American Scandal King

Chapter 176 The Oscars are coming
The office of the owner of Carl Media Group.

Ian Carr looked in the mirror.

Apart from an elevator scare, he has not been involved in any violent news during this period. Instead, he has been involved in a lot of Hollywood gossip. The news about Alexander Jenkins is a typical romantic scandal, but with a little economic attribute.

This also made the improvement of the left eye gradually obvious, but there was still a big gap to a higher level.

It doesn’t matter. Hollywood has not completely surrendered to me yet, and I still have enough information to report.

While I was thinking about this, my secretary Ida came in and began to report on today's work:

"Steve Jobs said he could accept your proposal, but he still wants to wait and discuss this issue again in the second half of the year."

"Disney has preliminarily agreed to your proposal to purchase Pirates of the Caribbean, but some details still need to be discussed."

"Marvel has reached an agreement to sell you 49% of its shares and give you priority for subsequent investments..."

Ian was very satisfied to hear this.

The money from the sale of the newspaper business was basically used to buy Marvel, Pixar, Pirates of the Caribbean and Apple shares.

Apple's current market value is only 50 billion, and 15% is only 7.5 million. Pixar is now more valuable than Apple.

The same goes for Marvel, which is now heavily in debt and almost insolvent. Ian can't spend much money to buy Marvel. The reason he doesn't buy it all is to try not to affect its subsequent operations. Anyway, he still has the right of priority investment.

The so-called priority investment right means that if Marvel wants to raise funds in the future, it must get the approval of Carl Media. If Ian Carl does not approve, they will not have the right to raise funds.

In addition, Ian wants Netflix and the future FACEBOKK, YouTube, Twitter, etc. as long as they exist.

However, Ian tries not to take large shares. Firstly, his funds are limited, and secondly, he wants to avoid excessive influence - without sufficient shareholder support, many things will change.

Many people say that Bill Gates sold a large number of Microsoft shares, but the return on his investment was far less than that of Microsoft itself, but they don’t know that Microsoft had experienced a major crisis back then.

At that time, Microsoft was at its peak and Bill Gates became the world's richest man. However, a large number of companies soon expressed dissatisfaction, believing that Microsoft was suspected of monopoly, so they wanted to forcibly split Microsoft into two companies.

It was from then on that Bill Gates began to revise his business decisions, abandoning bundled sales, and continuously releasing shares and diversifying investments, which led to Microsoft's continued glory. Of course, selling only 1% was a bit outrageous, and this was definitely a decision-making mistake.

So selling shares is not wrong, but selling too many is a big problem!
According to Ian's plan, in the future he will formally divide the Carl Group into two major parts: media and investment. For the media that needs influence, he can release more shares. For the investment part that is purely for making money, there will be no need to raise funds or release shares within the next 20 years.

At this moment, Ian nodded with satisfaction: "Anything else?"

Secretary Ida replied, "The Oscars are being presented in three nights. Do you want to attend?"

Ian nodded: "Of course."

Ian pondered and began to recall the Oscar Awards ceremony.

Ian still has some impression of the 2002 Oscars ceremony.

He remembered that "A Beautiful Mind" was the biggest winner of this year's Oscars. It was jointly produced by Universal Pictures and DreamWorks and won many awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress.

Wait, Best Supporting Actress?
A beautiful face appeared in Ian's mind.

Jennifer Connelly!

Jennifer Connelly is best known for her role as Deborah in "Once Upon a Time in America." That stunningly beautiful scene has captivated countless people.

Jennifer Connelly was born in 70 and is now 32 years old. Although her best flowering period has passed, she is still beautiful, charming and edible.

The key point is that she had just broken up with Josh Charles at that time and had not yet gotten together with Paul Bettany - this news was reported by the Los Angeles Herald, and of course it was not Ian's personal action.

Window period!

If Nicole Kidman can eat it, there's no reason why Jennifer Connelly can't.

Thinking of this, Ian picked up the phone: "Chatham, can you contact Jennifer Connelly?"

