Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Of course, Jed Sherman is not the only person who has a relationship with the Supreme Court of the United States. Soon most of the media got the voting results of the Supreme Court.Although there are still a few hours before the official announcement, most of the media have already broadcasted "The Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Federal Supreme Court" in a relatively confident tone.The supportive media is naturally celebrating, and even the anchors put on more festive clothes; the opposing media are mournful, criticizing the complete degeneration of American social morality; the neutral media are discussing what causes the "swaying The Hon. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who voted for the vote, turned out to be the strongest supporter.

The turmoil in the media has also affected the mood of the people. For the gay community, tomorrow is undoubtedly their most memorable day; but for homophobic or anti-homophobic people, I am afraid that tomorrow will not be happy for them. day.But Jed did not happily post a congratulatory speech on his Facebook, but said, "Yes, we have taken the first step to success. But the discrimination and even hatred of some people in the society still exist against us. Our resistance And it won't stop there. The next thing we're fighting for is legalizing gay adoption and eliminating gay teen bullying in schools until we're no longer classified as 'alternative' like straight people are."

The next day, many people gathered in the square of the Federal Supreme Court in Washington, DC, and naturally the attention of the media was indispensable.The vast majority, waving rainbow flags that symbolize gay pride, awaited the final word.Since there are so many gays and gay rights supporters gathering here, it is natural that there are opponents.Of course, Jed would not go to the scene, but he still saw a lot of pictures that made him feel sick and uncomfortable through the live TV broadcast.Gays aren't dollars, and he doesn't expect everyone to love gays.But opposition to gay equality should have a limit. Some people even wore Nazi costumes and a pink triangle badge that symbolizes the persecution of gays.Unfortunately, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects everyone's freedom of speech, so many people have nothing to do but be outraged.But after John saw it, he frowned and said, "I think we can let the lawyers investigate their origins, and then sue them with 'hate crime' and 'discrimination'."

Jed still trusts John's legal professionalism, and after getting John's suggestion, Jed discusses it with his legal team.The legal team originally thought that they were satisfied after finishing this protracted case, but they did not expect Jed to drop another big case. "Hate crime" legislation has always been a very sensitive and embarrassing topic in the United States, because if you are too loose, people think you are protecting those who "discriminate against others"; but if you are too strict, someone will immediately question you. First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Therefore, the federal government simply assumes that "hate crime" does not exist, and the state government is also trying to weaken the scope of application of "hate crime".And Jed dared to challenge the hate crime legislation this time, which is not much easier than he just challenged the "Defense of Marriage Act".After a little discussion with the legal team, they agreed.After all, the lawyer commissions given by Jed Sherman and some interest groups are still very generous, and such cases can still receive media attention for a long time. Why should you refuse something rich and famous?

Of course, the Supreme Court of the United States will not hide it, and will inform the media of the final decision through the spokesperson within the set time.While the speaker announced the final result, the square in front of the court was even more beaming.And Jed finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at John, and then the two kissed together.As Jed himself said, this is just the first step in a long journey of thousands of miles.Although according to the jurisprudence of the Federal Supreme Court, the "Defense of Marriage Act" is unconstitutional, and marriage recognized by the Constitution is no longer just a relationship between "one man and one woman".However, whether the states are willing to enact same-sex marriage bills, and whether they are willing to abolish the discrimination against homosexuals in marriage in the past, it is still up to the states to use this precedent to abolish them one by one.In the simplest terms, Proposition [-], which obstructs the legalization of same-sex marriage in California, will not be automatically abolished because of this case.Now the goal of Jade's lawyers is to get the court to recognize that Proposition [-] applies to the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court, so it is unconstitutional and automatically abolished.

At the same time, the promotion of "The Avengers" is also in full swing across the United States.This is the first step in Jed's huge plan "Marvel Ultimate Universe Project". If successful, it will have an unpredictable impact on the entire American film industry.To put it simply, Warner has been waiting for the results of the "Marvel Ultimate Universe Project" after acquiring DC Comics.The superhero adaptation movies that Jed ignited have spread completely. Not only Warner is already preparing new Superman movies and Batman movies, but even the adaptation plans of second-tier superhero movies such as Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash have also been proposed. out.Moreover, Jed and Warner also believe that it is not good to eat alone, so both Marvel and DC Comics announced the possibility of authorizing third-party film companies to produce superhero movies during the year.Therefore, Fox, Paramount, Universal Pictures and other film companies that have a good relationship with Sherman and Warner have proposed authorization.First of all, Jed re-licensed the copyright of the X-Men to Fox Films, but Jed has already proposed restrictions on adaptation, because the X-Men will have a plot crossover with the Avengers, so Jed does not want Fox Changed the X-Men beyond recognition.The copyright of the Fantastic Four was given to Universal Pictures, and there are also restrictions on adaptation.Because Jed is now very headache about how Spider-Man and the Avengers will merge. In the end, under the proposal of Marvel insiders, let Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four merge first, and then through the Fantastic Four and the Avengers.Paramount was completely lucky. Not only did Warner authorize popular second-line superheroes such as Hawkman and Green Arrow, but even Catwoman, Director Gordon, and Robin in the Batman series were authorized. , except that Paramount can't directly make Batman movies and TV series, it can make a Batman spinoff similar to "Gotham".The implementation of these plans naturally depends on the success of "The Avengers".

