King of Hollywood

\u003c/br\u003e Chapter 29 Industry Chain

"Hey, what's that expression on your face? This is a song I wrote by myself. (Baidu search m, Rainbow Literature Network) WwW. NgWeNXuE. M" Stopping her fingers strumming the guitar strings, the girl gave Adrian a dissatisfied look .

"What's wrong? Can't I even yawn?" Adrian spread his hands innocently.

The girl suddenly got stuck, and after staring at him for a while, she hummed angrily: "I'm not happy, Ed, I'm very upset, you know this song is..."

The words were gone at this point, looking at her choking expression, it was obvious that she swallowed the rest of the words abruptly, and at the same time her face was still slightly flushed, and her eyes were not moving.

"What is it?" After waiting for a while, Adrian finally couldn't help making a gesture, and looked at her with a questioning expression.

"It's nothing!" The girl suddenly waved her hand annoyed, "Anyway, I'm very unhappy, very unhappy."

"Okay, okay, in this case, how about I apologize to you? Because of my carelessness, I hurt the lovely Miss Wei Niu. I hereby sincerely apologize to her, and hope she can forgive me." Ah Derian put away his smile and said in a very formal tone, while still bowing.

Seeing him like this, Avril suddenly became at a loss, and pinched her mouth awkwardly before stammering: "Actually...you don't need...I was just joking..."

"Don't try to lie to me, Wei Niu, I know you're really upset." Adrian reached out to touch her head. Although Avril Lavigne made an obvious dodging movement, he still let him rub her head twice. Down.

"Since you are not happy, then I must make you happy," he continued with a smile, "You will release your first single in a few months, and you must be in good shape until then. Row."

"My condition has always been very good, even if I want to release it now!" Speaking of her first single, Avril Lavigne suddenly became excited. After all, she came from Canada thousands of miles away as an exchange student. Los Angeles, isn't it just for your music dream?

"By the way, why can't it be released now? I heard it's all ready." She suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Because September 27th is your birthday." Adrian pinched her chin immediately.

Avril blinked her eyes, as if she hadn't reacted yet, but she immediately jumped up and asked in a surprised tone: "You mean...you mean...released on that day?!"

She was so excited that her tone changed a little.

"Of course, I think it's a very good birthday present." Adrian spread his hands and said with a smile. In the next second, he got up with the chair and was about to fall, because Avril rushed into into his arms.

"Thank you, Ed, I like it so much!" She said incoherently, and subconsciously kissed him on the cheek.

"I'm glad you like it, but I think you should talk well, otherwise I'm really going to fall down." Adrian said with some difficulty grabbing the cabinet next to him.

It was only then that Avril noticed her gaffe, and it took two seconds for her to realize what she had done. Immediately, she jumped back to her chair, grabbed the guitar and blocked herself from speaking.

"It's really exciting," Adrian said with a smile after recovering his seat, and then changed the subject before Avril Lavigne got angry, "I originally wanted to save this surprise until September, but unfortunately I have to tell you in advance , in this case, after a few months have passed, no matter how great the enthusiasm is, it will fade away."

"How come, my enthusiasm will never disappear." Avril immediately retorted, but immediately showed a worried look: "However, although I am not worried about singing, but... I always feel..."

Seeing her indecision, how could Adrian not understand what she was worried about, and then laughed: "Why, Wei Niu, who has always been full of confidence, is not so sure about some aspects?"

Avril pursed her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just snorted.

"Okay, Wei Niu, you know, you are still very beautiful." Adrian stopped teasing her, "You will definitely not lose to Britney and the others."

"Do you really think that I look beautiful with such a high hairline and parted hair, covered with acne and some fangs?" Avril Lavigne said this with a look of lack of confidence.

"How come, your hairline is not high, it doesn't affect your appearance at all, and you only have a few acnes. As for your teeth, it will be fine after a little correction." Adrian pinched her chin unceremoniously , while looking at it, said, "Although you can't say how beautiful it is, it's definitely not ugly. You know, Wei Niu, in fact, you are the best like this. Some girls look very beautiful. Once they take off their makeup, they will be scary. There is a big jump. And your appearance, the difference between makeup and no makeup is not very big. Moderate makeup can make you more beautiful, but you will not look ugly without makeup. Have confidence."

Although Adrian said it sincerely, what he got in exchange was a slap on his hand unceremoniously: "How long will you keep pinching like this? Also, can you stop using the word 'Wei Niu'?" called?"

"That's not okay, I will never give up my special title." Adrian raised his finger and shook it, and then received a punch on the arm.

"Very good, then I will beat you every time I hear it!" Avril Lavigne shook her small fist threateningly.

"It's okay, Wei Niu, my body is strong enough, you can beat me up as you like." Although Adrian didn't care about it, he still made an evasive movement when the girl came over with her fist.

