novelraw Chapter 149
Chapter 149
A few months ago, Brad Pitt received the script of "Fight Club" and fell in love at first sight, but his friend David Geffen, for various reasons, not only asked Brad Pitt's agent to The project was delayed again and again, and even a prohibitive price was quoted during the negotiation, so that "Fight Club" later found the famous British actor Ewan McGregor. It is said that these days We're negotiating a contract.
And at this time, Brad Pitt finally couldn't bear it any longer.
Because he really likes the script of "Fight Club" very much, and he really wants to cooperate with director David Fincher again. More importantly, his invincible intuition tells him that this role will bring him great performance. A new breakthrough.
If it weren't for David Geffen and Josie Horton's personal vendetta, Brad Pitt would obviously have made some concessions on the payroll, rather than seeing the role go to Ewan Griffin. McGregor.
He felt a rare anxiety.
On the one hand, he doesn't want to miss this role in his heart. Whether it's the script, the depth of the character and the main creative lineup, this will be a good opportunity.
On the other hand, because Ewan McGregor looks somewhat similar to his own style and route, he is defined by Hollywood as a chic and unrestrained charismatic handsome man, with excellent acting skills and special personal temperament among actors of the same generation One ride away.
So, if the other side succeeds in a role he misses, his career will take a double whammy.
However, David Geffen personally promised him that he would try his best to help him get the role, even if it really couldn't be done, he wouldn't let Ewan McGregor get it.
Brad Pitt faintly felt a little uneasy.
Because as a friend for many years and a first-line star created by David Geffen himself, he knows very well that in order to get the desired result, David Geffen is definitely an unscrupulous person, and always ignores basic rules and morals .
Fortunately, after being warned once by the industry union, David Geffen's behavior has been restrained a lot—at least he will not threaten Josie Horton's life again.
And unfortunately, he still has a myriad of ways to leave his opponent humiliated and powerless.
For example, at yesterday's party, Edgar Bronfman Jr. from Universal was persuaded by David Geffen in a few words, and he promised to be the lobbyist to persuade Josie Horton in front of many people. Put down your grudges and cooperate sincerely.
And at this point in time, it's almost time for the negotiations between Edgar Bronfman Jr. and Josie Horton to end.
Jennifer Aniston slowly finished her makeup in front of the mirror in the bathroom, and smoothed her well-maintained blond hair before walking back to her seat on high heels.
At this time, Brad Pitt's complexion was already very bad, and he could tell at a glance that he was currently absent-minded, and there was no way to continue dating.
Oh, but that's all right—he's such a pretty, lovable little thing, and she's willing to be extra lenient with him.
It is also because of the fragility of Brad Pitt's personality that makes him stand out from the crowd of blond young people, and also makes Jennifer Aniston somewhat fascinated by him.
After the waiter pulled out the chair for herself, she sat down with her skirt stroked, and raised her chin with one hand to look at the man in front of her.
Only then did Brad Pitt realize, "I'm sorry, Jane, I was distracted just now. Because I answered an important call."
——He should have been more gracious and stepped forward to open the chair for her.
"Well, it's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it." Jennifer Aniston showed a standard sweet smile and asked, "What happened, do you need help?"
Brad Pitt obviously hesitated.
But under the warm and caring sincere gaze of the girl in front of him, he quickly let his heart surrender honestly.
So he briefly told Jennifer Aniston about the matter, omitting most of David Geffen's vengeance, and focusing on Edgar Bronfman Jr.
"So, you just got a call from your agent?" Jennifer Aniston asked.
"Yes, our conversation with Josie fell apart." Brad Pitt smiled wryly, "And because of this incident, there was a conflict between Geffen and Bronfman."
In fact, Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s attitude was quite casual at the beginning, and he just informed them that he had reached an agreement with Josie Horton and asked Brad Pitt to send an agent to sign the contract.
However, when David Geffen asked about the situation in detail, Bronfman said lightly that he would sell the TV station to Tianji Films for US$15 billion. Barry Diller fuck off.
——Previously, Barry Diller's bid was slightly lower than this, which was actually not at his true psychological price, but both Diller and Geffen believed that it was unnecessary to make Bronfman aware of this right away.
So David Geffen held back his anger and talked with Bronfman for a long time. He even raised the offer to 15 billion US dollars on behalf of Barry Diller, who was originally determined to win the Universal TV station, but somehow angered little Edgar. . Bronfman.
Leaving aside the specific disputes between them, in the end Edgar Bronfman Jr. insisted not only on keeping the agreement with Josie Horton and selling it to the other TV station, but David Geffen also rarely demanded Brad Pitt turned down a fight club deal.
Both David Geffen and Barry Diller put the blame on the two Hortons, believing that the other party must pay the price.
"But as far as I know, Josie's company's financing is provided by Tianmu Capital founded by her father. At most, Geffen can mobilize contacts to prevent her from getting loans from major banks; as for the issuance, she should have signed an agreement with Fox , Fox will not be so stupid as to make trouble with the cash cow."
Jennifer Aniston thought about it for a while, and really couldn't understand why David Geffen, a prominent Hollywood bigwig, became so angry because of a failed transaction.
So, his rule is, that TV station can only be obtained by the person he appoints?That's too autocratic and overbearing!
But Brad Pitt knows more, because Barry Diller has made a detailed assessment of this part of Universal Pictures' "junk" assets, and believes that its value and potential are far beyond the current half-dead situation—— Barry Diller is a veteran of the TV industry, and he knows the TV industry too well.
To put it bluntly, there are huge benefits to be gained.
But he didn't explain to Jennifer Aniston on the spot, but covered his forehead, looking distressed, "They seem to be going to war with Josie, but this is not what I want."
