Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

After tearing up the cooperation agreement between Four Seasons Hotel and Vanity Fair, it was actually a calm decision for both parties.Although the Beverly Four Seasons Hotel is one of the most famous hotels in Los Angeles, there are still many luxury hotels in Beverly Hills. A large space for all kinds of parties, compared to other hotels that are not so good.But soon "Vanity Fair" reached a cooperation agreement with the Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills store, and the Four Seasons Hotel soon announced that it would cooperate with Sir Elton John in the "Hollywood Charity Auction".

Sir Elton John can be regarded as one of Jade's friends, and he is also a British entertainer with deep influence and connections in the American entertainment industry.Americans' admiration for Britain, especially the British aristocracy, is almost a disease of the entire society, and Elton John just meets the various extravagant expectations of the American entertainment industry.He is first of all a successful musician, with 5 singles entering the top 4 of the world's major charts in his lifetime; he also has an album that has topped the annual sales list of the US "Billboard" magazine for seven consecutive years.If he is to be counted as being rewarded, it is estimated that many artists will not be able to reach his level in their lifetime.

He has won a total of six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award, which is almost a Grand Slam except for the Emmy Award.What's more, Elton John has a very close relationship with the British royal family.He was inducted into the Music Creation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame long before Jed was famous, and he was awarded the Commander of the British Empire for his outstanding performance in music, which is almost the highest award that a commoner can receive up.

In 1998, because of Elton John's contribution to charity, he was awarded a Royal Commendation by Queen Elizabeth II and canonized as a lower knight.At the same time, Jed is also very clear that he can not only perform at Princess Diana's funeral, but also will play for the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Queen's 6th year on the throne.It can be said that Elton John can be called the senior of most of the American entertainment industry, especially because he still has the "nobility" status that Americans envy.

But it was such a senior who met Jed at an auction.After learning of Jed's sexuality, Elton John regarded Jed as his confidant, especially when Jed and John fought for the legality of gay marriage and adoption in California. Once or twice in public solidarity.Now Elton John is still busy with his charity work most of the time, except for occasional performances for tickets. The Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was initiated and fundraised by Elton John alone, has nearly The donation of 2 million US dollars is what Jed admires the most.It is not difficult for a person to do good deeds once, but it is difficult to do good deeds for a lifetime.

In addition to his own foundation, Elton John is not stingy with all AIDS organizations.He once collaborated with the most popular artist in the United States on a single "This Is a Friend". He donated the entire front page of the single to the American Foundation for AIDS Research; At the funeral of Ryan White, a high school student suffering from AIDS, the song "White Dove in the Blue Sky" was sung for him. He also donated the copyright of this song to the Ryan White Foundation.The foundation has recently successfully passed the "Ryan White Care Act" in the U.S. House of Representatives. Once passed by the Senate, all AIDS patients in the United States will receive free and effective treatment.

In addition to the Oscar party, Elton John also holds a "White Tie and White Laurel Ball" event every autumn. All participating men must wear white bow ties, while women must wear white laurel wreaths. A ball to raise money for a charitable foundation.And Jed and John are also one of the VIP guests at the ball, so Elton John doesn't mind putting the Oscar party at the Four Seasons Hotel.Anyway, Jade gave a great discount in terms of expenses, and the venue of the Four Seasons Hotel did meet Elton John's needs.

Although many people saw what happened that night, under pressure from Jed, Anil and Vanity Fair, most of the mainstream media still chose to remain silent.As for those Indian actors who didn't know how to live or die, no one saw them in Hollywood anymore.This may be the privilege of the upper class. Before they need to do something, someone has already done it for them.And what makes Anil a little depressed is that, with Jade's incident, the undercurrent of racial discrimination that has been dormant in Hollywood's harmonious society has incidentally suppressed the market for Indian actors in Hollywood.

Originally, Anil planned to tear up his face with Jed in a rage, but after discussing with his brother, he found that it was of no benefit to him at all.When I was fighting Jade to the death in North America, Jade's Asian Broadcasting Group and Asian Entertainment Group, which were deployed in Asia, could easily and completely drive themselves out of the Southeast Asian market.The reason why Reliance Entertainment Group wants to enter the American market is because the Asia-Pacific market has been divided up by Jed, Murdoch and Redstone.

