King of Hollywood

Chapter Thirty-Nine It's a Pity You Can't Do That

The office, which was still noisy just now, fell silent immediately after these words. After a while, the staff member who asked the question first patted Edward on the shoulder and sighed: "I hope the worst will not happen."

"I hope so." Edward smiled, a little helpless and a little accustomed, and then left quickly, "Today the new supervisor will preside over the meeting of the planning department for the first time, and we will know when the time comes."

The so-called worst-case scenario is that the new Ms. Charlize, who got the job by sleeping with the boss, has no education, can't manage things or doesn't care at all, so the power falls into the hands of "Mr. Bluto". This title comes from the big villain in "Popeye", with a beard, arrogant, self-righteous, and never puts others in his eyes.

So, what kind of person would be given such a nickname? And even most of the non-planning department staff agree with this title?

"How could they do this! How could Mr. Bentley do this! As the deputy director of the planning department, haven't I been supporting the overall situation for more than a month? Am I not running the entire department?!" Edward said, "Bu Mr. Ruto" is furious in his office at the moment. He doesn't have a beard and is neatly dressed. He looks polite, about thirty to forty, but the drooping corners of his eyes and thin lips make him look quite mean.

"Yes, of course, Mr. Fassbinder, but who made that woman... the mistress of the chairman of the board of directors of the head office." The assistant was cautiously fawning on the side, "I believe that whether it is Mr. Bentley or the board of directors , all take your achievements seriously, but... probably this Miss Charlize wants to try to do some planning work, so Mr. Cowell will... arrange it like this."

"Stupid woman!" The middle-aged man called Fassbinder said cursingly, "Who does she think she is? What does she think planning work is? Just sleeping with a man can do it well? Look at her planning book !"

Fassbinder, who was walking back and forth violently in the room, suddenly came to the desk, raised a plan book in mid-air and swung it around: "Look at what nonsense this is, draft? Who is it?" Would love to watch a talent show with a group of inexplicable people bouncing on the stage! "Survivor" is a truly outstanding reality show! Does she think that just making a show can have more than 50 million ratings?!"

The assistant next to him lowered his head, a look of disdain flashed from the corner of his mouth, but he immediately returned to respect, while Fassbender was still chattering.

"I really don't understand what Mr. Cowell is thinking. He is a great director with a genius idea, but why would he meet such a request? Why not let her make a movie? The new Wonder Girl, how wonderful Title, I will be happy to help Mr. Kewell make her popular." Fassbender finally slowed down, obviously, he is not an idiot, he knows who can attack and who cannot attack.

In fact, this is exactly the case, although this "Mr. Pluto" is as irritable, arrogant and arrogant as that animated character-as a saying goes, there is a wrong name, but there is no wrong nickname ——But he always sits in this position, which has nothing to do with his ability to figure out the mind of his boss, no matter where it is, this is the office culture.

Of course, his uncle also helped a lot, William? Arden, one of the few executive directors on the board of directors, holds the position of vice president in the broadcasting company, is Sean? Fassbinder's distant uncle. It was because of this uncle that Fassbinder was able to enter, and it was also because of this uncle that even if he made several mistakes, he was turned into nothing.

There are people on the top who are not right with the subordinates, and his ability to handle affairs is not bad, so Fassbinder always appears arrogant and defiant. Even the original department head turns a blind eye to him. This kind of behavior naturally makes the staff very annoying, not only the staff of the planning department, but also the non-planning occupations. Given that he is no different from the villain in "Popeye", the appearance of "Mr. Bluto" The number is placed on his head-although there are many arrogant villains like this in animation, everyone agrees that the rude Brutal is his prototype-this shows how unpopular this guy is.

Mr. Fassbender knew this nickname, but he was still very proud of it, and even publicized in private: Yes, I am Pluto, but it's a pity that you don't have spinach and Poppy the Sailor.

"Okay, let's get ready for the meeting." After venting, Fassbender finally calmed down, pulled his collar, and then resumed his polite appearance, "This is the first meeting of the new supervisor in the planning department. We can't be late - are you all ready, Jeff?"

"Yes, Mr. Fassbender, everyone has expressed their support for you." Assistant Jeff? Fairman still had that respectful look, and then sighed in his heart, thinking about the upcoming meeting.

"Very well, if the lady is knowledgeable, I don't mind respecting her superficially, but if she doesn't...that's okay, it's not up to her to decide." Fassbender sneered and walked out of the office waving his hands.

Soon, he came to the door of the meeting room, knocked on the door twice symbolically, and walked in. The room, which had a low discussion sound, suddenly disappeared, and many people lowered their eyes. To see Spender.

"You're two minutes late, Mr. Sean." The young girl sitting at the top who was writing and drawing on a document looked up at him and said in a flat tone.

