King of Hollywood Chapter 69: Sundance Film Festival

Chapter 69 The Sundance Film Festival

Future music is the world of paid downloads, and it has further spawned piracy. Internet piracy is easier. Even in a country like the United States that attaches great importance to patents, it cannot be stopped. Who hasn’t downloaded songs privately on the Internet? If you want to be too particular about record sales, it will only be a dead end. In five or six years, a singer can have 7 or 8 million record sales worldwide. It is almost impossible to exceed 10 million. thing. WwW. NgWeNXuE. M (Baidu search,)

So, if the singer wants to continue to develop, he has to broaden his path and start from other aspects. It is very important to have a popular image while maintaining exposure. For now, Britney is still mostly the girl next door. Although the **** side has been revealed in the third album, it is still not enough to transform.

So Adrian arranged for her to go to college to give a positive feeling to the public, so that even moderately reducing her exposure will make her fans full of anticipation, plus a series of means, in such a huge With the support of resources, as long as Britney does not make some self-destructive actions like the previous life, it is not difficult to become Madonna second and even shoulder to shoulder with her. Don't worry too much about this, at least Britney is very happy as a pet.

In addition, it can make way for Avril-yes, this is another reason why Adrian asked Britney to go to college. The shrinking of the recording industry is irreversible, but it also takes time, at least in two years. Then click on the meaning of back to the light. With his support, Britney caught the last glimmer of the fall. Why can't Avril catch this and look back?

As for Christina, oh, Adrian also has arrangements. In the next few years, the Latino population in the United States will increase significantly, and Christina with Latin descent will be a good card to draw them. As Britney's best competitor, how could Adrian forget her? And Christina is also very obedient. Her family situation is between Liden and Sarah and Kirsten. She may not have realized it herself, but her world has been completely controlled by Adrian. The only variable is Christina. I am obsessed with more than Britney, but this does not matter. If the means is high enough, it is also possible to make her a second pet.

In short, Adrian began a new round of planning for the record company, and in the face of the coming, some people saw it but disapproved, and some people pretended to be invisible and blindly optimistic-although the court will wait until the next The results can only be announced in the month, but people with good eyes know that napster is dead, offended aa offended all the musicians of all record companies, a series of appeals are just dying struggling.

The record industry is excited about this, but it will not stop the Internet free tide, so some people are already working on the future, such as Adrian, such as the guy who is sitting in front of Adrian and talking to him.

"A mp3 player, very compact, about 4.3 inches long and 2.6 inches wide, you can hold it in your hand or don’t wear it on your waist, listen while wearing headphones, the capacity is about 5g, you can download hundreds of songs The song is placed inside, you can complete the operation with only one thumb. In addition, it can also be used as a storage device to place some files, and there are some useful small functions, which is cool, isn't it?" In the corner of the reception Here, Jobs, as in the past, tirelessly instills and sells his ideas and things to Adrian.

"It's really cool. I just want to have one after listening to your description. When are you going to sell it?" Adrian asked with a smile.

"About the second half of the year, there will be some testing and equipment work to be done, we must try our best to be perfect, this will be another leap for Apple." Jobs replied.

"I fully believe, Steve," Adrian patted his shoulder. "Everything you have done in the past two or three years has proved that I am right. Apple only has Steve? Jobs. It was Apple afterwards. Michael? Dell must have regretted what he said at the beginning, and he will regret it even more in the future."

After Jobs took over Apple in 1997, Michael? Dell once satirized that he could not save Apple, and declared that if he sat in that position, the only thing he had to do was to sell Apple and return the money to investors. Of course, everyone now knows that what he said has become a joke, especially when comparing Dell, which has suffered a lot from the collapse of the it bubble, with Apple, which has re-emerged.

"Thank you." Jobs smiled, with a trace of pride, as long as everyone likes to be sought after, not to mention that he did achieve a result that many people can't do. Of course, he also knows that Adrian is boasting in disguise, but what does it matter? Adrian is fully qualified.

"So..." He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the other party before he even spoke.

"This you have to go to Claude, he is responsible for related matters." Adrian said with a smile, of course he knew what Jobs wanted, nothing more than d's trademark.

When ipad was registered in the world for the future, by the way, d and ne were also registered, and they are all categories. If Jobs wants to launch d now, he must buy a trademark from them.

"Claude is not an easy-to-talk person." Jobs pushed his glasses.

"So I let him do it, didn't I?" Adrian spread his hands, "Maybe talk to him first, Steve."

