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Chapter 446: 444 Cooperation
Chapter 446: 444 Cooperation
Chapter 446: Chapter 444 Cooperation
“Leonardo DiCaprio.”
“Who?”
“Leonardo DiCaprio,” Liu Qian repeated, believing her boss had certainly heard her, but she added nonetheless, “Domestic movie fans all call him Little Leo.”
Leonardo in Huaxia, internet users call him “Little Leo,” an Ugly Country actor and film producer.
He wants to join my live stream?
Bi Fang’s smile slowly faded, feeling a sense of novelty, novelty to the extent that it surprised him.
“emmm… So the ten million for the ashtray was actually a tip from Leonardo?”
“It seems that way for now. They say he’s currently preparing a new movie,” Liu Qian flipped through her notebook, “The content relates to Wilderness Survivalist and revenge, and there’s even a scene where he stands off with a brown bear, and over the phone, he also expressed his admiration for you. He really respects what you’re doing.”
Leonardo wants to “guest star” in my live stream?
On the couch, Bi Fang, having been told everything, was still stunned.
Before this, he had considered many possibilities: perhaps some prodigal rich second-generation, or a wealthy person with a specific plea, and he hadn’t ruled out celebrities either.
Given Bi Fang’s current influence, ordinary minor stars were simply not on par, let alone Leonardo!
This wasn’t just some minor star popping out of nowhere.
In his previous life, Bi Fang couldn’t have hoped for Leonardo to come to him; even trying to meet Leonardo himself would have been difficult, and now Leonardo needed something from him?
Liu Qian paused, then guessed quietly, “I think Leonardo might really want to be the lead actor in your Disney movie. Of course, this is just my guess. Maybe he does have such a new movie, and I’ve checked—Little Leo is an environmentalist.”
That’s right, Leonardo is a member of the Ugly Country’s Democratic Party, and a very active environmentalist at that.
If one paid a bit of attention to Leonardo’s social media accounts, they would find that most of his posts are related to the environment.
Moreover, more than 20 years ago, he established the “Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation” to support environmental projects. In just the eight years from 2008 to 2016, the foundation donated over 59 million Ugly Yuan to charity.
He once publicly stated, “If I were not an actor, I would want to be a biologist or an environmental scientist.”
In 2006, Leonardo funded two short environmental films about ecological issues. The following year, he personally produced an environmental documentary “The Eleventh Hour.”
It received high ratings.
In recognition of Leonardo’s many contributions to ocean conservation, the ocean conservation organization “Oceana” awarded him the “Ocean Guardian Award” in 2014.
Don’t ask why Bi Fang knew so much; he had watched that documentary.
Bi Fang’s interests, apart from exploring nature, included watching documentaries. Otherwise, he wouldn’t regard Edinburgh as an idol. Moreover, he wasn’t cut off from society in his day-to-day life, watching plenty of movies and TV shows, and due to his professional habits, he just knew a bit more.
Even in his previous life, in 2016, Leonardo finally won the much-coveted Oscar for Best Actor with “The Revenant,” and his acceptance speech still revolved around environmentalism.
Besides, probably seven out of ten passersby have seen a Leonardo movie…
Wait a minute!
Bi Fang suddenly froze. What did Liu Qian say just now?
The content is related to Wilderness Survivalist and revenge, with a scene involving a standoff with a brown bear?
It couldn’t be “The Revenant,” could it?
With considerable differences between the two worlds, especially in entertainment, Bi Fang had never thought about this point. He pulled out his phone to search for “The Revenant,” only to find his own hunting videos.
Bi Fang: “…”
All right, it looks like the movie indeed hasn’t been released yet. Mentioning “The Revenant” actually led to himself, and Bi Fang didn’t know whether to cry or laugh at this situation.
“Did he say what the name of that movie is?”
Liu Qian pondered for a moment and flipped through her notebook again, shaking her head subconsciously, “No, he didn’t mention the name of the movie, but the content was indeed about those things.”
“Alright, did he say when he is coming to Huaxia? I’d like to meet him in person.”
“Yes, he arrived in the Magic Capital two days ago but has been unable to reach you.”
“Then let’s meet here at the club, no need to go anywhere else.”
Bi Fang quickly decided, arranged the time and place, and waited for the other party to arrive.
