America's Road to Wealth

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Where there are rivers and lakes, there is power, there are mountains, and there are gangs.

It is the same in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, and everywhere. The same goes for Hollywood, which is not exempt from vulgarity.

In Hollywood, actors big and small from Australia. Unconsciously, a mutually supportive power group was formed, the "Australian Gang", which has considerable influence in Hollywood.

Australia is in the south and the United States is in the north. Just like a group of "Southern Sea Gang"'s Northern Expedition, the "Australian Gang" has quietly invaded a large territory in Hollywood.

If this "gang" had to choose a leader, the only one who could convince the public would probably be Murdoch.

This media tycoon, who was born on a farm in the countryside of Melbourne, Australia, is a Hollywood tycoon himself and the boss of 20th Century Fox.

Because of this, Homesick Boss prefers to use actors from Australia.

As a result, a group of new Australian actors became popular with his support.

These people are also willing to pair up with each other, form groups, and work together to make films.

As a result, an invisible "Australian gang" was formed.

There are actually many similar gangs and families in Hollywood.

For example, the famous Coppola family is a family power dominated by the famous director Francis Ford Coppola and extended with him as a link.

The entire Coppola family has won a total of 9 Oscars.

There is a star Nicolas Cage known to many people in China. His original name is Nicholas King Coppola - he comes from this family, and Nicolas Cage is just his stage name.

There are countless similar gangs and families in Hollywood, in order to obtain resources, opportunities, and not to be excluded.

These people use geography, blood, or friendship as ties to form small, semi-invisible groups in Hollywood.

In this "jianghu", the Australian Gang's status is acceptable.

Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew are both members of this "gang".

Because she came to Hollywood relatively early and was relatively good at socializing, Kate also had a higher status in the Australian gang.

But among actors, the one with the highest status in the Australian gang is undoubtedly Tom Cruise.

This Australian actor and religious leader is one of the hottest actors in Hollywood right now.

But he is more widely known to Chinese people because he has a wife named Nicole Kidman.

Right now, the Tu'ao white sheep is chatting quietly with Kate in the mansion at No. 10410 Bellagio Road.

Nicole Kidman came to see Kate today for the end of the year "Aussie Gang" party.

These actors from Australia organize a small party at the end of every year, usually before Christmas.

This party is mainly used to maintain internal friendship, but also to exchange some resources and help each other at the party.

According to Russell Crowe, the spiritual leader of the Australian gang.

The most successful Australian actor of the year borne most of the expenses and provided the venue for this party.

The total fee is only a few hundred thousand dollars, which is not a high level of pressure for a rising Hollywood actor.

This party started a few years ago and so far it's going pretty well.

According to this rule, this year it is Cate Blanchett's turn to take charge.

In other words, among Australian actors this year. Except for Tom Cruise, a super A-list celebrity.

Kate is this year's most successful Aussie actor and it's her turn to take charge of this year's Aussie Gang reunion.

And Nicole Kidman has always been the most sociable among the Australian gang.

She helps with the annual party so that the organizer will not be overtired by herself.

This year it was Kate's turn, and as the time drew nearer, Nicole Kidman came knocking.

Nicole has been looking for Kate for two days.

Kate had been on the phone saying she was in San Francisco.

But when Nicole said she wanted to go find her, Kate refused.

Until today.

When Nicole Kidman called, her tone was a little angry.

Kate agreed to Nicole's request to meet and gave her address.

Nicole Kidman came to the door.

There is no doubt that Nicole Kidman was shocked when she entered this top-notch Beverly Hills mansion.

This house is even more luxurious than the house in Beverly Hills that her husband, who is divorcing, lives in.

Even the top Hollywood actors may not be able to afford this kind of house.

Nicole knew this wasn't Cate Blanchett's home.

Kate's home, Nicole had been to before. It was in the foothills of Beverly Hills and cost two or three million dollars at most.

For a house like this one, Nicole guessed it would cost at least 20 to 30 million dollars.

With Kate's or her husband's income, Nicole felt that she would never be able to live there in her lifetime.

But in this house, Nicole found that she was as familiar as the hostess.

