It was already nine o'clock in the morning, and the wake-up service bell had been ringing for a long time before Ronald got up from the bed sleepily.
After taking a shower, he called the concierge to buy brand new underwear and hurriedly put it on, and then told the concierge not to disturb the guests in the room. What they wanted to eat, stay and stay in for as long as they wanted and how much volcanic mud spa they wanted would be recorded on his account.
Watching Ronald deal with the piles of fried eggs, bacon, beans, bread, and two large glasses of orange juice in the restaurant, Yang Yanzi, who came to join him, watched with great interest and watched him finish eating.
applaud.
"Supplement nutrition, today is another big day."
"Mental work, like physical work, will whet your appetite." Ronald defended with a smile, then forked another fried egg and put it in his mouth.
Today is indeed a big day on the surface, because the listing of DDH has been approved by the SEC. This means that today the underwriter Goldman Sachs will determine the issuance price range with DDH shareholders, and then launch the IPO in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
A road show will be held at other places, and after a two-week sprint, the bell will officially ring at the stock exchange.
"This is my preparation outline, can you help me with it?" Ronald drank the orange juice, touched his stomach with satisfaction, took out a piece of paper from his belt, and handed it to Yang Yanzi. This is what he was going to do during the road show.
A presentation outline introducing daydreams and the profitability of films directed and produced by oneself.
"Boss, no problem." Yang Yanzi took the letter from the hotel and looked at it. They were all very popular projects. How to find the patterns among them? She praised the boss Ronald's insight, and then summarized some specious experiences.
, explain to investors that Ronald’s vision for selecting movies can be learned and promoted by subordinates in listed companies in a systematic way, thus becoming a competitive advantage for DDH.
Ronald ignored these chores and went shopping alone in the many luxury stores on Fifth Avenue. He bought a bunch of necklaces, earrings, and brooches and was going to bring them to Diane. He also booked a few sets of dresses to go to Los Angeles.
Customized for Diane.
This time it is not the usual preparation for the Oscars, but preparation for the IPO, so the style and temperament must be different from before.
"Has the news spread? At the opening of the market today, Viacom's stock price has been falling slowly and steadily..."
At noon, Ronald came over to have lunch with Bannon. They ate at the New World Tea Restaurant in Chinatown. There are many Chinese here, and most of them speak Cantonese, so two white people whispered here without the risk of being heard.
arrive.
"Yeah, many people in the industry know it. At least Redstone will not give up. He will bid to the end..."
The two of them whispered in the restaurant for a long time, and then changed places to go to Delicious Xiao Long Bao for some different snacks. They each ate a small cage of Xiao Long Bao and bought a few Siomai, eating while walking.
"How long do you expect this one to last?"
"We'll find out on the second Monday in February."
"That means we can operate until at least mid-February? Great, what will the stock price be then? Thirty? Twenty-eight?"
It is not convenient to discuss such critical and sensitive matters in any indoor place. Bannon was also very cooperative and chatted about details in a low voice while eating siomai.
"Maybe it will be even lower. Viacom wants to spend over 100 billion to buy something worth 7 billion. Calculate the ratio... He also has to spend real money to make Martin Davis willing.
Leave."
"Ha..." Bannon finished eating the siomai in three gulps and exhaled a white breath, "Ronald, you may not know that I was born in a blue-collar worker family in Norfolk, Virginia. My father
He is a telephone line maintenance worker.
I later attended Virginia Tech and had to work in a scrapyard to earn money during vacations. Then I joined the military and was stationed in the Persian Gulf for several years. Only after I came back did I use GI Bill funding to study for an MBA.
I never thought that one day I would be qualified to compete with a rich kid like Redstone. I have never said that before, thank you, Ronald."
"E on, let's let these people have a taste of the power of blue-collar descendants!"
After a few days, there were more and more rumors in Hollywood and Wall Street, and the rumors that Redstone would acquire Paramount at a substantial loss became more and more intense.
Barry Diller also discovered something was wrong, readjusted his offer, and began to contact some Paramount managers and shareholders.
But because the most critical person, Martin Davis, was the one who fired Barry Diller from Paramount. Barry Diller still couldn't get over it, and had to fight with Diller, who originally wanted to humiliate the other party with an acquisition.
Weiss interview.
