Chapter 510 The next set
The charity auction incident was just an episode. There are countless similar things happening in Hollywood every day.
Maybe it was because of Little Gilbert's identity and the fact that Scarlett had pranked David Ellison before, giving others something to talk about.
Everyone is watching the excitement and wants to see how things develop and how Gilbert Jr. will deal with David Ellison.
After the charity auction, Gilbert Jr. continued busy with the post-production of "Batman Begins" and also listened to Ivanka's report.
"As expected, the French baron had close contact with David Ellison, and the two parties are about to reach a cooperation agreement," Ivanka said.
"Well," Little Gilbert nodded and said, "Don't give up contact here. Don't let David Ellison notice it. You must wait for him to take the bait."
"Okay," Ivanka still had questions: "But, he has an experienced veteran like Michael Ovitz beside him, so he may not be fooled, right?"
Little Gilbert waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, many experienced veterans now believe in this project, and Michael Ovitz is no exception.
If you find someone to heat it up, I'll have to chop up David Ellison and stew it. "
Ivanka covered her mouth and chuckled. She had long heard that her boss was petty.
As expected, the gnashing of teeth looked angrier than David Ellison.
Poor David Ellison, he didn't realize he had been fooled, and was enjoying himself in snatching a popular project from little Gilbert.
Little Gilbert asked again: "By the way, I asked you to find a movie that looks promising and requires huge investment. Have you found it?"
"Of course I found it," Ivanka handed Little Gilbert a book with a list on it: "These are projects that various companies have not initiated due to huge investments.
Without taking advantage of others, I don’t think anyone would start these projects haphazardly. "
Little Gilbert opened it and looked at it: ""Alien Battlefield"? Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel "A Princess of Mars"?"
"That's right," Ivanka said: "This novel influenced George Lucas and created "Star Wars". It is also a popular science fiction series around the world and is known as the enlightenment novel of science fiction movies.
There have been attempts to adapt this work for years, but failed due to copyright and technical reasons, and now the time has come. "
"I heard Director Cameron talk about this last time. He said that he originally wanted to film this novel, but he couldn't get the copyright, so he made "Avatar."
Little Gilbert chuckled and said, "Don't think about it. It's a money-losing project. Go and get in touch with it."
"By the way, there are also these projects, which all meet your standards, such as "Tron: Legacy" and "Super Battleship"." Ivanka pointed.
Little Gilbert was very satisfied with the projects Ivanka picked out, and said to Ivanka: "Get in touch with them all, and don't make the traces too obvious to avoid others noticing."
Ivanka nodded and went to do errands on her high heels.
These projects are all large-scale film projects that have been around in Hollywood for a long time, but have not entered the filming stage due to the huge investment.
It is common for a film project to be shelved in a film company for several years or even more than ten years. It is rare for a director as efficient as Gilbert Jr. to produce it as soon as it is proposed.
Everyone said that little Gilbert seemed completely unafraid of losing money and was full of confidence, and little Gilbert had indeed never lost money.
But this kind of experience can only be used by little Gilbert himself, and no one else can use this at all.
Because a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars is no joke. If a newcomer messes up, he will be completely unable to survive. If the old man messes up too, he will have to break his muscles a lot.
In addition, for so many years, the films invested by Xigua Studio have been successful one after another, which makes everyone trust little Gilbert's vision even more. So once little Gilbert shows interest in a project, the project will immediately attract the attention of most of Hollywood, greatly increasing the possibility of getting investment.
That's why the French baron's project became so popular, because little Guibert was paying attention.
Sure enough, news that Ivanka had quietly contacted "Alien", "Tron: Legacy", "Battleship" and other projects that had been shelved due to excessive investment began to circulate in Hollywood.
Donald's big mouth played a major role in this. He boasted to the audience on his "Walking with Millionaires" talk show that little Gilbert was his son-in-law.
In order to prove this, he even talked about all the projects that Ivanka was involved in through the program.
"Is this a trade secret? Aren't you afraid that little Gilbert will sue you?"
"He is my son-in-law, how could he sue me?" Donald kept talking loudly: "Besides, who in Hollywood can steal little Gilbert?"
This is indeed such a reason, but Ivanka was very angry when she heard it. She and her boss are innocent and have done nothing. How come she becomes the son-in-law?
So Ivanka called Donald and complained.
Donald said, "I see you haven't made any progress after so long, so I have no choice but to help you and work hard."
Ivanka was so angry that she cursed: "I'll say it again, our relationship is just a working relationship..."
"Yes, yes, it's a work relationship." Donald followed his daughter's words and whispered softly: "How can a man and a woman have a pure work relationship?"
"What did you say?" Ivanka didn't hear the last sentence clearly.
"It's nothing," Donald warned: "You have to work hard on little Gilbert's side. Dad can hold on, don't be in a hurry."
Not to mention, although Donald didn't say anything, he also created an impression that the relationship between Ivanka and little Gilbert was not simple.
When people see that Ivanka can represent little Gilbert, then wouldn’t she be involved in these projects that little Gilbert wants to be involved with?
As a result, several projects that were originally ignored due to high investment instantly became popular projects.
Ivanka's acting here is very real. She is like hesitant in bargaining and negotiating with two steps forward and one step back, which makes others more convinced that these projects really have a future.
For this matter, Ivanka’s attitude in talking about this matter is so sincere.
When David Ellison saw this, he communicated with Michael Ovitz and discussed joining this feast.
"You said, if we take these projects away from little Gilbert, it will definitely hurt his muscles and bones, right?" David Ellison began to dream about the bright future.
Michael Ovitz advised him not to daydream: "David, it won't, at most it will affect his mood.
And I think the prospects of these projects are not very clear, so it is best to make an evaluation before making a decision. "
But David Ellison had made up his mind: "No need, little Gilbert has done everything we need to do for us. We just need to follow his footsteps and grab the project."
Michael Ovitz is a veteran for many years, and he vaguely feels that this matter is not as simple as it seems. But he couldn't tell what was wrong.
For so many years, little Gilbert's vision in movies has been praised by everyone, and no one has ever doubted his vision, including Michael Ovitz.
‘Maybe I’m overthinking it! ’
Thinking this way, Michael Ovitz no longer advised David Ellison to think more about it.
(End of chapter)