Seeing the three of Michael Eisner approaching, the guests around Diane Kruger left tactfully, and the manager next to Diane Kruger approached her and introduced a few words , the girl nodded slightly, and shook hands with Michael Eisner and the others graciously.
"Mr. Eisner, Mr. Bronfman, thank you Universal for inviting us to this party," said the manager without introducing Alan Hassenfeld. Diane Kruger first met Michael Eisner and Ed Gary Bronfman said hello.
"Miss Kruger, it's an honor for you to come to this party." After complimenting, Michael Eisner gestured to Alan Hassenfeld and offered to introduce him: "This is Alan? Mr. Hassenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Hasbro."
The burgundy dress on Diane Kruger set off her whole body like a delicate and blooming rose, but her delicate face was somewhat green and childish. This contrast effect made many mature and stable middle-aged people are excited. Ellen Hassenfeld held the little hand Diane Kruger stretched out with obvious eagerness in his eyes: "Miss Kruger, you are so beautiful tonight, I have seen you in Victoria's Secret annual show The performance at the show is really exciting, I will definitely go to the scene at the end of this year, will you still attend this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show?"
Diane Kruger felt that the other party was holding her little hand for a little longer, and she was a little surprised. This was the first time she had been so obviously entangled these days. With a polite smile on her face, she withdrew her hand with a little effort and said, "Yes, Mr. Hassenfield, I signed a five-year contract with Victoria's Secret."
"Oh, that's really great," Alan Hasenfeld said politely without feeling the slightest bit of embarrassment because the girl threw his hand away.
After chatting a few words with the occasion, Michael Eisner took Edgar Bronfman away without a trace under the pretext that a guest was coming.
Go to a slightly quieter corner. Edgar Bronfman couldn't wait to ask: "Michael, are you mistaken, is that Eric Williams's woman?"
For this kind of party, if you deliberately don't bring your female companion. Usually it's all about sex hunting. In order to obtain the copyright of Transformers, if Alan Hassenfeld is interested in any of the actresses present, as long as it is not those top big names, Universal only needs to match them up and promise some film cooperation. Basically, Alan Hassenfeld can be satisfied.
Hollywood is a mess, which is well known in the circle, but there are some women that many people know well that they should not be provoked.
Diane Kruger, a girl who has just turned eighteen, has rocketed from an unknown model to one of the five most famous supermodels in the United States and the world in less than half a year , If she has nothing to do with Eric Williams, who is behind her, I wouldn't even believe a ghost.
Therefore, anyone with a little knowledge of the inside story will label Diane Kruger as Williams. Even if they covet it in their hearts, there is no one who dares to make any small moves so far. Because of Eric's strong influence. Elite, who is in charge of the girl's model agency, and ICM, who is in charge of her entertainment agency, both protect her like a princess. Many people can feel that Diane Kruger's brand endorsement is more important than the other four Victoria's Secret spokespersons. And invitations to business events are often the most difficult.
Of course Michael Eisner was well aware of these things. Hearing Edgar Bronfman's question, he looked at the crowd around him and whispered: "Of course I know that's Eric? Williams's woman, imagine if Alan Hassenfeld hit a wall in front of her, and even further quarreled with Eric Williams, can the film companies of the Firefly system still get the rights to Transformers?"
Born in a wealthy family, Edgar Bronfman knew from an early age that business competition has always been omnipotent. If you want to play a game of business warfare with tenderness, you will end up with a crushing defeat. After Michael Eisner finished talking about his thoughts, he easily accepted it. Shouldn't there be a trace of worry in his heart, he looked at Alan Hasenfeld, who was still entwined beside Diane Kruger among the figures. , said: "Don't be self-defeating."
"No." Michael Eisner shook his head and said with a smile, "This is a public place, and everyone is a decent person, so there won't be any serious problems."
On the other hand, Ellen Hassenfeld was just getting started, and he was indeed a little immersed in Diane Kruger's beauty. After some efforts to no avail, he quickly discovered something unusual.
Recently, because several major film companies competed for the copyright of Transformers, Alan Hassenfeld was invited to attend many parties in Hollywood.
Of course, some eager hospitality is indispensable. During this process, he discovered that those beautiful faces that he could only see in movies or TV screens in the past were not so unattainable.
Even after some people heard his identity, they couldn't wait to post it themselves. But the girl in front of him had a completely different attitude towards him. Ellen Hassenfeld could clearly feel the very formulaic etiquette she treated him with. Moreover, in the past, after some introductions, the agents of actresses would walk away very wittily, but Diane Kruger's agent did not intend to leave at all, and looked at him with a smile on the contrary. With a little vigilance.
Alan Hasenfeld, who was gradually waking up from his desire, felt these details and gradually realized that something was wrong, and the obvious gesture of watching the show in the eyes of many people around him made him realize that something happened. There must be demons in impermanence.
Although he likes beautiful women, Alan Hassenfeld will never be willing to cause unnecessary trouble because of this. He even keenly noticed that Michael Eisner just brought him to this girl directly for a different purpose. simple.
Alan Hasenfeld was going to get up and walk away, first to find out what the situation is, but looking at the heart-stopping young face, he was still a little unwilling, hesitated a little, and asked: "Diane, Excuse me, do you have a boyfriend?"
Diane Kruger opened her mouth in a daze, not knowing how to answer for a while.
During these days, she clearly felt the special treatment she received. At the same time, she is more aware of the root cause of her preferential treatment, because people regard her as Eric Williams' woman.
