King of Hollywood

\u003e "Moulin Rouge" has been postponed. Adrian originally scheduled it a little before Christmas, but the problem is that the media's high-grossing movies are all scheduled during this time, and they all perform extremely well. Not to mention "X-Men", "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", even "Chocolate" and "A Beautiful Mind" have quite good literary and artistic films that require long-term screenings. What's more, there are "Ocean's Eleven", "Training Day", and "BJ's Diary" with different styles but commercially valuable movies.

"BJ's Diary" starring Rachel was released before "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Violate.

Therefore, if "Moulin Rouge" is released before Christmas as originally planned, it will easily cause a dilemma of insufficient attention. It's nothing to affect the box office. This is also a literary film that is shown on the long line, not to mention the gimmick of director Miracle's first song film, but it is not very good if it affects the word of mouth. You must know that Adrian is the most talked about at this stage. "The Lord of the Rings" is currently playing.

So Adrian changed the date to January next year after discussing with others. Just like "Love Home Alabama" and "Princess Diaries", Sarah's "Love Home Alabama" will be released next year. It was decided a long time ago, but this time the date is only set to February 14th, while "Princess Diaries" is indeed scheduled for early January.

In this way, although they are still competing with themselves, there is much more room for maneuver, and they can squeeze the box office better.

Of course, like "I Am Sam", it is necessary to screen at the end of the month and get Oscar tickets. Isn't that what he made "Moulin Rouge" for? And by the way, you can understand the audience's reaction and prepare for the publicity after the release.

After returning from London, life finally temporarily calmed down again, because Christmas Eve was just around the corner, and the filming of "The Matrix" that had been intermittently filmed before due to various premieres also stopped, and Adrian had more time to spend In his own woman and daughter, everything is beautiful, except for one thing——

The door was gently opened, and the never-turned-off corridor lights cast a long figure on the ground in the dim room. The little ones were all sleeping soundly on the bed, and they didn't notice anything unusual. A few big fleece socks were hung at the end of the bed.

A tall figure crept in, wearing thick clothes, a conical cap on his head, a long beard on his chin, and a big bag on his back. He chuckled lightly when he walked to the stern . Then, he squatted down slowly, took the things out of his pockets and wanted to stuff them into the fleece socks at the end of the bed.

at this moment. The little guy on the bed suddenly jumped up.

"There's a thief! Catch him!" A voice yelled, and then, the pillow hit the figure at the end of the bed, and the crackling sound was mixed with laughter, and the yelling resounded throughout the bedroom.

"Hey, what are you doing!" Kate and Sarah rushed over when they heard the voice and snapped on the lights in the bedroom.

It's a pity that these little guys - Lily, little Emma, ​​little Emma - didn't mean to stop at all, and continued to slam the pillows at the figure at the end of the bed happily, while Juliet and Deva were clapping beside them.

"That's enough! You troublemakers!" Finally, Adrian cried out a little angrily. The little ones laughed and stopped.

At this time, Adrian's Santa hat had fallen to the ground and disappeared, and the beard stuck to his chin was hanging obliquely and might fall off at any time. Sitting on the ground with messy hair, he looked a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the pillow was not broken. Otherwise, there will be goose feathers floating all over the room.

"It was more than half an hour ago. You should have gone to bed, and I specifically allowed you to go to bed late, but you haven't fallen asleep until now. Now you are talking about it, what should we do?!" Adrian Unceremoniously pinch the faces of a few little guys, making a look of gnashing your teeth, as if you want to settle a score with them.

Unfortunately, this is of little use. Even Diva and Juliet made faces at him, not to mention Lily and the two Emmas.

"Well, since this is the case, there will be no Christmas presents this year." Adrian immediately picked up his pockets and made a gesture to leave.

Deva and Juliet, the two little ones who had no idea, suddenly showed uneasy expressions, but little Emma turned the situation back with one sentence: "Don't worry. Ed won't give us Christmas presents, but Santa Claus won't. "

She knelt on the bed with her arms crossed and glanced at Kate and Sarah who were watching the excitement at the door, and then looked at Adrian triumphantly. Yes, if Dad didn't give Lily and them gifts, mom and aunt would always give them.

Adrian couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and glared at Kate and Sarah, who were standing beside them smiling and silent. They hadn't spoken since they came in, and they had been standing there watching the show, as if they liked seeing him like this. Then, he raised his eyebrows at little Emma again. There is no doubt that she must have led this matter, and the words on the phone that she wanted to look good to him are still vivid in my ears.

"It seems that you shouldn't be allowed to sleep together, so I decided to separate you all!" Adrian rolled up his sleeves with a cold snort.

"Rest!" Little Emma yelled immediately, and raised the pillow again while gesturing.

