novelraw Chapter 316
Chapter 316
The next morning.
Josie, who didn't sleep well last night, wore her blindfold and leaned on the back seat of the car with her eyes closed.
She's on her way to meet Eli McCullough now.
This super plan, which is enough to change the existing structure of Hollywood, naturally cannot be finalized in a few words, and the distribution of benefits, the balance of forces among all parties, etc., all require face-to-face consultation between Josie and Eli.
Of course, they knew very well that such frequent meetings could not be concealed from those who cared, not to mention that Josie's status as a popular star was destined to attract a lot of attention, but contacting by phone alone was not safe.
Not long ago, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were tapped by a private eye known as Hollywood Eye, Anthony Pelicano. It is said that the Hollywood couple spent a lot of money to block the opponent's mouth.
Josie didn't want to follow in the same footsteps, so as soon as she received this gossip, she hired a company in San Francisco to maintain her and her team's mobile phones, personal computer security systems, etc.
In addition, she inevitably changed some important affairs into the form of interviews.
Especially now that Vivendi-Universal is being abused at the Paris Stock Exchange, and DreamWorks is entering the formal acquisition stage, Josie doesn't want to have any troubles at this time.
However, in this troubled time, it is not something she can stop if she wants to.
Before I closed my eyes and fell asleep, the classic Nokia ringtone rang in the quiet compartment.
Josie pushed the blindfold on her head helplessly, pressed the answer button on the phone, and cheered up, "What's the matter, Sol?"
"Boss..." Saul Goodman, who was far away in Paris, lowered his voice very low, obviously worried, "I have a bad feeling, 'Big Eater' seems to be I still want to continue eating, and I don’t really want to take the 'trophy' away."
Josie rubbed her forehead and said directly, "Give the phone to Old John."
"Boss?" A rough voice came from the other end of the phone, it was the head of her bodyguard.
"Does our 'seed player' know that the last champion 'stomach bleeding' went to the hospital?"
"Yes. They're 'together' now."
Obviously, even though he was still lying on the hospital bed after the car accident, Aix did not forget to monitor the battle situation in Paris remotely.
Josie closed her eyes and took a slow breath.
After about ten seconds, she opened her eyes again and said, "The 'Big Eater Competition' has ended successfully. If anyone is still stuck in the restaurant, you can help out if necessary."
"Okay, boss." Old John replied decisively.
Just after the international call ended, another call came from Eve Price.
The professional PR spoke quickly: "My dear lady, why didn't you tell me that Edward Norton also went to the hospital to see you last night? God, Robin called me on the phone when I got up early in the morning Bombarded indiscriminately, and then rushed to the company to work overtime because of your affairs."
"A paparazzi took a photo?" Josie's tone was a little careless.
Compared to the thrilling events in Paris, these speculative gossips in Hollywood really made her feel less excited. Anyway, as long as she could afford various prices, she could always be dismissed by public relations.
Mostly it is a question of more money and less money.
And what she lacks most now is money.
"A paparazzi took a sneak shot of you in the opposite building. Because the distance is too far, you can only be vaguely recognized." Eve explained, "But I have already spent a small sum of money to buy it, and it will not affect "Like Heaven" propaganda."
"Like Paradise", which is scheduled to be released in mid-August, has already started the pre-publication work. Fox has repeatedly asked the hero and heroine to stabilize their relationship in the eyes of the public not to undergo major changes during this period.
For example, even if they really can't bear each other and break up, it's better to announce it after the film is released, and the film company doesn't want to see any possibility of affecting the film's performance.
Romantic comedies sell the ultimate in romance and fantasy.
Most of the audience who walked into the movie theater for this reason do not want to see the two people who are you and me on the big screen, who are not embarrassed or have a cold relationship off the screen.
At this time, Harvey Spector, who was also sitting in the car, pointed to his watch to remind Josie that they were about to arrive at their destination.
Josie nodded slightly, and continued to say to Eve: "Anyway, keep watching the media and the Internet for me. I don't want these recent incidents to affect Jim or his Broadway performance."
"...God, I almost thought you two had broken up." Eve satirized habitually, and immediately got back to business: "Okay, I know what to do. But whether as a publicist or as a friend, I Still want to remind you: Graspall, loseall."
Josie didn't answer.
For things like love, after the hormones recede, many practical issues have to be considered.
Two people can stay together for a long time, most of the time, they get what they need—“evenly matched” is a euphemism—and the problem with her and Jim is that they lack this connection.
