Chapter 518

Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Charles and Blake Lively entered a modern, minimalist-style beach house. "Honey, take a look, do you like it?"

A two-story building with over 4,500 square feet of living space, plus almost 2,000 square feet of front and back yard!

"I like it, why?" Blake Lively was preparing for the premiere of Gossip Girl Season 3, and she was in Los Angeles for an event.

"It's a gift for you," Charles smiled. "This place is quieter than Santa Monica Beach. Less than a mile from the beach, it's pretty nice!"

"Thank you," Blake Lively could afford it, but a gift from Charles meant something special.

She hugged Charles and kissed him. "I won't be in Los Angeles for long this time, or I could spend more time with you. I have some commercials to shoot, and I can't neglect the promotion for Gossip Girl Season 3. Warner Bros. DC movie Green Lantern should start filming soon, lasting until the shooting schedule for Gossip Girl Season 4!"

Sitting on the sofa in the second-floor living room, Charles seemed amused that Green Lantern hadn't started shooting yet. "You shouldn't have too high hopes for this movie. It's been delayed for so long, with changes in writers and directors. I bet it'll be as bad as Superman Returns."

Blake Lively had done well in the romantic comedy Accepted. Green Lantern, as a big Warner Bros. production, had high expectations.

Hearing Charles's opinion, she was puzzled. "Will it really be that bad? The main actor is Ryan Reynolds from The Proposal!"

Charles shook his head. "Who knows? It all depends on the script. Warner Bros. has probably revised the script several times. Who knows what story they'll present?"

Charles put his arm around the girl's shoulder and smiled. "You don't need to worry too much. As the leading lady, your role is to look pretty. Even if the movie flops, it won't be a disaster for you. After all, the main actor, Ryan Reynolds, will be more affected, just like Brandon Routh who played Superman in Superman Returns and is now forgotten."

Blake Lively was different. Gossip Girl had made her a sensation, and she had a youth, sexy fashion idol route.

Aside from being eye candy, she could also take on some artistic scripts.

"Got it," Blake Lively wasn't foolish enough to doubt Charles Capet, Hollywood's undisputed number one.

"Let's take a bath, then go out for dinner," Charles patted the girl's thigh.

Blake Lively teased Charles, "Am I not enough for you?"

"Mm," Charles silenced her with a kiss and pushed her onto the sofa, slipping the strap of her low-cut floral dress off her shoulder.

Blake Lively's body seemed to be getting better and better...

...

"Big layoffs? It seems Charles shows no mercy," General Electric chairman Jeff Immelt chuckled. Across from him sat Vice Chairman Bob Wright.

Bob Wright was previously the chairman and CEO of NBC Universal.

"Universal Chair Ronald Meyer, Co-Presidents Mark Schmuger and David Linde are not in Capet's future plans," Bob Wright had been in charge of negotiations with Capet, and Donna Langley had informed him of Capet's future plans.

"Honestly, even if Capet didn't say it, we wouldn't have renewed Schmuger and Linde's contracts this year. But even Ronald Meyer isn't in the plan," Bob Wright was surprised Capet wanted to completely replace Universal Pictures' top management.

"As for Capet wanting to split NBC Universal, it actually aligns with their interests. Capet's film success is obvious, and Capet Television is equally strong.

This year, Capet also released three new shows: The Walking Dead, Modern Family, and The Vampire Diaries.

The Walking Dead is highly anticipated as the TV version of Resident Evil and will air on AMC, which has always had a partnership with Capet Television.

Modern Family, a situational family comedy, was originally set to air on CBS but moved to NBC due to a conflict between Charles Capet and Sumner Redstone.

The Vampire Diaries also moved from CW TV to our Syfy Channel. Capet guarantees ratings and box office success; NBC Television Group has high hopes for Capet TV!"

Jeff Immelt was well aware of Capet's strong performance in recent years, and so was Bob Wright.

"Rest assured, in this regard, I believe the future Capet board members won't go against Charles Capet's wishes," Jeff Immelt was simply striving for the best interests of GE's shareholders. Capet must have a replacement planned for making this decision.

"What about Jeff Zucker?" Jeff Immelt asked since Jeff Zucker was still NBC Universal's president.

Bob Wright sighed. "He'll probably stay as president of the split NBC Television Group but needs to handle the layoffs first."

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