Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 179 Commercial Espionage
The next day, when Ruijin stood in Drizzt's office and listened to his summary of the offers from various companies, he was a little dazed.

For he heard the name of the Supreme Creation.

"California, highest price $7500 million, supreme creativity."

Ruijin read their quotation twice, and then had a complicated expression.

"I didn't expect..." he muttered.

"I didn't expect it either." Drizzt sat on the sofa and held the quotation: "It's only 50 US dollars more than Crown Creative, and Crown Creative is 50 US dollars more than Ogilvy Advertising. Look at this coincidence. If it is announced You will definitely regret going out to this place, hahaha.”

He smiled and then combed through the other quotes.

Crown Creative won New York and Florida, and Ogilvy Advertising won Texas with its second price increase, but everyone present recognized that Supreme Creative was the final winner.

Because California's advertising channel is the most complete and the only one that breaks even, perhaps what it lacks is just a little innovation.

Unfortunately, United Media International can't wait any longer. The new leaders can't wait to transition to the Internet track and do something big. Naturally, their subordinates have to solve the problems for the leaders.

When she thought about having to engage in espionage activities on weekend nights and enter Tang De's office to install a bug, she wanted to sigh even more.

Although Zhang Ziyi's acting skills are not perfect in Tang De's opinion, compared to other actors, she can at least express Sayuri's innocence and stubbornness vividly.

But Tang De didn't want to use Watanabe Ken, so after thinking about it, he suddenly remembered someone.

"Remember what I once said? Strategically..."

This made Rachel feel shameless and uncomfortable every time she talked to them.

I didn't think of him before, purely because Tang De always felt that Zun Long was not from this era, but later I found the 2001 movie "Rush Hour" and after watching his state, I felt that Zun Long is also very suitable for playing the role. long.

The sparrow-spotted girl hung up the phone, took two quick puffs of cigarette, and then stuffed the phone into her chest to make it fuller.

"But that's not important at the moment. What's important is the management of advertising channels in California, Fernando..."

But she didn't expect that it was just one of the numbers.

"I just didn't expect Crown Creative to be so powerful, and Sigg also served as the CEO of Crown Creative." Tang De pursed his lips: "It seems that the advertising market in New York is about to start fighting again."

But Tang De always had a sense of crisis.

To be honest, if she hadn't relied on the prepared customer information to enter Jimmy's handwritten quotation amount, she wouldn't have been able to see that number.

This failure made the company very angry, but there was nothing they could do about it, because the easiest way to join the supreme creativity was the customer service girl.

Fernando's beard trembled with his smile: "But the most important thing is actually Tang, your decision. If you hadn't prepared three quotes, we would definitely not have any chance this time."

For Tang De, all he has to consider is how to make her understand the word elegance and perform it.

"That's right!" Jimmy drank the champagne in the glass: "When I heard that guy say $7450 million, I screamed at God in my heart."

There was really no chance that the bug would be put in, otherwise it would not have missed the key information of the three quotes from Supreme Creative.

After she walked into the customer service area, the girl standing by the wall stroking her hair shouted: "Rachel, do you want to get a haircut this weekend? The ends of my hair are a little wrinkled."

Honor the dragon.

Perhaps because of his weight gain, his face is indeed not as angular as Ken Watanabe's.

But Jimmy was really very discerning. Fortunately, Rachel was really good-looking, so he was impressed.

While several people were planning the next step in the office, in a secluded corner downstairs of the company, a girl with light blond hair and sparrow spots was smoking a cigarette and looking around warily while answering the phone.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't expect him to prepare three offers."

At the same time, Tang De received a call from the crew of "Memoirs of a Geisha", saying that the cast had been assembled and the main female characters, including Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and some supporting actors, would undergo a five-month training in Los Angeles.

Rachel couldn't help but sigh when she thought about the day when she would betray her lust.

"To despise the enemy, you must pay attention to the enemy tactically, Tang De, I remember." Jimmy followed what he said, and then shrugged: "But I don't think it is necessary to attach so much importance to Crown Creative. Their business seems to be the same as ours. Not that coincident.”

