Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 359 - 343: Big Shots, Partners, Small Fry

In Queens County, New York, inside an apartment with a very feminine decor style.

Heidi Krum propped her long, high-heeled legs up in the air and pouted while counting how many more chips she could eat.

After the casting was over, she had wanted to celebrate with the supermodels who landed the roles by throwing a party.

But those girls, who had been so friendly, changed their faces quickly after Gisele Bundchen left.

As for Heidi, the model who got one of the most significant roles, aside from the Brazilian girls, they adopted an isolating attitude towards her.

"I don’t care," Heidi thought of the previous scene and shrugged indifferently, continuing with her regular training to maintain her figure.

Opportunities in the fashion industry were always so scarce.

At their core, supermodels were just competitors.

Getting along with them before was nothing but the lower-tier models keeping each other warm.

When the chance to become famous came along, it was normal for everyone to fight for it with all sorts of unscrupulous methods.

"Being Gisele’s roommate and best friend really is a stroke of luck," she popped a chip into her mouth, closed her eyes, and savored the taste carefully.

Through this connection, not only did she get a role, but she would also wear the wings that symbolized status in the "Anomalies" themed show.

With these achievements, being the target of childish bullying tactics like in school only put Heidi in a rather cheerful mood.

"Although it’s regrettable that the best-selling author he’s into isn’t me."

Just as she was considering indulging herself with a couple more chips to celebrate, the apartment door was suddenly opened.

Her roommate Gisele Bundchen entered slowly.

Heidi glanced at the time and looked at her questioningly.

Noticing that her roommate was still wearing heels instead of flats and that her eyes were a bit red and swollen, a bad premonition rose in her heart.

"Gisele, did your date with Mr. Wang not go well?"

"Date?" The Brazilian girl gave a bitter smile, then took out a pair of soft-soled flats from her backpack and hurled them violently into the corner.

"When I think about it, he seems to have never said he loved me or even that he liked me." Gisele kicked off her high heels, drew in her long legs, and stared blankly at the television.

"But he fought for a casting opportunity for you. Because of you, he granted ’Anomalies’ to Victoria’s Secret without regard for his reputation."

"And at Wang’s insistence, you’ll be the last model to walk in the big show."

Heidi thought of the dramatic changes in their lives and careers since Wang Jian appeared and immediately began to earnestly persuade.

"Not to mention how carefully he took care of you on the dates."

"Doesn’t all of this show that he likes you?" ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Like?" Gisele Bundchen paused, then said in a low voice, "Does liking include having relations with another woman in the office before our date?"

Uh...

Heidi was stunned for a moment, then asked instinctively, "Who?"

"Vera Farmiga." The Brazilian girl clenched her teeth, her tone somewhat low, "It’s that woman who greeted us before the casting."

"Right, she’s also the lead actress in ’Prison Break Transformation’!"

"Fuck!" At that moment, Heidi couldn’t stop a pang of regret from flashing through her heart.

"Relations, lead actress..."

"How did I not think to go straight to the office!"

No!

Vera Farmiga and Wang had already worked together before; who knows what was really going on between them?

Now, she needed to ensure that the relationship between Gisele Bundchen and Wang did not change in the short term.

That way, she could fully cash in on the impending benefits.

Heidi Krum racked her brains, trying to think of a way to convince her roommate, who was all about "love," not to do anything foolish.

"Wait a second..." she suddenly realized that there hadn’t been any change in the way Gisele Bundchen walked recently.

"You guys..." Heidi paused, made a batting gesture, "Hit a home run?"

"What home run?" Gisele Bundchen was initially confused, then quickly caught on.

Her pretty face visibly reddened at a rapid pace as she mumbled, "Isn’t that... a bit too fast?"

"In the United States, most girls’ first time happens in the backseat of a pickup truck after the high school dance."

"Plus, this is New York!" Heidi said, somewhat exasperatedly, "A girl agreeing to a third date also means she’s agreeing to have relations."

"Mr. Wang, as a nationally known author, who knows how many girls want something to happen with him."

"Even though he’s a big shot, he’s only 18, after all."

"This kind of boy, isn’t that what he’s thinking about all the time?"

