Hollywood Rhapsody

The car arrived at the downstairs of the Starlight Company. Sure enough, there were already paparazzi here, but they obviously didn't have the enthusiasm outside the hotel before. They held up their cameras and took pictures in a very orderly manner, but none of them made a sound. The silent and well-behaved paparazzi are Sarah and her party. People only see it in their lifetime.

"This group must have been on the phone with the previous group, bet they must be thinking 'God bless you' now!" Janet bit her lip and giggled, she was happy to see the paparazzi deflated look.

"You're the one who talks too much." Ada poked the little assistant on the forehead and urged Janet to leave quickly.

A group of people entered the office building in a blink of an eye. The whole process from getting off the car to entering the door was like a pantomime illuminated by flashing lights. Just when Sarah thought the paparazzi had really turned their sex and became dumb, a loud shout sounded unexpectedly from behind. , more than one paparazzi shouted "May God bless you, Sarah!"

Hearing this sentence, the group of people almost rolled their eyes to the sky. It turned out that the paparazzi had planned it long ago, and wanted to regain the lost place of their colleagues through this roar.Although it makes people speechless, this kind of interaction is not offensive at all. On the contrary, it is a bit close. It is much better for the paparazzi to find a place with their voices than to secretly write reports and post ugly photos.

Sara held back her laughter, pulled the little Noah who had stopped, and was about to turn around and shout "thank you" to the paparazzi, when she saw that little Noah had turned around before her, and ran to the door of the building, my lord He waved his hands as if and said, "Thank you, thank you all kind uncles, and may God bless you too!"

"..."

The paparazzi were dumbfounded, and they were "blessed" again!But unexpectedly, what their provocations got was the child's innocent kindness?

"Mom is going to take me to a meeting, uncles, hurry up and go home to accompany your children!" Little Noah continued to wave his hands, as if he felt sorry for the paparazzi uncles who were too hard to stand guard with big cameras.

"Go home? Accompany the child? How long have you not been with the son?" Shame!A group of bad uncles held up their cameras in shame, feeling that the flashes were all emitting holy light.Why are there such kind and lovely children in the world?Why do I suddenly have an illusion of being kissed by an angel and my soul is sublimated?

All the paparazzi look at me, I look at you, looking at little Noah's back and trotting back to the building, with mixed feelings in my heart...

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"Haha, it seems that you have adjusted well. I feel very sorry that I didn't get to see the trembling Oscar queen." After not seeing him for a month, Harvey Weinstein opened his arms to Sarah. Pulling a warm hug, while teasing maliciously, his tone of concern mixed with a bit of appreciation, he really thought that Sarah would be frightened.

"No, no, this is not something an elegant gentleman should say." Sarah punched Harvey's chest relentlessly, pretending to be angry, "Mr. The largest shareholder of the company who broke the courage, well, I decided to take little Noah to see a psychiatrist, ahem... Dear friends, I announce that today's shareholder meeting will be cancelled!"

"My Majesty the Queen, please don't! Actually...I'm the best at coaxing children! Come on, little Noah, let Uncle Harvey give you a hug." How could Harvey Weinstein let Sarah take her son away He waited for a month, but he was waiting for the moment when the share transfer agreement was finally signed!And today's meeting is not just as simple as signing shares.Although he is a bigwig in Hollywood, since he decided to join Starlight, he can only support Sarah, the little ancestor!

Harvey was subdued and sincere, smiling and reaching out to little Noah, deciding to care about the little guy who was frightened yesterday.But little Noah, who had always been close to him, avoided it. The little angel turned his face and buried it in Sarah's chest, as if he knew that the fat man in front of him had provoked his mother before, so he had to resolutely fight against the enemy.

"Ha, don't try to bribe my son," Sarah raised her eyebrows triumphantly, and while she sat down at the conference table, she gave her son two kisses on the cheek rewardingly.After confirming that little Noah enjoyed the arrangement of playing with Michael's new mobile phone at the shareholder meeting, she raised her head to indicate that everyone can start talking about business.

Prophecy.com merged into Starlight to form Starlight Group, but the operation of the two companies still continues the previous style. Ian is still mainly in charge of Prophecy.com, and Harvey is responsible for the development of the film market. Still obsessed with it, so in addition to continuing to manage part of the film business, the old guy is gearing up to set up a star agency for Starlight.

