I’m in Hollywood

? Chapter 444

No one would believe that the catastrophe about the ruble was an unplanned and accidental event that had been quietly unfolding since Gorbachev's reform of the Soviet economy.

At the end of the 1980s, the Soviet Union opened its financial market to the West without any precautions. Almost immediately, a large number of foreign banks, investment companies and even insurance institutions swarmed into the major cities of the Soviet Union. People and businesses took in more rubles than the native Soviet banks.

At the same time, the Soviet Union began the privatization reform of state-owned enterprises, and a large number of state-owned enterprises were distributed to Soviet citizens in the form of shares and bonds. Compared with intangible shares and bonds, ordinary people undoubtedly prefer to see real money. Therefore, Western investment institutions began to buy the shares of state-owned enterprises in their hands with rubles absorbed from the Soviets.

The final blow came when a large number of Soviet state-owned enterprises were in the hands of Westerners.

Beginning in the second half of 1991, North American and European countries began to vigorously criticize the Soviet economy. For a time, newspapers and media were full of 'Soviet reform will inevitably lead to destruction', 'Soviet economy is about to collapse', 'The market value of the ruble is seriously overvalued', Negative news such as The ruble needs to be re-priced is exactly the saying that three people become tigers. When everyone says this, even the most determined person will be shaken, so the collapse of the Soviet Union's economy and the sharp devaluation of the ruble The panic spread rapidly across all levels of the Soviet Union.

Selling, running, hoarding, rushing...

Under the manipulation of Western countries, this series of irrational and blind following behaviors in the Soviet Union dragged the already shaky ruble into the abyss.

In just a few months, the ratio of the ruble to the dollar fell from the highest period of 1 to 2 to an avalanche of 112,000 to the dollar. In human history, even in the most tragic war period, there has never been such an alarming inflation, and the rubles in the hands of the Soviet people have almost become a pile of worthless waste paper.

As we all know, a country's currency is usually backed by its own gold reserves. When the ruble plummeted, the Soviet government began to use the country's gold reserves in an attempt to directly sell gold to solve the urgent needs of the domestic economy. At this time, the most serious international gold price crash in the twentieth century also happened in time.

After the gold price collapsed, the Soviet Union wanted to export gold to cash out, but could no longer find any buyer to take over.

The collapse in gold prices became the last straw that overwhelmed the Soviet Union. On December 25, 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev admitted the complete failure of economic reform and signed a number of presidential decrees in a row, announcing the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Republics.

Chris is very eloquent. Describing this world-class game as thrilling, Emily, who was sitting beside him, put down the tableware involuntarily and looked at her boyfriend with admiration, while Connery's eyes widened.

So, we have robbed us of the entire wealth of the Soviet Union? Connery asked curiously after Chris finished.

Chris shook his head: Of course it's impossible, this is not a zero-sum game where winners and losers are equal, but a wealth evaporation. The wealth accumulated by the Soviet Union for more than half a century is like a pot of boiling water heated by a fierce fire. Evaporated and the speculators got it. Just some 'dew' on the lid of the pot.

Connery imagined the picture Chris painted, and clicked his tongue: That's a waste.

Emily next to Chris also interjected at this time: I think it's good that the Soviet Union has disintegrated, at least everyone doesn't have to face the threat of nuclear war.

Eric also nodded and said: Yes, the 'Big Ivan' that blew up the entire Arctic Circle scared the whole world enough. If a nuclear war breaks out, the Soviet Union only needs to throw a few 'Big Ivan' on the east and west coasts. 10,000' level nuclear bomb, that's all over.

Eric, what is 'Big Ivan'? Connery asked curiously.

All four of them were born around the 1970s. Except for Eric, the other three looked puzzled.

Eric is only the relevant news that he saw when he accidentally browsed the Internet in his previous life. Said: In 1961, the Soviet Union dropped a 58-megaton tnt-equivalent nuclear bomb on the Arctic Circle. We were not born at that time, and you may not know.

Seeing that all three of them had no idea about a 58-megaton nuclear bomb, Eric thought for a while. Said: I compare you to see how terrifying the 'Big Ivan' is. After the Big Ivan nuclear bomb was dropped, the plane that dropped the bomb flew 250 kilometers away at a subsonic speed before the nuclear bomb exploded, but it was still there. Under the shock wave after the explosion of the nuclear bomb, the plane almost crashed. Converted, the impact area of ​​this nuclear bomb reached 200,000 square kilometers. It is almost equal to the size of two New York states. On the other hand, the nuclear explosion of Hiroshima in 1945 The equivalent of a 'little boy' was only 13,000 tons, but the ultra-high temperature at the moment of the explosion directly evaporated the bones of 70,000 people, and the number of subsequent deaths exceeded 200,000. ' 5,000 times. It is said that the Soviet Union successfully developed a nuclear bomb with a 100 million ton tnt equivalent, but it was not detonated because it could not find a wide enough nuclear explosion test site.

When the three of Chris heard Eric say this, they all showed a faint look of fear.

Eric lowered his head and gently picked up a piece of sausage, chewed it in his mouth, and said softly, So, I even think that anyone who makes a nuclear bomb should be directly convicted of crimes against humanity.

Emily smiled and said, Eric, in fact, Einstein himself regretted indirectly inventing the nuclear bomb.

But he's still guilty, Eric said.

Chris also laughed: Eric, the tone of your speech is really like an extreme anti-war activist.

I was originally, rather than war, I prefer to duel between those in power to resolve disputes, with bare hands, cold weapons or revolvers, as long as they don't start wars.

This time the other three laughed, and Eric also laughed.

