King of Hollywood

Chapter 165 Miraculous Box Office

The small fact of arranging for Ayumi Hamasaki to study in Los Angeles is trivial, and her scheming—well, the possible scheming is the same—Adrian has a lot to do. It was already mid-August, and the early stages of "Shakespeare in Love" were almost ready. After making arrangements, he took Gwyneth and Blanchett and set off for England.

Easier said than done, although there are not many of these things, it takes a lot of work to sort them out. For example, in terms of summer vacation, various film companies have released a lot of excellent productions, which have also earned a lot of box office, and DreamWorks and Bosworth's co-production, starring Harrison Ford, is crazy about political affairs. The flattering "Air Force One" is at the forefront. For Americans whose confidence has been unprecedentedly inflated in recent years, it is undoubtedly welcome to see the president fighting wits with terrorists on his landline.

Ever since Adrian found Spielberg and invited him to direct and produce "Jurassic Park", DreamWorks was destined to side with the media. After all, everyone is ambitious and wants to get a big piece of the film industry. A newcomer to cake. It's just that they didn't realize that they were pushed ahead by the media. Because of this, although the box office of "Sky One" was quite good, Adrian still took it out to share with DreamWorks, and "Jurassic Park" The sequel also chose to cooperate with DreamWorks. Spielberg is now stepping up production. Although it has been delayed until now because of "Saving Private Ryan", it is expected to be released next summer at the latest.

"It's just a little benefit." Adrian didn't care about it. For a successful person who has already been in power, how to share is the most important thing. "This summer vacation is enough to have "Titanic."

That's right, although various film companies have released good movies during the summer vacation and won a lot of money at the box office, they are still so small in front of the behemoth "Titanic", just like when the big ship set sail in the movie The comparison chart is the same. Except for the week when there was a slight lack of publicity due to a strong hit and the third week when it suddenly climbed to the peak and then fell down, it has been almost two months since it was released, and "Titanic" has occupied the top box office list in North America every week.

And according to the current hot situation, I am afraid this situation will continue. Although the situation that the queue for a long time cannot buy a movie ticket has not occurred, but every weekend, outside large theaters across the United States There will still be long queues to buy tickets. The box office in North America rocketed past the 400 million box office mark, and so did the overseas box office. If it weren't for the slight delay in the release time in North America, it would probably be close to 500 million.

In this way, the total global box office has exceeded 800 million. This is an absolutely shocking figure. If inflation is not included, the current highest box office in the world is only 600 million. "Titanic" easily passed this figure, and with The current hot trend may exceed 100 million gods, this is too scary, what kind of heads Cameron and Adrian have.

Hollywood film companies are either thumping their feet or gnashing their teeth or envious, but Cameron will not say it. Everyone knows that this guy is a madman and a tyrant. It is understandable to burn 100 million dollars, and now it is almost 300 million dollars to make a movie, but Adrian is amazing.

Although the name of the Marvel director is already known, although everyone admits that he has a unique vision, his time in this circle is still relatively short. No matter how surprising Cameron is, it took him a few years in the circle to get the investment to film "Terminator", and then it took him more than ten years to achieve his current status. But Adrian has achieved considerable success in making movies from the very beginning, but in just 7 years, he has hardly failed, and the movies related to him have basically achieved good results. One actor after another, The director became famous or got his long-cherished wish from him.

In addition, he also teamed up with his friends to create his own media company, which is now one of the newest and most promising media groups in Hollywood, and now he has spent nearly 300 million yuan without frowning. The dollar was used by Cameron to make a movie. God, even the seven major companies would not dare to be so generous. What is even more frustrating is that he succeeded again. This big production has broken the record and become the world's best-selling movie, and it is still rising. People get slapped in the face like hell how the hell did he do that

Among these film companies, only Century Fox was snickering. They were in charge of the production work and won a PG-13 rating. But they also feel a little pity, if they can join in the investment, they will earn far more than that. But then again, Adrian's 200 million investment was directly from the throne of God Seal, and only Wan was added later. Even if someone wants to invest, he will refuse if he is not short of money.

In short, in the summer vacation of 1997, no movie could straighten up in front of "Titanic". I can only give up this plan. But to some people, this is nothing at all.

