King of Hollywood

“What do you think he'll do, Claude?” Adrian asked after Turner left.

“Promising us the terms is more likely," Claude said after thinking about it, "although he still has some countermeasures, it doesn't work for us, at best it costs more money and time. Ted also understands that, besides, it's not good for everyone to break the nets, so he'll probably end up promising us. Of course, what you said also helped a lot, quite a bit and quite a bit... arrogant. ”

“Ted entered the military academy and had a disobedient personality in his bones, coupled with a strong contradictory spirit of progress in itself, otherwise TBS would not have developed to this point, so promoting his achievements in a strong manner would have more resonance with him.” Adrian shrugged his shoulders, "but in my opinion, your praise for CNN and the revelations that came out made him feel more respectful and satisfied when he chose a more promising TBS than a loss-making ABC. I remember just now when we praised CNN's 24-hour uninterrupted news as a remarkable setup, he didn't disguise his pride and pride at all. ”

“That, of course, should be his most valuable idea," Claude laughed, "but I insisted that, after all, there was no basis for the facts, and a strong posture would only arouse resentment from people like him. Speaking of which, I have to excuse myself, but you've been doing this for three years... You're right, Ed, it's definitely what you say will happen. It's amazing."

“You too, Claude, without you, AC Media wouldn't have gone so fast, and we wouldn't be talking about the acquisition right now with Ted," Adrian said, "Don't mourn any more, it's just the beginning. ”

After a pause, he said, "By the way, if Ted agrees to our terms, what are you going to do with him? ”

“What do you think?” Claude muttered and asked back.

They looked at each other and said in unison: “Vice President. ”

The two laughed at each other without an appointment.

“To keep TBS completely in our hands, Ted certainly cannot continue to be the CEO of TBS.” That's what Claude thought, and Adrian changed his mind.

“He's too old,” Adrian said, "although he's unwilling to lose, he's still in the spirit, but some ideas accumulate over time and are hard to change, and the next few years are the times when ideas need to be constantly revamped."

Though the starting point is not the same, the purpose is the same - convenient for Ted? Turner kicks out, if necessary. This is also normal business behavior.

“Internet boom?” Claude looked at Adrian and asked.

“The Internet is trendy.” Adrian nodded with coffee.

Claude stopped talking, and he knew that Adrian had always been full of Internet, arguably fanatical confidence, not only to keep in touch with Stanford, but also to follow several college students in electromechanical engineering privately through Leggett - something Adrian hadn't concealed from him.

“By the way, Claude, I have some suggestions about the current momentum in the film company, and I want to say to you," Adrian has spoken up again, "and while it's okay to say it to LaVerne, I think it might be more useful to have your support. ”

Claude, make a gesture, please.

“You didn't explain this in detail a while ago, but I knew that things weren't going to get any better, if not worse," Adrian thought, “so I've been thinking about solutions. ”

It's not going anywhere, and it's hard to say what AC Media is going to be facing now if it wasn't for the acquisition of Paramount to successfully enter Viacom's board, because the Schindler List made several deals with some big Jews online, along with his father's support.

“As Ted said before, I don't understand some things, so I can only think from my perspective, and the rest is up to you.” Adrian said to make a gesture, "What we have here is that the momentum is too high, so just drop it, and my idea is to distribute a lot of low-cost independent films. ”

He went on to say, "You know, I started out with almost a small cost of independent films, so let the movie companies have a good reputation in the independent movie industry, so we can use that reputation to distribute as many small cost films as possible. Of course, there are only a few of them who can make money, and most of them are good enough to keep their principal, more or less, so that our upward momentum, at least from the data point of view, is contained. As far as losses are concerned, the cost of these films is relatively small, so as long as they work - for example, by videotaping them back - the losses are not too great, completely affordable, and, you know, tax avoidance. ”

“And there are two other advantages to doing so,” said Claude, "seeing what Claude wanted to say, Adrian pressed his hand in the air immediately," First, we can continue to have a reputation for the advantages of independent film circles, and while a big investment will be a trend, we must not abandon small films for doing so; secondly, there will also be high box office films in small productions, which I have personally proved, coupled with enriching the film repository, there is no reason not to do so. ”

“It's all idealized, isn't it?” Claude thought about it and said.

