Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

It is interesting to say that the laws of the United States strictly prohibit the US government from instilling "patriotism" ideas among the people.Even the discussion about whether public schools should hold flag-raising ceremonies and salute the national flag has never ceased in the United States, and no unified result has been discussed until now, so private schools do not do this, while public schools do. It depends on whether the local area is mostly conservative or liberal.And what surprised Jed the most was that the US government cannot own the media.There is a broadcasting council under the name of the US federal government, which owns the Voice of America, the Voice of Freedom and other "negative media" that Chinese readers often see on CCTV or major newspapers.Media owned by the Broadcasting Council are subject to congressional oversight and may not broadcast to the continental United States.In the United States, the public broadcasting network (NPR), the public television network (PBS) and the cable satellite public affairs television network (C-SPAN) are nothing more than the public broadcasting network (NPR), and the owners of these three media are not the government. And they don't involve any political reporting, they only care about public affairs.Therefore, in the political environment of the United States, patriotic propaganda films are not particularly beautiful terms, and Jed was a little surprised that "Captain America" ​​was given such a title.

However, "Captain America" ​​is indeed a very "American theme" movie, the weak can also achieve the future, and the "American heroism" of heroes saving the world should not be too rampant in the film.But the original comic book is set in this way, so it is not easy for Jed to ask the director and screenwriter to write another story.However, Jed still gave a lot of advice on the choice of the plot. First of all, the love between Steven Rogers and Sharon Carter has been aggravated a lot, because if there are not enough love descriptions, many people cannot understand why Carter died after Rogers crashed. Still resolutely chose to be single, and also rejected the pursuit of Tony Stark's father and formed SHIELD; secondly, the friendship between Rogers and Bucky must also be strengthened, otherwise the future "Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier" There is no way to continue the series of movies.On the contrary, the psychological ups and downs of Rogers when he first became Captain America can be ignored, perhaps because Nolan filmed the "Batman Prequel" trilogy series so successfully that all subsequent superhero movies love to find something for superheroes Mental illness makes them struggle in confusion and confusion until they finally seek self-salvation.That's fine for Batman, and so is Superman; and then this trend of mental illness has spread from DC comics to Marvel comics. Iron Man and Captain America have followed this style in their previous lives.But Jed feels that some things are "one or two", so he decided to ditch these boring follow-up content in "Iron Man 3" and "Captain America".Of course, the shots of World War II and the shots of Captain America going deep into the Nazi base camp have also been amplified a lot.The adjusted "Captain America" ​​is more in line with the needs of modern Hollywood popcorn movies in terms of plot, so Jed expressed quite satisfaction.

On July 2011, 7, "Captain America" ​​began to land in major theaters in North America.In the first week of its release, it won the first weekend box office with a box office of 22 million US dollars, which is nearly 8500 million US dollars more than another time and space.Moreover, the comments of film critics also spoke highly of this film. On the one hand, the whole film has a very high degree of historical restoration of World War II. Historical themes have always been the themes that film critics like to tout; on the other hand, it is about love and friendship. The characterization is very detailed, such as the love with Carter from scratch, and if the two feelings last for a long time, how can they sublimate day and night, which is even more touching; and the friendship between Rogers and Bucky is also embarrassing No end, because comic fans know that the two will become a pair of friends and enemies who love and kill each other. Looking back at this scene, it feels a bit like the past and present. The popularity of "Captain America" ​​in the North American market has also driven the growth of the European market and the Asia-Pacific market. Although "Captain America" ​​is a typical American hero movie, there will be some resistance in these two markets, but excellent The plot still satisfies many fans who went to the cinema to watch the movie.

In the second week of its release, "Captain America" ​​encountered a joint attack from Universal Pictures' "Cowboys and Aliens" and Sony Pictures' "The Smurfs".However, this life's "Captain America" ​​has a better plot, so it has been loved by many ordinary fans.So on the weekend of the second week, "Captain America" ​​still won the championship with a box office of 5000 million US dollars.

However, in the third week of the release of "Captain America", MGM Pictures' new film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is also officially released.This is part of the "Classic Revival Project" launched after John took charge of MGM. The so-called "Classic Revival" is to remake the classic old movies in MGM's film library, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is the first of them. works.The old version of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has a total of five works. It adopts the method of flashback memory to show human warriors how orangutans occupy and control the entire earth.In the new version of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", the entire movie will be shot sequentially.Therefore, the first part of the new version of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is actually the third part of the old version of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". Fortunately, the gap between the two versions of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is too long, so no fans will care this difference.

