Chapter 314: Sonei-san...... Farewell.
If David knew that Roland had put the Cauldron of No Enlightenment on his head, he would definitely cry out for wrongdoing!
Previously, he did want to tell Roland about Gilead's background, but Roland was so emotional and said the news about Gilead very clearly, so he mistakenly thought that Roland knew everything.
If you don't understand, how can Roland shout 'lose money every year, never make a profit'?
If not, how could Roland say 'Gilead's headquarters are in California'?
If not, how could Roland possibly ask, 'Did Gilead ever seek investment from Warren?'
One rhetorical question after another, confirmed again and again, made David feel that Roland was very familiar with this company, so he didn't write too much on the company's background, and talked directly to Roland about business.
But it was this misunderstanding that made Roland go from excitement to surprise after hearing the names of a bunch of elephant party bosses, and finally to bewilderment, although he was very unfamiliar with Henry Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, but the position of Defence Minister alone can explain everything!
Not to mention, Arnold Schwarzenegger also said George Bush!
"Didn't I say it, I really only invested if Gilead and James' mentor had a relationship!"
Although Roland was dizzy by the news thrown by the future governor, he was still sensible.
After discovering that Gilead had a secret behind him that he didn't know, and that the guy in front of him seemed to know it very well, Roland was ashamed to ask, "Arnold, if you know anything, you must tell me!" β
The undisguised words made the future governor frown, stared at Roland for a long time, and after confirming that the guy in front of him didn't seem to be acting, he immediately coughed and looked up at the truck driver.
"James? What's on schedule this afternoon? β
The truck driver who got the other party's meaning beckoned to the assistant director, and after a few glances at the shooting arrangement, he said: "This afternoon is all literary drama, 'Doctor Octopus and the Green Goblin's first meeting', 'Showing mechanical tentacles', and 'Transforming Energy Cooperation' are yours, and then the scenes of 'The injured Spider-Man talks to the second-generation Green Goblin about the conflict between himself and his girlfriend', and 'It happened to be discovered by the Green Goblin and recognized his identity' The scenes are Roland's ...... There are only five of them related to you, and the rest are all from the Green Goblins. β
"We can cross-shoot, first shoot the first meeting in room 1, while shooting, Roland, you go to room 3 to stare at the interior of the scene, I will go to Anthony (Hopkins) as soon as the shooting is finished, and then the two scenes of confession and discovery will be passed at the same time, and at the same time, the scene of the cooperation between the robotic arm and the transformation energy in room 2 can also be arranged, so ...... If you want to leave work early, get moving! OkayοΌ β
The truck driver glanced at the two of them, and found that after the two nodded in approval, he directly handed over the sub-shot of Roland's role to be filmed, and then slapped Roland's ass with the folder, and shouted in his mouth: "Go! GoοΌ GoοΌ β
After so many years of cooperation, what level is Roland, and the truck driver is very clear.
He has already taught what should be taught, what should be learned, Roland has long relied on burning money to practice, in this case, let alone let him supervise the set, even if he is holding the guide tube to direct traffic, the truck driver will not be staring at it all the time as he was back then.
In this way, when the top team wants to do something quickly, the whole crew runs like an engine.
started work at half past one, clocked out at half past four, and the remaining two scenes of the Green Goblin father and son didn't have to worry about Roland, and in order to thank the whole group for their cooperation, Roland also pulled the production director and asked him to add food to the whole team tonight.
He pays for the cost of eating out.
As for the truck driver's share?
Hi! Roland won't be polite to him!
After finishing their work and getting up and down, Roland and the Governor returned to the hotel together.
Because of the sensitivity of what was going to happen, they took the place of the conversation in a room that had been rented for months.
"What do you want to know?" The governor, leaning on the couch, lit a cigarette.
"I don't know anything right now." Roland spread his hands, "If you can, could you please start from the beginning?" β
"Like, why is Henry Rumsfeld the chairman of Gilead? What exactly is the relationship between Gilead and DOD? Why can't Gilead raise capital when it has a DOD background? β
That's right, that's where Roland wonders!
