King of Hollywood

What's the problem? Well, maybe when the time comes to acquire TBS, the price may be a little higher than it is now, but it's just a little higher. and then? Miramax? Oh, don't worry, the reason Miramax was chosen was not only the name of the largest independent film company in Hollywood, but also the public relations ability of the Weinstein brothers.

It's just that now because of Adrian's appearance, Bosworth Films, which has been developing rapidly in the past two years, has divided up a large piece of the independent film cake. With his support, Laverne's public relations and operational capabilities cannot be underestimated. . Adrian believes that with his own development, the resources used will continue to increase, and Laverne's ability will also be brought into play. Besides, Miramax still has political cramp from time to time, so it doesn't matter if Disney buys it.

So what's wrong? After thinking for a few minutes, Adrian simply put the question aside. In any case, Claude is much better than him in this respect. Since he is now, let him deal with it. It will not be too late to talk to him when he has time to recall.

"Let's leave things like this for the time being about the film company." Adrian waved his hand, then changed the subject, "I see the situation on the record company's side pretty much. If the producers think those four boys have potential to tap, then Consider starting packaging, I have no problem with it. However, help me find some better songwriters, I have a few good... songs for them to look at."

Claude, who was listening to his ears, couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Why, are you writing lyrics and songs again now?"

"It's not that exaggerated, it's just that I recorded some pretty good clips casually before, maybe they can help complete it," Adrian said seriously, gesturing, "My intuition tells me that maybe there will be a great one. reward."

"Really?" Claude looked at him with interest, "I thought you were going to surprise me again, Ed, among those endless script ideas, in that novel related to the virtual network Before. What song to write again."

"How is it possible?" Adrian spread his hands, "Everyone's energy is limited, and conceiving scripts and movies has already taken up most of it, otherwise "The Matrix" wouldn't have dragged on until now."

As he spoke, he waved his hand again: "Don't worry, that melody was recorded a long time ago, I just hope to find a good songwriter to patch it up, even if the record company doesn't need it, I can give it to me woman sings."

"Okay, I get it," Claude made a stop gesture, "but you'd better finish that novel as soon as possible. Gerlin has told me many times in private."

"He can tell me directly." Adrian was a little strange.

"He said, he's told you enough, and you're still the boss, Ed." Claude reminded.

"But you are also the boss." Adrian shrugged.

"Ed"

"Okay, okay, but you know I can only find time to make revisions, and I can guarantee that it will be completed within next year at most." Adrian spread his hands, and seeing him like this, Claude was also very helpless: "It shouldn't be possible to speed up a little bit." Question?"

"Well, I'll try my best," Adrian sighed, "doesn't the publishing company have any other books worth working on? Besides, I've already told Ben Arndt about some of the next ideas for "Resident Evil". "

"Gerlin thinks that your fictional online novel will be very attractive if it works well under the current circumstances, and after studying a lot of information related to the Internet, I agree with this statement." Claude said with a smile.

"It sounds like you have become a network expert?" Adrian raised his eyebrows.

"Internet experts don't dare to say, but I do know a lot, because a guy once told me that the Internet is our future." Claude looked at him leisurely, "But the interesting thing is, after I investigated After several web studios, the guy told me not to go so fast."

"Of course, the Internet has just taken shape, and the real development has not yet begun." Adrian waved his hand.

"You always say that, you still owe me a brokerage company." Claude frowned deliberately.

"Don't worry, since I promised you I won't break my promise. I remember telling you that I already have a suitable candidate in my heart, but it's not the time yet." Seeing that Claude's expression was not very good, he hurried Changed the subject, "By the way, there is a game studio that I think has great potential. Maybe I can consider buying it."

"Hell, you're here again, film company, publishing company, brokerage company, record company, not counting other departments, it's no good to expand too fast, besides, do you know how to make games?" Claude seemed to complain Said.

