novelraw Chapter 150
Chapter 150
"This is your 21st birthday gift and your new toy, you can play with it as much as you want."
Having said that, Frank Horton sent professional managers to the senior management of this cable TV station, including America Network and Science Fiction Channel, to ensure that the new president of Skynet Media will not mess around.
He nonchalantly skipped the topic and asked, "Speaking of which, how did you know that little Edgar Bronfman was limped by that old fox of Barry Diller and wanted to sell Universal's cable TV station?"
Josie thought to herself: Not only do I know, I also invested in Netflix in its infancy because of this Internet tycoon's memory!
But on the surface, she only said: "I have my sources, and I can only say that Edgar Bronfman Jr. likes to pay tuition on David Geffen too much."
It's hard not to be jealous of this lucky rich third generation.
In particular, he not only has a strong family background, but also has a good father who is the chairman of the Global Jewish Association and indulges him in various ways—sold the shares of DuPont Group, one of the important assets of the family, and his leg was not broken by his father—— Hey, it is also a skill to not die no matter how hard you try.
"Not really." Frank commented: "Little Edgar Bronfman is not the kind of outright idiot, he has received enough education to make him a smart person, but he used to like to be smart, and now it seems to be getting worse. But Sadly, the world is wonderful and full of possibilities."
As the diametrically opposite life control group, Frank thinks that he doesn't have much dislike for this kind of rich kid who has achieved his dreams since he was a child, but he definitely doesn't have any good feelings, because he himself has made countless hardships and suffered so much to get to where he is today. s hard work.
The only thing he can't accept is that even though he has proven his success for decades, Mr. Bronfman, who is arrogant and arrogant, only remembers how he used all means to climb up.
How strange—are the Bronfmans some sort of moral role model?
But for the sake of the Almighty Franklin, Frank decided to temporarily put aside his previous prejudice against this person, and regarded Edgar Bronfman Jr. as one of the cutest people in the world.
"What a hopeless fool!"
This morning, David Geffen just received a phone call and felt his blood pressure rise sharply. He asked like a cannonball: "Just for a fucking honorary chairmanship! So he thinks that Barry and even me are cheating on him Ridiculous! He and Horton are the same kind of people, these rich kids think they understand how Hollywood works, and think this is their gold digging field—do they really think the media industry is so easy?"
"By the way, who did they find to be the CEO of the new company?"
"The most important thing is, dare to accept that dog X they hired, when can you get out?"
A name was announced on the other side, which instantly made the pretentious billionaire sullen, and directly smashed the landline in his hand.
And at this time, his young and handsome little wife came in with the newspapers that had been ironed by the servants for the new day, and handed one of them to David Geffen.
The other party reminded cautiously: "David, the newspaper has just been delivered."
I saw the latest issue of "The Wall Street Journal" written in bold capital letters on the front page: Frank Horton, a genius careerist who manipulates the sky.
In the next second, the newspaper was severely torn.
Obviously, David Geffen's anger spread rapidly, and he dialed phone numbers one after another.
At this moment, his goal is no longer just Josie Horton, but to completely kill the newly established Skynet Media, and——
Skynet Media's new CEO and former underdog Michael Ovitz!
Josie was very satisfied with this result.
She did not hesitate to highly praise Mr. Horton's ability, but she was not relentless when it came to sharing the money. She called herself a weak, pitiful, and helpless little actor, and carried the money for them, the hungry wolves of Wall Street. It's a scapegoat, you have to get some benefits.
In fact, this can only be regarded as interest, because she just took on a loan of nearly 1.25 million and only got 15.7% of Skynet shares-although her voting rights are slightly more.
However, TT's various profits have been very gratifying.
If there is no accident, all the properties in her hands will still operate normally, and when Bronfman sells Universal in a few years, that will be the highlight of Josie's real plan to make money!
——Yes, of course she didn't forget that Bronfman had no good intentions from the beginning, until now, while the other party was annoyed that this matter had ruined his friendship with Geffen, he took the money and happily went bankrupt.
Of course, Josie will not tell anyone about her "foresight", but this does not prevent Frank from choosing to believe in the gossip she occasionally reveals, because both Frank himself and Tianmu Capital will have a set of evaluation and operation methods for capital actions involving hundreds of millions of dollars. The way.
Qiao Qian, who received her hard-earned money, was very satisfied and continued to devote herself to her work.
She did not choose Ewan McGregor, as most people in Hollywood guessed, but after the recommendation of Ernest Dawson - he saw the performance of the other in London's West End and was impressed - see To another British actor, Gerard Butler.
The actor, who made his debut on the screen until last year, has not received any formal acting training courses, but when he appeared in a hotel room that was temporarily used for auditions in a black suit, everyone's sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and everyone was staring at him intently. Looking at this hopelessly sexy man.
His murderous deep eyes, rippling charming smile, and every masculine muscle line all blend into a screen allure that is also very rare in Hollywood.
"Oh my god, my god——" Kelly whispered behind Josie, "Please honey, we must hire him, no matter which role is good, I am completely willing to walk into the movie theater for him."
Her older sister Connie Wilson cast a glance, cleared her throat deliberately, put on the majesty of a producer, turned to Josie and said: "He is a complete newcomer, and the Scottish accent is too strong, we don't He should be picked, it's too risky."
Well, if you ignore Connie Wilson's almost unblinking gaze just now, her current statement may be more convincing.
