hollywood melon man

Chapter 510 Settlement
The charity auction incident was just an episode, and there are countless similar incidents happening in Hollywood every day.

It might be because of Little Gilbert's identity, and Scarlett's previous prank on David Ellison, which gave others something to talk about.

Everyone was there to watch the fun, and wanted to see how things would develop and how Gilbert Jr. would deal with David Ellison.

After the charity auction, Gilbert Jr. continued to work on the post-production of "Batman Begins" and also listened to Ivanka's report.

"It turns out that the French baron has close contact with David Ellison, and the two sides are about to reach a cooperation intention," said Ivanka.

"Well," Little Gilbert nodded and said, "Don't give up contact on your side. Don't let David Ellison notice. You must wait for him to take the bait."

"Okay," Ivanka still had doubts: "But he has an experienced veteran like Michael Ovitz by his side. He may not be fooled, right?"

Gilbert Jr. waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. Now many experienced veterans firmly believe in this project, and Michael Ovitz is no exception.

If you find someone to heat it up, I'll chop David Ellison up and stew him."

Ivanka covered her mouth and chuckled. She had heard that her boss was narrow-minded.

Sure enough, the gnashing of teeth made him look even angrier than David Ellison.

Poor David Ellison, he didn't even realize he was fooled and was gloating over snatching the hot project from Gilbert Jr.

Little Gilbert asked again: "By the way, I asked you to find a movie that seems to have a bright future and a huge investment. Have you found it?"

"Of course I found them," Ivanka handed Gilbert a notebook with a list of names on it: "These are the projects that companies have delayed in launching due to the huge investment.

I don’t think anyone would start these projects without the participation of a sucker.”

Little Gilbert opened it and looked: "John Carter? It's adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel A Princess of Mars?"

"Yes," Ivanka said, "This novel influenced George Lucas to create Star Wars, which is also a science fiction series that is popular all over the world and is hailed as the enlightenment novel of science fiction movies.

For many years, people have tried to adapt this work, but it has not been realized due to copyright and technical reasons. Now the time is right."

"I heard Director Cameron talk about this last time. He said that he wanted to film this novel at first, but he didn't get the copyright, so he filmed Avatar."

Little Gilbert sneered and said, "Don't even think about it. It's obviously a money-losing project. Just try it out."

"By the way, there are these, all of which meet your standards, projects like 'Tron: Legacy' and 'Battleship'," Ivanka pointed.

Gilbert Jr. was very satisfied with the projects Ivanka picked out and said to her, "Go get involved in all of them, but don't leave any traces too obvious so that others won't notice."

Ivanka nodded and went to do her work in her high heels.

These projects are all large-scale film projects that have existed in Hollywood for a long time but have not entered the shooting 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. There are very few directors as efficient as Gilbert Jr. who can produce a film as soon as he proposes it.

Everyone said that Little Gilbert seemed to have no fear of losing money and was full of confidence, and Little Gilbert had indeed never lost money.

But only little Gilbert can use this experience, and no one else can use it 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 ruined. If an old man also messes up, he will also suffer a lot.

In addition, Cantaloupe Studios has invested in a number of hit movies over the years, which has made everyone trust Gilbert Jr.'s vision. So once Gilbert Jr. 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 also paying attention.

Sure enough, news began to circulate in Hollywood that Ivanka had secretly been involved in projects such as "John Carter", "Tron: Legacy", and "Battleship", which had been shelved due to high investments.

Donald's big mouth played an indispensable role in this. He boasted to the audience on his talk show "Walking with Millionaires" that Gilbert Jr. was his son-in-law.

To prove this point, he even talked about the projects that Ivanka was involved in through the show.

"Is this a trade secret? Aren't you afraid that little Gilbert will sue you?"

"He's my son-in-law, how could he possibly sue me?" Donald kept talking: "Besides, who in Hollywood can snatch Gilbert Jr.'s attention?"

This is indeed the truth, but Ivanka was very angry when she heard it. She and her boss were innocent and had done nothing, so how could he become the son-in-law?
So Ivanka called Donald and complained.

Donald said, "I see you haven't made any progress for so long, so I have to help you and try harder."

Ivanka was so angry that she swore: "I say again, we are just working people..."

"Yes, yes, it's a work relationship." Donald followed his daughter's words and muttered quietly, "How can a man and a woman have a simple work relationship?"

"What did you say?" Ivanka didn't hear the rest of the sentence clearly.

"It's nothing," Donald said, "Just work hard with little Gilbert. Dad can handle it. Don't worry."

It's no wonder that although Donald is not very good at speaking, he has created the impression that Ivanka and Gilbert Jr. have a serious relationship.

When people see that Ivanka can represent Gilbert Jr., then if she is involved in these projects, doesn't that mean Gilbert Jr. will be involved in them?
As a result, several projects that were originally ignored due to high investment suddenly became popular projects.

Ivanka's acting was quite realistic, with her hesitant bargaining and two steps forward and one step back negotiations, which made others more convinced that these projects were indeed promising.

Regarding this matter, Ivanka's attitude was very sincere.

When David Ellison saw this, he communicated with Michael Ovitz and discussed joining this feast.

"You say, if we snatch these projects from Gilbert Jr., it will definitely hurt him, right?" David Ellison began to fantasize about a bright future.

Michael Ovitz advised him not to daydream: "David, this won't happen, at most it will affect your mood.

And I think the prospects of these projects are not very clear, so it is better to make an assessment before making a decision.”

David Ellison, however, had made up his mind: "No need, Gilbert Jr. has done everything for us. We just need to follow his footsteps and grab the project."

Michael Ovitz is a veteran with many years of experience. He vaguely feels that this matter is not as simple as it seems. But he can't tell what's wrong.

Over the years, Gilbert Jr.'s vision in movies has been praised by everyone, and no one has ever doubted his vision, and the same goes for Michael Ovitz.

'Maybe I'm overthinking it!'

Thinking this way, Michael Ovitz no longer advised David Ellison to think about it more.

(End of this chapter)