"Wait until it doubles." Adrian said so lightly after knowing that the global box office of "Titanic" exceeded 800 million. Claude, who was drinking water on the left, almost spit out, while Laverne on the right His hands trembled and his eyes almost fell to the ground. Even Charlize, who was in charge of recording meeting points and was used to his style, couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

But no one questioned his statement. After the unprecedented success of "Titanic", no matter what Adrian said, they would probably believe it-at least in this movie. Therefore, under his orders, the company did not stop its publicity work for a moment.

"It's still early, I chose the summer vacation on purpose." Looking at these data, Adrian said to himself.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that so far he has written ten checks to Cameron, each of which is 10,000 yuan. Originally, he planned to wait until the later stage to directly open 100 million for the throne of God Seal, and then slowly appreciate Cameron's shocked face, to see if he would open his mouth like a goose egg as described in the work.

However, because the morale of Cameron's studio is currently not high, Adrian first wrote Zhang Wan's check to encourage him to encourage his employees, and then he simply wrote a check for everyone.

"Thank you very much for your emotion, Ed, but if possible, please give it once?" Cameron was so depressed by the snowflake-like check, but he couldn't show it. You must know that he voluntarily gave up his salary and dividends at the beginning, and Adrian's willingness to pay dividends is already considered as benevolent, so he had to say in a low voice on the phone.

"You might as well guess if I can drown you with a check." Adrian replied with a laugh.

"...Okay, so can I swipe the card? There will be a lot of discounts." After a long silence, Cameron said so, and then Adrian sprayed the rice.

Besides this, the record company also has a lot of things to do. He has to take care of the production of Britney's debut V album and the singing of Christina's theme song. After so many years of preparation, it must be a success no matter what. With the acquisition and integration of Claude, and with Adrian's help, the new songs and groups released have achieved fairly good results, and the record company under the media has also gained a foothold in the industry.

Even so, it can only be regarded as a record company between first-rate and second-rate, and there is still a long way to go with those top record companies. Although Adrian also has strategic arrangements, he is not as familiar with music as movies, TV and the Internet, etc., so the arrangements in this regard are at the end, and it will take a few years to implement them in detail. Therefore, if one wants to develop one step further during this period of time, one has to rely on other means, such as the blockbuster Britney and Christina.

Although the newcomers or new groups launched before are not particularly popular, they are also popular among young people, and the company has accumulated considerable experience. This time, coupled with Eric Hanton's full display, and Adrian's memory from the sidelines, at least there is certainty in "reproducing" Britney's glory.

What's more, once I go to the UK, because I have to shoot two films at the same time, although it is very convenient to have a manned plane, I will have very little time in Los Angeles. Therefore, how to arrange dates with V people is also an important matter. It cannot be neglected and should be as fair as possible. Fortunately, with Charlize here, it seems to be troublesome, but in fact it is relatively simple to solve.

"Because I think based on these, I can have a deeper understanding of their personalities." Charlize replied when Adrian asked herself why she showed such enthusiasm, and then she smiled slightly: "In this way, I can figure out The targeted method drives them away one by one, and then monopolizes you."

Adrian couldn't help laughing, and responded by pressing Charlize on the thick floor-to-ceiling glass in the office and repairing it severely.

But these are not the most important things. After entering August, Adrian has been waiting for a news. He has almost done what he should do. He still has no intention of leaving. Apple's Steve Jobs announced that he was on the Apple netbsp again; but this time is different from the last time, when Jobs was the CEO of Apple last time, the IT company that pioneered the personal computer was booming, and this time, Apple is already teetering on the edge of a cliff. Not long ago, Apple's stock plummeted again because of a wrong strategy. However, it was precisely because of this plunge that the original ce Jill Amelio finally left sadly, and then Jobs, who served as a consultant to the board of directors, took over. As for the tricks...

Many people are not optimistic about this genius or madman who founded Apple and was swept away. Some IT magazines even ridiculed that "Even Jobs can't save Apple", but Adrian knows that what he got from Jobs and ī The absorbed part of the total Apple will begin to increase in value in a year at most, and it may inevitably be diluted in the future, but as long as it is still in hand after five years, it will be an amazing wealth.

The Apple obtained from Jobs is about 18. Of course, this is not held by Jobs, but the media injected 150 million in exchange for it.

