Hollywood Hunter

This week before the Christmas period that will open on December 15th, in addition to the storm caused by Westeros' sudden announcement to reduce its shareholding in Daenerys Entertainment, there is actually another major event.

This is the new US "Telecommunications Act" formally passed Congress to vote.

In the past history, the Telecommunications Act promoted by the Clinton government was not finally passed until 1996. This time, the multi-party forces including the Westeros system pushed together and the bill was introduced in advance. This is also the upcoming 1995 year. One of the most important bills.

Compared with other small bills that only deal with specific matters, this time the "Telecommunications Act" is actually a brand new law, a substantial revision of the 1934 "Communications Act" of the United States.

The "Communications Act" of 1934 was a law that arose in the anti-monopoly tide of the United States. Therefore, the core of the bill is to prevent monopoly, and it is very strict to prevent monopoly. Some related bills that have been published in the following decades are basically all It is based on the 1934 "Communication Law", such as strictly restricting cross-holding between different media platforms, strictly restricting business cross-connections between different communications companies, strictly restricting the merger of national telecommunications giants to regional communications companies, etc. .

The Clinton Administration’s Telecommunications Act was a comprehensive loosening.

Of course, on the surface, this cannot be said.

Therefore, the revised standard publicly promoted by this bill is to open up the competitive market by removing regulatory access barriers, promote the application of advanced technology by private companies, and promote the integration of resources between different types of telecommunications operators in order to provide the American people with better quality and cheaper Information technology and services.

A benchmark was set up high, followed by a thick new bill covering seven major items including'telecommunication services','broadcast services','cable services', and'communication ethics'.

Although the authorities uploaded the complete bill to the government website for the first time due to the principle of openness and transparency, it is obvious that there are very few publics who are interested in studying the complete bill and can still see what impact the provisions will bring.

What is required is this result.

As for the media, there is certainly no shortage of discerning people.

Many people in the media immediately criticized the Congress after it was voted, arguing that this bill will not promote competition at all, but will only bring about another merger and monopoly.

However, because the telecommunications and media giants that control most of the core media in the United States have been looking forward to this bill for a long time, most of the criticisms have not splashed many waves at all. Instead, they have begun to promote in various media from newspapers to the Internet. The combination of the three networks will bring convenience to the American people.

In Simon's memory, neither better telecommunications services nor cheaper expenses have come forward. Even many years later, there will be an embarrassing situation where Joe helped the owner to find the signal at the Apple phone conference.You know, it's in the bustling city center of San Francisco, not the wilderness.

In fact, the "Telecommunications Act" introduced by the Clinton government ultimately resulted in the major telecommunications giants quickly completing the nationwide merger and integration of telecommunications resources and re-establishing a de facto monopoly.

As for better service and cheaper tariffs.

nonexistent.

Enterprises want to maximize profits, of course, they must charge the most fees with the least capital investment.

In any case, since Washington has opened its mouth, Simon will certainly not be polite, and began to accelerate the IPO process of Verizon Telecom in order to re-integrate with AOL in the future.

In the past few years, AOL, which has its own large number of line networks under the crazy expansion, has also begun to develop fixed-line telephone and cable TV services in addition to network access services, and formally moved to the road of'three networks in one'.Simon has long foreshadowed this. The line network laid by AOL in the past few years has left a considerable amount of vacant capacity, and this time it was just used.

In addition, as the Telecommunications Act passed a parliamentary vote,

Time Warner owns Warner Communications Corporation, which is engaged in cable TV operations. With the promulgation of the "Wire Act", this company can also break through the previous legal obstacles and engage in increasingly popular network services and traditional fixed-line telephone services in recent years.

December 15.

The Christmas season in North America officially opened.

Knowing that "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is about to be crushed next week, there are still three commercial new films with more than 1,000 screens open this week. All of them are the focus.

First of all, Paramount produced a remake of the film of the same name by Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn. The film not only starred Harrison Ford, but also invited Sidney Pollack and Billy. · Wilde, Fanny Aldan and other big movie filmmakers joined, so the production cost reached the blockbuster level of 50 million US dollars, and the number of screens opened was 1821.

The second part is "To Stay Awake", produced by Fox, a novel based on a black drama directed by the black Cannes film star Foster Whitaker, as well as Whitney Houston and Angela Besser Two famous black actresses joined, the film cost 16 million US dollars, and the number of opening screens was 1253.

Finally, a spoof comedy "Vampire Is Crazy" produced by Sony Pictures, starring "Bald Detective" Leslie Nielsen, costs $30 million to produce, and has 1,425 screens.

The three films, even though the word of mouth is not bad after the release of the day, the distribution scale is obviously conservative.

Moreover, on the day of December 15th, the most concerned thing was that the "American Idol" team officially launched the theme song "Dream It Possible" that Simon personally composed for this reality show. The song was also launched on ABC TV, ABC radio and YouTube platforms. At the same time, the Broadcast website owned by Tincobal also listed this single for users to download for a fee.

The song clearly did not disappoint the fans who initiated the petition voting some time ago.

At 8pm that day, "Dream It Possible" was launched on YouTube in less than 20 minutes, and the click broke the 10 million mark.The number of singles sold on the Broadcast website also reached 1 million within two hours of that night, and brainwashing fluent tunes quickly spread throughout the streets of North America on the following weekend.

After the two houses of Congress voted last week, the Telecommunications Act was signed by Clinton on December 18, and it became effective.

Simon has closely followed the development of all parties since Westeros announced the reduction of Daenerys Entertainment stocks last week, and then it was the "Telecommunications Act" vote. After the President signed the bill, the new week opened, the United States The stock market was gradually affected by the news of the reduction in holdings last week, and Simon quietly flew to the East Coast to personally arrange some things.

