Hollywood Domination Chapter 169: Princess Disney

"Jim." Jenny took out her phone and looked at the time, with a hint of urging in her tone, "This is not a difficult decision, and you've been thinking about it for half an hour—don't tell me You even need Cesare to teach you how to fight for your own interests."

Jim grimaced with a wry smile, "If Cesare didn't frighten me when you said this, I would be more relaxed, okay?"

"I don't think Cesare is scaring you," Jenny said with a smile, "Cesare, are you scaring him?"

Cesare spread out his hands, which was the closest he could make to pretending to be innocent, "I don't know what you're talking about, Jim, maybe you're just too nervous."

"Okay, here we go again, this is completely bully." Jim made a broken expression and shouted, "Don't put pressure on me, I'll never be able to make an offer if this continues."

"Okay, okay." Jenny stepped forward as a peacemaker, and she half-jokingly pulled Cesare out, "I'll take Cesare to have a cup of coffee, and make good use of your time, dear .”

With Jim's relieved expression, she and Cesare came to Cesare's office, which was actually used more times than Jenny's. There are many scripts to be read neatly and orderly on the desk, and Cesare marked them with a paperweight. Jenny glanced at them and couldn't help smiling, "It's rare, there are more scripts you haven't read than you have read." So much."

"Contrary to what you guessed, my energy has a limit." Cesare sat down in his seat and flipped through the script thoughtfully, "And after you win the double award, send it to the office There are several times more scripts than before, and in caa's office, the accumulated scripts are even more than here. After all, most movies now want you to be the heroine, but only a few of them will consider big Dream investment."

"After we announced the news of Disney's capital injection, I believe the situation will change a lot." Jenny said, "After all, isn't this the purpose of our initial capital injection? Hollywood is the six major playgrounds. If we find a backer by ourselves, we will never be able to make it big."

"Well, during this period of time, foreign investment is still suspended." Cesare also nodded, "The most important thing is to complete the internal equity combing - I hope Jim will not offer us an unacceptable price."

"Yes, but I'm still optimistic about it." Jenny took a sip of coffee, "You saw his expression just now: he's always in awe of you."

Hollywood is an industry with well-established rules of the game. In this industry, even money is divided into three, six, and nine grades. The same investment is 10 million yuan. The producer will break his head for the investment of the six majors. , but it may not be rare for the equivalent cash of small companies. This is because the soft power represented by the Big Six is ​​unmatched by any small company. There are no good movies anymore, but people must give priority to finding the Sixth Big Project for big projects. These scripts to be filmed are like drafts for the strong to start first. Good scripts will basically be screened by the Big Six, and the rest of the scripts will be competed by medium-sized production companies such as Lionsgate and New Line. The script quality is not that high anymore. At most, Jenny can only bring money into the game for investment based on Jenny's own face, but this is obviously not in line with the original intention of Jenny and Cesare to create a big dream. ——Now that Disney and Weinstein are on the sidelines, their money will have a place to go. Disney has clearly promised that "Alice" will bring big dreams into the game, and even the investment is not unacceptable. After all, as the negotiations come to an end, The marriage of the three families has almost become a foregone conclusion, and now the big dream is considered to be their own for Weinstein and Disney. Of course, many of Weinstein's big investments will definitely bring Big Dream to review the script together, which is the significance of the exchange of shares between the two parties.

Of course, this also brings about a problem, that is, after the cooperation of the three companies, the puppet master is bound to enter the Internet marketing department of the Dream in a semi-open manner, and become a visible and tangible tool for Disney and Weinstein. At the very least, the puppet master must have one or two people in charge of the Dream, otherwise it is difficult to quantify the effect of such an invisible and intangible thing as Internet marketing. If you can’t even see the individual, Disney and Weinstein They support and support the big dream, what are they planning?

