Chapter 1121 1221. Taking the initiative
At night, a Rolls-Royce Phantom sped along the Los Angeles highway, attracting the fearful and greedy eyes of countless homeless people hiding in the shadows.
During the day, Los Angeles is a fashion capital and a celebrity capital, which makes people indulge in luxury, but at night, the evil hidden in the dark corners will emerge.
Here, if you want to play wildly on the road in the middle of the night like in China, you must be prepared to be robbed or even killed. Those things tortured by various desires may even kill people for just ten dollars.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom finally stopped at the door of a bookstore.
Although the bookstore door had a sign of "closed", Nie Wei still walked into the bookstore with Cheng Zimo. The staff at the door did not drive Nie Wei out when they saw him coming in, but personally led him in and took Nie Wei to a corner of the bookstore.
The whole bookstore was very quiet, because there were no customers. There was only a girl sitting in the corner. Seeing Nie Wei coming, the girl quickly stood up and waved to Nie Wei.
"Hi, Nie Wei, I didn't expect that our first meeting would be like this." Nina said with a smile.
"I didn't expect it either." Nie Wei shrugged his shoulders, sat opposite Nina, and asked: "Miss Nina, you told me on the phone that there was something important, so let's get straight to the point?"
"Why are you so anxious? Try the black tea here, it's very good." Nina's eyes moved, glanced at Nie Wei, and smiled.
Her first impression of Nie Wei was very good, because Nie Wei was very handsome, with delicate and deep facial features, tall figure, and the many halos on Nie Wei, which were very attractive to girls.
If Nie Wei hadn't been married, then Nie Wei would definitely be the second in the world's diamond bachelor rankings every year.
With such a charming man in front of her, as a normal girl, Nina naturally wanted to get in touch with him more, not to mention that the other party was so powerful and could even decide her future career. Of course, she wanted to get closer to him, and also show her charm more to win Nie Wei's favor.
It was a pity that her flirting was in vain. Although Nina was very beautiful, Nie Wei really didn't have time to chat with her.
Nie Wei hurriedly drank half a cup of black tea, and didn't talk nonsense with Nina. He looked at his watch and asked Nina again if there was anything important to tell him.
Nina looked at Nie Wei's impatient look and wanted to find a mirror to see if she was different from usual. Otherwise, why did Nie Wei always look so anxious to leave.
Nina thought with resentment that Nie Wei was just a piece of wood and didn't understand romance, but the smile on her face was three points brighter.
"Nie Wei, if I say that the words I rejected you were not my own, and I didn't even know that there was such a good opportunity in front of me, do you believe it?" Nina asked.
"I believe it." Nie Wei nodded, and the answer was beyond Nina's expectations.
Originally, she thought that Nie Wei would ridicule her and think she was fooling people, or he might be angry and scold her, and there were many other reactions, but this kind of direct answer did not exist now.
He said he believed it? Nina even suspected that she was hallucinating for a moment.
"Are you surprised?" Looking at Nina's stunned look, Nie Wei asked with a smile.
"It's a little unexpected, but that's not the point. Since you believe me, that's great. I really didn't know that your new movie had invited me. If I knew, I would definitely agree without hesitation. All this was my agent's own decision." Nina hurriedly explained.
When she knew that she had missed the heroine of the popular movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", she wanted to kill her agent.
You know, Nina is no longer the little girl who just debuted at the age of 16. She is ignorant of everything. Her birthday is in January, and she is already 27 years old this year.
She has reached the golden age of an actress. She has both youth that has not completely faded and a hint of maturity, but this is also the last few glorious years of an actress.
If you can't improve your fame as much as possible during this period, then once an actress is over 35 years old, no matter how good she is, she will inevitably decline. This is something that no actress, Chinese or foreign, can escape.