"He succumbed to the temptation of another woman and made a mistake."

"But... Wang was willing to use his influence to help you develop your career before he got anything from you."

"Isn’t that called liking someone?"

Gisele Bundchen was left confused by her roommate’s nonsensical talk.

"But Wang hasn’t hinted at that at all!"

"That’s just him respecting your wishes and not wanting to force you, which, from another perspective, shows even more that he likes you, doesn’t it?"

"You should be a bit more proactive!" Heidi hesitated for a moment, stuffed another chip into her mouth, and said confidently.

"Proactive, a bit?" Gisele Bundchen looked at her roommate, bewildered.

"Of course!" Heidi nodded emphatically, her mind racing.

"Since Wang has been with Vera Farmiga, that shows he’s not too resistant to this kind of exchange of interests."

"And it seems the most likely people for a man to have an affair with are his girlfriend’s best friends..."

Unlike the two supermodels who imagined Wang Jian as a big shot and tried to figure out what he was thinking,

Silicon Valley mogul Larry Elson simply saw Wang Jian as a potential business partner.

"Microsoft’s Ballmer is investing in DreamWorks and hoping to leverage Spielberg’s influence to win a collaboration with Universal Studios?"

"Yes," the assistant nodded, responding seriously, "They want to use the well-known IP ’Jurassic World’ sequel as a bargaining chip to start negotiations with Universal’s marketing and distribution channels."

Larry Elson rubbed his forehead and glanced at another document.

"So Wang has shifted his attention back to TV series production?"

"Shit!" The already crass tycoon couldn’t help but let slip a curse.

His old rival’s plan to take over Hollywood was moving smoothly.

But the partner he had chosen was utterly disinterested in this field!

Although in terms of Hollywood status, Wang Jian certainly couldn’t compare to the great director Spielberg,

the IP value supported by a community of authors Wang controlled was, in Elson’s eyes, not much less than that of that director.

Elson’s current considerations were mainly twofold.

The first was how to persuade Wang Jian to agree to joint funding to establish a film production company and truly enter Hollywood.

The second was whether the several times successful Wang Jian would succeed this time as well.

If he failed, could he still manage to break through Hollywood’s publicity and distribution channels merely on fame, like Spielberg could.

"No matter what, we’ve got to prepare!" Elson muttered to himself, "The only thing that can cover up a failure is an even more disastrous failure."

He looked up at his assistant and began to give orders, "Investigate Universal’s next project, and by the way, contact some critics."

"You mean..." The assistant, who also graduated from Harvard Business School, reacted quickly.

"Uh-huh," Elson nodded, "It’s extremely rare to encounter a Hollywood tycoon Sect Leader like Little Bronfman who doesn’t understand the rules."

"After a failure, he might agree to some outrageous conditions to maintain the ’most successful old money heir’ title."

"With Wang Jian’s greed and cautious nature," Elson chuckled, amused by the thought, "he’s most likely not to pass up this opportunity and, to share the risk, will find a partner."

"Mr. Little Bronfman," the assistant hesitated and then asked, "Is he really that foolish?"

"He’s not foolish, just arrogant with old money family pride!" Elson waved his hand and said no more.

Meanwhile, Little Bronfman, the chairman of Universal, was completely unaware he had been targeted by his father’s old friend, Larry Elson.

At this moment, he only knew that the bestselling author with whom he had a business relationship was being coveted by two other media giants.

"Disney’s Eisner and Viacom’s Redstone both hope we don’t continue our collaboration with wangwen.com?"

"Yes," affirmed the assistant with a nod.

Little Bronfman frowned, pondering the issue.

First, although the negotiations with the website were ongoing, he was not truly prepared to cooperate with the other party.

Secondly, to simply give in to the demands of the two media moguls felt like bullying the weak, which was far from the artistic image he cherished.

A mere figure with a net worth of 200 million didn’t deserve such attention.

"Don’t pay attention to Viacom and Disney."

Little Bronfman waved his hand dismissively, "As long as the new project with the website hasn’t officially kicked off, they wouldn’t go as far as to confront Universal directly over such a small fry."

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