Los Angeles

Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of the Huaxia Theater.

The beginning of the red carpet tens of meters long.

A Cadillac STS sedan pulls up slowly.

The Cadillac STS is rarely sold abroad and is sold in the United States. Actually, it's not a lot.

But the more traditional American billionaires generally prefer to ride a Cadillac or Ford Lincoln.

When the Cadillac STS drove by, the reporters were frantically using their brains.

"Who in Hollywood likes to ride a Cadillac?"

The Los Angeles Times reporter couldn't help but ask.

"I don't think so." A reporter from the Hollywood Daily replied:

"You know that. Hollywood people are either Mercedes-Benz or BMW, the more advanced ones use Rolls-Royce, and the people who like to show off drive Ferraris or Lamborghini. ”

"They all think Lincoln and Cadillac are old-fashioned"

The words of the reporter of the "Hollywood Daily" were echoed by several colleagues around him.

The West Coast is not the same as the East Coast.

The West Coast is overwhelmingly populated.

There are really not many people who really like American luxury cars like Lincoln or Cadillac.

"Wait a minute."

At this time, the reporter of the "Los Angeles Times" suddenly said:

"I remember there was a tycoon in Hollywood who seemed to be very fond of Lincoln and Cadillac."

"Huh? Who is it? ”

"Abel Smith"

"Isn't he a Wall Street giant? Oh, by the way, he's technically a media giant, too! ”

As soon as the reporter's words fell, the Cadillac STS had stopped at the beginning of the red carpet.

The reporters stopped talking, and many of them held their breath.

They pointed their gaze at the camera and camera in their hand.

The Cadillac STS came to a halt for less than three seconds.

A black driver, stepped out of the cab.

Another man in a white suit stepped out of the passenger seat.

Each of them is more than two meters tall.

The two of them look strong in suits, and they don't look easy to mess with.

Among them, the male driver in a black suit came to the door of the rear compartment and bent down to open the door.

A leather shoe was the first to reach out, and it stepped on the ground, and then a tall, handsome young man walked down.

The moment he came down, the hundreds of reporters in the audience were silent.

Loud cheers and shouts followed.

"Abel Smith! It's Abel Smith! ”

"Hey! It's Smith here! ”

"I'll just say it. Neither Michael Eisner nor Robert Iger could make the finale. So who else? Of course, it's only Abel Smith! ”

"Look this way, look this way. Mr. Smith, please take a look over here! ”

“.”

In an instant, the eyes of the entire Hollywood Boulevard were attracted to this side.

If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of police officers here to maintain order.

Tourists and idlers, there is no way to come over. By this time, there may have been thousands of people crowded here.

But that's all, hundreds of journalists and their photographers, cameras and camcorder flashes in their hands.

In an instant, the vicinity of Abel flashed like lightning had struck, dazzling to the extreme.

Abel, who had just gotten out of the car, touched his sunglasses.

He is now glad that he got himself a mirror like this before getting out of the car.

Otherwise, this exaggerated flash amplitude is estimated to be illuminated by the eyes.

Thinking so, he bent down slightly and reached out and handed his hand to Anne Hathaway, who was dressed inside.

The latter smiled like a flower, and looked happy.

Taking Abel's hand from the car, Anne, who got down, was wearing a pure white off-the-shoulder dress.

Her beautiful collarbones loomed, and the fabric of her dress was so white that it seemed to be transparent, slightly reflective, like angel wings, but it was not exposed at all.

The hem of the skirt was made of knee-high high-gloss silk, revealing her slender and long legs.

On the chest is a conservative-looking turtleneck embroidery, reflecting the skin like snow, like a blooming white lotus in the light of the flash.

With Abel's high-end private black suit, a pair of beautiful people, one black and one white, walked on the red carpet holding hands.

The reporters on both sides and the onlookers who had undergone the security check had already gone crazy.

But listen carefully, even if Anne Mae in this state is amazing.

All have a bit of Audrey Hepburn's peak moments.

But what everyone shouted and paid attention to was actually more on Abel.

Abel, who walked this kind of red carpet for the first time, faced this situation.

He was a little unaccustomed to it, and as he walked, he whispered to Anne, who was smiling hard:

"You don't even have a single glass, you've been photographed like this by a flash for a long time, and your eyes will be blind."

Anne smiled and waved at the reporters on both sides of the flank, and replied to her boyfriend:

"My dear, do you think everyone will be as eye-catching as you when they appear? Even if they are first-line A-coffee appearances, their ability to attract flash lights is not as strong as yours! ”

"Oh" Abel nodded, thinking it would be fine if that was the case.

If only the flash was so exaggerated every time.

Those celebrities who can't wear sunglasses are estimated to really have problems with their eyes.

He thought so boredly, and quickly accompanied Anne to the middle of the red carpet.

Anne gently grabbed him, Abel turned back, and she said:

"As is customary, this is when we should stand down and take some pictures of them."

"Oh." Abel cooperated with her, wearing glasses and standing expressionlessly.

Anne took his hand and smiled sweetly beside him.

This action of the two made the reporters even more crazy.

The screaming inquiries and the voices of the onlookers never stopped.