——And this leads to another problem, that is, the core of the puppet master's business is actually divided into several parts. Neither Jenny nor Cesare intends to reveal all the bargaining chips. They absolutely did not intend to throw out the imdb scoring software. This software has been developed until now, except for the testing phase, it has actually been run once to affect the imdb score of "The Fifth Sally", but because the score itself is high, the effect is not too obvious. But no one would deny the importance of software because of this - once such a thing is handed over, it is impossible for Disney and Weinstein to not use it, even if it is used to save the imdb score of a bad movie with a large investment, it can recover tens of millions , The cost of hundreds of millions, and the result of abuse must point to the destruction of the software itself. Therefore, in terms of network marketing, Dameng has indeed hidden a hand.

So, Jim's importance suddenly rose rapidly. First, even if he goes out to do it alone now, with the experience of establishing a puppet master, he can build a marketing company that is not inferior to the puppet master within a year or two. Although doing so is very risky and may even endanger personal safety, but At least he can make a lot of money before the final accident. Second, as the founder and the first person in charge, Jim needs to act as a representative of the Internet marketing department, hide the cards that the puppeteer does not want to reveal in business dealings, and at the same time maintain a certain degree of mystery to Disney and Weinstein Feeling, because for the two companies, the puppet master's ability comes from the "famous teacher", which is also an important reason why the two companies have always maintained politeness and restraint in the negotiations with Dameng. Otherwise, it would be hard to put it bluntly. With such obvious support and cultivation, whether it is Bob or Harvey, it seems that it is not a big deal to ask for a bodily gift. If it is not for Jenny’s mysterious lover in her reverie, then the embarrassing moment that Jenny will face That's a lot.

Jim used to be loyal to Cesare because hugging his thighs was his best means of survival. Now that Internet marketing has become a booming concept, his status is no longer what it used to be. It is tantamount to a dream to be loyal with a million dollars a year. Even cash remuneration is not enough for Jim, and it is impossible to rest assured that only cash is given to a partner. Jim is in charge of their most important thing now. Hole card, regardless of share points, can people be of one mind with you?

But how much should be given is also a very delicate matter, because Jenny and Cesare are far from the point where "the tiger's body is shocked and everyone bows down". After Disney's capital injection, the two If the shares of the founders have been reduced to 40%, it is hard to say how many points can be given to Jim. It is already very painful for you to open 10%, but maybe Jim is not satisfied in his heart. Because this emerging industry has just started, how much he can earn by going out to work or changing jobs is completely unknown. If you offer 10%, Jim may think that I am actually worth 15%, and I will still be sold at a low price—even if he ends up paying 10%. After running away, he realizes that he is not even worth 1%. As long as he thinks about leaving, Dameng has actually suffered a heavy loss.

"Is it time for dinner with Cameron?"

"Should be next week, he might come to one of Leo's parties, so we can have dinner first, and then go to the party together. Maybe Leo will join the dinner too, you know he hasn't worked with Cameron in a long time .”

"Ah, the most embarrassing situation is that two of your male actors compete for the lead role."

"For Cameron's movies, this is nothing new. Besides, who will play the role in the end depends on whether the role is suitable. For Leo and Chris, the role itself is more important now.— —Oh, the people from PwC are gone.”

"How long will they continue to work?" Jenny pouted, "It makes me feel good."

Before Disney injected capital, verification and evaluation of Dameng’s share capital, copyright and cash were also essential procedures. Less time to organize. Cesare replied, "The verification should be completed in two days. When you come back from South Carolina, we can announce Disney's capital injection. If everything goes well, the "Twilight" and "Avatar" projects you mentioned will be completed. Negotiations on capital injection can begin, and the filming of "Marley and Me" can begin."

In addition to the "Avatar" that Jenny did not hesitate to participate in in order to bring money into the game, "Twilight" has also shown a turning point recently-with the release of "Underworld 2" in January, previously because of "Underworld" 1 The cost of 20 million, the enthusiasm aroused by the small explosion of the global 100 million market has now quickly faded: the cost of "Underworld 2" has doubled to 45 million, and the reputation is also very good , but it seems that the total box office can only be the same as the previous one, which shows that the market for vampire-themed films may not be very large.