The girl giggled immediately, her eyes were crooked, and the corners of her mouth were raised viciously, as if she was satisfied with his inconsistent performance.

After a few more words of teasing, Avril suddenly asked Ai Ai with some anticipation: "By the way, Ed, can you tell me the content of that single? I mean... who wrote it?"

Her eyes were a little erratic, she glanced at Adrian and then turned away immediately, how could Adrian not know what she was thinking, after all, many people in the company knew that the most popular couples of Britney and Christina The songs are all related to him, and all the songs on Britney's third album are even more involved. Of course, Avril Lavigne hopes that he will also write a song for herself or put forward some pertinent opinions.

However, Adrian's answer disappointed her: "It's a newcomer in the company, and he wrote the lyrics and music."

But immediately he added with a smile: "But I like this song very much. In my opinion, it is very suitable for you-in fact, the song you wrote yourself is not bad, at least the song just now Very nice, and I like it very much.”

Hearing the teasing tone, she knew that her thoughts on writing that song had already been known, and Avril immediately raised her fist again, using this way to cover up her embarrassment. It seems that a girl with a somewhat masculine personality like her likes to express her feelings with her fists, but this is not bad, Avril who is no longer careless is not Avril.

Therefore, if you want to start, you have to wait. You can be strong with some women, but you have to wait patiently for some girls, as long as it is worth it. Besides, you can't start with her, you can start with others, not Britney and Christina, but...

"Ed! Ed!! Ed!!!" Jessica? Simpson screamed Adrian's name loudly, shaking his head wildly with his back on the wall, wrapped around his body like an octopus, especially those legs, which were tightly clamped around his waist, making He was able to hit further.

Adrian, who was laughing, slowed down the frequency, and from time to time, he would come to the end to let the unsatisfied Jessica? Simpson became increasingly frantic. Compared with the old fashioned winking and saying "You are awesome", this time is her real reaction. It is not so easy to cater to Adrian. What are the women? He is very clear about whether he is really immersed in it or just acting.

This situation is to be expected, Jessica? Simpson has already hinted at Adrian several times, who wouldn't want to date a man who is both talented and powerful and can coax women? Even if she can't become a popular super idol like Britney or Christina, there will definitely be a bright future.

So today Adrian revealed a little bit, and she posted it without hesitation. After going out for a stroll together, she immediately took him back to her home.

Adrian doesn't mind giving Simpson a little favor, as long as she can satisfy herself, and when Britney and Christina are not at the record company and other things can't be eaten temporarily, it would be nice to have a friendly match partner, not to mention...

The production of the super album and the filming of the film continued, and some things continued as well.

"Is this arrangement really good, Yi Ni?" Adrian suddenly asked the intern secretary assistant sitting in front of him after looking away from the clouds outside the plane window.

"What's the matter?" Ivanka, who was looking at the magazine in front of her with her head down, raised her head and looked at him puzzled.

The white short dress and light yellow jacket, dressed in a typical Ivanka style, set off her temperament very well.

"Arranging the schedule, Emma is not the kind of simple little girl who is bold but very measured. Sometimes it seems that she has crossed the red line, but in fact she is only a little closer. So, if you don't leave enough time to do If there is a buffer, she will keep pestering her forever." Adrian said lazily.

This was on a plane to London, and Adrian was rewarded with an extra two days off after four weeks of filming, given how well "Never Compromised" was going. Then he boarded a private jet to prepare for a trip to London. Because of the young actors and various other reasons, the first part of "Harry Potter" is still being filmed, and the shooting can be closed in early June, and then it will be at least half a year later. make.

The so-called person who discovered this series with one hand, Adrian should go there frequently to see it. The entire industrial chain of the "Harry Potter" series worth tens of billions must be firmly held in his hands, which is exactly Because of this series, Claude made up his mind to attack Hasbro.

A well-developed group must be able to form a semi-closed industrial chain internally, which can withstand most risks. The current industrial chain of the media has completed most of it, and it would be perfect to include a small part of it, such as Toy making. Everyone knows that peripherals are the most profitable for animations and games, especially for popular animations and games, the profits obtained from peripherals are often more than ten times higher than themselves.

And Pixar, a subsidiary of the media, is leading the way in animated films, Blue Sky Studios is also redoubled efforts, several game studios also have good works, you must know that children, young people and... nerds are the best money to earn , so no matter from which aspect, owning a toy manufacturing company is worthwhile.

Hasbro has worked with media before, and for some reason, they were targeted. As early as 1998, Adrian and Claude had this plan, but at that time there was not much capital, and Hasbro's profitability was also good, and there was not much willingness to sell, so they delayed No hands.

However, this year there was a rumor that Hasbro might be losing money. The release of the first Star Wars prequel last year made them think that the toys in Star Wars might have a wave of sales**, so they expanded the scale of several factories, but the result seems Not very good. Although they went public last year (Note), the cost of the acquisition may be higher than before, but relatively, the capital of the media has also increased a lot. If the situation is bad, it is definitely a good opportunity.

