In my previous life, when I looked up relevant information about Hollywood on the Internet, I would always find that they seemed to be promoting one thing, intentionally or unintentionally, that Hollywood has always been a powerful and sophisticated machine, and every gear is firmly bound together because of interests, and can do anything for interests. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Unless it's someone from that circle, if you want to enter the market, you'll only be cheated, and those guys dare to cheat even Wall Street's money.

Of course not, the water is always flowing, the situation is always changing, and the way Hollywood worked in 2000 could you get the 1980s, when even videotapes were not fully popular? In the pioneer years of 1930, someone dared to set fire to other people's film films to cut out competitors, and let him try it in 1980!

As for the so-called movie platter scheme to pit Wall Street's money, oh, the people who say this probably never know how bad securities are sold.

Of course, if you open the Mentally Handicapped Aura...... Again, it's good if you're happy.

Back to the topic, Hollywood in the early 80s, because of a series of factors, such as the economic downturn, such as the impact of the television industry, such as the chaotic war between large and small film companies, etc., the production environment was quite chaotic.

In addition, American filmmakers were always led by the nose by European literary films and the New Wave movement during this period, and it was not until George Lucas's "Star Wars" trilogy that it improved, so it was far from being compared with the Hollywood that conquered the world 20 years later.

However, no matter how down, the exclusive North American film market also has a box office of $3 billion, and it is not difficult to adjust the direction.

So, again, to control Hollywood in your hands, now is the best time to start.

"It's okay to control one or two film companies, your father has shares in Warner and Paramount, and you can control three or four film companies, and the Hearst family has some Disney shares that are about to be sold," Grandpa said after a deep sigh, "but if you want to pocket the eight majors, I'm afraid no one will want to see it." ”

That's right, now Hollywood is still one of the eight major studios, "Heaven's Gate" will not be released in a few months, MGM has not been forced into a corner, and naturally it has not merged with United States.

"What's more, according to your idea, you have to integrate TV stations, newspapers, and magazines, and if you move too much, it will attract too many eyes. Grandpa continued.

"It doesn't have to be concentrated in the hands of one person," Li Xu smiled slightly, "My father can directly control Warner and indirectly control Fox; when my coming-of-age ceremony is over, I can set up an investment holding company, I can directly control Disney and indirectly control Paramount; as for Columbia and Universal, my mother can think of a way; and finally weaken MGM and Lianmei as much as possible, and then let others compete." ”

This is a method he has long thought of, it is not impossible to concentrate one person to hold, although there are antitrust bills such as the "Glass-Steagall Act", it is always possible to find a way to control in a roundabout way, and what capital likes most is that the more rules, the better, and the more detailed the rules, the better.

It's just that the more times you turn around, the lower the control, which doesn't meet Grandpa's requirements, so it's good to be controlled by different people separately.

It's not that Grandpa didn't think of this, it's just that people who came over in his time were used to the company having the final say, and usually only put this method in the last consideration, not to mention ......

"Your mother?" Grandpa frowned slightly, obviously not very happy with the proposal.

I'll tell you, in a few years, the RB people will come over and buy it aggressively, and both Columbia and Universal will be sold? Li Xu rolled his eyes in his heart.

But he didn't say much, at such times he wouldn't touch his grandfather's mold, and it was no secret that grandpa didn't like his mother.

In fact, when his parents got married at the beginning, although his grandfather was not very satisfied, he didn't say anything, after all, he started from the West Coast and would inevitably have connections in the Far East, and RB was one of them.

But after his uncle died in a car accident and had to come back to inherit the family business, the situation was different.

Among the people at the top of the pyramid in the United States, there has never been an Asian wife, don't look at the American elite one by one, the blue-blood aristocratic complex is much stronger than the average person.

So the upper class is basically married to each other, and the lowest and lowest is to find Jews, and Asians are not considered at all, let alone Asians.

When the uncle was still there, Li Xu's father in this life, Old Edward, naturally didn't have to care about this, but Old Edward wanted to be the face of the family and enter and leave the upper class as the head of the family, and this marriage was very inappropriate.

In particular, the grandfather claimed to be the successor of Morgan Jr. and cherished the ...... "great" ideal of rebuilding the Morgan consortium, which naturally did not please the eye and demanded that he must get a divorce.

It's a pity that my father is not like my uncle, who has been strictly required since he was a child, and his words and deeds have been concerned, so he is a little rebellious. If nothing else, in the era when the WASP community clearly expressed misogyny of Jews, and JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley openly stated that they would not hire Jews, they actually went to Goldman Sachs to do things, and the character can be seen.