Before I was optimistic about "Twilight", it was because of "Dark Night". The author, Stephanie Meyer, has a lot of requirements. She not only requires a higher amount of revenue sharing, but also requires a total investment of not less than 40 million. For a niche topic with a global volume of 100 million, This investment means that there is almost no profit to speak of.

Of course, after the retreat of the six major companies, there are still several companies that are optimistic about "Twilight". Her olive branch is completely dismissive—to choose between Zenith and Dameng, she must be more trusting of Zenith, who has a longer history and experience in independently producing successful works. promise nothing.

However, after Jenny won the double awards, Mel's attitude began to waver. Now she has let the summit compete with Dameng. Who can give her more favorable terms and more credible filming funds? Source, whoever can get the copyright of "Twilight". She doesn't care about the temporary copyright fee, but the profit sharing after the movie is released—after all, for the Mel family, the copyright fee from book sales has already made them comfortable, and what Mel wants now is It's an opportunity to make the cake bigger.

Stop is still looking for investors, and everything that Dameng wants can be solved after Disney injects capital. The six major signs and more than 100 million funds are enough for Dameng to take over this project by himself, but Jenny is now considering The best thing is to cooperate with Summit to keep the original cast of the film as much as possible - Weinstein has never released a youth film, and Disney's headquarters can't pay too much attention to this project, and Dameng has no distribution experience. The release of the series ruined the series. She was thinking of cooperating with Zenith to develop it together. This can also leave enough cash for the company to get involved in "Avatar", or, to play a bigger role, simply pull this project to Disney...

Of course, all these actions have to wait for Disney to inject capital before starting, and what they have to care about now is to straighten out the company's internal personnel: expansion, recruitment, power distribution... Of course, there is also Jim's new worth.

Jenny and Cesare had mastered the trick of 'good cop, bad cop'. They put pressure on Jim before, hoping that he would not charge an unreasonably high price. The two had a general discussion about business affairs, and the intercom phone rang, and Jim said in a low voice on the other end of the phone, "Come here—" It seemed that he had already made up his mind.

"3%, how about it?" Jim obviously went through several psychological struggles just now, he sweated profusely again, and said while wiping, "Double the annual salary, 3% employee shares, I said The most are Class A shares.”

Dameng’s share capital is 40 million, and the 3% employee stock is 1.2 million, which is registered and held by Jim himself and cannot be transferred. If the company does not pay dividends, his investment may not be returned for many years. Jim's condition actually tied himself to Dameng, expressing his optimism that Dameng would have a chance to go public in the future. Of course, after becoming a minority shareholder of the company, his right to speak in many matters will also increase accordingly.

Dream’s shareholding relationship is very simple now, with only Jenny, Cesare, Disney, Jim and Weinstein as shareholders. The plan, and even the possible subsequent listing, will gradually complicate the ownership structure. However, as long as the A-class shares are still concentrated in the hands of Jenny and Cesare, the control will not be transferred. Jim's request for Class A shares is actually to join the founder's core group, which is also the most "overstepping" step in his request. As for the double annual salary and employee shares, it can't be said too much.

Jenny and Cesare exchanged glances: This was much better than the worst they had ever imagined.

"You won't regret this decision." Cesare said succinctly, he patted Jim on the shoulder, "Jim."

"Welcome to join the ranks of shareholders." Jenny smiled and raised her water glass to Jim, "I have to say, your decision is indeed a bit unexpected, Jim, Chesa and I thought you were brewing something earth-shattering condition."

"I know my shortcomings." Jim spread his hands, "I like to obey others by nature, so I am not the material to do it myself. Now that I have found the wolf, what I should do is to follow him wholeheartedly. .”

He didn't deny that he had considered going it alone, and in the end he gave Cesare a hand, which kind of exposed this article. Jenny smiled and said, "What about me? What am I, a female alpha wolf? Please don't call me the alpha wolf's companion."

