**** offers a 7-year loan with an interest rate of 4.25% per annum, which is 0.5% lower than the annual interest rate of Crédit de Lyonnais. However, they require Daenerys Entertainment to use 10% of the company's shares as collateral, and at the same time, Daenerys Entertainment has priority if it continues to carry out loan financing in the next three years. I think it's a viable option, the company is doing very well, there is no risk of a transfer of control with a 10% stake, and there is a lot of room for negotiation in terms of priorities. ”

Inside the office of Daenerys Entertainment Headquarters.

Nancy presents the results of her recent trip to New York, and Amy listens attentively on the surface, but her thoughts are a little distracted.

Competent, energetic and ambitious.

The petite woman opposite, who was only a few years older than her, had just been on the job for just two months, and Amy felt a threat from a woman's instinct. Although she has not seen any results in the integration of the consumer goods division in the short term, the business vision and negotiation skills she has demonstrated in the company's investment in Blockbuster have been clearly recognized by Simon.

It stands to reason that the board seat at Blockbuster should have been for Amy, but Simon gave it to Nancy seemingly casually, which made Amy inevitably have some small bumps in her heart, and she did regret that she had personally poached Nancy from Hasbro.

Perhaps, if Simon were to find someone to replace her in the future, Nancy would most likely be the best candidate.

Because of this subconscious anxiety, Amy has been putting more energy into her work lately, and she doesn't dare to use her position to put obstacles in the way of Nancy.

Simon's forced collaboration among the company's various departments a few years ago is actually to avoid internal struggles in Daenerys Entertainment. If she dares to deliberately exclude her colleagues, she will only be unlucky when Simon finds out. Daenerys Entertainment is also different from publicly owned listed companies, as the boss, Simon can completely make a decision.

Thinking so, Amy's mind couldn't help but think of Janet's smiling face at noon.

Hollywood studio executives rub over and consume some corporate interests, which are actually very common.

At the end of the 70s, David Bergman, the head of Columbia Pictures, embezzled $61,000 of the company's funds to buy traveler's checks, which once became the biggest 'scandal' in Hollywood that year.

The matter was hyped up by the media, and Bergman resigned because of it.

However, within the circle, there are few people who criticize Bergman, but instead one-sidedly condemn the whistleblower of this matter, believing that this is making a big fuss, and stabbing the matter to the media is even more discrediting the whole of Hollywood.

As a result of this incident, David Bergman left Columbia and still flourished, but the producer named Cliff Robertson was ostracized by the entire circle and his career was ruined.

Ron Macmillan behaves like David Bergman and many Hollywood studio executives.

Having been in this circle for more than two years, it is impossible for neither Simon nor Janet not to know this. However, Simon's acquiescence to Janet's ouster of Ron Macmillan from the company is in effect a shock to the company's executives and a warning to them not to behave like other studio executives.

Whether it is the previous mandatory cooperation within the company to avoid infighting, or this time to set an example to regulate the behavior of the company's executives, it is enough to show Simon's ambition to continue to grow and develop Daenerys Entertainment.

Obviously, if he can't keep up with his ambitions, he can only be out.

"Amy?"

Amy's distraction was interrupted by a voice across the desk.

Amy came back to her senses, sorted out some thoughts, and said, "Nancy, the annual interest rate of 4.25% is really good, and the priority is negotiable." However, if you don't know Simon well, he probably won't agree to mortgage Daenerys Entertainment shares, and 10% is too high. ”

Hearing this, Nancy raised her eyebrows slightly, and in a blink of an eye, she roughly understood something, and said: "Only a little boy will guard his toys and not allow others to touch them, he is already an adult." And, as I explained earlier, there is no risk associated with this kind of mortgage. ”

"Okay," Amy smiled at the corner of her mouth, glancing at a clock on her desk, and said, "Over there in Melbourne, Simon should have started working, and I'll call him in the evening to discuss this." ”

Nancy glanced at a row of mini electronic clocks on Amy's desk, which showed the time in Los Angeles, New York, and Melbourne, and immediately made up her mind to ask her assistant to buy a few clocks and put them on her desk, but said, "I'd better call him." And, Amy, I think you should be a little more aggressive in front of him and not always be so submissive. ”

Amy nodded, didn't argue with Nancy about the call, and said, "He's our boss." ”

Melbourne.

This one is already the second day of filming of "Batman".

Filming is never a fun job, and the more popular the blockbuster on the screen, the more tedious and boring the shooting process tends to be. Moreover, the mobilization of a large crew, and the daily spending of tens of millions of dollars is also a strong pressure on the main creators.

"Batman" has a very loose budget, but Simon still has to deal with all kinds of problems.

Just two days after filming started, the crew ushered in a very difficult problem - confidentiality work.

Disney did not forcibly push "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" to the top of the year by buying the box office, and the box office of "Rain Man" has just started, so "Vulgar" is still in the position of the annual box office champion in 1988.

"Lola Run" and "Vulgar" are two consecutive films, two consecutive annual crowns, even if there is no halo such as billions of dollars in wealth, Simon's new film is definitely the one thing that the media pays the most attention to.

"Batman" exposed a pitiful amount of information in the early stage, and as the film began filming, almost all the mainstream media around the world sent reporters to Melbourne, including a large number of paparazzi and die-hard fans of the "Batman" comics.

So, yesterday was just a day of shooting, and many photos on the set have already appeared in various gossip tabloids.

The crew filmed as usual today, but producer Joe Sylvo was busy publishing 'copyright notices' in major mainstream media outlets, while enacting stricter confidentiality measures.

If it's just an ordinary set photo, being exposed is actually not a big deal. But when it comes to details such as the Batmobile, the bat models and the looks of the leading actors, and even the script of the film, once exposed, it will definitely have a serious impact on the movie.

