Chapter 435 Ivanka’s Work
The box office success of "X-Men 2" once again proves that the era of superhero movies may really be coming, and major companies that hold superhero movie copyrights are starting to Ready to move.
Sony Columbia Pictures has launched "Spider-Man 2", and the popular Spider-Man will meet the audience in the summer of next year.
However, on June 20, "The Incredible Hulk" directed by Ang Lee did as little Gilbert expected. After taking in a box office of US$62.3 million in its first week, it plummeted the next weekend and the box office was a flop.
It would be great if the film's box office in North America could exceed 100 million. However, the box office in overseas markets was very bleak, and it barely exceeded 100 million.
But compared to the huge investment in the film, this box office seems not enough.
Moreover, the originally expected peripheral products were not easy to sell. Compared with the handsome Spider-Man and the X-Men, the big and thick Hulk was obviously not popular.
The audience's reputation is even worse. It seems that Ang Lee is still suitable for making literary films.
In addition, "The Impersonator" starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Connelly is also doing well at the box office. This comedy has achieved a box office of US$172 million in North America and US$392 million worldwide.
American comedies are a bit acclimated to North America, so Jim Carrey's movies usually perform mediocre at the overseas box office.
This "Fake God" has relatively good box office results. At least overseas audiences are quite interested in seeing the beautiful Jennifer Connelly.
After finishing his vacation in the island country, little Gilbert finally returned to Los Angeles on the first weekend of July.
As soon as he returned to Los Angeles, his assistant Anna sent a lot of work for little Gilbert to handle.
At the same time, Anna also told him: "Donald's daughter has come to apply for a job..."
"Oh?" Little Gilbert said he was surprised. He was just talking casually, but he didn't expect Ivanka to actually come.
"Where is she? Let me see her." Little Gilbert said.
"I'll bring her here..." Anna nodded, and then brought Ivanka, who was a little nervous.
Seeing little Gilbert again, the daughter of a billionaire still felt a little flustered. After all, it was her first time to look for a job on her own, and she found a position like an assistant.
After Anna served tea to both of them, she withdrew, leaving space for the two of them.
Little Gilbert took a sip of tea and looked at the rich girl in front of him.
To be fair, Ivanka is one of those hard-lined beauties with a relatively tough face and broad body, somewhat similar to Charlize Theron, and is not a beauty in the traditional oriental perception.
However, Ivanka's height and figure make up for her tough appearance. She is a natural clothes hanger and will look good in any clothes.
No wonder she can become a model, the conditions are indeed good.
However, little Gilbert asked her to be his assistant not because of her beauty, but because of her relationship with her father, the legendary funny man.
After looking at it, little Gilbert saw that Ivanka was a little nervous, so he smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, relax and drink tea."
Ivanka nervously picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. She almost spit it out.
Ivanka said it was much worse than coffee.
Little Gilbert said he was not surprised. This was the tea given to him by Lao Tian. I heard it was made using a special technique called roasted tea. This tea was very bitter after being brewed.
Not to mention Ivanka, little Gilbert himself didn’t feel comfortable drinking it for the first time.
"Should I change your coffee?" Little Gilbert asked.
"No, no, no need to change." Ivanka insisted on drinking this.
It can be seen from here that Ivanka is different from other children of rich families. At least she is not complaining and not so spoiled.
After a tea ceremony, little Gilbert said: "I know you are a top student at Wharton School, so asking you to be my assistant is a bit humiliating.
But don’t worry, you will have a chance to show off your talents by my side.
Recently, you and Anna first contacted a South African named Musk. I am very interested in his Tesla company, and he is also interested in accepting my investment.
You should complete this task first and treat it as a practice to familiarize yourself with the business! "
Ivanka was stunned: "Is it gone?"
"Do you want anything else?" Little Gilbert asked.
"Uh," Ivanka shook her head and said, "No, no, that's enough."
She thought she was about to undergo a test, but she didn't expect to join the job so easily. It was so easy!
It's really easy. Little Gilbert still believes in Ivanka's ability. After all, she got into Wharton Business School with her own real talents.
When Donald was bragging in the wealthy circles of New York, his daughter was his biggest bragging capital.
As a powerful socialite in New York, Ivanka is obviously different from people like Paris Hilton. She has both beauty and strength, and she can't trouble others with her small assistant job.
But little Gilbert doesn't value her ability. Again, although Donald is very arrogant and has a big mouth, he is worthy of little Gilbert's bet.
In this way, the news that Ivanka, the daughter of a New York real estate tycoon, became an assistant to the great Hollywood director Gilbert Jr. spread like wildfire.
Donald also boasted in his talk show: "My daughter Ivanka is now Gilbert's assistant and is responsible for his business affairs."
Someone asked him: "Donald, is it possible that Ivanka has fallen in love with little Gilbert?"