Then, little Emma and Lily raised the pillows, while Diva and Juliet crawled behind them and hid, feeling like they were resisting to the end.

"Okay, kids, calm down!" Kate finally came over to relieve him.

She doesn't listen to her father's words, but always listens to her mother's words. Lily is very smart and never listens to neither her mother nor her father's words. This troublemaker died down, and Diva and Juliet, who were the only sisters, naturally quieted down obediently, and then little Emma, ​​who had always followed the crowd, naturally stopped. can compromise.

"You're always lucky, Ed!" She was so angry the next day, she said to Adrian unwillingly.

"Okay, Emma, ​​you are a big girl, and you are a hot star. Can you stop doing such childish things?" Adrian replied with a sigh.

After hearing this, the little girl immediately opened her eyes wide and drooped the corners of her mouth, looking fierce and hurt, she watched him for a long time before leaving the study with a heavy snort. Adrian just sighed again. Of course he knew that little Emma would be very upset when he said that, but he had no other way for the time being. You must know that she had been sitting on his lap since she came in and refused to get down.

What an annoying thing. Adrian said so to himself. But he didn't take it too seriously. Little Emma is so old, and so smart and precocious, so why would she get angry and ignore him because of this matter? It wouldn't be Emma Watson if she just gave up—Adrian's Emma Watson.

Sure enough, only a few hours passed. Little Emma started to grab him again and ask this and that, and then Adrian started to have a headache about how to deal with her. Fortunately, this situation didn't last long. Little Emma would go to London after Christmas. Of course, Adrian had to promise to visit her in the New Year.

"I promise, in January, I will definitely come to London to see you." Adrian said comfortingly after sending her to the airport, and then immediately added: "Of course, there may be a few days of error. Please understanding."

"...Okay." The little girl said reluctantly, her cheeks bulging.

Adrian shook his head with a smile, and leaned over to kiss her near the corner of her mouth. Little Emma's eyes lit up immediately, and she looked him up and down in disbelief. Then she gave a short cheer and rushed in. Adrian wrapped his arms around his neck, and kissed him firmly on the face.

There was a smile on her face. It seems that he has never been so happy, even when he walked along the VIP channel to Adrian's private jet, he was still a little light.

"Ed...are you... a bit out of bounds?" After watching the plane on the runway, Kate, who came to see off little Emma, ​​said to Adrian worriedly.

As his first woman, and having lived through Adrian's time of caring for little Emma, ​​she was sensitive to all of this.

"Yes, I know. That's true." Adrian stared at the plane that began to accelerate, and did not turn his head until it began to climb. "I'll take care of it, Kate, don't worry."

Kate didn't speak, just took his arm, looking at him with some worry but trust. Adrian smiled slightly, and put his arms around Kate's waist. Pull her into his arms and watch the plane go into the clouds together.

The year 2001 has just passed, and many important things happened in many fields in this year, which greatly affected the trend of the world, such as 9/11, for example, the European Union announced that it would issue the euro on January 1, 2002. In the media field, the most influential thing is that the media has become the number one in the world with a thunderous posture.

Acquisition at the beginning of the year...Adrian Kewell had no limelight at the Oscars. In May, he took nine of the top ten TV ratings. After the September 11 incident, he took the lead in organizing various commemorative activities. Ann Kewell took out 100 million in his private capacity to help the families of the victims, which also led to a wave of charity. Finally, throughout the Christmas schedule, from "Monsters, Inc." to "Ocean's Eleven", from "X-Men" to "Lord of the Rings" and then to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", the box office of the movies under the media has completely outperformed other groups. .

The established media groups are either sighing or vigilant or watching this young group reach the peak step by step, so why is there such a freak as Adrian? However, this is not over yet. After finally getting rid of the sad and depressed year of 2001, the media gave them another blow in 2002. Although this is only the end of 2001, the shock it caused is no less than before those few things.

At the beginning of each year, there will be an end to last year, and some statistics will be clear, such as the total box office of the past year. In 2001, the total box office in North America was about 8.4 billion, but the total box office of the films produced and distributed by the media was as much as 2.3 billion! That's right, it accounted for a quarter of the total box office in North America for the whole year!

Although the box office in North America is basically divided up by a few major film companies, and then other companies pick up some leftovers, it is already quite remarkable for a film company to have a box office of 1 billion US dollars a year-it is the box office, not profit. Which media group accounts for a full quarter of the total box office in the United States like the media!

MGM may have that strength in the early days, but it was based on monopoly. Although the big film companies are also very powerful, it is no longer possible to have the absolute right to speak as they did decades ago. so. The most important thing for the media to do this is that the films they produce and distribute are good enough.