Almost three weeks ago, Jobs visited Adrian in his office, and after a short greeting, he began the main topic: attracting investment. Adrian said at the regular dinner at the White House that he was optimistic about Jobs returning to Apple, and hinted that if there were conditions that could impress him, he might be able to invest in it, so Jobs has now found him.

But after talking for a long time, Adrian became a little absent-minded. Jobs, who talked a lot, said things he had heard many times before. Repeated listening will inevitably make people feel tired. After expressing this emotion, Jobs Suddenly became slightly unhappy.

"Are you listening, Ed?" he asked suddenly.

"Almost," Adrian nodded lazily, but with a smile, there was no contempt in his eyes, "Okay, tell me how much money you need, Steve."

"Although there are billions of assets in the financial statements, there is not much liquidity, and there is a gap of about 150 million." Jobs replied stiffly. For a proud and narcissistic person like him, Adrian Ann's attitude was really not friendly, so there was no room for turning back.

"150 million?" Adrian turned his head to think for a while, and agreed without waiting for the other party to speak again: "Okay, no problem, I can contribute the funds."

"Really?" Jobs raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

"Really," Adrian nodded, "but it's not me who contributes, but my company, and there is a condition."

Jobs frowned suddenly, but he still made a please gesture.

"It's very simple," Adrian smiled slightly, "I want you to be Apple's netbsp; "Me? Jobs was slightly startled, his eyes flickered behind the lens, "How is it possible, you know Amelio is now..."

"Then drive him out, and drive out those who may obstruct you," Adrian said unceremoniously, "It is not Apple that is worthy of my investment, but Steve, who can be said to be the only one in Apple." ? Jobs"

Jobs was finally moved. He had heard a lot of flattery, but this was the first time he had received such flattery. I have to say, this feeling...is very satisfying.

"Should I say honored?" he asked after moving his fingers together.

"No, it's me who is honored, not everyone will witness the miracle." Adrian's smile has not changed, "drive away those enemies, and then lead Apple out of the trough to climb to a higher mountain, where it fell , just get up there, don’t you?”

After a pause, he said again: "The Pixar people still miss you very much. Although you tried to force them to give up their options, John always said that no matter how tight the funds are, you still care about the funds they need to make animations. They are all responsive, and although I dug them out, Pixar would not be what it is today without your support. So, I know, and I believe, that you are worthy of my investment."

"Ha, this is... really exciting." Jobs couldn't help but took a deep breath, even with his haughty personality, he still couldn't help feeling a little excited.

"And you can rest assured," Adrian continued, "We will not compete with you for the control of Apple. As long as you stay in that position for a day, we will fully support you for a day."

"So," Jobs took a deep breath, and quickly lifted off the camouflage above, "What exactly do you want?"

"Money, and cooperation." Adrian smiled slightly, "I said that Apple will take off again in your hands. I have this hunch, and I also believe that you have seen the future development trend. In a few years, we will definitely have A episode, when we have a broader future."

Although the other party has always maintained a calm look, Adrian, who has been watching him carefully from the beginning, still caught Jobs' pupils shrinking instantly.

"Thank you for your proposal, I will seriously consider it, please give me some time." That's what he finally said.

Despite this answer, Jobs agreed after a few days, especially when the contract was in front of him. Although written words may also be overturned, they are always more reliable than verbal promises. Of course, this contract will have to wait for him to become Apple netbsp again; "Just wait and see, Crowe." After learning that Ah After Merio stepped down, Adrian said this to Claude, who shrugged and said nothing.

As before, he was opposed to investing in Apple at the beginning. After all, everyone in Apple’s dilemma is obvious to all, but Adrian started his unique rhetoric again: "Very well, then I will invest by myself, anyway Titanic made enough money for me."

It was an answer that made people want to vomit blood. Claude rolled his eyes, hesitated for a while, recalled his previous achievements, and finally agreed.

The matter of Apple has basically been settled, and Adrian has been planning for a long time, so how could he allow some mistakes. In his previous life, he knew Jobs to a certain extent. In this life, after he had capital and set his sights on Apple, he also collected a lot of information about this madman, and then made a series of plans, such as meeting Jobs in the office. Absent-mindedness during the conversation is just faking.

It's just that he still underestimated Steve Jobs after all—this certainly doesn't mean that he was calculated. In fact, his goal was successfully achieved, but on the other hand, Jobs' actions surprised him. f

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