Chapter 228

"* * * offered a 7-year loan scheme with an annual interest rate of 4.25%, which is 0.5% lower than that of credit Lyon. However, they require danilisi entertainment to take 10% of the company's shares as collateral. At the same time, if danilisi entertainment continues to carry out loan financing in the next three years, * * * has priority. I think this plan is feasible, the company's operation is excellent, 10% of the shares will not bring the risk of control transfer, as for the priority, there is a lot of room for discussion about the details. "

In the office of Denise entertainment headquarters.

Nancy introduces the results of her recent trip to New York. On the surface, Amy listens attentively, but her thoughts are a bit off center.

Capable, energetic and ambitious.

This petite woman, who is only a few years older than her, just two months into her career, makes Amy feel some kind of threat from women's instinct. Although her integrated operation of the consumer goods department has not yielded results in a short time, her business vision and negotiation skills in the process of the company's shareholding in blockbuster have been clearly recognized by Simon.

Normally speaking, the board seat of blockbuster should be taken by Amy, but Simon seems to give it to Nancy casually, which makes Amy inevitably have some pimples in her heart. She does regret that she dug Nancy out of the baby's treasure herself.

Perhaps, if Simon is going to find someone to replace her in the future, Nancy is likely to be the best candidate.

Because of this subconscious anxiety, Amy has recently put more energy into her work, and she dare not use her authority to set obstacles for Nancy.

Simon forced the company's departments to work together a few years ago, in fact, to avoid the internal struggle of Denise entertainment. If she dares to deliberately crowd out her colleagues, it will only be her own misfortune when Simon finds out. Denise entertainment is also different from the public holding listed companies. As the boss, Simon can make a decision in one word.

With that in mind, Amy could not help thinking of Janet's smiling face at noon.

In fact, it is very common for Hollywood studio executives to brush aside some corporate interests.

In the late 1970s, David Bergman, the head of Columbia Pictures, embezzled the company's $61000 fund to buy traveler's checks, which became the biggest "scandal" in Hollywood that year.

Things have been hyped by the media, and Bergman has resigned.

However, within the circle, few people criticized Bergman. On the contrary, they denounced the informants for making a mountain out of a molehill.

As a result of this incident, David Bergman left Colombia and was still thriving. The producer, cliff Robertson, was rejected by the whole circle and his career was destroyed.

Ron McMillan's behavior is the same as that of David Bergman, and is the same as that of many Hollywood studio executives.

After more than two years in this circle, neither Simon nor Janet could have been unaware of this. However, Simon's acquiescence in Janet's drive of Ron McMillan out of the company is actually a warning to the company's executives not to behave like other studio executives.

Whether it is mandatory to cooperate within the company to avoid infighting before, or to set an example to the company's executives, it is enough to show Simon's ambition to continue to grow and develop Denise entertainment.

Obviously, if he can't keep up with his ambition, he can only be out.

"Amy?"

The sound across the desk interrupted Amy's distraction.

Amy came back to her mind and sorted out some thoughts. She said, "Nancy, the annual interest rate of 4.25% is really good. The priority and interest rate are negotiable. However, you don't know Simon very well. He should not agree to mortgage danielis entertainment shares. Moreover, the proportion of 10% is too high. "

After hearing this, Nancy slightly raised her eyebrows. In a twinkling of an eye, she thought about something and said, "only a little boy can keep his toys tightly. He is an adult. And, as I just explained, there is no risk in this kind of mortgage. "

"Well," Amy said with a smile from the corner of her mouth, looking at a clock on her desk, "Simon should have started working in Melbourne. I'll call him in the evening to discuss it."

Nancy then glanced at a row of mini electronic clocks on Amy's desk. The three clocks showed the time of Los Angeles, New York and Melbourne respectively. She immediately decided to ask her assistant to buy some clocks to put on her desk, but she said, "I'd better call him. Besides, Amy, I think you should be stronger in front of him and not be so obedient all the time. "

Amy nodded. Instead of arguing with Nancy for the call, she said, "he's our boss."

Melbourne.

It's the second day of Batman.

In fact, film shooting has never been an interesting job. The more popular the super blockbuster on the screen, the more tedious and boring the shooting process. Moreover, the mobilization of large-scale drama groups, spending tens of millions of dollars every day, is also a strong pressure on the main creators.Batman's budget is very loose, but Simon still has to face all kinds of problems.

Just two days after shooting, the crew faced a very thorny problem - confidentiality.

After all, Disney didn't push "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" to the top of last year's box office by buying the box office. The box office of "Rain Man" has just begun to take off, so "vulgar novel" is still at the top of the box office in 1988.

"Lola Run" and "vulgar novel" are two films in a row, two years in a row. Even without a series of auras such as billions of dollars in wealth, Simon's new film is definitely the most concerned thing in the media.

With the start of the film, almost all the world's mainstream media sent reporters to Melbourne, including a large number of paparazzi and loyal fans of Batman comics.

As a result, only one day ago, many studio photos have appeared in various tabloids.

The crew filmed as usual today, but producer Joe silvo was busy publishing "copyright notices" in major mainstream media and formulating more strict confidentiality measures.

If it's just an ordinary set photo, it's not a big deal to be exposed. But when it comes to the Batmobile, the model of the bat, the modeling of the stars, and even the script of the film, once exposed, it will definitely have a serious impact on the film.