David Finch, who was also called temporarily by Josie on the phone, remained silent.
First of all, he has to admit that the other party's appearance is very outstanding, and he definitely has the capital to play the role of "Taylor", but the problem is that this guy is acting entirely with his own instinct—even though this talent just proves that he is indeed suitable for this job—— Plus, his creepy Scottish accent is pretty darn fucking badass!
Second, the actor really fits the style of the film, otherwise David Fincher would have been ready to leave early as soon as he walked into this room.The look in his eyes is very similar to the actor Russell Crowe who originally planned to play this role. Their common background is gloomy, but they have both wild and fragile parts, which are contradictory and charming.
In the end, Gerard Butler's on-screen temperament perfectly made up for what Edward Norton lacked. This guy's hormones are going to explode. It is conceivable that when he takes off his shirt and shows off like this in the movie Sculpture-like muscles that both men and women will scream crazy about.
Oh man, aren't they auditioning Gerard Butler for the role?
What is he thinking in his mind involuntarily?
It must have been led astray by the female assistant next to Josie who didn't know how to control the volume at all-it must be!
But David Fincher had a premonition: this guy in front of him would definitely become a real movie star.
"Thank you for your performance, gentlemen." Amidst the reluctant eyes of the ladies, David Fincher said to Gerard Butler who was standing in the middle of the room, "Oh, now you can put on your clothes Yes, Gerald."
Gerard Butler instantly recovered his gentle smile, took the black shirt he tore off during the performance from his newly appointed Hollywood manager, and put it on casually.
Because of his action, the ladies present looked away again absent-mindedly, even Josie was no exception—until Edward sat down on the sofa beside her.
For old lovers, Josie is always very conniving, so she looked at Gerard Butler and his agent solemnly, and said, "Thank you for coming. According to the usual practice, after we discuss the results, there will be a special person to conduct the discussion." Notice. Kelly, you send them out."
"Okay, Josie!" Kelly couldn't hide her excitement.
As the personal assistant of a popular Hollywood actress, this all-round young woman has had close contact with many sexy idols with outstanding appearance, such as Keanu Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe and others, but when they faced Gerald Butler, they still felt a real attraction.
Obviously, Gerard Butler's agent saw this, and he also quite understood the advantages of his client.
So he took the initiative to speak and invited Kelly to the hotel lounge for a drink.
Unexpectedly, the female assistant who was able to talk just now suddenly returned to her ruthless attitude, and made an excuse to refuse: "Sorry, but I don't drink during working hours."
Come on, isn't the working time of celebrity assistants 7/24?
Gerard Butler's agent forced a smile and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the newcomer he had just signed.
And he just smiled at Kelly and said, "Thank you, ma'am, just send it here."
While talking, they had already walked in front of the elevator in the hotel corridor.
"Are you sure?" Looking at this impeccable smiling face, Kelly's tone softened a little, but when she thought of her boss, she unconsciously became tough again.
"Yes, I'm sure." Gerard Butler nodded slightly, "And, no matter what the result is, I still thank Miss Horton for inviting me to audition."
Kelly was noncommittal, and only said goodbye to them in front of the elevator: "Then goodbye, both of you."
The elevator doors closed before his eyes.
The agent loosened his bow tie a little discouraged, and complained: "You should have asked her to say something nice for you just now, as long as you ask her, it's hard for her to refuse."
"No need." The Hollywood newcomer who originally wanted to be a lawyer was very calm, and even smoothed the neckline of his coat against the reflection of the elevator door, and then said: "Whether I can get this role or not, help me find it as soon as possible." An accent training expert, preferably one who can start lessons tomorrow morning."
On the other hand, the people in the hotel suite discussed the results.
The whole thing has dragged on for too long, so this eye-catching newcomer was lucky to get the role, but David Fincher also had one condition, that is, Josie herself had to play the heroine, because he had previously The favorites Reese Witherspoon and Helena Bonham Carter have already found other ways - it's hard to say why there is no David Geffen and his gang.
Afterwards, David Fincher voluntarily bid farewell and left, and Connie Wilson went into another room to call another producer, Arnon Milkan, and there was only a couple of lonely men and widows left in this living room .
The silence was like the cold night outside the window, spreading silently in this space, making the atmosphere slightly awkward.
In particular, the seats where these two people were sitting were clearly within reach, but neither of them was willing to take the initiative to move, allowing this situation to continue.
Until Josie suddenly spoke out and said softly, "You can go too, Ed."
As she got up, she gave the order to evict the guest.
Edward reached out and pulled Josie's wrist, but he didn't pull it in embarrassment—how much strength did she have...?
He ignored unimportant details and asked with envy, "Do you like him?"
Obviously, "he" refers to Gerard Butler who left not long ago.
"To be exact, I admire him, and I admire you too." Josie didn't turn around, but just walked to the bar to the side, poured herself a cup of hot tea, and held it in her hand instead of drinking it.
She seems to be very talkative today, but the expression on her face, which has nothing to do with romance and business affairs, is particularly hurtful.
For a man who still loves herself but she doesn't love, a woman can always be indifferent beyond imagination, but Josie never admits that she is a hard-hearted person, so she tries not to Handled things too badly.
And now is the time when it is necessary.
"But it's over, Ed." Josie's voice was calm, but it made people worry more and more, "The only thing I expect from you now is that you can complete this movie professionally, without any other superfluous elements."