Others, not to mention such trivial things as picking up leaks behind his son's trader and not reminding him out loud.

All in all, the father pushed back the grandfather's request, and he pushed back very strongly, and after going back and forth, the grandfather finally compromised, after all, he only had such a son.

It's just that he didn't treat this daughter-in-law very well, and then it was even more unpleasant, and it was more or less implicated in Li Xu. It's also thanks to him that he has insisted on brushing his reputation at home since he was 12 years old, and he has been brushing it intermittently until now, and his grandfather's current respect may be almost, but friendliness must have come to an end.

After all, a grandson is his own grandson after all, and he is still an excellent grandson...... Why is it so awkward to read?

"We need allies, grandpa, and if Murdoch has the will, it would be a good idea to form an alliance with him and form a media conglomerate with him. Li Xu skipped that topic and continued.

Grandpa frowned and was silent, and he didn't know if his thoughts had been brought back, so Li Xu immediately said: "You know, if you want to reorganize the Morgan consortium, the control and influence of public opinion is necessary. ”

This is for sure, everyone knows that Carnegie, the "Iron King," was a philanthropist who was enthusiastic about public welfare, but how many people knew that his private army showed no mercy in suppressing the workers in his factory? In those days, the workers were still beaten by his private army with two guns.

Similarly, the black illegitimate son of HSD, knocking out the teeth of black slaves and using these things himself, almost no one knows, and everyone mentions that he is probably a cherry blossom god axe in addition to the so-called founding father of the United States.

The original Morgan consortium was indeed very dazzling, but because of this, not many people would want to rebuild it. Therefore, in order to achieve this, in addition to the various things discussed above, it is also inevitable to control public opinion and guide public opinion.

Naturally, seizing the current opportunity that must be turned, but has not yet begun to turn, and grasp Hollywood in your hands, that is a must.

Uh-huh, this is Li Xu's theory.

"I'll think about it, and then I'll have people discuss the plan and ask for your opinion. Grandpa finally said this.

I'll go, I won't be able to do it for four or five months. Li Xu couldn't help but slander in his stomach.

However, he also understands that it seems very easy to discuss the strategic layout here, and it seems easy to discuss which company to control, in fact, every strategic decision will be determined after detailed investigation and research, and then start to customize the plan and implementation, which will take months or even years, and it is definitely not a sentence or two to solve.

So Li Xu has been persevering in brushing his prestige at home, letting his grandfather and father lay out according to their own opinions, although he remembers a lot of things, he is very self-aware.

"Okay, then ......" Li Xu was about to say something more, but his grandfather suddenly asked: "Have you decided, Pi Pang, which one to choose?"

He was stunned for a few seconds before he finally reacted, and then rolled his eyes wildly in his heart. Damn, don't change this topic so quickly, okay!

"What do you think?" Li Xu asked rhetorically.

"My opinion is clear, Caroline is a good fit for you, that kid is a good fit for you. Grandpa said.

Li Xu had to take a deep breath: "Grandpa, Caroline is older than me. ”

"Diana is also older than you. Grandpa reminded.

"Yes, Diana is older than me, but she's only two years older than me, and Caroline is a full five years older than me. Li Xu pinched the bridge of his nose, looking quite helpless.

He didn't say that Caroline was bad, in fact, the other party was indeed very good, a lady, gentle and lovely, and her appearance inherited the advantages of her parents rather than their disadvantages.

But being five years older is one problem, and having a strong mother is another, and beyond that......

"And, grandpa, have you ever thought that what we are going to do is originally very eye-catching, and we have been trying to find ways to minimize the negative impact, or simply cover up our trajectory, and form an alliance with the Kennedy family at this time......" Li Xu spread his hands, and the meaning was self-evident.

If it weren't for the fact that the third eldest, Edward Kennedy, was accustomed to seeing the wind and steering the rudder, the Kennedy family would probably really be extinct in the political arena.

"It's just a marriage, not an alliance," Grandpa raised an eyebrow, "This will help you a lot in the future, and that kid feels good about you." ”

I knew it...... The corners of Li Xu's mouth twitched, he was eaten by the old cow at the beginning, can it feel good? After all, how much do you pay attention to blood.

"Marrying the sister of an English princess can achieve the same effect," he said, after taking a deep breath, "and shouldn't the first target be Morgan Jianfu? ”

"It doesn't affect your private life. Grandpa said again.

"Grandpa!" Li Xu rolled his eyes directly, embarrassed at the same time, he was really a little unhappy with his stubbornness, "No matter what, we can be regarded as a marriage with the British royal family." ”

"The younger sister of the crown princess......" Grandpa immediately snorted softly, obviously not paying attention.