American Life

Chapter 187 A New Beginning, A Set Shooting Plan
After that night, Paris seemed gloomy and obviously didn't know what was going on.

The only two people who still have the same attitude towards her are the loyal Benji Madden and Kim Kardashian.

The former seized the opportunity to be courteous to Paris, but Paris didn't like him at all, and he seemed to have lost interest in Paris, and turned to attack another girl in the sister group. As for Kardashian, He is still performing his duties as an assistant.

"Parris, your mother called." She looked at the incoming call reminder on mobile phone No. and said to Paris.

"Why is she calling at this time?" Paris muttered. Her mother seemed to have the same purpose every time she called, to scold and complain about some of her behavior.

As for his father, he has not spoken to him for nearly two years. The last time he met him, it was at a family gathering.

"Hey, Mom, I'm here." She picked up the phone and chose to connect.

"Paris, when will you stop for a week? Why did you bring the Portuguese royal family to Queensland? Do you know that she is only 17 years old, and her family will be furious." The mother came up and scolded her.

"I know, but she didn't invite me but came here on her own initiative." Paris explained helplessly.

"Okay, I don't care what happens to you, just stop causing trouble, okay?" Mother warned again.

"I will, Mom. In fact, I am already very low-key." Paris also reiterated that her mother would say this at the end of every phone call.

But this time, her mother had other plans for herself.

"By the way, I heard Nicky say that Charlie Rossi values ​​you very much. I don't know how you hooked up with him, but I think his company is a good place for you. In a few years, you will You’re about to turn 30, it’s time to calm down, kid, you should learn more from your sister.”

Yes, the thing you regret most in your life is giving birth to me.Paris muttered in his mind.

"But..." Just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by his mother.

"There is no excuse, it's just decided. This is what your father meant. If you don't want to lose your inheritance rights, just do it honestly. I never dictated your life. This is the first and last time." Mother's tone became more severe.

You are not dictating my life, you are just full of complaints.

After a long silence, Paris nodded and agreed: "I understand, Mom, I wish you a happy life."

The mother didn't say anything and hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Paris took a long breath. Every time she talked to her mother on the phone, she felt breathless.

Hope this is really the last time as she said.

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"Very well, you are welcome to join PB Company." When Charlie saw Paris again, he only felt that things went smoothly beyond expectations, without unnecessary dragging and struggling. She expressed her wish earlier than she expected.

Obviously, she was under external pressure, from her parents. Could it be that Nikki told her parents about this matter? Based on her attitude towards this matter, it is really possible.

"Did you say you wouldn't interfere with my personal business? I'm very busy." Paris vaccinated Charlie in advance.

"Of course I won't interfere, and all previous commitments will count, but there is a premise that everything must be prioritized to ensure the smoothness of the company's business."

"You're playing a word game!" Paris yelled. That's not what Charlie said before, but now everything has changed.

"It doesn't matter how you interpret it. You have lost your previous opportunity. There is no reason why I will always maintain favorable conditions for you." Charlie said directly, and the meaning was obvious. You rejected my previous proposal, and now you are looking for another one. If you want to fuck me, you will naturally have to talk about it again.

"F**KU!" Paris said angrily.

At this moment, everyone came out from behind. Looking at the people with inexplicable smiles on their faces, Paris realized something.

"You...didn't you say you were going to ride a jet ski?"

"We changed our minds." Nikki said with a smile.

"Paris, actually everyone cares about you. You have to understand that there are still many people in this world who care about you." Charlie looked at Paris.

"Fuck you, put away your hypocrisy." Paris subconsciously shot back.

Although she has not come out completely, Charlie's goal has been achieved, and the vacation is coming to an end.

Two days later, Charlie brought Paris, Yvonne, and Artis to the office.

Tomorrow is the official day to go to work. Many senior executives were summoned by Charlie this evening to discuss work plans for the new year.

"Hey, Charlie, I want to take a few more days off, but Rowell is clamoring to come back to work." Saul came to the conference room and gave Charlie a warm hug.

Following him was Financial Director Rowell. She looked radiant after her honeymoon, with exquisite makeup on her face. She looked much younger overall. Perhaps after having emotional sustenance, she started to Pay attention to your image.

"This seems to be a new colleague...Charlie, how did you two meet?" At this time, Saul saw Paris Hilton sitting next to him, holding a makeup mirror and using a powder puff to touch up his makeup, and felt It is extremely surprising that a woman can join the company, which will obviously create many wonderful sparks.

When William came in, there was no reaction, he just nodded slightly towards Charlie.

Rosenzweig quietly asked Charlie about Paris' placement, and was relieved when he heard that Charlie had temporarily placed her in the derivatives department.

The last one to arrive was the head of the company's technical department.

"Everyone is already here, because I called everyone here temporarily, so I will make a long story short. The Social Media Palace project is guaranteed to start operations before the second quarter at the latest. The primary goal of the print media is to ensure the expansion of the content team... In terms of finance, the previous The financial report for the fiscal year must be compiled and handed over to me as soon as possible..."

After the meeting, Charlie asked Artis to book a flight to Los Angeles.

PB headquarters is the top priority, but we must not forget other business sectors, such as Venus, Marvel, and PB Pictures. As for PB Music, Charlie has given full authority to Faith.

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[Taylor Swift: I’m so busy, my performance invitations are all scheduled until May, and Faith is actually planning to let me have a solo concert and endorsements. (wry smile)】

[Gisele Bundchen: This is a good thing, unlike a former fashion model who can only stay at home to give birth. @林尼, has Charlie arranged anything for you? 】

[Linney: He asked me to stay in Chicago and do a magazine cover shoot with Megan Fox. 】

[Megan Fox: Rosenzweig told me that Charlie wanted to train the two of us as aces! 】

[Hadley: @Adam, the station has already nodded. When will the pilot episode of "Game of Thrones" be completed? 】

[Faith Hill: @Adam, your cousin has already called me. Equity in AMC?What on earth are you trying to do? 】

After getting off the plane, Charlie looked through the messages in "Eden" and gave corresponding answers.

