The Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

Hollywood isn't a city, so there's really no such thing as a mayor. The big Hollywood fund in the early days was just a place name outside Los Angeles.

So after Hollywood developed, it even attracted the big Wall Street conglomerates to invest and prosper, but it was still not divided into a separate city.

But even though there is no municipal government, there must be some management, especially if there are so many movie stars gathering here, any small incident may make the front page of tomorrow's newspaper.

So later the government set up a separate management agency here, and the person in charge of this management agency cannot be regarded as the mayor, so the title of honorary mayor came into being.

Compared with other mayors who usually have to deal with various civil documents, the honorary mayor of Hollywood has only one thing to deal with, and that is the management of the Hollywood film and television industry.

So even though Hollywood is now dominated by giants, Columbia, Fox, Disney, etc. are the rule makers, holding various resources and channels in their hands.

But as the official boss, Bieber has a lot of power. For example, he can affect the approval and approval of a movie, and the classification of some movies.

At the same time, these big companies in Hollywood are also willing to give him face. So if Hainer can win his support, he can break the embarrassing situation of not being able to release the movie alone.

Of course, making friends with Bieber is just the beginning of shooting a big production alone. Filming a movie also requires a script, a star and a director. Even if it can be released after shooting, it still needs theaters, not to mention the investment in various promotions before the film is released.

Sometimes to shoot a movie with a cost of hundreds of millions, spending 10 to 20 million dollars on promotional channels is like playing for fun. The total cost of making a movie in China is not even as high as some movie promotion fees.

So it's not unreasonable for Hollywood movies to sell well, at least they are willing to spend money, so they make more money. In China, most of the thinking is to make a small fortune, shoot a small-budget movie to see if it can become a hit, and make a lot of money if it becomes a hit. If there is no explosion, the loss is not much anyway.

"Can't you come forward? Must I come forward? You must know that you are more suitable to deal with these American government officials. After all, if I get too close to him, he may be attacked by his political opponents." Yang Dongxu said.

He understood what Joss meant. At present, there is really no room for struggle in Haina's record department in his territory. If he doesn't agree to help him, the current situation can only be so stalemate.

This is also because he has Yiting Technology in his hands and the support of the talent show variety show. Otherwise, none of the companies that the record giants have taken a fancy to has escaped.

Therefore, since it is difficult for records to do anything for the time being, the best choice now is to maintain their advantages in variety shows and at the same time actively develop movies.

Among other things, get a few masterpieces to make it famous, at least let the audience know that Haina is still a film company. Otherwise, movie fans don't even know your company's name, how can you build a brand here?

However, as he said, as a Chinese, he is a bit inappropriate to have contact with US government officials. In fact, Americans are very contradictory in their hearts, and this contradiction is also expressed in behavior.

For example, the U.S. government always likes to promote the bad things about China and portray China as a poor and backward country. But American politicians seem to be very afraid of China from the bottom of their hearts.

It is big news that government officials accept donations from foreigners and participate in some parliamentary elections. And in this big news, accepting the help from North Russia and China is definitely the headlines.

Even in this regard, the United States is even more jealous of Huaxia, let alone a government official has anything to do with Huaxia. Even if you get some help from businessmen of Chinese origin in the United States, you can keep up with the news for several days.

"Bieber has accumulated a lot of resources in Hollywood, especially he is very familiar with big stars, big directors and the media. So his next big plan is to run for Congress in Los Angeles. With Los Angeles' status in the United States, it has become Los Angeles Members of Congress, that basically entered the U.S. Congress with half a foot." Joss said.

"So?" Yang Dongxu still didn't understand. After all, the more politics involved, the more his participation would be counterproductive.

"Some members of Congress just want to gain commercial benefits for themselves through some convenience, and some are more like climbing up, such as becoming a member of the Senate of Congress, not just being a member of the House of Representatives. MP.

But ordinary people, even those who have stars and media resources like Bieber, who can shape their image well among the public, it is not so easy to enter the Senate, he needs the support of big shots.

So this support can only come from the top leaders of the United States, or the big chaebols, but it is not the stars and the media, they have no decision-making power. said Jos.

Yang Dongxu nodded. In the United States, the media is an indispensable part of shaping the personal image, so you can see that various speeches are reported during the presidential campaign.

