King of Hollywood

Chapter 69: Sundance Film Festival

Future music is the world of paid downloads, and it is even easier to pirate online, even in countries like the United States that attach great importance to patents, who hasn't downloaded songs from si online? Being too confined to record sales will only be a dead end. In five or six years, it will be quite popular for a singer to have seven or eight million record sales globally, and it is almost impossible to break 10 million.

So, if a singer wants to continue to grow, he has to broaden his path from the other side, and it's very important to have a popular image while maintaining exposure. As of now, Britney still looks a lot like a neighboring girl, and although lu has shown a xing side in the third album, it's not enough to transform.

So Adrian arranged her to go to college to give the public a positive feeling, so that even modest reductions in her exposure would fill her songs with anticipation and a range of means, supported by such vast resources, as long as Britney did not make some self-destructive moves as she had done in previous life, it would not be difficult to be Madonna's second or even shoulder to shoulder. Don't worry too much about that, at least Britney is happy as a pet.

Apart from that, there's a way out for Averill - yes, that's another reason Adrian sent Britney to college, and the shrinkage in the record industry is irreversible, but it also takes time, at least that much light back in two years. With his support, Britney grabbed the last glimmer of the fall, so why can't Ivel grab it and bring it back to light?

As for Christina, oh, Adrian also has plans that over the next few years the Latin population of the United States will increase dramatically, and Christina of Latin descent will be a good card to pull them together. How could Adrian forget her as Britney's best competitor? And Christina was obedient, and her family was between Lipton and Sarah and Kristen, and she might not have realized it, but her world was completely under Adrian's control, and the only variable was Christina's obsession over Britney, but that didn't matter, and if the means were high enough, it would be possible to turn her into a second pet.

Anyway, Adrian started a new round of planning for the record company, and in the face of what was coming, some saw it but didn't think so, some pretended to be invisible and blindly optimistic - although the court waited until next month to publish the results, the obvious knew about napste

You're dead. You're guilty.

iaa offended all the musicians in all the record companies, and a series of appeals was just a struggle to death.

The record industry is thrilled with this, but it can't stop the free Internet wave, so some people are already working on the future, like Adrian, like the guy who's sitting in front of Adrian now and talking to him.

“An mp3 player, very compact, about 4.3 inches long, can be held in your hand or not on your waist, listened to while wearing headphones, has a capacity of about 5g, can download hundreds of songs and put them inside, can be done with just one thumb. Besides that, it's cool to put some files as a storage device and some useful little features, isn't it?” In the corner of the club, Jobs, as always, is tired of indoctrinating and marketing his thoughts and things to Adrian.

“It's really cool. I'd love to have one just to hear your description. When are you going to sell it?” Adrian asked with a smile.

“Around the second half of the year, there will be some testing and equipment work to do, and we will try to be perfect, which will be another leap for Apple.” Jobs replied.

“I totally believe, Steve,” Adrian slapped him on the shoulder, "and everything you've done in the last two or three years has proven me right, and Apple only has Steve? After Jobs, Apple, Michael? Dale must regret what he said, and he will regret it even more in the future. ”

After Jobs took over Apple in '97, Michael? Dale had been sarcastic that he couldn't save Apple and claimed that if he was sitting there, the only thing to do was sell the apple and return the money to the investor. Now, of course, everyone knows what he's saying has turned into a joke, especially when it comes to comparing Dell, who was devastated by the rupture of the IT bubble, to an apple that has been glowing again.

“Thank you." Jobs laughed with a hint of pride, as long as everyone liked to be pursued, not to mention he did what many people couldn't do. Of course, he knows Adrian's bragging about disguising himself, but what does that have to do with anything? Adrian is perfectly qualified.

“So...” he said immediately, but was interrupted without saying anything.

“You have to find Claude. He's in charge.” Adrian smiled and said, of course, he knew what Jobs wanted, nothing more than an iPod trademark.

When the iPod was registered worldwide for the future, both the iPod and the iPhone were registered, all in one category, and if Jobs wanted to launch the iPod now, he would have to buy a trademark from them.

“Claude is not an easy man to talk to.” Jobs pushed his glasses.