Daenerys Entertainment has previously announced the makeup photos of "Batman", and the other "Catwoman", "Black Mask", "Batmobile" and "Batmobile" looks are still under wraps, and the company will announce them in due course in accordance with the publicity strategy formulated in advance.

The audience needs a sense of mystery and freshness, and if this information is reported in advance, the rhythm of the film's publicity will also be disrupted.

Fortunately, when it comes to film props and starring models, these are copyrighted.

The crew solemnly issued a 'copyright statement' through the media, and most of the regular media will not publish it rashly as long as they don't want to get into a lawsuit, even if they get the relevant set photos. Of course, some unscrupulous tabloids who don't care about being sued are not included, and the crew can only take a two-pronged approach and prevent it through stricter confidentiality measures.

In order to run in the crew, the last two weeks have mainly been filmed in the literary and drama part of the film. If you don't take into account the surrounding disturbances, everything seems to be in order.

Australia does not have strict working time restrictions and other negotiations supported by strong labor unions in the United States, but Simon did not let the crew work overtime, starting at 9 a.m. and finishing on time at 5 p.m.

Today's filming is a few scenes from the headquarters of the 'Black Mask' Roman Siannis family business, JANUS Cosmetics, in a 30-storey building in the heart of Melbourne next to the Yarra River.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

The day's work ended on time, the crew team called it a day, and the director's assistant hired after Simon came to Melbourne took the initiative to bring over the thick director's script.

Simon took the script, stopped talking to Joe Silvo for a while, and while flipping through the script, he asked the twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old next to him, who had a round face and messy hair, "Peter, how do you feel?"

The young man's name is Peter Jackson.

That's right, it was Peter Jackson, who later filmed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

The current Peter Jackson is just twenty-eight years old, and although his face is a little round, he is far from the big fat man he was later. A few years earlier, Peter Jackson had just completed his first film, Cosmic Stranger, in his spare time with a group of buddies, but it didn't make much of a splash.

Hearing that "Batman" was about to be filmed in Melbourne and that some local filmmakers would be hired, although he was a New Zealander, Peter Jackson was excited to come here to apply.

The crew originally looked down on this young man who was just filming an unknown cult film, but after Peter Jackson was willing to accept even odd jobs, he got a field job as he wished.

Simon arrives in Melbourne, stumbles upon the other party, and after a conversation, elevates Jackson from the location to the position of assistant director.

Although he was seven years older than the young man in front of him, Peter Jackson was still a little restrained in the face of Simon.

If you really feel it, he feels that the Hollywood crew is too wasteful, but the cost of these two days is enough to shoot a few more "Cosmic Strangers". Of course, he wouldn't tell the truth, though, and said, "That's good, Simon." ”

Simon just smiled, not paying attention to Peter Jackson's restraint and caution.

In the memory, Peter Jackson has always been a very sleek person, without the usual sharp edges of Hollywood filmmakers. This is actually very understandable, it is impossible to break into Hollywood from a small New Zealand without letting go of the reserve and pride of filmmakers.

Now that Peter Jackson has been brought in by his side, Simon naturally has the intention of promoting, but he does not plan to help the seedlings.

Opportunities will be given to each other, and the key is to see Jackson's own efforts.

chatted casually, checked today's work records, and confirmed that it was correct, Simon called several main creators of the film to discuss tomorrow's work arrangement, and everyone dispersed.

The Batman crew stayed at a three-star hotel called Kendale in the Corlingwood district northwest of the city.

Although Janet's father wanted Simon to live in the Johnston family estate, Simon didn't want to travel long distances every day, and the hotel had already been chartered, so he chose to live with the crew.

Back at the Kendale Hotel, Simon had just walked into the lobby when Jennifer walked over with Sophia Fesse, followed by some other people.

Simon and Sophia greeted each other, and listened to the woman introduce the others one by one, before temporarily leaving with the two women.

The three of them took the elevator to Simon's suite on the sixth floor, and Jennifer took the initiative to go to the bedroom to help Simon find suitable clothes. Because in order to avoid the recurrence of the incident at the Plaza Hotel, Simon's current food, clothing, housing and transportation are taken care of by Jennifer herself, and even the maid who is responsible for helping Simon tidy up the room is sent by the Johnston family.

After a busy day, Simon sat down on the couch and leaned back in his chair a little tired.

Sophia paused, went to help Simon make coffee, brought it to the man, and then sat down on the sofa next to him, and said, "Regarding Gucci, I think this is a good opportunity." After the death of Rodolfo Gucci, the youngest son of Gucci's founder, in 1983, the Gucci family has been in the midst of civil strife. Rudolph Gucci's son, in order to fight his uncle for control of Gucci, even sent him to prison by reporting him. Now, Gucci has become a mess. Last year, an investment firm in the Middle East tried to buy a stake in Gucci, but the price was not negotiable. Now, Rudolph Gucci's son has also been frozen by the Italian court because of brand disputes with other members of the family, and Gucci has been seriously injured by now, and many family members are interested in selling Gucci's shares, and we are now making an offer, and may even get an absolute controlling stake in Gucci. ”

Simon listened to the woman with his coffee in his hand and asked, "How much do you think it will cost to hold Gucci?"

"Probably, $135 million," says Sophia, "Gucci has more than 100 stores in Europe and North America, and they have a very complete product line. If it weren't for the family infighting, such a price would definitely be impossible. ”

Simon looked at the woman and said, "$135 million, let's not talk about this for the time being, you originally told me that you just wanted to start through the wine business first, and now, are you confident that you can take care of this company?"

Sophia looked at Simon without looking weak, nodded and said, "I want to try." ”

"It's not something you can do with a single sentence," Simon said, "$135 million is nothing to me, but you have to know how many people in this world cry and shout that they can't get $135 million." “