Chapter 778: Scandal
After leaving Walt Disney and returning to the Weinstein brothers, Miramax embarked on a strategy of literary films and awards-based operations, which were far from Disney's business policy, and the cooperation between the two sides gradually decreased, and although Ryan did not pay much attention to the company, he still personally owned nearly 20 percent of Miramax's shares.
Despite not being a member of the board of directors, such a heavy event happened, Harvey? It was only natural for Weinstein to inform him.
Maybe the big Jewish fat man didn't mean to ask Ryan to help settle it.
However, this kind of thing was not notified by the media in advance, and it was poked out on the Internet, and the most important thing is that it is still a video, which is really troublesome.
After a few words with Natalie, Ryan walked to the flight deck at the end of the yacht, and returned to Los Angeles directly by helicopter, and made several calls in a row, Nicole who received his call was not surprised, she was not surprised by the fact that she was not only the majority shareholder of Miramax, but also a member of the board of directors, and had just gotten the news.
Things are not complicated, the famous African-American professional manager, the current chairman of Miramax Richard? Nanoola's bed. The photos and videos were posted on a gossip website and spread quickly, and if it was an ordinary woman, it would be fine, but the heroine in it was Jessica? Alba, and the time when the video was filmed coincided with the casting of Miramax for "Sin City".
Many things in Hollywood are actually not secrets, and there are a lot of rumors in North America, but discussing them in private and being exposed by evidence are completely two different concepts.
If not handled properly, this matter is likely to affect Miramax and directly bring huge losses of hundreds of millions of dollars to Ryan and Nicole.
"Harvey, this may not be an isolated scandal."
In the reception room of the clubhouse in Malibu, Ryan asked Harvey, who was sitting opposite, directly. Weinstein, "What do you and Bob have in mind?" ”
"That ......," the big fat man's brow furrowed tightly. Ryan, is there any hope......"
"You should know better than I do, Harvey."
Standing up and taking a few steps, Ryan turned his head, "The Internet is an open media, I have seen gossip websites when I came here, and now it is not our power that can suppress it." ”
Actually, don't you need to say it, Harvey? Weinstein understands this, too, but no matter who it is. There's always a little hope, even if it's unlikely.
"Only Jean Richard? Nanurla left her job. ”
Hear Harvey? Weinstein was a little unwilling, and Ryan walked back to his seat, "Richard? Nanura is indeed a rare talent, but this is the best option right now. ”
It's far from that simple, and Ryan believes that this kind of trading with a starlet is by no means unique to Miramax, and then again, this kind of thing is not uncommon within Disney. The industry is in such a mood that it's time to think about how to shut up those two people and take the responsibility on their shoulders.
Harvey? Weinstein has been in Hollywood for decades, so he understands the reason. After a brief conversation with Ryan, he left in a hurry and gathered people to start crisis public relations.
This was directly reflected in the stock market, and the New York Stock Exchange had just opened the next day. Miramax's stock fell in response, falling by almost ten percent in just half a day, if according to the financial media. Together, Ryan and Nicole had more than $50 million in fortune evaporated.
Celebrity scandals have always been the focus of public attention, involving both the chairmen of Hollywood's second-tier companies and the 'sex. The third-rate celebrities of the sick door, the paparazzi and gossip media across the United States have jumped up and down.
The firepower of which was concentrated on Richard? Nanura, firstly, the little star must be the weaker, and secondly, his experience is better than Jessica? Alba has so much splendor.
Back in the early nineties, 31-year-old Richard? Nanura became the chief financial officer of Disney, the youngest CFO of a Fortune 500 company; He also owned Starwood and was the first black CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
He was named to the new Fortune Black Power lineup and is one of the most promising executives in American business.
On the screen of being uploaded to gossip sites. Pinch, Richard? Nanura pretended to be a star named "Mr. Rich" and recorded herself with Jessica? Alba has sex. The process of the relationship.
Thankfully this guy wasn't watching. Frequently mentioned the problem of the movie and the characters, otherwise Miramax would face more trouble.
Just see. The timing of the video shown above is so close to the casting time of Sin City in the text annotation below that it's hard not to think of some of the well-known things.
When people are unlucky, there are often more bad things.
That is, the next day, his ex-wife Tracy? Nanura gave an interview to the media and claimed that Richard? Nanura has been a sex addict for many years, having been on sex in San Rafael, California, as early as 1999. Addiction treatment, and insisted on sending her husband to treatment when she found out that he had spent a full $10,000 on a prostitute.