“That's why I let him be CEO, isn't it?” Adrian, let's talk to him first, Steve. “”

Frankly, it would not be a good idea to register… and iPhone trademarks in all categories worldwide, and it would be right to leave North America for registration in all categories elsewhere. In this way, once Apple has registered the relevant trademark in the United States, it will necessarily be necessary to consult with AC Media in order to sell it worldwide with the same trademark, which is not a low profit.

But now it's different, the trademark you want is already registered, and Jobs is likely to change it, so they're doing a useless job. However, probably because the AC media almost unconditionally supported him on the Apple board, Jobs thought they were nice to talk to, so he came to the door. Of course, in Adrian's view, he would do so, more likely because the IPOD and IMAC have a passing rhythm and do not want to give up on it.

Anyway, this is a great opportunity, as long as the iPod is sold, the latter two are fine. But it also required great bargaining skills, so Adrian shut up about Jobs' demands and let Claude handle them with all his might, the only thing he had to do was deepen Jobs' impression that AC Media was his partner, not his controller.

“Supports pc?” Adrian asked at this time that Jobs had picked the eyebrows and did not answer.

“Apple computers are good, and many people are proud to use them, but, Steve, whether you admit it or not, PCs have far more users than Macs.” Adrian said in a very sincere tone.

Unexpectedly, Jobs wasn't upset, and he laughed: "I thought, Ed, don't worry, these things can go slowly, but you reminded me that I can get people to design a third-party software for PC users to use this player. ”

Just thinking about it, Adrian figured out what he was going to do. First, he needed to look at the market after he launched the iPod; second, he wanted to release a new model that supports Windows, and then add some capacity or more to attract people to buy, making both money and reputation, obviously, Steve? Jobs is also a capitalist.

“How many phones do you have?” Adrian changed the subject.

“Two, are you going to sell me a cell phone?” Jobs laughed, "although sometimes I play with phones, low-powered and simple phones work for people like us. ”

“Yes, but I still think you should look at this phone.” Adrian said, pulling out a small cell phone in his jacket pocket. "

blackberry, a smartphone launched by im. ”

“This tight, numb button is not funny.” Jobs took the handkerchief and gave it back to him with a frown.

"That's right, they say.

im having this name because the phone button looks like a grain of seed on the surface of a blackberry, ”Adrian shrugged," although it doesn't look good, it does have a lot of functionality, it also has wireless internet access, it sends and sends mail anytime, anywhere, it's a pretty sè business phone, perfect for secretarial assistants. ”

And he laughed, and he said, "What I'm saying is, didn't Apple ever think about making a smartphone that would make more sè? ”

The eye behind the lens clearly flashed a little light, and half a mile later Jobs squeezed his chin and asked with interest, "Why would you think that? ”

“Because this is a trend," Adrian said, staring closely into Jobs' eyes, "the Moorish law says that computer xings can more than double every 18 months, but we all know that they're updating much faster than that. Now there are only small market tablets in the industrial, medical and government customer base, and perhaps in three or four years they will reach the student base or more professionals, and then in seven or eight years they will become a necessity for ordinary people like personal computers. So smart phones are an irreversible trend, and in addition to the most basic communication features, it might add the ability to send and receive emails, listen to songs, play games, take pictures, etc. This is a huge market, and I don't believe in Steve, who invented personal computers? Jobs won't see these. ”

Jobs didn't talk, took off the glasses, took out the paper, rubbed the lenses, put it back on, and then looked at Adrian again: “I think it would be a good idea to invite you to head the planning department after they fired you. ”

“Sorry, Steve, I had to say no,” Adrian Haha raised his hands with a smile, "this is just my side of the line, I still prefer to make movies. ”

It's a successful conversation, and it's a bit annoying to be in too many parties, but it's not without benefits, and it's always a pleasure to talk to smart people because they can see far away. As you can see from Jobs' performance, even if Apple doesn't have a plan for smartphones, it still feels like it has a general idea, let alone an iPod that will be available this year. Knowing that itunes was already online on Apple's website more than a dozen days ago, users can download this music mall to their computers and even all devices in seconds.

Jobs obviously saw the huge profits of spreading music on the Internet a long time ago, perhaps in napste.

I saw it when it was founded, otherwise itunes wouldn't be online.

