Hollywood Hunter

"Citibank this time gave a 7-year loan plan with an annual interest rate of 4.25%, which is 0.5% lower than the annual interest rate of Lyon Credit. However, they asked Daenerys Entertainment to use 10% of the company's shares as collateral. At the same time, if Daenerys Entertainment continues to carry out loan financing in the next three years, Citibank has the priority. I think this plan is feasible, the company’s operating status is very good, and the 10% share mortgage will not bring about the risk of control transfer. As for the right of priority, there is actually a lot of room for discussion on the relevant details."

At the end of the previous year, Daenerys Pictures received a $100 million loan from Wells Fargo, and the 5-year annual interest rate was as high as 6.5%. With the improvement of the North American economic situation and the continuous improvement of Daenerys Entertainment's own strength, the interest rate for the company's loans from banks has also been continuously reduced, and it is now on par with many large companies with 3A credit ratings.

In the office of Daenerys Entertainment Headquarters, Nancy Brill introduced the results of her trip to New York. On the surface, Amy listened carefully, but her thoughts were a little shifted.

Ability, energetic, and ambitious.

Opposite, the petite woman who was only a few years older than her took the job in just two months, which made Amy feel a strong threat from a woman's instinct. Although Nancy's integration and operation of the consumer goods department has not seen results in a short period of time, her business vision and negotiation skills during the company's acquisition of Blockbuster have been recognized by Simon.

It stands to reason that the board seat promised by Blockbuster should be the CEO of Amy, but Simon gave it to Nancy. This made Amy inevitably have some small knots in her heart. She really regretted taking Nancy herself. Poached from Hasbro.

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

Because of this subconscious anxiety, Amy has worked harder recently. Moreover, she dared not use her authority to set up obstacles for Nancy.

The collaboration between the various departments of the company that Simon forced to promote years ago was actually to avoid internal struggles in Daenerys Entertainment. If she dared to exclude Nancy on purpose, it would only be herself who was unlucky after Simon found out. Daenerys Entertainment is different from a publicly-held public company. As the boss, Simon can decide with one word.

Thinking of this, Amy couldn't help but think of Janet's smiling face at noon.

It's actually very common for Hollywood studios to scramble and consume the interests of some companies.

At the end of the 1970s, the incident in which Columbia Pictures director David Bergman misappropriated US$61,000 from the company to reimburse personal travel expenses was exposed, and it was once the biggest Hollywood scandal of the year.

The matter was heated up by the media, and Bergman also took the blame and resigned.

However, within the circle, almost not many people criticized Bergman, but condemned the whistleblower of the incident one-sidedly, believing that this was a fuss, and stabbing the matter to the media would discredit the entire Hollywood.

In the end, David Bergman left Colombia and was still flourishing. The whistleblower named Cliff Robertson was rejected by the entire circle and his career was ruined.

Ron Macmillan’s behavior is the same as that of David Bergman, and is also the same as many Hollywood studio executives.

Having been in this circle for more than two years, it is obviously impossible for Simon or Janet to not know this. However, Simon acquiesced to Janet to expel Ron Macmillan from the company. In fact, he was shaking the mountain and warning them not to behave like other studio executives.

Whether it is forcing the company's internal collaboration to avoid infighting, or regulating the behavior of company executives this time, it is enough to show Simon's ambition to continue to develop Daenerys Entertainment.

Obviously, if you can't keep up with his ambitions, you can only get out.

"Amy?"

The voice across from the desk interrupted Amy's distraction.

After looking back, Amy sorted out her thoughts and said: "Nancy, the 4.25% annual interest rate is really good, and the priority can also be discussed. However, you don't know Simon, he should not agree to mortgage Daenerys Entertainment shares. Also, 10% is too high."

When Nancy heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and in a blink of an eye she understood something, and said: "Only a little boy will stick to his toys and not let others get involved. He is already an adult. And, I just explained. However, there is no risk with this kind of mortgage."

