"Citibank has given a 7-year loan plan with an annual interest rate of 4.25%, which is 0.5% lower than the annual interest rate of Credit Lyon. However, they require Daenerys Entertainment to use 10% of the company's shares as collateral. At the same time, if Daenerys Entertainment continues to carry out loan financing in the next three years, Citibank has priority. I think this plan is feasible. The company's operating conditions are very good. The mortgage of 10% of the shares will not bring the risk of transfer of control. As for priority, there is actually a lot of room for discussion in the relevant details."

At the end of the year before yesterday, Daenerys Pictures received a US$100 million loan from Wells Fargo, with a 5-year annual interest rate of up to 6.5%. As the economic situation in North America improves and the strength of Daenerys Entertainment itself continues to improve, the interest rate for the company to obtain loans from banks is also decreasing, and now it is on par with many large companies with a 3A credit rating.

In the office of Daenerys Entertainment Headquarters, Nancy Brill introduced the results of her trip to New York. Amy listened carefully on the surface, but her thoughts were a little distorted.

Outstanding ability, energetic and ambitious.

The petite woman on the other side, who was only a few years older than her, joined the company for just two months, made Amy feel a strong threat from women's instinct. Although Nancy's integrated operation of the consumer goods department could not see the results in a short period of time, the business vision and negotiation skills she showed during the company's investment in Blockbuster have been recognized by Simon.

Logically speaking, the board seat that Blockbuster agreed should have been seated by Amy, the CEO, but Simon handed it over to Nancy, which inevitably made Amy feel a little bit confused. She really regretted digging Nancy from Hasbro herself.

Perhaps, if Simon wants to find someone to replace her in the future, Nancy will likely be the best candidate.

Because of this subconscious anxiety, Amy has worked harder recently at work. Moreover, she did not dare to use her authority to set up obstacles for Nancy.

The collaborative cooperation between various departments of the company that Simon forced to promote a few years ago is actually to avoid internal struggles in Daenerys Entertainment. If she dares to deliberately exclude Nancy, she will be the one who will be unlucky after being discovered by Simon. Daenerys Entertainment is different from listed companies held by Volkswagen. As the boss, Simon can make a decision.

Thinking of this, Janet's smiley face appeared in Amy's mind again.

It is actually very common for senior executives of Hollywood studios to take advantage of the interests of some companies.

In the late 1970s, the incident in which David Bergman, head of Columbia Pictures, misappropriated $61,000 in the company's funds to reimburse personal travel expenses was exposed, which once became the biggest scandal in Hollywood that year.

The matter was hyped up by the media, and Bergman resigned because of this.

However, within the circle, there are almost no people criticizing Bergman, but instead condemning the whistleblower of the incident, believing that this is a big deal, and that the matter is being made into a slander of the entire Hollywood.

In the end, David Bergman left Columbia and was still very prosperous, but the whistleblower named Cliff Robertson was rejected by the entire circle and his career was ruined.

Ron Macmillan acts just like David Bergman, and is like many Hollywood studio executives.

After entering this circle for more than two years, it is obvious that neither Simon nor Janet did not know about this. However, Simon acquiesced to Janet to drive Ron McMillan out of the company, which was actually a shocking threat and warning them that these company executives should not behave like other studio executives.

Whether it is mandatory to cooperate within the company to avoid internal strife, or to kill the chicken to warn the monkey and regulate the behavior of the company's executives this time, it is enough to show Simon's ambition to continue to grow and grow Daenerys Entertainment.

It is obvious that if you can't keep up with his ambitions, you will have to be eliminated.

"Amy?"

The voice across from the desk interrupted Amy's distraction.

After coming back to his senses, Amy sorted out her thoughts and said, "Nancy, the annual interest rate of 4.25% is really good, and the priority can be negotiated. However, if you don't know Simon very well, he shouldn't agree to mortgage Daenerys Entertainment's shares. Moreover, the 10% ratio is too high."

