls, it is very likely to trigger antitrust laws from a legal perspective.
The Han Kingdom stipulated that film companies must be separated from cinema businesses, which is the "Xin'an Film Law", and is also the anti-monopoly law of the kingdom's film and television industry.
Other confederations were inspired and introduced this bill one after another.
However, Donghai and the Imperial Capital, where the two major film and television centers are located, will be more cautious about introducing this bill. They will have to go through complex hearings to measure whether such a bill will cause a fatal blow to the booming local film and television industry, as well as the pros and cons of the long-term direction.
For Shidun Town, where the Empire Film and Television Center is located, this bill is more likely to determine its future fate.
Shidun Town has a population of over 100,000, and almost all of them are employed in the film and television industry. There were only a few thousand local aborigines, and the rest are immigrants, many of whom came here with the dream of becoming a star.
Universal Entertainment does not have its own studio, so when shooting a movie, it has to rent a studio in advance and on a regular basis. The company is just a two-story building with a small yard.
Universe Entertainment was originally a company that produced low-budget art films, and the boss did it for his own amusement. However, due to business problems, he had no money to invest in Universe Entertainment, so he sold it.
Lu Ming bought it and wanted to give it to Nicole.
Having watched the art films produced by Universe Entertainment, the director and screenwriter still had some ideas. Buying this company actually meant buying its creative team.
Nicole officially announced her retirement from the film industry at the beginning of this year. In fact, for a movie star, she was at the peak of her charm, and for a woman, she was also at the most charming and sexiest age. Moreover, it seemed as if the years had not left any traces on her. She almost maintained the same state as when she first debuted. However, she retired from the film industry so early, which made fans all over the world sigh.
I talked to Nicole about her retirement life. She wanted to take a good rest for a while, and then become a producer and make movies she likes.
Lu Ming first took over Universe Entertainment, preparing to give her a surprise when the time comes.
The new boss has arrived, and the company’s contracted creative team, long-term contract artists, etc. have all arrived.
Lu Ming vaguely thought of the time when he acquired Nadu Pictures sixteen years ago.
In the blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed. Time flies so fast.
However, living with Alice, Biju, Liuli and others, time seems to be irrelevant and everything seems eternal.
"Can you accompany me to meet someone?" Alice asked after coming out of the film and television company.
Alice never asked for anything, so Lu Ming nodded immediately: "Of course."
…
The Royal Cemetery of St. Mary's Church is full of swaying pines and cypresses and green grass.
Alice had been sitting quietly beside a tombstone for quite some time.
Lu Ming paced slowly at a distance. The location of the tomb showed that its owner was not an important member of the royal family. The inscription on the tombstone was just a simple name without much introduction to his life.
But this person is obviously very important to Alice.
Looking at the lonely figure of the little girl, Lu Ming sighed softly in his heart.
All along, this little girl has never been a normal human being, and she has been preparing and waiting for Queen Alice to wake up. By then, it will be hard to say whether she will be an enemy or a friend.
But she didn't expect that she also had someone she missed.
Finally, Alice stood up, gently pulling on her snow-white lace skirt.
"Aunt Danny is the one who has always been with me." Alice said to Lu Ming who walked up to her side, without any emotion in her tone.
Lu Ming nodded slightly.
In fact, I have thought about finding a good friend for Alice, including Bess, and I have met and talked with Alice, but obviously, good friends are not something that can be arranged by humans.
As they walked, Lu Ming suddenly asked, "Do you want to meet You Aoli? She's working in the capital."
Alice shook her head slightly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I know you two are not good friends, but you haven't seen each other for more than ten years. It's normal for you to meet up for coffee. It's normal for humans to interact!"
Alice turned her head and glanced at Lu Ming. "Well, now. Starting tomorrow, I won't have time."
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, I'll ask someone to contact her."
Youoli would definitely not leak the secret, and she was not from a spy agency. Unless she wanted to betray Alice on purpose, there was no way for her to leak the secret.
What's more, even if Henry II knew that Alice was in the imperial capital, he would not dare to do anything. He would be very wary of the existence of nuclear weapons, a powerful weapon, in the Northern Territory today.
…
Yuori is already a professor at the Imperial Medical University.
In the private room of the coffee shop, Alice took out a small red stone with strange runes on it. She stroked it gently for a while. Lu Ming was stunned and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She turned into Bisi, a beautiful girl in her early twenties. Her clothes were exactly the same as the last time she saw Bisi, a college-style red plaid uniform skirt, over-the-knee white socks and black leather shoes.
Bis is studying for a doctorate in law, but she still likes to dress like a student in front of herself and her mother.
As for Alice, since she was obviously going to meet Yuori, she naturally couldn't use the appearance of Yuori as a girl.
And her stone witchcraft seems to be able to affect other people's brain waves, but the person who sees it must be someone she has met before.
If you look at it normally, you will also see an illusion, but if you concentrate, you can see that Alice is still the little princess of seven or eight years old.
Outside, Hong Ling's voice came, "Miss You Aoli is here."
The door was gently pushed open, and a beautiful Western young woman in her early thirties walked in. Lu Ming was slightly startled. After looking carefully, he could vaguely see the shadow of You Aoli. It should be that the freckles disappeared after puberty, and now she is thinner, and she is very beautiful.
Looking at her, and then at the little girl beside him who had hardly changed at all, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart when he recalled their first encounter more than ten years ago.
"Ah, Your Majesty, you, you haven't changed much!" The first person You Aoli saw was Lu Ming.
Lu Ming smiled: "When we met in the East China Sea, did you ever think that I could be the king?"
You Aoli was stunned and chuckled, "Of course I didn't expect it." Seeing that the lawyer Lu of that year, now His Majesty the King of the Northern Territory, was still so approachable, the restraint in his heart gradually disappeared.
Then he saw Alice behind Lu Ming and bowed gently: "Miss."
Glancing secretly at Lu Ming, there was something in his heart that You Aoli dared not say out loud. Back then, he never thought that a guy like you could kidnap our sacred and noble little princess.
I don't need anyone to introduce me, I can tell intuitively that the person behind this guy is Her Royal Highness the Princess.