Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Of course, Jed knows that following Murdoch can save ten years of delay, but he doesn't want to stand on the shoulders of others to climb the peak.Seeing that Jed didn't speak, Murdoch also knew that he was rejected again.Murdoch believes in his own vision, he knows that Jade will definitely have his own achievements in the entertainment industry in the future.For such a capable and ambitious person, Murdoch is very welcome to join News Corporation.Murdoch is saddened to realize that the media empire he has built lacks an heir.His own children obviously don't have much interest in News Corporation, and the younger management in the company either lack vision or lack of courage. It may be possible to be a general, but it is almost impossible to become a marshal to lead the entire group.

And the young man in front of him is obviously a visionary and courageous person, but he is still lacking in experience, but Murdoch believes that after studying in front of him for a few years, he can take on a big responsibility, and he can turn his main energy to journalism and publishing. industry.It's a pity that the young man in front of him rejected him again, which made Murdoch a little hurt.However, being able to talk about the joint production of the next two TV series can be regarded as achieving some goals.For "X-Files" and "New York Serious Crimes", Fox still attaches great importance to it. After all, as a new TV station, there are some controversial and excellent TV series. It is still difficult to challenge the status of the old three TV stations.There are enough controversies in these two films, but it's hard to say whether they can be filmed to a high level.After several failures of the Fox TV production company, Murdoch planned to find Dongfeng to cooperate.After all, there is currently no conflict of interest between the two companies, and Dongfeng Production's production capabilities are indeed very good.

After negotiating cooperation with Murdoch, Jed left.Back at his home in Beverly Hills, Jed also began to think about his own life.It has been almost four years since I came to this world, and I have everything in this life that I dare not expect in my previous life.At home in Beverly Hills, also has its own exclusive villa on Mabry Beach.The Ferrari and Lamborghini in the garage are waiting for him to drive at any time, and there is also a private cruise ship parked in Santa Monica... Jed really feels that he does not need to struggle anymore, even if he slacks off at this time, relying on stock income is enough for him I wasted most of my life.

As a playboy, shouldn't he appear in the nightclubs in Los Angeles at this time?Hugging left and right, being chased by the paparazzi... It's not like the current self, lying alone on the bed planning the future.Isn't this something that a poor dick should think about?Jed turned on the TV, still watching NBC Sports.

Sports anchors are enthusiastically introducing the upcoming "ATP Challenge Tour Finals" in Brazil. Although this game is not a major event, it can be regarded as a major event in the tennis world. After all, most of the stars of tomorrow will be here Breakout.And now it is a relatively late time period, NBC Sports naturally talked about these not very important but quite famous events.Since the United States is also considered a big tennis country, NBC Sports specially listed all the American tennis rookies who participated in the finals this time. Jed saw Nicholas Zhou impressively.Compared with the appearance I met in New York last fall, I have matured a lot, the outline of the face has come out, and the skin tone has become a very healthy wheaten color.

Since he can reach the finals of the Challenger League, there will inevitably be tennis agents who will take a fancy to him, and it will not be a problem to start an official professional game next year.After all, without the support of an agent, it would be very troublesome for players to participate in those important points competitions.Jed suddenly picked up the phone and said to Old Bell: "Help me book tickets for the finals stage of this year's ATP Challenge Tour, and then arrange air tickets and hotels."

Old Bell didn't ask why, but just followed Jed's instructions.Fortunately, the tickets for the ATP Challenge Tour Finals are not particularly rare. After making a few phone calls, Old Bell arranged all the itineraries.At the end of the year, Jed was really relieved, because Jed rejected the premieres of "400 Years of Surprise" and "Scent of a Woman". Fortunately, Warner and Universal really don't care if there are star screenwriters. , after all, they have their own set of mature methods for movie promotion.So Jed decided to fly to Brazil for a vacation, because next year there will be a very painful shooting waiting for him.

Brazil at this time is the most enthusiastic time of the year, and samba and bikinis have almost become the only symbols of this country.On the contrary, the attention of the ATP Challenge Tour Finals is relatively limited.Since "400 Years of Surprise" written by Jed happened to be released in the past few days, the scene of Jed watching the finals was captured by American reporters.Regarding the film writer's itinerary to watch tennis in Brazil instead of the premiere, reporters from major American sports stations ridiculed that Jed's true love is actually tennis.Although Warner has some complaints about Jed's attitude, Jed's exposure during this period has promoted the promotion of the movie, making it difficult for Warner to say anything.However, the box office performance of "400 Years of Surprise" was a bit dismal. This movie with an investment of 4000 million US dollars only had a box office of 3000 million in the first week.Although it won the first weekend box office of the week, this is November, the off-season of movies, so many critics have looked down on "400 Years of Surprise".

