Made in Hollywood

In mid-October, the artist management company headquartered on Wischel Street in Beverly Hills officially declared bankruptcy, and will merge with Nancy Josephson’s icm, and the old Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob are also comprehensive retirement.

It's just that this news didn't arouse Hollywood's attention at all, and even Duke just glanced at it and was still in the back.

From the day when icm, caa and William Morris reached an agreement to dig the corner of the artist management company, it was doomed to end. Starting three years ago, Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob actually quit Hollywood. The once so-called "Hollywood King" has long since fallen to the point where no one cares about it.

The main clients and potential clients of the artist brokerage management company were basically hollowed out by the other three companies, and a shell was left long ago.

Such opponents cannot be taken seriously by Duke. Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob left Hollywood in a down-and-out attitude, which is also the inevitable change of the old and new in this circle.

Although the opponent has competed with him for many years, with Duke’s character, he would not have the interest to run to the two old men to mock. This is not a life-and-death duel. He was the winner many years ago, so naturally he would not care about them anymore. .

The myth will eventually be shattered, and the false aura that was promoted by the media will also fade away.

Not only this life, even if it was Duke's Reign I, countless real events have fully proved that people who say that Michael Ovitz can control Hollywood must have problems in their heads.

Compared with Michael Ovitz and the artist management company, which ended silently, another piece of news has been hyped up by the media, and even Hollywood stars are in danger.

After a long investigation, the British government announced that it had officially launched an investigation and hearing on News Corp. The "eavesdropping door" could no longer cover up. News Corp and Rupert Murdoch became the dogs that everyone shouted and beat.

The media revealed that the homes and phone calls of many Hollywood stars have been tapped, including superstars like Tom Cruise, but Duke has long known the true face of the so-called unrestricted news media that advocates fairness and justice. There have been targeted measures long ago.

It's just that the incident still involves Duke's crew. Sienna Miller, who played Miranda Tate, was the key victim of "The Eavesdropping Door". In order not to affect the shooting, Duke simply adjusted the filming and postponed Miranda Tate's related scenes. After Sienna Miller has resolved these annoying things, she can shoot again.

Although it is far from falling down, Rupert Murdoch’s kingdom was trembling in the wind and rain, the century-old tabloid "World News Weekly" died unfavorably, the former news director of Downing Street was taken away by the police, and the prime minister’s eyes revealed Uneasy... To paraphrase a popular tabloid mantra: The death of "News of the World" shocked the world.

However, this is not the end of the story, but the beginning of a new chapter.

And all this. It all started on the prince’s knee.

Five years ago, the story of William, the Duke of Cambridge's knee injury, was exposed by News of the World. Only a few cronies knew about it. Where did the tabloid news come from?

Thus, the eavesdropping door involved the royal family.

The British royal family has indeed fallen, but no one can underestimate the strength of the Windsor family. Those who underestimated them paid the price like Diana or Murdoch.

From the United Kingdom to North America, almost all the media that are not affiliated with News Corp are beating down dogs. This opportunity to step on the competition is really rare.

Time Warner is no exception. Without any communication with other media groups in North America, they cooperated tacitly and continuously put pressure on News Corporation in terms of public opinion and practical actions. Even if the two media companies were more cooperative before, when When this kind of opportunity comes, capital will make the best choice for itself.

Earlier, Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation had always wanted to acquire Time Warner, but they never realized it. The Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Justice was a threshold that could not be crossed.

The eavesdropping of the door. It also made Rupert Murdoch's merger idea only stay in the planning stage.

And other media groups are putting pressure on the federal government to split News Corporation into two parts: the media group and 20th Century Fox, even if the two companies after the split will still be controlled by the Murdoch family. But he could no longer make Rupert Murdoch like his arm.

The competition between capitals has never had a stand, only interests.

Just like Walt Disney, whose internal relations have always been unable to straighten out, no matter from which aspect, an overly powerful News Corporation does not actually meet Duke's interests. Of course, he wants to see News Corporation be split. Within the Time Warner board of directors, it is also one of many directors who advocate suppression of News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch started in Australia, and News Corporation’s base camp spans the United Kingdom and the United States. The major media groups in North America have not the slightest awareness of helping their peers, but are more aggressive than anyone else.

