Chicago 1990

As Sonja and Alicia watched through the blinds, the motorcade of the governor and other politicians drove away.

Peter came from a modest family, went to law school on scholarship, had mediocre grades in school, joined the Illinois prosecutorial system after completing a short period of practice, started at the lowest level as a prosecutor, worked his way up until he was elected Cook County State's Attorney, then went to jail and got out of jail for trading power and money, and ran for governor. ......

In his own words, 'I come from a similar background as the Chancellor of Arkansas, and we both come from grassroots backgrounds, and now the people love politicians like that', so he has been trying to win the support of large corporations for years.

But Illinois multinational companies such as Boeing, Caterpillar, Kee, Motorola, John Deere, Sears, etc. are relatively 'stingy' with politicians, they will not and do not need to gamble their eggs in a basket like Sonia himself, who is also a wealthy man with no bottom line, donating 100,000 to the politician's campaign office and 300,000 to his opponent's office to express their preference without stepping on empty.

They prefer to give safe support in the direction of performance, such as industrial placement and local investment. Of course, they also needed politicians to help them solve their problems, but at that level of dirty work with legal risks, it was more appropriate to choose a long-term partnership with the Daleys, who had been in power in Chicago for a long time and were stable, and it was not easy for Peter to cut corners.

"I'm so sick of this."

Alicia complained as she stretched her arms back to allow Sonja to help her put on her conservative-style jacket, "I feel so funny every time I'm on camera with Peter." As she spoke, her eyes went to Sloan's high-end ready-to-wear.

Alicia not only had to show her strong support after his prostitute scandal, but also had to accompany him to various occasions wearing local and even local designers' 'safe' brands in order to please the conservative crowd and show support for local manufacturing.

Although with her big law firm title partner's income can afford to buy and also can afford to wear.

"Is there an article to be done on the apl singer's contract?"

As a media conglomerate, Sloan has no such worries. akris professional dresses, Cartier jewelry, Van Cleef & Arpels watches, lv bags, one by one, he dislike them all.

"Universal Records is not going to make any cheap mistakes."

Alicia's eyes narrowed like she wanted to be stabbed and she sat across from Sloan, "If apl is willing to screw around with the new songs and a selection of albums in the back, there might be some room for maneuvering.

Having worked together for years, she now knows the record industry well.

"A selection is impossible, and the next album is still early."

Sonia attentively handed the two women coffee again.

"There's nothing we can do about that." Alicia took a sip, "Yeah!" She saw the time on her watch, "No, I have to go, the bill of hours will be sent to you apl later."

"No problem." Sonia stroked her long chestnut hair.

"I'll come down with you." Sloan also put down the cup, IPO was imminent and she also had to rush back to New York, "Wow wow, the bag is beautiful Alicia."

"Oh, longhap."

The two women accompanied the mouth out.

"See you at the airport, Alicia, wait for my good news Sloan." Sonia watched them walk into the elevator.

It seems unlikely that there will be any trouble on the record deal in a short period of time, and we can only find other ways. Sonja was not as relaxed as before, and returned to the office rubbing his eyebrows.

In a few days, there will be an opportunity for the two senior officials of A+ Liquor to come to China to greet him earlier, and we should be able to pass on the message through them first.

In the meantime, ......

At present, in addition to Littman Media IPO, Bronfman Jr.'s hit range is not very large, well, it is not easy to say what specific instructions he really gave, the kind of big brother level, senior managers under the staff will speculate on the intention, for example, Universal Pictures President Ron Meyer is very active in the fight for the rights to adapt the Cold Mountain film and deliberately selective ignoring the cooperation project with a + film studio.

"Kathryn, I'll be in the Blade Runner sequel, and, well, I know Universal is a little hesitant right now, so let's figure something out."

The good news is that Bronfman Jr. is rather fond of his reputation, and David Geffen, Sandy Glenn, Doug Morris and Ron Meyer are tight lipped, and now even top Hollywood producers such as Katherine and her husband have not heard anything concrete yet, currently only smelling some gunpowder from Ron Meyer's antics and the advertising ban against the Amerika music site.

"Cold Mountain? Yeremov is working with Touchstone Pictures, I didn't know about this at first ...... Well, you know Seraphine's character, she likes Cold Mountain poetry, she likes beggars, and naturally she likes Cold Mountain. Hm? You mean ......"

Kathryn said over the phone that her studio, K Films, was also joining the race for Cold Mountain, joining forces with longtime partner Universal Pictures.

I understand, it's okay, business is business, it wouldn't have been appropriate for my film company to pitch a Southern perspective project, well, and it's an art film."

"It's okay, I don't care who gets the rights, it's free competition."

"No, that's nothing haha, I'm not that careful."