The servants and maids in the villa also treated her like their master.

Nicole Kidman went from surprised to shocked.

This kind of surprise and shock lasted until Nicole discovered the existence of the male owner in this house.

The man of the house is not Andrew Upton, not Cate Blanchett’s husband.

But it was a big shot who couldn't help but be shocked when Nicole found out, making her even more shocked.

Seeing Abel Smith here, to be honest, Tuao Da Aries was really scared.

After a while, Nicole Kidman suppressed her shock.

But at this moment, she had already forgotten about the year-end party.

What Nicole wants to know more at this moment is how Cate Blanchett got together with Abel Smith.

This. This is so enviable to Nicole!

Next to the sparkling swimming pool of the mansion, under the tall and beautiful Mexican palm trees.

Nicole looked at Abel who was on the phone on the balcony, and then at the taciturn Cate Blanchett next to her.

"Kate. What exactly is going on?"

"I promise you that."

She whispered to Kate: "I will definitely help you keep it secret. Really, please trust me."

Looking at Nicole's beautiful face, she was full of curiosity and desire for knowledge.

Kate sneered inwardly. She knew her fellow Australian very well.

Tom Cruise was in a good relationship with his ex-wife Mimi Rogers.

But not long after Tom met Nicole Kidman, who was just debuting and a new actress.

Tom Cruise quickly dumped his first wife and married Nicole Kidman less than two months after their divorce.

In this matter, anyone in the Australian entertainment industry knows what is going on.

Nicole and her husband broke up this year and are currently in divorce proceedings.

Now, in front of him, he performed such a performance as a close friend.

If it were a young girl who was new to the world, she might have been deceived by her. But Kate is thirty-two years old this year.

Nicole wanted to lie to her, but it wasn't that easy.

But Kate didn't have any good intentions when she called Nicole over.

Faced with the appearance of Tu'ao Aries.

Kate sneered in her heart and replied softly:

"Then what do you think will happen?"

Nicole looked at Kate's expression, then looked up at Abel on the balcony.

Just at this time, Abel had just finished making a phone call.

Nicole Kidman, who was going through a divorce lawsuit and trying to find a new wife, saw Abel on the balcony and actually waved to her.

Nicole Kidman was stunned for a moment, then immediately became elated and subconsciously wanted to respond to him.

Fortunately, Nicole is still sensible and knows that Kate is still next to her.

She was a little scrupulous, so she just smiled at Abel and tried her best to show her charming side to Abel.

Unfortunately, it was a bit far apart, so Nicole suspected it wouldn't be very effective.

Looking at her performance, she has been restricted to Abel for a few days.

For several days, Kate, who has been under the spell of magic replenishment and cannot even take medicine, sneered in her heart——

J couple Y couple!

"This gentleman doesn't look that scary. He's very affable."

After Nicole saw Abel disappear from the balcony, she continued talking to Nicole in a low voice.

Nicole wants to continue to get more information about someone. She felt that no matter what, it would not be harmful to her.

Amiable?

You don't know how terrible he is in certain things!

Kate knows what Nicole Kidman is thinking. This kind of thing happens to both women and Hollywood actresses.

And when Nicole Kidman is doing worse than herself.

Kate knew what this sao woman was thinking at this time.

"Yes. Although he is the richest man in the world and the boss of Smith Media, he is a more powerful tycoon than Mr. Murdoch."

Kate smiled at Nicole and said, "But Mr. Smith is a very gentle man."

Well, sages are quite gentle during their time.

But he usually only has a few minutes of sage time at a time.

In other words, his tenderness lasts only a few minutes.

Kate thought to herself.

Nicole Kidman was already full of envy at this time.

Just like Nicole knew what she was thinking even if she didn't say anything.

Even if Kate doesn't admit it, she lives in Abel Smith's mansion and is treated as the mistress by the maid.

This said that she and Abel were innocent, how could Nicole believe it?

The two Australian actresses were full of calculations and wariness towards each other at this time.

A dream flies on a branch and becomes a phoenix.

A broken jar breaks down, trying to drag others into the water.

