[US Entertainment] Superstar

If you don't become a trader, you will be treated as a pawn all day long.

No matter how popular Eve and Keanu are, helping one film after another to make a profit, they will be abandoned.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, especially about such explosive gossip, which is spread ten, ten, and hundreds, and thousands of people in the industry.

Faced with the encounter between Eve and Keanu, some people gloated, some felt sympathy, and some were envious.

If they can successfully survive this round of blockade, they will become traders and become Hollywood's first-class powerful people.Even if he can't make it through, the capital is rich enough and he has a lot of money.

Especially Eve, who has only debuted for a few years, and has earned more than 2 million U.S. dollars, and her net worth has skyrocketed due to stock appreciation.Any actress who has reached the position of first sister will never be short of money.

After many people achieve results at this age, they will spend their days and nights, and will be immersed in the vortex of Vanity Fair. For example, the highly anticipated Britney Spears and the energetic Lindsay Lohan have been assimilated by Hollywood.

However, Eve has always kept fighting, not to mention one excellent work after another, and even her investment mind is clearer than most celebrities.

People on Wall Street and companies in Silicon Valley regard Hollywood stars as fat sheep with a lot of money. The news that is often reported is that they are cheated and cheated. People with sharp eyes like Eve are usually regarded as amazing luck.

When CAA and themselves were trying to find a solution, "The Hollywood Reporter" took the lead in breaking the news and pushed the matter to the media and readers!

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November 11 seems to be just the most ordinary day, but for the American people, it is the eve of the annual Thanksgiving Day.Those who go to school have ushered in the holiday, while others who are in the working state need to wait until after get off work to go home. Basically, they are in the stage of not going to work, just counting down.

Manuel walked out of the garage with tired steps. Colleagues in several other departments were already on vacation, but he had to stick to his post. He was completely forced by life, like a walking dead, and had no intention of working at all.

The company's treatment was not bad. There was a newspaper rack at the entrance of the elevator. Manuel took a newspaper and threw it on the desk. He took the cup to the tea and drank a cup of strong black coffee.

Who wants to go to work if it is not for lack of money!

Even the leaders are absent-minded, and everyone is counting down to get off work and vacation.Therefore, Manuel secretly read the newspaper without being discovered, and almost everyone was fishing.

After reading the previous political and current affairs news, he was attracted by the news in front of him.

"Eve and Keanu will be banned? There are still several months until April Fool's Day, who is making such a joke!"

Manuel complained in his heart, and then finished browsing the news with an attitude of watching a joke.

Even ordinary people who don't care much about Hollywood know that these two are real world superstars.If something is wrong, there are legal or moral stains, it is reasonable to be banned.But it turned out that the two were blocked by Blockbuster because they owned shares in an online rental platform, which seemed like a joke.

Blockbuster doesn't produce or shoot movies, it's just a place for the general public to rent discs. A company like this actually announced that it would ban two superstars, and it actually got the support of some companies. It's outrageous!

I don't know what's going on, but after watching the news, Manuel's head is full of anger and sympathy, and at the same time, he still silently remembers the name Netflix in his mind.

"Blockbuster is too much! I will never rent discs from them again."

Manuel looked at the bulky computer monitor in front of him, and quietly typed in Netflix's URL with both hands. On the one hand, he was curious about how to operate the online rental disc, and on the other hand, he wanted to see what Eve and Keanu had tossed out. Something, so that the industry leader has to specifically block it.

The Internet speed in the office is very good. Everyone usually reads news online and sends and receives emails at most. There are no video sites or social networking sites yet.As soon as Manuel entered Netflix's homepage, he saw the largest banner recommending Eve and Keanu's movie collection!

Good guy!

Over there, Blockbuster banned the two of them, and here, Netflix directly came to a site-wide promotion, as if they were in a ring.

Fight up, fight up~~~

Not only Manuel, but many other netizens who re-entered Netflix through the news have this mentality.Watching the excitement is not a big deal at all, so as to bring a little fun to the peaceful and boring life.

Manuel is not actually a fan of Eve or Keanu at all, he just knows these two people and has seen a few of their movies.After clicking into this disc rental collection, he became interested in it instantly.

"So many discs can be packaged and rented. You only need to pay the membership fee every month, and you can also send them home for free. It's so convenient! Just place an order now and see if it can be delivered to the small town of my hometown tomorrow."

He wants to go back to the small town to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, but there are very few entertainment items there, and the weather is heavy with snow, so watching TV and movies is the best indoor entertainment.