"You are also my alpha wolf in another field," Jim hurriedly leveled his bowl of water, "Without me, the puppet master may still be able to operate, but without your guidance, it would not have existed in the first place was born."

Jenny laughed, "I can hear your insincerity, Jim, you'd better come up with a better flattery—"

"It's already four o'clock in the afternoon." Cesare wiped his hands with a wet tissue and relieved Jim. "Are you sure you don't need to prepare for your dinner date?"

"Oh." Jenny looked at the phone, "I forgot all about it - I'm leaving, Chesa, can you come with me tonight?"

Cesare reminded, "The script."

"-Okay," Jenny said with some displeasure, "How about you, Jim?"

"No problem," Jim said, "Me and Mary, right? I'll go home and change, and then I'll pick you up at your house."

"Okay." Jenny sighed, "Now I hope to go back to South Carolina soon: Damn, I really envy Josh, even the scorching sun in South Carolina is infinitely more fun than a Hollywood party."

"Trust me," Jim said sincerely, "it's because you made the wrong statement—the only purpose of those most boring parties ever to exist is to please you, as long as you say, 'Hey, actually big / Hemp and spirits are not so unacceptable'! These parties will be fun and exciting in the next second."

"What, the purpose of these parties is to please me?" Jenny rolled her eyes, "I thought they existed to bore everyone to death and make me suffer from the consequences of rushing to win two prizes." Due torture and punishment."

Amidst Jim's loud laughter, the elevator doors closed slowly. Jenny waved to Cesare who sent them to the door, and chatted with Jim. "Is it my delusion, or Cesare has been avoiding Bell all the time-I dare say that his absence tonight will make Bell very disappointed."

Cesare's most loyal younger brother, Jim, let out a hum of unknown meaning, and Jenny kindly reminded, "This is a good opportunity to show your sacred loyalty to me, Jim."

"Well, well," sighed Jim, "I think Cesare just instinctively doesn't like any parties—but that's beside the point, the point is that Leo and Chris might both be at the party tonight, You know, Bell has a good relationship with them, and at such a sensitive moment, Chesa doesn't need to appear between the two of them."

"Oh," Jenny said, "right—is it because of Avatar or because of Gisele?"

"Don't know." Jim shrugged, "Maybe because of the Oscars—don't ever say that to Leo, but I've heard rumors that Leo was annoyed that Chris got Best Actor first. He I think this will reduce his chances of success in the Olympics with "The Departed", and of course, there may be the relationship between "Avatar" and Giselle."

He also got interested, "Actually I think it should be more about Giselle - Leo and Chris used to have a rivalry, but they were still friends, and it was Giselle who made everything sour ...that's the magic of women, isn't it? Who knows what Chris was thinking at the time, but he did embarrass Leo."

"If he really cares about Giselle so much, he should marry her instead of letting Giselle down again." Jenny is on the side of Chris and Giselle on this point—— Although Leonardo has a rich love history and is suave, there must be something special between him and Giselle. The two reached the point of getting engaged at one point, but because of Leo's delay in getting married, they let the media go. Giselle, who was forced to marry, finally gave up and broke up with him. The two reunited briefly at the beginning of this year, and then broke up quickly again. The reason should also be related to the marriage. Just after Giselle announced their breakup, she asked Chris to walk the red carpet together, and Chris won the best actor award that night... If Jenny hadn't succeeded in becoming the topic of this month with a double award, Chris, Leo and Giselle The triangle relationship between the two is definitely going to be in the headlines, and even now, the attention of this scandal is not low. After all, everyone loves dog blood, and all the topics Jenny can provide are that after winning the award, Josh went back to South Carolina to film, while she stayed in Hollywood, and the relationship between the two seemed to have begun to fade.

