American Gossip King

Chapter 183 I always get splashed with wine

After buying UTA, Ian transferred all the contracts of the girls who had signed under the lock bridge to UTA.

This directly boosted UTA's strength significantly.

If there's anything wrong with it, it's probably that they have to give priority to Ian's women.

But that's nothing to worry about; for those agents, making money is the top priority. Although many women in Hollywood want to use their bodies for opportunities, most are already considered lucky if they can get money in return.

In a sense, UTA is Ian Karl's harem!

This is not surprising. For example, Bill Gates, a famous tycoon, has Microsoft as his harem. Many women have accused Bill Gates of sexual harassment after leaving the company, and he himself is a frequent visitor to Lolita Island.

This shows that matters between men and women really don't affect your career development.

Ian's decision to keep his harem at UTA is already considered restrained, which shows that he must be even more successful than Bill Gates in the future to be worthy of such restraint.

After acquiring UTA, Ian continued to negotiate partnerships with various companies, waving his check to acquire any project he deemed promising.

Due to the difference in time and space, Ian was unsure about many things outside of Hollywood, so he focused his main energy on Hollywood film and television projects.

Invest in works you know, acquire the copyrights to works that will continue to sell well in the future, and so on.

Film and television companies can only make limited money, but they can make a lot of money if a project is done well, so he only wants projects and not companies.

Today is another Hollywood extravaganza – a celebration party from Universal Pictures to mark the release of "The Scorpion King".

Universal Pictures CEO Adam Ferguson, dressed in a suit, was chatting with Ian Carr, while a group of high-ranking Hollywood figures, including various stars, surrounded him in the distance.

Several of them were people Ian knew.

For example, Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts were whispering to each other, occasionally glancing at Ian with a faint smile.

There are also a group of big names such as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Nicolas Cage.

At that moment, Adam Ferguson and Ian Carr were sitting by the window next to the Grand Ballroom. The head of Universal Pictures was all smiles and flattery: "The Scorpion King's marketing is doing a great job. Our pre-sale box office has already reached 30 million."

Ian casually said, "Since you're satisfied, then leave the publicity for Black Gold Empire, Azure Ocean Beauty... to me as well."

Ian rattled off seven or eight movie titles in one breath, all of which were Universal Pictures' films scheduled for release this year.

Adam Ferguson was speechless: "Comcast has its own channels; it's impossible for them to hand them all over to you."

Ian laughed: "This just proves that Carl Media is not strong enough. But it doesn't matter, Adam. I'm not going too far. I'm just taking a share of the pie."

When Ian wasn't making any revelations, his demands were all reasonable.

Adam Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief: "That's no problem, I can give you twenty percent."

Ian smiled with satisfaction.

Hollywood spends at least billions of dollars on publicity every year. Even if Ian only takes 10%, it would still be hundreds of millions in revenue. Moreover, his "share" is a large cup, and 10% is not enough.

The exact amount depends on Hollywood's fear of him.

Universal Pictures is now willing to give him a 20% share, which means the fear effect is only 20%.

This means there is still a lot of room for improvement.

So Ian just smiled and chatted with Adam Ferguson, while casually glancing around at the corners, looking for any hidden opportunities...

They were chatting when Tom Hanks walked over.

This Hollywood superstar is best known for "Forrest Gump," and most of his films are both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, demonstrating his ability to read scripts and manage film crews.

Such a person is naturally a smart person, and thus became the first star to take the initiative to show goodwill to Ian, and offered 80% of the shares of "My Big Greek Wedding". Don't be fooled by Ian's offer of double the amount; Tom Hanks really wouldn't have sold it to anyone else.

Therefore, even though he knew that Ian was quite the player in private, he never revealed anything bad about him.

The two then shared a warm hug. Adam Ferguson, who also had other guests to meet, left first.

Tom Hanks then said, "I heard you're helping Jessica Alba with her cat-and-mouse game?"

Ian casually remarked, "That's what Jim Genebri said, hoping I'd be lenient with 20th Century Fox."

Tom Hanks chuckled, "Jim doesn't have that much influence over Spielberg; he's closer to James Cameron. He's just saying that for show. But I can help you."

Ian was taken aback, then suddenly remembered that Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio were the core actors in the cat-and-mouse game.

He certainly has the ability to do it.

Ian smiled and said, "Thank you so much. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Tom Hanks shook his head repeatedly: "Ian, Ian, good friends don't need to say that."

Ian laughed and gave Tom Hanks another hug: "You're right."

Just then, a girl walked past them.

Just as she walked past, the girl suddenly twisted her ankle, spilling a glass of wine onto Ian.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" The other person quickly helped Ian wipe the wine stains off his clothes.

Ian looked at the other person.

It turns out to be Lucy Liu, the most famous Chinese-American actress.

Unfortunately, she didn't fit Ian's aesthetic.

