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For a film company, for a film company that wants to develop and want to move forward rather than attached to the back of a big company, the film library is always the most important thing. As long as there are enough film libraries, even if they are hit hard again, they have the capital to rise again. On the contrary, they are easily controlled by others. The []

library is not built up, and it is very popular to make and buy others, or to assign copyright to the copyright when it is released. There are many ways, but many competitors has the final say. Miramax has built a film library for more than 20 years, but it is only over 700. Although Bosworth has been established for a long time, it has been hovering in the position of the second and third line. The film library is almost the same, and there are only 500 new lines.

Nearly 2000 film libraries are good for medium-sized companies, but they are not enough compared with large-scale companies. Which of the seven film companies does not have thousands of film libraries? Even at the bottom of the rankings, globegroup is more than 3000. Now that AC media has acquired globegroup, it has more than 5000 film libraries in its hands, basically ranking in the top three.

Only in this way, Adrian will not be as satisfied as he is now. In addition to the 5000 plus film library, TBS still has a lot in his hands. As early as the early 1990s, Ted Turner had thought about buying MGM. However, due to some well-known reasons, the deal ran aground. However, Turner did not give up and took advantage of this opportunity to plunder the majority of MGM's film library.

As we all know, Hollywood has seven major film companies, but before the 1980s, the number was eight, including Lianmei. It took more than a decade for this small company, which was first established by Charlie Chaplin and his friends, to reach its peak in the 1930s. Despite the ups and downs that followed, it remained firmly in its place.

Unfortunately, there will always be some unexpected accidents in this world. In the late 1970s, Lianmei invested 40 million yuan in "gate of heaven", which eventually lost all of its money and was eventually merged by MGM. With the same first-line film companies and the same seniority, we can imagine how much MGM's film library has been enriched.

However, MGM also quickly followed the example of Lianmei. Although MGM did not face the risk of merger due to investment mistakes, its gradual decline was irresistible, not to mention the boss like Cochrane. Therefore, after only 10 years, we are facing the risk of being acquired by TBS. Although we finally got rid of this danger, we also paid a high price.

Of course, it is impossible to sell gold lettered signboards such as "007", but Turner has taken away the copyright of at least 3000 films. Therefore, AC media has a film library of nearly 9000 films in its hands today.

"this means that we are invincible." Adrian said that to Claude more than once.

The nearly 9000 film library can generate tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of revenue each year. Although it has to share with other copyright owners, it is also a considerable profit. Think about it, there is a lot of money on the head when sitting still. This is why Adrian would say that the emphasis has been in an invincible position. When DreamWorks is run, such a huge film library will happen, It's not going to last.

In addition to the film library, there are also animation library, TV drama library, etc. TBS got back not only the film copyright, but also half of the copyright of cat and mouse and a lot of cartoons from MGM. Now it seems that both TBS and ABC are the right decisions, even if they raise funds from Wall Street.

"Good, then it's time to prepare for a loss." Claude said.

"Now?" Adrian picked his eyebrows, slightly surprised, "seems a little early? Less words "

" Oh? What do you suggest? " Claude immediately asked.

"Don't you think," Adrian looked at him, "it's overheating? The market value of Cisco is about to exceed 100 billion, and Microsoft is even higher. After the release of Win98, it once surpassed General Electric. "

"So what?" Claude shrugged. "Since the birth of apple, the IT industry has been creating miracles. Why not now? Speaking of it, Steve Jobs is really a tough guy. Apple still has a small profit today. "

"Come on, crow, I'm serious," Adrian interrupted. "You know, I put forward the plan. At first, only we were doing it secretly. Now, how many people do it?"

"Well, what do you want to say, ed?" Claude opened his hand. "Is it going to crash?"

"You have to admit it's possible, and it's quite possible," Adrian shrugged. "It just doesn't know when it's going to happen."

"So..."

"Put it back a little bit and wait until the middle of 2000. How about that?"

After looking at Adrian for a long time, he said, "do you have any interest in Rao?"

"No, just worried," Adrian laughed. "Even people like me can see the uncertainty. I don't believe you can't see it. Don't you want to..."He made a gesture and did not speak again, nor did Claude, and then a moment later.

"It doesn't need to be like this. We just need to hide our means. It's just a little bit troublesome." Claude said, "I'll pay attention. If that happens, I won't be polite."