"Really? I'm really sorry, probably the clock in my office is running a little slower." Fassbinder laughed and sat down in the first seat on her right. He did this on purpose, but he was late It's really nothing, but he is the only one who can be late among so many people. If the other party is smart, he should know what he wants to express.

What a beautiful woman. Fassbinder thought to himself while looking at Charlize. No wonder some people say that the director of Miracle has a good vision and a better vision for women. Under the black suit is a thin silk underwear, a knee-length skirt with translucent black silk and high-heeled shoes, the facial features are very delicate, there is no expression on the face, the glamorous beauty makes people itch, I can't help it Want to conquer her.

"I hope there won't be a next time." Charlize, who was still writing and drawing with her head down, said so immediately.

This somewhat commanding tone made Fassbender raise his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything, just hummed in his heart.

"Okay, since everyone has arrived, let's start officially." Finally, the glamorous iceberg girl who wrote something put down the pen in her hand, "First introduce yourself, I'm Charlize? Theron, planning department The new director has worked as a secretary assistant for Mr. Adrian Cowell for seven years before taking over this position. I neither know nor want to know what you are thinking. I only hope that everyone can work hard. As In the planning department, we need rich imagination and the ability to transform imagination into reality. The planning department has created a lot of valuable things. I don’t think you would like to see yourself do nothing, right?”

Uninspiring speech. Listening to Charlize's opening remarks, Fassbender made such a comment in his heart, and then underestimated this woman a bit.

"Very well, then let's move on to the second topic," Charlize said again after waiting for a while without getting an answer, the indifferent expression on her face hardly changed, as if she didn't see the weird atmosphere in the conference room, "About me I believe everyone has read the planning book handed over to you, does anyone have any questions?"

Still no one answered, even if a few staff members looked left and right, they quickly returned to the look of drooping eyelids. Faced with this situation, Fassbender was also a little dissatisfied, and immediately cast a glance at the assistant sitting beside him.

An imperceptible wry smile quickly passed from Jeff? Fellman crossed his face, and then he coughed lightly: "Frankly speaking, Miss Charlize, I think this plan is very innovative on the whole, but it is not very operable. They like excitement and drama, not just singing and dancing..."

"This is the reason why I hand over the planning book to everyone to read," Charlize quickly continued, "No matter how broad a person's perspective is, there are limitations, and geniuses are no exception, so we always need more people's opinions To improve the planning, this is why the planning department exists. If you don’t think it’s exciting enough, Mr. Jeff, you can say what you need to do to attract the audience, if you just think it’s not enough to attract the audience, it’s not enough.”

"Well... this..." Fehrman smiled wryly, "About this, you can make a fuss about the singer's... um... promotion, for example, those who must be promoted cannot be promoted due to various reasons, and some big names must be invited Celebrities as judges... Frankly speaking, this requires a lot of investment, and the company has a lot of reality shows now, so there is no need to make such a large investment."

"The former is very good, but the latter is still very general," Charlize said unhurriedly, "How much investment is required? What is the specific situation of the prospect? Where may cause losses?"

"This..." There were fine beads of sweat under Fellman's forehead, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fassbinder glanced at him dissatisfied, then glanced at the silent staff sitting in their seats, and then took up the topic: "No need to do this, Miss Charlize, some ideas just need to be flipped through." It is enough for us to draw a conclusion. There are two problems with this show. One is that the investment is too large, and the other is that the stage is too limited. If it was placed two or three years ago, it might be worth the investment of the company, but now it is too late .”

"Have you read my plan in detail, Mr. Sean?" Charlize didn't pay attention to his words, but asked directly. At the same time, her eyes also changed a little, becoming more indifferent A bit of sarcasm and mockery.

This made Fassbender very unhappy. He thought that his speech was already graceful enough. If the woman was sensible, he should follow along and declare the meeting adjourned. But she actually asked such a question and made such an expression, what did she want to do? Do you really think that you can really take on the heavy responsibility of being in charge of the planning department?

"I'm not going to change my mind," he said in an impatient tone, waving his hand as if to scatter flies. "It's not a bad proposal, Miss Charlize. As far as you are educated, it is already very good to be able to achieve this level, but I believe that everyone here will agree with me."

After he finished speaking, he glanced triumphantly at the conference room. Although some people were exchanging glances and some were slightly moving their bodies, no one said a word.

"You haven't answered my question yet, Mr. Sean." However, to the surprise of many people, Charlize was not angry at all, and still asked in a cold and slightly sarcastic tone, "Have you seen my question in detail?" plan book?"

Is this woman an idiot? Fassbender was a little annoyed. Since he even said the words "no higher education", it was basically a shame, so he replied without hesitation: "No, there is no need."

