Chapter 1178 - No Common Language
Don returned to the United States after a half-month sabbatical.
At this time in Hollywood, the sky seemed to be covered with a thick layer of clouds, and the black clouds overwhelmed the city, and the shrouds could not be penetrated.
New Globe has taken a very tough stance, not only protesting to the MPAA, but also filing a lawsuit in the Los Angeles court, and even uncharacteristically leaking the "greasy" of the Hollywood MPAA rating committee to the media.
This is simply a trampling on the century-old order of Hollywood.
The Big Five alliance united the front and refused to budge.
Even the MPAA has been critical of New Universal's approach.
If there is a conflict, it can be resolved through negotiation.
What does it mean to file a lawsuit in court? What does it mean to stab the news to the media?
Although it was the Big Five that fouled first, the MPAA's attitude was clearly more inclined to the Big Five because New Globe went too far.
It was in this atmosphere that Donn returned to Los Angeles.
Soon, he received contacts from several people, but Tang En rejected them one by one.
It's all turned around, is it still necessary to meet?
See you in court!
After the two directors of the film and entertainment department were replaced, they are actively cooperating with the Los Angeles prosecutors to collect evidence from the MPAA's suspected non-compliant power monopoly operations in the film rating process over the past few years.
It's impossible to get Don to back down.
The Big Five Alliance is all listed companies, and the stock price is falling every day, see who can resist whom!
Don didn't want to see anyone, but that didn't mean he couldn't see those people.
On October 11, Los Angeles Fall Fashion Week opened, and Donne's two current model partners, Miranda Kerr and Duchen Klos, were invited, and Donn also attended in a low-key manner.
He has auditioned for nearly 100 supermodels of Victoria's Secret, and consciously has a certain grasp of the professional skills of models. This time, I participated in a serious fashion week and saw the demeanor of those catwalk models.
But when I arrived at the scene, I was disappointed.
These models are full of aura, and they all walk like tigers, very domineering, and they are not the same type as Victoria's Secret's annual catwalk.
Watch the Victoria's Secret show...... There are a lot of highlights, you can watch underwear, you can watch supermodels, you can enjoy the typhoon steps, the scene is grand. This kind of fashion show is different, the only thing to see is the clothes. Because there is really nothing to pay attention to about the models, and some of the models are really just as ugly.
In the whole scene, the most beautiful are Miranda Kerr and Duchen Klos.
But here, Donn saw an acquaintance - Steve Burke, chairman and CEO of NBC Columbia Group!
Don naturally turned a blind eye to him, and after Miranda Kerr and Duchen Kolos finished changing their clothes, he picked them up and left directly.
Unexpectedly, Steve Burke had already blocked the door and had to talk to Don for a long time.
Don didn't give him a good look, "What do you mean, do you need me to call a bodyguard?"
Steve Burke looked apologetic, "There's a café next door, let's go sit down for a while." ”
"There's no time!" Don snorted coldly.
"Ten minutes, I only need ten minutes. "Steve Burke is low-spirited, how can he have a little bit of a big guy's demeanor?
Don looked at him deeply, his face was indifferent, and he turned back to Miranda Kerr and Duchen Kolos and said, "You two should go back first." ”
Miranda Kerr asked softly, "What...... Then you'll be over in a moment, right?"
Don said: "Well, you guys go back and take a shower first, clean up, I'll be there soon." ”
"Alright then, you hurry up. Miranda Kerr smiled sweetly at her.
Du Chen Kolos also said softly, "I'll wait for you." ”
After the two of them left, Steve Burke said to Don with an ambiguous face: "Young is good!"
"It's none of your business!"
Don continued to throw him in the face.
After a three-minute walk, I sat down at a Starbucks next door.
Don was the first to attack: "You pat your conscience and think about it, in the past two or three years, have I helped you a lot? If you want to acquire the NBC Group, am I going to help in the middle? You lack high-quality TV programs, did I give NBC the broadcast rights of "Universal Supermodel Competition"? You acquired Sony Entertainment, did I help you give advice? You lack high-quality content, did I transfer the USA TV network to you at a low price?"