If Gilead is really backed by DOD, how can it lack research funding?
"Trouble? What are you polite to me? The governor flicked off the ashes of his cigarette, waved his hand, and said, "These are all things you can hear from other places, but they certainly don't know as much as I do." β
"Henry Rumsfeld actually likes pharmaceutical companies very much, he used to be the CEO of GD Searle, and as soon as he took office, he cut down the loss-making subsidiaries and divisions and let GD Searle turn a profit, so when Gilead was created to promote his own longevity plan with a new concept, he gladly accepted their invitation, and in '88, he joined Gilead's board of directors and owned a certain amount of shares."
"At first, he didn't get involved in the company's operation, because this kind of start-up that sells concepts simply can't give him room to develop, and he was still the chairman of General Instruments at the time, so he didn't have time to care about Gilead."
"But because of his existence, Gilead still attracted a lot of investment, because those investors felt that he could save GD Searle and he could lead a startup to grow."
"So, you mean, because you believe in immortality, you will invest in Gilead, and this is just the rhetoric of capital?" Roland interrupted the governor's words and asked very curiously.
"Then what else!" The governor shrugged his shoulders and pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, "Is there such a thing as immortality that can be solved in a day or two?" Do you think those old men are really easy to deceive? β
"When every start-up pharmaceutical company is looking for investment, it will weave a beautiful future to the outside world, but which company can really get investment is not endorsed by a big name? If you touch your lips and I believe it, then am I still capital? The guy who can earn a billion and control tens of billions, which one is a fool? β
"Like you, are you investing in Gilead now because you're bullish on it?"
"You don't know anything, it's just that your family thinks it's good, so you just believe in your own people."
"It's the same with others, they don't believe in a beautiful future at all, but they see that there are really guys in this company who can use the investment amount to develop drugs! Either you see that there are talents in this company who can operate! β
"If not, then don't vote!"
"Warren Buffett is like that."
"And I personally think that his vision is really good, because Gilead is not an R&D company at all."
Okay......
Roland laughed.
He remembered the experience of Warren Buffett being surrounded and questioned in his previous life.
Every year at Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder meeting, a bunch of people ask the old man what he regrets the most in the cases where he was able to invest but didn't.
And every time the old man answers, it is Google and Amazon.
But at this time, Charlie Munger will add: "No, no, no, these two points sum up, which is regret not investing in Jeff Bezos, we have known each other for many years, but we don't trust the internet, we missed Amazon, and again, we have known each other for many years, Jeff invested in Google, but we still haven't ......"
At this time, some people will ask if they regret not investing in Gilead.
Faced with this question, the two old men replied in a surprising unanimity - "No." β
If Roland couldn't understand it at the beginning, now he does.
Because Amazon and Google are companies that do things, and Gilead is completely like Berkshire Hathaway, growing through capital operation, since this is the case, there is no point in investing!
In terms of compound interest, Warren Buffett is not afraid of anyone!
"And then, why did he become Gilead's chairman again?" Roland asked.
"This ...... Mainly because Gilead cheated so much money. When he said this, the corners of the governor's mouth were slightly hooked, as if he was holding back a smile, "It took Gilead eight years to develop a cidofovir, and for this product, they burned nearly 100 million US dollars, and the point is that when promoting the drug, the rhetoric they gave was that this drug that inhibits CMV is hundreds of times better than sodium foscarnet and ganciclovir on the market, and the latter two need to be administered by surgical intubation, and the former only needs to be injected intravenously, So they raised 250 million yuan in '95 and '96. β
"However, when the drug came on the market in '96, people found that the drug was not as powerful as it was said."
"So Henry Rumsfeld became chairman of the company in '97."
βOhοΌ Is it because he found out that he was also deceived by the company? Roland was shocked.
"Almost, Gilead financed under his banner and cheated so much money, but he couldn't get a single drug......," the governor's hands kept gesturing in the air, "which would seriously deplete his trust in the hearts of capital." β
"So he had to get Gilead to make a change, even if it ended up going bankrupt, but he had to at least try to save the company, and if he didn't do anything, it would be very difficult for him to get investment the next time he joined a startup."
