Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 389 The Busy "Elf"

America, Texas.

City of Garland.

David Cook, the founder of Blockbuster, is inspecting the area.

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

With previous experience in databases, David Cook understood that if Blockbuster wanted to expand its stores on a large scale, the first thing it needed to do was establish a mature warehousing system.

In his plan, the construction cost of the Garland warehouse must be at least US$500 million to meet the expansion needs of the entire Texas.

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

The continuous store construction has almost exhausted his funds.

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

Blockbuster's development in Texas has begun to be hampered by a lack of funding.

In this case, David Cook just hopes that Hollywood will release a popular movie to stimulate the video rental market a little bit.

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

I hope this is a work that can stimulate the market.

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

Far cannot quench near thirst.

"Top Gun" will be released on May [-]th.

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

In this case, even if "Top Gun" becomes a hit, it won't be able to help Blockbuster in the short term.

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

Anyway, there are only a few stores now and we don’t need a large warehouse.

Just as David Cook was thinking about the warehouse construction plan in his mind, he suddenly heard a sudden brake sound on the road behind him.

He looked back curiously and found that it was his wife Sandy Cook's car.

Immediately afterwards, he saw his wife walking out of the car in a hurry, seemingly holding a few pieces of paper in her hand.

Before David Cook could ask, why did his wife suddenly come from Dallas?

Sandy Cook spoke first, "Just now someone claiming to be a staff member from Elf Entertainment sent us a copy of the indictment and a court summons."

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

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

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

But he was only halfway through his words when he immediately couldn't continue.

That's because he saw Elf Entertainment's grounds for prosecution.

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

That's a figure that even today's Blockbuster cannot afford to lose even if it sells it.

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

Right now, he only has one thought in his mind.

That's how to get through what's ahead of you.

In America, he had often heard of large companies using the law as a weapon to bully small companies wantonly.

In the past, he just regarded these things as gossip.

But when this kind of thing happens to you.

David Cook finally felt the same way.

"What should we do?" Sandy Cook said anxiously.

Upon hearing this, David Cook took a deep breath, and then said, "First contact Lawyer Colen. He has worked with Mobil Oil and should be able to provide us with reliable advice."

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

"Ok."

After David Cook finished speaking, he prepared to go to where he parked his car.

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

What catches the eye is the location of the warehouse he chose for Blockbuster.

But now...

Let’s get through the hard times first.
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David Cook and his wife were in panic because of the complaint filed by Elf Entertainment.

As the instigator, Hideki Hanyu lived a leisurely life as a paternity in Hibiscus Garden.

Time passed and the date came to May [-]th.

In the past few days, in addition to taking care of Tianxian Mom, Hanyu Hideki was also concerned about the progress of his work.

In Italy, Monica Bellucci has officially returned to America after finishing the acquisition of the transportation company.

However, according to Hanyu Hideki's instructions, the other party did not return to Los Angeles, but went directly to downtown San Jose.

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

So he decided to let Qiuhua go to San Jose to help him set up the America Secretary's Office.

This secretary's office has the same nature as the assistant office headed by Uemura Reiko within Neon Cloud Culture, and is dedicated to his personal services.

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

That's New York-based Marvel Comics.

Cadence Industries already has plans to sell Marvel.

Hideki Hanyu also arranged for Elf Entertainment to make contact.

He asked Monica Bellucci to notify him immediately if there was any change in the situation.

However, in the original history, it was already after November when Cadence Industries sold Marvel.

Hanyu Hideki doesn't need to be too anxious.

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

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

The first court date is set for June [-]th.

The time is too far away, and it’s unclear whether Hanyu Hideki will be in America or not.

Besides, according to the Ministry of Justice’s estimates, there is a [-]% chance that this lawsuit will not be fought.

The most correct option for the other party is to settle out of court.

Apart from these two things, the only thing that Hideki Hanyu deserves attention from Elf Entertainment is the sales of "Pokémon Fight".

After the explosive period in the second week, players' enthusiasm for purchasing cards was unleashed, and the sales of "Pokémon Fight" began to decline as expected.

Since May 30th, 290 units have been sold, while only [-] million card packs have been sold.

Not even half of what it was in the first three days of listing.

However, in Hanyu Hideki's view, such sales volume finally looks a bit normal.

