Chapter 41: Performance

"Isn't Fire Lion Pictures as attractive as the company you're working for now?"

"No, not for that reason. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 Jon Filsmer shook his head, "It's just because Lionsgate's alternative taboo business philosophy and style of doing things are more suitable for me." So, I don't think I'm going to be of much help to your company. ”

After explaining, Jon Filsimer owed an apologetic debt, and Sid looked at Ali Emmanuel helplessly, then nodded: "Alright then, I hope we will have a chance to work together in the future, Jon." ”

Then Jon Filsmer left.

"Whew~~~, I didn't expect the people of Lionsgate to be so leaky!" Sid sighed with emotion: "Whether it is Tom Odenberg, the manager of the distribution department, or Peter Bullock, the manager of the purchasing department, including this Jon, none of them are tempted by our invitation. ”

"Hmph, they'll regret it sooner or later. Ali Emmanuel said with great displeasure.

Yes, Sid and they have quietly poached all the later "Lionsgate Triumvirate", but they really have to be amazing, worthy of the later "Son of the Plane" Lionsgate Pictures. Now it's obviously not well-known, and it doesn't even have a film with a box office of more than 10 million US dollars, but several backbones are unmoved by Sid's invitation.

"Well, what's the value of sulking because of these things. Sid laughed and said, "It seems that there is no way, let's go through Plan B and find your second brother." ”

"Ah~~~" Ali Emmanuel, who is regarded as the No. 1 in Hollywood, actually showed a rare deflated expression: "I really don't want to owe that bastard a favor." ”

"That being said, your brother's relationship is actually very good. Sid teased with a laugh.

"Nonsense! I'm not going to have a good relationship with that guy who thinks he's smart. Ali Emmanuel said unhappily, but he quickly took out his mobile phone.

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Shirley Sandberg, the youngest chief of staff ever in the White House Treasury Department, has never been a mediocre person.

At noon that day, instead of going to her office on the west side of the White House, she went straight to Capitol Hill, which was opposite the White House. The midterm Senate elections in mid-1998 are at a critical juncture, and will the final winner be the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?

Until the results of the vote were in, the people in the White House were in no mood to care about anything else.

And this year's midterm elections are also particularly intense.

It's all because of the "zip-gate" that the current president, Bill Clinton, shocked the world with Lewinsky. Since it was exposed at the beginning of this year, it has gone through the initial outright denial to the reluctant admission after the evidence emerged.

The Democrats, who had been doing well in governing the economy, collectively fell into a scorching situation in '98. Republicans have also taken the matter as a prop to attack President Clinton and even the entire Democratic Party, and they can't help but put forward a bill to impeach the president in the Senate.

The impeachment will be held after the midterm elections, so who will have a majority in the Senate will have a huge impact on the next presidential impeachment case.

This is also the reason why the current midterm elections are so closely watched by both parties and even the whole country.

By the time Shirley Sandberg arrived in the Senate, the results had been announced at the last and most critical moment.

"One more vote for the Republicans. Justice Gu Bo's unfazed flat voice made Shirley Sandberg's heart tighten.

Republican total, 15 votes. ”

"Democrats total, 19 votes. ”

The Democrats actually won!

As soon as the results were announced, they immediately caused an uproar among the parliamentarians at the scene.

"Bell!!" the justices tapped the gavel and set the tone: "This is the end of the midterm elections!"

With the voice of the justice, the Democrats present shouted excitedly, while the Republicans glared at the proud Democrats in anger. During this period, there was no shortage of verbal disputes, and some people even rolled up their sleeves on the spot.

Looking at the Republicans and Democrats who were insulting each other, Shirley Sandberg held her forehead speechlessly, and some disgust climbed into her heart. To be honest, from Harvard Business School, she prefers a practical job to a career full of deceit and deceit like HSD.

Just then, a man next to her patted her, "Miss Sandberg, do you have time to talk?" asked a young man.

"You're?" Shirley Sandberg didn't know each other.

"Senator Emmanuel, I want to meet with you. The other party's words immediately startled her.

"Mr. Lamb Emmanuel?" asked Shirley Sandberg subconsciously.

"Not bad!"

As one of the most powerful figures in the Democratic Party, Rahm Emmanuel, one of the majority whips in the Senate, is one of the few political leaders in the United States.

What is this kind of big man doing with his own little chief of staff?

