hollywood billionaire

Chapter 103 Undercurrent surging

Author: TrojanRW

Chapter 103 Undercurrent surging

"Yi, I'm glad you still remember me, old fart."

Seeing Han Yi, Peter Benedek walked slowly with a splayed figure, opened his arms, and said with a smile.

"Mr. Han."

David Kramer has nothing to do with the traditional image of a wild, outgoing, eloquent acting agent. He speaks slowly and has an elegant and calm temperament, more like a university professor than a celebrity salesman.

Only the employees in the film and comedy department who work under him know how crazy the vice president's ideas are at work and how terrifying his execution is.

UTA's midnight raid was initiated by Jeremy Zimmer, but the front-line commanders who actually carried out the mission were actually David Kramer and Jay Suess. The former even persuaded Marty

- The 11 agents headed by Resak, as well as famous movie actors such as Chris Pratt and Will Ferrell, played an irreplaceable and crucial role in the process.

"It's always a pleasure to see you." Han Yi smiled and nodded, holding hands with Peter Benedek and David Kramer respectively. He deliberately stood by the door of the conference room so that no one inside could see him.

However, the voice could be vaguely heard, "Thomas asked me to say hello to you, Peter. He was supposed to fly back from Arkansas yesterday and come to UTA Plaza with me today, but something delayed him."

"What's he doing in Arkansas?"

"He is the top guest at the Youth Spring Music Festival."

"Oh." Peter Benedek turned sideways, glanced at David Kramer with a smile on his face, and then turned his attention back to Han Yi, "It seems that we have found a superstar for you, Yi.

How was the conversation?"

"It's done. It will be announced to the public in mid-May." Han Yi followed suit and greeted Kramer with his eyes before looking at Benedek again, "To be honest, it was you who orchestrated this matter. Peter.

, I am very grateful, this means a lot to Han Music... Hey, if you have time on the weekend, come to No. 864 again? We have to celebrate this cooperation together."

"I won't ask for anything more. I just hope that your chef can make Mexican pies again, the spicy kind." Peter Benedek put the four fingers of his right hand together except for the little finger.

He put it to his lips and kissed it, "Best quesadilla I've ever had."

"David, you have to come too." Han Yi pointed at Kramer, winked and smiled.

"Of course, Mr. Han, I'm very happy." David Kramer was a little uncomfortable with Han Yi's sudden enthusiasm. He nodded and his eyes couldn't help but drift towards his mentor and behind-the-scenes supporter.

The latter gave him a look with the same meaning and shrugged imperceptibly.

Peter Benedek also didn't know what Han Yi wanted to do.

"Ah, enough greetings." Seeing the change in their expressions, Han Yi patted his forehead, as if he had just recalled today's important things, "There is still a board of directors waiting for us to attend, and we will finish later.

chat."

"Please go first, Mr. Han."

After hearing David Kramer's words, Han Yi and Peter Benedek held each other's upper arms and gave each other a moment of humility. In the end, the older one went first.

Han Yi, who was following Benedek, stepped into the conference room for the second time and found that all eyes were focused on him.

Andrew Tow, Jay Suess, Jeremy Zimmer and Jim Burkus, everyone was looking at him carefully with different expressions.

The chief operating officer of UTA moved away from his seat, raised his body half up, put his hands on the table, and nodded to Han Yi. The vice president in charge of television and news sat in his seat and raised his left hand, extending his thumb, index finger and middle finger.

He stopped in mid-air and said hello to him.

As for the CEO and the chairman of the board of directors, they first turned to look at each other in unison, their eyes met at the midpoint, and then they quickly separated and stood up one after another.

"easy."

The two chose the same title.

"Jeremy."

Han Yi tightly grasped Jeremy Zimmer's hand, which was closer to him, and moved his body closer to him, deliberately lowering his voice. However, most people in the conference room, at least including Jim Berkus,

, can all hear his words clearly.

"Good morning...I never got around to saying thank you."

"Thank you for what?" Jeremy took a half step back and looked clearly at Han Yi's face, which was still smiling and kind.