At this moment, Liu Yuling said, "Mr. Carl, please forgive my rudeness. I'll call them right now and have them send you a new set of clothes. I can take you to change..."

As she spoke, she gave Ian a seductive look.

Ian shook his head slightly: "No need, I brought a change of clothes."

As he spoke, he waved to someone in the distance, and his secretary, Ida, came over and brought him a new suit.

Ian walked to the large balcony and changed his clothes on the spot.

This scene left Lucy Liu stunned, and she could only leave helplessly in the end.

Tom Hanks followed Ian onto the large balcony, watched him change, and chuckled, "Looks like you were prepared?"

Ian replied casually, "Ever since Olivia, I've gotten splashed with wine at almost every party."

Ian now changes his clothes twice on average for every party he attends, because pretty girls always accidentally spill red wine on him—they don't even bother to come up with a different idea, since hints have to be direct, and if they're too subtle, you won't understand.

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Then, we'd spend time in the room, on the balcony, in the small living room, even on the grass or under the big tree, with these girls, wherever the mood struck us.

Not every girl needs to reciprocate, so Ian didn't even remember the names of many of them, and sometimes the girls had to remind him when they met again.

Then Ian suddenly realized: "No wonder you look so familiar. I didn't recognize you even with your clothes on."

But not everyone who splashed him had the chance.

For example, this person now.

Ian was very generous, so she didn't need to pay for the clothes.

Tom Hanks laughed and said, "You don't like her?"

Ian shook his head: "She doesn't fit my aesthetic."

"I heard you also rejected Julia Roberts?"

Ian asked in surprise, "You knew that?"

Tom Hanks leaned against the railing and replied nonchalantly, "Damn, she complained to me about it, saying I didn't want her access, I only wanted her money... You're clearly much richer than her."

Ian chuckled: "A legitimate business is for the rich to exploit the poor, and besides, she's not poor... If I had known, I should have slept with her that day."

Tom Hanks was speechless for a moment, then he said, "There will be opportunities. There are many beautiful women in Hollywood, but ultimately, there are only a limited number of stars."

As he spoke, he leaned closer and whispered, "Mattis Clay hopes you'll let her off the hook."

Matisse Clay?

Scarlett's agent?

This bitch, dissatisfied with Scarlett's decision not to renew her contract, once considered selling Scarlett's contract.

When Ian found out, he arranged for Dear Chandler to support some animal rights, environmental and feminist organizations, and then made trouble for the projects Matisse Clay was involved in—frankly, this was the gentlest and most tactful thing he could do.

The reason Ian did this was simply to test the "standard methods of rich people to prank others".

It's about combining the orthodox and the unorthodox!

Shortly after that, Matisse Clay gave up the idea, and Scarlett's contract had just been transferred to UTA a few days ago.

Ian asked in confusion, "Scarlett's matter is in the past. I never said I wanted to cause her any trouble."

Tom Hanks laughed, "But Scarlett was very unhappy with her. In the past, she always wanted Scarlett to sleep with other men. Scarlett hated her. When she terminated the contract, she gave Maddie a warning, saying that she had completely gotten rid of Maddie and that Ian would teach her a lesson! This terrified Maddie."

Scarlett has been busy these past few days and hasn't come to see him, so Ian really didn't know that.

The problem is, you're only now realizing you're afraid?

Ian was increasingly surprised: "Why are you helping her like this?"

Tom Hanks shrugged: "I've fucked Maddie too."

Ian was stunned: "That old woman is 46!"

Tom Hanks laughed, "She was only 40 when I slept with her. She's a bit older, but she's got some tricks up her sleeve... You know, sometimes service is important. And I don't want you to expose me the next time I sleep with her! Okay, besides, she introduced me to some other girls. You'd be angry if an agent recommended your girl to someone else, but you'd be happy if they recommended other girls, right? She can still be of some value to you. You can't just keep messing around with people in UTA. CAA has a lot of good girls too, and you can't take CAA all in a short time... She can be your dog, bringing you a lot of pretty and easy girls, even some inside information."

Ian: "..."

I have to admit, Tom Hanks makes a lot of sense.

Ian nodded: "Have her apologize to Scarlett properly, send her some gifts, and then I'll comfort her. Scarlett is a magnanimous girl; all she wants is a gesture."

Tom Hanks laughed: "No problem."

The two of them talked with their backs to the railing. Ian looked around the banquet hall and saw that many girls were staring at him covetously, while Nicole Kidman walked away.

He activated his X-ray vision, and then he saw...

Fake!

I didn't know you had this kind of interest, Nicole!

Then Ian pouted, "I have to go now, or I'll really have no change of clothes... They're practically lining up to give me a wine bath."

Another girl carrying a wine glass walked towards him, but Ian left just before she got close.

(End of this chapter)