Because Lin Mu has been very busy during this time, she rarely has time to be by Julia Roberts's side, and at first she often called Lin Mu, but then Julia Roberts's phone calls gradually decreased. At www.biquge.info first, Lin Mu did have some doubts in his heart, but he didn't think about the bad side. It wasn't until Lin Mu saw a report about Julia Roberts that he realized the crisis of his feelings.

The eye-catching headline in the newspaper, "QVC President Attends a Rich Man's Birthday Reception with Hollywood Star Julia Roberts", pierced Lin Mu's heart, and he didn't understand what Julia Roberts wanted to do. But he didn't take immediate action, he tried to convince himself that it was just an ordinary entertainment for Julia Roberts.

However, the next series of reports made Lin Mu unable to bear it anymore. Julia Roberts and Barry Diller frequently appear on various occasions, and Julia Roberts in the photo looks very happy, as if she has no idea that this man who is a full two her age is engaged in a competition with Lin Mu. Lin Mu, whose self-esteem was severely damaged, had a big fight with Julia Roberts on the phone. Lin Mu felt that both of them needed to calm down for a while, and he never called Julia Roberts again, and the relationship between the two reached a dangerous impasse.

Just when Lin Mu was in a terrible mood, Barry Diller was in a happy mood. In fact, he has been in a good mood lately, first when his intervention caused the negotiations between Viacom and Martin Davis to fall through, and then when Julia Roberts, a popular Hollywood woman he has always admired, offered to date him and showed great affection for him. This made Barry Diller, who is over 50 years old, excited, and he seems to have regained the pride and courage of his youth. The double harvest in the mall and the love field has made him proud these days, and he frequently takes Julia Roberts to various drinking parties, eager to prove to others that his charm is undiminished.

Finally, after the two dated for half a month, Barry Diller proposed to Julia Roberts, but the romantic proposal he carefully prepared and thought could be a success did not impress Julia Roberts, and she told Barry Diller that she still had to think about it.

"Brother, what should I do?" Julia Roberts looked at her brother helplessly.

"Julie, I think you're playing with fire!" Kerry Roberts told her very seriously, "You will be deeply hurt by this, and you will even lose him forever!" ”

"I did this just to get attention, he was only busy with his own business, and he didn't care about our relationship at all!" Julia Roberts explained:

"Julie, it's a man, he has his career, you can't expect him to be by your side forever!"

"But he can't be so much I don't care, we have been in love for less than half a year, and he treats me like this, so what should I do in the future?" Julia Roberts said aggrievedly.

"If he doesn't care about you, he won't call you and fight like that. I think this just shows that he cares about you very much, and his hard work now shows that he cares about your future very much, and he is fighting for his future, but his future is not your future? What he needs now is your support and understanding, not speculation and vexatiousness! will not use rhetoric to please you, men like him bury their love deeply. He will share the happiness with you, but he will only bear the pain alone. "Kerry-Roberts knew that his sister was just too strong, so it was always easy to hurt the people around her." If the person who loves you doesn't love you the way you want to, it doesn't mean he doesn't love you with all his heart! ”

"So what should I do?" Julia Roberts is now completely out of ideas.

"You'd better think for yourself first, don't rush to make a decision, will be a good man or even a good husband, but if you want a man who will only cater to you forever, then leave!"

Viacom eventually made the decision, and Sumner Leishidong decided to let Lin Mu go and talk to Martin Davis. "I want you to take this opponent seriously, Barry Diller is a very difficult guy, he is a genius like you, but I am more optimistic about you!" Sumner Lei Shidong reminded Lin Mu: "And I also know that Barry Diller used to be a student at UCLA, but he dropped out halfway through, and in terms of origins, you two can be considered alumni!" ”

"Barry Diller is just a bargaining chip that Martin Davis uses to bargain with the company, and I think the early negotiations have prematurely exposed our idea that Paramount is going to win, and the negotiations will be very passive!" Timber doesn't have Barry Diller in mind, but that doesn't mean he doesn't value negotiations with Martin Davis.

"Do you have any good advice?"

"I mean you can leave Martin Davis out for a while without talking to him!"

"So what if Martin Davis agrees to sell Paramount to Barry Diller? All our previous efforts will be in vain! Sumner-Rayshidong asked.

"He wouldn't have said yes to Barry Diller so easily!" Lin Mu said with certainty.

"Why?"

"Paramount will only be able to reap the maximum benefit if it is sold to Viacom, and Barry Diller promises Martin Davis an illusory future, believing that he can take Paramount to another glory. And what we can give Martin Davis is now, real dollars! ”

"And what are you going to do?"

"Since we can't get an advantage at the negotiating table, then give Martin Davis a final price, and then I'll go to a few other studios to negotiate, of course, just for show, Martin Davis will be more anxious than us!" Lin Mu recognized that Paramount was a hot potato in Martin Davis's hands, and he wanted to sell it for a good price, but he didn't want to burn his hands, and this Lin Mu seemed to be undoubtedly a fool's dream.

"Just do as you say!" Sumner-Ray Shidong finally made a final decision.

Viacom's two very different attitudes made Martin Davis feel that things were not going well, and he had always been convinced that Viacom was bound to get Paramount, but Viacom's new negotiator had yet to meet him officially. Viacom's tone was noticeably tougher, and the previous negotiator left him with a final offer before leaving, and $10 billion was far more than Barry Diller's QVC could offer him. As for Barry Diller's proposal for so-called joint development, Martin Davis is not interested in it at all. He decided to wait a little longer, but he soon realized that he had miscalculated.

