Chapter 144: A Secret Conversation in the Night
Compared with the top affluent districts of New York and London, Los Angeles Beverly Hills is particularly high-profile.
Celebrities and public figures gather here, and those chasing fame and fortune shuttle through the glamorous and flamboyant parties.
"Which of the four major academies is your magic school uniform...... Oh, it's a special limited edition of the Hall Magic Family...... Hollywood has always been with fashion, and I'm not an old man who is outdated......"
At a Halloween cross-dressing-themed cocktail party, Lou Corman took a seat by the outdoor pool with the little stars who were able to pass away the favorability.
The night is hazy, and the laser lights fill the pool and reflect the light on the surface of the water.
An unrealistic figure beside him blocked the light with his arm, lit a cigarette and said, "The magic school uniform is also the handiwork of that English boy?" ”
"Yes, it seems that he has a talent for art, maybe our cooperation will be smooth." Lou Coman replied lightly.
The figure in the darkness said in a hoarse voice: "Heh, movies and costumes have never been accepted by art, let's talk about it to the public." ”
"In any case, England's magnanimity has thrown the whole of Hollywood into a mess. I want to know his true purpose, you are a circle, I need your help. ”
Lou Coman said in a low voice.
"There are two things that can be confirmed, the Raiden trademark did sell for eight million dollars, and William Simon had no reason to lie; Childe did squander $50 million, and KKR's Kravis said he made at least $200 million in the Century merger. ”
"Thanks, do you have any suggestions for this?"
"Hollywood is not Wall Street, but it has one thing in common, loyalty to the dollar."
Hearing this, Lu Coman was slightly silent and said, "Of course, no matter what he wants to do, there is no reason for us to give up 50 million easily. Hollywood is not afraid of Wall Street, who made him put on a look that he didn't mind being slaughtered like a fat sheep. ”
"Huh."
The figure in the dark smiled, changed the topic and said: "Sony has contacted the board of directors, hoping to indirectly control Columbia Pictures by acquiring 49% of Coca-Cola's shares." ”
"So what is the attitude of our parent company board?" Lou Coman wasn't surprised at all.
Some time ago, after the Qintaikos Group from Australia acquired Mimegao, rumors suddenly broke out in the market that Sony might acquire Columbia Pictures, and for a time there was a panic in North America that foreign forces controlled Hollywood.
As the Columbia Pictures CEU, he certainly knows that this is not a rumor, and in fact Sony has been tirelessly pursuing acquisitions in Hollywood since this spring.
"Let Coca-Cola die, the key is what you and I think. In this matter, Coca-Cola and our interests are not aligned. The figure in the darkness said word by word on his chest.
Lou Coman had a momentary moment, and then he realized.
The figure continued: "Brother Gongzi spared no expense in order to support his little lover, so there is a possibility for him to buy Columbia Pictures, isn't it? ”
"Schulhoff will ask me and Victor to meet formally in a few days to discuss the acquisition, and I will tell him that Sony has potential competitors." Lou Coman unconsciously clenched his fists.
The figure stood up, threw the cigarette butt into the pool casually, picked up the wine glass and said, "That's it, don't care what that boy wants to do, the pattern is bigger." Koeman, you are only one representative battle away from becoming a good entrepreneur. ”
"What if Brother Childe is coming at us? …… Honestly, his performance in that merger of the century scares me. ”
"I'm not Johnson, Sony isn't Kravis, Schulhoff... Heh, how stupid Sony is to let him be in charge of the big picture. If Brother Childe wants to stir up the situation, I will say to him: Rookie, welcome to Wall Street. ”
The figure drank the wine from the cup, and his tone was contemptuous and proud.
Lou Coman exhaled slowly, rubbed his temples a few times, relaxed his posture and said, "Brother Gongzi's assistant is here, do you want to talk to him?" ”
"I guess Brother Childe is about to come to Hollywood, and maybe I can help you get tens of millions more offers when the time comes."