Frankly, it is not a good idea to register the ipad, d and ne trademarks in all categories in the world. The correct approach is to set aside North America and register in other regions. In this way, once Apple has registered related trademarks in the United States, it must be discussed with the media if the same trademarks are sold all over the world. This profit is not low.

It’s different now. The desired trademark has already been registered by someone else. Jobs is likely to change it to a new one. In this case, they are doing a useless work. However, it is probably because the media almost unconditionally supported him on Apple's board of directors. Jobs felt that they were good at talking, so he still came to the door. Of course, in Adrian's opinion, he will do so, and it is more likely that D and Shen have the same charm, and do not want to give up.

Anyway, this is a good opportunity. As long as d is promoted, the latter two will not be a problem. However, high negotiation skills are also required, so Adrian will keep silent on Jobs’ request and let Claude handle it at his sole discretion. The only thing he has to do is to further deepen Jobs’ “media is a partner standing with him. The impression of "non-controller".

"Support?" Adrian asked at this time, and Jobs raised an eyebrow and did not answer.

"Apple computers are really good, many people are proud of using Apple computers, but, Steve, whether you admit it or not, the users of the machine are far more than the users of the Apple machine." Adrian used a very sincere tone Said.

Unexpectedly, Jobs was not upset, he laughed: "I thought about it, Ed, don’t worry, these things can take place slowly, but you reminded me, I can let someone design Third-party software to let users use this player."

After thinking for a while, Adrian understands his plan. First, he needs to observe the market situation after launching d. Secondly, issue a new model that supports ws, and then add some capacity or More small features attract people to buy, both money and word of mouth. Obviously, Steve? Jobs is also a capitalist.

"How many mobile phones do you have." Adrian changed the subject at this time.

"Two, are you going to sell my mobile phone to me?" Jobs smiled. "Although sometimes I also play with mobile phones, mobile phones with low power consumption and simple functions are suitable for people like us."

"Yes, but I still think you should take a look at this phone." Adrian said to pull out a small mobile phone from the jacket pocket, "Smartphone launched by m company-BlackBerry."

"The dense buttons are not interesting at all." Jobs gave him a frown after holding the handle twice.

"Yes, it is said that m was given the name because the buttons on the phone looked like a seed on the surface of BlackBerry," Adrian shrugged. "Although it doesn't look good, it does have a lot of functions. It can also wirelessly access the Internet and send and receive emails anytime and anywhere. It is a very good business phone and is very suitable for secretary assistants."

He said, he laughed: "All I want to say is, hasn't Apple thought of making a better smartphone?"

The eyes behind the lens obviously flashed a little light. After a while, Jobs pinched his chin and narrowed his eyes. He asked with interest: "Why do you have this idea?"

"Because this is a development trend," Adrian is staring closely at Steve Jobs' eyes. "Moore's Law says that computer performance doubles every 18 months, but we all know that the update rate now exceeds this number. Tablets with a small market in the customer base of industry, medicine and government may be popularized among the student population or more professionals in three or four years, and then will look like personal computers in seven or eight years. That becomes a must-have for ordinary people. Therefore, the smart phone is an irreversible trend. In addition to the most basic communication functions, it may also add functions such as sending and receiving emails, listening to songs, watching videos, playing games, and taking pictures. This is a huge Market, I never believe Steve who invented the personal computer? Jobs will not see these."

Jobs didn’t speak, took off his glasses, took out the lens paper and wiped the lenses, and then put it on again before looking at Adrian: "I think it’s definitely a job to invite you to be the supervisor after firing those from the planning department. Good idea."

"Sorry, Steve, I have to refuse," Adrian laughed and raised his hands, "This is just my sideline, I still prefer to make movies."

This is a successful conversation. It's a little annoying to attend a cocktail party too much, but it's not without benefits. It's always a pleasure to talk with smart people because they can see far. From the performance of Jobs, it can be seen that Apple has a general idea even if it does not have a plan for smartphones, let alone it will be released this year. It should be known that itunes has been launched on Apple’s website more than ten days ago. In addition, users can download this music mall to their computers or even all devices in just a few seconds.

Obviously, Jobs saw the huge profits of spreading music on the Internet early, perhaps when napster was established, otherwise itunes would not be launched so well, napster is still the leader of itunes. Of course, itunes is to be paid to download, Apple must seek media support with one of the five major record companies, Claude might use this opportunity.

