The second day of the celebration party is March 22nd.
Saturday.
The Johnson family is located in a rental house in the Ocean Park community. Scarlett Johansson thought that the man's promise to give their family a new residence would take at least a week or two to be finalized, so the two sisters had not yet discussed how to deal with their mother. Speaking of.
Unexpectedly, someone came looking for me early this morning.
The one I am familiar with is my agent Scott Lambert, and there are two other girls in uniforms that make Scarlett feel a little ashamed of themselves. They live in Los Angeles, and they have heard of them more or less. This should be the legendary Wei family. Waitress.
The one who is most confused is Melanie Sloan.
What's happening
After discovering that the family had not communicated about certain matters, Scott Lambert personally left the situation. Of course, he only talked about Vanessa and not Scarlett.
The eldest daughter is actually attracted by Simon Westeros? !
Until the family set out from Ocean Park and arrived at the affluent Brentwood area in the north of Santa Monica, to be precise, Brentwood Heights, where various mansions are clustered halfway up the mountain, a series of thoughts were still in Melanie's mind. Sloan's mind flashed, and when he saw the two-story mansion occupying an acre of land on a ridge with an excellent view in front of him, the messy thoughts suddenly dispersed, and he returned to reality for a while.
Scarlett is the least visible person.
The girl thinks that these should actually be given to her by the man. So she stood in front of the villa and looked around for a while. The little girl generously called a maid and asked her to take her into this villa with white walls and blue tiles. Of course, she couldn't tell what style it was.
The waitress who was greeted did not refuse, behaved very politely and respectfully, and walked in first with the little girl.
Seeing her sister like this, Vanessa couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart, so she followed the same example and quickly called another waitress to also go in and visit.
He also said that he had to choose a room.
Adrian and Hunter, the other two boys from the Johnson family who were also in a daze when Scarlett left just now, finally reacted when their eldest sister said this, and hurriedly followed them, so they became waitresses and took the three of them to visit together. This made Vanessa quite depressed because she was not able to enjoy the same exclusive rights as her sister, but she could only endure it.
But in my heart, I couldn't help but think about how great it would be if Simon really liked me.
Seeing the children all entering the villa, Melanie Sloan finally looked at the agent beside her.
Scott Lambert also withdrew his gaze from looking at the villa in front of him, and could only envy this family's good luck. For such a mansion, even if Scarlett or Vanessa becomes a big star in the future and his agent will benefit from it, it is unlikely that he can afford it. When Melanie Sloan looked over, Scott... Lambert smiled and made an inviting gesture: "Meilan? Let's go in and have a look too."
"Oh, of course."
Melanie Sloan followed them in. She had more knowledge than the children. But when she just stepped into the lobby of this villa that was so luxurious that people were instinctively restrained, her first thought was, it's so big, how are you going to clean it
Immediately I felt that I was worthless.
Scott Lambert quietly watched the expression of the woman next to him and said at the right time: "Meilan? How much do you think this mansion is worth?"
When Melanie Sloan heard her agent ask, she subconsciously stopped and thought about it for a moment before saying, "Probably? At least 20 million U.S. dollars, right?"
The agent did not confirm or deny, but looked around again, and suddenly with a strange smile: "Yeah? 20 million US dollars? It's a coincidence that in the Michael Jackson case a few years ago, that family finally settled The settlement received from Michael was also $20 million."
Michael Jackson's case
Melanie Sloan was stunned for a moment and quickly realized what was happening. However, not only did she not have any expectations, but under the gaze of her agent, a chill ran down her spine. She subconsciously shook her head hurriedly and said: "Scott, you, Me? Absolutely not."
joke.
That's Simon Westeros!
As an industry insider who has been exposed to this industry since childhood, Melanie Sloan has heard and seen too many things. She can’t tell the truth about the Michael Jackson incident, but for Simon West Luo, she knew very well that it was impossible to blackmail the other party in the same way.
Because Simon Westeros is far more than just a Hollywood director, he is also the richest man in the world.