"If you say so, then everything will go according to your plan." After thinking for a few minutes, Adrian said.

The so-called preparation for loss does not mean that your company is really losing money. Only a fool can do this. Claude means to process the book data and make the company appear to have losses in order to cope with the tax bureau and the public. This is not an illegal act, but the calculation method is somewhat special. The principal, expected profit and actual profit are different, so that it is actually making money, but the book shows a loss. Basically, companies in the United States do that, so there's nothing to worry about.

Now, with the chassis completely fixed down, AC media has entered a relatively stable development area, Claude will naturally seek greater profits.

But Adrian has more ideas. As he said before, when the foundation is finished, it's time to turn to the construction of the castle. We can't make a solid foundation but build a thatched house on it? Adrian knew his strengths and weaknesses, so Claude was responsible for all these things, and he was only responsible for putting forward his own opinions.

Facts have proved that Claude has done a good job, let alone several acquisitions of the company. After making the decision to cooperate with traditional media group, both Hurst group and Newhouse group have enjoyed their cooperation. However, contrary to Adrian's prediction, Hearst and AC media are working more closely together.

Hurst group is not only a giant in publishing industry, but also involved in many other aspects. For example, they have launched their own channels and cooperated with ABC before. Naturally, they are very concerned about the olive branch extended by AC media. Claude did not miss this opportunity and fully cooperated with them on TV. It was his proposal to broadcast "will and grace" on their channel. Hurst group needs AC media very much on this, so it is very close.

Newhouse group, on the other hand, focuses its energy on newspapers and magazines. Its famous magazines such as the new Yorker, vanity fair and fashion are all needed by AC media, so they are more flexible when facing Claude. However, Newhouse is also entering the network, and AC media has a lot of investment in it, so the two sides have a good cooperation on this, but the tightness is not as close as that of Hearst group.

Even though he failed to meet his expectations, Adrian didn't take it seriously. In a few years after the millennium, this situation will soon disappear, and the current intimacy will only be closer.

Anyway, Adrian needs Claude to take the helm, so he will talk to him about any plans he has. But this time, it's hard to make it clear that the profit and loss on the book is just the beginning. Then he leads the topic to what he wants to say step by step, and finally It's not easy for a prophet to do. Jumping on a tightrope is dangerous.

Claude's answer is still satisfactory, but Adrian has prepared many words, but he knows that next year is the most crazy year. Now it is just beginning. Even the guys in Wall Street who are preparing to cut the wool are not sure what the bubble is, and never been good at the piece of Adrian.

Well, anyway, it's still a long way off. Even if Adrian has a big acquisition plan, and Claude has promised to pay attention, so his attention turns to other aspects.

"Stop, ivy, stop, you know, you're like a monkey just coming out of a cage." Adrian, listening to Eric Norton, yelled to Avril, who was doing a somersault in the room.

"You're the monkey, ed." Avril, who finally stopped after turning several times, waved her fist and threatened to shout, which immediately attracted a burst of laughter.

"Well, even if I'm a monkey, that's the monkey king, but you should be the monkey of the circus." Adrian is not polite to say.

The girl's face darkened, biting her lips, staring at Adrian with a cannibal look, as if she would rush up and bite him at any moment. No smoky makeup, no T-shirt and specially cut jeans, no canvas shoes, Avril is no different from ordinary western girls, but very cute, especially now, so Adrian can't help teasing her.

"All right, ivy, Eric told me you've set your course. Tell me, are you calm and sure?". Seeing that the young girl's appearance was more and more prosperous, Adrian immediately changed the topic.

Sure enough, as soon as it comes to music, Avril, who is just angry, immediately smiles: "of course, don't you think rock and roll is cool?".

"Just cool?" Adrian asked, looking at her.

"Not only cool, but also It's still very It's still very... " The girl frowned and didn't come up with a suitable adjective for a long time. Finally, she waved impatiently: "in a word, if I like rock and roll, I should choose my favorite music to work hard, shouldn't I?"."Well, that's settled." Adrian sighed in his heart.

Frankly speaking, from a long-term point of view, rock and roll is not suitable for Avril. In my memory, although the early stage was very popular and excellent, it began to become a little bad later. But then again, there will be such a situation, which is related to many factors. Besides, there is not only one type of rock and roll. Since she likes this and "still" chooses this one, Norton also thinks that she has a future in this field, so go ahead and do it well.