Everyone knows Donald’s big mouth, and sure enough, he said something shocking: “I know little Gilbert is a playboy, and I won’t object to Ivanka if she really likes him. But you must be careful, sir, what if you have a son?” It’s all insured.”
As expected, Ivanka was a big talker who spoke freely. Ivanka saw the show just after she started working in Los Angeles, and she was immediately pissed off by her father.
She quickly apologized to Gilbert. After Gilbert said he didn't care, Ivanka returned to New York to question Donald.
Donald was a tough talker: "What I said makes sense. What beautiful girl can resist working next to little Gilbert?
We call it first-come-first-served, understand? Baby girl."
He understood it so well that he even knew Chinese idioms. If he didn't understand, little Gilbert would be the first to stand up and express his dissatisfaction.
Ivanka became even more angry after hearing this: "That's not the case. I went to work with Director Gilbert Jr. because I wanted to train myself.
People also like me because of my ability, not because of my beauty.
I have no idea whether I am beautiful or not. I only know that I can live a good life without relying on food. "
After saying these words in a crackling voice, Ivanka left angrily.
"Hey, don't walk so fast!" Donald was about to say, Director Gilbert used you because of my face, so I suggested that you use your beauty.
But Ivanka was already gone before Donald could say anything.
Fortunately, he didn't say anything, otherwise Ivanka might quit and resign directly.
Back in Los Angeles, Ivanka continued to work, but she always felt like someone was pointing fingers behind her.
The colleagues in the office looked at her strangely.
Little Gilbert's assistant is not Anna alone. Anna's position is the operations director of the cantaloupe studio and the executive director of the fruit company.
Melon Studio also has an administrative director named Antoine, who is responsible for the daily operations of the studio. David is responsible for the daily operations of the fruit company, and David is also Gilbert's investment manager.
Behind Anna, there is a team of up to twelve assistants to help little Gilbert deal with various issues. Ivanka joins the team as the thirteenth.
Looking at the rich girl in front of them, the other assistants will naturally be a little worried about their position.
Although Anna did not explicitly say that the size of the assistant team will be maintained at twelve people, over the years, whenever a new assistant comes in, an old person will leave.
However, some old people are highly promoted, such as going to Amazon, or going to Apple, or going to NVIDIA to be a representative.
Some elderly people have left the core decision-making level and have been excluded from the Fruit Group ever since.
This Ivanka is probably here to squeeze them away, so these assistants are quite uncooperative with some tasks, and no one even teaches Ivanka how to do it.
Although Anna knows that Ivanka is the person valued by her boss, she is also very busy at work and cannot take care of Ivanka in real time, so she can only rely on Ivanka herself.
No, Ivanka was once again squeezed by her colleagues that day, and she even secretly wiped away tears when she went to report to Little Gilbert.
After wiping away her tears, Ivanka knocked on the door of Gilbert's office and entered after receiving a reply saying "Please come in."
As soon as she entered, Ivanka saw the famous Hollywood actress Naomi Watts, holding a child in her arms and playing with the child.
Thinking of her father's words, Ivanka suddenly became a little angry.
Little Gilbert already has a son, how could it be because he likes my beauty? It's definitely my ability.
When I thought of this, Ivanka's confidence returned and she reported related work matters to Gilbert Jr. She was very prepared for everything little Gilbert asked.
Moreover, she also gave her own solutions for little Gilbert to choose, which fully demonstrated the abilities of Wharton's top students.
After little Gilbert was satisfied with the work, he smiled and said to Ivanka: "Donald called me a few days ago and asked me to take care of you, for fear that you wouldn't adapt.
Now it seems that it is completely unnecessary! "
Ivanka was very happy to hear this: "Of course you don't need to take care of her. Work is work, and I can do it well."
"Very good," little Gilbert nodded with satisfaction: "With this awareness, you will be much better than most children from rich families.
come on……"
Ivanka was encouraged and walked out confidently and energetically.
Naomi Watts looked at the closed door and found Ivanka very interesting: "This girl is nice. I think she handles her work in an orderly manner and is very pragmatic."
"Yeah!" Little Gilbert agreed: "Ivanka does have the ability, but she lacks training and experience."
"Isn't this just to increase your experience here! You have to train them well!"
When it comes to the word “training”, Naomi Watts has a very strong emphasis on it.
Little Gilbert pretended not to hear it: "What am I training for? This is Anna's job, she has the assistant."
Naomi Watts rolled her eyes at little Gilbert, as if to say: Do you think I believe it?
Little Gilbert shrugged, picked up his son, and held Naomi Watts' hand: "Let's go, today's work is done, let's go shopping..."
"Okay, hee hee!" Naomi Watts had a smile on her face, happily holding little Gilbert's hand and going shopping.
(End of chapter)