Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

"This may be one of the biggest losses in the history of the American gay community's pursuit of affirmative action," said an editorial comment from the well-known American gay rights magazine "Coming Out." "Mr. Jed Sherman and Mr. John Colombo announced today that they will give up their American citizenship. Instead, seek citizenship of the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Once Mr. Sherman and Mr. Colombo obtain citizenship of the Turks and Caicos Islands, their marriage will be recognized by the laws of the United Kingdom Acknowledgment. Here, we send them our sincere wishes and thanks for their contributions to the gay rights movement in the United States. Perhaps many people do not realize,' Jed Sherman and John Colombo v. U.S. The federal case' is our best chance of succeeding in repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. But with the two plaintiffs giving up their U.S. citizenship, the case will automatically end, and the Defense of Marriage Act will remain a federal and some state Against the shackles of gay marriage rights in America. Yes, we have succeeded in some states, but what about the federal and other states? Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, states like New York have 'same-sex marriage laws' that are neither federally support, and does not enjoy the 'Full Confidence Clause' recognized by other states. If so, same-sex marriage partners will not be able to enjoy many privileges of opposite-sex marriage partners, such as: tax breaks, medical advice privileges, property Inheritance privileges, confidentiality privileges, etc. To put it bluntly, if Jed Sherman and John Colombo v. United States of America do not prevail and the Defense of Marriage Act is not repealed, same-sex marriage is now only symbolic That's it. But we can't ask Mr. Sherman and Mr. Colombo to do more. They are the largest funders of 'California Action Against Proposition [-]' and it is their efforts that made 'Jed Sherman With John Colombo v. United States of America 'finally reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, we have to say with dismay that the immigration of Mr. Sherman and Mr. Colombo will likely delay gay marriage equality by at least three to five years."

The comments of "Coming Out" magazine quickly sparked discussions in American society, and many experts and scholars who had not paid attention to same-sex marriage in the United States also participated in the discussion.Supporters naturally regretted the departure of Jed and John, and also expressed concern about the possibility of equal rights for the same sex in the United States in the future; while opponents said that Jed and John's departure from "the biggest cancer in American moral values" is simply the biggest problem in the United States. Gospel, and even some ultra-conservative associations said that if Jed and John do not leave, they will use various methods to "help" them leave.Of course, these suspected hate crime remarks have been criticized by all walks of life in the United States, not to mention that Jed and John are still media giants who hold one of the five major television networks in the United States.These extreme remarks can only be spread on the Internet, and even the conservative foxnews is reluctant to quote comments.On the one hand, Murdoch knows where the bottom line of Jed and John is, and it is not fun to provoke these two great gods; Speech or something, or stay on the Internet.

The comments on "Coming Out" were naturally seen by Jed and John, and they did not expect that their renunciation of nationality would lead to such a serious matter.So Jed quickly convened his own lawyer team to discuss, and the lawyer team's suggestion was to retain American citizenship.Lawyer Johnson said: "In fact, both the United States and the United Kingdom recognize 'dual citizenship', so as long as Mr. Sherman and Mr. Colombo have no intention of running for public office in the two countries, then dual citizenship will not cause any trouble to them."

And Ms. Gray, a publicist, also thinks that retaining American citizenship is a good choice, "After all, Mr. Sherman owns a large American film company and a large media company, and Mr. Colombo also owns the most valuable American film company. Brand - MGM, once the two lose their US citizenship, what will the American people think of the film company and communication company in the hands of "foreigners"? Think about Sony Pictures, which has not fully integrated into American society until today , you know how important it is for us to retain American citizenship. In short, as long as the laws of the United States and the United Kingdom allow it, why don't we take advantage of it?"

Jed and John finally compromised under the persuasion of the assistant team, but the two did not make any public statements, but stated through their lawyers that "Jed Sherman and John Colombo v. United States Federal Case" is still pending. in the process of hearing.Therefore, many media have speculated whether Jed and John intend to use "dual citizenship", but because neither of them is a public official or an important figure in the party, not many people question their choice.As for the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, I don't have any opinions. You must know that Jed and John's dollars are not vegetarians.

