American Scandal King

Chapter 17 Don't Waste Your Talent
Bertram Leek's answer made Ian Carr feel deeply insignificant.

Behind these people's apparent politeness lies arrogance, disregard and contempt.

Ian tried to suppress his anger and smiled, "I still suggest that Touchstone Pictures carefully consider my suggestion... The Herald is still very small. If they cooperate with us now, they can get two months of full-page advertising for 300,000 yuan. The key is that I am also a related person. Don't look at our current sales volume as average. That is only due to the limited distribution channels. The actual number of our newspapers borrowed far exceeds our sales. We have a huge hidden influence and huge potential! If six months pass, I am worried that even 3 million yuan will not be able to get the same advertising content."

These words were spoken with strong confidence and arrogance.

Bertram Leake laughed. "It's good for young people to have confidence, but it's not common."

Ian nodded. "I understand. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, I am lucky to have such a report."

He glanced over and saw Kate Beckinsale lower her head slightly.

Yes, perhaps in the eyes of most people, Ian Karl is just a lucky man, but she knows that it is not luck.

Ian Carr's achievements have absolutely nothing to do with luck; it was his madness that made him successful.

So if there's anyone here who believes he'll make bigger news in the future, it's Kate Beckinsale.

It's a pity that she is not qualified to participate in this kind of discussion. In this star-studded environment, she is just a small figure after all!

So she took Ian's hand and said, "Come on, Ian, let's go over there and talk. Director Hannett and Mr. Lick want to discuss some cooperation."

I don't even have the qualification to audit the class?

Ian sneered in his heart.

These high and mighty guys won't stoop so low as to step on you, they will just ignore you!

I don't care about you at all.

They are much more sophisticated than those guys who just come over to mock and attract hatred for no reason, but there is no essential difference between them.

The cynics might still have some conscience, but the arrogant put a price tag on even their conscience... and it's not cheap!
Ian said nothing and walked aside with Kate.

Walk out of the hall and onto the balcony.

Ian held a wine glass and looked at the lights of thousands of homes outside the balcony.

Kate stood beside him in a dazzling evening gown, looking extremely beautiful.

She leaned gracefully against the railing, looking at him with her beautiful big eyes: "Unhappy?"

Ian smiled.

He leaned against the railing, looking at the men and women in the hall, and whispered, "A week ago, my newspaper staff looked down on me, and my neighbors looked at me like a maggot... After the news came out, they adored me and looked at me like a god. The change was so fast it surpassed the speed of light... The release of explosive news is like making a hit movie in the media world!"

Kate looked at him quietly.

Ian continued, "But when you leave that small, cramped environment and come into a bigger world, you realize you're still nothing."

He pointed at the men and women in the hall and said, "Today, in front of these people, I don't even have the qualifications to say a few words to them. But above these people, there are also bosses, and behind their bosses there are bosses even bigger than them... The world is a pyramid, and you and I are still at the bottom!"

He turned back to Kate, taking in her beautiful face, and smiled, "They're not the ones I pursue. I don't want to be like them, but rather abandon them... So I won't be angry. Their actions will only make me see the reality of the world more clearly, and even make me more excited... Because I don't owe them anything, I can ask for a higher price even more recklessly in the future, so this is a good thing!"

He leaned close to Kate's ear and whispered, "Pearl Harbor's publicity and promotion will definitely fall into my hands, but as I said, it won't be 300,000 by then, it might even be more than 3 million... There's still six months until next March. I have every confidence that within six months, the Pioneer Newspaper's scale will more than double!"

The average daily sales volume of the Pioneer Newspaper is actually less than 10,000. With a low starting point, there is much room for improvement. Will it reach an average daily sales volume of 100,000 copies by March next year?
No, that's just the beginning!
Kate raised her brow slightly.

She used to hate Ian's behavior, but today's disregard from those big guys made her understand Ian deeply.

Without status, you are nothing!

She looked at Ian seriously and said, "So you're really not interested in me? Is everything just for the news? Is career the only thing you care about?"

Ian thought for a moment and replied, "No, Kate, you are a charming girl. But you know what? Beauty has never been a scarce resource in this world, good news is! If one day, you have enough fame and fortune, beauties will be plentiful. This may sound hard to hear..."

Kate interrupted him: "I work hard in Hollywood, I know this is the truth, I won't be angry about such words. But I will be disappointed! Do you know why?" She looked at Ian seriously: "You are the most rational and craziest person I have ever met! You look at everything rationally. When others despise you, you are not angry; when others admire you, you are not happy; when others want to kill you, you are not afraid; so when others love you, you will not have the same emotional return... You are like a machine! You are too cold! Emotions may not be important in Hollywood, but that is also why they are rare, and because of their rarity, they are even more valuable!!!"

She said disappointedly, "You are unwilling to give even a little bit of emotion... There will only be rumors between us, nothing else."

Ian smiled.

Are you implying that I need to give you some warmth?

Unfortunately, I really can’t do it!

When others give you affection, you should return affection - affection is a luxury for rich people, and I know I will definitely become rich!
From the moment I came into this world, I knew the meaning of my existence: let go of emotions and become a terrifying beast that climbs ruthlessly!
So he just looked outside silently.

In the hotel opposite, he saw a couple happily having sex in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

When his eyes fell on him, the man opposite even waved to him with a happy smile on his face.

It's really not concealed.

So Ian simply activated his perspective and looked at the hotel in the distance.

During this period, with the follow-up effect of the news, my right eye has continued to improve and has reached over 200. My perspective ability has become stronger and stronger, and it is not so easily sore.

As he watched, he slowly said, "You know what? It's never easy for a reporter to get a big story. It requires a lot of preparation, and a huge investment of time, energy, and money... But I'm different. I'm good at observation, and I can see clues to big news from the smallest details... I can't let this talent go to waste."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over Kate. The beautiful figure that was exposed at a glance made Ian's heart jump, and he reacted instinctively again.

Then he quickly turned his head and put one hand in his pocket to hide the changes in his limbs.

Damn, perspective makes a good world full of edge-of-the-edge feeling!
Ian felt that for a long time, walking with his hands in his pockets and supporting his chicken would become his normal state.

Then Ian laughed and said, "If you waste a beauty, you only lose a beauty...If you waste talent, you lose everything!"

Kate shook her head. "I hate that explanation."

Kate was a little sad.

For a moment, she felt that she really liked Ian Karl.

But this is a cold-blooded bastard.

Everything he said was right, but precisely because it was so right, it seemed so cold, cruel and ruthless!

Can't you have a little more emotion in this heartless world?

Isn’t that the most valuable thing?

However, she didn't say these words after all.

Anyone who can make it in the entertainment industry must be open-minded after all!
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Ian smiled and looked outside again.

Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed: "Fuck! That bastard!"

Kate turned around in surprise: "What did you say?"

Ian had picked up the camera he always carried with him, grabbed Kate's hand and said, "Come with me, there's big news!"

news?

Kate was horrified, and her first reaction was, "I don't want to be in another gunfight!"

"It's not a gunfight this time, but you and I will be heroes again!" Ian held her cheeks and said seriously, "I promise, there's no danger at all!"

Kate looked at him in surprise. He held my face?
Ian had already pulled her out and strode: "This is mine, don't shout!"

(End of this chapter)