Chapter 633

In Beverly Hills, at Rupert Murdoch's luxurious villa, Roger Ailes sat somewhat uneasy on the sofa in the study.

He glanced at Rupert Murdoch, who was sipping coffee opposite him, and said, "The governor of California, along with congress senators and representatives, Charles Capet's influence on the West Coast is growing!"

"Aren't those legislators and the governor in our circles?" Rupert Murdoch shook his head. "It's all about trading interests; you shouldn't provoke Charles in front of him. A person who can amass a fortune of billions of dollars in just ten years is not an ordinary person. And you have your own controversies. Have you forgotten Harvey Weinstein's lesson?"

Roger Ailes was indifferent, "Does he really want to break the rules? Does Hollywood need another scandalous cleansing?"

"Enough, just be careful. As long as he doesn't truly break the rules, nothing will happen," Rupert Murdoch said as he stood up, giving Roger Ailes a meaningful glance.

"Adapting to his rules and your rules are different!"

Rules are only meant to bind ordinary people and the poor, some can ignore them, and some can leverage them...

...

Despite the love-hate drama in Hollywood in November with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Charles boarded his private plane to China.

In the evening, in a traditional courtyard house in Shunyi District on the outskirts of Beijing, Charles sat on the sofa staring blankly at the fireplace. Liu Yifei came over and patted Charles on the shoulder, "You've been sitting here for over half an hour, what are you thinking about?"

Charles put down his wine glass, "Nothing much, just remembering some things," he said as he pulled the lady into his arms and kissed her on the lips.

Liu Yifei, wrapping her arms around Charles's neck, responded actively, soon feeling a strange grasp on her chest!

After the kiss ended, as Charles felt the softness of the lady, he asked, "Aren't you going to shoot a movie soon?"

"Yes, a romantic comedy, but it should be filmed next spring," said Liu Yifei, who was now the leading lady of Red Fruit Entertainment since Gao Yuanyuan's enthusiasm for acting had waned, and Lin Chi-ling had treated it as a side gig.

"By the way, aren't you going to Shanghai early for the Universal Studios groundbreaking ceremony?" Liu Yifei changed the topic.

"No rush. There are arrangements, I'll go directly when it's time," Charles smiled. "Anyway, I'll stay for several more days!"

"It's late, aren't we resting?" Liu Yifei looked out at the night sky.

"Of course, we are," Charles said, carrying the lady into the bedroom.

Soon, Charles was on top of her, kissing, and as their clothes fell, they met with nothing between them...

...

In late November, Beijing's weather had already turned cold. The cold winds outside were biting, but it was warm and cozy inside!

In the bedroom, Charles was kissing Liu Yifei's chest, a scene full of passion, contrasting sharply with the howling wind outside.

"Charles, don't you have something to do?" Liu Yifei patted the man on top of her, "It's getting late!"

"Yeah," Charles looked up at the kiss marks on her chest, smiled, and got off. "The winters here really are hard to bear!"

Charles said as he got up, walked to the window, and pulled back the curtains to look at the somewhat desolate yard outside.

...

In the afternoon, Charles went to the Dawn Building in the Chaoyang District.

"Didn't expect that the Shanghai Universal Resort is starting construction so soon," Xu Xiaoling chatted with Charles about their purpose in the office.

Charles shook his head, "The above-ground construction will probably wait until 2012 to start. Right now, they're working on the underground and some surface work, along with the surrounding infrastructure. Mainly highways, subway routes, and bus lines. You know, this Shanghai International Tourism and Resort Zone project is quite large. The Universal Studios Theme Park and the surrounding facilities are key projects and require careful planning."

Xu Xiaoling nodded, "Disney is talking with Beijing's government about building a Disneyland there."

"It doesn't matter. Disney isn't doing well in Hollywood with live-action films, which is their weak spot. We won't compete with Disney's strengths. We'll focus on crushing them in the Hollywood movie sector!"

Xu Xiaoling smiled, "Got it. By the way, what about Stephen Chow's next movie? Sony Columbia wants to use the title Kung Fu Hustle 2: Tai Chi for the sequel. The director disagrees and wants to use just Tai Chi."

"Oh, is the script finished?" Charles was clearly interested, "He's been busy directing The Green Hornet this year, so he probably hasn't had time to prepare the script."

"They've always had a script outline, but it's not perfected yet," Xu Xiaoling smiled.

"And you need to understand that around here, scripts are always subject to change during filming, so they're not as important as in Hollywood."

"Then keep an eye on it. Universal will fully support this new film, Tai Chi. We can follow the same model as Kung Fu Hustle."

...

On November 28, 2010, Charles Capet attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Shanghai Universal Studios, bringing along staff from Capet Universal.

The first phase of the construction project officially commenced after signing the formal construction contract at the Shanghai World Financial Center, and everyone finally felt relieved.

Steve Blount, the current chairman of Universal Studios Resort and Consumer Products Group, was responsible for overseeing the overall construction of this Universal Studios.

The initial investment for the first phase exceeded 3 billion USD, financed by Capet Universal and the Shanghai International Tourism Group.

...

In the luxury high-rise of Lakeville Regency, Lin Chi-ling lay sweetly in Charles' arms, tracing circles on his chest with her fingers. "Are you planning to go to Japan for hot springs?"

"Yeah, I've handled everything, and there's nothing else to do," Charles said, touching her breasts and then kissing her.

"Weren't you filming in other places?" he asked.

Chi-ling lifted her head and kissed Charles. "My scenes are done. Compared to Gao Yuanyuan, I have much more free time."

"Gao Yuanyuan doesn't have time to come to Shanghai either; with more business at Red Fruit, it makes sense," Charles laughed.

"How about this, we will go to Korea tomorrow first?" Charles wanted to check on his investments, and definitely not because he was interested in the girl group T-ara.

"Korea? That works," Chi-ling had no objections and kissed Charles.

After a moment, Charles positioned Chi-ling on top of him with a grin, "Still got the energy?"

Swinging her long hair, Chi-ling smiled, "I work out every day!"

"Is that so," Charles said as he reached for her chest.

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