When Nancy heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and in a blink of an eyebrow, she roughly understood something and said, "Only the little boy will keep his toys tightly and not let others get involved. He is already an adult. Moreover, I just explained that this kind of mortgage does not have any risks."

"Okay," Amy's lips showed a smile, looked at a clock on her desk, and said, "Simon should have started working in Melbourne. I will call him to discuss this matter in the evening."

Nancy then glanced at a row of mini electronic clocks on Amy's desktop. The three clocks showed Los Angeles, New York and Melbourne time respectively. She immediately made up her mind and asked her assistant to buy a few clocks and put them on her desk. But she said, "I'll call him. Moreover, Amy, I think you should be stronger in front of him, and don't always be so obedient."

Amy nodded, did not argue with Nancy for the phone number, but just smiled and said, "He is our boss."

Melbourne.

Today is the second day after "Batman" started filming.

Filming can never be considered a fun job. The more popular the super blockbuster on the screen, the more tedious and boring the shooting process is often. Moreover, when a large crew mobilizes, spending tens of millions of dollars a day is also a strong pressure for the main creators.

"Batman" has a very relaxed budget, but Simon still has to face various unexpected situations.

Just two days after filming started, the crew came into a very difficult problem - leaks.

Disney did not force "Who Framed Roger the Rabbit" to the annual championship by buying box offices, and the box office of "Rain Man" has just made its mark. Therefore, "Pulp Novel", which had a total box office of $156.93 million last year, is still in the annual box office championship in 1988.

"Running Lola" and "Pulp Novel" have two consecutive films, two consecutive annual championships. Even if there is no series of halos such as billions of dollars in wealth under your name, Simon's new film is definitely the most concerned thing that the media has.

The information exposed in the early stage of "Batman" was pitifully small. With the filming of the film, almost mainstream media around the world sent reporters to Melbourne, including a large number of paparazzi and die-hard fans of the "Batman" comics.

The ubiquitous paparazzi reporters were besieged, and only the first day of shooting started, many photos on the set had appeared in various gossip tabloids.

The crew filmed as usual today, but producer Joe Silvo was busy publishing a "copyright statement" in major mainstream media and formulating stricter confidentiality measures.

If it is just an ordinary set photo, it is actually not a big deal to be exposed. However, if it involves Batmobile, Bat Motorcycle, the shapes of the starring actors, and even the film script, once exposed, it will definitely have a serious impact on the movie.

Daenerys Entertainment has previously announced the final makeup photos of "Batman". The other "Catwomen", "Black Mask", "Batmobile", and "Batmobile" are still kept confidential. The company will announce them in a timely manner according to the promotional and distribution strategy formulated in advance.

Audiences all need a sense of mystery and freshness. If relevant information is reported in advance, the pace of the film's promotion and distribution will be disrupted.

Fortunately, the film props and starring styles are all copyrighted.

The crew solemnly issued a "copyright statement" through the media. As long as most formal media do not want to get into a lawsuit, they will not release it rashly even if they get relevant photos on the set. Of course, some tabloids who do not care about being sued are not listed here. The crew can only take two-pronged approach and prevent them through stricter confidentiality measures.

In order to get the crew together, the film has been mainly filmed in the past two weeks. If you don’t consider the surrounding troubles, everything will be in order.

Australia does not have strict working hours restrictions supported by strong American unions. However, the crew of "Batman" still has an eight-hour working schedule, starting filming at 9 a.m. and finishing at 5 p.m.

Today, several scenes were taken at the headquarters of the 'Black Mask' Roman Siennis family-owned JANUS Cosmetics Company, located in a thirty-story building near the Yara River in the heart of Melbourne.

At five o'clock in the afternoon.

The day's work ended on time, and the crew members finished work one after another. After Simon came to Melbourne, the director assistant hired by him took the initiative to send the director's script.

Simon took the script and temporarily stopped talking to Joe Silvo. While looking through, he asked a young man with a round face and messy hair beside him and said, "How do you feel, Peter?"

The young man is Peter Jackson.

