King of Hollywood

Adrian is also not an avid sports fan. He always admires but does not invest in various sports. Although he often goes to see some ball games with his women, hockey, basketball, baseball, and American football are all available. As well as participating in entertainment on the sports field. Perhaps because of the rebirth, the warm atmosphere could not completely infect him, and a part of the soul always stood above the void, calmly watching this enthusiastic crowd and thinking silently.

Therefore, he wanted to touch the Lakers for the same reason as Claude wanted to touch the Dallas Cowboys. The most heard about the NBA in the past is the Purple Kings except the Houston Rockets that Yao joined. O'Neal, Big Shark, Kobe, and Black Barman, these names are familiar, Adrian Cohen would not like Claude to start a team far away from California, and Los Angeles has a well-known NBA team, then Get started with it.

"Hey, Ed, Jerry Buss has agreed to accept your investment," Claude reminded.

"But what I want is the entire Lakers." Adrian raised his hands and drew a large circle in the air. "Bath did this because he wanted to use the media to increase the influence of the Lakers. of."

"I think this is already very good, and Bath promised to give up a small amount of power. After all, they have been running the Lakers for more than 20 years, and it is not good to be too aggressive." Claude advised.

"Really? Would you agree if the Dallas Cowboys had the same conditions?" Adrian asked immediately.

"I will continue to negotiate with them on specific terms. But I definitely do not want to completely control the team." Claude answered quickly.

Adrian raised his eyebrows, but Claude laughed before he even said, "Okay, Ed, do you have enough time and energy to run the Lakers? After the sale, leave it alone and let the professional team Going to take care of it, what's the difference with it now? And Bath privately made it clear that this is his biggest concession. The Bath family will never give up the Lakers. If they are too persecuted, they will try their best to resist at all costs. Honestly. Say, if this is the case. I am afraid it will have a certain impact on your reputation, and even if you get it, it will not convince the entire team. "

Adrian snorted softly, and didn't take this threat to heart at all. Although the Lakers just won the triple crown, it is really difficult to deal with it now. Ivanka helped collect the information, and also had some knowledge of basketball. I also had some relevant memories from previous lives, and I will now add to the understanding. Some understanding of the current situation of the Lakers.

Although the big shark and Black Barman have already had conflicts, it has not yet reached the level of tearing their faces. This will not happen until the Lakers are fainted, what are the four superstars, and then lose the finals. On the surface it is still very united. But this is not the most depressing of Adrian, the most depressing is that Yao has gone to the Rockets. And according to the Chinese habit, plus the lesson of Wang Da's previous car, as long as the Rockets make great efforts to train, and did not do anything to sorry for him, he is likely to retire in the Rockets.

Adrian had planned to open up the Chinese market. But because of the stalemate with Bath, I missed a great opportunity, how can I be happy, so I will say something like the entire Lakers. But then again, even if you get Yao big now, it's not easy to arrange. Is it necessary to let the big shark sit on the bench? What the Chinese audience wants is a person who can work hard in the venue and fully show their charm. Rather than just appearing in the bench from start to finish, so few people like the championship ring.

So if he still wants to use him to further explore the Chinese market, only after O'Neal leaves, his rookie contract expires, and if the plan on the mainland goes well, maybe he can find a solution from there. In this way, we are back to where we started, and Adrian's words were correct before he had a say in the Lakers. Bath will promise to accept his investment, mainly want to borrow the influence of the media, everyone knows Adrian's place in Hollywood, and the Lakers's superstar strategy.

"Leave it alone for a while, maybe you will come up with a solution when you don't think about it," Claude smiled, and left the topic. "It's better to talk about your little toy, Ed . "

"Oh?" Adrian raised an eyebrow again. "Any questions?"

"Why would you want to separate it instead of joining our group?" Claude asked straightforwardly, when only the two of them were present, neither he nor Adrian would Pretend.

"It's very simple. This is not a small toy, Crow. This will be a social kingdom with 500 million or more users." Adrian answered seriously.

It is natural that they are talking about k. It has been almost two months since the website was officially launched. Although the three Stanford students estimated that it would take three months to officially launch, the one who had actively talked to Adrian at the time, Dai The guy named Morady Fischer in glasses is still clever. Although he can't fully see the value of k, he knows that Adrian should not make such a website for fun, so Adrian always asks Whenever I make a request, I will try to publish my own views and profile, even if it is not used at all, and it is very hard to produce, so the launch time is greatly advanced.

