novelraw Chapter 330
Chapter 330
Is Barry Diller a top pick?
In some ways, he is the best fit.
The founder of IAC Interactive Entertainment, who has been in the business for 40 years, has experienced WMA's mail room training, took charge of Paramount, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, and later co-founded Fox Broadcasting Company with Rupert Murdoch. A series of resumes Brilliant in Hollywood.
Therefore, even in the early 90s, after Barry Diller resigned and left Fox, his influence in the circle still did not disappear.
It's just that Barry Diller's ambition of trying to build his own media empire always seems to be lacking in luck. He failed to bid for CBS and Paramount, failed to negotiate with NBC twice, and even the television network under Universal's handy hand was cheaper than Skynet. The media is now focusing its business on small TV and Internet media companies that people in the industry are not optimistic about. It seems that they are quite optimistic about the emerging fields brought about by the development of the Internet.
Unfortunately, this year was the year the dotcom bubble burst.
How many San Francisco Bay Area economies have been hit hard, the once overcrowded technology parks are empty in a blink of an eye, and the shadow of unemployment and bankruptcy hangs over most people's hearts.
Not to mention, all kinds of high-tech stocks in Sri Lanka plummeted one after another, and the virtual market value that was artificially hyped up evaporated countless times.
But Barry Diller still seems bullish on the Internet.
And all along, he has shown great interest in tt under Skyeye Network, even though the latter has no plan to sell tt.
In general, Barry Diller's vision is very advanced and precise. The only problem is that as he grows older, talented businessmen who are about to turn [-] become more cautious and always want to get the most generous returns at the least cost. , so that the global television network just fell into the hands of people.
Interestingly, Barry Diller is an old friend of David Geffen and the former boss of the latter, although their friendship is not worth mentioning in front of real interests.
David Geffen entered wma at the age of 21 by falsifying his academic qualifications, and later he often showed off this experience.
"Well, you're right, he's more accommodating than I thought." Josie chuckled lightly, and said seriously, "I already know about Anthony Pelicano, thank you, Eli .”
"No, we're partners," Eli said.
"I'm very grateful for that," Josie's tone turned into sarcasm, "otherwise, some people take the trouble to send me flowers and invite me to dinner every day in your name, these two things are enough to make me completely disgusted Strange you."
Eli frowned.
But before he spoke, maybe he didn't intend to speak when he heard Josie continue to say: "Anyway, I already know that there will be a storm of public opinion related to me, and their purpose is nothing more than to smear Spreading rumors in order to get me to give up my shares in the company.”
Occupying the largest shareholding does not mean that you can do whatever you want with the company.
In fact, most formal companies have a sound equity repurchase system, the purpose of which is to ensure the exit of dissenting shareholders and achieve stable and continuous operation of the company.
For example, if a shareholder is entangled in negative news, and the seriousness of the situation has affected the company's image and stock price, it is necessary for the board of directors to use the killer weapon of equity repurchase.
According to the current valuation of Skynet Media by the outside world, no one would be so stupid as to not want to buy the shares of this company before it goes public, because this is a huge profit investment with no loss.
Just like in another time and space, the largest shareholder of Disney, one of the six major Hollywood companies, was once the widow of a certain tech tycoon, but since then this lady has continued to reduce her shareholdings, while two listed investment management groups, Vanguard and Black Rock, have continued to increase their holdings. In the end, they became the first and second largest shareholders of Disney, and the widow reduced its holding to fourth.
Doesn't she know how profitable Disney is with Marvel?
of course not.
Hollywood is the art of movies, but also the art of transactions, and transactions often mean compromises for interests.
If you want to control a giant studio of Disney's size, it is impossible to succeed alone. The complexity of its internal struggles and the number of factions are dozens of times that of a "small" company like Marvel, so it is necessary to have Strong domestic and foreign aid sit in control of the field.
As far as Josie is concerned, bringing Barry Diller into the game is a necessary compromise made by Universal Pictures.
On the one hand, Barry Diller is a necessary foreign aid. Given that Jeffrey Katzenberg does not seem to be easy to control, the former can restrict him;
On the other hand, the addition of Barry Diller has greatly weakened David Geffen's internal influence on Universal, which will make subsequent acquisition plans more feasible.
The world is never black and white.
An enemy's enemy may not necessarily be a friend, but an enemy's friend can also be a friend. The key lies in common interests.
Eli asked on the phone, "Do you have a plan?"
"Of course." Josie frankly confessed to her allies appropriately, "To be honest, I have been reminded by many people kindly, so I have to speculate on my enemies with the greatest malice and make corresponding actions. PR plan. But, the problem is..."
"The problem is that human beings have always underestimated the evil of human nature." Eli said, his tone was cold and mocking.
Qiao Qian let out a chuckle, apparently agreeing to this, and only said: "In short, if the situation really gets to the point where it cannot be handled, and for the sake of our happy cooperation, Blue Mountain Capital will be sold by me. Share preference."
After the call was over, the disposable mobile phone was easily crushed by the heel of the high-heeled shoes, and it was thrown into the bathroom sewer and disappeared.
Josie folded her arms and walked down from the second floor. Debbie, one of her assistants downstairs, was communicating with the design team, while the other assistant, Ella, picked up someone from Silver Lake according to her boss's instructions. She was just on the driveway Stop the car.