Still the leader of itunes. Of course, itunes is paying to download, and Apple is bound to seek AC media support from one of the top five record companies, and Claude might want to take advantage of this opportunity.

Maybe even consider acquiring a napste.

After the verdict, if they want to develop, they will necessarily have to change the pattern, but the original free to charge, users will inevitably pass away, and people who are accustomed to free will never be willing to pay their own luggage, even if it's not even a penny, wherever they are. So why don't we just let napste

Continue to do the free service and build a platform for those who like to sing and want to publish their songs. Perhaps record companies will find some good future stars...

Adrian suddenly shook his head and laughed. He has a better platform, maybe let... and ado

e Merging is a good thing.

These things can be set aside for now, and the next time Adrian flies to Park City, Utah, where the Sundance Film Festival is happening.

The Sundance Film Festival is Robert? Founded in '81 to give * * filmmakers a chance to showcase their work, this proposal actually came into existence in' 78, but was formalized only in '81 and officially named Sundance Film Festival only in' 91.

Compared to most film festivals in the world, the Sundance Film Festival brings the word festival to the ultimate festival, and at this time of year, Park City is filled with people who play, watch movies, ski, and find star signatures. No wonder the media say that even with big stars attending the festival, the main characters will always be these ordinary people.

But every time Adrian thought of such a well-known film festival being set up in Utah, it was kind of funny, and it was well known that Utah was one of the most conservative states in the interior of the United States, and for the simplest example, lovers to xing could fly rainbow flags all over West Hollywood in San Francisco, but would they dare to do that in Salt Lake City? Likewise, some of the award-winning films at other festivals have been brought here for fear of being slashed by the local population.

But Utah is just next door to Nevada, and Las Vegas is sometimes more open than some coastal cities, where what's legal is legal here, and what's illegal in many places is still legal here! It is ironic to say that the two states immediately adjacent to each other are so conservative and open.

But anyway, the Sundance Film Festival is at least one of the most prestigious festivals in the United States internationally, so many donations can still be made each year, and Adrian himself has donated a lot. Hollywood movie companies also like to come here to dig gold, and even though there are no more low-cost high-box office movies like Witch Blair, the Sundance Film Festival sells a lot of good work, and Miramax loves it here.

“It's been almost a year since you promised, Ed. You don't want to do that, do you?” Wrapped in thick clothes, Harvey? Weinstein complained as he chatted behind Adrian.

“How come, Harvey, do I look like a bad guy?” Adrian Haha laughs, "you know, I got three chances from you, I even arranged the other two, how could I forget to say yes? ”

“But the truth is that you haven't mentioned it once in the past year, and if I hadn't asked today, you wouldn't have.” Weinstein is still somewhat dissatisfied.

“Relax, Harvey, you have to wait for the actress to grow up enough to star in this movie, even if the horn sè is a vase, the actor has to look like a vase.” Adrian stopped and turned to look at him and said.

“Grow up to be capable enough?” Weinstein's rarely grown mouth, “you want to tell me... you're going to use this movie to honor an actress? ”

“Is there a problem?” Adrian shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone.

“Of course not, it's just...” Weinstein made a gesture, "you said in the beginning, this series of films...”

“Yes, of course, if I don't have a high enough box office and a good enough play, how can I pay her off?” Adrian opens his hand and for them, there is no taboo at all to discuss such topics.

“Okay, so... who is it?” Weinstein thought about it, gave up his questioning intentions and turned to another topic, "Which young girl do you like? ”

Adrian laughed without saying a word.

“Well, it's Hollywood's famous dude.” Weinstein sighed, "at least let me see the script? Don't tell me there's no script! ”

“No problem, since you're in such a hurry, I'll call them and have them delivered right away.” Adrian nodded and promised.

“Hey, you don't want the red one, do you?” Weinstein suddenly pointed to the distance and asked, obviously, that he still cared about that question.

Looking in his direction, Liv? Taylor's laughing and flying in the ski resort, and Sophia's next to her? Section

o La, Sofia eventually chose her new "Innocence" for the Sundance Film Festival. A little further. Julia? Roberts and her niece Emma? Roberts, Julia is here to accompany little Emma, because Little Emma's Little Sunshine is coming to the Sundance Film Festival.