Of course, at present, he only has two stars, Sarah and Leonardo, which means that before attracting new clients, he will focus on the projects of Sarah and Leonardo. Harvey has a lot of power, but everyone here knows that the big production led by Starlight Company is almost the work of the two leading stars and shareholders. Therefore, the old Michael seems to have delegated power, but in fact he did not suffer at all. This much intimacy obviously overwhelmed Harvey.

And if Harvey wants to further reflect his own value, he needs to keep his eyes open and grab resources from other film companies. Therefore, in fact, Harvey is the number one hero of Starlight Empire, and the burden on his shoulders is really heavy. With this confidence and ability to expand the territory of the Starlight Empire, he was able to finally win 12.5% ​​of the shares after several rounds of negotiations.

And today is the time to formally sign the share contract, but what Sarah didn't expect was that the electronic version of the contract that she had seen before was not before her.

"Didn't we communicate on the phone before? Why? Will there be another change?" Sarah couldn't help frowning. Could it be that she was really out of luck?Even the always-smooth Starlight Group's plan has been hindered?She couldn't help pressing her temples, which were uncomfortable due to lack of sleep, and said in a low voice, "OK, what's wrong? I made an appointment with a psychiatrist for Noah later, so don't go around if you have any concerns or plans , let's make it quick and don't challenge the patience of an anxious mother."

"Relax, relax... Sarah, there is nothing bad waiting for you, so you don't have to be like a terminally ill patient waiting for the doctor to announce his condition." Harvey flicked his fingers on the table, as if Sarah was impatient And some of the looks of "like facing a big enemy" are not light-hearted-Sarah used to be always high-spirited, how could she be so afraid of trouble?If it had been before, Harvey would have taken the opportunity to tease Sarah more, but now, looking at little Noah snuggling beside Sarah, and the obvious blue eyes of Sarah, it is rare for the fatty Harvey to close his eyes kindly. Mouth.

Ian was obviously more considerate, pointing to the draft agreement sent to Sarah and explained: "This is a big gift package, you will like it. Since last year, there have been cracks in the cooperation between Pixar and Disney. Their "Under the Sea" It's no secret that the performance of "Elementary Mobilization" is enough to make them stand upright and demand more from Disney."

"So, you guys are thinking about Pixar?" The surprise on Sarah's face was no less than hearing that a wanted criminal was after her. It was like driving on a highway and suddenly a roadblock fell from the sky, although it might be A delicious piece of pie, but still very scary, "Pixar? How is this possible? It has been in-depth cooperation with Disney, even if it is acquired, Disney must be able to eat it!"

Sarah shook her head, forcing herself to mobilize all her brain cells to focus on the acquisition agreement in front of her. This is not a house party, and the scale of Pixar is not comparable to the previous Summit Entertainment. Such a large project is comparable to another group merger!

In Sarah's memory, if I remember correctly, Pixar will indeed be taken over by Disney in a few years. For this kind of company that has always had in-depth cooperation, the two become one, and the precedent of the big fish swallowing the small fish is endless. Enumeration, as for Starlight Company?I'm afraid Pixar won't like it!

Harvey Weinstein, the fat fox, smiled meaningfully at the moment: "But who is the head of Disney or that old guy Eisner? When a person gets old, he can't tolerate anyone disobeying him, even There is no doubt that Pixar, which can earn him more money, is not qualified to challenge him in his eyes. Pixar's style is famous for "advocating freedom and contempt for hierarchy". Now they hope to rely on high-quality animation works It is actually a very reasonable request to strive for more benefits for yourself. After all, employees still have a salary increase. Pixar also has the right to "raise salary" for itself. Needless to say, that tyrant Eisner, Steve Jobs is not a soft guy who can be kneaded by everyone, so..."

"So, we have been trying to contact Pixar since last year. It was just a small attempt. We didn't expect to have a real drama, but the result was surprising...Although the process was slow, it did have some results after a few months. "Ian smiled and explained to Sarah their small private actions, "You are busy making movies, followed by the intense awards season, so we did not report to you. After all, the success rate at that time was almost zero, and Pixar did not I can't see the stars."

"It wasn't until you made a big splash at the Golden Globes and Oscars, followed by "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and the social platform of Prophecy.com completely dominated the market, that the olive branch of starlight finally aroused Pixar's interest." Harvey saw Sarah He kept staring at the folder and frowned, and quickly added, his words were even more flattering, as if Sarah, who did not participate in the negotiation during the whole process, was the biggest contributor.