That's right, it was Peter Jackson who later filmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Peter Jackson is only twenty-eight years old now. Although his face is a little round, he is not the fat man who came later. A few years ago, Peter Jackson and a group of friends had just used his leisure time to complete his first movie "The Monster of the Universe", but it did not cause much response.

I heard that Batman will be filmed in Melbourne and will also hire some local filmmakers. Although they are New Zealanders, Peter Jackson still came here excitedly to apply for the job.

The crew originally looked down on this young man who was just filming an unknown Cult film. After Peter Jackson said he was willing to accept even the chores, he got a job as he wished.

Simon arrived in Melbourne and accidentally found Jackson. After a while, he promoted him from the venue to his directorial assistant.

Although he was seven years older than the young man in front of him, Peter Jackson was still a little restrained when facing Simon.

If he talks about the real feeling, he thinks that the Hollywood crew is really a waste, but the expenses in the past two days are enough to make a few more movies of "The Monster of the Universe". However, of course, he would not tell the truth, just said: "It's very good, Simon."

Simon smiled, not caring about Peter Jackson's restraint and caution.

In my memory, Peter Jackson has always been a very smooth person, not as clear as a Hollywood filmmaker. This is actually easy to understand. It is impossible to be able to enter Hollywood from a small New Zealand without letting go of the reserve and pride of filmmakers.

Since Peter Jackson has been taken by his side, Simon naturally wants to support him, but he does not intend to encourage him to grow.

The key is that the opportunity will be given to the other party, but the key is Jackson's own efforts.

After chatting casually, checking today's work records and confirming that it was correct, Simon called several main creators to the side to discuss tomorrow's work arrangements, and then everyone left.

The crew of "Batman" stayed in a three-star hotel named Kendale, northeast of Collingwood District, downtown.

Although Janet's father really hoped that Simon could live in the Johnston Manor, Simon did not want to travel long distances every day. The hotel had been booked, so he chose to stay with the crew.

Back at the Kendale Hotel, Simon just walked into the lobby, and Jennifer came over with Sophia Fisch, with some other people following behind the two women.

Simon greeted Sophia, and heard the woman introduce others one by one, so she temporarily took the two girls away.

The three of them took the elevator to Simon's suite on the sixth floor. Jennifer took the initiative to go to the bedroom to help Simon find suitable clothes. He had to entertain those people just now for dinner, so he could not wear them too casually.

In order to avoid the incident at the Plaza Hotel again, Jennifer is now responsible for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even the servants in charge of helping Simon sort out and clean the rooms were sent by the Johnston family.

On a busy day, Simon sat down on the sofa, leaning on the soft backrest a little tiredly.

Sofia took the initiative to help Simon cook coffee, brought it to the man, and sat down on the single sofa next to her and said, "I think this is a good opportunity for Gucci. After the death of Gucci's second-generation leader Rudolph Gucci in 1983, the Gucci family has been in a state of civil unrest. In order to compete with his uncle Aldo Gucci for control of the company, Rudolph Gucci sent Aldo Gucci in by reporting tax evasion.

Although he has control of the company, Mauricio has no business ability, and Gucci has been deteriorating. After Aldo Gucci was released from prison last year, he sued Mauricio Gucci, hoping to split the Gucci brand, and even asked the Italian court to freeze Mauricio shares. Until now, Gucci has been severely damaged, and many members of the Gucci family are interested in selling their shares. We can even get the absolute controlling stake in Gucci."

Simon finished listening to the woman with coffee and asked directly: "How much does it cost?"

"About $135 million," Sofia said, adding immediately: "Gucci has more than 100 specialty stores in Europe and North America, and their product lines are also very complete. What's more rare is the value of the Gucci brand itself. If it weren't for the turmoil in recent years that affected the company's operations, such a price tag would definitely be impossible."

Simon looked at the woman and said, "Not to mention this for now. Sophie, you told me that you wanted to start by starting the wine business. Now, if I take over Gucci, do you think you can manage this company?"

Sofia nodded without hesitation and said, "I want to give it a try."
Chapter completed!