"$5.5 billion, that's not a bargain. Steve Burke couldn't help but emphasize.
Don't forget, there is also a phenomenal reality show "The Hilton Family"! This is the first record of the life of a legendary rich family in the past and present, and it has a very large market value. Do you know how hard it took me to convince the Hiltons?"
Steve Burke said strangely: "Didn't the Hilton family take the initiative to find you?"
"What a mess!" Don didn't blush, and immediately changed the subject, "Do you know how much potential 'Hilton's Family' is? This reality show can be filmed for at least 50 seasons! Old Hilton can shoot Paris Hilton, and her children, her grandson, and her great-grandson! This will create tens of billions of dollars in profits!"
Steve Burke can really be.
Filming 50 seasons?
Are you crazy?!
But it's not good to fight with Tang En, after all, logically speaking, Tang En has really helped him a lot in the past few years. As for the recent film rating, Columbia Pictures' approach is indeed not very kind.
"Hey!"
Steve Burke sighed heavily, "Donne, you should understand that the current situation is not what I want to see. ”
"If you have something to say, just say it, I still have something!" Don waved his hand, too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
Steve Burke snapped the bullet and said, "I assessed the operations of Columbia Pictures during this time, and it was really bad. The film business is lifeless and lacks vitality. If you want to improve the situation, you have to do something. ”
"Huh?"
"I heard...... Will Smith was originally a signed star of Columbia Pictures, but was later pried away by Universal Pictures. Will Smith may not be much to New Universal, after all, New Globe has a big business. But Columbia Pictures is different, without Will Smith, we don't even have the courage to compete for the summer file. ”
Don understood it at once.
The so-called Big Five alliance wants to cut the interests from New Universal.
Warner wants to make "The Hobbit", Disney wants to get back the adaptation rights to the princess series, and now Steve Burke has also explained the goal of Columbia Pictures, they want to sign back Will Smith!
Use the appeal of Will Smith, the most popular commercial film star today, to drive the market vitality of Columbia Pictures.
Want to pry Donn's corner?
"Impossible!"
Don refused without hesitation.
Steve Burke gritted his teeth and said: "The reason why Will Smith was able to transform from a hip-hop singer to an action superstar is because of the cultivation of Columbia Pictures!
Tang En said lightly: "You are wrong, it is Amy Pascal who cultivated Will Smith, and she is now the head of Universal Pictures." She jumped ship to Universal Pictures, and her people followed, what's wrong?"
"But ......"
"Okay, I don't want to listen to your reasons! Don't you just want to use threats to force me to comply, and give you profits? I tell you, impossible! Never! Make money legally, pay taxes legally, I am glorious and great!"
Steve Burke's face was very ugly, "Donn, you're not facing me, it's the Big Five alliance of Warner, Paramount, Fox, Columbia, and Disney!"
Tang En was not afraid: "So what?"
Steve Burke gritted his teeth and said, "You want to die to the end?"
Don shook his head amusedly, "Steve, you're too presumptuous, your so-called Big Five alliance seems to me to be a plate of loose shrimp soldiers and crab generals. You don't have the strength to fight with New Universal!"
Steve Burke looked ridiculous, "Donne, you're too ...... You're too conceited! Have you forgotten MGM back then? Once upon a time, MGM dominated all the big stars in Hollywood, all the commercial blockbusters came from MGM, and the other seven major studios could only produce some B-grade films. But so what? Did MGM resist? Once there was a change, MGM would be the first to fall!"
Don said disapprerovingly: "Indeed, the film market share of New Universal now is far less than that of MGM back then. Once bullied by the collective, MGM can't bear it. But don't forget, movies are only a small part of New Universal's vast industry. The gains and losses of the film industry have little impact on the group's overall business. ”
Steve Burke took a deep breath and lowered his voice, "Donn, this matter is far from that simple. I'm afraid there is also the acquiescence of the MPAA. ”
Last year, because of the "Fahrenheit 911" incident, Jack Valenty, who has been in charge of the MPAA for nearly 40 years, stepped down and was replaced by a new chairman, Dan Lickman.
