Angelina Jolie Takes the Initiative

Of course, this was nothing more than an exchange where everyone got what they needed.

The models offered their bodies, while the men offered resources.

Hearing the mocking words of the two model friends beside her, Angelina Jolie noticed something different.

It was not so easy for male stars to get into this party.

Looking around the venue, aside from Kevin, she recognized more or less every handsome male star. They all had famous works to their names.

But Kevin was completely unfamiliar.

And the clothes Kevin wore were not expensive, either.

All of this made Kevin a very unusual presence. Thinking that perhaps he was someone special, Angelina Jolie ignored the two friends beside her who were mocking him.

Jolie adjusted her smile and walked toward Kevin.

"Pfft, that little bitch is trying to get a bargain again?"

"Hmph, at that age, without being some huge star, what resources could he possibly have?"

The two female models merely sneered, then continued searching the party for prey interested in their bodies.

"Hello, I'm Angelina Jolie. I saw you eating... steak here alone, and I got a little curious."

Angelina Jolie approached him openly, using curiosity as an excuse.

Angelina Jolie?

Countless memories of her future achievements immediately surfaced in Kevin's mind, though at this point, she seemed to be just a model?

"Hello, I'm Steve Kevin."

Angelina Jolie immediately put on a somewhat dissatisfied expression, as though she were unhappy that Kevin had not revealed his exact identity.

At twenty-five, when her looks were at their peak, that expression did not convey dissatisfaction at all.

Instead, it made her seem like she was acting coquettishly.

Only then did Kevin slowly say,

"I'm a director. Saw, which was released recently, was my work."

Angelina Jolie's eyes lit up. Saw was undoubtedly the most dazzling film of the moment. With a production budget of $1.3 million, it had achieved more than $40 million in opening-week box office.

Its director was actually this handsome man in front of her.

Had she just hooked a big fish?

"So you're the director of Saw!"

"I've seen it. The film was absolutely wonderful. I wonder if I might be lucky enough to discuss in detail, in a hotel room, how you made it."

Kevin raised an eyebrow. She really was direct.

Just as Ovitz had said, he had merely revealed that he was the director of a film with decent box office results, and someone had already thrown herself at him so directly.

If it had been an ordinary model, he definitely would not have accepted.

But this was Angelina Jolie, and Angelina Jolie at the peak of her beauty, too...

Seemingly sensing Kevin appraising her, Angelina Jolie brushed back her long hair and struck the most alluring angle she had practiced before the mirror countless times.

In Kevin's eyes, Angelina Jolie had assumed an incredibly seductive pose.

It made his heart stir instantly.

Especially with Angelina Jolie's future status as a major star adding to the appeal, he felt even more thrilled.

Feeling his own desire, Kevin immediately replied,

"Of course. It would be my honor."

Harvey Weinstein, one of the two founders of Miramax Films and the most successful independent film distributor in Hollywood for a period of time to come.

From that perspective, he was undoubtedly very successful.

Of course, his other reputation was even more notorious: Hollywood's biggest rapist.

In 2017, as many as eight Hollywood actresses accused him of rape.

He ultimately ended up with a twenty-three-year prison sentence.

Of course, in the eyes of those in the know, Harvey Weinstein did not actually commit rape; rather, he used coercion and inducements.

But the biggest problem was that he did not keep his promises.

In other words, he was someone who did not honor his word.

That was what led to so many people accusing him of rape.

Such things were definitely not isolated cases in Hollywood. It was simply that most people got what they wanted, so incidents like this did not occur.

Anyone who dared to so openly break that rule naturally would not end well.

Watching the two young models beside him gossip about someone else, Harvey Weinstein could not help looking up.

Then he suddenly said,

"He's no nobody. He's the director of Saw!"

Having said that, Harvey Weinstein shook off the two young models and walked toward Kevin.

There was no shortage of people in Hollywood trying to find Kevin right now. Who would have thought Kevin would show up alone at this party?

As a greedy predator, he was always particularly interested in prey like directors.

Extracting profits from their hands pleased him even more than sleeping with actresses.

"Director Kevin, hello. I'm Harvey Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Films."

With an air of arrogance, Harvey Weinstein approached Kevin and introduced himself forcefully.

His tone carried the confidence that no one could possibly fail to know him.

Kevin frowned. He and Angelina Jolie had been having a pleasant conversation, and they had already agreed to discuss Saw's "glowing script" later under the covers at the hotel.

Then this man had barged into their conversation so forcefully. Kevin, whose recent days had been going smoothly, felt somewhat annoyed.

"Never heard of you!"

Kevin answered stiffly.

Of course Kevin knew Harvey Weinstein. As a director, he knew some of the major international figures.

But because of Weinstein's habit of breaking promises, forcing down prices, and using underhanded means to buy out foreign films,

Kevin instinctively disliked him.

Simply put, Kevin valued order and followed the rules. He did not like dealing with people who broke them.

As for being afraid of him, that was even more absurd.

As a director who had yet to fail, not even Hollywood's Big Five, or the future Big Six film companies, could necessarily do anything to him.

As long as he could keep making money for others, he would always stand at the top of Hollywood's food chain.

He did not need to care about anyone's feelings. He could do whatever he wanted.

Harvey Weinstein's expression stiffened.

In an instant, he found an excuse for Kevin's ignorance.

Steve Kevin was a rookie director wholly devoted to making movies, one who did not even know Hollywood's important figures.

Thinking about it that way, it made sense.

With that in mind, Harvey Weinstein continued,

"Miramax Films is a film company that specializes in distributing niche art films and campaigning for the Academy Awards."

"Do you want your next film to win an Academy Award?"

Harvey Weinstein asked, his eyes gleaming.