Chapter 45

Chapter forty five The actual cause

   Charlie Brown Pizzeria.

  Boss Charlie Brown, sporting a ten-inch grilled fowl pizza, walked in the direction of the clients seated with the aid of using the window in the shop.

  Americans' favored pizza taste is grilled fowl pizza.

  In the shop that sells pizza, that is regularly the best-promoting variety.

  It is actually a widespread configuration in lots of rapid meals restaurants, much like Tianchao's egg fried rice or fried noodles.

  Put the grilled fowl pizza at the desk of the visitors.

   Charlie Brown heard the youngest and handsomest of the 4 visitors say thanks to him.

  This is his normal customer, Charlie Brown shrugged, "You're welcome."

   After completing speaking, the vintage guy left.

  It is ten o'clock withinside the morning, one of the busiest hours in the shop.

  There are 4 people in the shop.

   When it involves baking and making pizza, Charlie Brown remains withinside the addiction of doing it himself.

  He failed to need to destroy his shop's reputation.

  The younger and good-looking visitor changed into Abel who delivered Anne Hathaway, Michael Levine, and some other vintage white guy right here for dinner.

   ".Two Mr. Michaels." Abel stated with a smile:

   "You ought to be acquainted with every different.

   So I'll simply introduce myself, I'm Abe Smith. "

  Michael Levin glanced on the vintage white guy sitting subsequent to him.

   Of route Michael Levine is acquainted with this vintage white guy.

  The vintage white guy's call is Michael Ovitz. More than ten years ago, whilst Michael Levine first joined CAA.

  Michael Ovitz isn't always handiest his boss, however additionally his instructor who educated him.

   It may be stated that Michael Ovitz is Michael Levine's manual on the street of being an agent.

   "Levin, long term no see, hello."

  Michael Ovitz, founding father of CAA, former president of Disney, and present day founder and chairman of Artist Management Group, greeted his former subordinates with a smile.

  Michael Levine quick responded: "Hi, Mr. Ovitz. Long time no see. The ultimate time I noticed you changed into Christmas ultimate year."

   "Do you continue to recollect it pretty clearly?" Michael Ovitz answered with a smile, after which checked out Abel curiously:

   "Mr. Smith, I'm curious now, you known as me and Levin right here, is there any commercial enterprise for us?"

  Michael Ovitz will come, David Mellon were given him.

   Said that there's commercial enterprise to do with him.

  Three years ago, Michael Ovitz after being kicked out from Disney and CAA.

  He changed into very upset.

   Then once more based his very own new organisation, American Artists Management Group.

  Abbreviated as AMG, its commercial enterprise absolutely overlaps with CAA.

   is an artwork brokerage organisation.

   But one second and some other.

   Today's Hollywood enjoyment enterprise may be very unique from whilst he based CAA.

  The artist control institution has been mounted for 3 years, however its operation has now no longer been excellent.

   Not to say difficult CAA, turning into one of the 5 biggest brokerage corporations withinside the United States, or turning into the 6th biggest.

  It's been 3 years, and I cannot even make it into the pinnacle ten.

   Obviously, Michael Ovitz cannot reflect the upward thrust of CAA once more.

   Just like he stated, "The enjoyment enterprise is my favored place, and I am inclined to present the whole lot I actually have for it."

   Having finished achievement and end up a billionaire, he has suffered critical losses in all his investments in different industries.

  Although AMG, that is, Artist Management Group, isn't always in a excellent state of affairs at present.

   But at the least they might not lose cash, and there's nevertheless hope.

  The enjoyment enterprise is an enterprise he's acquainted with.

  He is already in his fifties, and he cannot extrade his profession despite the fact that he desires to.

  He would not need to retire.

   can handiest keep to paintings **** AMG.

  At this time, human beings from Wall Street (David Mellon) approached him.

   is searching out funding everywhere, and Michael Ovitz, who desires to increase the artist control institution, is evidently very excited.

