Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Now that he has received a personal invitation letter from Bush Jr., Jade will not be hypocritical enough to reject a president's kindness.After receiving the Presidential Citizenship Medal at the White House, Jed moved to the Four Seasons Hotel for a short stay.Because he received the Presidential Citizenship Medal, Jed was naturally not given time to have a detailed talk with Bush Jr., but everyone tacitly decided on a meeting time through their respective secretaries.

Now that I am in Washington, D.C., it is necessary to make false claims with some politicians.Both Democratic politicians and Republican politicians have asked Jade's secretary through the public relations company whether there is a possibility of meeting.Jed's public relations secretary has made a list of people who must meet, including the Senators and Representatives of California and Nevada. After all, most of Jed's assets are related to these two states, and it is also beneficial for him to befriend the politicians here. Development is not it?The heads of ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Commerce and the International Trade Committee of the Congress also have to meet. One meeting after another made Jed feel that the United States is actually not simpler than China!Who said that the United States does not need human relations to do business?Jed is well aware of how much wealth these contacts can bring him.

The top priority is naturally the private meeting between Bush Jr. and himself, but when the meeting came, the last person sent by the White House was Vice President Dick Cheney.Fortunately, Jed knows that Cheney is the vice president with real power, not the "funeral vice president" in the usual sense of the United States (meaning that the vice president of the United States can only attend the funeral of leaders of other countries or can only expect his own president to die. good position).All Americans know that Bush Jr. is not a smart person, so Bush Jr.'s subordinates have enough power, and Cheney, who is under one person and above ten thousand people in the US administrative system, is naturally in the diplomatic and national security field. and national defense have absolute power.

When he saw Cheney, it was hard for Jed to believe that the old man had just had heart surgery, and the first thing he said when he saw Jed was, "Hey, I saw your speech in Hong Kong, it was so weak! Look I, after heart surgery, am still full of energy!"

Jed knew that the Vice President Cheney always had some amazing actions and remarks, so he had no choice but to respond shyly: "It is really a blessing for our government to see His Excellency the Vice President so full of energy."

"Come on!" Cheney waved his hand and went straight to find a seat to sit down, "Don't look at MSNBC describing you as an 'old friend' of our Republican Party, I understand you. You and those Hollywood elites All the way, a die-hard supporter of the Democratic Party. But we don't care, the Republican Party has been in the United States for so many years, and it is not something that can be controlled by a little Hollywood."

Jed is sweating profusely on his forehead now. Fortunately, the people in the conference room are all confidantes of each other and will not spread Cheney's words.Otherwise, it would be no wonder that the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times would not put Cheney on the wall in the form of front-page headlines tomorrow.Jed thought for a while, and then said with a measured tone: "I still don't know what the purpose of the Vice President's late-night visit is?"

"Actually, we want to learn some things from you, as a reference for our future China policy." Cheney said frankly, "You are among the first group of people in Hollywood who came into contact with red China, and you have done a good job. I heard that the company you hold shares in has obtained the qualification to build theaters in mainland China? And the film company you hold in Hong Kong has also received 'national treatment'. In these respects, you are better than most Hollywood businessmen Knowing about China. So I would like to know if you have any suggestions on copyright protection and cultural export?"

Jed thought for a while, then chatted with Cheney.After the two chatted for two hours, Cheney left contentedly.

After seeing off Cheney, Jed took a good bath and prepared to rest.After all, tomorrow is the inauguration ceremony of the president, and only if you have enough energy can you have enough cold resistance.The presidential inauguration ceremony in the United States is basically the coldest time in Washington, and the ceremony has to be held outdoors.In order to show their vitality to the public, politicians have chosen to travel in light and frivolous attire, and coats and the like will never appear.If it wasn't really cold, these politicians would love to attend in summer clothes.

Fortunately, as a guest invited by the president, Jed can sit on the rostrum. Although it may not be much warmer than ordinary people on the street, it is also quite interesting to see so many people shivering on the street while cheering for Bush Jr. .According to the rules, the wife of the president-elect will hand over a Bible that she is accustomed to using at home to the federal justice, and then the president-elect will take the oath on the Bible to become the president of the United States.

In fact, the U.S. President’s oath is quite simple, "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will do my best to abide by, maintain and defend the Constitution of the United States." But it is such a simple sentence. Said a word, and ended up taking the oath again at the White House that night.Also because of this slip of the tongue incident, Obama was chased and scolded by Republican conservatives for several months.But Bush Jr., although he often invents English words, this time he uttered the oath clearly.