"..." After hearing so much, Sarah also fully understood the whole story. No matter how long Jobs's brain circuit was, she only knew Pixar at this moment. It was done under the circumstances of love!cents!No!Know!Affection!

Sarah finally moved her gaze away from the document, looking at Ian with a frank face, Harvey who was somewhat proud, and Michael who was always smiling. These three people were waiting for her decision, but for As far as an ambitious boss is concerned, he should not let go of any opportunity to make himself bigger, so...

"So, you all think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? To make such a big move in the early days of the group? Hey, guys, your appetite is too big, it's Pixar, and it's the highest-grossing animation in movie history. The Pixar recorded in the film, I guess more than one company must be staring at them now? Just wait for the relationship between Pixar and Disney to further deteriorate, and their olive branch has already reached Pixar’s door! Does Warner have any intentions in this regard? Sony What? Oh! Look at what I’m talking about? We’re just a small company that’s only been established a few years ago, yet we can already compete with these big giants for resources? I’m flattered to say it!”

Sarah twitched the corners of her mouth, but the smile did not reach her eyes. She was a dreamer, but those at the table were out-and-out careerists. Even Leonardo, who had never been very involved in the company's decision-making, had both eyes now. Bright, apparently pleasantly surprised by this delicious piece of fat from Pixar.

"You're not moved?" Ian immediately realized the hidden resistance in Sarah's attitude.

"I'm heartbroken, of course I'm heartbroken, but I'm more afraid that I will have indigestion." Sarah rubbed her son's soft hair, forcing herself not to bring too much subjective emotion in business affairs, but for some reason, she always felt that she was in the middle of it. Sitting surrounded by spears, what was in front of her was not a draft agreement that would bring her huge wealth, but an imperial edict to "abdicate the throne and let the virtuous".

She is like a queen who is content with peace and tranquility at the moment, but she is surrounded by a circle of ministers who are eager to continue to expand their territories.She has indeed been lazy a lot in recent months. She has won the Oscar and is known as a living Hollywood legend. She wears a dazzling engagement ring. Her little days are happy and comfortable, she... is very satisfied!

Satisfied, he blunted his sword and axe, and extinguished his fighting spirit.Her ambition is indulging in the sweet hotbed of double harvest of career and love. Before she knew it, her whole body fell into the fragrant, soft and sweet cotton, enjoying success with her eyes closed, and let out a comfortable sigh.And the alarm rang harshly before she fell completely!

warn!Although what Ian and the others sent was an opportunity to strengthen the Starlight Company, Sarah knew that it was also a gentlemanly silent warning!She felt a sense of crisis that could almost pierce her skin—as the company grew bigger, so did the partners' ambitions!As her energy became more and more inclined towards acting career, the scepter of Starlight Company in her hand became looser and looser!

Her starlight seems to be gradually not "her" starlight!

"I thought there would be a gentle rest period after the establishment of the group. All departments and more cooperation models need to be adjusted, don't they?" But the development of the company is like a train that has already been on the track, and she has not braked This option is also absolutely unwilling to actively brake, so all you can do is continue to walk along the track under the increasingly powerful driving force behind you.

What if she doesn't want to go on?

Sarah understood that this would be the worst outcome unless she had the courage to jump off the car and the freedom to give up everything.

But why?Why should the group that I created by myself be handed over to others?There was an angry reprimand in Sarah's mind, who do these guys think they are?Didn't you think she would object to making big moves behind her back?

But, again, why?Why do Ovitz, Weinstein, and Mellon work hard for a young actor?Starlight's current achievements are not due to her alone, Sarah. They have paid enough for the company to pay for their ambitions, and their big moves are just to seek development for the company.

The only thing that Sarah didn't like was actually one thing, she didn't know it!Not only did she not participate in such a big plan from the beginning to the end, but she also never heard of it.what is this?Was it emptied?No, it doesn't seem that bad, she hasn't been ostracized, at least she is by far the biggest decision maker in the final decision.And the group of capable humerus ministers in front of her is still waiting for her opinion, her decision...

So are you overthinking everything?Are you too sensitive?While Sarah was reading the plan and the draft contract at a glance, her mind was spinning fast~~ Could it be because of the relationship between the two wanted criminals?Caused her to have persecution paranoia?Doubt even your closest partners?

stop!I can't think about it anymore!Sarah's hand stopped on the last page of the folder, and her rapidly spinning brain was forced to brake by her.