From last year to now, even if you don't need to ask about it deliberately. She can also feel his ubiquitous influence in Hollywood. This powerful influence even allows her to enjoy the meticulous care of everyone around her just by relying on some scandals between the two.
Immersed in this kind of princess-like treatment, unconsciously, even she silently recognized her identity. It seems that I really should be his woman, not to mention, there is no harm in being his woman.
However, Ellen Hassenfeld's sudden question was like a silver needle struck out of thin air, puncturing the dream bubble she had built up like self-hypnosis. There was a trace of panic in my heart, if in the future those people around who treated her with respect and care found that she had nothing to do with him at all, that would be fine. What will happen
Suddenly, she seemed to feel a free fall, falling, falling, falling...
It's like the feeling you get when you wake up from every dream.
Heaven, earth, hell.
Unlike Diane Kruger's sudden trance, ICM agent Susie Dean, who had been standing next to her, heard Alan Hassenfeld's question, and finally understood that this guy in front of him really didn't know anything, and he didn't know anything. No wonder there is such a struggle.
Suzy Dean is aware of the recent dispute over the copyright of Transformers. So she didn't want to have any trouble with Alan Hassenfeld.
Because of the strong relationship between UTA back then, the cooperation between Firefly and ICM has been very close in these years, and the reason why ICM was able to do so in just a few years. It competes with CAA and WMA, two established brokerage companies, and its clients have rapidly expanded to nearly 3,000 people. This is inseparable from the strong support of Firefly and several film companies in the system. Kapoor Seed successfully became the CEO of ICM. It is thanks to this. Many former UTA agents in ICM often even call Eric Williams the big boss in private. And being proud of it shows Eric Williams' influence on ICM.
In case this matter affects the copyright ownership of Transformers, Diane Kruger will be fine, and Alan Hasenfeld will be fine, but her agent who has not handled this matter is likely to be To suffer.
Susie Dean heard Alan Hassenfeld's question, and thought that this shrewd little girl would quietly hint at her relationship with Eric Williams, but saw that she became inexplicably dazed . In desperation, Susie Dean was about to speak for her client, when she felt an obvious movement in the party hall, like an invisible hourglass that was suddenly turned over, and the guests were like sand grains affected by gravity, quickly Gather towards the entrance of the hall.
"It's Eric Williams. I didn't expect him to come."
"Let's go over quickly, maybe we can say hello."
"Katie, take a look at the eye makeup I just put on, is there... Hey, don't go."
"..."
There was a buzzing discussion, and everyone quickly realized what had happened. Even some guests who were self-identified could not help but move their feet and turn to the focus of everyone's eyes, hoping to be the first to notice when Eric arrived. Own.
Hearing Eric's name, Diane Kruger, who was in a daze, immediately woke up. After she arrived just now, she was entangled by Alan Hasenfeld. She was not too far from the gate, but turned her head away. The human wall blocked most of the sight, but she still caught the haunted figure in the crowd at a glance.
Seeing that Alan Hassenfeld's attention was also attracted by this sudden movement, Susie Dean swallowed back the words she was about to speak, and reached out to pat Diane Kruger: "Diane, Mr. Williams is here, let's go."
"Ah, yes," Diane Kruger subconsciously blurted out, and panicked again.
It's been a few months since I saw him, what if he cools down to himself, there are so many people here, once this happens, many things can't be hidden.
Looking at the figure surrounded by everyone, Diane Kruger flinched a little, like a prisoner before execution, only hoping to live a little longer.
"Susie, there are too many people, let's go there later," Diane Kruger said again after hesitating.
It was impossible for Susie Dean to know what she was thinking. When she saw a group of big men crowded around Eric, she also nodded: "Then let's go there later."
In the center of the crowd, Michael Eisner and Edgar Bronfman, who greeted him immediately after hearing the notice, were by Eric's side. Some are not tasteful. These days, they have always been the center of everyone's attention, but as soon as this young man appeared beside him, he easily stole all the limelight.
In the hall, Hollywood superstars, well-known directors, and gold medal producers all rushed forward to greet Eric very eagerly. With Firefly’s intensive release of film production plans from the beginning of the year to now, Eric can be said to have Hollywood’s most A batch of films that have attracted attention, Firefly has made a large number of directors, actors and even producers popular over the years. Even the most individual filmmakers cannot ignore the large number of cooperation opportunities contained in these films.
In addition to these people, the wealthy who attended Hollywood parties in the past were often able to maintain a sufficient sense of superiority in front of these Hollywood 'natives' by virtue of their huge wealth. chess pieces. In recent days, Edgar Bronfman, who has successfully entered Universal Pictures, has actually maintained this kind of proud thought, but the appearance of Eric has completely blown away the pride in his heart. .
After the acquisition of MCA, Edgar Bronfman bet almost 70% of Seagram Group's assets on it. But at this time, the market value of the entire MCA Group, including Universal, was only US$7.5 billion according to the transaction price with Panasonic. However, in the latest issue of "Business Weekly", the valuation of Firefly Group has reached an astonishing 45 billion US dollars, which is more than the combined market value of Time Warner and Viacom, and it is a full MCA market value. six times. With only the assets of the Firefly Group, Eric Williams' net worth reached 33 billion, and his assets outside of Hollywood also exceeded tens of billions of dollars. On the list of the 400 richest people in North America published by "Forbes" magazine, Eric Williams Rick Williams' assets of 46.5 billion US dollars will rank second Bill Gates far behind.
In front of such a young man, it may be difficult for everyone in this world to find any sense of superiority. (To be continued.)