Otherwise, sales will remain as terrible as before, and they will have supply problems.

Workers in several factories in Southeast Asia responsible for producing "Pokémon Fight" units and Pokémon cards have been working continuously for more than ten days.

Although I am very happy with the overtime pay.

Keren's body has its limits after all.

The most important thing is that Elf Entertainment cannot expand its production capacity unscrupulously just for the initial burst of sales.

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

Besides, Pokémon Entertainment has more than just "Pokémon Fight" products.

After the Tokyo Electric Power Show and E3 exhibition.

PS console, Pokeball handheld console, and EGP arcade machine, whether it is the body, game cartridge, or base board.

Although the sales volume is not as good as "Pokémon Fight", the performance is very good.

It is impossible for Elf Entertainment to reduce orders for these products just for the sake of "Pokémon Fight".

After all, even now, "Pokémon Fight" is such a hit.

The importance attached to this product within Elf Entertainment.

Still not as good as several game platforms.

This is not because everyone looks down on "Pokémon Fight" because of stereotypes.

But after careful analysis, everyone realized that "Pokémon Fight" was limited by its physical performance, the product was too single, and its development potential was limited. It was destined to only be a small-circle product.

Unlike game platforms, many third-party developers join in, which can bring a steady stream of fresh blood.

After talking about Elf Entertainment.

Let’s look at Hollywood.

Under the leadership of Fred, Yunshang Pictures is developing in an orderly and step-by-step manner.

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

It has expanded from the original 17 people to 30 people, and the scale is about to double.

The business side of the company.

After "Working Girl" caused some commotion, there has been no other news recently.

As for several independent films including Kathryn Bigelow.

This kind of low-cost project will not make any splash in Hollywood.

The entire company is incredibly low-key.

It's not like an entertainment company at all.

After all, whether it’s America’s Hollywood, Neon’s entertainment industry, or the entertainment industry in any other country in the world.Companies in the industry don't need to be low-key.

The entertainment industry, from a certain perspective, relies on exposure to make money.

However, Yunshang Pictures’ low profile is only temporary.

In fact, with these projects at hand, even if I want to be high-profile, I can't find an excuse.

Noon today.

After Hideki Hanyu had lunch in the Hibiscus Garden, he routinely accompanied Liu Xiaoli for a walk in the yard.

But this time, before they left for long, the woman ended early because she felt a little uncomfortable.

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

Help the woman back to the bedroom to rest.

As soon as the other party lay down, he asked Hanyu Hideki, "Have they made arrangements to come to Los Angeles?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "It has been arranged. We will leave from Neon the day after tomorrow in the afternoon, and NO.13 will arrive in the morning."

The two of them were talking about Liu Xiaoli's family, of course.

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

But before setting off, Liu's father couldn't worry about his daughter after all, so he decided to come with her.

In addition, Zhou Wenqiong's parents plan to come to visit their niece and take care of their daughter who ran away with her cousin.

So the number of people coming to America changed from one to four.

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

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

Hanyu Hideki arranged for a few people to go to Neon first, and then take that route to America.

So it was delayed for a few more days.

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

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

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

It happened to be scheduled for today.

"Kitten Club" has a dozen girls, plus Noriko Sakai.

There were already a lot of people, and we had to take pictures halfway through.

Therefore, it is really not suitable to arrange for Liu Xiaoli’s family to come together.

Just let them wait one more day.

First send the artists to Los Angeles, rest for a day and then go back to pick them up.

After picking up Liu Xiaoli’s family, the Elf will go back to pick up Neon’s friends in a few days.

After all, Hanyu Hideki's daughter was born, and a group of friends would definitely come to visit.

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

Just ask the plane to pack it up and bring it over.

When Liu Xiaoli heard Hanyu Hideki's words, she said in a gentle tone, "So many people are here this time. It's really troublesome for you."

"I almost wish you were the mother of my child, and you said it so politely. If I hadn't seen you feeling unwell, I would have taken care of you."

Hanyu Hideki said angrily.

When Liu Xiaoli heard this, she smiled sweetly.

Recently, Hideki Hanyu has been accompanying her, taking care of her in every possible way. He doesn't mind even the dirty and tiring work, and does it with his own hands very patiently.