"And as far as I know, Gilead's acquisition this time was led by him."
"Whether it is successful or not, he can give an explanation to the investor."
"And you...... How did you get involved? β
The governor smiled helplessly, at this moment, he really felt that Roland had been deceived.
But Roland didn't care about the governor's sympathy, because he understood why the company still couldn't raise funds when it had a DOD background - it wasn't that it had cheated too much before!
"So what do you mean...... Do I suggest I think about it? Roland took a deep breath, a wry smile written on his face.
βNoβ¦β¦ I wouldn't say that to you. The governor, however, shook his head.
"Not only that, but I'll tell you that Gilead is a very good company."
βWhyοΌβ This answer surprised Roland a little.
"Because I am the Chairman of the President's Health and Athletic Committee, George Bush appointed on January 22, 90."
The governor shook his eyebrows, and the funny action made Roland laugh, "Hahaha~"
"It's been a long time since I've seen you work out, and I've forgotten about it."
"Really? I'm so sad! "The governor was very aggrieved.
βOhοΌ If James were here, he would have given you back the afternoon's words as they were. β
Roland smiled and said, "Don't act, don't act!" Arnold, your acting skills are terrible! β
"Hey, hey, hey!" The happy governor didn't care, but took a glass of water and moistened his throat.
Under his account, Roland had already figured out the situation at Gilead.
Before, Roland thought that Gilead was some secret project of DOD, but now that I look at it......
It's just that those politicians, after retirement, frantically ask capital for the benefits promised back then.
It is......
Maybe it's just going too far.
Since Gilead is not the private property of DOD, Roland is relieved to invest boldly.
As for Henry Rumsfeld?
There are people in the DPRK who are easy to do!
It is precisely because of him that Gilead can buy other pharmaceutical companies like crazy!
You know, all the pharmaceutical companies acquired by Gilead can basically come up with shocking products within two years after being acquired, if you reason about the timeline, you will find that these companies were targeted by Gilead when they submitted them to the FDA for approval, and in the process of FDA approval, they were swallowed up by Gilead.
If it is once, it can be said to be an accident, but twice, three times, four times......
Hehe.
After a few words of ridicule with each other, Roland, who had no psychological pressure, threw Arnold Schwarzenegger another strange question.
"Eh, by the way, what does Henry Rumsfeld really look like? I don't know yet......"
βWhatοΌ Your business is so big, are you not prepared for it at all? β
"Not needed before, now ...... Isn't there you? β
βOhοΌ I love to hear that...... Still, why do you suddenly want to know what he looks like? β
"Hi (β)! I didn't know that he was the chairman of Gilead, so I asked David to talk about investment directly, and now that I know, of course I have to remember it! Otherwise, if you don't recognize each other when you meet in the future, isn't that a joke? β
"That's right, if other people can't recognize it, then forget it, but after all, he is a former Defence Minister, and half of his students are also former Defence Ministers, so it's really unreasonable for you not to know such a well-known guy."
It's a pity that Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a psychopath, and it is impossible to carry a photo of a big man with him, and in this era, Wikipedia has not been born by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, so it is actually very difficult to find a specific photo of a guy, but it doesn't matter, they all have tool people.
After instructing his assistant to find a photo of Henry Rumsfeld, they did not wait stupidly when they saw that the meal had arrived, but went out to eat, because Arnold Schwarzenegger helped Roland solve his doubts, so for this meal in the evening, Roland took the initiative to invite, and when they returned to the hotel with a full meal and wine, the photo was also delivered.
"Well, this is Henry Rumsfeld." The governor handed over a clear color ID photo.
"Ah, that'......" Roland took the picture and glanced at it.
At first glance, Roland felt nothing.
After a second look, Roland felt that he looked okay.
But after he took a third and fourth look, his eyebrows gradually furrowed, and his forehead revealed a ravine like a plow.
'Hiss......'
'This old man ......'