But the media only has the right to report, and celebrities can also help build momentum, but they don't have the right to make decisions. Especially when the congressional seats that Bieber wants are not representatives of the public, the people above have great decision-making power.

"I heard that the big boss is very familiar with the Kennedy family?"

"There have been several business cooperations."

"The current governor of California is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former Hollywood star, and his wife is the niece of former President Kennedy." Joss said.

Yang Dongxu frowned, Schwarzenegger naturally knew, after all, this tough guy is an international superstar. He also knew the star governor, after all, he knew this before the big news.

But he really didn't know that his wife was from the Kennedy family, and he didn't pay much attention to this aspect. In other words, he only paid attention to the people of the Kennedy family named Kennedy, and he was not very familiar with other relatives of the Kennedy family.

It's no news that a star becomes a senator, mayor, governor, or even runs for your presidency. Every year during the presidential election, there are always people of one kind or another who jump out and shout a few times.

But compared to those big stars, in the political arena, they are basically performing like clowns with a lot of thunder and little rain. Schwarzenegger is definitely the star with the highest achievements after entering politics.

When he heard that Schwarzenegger became the governor of a continent with a developed economy in the United States like California, he would only think that Americans are so good at playing, and that even big stars can be governors.

But when it is known that his wife is the niece of the former president, the information here is extremely rich. Why did Schwarzenegger become the governor when other stars just played around?

If you still say that they are all fairly and justly elected by the citizens of the United States, Yang Dongxu can only give you two: "Haha!"

"I happen to be meeting with Mr. Kennedy recently to discuss something." Yang Dongxu said.

Joss nodded, and this matter said that it was almost time to end here.

"Is there really no way for the record department? It's not like we don't have any media resources at all. Because of variety shows, we also have good relations with several TV stations. It seems that big things like splashing dirty water are not the monopoly of those big companies, right? ?” Yang Dongxu asked.

"In a pure public opinion war, although we do not have an advantage, we are not helpless. You also said that we have our own media in our hands, and we have good relations with several major TV stations. The problem now is the production and sales of records. channels, and another is piracy.

They have an absolute advantage in these channels. Even if our records are very successful, singers can become popular, but we don’t make money from producing records. In addition, the popular stars were discredited, and they couldn't even receive commercial performances well.

This shows that we can't get a dime return on the investment in the artist. It doesn't matter once or twice, even if we are rich and powerful, we don't care about this loss after a long time.

But celebrity artists themselves can't stand it, because they can't exchange their fame into big money in their pockets. A few people can persist, and this is a celebrity artist, and they are more realistic than ordinary people. "

Companies can afford to lose, but artists can't afford it. If the company pays to support these artists, the basic salary will definitely be fine. But they definitely can't give them various benefits that match their reputation. After all, the company is still losing money and making no money, so this creates an endless loop.

Those big record companies also came to the Achilles' heel of Heiner's record department, so they never let go. Jos was caught off guard, or he had already started to deal with this dead spot, but unfortunately his opponent didn't give him time.

"We are indeed not as good as him in the distribution channel, but the pirated version." Yang Dongxu sneered, but then shook his head: "Forget it, I didn't say that."

He is indeed an old expert in piracy, so since the other party can use piracy, his investment and return will not be directly proportional. Then he can take advantage of that too.

After all, piracy is also a headache for many record and film companies in the United States. Don't be fooled by some media reports about various intellectual property rights in the United States.

It's just that the United States has indeed done a good job in terms of property rights, especially in some patented technologies that can receive money. But this is not to say that there is no piracy in the United States, even because Hollywood and English-language records sell well all over the world. Pirates in the United States are more rampant than in other places.

But if he thought about it carefully, if someone could use this trick, he really couldn't. Others can use it because it is on their own territory. They can be sure that Yang Dongxu will not be able to catch him. Even if he catches him, it is not difficult to drag the lawsuit for three to five years. Anyway, you don’t lack money for the lawsuit. , there is no shortage of people.

But if Yang Yao engages in piracy, especially in Europe and the United States. That is to take the initiative to give others a handle, and then don't try to get away without a wave of blood.

So for a while, Yang Dongxu suddenly felt a sense of depression that he hadn't felt for a long time. He has been living at ease in China, quietly investing and making a lot of money abroad, it has been a long time since he has been stuck but helpless.