Shirley Sandberg followed in confusion.

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"Thank you, Mr. Martin, and we'll settle it. Sid happily shook hands with the bearded dad across from him, then got up to see him off.

"Of course, no problem, Sid. I don't have a problem with the contract, but I still wish the adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire would have taken place sooner. Uncle George Martin said excitedly.

Yes, it was none other than George Martin, who would later be known as the contemporary American master of fantasy.

"This mainly depends on the post-production technology of the computer, otherwise if we can't achieve the effect we want, it will only be a shoddy defective product. We don't want that. Sid explained with a smile.

"Well, I believe you. Uncle George Martin nodded.

After asking his assistant to send Uncle Martin away, Sid finally relaxed and rested on the couch of the receptionist. I have to say that as the so-called name of the person and the shadow of the tree, the copyright acquisition list set by him and Ali last year has been progressing slowly under Ali's actions.

But since making a name for himself in Oprah and Time magazine, Sid's name has become the latest and hottest sign in the European and American world. Those novelists and comic book authors who were still procrastinating and wanted to grind more benefits finally relented one after another.

And Uncle Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the last target to be solved.

At this moment, a large number of high-quality copyrights (IP), including "A Song of Ice and Fire", "Red Flame Battlefield", and even "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", have been included in Sid's hands.

After doing a big thing, Sid decided to move on to the next step in order to celebrate. "I'm really a hard worker, I can't change it anymore if I live like this again. Sid thought to himself.

At this moment, Sid's mobile phone suddenly rang, Sid opened it, and a sweet name jumped into his eyes: "Hehe, Britney, this Nizi." ”

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Sid wore a blue and red Red Sox baseball jersey and a hip-hop baseball cap that covered most of his face, and he rarely wore such an "off-the-beaten" streetwear outfit. But along the way, Sid found that the concealment effect was excellent, compared to those Hollywood stars who wore sunglasses that covered half of their faces, and left out a few streets.

Dressed up as a street teenager in Los Angeles, where hip-hop is all the rage, you will hardly be recognized, and if you wear big sunglasses in Los Angeles, it will be called "I'm afraid people won't know I'm a big star"!

Pretending to be too much of a suspicion!

Sid followed the address in the text message and found the place Britney said, which was a comprehensive mall in West Los Angeles, and there were some things like the CBD and XX Plaza on the other side of the ocean.

On either side of the ground floor are some of the usual cheap shops, and the air conditioning in the mall is just a hedge against Sid's coat. To be honest, in California, where spring is all year round, there are really few opportunities to wear thicker clothes. Sid followed the signs for a while, and finally faintly heard music playing in front of him.

Sid sped up his pace and turned a corner and suddenly became bright, only to see that a simple stage had been built in the circular venue in front of him, and there were three L'Oreal shampoo advertisements hanging on the stage background.

It's not Britney who is dancing on stage!

I saw her wearing a double ponytail, a white short-sleeved shirt and rust-red tight trousers. The short tie is tied over the white shirt for a youthful and playful look, while the shirt is tied in a knot below the chest, revealing a sexy little waist. As for the close-fitting trousers, they outline the slender curves of a 16-year-old girl. After all, Britney at this time is not only not lazy at all, but also Buqinni.

But when Sid arrived, Britney's song had already ended.

Then two more backup dancers came up from the backstage, and Britney took advantage of the introduction of the two accompanying mushroom girls to take a little rest. They wore similar outfits to Britney, except that the color of the trousers and ties was slightly different, of course, the color of the backup dancer was darker, and Britney's was brighter, and the contrast effect was good.

There were already a lot of people seated in front of the stage, men and women, and Sid found a seat in the back row.

Then the show officially began, and the rhythmic music played, and Britney, after the overture dance, began to sing:

Oh,Baby―Baby

How―was―I―supposed―to―know~~?

Britney is of course singing her famous song "Baby-One-More-Time", which is Britney's famous song, although she has heard it many times on iPod and the Internet, but Sid has never heard Britney sing on the spot.

As a rare busy, Sid simply relaxed and enjoyed Britney's performance.

When I first heard it, Sid unexpectedly found that it felt pretty good!

Because people in later generations know that Britney has two major nicknames, Starbucks diva and lip-pto queen.

However, at the beginning of today, Britney's voice is "unally" not bad, hahaha.