The shutter sound of cameras and cameras rang out like a cannonball.

Along with it, there is a sea of flashing lights that always looks like daytime.

After standing for about three minutes, Anne whispered:

"Alright, honey, we can go inside."

Abel nodded, and the two held hands and walked inside.

The red carpet of several tens of meters was quickly completed.

At the end is the entrance of the Huaxia Theater.

There was a big sign at the door.

On the sign is Anne's most beautiful look in "The Princess Diaries", the heroine Mia.

There were also two moderators standing there.

Abel only felt that the host of one of the short-haired women was familiar, and he had seen it on some videos before he was reborn.

He only remembered that she seemed to be a lace, and nothing else.

Another male host, Abel doesn't know.

He didn't know him, but he knew Anne next to him.

Seeing these two hosts, Anne was a little excited.

Because the man's name is Billy Kristol, and he is a host who has hosted nine Academy Awards galas.

The Oscars gala at the end of March this year was hosted by this Billy Crystal Ste.

The female host next to her is named Ellen DeGeneres. She is still relatively young and not as famous as Billy Kristol.

But Ellen DeGenes is also a rising star in the American hosting scene, and many people are calling for her to maybe host an Oscar gala.

This time, Disney let these two people serve as hosts, which is enough to prove that Disney attaches great importance to it.

"Hi~"

Far away, Billy Crystal greeted Abel and Anne.

"Mr. Smith, Miss Hathaway, good evening!"

Ellen DeJanes was also on the side smiling and greeting.

Anne immediately responded, and Able smiled and nodded faintly.

The two hosts both look a bit imaginary.

The main thing is that Abel's aura is too scary, and he has been expressionless at this time.

So the interview between the two is mainly on Anne.

The two asked Anne a lot of questions.

But in fact, Anne has already answered the standard answers to these questions.

Naturally, she replied without leaking.

At this time, it is impossible for the two hosts to embarrass her.

In the end, Anne was almost done, and Billy Crystal had to bite the bullet and put the question on Abel.

"Mr. Smith! Why did you attend the premiere of The Princess Diaries? ”

"Because I'm one of the investors. Naturally, I hope that this movie will do well at the box office, so that my investment can be recouped. ”

"Oh oh ~ what is your relationship with Miss Hathaway?"

"We are friends. A good friend I met in New York. ”

"Oh, Mr. Smith, then I'm fine."

Billy Christoyan.

Facing such a giant.

Even he, a bold host, didn't dare to ask.

The two questions just now were compared in advance, and Billy Crystal dared to ask.

Didn't you see Ellen DeGenes next to her, smirking and not talking from beginning to end?

You must know that even a giant like Sony Columbia has to obediently send back the little spider that he ate in his mouth.

Even Hollywood giants can't afford to offend.

Hosts like them are fine when facing ordinary stars.

In the face of such giants, they are basically the same as ordinary people.

The smarter and more sensible people are, the more they know this.

And being smart and rational has always been a necessary condition for hosts.

"Nothing else?" Abel whispered:

"Then we'll go in first."

Billy Crystal thought to himself I wanted to ask a question, but did I dare ask?

He looked at Ellen DeJanes.

The latter immediately looked away - if there is any question to ask yourself.

"No problem, Mr. Smith." Billy Crystal could only smile.

Abel joined hands with Anne and entered the Huaxia Theater.

The interior of the Huaxia Theater is a typical Western-style high-low stepped layout, and the bottom is the theater stage.

Unlike other American theaters, this theater is full of strong Chinese style both inside and out.

The huge auditorium has 2,200 big red seats.

The red carpet on the ground is cleaned exceptionally neatly every day.

Directly above the auditorium, a spectacular chandelier hangs in the middle of the theater, creating a huge and brilliant starburst.

It is surrounded by a ring made up of dragon motifs. The relatively small but oriental sconces are inlaid in the middle of intricately carved stone pillars and illuminate the sides of the auditorium.

At the top is a corridor that connects all the seating sections.

When Abel and the others came in, there were already a lot of people sitting inside.

But there was no full, and the people who sat in it were mainly the stars and Hollywood executives.

Later, before the official start of the premiere.

There will also be media admissions, as well as a portion of the lucky audience.

After everyone arrives, the premiere will officially begin.

The hosts are Billy Crystal and Ellen DeGenes.

Therefore, when Abel and Anne walked in, there were only 200 people in the 2,200 seats at most.

It's all in the industry.

But it seems that everyone in these industry insiders is paying attention to the entrance.

When Abel and Anne appeared.

The Hollywood stars in the theater, as well as Disney and MGM executives, all stood up and looked at them.

I don't know who applauded first, but nearly 200 people in the theater began to applaud to welcome Abel and Anne.

Anne looked at the superstars who were so familiar and had seen many times in many movies and in many entertainment news.

At the moment, he was smiling and clapping and looking this way.

Anne's feelings at this time are really indescribable in words.

At this moment, Anne felt as if she had become the queen of Hollywood.

And beside herself, of course, is the unique Hollywood emperor.

Fortunately, Abel doesn't have a sense of grandeur, but a feeling that Hollywood superstars are just like that.