After speaking the oath, the president naturally kissed his wife lightly, and everyone stood up and applauded.Then the president waved his hands to the public, and Jed clapped his hands to act as a background wall of human flesh.Finally, the invited dignitaries also get the right to have their photo taken with the president in the Oval Office.Naturally, Jed and John took a photo with Bush Jr. and his wife. Fortunately, the second daughter of Vice President Cheney is also gay, so the Republicans in the White House did not show any special expressions.

After getting the photo, Jed smiled triumphantly: "We will come here every time the president is elected, and then we will gather and put it at home. When we are old, we can brag to our sons. Look at how many dads and daddies you have. Cool, I have shaken hands with so many presidents. Well, in the future, it will not only be the president of the United States, but also the Queen of England! Let’s not hold down the Pope or anything like that!”

"Come on, it's not a day or two that the Catholic Church is anti-homosexual, and you still expect the Pope to see you?" John couldn't help complaining. "If you go, the Pope will tie you up in Prebisit Square and burn you like a heretic!"

"Forget it, what those priests in the Catholic Church did to little boys..." Jed stopped suddenly, and then said, "This joke is disgusting and out of place! But don't let our two children go to church alone after they have nothing to do."

"You are stupid!" John naturally knew some dirty things about the Catholic Church. "We both believe in Protestantism! Our wedding was witnessed by the United Church of Christ! Don't get involved with the Catholic Church!"

Jed shrugged, "Our most important work this year is the first part of Nolan's "Batman Prequel" series."

John naturally knew who Nolan was, but he was still a little puzzled that Jed used Nolan so much.You must know that the "Batman Prequels" series is the copyright that Jed spent a lot of energy and money to get from Warner and DC Comics, and Jed also promised that the adaptation rights after the trilogy will return to Warner, Galaxy The film industry does not take a penny.

In John's opinion, this is a bit unworthy. The "Batman" series was actually ruined after the third part, and the "Superman" series has become the eternal pain in the heart of DC Comics.It is precisely because of the failure of several successive film adaptations of "Batman" that Warner has been reluctant to start filming after buying the copyright.When Jed expressed his desire to adapt "Batman", Warner immediately agreed.Although there are big money-making works and some money-losing films in the movies that Jade invested in, basically as long as the themes that Jade himself values ​​are basically profitable, it depends on how much money is made.Warner naturally likes to pick up Jed's big red hand to re-heat the "Batman" story, and then further heat up the "Superman" theme.Otherwise, it would be too tragic for the two superheroes most loved by the American people to have no corresponding hit movies to set them off.

Originally, Warner was a little dissatisfied with Jade asking Nolan to shoot, but Jade said that if Nolan hadn't directed it, he would not have bought the copyright.Hearing what Jed said, Warner had no choice but to shut up.However, John has read the script of "Batman Prequel" after the discussion between Jed and Nolan. The script of the trilogy can be described as epic, and John saw the ups and downs.But John's doubt now is, can Nolan manage such a huge script?After all, he was just a rookie, but John never interfered with Jed's movie choices.

After attending the inauguration ceremony of Bush Jr., Jed and John flew from New York to London, and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has already started preparatory work.Like that time and space, Jed had to face a very embarrassing problem. The protagonists grew up too fast, and Jed was vacant for a year without shooting, so the protagonists seemed to be older than the characters in the film At least three to four years old.Due to the Minors Protection Act, Jed has no way to force the Harry and Ron stars to lose weight.Looking at their bloated figures, Jed thought painfully, how could this be a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy?Some people believe that they are eighteen or nine-year-old college freshmen!After thinking for two days, Jed finally delivered a news that shocked Harry fans all over the world.

"Yes, we have confirmed this news." As the world's largest gossip magazine, TMZ took the lead in voicing to the outside world through their Twitter and Facebook, "Galaxy Film Group's 'Harry Potter Crew' has announced and Daniel Radcliffe and others terminated the contract on the grounds that they were no longer suitable for the roles in "Harry Potter". It is reported that at least five leading actors were terminated this time, including Harry Potter, Robinson En Weasley and other protagonists."

After TMZ's announcement, there was a few minutes of silence among Harry fans before an explosion of comments on Twitter and Facebook.In the eyes of many Harry fans, Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter.And being terminated by the producer, Daniel was naturally in a disadvantaged group, so he received even more sympathy.And Daniel’s Tweet after being terminated caused everyone to discuss, "Yes, I was told by my agent today that my role is gone. I love the role of Harry Potter very much. I have prepared for this role. It's been over a year and I've been told I've lost the role. I don't understand what I did wrong!"

But Jed didn't have time to respond to this matter. Fortunately, he also circled a few candidate actors at the beginning. After several investigations, there are a few child actors who are suitable to take over this hit movie.So in the case of extreme secrecy, the filming of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" began secretly.