As a classic remake, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is not a bad work. It also won a box office of 6000 million US dollars in the first weekend, and won the box office for six consecutive weekends in the off-season after the end of the summer. The champion was finally defeated by the zombie movie "Contagion", which can be regarded as a perfect end to the summer of the entire Sherman series of movies.

Just when Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group and MGM Pictures Group unified the 2011 Hollywood summer vacation, Jade was taking the actors to rush to shoot "The Avengers".Fortunately, everyone has arranged a schedule for this movie, so the shooting went relatively smoothly.But as Hollywood's new first-line male star - Robert Downey Jr. is obviously not among them.Because "Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows" was also filmed simultaneously, Downey couldn't wait to shuttle between the two studios.In addition, he still has to prepare for the filming of "Iron Man 3" at the end of the year, so Jed was very considerate and filmed all the scenes of Robert Downey Jr. together.As for the schedules of other actors, it is much easier to cooperate, and the actors of Black Widow and Hawkeye are still eager to perform well, hoping to create an independent film series for their characters.

While Jed was busy filming, John also brought good news. The two babies had no problems in the entrance test in the UK, and the materials of the recommenders were also very good, so the two babies could enter the preparatory class later Familiarize yourself with the educational environment in the UK first, and start school next year.In order to take care of these two treasures, John has already handed over all his powers. Except for major matters to be decided by himself, the rest of the things are left to the president, CEO and chief operating officer to worry about, not to mention the chief financial officer and the chief operating officer. The chief personnel officer and several vice presidents stared at him, and it was impossible to figure out any tricks.It took Jed and John a lot of effort to clean up the intricate and complicated personnel relationships within MGM, and some people who didn't know the so-called were naturally dismissed by MGM.At the same time, a group of young management personnel were promoted from Lionsgate to enrich various departments, so that the new MGM Pictures Group finally showed a trace of vitality.After finishing all this, John naturally flew to the property purchased by the two early to accompany the children, and John also sent a message that the UK is very likely to pass the same-sex marriage law after passing the "Civil Partnership Act", so John suggested that Jed should Do not consider immigrating to the UK.

So Jed began to discuss the possibility of immigration with immigration lawyers and accountants. The immigration lawyer first ruled out the suggestion of immigrating to the UK, because the tax burden in the UK is higher than that in the United States, and immigration has no meaning in the past.Commonwealth countries do not enjoy British law, so they are also excluded.But in addition to the mainland and the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom also has so-called overseas territories, royal territories and British dependent bases.Overseas Territories are easy to understand. They are former colonies under the jurisdiction of the British government that have not yet become independent and have no tendency to become independent. Their laws are the same as those of the United Kingdom, and they also enjoy the national treatment of the United Kingdom and EU member states; while the Royal Territory is not The territories belonging to the British government but belong to the British royal family, that is, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, these three islands follow British law, but do not enjoy the treatment of British nationals and EU nationals; in addition, the British in Cyprus There are also two base areas in the world, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, which are owned by the British Royal Navy in name, but actually belong to the British military. The rule of British military law here belongs to a place where the sovereign status in international law is not yet clear. .Therefore, the place where Jed can finally immigrate is the British Overseas Territories, and there are as many as 13 British Overseas Territories, so how to choose is also a headache.Because of the regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Bermuda are "tax havens." Once Jed immigrates to these three places, Jed's future industries in the United States may be seized by the federal government. A punitive tax rate is imposed.Several islands in Antarctica, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean were obviously not suitable, and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean Sea were finally chosen.The tax rate in this area is quite friendly, and it is not listed as a "tax haven" by the US government, so it is more suitable for Jed and John to immigrate there.And this one is indeed relatively poor. It is estimated that Jed and John can get an official status with a little investment.Now that the destination of immigration has been decided, immigration lawyers and civil lawyers are busy.Because the U.S. government does not recognize dual citizenship, Jed must reapply for a U.S. green card after giving up his U.S. citizenship, otherwise it will be quite troublesome.

So John was taking care of the children in the UK, while Jed was filming in the United States. At the same time, the two had to immigrate to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory, and submit a civil partnership application to the British government. They were very busy for a while.Regarding Jed's plan to renounce his American citizenship, the federal government and the California government also planned to keep it, but after learning that Jed's main industry did not intend to move out, the two levels of government immediately had no opinion.So Jed was a little sad, it turned out that his country has always loved his own money!

Time passed bit by bit, and the Thanksgiving schedule slowly came.