In particular, Murdoch's Star Media Group has made every effort to capture the Indian market after reaching an understanding with the Asian Broadcasting Group in the Southeast Asian market.Now Star Media Group has occupied [-]% of the cable TV market and more than half of the satellite TV market in South Asia, which makes Reliance Entertainment Group very uncomfortable.In South America, the local Brazil International Media Group has once again proved its dominance. They can not only drive Murdoch and Redstone away, but also force the three major American TV networks to the Caribbean islands and cannot go south. What is the small Reliance Entertainment Group?Faced with all this, Anil had no choice but to swallow a sigh of relief, just comforting himself that he had already surpassed Jed Sherman in film achievements.

It's a pity that Jed Sherman didn't make Anil happy for too long. After launching the Luc Besson series of cartoons "Arthur and His Mini Kingdom 3" in January, Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group has focused on the first half of the year. Publicity Program - "Double-Faced Robert Downey Jr."Sherman Pictures Entertainment Group will release two films starring Robert Downey Jr. in April and May, a "Sherlock Holmes" remake produced by Summit Films; and a Galaxy film The sequel film "Iron Man 2" produced by the company.

"Sherlock Holmes" is a remake of a classic classic, and the whole movie is full of rich Victorian British style; while "Iron Man 2" is a typical product of the American technological and industrial revolution.When Robert Downey Jr. was interviewed by reporters, he was extremely excited that he could play such two outstanding roles at the same time.Because the shooting of the two films has actually been completed long ago, and they are currently undergoing intensive post-production.Therefore, whether it is an online media like YouTube or a TV media like HBO, the two movies almost refresh their respective trailers alternately.

"Iron Man 2" naturally needless to say, with the success of "Iron Man", there is no need to worry about the box office.And according to a survey by Marvel Entertainment, nearly 2% of Marvel readers believe that Robert Downey Jr. is the best Tony Stark actor.According to the analysis of Yahoo Entertainment Channel, at least half of the audience of "Iron Man" will watch "Iron Man [-]" in the first place.And "Sherlock Holmes" is not far behind. After all, movies with British backgrounds and themes have always been box office guarantees in the United States.And in this new version of Sherlock Holmes, Jade specially asked John Woo to send an action director from Hong Kong to support, so Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes can not only do it, but also play it beautifully.

"Damn it!" Anil was furious in the office of the president of RKO Pictures Group at this time, "Who can tell me why the box office of "The Hurt Locker" still hasn't improved? beat 'Avatar' at once! But look at 'Avatar', I guess that sissy Jed Sherman is counting the money? If I don't see the box office turn around by next week, give me Change a batch of distribution department staff!"

Just when Anil was furious, "Avatar" continued its journey of making money around the world.Maybe the regular version has already been released, but the imax version is still showing strong, especially the imax3d version can still maintain 6% of the total attendance, which makes theater managers reluctant to cancel the drawing.And just when "Avatar" continued to attract money, "Sherlock Holmes" starring Robert Downey Jr. also appeared in major theaters in North America.Although April is regarded as the off-season for movies, "Sherlock Holmes" went against the trend. Although the weekend box office was only 5 million US dollars, it was much worse than the summer film.

But the off-season also has its advantages. The off-season of American movies is full of low-cost comedies, horror films, or even obscure literary films. Now there is a commercial movie that performs well like "Sherlock Holmes" that suddenly kills the audience. Entering the off-season schedule, many theater managers took the initiative to give the film the best location and publicity resources.And because of the impact of the off-season, although the weekly box office revenue is not high, the decline is very small, and the weekend box office championship results for five consecutive weeks have also made many analysts give "Iron Man 2", which will be released in May. high hopes.

At the same time, Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group also announced the 2o1o summer file plan. This year, Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group will release four films in the summer file.The pioneer is naturally "Iron Man 2", which will be the backbone of the "Avengers Movie Project".Jed will not make the same mistakes as other superhero movies, why is the "X-Men" not popular, but the "Wolverine" series is so popular?The reason is too simple, because there are too many protagonists!A movie where everyone is the protagonist means that the movie will lose its focus, and a movie without a focus will only leave the audience in a fog and eventually fail at the box office.In fact, "Thor", "Iron Man", "Captain America", "Hulk" and the TV version of "SHIELD", and "Hawkeye", "Black Widow" and the TV version of "Secret Agent" are in close preparation. Carter" and "Super Daredevil" constitute the entire "Avengers" film and television plan.A movie "The Avengers" is just a combination of everyone. To watch their respective main storylines, they must return to their respective mainline movies.And this creative concept has also affected the "X-Men" series. As the second largest series of Marvel Entertainment, after "Wolverine", Marvel Entertainment will launch a series of single-protagonist side stories such as the TV series "Young X-Men" .