Martin Davis learns that Lin Mu is the new negotiator of Viacom, and he doesn't know much about Lin Mu himself, but his investment advisor reminds him to watch out for this person. At first, he didn't care, but after waiting for a week, Lin Mu didn't have the slightest intention of coming to him. Not only that, but he also heard bad news, Lin Mu seems to be in contact with other film companies, is he planning to give up Paramount?

The thought began to worry Martin Davis, who felt that he really should sit down with Viacom and have a good talk. His negotiator reached out to Lin Mu, but Lin Mu allowed him to bring back some unexpected news to Martin Davis. Viacom had reached an agreement with other studios, and in view of Martin Davis's previous extremely untrustworthy practices and insincere negotiations, Lin Mu decided to abandon the final negotiations.

Now Martin Davis finally panicked, Viacom's offer is indeed not low, and the fat to the mouth flies like this, which makes Martin Davis very unwilling, and he is now starting to hate Barry Diller's intervention like this, so that he lost a good opportunity to shoot Paramount in vain. Martin Davis decided to strike first, and he jumped over the woods and went straight to Sumner Rayshidong. He saw Lin Mu and Sumner Lei Shidong in the office having a heated argument over the matter. Lin Mu insisted on his opinion, but Sumner Lei Shidong advocated re-negotiating with Martin Davis, and the result of the argument between the two ended with Lin Mu's slamming out of the door.

Sumner Raystone's insistence brought Viacom back to the table, but Martin Davis found himself at a complete disadvantage in the negotiations. Viacom's representatives, while maintaining the original offer, proposed to add a Western cinema chain worth more than $200 million to the original agreement. After several negotiations between the two parties, Viacom did not give an inch, and finally Martin Davis had to make concessions, ending the largest acquisition in Hollywood history for a sky-high price of $10 billion, and Paramount officially became a subsidiary of Viacom.

"You are not only an excellent screenwriter, but also an outstanding actor!" Sumner Lei Shidong made a joke about Lin Mu in a later chat.

"You're not bad either!" Not to be outdone, Lin Mu replied, and the two looked at each other and smiled, they had teamed up to give Martin Davis a good show in the office before. However, Sumner Leishidong then turned the conversation to some questions about taking over Paramount.

"What do you think about the future of Paramount?"

"Paramount needs a strong leader and a couple of movies that can reinvigorate its prestige!" Lin Mu explained the main problem that Paramount is facing now.

"What kind of movie to make is a question that the new Paramount managers need to consider, and the top priority is to find a suitable new owner for Paramount!" Sumner-Lei Shidong seemed to give Lin Mu some kind of hint, "Do you have any suitable candidates?" ”

"I think this is an issue that the company's board of directors needs to consider, and I personally can't express any opinions!" Lin Mu's answer was decisive, he knew that Sumner Lei Shidong was testing him. Sumner-Lei Shidong's intentions are very clear, he is naturally not stupid enough to want to recommend himself.

Lin Mu's reaction made Sumner Lei Shidong very satisfied, he admired Lin Mu because he was very self-disciplined, he did what he was in any position, and never asked questions that did not belong to him. It's good that young people are ambitious, but Sumner Lei Shidong can use him with confidence if the lock of fame and fortune can be restrained. Sumner Lei Shidong knew that people like Lin Mu were difficult to use, so he was hesitant, and he had been observing and probing, he hoped to cultivate a capable assistant for himself, not a terrible opponent.

"What does the board think about making Shirley Lansing the chairman of Paramount Pictures Group and you as her assistant?" Sumner Leishidong finally said what he really thought.

For this Hollywood strong woman, Lin Mu is no stranger. Shirley Lansing is one of Hollywood's most successful women, and the annual "Hollywood Women's Rights List" has set up a "Shirley Lansing Leadership Award" named after her. In 1980, Shirley moved to 20th Century Fox Pictures as general manager, becoming the first woman in Hollywood history to lead eight major film groups. In 1984, she teamed up with Stanley R. Jaff to form the independent film production company, Jaffield Lansing, which became one of the most famous golden groups in Hollywood history. "His assistant?" Because Shirley Lansing's old partner Stanley Jaffe was at Paramount as the general manager of media at this time, Lin Mu didn't understand what Sumner Lei Shidong's intention was to let him be her assistant.

You misunderstood me, I mean assistant to let you work with Shirley Lansing in management, not to let you be her personal assistant. After consulting with the board of directors, I decided that you should be the vice chairman of Paramount! ”

"Vice chairman?" Lin Mu couldn't believe his ears, he is only 21 years old this year, which means that he is about to become the youngest chairman of a film company in Hollywood history, and he is still in charge of Hollywood's oldest film company.

"The board of directors has decided to admit you to the company's management with a 5% stake in Paramount, and from today, you are a shareholder of Paramount!" Sumner Lei Shidong happily announced the news to him.

Sumner Lei Shidong then arranged a meeting between Lin Mu and Shirley Lansing, Lin Mu's first feeling of Shirley Lansing was that he was very strong, this 49-year-old tall woman was born to be a leader, and in front of her, Lin Mu had to temporarily hold his edge. And Shirley Lansing's first feeling about Lin Mu is very strange, she has heard a lot of rumors about this young man before, from a popular screenwriter to a discerning producer, Lin Mu's every change has caught her attention. She even had the idea of wooing Lin Mu, but before she could put it into practice, she received an invitation from Viacom's chairman, Sumner Lei Shidong, and she was told that Lin Mu would be her deputy. She didn't know what had made Sumner Lei Shidong so bold to use such a young man who had not yet graduated from college, but she was almost certain that Lin Mu was better than she could have imagined. At a young age, Shirley Lansing thought that Lin Mu must be a very proud fellow. But the modest and cautious young man in front of her was very different from her previous guess. (To be continued.) )