King of Hollywood

Chapter 128 Inventory

As I said before, because the timing of Dennis' entrance was just right, Winona and Depp just started dating, so she was successfully snatched over, so the rumors of discord that should have belonged to Depp and Winona are now It all fell on him. This is an interesting thing. It seems inappropriate to say that the media and Winona are not on the same page. Although some reporters often said that she had an affair with someone when she was making a movie, most of them were on her side.

But it doesn't matter if they always grab her, any news about Winona will inevitably turn into scandals after a few paragraphs, and neither Depp nor Dennis has ever been treated like this. If it is said that Depp is disliked by the media because of his title of bad boy, Dennis's image has always been very good. Even if the scandal with Aniston was confirmed, the image of a good man in front of the public has not changed much ,Why it is like this?

"Probably because Yu B of the 'RǔSmelly Pie' read the newspapers about the triangular relationship, Adrian said so.

The title of "Rǔ Smelly Pie" was given to the famous Tom Cruise and others by those senior actors in the era. Simply put, they feel dissatisfied that they are too young but they are too popular too fast. Although this situation is a trend, At least Adrian knows that in the 21st century, there are many young and popular young actors-of course, whether they can maintain it is another matter-but it does not prevent those actors from complaining. Counting the time, Winona is almost at the end of this period. It is normal not to be seen, but she is very in line with the public's aesthetics and is welcomed by many people. She has always maintained the image of "yunv", so can become so contradictory.

Of course, these are all Adrian's guesses, and he can't be sure what happened. After all, he is not omniscient. As for the behavior of the media who are not interested in each other, they can only let it go. At best, let a few media under their own pay a little attention. His own reputation, as for the few newspapers he bought... don't even mention it.

The status quo of the media is that tb is currently the best show, needless to say on the net side, Ted Turner really has vision and ideas. In terms of entertainment, the ratings of "Buffy the Vampire Tired" for teenagers are not bad among cable TV stations. Sarah, as the female lead, is gradually becoming the favorite actor of these audiences. It is popular because it has been adjusted properly and has not yet shown signs of fatigue. Although Wangcheng for housekeepers has had its ups and downs, tnt has also accumulated a lot of experience. With the support of high-level officials, it is not uncommon to want to catch up with hb. will be too long.

Secondly, with the three major film companies, "Everybody Loves Reddor" is not as popular as "Friends", but it has attracted many family members to watch. The ratings are very stable and it has always been in the first echelon. After the adjustment, " "Survivor" has also started to pick up, and has gradually got rid of the embarrassing position at the beginning. In addition, I still have some background, and there are quite a few TV series and programs that are not bad. Although this year may not be profitable, it is absolutely estimated that the loss will definitely be much smaller than before.

Needless to say, the three major film companies, because Miramax and New Line have a share of it, Bosworth's status has declined, and the profits have also decreased, but at the same time it is not like it was two years ago Always stand on the cusp. Both New Line and Miramax are doing well, especially New Line. "Independence Day" is so popular that it doesn't lose to "Saving Private Ryan" at all. Robert Shea is everywhere. An elated look.

But next time I won’t be so lucky. Although Adrian and Claude both admire Shay, New Line is different from Miramax. Miramax also has the right to operate independently, but it is the media A wholly-owned subsidiary of New Line, and New Line still has part of the equity in the hands of Shea. If the media wants to do something about New Line, it must either obtain Shea’s consent or kick it away.

No big company would like such a situation. Although Adrian doesn't care, he already has a general arrangement for the three film companies in his heart. It's okay to give Shay some sweetness, but he can't increase his power too much.

"In my plan, there is the last piece of the puzzle, I believe it can be put together after next year." Adrian said to Claude.

"Your appetite is really big, Ed." After knowing his specific method, Claude said with a smile, "Are you sure we can really eat it?"

"There will be no problem. Even if it doesn't work next year, there is still a chance in two years." Adrian didn't care. "Of course, the premise is that the most important things this year and next year must be successfully completed."

The reason why we have to wait until next year to put together the last piece of the puzzle is mainly because the opportunity to make money is right in front of us. It must be known that both tb and tb can be regarded as behemoths. As a new media company, it is still relying on strong funds to swallow them up. Even so, there is still a lot of financing for the acquisition. Of course Adrian can choose to continue financing. As long as the sum of the two is not less than 35, he can still firmly control the company.

