American Scandal King

Chapter 183 I am always splashed with wine

After buying UTA, Ian transferred the contracts of the girls signed under the Lock Bridge to UTA.

This has led to a significant increase in UTA's strength.

If there's anything wrong with it, it's that they have to give priority to Ian's woman.

But that's okay, for those agents, making money is the first priority. Although many women in Hollywood want to exchange their bodies for opportunities, for most of them, being able to exchange money is already a good treatment.

In a sense, UTA is Ian Carr’s harem!
This is not surprising. For example, the famous tycoon Bill Gates has Microsoft as his harem - many girls have accused Bill Gates of sexual harassment after leaving the company, and he himself is a frequent visitor to Lolita Island.

This shows that matters between men and women really do not affect the development of your career.

Ian is already restrained by placing his harem in UTA. This shows that he must be more powerful than Bill Gates in the future to be worthy of this restraint.

After acquiring UTA, Ian continued to negotiate cooperation with various companies, waving checks to acquire all the projects he was optimistic about.

Due to the difference in time and space, Ian has no idea about many things outside of Hollywood, so he focuses his main energy on those film and television projects in Hollywood.

Invest in works that you are familiar with, acquire copyrights that will continue to sell well in the future, etc.

Film and television companies can make limited money, but if the projects are well done, they can make a lot of money, so he only wants the projects, not the company.

Today is another Hollywood feast - a celebration party from Universal Pictures for the release of "The Scorpion King".

Universal Pictures CEO Adam Ferguson, dressed in a suit, was chatting with Ian Carr. Not far away were gathered senior Hollywood figures, including various stars.

Ian was familiar with several of them.

For example, Nicole Kidman was whispering with Naomi Watts, and she would occasionally look back at Ian with a faint smile.

There are also a group of big names such as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, etc.

At that moment, Adam Ferguson and Ian Carr were sitting at a window next to the grand ballroom. The Universal Pictures boss was full of flattery: "The Scorpion King's promotion and marketing is going well. Our pre-sales have already reached 30 million."

Ian casually said, "Since you are satisfied, then let me handle the promotion of Black Gold Empire, Jade Sea Girls, etc."

Ian listed seven or eight movie titles in one breath, all of which were movies that Universal Pictures would release this year.

Adam Ferguson was speechless: "Comcast has its own channels, it's impossible for them to give them all to you."

Ian laughed: "This just proves that Karl Media is not strong enough. But it doesn't matter Adam, I'm not doing anything excessive, I'm just taking a piece of the pie."

When Ian wasn't breaking news, his requests were all reasonable.

Adam Ferguson also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's no problem, I can give you 20%."

Ian also smiled with satisfaction.

Hollywood invests at least tens of billions in publicity every year. Even if Ian only takes 10%, it will still bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in profit. What's more, his share of the profits is very large, and 10% is not enough to satisfy him.

How much, that depends on how scared Hollywood is of him.

Now Universal Pictures is willing to give him a 20% share, which means that the fear effect is only 20%.

This means there is still huge room for improvement.

So Ian just smiled and talked to Adam Ferguson, and looked around the corners for possible hidden opportunities...

At this moment they were chatting when Tom Hanks came over.

This Hollywood star is well-known for "Forrest Gump". Most of the movies he has made have been both critically and commercially successful, which shows his ability in reading scripts and controlling the crew.

Such a person is naturally a smart person, and therefore he became the first star to take the initiative to show goodwill to Ian and gave him 80% of the share of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". Even though Ian bought it at double the price, Tom Hanks would not sell it if it were someone else.

Because of this, even though Ian knew that he was also very good at having fun in private, he never revealed any bad things about him.

At this moment, the two of them hugged each other warmly. Adam Ferguson happened to meet other guests, so he left first.

Tom Hanks then said, "I heard you were helping Jessica Alba with her cat-and-mouse game?"

Ian said casually, "This is what Jim Ginabulis said. He hopes I will show some mercy to 20th Century Fox."

Tom Hanks laughed and said, "Jim doesn't have that much influence on Spielberg. He has a better relationship with James Cameron. He's just talking cheap. But I can help you."

Ian was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio were the core actors of the cat-and-mouse game.

He is indeed capable of doing it.

So Ian smiled and said, "Thank you very much. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Tom Hanks shook his head repeatedly: "Ian, Ian, there's no need to say that between good friends."

Ian laughed and gave Tom Hanks another hug: "You're right."

Just then, a girl walked past them.

Just as she was passing by, the girl suddenly twisted her ankle and the glass of wine in her hand spilled all over Ian.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" The other party hurriedly helped Ian wipe the wine stains off his body.

Ian looked at the other person.

It turned out to be Lucy Liu, the most famous Chinese actress. Unfortunately, she didn't meet Ian's aesthetic standards.

