I’m in Hollywood

Seeing Alexander and Miranda sitting at the small bar in the living room eating breakfast, Eric didn't enter the dining room either. He placed Gisele with a shy expression next to Alexander and said, Hey, sit down, I'll get breakfast.

Alexander felt that the atmosphere was a little weird. Seeing Eric walking towards the kitchen, he quickly got up and followed, and said, Eric, I will help you.

Smelling the aroma of oatmeal, Gisele, who was already physically exhausted last night, suddenly felt a strong sense of hunger. Without waiting for Eric and Alexander to return, she picked up Alexander's small bowl and drank it with a spoon. stand up.

After consuming all the cereal porridge left in Alexander's bowl in two or three times, Giselle raised her head, looked at Miranda, who was rolling her eyes, and said, Look, you will have this day sooner or later.

Miranda just clicked and said, I'm just surprised.

Of course Gisele knew what Miranda was in for. In the modeling circle, there are really not many girls who can keep their first time for a long time. If it wasn't for her and Alexander being chosen by Eric as soon as they stepped into this circle, the two girls would never have been able to stay on their own in the past few years.

Although the body is still a little unwell, thinking of this, Giselle still has some gratitude for Eric again. After all, even if the concept is more open, no girl will be willing to exchange their bodies again and again for the sake of superiority.

Eric and Alexander quickly came out of the kitchen with a tray in each hand.

Sitting down opposite Giselle, Eric put a bowl of oatmeal and a fruit salad in front of Giselle, and then took a piece of food for himself, and said while eating: Have a good rest at home during the day, and at night. I happen to have a party to attend, so I'll take you with me.

When Giselle heard that Eric was going to take her to the party, she nodded happily. She still hoped to have more interaction with Eric. After all, this was her first man, and maybe even the last.

However, remembering something, Giselle shook her head again and said, Eric, I'm going to shoot next month's cover photo for Bazaar magazine today, and I've already made an appointment with a photographer.

Eric took the milk that Alexander handed over, took a sip, and said, Then put it off until tomorrow, call your manager later, and say you want to accompany me today.

Well, Gisele said no more, nodding lightly.

Miranda waited for the two to finish, and pulled Eric's sleeve pitifully: Eric, I also want to go to the party.

Eric shook his head and refused: Not this time. Next time there is a more relaxed party, I will take you all together.

Although Giselle could be lazy for a day, Eric couldn't. Before he came to Manhattan, his schedule for the next week was already full.

The new annual TV program introduction season in May has just passed, and all the TV stations under the abc group have basically determined the subscription program list for the next year.

Eric is going to watch the new project presentations of several TV network program production departments in the past two days. Classic TV shows are always hard to come by. Even if he can't see the high-rated programs in his memory, Eric also asks himself to be right. Several of its major TV stations will be well aware of the upcoming new programs.

After a busy day, returning to the apartment on Madison Avenue in the evening, and simply eating something in advance, Eric rushed to the Upper East Side with Giselle.

The party hosting the party tonight is Morgan Stanley President John Mark. Chris brought the other party's invitation when he came to East Hamp last week. Yahoo's IPO process has been steadily advancing under the operation of Morgan Stanley. There are only advantages and no disadvantages in building a good relationship, and Eric did not refuse.

The car stopped outside an apartment on East 95th Street. As soon as Eric got out of the car with Gisele's little hand, he saw John Mark and Chris and his wife coming out together.

John Mark is about fifty years old this year, with gray hair and a slightly short stature, wearing a gray suit, when he saw Eric getting out of the car,

A warm smile appeared on his face immediately, and he took two steps forward and reached out to Eric.

Good evening, Eric, John Mark shook hands with Eric and looked at Giselle next to him.

This is Giselle Bundchen, my girlfriend, Eric took the initiative to introduce: Giselle, this is Mr. John Mark, the president of Morgan Stanley.

