Chapter 792: Tony and Black Coal

This year's Oscars are undoubtedly a triumph of "human evil", in the most popular words on the other side of the Pacific today, that is, "very dark and violent", with Natalie and Daniel? Wear? The "evil men and evil women" led by Lewis vividly interpreted the dark side of human nature in their respective roles, which is a bit contrary to the direction of Oscar's emphasis on the goodness of human nature in previous years.

As time went on, the news about the Oscars in North America faded away, and only a few media outlets occasionally engaged in verbal battles with the Iranian government that had protested to attract attention.

Having already made enough gains, Ryan has slowed down his public opinion offensive against Iran, and the only regret is that the huge losses of the Miramax incident are not destined to be made up for in the short term.

Another good news is that after "Black Swan" won the Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, the second round of releases began in North American theaters, although there are only 234 theaters, but it can bring some revenue, the North American box office of this film reached $120 million before the Oscars, and the global box office is also close to $300 million, as more overseas regions join the ranks of screenings, the box office number will definitely climb to a certain extent.

Natalie has also become one of Hollywood's few billion-dollar female directors.

After Oscar, she flew directly to Australia, where Catherine? Kennedy and Sophia? Coppola converges and prepares to continue filming the Hunger Games series.

As for the new film, Natalie has prepared herself for a considerable period of preparation, which after all is very different from the style of her first two films.

Ryan, who stayed in Los Angeles, in addition to dealing with Disney's affairs, was constantly in contact with Scott? Swift was on the phone to stay up to date on what's happening on Wall Street and what it might mean for Hollywood.

In addition, he welcomed an important guest.

Tony, the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain? After Blair stepped down, after some consideration, he finally accepted Ryan's invitation. Became a special advisor to Disney.

Of course, this isn't full-time, and it's only known to a group of Disney's highest-ranking executives.

Accompanying Tony? Blair takes a tour of the Disney headquarters building, and Ryan leads him into the reception room on the top floor, where only the two of them are left.

"Tony, how does it feel?"

After George brought the coffee, Ryan said casually like an old friend, "There's only the administration here, and if you're interested, I can have someone take you to Pixar Studios or DreamWorks Animation." ”

"No need. Ryan. ”

Blair, who was sitting next to him, shook his hand, "Let's talk about work." ”

The two parties did not sign any written contract, and all of them were verbal agreements, and at their level, they would not go back.

"Negotiations between China and the United States on the WTO Memorandum of Understanding and Supplemental Agreement on Films are still in the tug-of-war stage." Ryan didn't go around in circles, and directly said his thoughts, "I heard that you have some connections and influence among the top leaders in China. ”

He did an investigation of Blair, and he still has a memory of Blair's previous work as an intermediary for Middle Eastern oil tycoons and Chinese interest groups. Resulted in several large deals.

"I can't promise anything, I can only do my best." Blair doesn't shirk either.

It's normal to take people's money and do things for others. What's more, according to the verbal agreement between the two sides, he can take a cut of it.

"And, Tony, I think you should know." Ryan made a gesture of please. Picking up his coffee cup and taking a sip, "Disney's most profitable movies are animated feature films and superhero movies. But these films are sometimes kept out of the Arab world, and Disney Middle East has tried a lot of ways to do it, but the effect is not obvious. ”

"Is it a ...... film?"

Seeing Blair's hesitant expression, Ryan put down his coffee cup and made a reassuring gesture to him, "Disney has internal rules of the game, and we will not offend the sensitive nerves of the Arab world." ”

"That's good." Blair also put down his coffee cup, "I can take this job too." ”

In fact, Ryan knows very well that Blair is not only a consultant to the Disney family in terms of the Middle East, but there is nothing to say about this kind of thing.

"Tony." Ryan thought of the nearly $200 million loss he and Nicole still had on their books, "I don't know what you think about Iran." ”

"A religious nation." Blair thought for a moment, then said, "Isolated from the civilized world. ”

"Last year, they caused me a huge loss." Ryan slowly lowered his eyelids, hiding the unhappiness in his heart, "I hope you can help me in this regard." ”

"You have a lot of 'old friends' in various countries, and I hope you can lobby them privately to impose tougher sanctions on the Iranian government than they do now."

Ryan raised his hand to interrupt what Blair was about to say and continued, "It's very difficult to make this happen, I know that, Tony, this is just my personal entrustment of your business, there is no time limit and effect. ”

He didn't have much confidence in this, he just wanted to come up with a bad breath of being hacked.