This boring calculation between women was temporarily interrupted after Abel appeared in front of the two of them.

But what shocked Nicole was when Abel came over.

He actually hugged Kate in front of her and kissed her passionately in front of her without any scruples.

This made Nicole couldn't help but open her beautiful mouth slightly.

So direct, so unabashed?

A few minutes later.

The panting Kate was let go, and Nicole heard the big shot smiling and saying to herself:

"Hello. Miss Nicole Kidman, nice to meet you, I like your work. My name is Abel Smith."

Faced with the big shot’s self-introduction, Nicole Kidman responded quickly:

"Hello Mr. Smith! I'm Nicole Kidman. I'm glad you like it. I'm very happy. What I say is true. Your liking makes me so happy!"

Nicole was a little excited because the big shot took the initiative to greet her, and her words seemed a bit incoherent.

She is excited.

Abel was also sizing up the beauty in front of him.

She has thick golden wavy long hair, thick eyelashes, charming eyes, sensual thick lips, and all kinds of amorous feelings revealed all the time.

She was wearing a pink and purple ultra-short shawl coat, which further highlighted her excellent figure.

Paired with a bright yellow velvet knee-length skirt and a pair of black high boots...it's really charming.

This is the woman in front of me who looks to be in her twenties now. She is actually two years older than Kate.

She is 34 years old this year, the same age as French Kiss Sophie Marceau.

But at first glance, she looks a little younger than Kate.

Kate has become so mature at the age of twenty, she is still the same at the age of thirty, and she still has not changed much at the age of forty.

The big white sheep of Tu'ao in front of me is always blindingly white.

Abel remembered that, like Kate, she seemed to be good for more than ten years.

It also has a certain collection value.

Compared to Kate who needed Liv to think of some way to deceive Abel.

Nicole Kidman's "appreciative" look when facing Abel was much more direct.

Even for this reason, she deliberately staggered her legs slightly and twisted her hips slightly, quietly posing in a pose that showed her feminine charm, so that Abel could better appreciate it.

The pool is blue!

Cate Blanchett is somewhat unwilling, look at her taking the initiative.

I couldn't help but curse secretly in my heart.

"Are you and Kate friends?"

After seeing enough of Aries’ beautiful figure and gorgeous appearance.

Abel smiled and spoke.

"Yes. We are both Australians. We have been good friends since we were in Australia. Kate and I have a very good relationship, right Kate?"

Nicole Kidman looked at Kate with a pleading look in her eyes.

Pray for Kai to be especially exposed.

At this time, Kate just wants to pull people into trouble, and there will be no way to expose her.

Being held in Abel's arms, she finally regained her breath and nodded slightly, "Yes. We have a good relationship."

Nicole laughed happily, thinking Kate was a little silly.

Just as she was thinking about what method to use. When you attract the super big man in front of you under your pomegranate skirt.

David Jones came over.

The chief steward looked intently as always, with only Abel in his eyes.

"BOSS. Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein are here."

David said softly.

Abel nodded when he heard this and said directly to him: "Then let the two of them come in. It is cooler here, and I will meet them here."

David nodded in agreement and turned to call someone.

As the chief steward, David actually did not have to do this kind of demanding work.

Just let the maids, servants, or other bodyguards do it.

But David has always done this kind of thing himself.

It wasn't that he couldn't trust the servants or bodyguards.

But David thinks that doing this can increase his chances of appearing in front of his boss.

Over time, as the boss adapts, he will be able to increase his status in the boss's heart.

This is one of the secrets that David learned privately from professional psychology professors and masters of servanthood.

Maybe that's why he is so serious about this little thing.

Among Abel's many subordinates, he and Edward would become the two people Abel trusted the most.

When David left to ask for help, Kate and Nicole looked at Abel.

Abel shrugged at them, "Here come the Weinstein brothers. That's the Weinstein from Miramax."

After hearing this, Nicole couldn't help but look at Kate. She saw that the latter did not leave and had no special expression.

Nicole, who was still thinking about avoiding the taboo, thought about it for a while. She decided to bite the bullet and stay, as long as she was with Kate.