This still moved her very much.

He said from the bottom of his heart, "You are so good..."

"I told you not to say such things, and then I will..."

Hideki Hanyu pretended to lose his temper.

Just at this moment, the Filipino maid Dunna walked in carefully and said softly to Hideki Hanyu, "Sir, Mr. Fred came to visit last time."

Hearing Fred running to his house to look for him, Hanyu Hideki wondered if something serious had happened.

Then he said to Liu Xiaoli, "You rest first, I'll go out and take a look."

Liu Xiaoli nodded, "Well, you go ahead, work is important."

……

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

Judging from the calm look on this guy's face, it didn't look like there was any accident.

Fred saw Hanyu Hideki coming out.

He stood up and said in a slightly apologetic tone, "Boss, I'm sorry for bothering you."

Hanyu Hideki ignored this guy's politeness and asked directly, "Don't talk nonsense, what happened to you suddenly coming to me?"

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

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

I quickly asked, "Have you won the rights to adapt Rodrigo Thorpe's novel?"

Fred nodded, "Yes, [-]th Century Fox convinced Thorpe this morning. After notifying us, I immediately went to confirm the deal in person."

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

Fred said, "Jeb Stewart? We've already talked to the other party's agent, and the other party is preparing a TV series script for Columbia Pictures."

"Did he refuse?" Hanyu Hideki thought.

In a big production like "Die Hard," normally no screenwriter would push it.

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

"Very good. If there is no problem with the outline, let him start work as soon as possible. The screenwriting work will be mainly directed by Jeb Stewart, with Rodrigo Thorpe as a reference."

Hideki Hanyu’s key words.

It's not that he doesn't trust the original author of the novel.

But when changing a movie, the original author often has too strong subjective will when it comes to his own work, and is unable to create objectively for the market.

Fred Weber, as a veteran Hollywood producer, is naturally very aware of this issue.

He nodded and said, "I know, but now that we have decided to start preparing a movie, we have to focus not only on the screenwriter, but also on the director and starring roles. We must also draw a rough outline."

Fred's words made Hideki Hanyu scratch his head.

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

Except for the actor Bruce Willis, he was most impressed by the main creative staff of this movie.

There is only the villain played by Alan Rickman.

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

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

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

Instead, he said, "I don't have a clue about the main creative lineup right now. Fred, please list a rough range first, and then we can make a detailed selection."

"Ok."

Fred agreed.

He was not surprised that Hideki Hanyu had no candidate.

After all, it is a destined big production, and the creative staff cannot suddenly decide on it in just a few words.

Often it takes repeated deliberation to achieve results.

But after Fred finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and said to Hanyu Hideki again.

"After signing the contract with [-]th Century Fox, they also told us another thing. When Fox was filming the previous work of this novel, 'Detective', they had a contract with Sinatra, the male protagonist of 'Detective'. If there was a sequel, the leading actor would still have to be Sinatra."

"Sinatra?"

Hideki Hanyu had no impression of this name at all.

He asked curiously, "If I remember correctly, 'Detective' was filmed in 1964. How old is this Sinatra this year?"

Fred thought for a moment and said, "74? Or 72."

Hanyu Hideki sweated profusely after hearing this and asked, "Are you sure he is still alive?"

John McCarron in his 70s?
It’s very “exciting” to think about it.

Fred said, "I'm still alive, but I definitely won't be able to star in it. My idea is to compensate the film with a salary, about [-] US dollars, which should be able to make the other party give up."

"Just deal with it according to your opinion."

In America, this kind of contract matters must be cautious and cautious, careful and careful.

Don't think that someone in their 70s can't act, so you don't change the lead without consent.

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

The amount of money lost by then will not be settled by thirty or twenty thousand dollars.

　That's all for today.

　　I really want to write more these days. After all, I still owe more than 1 yuan to write more, but my body really can't bear it anymore. My shoulders are so sore that I have lost consciousness, and I can't write at all.

　　This book has been updated since the end of the year, and it has never had a day off until now, and it has been updated most of the time since it was put on the shelves.

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

　　So let me tell you guys in advance that I won’t update tomorrow... no, I probably won’t update today, so I can give my shoulders a little rest.

　　I hope everyone can understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)