Victor was also preparing after his honeymoon at this time. Although he was surprised that Adrian said everything true at his wedding. Although k was just a new website, he still resigned one week after going live. At Yahoo, he took over K's operations. Then, with the vigorous promotion of Victor, and the strong support of Adrian, users have occupied the Stanford campus and exceeded 10,000. Adrian's memory of k is not comprehensive, but in Fisher et al. Still doing quite well with my efforts. As long as it has been used by college students, it is highly praised.

And then, of course, he invested funds to expand. He was not interested in the strategy of one school and one school. He aimed at all Ivy League schools, then other universities, and then went to North America, Europe, and India. According to the current operation, Several people on the website predict that if it goes well, the number of users is likely to exceed 5 million by the end of the year!

That's why Crowd's eyes are dazzling, although k is very low-key. In many cases, it is still spread through emails between students, so that no one knows that the website's creativity comes from Adrian, but as one of the insiders, he has created the rise of the media and he will not see the future of this social network .

But Rao is so. After hearing that there may be 500 million users in the future, Claude couldn't help taking a breath: "Are you sure?"

Adrian laughed with a bit of pride: "I and Victor explained in detail if we consider our current network environment as web1.0. Then the emergence of k will lead everyone to web2.0! "

"Please be brief!" Claude said angrily.

"Okay, okay, simply," Adrian shrugged. "Web 1.0 is a way for Internet users to collect all kinds of information by visiting websites. There has never been an era full of countless information like this, and people can browse through it. What I want to see. But after collecting the information? It is inevitable to share or show others the information collected by like-minded people, so there are always many posts in popular forums, so even communication software and MSM It will be so popular. However, it is not easy to find friends or acquaintances with the same interests in these ways. The appearance of k makes up for this. Netizens can simply build their own circles in the network. From here In a nutshell, web2.0 is the direct communication between people on the Internet. "

Having said that, he paused and waited for Claude to reflect on it before smiling again: "Do I need to stress it again?"

"Of course not." Crowder immediately raised his hands. Adrian's vision is needless to say, and it is for this reason that Victor will take over the operation of K so easily.

But Crowder still doesn't intend to let go lightly: "However, I still don't understand why even if it is not included in the media system, why not follow the previous plan?"

For a long time, for companies that the media could not acquire but held shares, such as Apple and Google. It's always Adrian's part, Claude's part, and then the group's part, so it doesn't look aggressive and can affect their company strategy when needed. But k is currently Adrian, and Victor, Claude, Charlize, and Ivanka share the rest, and finally there are three programmers left.

The reason why Charlize and Ivanka were on the shareholder list was mainly because when they had dinner with them that night, when he said what programmers he wanted them to do, Adrian asked casually: whether to buy shares. Charlize and Ivanka looked at each other and answered without hesitation: Yes!

Just kidding, what's the point of investing in a project that Adrian does not want to invest in? Even they were very proud to announce that they would eat as much as he took out the shares, Ivanka would not say, the savings are quite generous, and her father would definitely be willing to lend her money. As for Charlize, after all these years, Most of the expenses are either company benefits or Adrian packages, and she can also count as veteran employees of the media. The entire group's shares are divided a little, not much, but there are millions.

Of course, this is impossible, so the final composition becomes the above, and the media are left out.

"Let ’s say that, Crow, k is just the beginning. If it is not for the latest version of FlashPlayer, it hasn't been launched for a long time. The stability has yet to be investigated. I have already put another idea into action." Adrian explained "In addition, I also have ideas on blogs. After people generally start using mobile phones with Internet access, new ways to write blogs will appear. So if k is running well, I will also make our blog business. Separated and formed a new company with k. "

"You mean ..." Crowder narrowed his eyes. His eyes flashed with surprise, apparently thinking of the prospect.

"That's right, unless you don't care about being antitrust investigations at both ends for three days, or you think we can have the luck of Microsoft." Adrian spread his hand. "Now that's fine, like a brokerage company, Even if we have merged with Endeavour, we still have enough say. And Victor is trustworthy in both character and ability. He only needs to be equipped with an adventurous assistant. "

For this candidate, Adrian thought Morady Fisher was good. Although some love, but the ability is very good, the ambition is also moderate. Of course, Victor's own attitude is the most suitable one.

"I see." Claude said simply after a long silence.

He certainly understood what Adrian meant. Although this year's media was relatively low-key, it was doomed to be followed by many people. If it continues to expand and is still on the network. Then in the end it will be the target of criticism-if those sites are really as valuable as Adrian said.