At this moment, Lucy Liu said: "Mr. Karl, please forgive my rudeness. I will call them now and ask them to send you a new set of clothes. I can take you to change clothes..."

She said giving Ian a flirtatious look.

Ian shook his head gently: "No, I brought a change of clothes."

As he said this, he waved to the distance, and his secretary Ida came over and got a new suit for him.

Ian just walked to the large balcony and took off his clothes and changed them on the spot.

This scene left Lucy Liu stunned, and she had no choice but to leave.

Tom Hanks followed Ian to the balcony, watched him change his clothes, and said with a smile, "Looks like you're prepared?"

Ian replied calmly, "Ever since Olivia, I've been splashed with wine at almost every banquet."

Ian now has to change clothes an average of twice for every party he attends, because there are always beautiful girls who accidentally spill red wine on him - they don't even plan to change their tricks. After all, hints should be direct. It would be bad if they are too subtle and you can't understand them.

Then we would do whatever we wanted with these girls in the room, on the balcony, in the small living room, even on the grass and under the big tree.

Not every girl has to reciprocate, so Ian didn't even remember the names of quite a few girls, and sometimes he would have to be reminded by them when they met again.

Then Ian looked as if he suddenly realized something: I was wondering why you looked so familiar. I didn’t recognize you when you were wearing your clothes.

But not everyone who splashes water on him has a chance.

For example, this one now.

Ian was very generous, so she didn't need to compensate for the clothes.

Tom Hanks laughed and said, "You don't like her?"

Ian shook his head: "She doesn't meet my aesthetic standards."

"I heard you also turned down Julia Roberts?"

Ian was surprised: "You know all this?"

Tom Hanks leaned on the railing and replied nonchalantly: "I fucked her, and she complained to me about it, saying that you didn't want her access, you only wanted her money...you are obviously much richer than her."

Ian was amused: "Qualified business is the rich exploiting the poor, and she is not poor... If I had known earlier, I should have slept with her that day."

Tom Hanks was also speechless, and then he said: "There will be a chance. Although there are many beautiful women in Hollywood, there are only a limited number of stars after all."

As he spoke, he leaned over and whispered, "Matisse Clay hopes you can let her go."

Mathis Clay?
Scarlett's agent?
This bitch wanted to sell Scarlett's contract because she was unhappy that Scarlett did not renew her contract.

After Ian found out, he arranged for Dill Chandler to support some animal protection, environmental protection and feminist organizations, and then to cause trouble for the projects that Mathis Clay was involved in - to be honest, this was his most gentle and tactful approach.

The reason for doing this is that Ian just wants to test the "regular tricks used by rich people to play tricks on others".

The positive and the odd match!
Shortly after that, Mathis Clay gave up the idea, and Scarlett's contract was transferred to UTA a few days ago.

Ian was puzzled: "Scarlett's incident is over. I never said I would cause trouble for her."

Tom Hanks laughed and said, "But Scarlett was very dissatisfied with her. She had always wanted Scarlett to sleep with other people. Scarlett hated her. When she terminated the contract, she gave Mattie a warning, saying that she was completely rid of Mattie and that Ian would teach her a lesson in the future! This made Mattie very panicked."

Scarlett has been busy these days and hasn't come to see him, so Ian really doesn't know this.

The question is, are you afraid now?
Ian was more and more surprised: "Why are you helping her so much?"

Tom Hanks shrugged: "I fucked Maddie too."

Ian was stunned: "That old woman is already 46!"

Tom Hanks laughed and said, "She was only 40 when I fucked her. Although she's a little old, she's quite good... You know, sometimes service is still important. And I don't want you to expose me the next time I sleep with her! Well, besides that, she also introduced me to some other girls. You'd be angry if an agent pushed your girl out, but you'd be happy if they pushed other girls to you, right? She can still be of some value to you. You can't just pick on people in UTA to cause trouble. There are also many good girls in CAA, and you can't eat CAA in a short time... She can be your dog, sending you many beautiful and simple girls, and even some inside information."

Ian: "..."

I have to admit that Tom Hanks has a point.

Ian nodded: "Let her go and apologize to Scarlett, give her some gifts, and then I will appease her. Scarlett is a generous girl, and all she wants is an attitude."

Tom Hanks laughed: "No problem."

The two of them talked with their backs against the railing. Ian looked around the banquet hall and saw that many girls were staring at him, but Nicole Kidman walked away.

He turned on his perspective and saw...

Fake!

I didn’t know you had such an interest, Nicole!
Then Ian curled his lips and said, "I have to go first, otherwise I really won't have a change of clothes... They are lining up to bathe me in red wine."

Another girl came towards them with a wine glass, but before she could get close to Ian, he left.

(End of this chapter)