books44 Chapter 371 Raising the Flag
Chapter 371 Raising the Flag
When these words were spoken, even those who were unsure whether Grand Duke Alaric was sincere or not could not help but feel a shock in their hearts.
No one would doubt how big a stir Alaric's "small business" Larich would cause when it invested in the entertainment industry. Even if they were just playing around, that "pocket money" would be enough to make several stars famous.
But no matter whether what they say is true or false, it is always right to thank them first. Even if they are just being polite, as long as they are willing to express their desire to help promote their work overseas, we will be very grateful for such an idea.
But even if it were true, it was still a distant prospect for them. They never believed that their abilities were strong enough to instantly become popular and instantly rise to fame once they released an album overseas. Even Su Xing, although he had released an album overseas before, it was only a short-lived success. He remained relatively unknown overseas after such a long period without a new release.
Therefore, they pay more attention to their own musical strength and foundation. They understand that as long as they keep pursuing a better self and keep their feet on the ground, opportunities will always come to them unexpectedly.
Although Alaric allowed the Quick Release crew to enter his palace for filming, it was impossible for them to keep the camera on 24 hours a day. Alaric did not allow them to leave a fixed camera position in the corner of the room, and the camera teacher had to carry the camera as a mobile camera position for filming.
Therefore, this also resulted in many shots that the production crew was unable to capture, such as the free activities after the afternoon tea party, and their various activities in the room. The production crew could only capture the room allocation and the style of each guest room. After that, they paused the recording and waited for the dinner in the evening.
After taking off the microphone, Yu Yu sat on the sofa in the room. According to the strict schedule of the Alaric family, there were still more than two hours before the dinner.
Zhao Hao said that they could now go back to their rooms to rest for a while. Alaric did not open many indoor areas for them to move around freely. There were only the library, music room, and entertainment room, which were all located in the front half of the Alaric Palace.
As for the outdoors, the front and back gardens are also open to the program crew. There are basketball courts, golf courses, tennis courts and badminton courts deep in the back garden. If the guys want to go for outdoor sports, the servants in the palace can take them there in electric cars.
Of course, if they want to go out for activities, the production crew will also follow to shoot some shots. And if they don't want to go anywhere and just want to stay in the room to rest, it doesn't matter. The production crew has a lot of content to shoot these days, so missing one or two shots is fine.
Zhao Hao understood that they had been working hard these past few days and wanted them to rest for a while. However, as long as they were full of energy, it was impossible for the brothers to really leave the production crew without shots. They all knew how rare the opportunity to shoot at the Espulendore Palace was.
So, when they heard that there was a basketball court outside, Su Xing, Zhang Yuan and Wang Yuexin put their things in the room and prepared to go to the court to find out what was going on.
Wang Zhengliang, who hadn't played tennis for a long time, didn't want to give up this opportunity. Normally, he should have asked Yu Yu to play with him, but for some reason he didn't ask Yu Yu at all this time, but instead found Chen Fusheng, who didn't know how to play tennis.
Chen Fusheng, eager to give it a try, readily agreed. Wang Zhengliang initially planned to personally teach him the basics, but he hadn't anticipated that Alaric actually had professional "sports instructors" offering free instruction and playtime.
It is true that the happiness of rich people is unimaginable.
Land Rover was not good at sports, and he wanted to see Alaric's legendary music room, which was comparable to a concert hall or opera house.
None of the six people planned to stay in the room, and they all tacitly excluded Yu Yu. Only Lu Hu symbolically asked Yu Yu if he wanted to go to the music room with him. After being rejected as expected by Yu Yu, he immediately nodded and said that he would go to the music room and then go to the back garden to find other people.
Yu Yu's reason for refusing was very Yu Yu's. He didn't want to do anything and just wanted to lie down in the room.
It doesn't matter whether he is on camera or not. This guy who rarely takes the initiative to work likes to be lazy. Zhao Hao doesn't think it's strange. He just tells him that if he wants to go out for a walk, he can send him a message in advance and he will ask someone from the program crew to pick him up.
So, Yu Yu watched his brothers leave from the balcony of the guest room, returned to the room, and waited for the people from the program crew to leave. He opened the door, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the palace that was not open to the program crew as if he was familiar with the place.
Not surprisingly, Yu Yu found his father, Alvaro, in the Duke's study. When he found him, he was eating M&M beans while handling official business.
His six brothers were not sure whether Alvaro's talk of cooperation was just a courtesy, but Yu Yu knew that his joking tone meant he was serious.
He had just walked the red carpet with Fiona at the Grammys, so it was a foregone conclusion that Larich would get involved in the entertainment industry.
Yu Yu never thought that his cheap father was a fool. He couldn't be unaware of how much trouble it would bring to them if Larich directly intervened with capital to support a group of artists far away in the Far East who were not considered the top stars in China.
Although he thinks his brothers are talented, they are not big enough in the domestic entertainment industry in China, let alone on the international stage outside of another dimensional wall. This is a realistic problem.
Their lack of fame means that if they are supported by such a big sponsor, their fame will not be able to suppress the rumors. Some people will be jealous, some will be envious, some will think they are unworthy of their position and think that artists with higher status in the industry should cooperate with international artists. There will also be people who will try to trip them up, and there will be a lot of "insiders" who will invest a lot of capital to try to pull them down and let their own people take over.
According to the approach that best suits Larich's interests and development, if they want to get a piece of the entertainment industry's pie, they should go to Hollywood, the mainstream of American entertainment. Getting involved in European independent films or Korean and Japanese entertainment are all alternative approaches.