As the "New York Times", which has always been at odds with Jed, soon some film critics commented on the movie "400 Years of Surprise" with "Bold Adventure and Tragic Ending". "First of all, I admit that Mr. Jed Sherman is the best science fiction and fantasy writer emerging in the United States this year. Although his works are quite controversial, they have achieved great success in the United States. At the same time, Mr. Sherman may be considered a good screenwriter. Last year's "Thelma and Louise" let me see his success in feminist themes, but in his transformational work "Frightening Love 400", I didn't see his amazing talent. The whole movie actually fell If it becomes the subject of religious preaching, perhaps we must wonder whether Mr. Jed Sherman will have another work?"

Although Jed couldn't read the "New York Times" in Brazil, the good American reporter took this newspaper and went to the tennis court to find Jed.Originally, Jed didn't want reporters to disturb him at this time, but the slap from the "New York Times" was too harsh.Although "400 Years of Surprise" is a religious work, and there is a meaning of deliberately pleasing religion at the end of the story, but this is definitely not Jed's original intention of creation.Seeing the reporter's eager eyes, Jed knew he had to say something, "Actually, I really can't say anything about the 'Times' column, because I would love to chat with every audience who understands my movie script. , but this reviewer obviously doesn't even understand the movie. It's a religious movie, but it's ridiculous to think I'm preaching. It's a movie about 'love' and ' Redemption' movie, because I believe that no matter how far everyone has fallen, there must be a piece of light in his heart."

Jed's response was quickly sent back to the country. As the opponent of the "New York Times", the "Washington Post" soon published a film review, mocking the "New York Times" for allowing people who can't even read movies to act film critic.In fact, although the box office performance of "400 Years of Surprise" is not satisfactory, the critics still quite agree with this work.Especially the religious circles praised this movie very much. The Christian Monitor claimed that "this is a work about 'God loves the world'. No matter what mistakes you make, as long as you sincerely repent, God will definitely forgive you. of."

Although the box office of this film in North America is relatively average, its box office results in Europe and Asia are very amazing.Warner itself has made the whole movie very European, so the box office in Europe has been booming all the way.Although "400 Years" was released in North America for only six weeks, the global box office reached 2.2 million US dollars.

However, Jed's eyes were all attracted by the finals at this time. Nicholas Zhou actually broke into the championship game in this year's finals, and his opponent was also the top seed of this year's competition.Since the two players participating in the duel were both Americans, the enthusiasm of the American media suddenly rose.However, Zhou declined all reporters' interviews. Instead, he ate with Jed at a nice Brazilian-style barbecue restaurant.

"Are you sure you can compete tomorrow after eating barbecue?" Jed doubted that these foods were not suitable for athletes.

"Uncle, I know my body best." Zhou rolled his eyes at Jed, "By the way, Uncle, you didn't come to Brazil just to see me, did you? You don't know, I'm alone in Brazil I don’t know each other. Fortunately, my tennis court is willing to sponsor my air ticket, otherwise I wouldn’t even be able to come to the finals. In your opinion, which one of the people who participated in the competition didn’t come with a team?”

Of course, Jed knows the equipment of professional tennis players. Coaches, fitness coaches, nutritionists and sports physiotherapists are the most basic equipment, and then an agent is needed to plan the player's business development and event selection. ATP provides a large number of events for players to choose from, but how to choose is also a science.Because the ATP competitions are not only numerous, but also relatively concentrated, if you can’t try to participate in the competitions where you can get a high ranking, then the final result is that you are as tired as you are, but you don’t get any points in the end.

"Well, Nicholas, I'll sponsor you." Jed thought for a while and suggested, "If you're really interested in professional tennis, I'll arrange a coach and agent for you."

"Uncle, I may not be able to win the Grand Slam for you. What if I owe you too much? You won't make me pay for it?" Zhou said with a smile, "By the way, don't call me What Nicholas Zhou, my name is Zhou Xiao, this is my Chinese name."

"Zhou Xiao." Jed read the words, "I don't mind if you want to pay with meat, anyway, you are also an adult."

"Your Chinese is not bad." Zhou Xiao changed the topic, "If I win the championship tomorrow, I will reward you."

Jed also felt that the conversation between the two seemed a bit too ambiguous, so he drank a glass of wine as a cover.In fact, Jed is not the kind of person who will be inexplicably impulsive when he meets any man, and his feelings for Zhou Xiao are not that good.To be honest, Jed doesn't like big boys like Zhou Xiao.It was just following Zhou Xiao's words, which made both of them a little embarrassed.