'Why does it look so familiar!' β
'Looks like you've seen this guy in your previous life?' β
'That's not right! Isn't this guy a Defense Minister for seven or five years? How could I possibly go over the Defence Minister of America for seven or five years in my last life? And if I deliberately turn it over, then I will definitely remember this guy's name just like I remember those European and American stars! How can it be familiar and yet unfamiliar? β
Roland thought it was strange, but he didn't know how to ask.
After staring at the photo and thinking for a long time, he said again: "Or...... Help me get another picture of Dick Cheney? β
"After all, it's half of his student, and I have to remember it."
"What?" The future governor was a little confused, and he felt that Roland's behavior was somewhat strange.
But after making eye contact with Roland, he was defeated by Roland, who was taunted.
In his opinion, Roland, who decided to invest in the abyss pit of Gilead, wanted to keep these people in mind, and if the same thing happened in the future, he would call up this memory and make himself cautious.
So, he agreed to Roland's proposal.
Not only that, in order to solve this problem as soon as possible, he also asked the assistant to bring photos of people from this department with him.
And when Roland held the photo of Dick Cheney, his expression became even more hideous, and he glanced at the Bush father and son on the coffee table, Roland really couldn't figure out why he would be familiar with someone who couldn't be named at all?
But when he was entangled and wanted to scratch his ears and cheeks, he flipped through the photo and suddenly saw a black figure.
When he found out that the name on the photo was Colin Powell-
Roland's eyes widened instantly!
Busy arranging the photos in a row, by the time the guys were all together, Roland almost didn't jump out of the couch!
'Hold the grass!! β
Isn't this the one who led the laundry detergent incident!! β
Roland recognizes them!
Roland recognized them all!
Colin Powell, the black man, is the United States Secretary of State who will explain the reasons for attacking Iraq in the United Nations Security Council in the future with the mass destruction that the Shary Bear the Great called washing powder!
And that Dick Cheney of the Mediterranean is the Vice President who promoted the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq!
As for Gilead's current chairman, isn't that Bush's counterterrorism spokesperson, the only person in America's history to serve as a two-time Defence Minister?
And in the war on terror in 01 year, he directly used nine kills at the press conference!
'Hold the grass! Will Henry Rumsfeld leave Gilead? β
'So how did Gilead develop?' β
Roland was confused again, but in the next second, he slapped his head and woke up suddenly!
'Not true! What I need now is not to guess Gilead's path at all! β
It's about finding a guy who can endorse "Black Hawk Down" and let Sony invest! β
Now, no one is more suitable than this group! β
Thinking of this, Roland suddenly felt that his brain had become extremely clear!
All the layouts that are scattered in this group seem to be connected by wires, one ring after another!
According to Roland's plan, that is, let Sony first cast Ang Lee, who has a 'bad ass', and then shoot "Black Hawk Down", and release it at the stuck point in time, stirring up public opinion and promoting the war on terror.
Then there is the use of the iPod, which will block the market share of Sony's portable music devices.
Then there is the XBox, which Blizzard Entertainment has cooperated with and encroached on the Sony game market.
Not only that, but he pulled in the old man who was already dissatisfied with Sony, and asked the Jewish gang to reject Sony Pictures Entertainment's project as much as possible.
In this way, it is a three-sided attack, giving Sony's cash cow a heavy blow!
Then, when America fell into the quagmire of the war on terror, the correctness of the war was questioned at home and abroad, and the anti-war sentiment spread throughout the country, the blame for interfering in America's internal affairs, stirring public opinion, and promoting the war was pinned on Sony's head.
In this case, Sony will die!
But the problem is that there are two problems with this plan.
One is that Roland, who put Sony pigeons on "Spider-Man 2 and 3", can't think of a reason for Sony not to reject himself and invest in "Black Hawk Down"; The second is that even if Sony is killed, Roland is thankless, because in addition to helping the Jewish gang gnaw Sony Pictures Entertainment, he can't share the cake left by Sony after his death.
I tried my best to kill a Fortune 500 company, but I couldn't eat a big head?
Isn't that a waste of time?
But now!
All problems solved!