In this matter, Giselle made the most profit. Her new company has earned a lot of attention because of this scandal. I see, the biggest loser is of course Li Ao, who was kicked by his girlfriend and ridiculed because he couldn't get the Olympic award. So far he hasn't said anything bad about Chris to the media, but who knows what he's thinking? How to coordinate the relationship between Leo and Chris, or choose a side between the two, must be a headache for Cesare.

"Jenny!"

"Jenny dear!" At seven o'clock that night, Jenny arrived at Bell's mansion on time. Jennifer Bell and her fiancé, Georgia Lansing, warmly greeted them out of the porch. Bell did not hide the importance he attached to Jenny at all. , she held Jenny's arm with a smile, and walked into the living room with her. "Honey, choose some food you like, fill your stomach first, and then we should catch up on the old days."

Compared with Hollywood's usual grotesque parties, today's party atmosphere is extremely light, even middle school students' parties are a little more psychedelic than it - salads, salads and salads are placed on the buffet table, and there is almost no frying Food, desserts, and meat are also extremely restrained. The strongest drink is only red wine. In particular, there is still mineral water available, and the hookah is nowhere to be seen. This is almost like a business dinner. The guests gathered together in twos and threes, and could not even move their bodies, because the music was really soft.

The fresh wind suddenly blowing in Hollywood is not because all the stars have changed their sex, but because the little Disney princess—Jennifer Jefferson, who is currently the most concerned in Hollywood, is really boring by nature. Do not drink alcohol, go on a strict diet, and of course do not drink marijuana. Since I have to go to bed before 12 o'clock every night, I am not used to being too excited before going to bed, so excessively loud music and vigorous singing and dancing are not considered. Inside: Even if it meant parties that were boring enough to kill, the trend spread quickly, starting with Reese Witherspoon asking her to party, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and even Julia Roberts, all the parties that Jenny promised to go to have a very consistent style - Jenny eventually finds out that this is because they all invited the party company that Reese invited.

This is Hollywood, as long as you have a little bit of power, people will surround you, and when people think you have a background that is beyond imagination-well, it's obvious what they will do, more What's more, the news that Disney, Weinstein will cooperate with Dameng has spread all over the street. It is no exaggeration to say that this month's Jenny is the world's number one princess. Wherever she goes, where the flowers, plants and even Will make way for her.

"Jennifer," although she was quite critical of the party atmosphere, she had to admit that this kind of dinner made Jenny feel very comfortable. She took half a salad and a bottle of mineral water, smiling He took the initiative to come to Bell and Georgia, "Thank you for making such a thoughtful arrangement for me."

"Oh, if you think about it that way, it's all worth it." Bell exaggeratedly covered his chest, "By the way, I heard you won't be returning to South Carolina for a while, how about it, these few days Interested in going surfing? We have a nice house in Malibu, of course if you like sailing..."

This is Bell's second invitation in a short period of time, and her urgency to reconcile with Jenny is obvious. As for Jenny, she will show up, except that Georgia is the current executive in charge of "Avatar" at Universal, Also because she enjoyed the way Bell was trying to please her—it was superficial, she knew, but the sense of vanity was exciting.

"Hey, dear Jennifers." It was a relief that there was no confrontation between the two kings tonight. Although Leonardo showed up, Chris didn't. He didn't seem to be yawning because of this boring party, but greeted several people with great interest, "You guys are so beautiful tonight."

"Leo." Both Jenny and Bell showed enthusiastic smiles, and Bell stepped forward to give Leo a hug. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was really good. "You showed up at last - go get yourself something to eat, honey."

While the two were talking, a wave of new guests also came over. Bell and Georgia smiled apologetically at the two, and went to greet them before leaving. Jenny turned to Leonardo with a smile—it was still them The first meeting after Oscar, "It's hard to imagine that you would appear on such a boring occasion, Leo."

"Hush." ​​Leonardo didn't respond to Jenny, but made a gesture of silence, and took Jenny's hand. "They're coming to see it - hurry up and go."

Jenny was a little surprised, but still bent down with a smile, followed Leo's guidance, and slipped out of the spacious living room with him, and came to the garden of Bell House.