American Life

Chapter 104 The long-awaited meeting

Looking at Charlie's really excited expression, Summit Entertainment CEO Bob Friedman was a little puzzled. How could he look like he had found a treasure in a movie that would never make any money?
"Are you okay?" Bob Friedman asked cautiously with caring eyes.

"I'm very good." Charlie nodded, but also realized that he was a little lost his temper. He adjusted his state and said without changing his expression: "When will the acquisition be completed?"

"Accountant liquidation, local filing... plus all those other miscellaneous things, it would take months to find them. By that time, Twilight Zone would have been halfway filmed." Bob Friedman mentioned again Movie.

Acquiring a company and investing in movies are two different things. Coupled with my future employment at PB Pictures, things are actually more complicated.

"It doesn't matter, let's talk about everything. I have plenty of time now." Charlie took out a cigar from his pocket. He now carries a portable cigar box with him. It is longer than the cigarette case and fits nicely in the inner pocket of his suit jacket. .

"I recommend you Dannemann, this is the best cigar in Europe, and the taste is not the same as that produced in South America." Bob Friedman said with a smile, obviously also a cigar lover.

"It seems that we have found another similarity outside of work." Charlie smiled.

The specific negotiation process was full of twists and turns, but the result was good. Film investment, acquisition proposals, and Bob Friedman’s personal salary totaled more than $5 million. Compared with the acquisition of manwin In fact, it is less than half the price, but in Hollywood terms, this is already a large transaction.

In fact, whether it is MANWIN or Summit Entertainment, Charlie Rossi paid a premium, which is also an important reason why the acquisition went smoothly.

As far as Charlie is concerned, considering the future prospects, it is definitely profitable, but it takes a little longer to cover the costs, but for him with a lot of money, these are still within the acceptable range.

The two discussed for a whole day and even had a meal together.

"Over the years, I have met many people in Hollywood, including self-made people, but I think you are different from anyone." With a little drunkenness, Bob Friedman said with a blushing face.

Speaking of which, Charlie Rossi does not start from scratch in the strict sense. Without the Rossi family’s connections in Utah, Mercure’s development might have been slower.But this was only when Mercure was established. The subsequent rapid development was entirely due to Charlie Rossi's personal credit.

After the dinner with Bob Friedman, it can be said that the trip to Los Angeles has come to an end for the time being.

Looking at the bustling city outside the car window, Charlie Rossi began to think about the gains this time. First of all, he gained the trust of Kevin Fitch, took Megan Fox under his banner, and met Brad Gray. Gained the friendship of Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet, and finally there is a surprise "Twilight" and Summit Entertainment, as well as the refuge of Bob Friedman.

It can be said that it has been further expanded in the film industry. These are all contacts, which can bring me a lot of benefits in the future.

In addition, there are some people Charlie wants to meet, such as Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, the two great beauties who are co-starring in "The Other Boleyn Girl", but they are not available at the moment. What a good opportunity, and secondly, the two of them will also contact Marvel in the future, so there is no rush.

As for the next step...the four carriages are also in a state of turbulence, Venus is on the right track and officially started operations, the record company Faith Hill is intensively participating in commercial performances, and newcomer Adele Adkins is new Preparations for the album have also begun, and the project of PB Films, headquartered in New York, is also proceeding in an orderly manner.As for the headquarters, the derivatives project has begun production, and the technical department has also received a group of programmers transferred from MANWIN...

There are three important things that you need to participate in right now.

1: Confirm the FDA approval with Ivanie, and in addition, discuss a specific publicity plan with Razek.

2: With Megan Fox as the core, the "Transformers" live-action movie will be announced.

3: Meet Taylor Swift and complete GAP’s endorsement.

It seems like a small thing, but you have to know that since the last quick goodbye in Nashville, I haven't seen her, including Faith Hill, for a while.

Excluding this time, if we go back further, the last time she visited Chicago was when PB Records was first established.

If Charlie Rossi is rising at a rapid rate, Taylor Swift has changed no less than him.

From being unknown to becoming a professional singer, it only took the past two months.Charlie Rossi has been seeing Taylor Swift posters on the glass of record stores in Los Angeles for the past two days.

In addition, she has also become a little rich woman, with a net worth approaching tens of millions!And it's all cash.That alone probably tops 95% of Americans, if not higher.

How about instead of letting her go out to show off and sing, how about following you?
Such an idea even suddenly popped up in Charlie Rossi's mind, but the idea was quickly rejected by himself.

First of all, from a personal perspective, doing so is undoubtedly obliterating the meaning of her life.

From an outside perspective, you must know that this is only her first solo album. Looking back on the past history, Taylor Swift’s subsequent albums can be said to have exploded, both in terms of quality and popularity. They all reached a new peak, and it was the following albums that established her status as a queen.

Besides, wouldn't this be a waste of such a long time of phone supervision?

So, everything has just begun. Charlie Rossi himself does not dare to give an upper limit to the height she can reach with her own help.

After thinking about it, Charlie Rossi dialed Taylor's home phone.

"Hello?" The other party's voice was a little strange.

"Hi Andrea, I'm looking for Taylor Swift, is she there?" Charlie called out her mother's name.

"Oh, you are Sir Charlie Rossi, right? She is at home, wait a moment, I will call her over right away." Andrea said quickly.

Listening to Taylor saying that she was going to buy a big house for her parents, and the money was earned from Charlie's financial management, Andrea was naturally very enthusiastic about Charlie Rossi.

After a while, Taylor answered the phone.

"Charlie, when are you coming back from Los Angeles?" Taylor asked as soon as he came up.

Since the last time Charlie asked, she has changed her title and now calls Charlie by his first name.

"Just tomorrow. You can pack your things tonight." Charlie Rossi said.

The two had previously agreed to meet in Chicago.

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At Orhey International Airport, Taylor, who was fully wrapped up, walked through the security gate and saw Charlie, who was also wearing sunglasses and a mask not far away.

She was pushing an oversized RIMOWA suitcase that was higher than her waist, and she was still carrying the guitar on her back. She trotted over and saw Gal Gadot standing next to Charlie, and she was taken aback suddenly.

"Who is this?" Her expression couldn't be seen, and her tone was a little nervous for some reason.

It's just a bodyguard, so you won't be so nervous.

Charlie Rossi began to introduce the two to each other.

"Hello, Taylor, I've heard your song." Gal Gadot reached out her hand enthusiastically. Unlike the two men who were fully armed, her face was not covered in any way at this moment.

Taylor cautiously reached out and took four of her fingers in a friendly gesture.But this wasn't a handshake, so you could tell she was a little defensive.

Charlie faintly felt that the situation might be even worse when Megan Fox came tomorrow...

(End of this chapter)