  He got here over.

  Looking on the younger guy in the front of him, Michael Ovitz isn't always from the monetary circle.

   But he additionally knew that the younger guy in the front of him changed into a growing supermegacelebrity on Wall Street.

  Wall Street has been cheated with the aid of using Hollywood, and essentially has no hobby in Hollywood after that.

  Now Abel has determined him. He may be very curious, is it due to the fact Wall Street has end up inquisitive about Hollywood once more?

   "Exactly.

   Please come right here, each of you, I actually need to do commercial enterprise with you. "

   Abel smiled and stated.

   "But strictly speaking, I need to lease you to paintings for me."

   Hearing him say that, Michael Levine's response changed into okay.

   A little startled, however now no longer a huge deal.

  Michael Ovitz laughed outright.

  This guy, who changed into already an essential determine in Hollywood greater than twenty years ago, smiled and stated:

   "Hahaha~ Mr. Smith, are you kidding me?

  I realize little approximately Wall Street, and my monetary know-how is restrained to IPOs and funds.

  Even in case you are inclined to lease a layman like me, I in my view might now no longer need to postpone your commercial enterprise.

  I will actually assist you to lose even your underclothes withinside the inventory market. "

   This is simply very polite.

  If it changed into modified to before, whilst he changed into the chairman of CAA or the president of Disney, he might in all likelihood reply—

   "Are you worthy?"

  Back then, he changed into additionally one of the pinnacle giants in Hollywood, or in different words, the whole American enjoyment enterprise.

   Now it has fallen, however the contacts, property, and capacity are nevertheless there.

   His preceding enjoy made him a wealthy guy with a internet really well worth of multiple billion US dollars. Strictly speaking, he isn't always brief of cash at all.

  Why ought to you figure for a younger guy?

   It changed into nevertheless Wall Street that he changed into now no longer acquainted with.

   Unless you upload cash!

   "When did I say I might lease you to paintings on Wall Street?"

  Abel stated: "If you do not listen, what's the call of the organisation I need to lease you to paintings for?"

  Michael Ovitz frowned, and he could not assist however have a take a observe Michael Levine.

  The latter shrugged, announcing that he failed to realize what medicinal drug Abel changed into promoting in his pocket.

   "Let's test this first."

  Abel pulled out folded A4 papers from his pocket and placed them at the desk.

  Michael Levine and Michael Ovitz took one of the playing cards and opened up it to have a take a observe it.

  Michael Levine study softly: "Equity conversion agreement? What? Mr. Barry Crown, bought his 4.5% CAA stocks to Smith Capital?"

  He appeared up in wonder and checked out Abel.

  Michael Ovitz placed down the A4 paper in his hand, and collected the only that Michael Levin changed into searching at simply now.

   After studying it, Ovitz raised his eyebrows, "Barry Crown's 4.5%, TGO Capital's 3.36%.

  Mr. Smith, you presently very own a complete of 7.86% of CAA. "

  Hearing what he stated, Levin quick picked up some other one and checked out it. It changed into additionally a replica of the fairness conversion agreement.

   "That's right. In addition, I'm nevertheless searching out the 1.5% held with the aid of using GM. The different birthday birthday celebration has already meant to promote it and is presently negotiating the price."

   "There is likewise 4% of Williams Capital, that's being contacted."

   "If all are successful, the shareholding ratio will exceed 10% or greater."

  Abel stated easily.

  Michael Ovitz, who has been withinside the mall for a long term, changed into silent for some seconds, and he checked out Abel:

   "Mr. Smith, what do you mean?"

   "Help me collect CAA."

  Abel ultimately were given immediately to the point, telling the actual cause of inviting those human beings over today.

   "After achievement.

  Mr. Michael Ovitz, I would really like to lease you because the president of CAA.

   And Mr. Michael Levin is the overall manager. "

  (give up of this chapter)