Hollywood Hunter

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Ending the trip in Geneva, Simon flew to Florence, where Gucci is headquartered, the next day.

Sofia wanted Simon to appear in the Gucci documentary, and throughout the day on the 24th, Simon wandered around the corners of Florence with the new Gucci creative director Tom Ford, followed by cameras. Ford's September Gucci Spring/Summer 1990 collection will draw inspiration from the world's oldest cultural arts center.

As the host, the Gucci family specially prepared a banquet for Simon at the manor on the outskirts of the Gucci family in the evening.

To be precise, the one who invited Simon was Aldo Gucci, the second-generation eldest son of Gucci.

Two of the three sons of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci have died, and only the eldest Aldo is still alive, the one who was sent to prison by his nephew for tax evasion a few years ago.

In the last equity transaction, some members of the Gucci family immigrated overseas for tax avoidance considerations. Only the second and third sons of Aldo Gucci remained in Italy, and his eldest son Aldo was also at odds with his father. , lives in New York all year round.

All kinds of tossing over the years have made the Gucci family lose their popularity in Italy, but they still have some heritage, especially this time the guest is Simon Westero, a new world-class wealthy and Hollywood tycoon. Therefore, For the first time in so many years, the Gucci family was full of guests and friends again. Many celebrities from government and enterprises in Italy attended one after another, and it also attracted a large number of people from the entertainment industry who came to Simon.

Even though Aldo Gucci, who insisted that he was unwilling to sell the family company, still firmly held 20% of the shares of Gucci, because this dinner that brought the Gucci family back to glory changed Simon's attitude a lot.

Because there was no language barrier, Simon was able to socialize with ease in the banquet crowd until 10 o'clock in the middle of the night, and then left.

Aldo Gucci, who is 83 years old, still has no rest. He personally took his two second sons and a large group of celebrities to send Simon and Sofia out of the Gucci family's manor.

Inside the car, seeing the gleaming manor of the Gucci family disappear from sight, Sophia said, "This time, it will be even more difficult for us to acquire the remaining shares of the Gucci family."

Simon naturally understood what Sophia meant.

For months, Gucci's recovery has been obvious to all.

If Gucci continues to maintain its previous state of decline and survives for a few years, the Gucci family will definitely sell all the shares in its hands. But now, even the incompetent children of the Gucci family understand that holding on to the shares in their hands and relying on the big tree of Simon Westero is the long-term solution.

"It is impossible for us to occupy all the interests. It is enough to have the absolute control of Gucci. After Gucci's operation is stable, we can just turn our resources and energy to other luxury brands," Simon said, and smiled again: "Also, the Gucci family This time, I may have borrowed some of my name, but again, if we achieved 100% control of Gucci, the Gucci family would definitely not do it. When we go to Italy, we can only act like a black-eyed outsider. Sitting on the bench. It's mutual."

Sophia nodded in approval.

Simon was just purely socializing at the party just now, but she actually got to know a lot of local snakes who may be helpful to Gucci's operation in the future.

Thinking of this, Sophia was about to talk about the Cannes incident when the speed of the car suddenly slowed down and finally stopped.

Simon looked at the front row doubtfully and asked, "Neil, what's the matter?"

Before Neil Bennett could speak, the car window was knocked a few times.

Simon looked out vigilantly, but saw a woman's face looming out of the window, recognizing the woman's identity, he rolled down the window, and said, "Miss Freili, why are you here?"

The woman's name is Sabina Freeli, an actress.

At the party at Gucci's house before, Sabina Freili had been very eager to take the initiative to talk to Simon several times, and even left a business card, and Simon barely remembered the other party's name.

The window rolled down, and Sabina Freili appeared in front of Simon with a pitiful pretty face, and said, "Mr. Westeros, my car broke down, can you give me a ride?"

Sabina Freeli said, and pointed to a black sedan whose hood was smoking on the side of the road.

Simon looked at the car a few times in the headlights, wondering whether to laugh or cry.

I didn't expect to encounter such a cliché trick, and, looking at the smoke from the car, the woman really did it. The car is definitely broken, and may even be scrapped.