Danielis entertainment has previously announced the make-up photos of Batman, while the other models of cat girl, black mask, Batmobile and batbike are still kept secret. The company will make timely announcement according to the publicity strategy formulated in advance.

The audience needs a sense of mystery and freshness. If this information is published in the newspaper in advance, the pace of the film's publicity will be disrupted.

Fortunately, when it comes to the props and the leading role of the film, these are copyrighted.

The crew solemnly issued the "copyright notice" through the media. Most regular media would not publish it rashly as long as they didn't want to get involved in a lawsuit, even if they got the relevant set photos. Of course, some unruly tabloids who don't care about being sued are not included in this list, and the crew can only work in two ways to prevent them through more strict confidentiality measures.

In order to run in with the crew, the main shooting in the last two weeks is the drama part of the film. If we don't consider the disturbance around us, everything will be in order.

In Australia, there is no negotiation on strict working time restrictions supported by strong local trade unions in the United States. However, Simon did not ask the crew to work overtime, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on time.

Today, we are shooting scenes of the headquarters of Janus cosmetics company, a family business of "black mask" Roman siennis, which is located in a 30 story building near the Yarra River in the center of Melbourne.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

One day's work ended on time, and the crew ended one after another. After Simon came to Melbourne, the director's assistant hired him to take the thick director's desk book.

Simon took over the desk and stopped talking to Joe silvo for a while. As he looked through the desk, he asked the 27-8-year-old man with a round face and messy hair: "Peter, how do you feel?"

The young man's name is Peter Jackson.

Yes, it was Peter Jackson who later made the Lord of the rings trilogy.

Now Peter Jackson is just 28 years old. Although his face is a little round, he is far from the fat man. A few years ago, Peter Jackson had just finished his first movie "the strange man of the universe" in his spare time with a group of friends, but it didn't cause much reaction.

I heard that Batman is going to be shot in Melbourne, and some local filmmakers will be hired. Although he is from New Zealand, Peter Jackson is still excited to come here to apply.

Originally, the crew didn't like this young man who just shot an unknown cult film. After Peter Jackson was willing to take a job as a choreographer, he got a job as a field agent.

Simon arrived in Melbourne, accidentally found each other, a conversation, Jackson will be promoted from the field to his director assistant position.

Although he was seven years older than the young man in front of him, Peter Jackson was still a bit restrained in the face of Simon.

If it's true, he thinks that the Hollywood crew is too wasteful, but the cost of these two days is enough to make a few more "strange man of the universe". But, of course, he wouldn't tell the truth. He just said, "that's good, Simon."

Simon just laughed and didn't care about Peter Jackson's restraint and caution.

In my memory, Peter Jackson has always been a very smooth person, not as angular as the usual Hollywood filmmakers. In fact, it's easy to understand that it's impossible to enter Hollywood from little New Zealand without putting down the reserve and pride of filmmakers.

Now that Peter Jackson has been brought in, Simon naturally wants to help, but he doesn't want to help.

Opportunities will be given to each other, the key is to see Jackson's own efforts.

Chatting casually, checking today's work record, Simon called several creators of the film to his side to discuss tomorrow's work arrangement, and everyone scattered.Batman is staying in a three-star hotel called Kendall in Collingwood, northwest of the city.

Although Janet's father very much hoped that Simon could live in Johnston's manor, Simon didn't want to travel long distances every day. The hotel had been contracted, so he chose to live with the crew.

Back at Kendall Hotel, as soon as Simon walked into the lobby, Jennifer came along with Sophia faessy, and the girls were followed by others.

Simon and Sophia said hello, and listened to the woman one by one introduced other people, just temporarily with two women left.

Three people take the elevator to Simon's suite on the sixth floor. Jennifer takes the initiative to go to the bedroom to help Simon find suitable clothes. In the evening, she has to entertain those people for dinner. She can't dress too casually. In order to avoid the recurrence of the original event in the Plaza Hotel, Simon's clothing, food, housing and transportation are taken care of by Jennifer herself. Even the servant who is responsible for helping Simon clean up his room is sent by Johnston family.

On a busy day, Simon sat down on the sofa and leaned back tired.

Sophia stopped, helped Simon to make coffee, brought it to the man, then sat down on the sofa beside him and said, "about Gucci, I think this is a good opportunity. Since the death of Rudolf Gucci, the youngest son of Gucci's founder in 1983, the Gucci family has been in civil strife. Rudolph Gucci's son even sent him to prison by reporting in order to fight for Gucci's control with his uncle. Now, gucci has become a mess. Last year, an investment company in the Middle East tried to buy Gucci shares, but the final price was not discussed. Now, Rudolph Gucci's son has been frozen by the Italian court because of his brand dispute with other members of the family. Up to now, Gucci's strength has been greatly damaged. Many members of the family are interested in selling Gucci's shares. Now we make an offer, and maybe even get the absolute control of Gucci. "

Simon listened to the woman with his coffee and asked, "how much do you think it will cost to hold Gucci?"

"About $135 million," Sofia said. "Gucci has more than 100 stores in Europe and North America, and their product line is very complete. If it wasn't for family infighting, such a price is definitely impossible. "

Simon looked at the woman and said, "135 million dollars, not to mention that. You told me originally that you just wanted to start with the red wine business. Now, are you confident to take care of this company?"

Sophia looked at Simon with no sign of guilt, nodded and said, "I want to try."

"It's not just a try," Simon said. "135 million dollars is nothing to me, but you have to know how many people in the world cry and cry and can't get 135 million dollars. “