“Of course, but you have to admit that this is indeed a viable approach.” Adrian shrugged, “Don't forget...”

“Yes, I know, the rest has to be complemented by us.” Claude looks at him angry and funny, "you bastard.”

“Then it's settled, nothing else, then I'll go.” Adrian stood up.

“It's only a few minutes away. Who are you going out with today?” Claude sighed.

“Kate, she doesn't seem to be in a good mood today, she's been on the phone for a while now.” Adrian replied with a smile, "I was thinking about going on a trip with her for a few days. ”

“You bastard...” Claude shook his head and seemed to think he was behaving badly, not expecting Adrian to flaunt him with a lazy voice: "Don't tell me, Claude, you and the German model were totally at the hotel that day, just talking all night, or are you trying to say that you and those models are just normal friends? ”

“That's different, I'm just playing, and now you're...” Claude made a gesture and suddenly shut his mouth, Adrian reached out and dotted him with half a joke and half a warning, then went out with a smile.

Same old, no change at all. Claude laughed and went out after finishing his clothes. No, it's changed, and it's changed a lot. After seeing Adrian's car leave outside the club, Claude, who got in his car, thought so.

Looking back over the past three years, even if he was always determined, he couldn't help but have a dream feeling.

“I'm going to take control of Hollywood." That's what Adrian said to him when he thought he was just kidding, and now they've got their own business and taken the most solid step towards that goal.

Claude remembered Adrian's sneer when he asked if he wanted to "go along as planned by his father or have his own business" and his disdain when he said "look at those people" pointing to the lights on the floor outside the glass or describing the prospects of the Internet.

Frankly, for a while he was really strange to his best friend, and suddenly he realized he wanted to get a full understanding, and he suddenly wondered if it was okay to set ambitious goals for himself, but it was incredible that a guy who had never touched a filmmaker made a low-cost high-box office movie over and over again.

“I never knew this kid would have that talent. Maybe it's really a gift from God?” Old Ron Rice once said to Claude half surprised and half curious.

But this strangeness didn't last long, and while Adrian had a slight change in his behavior and lifestyle, he was the guy Claude was familiar with, especially when asked why he could make a movie, and the guy answered, "Because I'm a genius. ”

If it had been Stanford, Claude would have flipped him on the floor, and, of course, more likely to have flipped himself, Adrian would have fought very well.

However, the most important reason is not this, the most important reason is that the guy's hunting preferences have basically not changed, but he went to England and came back with a pretty chick.

You know, Adrian was famous for hitting on girls in college fraternity, and every fraternity party brought or took away different girls, although for wealthy kids like Claude, such chaos and even some erotic college students lived a normal life, rumours continued to spread that "some of Stanford's slightly colored girls slept with Adrian” was widespread.

It was a rumor that Claude, as a best friend, knew exactly what he was doing, and that Adrian loved to hook up with girls, but he wasn't there yet. However, rumors are also based on how widely they spread. One NC + league, Washington University as guest Stanford, two teams out there played hard, he and the cheerleader also fought hard in the dressing room, and it took cheerleaders to perform for half a day to find out how bad the midfield performance was. Fortunately, few people know that neither Adrian nor the cheerleader named Gia have been punished for this.

Of course, Claude didn't think so at first, because Adrian never used to bring girls home, so he just thought he wanted to settle down, but the idea was overturned when Monica appeared next to Adrian, and Claude found that his best friend had changed neither.

Adrian not only brought Kate home, but also maintained a relationship with Monica, while occasionally playing outside for the night * - although he wouldn't speak voluntarily, he just asked Claude and he wouldn't hide it. In this case, Adrian still retains the character of "principled bastard”.

The title "principled bastard” wasn't given to Adrian by Claude, but rather by the cheerleader who had a beautiful blonde hair and a good figure. The NC + league thing, Gia wouldn't have been punished if Adrian hadn't commissioned the student chairman to help, but...