Because Zhou Xiao still has tomorrow's game, after eating, Jed sent Zhou Xiao to the hotel where the players rested together.And he returned to his hotel, turned on the TV and began to watch the news of the day.Although Jed chose to vacation in Brazil, he did not give up his attention to American news.The biggest news at the end of this year is that the Democratic presidential candidate Clinton defeated Bush Sr. to enter the White House, which means that the US economy will usher in a period of recovery.It can be said that Clinton has brought the reputation of the "Democrats good for the economy" to the extreme. You must know how big the US fiscal deficit was during the Bush period. However, after Clinton took office, the deficit decreased soon, and fiscal surpluses appeared in the last few years of his administration. 1992 was not destined to be a peaceful year. The Los Angeles riots in April made the whole city of Los Angeles feel terrified.Fortunately, Jed was with Spielberg at that time and was not in Los Angeles, but the news reports later made Jed a little scary.

After thinking wildly all night, Jed still appeared in the stands of the championship game.Today's game was not good for Zhou Xiao, because the players Zhou Xiao encountered along the way were very difficult, and he reached the tie-break several times.Therefore, many media reporters believe that Zhou Xiao is very likely to lose in the championship match.But Jed doesn't think so, on the contrary he is very optimistic about Zhou Xiao.Zhou Xiao is a player who is strong when he encounters the strong. The reason why he lost in the youth championship last time was entirely because of his mental quality.This time Zhou Xiao is no longer that fledgling rookie. The five champions of the Challenge Tour sub-station in his hands have already declared his existence.Sure enough, the first set was easily won by Zhou Xiao because the number one seed underestimated the opponent.Just when everyone thought that Zhou Xiao was going to win the championship as a dark horse, the top seed in the second set showed his strength, and finally evened the score with a score of "[-] to [-]".The third set was also a climax. If the top seed hadn't been broken at a critical moment, Zhou Xiao might have been dragged to the tiebreaker again.Seeing Zhou Xiao holding up his first international trophy, Jed still applauded him very hard in the stands.

After the game, Jed didn't stay and expect what happened with Zhou Xiao, but flew back to the United States directly.Because Universal told Jade that "Scent of a Woman" will arrange a small-scale release in order to get nominated for this year's Oscars.Since the Oscars will be held at the beginning of each year, the selection is for films that are required to be released before the end of December of the previous year.Universal knows very well that it will have "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List" in its hands next year. In order not to let "Scent of a Woman" be chased and intercepted by its own people, it plans to arrange a small-scale screening to win it. Nominations for major film awards this year.Of course, another important thing is that Jed won this year's Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Screenplay for "Thelma & Louise". Jed will go back to Hollywood for an interview no matter what. And pull the momentum.

So Jed found that his schedule was so full. In addition to canvassing votes for himself on major talk shows and news programs, he also helped promote "Scent of a Woman" by the way, which made Jed extremely busy.Fortunately, Jed's busyness was not in vain.At the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in January, Jed won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Screenplay in the Movie category for "Thelma and Louise".

"First of all, I would like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for awarding me such an important award. Not long ago, a film critic in New York thought I would bid farewell to the screenwriting industry, but you use this trophy to tell me that I am this The best group of people in the industry. I will continue to work hard to write more and better scripts, thank you everyone.” Jed’s thank you speech was very formal, except secretly mocking the New York film critic who was not optimistic about him at the beginning Outsiders are considered quite satisfactory.

Not long after the Golden Globe Awards ended, at the Oscars, Jed won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay again for "Thelma & Louise". Jed still won the award relatively indifferently.When Hollywood's awards season ended, Jed began non-stop preparations for his trip to Poland.At this time, the drastic changes in Eastern Europe have not been many years, and the economic and social conditions of the entire Eastern Europe are very worrying, so the old Bell specially hired several bodyguards for Jade to protect him.After arriving in Poland, Jed accompanied Spielberg and began to investigate whether the selected locations met the needs.Although the Polish government was still very young at this time, they attached great importance to this anti-fascist film, and specially sent a senior secretary of the Ministry of Culture to assist Jed and others in their work.Since Spielberg and Jed have reached a consensus on the plot, reality will be the only element pursued by this film.Therefore, whether it is clothing, props, or even scenes, a high degree of restoration is required.Fortunately, the Polish government agreed to lend Auschwitz concentration camp as a shooting scene, so the whole movie has a very high degree of restoration.When Jed visited the Auschwitz concentration camp, he was also stunned by the darkness inside.He was a little afraid to shoot here, because it was too real, and it would be a kind of torture for everyone.Jed decided whether to consider building the venue by himself. After all, he was far away from the real venue, and perhaps the actors would feel better.Just when Jed made this decision and was going to explain it to Spielberg, an email from the United States disrupted everyone's plans.