As the girl said, being a singer can't choose to work in the direction of his favorite music, which is absolutely a bad thing.

"Good, then I'll ask them to arrange a formal course for you very soon, and then don't be lazy," Adrian added. "And don't leave any other courses you've taken."

"I know, I will work very hard." Avril suddenly straightened out her small chest.

"In this case, everyone will say that, although I am very busy, I will never take the time to check. If you don't meet my requirements, ivy, you're dead," Adrian leaned over her arm and looked down at her half menacingly and half jokingly.

"You are very wordy, like an old man..." The girl made a face at him, then turned her eyes, and she thought of something and gave a bad smile Like an old man, uncleed. "

"You What do you call me Adrian first coughed like he was choking, then stared at Avril from the corner of his eyes.

What's wrong with it. Avril blinked her eyes, innocent and upright.

"This..." Adrian was speechless for a moment, while the others next to him tried to hold back their laughter.

"That's it, uncleed. I'm leaving." After looking at the time, Avril said with a smile. Elated, she was obviously happy for her bad breath.

"Well, I'll ask the driver to take you back." Adrian took a long breath and tried to look as calm as he had been.

Avril said goodbye to other people, went to the door and waved to him: "thank you, uncled."

When she said the last two words, she deliberately pointed out her voice, listening to stand up was particularly funny, people in the room suddenly burst into laughter.

Damn little girl Adrian rolled her eyes and began to wonder if it was right to get this little rock witch from Canada.

After Adrian came back from napani, Mu records sent people to test Avril. Needless to say, he opened a training contract. Then when the summer vacation was over, Avril came to Los Angeles in the name of exchange student. With Adrian's power, it was too easy to deal with this kind of thing. She even arranged the host family for her, which was in the home of Julie, the director of editorial department.

In fact, Adrian wanted to put her in the producer Melanie's house at the beginning, that is, Scarlett's mother. The two girls are the same age. There should be a lot of topics to talk about. Besides, Scarlett also has a brother, a sister and a twin brother. Avril should be very happy with such a family with more children. But Melanie often goes back to New York, and more importantly, it's a divorced family, so think twice or forget it.

Then the Julies family became the first choice. Their family was very harmonious. Although some neutral daughters were only 7 years old, they were easy to get along with and liked music. So they asked Avril for advice and finally settled in their home.

The actual situation is similar to Adrian's expectation. Although Avril is half older than Christine, she gets on well with her and often plays the guitar and sings to her. Although the first two or three days of training for young girls in the United States started to talk about, they started to make friends very quickly.

"It's up to you, Eric, to tap her potential." Adrian patted Norton on the shoulder, lifted his leg and went out.

"No problem. She'll be as good as Britney and Christina." Norton replied. After a pause, the other side said with a strong smile: "frankly speaking, I think Avril is very suitable for you."

There was another burst of laughter in the room, and several staff members fell on the table. Adrian, who came to the door, looked back at the guys, made a "you're all a bunch of assholes" and left quickly.

It is impossible to say that he is not angry, but it is not because he is joked by the staff. He is not a mean person. However, Avril's name is really a trouble. From a psychological point of view

"Don't worry, don't jump to conclusions. Who can say this must be a bad thing?" Adrian whispered to himself and opened the door of the exclusive lounge.

As soon as it was closed, a pair of hands reached out from behind and hugged his waist, and then a slightly shrill voice in the back rang, "Oh, I miss you so much, uncle ed."

"Well, Bubba, you don't learn at all." Adrian laughs and pulls out the girl behind her."Why?" Britney asked in surprise, "my voice is very sharp."

"Yes, it's sharp, but your characteristics are not so easy to hide," Adrian sat down on the sofa and patted himself on the thigh. "That wonderful, sweet magnetic sound that I can hear right away."

This words made the girl smile, immediately jumped onto the sofa, into his arms.

"When did you pick it up?" Adrian asked again.

"When Avril left to call you, the door was already open, and everyone in the corridor heard it. I was nearby, and of course I heard it." Britney chuckled. "Uncle ed, that's a funny title."

She came up to Adrian, spit ambiguous breath, the light in her eyes twinkled: "do you want me to call you the same?".

It's a tempting proposition. Britney has been eaten by him with his belt bone. If But Adrian quickly shook his head and put on a smile: "what are you up to, boo?"

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