“Since I'm the reason for this, of course I'm responsible.” At that time Adrian was not as confident as he was now, and his lazy appearance made him look quite unconstrained and attractive to young girls, so Gia began to undress immediately after expressing her gratitude.

Interestingly, this comment was unanimously endorsed by the girls who had ties to Adrian, and it turns out that Adrian's femininity was pretty good.

“If they do leave, I won't stop them.” That's what he says now.

Damn it. Why would I remember something like that? Claude in the car suddenly lost his voice. Probably because one of the most important acquisitions is finally going to settle the dust, which is, after all, an essential part of the blueprint they built. It would be a miracle to be able to bring a completely new media company to that point in three years, no matter who knew.

“I'm proud and proud of you, son, for both of you.” Father was very serious when he said that.

If Adrian hadn't inspired him to start his own business, he might still be fighting in his father's company. Claude sighed so much in his heart. Adrian has been a constant surprise to him since '90, and he would like to know what kind of surprise he will have next. Although his confidence in the Internet is not as strong as Adrian's, he has studied it carefully early after being influenced by Adrian, and his outlook for the Internet is still very good.

“I'm waiting for the internet wave, and I hope it won't be disappointing.” Claude grunted so slightly and smiled on his face, and at this moment his unknown confidence arose that we would continue to make miracles.

But just the next second, Claude looked at time and turned his attention to something else. That's Heidi? Kramer's German model is probably going back to New York tomorrow, and he can date again today. As Adrian's best friend, how can he not be interested in women, but he doesn't have a lot of free time like Adrian, so most of the time he just plays with models, and these women are the easiest to get to.

Compared to Claude, while Adrian was also on his way to the covenant, he was thinking about the company. It took him a long time to find out how to distribute small or independent movies in large numbers, and Lion Gate movies grew and grew in Hollywood, relying on a pile of B-rated movies. If it weren't for Mila Max's great reputation in independent film circles and Weinstein's high qualifications in Hollywood, maybe Lion Gate could have fought against their chambers up there.

Now Bosworth would certainly do better with this move, and with Adriana's low-cost independent films, Bosworth has divided Miramax's influence within the independent film community by at least half, and if LaVerne operates well, it will inevitably have to be further expanded. At the same time, it can fill the repository, minimize losses by distributing videotapes, and ostensibly curb the momentum that has risen. Why not do something with a few arrows?

As for the negative impact of this move, for example, Lion Gate, although occupying a place in a second-line movie company, is almost synonymous with B-rated movies, and there is hardly any special production. Don't forget what Adrian does.

“If I thought about it earlier, should the movie companies grow bigger now?” So thinking Adrian shook his head, took out his phone and dialed it up.

The negotiations were thus concluded, while at the same time resolving important issues, although it would take time for the final outcome to materialize. As for other things, with the arrival of March, there were more and more articles on the prospects for the Oscar, and while many people knew that the Schindler List had the advantages and disadvantages of other films that could not be reached, it was still analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of other films to show fairness.

But under the Schindler List, the most likely winner of the best films is Piano Class, and Bosworth, the producer and distributor of the two films, has received a lot of attention, and some good things have lamented in the article: when other film companies are worried about how to vote for their films, the Bosworth film industry is worried about which film to vote for, and that's what they did last year, and this year, and it's amazing.

This invisibly pushed the Bosworth Film Industry to a height, but Adrian wasn't worried that it had already reached this point, so why hide it? Besides, the solution has been finalized, and it only takes time to implement it - there is no immediate solution here.

LaVerne always does what Adrian tells him to do with Schindler's List, and Tom? Hanks' best male lead. Hanks has an advantage in this Oscar, but not an absolute advantage, and he nominates Liam? Nelson doesn't have to say, Irish, first time nominee, starring in a Bosworth movie, basically negligible; and Anthony? Hopkins has taken the Movie Emperor once, and unless it's been too long or the show is impeccable, it's hard to take it again; as for Lawrence? Fishbourne, skin tone has been decided. It's impossible now; so the biggest opponent or Daniel? Dale Lewis.

This guy is a qualified actor, and "In the Name of My Father" has received many positive reviews, posing a considerable threat to Hanks.

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