This acquisition will not cost much. Hasbro's current market value is about 4 billion, which is equivalent to its actual assets. Even if it conducts a hostile acquisition, the cost will not be much higher than this figure.

In addition, Dark Horse Comics is also under consideration for the acquisition. Although it already has Surprise in its hands, this comic company, which was established in 1986, can gain a foothold and grow between Marvel and Marvel. It has the third largest comic in the United States. The momentum of the company must have something extraordinary. In fact, to put it bluntly, their development method is also simple, that is, to make comic versions of those popular movies.

The comic versions of "Alien", "Terminator", "Star Wars" and other movies are produced by them, even the comic versions of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Resident Evil" and "The Expendables" are also produced by them . The comic versions of the latter two want Surprise to be responsible, and even the characters, props, and scene setting drafts of "The Expendables" have been prepared, but many surprise authors have protested, claiming that they are treating them as third-rate comics people treat.

Well, there is some truth to this statement. For example, although the scale of Dark Horse Company is relatively large, its reputation in the industry is not very good, because most of their works are comic versions of movies, although there are some original authors, But that's all later, and it can't change people's views.

Therefore, the comic version of "The Expendables" was finally handed over to Dark Horse Comics. Well, Adrian simply handed over the comic version of "Resident Evil" to them. After thinking about it later, it might as well include Dark Horse Comics to supplement the industry chain, besides, they also have some original works with considerable commercial value.

Anyway, Dark Horse Comics, like Hasbro, doesn't cost much, or even negligible, and it won't affect Adrian and Claude's main plans for this year. Yes, the acquisition of Universal Music, the acquisition of Hasbro, and the acquisition of Dark Horse Comics are just small moves. Their real goal is on the other hand. This is a tens of billions of acquisitions, and the sooner the better, the cost of the acquisition will increase every night. It may increase a lot.

Well, the topic is getting farther, back to the industry chain of "Harry Potter", starting from hiring a private detective to find Rowling, Adrian has been thinking about this industry chain, "Harry Potter" Theme parks used to be a small part of his original grand plan. Although Universal Studios came into being after the acquisition of Universal, there are not too many such theme parks.

So it's not a bad thing to have time to run to London frequently-of course, because of little Emma, ​​she threatened on the phone that if he didn't come again, she would go on strike and go to the United States to find him. God, how long has it been since you left? She is really a troublemaker. Although he knew that little Emma's threat was mostly a joke, Adrian decided to go over to see her anyway, so he was on his way anyway.

Because he will be back soon after going there, Charlize suggested that he bring Ivanka with him, which can be regarded as a test of Ivanka's current ability.

In the end, Ivanka decided to stay. Of course, she felt that her revenge could not be given up halfway, and it was also because of Charlize's curiosity. She really wanted to know why some women would stay with Adrian so willingly, and what kind of person Adrian was, especially after knowing the stories of Kate, Sarah, and little Emma respectively.

Many women are like this. Once they have a strong curiosity about something, they will never be reconciled if they don't figure it out. Of course, Charlize contributed a lot to making her make such a choice. He successfully broke her fantasy and aroused her curiosity. She really deserved to be a good wife. Adrian suddenly didn't want her to leave.

"Hmm...Okay, but...Although this is the case, I have to meet her first and communicate with her before I know how to adjust, right?" Ivanka said after thinking about it.

"Of course," Adrian nodded, "I just remind you, be careful, Emma is a little devil in a sense."

"I'll be careful." Ivanka nodded.

Seeing that she still looks a little absent-minded, Adrian is not talking, and little Emma's headache can only be understood by personal experience.

"Sorry, Mr. Adrian." A voice rang in my ear at this moment.

"Thank you, Ellie." Adrian turned sideways immediately, letting Ellie in the blue stewardess uniform? Rattle took the cup in front of him away.

"You know, Ellie, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become pretty again." He then said with a smile.

"Really?" Ellie immediately cast a wink at Adrian, not paying attention to Ivanka who was sitting next to her, but quickly glanced at her suspiciously, after all, people who travel with Adrian are always It's Charlize.

But she left without asking anything, and that's what Adrian liked about her. She was very self-aware, so she was happy to agree to some of her modest requests.

"Speaking of which, we still have a few hours of flight time, maybe we should find a private place to communicate." After withdrawing his gaze from Ellie who left, Adrian looked at Ivanka with a smile.

"No, no need," Ivanka leaned back and looked at him nervously, "I still have... a lot to learn."

"Okay, okay." Adrian didn't force it, got up and walked in the direction where Ellie left, needless to say what he wanted to do.

Ivanka couldn't help but spit secretly, and then sighed lowly.

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