"Hi, Ernie!" Josie showed a faint smile to her friend Ernest Dawson, "Look, top student, how is my new home?"
Due to the temporary suspension of the I Am Sam project, Ernest, who was supposed to take over as the director, was free and found a house to rent in the Silver Lake District of Los Angeles, where there are many artists. Cameron Crowe, Nancy Wilson Near the couple's home.
Incidentally, Ernest is said to have recently become close to Cameron Crowe and is exploring the possibility of an adaptation of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes.
A trace of helplessness flashed across Ernest's usually expressionless face, but this did not damage his appearance in the slightest, but made this young man who always seemed too indifferent a little more lively.
He glanced at Josie with a bright smile, turned his head and looked at the layout of the house slowly, and finally stopped in front of the huge French window in the living room after several minutes, and said, "To be precise, I am lucky to see such a sky. Most people in the world already have no regrets in this life."
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the charming California sunshine and the Pacific coastline are in the same color, and the blue water reflects the sparkling waves, which makes people ecstatic.
Under such a scene, the blond and blue-eyed Ernest turned his head, his three-dimensional face was against the light, and walked towards Josie step by step.
He frowned slightly, and said, "The only problem is that the mountains along the coast lack greenery and are so barren that there are no robbers infested. There are mountains and forests a little further away, but I'm afraid according to the degree of barrenness here, a little bit of sparks would be enough." A terrible conflagration. Fortunately, the fire there should not reach you..."
"Thanks, I don't feel lucky at all." Josie gave Ernest a smirk.
And Ernest seemed to feel that he had said the wrong thing, but he just pursed his lips, bent his arms towards Josie, and suggested, "Let's go together?"
"My honor." This time Josie smiled more sincerely, and put her hand on it.
This pair of good-looking men and women just strolled around the construction site where the villa's operations were suspended, even though the surroundings were not even considered clean and tidy, it just made them come out with a certain atmosphere like visiting an old castle.
The house designed according to the cliff villa in the Iron Man movie has excellent lighting. The main building has three floors and is entrenched on the cliff at the corner of Malibu.
By the infinity pool that is standard in the mansion, the slightly salty sea breeze blows the hair on Josie's cheeks, and listening to the rhythmic sound of waves in the distance, she looks at Ernest and asks: "Ernie, I want to know, Are you interested in directing a Marvel superhero movie?"
"Superhero movie?" Ernest turned his head, "You mean, the X-Men type that will be released this summer?"
Compared with Superman and Batman, who have been filmed here and there in Warner's DC, the successive successes of Blade Warrior and X-Men have undoubtedly given a boost to many Hollywood film companies. Withdrawing the copyright and filming is just around the corner, and launched a more adult and realistic comic book Ultimate Universe series.
Of course, the official rise of Marvel Pictures may still have some suspense, after all, the copyright of Iron Man is now in Josie's hands.
Josie nodded and said: "Yes, after the completion of this cliff villa, it will be one of the important filming locations for Iron Man. This is a manga project that I personally value very much. The total investment has reached the standard of A-level production. .”
"At least for now, I can't give you an accurate answer." Ernest frowned habitually, and looked down at Josie beside him, "Although I personally don't resist superhero movies, you should know that I can't do it." Movies that are too entertaining or family-friendly."
This is a question of image style.
Perhaps deeply influenced by the British Isles, Ernest’s lens is always cold and cold, with few pop culture elements or any interesting material, and his precise control of tension makes the film itself It presents a tragic poetic flavor.
Obviously, this style is not a superhero, nor is it Marvel, unless they are willing to make Iron Man a dark version...
Josie had no choice but to give up the idea.
In fact, she subconsciously wanted to leave the potentially explosive projects to her own people, but inadvertently ignored the most critical issues.
And now it seems that maybe they still want to find the director of the original film, Jon Favreau, but that guy has just finished his promotional period like heaven. He played the second male lead in the movie. Skill.
In any case, as the first project of Tianwu Films, another film company under Josie's name, Iron Man has been given high hopes by everyone including Martha Miller, and the preparatory work is in full swing.
At the same time, a crisis planned against Josie finally came quietly...
A few days later, Eve, Josie's publicist, first received a notification from one of her informants, saying that negative news about Josie would be published in the next day's newspaper, and they still had about [-] hours to prepare for the crisis. plan.
And on the morning of the next day twelve hours later, a new book titled The Truth Behind Arrogance was put on the shelves of bookstores in major cities, and the promotional posters of the bookstores were written in sufficiently conspicuous fonts
The semi-fictional and semi-autobiographical novel written by Ryan Gao, the former assistant of the popular star Josie Horton, reveals the secrets of all beings in Hollywood Vanity Fair!
Her life is an endless war.
The piled up costumes and ornaments, the beauty bestowed by plastic surgeons, the husband who eats soft food but can't control himself, and the marriage that seems happy but is in vain...
Betrayal and deceit, intrigue and temptation.
Behind every seemingly elegant and perfect smile, there are hidden secrets!
The author has something to say: More!Iron Man will definitely be filmed, but the heroine herself will not play Pepper!
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