No matter how likely her hypothesis is, she understands that, as a rational major shareholder, now is the time to delegate power.

"Originally, I wanted to give you a surprise when you returned to China. I didn't expect so many things to happen in one day, and unexpectedly, Mr. Steve Jobs didn't know which brain circuit was suddenly connected. Early this morning Calling in hastily, it seems that he suddenly has a great interest in the cooperation that he was not optimistic about." Ian looked at Sarah, and his voice was unconsciously softer, which was explaining to Sarah to comfort him. Sarah's expression hardly changed when she read the document, and he actually caught the best moment of explanation, and this observation ability is second to none.

And Sarah listened to Ian's gentle explanation, and all her inner struggles finally came to an end when she felt the little hand holding her.Sarah lowered her eyes. Little Noah was looking up at her after playing with her mobile phone enough. She pursed her lips and kissed her son's hair. The displeasure caused by being concealed earlier dissipated. She is already that charming beauty BOSS again.

"What's the current valuation of Pixar? At least a few billion?" Sarah glanced at the document in front of her again, and Sarah knew that the document must have been written by Ian, and Ian was right. Surprise gift package.Flicking her fingers on the cover of the folder, Sarah smiled a lot more relaxed, and even had a little bit of anticipation for the show, "We are still a small company, and we are openly poaching Disney's corners continuously, so we are not sure that we will be caught. revenge!"

"I understand this, but watching a piece of fat fly away from my mouth is definitely not my...our style. Judging from the current assets of Starlight..." Harvey Weinstein stroked his fat chin and counted, everyone knew Starlight is not short of money, and several movies have sold well one after another. That is definitely an achievement that even the Big Six is ​​envious of. But unfortunately, this "not short of money" can only be established without a multi-billion acquisition project.

"So, my attitude towards this project is very simple-seek stability! It is the best result I hope to achieve while growing strength and preserving strength. This will also be my attitude towards all projects in the future. All development must be based on the foundation of the company. On the premise of not being shaken." Sarah leaned back in the chair comfortably, folded her arms around her chest, and signaled Ian to take away the folder in front of her delicate chin, "As for Pixar...no matter what Pixar likes in Starlight, I will We don’t want the price of this acquisition to be too high.”

"The best way to lay a solid foundation is to expand capital." Ian smiled kindly, and obediently took away the folder that was an eyesore in front of Sarah.

"Are you referring to the listing of Starlight? If we choose to go public, will we have more bargaining chips?" Leonardo, who has been listening in as a quiet and handsome man, hesitantly opened his mouth, his eyes cast on My fiancee, with a bit of playfulness, "Sarah? What do you think?"

"I see, I understand, I finally understand! That's why you guys have been persuading me to let the company go public, right?" Sarah originally didn't want to let the company go public so early, because she never worried about the company's funds, she didn't Bad money!At least it wasn't bad before!But now...

Sarah squinted her eyes, and gave Ian and the others a hard look, including her dearest fiance. Leonardo's playful look was obviously laughing at her silently: "Look, this It is the big steward you trust the most, he has paved all the roads, whether you are willing or not, you will finally walk on the road designed by him!"

"Whether it is Starlight Films or Prophecy.com, it is currently the best time for development. If you want to expand the company's territory, financing through listing is indeed a routine method." Ian's tone is like the most ordinary business report, After Sarah got back to work, he also put away the gentleness in his previous tone.

"The emails inviting us to go public have never stopped since four years ago. It seems that this time those guys from Nasdaq can finally get their wish." Sarah pouted slightly angrily, and picked up little Noah next to her with one hand. Hugging her into her arms, she now feels that only her family is the closest.

Although she was a little annoyed, she obviously agreed with Ian's suggestion.Looking back on this road to listing, she couldn't help laughing and shaking her head—since the Internet bubble plunged Nasdaq into a dark stock market four years ago, 500 listed companies on Nasdaq went bankrupt, and 40% of them were delisted. Prophecy.com, which has not been listed so it has not been affected at all, has entered the field of vision of investors like a gold mine discovered after the big waves wash the sand. In the following four years, Nasdaq has reached out to Prophecy.com many times. Olive branch, with a [-]% warm invitation to predict the online listing, especially in the past year, the development momentum of social platforms has made investors more and more impatient. The chief representative of Nasdaq even went to Sarah's " Mr. and Mrs. Smith” film set visit, Sarah was busy with Leonardo’s “Broccoli Proposal” and of course had no time to talk to him, the chief representative was dismissed by Michael without even seeing Sarah And Rick sent off...

