From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Matt Brown stood at the door of the villa, raised his head, and looked at the sky. Los Angeles in winter was as warm as spring, and only a few traces of the desolate winter of the Northern Hemisphere could be captured from the sparse clouds—

The agreement was not reached.

The August 31st band last night seemed so simple and pure, burning their lives for their dreams, and running wildly all the way to pursue their ideals.

However, today's Anson seemed rational and sharp, not only sober but also quick-witted, and not at all impulsively rushing into the fire like a moth.

Matt's strategy of wanting a quick victory did not work.

But Matt was not disappointed.

In fact, Matt bid farewell and left with a positive attitude.

Because he knew that Anson was not refusing to cooperate, but was staying clear-headed.

Anson was willing to cooperate; but Anson also knew that cooperation was not a charitable contribution. Whether it was Apple or Warner Records, they were all seeking profits, and Anson naturally could not obediently hand over his own interests.

On the contrary, Anson was preparing to seize the opportunity to seek more benefits—

Forest Pictures.

Once you know what the cooperation partner is seeking, things become simple.

What Matt needed to do was to assess the benefits Anson was pursuing, seek a balance between them and the benefits he was pursuing, and finally find a cooperation plan. The next stage would be mutual calculation and mutual game playing.

But… the Wood brothers should not be pushovers.

First, Anson knew that he was now in the upper hand, holding an absolute advantage.

Second, Anson also knew that relying solely on his individual strength and the newly established Forest Pictures was not enough to compete with Apple, so Anson brought Warner Records into the game.

In this way, although Anson needed to divide some of the benefits to Warner Records; relatively speaking, Warner Records could win more benefits for him.

Sacrifice the small to gain the big.

Everything happened at an ad hoc meeting.

Matt had stayed up all night holding meetings last night, so he came prepared; but Anson didn't. Anson was caught off guard today, but he remained rational and grasped the key points in the back-and-forth confrontation.

This kind of wisdom is not easy to come by.

To be honest, Matt was not frustrated, not only was he not, but he was even more looking forward to it.

Cooperating with smart people means that the future may hold more possibilities.

Involuntarily, Matt thought of the Wood brothers' suggestion again:

Apple and Forest Pictures cooperate to develop dramas and movies?

This proposal seemed absurd and simply a joke, but after calming down and thinking about it, Matt became eager to try, and the thoughts in his mind began to surge and diverge.

At least, Anson succeeded, successfully planting a seed in his mind.

Involuntarily, Matt turned his head to look at the villa behind him, a playful look in his eyes.

Just then, Edgar came out, smiling and making an inviting gesture, "Sorry, I kept you waiting."

Matt came to Malibu in Edgar's car, so naturally he still needed Edgar to drive Matt back to the city.

Originally, Matt thought that Edgar needed to communicate the situation with Anson, so he deliberately came out early to leave them room for conversation; but he didn't expect that Edgar had already come out in less than two minutes.

Matt waved his hand, "No, not at all."

Edgar and Matt walked towards the car, while Lucas and Anson began to communicate inside.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Apple's music department has only just started, less than a year. Anson suddenly invited them to continue developing film and drama fields. Such a proposal is not only bold but also crazy.

Not to mention Apple, even Netflix is still a small company renting DVDs, because the era of streaming media has not yet arrived. Forcing the launch of a streaming media platform five or ten years in advance is destined to fail. Only by seizing the right opportunity at the right time can you succeed.

Anson is clear about this.

Therefore, the immediate moment is just a tentative step, a signal to start laying out the plan.

In the end, cooperation still needs to be practical and focus on the immediate opportunity—

The release of "Another Light."

Lucas looked at Anson, "You mean, this cooperation is imperative."

Anson nodded, "If we are willing to hold on to our current position, as an actor, occasionally guest starring as a singer, then there is no need to rush, take one step at a time, and everything is on the right track."

"But obviously, you don't think so."

Lucas shook his head firmly, "You know, this is just an idealistic blueprint. You can stay out of capital and pursue your dreams to your heart's content, remain untainted in the arena of fame and fortune, and stick to yourself."

As Anson's industry status becomes higher and higher, more and more eyes are focused on him, and the pull of capital forces becomes more and more complicated.

Things are not that simple.

Of course, in the ideal blueprint, Anson has climbed from an unknown little person to his current position, and he should naturally have enough power to pursue his dreams; but the shadows behind the light of dreams will also become larger and heavier.

The Wood brothers understand this—

After all, from the moment Anson stepped into Hollywood, he relied on Darren Star's connections to break through that layer of window paper.

After the Sony Columbia incident, this reality became even clearer, so Lucas had to establish Forest Pictures and had to start becoming capital.

Anson shrugged lightly, his face full of calmness, "Then we must seize the opportunity."

"My idea is to bring Warner Records into the game, and we will fully use our chips to conduct mediation. They, those giants, eat meat, and we drink soup, and step by step find our own position in this power game."

"What do you think?"

This is what Lucas is good at.

With Anson's ability, he had been struggling at the bottom in his previous life, never touching such a level of tug-of-war and competition. He could talk eloquently on paper, but in actual operation, he might be completely exposed his shortcomings.

Lucas's brain ran at high speed, and then he nodded solemnly.

"No problem."

However, there is more than one or two problems in front of us.

"So, you are going to go into the recording studio with the band members? What about 'Singing All the Way'?"

"It's easy to talk about the crew. We can postpone the start-up for a few days without any problems; but if the news leaks, the Academy will know."

The "Singing All the Way" crew can postpone filming time for the August 31st band to enter the recording studio, but cannot clear two days of filming schedule for Anson to attend the Oscar ceremony?

This doesn't make sense!

Once the news leaks, Anson's slap will be slapped hard on the Academy's face. Although Anson has teased the Academy more than once, such blatant teasing is different in nature.

Be careful that the Academy becomes angry.