American Peanuts

Chapter 98 Paramount Executives (23)

"Very good, it seems our bodyguard will have work to do tomorrow." Charlie looked at Gal Gadot next to him.

The bodyguard also has to audition?
Megan Fox, who was standing nearby, was a little confused, but looking at Gal Gadot's reaction, it seemed that this was not a temporary decision.

"I will work hard to get this role, sir." Gal Gadot nodded.

"Relax, as long as you can perform normally, I say this role belongs to you." Charlie Rossi comforted.

Charlie did not call everyone over with great fanfare. The purpose of his coming here was just to take a look. Facts have proved that he can hand over the company to Brown with confidence.

In addition, he saw an acquaintance, Kai La Jiawen, who had left a deep impression on him before.

"I... decided to take a break from school and want to take a chance in Hollywood." Kaila Jiawen tried to say.

"Okay, you can give yourself two years, without delaying your return to complete your studies." Charlie didn't want her to hang on a tree. In Hollywood, one person will succeed and all will die, and there are so many girls in his company. , not to mention other companies?

In her previous life, Charlie had never heard of the name Kayla Jiawen, so without her own help, Hollywood might be just a small episode in her life to her.

At the end of the inspection, Charlie still had a problem to solve, and he called Megan Fox into his office alone.

"Your contract is still with Pioneer, but it doesn't make any difference to me. Have you ever considered changing your contract? Change to a long-term contract." Charlie said at this time.

Necessary procedures still need to be carried out. Just now Artis reported to him the details of Megan Fox's previous contract, and the benefits were actually not high.

"Our magazine needs a leading figure. Think of Marilyn Monroe. Maybe you can reach the same heights as her? You are only 21 years old now. A wonderful and new future is waiting for you. It depends on how you choose. Yeah." Charlie said.

To be honest, in Megan Fox's opinion, these words were even more outrageous than her previous boss's boasting, but looking at Charlie's expression at the moment and thinking of what he had done before, it seemed that this was really possible.

"Of course, this is not threatening you. In fact, even if you don't change the contract, the promotion of the movie will still continue, but the subsequent actions will be completely different." Charlie added.

"I might... still need to think about it." Megan Fox had a premonition that this would be a major event that would affect her subsequent life, but she did not agree directly at the moment.

"That's fine. You don't have to go home for a visit. It's just a good time to discuss it with your family." Charlie nodded.

·
Early the next morning, Megan Fox got on a plane back to Tennessee.Gal Gadot also went to the Universal set to audition.

And Charlie has another extremely important thing to do.

He was going to Paramount headquarters to meet with senior executives involved in the entire movie, not to mention Spielberg, but also Paramount’s current CEO Brad Gray, senior executives related to Hasbro, and others. Movie investors.

Brad Gray is the producer of "The Sopranos" and a well-known agent with many connections in Hollywood.

In fact, Spielberg has a very deep relationship with Paramount, or the parent company behind it, Viacom. Two years ago, Viacom paid $16 billion to facilitate the acquisition of DreamWorks.

As for Hasbro, it is one of the leaders in the American toy industry, with a market value second only to Lego.

"Two gentlemen, the meeting is about to begin. This must be the famous Charlie Rossi. What you did on Wall Street before made me break out in a cold sweat." Brad Gray shook hands with Charlie warmly.

"Tom Braxton once said that there are only three real movie brands in Hollywood, and the others are speculators. The first is Spielberg, the second is Pixar, and the third is Milley Max," Brad Gray said excitedly.

Tom Braxton, who said this, is the chairman of the board of directors of Viacom, the parent company of Paramount.

And he is also the real boss of Spielberg and Brad Gray.

The Pixar in question is an animated film production company founded by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs, which was sold to Disney a few years ago.

The last mentioned Millimax is a company founded by Weinstein, which is considered the predecessor of Weinstein Pictures. Now Weinstein has been acquired by Playboy.

This sentence is also a good indication of how much Brad Gray values ​​Charlie Rossi.

"Thank you, I'm glad to be able to participate in the project this time." Charlie Rossi nodded slightly.

But he saw Brad Gray approaching slightly and whispered: "It's my duty to thank you, young man. I invested a lot of money in that old liar Madoff."

Apparently, he was the one who got Charlie Rossi involved in the Transformers project.

Firstly, it is to express gratitude, and secondly, it is also to enhance mutual friendship and successfully complete future cooperation.As for the third reason...

Charlie could tell from his appearance that this Brad was probably not Jewish, and did not have the iconic hooked nose and black hair.

And he could obviously see that he was not a Jew either.

"Your performance on Wall Street was very dramatic. How about we collaborate on a film to bring your deeds to the big screen?"

In the previous life, "The Big Short" was a Paramount project. Unexpectedly, Brad Gray found him directly this time.

"This..." Charlie smiled a little awkwardly.

"If you have a chance in the future, you can try it." He could only say this.

·
After exchanging pleasantries, the three of them walked into the exquisitely decorated medium-sized conference room. There were more people in the conference room than Charlie imagined.

Charlie knew no one except the film director Michael Bay.

But it seemed that these people all knew him, and many of them greeted him.

"Okay, gentlemen, the fan meeting is over, let's get down to business." Brad Gray said as the host of the meeting.

"Our goal this time is simple, to win the top spot in the annual North American box office rankings this year!"

In Charlie's mind, this goal was obviously not achieved, and Transformers ranked second with a narrow gap.

The first is Columbia's Tobey Maguire version of "Spider-Man III."

"The problem is, we bring more people on board, which will affect our profits." The middle-aged man sitting next to Brad Gray suddenly said.

You can tell from his position that this person has a very important position. He is a representative of Hasbro, the main investor.

This sentence, of course, refers to Charlie, the newcomer who just got on the bus.

"Sir, you have to understand that today's PB is different from the past, and its influence is very broad." Brad Gray explained quickly.

"But it's still a magazine. I don't know what effect this has. Could it be that Charlie Rossi tweeting with two fingers can get people into the cinema?" the other party said without giving any face.

"In addition to the magazine, we also have PB Pictures. We may win the Oscar for Best Art Direction next year." Brad said half-jokingly. Of course, this was a joke, mainly to heighten the atmosphere and jump to the topic. Pass.

But the other party actually refused to give up, and continued: "We are a commercial film, and Hasbro's investment is to sell more toys. Unless the Academy Award trophy is produced by us, I will not be able to convince the board of directors."

Obviously, the other party also represents the interests of Hasbro. As the main beneficiary, of course, what is important is the potential return. Now that there is an additional issuer, it will naturally affect the final account sharing ratio, and it is still "useless" Of course he was a little dissatisfied with the issuer.

It seems that just relying on connections to get in is not enough, it’s time to show some sincerity...

(End of this chapter)