This is the southern suburb of Florence where various mansions and manors gather. Simon's manor in the city is also not far away, only less than five kilometers away by car.

In the end, it was impossible to leave a young woman in the suburbs, and Simon had to open the car door and let Sabina Freili squeeze in, squeezing in the back row with him and Sophia.

There are two bodyguards in the front row.

It is well known that kidnapping cases in Italy are rampant. When Simon was still in Los Angeles, he heard that he was going to Italy, and many people around him advised him to bring more followers. Therefore, this trip to Europe specially brought four bodyguards. Jennifer didn't come together tonight, and Simon left two bodyguards in his manor.

With one more outsider, Simon and Sophia stopped the conversation just now.

Sabina Freili seemed very chatty, with her thinly clad hot body undisguisedly sticking to Simon, Barabara asked all kinds of things about Hollywood, and also expressly expressed her interest in Valerie Golino's ability to play.

Acting the envy of Catwoman in "Batman", and boldly asked Simon if she could take her to Hollywood to develop.

Because the meeting was not far away, Simon's car quickly drove into another manor.

Compared with other residences in Europe, the most satisfying thing about this manor on the outskirts of Florence is that it has a circle of stone walls that are more than two meters high. The overall wall of more than 600 meters encloses the five-acre manor. When Simon first saw the information of this manor, although the Italian native-style villa in the manor did not quite fit Simon's aesthetic, he still bought it without hesitation.

Everyone got out of the car, and Simon, who had been rubbed with perfume by the hot stunner Sabina Freili, asked: "Miss Freili, where do you live, I will ask the driver to take you back."

Sabina Frielian wrapped around him unabashedly, holding Simon's arm: "Simon, can I stay here for one night? I've been staying in a hotel for the past two days, and I always feel like someone is following me."

Seeing Simon being entangled, Sophia winked at him and walked towards the villa with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

Simon felt that he had forcibly sent this woman away. She was likely to do something wrong. Maybe she would faint in his arms. She had to wave to the two bodyguards and let them go to the annex to rest and take Sa Bina Furelli went to the main villa.

In the living room of the villa.

Jennifer hadn't rested yet, when she saw Simon brought in a tall and hot girl, her face suddenly showed a small expression of resentment, her tone was a little cold, and she changed her name: "Boss, the movie over there in Cannes The results of the festival awards have been released.”

Having said that, the female assistant handed a folder to Simon, and turned to go upstairs.

Simon took the folder, and reluctantly reached out to grab the female assistant who was about to leave, and said, "Miss Freili's car broke down. She is only staying here for one night."

Simon's hand was pulled, and after listening to him explain to himself, Jennifer's sourness dissipated a little, and Simon was allowed to sit down on the sofa in the living room with him.

Sabina Freili is obviously a smart person. Seeing that Simon and Jennifer are affectionate, the young tycoon also pays more attention to each other. He is very knowledgeable and does not go to Simon's side any more, and sits down on the sofa next to him. Seeing that Sophia came to the living room with a pot of coffee, she graciously got up and walked over to take the tray and pour coffee for everyone.

Unconsciously, the living room of the villa once again presented a situation of yin and yang declining with one man and three women.

Janet has long said that Simon's character is like a lion, and unconsciously, his personality seems to be more obvious, and even the high-level inside the company is gradually showing a trend of yin and yang's decline.

Simon also found that although sometimes the woman around him is definitely not less thoughtful than the man, he is still more adaptable to this situation.

There is about an hour time difference between Florence and Cannes, and tonight happens to be the time for the closing ceremony of Cannes. Simon had previously received an official invitation from Cannes to attend the closing ceremony, but chose to decline.

Pulling the female assistant to sit down in the living room, Simon opened the documents for the results of the Cannes Awards.

Although many films in memory appeared as scheduled, the results of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival this time exceeded Simon's expectations.

The biggest variable is undoubtedly the Palme d'Or.

The Palme d'Or winner in memory is Steven Soderbergh's "Sex, Lies and Videotape", because the chairman of the jury of this film festival is Wim Wenders, and Simon also felt that this German film directors, who always have a sense of emptiness and alienation in their films, should prefer Soderbergh's film about the confused lives of young Americans at the end of the Beat Generation.