Roland is worried that Sony is reluctant to invest in his own "Black Hawk Down" after seeing that he has released the pigeons?
That's okay!
I give you a reason not to say no!
According to the normal situation, a film and television project is looking for the investor first and looking for the creative team, but this time, I am looking for the creative team first!
I took the project "Black Hawk Down" to Henry Rumsfeld and asked him to be the consultant for the film!
Is the former Defence Minister enough?
It doesn't matter enough to put his student Dick Chenilla on!
Two former Defence Ministers!
One of them also dominated the Gulf War!
And after he left office, the US military, which crushed everything, had a Black Hawk fall!
If they weren't qualified, then there wouldn't be anyone in the world!
Not only that, let DOD intervene in "Black Hawk Down" first, and then go to Sonyla to invest, does Sony dare to refuse?
As soon as the US-Japan trade war began, DOD came to the door......
Sony wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare to refuse!
Because they can't guess what DOD is intent!
Is it true that only movies are made?
Or test them to see if Sony wants to go against America?
If it's a real shot, then forget it.
But if it's a test......
Isn't it death if you don't pick it up?
What's more, even if DOD says at this time, we really just want to make a movie, Sony letter?
If you don't shoot it in the morning, you don't shoot it late, but when the US-Japan trade war just started?
Don't look for Warner to shoot, don't look for Universal to shoot, but look for us Sony to shoot?
You say it's not a test, can we believe it at Sony?
This is Yangmou!
Even if Sony knew it was a pit, they would have to jump into it!
In this way, the first problem that Roland faced before was solved.
And this first problem is solved, and the second problem does not exist!
Previously, the core contradiction of the second problem was that the cards were played out, but they could not be recovered.
Although "Black Hawk Down" is the key to stabbing Sony, the hand that stabbed it can only be the initiator of the war who has to transfer contradictions in the face of domestic and foreign pressure! Only they can distribute the benefits!
Apple, Microsoft, and the Jewish gang are facing Sony directly, so they can share the cake, but Roland, who is hiding behind the scenes-
It will only be ignored.
But now, after voting for Gilead and finding the initiator of the war to act as an advisor to "Black Hawk Down", ......
Although Roland is still behind the scenes, these people will definitely not ignore him again!
What's more, the movie is led by Roland! Apple, he's the majority shareholder! Microsoft has worked closely with him! Only the public, deceived by the media, does not know about his relationship with the Jews!
In this case, he directly became the core of the contact parties!
It was Roland's people who dug the hole for Sony!
It's still his Roland man who throws his fist at Sony!
The one who made the knife that stabbed Sonny to death was still his Roland's man!
And in the end, the hand that stabbed Sonny to death was still his Roland's man!
The whole world is my people, so how can this cake not have my share?
And I don't want much!
Apple can smoothly eat Sony portable mobile devices, Microsoft can easily swallow Sony Computer Entertainment, and the Jewish gang can get Sony Pictures Entertainment they want most, and he Roland......
It's not a devil either.
Sony's best-beeping semiconductor business, imaging products and mobile communications are given to those warmongers, let them take them out and deal with the up, he Roland - as long as Sony Music Entertainment!
Interstellar records can't develop?
Isn't it just one of the world's top three record labels now?
As for the price?
The money was paid to America in the end, how much did they bid, or did they decide what they said?
Seven, eight, nine, and one billion mean it, and no one dares to jump out to bid!
Because DOC won't approve their transactions! And this group of people who close the door and eat to their heart's content will not allow outsiders to mess around!
Of course, the future is beautiful, but the present is cruel.
Because Roland doesn't know if these guys are willing to be consultants for Black Hawk Down.
However, in the case of investing in Gilead and helping to solve the urgent need, it should be no problem to ask them to put up a name, right?
And when Roland took the photos of these guys and jokingly told him about the project that Francis Coppola had told him at the end of the previous year, and wanted to get a probe from Arnold Schwarzenegger, he got an unexpected answer.
"Being a film project consultant?"
"Henry and Dick weren't interested in entertainment."