This time when he came to Hollywood, he only brought with him another secretary, Kayla Jiawen. Paris and Ivanie stayed together to get familiar with the work, while Artis stayed at the headquarters.

In addition to Kaila Jiawen, there is also a long-lost person who has returned to work again.

Gal Gadot stepped out of the limited-edition luxury Bentley, took Charlie's luggage from Keira's hand, and put it in the trunk.

"How was the filming?" Charlie hugged her.

"It's not bad, sir. It will be released in the middle of this year."

"So you can stay with me until the middle of the year?"

"Uh, it's Mr. Security that protects you." Gale corrected.

"It doesn't make any difference. Now go to Venus' headquarters and ask Kevin Feige to come and see me." Charlie ordered as he got into the car.

Brown, the general manager of Venus, had received the news of Charlie's arrival before, and led the main management of Venus to look forward to it.

"Since the company was established last year, the total profit in half a year has been US$900 million. Currently, our customers are mainly concentrated in three parts, independent studios and large company studios, advertising companies, and shows and exhibitions. Currently, nearly 4% The low-budget movies and series using our artists are expected to earn US$500 million in profits this year."

900 million US dollars is not much for Charlie.

"My suggestion is, it is better to develop new business." Brown put forward his own suggestion.

"What business?"

"For nightclub guests, there are many high-end clubs in California, and the appearance fees they offer are not low at all. If we add this business, I am confident that I will double the profit this year, or even more."

Charlie shook his head: "Brown, Venus is more about providing resources than making money. I also hope that Venus can be an artist agency in the industry."

He only let PB get rid of the R-rated label last year. He can't turn back the clock on history. He wants to create an entertainment empire, not a dark empire.

"You don't have to worry about the artists. I will bring you more artists this year."

"That is naturally the best. In fact, these Miss World beauties are currently very popular in the market. Advertising employers like them very much, and their appearance prices are also the highest, higher than those models who have appeared in PB magazines before. The average is five times higher.”

The average age of these beauties who have just participated in Miss World is no more than 22 years old. Youth is naturally an advantage. Moreover, compared with their playmates who devote themselves to the magazine, their backgrounds as beauty pageants are much higher, and their appearance and height are also Top level, the price is high as it should be.

"Among them, Carolina Moran from Mexico, Claudia Suarez from Venezuela, and Valles Casabo from Ecuador are the most outstanding, with a serious attitude. Among the 900 million US dollars, at least 200 million of the profits are the three of them. For those who create, I think they should be rewarded publicly.”

“Are there any artists who have lost money?”

"Of course there are. Two of them have caused us a lot of trouble, and there are more than a dozen who are at a loss."

"Give these people a liquidated damages and let them go."

"Also, there was a twin before. What is the situation now?"

The memory of this young twin, Charlie, is still fresh in his mind. However, if he had not traveled through time, he might have been the playmate of the magazine and been captured by Hugh Hefner.

"They two are doing pretty well."

"Let the three American girls and the twins come to see me later." Charlie looked at Keira next to him.

"What reward do you think should be given to them?"

"The best thing is of course cash." Keira had been a contracted artist in Venus, so she naturally knew what they liked best.

"But those three are currently in the company, and the twins will not return until a few days later." Brown added.

"Then come and see me separately." Charlie ordered.

In addition to the artist management business, of course it also includes the artist studio business. Although Gwyneth, the goddaughter of the great director Spielberg and the original role of Pepper Potts, parted ways with Charlie, the studio still remains.

"In addition, Marta Jetta also has the idea of ​​opening a studio, including Margot Robbie." Brown continued.

"It's feasible, just follow this plan. In addition, you will give me a monthly financial briefing every month from now on and hand it over directly to me." Charlie ordered again.

In the past, Artis reported some matters directly to Charlie, which was complicated and not necessarily comprehensive. Starting from this year, Charlie is planning to accept reports from the other party in this way.

"Okay sir, I'll arrange it now."

After Brown left, Kevin Feige entered the office. After this busy holiday, he did not feel any fatigue, but looked radiant. It was obvious that the success of Iron Man gave him confidence.

"The current global box office of Iron Man has approached US$6 million, and the final total box office will exceed US$ million." He reported the good news to Charlie.

The total box office is 07 million. This result is placed in the top five in the 3 box office rankings, between "Shrek 3" and "Spider-Man 3". There are three monster movies on top, namely Warner Bros. "Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix", Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and Paramount's "Transformers: The First World". The total global box office of these three movies is around one billion US dollars.

Taking into account the theater accounts, the total cost of the two Iron Man films, and miscellaneous expenses such as publicity and distribution, this movie conservatively brought Charlie a net income of US$5000 million, which is approximately equal to the net income of Venus in ten years. profit.

Investing in a commercially successful movie is sometimes no different than running a money printing press.

"Very good. As for the first phase of the Marvel Universe movies that have already been approved, it's best to make sure they can start shooting before the end of this month." Charlie put forward new requirements for Kevin Feige.

"Starting filming at the same time?" Kevin Feige confirmed again and again.

"Yes, we will start shooting at the same time, so that we can also shoot the Avengers together. It is convenient and fast, saves costs and shortens the shooting cycle of the movie. Of course, the premise is that the production is not allowed to be shoddy." Charlie expressed his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)