"No, Jimmy, listen to this name, Crown Creative. Think about our name again, Supreme Creative." Tang De waved his finger: "Their intention is very clear, they just want to replace our position. This name is not randomly chosen. of."

That's what commercial espionage does.

"Oh...Sorry, I have something to do over the weekend." Rachel replied with a fake smile, and then cursed a bitch in a low voice.

Supreme Creative focuses more on high-end brands and industry leaders, while Crown Creative focuses more on small and medium-sized enterprises and mass enterprises. Although there is a slight overlap between the two, they are generally in harmony.

Looking at the other girls in the customer service area, all of them are dressed up and down, thinking about how to seduce the bosses and managers in the company every day, as if the meaning of life lies in men.

"The employer is willing to increase the price? How much? One hundred and fifty thousand dollars? OK, I'll take this job."

"Bugging? No, no, no. Don is very cautious. I have to find a good reason every time I approach his office. And I can never stay longer."

"At night? After people leave? Maybe, but it's a bit dangerous. Please, I'm a commercial spy, not 007."

As for the male lead at the end of the film, Tang De passed on Chow Yun-fat in the end, because this guy's appearance didn't fit the neon man's look, he was too round.

"Hmm... It seems to make sense. Isn't the crown the highest?" Jimmy touched the corner of his mouth and grinned: "It seems we have a challenger."

"Sigg? That executive of IPD, he is just a defeated opponent. Don, just use creativity to defeat him like before." Jimmy didn't care.

But there was no way, the work had to continue, and she had to get enough dirty information or help her employer bring down the company before she could leave.

"Fernando, you are our biggest contributor." In the office, Tang De smiled and raised champagne to clink glasses with several people. Kaiden accompanied them and poured wine for Tang De.

And when the news spread, there was naturally a burst of laughter within Supreme Creative.

It's a pity that Tang De is too mysterious and no strangers are allowed in the office.

Although he is now 52 years old, his skin is still very young.

Moreover, his elegant temperament is charming enough. Even now, it is enough to charm a group of twenty-year-old girls.

Therefore, Tang De has asked the casting director to contact Zun Long to inquire about the schedule.

The original male protagonist Ken Watanabe was arranged by him to become Nobue, a businessman who admires Sayuri in the second half of the film.

Thinking about the comparison between the appearance of Zunlong and Ken Watanabe, it is more logical for Sayuri to wait for Zunlong for many years.

Because the crew's announcement was rather sudden, Tang De's flight was scheduled for the evening.

But before going to the airport, he asked Tom to take him to the company. He needed to get some information first.

"Just wait here." Tang De walked into the door of Supreme Creativity.

Tom nodded and stood by the car waiting for Tang De.

However, upstairs, Rachel was climbing in through the window. She was wearing black yoga clothes that tightly wrapped her figure, jumping into the company like a nimble cat.

The company was empty at the moment, with only the moonlight reflecting on the floor and illuminating half of the wall. Rachel twisted her neck, approached the office, and tried the door lock with her hands first.

Sure enough, the door was locked.

Rachel could only take out the prepared lockpick and fiddle with it twice after inserting the door lock.

"Click." The door opened.

Rachel opened the door carefully and walked in. After scanning around, she found that Tang De's office was clean and the desktop was neat. There were only computers and a few documents on it.

She was just about to approach the table to see where to install the bug, but there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

"Damn!" Rachel whispered, looking nervously left and right to find a hiding place, but suddenly remembered that she had not closed the door, so she hurried back to the door and locked it again.

"What to do!" She pressed against the wall and was panicking. This was her first time doing this, and she really had no experience.

But the footsteps were getting closer.

"This is the only thing we can do!" Rachel bit her lip and made up her mind.

"Click..." Tang De opened the door with the key, humming Little Taylor's new song.

During this period of time, under the guidance of Nathan, little Taylor has made rapid progress and has a clear plan for a new album.

The songs that had been written were also adjusted to be more beautiful. Tang De listened to them more and was a little brainwashed.

