Strange ceilings.

Familiar plot.

A different kind of person.

An Australian national treasure actor and recipient of Australia's latest World Medal.

Mrs. Cate Blanchett, she looked at the ceiling above her head, a little dazed.

At this time, Cate Blanchett is still at Villa 10410 Bellagio Road.

It was in the villa, the one she loved, the room bedroom near the pool, on the soft Simmons.

Next to Cate Blanchett was Liv Taylor, who was sleeping.

Not far from the two of them were floor-to-ceiling windows flooded with sunlight.

The hazy state caused by low blood sugar when she woke up has returned, and Kate is now awake.

Cate Blanchett regretted a little in her heart, regretting how she had stayed in a daze last night.

I regret that last night, I didn't resist too much, and I was pulled into the fight.

I regret that in the battle, I don't act like a married wife.

There are many thoughts of regret that she regrets, but Kate is a little horrified to find that her regret is not very strong.

"Wake up?"

An abrupt, slightly hazy voice.

Beside Cate Blanchett, there was a sudden sound.

Kate quickly turned her head, and she saw that Liv Taylor had woken up at some point.

"Of course it's me. Could it be him?"

Liv Taylor rubbed her messy hair, looking a little hazy when she woke up.

"His body, you didn't experience it last night. I've been following him for almost a year. I've never seen him in bed, never got up with him. You too. I'll get used to it later."

I'm not going to get used to it.

Not later, only once.

Here's the deal.

It's sacrifice and giving.

Cate Blanchett thought to herself.

The Australian actress spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"You did it on purpose. That's what you're here for in the first place, right?"

Just now, Cate Blanchett has figured out the cause and effect.

She found herself a long time ago, at least a few months ago.

I have already fallen into the trap of Liv Taylor.

Step by step, so that today, this kind of thing has happened.

"Yes and what?" Liv Taylor doesn't care about authenticity.

He has succeeded and has completed his practice of currying favor with Abel.

She's not afraid of Cate Blanchett.

"You didn't resist last night. In the back, you're even the one who takes the initiative."

The actor of Princess Arwyn laughed, "I didn't expect my queen Galadriel to take the initiative to be so sassy."

Liv's direct words made Cate Blanchett's face a little hot.

Not to be outdone, the Australian actress said, "How good can you be?"

"Haha~" Liv Taylor continued to laugh:

"So everybody's the same. Don't put on that face, Kate. Trust me, you will only gain more than you lose. And many times more of the kind."

Liv Taylor sat up from Simmons.

The soft air conditioner was dropped on top of her, revealing her straight, slender, bumpy waist and upper body.

"Whew~ Hold back and eat once in a month. Eat one at a time~" Liv said with a smile.

"That's pretty good, too. Am I right? Dear Kate, you enjoyed last night more than anyone else."

Cate Blanchett didn't say a word, those beautiful eyes just looked at Liv.

"Alright." Liv Taylor patted Kate's bear, which was much bigger than herself.

"Clean up and wash up. I don't know if he'll be back tonight.

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"But I think as a senior, as a senior employee. Later, I will need to explain to you the treatment and rules of our "company". As for whether to join, whether to sign an employee contract. That's up to you."

Cate Blanchett was a little confused about what she was saying.

The Australian national treasure actress chose to remain silent for the time being.

It was nearly noon.

When the two Hollywood beauties just woke up.

Their co-boss, Abel Smith, has left Beverly Hills.

Abel came to MGM, a possible new headquarters in the future.

MGM's original headquarters was an old building built in the late 70s and early 80s of the last century, with more than 30 floors high.

Good location in the middle of Hollywood.

The main structure of the house, although still relatively stable, looks like it can be used for decades.

However, the interior decoration and layout of the house are very old, and they have been renovated several times, but they are still outdated.

After all, the design of the building itself is there, and no matter how much it is decorated, it can't get flowers.

In addition, the overall area of the building is no longer enough for the increasingly large MGM Entertainment Group.

Today's MGM Entertainment Group is several times larger than before.

Faced with this situation, MGM has two options.

One is to renovate the old building, and at the same time rent some more offices, so that the personnel who cannot be placed in the headquarters can be moved to another place to work.

Another option is to buy or build a new building.

Robert Iger, president of the group company, prefers the former.

At a time when MGM itself has not yet made a profit, Robert is a little worried about building or buying a new building, even if it does not have to be paid for by MGM himself.

It's a pity that he, the CEO of the media group and the president of MGM Entertainment Group, does not have much power in this kind of matter.

The one who really has power is naturally his boss.

「. Is this it?" He was accompanied by New Real Estate General Manager Bertelem Hall, and MGM Group President Robert Iger.