In addition to releasing the first version of the promotional video, the superheroes of "The Avengers" also appeared for interviews.Anyway, there are so many superheroes, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow, plus the remake of Rocky, divided into several teams can completely monopolize major news programs and talk shows across the United States.In fact, "The Avengers" did exactly that.Not only that, TV advertisements, bus advertisements, subway advertisements, and outdoor advertisements have covered almost all the key ticket warehouse cities in the United States, and even some second- and third-tier cities have been posted by powerful public relations companies.You know, advertising in the United States is not cheap, and Jed's advertising budget for the first round is almost one million.Regarding Jed's prodigal behavior, other film companies can only say that this is Jed's hobby.But someone with good deeds settled the bill for Jed on the show, and later found that Jed would not lose no matter how much he promoted.Because this round of promotion of "The Avengers" not only attracted everyone's attention to the movie, but also attracted everyone's attention to the original comics and peripheral derivatives.You must know that Marvel is not a polite master. Apart from the Avengers, these superheroes have their own comic systems, and some comic superheroes are still from the first, second, or even third or fourth generations. After reading their comics and collecting their peripherals, it is a lot of money.So no matter how you calculate it, Jed Sherman is not at a loss.

In fact, compared to the previous life, the appeal of "The Avengers" in the Asia-Pacific market in this life is even greater.Because Jed sent many cartoons adapted from Marvel comics to the past when he formed the Asian Broadcasting Group.And in fact, although American comics are not as popular as Japanese comics, there are still a group of diehard fans in the Asia Pacific.With the fans of American comics and the fans of animation that can be cultivated, according to Meribo's estimation, "The Avengers" can be released in the Asia-Pacific for at least two to three months.You must know that apart from masterpieces such as "Titanic" and "Avatar", there are very few movies that can remain in theaters for a month.Because of the well-developed theaters in the United States, basically as long as it is not a bad movie, it can maintain a three-month release cycle.After all, in addition to the first round of theaters in the United States, there are still many second and third rounds of theaters.In the United States, where copyright protection is extremely strict, there are very few so-called gun or sneak DVDs that can be bought. If you want to watch genuine movies, you can only rely on the movie channel you paid for to buy this movie. Bar.But both the DVD and the TV network are released very late (at least half a year later), so if you don’t get ridiculed by your friends that you are from Mars, you can only go to the movie theater, or go to the second-round or third-round movie theater if you are short of money. .And for residents of some small towns, the second-wheel theater is already a good leisure place.But this is not the case in the Asia-Pacific market. Whether it is Japan, South Korea or the Greater China region, there is almost no development of the second round of theaters, so the release of movies is basically a one-shot deal.If the box office in the first week is not satisfactory, then the film will definitely be released within three weeks, or even the same week; It's the blockbuster movie of the year.As for the appearance of a movie like "Titanic" that does not finish drawing for half a year, it is almost impossible.Therefore, the promotion for the Asia-Pacific market is even harder, but fortunately, the cost of advertising in the Asia-Pacific market is not as high as that in the US market, so basically Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group can afford it.

With the first version, second version, third version... until the final version of the trailer appeared in turn, the release date of "The Avengers" is getting closer and closer.Moreover, Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group also announced that it will hold the world premiere at the Galaxy Theater in Los Angeles. At that time, the audience at the Galaxy Theater will watch the movie one hour earlier than the global audience.Although the Galaxy Theater has about 12 screening halls of different sizes, the tickets for the instant screening halls are in a hurry.Especially the flagship hall IMAX3D screening hall where crew members participated is even more difficult to get a ticket. Fortunately, Jed has already prepared and reserved the tickets for the entire hall, otherwise he will really offend people on the night of the premiere .