There was another segment afterward collecting questions from the audience, and among the three questions, two were directed at Gilbert—one about his new movie, and the other about The Hobbit.
Regarding the new film, Gilbert said, "Warner has already spoken with me. If nothing unexpected happens, after finishing Edgerunners, I will be directing The Batman Part II."
Fans of The Batman erupted in cheers. Gilbert had revived The Batman, but clearly that alone was not satisfying enough.
Just bringing The Batman back from the dead wasn't enough to demonstrate Gilbert's abilities. Bringing The Batman to its peak—that would show true skill.
Speaking of which, with Gilbert no longer hindering things, Warner Bros development of DC superhero films was progressing in an orderly manner.
CEO Kelly Ross confidently told the media that Warner's goal was to build an unbeatable superhero IP.
And she subtly implied that the reason Warner had long been unable to revive the glory of DC superhero films was because someone had been obstructing them.
Gilbert could not be bothered to deal with this. You cannot persuade someone destined to fail. With Warner's management style, such hastily launched projects would mostly end in disaster.
Which was fine—DC's failures only highlighted Gilbert's abilities.
As for the other question about The Hobbit, Gilbert said, "We are currently in the preplanning stage. The script work has already been completed.
Director Peter Jackson and I have discussed it, and we expect to start filming in the second half of next year.
Also, some characters from the previous films—Bilbo Baggins, Legolas, Queen Galadriel, Gandalf, and others—will return.
Sir Ian is very excited about playing Gandalf again. He told me he wants to deliver an even better performance while his health is still fairly good."
These two questions stirred up some discussion online, especially the news about The Hobbit. Everyone knows Gilbert is said to have six billion fans worldwide, beginning with the Lord of the Rings series.
Although Gilbert's other films are also popular, LOTR fans have always been waiting for new Lord of the Rings movies.
What the audience does not know is that in addition to The Hobbit trilogy, a Lord of the Rings–related series is also being planned, this time focusing on Queen Galadriel's past.
However, audiences will likely need to wait a long time to see that story.
After the event, Gilbert said to Charles Roven, "This television broadcast format doesn't actually create very good interaction.
After all, only the audience can see us—we can't see them."
"Yes," Charles Roven nodded. "The interaction is lacking. If we could communicate face-to-face, it would be much better."
"We don't need face-to-face," Gilbert said. "I think online livestreaming could be a good method."
"How so?"
Gilbert explained, "By setting up an online livestream, the guests can see the real-time comments from the viewers participating in the stream, and then pick interesting messages to respond to.
In this way, it essentially breaks the dimensional barrier. Guests can engage with the audience directly through this method."
"It's a good idea, but can today's technology even achieve that?" Charles Roven asked.
"Not yet. Livestreaming is still unstable today. Besides internet speed issues, video clarity is also a problem, and many other things still need to be solved."
Gilbert continued, "But I think this model will become mainstream in the future. It might very well be used."
After all, in his previous life, promoting movies through online livestreams was already common. Even The Wandering Earth II used TikTok livestreams for promotion.
Once the mobile internet era arrives, Gilbert plans to build a short-video platform and continue controlling the online public opinion battlefield.
If he merges the functions of Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok from his previous life, no one would be able to challenge his influence online.
Of course, such a powerful media force would never be allowed to remain in his hands once others realized the threat. But it didn't matter—this is already a war.
Whether he rises as a king and dominates, or ends up fleeing in disgrace, will depend on the next few years.
Another plan Gilbert has is to reform Donald, although this one is relatively difficult. A person like Donald—put nicely, he's confident; put bluntly, he's arrogant.
Most Americans who lived through the Golden Age share traits similar to Donald's.
So once he believes something is correct, it's very hard for others to change his mind. Even though Gilbert slept with his daughter, Donald might still not listen to him.
As a publicly recognized pro-China figure, Gilbert's ideological pitch to Donald is the theory of competition and harmony, and he claims that the real problem in society is not mainstream Black communities but those few unclear-minded individuals shouting extreme equality slogans.
Donald mostly agrees, but when it comes to the other side of the Pacific, Donald holds a different stance.
Even though he currently has no intention of getting involved, he still believes that side is the greatest competitor, and because of this the two frequently argue.
But Gilbert can always defeat Donald in debate through the advantage of historical experience, though Donald has a very stubborn mouth.
His frequent line is: "I admit your points make sense, but I stick to my own views."
So with someone like Donald, it's very hard to change his thinking. But overall, Donald is considered a normal person—he has normal aesthetics and normal American values.
Choosing him is still far better than choosing those monsters and demons.
Gilbert absolutely does not want his child one day telling him they want to become an armed helicopter or a Walmart plastic bag or something like that—he would go insane.
Another matter involved Ivanka's half-sister Tiffany. This girl was studying middle school courses in Los Angeles and living at Melon Manor.
Tiffany was born to Donald's second wife, Marcia. Marcia had risen to her position as a mistress, breaking apart Donald's original family, and she had even cheated on Donald while married to him.
So Ivanka did not have a very good impression of her half-sister, and Donald did not care much about Tiffany either.
A very clear example: when Ivanka studied at the University of Pennsylvania, she received four hundred thousand dollars per month as living expenses. Before adulthood, she also received two hundred thousand dollars per month.
And Tiffany? At fourteen, she received only five thousand dollars per month. It sounded like a lot, but for the child of a billionaire, it was completely insufficient.
However, things later changed somewhat. After being with Gilbert, Ivanka's attitude shifted. She accepted her sister and brought her to Los Angeles to study and live.
Tiffany's allowance also increased—she could receive fifty thousand dollars per month. Although still not much, at least it was no longer tight.
More importantly, her brother-in-law Gilbert treated her with great care, allowing Tiffany to feel a long-lost fatherly warmth.
So Tiffany grew even closer to Gilbert than to Donald. The girl was also very hardworking, ranking among the top students in her school.
And keep in mind, her school had Chinese-American, Japanese-American, and Korean-American students—groups famously strong in academics. Yet Tiffany was able to outperform them.
It seemed Tiffany understood that perhaps only by excelling in her studies could she receive some attention.
And indeed, that was the case. In the summer final exams, Tiffany once again earned first place in the entire school. After discussing it, Gilbert and Ivanka gave Tiffany a bakery as a gift.
Because Tiffany loved baking cakes, she was extremely, extremely happy to receive such a gift.
Ivanka became suspicious of Gilbert's motives and took the chance to ask him, "Did you fall for Tiffany?"
Gilbert rolled his eyes at her. "What are you talking about? I even have my eyes on Queen Elizabeth, too. Is that possible?"
Ivanka actually nodded seriously after thinking it over. "Well, who knows—Queen Elizabeth must have been pretty when she was young."
Gilbert was speechless. Heaven and earth could testify—he simply thought Tiffany was a bit pitiful and wanted to help the child.
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