Abel is located in the heart of Hollywood, at the intersection of Highland Street and Sunset Boulevard.

It's also the most trafficked intersection in the Los Angeles area, and even in the United States.

It is said that at least 128,000 cars pass through here in 24 hours, and the peak of the tourist season is even more exaggerated.

But this has nothing to do with Abel, he came here today to see a new 53-story high-end office building next to the intersection.

Seeing the boss's gaze, Bertelem Hall said:

"This is it. BOSS, this is the Taubman Real Estate Group, the newly developed office building, which was just completed the year before last, was renovated last year, and began to recruit tenants at the beginning of this year, and the current occupancy rate is about one-third."

Founded in 1950, Taubman Real Estate Group focuses on the development of suburban commercial real estate projects and office projects in the United States.

In the process of later development, the scope of the enterprise project has become more and more extensive, and the branches are located in many cities in the United States.

The company is now in the top 10 of the real estate industry in the United States.

Looking at the tall and spacious in front of you, the exterior design is not very expensive, but it looks like a big, square tall building.

Abel nodded and asked, "What is the price?" Can Taubman be sold in its entirety?"

"Yes." Bertelem Hall replied:

"Taubman Real Estate Group's offer is $455 million. But I think it's perfectly okay to talk about less than $400 million."

Hearing this price, Abel actually felt that it was a bit cheap.

This is mostly compared to the Woolworths Building, which he acquired.

Woolworth House is a nearly 100-year-old building.

Not as tall as this building, not as beautiful as this building,

Not as spacious as this building.

But for the price of one Woolworth building, you can buy four of them.

The buildings of Manhattan are so unattainable in the United States.

Able turned to look at Robert next to him, "What do you think?" In the future, how about this as MGM Entertainment's headquarters on the West Coast?"

Robert certainly thinks so.

This is the junction of Highland Street and Sunset Boulevard.

Except for a little traffic jam.

It's the heart of the Hollywood area.

From here to anywhere in Hollywood, it will be very close.

It has its own headquarters building, which is also a symbol of strength in Hollywood.

The $400 million headquarters building is not affordable among the Hollywood giants.

It's that MGM has been spending money until now, and it hasn't made much money.

This made Robert, who was full of responsibility, feel more and more pressured.

Robert said euphemistically, "Actually, MGM can still squeeze it now."

"That's it." Abel skipped Robert directly and said to Bertreum Hall, the general manager of the new estate:

"Go and bargain with Taubman Estate."

"Understood." Bertlem Hall replied immediately.

Abel patted Robert on the shoulder, "I know that MGM has just over $500 million left in its account. There are so many filming tasks. So I'll buy this headquarters building in the name of the new property."

"After I bought it. Then lease it to MGM, and the rent will be based on the annual land tax."

For Abel, when he bought this building, he was also investing in the hot real estate industry in the United States.

Bought and put it here for a few years, before the U.S. real estate bubble burst.

It can appreciate at least one or two times in value, and even if it is not sold, it will only become more and more valuable if it is kept in your hand.

So no matter how you look at it, it's not a loss.

Let MGM use it as a headquarters, it's just a matter of hand.

But in Robert's view, this is the performance of the boss's deep pockets and great trust in himself and MGM.

Robert was a little scared, worried that he and MGM would fail Abel's increasingly exaggerated investment.

Once you've decided on the tone.

Bertelem Hall was busy getting in touch with Taubman Real Estate Group.

Abel and Robert Iger return to their original MGM headquarters.

In the chairman's office on the top floor, Abel called David Geffen, one of the original DreamWorks giants, and Robert, the president of the entertainment company.

David Geffen, the richest gay, is now the head of MGM's DreamWorks Music.

Since Abel's acquisition of DreamWorks, DreamWorks Music has been under Abel's capital injection and David Geffen's management.

In a few months, it successively annexed a number of American music companies and music labels.

Among them are the little-known New York Alista Records, Los Angeles Portta Records and other small companies.

There are also Chandos Records, Maruyama Music, Concord Music Publishing, and other influential medium-sized record labels in the industry.

In two or three months, David Geffen spent more than $200 million on Abel.

In a short period of time, it has made DreamWorks Music, which was originally unknown, one of the small giants of the American record industry.

Before DreamWorks Music came out, there was a so-called big and one small in the American record industry.

The so-called three big and one small, the three big refers to the three major music giants of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group.

The three eldest brothers have been in the lead for many years, with countless large-scale records and music publishing doing very well. Among the three, Global has the largest market share and is a well-deserved big brother.

A small refers to BMG, a small giant in the industry. BMG is a long-established record, which was glorious in the last century, and then merged and split with Sony Music to refocus on publishing.