The small episode seems to have passed like this, and everyone's energy has shifted to the issue of the listing of Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group and Sherman International Media Group on NASDAQ in the United States.Because of the excellent performance of the summer file and the endorsement of major investment banks in the United States, Nasdaq quickly approved the listing applications of the two companies, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission also gave the green light.After learning that the China Securities Regulatory Commission had approved it, Nasdaq immediately announced that the two companies would be listed on the "Nasdaq Global Select Market", which is the top listing sector under Nasdaq. Included in the Nasdaq 100 Index.At the same time, Standard & Poor's also announced that two companies will be included in the S&P 500 Index.Like most giant companies, Jed divided the stocks of both companies into a shares and b shares. A-shares will become constituent stocks of each index, with a large number, but A-shares only enjoy dividends and have no corporate decision-making power; while a small number of B-shares in circulation have equal voting rights in addition to dividends.Because there are precedents, it did not cause too much discussion.Jed and John deliberately chose November 11th to list the two stocks. Although Jed did not explain to John what this day represented, John also felt that the promotion of "11" was quite interesting.Originally, several investment firms priced the issue price per share of Spea (a-share of Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group) and sima (a-share of Sherman International Media Group) at US$1111 and US$20, but when the shares were issued, the two stocks It's like taking a stimulant and rushing upwards.In the end, spea closed at 18 US dollars, while sima also closed at 25 US dollars.

It seems to be to cheer up the company's listing. As the first film "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" released by Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group after its listing, it officially landed in major theaters in North America a week later, and the first weekend of the film was released. Just won the box office of 1.5 million US dollars, this result directly stimulated spea to rise all the way after opening on Monday.At this time, as the author of the "Twilight" series, Stephanie Meyer sued Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group in the Los Angeles District Court.Because after the negotiations between Jed and Stephanie broke up, as a compromise condition, Stephanie can terminate the contract with Jed's Muse Publishing Agency as long as she finishes "Twilight 5: White Night".Otherwise, Stephanie will face at least 2 million US dollars in liquidated damages lawsuits, which can make Stephanie completely bankrupt.But after Stephanie Meyer and Muse terminated the contract, she discovered that she did not have the right to use the "Twilight" series.Because according to Muse Publishing Agency's explanation, they are the original creators and owners of all the storylines and characters of "Twilight", and Stephenie Meyer only completed the writing of the work with the assistance of Muse.Muse is willing to retain Stephanie's signature rights in the first five works, but if Stephanie wants to use the relevant settings of "Twilight" or create related works, she must obtain the authorization of Muse.Obviously, it is impossible for the Muse to be accommodating to this "second minister".However, Stephanie claimed that all the copyrights of the "Twilight Saga" works should be exclusively owned by herself, and Muse and the third party Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group violated her rights.Soon the lawyers of both sides arranged a meeting. Originally, Jed didn't need to attend the meeting at this level, but Jed still planned to persuade Stephanie Meyer not to continue entanglement.

"Ms. Mel, I didn't expect our friendship to end up like this." Jed said with emotion. After speaking, he took out a document and handed it to Stephanie Mel. The outline and some of the details created for "Twilight" have been registered with the Writers Guild of America and the Library of Congress, and I believe your lawyer will verify it for you. You should note that its registration The time is far earlier than the creation time of "Twilight" as you admit. That is to say, even if I didn't find you at that time, your work infringed my copyright. When I found you, you still Only the prototype of the work, you used my outline and detailed settings to perfect "Twilight". In the follow-up creation, we also used emails to discuss the direction of the plot, and I proposed for your follow-up creation There are many critical opinions. The most important thing is that the agreement you signed with Muse was to give up the relevant rights and interests of "Twilight."

Jed handed out the documents one by one, and finally said lightly: "Ms. Mel, I hope you can withdraw from this lawsuit, because you will definitely lose the lawsuit. If you have this kind of mind to entangle the contract with us, why don't you create your own well?" and I have news for you that we've found the right one and she's going on to write the mainline novels of the 'Twilight' series. There are also prequels and spinoffs for several popular characters Find the corresponding author. I will find someone to complete the works you have not created for you; at the same time, I will find someone to complete the heights you have not reached."

Stephanie Meyer's face turned red and pale, of course she understood how much Jed helped him.If it weren't for Jed's help, "The Twilight Saga" would end up being nothing more than a romance novel.But because of Jed's participation, the whole book has been raised to the level of "a racial epic between the vampires and werewolves".But Stephanie was unwilling to give up the wealth and fame she had obtained, and coldly refused: "I want to tear off your hypocritical mask and let the world see your hypocrisy clearly!"

Jed didn't say anything else, got up and handed the documents to his lawyer, and said: "We not only want to win the case, but also want the court to issue an injunction to prohibit Ms. Mel from creating any novels related to vampires and werewolves during her lifetime."