That's why Nina was so angry after knowing that her agent rejected Nie Wei's invitation, because in Nina's view, this opportunity is simply the most precious opportunity she has had since her debut. She has a great chance to truly enter the ranks of Hollywood's top actresses because of this role, but now it has been blocked by her agent.
She is dissatisfied, she resents, and she is angry.
So she found Nie Wei. She was unwilling to lose such a precious opportunity. She wanted to try to fight for what should have belonged to her.
After apologizing and explaining, Nina did not wait for Nie Wei's reaction, but took out her mobile phone from her bag and found an audio file from it.
"Nie Wei, listen to this, I believe you will be interested." Nina said.
This time it was Nie Wei's turn to be curious. As a result, Nie Wei put on headphones on Nina's mobile phone and clicked the audio play button. After more than ten seconds, Nie Wei couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face and looked at Nina. Seeing this, the latter seemed to understand what Nie Wei was surprised about, and nodded immediately.
After about a minute, Nie Wei put down his headphones, and his mind was still full of what he had just heard.
"You rejected the audition for the heroine of Nie Wei's new movie for such a small role!? You'd better tell me clearly why. If you can't explain it clearly, I may really have to change an agent."
"This is what Ron meant, Nina."
"Ron said that he would compensate you with a heroine. Don't worry, this matter ends here. Of course, please don't say anything to the public. If the media asks, just explain it according to the company's statement."
Nie Wei didn't expect that the girl in front of him was so smart that she recorded all the conversations between her and her agent with her mobile phone, and the key was that she really recorded useful content.
The name called 'Ron' that appeared several times in these conversations, Nie Wei thought it should be the current helmsman of CAA, Ron Meyer.
"Is it useful?" Nina asked in a low voice.
Nie Wei looked at her deeply, then nodded and replied, "I will accept this gift."
Hearing Nie Wei's words, Nina breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Nie Wei nervously and asked, "Do I still have a chance to audition?"
"If you want to change an agency, come to Max Films at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning." Nie Wei said.
"Of course, I will be there on time." Nina's eyes lit up and she quickly agreed.
She knew that she had made the right bet, and the lost opportunity came back again. Although she would be the most upset with Ron, that was nothing. Nie Wei asked her to change agencies, which was clearly to protect her. She really had nothing to fear.
After all, the man in front of her was also at the top of Hollywood's power. When he and Ron competed, Nina even felt that Ron was more likely to lose.
With such a new backer, she only needed to prepare for the role of the new movie with peace of mind. After all, this opportunity was too rare. The combination of the best director in Hollywood and Ms. Rowling simply represented high box office and popularity.
If she played such a good role in this kind of movie that is destined to be a big hit and played it mediocrely without any highlights, she herself would not forgive herself.
It was not until Nie Wei left the bookstore that she could not help but cheer loudly.
When she got this opportunity, the first person she thought of was Emma Watson, who became famous at a young age. Because of the role of Hao Min, Emma has been popular since she was ten years old. She has received many brand endorsements and even won the favor of the British prince.
Nina felt that she was not inferior to Emma in terms of appearance and temperament, and even much better. She was so popular in the Harry Potter series, so she should not be bad in the "Fantastic Beasts" series, and she might even be better.
By then, she will be the new goddess in the hearts of Harry Potter fans all over the world. There will be countless world-class brands that favor her, and she will also be on the celebrity list and the artist income list...
Thinking about it, Nina couldn't help but smile foolishly.
The bookstore owner couldn't help but smile at his niece's appearance. Although he also wanted Nina to immerse herself in her happy time for a while, it was too late. Even in the store, it was not safe. It was okay when Nie Wei and others were there just now. He knew that Nie Wei's fighting ability was very good, and his bodyguard looked very difficult to mess with.
But now there is only an old guy like himself in the store, plus a little girl like Nina, and Nina is so beautiful, which is a very dangerous factor.