Hello, Mr. Mark, nice to meet you, Giselle smiled and extended her right hand to John Mark.

John Mark gently shook Giselle's little hand gently, and said, Hello, Miss Bundchen, I'm also very happy to meet you.

After a few simple greetings, Eric greeted Chris and Emily again, and they walked into the apartment together.

Due to the cost of land, buildings in Manhattan always look cramped and crowded from the outside. The same is true of the simple red brick apartment in front of me, but the interior of the apartment is very spacious. There were twenty or thirty people standing or sitting, but it was not crowded at all.

Seeing Eric appear, the guests in the hall all got up and gathered.

If a few years ago, these traditional Manhattan elites, who pay attention to status and style, could still maintain a certain sense of superiority in the face of a wealthy upstart like Eric, but as Eric's personal wealth has ballooned to an astonishing level , It is difficult for these people to maintain any restraint.

Eric, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Anson Beard, the director of our company, he and Mr. Gilbert have been good friends since childhood... and this, the founder of Tiger Fund, Mr. Julian Robertson, last year Tiger Fund and Mr. Soros's Quantum Fund sniped at Southeast Asian currencies is really amazing... oh, next this is...

John Mark's social circle is very wide, in addition to several high-level Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street tycoons, as well as some social elites in real estate, media and even politics, Eric unexpectedly saw another one. The Victoria's Secret Angel, Stephanie Seymour, was at the party with her publishing mogul husband Peter Brandt.

Following the introduction of John Mark, Eric greeted the guests one by one.

After a brief introduction, John Mark's assistant came over and said something in his ear, John Mark gave Eric an apologetic look and said, Eric, wait a moment, Jill Mr. Burt is here too.

Seymour Gilbert was the previous chairman of Morgan Stanley, and the other was the godson of Henry Morgan, the founder of the Morgan consortium. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1960 and led Morgan Stanley in Wall Street. Rise, although the other party is now retired, but still has a strong influence within Morgan Stanley.

When John Mark went out to meet Seymour Gilbert, Eric had no time to wink at Chris. He felt that John Mark seemed to be a little too enthusiastic about him tonight, and the two only briefly touched each other after all. Several times, it stands to reason that John Mark should not be so familiar, even a little attentive.

Chris walked with Eric to the buffet table in the corner of the living room, took a glass of red wine, and said, You should know about the merger of Morgan Stanley and Dean Witt last year, right?

Eric nodded, Dean Witt (dean-witter) is also a powerful stock brokerage and securities firm on Wall Street, mainly engaged in stock retail business. Speaking of which, in When Happiness Comes Knocking starring Will Smith in the original time and space, the actor who is a stock trader was laid off by Dean Witt.

Eric also paid attention to the merger of Morgan Stanley and Dean Witt, which started last year, because of Yahoo's IPO.

Seeing Eric nodding, Chris continued: Last month, the new Morgan Stanley board of directors made a decision to appoint former Dean Witt CEO Philip Purcell as Morgan Stanley's chairman and CEO, Philip Purcell. Purcell then appointed several of his cronies to take charge of key positions in various departments of Morgan Stanley. Only John Mark, the original Morgan senior executive, barely kept his position as president.

Hearing Chris' explanation, Eric generally understood that the original Morgan Stanley management lost in the power struggle for control of the company after the merger, but now, John Mark, etc. People are obviously not reconciled to this.

Eric was not interested in Morgan Stanley's infighting, but asked, Will this affect Yahoo's IPO?

Of course not, it's two different things. Even if they have a bloody fight, they wouldn't dare to mess with Yahoo's IPO. If we are pushed to other investment banks because of these, the entire Wall Street will see the joke of Morgan Stanley. Chris said in a relaxed tone, John and the others just want to win over you.

Eric just understood.

In the past six months, with the further rise of the Nasdaq index, the assets of more than ten companies controlled by the entire Firefly system have exceeded 300 billion US dollars.