However, in Adrian's view, this kind of situation is a bit exaggerated. Even if it is a matter of time before others share it - there are two more people on the board of directors now - it is more valuable to share, obviously there are great benefits in front of him. Why do you choose another way when you have an opportunity to make money?

"They can't hold on for long. I offered a price of 500 million US dollars. It is difficult for them to refuse. I have already started to arrange things on the other side to ensure that there will be no mistakes." Facing Adrian's exhortation, Claude gave There was an affirmative answer.

"As long as $500 million..." Adrian couldn't help sighing softly.

What I'm talking about here is naturally about the acquisition of Surprise. It may be an exaggeration to describe this old-fashioned comic company with a comic image and the same name as the end of the road, but it is definitely gloomy. In the case of poor management, they have begun to close some inconspicuous departments such as film production or animation production.

But who would have thought that only three years later, this company would be miraculously reborn. In the first decade of the 21st century, most of the comic heroes who were put on the screen and became popular came from them. Surprise not only succeeded Turning over has also achieved a development that cannot be underestimated. I believe that now, except for Adrian, no one would have thought that Surprise would have such a change.

How much did Disney talk about when he acquired Surprise? 100 million or 100 million? Adrian said silently in his heart. Now they can get it for a tenth of the ua fee, it's a robbery

He originally wanted to remind Claude to win Surprise as soon as possible, but after careful consideration, he decided to forget it. Before "Independence Day", there were also films that used cg in the production, such as "Terminator 2" or "Jurassic Park", etc., and I have not seen anyone focus on surprise because of this, and " The cg images in "Independence Day" still feel unreal if you look carefully. The real large-scale application of cg to movies started with "Titanic", so as long as the acquisition is completed before then, there will be no question.

Still the same sentence, there is basically no one else who can see the amazing future now except Adrian.

After being surprised, in terms of the structure of the media, the publishing company can probably stay in the third echelon at the same time as the record company. Although the record company's development in the past few years is not special, the singers they released are still very popular, and not long ago, they also acquired in records. If two cards are played at once, it is bound to reach another level.

The same is true for the publishing company. When the "Harriet" series starts to go full force, it will inevitably make more profits, and Adrian still remembers the names of several best-selling novels. It is also completely impossible to find the original author to provide ideas and publish them feasible.

As for other aspects, Pixar needless to say, they are continuing the second and third animations with sufficient funds, and all the employees are there, and the second success is almost certain. The games produced by Blizzard and several other game studios have also made a lot of profits, and according to the feedback, they all performed well.

They made a lot of money on the IT side. Except for those that need to be kept, they basically followed the model of "investment-increasing number of online users-sell" and did exactly what Adrian intended. Although it is a pity that the IT industry will be even crazier in two years, it is better for people to be content.

The most inconspicuous one is probably the "Victoria's Secret" sold by Claude. So far, their profitability has not changed much, which is normal. "Victoria's Secret" did have a little bit at the beginning I can't get used to it. After all, the media is a media company, and it doesn't seem to have much connection with underwear products.

But now it has basically been adjusted. People who can run a company and grow to a certain scale are not fools. Several executives of "Victoria's Secret" were willing to stay after being acquired because they saw the advantages and prospects of the media. , In addition, under Adrian's gossip, Cindy Crawford was invited to be the spokesperson, and they were completely relieved. Although it is still running in with the company, I believe it will not disappoint after a long time.

In short, the media, just like its two bosses, is young and full of vigor, and at the same time has a lot of ambitions. It has stretched out its tentacles in all aspects and achieved certain achievements. Even so, compared with established media groups, they still have a big gap in some places, such as newspapers, magazines and other paper media.

After all, these paper media were established very early, and after decades of changes, they have been basically divided up. Compared with those broadcasting companies, the equity is more complicated. It is basically difficult for emerging media companies to reach out, unless there is something major. Variety. It was not easy for Murdoch to get the "Times", and News Corporation has only one newspaper in the United States, the "New York Post", basically relying on luck ("The Wall Street Journal" was acquired in 2007).

For such a situation, Adrian has no good solution. Although the traditional paper media will disappear sooner or later with the development of the times, he will never see it, so he can own one or two good newspapers, Magazines are good for the entire media. But Adrian is not omniscient after all, and there is not much to refer to in this regard, except that he knows that Warner once sold "Time", but that is more than ten years later.

"It doesn't matter. Too comprehensive development is not a good thing. Once the known limit is exceeded, it may collapse." Adrian can only comfort himself in this way.