"Okay," Amy smiled, glanced at a clock on her desk, and said, "Simon should have started working over Melbourne. I will call him to discuss this in the evening. thing."

Nancy then glanced at a row of mini electronic clocks on Amy’s desktop. The three clocks showed the time of Los Angeles, New York and Melbourne respectively. She immediately made up her mind to wait and let her assistant buy a few clocks and put them on her desk. , But said: "I should call him. And, Amy, I think you should be stronger in front of him, don't always be so submissive."

Amy nodded, did not argue with Nancy for the call, just smiled and said, "He is our boss."

Melbourne.

Today is the second day of shooting of "Batman".

Film shooting has never been a fun job. The more popular the super blockbuster on the screen, the more tedious and boring the shooting process. Moreover, the mobilization of a large-scale crew, the daily cost of tens of millions of dollars is also a powerful pressure for the main creator.

"Batman" has a very loose budget, but Simon still has to face various unexpected situations.

After only two days of filming, the crew faced a very difficult problem-leaking.

In the end, Disney did not forcefully push "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" to the top of the year by buying box office, and the box office of "Rain Man" has only just started. As a result, Pulp Fiction, which had a gross box office of $156.93 million last year, was still the 1988 annual box office champion.

"Lola Run" and "Pulp Fiction" have two consecutive films, two consecutive titles. Even without a series of auras such as billions of dollars in wealth, Simon's new film is definitely one of the media's most attention.

The early exposure of "Batman" was pitiful. With the filming of the film, almost all mainstream media around the world sent reporters to Melbourne, including a large number of paparazzi and diehard fans of the "Batman" comics.

Besieged by the pervasive paparazzi reporters, it was only the first day that filming started, and many set shots have appeared in various gossip tabloids.

The crew will shoot as usual today, but producer Joe Silvo is busy publishing a ‘copyright statement’ in major mainstream media and at the same time formulating stricter confidentiality measures.

If it's just an ordinary set shot, it's actually not a big deal to be exposed. But when it comes to details such as the Batmobile, Batmobile, the modeling of the leading actors, and even the film script, once exposed, it will definitely have a serious impact on the movie.

Daenerys Entertainment has previously announced the makeup photos of'Batman'. Other'Catwoman','Black Mask', and'Batmobile' and'Bat Motor' styles are still under confidentiality, and the company will formulate in advance The publicity strategy will be announced in due course.

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

Fortunately, when it comes to the film props and starring, these are all copyrighted.

The crew solemnly publishes a'copyright statement' through the media. Most regular media will not release it rashly as long as they don't want to get involved in a lawsuit. Of course, some unethical tabloids who don't care about being prosecuted are not included here. The crew can only take a two-pronged approach and take precautions through stricter security measures.

In order to adapt the crew, the main filming in the last two weeks was the literary part of the film. If you don't consider the surrounding disturbances, everything is in order.

Australia does not have strict working hours restrictions supported by the strong labor unions in the United States. However, the "Batman" crew is still working on an eight-hour working day, shooting at 9 am and ending at 5 pm.

Today we filmed several scenes at the headquarters of the ‘Black Mask’ Roman Ciennis family business JANUS Cosmetics, located in a 30-story building next to the Yarra River in the heart of Melbourne.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

The day's work ended on time, and the film crew ended work one after another. The assistant director hired by Simon after coming to Melbourne took the initiative to send the director's script over.

Simon took the Taiwanese and stopped talking to Joe Silvo for now. While looking around, he asked the young man with a round face and disheveled hair beside him: "How do you feel, Peter?"

The young man's name is Peter Jackson.

That's right, it was Peter Jackson who later filmed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Peter Jackson is just twenty-eight years old now. Although his face is a little round, he is not the big fat man afterwards. In the previous few years, Peter Jackson and a group of partners had just completed his first movie "Universe Monster" in his spare time, but it did not cause much response.