"She." Han Yi pointed at Karen Guo and said with a smile, "My record company can't operate without her."

Jeremy glanced at Karen and felt convinced.

This is a talent he highly recommends.

Now, he brought her to UTA's board of directors.

What does this mean?

"When I saw Karen's name on the nomination list, I knew that she must have completely conquered you with her outstanding work performance."

Having said this, Jeremy Zimmer held Han Yi's right hand harder, and at the same time continued to stare at Karen, his eyes so curved that the pupils were almost invisible.

"A lot of things are just meant to happen, aren't they, Karen?"

"The best boss in the world." Karen Guo raised her arm and pointed two fingers at Han Yi at the same time, "I should thank you, Mr. Zimmer."

"It's very wonderful, very wonderful." Jeremy laughed loudly when he heard this, patted the back of Han Yi's hand, and said kindly, "Please take a seat, Yi. It's on my right hand side, the seat specially reserved for you.

"

"If this means I can hear your quarterly report more clearly, then I'll be happy." After saying that, Han Yi pulled open the seats to the right of Jeremy Zimmer and to the left of Karen Guo.

He squeezed his body into the created gap again. After completing this series of actions, he smiled and turned his gaze to Jim Berkus, who was also standing behind Zimmer. His head swung back and forth slightly, which was considered

Indicate that you have seen the other person.

"Mr. Berkus."

Hearing Han Yi's salty greeting, Jim Berkus' smile on his face froze slightly, and he pursed his lips involuntarily.

He calls Zimmer "Jeremy" and himself "Mr. Berkus."

There can be no more obvious distinction between closeness and distance than this.

Han Yi's series of actions just now, especially his attitude and title to Jim Berkus, were enough for all the directors to think about it. Jay Sus took a sip of the ice water in front of him, his eyes were lowered and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Andrew To still wore a harmless smile, his eyes were not even focused, staring at the unopened LCD screen in the conference room, as if to declare his absolute neutrality.

As for the remaining four heads of core business units, the heads of the television department under Jay Suess’ jurisdiction are Matt Rice, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Chelsea Handler and Paul

- Ladd's agent, Blair Cohan, who represents UTA's film and television client group and has a close personal relationship with David Kramer, as well as music section chief Neil Warnock and corporate communications director Chris Day

, there is no excessive reaction, but the expression is quite subtle.

Only Vincent Di, who was present on behalf of Parkway Capital, had no reaction. He just looked at Han Yi calmly and gave him a formulaic business smile.

And this is exactly what Han Yi wants to achieve.

It is enough to treat them a little differently to stir up a stir in the hearts of the original members of the board of directors and make them speculate and expect something.

Those who can sit in the core conference room of the four major Hollywood entertainment agencies are veterans who have fought their way through this circle. If you want to defeat the enemy with one move or let them be led by the nose according to their own ideal layout, there is no way.

It is different from idiots talking about dreams.

For Han Yi, the best strategy is to take it easy first, and then adjust the next step in a targeted manner based on everyone's reaction.

Therefore, after greeting the giants in three different ways, Han Yi sat back in his seat. The old god folded his hands on the ground and said nothing.

"Okay, it looks like everyone is here."

Just as Han Yi expected, Jim Berkus's mind was running rapidly, processing the information Han Yi had just released.

What are the reasons for his different attitudes?

Maybe it's because the way I treated him before was not like that of Jeremy Zimmer and Peter Benedek, but rather like a senior?

Maybe it's because... he has received resource support from Zimmer and Benedek, but he has not yet been able to play his due role?

However, he didn't take the initiative to ask, right?

There were many questions in his mind, but Jim Berkus looked normal. He sat on the chair at the end of the conference room and raised his hand to signal Philip Voss in the northwest corner, the thirteenth person in the room.

His official position is as a partner and deputy general counsel at United Artists Agency. At the operational level, he helps UTA's various divisions, subsidiaries and joint ventures effectively implement the company's strategic plans, including acquisitions, venture capital management, customer

Partnerships, SPAC affiliations, financings and senior partner matters.

