"**** gave a 7-year loan plan with an annual interest rate of 4.25%, which is 0.5% lower than Credit Lyonnais's annual interest rate. However, they required 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, **** will have priority. I think this plan is feasible, the company's operating conditions are very good, and 10% of the shares will not bring about a transfer of control. Risks, as for priorities, there’s a lot of room for discussion in the details.”
Inside the office of Daenerys Entertainment Headquarters.
Nancy introduced the work results of her recent trip to New York. Amy listened attentively on the surface, but her thoughts were somewhat distracted.
Outstanding ability, energetic and ambitious.
The petite woman opposite her, who was only a few years older than her, had only been employed for two short months, and Amy felt some kind of threat stemming from a woman's instinct. Although her integration and operation of the consumer products department will not yet see results in a short period of time, the business vision and negotiation skills she demonstrated during the company's investment in Blockbuster have been clearly recognized by Simon.
It stands to reason that Amy should have taken the Blockbuster board seat, but Simon seemingly handed it to Nancy casually. This inevitably made Amy feel a little knotty in her heart. She did regret that she personally gave Nan the seat. Nozomi poached it from Hasbro.
Perhaps, if Simon were to find someone to replace her in the future, Nancy would be the perfect candidate.
Because of this subconscious anxiety, Amy has put more energy into work recently, and she does not dare to use her authority to set up obstacles for Nancy.
The collaboration between various departments of the company that Simon forced to promote years ago is actually to avoid internal strife at Daenerys Entertainment. If she dared to deliberately exclude her colleagues, she would be the only one who would be unlucky when Simon found out. Daenerys Entertainment is also different from publicly held listed companies. As the boss, Simon can make decisions with a single word.
Thinking of this, Amy couldn't help but picture Janet's smiling face at noon.
It is actually very common for Hollywood studio executives to squander some company interests while doing so.
In the late 1970s, it was revealed that David Bergman, the head of Columbia Pictures, had misappropriated $61,000 of the company's funds to purchase travellers' checks, which became the biggest 'scandal' in Hollywood that year.
The matter became a hot topic in the media, and Bergman took the blame and resigned.
However, within the circle, few people criticized Bergman. Instead, they unanimously condemned the person who broke the news, thinking that this was making a mountain out of a molehill, and that bringing the matter to the media would discredit the entire Hollywood.
As a result of this incident, David Bergman left Columbia and was still thriving, but the producer named Cliff Robertson was ostracized by the entire circle and his career was ruined.
Ron MacMillan behaves like David Bergman, and like many Hollywood studio executives.
Having been in this circle for more than two years, it is impossible for neither Simon nor Janet to know this. However, Simon's acquiescence in Janet's expulsion of Ron MacMillan from the company was actually a warning to these company executives not to behave like other studio executives.
Whether it was previously forcing collaboration within the company to avoid infighting, or this time killing a chicken to scare the monkeys and standardizing the behavior of company executives, it is enough to show Simon's ambition to continue to develop Daenerys Entertainment.
Obviously, if you can't keep up with his ambition, you will have no choice but to be eliminated.
"Amy?"
Amy's distraction was interrupted by a voice from across the desk.
Amy came back to her senses, gathered some thoughts, and said: "Nancy, the annual interest rate of 4.25% is really good, and the priority can be negotiated. However, you don't know Simon well. He probably won't agree to mortgage Daenerys. Entertainment shares, and 10% is too high.”
Nancy raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this. She roughly understood something in the blink of an eye, and said: "Only a little boy will guard his toys and not allow others to interfere with them. He is already an adult. Moreover, I just explained However, there is no risk associated with this mortgage.”
"Okay," Amy showed a smile, glanced at a clock on her desk, and said: "Over in Melbourne, Simon should have started working. I will call him tonight to discuss this matter. thing."
Nancy glanced at the row of mini electronic clocks on Amy's desk. The three clocks showed the time in Los Angeles, New York and Melbourne respectively. She immediately made up her mind to ask her assistant to buy some clocks and put them on her desk. But he said: "I'd better call him. Besides, Amy, I think you should be stronger in front of him and not always be so submissive."
Amy nodded and did not argue with Nancy about the phone call. Instead, she said, "He is our boss."
Melbourne.
This is already the second day of filming for "Batman."
Film shooting has never been an interesting job. The more popular blockbusters are on the screen, the more cumbersome and boring the shooting process is. Moreover, the mobilization of a large-scale crew and the expenditure of tens or millions of dollars every day are also a strong pressure for the main creators.
The budget for "Batman" was very generous, but Simon still had to face various problems.
Just two days into filming, the crew faced a very thorny problem - confidentiality.
After all, Disney did not push "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" to the top of the year by buying box office, and "Rain Man" has just started to gain momentum at the box office. Therefore, "Pulp Fiction" is still at the top of the year's box office in 1988. Championship position.
"Run Lola Run" and "Pulp Fiction" have won two consecutive annual awards. Even without a series of auras such as billions of dollars of wealth to his name, Simon's new film is definitely the thing that the media is paying the most attention to.
There was very little information exposed in the early stage of "Batman". As the filming of the film started, almost all the mainstream media from around the world sent reporters to Melbourne, including a large number of paparazzi and die-hard fans of "Batman" comics.
So, yesterday was just one day of filming, and many photos from the set have already appeared in various gossip tabloids.
The crew is filming as usual today, but producer Joe Silver is busy publishing 'copyright statements' on major mainstream media, and at the same time formulating stricter confidentiality measures.
If it were just an ordinary set photo, it wouldn't be a big deal if it was exposed. But when it comes to details such as the Batmobile, the Bat model, the looks of the leading actors, and even the script of the film, once exposed, it will definitely have a serious impact on the movie.