After hanging up the phone, Bi Fang still found it amusing.
The butterfly effect is indeed miraculous, having managed to lead someone like Leonardo DiCaprio, an international superstar, to reach out to him, and all because of filming “The Revenant”.
Wilderness Survivalist, Hunter, facing off against large bears and living to tell the tale, there probably isn’t anyone else in the world who could fit such a description and be so famous for it, other than himself.
Adding to Leonardo’s usual approach, Bi Fang didn’t find it strange at all that Leonardo would want to meet him.
If it really was just for one day as the other party indicated, Bi Fang thought it wouldn’t be a big problem since the chances of encountering uncontrollable dangers were very small.
On the other side, Liu Qian, having received instructions, quickly contacted Leonardo’s assistant.
Leonardo, upon receiving the message, showed up very quickly, informed in the morning and arriving by the afternoon.
In less than two hours, Bi Fang saw a familiar figure, wearing a hat and wrapped up tightly despite the nearly June weather, wobbly riding a shared bike over.
The club was not yet open for business, so it was obvious who would come dressed like this.
Seeing Bi Fang at the entrance, Leonardo’s eyes lit up. He found a place to park his bike, ran over with quick steps, took off his sunglasses, and with a smile, reached out for a handshake, uttering a slightly muffled but crisp Chinese greeting, “Hello!”
Bi Fang smiled and shook hands in response, “Hello.”
The busy staff members curious about their boss Bi Fang coming out took a peek, and when they saw the face under the sunglasses, they all stopped in their tracks.
“Who’s that? His face looks so familiar.”
“Isn’t that what’s-his-name, the big star? Called… Johnny Depp?”
“What are you talking about, it’s Leonardo…”
“By golly, it’s Leonardo DiCaprio!”
“What’s Leonardo DiCaprio doing here?”
“Didn’t they say the boss’s movie got the green light? Maybe Leonardo DiCaprio is the lead actor?”
The staff were mostly decorators with a generally older average age, not necessarily all of whom recognized Leonardo DiCaprio, but they were quite familiar with the news about their boss.
Among the recent news, aside from summiting Mount Everest and the club’s opening, the most eye-catching was undoubtedly the movie that Disney was already preparing to put into production.
Director, crew, and screenplay were all ready, just waiting for the casting to start filming.
At this critical juncture, Leonardo DiCaprio’s visit to the Magic Capital to see Bi Fang naturally led people to speculate, and in no time, quite a few people took out their phones to sneakily capture the moment of the two meeting and uploaded it online.
Bi Fang looked around and invited, “Shall we talk inside?”
Leonardo nodded, agreeing it was not appropriate to discuss matters in public.
As they chatted and walked through the lawns and paths, they quickly arrived at the first gallery, but as soon as Leonardo entered, he came to a halt, his pupils shrinking rapidly.
A series of bold ink paintings suddenly filled his vision, especially impacting when combined with the dynamic light and shadow, very striking!
The scene before him even gave Leonardo an illusion of having entered the Louvre, yet the two were incomparable.
On one hand was classical art, elegant, beautiful, intoxicating, and on the other hand was the ultimate wilderness style, rough, primitive, powerful, astonishing.
“OMG, OMG, is this your club? It’s fantastic, this is really fantastic,” Leonardo exclaimed as he stood in the center of the hall, rotating and scanning every painting.
Bi Fang spread his arms with a broad smile, “Yes, welcome to my club.”
Leonardo remained in the center for a good while, then hastened to each painting, scrutinizing them closely, until he reached the dark screen at the end and curiously asked, “What’s this?”
“This is a display. It broadcasts live when I am streaming, and when I’m not streaming, it stays off like it is right now.”
“A screen that lights up just for you?”
Leonardo uttered a ‘wow’, picturing the scene in his mind, feeling somewhat overwhelmed.
“So we’ll both appear on this on June first?”
Bi Fang paused for a moment.
Leonardo shrugged, “Your assistant’s first reaction was to decline, which I assume is your usual stance, but then this position changed. If the negotiations were not going well or if there were no turning point, you wouldn’t have specifically asked me to come over, and I wouldn’t be standing here, right?”
“Hahaha, yes,” Bi Fang laughed loudly.