Manuel didn't plan to rent the movies he had seen, but the ones that he hadn't seen and had particularly high ratings.Netflix does not have a streaming business yet, and rental is the most important thing. Therefore, each movie is specially displayed with various ratings, and some positive movie reviews are selected.

If you are a viewer who likes horror movies, then his personalized recommendations are almost all supernatural, horror, and thriller movies, especially those with a large inventory.

This kind of recommendation seems to be the standard configuration of almost every video website now, but it was still very novel at the end of 2001. It really took Netflix a lot of energy to make various algorithm recommendations.

"For a family, Eve's "Legally Blonde" should be good. Let's watch the comedy happily together."

""Death is Coming" seems to be good, I heard it from a few friends before. It's a big deal not to let children get in touch, we adults can watch it by ourselves."

"Keanu's "Speed" is a classic. Although I have seen it, it's okay to watch it again."

"I watched "The Bourne Shadow" in theaters this year. It's really good. I don't know if my parents have seen it."

"Shrek is very interesting. At that time, I felt that many details were missed in the cinema. This time I go back and watch it slowly, maybe I can find some neglected places."

One disc after another was put into the shopping cart, and Manuel suddenly found himself taking out his credit card to pay the annual membership fee, becoming one of the millions of Netflix members.

Obviously just want to see the excitement, why suddenly fell into it?

This site is absolutely poisonous!

At the same time, there are more and more discussions about the ban on the Internet. Some people question the authenticity of the news reports, and some people are fighting for Eve and Keanu.

"Blockbuster actually banned Keanu. I saw a poster there this afternoon saying that the disc of "The Matrix 2" will be available for rent next month."

"Why does it block Eve and Keanu? Do you want to monopolize it?"

"A chain store that rents discs, can we still not allow us to enter the movie theater?"

"I'm going to watch Eve's new movie. The movie "Little Miss Sunshine" directed by her is released today!"

"What's going on? Can I still rent Eve's movie at the store now? I'm just planning to stay at home for two days when Thanksgiving is off."

"Is this news true or false?"

"Netflix is ​​really easy to use. It is very convenient to rent movies on it, and it can also recommend movies you like."

"Let me tell you quietly, Keanu may be the richest actor in Hollywood right now. His shares in Netflix are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the stock price of Netflix is ​​still rising. Eve is not bad either. The shares are just a little less than Keanu's. Together, these two are real billionaires! The ban will definitely not have a big impact on them."

In fact, everyone didn't take this matter seriously. Blockbuster itself didn't dare to remove the DVD of Eve and Keanu's movie, so how could it make the Hollywood film companies obey?

Which film company is not supported by a top consortium?

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Netflix is ​​busy here, and CEO and chairman Reed Hastings looks at his company's rising stock price with a smile.

The more the industry leader Blockbuster pays more attention to itself, it proves that Netflix is ​​more threatening to it, and it also makes Wall Street investors more jealous. Now the stock price has risen to 35 US dollars a share, which is nearly 7% higher than yesterday.

Not only the stock market reacted strongly, but even Netflix's membership growth rate ushered in a peak today!

"Mr. Hastings, more than 9 new members have been added so far today. Among the rental discs, the rental volume of movies starring Miss Campbell and Mr. Reeves has increased rapidly. At present, warehouses in various places have been emptied, and employees We are urgently replenishing."

9 new members may seem like a small number at first glance, but the number of paid subscribers of Netflix in North America is only a few million, and the increase in a single day is indeed terrifying!

This is only the first day, and the influence of the two superstars can be imagined.

"It must be replenished. Blockbuster refuses to rent Eve and Keanu's movies. We Netflix must meet the audience's needs in this regard." Reed smiled from ear to ear, and the other party was really giving himself a gift. assists.

"Report the growth of members tonight, and the stock price will continue to rise tomorrow. In addition, the legal side should also report to the outside world in a timely manner, and inform the mainstream media of the specific situation of the anti-monopoly lawsuit."

In North America, any monopoly company will face antitrust investigations, and many companies will be dismantled into several parts before they even reach a monopoly position.

Now that Blockbuster is coming to your door, Netflix will of course accept it. It can use public opinion and the government, why not use it?The size of the company is not comparable to that of the industry leader. Now through this lawsuit, the two companies and brands can be put together to complete the moon landing and touch the porcelain, which will surely gain a wave of popularity!

Regardless of whether the antitrust lawsuit is counted or won, Netflix has no losses at all anyway.

As for the two shareholders who were blocked, Reed naturally would not consider their feelings, anyway, the company is profitable.