I heard that "Batman" is about to be filmed in Melbourne, and some local filmmakers will be hired. Even though he is a New Zealander, Peter Jackson is still excited to come here to apply.

The crew originally looked down upon this young man who had only filmed an unknown Cult film. After Peter Jackson expressed that he was willing to accept even the chores, he got a field job as he wished.

Simon arrived in Melbourne and found Jackson by chance. After some talk, he was promoted from field affairs to his position as assistant director.

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

If you say true feelings, he thinks that the Hollywood crew is too wasteful, but the cost of these two days is enough to make a few more "Universe Monsters." However, he certainly wouldn't tell the truth, just saying: "Very good, Simon."

Simon smiled, not paying attention to Peter Jackson's restraint and caution.

In memory, Peter Jackson has always been a very smooth person, not as sharp as the usual Hollywood filmmakers. This is actually well understood. It is impossible to break into Hollywood from a small New Zealand without letting go of the reservations and pride of filmmakers.

Now that he has taken Peter Jackson to his side, Simon naturally has the meaning of supporting, but he does not intend to encourage him.

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

After chatting freely, after checking today's work records, and confirming that they were correct, Simon called several film creators to his side to discuss tomorrow's work arrangements, and then everyone dispersed.

The "Batman" crew stayed in a three-star hotel named Kendall in the Collingwood district of the northeast of the city.

Although Janet's father hoped that Simon could live in the Johnston manor, Simon did not want to travel long distances every day. The hotel has been packaged, so he chose to live with the crew.

Back at the Kendall Hotel, as soon as Simon walked into the lobby, Jennifer walked over with Sophia Fessy, and the two women followed some other people behind them.

Simon and Sofia greeted them, and listened to the women introducing others one by one, before leaving with the two women temporarily.

The three people took the elevator to Simon's suite on the sixth floor. Jennifer took the initiative to go to the bedroom to help Simon find suitable clothes. In the evening, he had to entertain those people who had just had dinner with them. They could not wear too casually.

In order to prevent the incident at the Plaza Hotel from happening again, Jennifer personally takes care of Simon's food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Even the servants responsible for helping Simon clean and clean the room are sent by the Johnston family.

After a busy day, Simon sat down on the sofa and leaned tiredly on the soft backrest.

Sophia took the initiative to help Simon rush through the coffee, brought it to the man, and then sat down on the one-person sofa next to him, saying: "About Gucci, I think this is a good opportunity. The second generation of Gucci in 1983 After the death of the head Rudolf Gucci, the Gucci family has been in a state of civil strife. Rudolf Gucci’s son Maurizio Gucci, in order to compete with his uncle Aldo Gucci for control of the company, reported tax evasion. Aldo Gucci was sent to jail. Although he had control of the company, Maurizio had no management skills, and the Gucci company went from bad to worse. After Aldo Gucci was released from prison last year, he in turn sued Maurizio. ·Gucci wanted to split the Gucci brand, and even asked the Italian court to freeze Maurizio’s shares. Until now, Gucci has been greatly injured, and many members of the Gucci family are interested in selling shares. We are now taking action, and even can Get an absolute controlling stake in Gucci."

Simon holding the coffee and listening to the woman finished, he asked directly: "How much does it cost?"

"Probably, 135 million U.S. dollars," Sophia said, and immediately added: "Gucci has more than 100 specialty stores in Europe and North America, and their product line is also very complete. What is even more rare is the value of the Gucci brand itself. It is not the turbulence of recent years that has affected the company's operations. Such a price tag is definitely impossible."

Simon looked at the woman and said: "135 million US dollars, let alone this. Sophie, you originally told me that you wanted to start with the wine business. Now, if I take over Gucci, you think you can take this company Take care of it?"

Sophia nodded without hesitation and said, "I want to try."

"You can't try a word," Simon put down the coffee cup and sat upright and said: "135 million dollars is really nothing to me, but you have to know how many people in this world cry It’s impossible to get even one-tenth of the 135 million U.S. dollars."