Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Americans have very special feelings for Britain. On the one hand, Americans call themselves "traitors" of Britain, and seem to disdain everything about Britain; But it is extremely withdrawn.Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts are known as the most elite states in the United States. The most famous senior universities in the United States are concentrated here, affecting the two major universities in New York and the District of Columbia. It is the economic and political center of the United States, and these six states are also known as "New England".

Reflecting on movies, although Hollywood may not necessarily look down on French, German and Italian movies, it still highly respects British movies.Therefore, "The English Patient" won the favor of Los Angeles film journalists and film critics. Jed was not surprised at all, but he was still moved by the enthusiasm of the Los Angeles people.

After the film ended, the audience stood up and applauded for up to 5 minutes, and the director had to bring the actors back several times to express their thanks.When interviewed by reporters, the more sensitive film critics had already burst into tears, saying that this is a touching movie; while the slightly stronger film critics also said that this may be the movie that most touched American audiences this year, He also said that if the film cannot win the best picture at the Oscars, it would be the murder of art by the Oscar judges.

The reporters who reported on the scene not only had photos of the stars gathering at the opening, but also materials of film critics crying on the scene at the end of the show. It can be said that tomorrow is simply a feast for journalists.After Jed sent the crew back to the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Jed also returned to his mansion to rest.Jed knew that tomorrow the town would be full of news about The English Patient.

The next day, the newsboy delivered the latest major American newspapers to the Sherman mansion.Naturally, responsible servants took away the newspapers, ironed them with an iron, and delivered them to Jed. This is the way of old and wealthy families in New England.A well-trained servant must never deliver a crumpled and ink-soaked newspaper to its master at breakfast; they must iron the ink dry while keeping the newspaper straight.They would deliver the latest newspaper the moment the host had finished his breakfast and was drinking his coffee.

The newspapers maintain Jed’s reading habits. The first one is always the most influential newspaper in the western United States—the Los Angeles Times; the second one is the Wall Street Journal, which grasps the pulse of the American economy; Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune and Christian Monitor; lastly, entertainment like USA Today and L.A. News tabloid.

At this time, Jed had finished his breakfast. On his right was a cup of steaming Blue Mountain coffee, while on his left was a newspaper delivered by a servant.To Jed's surprise, the "Los Angeles Times" had a front page to report on the premiere of "The English Patient".The news on the front page is naturally relatively brief. It just briefly introduces the grand occasion of yesterday's premiere and introduces part of the movie.

When Jed opened the entertainment page, he discovered that the editorial department of the "Los Angeles Times" had actually produced as many as two special editions for "The English Patient".There were too many celebrities who joined us yesterday, and it was really difficult for one page to accommodate so many celebrities, so the "Los Angeles Times" simply opened two pages.Seeing how big the "Los Angeles Times" was, Jed dug out the "Los Angeles News" only to find out that this tabloid has done a more thorough job. Today's "Los Angeles News" has completely become the "English Patient" premiere There is a special feature.

The front page was a photo of Juliette Binoche wearing a cheongsam looking back and smiling. Jed bet that the sales of the Los Angeles News would increase by [-]% based on this photo alone. The "Los Angeles Times" was quite polite, taking at least half of the page to interview the film critics at the time and asking them to comment on "The English Patient".The Los Angeles News, on the other hand, fully brought the true nature of entertainment tabloids to the extreme. Half of the newspaper was the clothing shows of famous celebrities on the red carpet show, and professional fashion editors commented on these clothing.

The remaining half of the content is all kinds of "love and hatred" among the guests. Through the "Lianliankan" of the "L.A. News", Jed suddenly discovered that half of the male stars in Los Angeles seemed to have a certain relationship. The female star had a "spring breeze".Jed didn't know whether to lament that this female star is a heartthrob, or to praise her as "a million people".

In any case, in terms of media reaction, although film review articles will lag by three days to a week, the attention has still been achieved.Especially for audiences in the western United States, almost most movie lovers know that an extremely good movie will be released this November-"The English Patient".

The audience in New York is looking forward to the New York premiere of "The English Patient" held at the AMC flagship store in Times Square in New York City a week later. Although the cultural people in New York City are not interested in Jed, they are interested in British movies. Is Love Deeply and Didn't Care That The Film's Distributor Is Jed Sherman.It was Jade's first attempt to cooperate with AMC theaters. At this time, AMC was the most advanced theater company in the United States and the second largest theater company in North America.

The full name of AMC is "American Multiplex Theater Company", which can be regarded as creating a new trend in American and even global movie theaters.The original movie theaters have one movie theater and one movie screen, but it was AMC that set the precedent of having multiple screening halls in a movie theater.The back chairs that everyone is used to now, and the armrest with the drink holder on the right hand are all innovations from AMC.