Oh, this was originally a joke.

This is for you. After lunch, the two women were clearing the utensils in the kitchen. Eric brought Chris to the study together and handed Chris an Apple notebook.

This thing is not easy to use at all, it's better to write it by hand. Chris took it and fiddled with it.

Eric said: I don't want you to use it for office, I just want you to study it. Did you know that at the beginning of the year, ibm was established with several other computer software and hardware companies. This will be our The next key direction of development. The traditional industries in the United States have been divided up by various forces, it is basically impossible for Firefly Investment to intervene, and the high-tech industry related to computers is still a virgin land, think about it Well, throughout the 1980s. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Larry Ellison all became billionaires. I'm sure, the development of computer technology does not stop there. There will be more in the future. more opportunities.

Chris finally clumsily opened the laptop in his hand. Hearing Eric's words, Chris did not refute. Eric had brought him too many surprises, which made him feel a little bit about Eric. Blind confidence.

Then I'll go back and take time to study. What's your plan next?

Eric remembers the internet after Clinton took office. Because the policy support of the US government is developing rapidly, he said: Not yet, it is still a little early, at least until next year. However, you can take time to pay attention to Bill Clinton, the Democratic candidate for this year's general election. He proposed An information superhighway plan, which is also the reason I just mentioned, this network is likely to become the main carrier of the information superhighway. You can find some relevant information and give it to Cisco management, and let them study the related technologies, for sure would be useful.

original time and space. It is the predecessor of the Internet.

Chris silently wrote down the key words of Bill Clinton and the information highway, and said, If there is nothing else, then I will go back to New York. Also, you'd better find some deputy for my dad. He is after all He's a bit older, and he's not like the feisty old men of Redstone and Murdoch.

Eric smiled and said, Of course, you don't need to worry about this, but he certainly doesn't want to hear you say that to him.

Chris shrugged. No old man would like to hear that, but it's the truth.

Chris and Emily are flying back to New York at four o'clock in the afternoon. Eric chatted with Chris for a while, and then sent the two away from the Sharphorn Manor.

I made an appointment with Jeffrey Katzenberg to go to the Disney production base. Do you want to go with me? Eric said to Jennifer Connelly after sending the two away.

Connelly shook his head: No, I just finished filming, and I can't be bothered to move. I'd better rest in the villa, you come back early in the evening.

Although Fox's Condor 2 failed last summer, but because of the relationship with Eric, of course Connery, the heroine, will not be greatly affected, and soon took over a comedy, It is expected to be released during Easter this year. Of course, Eric didn't ask about it in this movie. He was too busy with his own business, and of course he didn't bother to earn that little extra money.

Eric touched Connery's delicate face and said, Then you can stay at home, Drew has recently bought two more cars, both of which are very suitable for women to drive and want to go shopping. You can go to the garage and drive one.

Okay, Connery heard Eric casually mention Drew's appearance, and he felt a little bit of a snack in his heart, but he didn't show it.

Of course, Eric also discovered this little detail, but he didn't care too much. He had very low requirements for his women, and he never once imagined the sight of living in harmony. As long as women can live in peace, that's a good thing. .

After Michael Eisner took over Disney, after more than seven years of development, Disney has completely broken through the original profit model of animated films. Now Disney has not only a Disney studio that produces films and animations for all ages, but also a Audition Room Films. In addition, Disney has its own children's TV program, but it is not large and its performance has not been very good.

Compared with the Firefly photography base in Playa Vista, Disney's production base is smaller, but the location is still in the more prosperous Burbank.

Aladdin's story is based on a story in the Middle East about a magic lamp that can fulfill people's wishes, but we have made corresponding localized changes to the characters in the story, which will be more suitable for the tastes of American audiences, Disney Animation In the production center office building, Katzenberg accompanied Eric to watch the production clip of Aladdin, which Eric knew was one of the most famous Disney animations of the 1990s.

After reading it, Eric and Katzenberg came to Katzenberg's former office together. After the secretary brought coffee for the two and left, Eric asked, Except for Aladdin, work Do you have any other animation plans?

Of course, there are many. In the past, I would ask each supervisor to provide five animation ideas in meetings every week. After accumulating, there are five or six animations that have already entered the project preparation period.

Eric asked: Do you remember all these, tell me?

Katzenberg felt that Eric's reaction was a little strange, but he still said: How about I have someone bring the planning book for you to see for yourself, everyone knows that you have a good vision?

So much the better.

Soon, the secretary of the studio sent a stack of project planning books.

Eric patiently flipped through them one by one, and soon found what he wanted. An African savannah story imitating the prince's revenge is the prototype of the story of The Lion King.

In the original time and space, The Lion King is not only the last brilliance of Disney's 2D hand-painted animation, but also Disney's most successful 2D film. The film's box office revenue is close to 1 billion US dollars worldwide.

He quietly took out the script of The Lion King in his hand and handed it to Katzenberg: What about this, have you discussed it?

Katzenberg took it over and looked at it and said, This story was proposed by Brenda Chapman, which imitated The Prince's Revenge. I thought it was a bit old-fashioned at first, but they made some characters. After the design, I agreed to it, and it has not yet started, if you are optimistic, it can be ranked after the completion of Aladdin.

Eric didn't act too eager, anyway, it's all meat in the pot, and he can't run away if he eats it early and late: I think this story is good, you can let them take the time to make a detailed plan for me, if it's good , and elevate this project to the highest priority.”

Katzenberg nodded, called his secretary to give some orders, and then said to Eric: Then, let's go to the TV production department next, they have recently come up with a new program idea called Mickey Mouse Club. (To be continued.)

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