(The third update, 9,000 words.) Of course, it is still for collections, recommendations, and spelling is healthier. ）

Daniel glanced at Andy suspiciously, but before he could speak, someone greeted him.

"We'll talk about that later." Daniel smiled and stepped forward.

"Long time no see, Ridley."

Yes, the first person to greet Daniel is one of today's main characters, Ridley Scott, who is chatting with an elderly gentleman who is clearly close.

"I see you every day," Ridley quipped, "and I have changed several copies of my newspaper, but you are in every one." ”

Daniel had no choice but to smile wryly and shake his head, "You should go to the Press Association to complain, their entertainment section is so thick that any small character can go up." ”

Ridley and the gentleman both laughed.

"Daniel, I would like to introduce you, His Excellency Tim Rowland of the 'Snow Eagle Fund', one of the investors of Gladiator."

Daniel is no stranger to the Snow Eagle Fund, a long-established film fund in San Francisco with deep roots and ties to Silicon Valley. You must know that these distribution companies in Hollywood, in addition to exploiting directors and actors, are the biggest investors outside Hollywood, who falsely report the box office, distribution channel fees, publicity costs, etc., in order to lower profits and reduce the share to investors.

The "Snow Eagle Fund" is not such a big wrong.

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Roland." Daniel reached out and shook Tim, "You know, when I first saw you, I thought Ridley knew the British knight, and your demeanor was enviable." ”

"Really?" Tim was a little surprised, but hid it well, "Are you familiar with British etiquette?" ”

"No, no, it's not familiar, you probably don't know, I'm filming The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, it's the work of the British writer Tolkien, and I play an elf in it, and the elves always have to talk about etiquette, so I got a little bit of simple etiquette training, and you look more professional than my teacher."

Ridley stood aside with a smile, but he was praising Daniel in his heart, this kid's ability to pat on the back is simply increasing day by day, Tim Rowland is an Englishman, which can be seen by anyone who has a little heart, but Daniel said from the etiquette that the British care about the most, Ridley dares to guarantee that Tim, the old guy, is definitely very happy in his heart at this time.

And he is indeed a viscount granted by the Queen.

If Daniel doesn't know, it can only be said that his luck is too good.

"Daniel, Tim is indeed an English knight, and his father is an earl."

"Wow." Daniel really showed a shocked expression, but he quickly recovered, exaggerated enough but not rude, and his acting skills were good.

Tim happily patted Daniel on the shoulder, indicating that he was indeed very happy.

"Daniel, go say hello to everyone."

At this point in their chat, basically everyone has come.

Stacey Schneider was present, Ron Meyer was there, and the film's main characters, Russell Crowe, Connie Nelson, and Daniel, as well as director Ridley, producer Walter, and editor John, were all left behind. This lineup makes it obvious to the guests what the theme is for tonight.

"Gladiator".

Daniel walked around the venue with red wine and said hello to several creators, everyone will be busy today. Then he went to Ron Meyer, who had a relationship.

"Good evening, Mr. Meyer."

"Oh, Daniel, it's a pleasure to see you."

Daniel smiled for a moment with Meyer's lively expression, "Yes, just as happy as yesterday, right?" ”

Yesterday, they signed a contract for "Silent Love" together at the Staples Center, and Universal is the investor in the production cost of 300,000 yuan, which is not in Universal's investment spending, but in the budget of the publicity department.

So, you get the idea.

"Daniel, you don't have to worry, it's just a little short film, Josson, Josson, right? That student, yes, Josson is a kid who hasn't graduated yet, and any problems with his film are possible, Daniel, I've seen "Gladiator", your appearance is amazingly good, and when "Gladiator" is released, as long as enough people see it, people will know your acting skills. ”

Ron Meyer's words made Daniel uncomfortably speed up the CPU, which sounds comforting, but it means a lot of things.

First of all, Meyer, like everyone, is not optimistic about "Silent Love".

Secondly, Meyer feels that every failure can be blamed on Jossen, and Universal will support him, after all, they are now connected as one, "Gladiator" invests 100 million, although it is DreamWorks leading the production, but Universal also invests, and they have to spend a huge amount of publicity and distribution costs.

In the end, Meyer asked him to do his best to promote the film so that "enough" people could see it.

Daniel could only see the triple meaning for the time being, maybe there was something else, Kusa should come with him, but now the relationship between the two was a little awkward.

Everyone is too young, this is indeed a problem, if it is a senior agent and a star, they can completely do it quietly, even if they plan to stab each other in the next moment.

"Meyer, I don't know how to thank you for your encouragement, bless Gladiator, it will succeed."

"We will all succeed." Meyer clinked his glass with him.

Daniel was about to turn back to Ridley's side, but saw Stacy waving to him.

And it looks like Stasi has been following him for quite some time.

He had a special affection for the female president, and Tony Gilroy of "Spy" later told him that there was a ridiculous scene in their discussion.

After Doug, Frank, Robert, and Tony all decided on Daniel, Holse, the vice president of the global side, still objected, citing Stacey Schneider's request to choose Matt Damon. Of course, Hossey later admitted that his statement was a bit self-conceived.

Stasi simply asks them not to hesitate any longer, and if the two sides are evenly matched, then her vote will determine the final choice - and she chooses Matt Damon. The ticket was not used by the unanimous opinion of the four main personnel, but the Stasi still nearly ruined Daniel's hopes of winning Spy, if it wasn't for Kusa who persuaded Tony Gilroy and Frank Marshall first.

Of course, of course, it would be ridiculous to say that Daniel would resent something about it.

When he walked up to Stacey Schneider, his expression was still surprised and delighted, as if it was an honor to be able to talk to the people in charge of Universal Pictures.

"Daniel, you contributed an amazing performance." Stasi put aside the shrewdness and competence of her work, and showed a hint of a mature woman at the banquet, a woman who knew her strengths, and in the top echelons of Hollywood, where men were everywhere, the status of a woman was an obstacle, but sometimes it could also gain some benefits for her.

Daniel held the cup in both hands to his heart, "I haven't been able to see the rough cut version yet, but you and Meyer's compliments have made me curious." ”

"You'll see, it's an outstanding piece of work, and the board can't praise it." Stasi changed his words, "Happily, we don't have to rush to say goodbye, Doug and they chose you to star in "Spy", this is really a wise decision, you will definitely surprise the audience." ”

"Thank you, I will work hard, I cherish every opportunity very much."

"It's a good habit."

The two of them said a few words that were not nutritious, and Stasi began to wander his eyes, and Daniel understood that his time was over, and Stasi needed to find someone else.

He was a bit out of his energy, and it was really hard work to talk to the top management of these distribution companies.

The assistants have their own area, which is a little quieter over there.

Daniel leaned over to take a break.

"Hello, Daniel."

A man in his forties in the assistant section approached to greet Daniel.

"I'm Paison, Kim Paison's subordinate agent, Kiel Ida."

Kim Billson, Daniel certainly knows, is one of CAA's new partners, Tom Hanks' agent.

"Hello." Daniel glanced at Andy who was seated, and she looked a little absent-minded.