The reason why Jade noticed AMC was that Wanda Cinemas, a company owned by China’s richest man Wang Jianlin, acquired AMC to form the world’s largest cinema company. This cooperation between China and the United States is a classic case of cross-border mergers.In the United States, AMC has thrown its old rival Royal Entertainment Group (REG) a few streets away in one fell swoop; while in China, Wanda Cinemas has become a Chinese boutique cinema chain in one fell swoop.

The cooperation between Jed and AMC is not for the purpose of acquisition. You must know that one of the red lines stipulated in the "Hollywood Antitrust Case" was that "a company shall not own a film company and a theater company at the same time". If so, then without Sony's action, the U.S. Federal Department of Commerce will severely crush Jed in the cradle.

The reason why Jade fell in love with AMC is because of IMAX. Today's IMAX has been forced to surrender by Jed, but the reason why IMAX has not accepted the premise of Jed's merger is due to how the IMAX theater alliance should deal with it.Jed's plan is to sell this theater alliance to AMC and induce AMC to upgrade its major cinemas with IMAX equipment.Jed's idea is to at least let AMC's flagship theaters in major cities around the world introduce IMAX equipment before 1998.

Speaking of it, AMC can be regarded as a miracle of American theater companies. Other theater companies will have one or two independent sub-brands to create so-called boutique theaters and art theaters, but AMC is a global unified standard and unified label. , there is no distinction between high-quality goods and the public at all.Therefore, Jed wants to use AMCIMAX as a boutique theater chain under AMC. Although Galaxy Films cannot acquire AMC in the end, it is harmless for Sherman Group to buy a little bit of AMC shares.

Although there is still a week before the premiere in New York, the starring, director and screenwriter of "The English Patient" were split into various combinations by Jed and arranged to appear on the news or talk shows of major wireless television networks in the United States. Jed did not give up on talk shows such as The Pula Show and The Allen Show, which were independently produced but simulcast across the United States.

At this time, it shows Jed's extensive contacts in the American TV circle. You must know which of the three major TV networks, NBC, CBS, and ABC, has not been on Jed's TV series? The relationship between FOX and UPN's parent company and Jade is also one of the best, so whether it is a daytime talk show or a late-night talk show, or the most golden evening news, you can see the shadow of "The English Patient".

Jed's approach is that during this week, no matter which channel American viewers watch, they can see "The English Patient".

"Is this Sherman crazy!" Morita Junichiro turned off the TV.

Junichiro Morita is a rising star of the Morita family in Japan, and the Morita family is an important shareholder of Sony Corporation.Junichiro Morita was specially arranged to be the president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Group, fully responsible for the development of Sniping Jade in the United States.How can the Sony Group and the Mitsui consortium behind it not know Jade’s hatred for them? Stab a knife.

The Sony Group knew that Jade was closely related to the Chinese Qinghong Gang and the Italian Mafia, so the Mitsui Consortium deliberately restarted the Black Dragon Society to protect Morita Junichiro.When they arrived in the United States, the Japanese didn't dare to stretch out their hands. God knows when they will be stabbed in the back by Jed?Morita Junichiro is the future of the Morita family, no accidents can happen anyway.

Last time, the Black Dragon Society was tossed hard enough by the Qinghong Gang and the Mafia, and then it was driven crazy by the US Department of Justice. If the Mitsui Foundation had not obediently contributed a batch of funds to the American father, I am afraid that the US Federal Department of Justice would have to jointly finance The Ministry went to Japan to investigate one or two together.

"He's not crazy, but he has the capital." As Jed's old opponent, Columbia Pictures CEO Doug Belgrade shook his head. "Mr. Morita, Mr. Sherman is the most powerful and difficult opponent we have ever met. He doesn't bother to use conspiracy to deal with opponents, because he can make the best movies in the world. So even if we are defeated by him, No one in Hollywood will regard him as an enemy. Because he is strong, it means that Hollywood is strong, and it also represents American movies. No matter how the Galaxy Films compete with Paramount, Disney, Fox, Universal, and MGM at the box office, they In the final analysis, it is the pride of American movies. So, Mr. Morita, please face up to your opponent!"

"I see! Thank you very much for your advice!" Morita Junichiro may not be the best person, but his humble attitude and ability to learn made him the next successor of the Morita family. "If Mr. Sherman wants to attack the entire entertainment industry, he will definitely encounter the Sony Group. He is very good. Maybe I am not his opponent, but the three major groups under the Sony Group, including movies, music and computers. Countless talents. In this regard, he will definitely lose!"