There are countless crimes hidden in the night of Los Angeles. Although those guys prefer to rob convenience stores, the bookstore owner is not sure whether there will be one or two guys who love to study or simply have a short circuit in their brains and walk into his store with guns to rob books and some money at the same time.
"Nina, it's time to go home. It's not safe at night." The bookstore owner patted Nina on the shoulder and said.
"Uncle, it's time to go home. It's too late." Nina came back to her senses, looked at the clock on the wall, and decided immediately.
Let's talk about happy things when we get home. She also knows the security of Los Angeles at night.
The owner of this bookstore is her uncle, and one of the few people she can completely trust in Los Angeles. So when she decided to make a "deal" with Nie Wei, the first place she thought of for negotiation was here.
This place is hidden, and it is a store opened by someone she knows and trusts. She doesn't have to worry about the media taking pictures and getting into trouble.
On the way home, Nina kept wondering how Nie Wei would use the recording?
Would he expose it directly, or hide it in his hands, waiting to give Ron a blow one day? Or would he simply use it to exchange benefits with Ron?
Nina couldn't guess what Nie Wei would do, but an hour later, just when she was about to go to bed after taking a shower, the phone rang.
It was her agent who called. Nina, who was already thinking about changing jobs, didn't want to answer the phone, but the phone kept ringing. Nina thought about it and answered the phone.
"Nina, what did you do! How could you do this." As soon as the phone was picked up, the angry voice of the agent on the other side came into Nina's ears.
But Nina had no idea what the other party was talking about.
"What are you talking about? It's already late now. If you have anything to say, you can wait until tomorrow morning." Nina said and wanted to hang up the phone.
"You still ask me what I said and what I did. You actually recorded the conversation between me and you and spread it on the Internet. I am so disappointed in you. Don't you want the company's compensation for you? Aren't you afraid of Ron's anger?" The agent yelled.
He was very angry now, but more afraid. He mentioned Ron's name several times in the recording and implicated the president. He was afraid that Ron would be angry when he knew about it.
This time Nina understood.
"Disappointed? I think I should be disappointed. Isn't what an agent needs to do to think about the artists? But what are you doing? You ignored the interests of the artists to achieve your own goals, and now you are questioning me with confidence? Who gave you the courage and face?" Nina replied bluntly.
She was indeed afraid of Ron, but after all, she had a new backer, so she was still confident. If she didn't work at CAA, she wouldn't need to consider the face of CAA President Nie Wei.
Even if the president wants to ban her, it doesn't matter. At least in the past two or three years, her energy will actually be focused on the "Fantastic Beasts" series of movies. As the heroine, as long as she doesn't have a big accident, she will always be the heroine of this series.
After two or three years, if she can become popular, the old man's ban will be dispensable. Although he is the president of CAA, he can't really cover the sky with one hand in Hollywood. What's more, she is not without a backer. If the sky falls, there is Nie Wei to support her.
Moreover, it is still unclear whether the president can get through this incident safely.
However, Nie Wei's quick revenge really surprised Nina. She turned on the computer and found that the entire network platform was full of news about her recording. At this time, it was only about an hour since she handed over the recording, and Nie Wei had already hyped the matter up to hundreds of millions of people.
"Ron is so pitiful. Why do you want to provoke such a powerful guy." Nina sighed and turned off the computer. She felt that she would definitely have a good dream tonight.
Hubble couldn't sleep. He was called up by Hebrew less than half an hour after returning home.
"Hubble, our friends are awesome. Go online quickly. Ron is in trouble again."
"What's wrong?" Hubble, who was yawning, suddenly became alert when he heard that Ron was in trouble. He quickly opened his laptop and asked Hebrew why.
"That big shot has new information again. You'd never guess who he convinced. Hahaha, I think we can hold another board meeting tomorrow. I want to see what Ron has to explain." Hebrew did not hide his gloating mood on the phone.
Thanks to Qiangloverong for the generous reward of 1,000, and thanks to Fantasy Paradise and 0773 for the generous reward.