As for the Chinese market? Rather than cultivating a star whose language they don't speak, these foreign investors are more interested in making quick money through cooperation or attracting investment.
This is also the fundamental reason why Yu Yu has not let IS announce to the public that it will directly cooperate with the brothers and allocate resources. The risk of public opinion is too great.
"But, my child, you won't do it even though there are risks." Alvaro took off his glasses. "I don't remember you being so timid when you insisted on going against your grandfather before."
"...What do you want to say? I'm doing it. I'm providing the best assistance I can while minimizing the risks..."
Before Yu Yu could finish her words, Alvaro interrupted her again: "When you say help, do you mean using the IS name to bully them? Or do you mean using IS's reputation to help them make new songs? Or do you mean choosing them to perform at IS's New Year's Eve concert?"
“…Isn’t that enough?”
"Haha, these are your friends. You know better than me whether it's enough or not."
Yu Yu sighed and rubbed his brows. "Alright, stop beating around the bush. I know what you mean. Caring can lead to confusion, but it's hard to control when reason and emotion are fighting."
Alvaro smiled and put his glasses back on. "I almost thought you came to me behind your production team's back because you couldn't sit still and wanted to argue with your father. It seems that I, as a father, underestimated my son. Your brain has never disappointed Alaric."
"So can we have a quarrel, old man? I really want to scold you." Yu Yu interrupted.
"Xiao Sai, your etiquette teacher didn't teach you this way."
"Which etiquette teacher are you referring to?"
As if thinking of the etiquette teachers who were driven away by Yu Yu, Alvaro decided to bring the topic back to where it was going: "I gave you an 'excuse', isn't that good?"
An excuse? Yu Yu finally understood what he was up to. Strictly speaking, he wasn't doing anything to hinder the cause. He was just planning to lend Larich's fame to—just like how Yu Yu had used the fame of IS to gradually gild his brothers.
"When did you start planning to attack IS?" Yu Yu grabbed the crystal bowl filled with chocolate beans from him.
"Hey, that's what I sustenance while working!" Alvaro yelled in dissatisfaction. Seeing Yu Yu glaring at him, he shrugged and gave a truthful answer, "Since you first won the Oscar for Best Original Score? It's a pity your grandfather wasn't interested in the entertainment industry at that time. The rigid old man barely turned on the TV a few times a year, let alone surfing the internet on his phone."
"That's quite normal for my grandfather. His 'press officer' would keep him updated with all the information."
"But he always listens every time Query wins an award."
"...Don't play the emotional card with me all of a sudden. Is there any need for your grandfather to be so hard on the outside but so soft on the inside, and for you, a father, to be plotting against his son's property?"
"You're still as unlovable as you were when you were a child," Alvaro muttered.
It was right that Alvaro had his sights set on IS from the beginning. After all, IS was a mature music group that had long been deeply rooted in the European and American entertainment circles and its position was unshakable. If Larich could acquire IS, he would not only save a lot of costs but also save more than ten years of time in laying the foundation.
It's a pity that they didn't take action when IS's position was unstable. If they take action now... Alvaro was not worried that Yu Yu would fight him to the death. After all, it was not the first time that his son had quarreled with his family. It was just after they evaluated the possibility and risks of acquiring IS that they found that IS, which seemed to be flourishing on the surface but was actually deeply rooted, was not easy to control at all. Cooperation was the best solution.
Especially with Yu Yu's partial grandmother helping him acquire a long-established European film and television company, the future of IS is limitless. Of course, based on Álvaro's understanding of his son, who is good at lying down, the one who will end up bald will definitely be poor Oliver. Damn, he's her own son. Why didn't Leta give a film company to her son but to her grandson instead...
Anyway, Larich could bite IS if he wanted, but it would hurt his teeth. Alvaro didn't like going to the dentist, and the dentist always told him to eat less chocolate beans. Therefore, Larich decided to cooperate with IS.
This will also give Yu Yu an excuse, a cover, and an opportunity to wave the flag. For example, Alaric decided to further communicate his country's music culture with the world, and thus chose to cooperate with IS. In the current environment of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, Alaric will inevitably have an interest in cooperating with China's domestic entertainment. IS, which took Larich's money to help Larich do some things, will turn its attention to China's domestic artists.
Who should I choose? Oh, by the way, IS and that Zaiye Boys Group are quite familiar with each other. They've had some intermittent contact before. Query also knows Yu Yu from Zaiye, and Zaiye also happened to have been to the Bullfighting Kingdom and met Grand Duke Alaric. Anyway, they are good quality and cheap, so I might as well give them an olive branch when giving numbers to other top stars.
As for whether Larich will actually invest ISIS funds in the Chinese market...
"Of course, but I remember you still have quite a bit of money in your own piggy bank, Xiao Sai. Do you really need to spend your family's money to support your own friend?" Alvaro asked back.
"Okay, let Larich discuss the follow-up business with IS. It was just a cover. I am the capital myself, so I don't need you Larich." Yu Yu rolled his eyes, turned around and left with the crystal bowl in his hand.
Alvaro smiled, as if he was very satisfied with his child's growth. Then his expression changed and he shouted at the door: "Give me back my chocolate chips, you little bastard!"
"My Lord Duke Alaric, yelling in the mansion isn't what your etiquette teacher taught you, is it? To prevent you from getting diabetes, I, your considerate son, will help you with the chocolate beans."
Yu Yu stuck his head out of the door, waved his hand, and left with a big laugh.