Perhaps you might also consider acquiring napster. After the verdict, if they want to develop, they will inevitably change the model, but the original free will be converted into a fee, and the user will inevitably pass away. Those who are used to free will definitely not want to pay their own pockets. I’m afraid it’s not even a penny, no matter where people are. Therefore, it is better to let napster continue to do free services and build a platform for those who like to sing and want to publish their own songs. Maybe the record company will find a few good future stars from it...

Forget it. Adrian suddenly shook his head and laughed. He has a better platform, maybe it is a good thing to merge a and be.

These things can be put aside for a while. After calculating the time, Adrian flew to Park City, Utah, where the Sundance Film Festival is in full swing.

Robert is the Sundance Film Festival? Reedford was founded in 1981 in order to increase the chance for independent filmmakers to show their works. In fact, this proposal was made in 78 years, but it was officially decided in 1981 and reached 91 again. It was only officially named Sundance Film Festival.

Compared to most film festivals in the world, the Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that uses the word festival to the extreme. At this time of year, Park City is full of people. They play, watch movies, ski, and find stars. It is no wonder that some media said that even if there are big-name stars to attend the film festival, the protagonists will always be these ordinary people.

However, Adrian is a little funny when it comes to thinking that such a well-known film festival is actually arranged in Utah. As we all know, Utah is the most conservative state in the interior of the United States. For the simplest example, gays can be in San Francisco. Rainbow flags are inserted all over West Hollywood, but do they dare to do so in Salt Lake City? Similarly, some films that have won awards at other film festivals are brought here, and I am afraid that they must be criticized by local residents.

But Utah is adjacent to Nevada, and Las Vegas is sometimes more open than some coastal cities. Things that are legal in the local area are legal here, but in many places they are not. Legal things are still legal here! The two states next to each other are so conservative and open-minded that they have to be ironic.

However, Sundance Film Festival is at least one of the most famous international festivals in the United States, so it can still receive many donations every year, and Adrian has donated a lot. Hollywood film companies also like to come here to dig for gold. Although there are no other low-cost and high-office movies such as "Witch Blair", Sundance Film Festival has sold a lot of good works. Miramax Love it here.

"It’s been a year since you promised, Ed, don’t you want to pay the bill?" Harvey, wrapped in thick clothes? Weinstein whispered and complained while following Adrian.

"How come, Harvey, do I look like someone who pays the bill?" Adrian laughed, "Knowing that I got three opportunities from you, I even arranged the remaining two , Why have you forgotten what you promised?"

"But the fact is that you haven't mentioned it once in the past year. If I don't ask today, you won't mention it." Weinstein is still dissatisfied.

"Relax, Harvey, you always have to wait for the heroine to grow up enough to appear in this movie. Even if the character is a vase, the actor must be like a vase." Adrian stopped and turned around Come look at him and say.

"Grow up to have enough ability?" Weinstein's rare mouth grows, "Do you want to tell me... Do you plan to use this movie to win an actress?"

"Is there any problem?" Adrian shrugged and said in a relaxed tone.

"Of course not, just..." Weinstein gestured. "You said this series of movies..."

"Yes, of course, if I don’t have a high enough box office and enough drama, how can I win her?" Adrian spread their hands. For those of them, discussing this kind of topic should not be taboo.

"Okay, so... who is it?" Weinstein thought about it, gave up the question and turned to another topic, "Which young girl do you like again?"

Adrian smiled and said nothing.

"Okay~IndoMTL.com~ is worthy of Hollywood's famous playboy." Weinstein sighed. "At least let me read the script? Don't tell me that there is no script!"

"No problem, since you are so anxious, I will call them and send them over immediately." Adrian nodded in agreement.

"Hey, don't you want to win the red one?" Weinstein suddenly pointed to the distance and asked, he obviously still cares about that question.

Looking in the direction he pointed, Liv Tyler? Taylor is racing in the ski slopes with joy and laughter. Is there Sofia beside her? Coppola, Sofia finally chose his new work "Innocence" to attend the Sundance Film Festival. A little further away, Julia? Roberts and her niece Emma? Roberts, Julia came to accompany Little Emma, ​​because "Little Sunshine" starring Little Emma also came to the Sundance Film Festival.

Like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Billy Elliot", "Little Sunshine" was also screened in Los Angeles at the end of December. Unlike the previous two films, "Little Sunshine" did not appear after it was released. Too much publicity, very low-key, low-key to the point that it is even forgotten, and then wait for the opening of Sundance Film Festival!

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