Manor in the northern suburbs of Greenwich.

There have been a few snowfalls on the east coast. Although it is sunny today, the surroundings of the manor are surrounded by silver. The daytime temperature is also below zero, and the manor house is naturally warm like spring.

This is December 19, Tuesday afternoon.

Joseph Schlapp, one of the heads of political lobbying for the Westeros family, had just arrived at the villa. Before that, Simon had also met another head of family political affairs, Paul Spitz, which mainly arranged for next year’s election. .

In 1996, in addition to the presidential election, there will also be members of the parliament.

Last year's mid-term election operation, the Westeros system actually took a lot of risks. A little Malaysian honeycomb might be poked out with little attention. Fortunately, there was no danger at the end. This time, Simon did not plan to gain any extra measure, but would have to retreat. Stride.

After all, last year's'sniping plan' attacked a group of people, while the parliamentarians who were supported by the Westeros system in disguise did not necessarily tend to Simon's side.

Therefore, next year's elections, with the exception of the few who took the initiative and reached a coalition, most of the parliamentarians who benefited in disguise last year, the Westeros system will no longer actively support this time.As a result, the Westero system will be much less betting on elections this year, and it will also allow both parties in Washington to be vigilant.

As for the presidential election, the Westeros system will not participate on the surface, and of course the secret assistance to Clinton will certainly not be lacking.

For example, in recent years, the increasingly powerful online platforms, and the ABC television network that Daenerys Entertainment has just annexed, these public opinion platforms will definitely tend to Clinton.

Simon has never liked the couple in the White House, but letting the other party continue to be in power is undoubtedly the best choice for the Westeros system.

Even, after all, history has changed, and it is not impossible to put Hillary in power in the future.

Because Simon has realized one thing.

The Westeros system has controlled the name of a real estate company of Golden Retriever. It used to be played as a piece of chess, and suddenly found that doing so is actually a complete seal of the possibility of the other party entering the White House in the future.

In the future, American voters will not choose a spokesperson who is so closely related to the Westeros system to be president.

At that time, if you bravely contest this position, you might even drag the entire Westeros system into it. After all, the throne of the White House is definitely the ultimate goal of many American politicians in their lifetime. Who dares to grab it can be desperate. Like Clinton, who has been in trouble in recent years, and a golden retriever who accidentally entered the White House in his memory, because both qualifications cannot suppress the position of the White House, the result is a chicken feather.

Therefore, the real estate developer Jin Mao has completely become the abandoned son of Simon.

In a study on the first floor of the villa, Joseph Shrap and Simon briefly talked about some recent developments in Washington: "According to the information I got, the president mainly announced that you did not notify him beforehand and reduced his holdings. The plan was a little dissatisfied, and Clinton also lost his temper, but these are just private attitudes, and the president and the couple are no different. I also had breakfast with White House Chief of Staff John Podesta on Saturday morning. Bian is more concerned about what kind of support can we give in the election year?"

Simon holding a cup of warm coffee and leaning his legs on the sofa, listening to Schlapp, and slightly raised the corner of his mouth, said: "If I give money now, it will be totally help for them, I think they are now There is no shortage of money. ABC, together with Igret, is only supported by these two aspects, and one or two hundred million cannot be bought."

Joseph Schrap said: "Actually, what John revealed is that he hopes you can lobby News Corp. to reduce support for Dole."

Next year's election, Republican candidates have not yet been finalized.

However, many people actually understand that, not surprisingly, the big chance of playing against Clinton is the Republican Senator and the current leader of the Senate Majority Party Bob Dole, the veteran politician has declared his candidacy, and the voice is very high.

As for News Corporation.

Simon glanced at the somewhat curious Joseph Schlapp in his expression, and shook his head directly: "You can tell me there next time, I can't help you with this matter."

Privately, there has been a tacit agreement with Murdoch, and the two sides have supported each other.

This kind of thing, even if it is Joseph Schlapp, even if the other party has already guessed and even determined, Simon will not be too frank.

In fact, if it is really necessary, Simon will definitely shoot.

After all, betting on both sides can not affect the overall layout of the Westeros system. In case Dole comes to power, although this is also a very smooth old politician who has good relations with various US capital groups, there are always variables.

Joseph Schlapp listened to the denial of his boss, and did not go into the details. Even if he had stepped into the core of the Westeros family, he still knew how to take a position. It was normal for the young man to have reservations about him. This does not mean distrust.On the contrary, if he is completely honest, he even has to doubt the IQ of the other party.

Nodded and said that he would pass on the matter and said: "In addition, I spoke with an assistant in Greenspan. Now both the Congress and the White House are hesitant about starting interest rate hikes. They are worried that it will lead to the market. Turning, after all, the US economy has been improving at this stage, even if the Nasdaq is overheated, it is only one aspect, and it is not a good time to tighten monetary policy."

In the past few years, the Fed has maintained a fairly loose monetary policy.

It stands to reason that after the economic recovery, in order to avoid overheating of the market, in fact, it needs to start tightening last year.However, because the market situation is too good, and the frequent emergence of new technology bubbles may burst, in order to avoid the economic recovery after the Gulf War, the Fed has never announced a rate hike.

Simon wants to control the overheating of the market. In addition to the Westeros initiative to suppress excessive speculation through the reduction of holdings and public opinion control, the Fed's monetary policy is undoubtedly another great weapon.

At this point, when Schlapp said this, Simon also understood that the Westeros system had to be operated alone for a period of time.

Simon needs to carry out several reductions and other accompanying operations to allow the Fed to confirm that the interest rate increase will not cause a market crash, but will help to cool the market before Washington can make a determination.After all, whether it is out of selfishness or justice, the right time is necessary to pour cold water on the economy, even if Wall Street does not deny this.