How powerful can money be
Let’s just talk about the scandal involving the DuPont family, another super old money family in the United States, which was also a hot topic in the past few years.
A member of the Dupont family abused his daughter many times since she was three years old. It is said that the victims also included his son. It was not until the wife of the other party couldn't bear it anymore and secretly collected evidence to expose the matter that the scandal became public.
However, for such a bad thing, the court finally just ruled that the defendant had mental problems and left it alone. The DuPont family member did not even spend a day in jail, and only paid a mere fine of more than 4,000 US dollars. A symbolic stay in a luxury sanatorium for a period of time is enough to pass.
Melanie Sloane could imagine that if she used her daughter against Simon Westeros, she might not even be able to file a case.
Seeing Melanie Sloan's reaction, Scott Lambert nodded with satisfaction and continued to visit other parts of the villa while continuing: "Melanie, frankly speaking, you can take a longer view and think about it. A-list actresses like Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts now have the support of Mr. Westeros, and Vanessa or Scarlett will do the same one day in the future. On the contrary, if you have any dissatisfaction The thoughts that should be there, now all this is like a bubble, if it pops, nothing will be there anymore.”
Melanie Sloan nodded repeatedly: "Scott, I understand."
"Actually," Mr. Agent added: "As far as I know, Vanessa and Mr. Westeros have not had any intimate relationship. You should also know this very well. She should not have stayed overnight in recent months. No home.”
Melanie was a little confused, but then she realized what the agent was implying, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Their family is already moving into such a luxurious house, and their daughter has never had anything to do with that big shot. This always gives people an uneasy feeling.
After a slight hesitation, Melanie asked tentatively: "Scott, what should I do?"
The agent smiled and shook his head: "It's not what you should do, Mei Lan, you should teach your daughter how to do it." Saying this, Scott Lambert thought of something again: "By the way, it's also You, Melan, you have done some film work before, right? Quit your current job as soon as possible. Daenerys Entertainment has a new job for you, and it just so happens that Vanessa just got it yesterday. In the movie "Collision" where you played a role, your position was a production assistant."
She is not considered an outsider, so Melanie also knows that the job of a production assistant can be high or low.
If you are a production assistant to the core producer of a project, you also have great power and can influence all aspects of the film production process. However, if you are just a production assistant responsible for set logistics and other aspects, to put it bluntly, you are just a handyman. .
Melanie Sloan felt that her 'production assistant' was probably a handyman, but she had no problem with that.
She knew very well that she was only suitable for doing odd jobs for the time being.
However, Melanie also knows that because of her daughter, as long as she can do a good job in the upcoming work, just the name "Collision" is a very good qualification, and there will be no shortage of opportunities to go further in the future. . Even Amy Pascal of Daenerys Entertainment started out as an ordinary assistant at Fox.
After such a lively morning, the Johnson family finally settled down.
There were also some hiccups during this period.
Sisters Vanessa and Scarlett were arguing over a room, but Melanie Sloane stepped in, decisively overturned the argument and gave the room to their eldest daughter. Seeing her sister's proud expression, Scarlett was so depressed that she almost wanted to explode. However, the little girl was still very smart and did not confess certain things to her mother.
In addition to the mansion, the Westeros family's service team also considered all aspects of the Johnson family, including Melanie Sloan's new job, daily expenses, travel vehicles, and the children's school transfers, etc.
The Johnson family does not need to worry about any daily expenses of this mansion, someone will be responsible for it. In addition, the family has a monthly living expenses of US$20,000. This is basically just pocket change. Because they still don’t need to worry about the new school fees for several children and the daily performance training for the four brothers and sisters.
Melanie Sloan just felt like she had stepped into the upper class.
You know, due to the prosperity of Daenerys Studios in Malibu, Brentwood, which is relatively close, has also become a gathering area for many big stars in recent years. It is said that 'Batman' lives not far from their mansion. Adam Baldwin.
