America, Texas.

City of Garland.

David Cook, the founder of Blockbuster, is here to investigate.

The purpose of his expedition was to build a storage warehouse for Blockbuster in Garland.

With previous experience working in databases, David Cook understands that if Blockbuster wants to expand its stores on a large scale, the first thing to build is a mature warehouse system.

In his plan, the construction cost of the Garland warehouse would be at least five million dollars to meet the expansion needs of the entire Texas state.

However, although the plan was good, David Cook did not have so much money on hand at this time.

The continuous construction of the store has almost exhausted his funds.

America's economy has not been good in recent years, and banks are very cautious about lending.

Blockbuster's development in Texas has begun to be dragged down by lack of funding.

In this case, David Cook only hopes that Hollywood will release a popular film that will stimulate the video rental market a little.

Recently, Tom Cruise's "Top Gun", TV trailers, and print posters can be seen everywhere.

Hopefully, this is a work that will stimulate the market.

But as soon as this thought arose, David Cook shook his head helplessly.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near.

"Top Gun" will be released on May 16.

From this point in time, it will take at least five months for a film to enter the videotape rental market.

In this case, even if "Top Gun" explodes, it won't help Blockbuster in a short time.

Therefore, the construction of Blockbuster warehouse can only start from a small age.

Anyway, there are only a few stores now, and there is no need for too large a warehouse.

Just as David Cook was thinking about the construction plan of the warehouse, he suddenly heard a sharp brake sound on the road behind him.

Curious, he looked back and found that it was his wife, Sandy Cook's, in his car.

Immediately after, he saw his wife hurriedly get out of the car, and seemed to have a few pieces of paper in her hand.

Before David Cook could ask, his wife had suddenly arrived from Dallas.

Sandy Cook was the first to speak, "Just now, a staff member claiming to be Genie Entertainment sent us a copy of the indictment and a court summons. ”

As she spoke, Sandy Cook handed her husband the paper in her hand.

David Cook took a few pieces of paper and said strangely as he looked at them.

"Elf Entertainment? He sued us for ......"

But he was only halfway through his words, and he couldn't go on immediately.

That's because he saw Genie Entertainment's case for prosecution.

and the amount of compensation on a copy of the indictment.

That's a figure that you can't afford to lose if you sell today's BesTV.

For a moment, David Cook no longer cared about any warehouse construction or future plans.

Now he has only one thought in his head.

That's how to get through the difficult times in front of you.

In America, he has heard of large companies using the law as weapons to oppress small companies.

In the past, he just treated these things as idle anecdotes.

But when this kind of thing falls on you.

David Cook finally had a sense of empathy.

"What should we do?" Sandy Cook's tone was anxious.

David Cook took a deep breath and said, "Contact Attorney Colon first, he has worked with Mobil Oil and should be able to give us reliable advice." ”

Sandy Cook urged, "Then let's go find him now." ”

"Okay."

After David Cook finished speaking, he prepared to go to the place where he parked.

But before leaving, he couldn't help but look back.

As far as the eye can see, is the location of the warehouse he chose for Blockbuster.

Can ...... now

Let's get through it first.

——

Because of Elf Entertainment's complaint, David Cook and his wife were panicked.

And Hideki Hanyu, who was the initiator, lived a leisurely life of companionship in the hibiscus garden.

Time flashed, and the date came to May 10th.

In the past few days, in addition to taking care of Tianxian Mother, Hanyu Hideki naturally cares about the progress of his work.

On the Italian side, Monica Bellucci has officially returned to America after being busy with the acquisition of the transport company.

However, according to Hanyu Hideki's instructions, the other party did not go back to Los Angeles, but went directly to the city of San Jose.

Because Hanyu Hideki found out that after "Ball Flower" left America, there was no one around him immediately.

So he decided to have Ball Flower in the city of San Jose and help him set up the office of the secretary of América.

This secretary's office is of the same nature as the assistant office in charge of Reiko Uemura within Neon Cloud Culture, which is dedicated to his personal service.

Of course, in addition to this matter, he also asked the ball flower to continue to focus on another matter.

That's New York-based Marvel Comics.

The Cadaunts Industrial Company already has plans to sell Marvel to the outside world.

Hideki Hanyu also arranged for Elf Entertainment to make contact.

As soon as there was any change in the situation, he asked Monica Bellucci to inform him immediately.

However, in the original history, the sale of Marvel by Cadams Industries was already after November.

Hideki Hanyu doesn't need to be in a hurry.

After all, Elf Entertainment has already intervened, and once the Cards Industrial Company makes up its mind, it will inevitably notify Elf Entertainment.

As for Genie Entertainment's lawsuit against Blockbuster, there is not much to say.

The first court session is scheduled for June 7.

It's too far away, and it may be impossible if Hideki Hanyu will be in America or not.

Besides, according to the estimation of the Ministry of Justice, this lawsuit will not be able to be fought eighty percent.

The only correct choice for the other party is to settle out of court.

In addition to these two things, the only thing that Elf Entertainment deserves Hanyu's attention is the sales of "Pokémon Fight".