Any one of these more than ten companies is a customer who needs to try their best to win over several major investment banks. Even if it is not an IPO listing, these companies want to conduct bond issuance, corporate mergers, directional financing and other behaviors, they are inseparable from investment. Bank participation.

Eric and Chris were talking in a low voice, and John Mark led Seymour Gilbert, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley, to come over, and everyone had another warm chat.

After chatting with Simon Gilbert for more than ten minutes, everyone separated. Emily and Giselle, who had just taken the initiative to set aside time for the men to talk, turned back again, with Stephanie Seymour beside them. .

Stephanie Seymour was wearing a black deep-v evening dress, looking sexy and charming. When she approached, she took the initiative to say hello: Hey, Eric, I heard that you participated in Iron Man in person, the movie was shot How about it?

The post-production process has already started, and everyone will be able to see it next summer, Eric responded and asked politely, How about you, Stephanie, what are you busy with recently?

Stephanie Seymour immediately showed half-truths and resentful eyes, glanced at Giselle who was holding Eric's arm affectionately, and said, I can only be a housewife now, and in the future of fashion, Gisele will be It's their world.

At the beginning, Stephanie Seymour's position in the fashion circle was not much worse than that of Cindy and Linda. It was only considering that she had passed the golden age of supermodel, Stephanie Seymour chose to have a relationship with publishing tycoon Peter. Brandt gets married.

I thought it was a 'successful success', but I didn't expect that with the birth of the Victoria's Secret show, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelinsta and others ushered in the second spring of their careers. The fame and status in the fashion industry is even higher than in the heyday of the year, but Stephanie Seymour can only get an ordinary Victoria's Secret Angel status, although the salary of each show is higher than that of other second-tier angels It is much richer, and it can gain some fame with the high exposure of Victoria's Secret Angels, but after all, it is still drifting away from the fashion industry.

With the gradual exchange of blood of the Victoria's Secret Army, last year was Stephanie Seymour's last Victoria's Secret show. At that time, Stephanie Seymour also hoped to get a role in Desperate Housewives, but was rejected by Eric because the conditions did not match. reject.

At this time, hearing Stephanie Seymour say this, Eric just smiled and said, Actually, this is not bad. Women always have to return to their families.

Seeing that Eric was unmoved, Stephanie Seymour put away her resentful expression, gave him a charming look, and said, Eric, you are macho.

Of course not, I mean, Eric shrugged and said, Well, men also need to return to their families.

Hehe, all three women laughed.

With that said, Stephanie Seymour's husband, Peter Brandt, came over, wrapped his arms around his wife's waist, and said, What are you talking about?

Feeling Peter Brandt's movements, Stephanie Seymour's expression froze visibly, and then she smiled again.

Eric didn't pay attention to the small gestures between the couple on the opposite side, and joked: We are talking about several major political correctness in Hollywood movies, such as returning to the family and so on.

It's an interesting topic with a lot of potential, Peter Brandt said. Eric, why don't you come to my Interview magazine and do an exclusive interview on a similar topic?

Interview is the main magazine under the Brandt Publishing Group. It was founded by the famous Andy Warhol in 1969. It is mainly for professional interviews with filmmakers, artists, musicians and other groups.

Eric thought to himself that Peter Brandt would be very good at getting things done, but he shook his head and refused: It's just small talk, I'm afraid I don't have the time.

It's a pity, Peter Brandt shook his head, not forcing it, and turned to his wife: Fanny, come with me, let's go and say hello to Mr. Gilbert.

After that, Peter Brandt nodded to Eric and the others, and left with Stephanie Seymour.

Watching the two go away, Eric retracted his gaze, but found that Chris and Emily looked at him a little strangely, and even Giselle winked at Eric.

Uh, why are you looking at me like this? Eric said helplessly, I didn't do anything.

Emily's face was full of ridicule: Are you not trying to recruit yourself?