As Litman Media's IPO loss has not yet been settled, he did not make a scene, basically still in a quiet period, but as time goes by, more and more people like Catherine who smell something different will be more and more down the hierarchy, Hollywood has no secrets.

Sonia continued to work and study, while Bronfman Jr. began to meet frequently with major bankers and financial executives.

The rich third generation, born with a golden spoon in his mouth, was very diligent to get PolyGram, and probably couldn't take care of himself for the time being.

"Now I'm all done, apl."

But his men wouldn't let up, and a few days later, former mentor Daniel was also jerked off as chairman of the Copyright Dispute Committee by Doug Morris at the behest of riaa, "Dammit, it's not like I can really expose Doug Morris."

But Daniel doesn't know yet that he screwed up because he wouldn't bow out, and now that he's lost his position and no longer has any scruples, he comes straight to Chicago, "Do we still have a deal?"

"Your record label publisher is Sony Columbia, right?" Sonia asked rhetorically.

Originally after the completion of the matter, he would hand over the soundtrack of Cold Mountain to Daniel's label for distribution, now the first thing, to drag the advertising ban to Litman Media IPO after the agreement is yellow, the latter thing, Cold Mountain's competition is also more intense, a + film studio can get the adaptation rights are still two to say.

"Yes, when I left, one of the terms of Sony's offer was to fund my solo record label.

Daniel replied, "I'm half and half with them."

"Daniel, Daniel ......"

The first time I saw him was when he was in the middle of a movie, and he was in the middle of his first movie. "

"Now I'm desperate apl, I need that soundtrack."

Daniel really had no choice, seeing that he was about to be reduced from a Big Six president all the way to an insignificant figure in the record industry, he couldn't accept this cruel reality. As he spoke, he toured the office of the president of A+ Records, which Sonia hadn't personalized and decorated, "Is this a replica?" Pointing to the five Grammy gold jukeboxes and one Oscar gadget placed in the humble honor corner, I asked.

"It's a replica."

"What do you call it?"

"Grammy?"

"Cold Mountain Soundtrack!"

"Your promise was not kept Daniel ......"

"But I could have done all I could for you, and now I don't even have a final shroud." Daniel grasped at the last straw and refused to let go.

"e......"

"Please, apl. Do you really want to see me throw away my dignity in front of you?"

"No, of course not, I appreciate your mentioning me in the past."

After all, he had screwed up, Daniel would come to his senses sooner or later, and Sonia finished her pretty words by complaining, "But don't walk around the room, okay? I'm a little dizzy."

"OK," Daniel sat down nicely across the boss table.

Song Ya recalled the past, when he went to see sbk headquarters to meet him, the two men's position exactly dropped, heart a little sigh and a little secret pleasure, "Let's say, to get the soundtrack, you have to contribute to the Cold Mountain project."

"How so?"

"The competition that Yeremov and Sherifin are facing is very strong."

Let's just say that Daniel's tactics may come in handy in Hollywood, too.

"I've seen gossip reports that the Soupsters have said publicly more than once that they like the original Cold Mountain. Daniel asked.

"Well, Pretty Soup's Pictures and Paramount, Katherine and her husband's K Pictures and Universal, the Weinstein brothers' Miramax, we're up against a lot."

"So it's a deal?" Daniel's heart was racing to get his jacket, "I'm in, who's it for?"

"It's a deal."

Sonja got up and shook his hand, "Yeremov."

"I'm flying to Los Angeles."

"Okay."

As they were saying goodbye, Melissa came in to report, "Boss, you've been mentioned in the news! And Ms. Kelly!"

"Don't yell Melissa, it's a normal thing, which channel?" Sonia glared at the shaky temporary assistant with displeasure.

"Almost all stations!"

'Little Rock District Court denies Paula Jones' sexual harassment claim, current Chancellor wins outright!

UU is reporting on the case of the Chancellor and another woman, "while the judge in that case ruled that the current Chancellor is not immune from investigation due to executive immunity, and relevant trial evidence and records from the Paula Jones case were released to the public, where we found some interesting information." The moderator held back a laugh and said.

'The White House? I honestly don't miss the work there, you know?''

Then uu played a recording of what sounded like a White House intern Lewinsky's voice, which was supposed to be her best friend's secretly recorded private conversation, and Lewinsky was complaining: 'Some big names and celebrities aren't so good in private, take Apl and Mariah Carey as an example. ...... Really, it's like an animal that can go into heat anytime and anywhere.''

Daniel immediately wiped his face when he heard this and covered his mouth with his palm in a smooth manner.

"Uh, uh ......"

Sonja grew mouthy and stunned, then was startled by the ringing of the phone.

"Miss Kelly for ......," Melissa answered.

"Tell her I have a plane to catch to China!" Sonja also grabbed his jacket and slipped away faster than Daniel.

(End of chapter)