The figure lowered his head and squinted slightly to avoid the light, and waved his hand and walked away with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.
At the other end, at the railing overlooking the hall on the second floor of the villa, Jennifer Connelly, dressed in a bright red floor-length dress, raised her neck and asked, "Will Hugo really come to Hollywood in a few days?" ”
"Yes, Mr. Hall is waiting for the Halloween holidays." Brandon stood one step behind her with a blank face.
"Really, he was in New York for a long time, but he asked me to apply to Yale."
Connelly complained, getting no response, and glanced at the poker face of his boyfriend's cronies behind him, "I remember you didn't wear glasses before. ”
She filmed in the crew for several months, during which Hall never came to visit the class.
In the past few days, I wanted to fly back to New York as soon as possible, but I asked her to come to Hollywood to wait, and I was full of resentment and became more and more depressed when I saw the poker face in front of her.
"Lenses don't have prescriptions." Brandon helped the gold-rimmed temples and replied succinctly.
“ah?” Connally looked puzzled, paused and said, "What do you think of my British English?" ”
"The film was filmed at Orange Palace, the ancestral estate of the Hall family." Brandon replied tactfully.
Connery forcibly controlled the urge to roll his eyes, and caught a glimpse of someone walking towards him, inadvertently raising his voice: "I think Warner's business plan is the most sincere, we should ask them to talk carefully before making a choice." ”
"Bidding, for the employer, bidding will produce the best collaborators......"
She elegantly sipped her red wine and added as she recalled the financial terms Hugo had said.
The handsome man who looked like an uncle approached and listened quietly with a smile on his face.
Connery said enough and bowed his head at him, "I'm sorry, Uncle Laurent, but the film I'm going to shoot is crucial, so I'm a little nervous, and I'll have to take care of every detail myself." ”
"I understand, I was like that when I was younger, I was afraid of missing any opportunity."
The uncle said, looking at the poker-faced man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
Brandon squeezed out a polite smile, this uncle was the supporting actor of Connery who had just finished filming that low-budget movie, and he was not qualified to appear at this drinking party.
"No, Uncle Laurent, it's not a job offer, I just don't want someone to be disappointed. By the way, I haven't introduced it yet, this is his assistant, Mr. Brandon Campbell......"
Connery's little face was slightly red, and he did enough to twist the posture of a girl in love.
She has a reason to show off, and the whole of Hollywood inquires, and everyone knows that Jennifer Connelly is about to become the heroine of a 50 million blockbuster film, even the first-line celebrities have to be respected.
Columbia Pictures' cEo took the initiative to drink and greet her, and she was the focus of attention everywhere she went, which was an experience like never before.
Brandon understands the little vanity that a young girl needs and is empathetic to the show.
He did a full set of plays until he returned to the hotel late at night after the drinking party, and he helped carry Connery's skirt into the room all the way.
"Mr. Brandon, what temperature do you want for the bath water?"
The hotel butler, who was silently following behind him, asked.
Brandon watched the door close, straightened up, took off his magic school uniform, and handed it to the butler, carrying two twenty-dollar bills and tips: "Open a bottle of wine, in the lobby, help me call an enthusiastic call girl." ”
The housekeeper saw a dozen business cards belonging to Hollywood female stars in the pockets of his magic school uniforms.
I slandered the call girl in the lobby to drink, and the taste was unique enough......
Half an hour later, two salesmen in Dior overalls appeared at the hotel front desk.
"Congratulations to Jennifer Connelly on her upcoming appearance in a big-budget film, a gift from a client who did not want to be named." Sales said.
Connery, who hurried downstairs to the hotel lobby, was a little confused: "I need to know who the other person is." ”
"I'm sorry, it's inconvenient for us to leak it, you can refuse to accept it." Sales also look at a loss.
Brandon frowned and commanded, "What's in it?" Open it. ”
"Perfume, Dior's latest citrus series of fragrances, with lime, lemon, tangerine, orange fragrance, a total of two sets of twelve bottles......"