After the second week of explosive period, the enthusiasm of players to open cards was released, and the sales of "Pokémon Fight" began to decline unexpectedly.

Since May 5, 300,000 units have been sold, while only 2.9 million card packs have been sold.

Not even half of the first three days of the market.

However, in Hanyu Hideki's opinion, such sales have finally become a bit normal.

Otherwise, the sales will continue to be as terrible as before, and they should have a problem with supply.

Workers at several factories in Southeast Asia that produce Pokémon Fight bodies and sprite cards have been working on a spin for more than ten days.

Although overtime pay is very happy.

But the human body has a limit after all.

The most important thing is that it is impossible for Genie Entertainment to expand its production capacity unscrupulously for the initial outbreak of sales.

In that case, once the initial sales explosion is over, the expanded production capacity will be greatly wasted.

Besides, Genie Entertainment isn't just about "Pokémon Fight".

After the TEPCO and E3 exhibitions.

PS consoles, Pokeball handhelds, and EGP arcade machines, whether it is the body or the game cartridge, the substrate.

Although the sales are not as good as "Pokémon Fight", they are doing very well.

It is impossible for Genie Entertainment to compress orders for these products for the sake of "Pokémon Fight".

After all, even now, "Pokémon Fight" is selling so well.

How much attention is paid to this product within Genie Entertainment.

It's still not as good as a few gaming platforms.

It's not that people don't look down on "Pokémon Fight" because of stereotypes.

However, after careful analysis, everyone realized that "Pokémon Fight" was limited by the performance of the body, the product was too simple, and the development potential was limited, and it was destined to be only a small circle of goods.

Unlike game platforms, there are many third-party developers who can bring a steady stream of fresh blood.

After talking about elf entertainment.

Look at Hollywood again.

Under the leadership of Fred, Cloud Pictures has developed in an orderly and step-by-step manner.

After the company moved to Century City, the number of employees grew.

It has expanded from the original seventeen people to thirty people, and the scale is about to double.

business aspects of the company.

After "Working Girl" caused a little movement, there has been no other news recently.

As for several independent films, including Kathryn Bigelow.

This kind of small-budget project can't make any splash in Hollywood.

The whole company is low-key.

It's not like an entertainment company at all.

After all, whether it's America's Hollywood, or the neon entertainment industry, or the entertainment industry of any other country in the world.

Companies don't need to keep a low profile.

The entertainment industry, in a way, is to make money by exposure.

However, the low profile of Cloud Pictures is only temporary.

It's really just these projects in hand, and even if you want to be high-profile, you can't find an excuse.

It was noon that day.

After having lunch in the hibiscus garden, Hideki Hanyu routinely accompanied Liu Xiaoli for a walk in the yard.

But this time it didn't take long to go, and it ended early because the woman was a little uncomfortable.

As the due date approaches, Liu Xiaoli, who has never had any pregnancy reactions, has now begun to feel uncomfortable frequently.

Help the woman back to the bedroom to rest.

As soon as the other party lay down, he asked Hideki Hanyu, "Have they already arranged for them to come to Los Angeles?" ”

Hanyu Hideki replied, "It's arranged, we will depart from Neon the afternoon the day after tomorrow, and we will be there on the morning of the thirteenth." ”

What the two of them said was naturally Liu Xiaoli's family.

Originally, Liu's mother returned to China to deal with work matters, and she could return in early May.

But before leaving, Liu's father couldn't rest assured of his daughter after all, and decided to come along.

In addition, Zhou Wenqiong's parents plan to come to visit their niece, and by the way, they will pack up their own daughter who ran away with her cousin.

So the number of people who came to America went from one to four.

The main thing is that the other three people have not been to America before and must go through the relevant procedures.

At this time, it was more troublesome to come directly to America from China.

Hanyu Hideki arranged for a few people to go to Neon first, and then take the other way to Amerika.

So it was delayed for a few more days.

But speaking of which, the formalities for the four of them have now been completed.

The reason why I have to wait another day is because the "Elf" is still flying in the sky this time.

The last time Asako Hirohashi called and said that she wanted to use the Elf.

It happened to be today.

"Kitten Club" has more than a dozen girls, plus a Sakai method.

There are already a lot of people, so we have to shoot in the middle of the process.

So it's really not suitable to arrange Liu Xiaoli's family to come over.

Just let them wait an extra day.

Send the artists to Los Angeles first, and then go back to pick them up after a day off.

And after picking up Liu Xiaoli's family, the "Elf" will go back to pick up Neon's friends in a few days.

After all, Hideki Hanyu's daughter was born, and a group of friends must be coming to visit.

Hanyu Hideki knew that he couldn't stop it, so he simply didn't stop it.

Just let the plane pack up and bring it with you.

Liu Xiaoli heard Hanyu Hideki's words, and said in a gentle tone, "It's really troublesome for you to come with so many people this time." ”

"It's almost my child's mother, and she said it so politely, if it weren't for your physical discomfort, I would definitely have to clean you up."

Hideki Hanyu said angrily.

Liu Xiaoli smiled sweetly when she heard this.

Recently, Hanyu Hideki has been with her, taking care of everything, even if it is dirty and tiring work, he doesn't dislike it, and he is very patient to do it himself.