Wait until the Weinstein brothers come in together.

I saw Nicole and Kate standing next to Abel, who was sitting on the outdoor sofa in the shade of the garden by the villa swimming pool.

"Mr. Smith." Harvey Weinstein, like David just now, looked intently and greeted Abel loudly and respectfully: "Good afternoon. Nice to see you again!"

His brother Bob Weinstein met Abel for the first time.

It was also the first time I saw a Hollywood actress, standing upright next to Abel.

This made Bob Weinstein couldn't help but take another look at Nicole and Kate.

But he quickly calmed down and looked at Abel with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Smith. I am Bob Weinstein, Harvey's younger brother."

"Hahaha~"

Abel's laughter rose and he said to the two brothers, and mostly to Bob Weinstein:

"I heard Harvey tell me. Bob, that's what I'll call you from now on. Bob, it's the right thing to leave Disney. If Michael continues to mess around, he will probably be fired by Disney's shareholders. Welcome. Joining MGM makes my studio even stronger with your presence."

Abel was not joking. He remembered that Michael Eisner would be rejected by Disney shareholders and fired from the company in the past two years.

Bob smiled modestly, "Mr. Smith, I should be the one thanking you for taking me in. Thank you very much."

His extremely humble attitude.

Nicole Kidman, who once witnessed Bob Weinstein pouring wine on a third-tier Hollywood actor in front of everyone at a cocktail party, was a little surprised but also understood.

I'm surprised that a "big boss" like Bob Weinstein can be so humble, like an actor who just stepped into the role.

She knows. A Hollywood "big shot" like Bob Weinstein behaves like this only because the existence in front of Bob is a real big shot several times more terrifying than him.

Nicole Kidman realizes for the first time.

In front of him, the man who held Kate and kissed her passionately just now was such a presence in the circle.

If such a thing existed, maybe Nicole wouldn't dare to think about it anymore.

Abel didn't know that Nicole Kidman was already thinking about it at this time.

When doing business, his spirit will not be on women.

The Weinstein brothers in front of him were specially called by him.

First, he wanted to know how Harvey Weinstein's job was going.

A few months ago, he asked Harvey to contact Hasbro about acquiring or licensing some of Hasbro's IP.

As for Harvey's brother Bob, this is the one who knows how his brother is treated by Abel.

Without the help of his brother in Miramax, Bob became very restricted and also had the mentality of changing jobs.

He contacted Abel about asking Harvey.

When Abel found out, he welcomed him.

Mainly Abel also knows that these two brothers are real strong men in film shooting and operation.

His abilities are very good, and the MGM Film Group, which is getting bigger and bigger now, needs such film talents.

After Bob Weinstein comes over, whether he is in charge of a new film subsidiary on his own or as a producer to supervise the filming of movies, he is a good candidate.

At the beginning of this month.

Bob Weinstein has officially resigned from Miramax to take a position at MGM Film Group.

This time Abel asked Harvey Weinstein to come over and asked him to bring Bob over as well.

Although MGM Film Group may continue to shoot blockbusters for a long time in the future.

But art films that can compete for Oscars, as well as independent films with small investment, will not be let go either.

Abel thought that he would put Bob in charge of this aspect, and Harvey Weinstein would be there to help. This configuration should be very stable.

Today he planned to meet with the brothers and explain their work in this area.

"Hasbro is only willing to license the film rights?"

After hearing the result of Harvey's contact with Hasbro, Abel nodded:

"I understand. You don't have to worry about this in the future. Continue to acquire your copyright, and by the way, help Bob and the company's Oscar preparations in the future."

"As for Hasbro. By the way, I remember that its market value seems to be only a few billion dollars?"

When he said these last words, Abel looked at David.

Before David could answer, Harvey Weinstein said first:

"I saw it this morning! Hasbro just paid dividends and ex-rights, and now the stock price is negative! But the market value is about US$869 million!"

In the U.S. stock market, there are often stocks with negative values.

This is not to say that the value of this stock has simply fallen.

