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In fact, if it weren't for these 'basic' conditions, Grace Spurte would not have been selected by Simon from dozens of candidate agents offered by several modeling agencies in New York.

Now Simon doesn't need to wrong his visual enjoyment in the slightest.

Feeling the man looking at her unabashedly, Grace poured a cup of coffee almost tremblingly, and sat back in the position just now, realizing that the man's eyes were chasing her, her cheeks were already burning like fire without knowing it.

Thinking that she blushed in front of a man she had just met for the second time, Grace wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

What a shame.

Being in this circle, I was used to seeing too many handsome men and women and all kinds of big shots who sneaked into this circle to hunt, so I thought I would get used to it in this life.

Only now did I know that the aphrodisiac of power and wealth could be so intense.

Simon looked at the blushing woman next to him with interest for a moment, and said, "It's really nothing, it's just an instinct."

Grace felt a little dizzy, her brows and eyes were lowered, and she just responded with a questioning question in cooperation: "Huh?"

"In nature, females are always more likely to fall in love with the strongest male, because the instinct rooted deep in their genes tells them that combining with such a male can give birth to the strongest offspring, and at the same time the offspring can also get the most extensive Territory, the most abundant food, and the most solid protection can eventually survive our genes more smoothly. Although we humans call ourselves civilized creatures, we just transformed this instinct into other factors, and the bones remain unchanged.”

Grace only felt that the man's words were a bit cold, like the truth that has existed in nature for thousands of years, and it has never changed.

It's just that the coldness couldn't neutralize the heat on her cheeks.

Simon smiled, reached out and pressed the top of the boxed white clock on the table next to the sofa, and Zooey walked in quickly, looked at the situation in the living room, then slightly lowered her head and stopped looking around, and asked in a low voice: "Boss ?”

"Take Grace to take a bath, she may be a little tired during this time, relax."

"Okay," Zooey nodded, then turned to Grace: "Ms. Spurte, please follow me."

Grace also knew that she needed to avoid this man and calm down for a while. She said thank you in a voice like a mosquito, and then got up and left with Zooey.

Grace left, and Simon temporarily moved to the study to deal with some work emails.

About an hour later, Zooey brought Grace directly to the study room. Probably because of taking a bath, the woman's body was a little more radiant. She sat down on the sofa in the reception area again, calmed down, and did not lose her previous gaffe .

However, whether she was expecting or worrying that a man would break into the bathroom while she was taking a shower, it never happened.

Simon didn't get up again and walked towards the reception area. He sat behind the desk and asked with a smile, "How do you feel?"

Grace was a little disappointed that the man talked to her from such a distance, but she immediately replied: "Not bad, thank you."

Simon temporarily put down the pencil in his hand and said, "Then, let's get down to business. First of all, I am very satisfied with your work some time ago, and there will be rewards. However, there is one thing you did wrong."

Grace nodded slightly.

The man's tone was not serious, which meant that her small mistake was insignificant.

Simon also continued: "I remember I told you to treat the mother and daughter a little bit worse. You seem to take good care of them."

Grace blinked, then felt aggrieved.

Of course, he remembered the man's instructions, but the words came through other people, who knew what he was thinking.After all, under common sense, if someone arranges this kind of thing, he must take good care of the person involved.

Simon didn't wait for Grace's response, and said again: "So, this time, let me be clear. From now on, you have to position yourself as the master. Those few, um, do you have cats at home?"

Grace shook her head. The couple are very busy on weekdays and don't have the energy to raise pets.

However, she also fully understood Simon's attitude.

If it was someone else, such as her lustful boss, who said this, she would definitely be very disgusted, but at this time, in front of him, she didn't care about the man's unabashedly turning women into playthings. How many negative emotions are born.

After all, he didn't want to do this to himself.

Moreover, that woman is really annoying, maybe something offended him.

Justifying him in such a small way in her heart, she looked over and waited for the man to continue.

Simon realized that Grace had already understood what he meant, so he didn't continue, and changed the subject: "Well, let's talk about rewards, Elite had 13 places in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last year, and this year it will not change. However, among them 3 for you."

Grace's heart beat a few times, and she felt that she suddenly fell back to reality.

However, this time, of course, is a reality that is very exciting.

Although there are a few girls under her name who are slightly famous, none of them can be on the Victoria's Secret T stage. In the past two years, these places have been firmly occupied by several core executives such as John Casablanca.

Now, she didn't expect that she could get three at once.

Just from the simplest model salary analysis, this means that she has the opportunity to increase her three clients who have an annual income of about [-] US dollars to the supermodel level with an annual income of one million US dollars. It is a percentage, although part of it has to be handed over to the company, but if the operation is successful, her future annual salary is enough to double the current basis several times.