It's not that he doesn't have ideas in his heart. After all, he still learned something in college a few years ago, and now he has a wealth of information. Over the past few years, he has learned a lot by ear and eyes, and it is still possible to make some decisions. , but it is obvious that there is still a lot to do now, so I pushed back.

After the screening of "Broken Arrow", there were basically no other movies worthy of his attention, so he then focused on the later stage of "Eyes Wide Shut". It is worth mentioning that although the weekly box office of "Broken Arrow" is not bad, close to 10,000, it is not enough compared to "Saving Private Ryan" and "Independence Day". Depressed, while other film companies applauded and celebrated with high fives.

After finally getting through it, they all said so in their hearts. Although there is a bit of self-deprecating meaning in it, the power of director Miracle can also be seen.

The later stage of "Eyes Wide Shut" is actually nothing special. Most of the soundtrack is selected old songs or a symphony. As for the initial editing, Adrian rarely shoots some extra shots, so as long as a is given to the editor He just does what he wants, except for one thing——

"Mr. Adrian, is there something missing here?" After cutting out the opening reception, the editor found Adrian with the memo and asked.

"Yes, I have some other considerations about this, so I don't need to worry about it for the time being." Adrian said after reading the main points.

The editor left without doubting him, and Adrian burst out laughing after stretching himself. The missing shot is exactly when Cruise fantasizes about his wife cheating. Yes, it is the scene where Adrian and Nicole Kidman fight real soldiers on the set when Adrian cameo. He put it away as soon as it was over. How could it be possible to take it out and let the editor edit it?

"Of course I'm the one who edited it." Adrian said with a chuckle, and he still takes it out to appreciate it from time to time.

The whole filming process was ng about 30 times, plus the last fake scene was actually done, and it took about an hour or so. Nicole showed her style to the fullest in it, especially the last time, the passionate scene was not inferior to **, especially after it was done, Adrian hugged her from behind and showed it in front of the camera After a while, the picture is enough to make anyone's blood spurt.

However, there are two regrets. Because of the need for shooting, the lighting is very dim, which makes the whole picture look like black and white.

It doesn't matter, there will be better ones in the future. Adrian said in his heart, not knowing exactly what he was referring to. But there is definitely no chance now. Nicole’s role has never appeared on the set after it was completed, and his relationship with Cruise is not very good. He participated in Cruise twice before "Mr. Sweetheart" A party was held, and there were no invitations after that.

It doesn't matter, she can't escape his palm. Besides, there are women around him at all times.

"Anyway, now that I've finished filming, you can always tell me what the surprise is?" Liv asked entangledly, and she has asked several times since the beginning.

This really surprised Adrian. You must know that she said something casually at the beginning, but never mentioned it again, and she would remember it so clearly.

"How could she not remember clearly, and didn't see what she did at that time." Sarah, who saw his thoughts beside him, muttered immediately.

"What are you talking about and what do you want to say?" Liv immediately rushed towards Sarah, her height advantage made her look quite oppressive.

However, Sarah is not a vegetarian. You must know that she has practiced a lot with Love. "I Know What You Did Last Summer", like most of the films that lead the way for the summer holiday season, was released before the summer holiday season officially arrived, which is a pretty good time for a small-budget horror thriller.

The box office is not bad. Before it went offline, it took almost () million box office. It was basically a profit. A small party was held in the company, and several leading actors participated. Although Love didn't look the same as before , but as long as Sarah looks at her, she will immediately obediently go over and smile.

She was indeed taught badly by me. Seeing Sarah who was being chased around the car by Liv, Adrian said with a smile in his heart. He knew how Sarah did it, adding carrots, and writing a bad check in the name of Adrian, and Sarah didn't hide it from him. Adrian didn't criticize anything, it's good to let Sarah do this and exercise her wrists, and with him, Love won't be afraid of causing trouble.

"Okay, girls, I brought you here to see the scenery." Adrian interrupted their play at this moment, and then stretched out his hand to pinch Liv's face: "Especially you, Liv, I brought you here for Sarah's sake, don't be so arrogant, understand?"

It’s really interesting to say that Adrian had threesomes with them after that flight together in the pool, but Sarah and Liv have a very good relationship, which is completely unmatched by Monica and Julia , not to mention Kate and Charlize, if it seems that it is not convincing to explain it with sympathy, then what is the reason?

"As long as you answer my question, I will stop talking." Liv said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, but I have a problem." Adrian looked at her with a grin. "There are two films that may start at the same time, but they both need to be supervised by the same producer, so which one is better for him to be in charge of?" fa .