This was until after lunch, when the agent said goodbye and left. Melanie Sloan took the two maids and continued to familiarize themselves with the various things in the mansion of their new life. Although she had not yet taken the driver's license test, she really couldn't stand the temptation of four different luxury cars in the garage. Adrian and his brother drove a Mercedes-Benz SUV to practice in the open space in the front yard restricted by their mother.
The two sisters who had argued in the morning gathered together again in a study room upstairs.
At two o'clock this afternoon, the new spring new product launch conference of Tinco Bayer is about to begin. This is a new product launch conference that attracts world attention. What's more, Tinco Bayer's products have been very popular among young people in recent years. As a humble fan of Tink Bayer, Vanessa made a reservation in advance to watch the webcast of the press conference today.
Scarlett was a little younger and was not interested in this at first. However, when she realized that this matter was also closely related to a certain man, she suddenly became interested.
So the two sisters, who were still angry with each other and didn't speak much, huddled together in front of the computer in the study room.
In fact, there are computers in other rooms, including the two girls' bedrooms. However, Scarlett was tricked by her sister just this morning, and Scarlett was not going to give in this time and insisted on staying.
At two o'clock, the webcast camera, which was originally preheating and switching between various scenes, turned to the employee activity center of the Eaglet Park in Mountain View, San Francisco Bay Area. Amid the applause of the scene, Claire, the chairman and CEO of Tinker Bayer, ·Gain stepped onto the stage and the press conference started on time.
The legend about the four girls of ABCD is also well known.
The two sisters looked at Girl C in the camera, and each couldn't help but look forward to it a little in their hearts. Of course, they didn't expect to become a strong woman like Girl C, but since they could establish a connection with Simon Westeros, they would always be in the future. There is no lack of a bright future for them.
Just as they were thinking this, when the camera panned to the guests present, the two sisters captured the figure of a certain man at a very precise glance, and at the same time they lifted their spirits.
Of course, the cold-tempered woman sitting next to the man couldn't help but make the two girls feel a little ashamed of themselves.
Realizing that there are many rivals in love, the two sisters can't help but feel some sympathy for each other and the same hatred and hatred.
San Francisco, Mountain View.
Since he stayed on the west coast this weekend due to various matters, Simon also rushed over.
After creating a series of growth and sales miracles in just a few years since its establishment, this year's Tinco Bayer new product launch conference was once again unprecedented in scale, with thousands of reporters from all over the world attending the event. However, in fact, this is also natural at the peak of the current new technology wave.
Of course, there are different voices.
A lot more, to be precise.
After successively launching popular products such as iCam, iPlayer, and iRec, in recent months, as the spring conference of Tinker Bayer draws closer, there have been more and more negative voices.
On the one hand, after being robbed of money by Tinker Bayer for several consecutive years, other established electronics manufacturers have gradually begun to follow suit and launched similar products to compete. On the other hand, after three super hot-selling flagship products, the industry also predicts that it will be difficult for Tinker Bayer to launch another hit product in a short time. As for the upcoming release of the long-rumored Linux version of the personal computer, it is not too popular. People are optimistic.
Microsoft's share of the PC market has exceeded 90%. Even if the Westeros system has created too many miracles, it will not be easy to make a comeback in this regard.
Therefore, although this press conference has attracted much attention, many media predicted in advance that it would lack highlights.
The Linux version of PC is not a highlight at all.
However, despite all the negative talk beforehand, as the press conference officially began, the mood of the audience inside and outside the venue quickly began to change.
On stage with focused lights.
Girl C first reviewed Tink Bayer's performance in 1996.
Even though the financial report has been released in January, when a series of data is shown on the big screen, it still gives people an intuitive sense of impact.
In the year 1996 that just passed, there were three core electronic products of Tinco Bayer.
iCam, with annual shipments of 33.1 million units;
iPlayer, with annual shipments of 35.6 million units;
iRec, annual shipments are 23.9 million units.
The sum of the three adds up to a total of 92.6 million units. In comparison, in the past year, hundreds of PC companies of all sizes around the world accumulated only 138 million personal computer shipments.