"What? "Black Hawk Down"? β
"Oh! I think they'll be very interested in this! β
"They are already haunted by the fact that they won the war and lost their votes! Now, now that they have the opportunity to photograph the scandal of the Zipper period, they will be very happy! β
"Especially Henry!"
"He cheated George back then, and he did what George did to serve in the CIA, but unfortunately, he squeezed George out of the CIA, but Ford, whom he supported, lost to Carter, and later in the battle for Reagan's deputy, he lost to George."
"If it weren't for these things, how could he possibly be in business?"
"Then I watched George, who was squeezed out of the CIA by himself, become the commander with the support of Reagan!"
"He's always wanted to go back to Washington, but he doesn't have a chance to take the position of commander."
"And George's son, now the governor of Texas, also wants to give it a try after Zipton steps down."
"Dick, that's what his father left him."
"For Henry, returning to Washington through Dick is a very realistic thing to do, and it's very operational."
"If he were to kick George's zipper at this point, I'd be more than happy to get DOD, or maybe he'd be eager to pull Dick up and let George know about it."
"I'm a producer?"
"I can't be a producer, but I can hang up an executive producer."
"No problem, you go to Francis first, tell him to take over Black Hawk Down, and when we get back to California this month, I'll help you find Henry, I know him well, not to mention that you still vote for Gilead!"
"Okay, okay, let's talk about this thing first, oh yes, Terminator 3 ......"
"Am I also a producer? Okay, okay, okay, then I'll talk to James about this project myself......"
Although Arnold Schwarzenegger married Maria Shriver and entered the White House through the other party, he was not a member of the Donkey Party, but was very close to the Bush family.
This is actually a very normal thing, after all, people go to tea and cool, and people die and the lights go out.
Compared with the power of the daughter-in-law's family, the Bush family actually gives people a sense of security, as for the donkey elephant dispute?
Isn't this just a fool?
Michael Bloomberg wanted to be the mayor of New York City, so he canceled his identity as the Donkey Party and jumped to the Donkey Party openly, and when he participated in the general election election, he abandoned his identity as the Donkey Party and went to the Donkey Party to divide the votes.
For capital, the dispute between donkeys and elephants is bullshit, and eternal interests are God!
As long as I can see a bright future, I can be a person of any status!
As a guy who wants to climb up, Arnold Schwarzenegger is also such a person.
After learning that Roland wanted to make "Black Hawk Down", all the shame and controversy were put to the back of his mind, because in his eyes, it was an effective way to strengthen his relationship with the Bush family.
As for Terminator 3?
When it comes to this series at this time, it's just relying on the identity of the middleman and wanting to eat it both ways.
This kind of greedy behavior may seem shameless, but for Roland, it is the best answer.
He is not Arnold Schwarzenegger's father, why should people help him run around?
If it's an ordinary project, then forget it, but "Black Hawk Down" is a sensitive topic that must be pulled into DOD, and in this case, it's only a problem if you don't take the tea fee!
Only by becoming a community of interests can you not be afraid that the other party will turn around and sell your teammates!
Only by becoming a community of interests can they move towards a goal!
What's more, using "Terminator 3" as a tea fee, for Roland, it is simply blood money!
Because the last thing he wanted to change was Sony Music Entertainment!
After the cooperation agreement was reached, the two parties parted.
Bidding farewell to the other party, when closing the door, Roland, who was comfortable, also took off his disguise and leaned directly against the door.
Looking at the chaotic familiar guest room, his body suddenly trembled, the corners of his mouth were raised, his cheeks were smiling, and the overflowing excitement enveloped his body, and the indescribable happiness surged wildly!
"Hey, hey, hey......"
"Hehehe......"
"Hahaha......"
Roland didn't try to wipe the tears that poured out with his hands, and when the bean-sized tears dripped down his cheeks and fell to the ground, the splashes melted into the carpet and left a mark.
Walking slowly to the window, looking down on the heroism of all things, he was extremely comfortable.
The starry city can be held in one hand, and all living beings who run in all directions are ants.
"Power~It's wonderful~"
"Sonei-san ......"
"Farewell."