Of course, Victoria’s Secret Angels may not all develop very well. After all, the size of the Victoria’s Secret Legion has reached about 40 people, but this circle cannot accommodate forty top supermodels. Some models have boarded the Victoria’s Secret T stage. Nian is still tepid for various reasons.

However, Grace also believes that she has accumulated more than ten years of experience in this industry, and what she lacks are resources and opportunities.

What's more, this time behind her is Simon Westeros, a young man who controls a super business empire worth hundreds of billions of dollars, and a little bit of resources is enough to support her to death.

Sensing the man looking at her again, Grace quickly came back to her senses and said, "Thank you, Mr. Westeros, I, um, I will definitely do what you told me to do well."

"You can call me Simon. In addition, you should also know that I have taken away the Victoria's Secret quota from other people in your company. This is actually a small punishment for my being dishonest in Casablanca last time. Will there be any pressure? "

Elite President John Casablanca couldn't hold back when Laura Gralf threw himself into his arms a few days ago, thinking that he could take advantage of it without anyone noticing, but unexpectedly, he was attacked by the surveillance agents stationed by Simon at the critical moment A fire call was made.

Grace also knew about this, so she smiled and said, "It's nothing, everyone is already competing. What's more, as long as you don't take back the three quotas, Simon, it's fine for me to leave Elite now."

With three Victoria's Secret Angel positions, and Westeros' potential thigh, which is so thick that it can't be thicker, if she can't stay in Elite, Grace has enough confidence whether she wants to find another agency or stand on her own.

Simon shook his head and said, "It's best not to leave Elite. On the basis of the three places, I can give you some other support. What you have to do next is to look after the three vases. You can also try Take it a step further."

"Go further?"

Simon looked at Grace with slightly confused and expectant eyes, and said, "Yes, for example, the location in Casablanca."

Grace suddenly felt that her breathing became a little more rapid.

John Casablanca is the founder of Elite. He has been the president of Elite since its establishment in the 70s until now. However, it is not impossible to replace the other party. Elite has been a partnership company from the very beginning. After so many years of financing and equity changes, the equity held by John Casablanca has been depleted.

Simon knew better that in history, John Casablanca, who had been controversial all these years, was swept out in a high-level scandal at Elite a few years later.

After hesitating for a moment, Grace finally asked, "Simon, why?"

The man obviously has no intentions towards her personally, otherwise, she would have surrendered just now, and he would not be indifferent.

Simon shrugged and said: "Because I have many girls in this circle. I think you know better than me what your boss is like. I don't want a hyena to be thinking about the lion's prey all the time. So, replace it with a Having a woman in control of the Elite gives me a little more peace of mind."

The reason given by the man was really frivolous, but Grace gradually figured it out. By helping her to the top, the young man in front of her was tantamount to indirectly controlling Elite, the largest modeling agency in the world.

Perhaps, this is the way of the big man's power control.

The Westeros system has been able to develop to its current scale and size in eight years. The amazing talent of Simon, the helm, is indispensable, and the vision pattern is also crucial.

By supporting her and holding Elite in her hands, the influence of the Westeros system is equivalent to covering the entire fashion industry chain from enterprises, media to human resources.As for whether she will obey him again after taking control of Elite in the future, Grace knows that she has few choices at all.

Although Elite is the largest modeling agency in the industry, it can only bow its head in front of the Westeros system, which is not at the same level at all.

After all, not to mention Westeros' support for her, if Elite does not surrender to this young man in the future, the Westeros system only needs to cut off the various resources of this model agency, and many pillar supermodels will be the first As time goes by, Elite will quickly fall apart.

Just like the Hearst Group, which is much stronger than Elite recently.

Grace doesn't mind that she may become a puppet. After all, if you count the entire Westeros system, how many people are not Simon Westeros' puppets?

Grace was a little puzzled immediately. In this case, the three mothers and daughters, and this matter at this time, who is the primary and secondary?

Simon seemed to be able to hear her heart, and said with a smile: "At first, I just wanted you to look at the three of them. Later, I thought, maybe we can go a step further. Of course, whether we can really take away the position of Casablanca depends on the situation." Your own ability. I'll build a ladder for you, if you don't have the strength to climb up, then don't expect anything more."

Chapter 653 DreamWorks (2) (Repair)

The second box office week of the summer file passed quickly without knowing it.