In late October, the Los Angeles Branch of the FBI and the Los Angeles County Police Department conducted a joint operation and arrested the famous "Hollywood Eye" Anthony Pelicano. Holding a search warrant, they searched Pelicano's location in Burma. Houses in Bank, West Hollywood, and Orange County found more than two million dollars in cash, as well as some weapons and thousands of hours of wiretapping records.

In particular, when investigating Pellicano’s e-mails, the police found a large number of correspondence with the New York Post, which involved numerous eavesdropping and scandals.

Subsequently, the police held a press conference and showed some evidence of Pellicano's wiretapping. Although they did not announce which Hollywood stars have been wiretapped, everyone in Hollywood was in danger.

In this part of the published evidence, the target was directed at the New York Post under News Corp. The wiretapping scandal, which was hyped by North American media, quickly spread to the world.

It is not difficult for the public to imagine that Lenovo’s eavesdropping in the UK nowadays is almost a common phenomenon for News Corporation.

Only a day later, the FBI announced that it would take over the Pellicano case, because the emails between him and the "New York Post" involved not only Hollywood public figures, but also some members of Congress and the families of victims of the 9/11 incident!

9/11 is a permanent scar in the hearts of the North American public. In this case, News Corp. has been involved with definite evidence. The public's anger can be imagined. A large number of families of 9/11 victims have appealed to the federal government in major media. The government thoroughly investigated the incident, and the Congress also held a special meeting for this...

Affected by this, News Corporation’s stock price plummeted. There was obviously someone in the market short selling News Corporation’s stock. In just over a week, News Corporation lost nearly 10% of its market value. Obviously, several major media The group united with the vampires on Wall Street and quickly suppressed the stock of News Corp.

News Corporation, which was once infinitely beautiful, was completely plunged into wind and rain.

With the deepening of the investigation, more and more British and American celebrities appeared on News Corp's eavesdropping list.

Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom and the FBI in the United States have successively published a list of 6,000 people who were tapped.

Among them are British royal family members Eugenie and Princess Yorkby Atris, William and Prince Harry, actress Sienna Miller, British Minister of Culture, Media and Sports Tessa Jowell and his wife, football star Ryan? Giggs and Paul Scholes wait.

In the United States, the victims include well-known actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the famous band Lincoln Park, the families of the fallen American soldiers, and several unnamed congressmen and state senators.

The British Parliament also held the first hearing on the ‘Wiretapping Door’ incident. Murdoch and Wendi Deng were present in person and accepted the questioning. As the questioning came to an end, an accident happened.

During the live broadcast, a man wearing a checked shirt and sitting in the back row of the auditorium suddenly stood up, walked quickly to the witness stand, and smashed Murdoch with a paper plate full of shaving foam in his hand. go with.

The others were stunned. No one realized that the attacker should be stopped, and perhaps no one really wanted to stop. Murdoch seemed to froze in his seat, and the police did not respond immediately.

At this time, Wendi Deng jumped up from the chair like lightning, flew forward, drew an arc in the air with his right arm, and slapped the attacker's face with his right palm...

In this way, the old couple and young wife staged a "love show" in front of audiences from the entire western world on live TV.

After the hearing accident happened, a large number of reports about Wendi Deng flying as a guardian soon appeared in some media. Some people said that Wendi Deng showed extraordinary courage and should be awarded the title of "Wife of the Year"; The slow response of the police in court is dwarfed"; and News Corp.’s "Guardian" claimed that she demonstrated the meaning of a model husband and wife in the hearing.

Through TV, the Murdoch watch attacked scenes were presented to the public, which effectively alleviated the government and the public’s anger over the wiretapping incident. The situation faced by Murdoch and News Corporation has been improved to some extent, and there are even well-known public relations figures. I believe that News Corp.’s recent appointment of a well-known American public relations firm to improve its corporate image is not as effective as Deng Wendi’s slap.

This is definitely a very beautiful crisis PR.

However, the major media groups in North America will never give up this opportunity to suppress competitors. Only a weakened news group can meet their interests.

Two days later, in the latest issue of Vanity Fair, Wendi Deng’s diary, which was mailed anonymously, unreservedly revealed Wendi Deng’s admiration for Blair. (To be continued.)

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