Therefore, even if other film companies are extremely jealous, they cannot attack this absolute strength. They can only lament again, why is there such a freak as Adrian Kewell? ! Is there no way out in the future? of course not.

"Very beautiful data, although expected, but did not expect to reach this level, so," Adrian threw the report on Claude's desk. "You can restrain yourself."

He has always known that only by learning to share can he become bigger and stronger. In this world where the capital is almost perfect, eating alone will only push himself and his group to a place where everyone criticizes him. Because of this, with the full cooperation of Claude, the media can develop smoothly all the way to where it is today.

And the reason why in 2001 was uncharacteristically, not only did various high-profile actions, but also launched various excellent works on TV and movies to fully squeeze the profit margins of other companies, the key is to show strength, and it is - Liwei!

"Let them see how strong we are." Adrian said so at the beginning.

This has indeed had a considerable effect. The most popular TV series and movies in North America are in the media. Most of the important Oscar nominations are occupied by them. Nine out of the top ten places in the ratings list are It belongs to them. The total annual box office of a group accounts for a quarter of the total box office in North America. These shocking achievements fully prove that the media is undoubtedly the well-deserved No. 1 in the world!

Then, 2001 passed. Their goal has been achieved, so they should return to their original position, maintain a certain level of low-key, and not snatch all the profits like last year.

"I know, isn't "A Beautiful Mind" invested by DreamWorks?" Claude smiled, and with his ability, he couldn't fail to see the benefits of doing so. What's more, it was already negotiated and decided, "It's you, Ed, you said before that you would provide some TV series ideas, and then produce them for other TV stations to broadcast."

"Don't worry, I've already thought of a good theme, derived from "": "Naval Criminal Investigative Service." Adrian shrugged, "Although it is also a detective drama, it is completely different from "" in style, It’s just an idea right now, but it will be perfected by the writers soon, and I’m going to hand it over to CBS, and we’re all allies.”

"Okay. Then I don't worry about it," Claude laughed. "I like a win-win strategy."

This is indeed a win-win strategy. On the surface, handing over the TV series produced by oneself to other TV stations for broadcasting damages the interests of its own TV stations, but in fact it is not the case. As I said before, the purpose of showing strength has been achieved, and then we should keep a low profile and let others share some of the benefits. Although there are many channels, we should bring all the excellent TV dramas, especially many that are watched during prime time. If there is a TV series with a very high rate, then it will evolve into a competition between itself and itself, and the result will be a lot of losses.

And this method of producing by ourselves and handing it over to other TV stations will not only cause greater losses but also get more. Profit reduces risk, and at the same time unites allies and reduces the hostility of others. Why not do more than one action? The relationship between the media and Viacom has always been very good, so naturally I shared with them first.

In fact, this model has existed in previous lives, and Warner was the first to implement it. As a media group, although Warner also has its own WB TV network, it is a pity that due to various reasons, it cannot cover the entire United States. Many places can watch it for free, but in some places it is not. A fee is required to view. In this case, it would be a pity if they produced an excellent TV series but could not maximize their profits due to the limitations of the TV network. So Warner came up with a way to produce it themselves and hand it over to other TV stations for broadcasting. Profits reduce risk and gain friends.

This approach has changed the operation mode of TV stations. It must be known that before the 1990s, the four major TV stations basically invested in their own production, and very few purchased finished products from other production companies. Warner established a brand-new model and promoted it. The result was that when the 2000s passed, the television industry surpassed the film industry in terms of pure profit.

It's a pity that because of Adrian in this life, "Friends", which is the most important to Warner, was taken away, which is equivalent to making them lame a leg. Don't underestimate the TV series "Friends". It may not have the longest lifespan, or it may not have the largest investment, but it is definitely the most popular, bar none! And Warner is relying on the unprecedented success of "Friends" - it is estimated that this TV series has brought about 4 billion in revenue to Warner from the start of the broadcast to the end of the broadcast - so that they each bear certain risks. The model was popularized and gradually accepted by other TV stations and TV production companies.

Then, Adrian further released good TV series one by one. Although Warner is insisting on this model, and it has been promoted to a certain extent, several TV series with good ratings were purchased from Fox, but they are not the same as the previous TV series in the same period. Compared with the world, it is much worse.

As Adrian, who had a certain understanding of television in his previous life, he would not be ignorant of the benefits of this model. In fact, he has already done this before, for example, for CBS's "The Intern", or for "The Office", so now after showing his strength, he also discarded this plan Come out, and by the way, you can show your favor to Warner.

Besides, after two or three years, all TV dramas with high ratings can be completed by the TV production team of the media...

"Okay, let's talk about blogging." Adrian threw a new topic. (to be continued...Q\u003c/p\u003e