During the week from May 5th to May 20th, the new film "Speed", which started drawing last Friday, successfully reached the top of the single-week box office list relying on a strong lineup of main creatives and excellent media reputation, earning 5 million US dollars in the first seven days, Although it lost to "Stargate"'s US$26 million in the first week, it also reached the sales level of US$3217 per venue, and the market performance basically met MGM's expectations.

Moreover, the box office of "Speed" was not as good as "Stargate" in the first week, which is actually due to the intensified competition in the theater market this week.

"Gambler Ma Huali", which was released at the same time as "Speed", only had a production budget of 7500 million US dollars, and it didn't even get No.2 on this week's list.

The box office of "Stargate" directed by Michael Bay dropped by 31% in the second week of its release, and the box office earned 2526 million US dollars in the second week. It ranked next to "Speed".

In two weeks, the cumulative box office of this wormhole concept sci-fi adventure movie has reached 6187 million US dollars. Even if "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" on June 6 is still eyeing, the local box office of the film will exceed 3 million.

The previous "Stargate" has developed into a very large series with movie sequels and TV changes. This time, after the film's box office success, Daenerys Entertainment also began to consider the possibility of developing sequels, making TV series, and even developing game peripherals. .

Richard Donner and Mel Gibson's "Gambler Mahuali" failed to replicate the success of the "Lethal Weapon" series, with a $7500 million production budget and a $3000 million announcement, it was ultimately only for Warner Bros. The industry brought a box office of 2072 million US dollars in the first week of the painting, and the average box office barely exceeded 8000 US dollars, and it only got the No.3 position in the single-week box office list.

The box office in the first week was only 2072 million US dollars. Considering that "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" is about to be crushed on June 6, Time Warner's huge losses on this project are almost inevitable.

In Simon’s view, Hollywood western films in the blockbuster era of big investment and special effects are like martial arts films after the new century on the other side of the ocean, destined to be a type of film that is difficult to attract the interest of the core young audience.

After the top three, the box office performance of the romance film "When a Man Loves a Woman" starring Meg Ryan, who ranked fourth, began to lag behind. The film's box office fell by 32% in the second week, and the box office revenue was only 767 million US dollars. million, not even as good as any of the first-week results of the top three films on the list.

No.5 on the list is not Spike Lee's new film "Racial Love", which opened in the first week of the summer vacation on May 5, but "Aeroplane", which was released for the seventh week. The film's box office fell by 13% in the past week. %, another $25 million was collected, and the cumulative box office reached $451 million.

Although it is only a little over 1200 million US dollars away from breaking the box office at the box office, considering the "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" on June 6, it is still impossible for Jim Carrey's vulgar spoof comedy to break through the 3 million domestic box office. big.

本周北美同期上映的主流院线电影一共16部，只是前五名影片的单周票房累计总额就达到9033万美元，其余11部影片的单周票房虽然都在500万美元以内，累计票房也有2279万美元，5月20日到5月26日这一周也因此成为1994年第一个七天总额破亿的票房周，单周票房总额达到1.13亿美元。

The week before "The Dark Knight Rises" hits theaters on May 5th, the films that will be crushed by the destined phenomenal mega-blockbuster the next week are shunning away, leaving only a few openings this week. Non-mainstream films with a scale of several hundred or tens of dollars were released.

High Gate Films released a "Blues Cowgirl" directed by the famous independent director Gus Van Sant this week, starring Uma Thurman, telling the wandering story of a girl with a deformed thumb. The screen size is 327 blocks.

This is already the second film that Gaomen Pictures has cooperated with Gus Van Sant, who attracted the attention of the industry with "Psychedelic Cowboy".

Gus Van Sant's last generally acclaimed "Uninhibited Sky" was invested by High Gate Films, starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. As a low-cost literary film, several The main creator took the initiative to cut his salary to star, and the budget was only 300 million US dollars.After the film was released, North America alone earned a box office of 728 million US dollars. Relying on River Phoenix's Venice best actor and the film's own literary theme, it sold even better in Europe, which is considered a small success.

The production budget of "Cowgirl in the Blues" has therefore increased to $800 million.

The film was completed last year, and the feedback from several film festivals was very mediocre, so the May 5 date was chosen.

The popular summer season is very friendly to commercial films. As for literary films, especially niche literary films with few big-name starring roles and very mediocre word-of-mouth, basically there will be no blessings.Gaomen Pictures chose this schedule just in anticipation. In the past, it is not without precedent that the creators of unknown small films with general reputation have been successful. Maybe the audience will like it?

Simon didn't have any expectations for "Blues Cowgirl". It was a small loss before "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises". body and mind.

