novelraw Chapter 311
Chapter 311
"The point is that, in addition to hacking the emails of Bronfman Sr. and the president and his wife, Nxivm recently launched a brainwashing seminar for women. A Canadian actress was one of the victims. Thankfully, at the time She has not been completely brainwashed yet, and asked for help from the investigator I sent to participate in the so-called spiritual training class."
Hearing this, Keanu's brows were deeply knit together.
He originally thought that Bronfman's heiress would at most cause disturbances such as illegal fundraising or pyramid schemes, but he didn't expect the whole thing to develop in such a disgusting direction.
And obviously, those brainwashed women in the spiritual practice class are just one of the means used by the Nxivm executives to win over those powerful people. It is only because Nxivm can easily settle the relationship network of the New York District Attorney's Office that it makes people feel chills down the spine.
Keanu looked at Josie in front of him, with worry in his eyes: "It's dangerous to expose this matter, don't use your contacts, let me figure out a way."
"Will you be in danger?" Josie asked.
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem." Keanu replied, but his expression was still dignified.
Edgar Bronfman, Jr. couldn't have been unaware of the evil committed by the Bronfman sisters, because he had heard of Nxivm before in town when it was described as a spiritual practice to help women heal themselves class.
Now it seems that it is just a means for some people to look for prey.
Universal head Edgar Bronfman Jr., Universal Pictures CEO Ron Mayer, "X-Men" director Brian Singer, scandal-ridden Kevin Spacey... and, seemingly, David Geffen, a Hollywood rich man who has nothing to do with the world but has shadows everywhere.
It is precisely because of the existence of these people that this place, which originally represents dreams, has become so smoky, and the wings of dream-seeking have been broken.
This world should not be like this.
Keanu took a deep breath slowly, his usually gentle eyes turned cold.
Josie, who was sitting by the side, gently held his hand, but said nothing.
Keanu patted the back of Josie's hand in turn, and his tone was firm: "I know what to do, and I won't make a stupid thing to call the police just out of anger. Now our common goal is to drive Bronfman out of power, so why? Don't you add me to your plan? Seriously, it seems that the Sixth University has not had a female chairman yet."
The CEO does.
For example, Shirley Lansing of Paramount is an excellent manager.
But they are also just managers.
The closest to the position of the six female bosses is Sally Redstone of the Redstone family of Viacom, the parent company of Paramount. This lady has a good relationship with Keanu, so Keanu is very happy. Find out how she got her 20% stake in the family group.
At this time last year, Sumner Redstone, a well-known prostitute in the industry who was dazzled by hormones, not only gave up 20% of the shares in order to divorce Sally Redstone’s mother, but also promised never to share Daughter kicked out of board.
It is conceivable that after Sally Redstone entered Viacom's board of directors with 20% of the shares, Sumner Redstone, who was unwilling and extremely controlling, would definitely suppress his daughter in an all-round way.
And that's exactly what happened.
Sumner Redstone directly transferred Tom Freston, who was most likely to take over as CEO of the head office, from Viacom to Paramount, because Tom Freston and Sally Redstone were Friends for many years.
"If you are willing to join, that would be the best." Josie did not refuse Keanu's help, and went straight to the topic: "Can Sally Redstone handle her old man? I think Paramount will be our other giants are either overwhelmed by themselves, or have little interest in DreamWorks."
Keanu replied: "It should be fine. I talked to Sally about DreamWorks not long ago, and she was not optimistic about the prospects brought by this label, because the most important asset of DreamWorks cannot be bought and sold."
"It's not necessarily impossible..." Josie paused, pinching her chin and turning her mind quickly.
Keanu doesn't push either.
Seeing that Josie was lost in thought for a moment, he simply stood up and went to the small wine cabinet in the suite to pour a glass of wine. After taking two sips, he heard Josie's voice from the sofa.
"I'm thinking about whether Jeffrey Katzenberg is more suitable to run Skynet Media than Michael Ovitz."
Josie's desire to replace Michael Ovitz was well thought out.
The former CAA founder has experience and ability, but lacks some vision, and his style of doing things is too arbitrary. Such a person can get along very well in Hollywood before, but after entering the millennium, the whole world, including Hollywood, ushered in Great changes have taken place, and the conservatives who cling to tradition will obviously be eliminated by the times.
Moreover, the position of CEO can not only attract talents like Jeffrey Katzenberg, but also exchange for his support in the future board of directors of Skynet Media, which is simply profitable.
—The former Disney exec stayed behind DreamWorks' animation division after the exits of David Geffen and Steven Spielberg, and was eventually acquired by Comcast for $38 billion .
"It's a good idea." Keanu shook his head, "But people like Jeffrey Katzenberg don't care about money or positions anymore. The reason why he left Disney was to create another animation company that is not inferior to his old club. , I don’t think the position of Skynet Media can impress him.”