It may not be as flexible as incorporating a media system to invest in the establishment of a new group in the name of an individual, but it is not easy to be grasped from a legal perspective. And although the amount of information in modern society is getting bigger and bigger, as long as the methods are proper and people are constantly instilling various contradictory information, they will not worry about not being able to master them. For media groups, people are always passive in receiving information.

Adrian didn't say more, talked a few other things, and immediately left Crowder's office. He believed that he would make the decision that was most beneficial to everyone. As for the Dallas Cowboys and Lakers. Hmm ... let Claude try it first, and need to talk with Bath, it ’s not acceptable to just invest in it. If they want to help promote the Lakers, they have to pay a lot.

However, American football has goals, and basketball has goals. Should you also play in football? Go to the Premier League to buy a club like Abramovich?

Adrian frowned slightly. When he bought the Lakers, he was in Los Angeles. Most Hollywood celebrities like the Lakers-of course, the Clippers. In the next life, because of the big Yao and Hollywood movies, he also knew a little about the NBA. But he didn't know much about it, so he also knew that even if he got the Lakers, he didn't necessarily have a good time, and he knew less about football. How much can a guy who doesn't even look at the World Cup know?

and many more! His eyes suddenly lighted. This limited memory tells him that it seems that Abramovich acquired Chelsea in 2003? !! A smirk fluttered from the corner of his mouth. How about grabbing Chelsea?

Although such acquisitions must have begun long ago, in the final analysis, it is still a contest of contacts and funds. It is also interesting to occasionally be an upstart. Moreover, is it better to sell the club to a Russian, or to a well-known director who often makes British-style films and has a good popularity in the UK is also the head of the media group?

Moreover, it can also do a few things to allow the media to expand its influence in the UK and thus get a springboard into Europe. Isn't ESPN planning this? And the lack of understanding of soccer and players just allows him to let go of the management, as long as the magic bird or something ... Oh, Jose? Mourinho, this is the only football coach he can remember Just dig him up and give him the most support.

Hmm, by the way, there is still a very good young British player named George Wood in his memory. He has a very abnormal physique and shines after 2005. At last he seems to be the captain of the England national team. Remember that it seems to be Mourinho. Adopted son? Or was he excavated and kissed like a father and son? Let him check it out.

Adrian, apparently unaware of his confusion, began to think about how disgusting Abramovich would be.

In the blink of an eye, it was August. No matter how hot the summer vacation files were, the later stages of The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and the Devil's Head continued in an orderly manner. The first two trailers also began to be released. The third one is as low-key as when it was turned on. The media did not even know that there was such a movie because Adrian was still waiting for the opportunity.

Some commercial masterpieces aimed at the Christmas stalls have released trailers at this time, such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" invested by Miramax, almost at the end of this year, Weinstein began to urge the post-production, and gave the crew The death order must be released at the end of this year.

"I have already won the two best actresses for you, but your promise has never been fulfilled-oh, I don't blame anything, I just want to prove that the director's promise will never be fulfilled!" Wei Although Ernstein's answer was eloquent, Adrian knew that he was just eager to use commercial blockbusters to promote Miramax.

After the millennium, with the rise of a series of big investment movies such as "Titanic", "Spider-Man" and "X-Men", the gap between big movie companies and second-tier movie companies was widened ~ www. readwn.com ~ This is definitely a bad signal for Weinstein who wants to develop Miramax into a big movie company, so I am anxious to use Pirates of the Caribbean to push Miramax further. ——At this time, he can no longer tolerate director Miracle.

Adrian also did these things. If the medium and second-tier movie companies are too obsessed with big investments, they may go a long way if they take the wrong step a little. The new line in previous lives is the best example. Now, without the new line of Lord of the Rings, the development of the new line has been unsatisfactory but stable in the past two years, and Robert Shay does not have too much desire to bet on it. If Miramax really got there ... The Weinstein brothers are waiting to give him a lifetime job.

To make Adrian a little thankful and regrettable, Kayla is daring to make a film in the UK, which is a supporting film that was mentioned before the Cannes Film Festival. The British screenwriter Richard Co also worked with Adrian. Tees screenwriter and director of "True Love First", of course, the new line comes with investment.

So she's not here right now, and Adrian has a headache both for her more and more obvious nagging to others, and she misses her hands and her own work-that pair is already about the size B softness.

Last time because the film festival went a bit fast, maybe you should take time to talk to her. He thought so, there are still several years to complete the plan, but don't make a mistake. (To be continued ...)