A new broom sweeps clean.
It seems that this fire is burning on the new universe?
Indeed, for the MPAA, the new Universal is indeed not as good as the situation of Hollywood, which is full of flowers.
Tang En's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said lightly: "Don't be alarmist, conspiracy can't defeat New Universal!"
"What if it's true?"
"Really, huh, then let the MPAA have another chairman! or...... Recreate a film association!"
……
Donn returned to the United States, and the girls naturally came back as well.
The happiest of them all is naturally Blake Lively.
This is her first vacation abroad.
It's really a good way to see the lifestyle of the rich, traveling around the world on a private jet or a private yacht.
Since she was picked up from home by Jasmine Bloom, she hasn't been back, and she can only communicate with her father and sisters on the phone.
After going out for a spin, Blake Lively really saw Donn's strength and strengthened his determination to be his little wife.
What about a polygamous family? It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. She felt like she couldn't live without Don anymore.
Now, back in Los Angeles, she can finally "return home".
When she left, she was empty-handed.
When she returned, she was fully loaded!
She's proud!
That night, Blake Lively called a bodyguard and an assistant, bought a lot of gifts, and went home in high spirits.
Dad Ernie Lively, eldest sister Lori Lively and others waited eagerly.
When I saw Blake Lively dressed in a beautiful brand, dressed in a high-end outfit, and appeared like a big star, I couldn't help but light up in my eyes.
Sister Lori Lively rushed forward excitedly, and praised again and again: "Blake, you look like a big star! You are so beautiful! I will say, it is still high-end clothes for you, those popular brands can't set off your temperament at all!"
Although she doesn't know what brand her sister's outfit is, she is really reborn.
It's really people who rely on clothes!
Blake Lively was a little proud and a little proud, and said unashamedly: "Well, these are all bought for me by my husband." ”
"Husband?"
Ernie Lively and Lori Lively were stunned.
Blake Lively pulled his hair very casually, and said with a coquettish smile: "It's Don, he's good to me, I've thought about it, I will be his woman in the future and give him children." ”
In fact, she is not Donn's woman yet, and she has not yet passed the inspection period, and she has to be agreed by Natalie, Scarlett, and Gal Gadot.
However, she is confident that she will definitely be able to pass the test and become Done's fourth girlfriend.
You may wish to tell your relatives the good news in advance.
After Lori Lively was a little stunned, she immediately smiled brightly, "I can see that he loves you very much." I didn't expect my sister to become a family with Donne, it feels like a dream!
"Yes, it's like a dream!" Blake Lively sighed, and his pretty face was full of happiness, as if it could overflow.
It was Daddy Ernie Lively who snorted heavily.
He is a man, with the most basic dignity of a man, and he really can't bear to let this little woman with a beautiful body of youth and beauty cater to rich people......
"I heard...... Doesn't he have a girlfriend?" Ernie Lively gritted his teeth, his face grim.
Blake Lively said nonchalantly, "Well, there are several." ”
Ernie Lively was dying, "More than one?"
Blake Lively confessed: "In addition to me, there are three or four, and there should be new people coming in in the future." ”
Ernie Lively's eyes seemed to be on fire, "What do you mean, didn't you say he's your husband?"
"yes. Blake Lively was a little unhappy when he saw that his father was angry, and said dissatisfiedly, "Old man, your thinking is too traditional and outdated! Besides, Don is super rich, he lives the world's top high life, shouldn't there be more women?"
Sister Lori Lively also hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, rich people, aren't they all like this." Dad, I don't think you care about it, you see how good Blake is doing now? Isn't it nice to have bodyguards, assistants, and so many gifts? What more do you want?"
"That's it!"
Blake Lively muttered quietly, and when he saw that his father's face was green, he quickly flattered and said, "Dad, I bought you a new car, it's your favorite silver Chevrolet!
As he spoke, he pulled his sister into the house and went to whisper.
This kind of thing, it's more appropriate for the sisters to speak, and there is no common language with the old man!
Single-handedly take on Hollywood
Single-handedly take on Hollywood