After the rapid annexation of a number of medium-sized records and more than a dozen small record companies.

DreamWorks Music is now a little bigger than BMG.

is that in terms of the strength and fame accumulation of the label and the accumulation of singers, it is not as good as BMG, and of course it is not as good as the three giants.

Based on Abel's daily practice, he wants to directly acquire one of the three majors.

But just look at the names of the Big Three, and you know that it's hard to do.

He then retreated and asked David Geffen, a super music businessman, to help him make a DreamWorks music.

「. From my personal point of view."

In the sofa lounge area of the office, David Geffen said to Abel and Robert:

"It doesn't make much sense for DreamWorks Music to buy small and medium-sized record labels anymore. Unless we can swallow BMG, other small and medium-sized labels will be of little help to DreamWorks Music."

Robert agrees with David Geffing.

"I think so too. BOSS, in the field of music, what we need more now are pillar-type big-name singers." Robert said.

"Our biggest singer at the moment is Shakira Isabel Maibarak Ripoll. She was a singer we bought when we bought Maruyama Music. But the unfortunate news is that she only has half a year left on her contract." David Geffen also said.

"Wait a minute."

Abel suddenly raised his hand, and he said, "David, what is the name of the singer you just said with a long name?"

"Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripole." David Geffen said:

"It's a really long name, and fans usually call her Shakira, a Latino singer. Records sell well in the U.S., but in Spanish-speaking areas, her records sell better than Britney's in the U.S."

At the same time, David Geffen also explained by the way that the current signing of this leading singer of DreamWorks Music.

Shakira debuted very early, and at the age of 23 this year, she released her first album at the age of thirteen.

&8 years, she terminated her contract with Sony Music and became a signed artist of Maruyama Music.

The contract is for three years and will expire at the end of this year.

David Geffen felt it was necessary to increase the pay and keep the singer at DreamWorks Music.

Her sales in Latin America, especially in Spanish-speaking regions, are just too good.

In Latin America, young Shakira has already shown her super-diva temperament.

Latin American fans are crazy about this Latino singer.

Hear these words from David Geffen.

Abel determined that this Shakira was the Shakira in his impression.

"Then what's there to hesitate about? We are such a leading singer, don't we leave her waiting for her to go to the arms of the enemy?"

Abel said directly, "How to do it, David, you can do it yourself."

David Geffen nodded.

Robert agrees.

After thinking about it, Abel asked a singer he cared about.

"That's right. David." Abel asked David Geffen, "The young singer I asked you to find last time named Avril Lavigne, what is her potential and quality?"

Speaking of which, David Geffen felt that he could pat the boss's ass a little.

"Avril Lavigne." David Geffen said:

"A petite one, but explosive. And in music creation, he has an incomparable talent for good seedlings. I have to say, Abel, you've unearthed a future superstar for DreamWorks Music."

Abel thought to himself, that was Avril.

One of the dream singers of young people in the 80-90s in China.

Even in the United States, during the years when her creative talent was at its most active, she was a regular on the Grammy and sales charts.

Before Taylor Swift appeared, as a European and American female singer, her influence was unique in Asia.

"That's good." Abel smiled and said:

"Nurture her well. I hope that one day, she can make a lot of money for DreamWorks Music."

The three of them discussed DreamWorks Music again.

In the end, DreamWorks Music wants to break the monopoly situation of three major and one small, and there is no shortage of labels at present.

What's missing are new records that are more blockbuster and influential. is mainly a leading singer who can hold a large-scale concert, preferably a super king.

Shakira is in Latin America and Spain and can be a superstar.

However, in North America and other parts of Europe except Spain, Shakira's strength is not good.

In the United States, DreamWorks Music needed a pillar.

"How's Michael Jackson?" Abel's idea was for Ted Lerner to find a way to fool MJ around.

"It's hard." David Geffen said, "Michael is still in a lawsuit with Sony. And his mental state is also a problem."

The king of super pop, the most glorious time was the nineties.

At that time, Michael Jackson was the emperor of American pop music, the sun.

Today, it is the 21st century. The influence of the emperor of pop music is still there, but it has lost its former glory.

The price to pay to get Michael Jackson into DreamWorks Music is too high.

David Geffen and Robert both felt unnecessary.

Abel just mentioned it in passing, because he is most familiar with and impressed by European and American pop music.

"Britney Spears is pretty good." Robert suddenly said:

"But it's clear that Sony won't let anyone go. Britney, who is on the rise, probably won't consider our DreamWorks music."

Britney Spears is currently signed to JIVE Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group.

"Britney Spears, Britney?"

When Abel heard the name, he couldn't help but smile.

"Maybe I have a way to get her to DreamWorks Music."

Abel said with a smile.