While the executives' privacy concerns arguably have nothing to do with the company, the widespread private scandal is so devastating that Miramax will not only be in the public spotlight, but will also face an investigation by the Screen Actors Guild......
In addition, including Brad? Several Hollywood stars, including Pitt, have cut off negotiations with Miramax, and several directors have withdrawn from the films that Miramax is working on.
This led to further turmoil in Miramax's stock, which lost 15 percent of its market value in less than three days.
In the intensification of sexuality. Under the scandal, sacrifice Richard? It was inevitable that Nanula would come to quell the turmoil, and Miramax soon announced that the other party had left for "personal reasons".
As the protagonist and well-dressed victim in the video, Jessica? Alba's spokesman said it was just a mistake she made when she was young and ignorant, and now she regrets it so much......
In short, it was the innocence and ignorance that blamed this qiē on her own in crisis public relations, and on other things, she chose to remain silent with great cleverness, and it was obvious that Miramax paid a certain price in order to gag her mouth.
According to common sense, this is the best crisis PR response, and her team is doing well, compared to Richard? Nanura, she will inevitably receive a little sympathy from the public and the media, and it is not impossible to turn over in the future, but if she jumps out and talks nonsense, then the nature of the matter will completely change.
To put it mildly, that would be against the entire Hollywood studio, who would use her in the future?
Things went the other way, and her very pure and ignorant statement was met with the cynicism of the media, after all, even a fool would not believe in the 'sex'. Sick door's protagonist and suck. Poison diva Lindsay? Lohan's Chum will be a simple and ignorant person.
Jessica? Alba's remarks inadvertently helped Miramax take away a lot of pressure.
Of course, Ryan doesn't pay much attention to this kind of starlet, Miramax's compensation is not worth mentioning to him, and what he cares about is like that of Harvey? As Weinstein said, is this just for Richard? Nanura's individual incident, or a blow with ulterior motives?
Does the other party have any other goals?
"From the day the gossip came to light."
Kissing his daughter's little nose, Ryan said to Nicole, who was sitting on the other side and reading the script, "I told Harvey that this is definitely not an isolated incident. ”
"Dad...... Father. Sandy's little hands scratched at him, scratching them every now and then, and then Gege smiled and said a few words, "Dad...... Dad, Mommy. ”
"Don't say these things in front of your children."
Glaring at this side, Nicole clapped Sandy's hands in fear, and the little one struggled to get out of Ryan's arms, holding the couch and walking crookedly towards his mother, albeit very slowly, and finally got into Nicole's arms.
"Mommy."
Compared to Dad, she said the word much more fluently.
"Honey." Nicole kissed Sandy's little face, "Let Aunt Elsa take you to the garden, okay?" ”
The little one had no right to object, and was carried into the stroller by Elsa and pushed through the back door to the garden.
"Ryan, you'll have to pay attention later."
Sitting down again, Nicole put away the script and said seriously, "Although Sunny is still young, our words and actions will affect her, please don't mention these too dark things in front of your children in the future, okay?" ”
"I want Sunny to have a carefree childhood." She said again.
"Sorry, I may have overlooked that." Ryan understood that it was his fault and hastened to promise, "I will definitely pay attention in the future." ”
"According to the analysis of Miramax Technical Department."
Now that her daughter is gone, Nicole has no qualms about starting a discussion with Ryan, "Someone used hacking techniques to steal these private contents from Richard's computer and then posted them on the Internet. ”
"My people checked." Ryan frowned, "They didn't blackmail Richard, they didn't shout to gossip sites, they posted it completely for free......"
"What purpose do they have?"
Hearing Nicole's words, Ryan shook his head and said, "It's not for us to know what hackers think, maybe these people just think it's fun." ”
Having said that, Ryan doesn't believe this, behind those doors in Hollywood in his previous life, who knows what is hidden.
"Nicole." Ryan suddenly thought of something, "Remember, don't take selfies indiscriminately in the future, and don't store too private things in your phone and computer." ”
"I'm not that ignorant."
Standing up and tidying up, Nicole walked to the back, "I'm going to find Sonny, aren't you along?" ”
"Of course."
Ryan walked over and took her hand.
The matter gradually subsided, but Ryan did not give up the pursuit, and the stock of Miramax fell, so that he and Nicole had lost 80 million dollars in the stock market, and the matter did not end so easily. (To be continued......)