But the price of this kind of stock is extremely low. After dividends and ex-rights are distributed every year or every month, the proportion of dividends is relatively high, which directly drives down the stock price.

If the company's subsequent operations are normal, it can still bring back the value of the stock.

But such companies are generally in a difficult situation.

This was the case with Apple and Qualcomm in the past.

"$869 million? So cheap." Abel said softly.

He really thought it was cheap. If nothing else, the value of the Transformers copyright owned by Hasbro is more than that.

Of course, that was after the comic book movie became a big success.

Now, when comic book movies are just getting on the right track.

Hasbro, Marvel, DC, etc., they are all worthless.

In this era, they generally can only make money by selling toys or comics, or making cartoons.

This is Abel's understanding.

But to the people around him, most people thought he was in Versailles.

Even if they don't know what Versailles means, the feeling is the same.

"David, inform Alan."

Now that the funds are extremely abundant, Abel decided to win Hasbro in advance.

"Let him issue a comprehensive tender offer for Hasbro. Or approach the other party's board of directors and ask for the acquisition. Well, the premium should be within 30%."

David Jones smiled and nodded, took out his cell phone and went to make a call.

This scene made several Hollywood practitioners stare straight-eyed.

A company with more than 800 million US dollars, buy it as soon as you want. Bob couldn't help but look at his brother.

Harvey noticed his look and shrugged at him imperceptibly, meaning that our current boss is so rich.

Bob thought again of the comparison between the now wealthy MGM Group and Disney movies.

After comparing it, Bob couldn't help but feel happy about his choice.

In fact, in parallel time and space, the two brothers also left Miramax to start a new business together after 2005.

This time and space is due to the appearance of Abel.

The two brothers' approaches and choices were much advanced.

Harvey Weinstein's future has also changed due to the appearance of Abel.

The Weinstein brothers interacted.

Kate was not idle either, she was secretly observing Xiaobi's reaction after taking a dip.

Just as she expected, it can be said that Nicole Kidman's eyes are full of water at this moment.

Kate thinks.

If he and the Weinstein brothers weren't here at this time.

Then this female cousin is very likely to take the initiative to knock down Abel!

She feels that Nicole Kidman is such a person.

As for herself, she felt that she was forced and had no choice.

Yes. It was Andrew who gave up on me, even if he doesn’t know it yet!

Kate thought of Andrew calling herself happily a few days ago.

He said that he was spotted by Smith Media and was going to work at the screenwriting company headquarters in Smith Tower, New York.

He said that after two years of hard work, when he comes out, everyone can have a good reunion.

Before this, it didn't matter even if the two parties were separated.

Thinking of her husband who had gone to New York, Kate couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Kate thought again that she hadn't given herself any medicine these past few days, and that guy was getting in so much every day.

It's still a dangerous time for me.

Cate Blanchett thought to herself that there was a high probability that she would never be able to go back to the past.

This made her eyes flicker when she looked at Nicole Kidman.

Just like the legendary water ghost who died of drowning and liked to drag people into the water as a scapegoat.

At this moment, Kate, she also wanted to drag people into the water.

Nicole Kidman, who sent herself to her doorstep, was her first target.

Kate's heart has begun to darken. At this moment, besides Nicole, I was already looking for other partners in my heart.

The first thing she thought of was an Australian actor like Nicole.

The first thing that comes to mind is the Australian actress Rose Byrne, who is younger than her and Nicole and is equally beautiful.

Behind is

Cate Blanchett's heart couldn't help but become darker and darker in this regard.

Compared with four Hollywood people with complicated minds.

Abel's thinking at this time was much simpler.

After dealing with the Weinstein brothers, wait for them to leave.

Abel's thoughts, like those of a normal man, came to Tu'ao Aries.

The 34-year-old Nicole Kidman is at the peak of her charm.

Just looking at it made him feel juicy and delicious.

If it weren't for the rise in status, he would start to worry about his image to some extent.

Maybe now he has to think of a way to take action.

But there is no need for him to take the initiative.

Everything that happened next was with Kate's connivance and even support.

And Nicole Kidman's own initiative to send X.

Everything can be said to be a matter of course!