As the thirteenth member of the board of directors, he is mainly responsible for supervising and managing the effective conduct of meetings.

In other words, he is the secretary of the board of directors of UTA.

"It's time to start, Philip."

"Okay, Mr. Chairman."

Philip Voss stood up and looked at the faces of the twelve directors.

“Dear members of the United Artists Agency Board of Directors, good morning. I, Philip Voss, as Secretary of the Board of Directors, hereby confirm that a quorum was present for this meeting on May 2, 2016. In accordance with our Bylaws, a quorum is defined as

:The majority of current board members required for the board to conduct business and make decisions.”

"On April 26, the previous board of directors made a resolution to amend the company's articles of association and increase the number of board members from the original nine to twelve. Therefore, today, the new board of directors has twelve members, as of... nine

At 02:00, a total of twelve members attended today's board meeting, meeting the quorum requirement."

"Having achieved the quorum requirements, we can now proceed with the meeting agenda as planned. Thank you for your attendance and participation."

Philip Voss has been presiding over UTA's board of directors meetings for five years, and he is already familiar with a series of processes. He sat back on the leather chair, flipped through the meeting agenda document that was distributed to each board member, and said

.

"Now, Chairman Berkus, please call the meeting."

"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished board members, thank you for being here today. As the chairman of the board of directors of United Artists Agency, I hereby declare the convening of this board meeting."

Jim Berkus put on his reading glasses and read out the manuscript he had prepared word for word.

"The agenda for today's meeting includes many important topics that will help shape UTA's future. We will discuss the company's financial performance, growth strategy, new partnership opportunities, and address any other pressing questions or concerns."

“Before we dive into the details, I want to express my gratitude for the tireless work and dedication each of you have shown to the success of our organization. It is your collective wisdom and experience that allows us to continue to thrive in this ever-changing industry.

Grow and grow.”

“I would also like to express a warm and sincere welcome to the three new board members, Mr. Han Yi, Mr. Vincent Di, and Ms. Karen Guo. Welcome you to join the ranks of UTA decision-makers and contribute to this great company.

The company adds fuel to continue sailing."

"Now, let's start talking and work toward making informed decisions that benefit our customers, employees and the entire agency."

After reading this, Jim Berkus breathed a sigh of relief, took off his glasses, and glanced at the board members sitting on both sides.

"The first task is to ask all board members to review the agenda of the meeting."

"If you request to add, modify or delete the agenda, please submit it to me and I will submit it to the board of directors for a vote." Philip Voss began to click, "Chief Operating Officer Andrew To."

"No objection."

"Vice Chairman Jay Seuss."

"No objection."

…

"Representative of Han Capital, internal director, Mr. Han Yi."

"No objection."

Han Yi glanced at the dense agenda in front of him and replied.

Each one is a development direction of UTA that he is very interested in.

"All members unanimously approved the meeting agenda."

Philip Voss said to Jim Burkus while taking notes.

"Excellent, then... I'll ask the CFO to present last quarter's financial report before moving on to other items on the agenda."

"Please invite the chief financial officer, Jeff Darla Beta, to attend the meeting." UTA's chief operating officer, Andrew Torron, said that at the company structure level, he is the immediate boss to whom the CFO needs to report and take orders.

Jeff Dara Beta, who has been the CFO of United Artists Agency since 1998, has attended countless board meetings. In fact, except for Burkus and Benedek, there is no one here.

His career is longer than his.

Dara Beta stood on the left side of the display stand composed of two screens. With the help of his assistant, he called up the presentation and began to describe it in an orderly manner.

"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished members of the Board of Directors of United Brokers, good morning. I now present to you UTA's financial report for Q1 2016."

"Including the London office, United Artists Agency recorded a total operating income of US$167.4 million in the first quarter of 2016, direct operating costs of US$55.059 million, selling expenses, general expenses and administrative expenses of US$74.439 million, adjusted tax, depreciation and

Profit before amortization was US$37.506 million, and EBITDA profit margin was 22.4%.”

(End of chapter)