King of Hollywood

Although Adrian had beaten some people through LaVerne because of the company's previous increase in performance, a small group of people had always come and gone with a mixed mindset. It's normal, of course, to ask them to pack their bags and leave, and no company that wants to grow will allow such a person to float.

The next step was to expand the departments, and Adrian handed them all over to LaVerne, who made only two requests. The first is to sign some of the better writers as soon as possible, and frankly, the editors are now helping to modify the level of adjustment, and Adrian needs the kind of talent who can write a script with ideas and rules.

He now produces two films, as well as several films to be made, all of which he does on his own. Neither was this, but over time, there will only be more and more films to make. Does the script leave him to write alone? More than a dozen script syllabuses have been deposited with the Screenwriters' Union.

LaVerne had no problem with that, and Adrian knew all about selling the script to the film companies, and if the editorial editor could help the big boss write a few more scripts for the small, high-cost box office, it would certainly be huge for the company to grow. But he doesn't understand another demand from Adrian.

“Establishment of a television drama production department?” In Adrian's office, LaVerne didn't understand. "Why? ”

“Of course I'm ready for a TV show, Ralph," Adrian shrugged, "what do you think I'm gonna do? ”

“But... our situation has just gotten better, don't be so anxious to expand horizontally, Ed?” LaVerne's euphemism reminded him that he was clearly against it.

“I know your concerns, LaFleur, but don't worry,” Adrian wasn't uncomfortable either, he knew what LaFleur was worried about, "I didn't say I was going to build a complete department right away, nor was I going to see the work right away. I need you to build a framework, recruit people to grind together, build a more professional team, and when the time comes, start making. I'll give you plenty of time and money, which, of course, doesn't mean you can squander at will. ”

“Can I know what time means?” LaVerne thought about it and went back.

“Remember what I told you a few days ago? My goal is not just to make movies.” Adrian smiled a little bit, before he revealed some things to LaVerne about the entertainment media company he founded with Claude. LaVerne was a smart man and capable, and after the movie company grew up, he was one of the two CEOs.

LaVerne revealed a glare: “I get it, Ed, I'll do it. ”

“So that's it," Adrian nodded, then thought of something, "and, by the way, let them practice making TV dramas by sending a test tape to the TV network, if it's really the other person's favorite, it's not a bad thing. ”

Major television networks in the United States rarely invest in their own television dramas, and usually film and television production companies produce 20-40 minutes of images first to the head of the network. If the other party finds them valuable, they buy them to produce them for a season and then schedule them according to the content. Of course, if the rating doesn't reach the percentage they want, they won't hesitate to cut it off.

So it's not a way to make a test tape to grind the team together, but it's also an opportunity to exercise the writer - scripts are usually handled by 5 to 6 people, because it's always one episode a week, so every episode of a great drama will be viewed, or suspicious or funny, and the drama will have to be adjusted to the audience's opinions, so it's a big test for the quality of the script. And if there's a TV network that buys it, it can increase the company's revenue, and if it goes red, it can also greatly increase the company's visibility. Why not?

“I get it.” LaVerne nodded.

Adrian was dealing with the film company, and Claude was not idle, and AC Entertainment Media was soon set up. Although the name was bad enough to take the first letters of two people, Adrian did not compare it, the name of the company was just a symbol, had no influence, and the name was no longer impressive.

Although Adrian had given Claude full powers, that did not mean that he would not care about development. It's just that Claude didn't need his help at all, and quickly set up the company, not to mention digging up several talents from his father's company - for which the godfather complained on the phone that they were both unknown. Adrian also laughed, knowing that the godfather was just a little unhappy, that every father would want his son to inherit his garment, and that every wise father knew that what the son needed was to start his own business.

Even if young people are pushy, even if Claude is capable, there are things that can't be solved so quickly, such as acquiring publishing companies and brokerage companies. Fortunately, once the new media company is finished, it will be sufficient to negotiate directly with a publishing company that is not very well run; however, the latter, after the acquisition, will have to be reorganized under the c + system and the brokers trained, which will not be completed in a few days.

There's nothing Adrian can do about it. The only thing he can do is write Dennis a check for $2 million and give him six months off. Although the weekend box office in the second week of Memory Shards was less than satisfactory, with more than 1,000 cinemas, the total box office in North America was only about 21 million, which does not mean that the box office will slip to the bottom.

Because there are so many clues and details about Memory Shards, it's not easy to read them all at once, even Roger? Albert admitted it. This indirectly creates the impression that films are difficult to understand, and thus affects the box office. But it is precisely these clues and details that have a strong connection to the story that will make those who like it unbearable to watch it over and over again, so they will drive a group of people back to the cinema, so I believe that the box office of Memory Fragment will not be too far from the Two Big Smoke Guns, which is that the exhibition may score more points.

So Adrian gave Dennis a red envelope four times the last time, and even if the box office didn't work out, Claude earned him a fortune in oil futures, and not all of that money went to the newly established media company, and he didn't need that much for a while, and he had to invest it elsewhere, like absorbing millions of shares in Microsoft and Cisco.

He would have liked to hold more shares. Although the shares of the two companies were not as expensive as they had just been on the market and cabbage, the surge in the IT industry had not yet arrived, which was still cheaper than those of the big companies. But the problem is that they're now worth tens of millions of companies, and it's good to eat five million each. But it doesn't matter, don't look. There's only five million in the district, and it'll multiply a hundred times in eight years.

Well, back to Dennis, because the broker company hasn't been able to run smoothly in a while, Adrian simply gave him a break for the first half of the year, and since May of last year, he's been working with him on two movies, and he should really relax. Besides, Adrian doesn't need his involvement in the next few films.

Frankly, Adrian would love to have a role for him and even have him continue as the lead actor in the next movie. If he was able to perform superbly well, a little bit of manipulation would definitely take the reputation he's built up to the next level and become a front-line actor. It's just that the film is about the development of Adrian's program, and no possible mistakes are allowed. Although Dennis has been well received for his performance of Memory Shards, he was too young to be criticized by some film critics, so Adrian wanted to go and turn on the original class.

It doesn't matter, there are movies to get him involved in anyway. Just pick a few good ones then. Besides, this is a small test for him. Adrian leaned against the office high chair and looked at the ceiling thinking so. Unconsciously, the corner of his mouth curled, because of the critics, and he remembered Kate, who was far from London. Compared to those European critics at the Berlin Film Festival, some film critics in the United States were a little more mean to her, and words such as "like wood” were already quite good, and Kate, only 17, was inevitably unhappy.

“Hey, honey, did you just get up?” Adrian on the phone looked at the time on the wall.

“Hey, Ed, how you doing? Call me at this hour.” There was this soft voice over the phone, and Adrian was completely able to conjure up Kate's lazy climb into bed with a quilt in her underwear.

'Cause I miss you now. ”Adrian smiled and said," Did it bother you to sleep? ”

“Of course not,” Kate chuckled and sighed, “if only you could show up now. ”

Perhaps realizing her low tone, she changed the subject: "By the way, I encountered an interesting thing in school the other day...”

The two were just talking, as if they had an endless conversation, and it took a while before they could hang up on the phone. Next, Adrian sat in a chair and put his hands together for a few seconds, with a smile in the corner of his mouth.

Anyway... he's been resting himself lately, so... he pressed a button on the phone at his desk: "Miss Jennison, please book me a ticket to London as soon as possible, thank you! ”

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