Chapter 878: Self-Reliance
"There's someone investigating Miss Watcent," Roberts paused, and continued, "you know, I have some vague connections to the Los Angeles underground, though I don't wash my hands now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoSomeone hired a private investigator to investigate Emma's past. However, her image as a woman, a powerhouse, and a righteous person is very good, and so far those private investigators have not found anything. ā
"Isn't that great?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Not at all," Roberts shook his head, "especially for those who want to find out something." ā
Hearing Roberts's words, Jiang Chen frowned slightly, he vaguely understood something.
Asking a private investigator to investigate a person has clearly crossed the bottom line of "fair competition" in Hollywood. This is different from hiring paparazzi and reporters to stalk and smear, even when the competition between the eight major distributors is at its fiercest, they have not said that they hire private investigators to investigate competing movie actors.
Since the other party has easily crossed the bottom line, he naturally doesn't care about the means.
If you don't have enough black history, then it's good to make some.
Emma Watsant is the face of the future human creature signing, has printed every nutritional mixture bottle, and is one of the actors in the film "Iron Curtain" between Virtual Image Animation and Warner Bros. Although from the position of the chairman of the group, this kind of trivial matter does not need him to go out in person, but after all, it is related to his vital interests, and since he has heard it, he can't listen to it.
"Who could it be?" Jiang Chen asked thoughtfully.
"I don't know. Roberts shook his head, "I've been careful, but the other party's origins don't seem to be small." I'm no longer the arms dealer I used to be, and the Los Angeles gangs have no reason to sell me face, and protecting the privacy of their financiers is their way of doing the business. ā
"Could it be a rival to Warner Bros.?" Jiang Chen frowned.
"It's unlikely. Roberts shook his head.
Even if it was a rival to Warner Bros., it would be a foolish choice to pick Emma Wacente as the object of hype. Not to mention that the supporting role of the co-captain in the movie is not high, and he himself can only barely be regarded as a second-tier movie star in North America, and he also pulled the future human creatures, another subsidiary of the Future Man Group, into the water, so it can only be said that the head of the person who thought of this idea was funny.
As long as you check a little bit about the movies in the same schedule, and who is the distributor who is in competition with "Iron Curtain of Time and Space", the mastermind behind the scenes can't hide himself at all.
In Hollywood, you don't need proof, you just need to know who your enemies are. And there can be many ways to solve the problem.
Jiang Chen asked, "Who could that be?"
"Maybe she's offended someone, maybe she's got someone's attention? Anyway, someone wants to make her reputation stinky, it's as simple as that. Roberts spread his hands and said non-businessly.
After Jiang Chen pondered for a while, he just kept this matter in mind, and after he couldn't think of a famous one, he didn't think much about it.
Shaking his head, Jiang Chen put his mind back to the second thing he had done to visit Roberts today.
"Don't talk about this, do you have any plans to do it together?"
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Roberts suddenly glanced at him vigilantly.
"Man, you know, I've washed my hands. If you want arms, I can introduce you to people...... But you don't need me to introduce you, the California consortium led by the Kiannini family is the biggest arms boss in Los Angeles, and if you want to buy a few F-18 Hornets, he can give you an idea-"
"Fuck off, I'm not talking about arms. Jiang Chen interrupted Roberts, coughed, and continued, "I plan to register a film company in Los Angeles, and I still lack a CEO." ā
Hearing that it was not an ammunition, Roberts had an interested look on his face, but he didn't agree immediately, but asked him a question he was more concerned about: "Are you planning to start your own film company? Isn't your virtual animation working with Warner Bros.?"
"They're holding their equity too tightly, and they're not financially transparent. Jiang Chen shook his head, "Although we have a good cooperation with Warner Bros., there are still some small disagreements in the accounts. In addition, although the creation of virtual shooting environments through VR modeling is the main business of virtual animation, I don't plan to make it an 'industrial light and magic' for major studios, but I have a place in Hollywood. ā
"Are you going to interfere in the distribution?" Roberts looked at Jiang Chen strangely, put the empty wine glass on the table next to him, and poured himself a new glass, "This is impossible, the distribution right of the film is basically monopolized by the eight major film companies, don't think that you can put a movie on the big screen if you just make a movie, the distribution of the film is not much easier than the shooting of the film itself." Otherwise, why would so many Hollywood studios tolerate the eight major film companies lying on themselves and sucking blood? Because what they shoot by themselves can't win the theater at all!"
In this era when channels are king, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. It is impossible for major theater chains to rush over and beg them to take the film to their own because the Future People Group is very influential in the high-tech field.
Roberts brought his glass to his lips and took a sip, pausing for a moment before adding, "As for the accounts...... It's no news that Hollywood cheats foreign investors out of their money, and they even dare to cheat Wall Street capitalists, let alone investors from overseas. If you invest $100 million, the North American box office can reach 200 million, and they make a loss-making financial report and throw it on your table, they are already very worthy of you. ā
Speaking of which, Roberts emphasized the sentence again.
"Even if you're collaborators. ā
Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, "So I found you." Even the White House dares to cheat people who are abducted, and there is no reason why they can't cheat the eight major film companies. ā
"Hey, man, what do you think I'm going to be?" Roberts said dissatisfied
"Old fox, or something. Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Roberts snapped his middle finger and put the glass back on the table.
This time he didn't pour himself again.
Over the years, he has developed a habit that it is okay to drink whatever he wants at a party, but he must be sober when talking about business, preferably without drinking at all.
"Come with me, I think we can plan this well. With that in mind, Roberts turned and walked towards the living room.
"Isn't the distribution of the film monopolized by the eight major films?" Jiang Chen whistled teasingly.
"Indeed, that's why I said, we have to plan it out. For example, how to cut off a piece of flesh on those vampires. Roberts said excitedly.
"So, you're going to take over the CEO position?"
Roberts looked back and smiled.
"Why not? Working with you always brings me good luck. (To be continued.) )