The most deadly thing is that it is difficult for Josie to feel dependent on Jim, or her on anyone.
To a large extent, this means that she cannot establish a long-term stable relationship, because she and her significant other cannot form various meaningful checks and balances in this relationship.
And perhaps that's the good news.
In fact, it is not difficult for her to understand why Leonardo has a soft spot for those young and beautiful models, because with them, he will always be in an absolute high position.
And he doesn't care about love and other mysterious and mysterious things, he purely pursues the pleasure of sex and the stimulation of novelty, if this one doesn't work, just change it, there will always be different girls looking forward to him.
Some people think he is pathetic, some people think he makes people jealous, and some people think he just doesn't understand the meaning of love, but it is undeniable that he is still satisfied with his state at the moment.
only the guy drinking water knows it's cold or hot.
Likewise, being entangled in a relationship means little to Josie, who has too many more important and exciting things to do than wallow in a relationship.
So she still chooses to let go of her feelings.
Five minutes later, the car drove into a private farm on the outskirts of New York City.
In the morning sun, at the end of the rough gravel road stands a white two-story villa. The stone art fountain in front of the door splashes water, and Eli McCullough is standing there leading a horse. How do you see it? It's impossible to ignore.
The car stopped near the fountain.
Josie got out of the car, noticed the tall and handsome horse beside Eli, and couldn't help but take a second look.
"Can you ride a horse?" Eli asked.
"A little bit." Josie said so, but didn't touch it with her hands. "Looks like a good boy."
Eli looked at the horse beside him, and stroked the smooth fur of the horse with his palm, "A racehorse, has won four races, and even won the Belmont Race."
After all, he handed over the reins to the farm worker who stepped forward, and led Josie and the others into the house.
"Tea or coffee?" Eli occupied a single sofa and asked.
"Black tea, don't add anything, thank you." Josie sat on another single sofa, her legs crossed together, "The house is good, and the farm is also good."
"This will be an equestrian training center in the future." Eli mentioned briefly, and used the intercom to order the kitchen to deliver a pot of English black tea and matching tea sets, and poured a cup for himself and Josie.
He took a sip from the teacup himself, frowned subconsciously, and put the teacup down again.
Josie pretended she didn't see it, and asked, "Vivendi-Universal's affairs are coming to an end soon. When will DreamWorks complete the acquisition?"
Including David Geffen, the Big Three of DreamWorks all chose the share transaction. It seems that this billionaire chose the latter between face and money, rather than preferring to save others by himself like Josie. Don't want 5000 million, choose equity to disgust your enemies.
——Maybe, David Geffen is just more worried that he won't even be able to keep that bit of equity in Josie's home court?
I have to say, this is good news.
"The end of September at the earliest, and the end of the year at the latest." Eli replied, pushing a document to Josie.
Josie took the document, "Share transfer document?"
"It can also be said that it is my sincerity for cooperation." Eli nodded, and the valuable shares of Skynet Media did not seem to arouse his expression too much, "Jeffrey Katzenberg is willing to stay, But the condition is to merge Tianji Films and DreamWorks and retain the latter's label. He will temporarily serve as the CEO of the production company until Michael Ovitz steps down."
Jeffrey Katzenberg?
Josie didn't know what Eli had done to make one of the DreamWorks trio change his mind, but the result was a pleasant surprise.
"Basically, I can agree to this condition." While listening to Eli's words, she looked down at the equity transfer letter.
For Tianji Films, a production company, she has never insisted on keeping it independent, but when she first cooperated with Fox, the other party did not ask for a shareholding, so she insisted on sole proprietorship until now.
Josie didn't quite understand why Jeffrey Katzenberg wanted Tianji Films, because its film library was worth very little, and its distribution department was not as good as DreamWorks. It can be said that the significance of the merger was not great.
Since the other party wants it, there is no harm in giving it to him.
What's more, Josie had already let Martha Miller take over Tianwu Films, another film company under her name, and planned to divide the business direction of the two companies.
Eli didn't think that Josie might refuse, so he took out another document and said, "The proposal of the new company, if you are not satisfied with certain terms, you can still submit it now."
This time, Josie didn't answer, but gave Harvey Spector a wink, and the lawyer personally reviewed it.
And she herself signed the equity transfer document, looked at the time, and asked Eli: "Do you mind if I watch TV for a while? The Paris Stock Exchange is about to close."