The opportunity is gradually slipping away like this, and rumors in the market are becoming more and more biased towards Redstone being the first to cross the line and obtain more than 50% of the equity.
"Dear, I bought this set specially for you. It is suitable for going to the stock exchange to witness the listing..."
Ronald, who had returned to Los Angeles, began to express his love for Diane.
"Ronnie, do you really want me to dress like this?"
"Of course, you dress like a working girl, very sexy and beautiful."
"Why are you so nice to me?"
"Well, I want the whole world to see how beautiful my wife is."
"Ronnie..." Diane suddenly looked serious, staring into Ronald's eyes.
"What's wrong?" Ronald looked calm on the surface, suppressing the doubts in his heart. It's unlikely that someone would betray him, right? Besides, that crazy night was also because he was under too much pressure and needed to be released. It was all purely physical pleasure.
Pleasure and release have nothing to do with the love in my heart. I, Ronald, still love Diane, uh... and part of me loves Helen.
"What if I say, I don't want to dress like this...or, I don't want to go to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the bell?" Diane's chest rose and fell, and finally she spoke her thoughts.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Well... Then I won't wear it, and I won't go..." Ronald's doubts finally disappeared, and he agreed without any hesitation.
"real?"
"Of course, you are Diane, Diane Lane, you can do whatever you want, well, not everything is okay, most things in the world are okay..."
"Ronnie, you are so kind..." Diane rushed forward and buried her head on Ronald's chest, feeling very touched.
"I want to be an actor and be remembered as an actor, not as a director's wife of a washed-up actress, let alone the wife of a Hollywood tycoon..."
"Of course, I have always felt that you are the best Hollywood actor, the kind of powerful actor who can continue to act until he is seventy years old."
"But now I have no chance..." Diane shook her head in distress, your status is getting higher and higher, and now I can't get any scripts.
"How is that possible? Whatever you want, just tell me and I'll have someone help you find it..."
"It's useless. In other people's eyes, if I marry you, there will be many roles that are not suitable for filming..."
"How can such a thing happen? As the wife of a famous Hollywood director and producer, don't you deserve more opportunities and scripts?"
"No way, if there is a nudity scene, no one would ask me to read the script..."
"What? You want to do a nude scene?"
"No, let me use an analogy. If a Hollywood actress encounters a good script, she will be willing to film it even if there is a nudity scene. Besides, look at Jamie Lee Curtis. Didn't she convince Cameron to take the role?
The nude scene was changed to pole dancing in sexy clothes?”
"OK..." When Ronald heard this, it made sense. None of those middle-level managers would ask for trouble. There was no need for them to give orders to invite Diane to read this kind of script. Look at Spielberg.
After their two wives got married, basically no one wanted them to play female roles on the scale of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
After all, many people would be very obscene and come to watch Spielberg's wife's nude scenes just because they saw it on the screen. Ronald himself put himself in his shoes, and it was really disturbing to have these viewers come to show their lust.
Comfortable.
"Also, in those action scenes, no one comes to me anymore. In feature films that have love scenes between men and women, no one comes to me..."
"Stop talking nonsense, didn't I look to you for other people's money?"
"That was directed by you, no one would dare to come if it was directed by someone else..."
"oh……"
Ronald understands that this is a tacit rule in the Hollywood circle. Many people will make fake things come true on the set when filming love scenes. Therefore, many male directors have many restrictions on their girlfriends or wives filming movies.
For example, Italy's Rossellini banned his then-wife Ingrid Bergman from starring in other directors' movies. Bogdanovich also tried his best to let his then-girlfriend Sybil Shepherd star in his own movies, only to make them later.
When she didn't make money, Sybil Shepherd acted in other people's movies, and as expected she also broke up with Bogdanovich.
"Then I will try my best to find suitable roles for you in the future, or recommend you to go to my friend's place to play..." Ronald thought of Bergman's autobiography. The only other director's film she could act in at that time was Rossini.
Good friend Renoir's film "Elena and Her Men".
"Don't deceive yourself, Ronnie. For actresses like us who become directors' wives, at most you can't find anyone else, so you will ask us to act..."
Ronald's psychology was revealed by Diane, and he couldn't hold it in his face. This may be the man himself. If his wife is beautiful and in love with other male stars on the screen, he will always feel subconsciously uncomfortable. Such subconscious thoughts
, which also prevents Ronald from taking the initiative to seek any breakthrough heroine scripts for Diane or Helen.