"Then I can understand that you made such a decision after not understanding and studying the planning document in detail, right?" The sarcasm tone became more obvious, especially with a condescending feeling, Fassbender's forehead couldn't help but thump, he almost blurted out: "Yes!"

That's right, that's it, so what? He looked at Charlize with a sneer on his face, looking rebellious. Many people lowered their heads again, not knowing whether to feel sorry for the new supervisor or to laugh at her overreaching.

"Then, from now on, you don't have to go to work." Such a sentence spit out from Charlize's mouth, and then she turned her head and greeted her secretary: "Eleanor, call the security department Mr. Norman Patrick bring up some men."

It wasn't until this moment that the people in the meeting room came to their senses and looked at Charlize, who was sitting at the top, in shock.

"Are you an idiot?" Fassbinder blushed at this moment, staring at Charlize angrily, as if he wanted to eat her, "Fire me? Who do you think you are?!"

This was an out-and-out humiliation. Although he knew that she was not qualified to fire him, in Fassbender's view, saying such words on this occasion was a challenge to him and a naked humiliation! He must let this woman know that she has angered him, and she must pay the price! But, will he have such a chance?

"Before I came, Mr. Adrian? Cowell, Mr. Claude? Ron Rees, Mr. Anthony Go? Diss, Mr. William Arden, and the board of directors of the head office had authorized me to Full authority to handle the affairs of the planning department, including the appointment and removal of positions," Charlize said in a cold tone that has remained unchanged for thousands of years,

Suddenly, there was a ragged sound of breathing, and everyone's eyes began to flicker. There is no need for Charlize to lie, and there is no need to tell such a lie that can be easily exposed. Besides, among the few people she cited, only the chairman of the board of directors, Adrian, can completely fire Fassbin as long as he expresses his support clearly. Germany, let alone William? Arden, Fassbinder's distant uncle!

Fassbender's face turned blue and then red, his eyes widened as he stared at Charlize, his lips trembled and he didn't speak for a long while.

"You lied!" The voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat. He took a deep breath, and the veins on his forehead were popping out, giving people the illusion that they would burst at any time.

"Anyone who has doubts can consult them for verification." Charlize is still so calm, which is in stark contrast to the angry Fassbender.

All the staff present couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic. No one expected that the chairman of the board of directors would support this woman to such an extent. Of course, it was more gloating, that "Mr. Brutal" would finally have this time.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Norman, the head of the security department? Patrick showed up at the door of the conference room with two security guards: "Is there anything you can do for me, Miss Charlize?"

"Sean? Mr. Fassbender is no longer an employee of the company, so let the two security guards accompany him to pack his things." Charlize said casually, as if Fassbender was just an insignificant role.

Patrick hesitated for a moment, but then he gestured to the security behind him. A big white man and a big black man came behind Fassbender one after the other, and made a gesture of please. American companies are like this. Once an employee is fired, he is immediately ordered to pack up his things and leave, and he must be supervised by bodyguards. The reason is that the fired employee will be dissatisfied and sabotage secretly. Here, there is no notification one month in advance, and then set aside The practice of giving the fired person enough time to find a job.

Fassbinder rubbed his teeth vigorously, took a big mouthful of breath, and finally stood up trembling after a while.

"You bitch, you only climbed into this position by sleeping with men, what else do you have other abilities!" He cursed viciously without grace.

"It's a pity you can't do that." Charlize immediately said lightly.

Immediately, Fassbender seemed to be pinched by the throat, blushing and unable to speak any more, and the people around him all had weird faces, as if they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. In the end, he staggered away. out.

"Has anyone else read my plan in detail?" After the poor former deputy director left, Charlize asked the previous question again, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn and dull again. Start to be cautious, knowing that almost none of them said good things about the new supervisor just now.

However, Charlize didn't say anything, just waited patiently. After a while, a staff member raised his hand hesitantly.

"Edward? Harper." Charlize nodded, "Is there any more?"

Another employee slowly raised his hand at this moment.

"Julianne? Harrington, very good," Charlize nodded again, "Is there any more?"

This time, no one raised their hands again. After ten minutes, the new supervisor closed the folder in front of him: "So, this is the end of today's meeting. This time, please remember to read the plan carefully. In addition, Edward, Zhu Lianne and Jeff come to my office."

Everyone here breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the three people named with envy and jealousy, especially Jeff? Fellman, you must know that he is Fassbinder's assistant! And look at Charlize, who always looked calm, packed up her things in an orderly manner, and left the meeting room calmly, as if everything was under control, Charlize, who was as unattainable as an iceberg? Theron, a word can't help but emerge in people's minds: Queen!