Sarah twirled her fingers around little Noah's palm, raised her eyes and gave Ian a teasing smile: "You are an expert in finance, and of course the young master of the Mellon family can handle the small listing." As for Pixar...Since Pixar likes Starlight, a newly established novice, of course we have to show 12 points of enthusiasm. Which of you is familiar with Steve Jobs? Harvey? Michael? You two just let go, I hold little Noah in my arms and wait for the good news of your victory over Disney, what kind of pleasure is it to poach the corner of the old club? Tsk, I just hope that Mr. Eisner will stop spreading his anger on me."

"Ahem..." Harvey coughed lightly in embarrassment, and spread his hands helplessly, "But what should I do? Although I have met a few times, Jobs doesn't have a good impression of me. On the contrary, I really hope to be with the beautiful Oscar queen. After dinner, to be honest, he is a lunatic who is so self-confident, and an imperfect, stupid fat man like me probably won't get into his eyes at all."

"So, my honorable Queen, whether you can win Pixar depends on your charm! Of course, I don't want you to seduce that old man... Cough cough, otherwise Leon will cut my neck off in minutes "Michael smiled flatteringly at Leonardo, "Leon, how about having a small house party with your beautiful fiancee? Don't worry, I will do all the security work!"

"I originally planned to give little Noah half a birthday party, but..." Leonardo hesitated, he didn't think that little Noah would like to be lively now.

"It's a good idea to give Pixar to little Noah as a birthday present. I can make a statement now. If the acquisition is successful, I am willing to give my share to the little guy. Compared with spy shootout movies, animation It's more suitable for a seven-year-old child, what do you think? As Noah's uncle, don't you show it?" Ian rubbed his chin and looked at Harvey and Michael with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several people present became extremely vivid.

Sarah nearly spits out her refreshing espresso, and even Leonardo looks surprised—a multi-billion company birthday present for a seven-year-old?Even if it is only a small part of the shares, even if it is as rich as Master Mellon, it will not be so expensive!

Michael and Harvey laughed exaggeratedly one by one at this time, but the corners of their mouths were twitching uncontrollably. Michael lowered his head as if concentrating on studying the pen in his hand, and muttered bitterly: "What a familiar rhythm!" , When he gave the copyright of "Harry Potter" to little Noah Adam as a gift! I don't know if this guy will buy the Statue of Liberty to coax his son in a few years!"

"What is the Statue of Liberty? Master Mellon has long thought of buying an estate for his son on the moon!" Harvey slandered like a mosquito in a low voice. Who doesn't know it's your son!"

Little Noah's eyes are shining. Although he still doesn't quite understand what "Pixar" is, he knows that his dear Uncle Ian is begging for a gift for himself!With clear eyes blinking, little Noah imitated Ian's movements, touched his chin, and looked expectantly at Uncle Harvey and Uncle Michael, whose facial muscles were seriously out of balance: "Huh? Why are the faces of the two uncles shaking? "

The author has something to say: Dear babies!mwah!

It was Christmas another year, and Ian bought the latest sports car as a gift for Noah in high school: "Let me make a statement first. I will buy all of Noah's sports cars in the future. As Noah's uncle, don't you express it?" ?"

Michael took out the lining of his trouser pocket to show Ian, wiped his tears and said, "I can't show it any more, all my belongings are about to be emptied by your 'show me', Noah, there is still a lot left in Uncle's house. A [-]% new lawn mower, if you don't like it, just move it away!"

Harvey tightened his belt with tears in his eyes: "I used to be the most treacherous and fat man in Hollywood, look, now my small waist is only one finger thicker than the Victoria's Secret Angel! All of me changed my surname to Stern in a polite way Noah, Uncle, this belt was worn by Michael Jackson, if you don’t like it, just take it!”

Noah smiled: "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it! It's good that the two uncles can come, what are you doing with the gift? You are too polite!"

... I would like to use this nonsensical joke to comfort the babies who rushed to attend the wedding on National Day and went bankrupt because of the ceremony! Don't cry, we don't cry!

A passer-by asked: Why are you crying when someone else marries a woman?

Dailin: We have too many daughters!Please don't marry me! ! ! ! !