"You want that movie, don't you?" Jennifer Aniston asked.
However, Brad Pitt raised his eyes and said, "This is no longer a question of whether I want it or not."
"But I know that if you want it, you still have the opportunity to fight for it." Jennifer Aniston said, "Brad, you have to fight for yourself, not let others decide your career. Think about it , Looking back ten years later, will you regret not taking the initiative tonight?"
After hearing this, Brad Pitt's expression became even more tangled, "Listen, Jane, I can't—in short, I can't do that. That's a kind of betrayal."
"Okay. If you can convince yourself to accept any outcome." Jennifer. Aniston finally said.
The whole situation magnified.
Miramax, a specialist in Austrian competition, has adjusted the schedule of several films at the end of this year, among which "Shakespeare in Love" will face off with "The Perfect Victim" by Tianji Films;
Fox's Bill McKennik revealed to Josie privately that Universal's Ron Meyer is jumping up and down, and wants to count every movie produced by Tianji Films, including "The Perfect Victim", in terms of film ratings. suffer;
Chuck Palahniuk, the original author of "Fight Club", was staying on his farm in the country, but was approached by his agent, because someone offered a six-figure price to him and Tianji Films. Fighting a long copyright lawsuit dragged down the film's shooting plan;
Suddenly, some shareholders protested from Frank Horton's side, because they were dissatisfied with his private use of public property, and used the company's money to pay his daughter's tuition in Hollywood, but he used the return on investment of "Titanic" to give back to the general. First Army;
The Tianyan network was also affected, and Tianji Films was raided and inspected by the local police almost at the same time because someone reported it;
Also, the fire department, the Safety and Security Supervision Bureau, etc. set up clever names to send people to the door in turn, which seriously affected the daily operation of the two companies.
And Josie accepted Frank's invitation, went to San Francisco again, and attended a very special party.
The host of the party is not special, just a senior executive of the Carlyle Group. This capital group is mainly engaged in military investment, and has no intersection with the industry under Qiao Qian's name.
What is special is that among the guests is Richard Bram, an investment banker who is very interested in SkyEye Network. He is the boss of Bram Capital and the first female senator in California, Diane Feinstein. third husband.
Diane Feinstein served as the mayor of San Francisco for two terms. As early as the 80s, she became the possible candidate for the first female vice president. Later, she became the first female candidate in California to run for governor on behalf of the Donkey Party. In California, especially in San Francisco The influence is very deep.
"So, this is the other 10% you found?" Josie asked Frank beside her in a low voice while holding a glass of juice drink.
"No, Bram is only worth 2%." Frank kept smiling and nodded to the passing acquaintances, "The remaining 8%, I'm not sure if Goldman Sachs, BlackRock or other capital groups control it, and you Need to be mentally prepared, you will not be able to keep so many shares-hi Jeff, good to see you!"
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, with the same smile, stepped forward to shake hands and hug Frank, "Good evening, Frank, and Josie, how is SkyEye doing? If you need help, please call me anytime. "
"Compared to this, I hope you call me for Amazon." Frank seemed to be joking, took Josie to continue walking, and turned to her and said, "Don't believe that Bezos is so young. A bald guy, he's just like Barry Diller, not as pure as AOL's Steve Casey."
Josie glanced silently at Frank's very thick and naturally curly hair. He looked like he shared a Hollywood hairstylist with Mel Gibson.
Frank glanced at her and smirked: "Don't worry, our ancestors don't have a hair loss gene, but your mother's side is very dangerous."
— Josie's maternal grandfather was partly Scottish.
Hearing that Josie just brushed her straight blond hair and said, "No, I just think your hairstylist is good."
Frank laughed but said nothing.
That night, he took Josie to get acquainted with the upper-class social circle in San Francisco. The next day, he quickly carried out a preliminary equity transaction agreement. In the end, Tianmu Capital, Bram Capital and several other companies jointly invested and invested in Tianyan Network.
Of course, this is only a superficial equity change.
The actual exchange of interests was a bit more complicated, but that was Frank's responsibility to worry about.
As for Josie herself, it didn't seem to have any effect.
But what is more likely is that many people are waiting to see whether this newly-promoted A-list actress can stabilize her position in this situation, and what will happen to her first film after her ascension.
And David Geffen was busy mobilizing his key contacts who had been immersed in Hollywood and even the top social circle of Blue Star for many years.
On the one hand, they delayed or even prevented Josie Horton and Frank Horton from borrowing from the bank with assets under their names; Le Duo ran around.
But all of this had little effect. Driven by real interests, it failed to change the ultimate ownership of the Universal TV station.
As the central figure in a series of events, Josie did not continue her filming in full swing. First, because of the equity transaction worth hundreds of millions of dollars, it occupied a lot of attention on the financial front pages of the "Wall Street Journal" and other publications. An unmistakable but hard to ignore name.
Then, four Wall Street capitals, including Tianyan Network and Tianmu Capital under the name of Josie Horton, formed the American Network Holdings Company, and then bought the cable TV station of Universal Movies at a price of 15 billion U.S. dollars!
Subsequently, the new company was renamed Skynet Media and built a TV and Internet business, and plans to launch a new SkyTV and an online video site Sky+.
And she herself will also serve as the company director and chief creative officer of Skynet Media in a low-key manner.
and so--
This young girl, who has not yet turned 21, is going to cross industries and become the all-powerful female president of the industry after her rapid rise to become a first-line star in Hollywood?
Hooooooolyshxt!
Most of Hollywood is boiling over this.
Because compared to the general public whose news is deliberately controlled, these industry insiders obviously understand what all this means.
That is, compared to the status of A cafe star, another female boss in Hollywood that cannot be ignored is about to rise!