"Well, Diane. I think what you said makes sense. You are a talented actress and you also have the desire and ambition to perform. I understand and love your ambition very much. I have a way..."
Ronald thought for a while and gave Diane a way. He asked Diane to become an actress with the role of a producer. As long as it was a script that she thought was good, she would get it and whatever suited her.
play.
In this way, no matter what obstacles others may have, intentionally or unintentionally, it won't be a problem in front of the producer.
"Really? But I won't be a producer..."
"Then I will find someone to be your producer, and you will be named the executive producer to ensure that you can see the best script."
"Ronnie, I'm so happy..." Diane hugged Ronald and kept kissing him, "Last time you said you liked me wearing an office suit..."
"Didn't you say you don't like it?"
"I'll dress it for you at home..."
…
"Yes, Diane likes acting. My request is very simple. You give her some suitable scripts. Even if there is romance and moderate... scenes, it doesn't matter."
The next day, Ronald approached David Simkins to discuss finding a suitable production unit for Diane within Daydream. It would have a certain degree of independence, but it would also need to be placed under the supervision of David Simkins, the script supervisor.
Under Simkins.
"Well, I see that the subcategory of chick flicks is gradually receiving more attention. In the past, the women's films directed by you and Jim Cameron, with big investments, big stars, big productions, and strong women as protagonists,
There are many risks. Studios will shelve many of these scripts unless they find the right stars and directors.
But this part of the female audience market is still very attractive, so there are some small productions and feature film scripts with women as central protagonists, and we are receiving more and more scripts..."
"Very good, let's focus on this..."
Ronald is very satisfied. Because these types of movies must comply with the PG-13 rating and capture the largest female audience market, teenage girls, most of them are twists and turns of romance films and light comedies, which are in line with the preferences of female audiences. There is not much
Lots of emotional scenes and sex scenes.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This type of movie only needs one heroine and one male protagonist who is a little famous, and the rest of the newcomers with good acting skills can take on the role. The director does not require a lot of experience.
, especially the experience of large-scale production...
As a newly debuted producer, it would be great for Diane to practice her skills with this kind of small production.
"Ah, you've finished it so quickly? But don't you have any scripts for me to choose from?"
In the evening, Ronald gave Diane his newly made business card. She could go to the office or work at home, whichever she liked.
"I thought you wanted to be a real actress with producer authority, including choosing scripts."
"Humph, what's so difficult about this? I can learn it too."
The two of them were playing around and had a bit of a return to the good old days before they were married. Suddenly, breaking news came on the TV.
"Michael Jackson's attorneys announced that they have reached a settlement with Jordan Chandler's family for $15.3 million, which will be used to establish a trust fund for Jordan Chandler. His parents each
received $1.5 million, and paid $5 million to the family lawyers, for a total of approximately $23 million.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney Gil Garcetti, who is leading the criminal prosecution, said the settlement of the civil lawsuit did not affect the criminal prosecution and the investigation remains ongoing."
"Liz, this is Ronald, what happened?" Ronald was a little surprised when he saw this report. MJ, who had always been unwilling to reconcile, actually spent the amount originally wanted by Jordan Chandler's parents to reconcile with them.
, something must have happened, so he called Elizabeth Taylor to find out the situation.
"They are meeting at my place every other day. Something happened. Anyway, you will know it soon. The Los Angeles County Prosecutor will set up a grand jury to review whether to file charges against MJ."
"Oh," Ronald thought, that's right. A grand jury is convened to review whether there is evidence to file a criminal prosecution against someone. This is different from a petit jury after entering court proceedings.
The grand jury has great power. It can summon witnesses without going through a judge and directly decide whether to file criminal charges against someone. Sometimes if the prosecutor does not have enough evidence to prosecute through normal channels, a grand jury can achieve an indictment.
.
The reason for this sky-high settlement with Jordan Chandler's family is that they don't want some of the evidence in this lawsuit to be used in front of the grand jury. These people are not judges with professional abilities, and the review of the evidence is from the perspective of ordinary people.
, it is easy to be influenced by the media, and it is really impossible to predict how they will judge when the time comes.
"If you need my help with anything, just ask." Ronald hung up the phone. The prosecutor actually used the trick of the grand jury. Now it was a bit like a witch hunt.