This still touched her very much.

said from the bottom of my heart, "You're so good......"

"Don't say anything like that, and I'm ...... again."

Hideki Hanyu is about to lose his temper.

At this moment, the Filipino maid Dunna walked in cautiously and whispered to Hanyu Hideki, "Sir, that Mr. Fred visited last time. ”

Hearing Fred come to his house to look for him, Hideki Hanyu wondered if something was wrong.

said to Liu Xiaoli, "You rest first, I'll go out and have a look." ”

Liu Xiaoli nodded, "Well, you go, work matters." ”

……

Leaving the bedroom, Hideki Hanyu met Fred Webb in the living room.

Looking at this guy's calm face, it doesn't look like it's just an accident.

Fred saw Hideki Hanyu come out.

Got up and said in a slightly apologetic tone, "Boss, I'm sorry for taking the liberty of interrupting." ”

Hanyu Hideki ignored this guy's politeness, and asked directly, "Don't say these useless things, did something happen to you when you suddenly came to me?" ”

"I just came back from the Fox Building, and I happened to pass by Beverly Hills, and I wanted to tell the boss the good news as soon as possible, so I came over without saying hello."

Hearing the good news from Fred's mouth, Hideki Hanyu immediately thought of something.

Hurriedly asked, "Did Rodrigo Thorpe win the adaptation rights?" ”

Fred nodded, "That's right, Twentieth Century Fox convinced Thorpe this morning, and as soon as I informed us, I went to confirm the deal myself. ”

"Great, then the preliminary preparations for the project can begin, the screenwriter I told you before, have you contacted it?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

Fred said, "Jeb Stewart? I have already talked to the other party's agent, who is preparing a TV series script for Columbia Pictures. ”

"Did he refuse?" Hideki Hanyu thought to himself.

For a big production like "Die Hard", under normal circumstances, no screenwriter will push it out.

"Of course not, the other party's agent told me that his client has already started reading the original book and will submit a script outline within a week."

"Very good, if the outline is okay, let him start working as soon as possible, the screenwriting work is dominated by Jeb Stewart, and Rodrigo Thorpe is a reference."

Hideki Hanyu emphatically advised.

Not the original author he doesn't trust.

But when changing the movie, the original author often has too strong subjective will in the face of his own work, and cannot objectively create for the market.

Fred Webb, as a veteran Hollywood producer, is naturally very clear about this problem.

He nodded and said, "I know, but since we have decided to start preparing for the film, we have to focus not only on the screenwriter, but also on the director and the leading actors. ”

Fred's words made Hideki Hanyu scratch his head a little.

Although "Die Hard 1" is very famous, it is too old in his memory.

He was most impressed by the main creators of this movie, except for the actor Bruce Willis.

There is only the villain played by Alan Rickman.

As for the director lineup, he couldn't think of it at all.

However, in Hanyu Hideki's view, the soul of the movie "Die Hard 1" is also the two protagonists, and it doesn't matter who plays the other roles.

But even then, he did not directly name the candidate.

Instead, he said, "I don't have a clue about the main creative lineup now, Fred, you first list a rough range, and then we will select it in detail." ”

"Okay."

Fred agreed.

He was not surprised that Hideki Hanyu did not have a candidate.

After all, a doomed big production, the main creators naturally can't suddenly decide on it in just a few words.

Often, it takes a lot of deliberation to get results.

However, Fred finished speaking, as if he remembered something, and said to Hanyu Hideki.

"After signing the contract with Twentieth Century Fox, they also told us another thing, when Fox was filming this previous work 'Detective', he had a contract with Sinatra, the actor of 'Detective', and if the sequel is filmed, the actor must still be Sinatra."

"Sinatra?"

Hideki Hanyu was completely unimpressed by the name.

He asked curiously, "If I'm not mistaken, 'Detective' was filmed in 1964, how old is this Sinatra this year?" ”

Fred thought for a moment and said, "Seventy-four? Either that's seventy-two. ”

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu sweated profusely and asked, "Are you sure he's still alive?" ”

Seventy-something John Macallan (the name of the Die Hard main character)?

It's very "exciting" to think about.

Fred said, "I'm still alive, but I definitely can't act, and my idea is to compensate for a salary, about $30,000, which should make the other party give up." ”

"Just do what you want."

At America, this kind of contractual thing has to be done with caution and caution, with caution and caution.

Don't think that people in their seventies can't act, so you don't change the lead actor without consent.

If you really do that, just wait for the lawsuit.

At that time, the money lost will not be solved by 30,000 or 20,000 US dollars.

That's all there is to it today.

In the past few days, I really want to write more, after all, there are still more than 10,000 owes, but my body can't stand it, and my shoulders are so sore, that I can't get out of consciousness at all.

This book has been updated since the beginning of the year, and it has not rested for a day until now, and most of the time after it was put on the shelves.

For the sake of my efforts, please allow me to take a day off.

So say to the brothers in advance, tomorrow ...... No, I shouldn't update it today, so let the two shoulders rest a little.

I hope you understand.

(End of chapter)