However.

As a result, the winner of the Palme d'Or this time became Giuseppe Tonadore's "Cinema Paradiso".

Come to think of it, Cinema Paradiso is equally eligible for the Palme d'Or, while also favoring Wim Wenders' liking. And, going deeper, Simon realized that the difference in the results of the awards should be due to the difference between the publisher of Sex, Lies and Videotape and the original time and space.

The original "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" was distributed by Miramax, and the Weinstein brothers were known for their masterful PR skills.

Now, the film's distributor has become Columbia Pictures.

Although Columbia Pictures is more than the current Miramax, I don’t know how many ranks, but in this kind of award public relations, which requires a lot of attention, the Columbia team is obviously inferior in terms of connections and experience. The Weinstein Brothers of Europe.

Of course, "Sex, Lies and Videotape" did not come home empty-handed, but won the second-ranked Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

As for "My Left Foot", there is only one best actor award.

Daniel Day-Lewis' performance really deserves this award.

Simon never planned to let "My Left Foot" hit the Palme d'Or from the beginning, and he is also pleased with the current results, especially "Cinema Paradise" won the Palme d'Or.

This is not because I was relieved to see that "Sex, Lies and Videotape" was not selected. In the next few years, due to balance and other considerations, the possibility of Hollywood getting the Palme d'Or is very low.

Although it is difficult for the Cannes Film Festival officials to interfere with the results of the awards, the judges participating in the awards must also understand that it is definitely not knowing that they will continue to award the Palme d'Or to Hollywood. After all, the majority of the jury are usually European filmmakers, and it is in their own interest if they are too partial.

A huge damage.

In addition, Simon's fancy Jane Campion's "Sweet Sister" got nothing.

Jennifer recovered from the jealousy just now, took a script on the coffee table and explained to Simon: "This is a script for Tonadore's new film, which was passed down by Deutschman in the evening, called "" "Journey to Family", tells the story of an old man who traveled all the way to visit his scattered children after retirement. Deutschman said that he had talked with Tonadore twice, but the other party should be waiting for the results of the awards in Cannes , and therefore did not immediately agree to our invitation to cooperate."

Sabina Freili, who had been sitting quietly beside her, just heard that her country's director had won the Palme d'Or, her eyes lit up, and her expression became a little more moved when she saw the script in Jennifer's hand. She is not expected to step into Hollywood like Valerie Golino with the best actress in Venice, and if she can play a role in an Italian film invested by Daenerys Entertainment, it can also be regarded as a springboard.

It's a pity that she doesn't know much English, so she didn't understand the words in Jennifer's words that Daenerys did not negotiate with Tonadoray, and thought that Simon would invest in the film.

Everyone is up for sale, and Simon is not surprised.

He had already seen Jane Campion's "Sweet Sister" when he was in Geneva. Although the New Zealand film crew was very eager, they also did not immediately agree to Daenerys Entertainment's invitation to buy the film, apparently waiting for the results of the awards.

Giuseppe Tonadore's choice was to be expected.

Even, because of the changes in the results of the awards, Simon found that the possibility of Daenerys Entertainment wanting to get "Paradise Cinema" at a reasonable price is greatly reduced. Obviously, with the Palme d'Or aura, even if the Italian original version of the film seems very protracted, Hollywood studios will definitely not mind fighting for it when Daenerys Entertainment has already made a bid.

In my memory, the North American box office of this film is only about 10 million US dollars. This is the result of the Weinstein Brothers carefully working out a best foreign language film. The North American theatrical version of the film has also been cut. Once the bidding war begins, Daenerys won't have much room for profit even if she forcibly gets the film.

Now, it's obviously impossible for the Weinstein brothers to reach out to this movie, they don't have that kind of strength. But the film fell into the hands of other filmmakers, and the result was unpredictable.

Just like Luc Besson's Cannes opening film "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" last year, the film achieved a record box office in France, but it fell into the hands of Hollywood studios and was released without any rules and regulations. flutter.

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