In the face of wealth and power, they and them are actually no different from the plays of the ancient Celestial Empire.

Abel complained in his heart that he was playing entertainment, and he liked to engage in these exaggerations.

Holding Anne's hand again, trying to find his own seat.

You don't have to look for them one by one.

Robert Iger had left his seat and walked over to Abel and Anne.

“BOSS。” Robert Iger smiled: "This way." Your seat is on this side. ”

Wait for Able to walk to the edge of his seat.

Michael Eisner, who was next to him, smiled and stretched out his hand to Abel:

"Hello, Mr. Smith. I'm Michael Eisner. ”

Abel smiled and shook his hand: "Hello, I'm Abel Smith. Mr. Eisner. ”

From beginning to end, Abel almost only shook hands with Michael Eisner.

Then the two of them sat down.

Next to Anne is Robert Egger, and next to Abel is Michael Eisner.

The normal flow of the premiere show continues to begin.

Next, it was the turn of the media to enter, and hundreds of reporters and film critics entered.

Michael Eisner took the initiative to start a conversation with Abel.

It's Abel's style of conversation that makes Michael Eisner, who has always been unique in Hollywood, a little uncomfortable.

Because Abel said to Michael Eisner at the beginning:

"Mr. Eisner, I actually thought about buying Disney."

His opening remarks made Michael Eisner, the CEO and chairman of Disney, not know how to speak.

Michael Eisner was sullen and whispered, "Mr. Smith, that's not that easy. ”

Unlike several other Hollywood giants that have had their ups and downs, both brilliant and bleak.

Disney has been popular for more than ten years since Michael Eisner took office in 1984.

In 1995, Disney even acquired the American radio and television station ABC for a sky-high price of $19 billion, creating its current status as the number one giant in Hollywood.

Disney currently has a total share capital of about 1.8 billion shares, and the current stock price is about $20.

Its total market capitalization is more than $36 billion.

The key is that it has diversified equity, with more than 2,000 long-term shareholding institutions, which cannot be counted by retail investors.

It is more difficult to acquire it than to acquire American Express.

As Abel said this, Michael Eisner didn't dare to say anything directly.

If someone else said this kind of thing, Michael Eisner would probably be able to push it back.

Who is called AbelNot long ago, he just bought half of the Pacific California Electric, which is about the same size as Disney.

By the way, Sampura Energy, which is half the size of Disney, was directly privatized and delisted.

It's just the financial strength that Abel buys in these two companies.

If you get serious about Disney, you already have the hope of buying Disney.

With Abel's terrifying financial resources, Michael Eisner didn't dare to be too complacent when Abel said such things.

"It's just not that easy, so I've dismissed the idea for the time being." Abel smiled.

Michael Eisner breathed a sigh of relief.

A Wall Street tycoon who is armed with countless golden bullets and is still so interested in the media and Hollywood.

For those of them in the media industry, it is really too threatening.

That's why after learning that Abel would be coming to this premiere show.

Michael Eisner would step up and let Disney make the show so big and make the scale so exaggerated.

This is the result of a discussion between Michael Eisner and Disney Media Group executives and consultants.

That is to find a way to curry favor with the Wall Street giant and keep him from eyeing Disney.

Even if Abel is obviously the boss of MGM, he is obviously the boss of one of Disney's competitors.

The privatization of Sampura Energy's power has become a nightmare for many U.S. listed companies.

The two of them still wanted to talk, but they began to make a fuss behind them.

It was the lucky audience who started to enter.

A thousand spectators will come in today.

Each lucky viewer has to go through strict inspections and is selected by lottery.

With the addition of media workers and Hollywood personnel, the 2,200-seat Huaxia Theater seats more than half of the seats.

The audience is in, and Annie, who has been eavesdropping on Abel's conversation with Michael Eisner, is also going to the stage.

After all, no matter how you say it, she is the real protagonist of today's premiere.

After Anne is gone.

Robert Iger immediately sat in her seat and sandwiched Abel between them and Michael Eisner.

The program schedule for the premiere show was opened above, and the crew went up.

The two Hollywood giants talked to Abel softly.

Abel's identity is here.

When Robert Egger and Michael Eisner talked to him, they naturally lowered their expressions and attitudes.

Of course, this scene will fall into the surrounding dozen or so Hollywood superstars, as well as dozens of second-tier actors.

And in the eyes of those media workers at the top, or the audience of good things.

As a result of this, Abel already had a very high status in their hearts.

Invisibly, it has been raised a lot.

This is a giant that even giants have to please, and it is no longer a giant but a giant.

Obviously, Abel's media group at this time, whether it is MGM, AMC TV, or the newspaper group.

It's not the top in the industry.

But because of his other identity, he also seems to be as authoritative as an emperor in the media and Hollywood.

Even Michael Eisner, the CEO of a hostile media conglomerate, looked respectful in front of him.

It can only be said that although Hollywood is used to Wall Street.

But the Wall Street they pit is only a small part of the stream.

When the real Wall Street giants arrive.

Hollywood and media giants simply can't afford not to pay attention to it.

After all, Wall Street, that's one of the country's real troikas.

(End of chapter)