He turned on the light in the office, then came to the desk and picked up the two documents, and then subconsciously looked at the chair behind the desk.

"Da da da." The sound of leather shoes came from far away, and Rachel, who was hiding under the desk, did not dare to take a breath.

Her whole body was folded together, with her back against the floor and her knees on her chest. She curled up into a ball and watched Tang De's legs dangling in front of her eyes, fearing that Tang De's face would appear in front of her next moment.

But Tang De didn't do that. He just picked up the information, opened the drawer to look for something, and then left the office.

After waiting for a while and listening to the footsteps disappearing upstairs, Rachel breathed a sigh of relief and got out from under the table.

"What bad luck." Rachel looked at the dark office, not daring to delay any longer. He installed the bug directly under the chair and slipped out of the office.

Come to the window again, climb along the window frame to the water pipe, and slowly come down from the prepared ladder.

Seeing that everything was completed quietly, Rachel finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned around and walked down the alley to the street, then looked around cautiously, and when she saw no one, she got on her motorcycle and left.

"Buzz!" The sound of motorcycles gradually faded away.

At this time, two people suddenly sat in a car on the side of the road.

Tom looked at the taillight of the motorcycle: "Do you want me to catch her?"

"No need." Tang De laughed: "I just didn't expect that someone would use this method to deal with me now."

His eyesight and memory are beyond the reach of ordinary people. He clearly remembers the angle and position of the chair before he left the company.

But just now he discovered that the chair had been moved.

So when he got downstairs, he immediately walked around the company, and sure enough he found a ladder.

Now that the identity of the spy was confirmed, Tang De was no longer worried.

Because when eavesdropping becomes a public issue, it is not the other party who takes the initiative.

"Tell Jimmy to investigate this girl's situation and collect evidence secretly. Don't show any different attitude toward her."

Tang De tapped his fingers on his knees: "I also want to see who is investigating us behind the scenes."

"Okay." Tom nodded and drove Tang De to the airport.

When Tang De arrived in Los Angeles, he rested in the hotel for a night and then went to the training venue rented by the crew.

Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li are already receiving guidance from their teachers.

As soon as Tang De walked into the training room, he saw them wearing daily clothes sitting on the tatami and throwing fans.

The two fans were like bottles in a circus performance. They flew up and down freely in the teacher's hands, which was very eye-catching.

However, the fan went straight up and down in the actor's hands, was thrown and smashed down, rolling all over the ground, looking extremely clumsy.

Tang De stood nearby admiring their training. Lisa, the technical instructor next to him, came over and said, "Tang, I'm going to have to work hard for you from now on."

Tang De appears here for two purposes. One is to tell the actors the scene in advance so that they can grasp the character's state.

The other is to determine the actors’ makeup.

"Nothing..." Tang De nodded and asked, "How is the construction progress of the racecourse?"

"The main building has been completed, but the decoration and furnishings inside will take some time."

"understood."

"Little Miss Sunshine" has officially finished filming and entered post-production.

Tang De plans to let it participate in film festivals first and then release it for release.

This approach is most suitable for small-budget films and is also conducive to Oscar competition.

The teacher's instruction to Michelle Yeoh lasted for 40 minutes, followed by the makeup teacher's setting session.

Rob and Steven also arrived at the scene at this time.

Not everyone has to stay here for 5 months. After all, everyone has other things to be busy with, so after a month of intensive training, Tang De and the others can leave.

The actors can come in batches to learn.

The finalization of the makeup lasted three hours before it was over. The leading actors had all finalized their rough looks, and then the makeup teacher continued to optimize them.

Then, it was Tang De's teaching session.

Focused training on acting skills, especially for Zhang Ziyi.

"Come on, take a look at this script and try to act it out." Tang De handed the script to Zhang Ziyi expressionlessly.

Zhang Ziyi immediately took a deep breath. She had done a lot of homework since she was scolded by Tang De last time.

Now is the moment to show off, she will conquer Tang De with her acting skills.

(End of this chapter)