Tony? Blair was cautious and didn't say yes or no, apparently not wanting to leave anything to chance.

He certainly couldn't make this happen alone, and Ryan knew that, so he found a better investment partner, to be exact, the other party took the initiative to come to the door.

In mid-March, O'Black Carbon, who was busy canvassing for votes and was busy with the general election, came to California with his campaign team, in addition to a series of public activities, he also visited California's rich and famous people one after another, and Scarlett, who is a supporter of the Democratic Party, also brought Ryan a message that O'Black Carbon wanted to visit.

Seen Tony? After Blair, Ryan agreed to O'Black Carbon's request to visit, and in the beach villa in Malibu, he and Michelle were specially entertained in the form of a family feast.

"This is the French chef I specially hired......"

In the restaurant, the atmosphere seems to be good, Nicole and Michelle talk about non-nutritious topics, "He cooks very good, I often hire a chef, I hope you like it." ”

"It tastes good." Michelle was busy praising it, "This is the best French food I've had this year." ”

"Thank you." Nicole smiled warmly and politely.

"A lot of your friends are said to be in favor of the Democrats, like Scarlett? Miss Johnson. Michelle wasted no time in probing, "But I've never seen you and Ryan make a political statement." ”

"I'm an Australian." Nicole prevaricates without a trace, "I can't participate in the political activities of the United States." ”

On the other side of the table, the topic between Ryan and O'Black Carbon was pulled from the North Pole to the South Pole, from the South Pole to the Tropic of Cancer, and then from the Tropic of Cancer to the Lower Mountains, and he never answered some questions about the other party's political tendencies.

O'Black Carbon has not yet become an official federal presidential candidate, with Hillary? Clinton is vying for the position of Democratic candidate, and he needs the media to make a loud voice for him, and a media group like Walt Disney, which has strong traditional media and more powerful online media, must be the target of the struggle.

Recently, Ao Black Carbon has encountered a lot of trouble.

The "Hussein" section in his name didn't attract much attention at first, but as soon as he stepped into the campaign life, it quickly became a hot topic, and the media and Hillary-leaners threw the issue as a "bombshell" and hyped it up.

They deliberately claim that Okutan deliberately concealed who he was, and still is, a Muslim.

You must know that in the more than 200-year history of the United States, there has never been a president who believes in Islam, and there will never be an Islamic president.

Of course, Okuhei is certainly not an Islamist.

Okuirtan was well aware that his African-American identity was "a potentially extraordinarily sensitive issue" in white puritan-dominated North America, and his attackers could not talk about race but religious beliefs.

In addition to the "Hussein" section of his name, they cite examples of his biological father and stepfather, Rollo? Soetolo is a Muslim and attended madrasas in his stepfather's native Indonesia.

In conclusion, this qiē confirms that Okuhei Tan is indeed a Muslim.

If he wants to explain and fight back, Okuirtan needs the support of the mainstream media, which is also the biggest reason why he wants to meet Ryan after getting through Guò Scarlett's relationship.

Ryan knows this, so he's not in a hurry.

His eyes swept over Nicole's side, and Ryan was not worried, with Nicole's years of experience, it would not be difficult to deal with the future first lady who was not very smart.

The family feast didn't last long, and it looked like a warm atmosphere, but in fact it was full of cold deals.

After dinner, Ryan took the initiative to invite O'Black Carbon to visit his private beach, and Nicole and Michelle followed not far behind.

"The scenery of Malibu is truly stunning."

Walking on the beach with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Okuheitan's eyes drifted into the distance with the seagulls flying by, "This is the most ideal place to live." ”

"In my opinion."

Looking at the sea in the distance, Ryan said unhurriedly, "The scenery of the White House is even more fascinating." ”

"Now the owner of the White House doesn't care much about Hollywood."

Seeing Ryan mention the White House, O'Black Tan directly turned the topic to politics, "We have not made progress in the new round of negotiations with China on movies and peripheral products, and Hollywood is our window to export culture, and this matter should be resolved first." ”

"It's hard to change in the short term." Ryan walked towards the beach, "We'll have to wait for the next administration." ”

"I think so too." "The federal government should guarantee the interests of Hollywood and the companies that are the backbone of Hollywood overseas." ”

"That's why we like the federal government."

Speaking words that ghosts don't believe, Ryan looks leisurely, "Hollywood is the Hollywood of the United States, and it is an important node of our globalization strategy. ”

"A lot of people say I'm a Muslim, but I'm a Christian." Okuhei Tan suddenly changed the subject, "My beliefs are different from those of Iranians. (To be continued......)