"But I can see excitement in your eyes, Crowe, you clearly remember the purpose of our establishment of the media," Adrian laughed, "It's okay, if you refuse, I will inject capital in my own name, but if If I want to merge it into the company in the future, I will ask a lot of conditions."

Claude looked at him for a while, then raised his hands: "Okay, what's the name of that studio, I have to let someone inspect it first."

"It should be called...silicon synapse, yes, it is silicon synapse." Adrian recalled, "It's a mouthful name, but once you hear it, you should know where it came from. Although the current business is very simple, But I think they are very dynamic, and a dynamic studio is worth investing in. If you are not going to buy, then remember to let me know."

The name of Silicon Synapse Studio is not very eye-catching, but in the previous life, it will have a brand-new name that attracts people's attention four years later: Blizzard

That's right, the one who developed "Diablo", "StarCraft" and "Warcraft", and determined his position in the game industry with just a few games. Many game fans called it "produced by Blizzard, must be a boutique" Blizzard Entertainment.

However, this future-creating company is still a small studio, and the founders have only just started making games, so it would be foolish not to start now.

Although Blizzard is not the only top game production company in the United States and Europe, Adrian is only impressed by EA, Ubisoft, Westwood, Black Island, Blizzard, and S Company that produced "Tomb Raider". S don't know much about others, maybe not as good as some Japanese game production companies. After all, he didn't make games in his previous life, and he didn't play many games. His understanding of this aspect is not as clear as that of game fans.

Adrian only knows that Black Island has been shut down, Westwood has been disbanded, and S has no success after entering the new millennium. Only Blizzard has developed the best. From a purely commercial point of view, who would choose Blizzard?

As for EA and Ubisoft, the former mainly distributes games rather than producing them. Although the success of the acquisition is very high, TBS should not think about it; the latter is a French company. The strength is in place, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that the French government will not stumble secretly.

Therefore, Blizzard is the most suitable after all calculations. At the same time, they can also acquire several game studios through them--S is one of them, and "Tomb Raider" has to be produced by them--since they have already published "Biochemical" Why can't the novel of Crisis be adapted into a game by the way? Think of the American version of Resident Evil, fun, no?

"Okay, I will." Claude looked at the time at this time, and then stood up, "Let's go, the time is almost up, this is a reception held by my father, and Speaker Robert will also attend, we can't be late. "

"Can I not go?" Adrian couldn't help but sighed.

"Okay, if you want to be taught by my father at the Thanksgiving family dinner," Claude shrugged, "Of course, don't expect me to speak for you then."

"Okay, okay, let's go, and I hope Steve Jobs isn't on the guest list this time."

"I'm sorry to tell you, Ed, Steve is on the list. Why, don't you appreciate him? Why don't you want to see him now?"

"You can't stand a guy who, every time he meets you at a drinking party, can't stop talking about the latest computer technology and trying to get funding for his company. Even worse, if you listen carefully , will unknowingly agree with his ideas. To be honest, Steve should really do pyramid sales."

"Haha, I can't help you with this. You were the one who contacted him at the beginning, so naturally you have to deal with it."

Although the game production was only mentioned temporarily because of changing the subject, Adrian has already found time to collect a lot of information in this regard, otherwise he would not talk so seriously with Claude. Of course, this is only a rough plan, as Claude said, he still needs to investigate.

But Adrian is not just talking about it. If Claude thinks it is worthless, he will inject capital in his own name. Since there is fat on the lips, it is natural to eat it first. As for the future failure of game development due to changes in the butterfly effect, that is not within the scope of consideration.

Moreover, Adrian himself is influencing everything anytime and anywhere. He always firmly believes that since he is reborn and has so many advantages, he will definitely be able to accomplish his goal

Game production is currently only a small part of his huge plan, and now the main focus has to be on film production. Moreover, he already has a better and more complete idea about the direction of the company. What he has to do now is to follow his plan step by step while waiting for the time to come.

So, let’s turn our attention back to "Scent of a Woman". It was launched in early November, and it has already won a North American box office of 30 million in less than three weeks before Thanksgiving ()