Chatham on the other end of the phone was stunned: "Of course, she is from UTA, what's the problem?"

Jennifer Connelly is from UTA?

That's really great.

Ian is already in contact with the possibility of buying UTA. As a media giant, he wants to control the agency, which is good news for the agency. After all, their artists need media promotion and publicity.

It's just that there is a big difference in price between the two sides, and they haven't reached an agreement yet - Ian Carr is now used to buying companies without a premium, just like he is now used to paying only interest on loans. It is difficult for people who are used to enjoying privileges to accept standards.

However, it is understandable that UTA was not paid at a premium, after all, the agency is too dependent on the media!
Since Jennifer Connelly is from UTA, that's easy. Ian said directly, "Contact UTA and Jennifer Connelly and tell them that I can help them by getting her the Best Supporting Actress award at this year's Academy Awards. This is a small favor from me, but it can't be used as leverage for their asking price."

Jennifer Connelly will win this award herself, and the film and television companies and her agency have contributed to this, but no one is sure whether she can win it or not.

As the boss of the exclusive broadcaster of the Oscars, Ian Carr has a certain influence on the Oscars. If he says he will help, then the matter is almost certain.

To put it bluntly, Ian was just doing a favor for something that was bound to happen.

Chatham smiled and said, "Okay, boss. Do you need me to arrange a meeting between you and Miss Connery?"

"Of course." Ian replied with a smile.

Although Chatham is not a good person, sometimes this kind of person is useful. You can understand what he means in just one sentence.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Ida and said, "You can go out now."

Ida walked a few steps, then stopped and said, "By the way, Miss Jessica Alba called and said she will be visiting your place tomorrow night with two new friends. Do you need me to inform them to change the time?"

Ian smiled and shook his head: "No, I have plenty of energy."

Ida sighed softly.

I'm beautiful too, okay?
It's a pity that the boss never cares about the women around him.

Are all men like this?

Wildflowers are always more fragrant than domestic flowers?

Well, at least you can eat it to be considered a home flower, right?
………………

In a luxurious restaurant in Beverly Hills, the gorgeously dressed Jennifer Connelly looked at the young man in front of her.

This young man is only 26 years old this year, but he is already a popular business tycoon and media giant in the United States.

The key is that the whole Hollywood trembles when they hear his name - you never know when he will expose a bunch of negative information about you.

It is said that the information he revealed was less than one tenth of what he had in hand in terms of quantity and less than one twentieth of what he had in hand in terms of quality!

Because of this, all major Hollywood film and television companies are very polite to him.

At this moment, Ian was happily cutting the veal and smiling at the beauty in front of him: "Ms. Connery, do you not like the dinner here?"

"No, it's just that I'm a little nervous to have dinner with a big shot like you," Jennifer Connelly replied.

This is a woman who is very good at giving compliments.

Those who can make it in the film and television industry are not simple people. Although Jennifer Connelly debuted as a pure and innocent girl, she later took the sexy route.

A character's surface image and essence are never relevant, and fortunately, Ian doesn't care about the other person's essence.

In some ways this is more appropriate.

So Ian smiled and said, "There are many people who are richer and more powerful than me. I believe you have seen many of them."

Jennifer Connelly smiled charmingly: "But there are few who can scare the whole of Hollywood."

Ian tutted his words and shook his head. “Sounds like I don’t have a very good reputation.”

So Connery leaned closer and said, "Being able to scare people is also a kind of power."

Her eyes had a strange gleam in them.

"What about you?" Ian chuckled.

Was she so proactive because of Ian Carr's reputation, or because he promised her he could win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
It doesn't matter, we are all smart people.

As expected, Jennifer Connelly has said: "I am not afraid of such men. I will only like them... and even possess them!"

Ian chuckled softly, "That's great!"

He raised the glass in his hand: "Cheers!"

The collision caused the red wine glass to stir up blood-like liquid, which splashed into the air.

(End of this chapter)