Also released at the same time as "Blues Cowgirl" is "The Princess and the Goblin", which is an animated film invested and distributed by the independent British film company Helmdale.

Helmdale Company is very unfamiliar to most people, but this film company invested in a famous science fiction film in the 80s, James Cameron's "Terminator".

Orion Pictures was responsible for the distribution of the first "Terminator" in North American theaters, but it was Hemdale who invested in the production, and the original copyright was also in the hands of the other party.When making "Terminator 2", Fox spent $300 million plus 5% of the box office net profit share to get the copyright from Helmdale.

According to the original agreement, after "Terminator 2", the copyright of this science fiction series is shared by Fox and Daenerys. The global box office of "Terminator 2" exceeds 5 million US dollars, and the potential value of this IP copyright has directly risen to tens of millions. Of course, neither Fox nor Daenerys has plans to sell this copyright.

This time "The Princess and the Goblin" does not have any appearance of "Terminator". It is produced and sold by Helmdale Company, and the number of screens opened is only 769.

In addition to the two new films with hundreds of screens, there are three other niche films with opening scales of only a few tens of dollars, which are not worth mentioning.All in all, this week can basically be regarded as the calm before the storm, and at the same time, it also gives room for the box office of the last week of the new film released in the previous half month.

Simon returned to Los Angeles with Janet on Friday, May 5. The family spent the weekend together and did not leave the West Coast for the new week.

Mainly to attend the premiere of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises," which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6.

Last week, Janet personally rushed to Washington to communicate with Congress on the acquisition of State Street's asset management department, but unfortunately things still did not progress.However, there were also people who offered a 'price' in private. If Congress wanted to approve the transaction, the Westeros system must first give up interfering in this year's mid-term elections.

Apparently, many people have felt pressured by the political offensive of the Westeros system during this period, and there have even been rumors that Congress will investigate the Westeros system’s illegal interference in political elections.

Simon wasn't actually worried about the investigation.

Simon is young enough now and has enough time to plan the political power of the Westeros system, and there is no imminent crisis right now, so he has no reason to deliberately use illegal methods to interfere in the election.

Moreover, the political lobbying activities of the Westeros system are monitored by a dedicated compliance team at all times. Perhaps many small actions will inevitably be sidelined, but this is just like the various tax avoidance methods in this country. It may be illegal, but it is not illegal. , are basically gray areas within the default rules of the game.

The biggest reason why many people in Congress feel threatened is that the capital strength of the Westeros system is too strong.

In this era when many of the top tycoons were only worth billions of dollars, Simon's total personal assets had reached a terrifying 2000 billion dollars, and the entire Westeros system was even bigger.The result is that other top political donors can spend tens of millions of dollars in cash each year to support the campaign, which is already a big deal, but the Westeros system can easily mobilize hundreds of millions of dollars in funds.

Realizing the fundamental obstacle in this matter, the couple finally gave up using the means of prosecution to resolve the matter after discussion.

For mergers and acquisitions involving tens of billions of dollars in assets, if a lawsuit is actually initiated, the result will definitely be more protracted. It is impossible to get the result from Washington within a year or two, so it is better to wait patiently for half a year.

After the mid-term elections in November, think about the 11 mid-term elections in the original time and space. The entire American political circles were silent on the NRA. As long as the "sniper plan" of the Westeros system can be completed, many people in Congress should reconsider offending Victoria Consequences of the Stroh system.

After waiting for half a year, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no changes.

The result of the discussion between the Simons and the Cersei Capital team was to start the cooperation with State Street Bank as early as possible, so as to avoid the collapse of this acquisition case within half a year to the greatest extent, which can be regarded as a warm-up for the merger of the two parties in advance.

Of course, in the past six months, some lobbying attempts will not stop.

While not ideal, this is certainly the best solution to the whole thing.

As for the Hearst Group, after more than a week of silence, the Hearst family took the initiative to contact Simon again, trying to negotiate down the conditions that Simon had previously offered.

Simon simply ignored it.

Faced with the pressure of public opinion, the French government finally issued an expulsion order for William Hearst III, who had fled to Paris, requiring him to leave France before May 5. The former head of the Hearst family, whose assets were also frozen, had to hide in Morocco when other major European countries were unwilling to accept it.

The public is still forgetful after all.

After a month of hype, the public opinion turmoil caused by the murder of Doris Fecher has gradually cooled down.

If that's the case, it may lose a newspaper just like News Corp., which experienced the wiretapping scandal in Simon's memory, but it doesn't hurt its vitality.However, a series of official investigations, lawsuits, and abandonment of partners against the Hearst Group have not ended. This is the root cause of the damage to the Hearst Group.