Josie felt a little regretful, but she didn't give up: "I still hope to send someone to contact him. And, my planb is Jeff Robinov."
"Wachowski's agent?"
"That's right, he's now unlicensed to work for Warner."
"I can help you find out about this matter." Keanu directly took it down, sat down again and asked: "Now, the key point of the whole plan is whether Eli McCullough is trustworthy. To be honest, I I have seen many friends who have worked together for many years turn against each other in the face of interests, so I am really not sure if this Texan, who is still new to Hollywood, has the spirit of contract."
Josie rubbed her temples and frowned: "No, I never pin my hopes on others. I imagined the worst situation, that is, after Skynet Media successfully acquired DreamWorks, the Texans took me Kicked away. So, my next step is not taking him into consideration."
Whether it's true or not, at least Eli McCullough ostensibly wants a partner, and it's indeed prompting Skynet Media to acquire DreamWorks.
But what Qiao Qian wanted was not DreamWorks or Skynet Media.
From the very beginning, her goal was Universal Pictures, one of the six major Hollywood companies.
If the Texans abide by the agreement, it is of course best for everyone to cooperate frankly and eat this cake together;
If not, then Qiao Qian will almost reach the final stage on Aix's side, looking for opportunities to enter the market to buy Vivendi-Universal, so as to gradually figure out after entering its board of directors.
Keanu did not comment on Josie's behavior, only saying: "If you need me to do something, let me know anytime, you know you are not alone."
"I know, you are my most important friend." Josie gave him a faint smile.
"You've done enough." Keanu's voice softened, and he said slowly, "Even if we don't get Universal, there are still many ways we can change the world. Don't push yourself too hard. Anyway , Josie, I hope you are happy."
This time, Josie took a deep breath, closed her eyes and leaned back, saying, "Don't worry, I'm having fun with it."
In 2000, mid-April.
The second revival of the classic Broadway musical "Jesus Christ the Greatest Star" officially premiered at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
Josie, who had taken a break from her intense filming schedule, was in the show theater's backstage dressing room, with her assistants and bodyguards outside.
"How about accompanying me to the premiere of "Mission: Impossible 2" next month?" Josie asked.
The dressing room was not big, not even as spacious as the trailer Josie used to use, but she didn't seem to care much about the environment here, and sat casually on the only small sofa in the room.
Jim was checking the smoky makeup on his face for the last time. This handsome and refined face was no longer gloomy tonight, but it was a little more seductive and beautiful.
And after hearing Josie's question, he accentuated his brows with eyebrow dye and replied: "I would love to go, my love, but I'm not sure if it's my show day."
Josie glanced at Jim in the mirror, resting her chin on one hand: "Okay."
Her tone was light and fluffy, as if she didn't care at all.
Jim's heart sank involuntarily, his hands paused, and he asked, "Baby, are you angry?"
"Oh, that's not true." Josie said, "It's just that Nicole called me personally. I wanted to introduce the Cruises to you."
Jim didn't know how to answer for a while.
He knew very well that this was Josie's kindness, and she hoped to help him enter Hollywood smoothly... But the problem was that he didn't want to get too involved with Hollywood.
It can even be said that most of the reasons why he chose to stay in the United States and Broadway were to be with Josie.
Once he returned to Italy, the biggest possibility between him and her would be that they would never see each other again.
How did he stand it?
Even the fact that she didn't care much about his rejection just now was enough to make him feel a little worried.
But the public performance is coming soon, Jim has to suppress all the extra personal emotions in his heart.
Facing himself in the mirror, he took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually calmed down.
Behind him, a soft and warm body came up, gently hugging his waist, facing the mirror as well, and asked, "Are you nervous?"
Instead of answering, Jim asked, "You're going to keep looking at me, aren't you?"
"Yes." Josie replied.
However, the next second, someone knocked on the door.
Ella said, "Boss, I have a private call from you—"
Josie was about to turn around to answer the phone just now, but Jim suddenly grabbed her wrist forcefully, then picked her up and put her on the dressing table, and exchanged a long, deep kiss with her against the mirror.
After the kiss, his lips were still glowing, and he stared straight at Josie: "The performance is over, let's celebrate here. OK?"
"...Okay." No matter how many times she faced this face, Josie was always unwilling to resist.
Jim let her go.
And when Josie opened the door and answered the call again, Jim couldn't help but feel a little heavy again.
"Eli? What happened..."
The Broadway show ended successfully.
Wall Street, which is also in Manhattan, has just kicked off a big drama.
Not long after, the Canadian alcohol giant Seagram Group announced that it would merge with the French media giant Vivendi Group at a price of US$340 billion.
At the same time, this merger does not involve cash, but is carried out through a share swap. Seagram shareholders will hold a majority of shares in the newly established company named Vivendi-Universal.