Daenerys Entertainment has previously announced the final makeup photos of 'Batman'. The looks of other 'Catwoman', 'Black Mask', 'Batmobile' and 'Batbike' are still being kept secret. The company will make them in advance. The publicity and distribution strategy will be announced in due course.
Audiences need a sense of mystery and freshness. If this information is reported in advance, the rhythm of the film's announcement will be disrupted.
Fortunately, when it comes to film props and starring looks, these are all copyrighted.
The crew solemnly issued a 'copyright statement' through the media. As long as most formal media do not want to get involved in a lawsuit, even if they get the relevant set photos, they will not publish them rashly. Of course, some unscrupulous tabloids who don't care about being sued are not included in this. The crew can only take a two-pronged approach and adopt stricter confidentiality measures to prevent it.
In order to get used to the crew, the last two weeks have mainly been filming the literary and dramatic parts of the film. If you ignore the chaos around you, everything seems to be in order.
Australia has not negotiated strict working time limits with the support of strong labor unions in the United States. However, Simon did not ask the crew to work overtime. Work started at 9 a.m. and ended at 5 p.m.
Today we filmed several scenes at the headquarters of JANUS cosmetics company, the family business of 'Black Mask' Roman Sionis, located in a thirty-storey building in the center of Melbourne next to the Yarra River.
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
The day's work ended on time, and the crew and crew finished their work one after another. The director's assistant hired by Simon after coming to Melbourne took the initiative to bring over the thick director's script.
Simon took the script, temporarily stopped talking to Joe Silver, and while flipping through the script, he asked the 27- or 28-year-old man with a round face and messy hair next to him: "Peter, how do you feel?"
The young man's name is Peter Jackson.
Yes, it was Peter Jackson who later filmed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Now Peter Jackson is just twenty-eight years old. Although his face is a bit round, he is far from the fat man he became later. A few years ago, Peter Jackson and a group of partners had just used their free time to complete his first movie "Space Oddity", but it didn't arouse much response.
Hearing that "Batman" was about to be filmed in Melbourne and that some local filmmakers would be hired, Peter Jackson excitedly came here to apply for the job even though he was a New Zealander.
The crew originally looked down upon this young man who was just filming an unknown cult film. After Peter Jackson was willing to accept even odd jobs, he got his wish and got a set job.
Simon arrived in Melbourne and accidentally discovered each other. After some conversation, he promoted Jackson from the position of field manager to his director's assistant.
Although he was seven years older than the young man in front of him, Peter Jackson was still a little restrained when facing Simon.
If his true feelings were to be told, he felt that the Hollywood crew was really wasteful, but the expenses he spent in these two days were enough for him to shoot a few more "Strangers from the Universe" films. However, of course he would not tell the truth, he just said: "Very good, Simon."
Simon just smiled, not paying attention to Peter Jackson's restraint and caution.
In my memory, Peter Jackson has always been a very smooth person, without the sharp edges of usual Hollywood filmmakers. This is actually easy to understand. It is impossible to break into Hollywood from a small New Zealand without letting go of the reserve and pride of a filmmaker.
Now that he has brought Peter Jackson to his side, Simon naturally has the intention to support him, but he does not intend to encourage him.
Opportunities will be given to the other party, but the key still depends on Jackson's own efforts.
After chatting casually, he checked today's work records and confirmed that they were correct. Simon called the film's main creators to his side to discuss tomorrow's work arrangements, and everyone dispersed.
The "Batman" crew stayed at a three-star hotel called Kendall in the Collingwood district northwest of the city.
Although Janet's father really wanted Simon to live in the Johnston Manor, Simon didn't want to travel long distances every day. The hotel had been booked, so he chose to live with the crew.
Back at the Kendall Hotel, as soon as Simon walked into the lobby, Jennifer came over with Sofia Feisi, and there were some other people behind the two women.
Simon said hello to Sophia, and listened to the woman introduce the others one by one, before temporarily leaving with the two women.
The three of them 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. She had to entertain the people just now for dinner in the evening, so she couldn't dress too casually. In order to prevent the incident at the Plaza Hotel from happening again, Jennifer now personally takes care of Simon's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even the maid responsible for helping Simon tidy up the room was sent by the Johnston family.
After a busy day, Simon sat down on the sofa and leaned back on the chair tiredly.
Sophia paused for a moment, then went to help Simon make coffee, brought it to the man, and then sat down on the sofa next to him and said: "About Gucci, I think this is a good opportunity. Gucci was founded in 1983 After the death of his youngest son Rudolf Gucci, the Gucci family has been in civil strife. In order to compete with his uncle for control of Gucci, Rudolf Gucci's son even sent the other party to prison through reporting. Now, Gucci Company It has become a mess. Last year, an investment company in the Middle East tried to acquire Gucci's shares, but the final price could not be discussed. Now, Rodolfo Gucci's son has also had his personal equity frozen by an Italian court because of a brand dispute with other members of the family. , Gucci has been severely damaged by the turmoil, and many family members are interested in selling Gucci shares. We are now making an offer and may even get the absolute controlling stake in Gucci."
Simon held a cup of coffee and listened to the woman's words, then asked: "How much money do you think it takes to control Gucci?"
"About US$135 million," Sofia said: "Gucci has more than 100 stores in Europe and North America, and their product line is also very complete. If it weren't for family infighting, such a price would definitely be impossible."
Simon looked at the woman and said: "$135 million, let's not talk about it for now. You originally told me that you just wanted to start with the wine business. Now, are you confident that you can take care of this company?"
Sofia looked at Simon without any guilt, nodded and said, "I want to try."
"This is not something that can be done by just trying a word," Simon said: "$135 million is nothing to me, but you have to know how many people in this world can't get 1.35 despite crying and shouting. One hundred million U.S. dollars."