Home Urban Novels The King of Hollywood KeyboardSwitching:(638/935)

Chapter 54 The Influence of Movies

9days ago Urban Novels 8
Are you optimistic about Bush?Claude showed a surprised look.

The U.S. election is divided into two stages, with the first round of voting held on the first Tuesday in November, and voters from each state will elect electors representing the state.

Then on the third Monday in December, state electors will vote in the state capitals to elect the new U.S. president.

Generally speaking, if a candidate can obtain more than half of the voters in a state recommend the electorate while casting the votes for the presidential candidate he supports, then all electoral votes in the state will belong to him, even if half of the electors in the state do not support him.

This is called winner-takes-all, except for Maine and Nebraska, the other 48 states and Washington, D.C.

This is also why although Claude believes that Gore is not very advantageous at the moment, he is a little surprised that Adrian is optimistic about Bus. After all, Gore's approval rating among ordinary people is higher than Bush Jr., and the electoral votes are basically clear and clear after election day. Most of the voting in December is just a formality.

You know, I don't know a lot about it.

Adrian spread his hands, but because of this, I often look at the problem from another perspective and see something that others can't see tell me, how much campaign funds have been raised by dear Crow, Gore and Bush Jr.?Or just tell me which raises more funds?

It should be Bush Jr.Claude recalled it a little and gave the answer.

I don't know if you noticed that Crow, since the late 1970s, Jimmy Carter, the presidential campaign has become a model for whoever spends more money can win.Adrian said seriously.

oh?Claude raised his eyebrows.

This is true for Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., and Clinton. Although there are only four people, it is enough to explain some problems.

Adrian stood up, of course, if it were just this, we could take it as a coincidence, but let's look back at history. Except for Franklin Roosevelt, the Democratic Party has never been in power for 12 consecutive years after the Civil War, and has appeared more than once in the Republican Party.

Clinton has been in power for two consecutive terms, so the chances of Gore, of the Democratic Party, have been slim, and that's what you mean, right?Claude asked back.

Adrian raised his hands: Gore's approval rating among ordinary people is indeed higher than that of Bush Jr., but it is never the voters who decide who can sit on the throne of president.Bush Sr. has been a member of the House of Representatives, CIA Director, and US President. We have also discussed before that it is very difficult for Clinton to defeat him if the Red Empire disintegrates two to three months ahead of schedule.The political capital and connections that Bush has accumulated now are enough for him to push his son to the throne of president. This is also the reason why I suggest you send your private representative to contact him instead of Bush Jr. who is running for the election.

It seems a little late now, right?

Claude frowned. It's less than a month since Election Day, and even if we turn to them, it won't be very effective, let alone we support the Democratic Party.

Come on, Crow, can you not do this?Adrian couldn't help rolling his eyes.

That's right, traditionally speaking, the Ron Rees family has always been a supporter of the Democratic Party. Of course, Uncle Anderson is a Republican, and he is a conservative.

However, for major groups, betting on both sides is a common practice, just like in this year's election, AC Media has a considerable contribution, both Gore's team and Bush's team.

OK OK OK.

Claude laughed. In short, Bush Jr. only needs half of the electoral votes. There will be at least one month from the first Tuesday in November to the third Monday in December, so I will arrange anything immediately, but some things will take some time.

Don't worry, maybe the political donation ceiling will be cancelled in ten years.Adrian, who knew what he was talking about, replied with a smile.

Although US law stipulates that a campaign team accepts a certain amount of political donations from a certain person or company, it is easy to bypass this restriction, and it is nothing more than establishing a few more funds.

Since the laws have become empty, it is no wonder that the upper limit of political donations was simply lifted ten years later.

This result was not as expected by Adrian. Claude was very steady but also liked to do some challenging things, so he helped him rob Japan and rob the Black Empire, so he would set up AC Media together under his persuasion, so he would try his best to acquire TBS and ABC.

However, the achievements are also huge. The word "young and good" is now tailor-made for him. How many people can take charge of a large group with assets of 50 to 60 billion in their early thirties?

What's more, this group was built by him and his best friends.

Therefore, as long as we can successfully acquire AT&T Bradband, Claude doesn't mind taking a gamble, and the chance of winning is still very high.

Although investing in a senator is more cost-effective than investing in a president, sometimes investing in a president can also gain a lot of benefits, such as now.

Sell ​​personal favors at critical moments. As long as Bush Jr. can stand up to the throne of the US president, and with the cooperation of McDonald and others, he should be able to handle this matter in a short time. He still has to do things after getting the money. American politicians are still relatively credible in this regard.

What's more, AC Media is not without a backup plan. It is not difficult to guess the plans of several other media groups. It is of course best if antitrust institutions intervene and ban this transaction in the name of suspected monopoly after making adjustments. It doesn't matter if they can use their relationships in government departments, AC Media can also use it, and they have their own thoughts.

If you can't ban it, just delay it. The informal period for FCC review can reach up to 180 days, and there will be no less formality. If you delay it for a year, the funds required to acquire AT&T Bradband will increase greatly.

These media tycoons who want to block them cannot see the prospects of AT&T Bradband, but they cannot or are unwilling to acquire them for one reason or another. If the time goes by a little longer, AT&T Bradband's performance will soar. At that time, you only need to spend 10 billion a year ago to acquire them, but you only need to spend 20 billion or even 30 billion a year later. Besides, Comcast is competing for price increase.

Their plan cannot be said to be bad. Generally speaking, if it really delays for so long, it may fail, but if there are any omissions in key information, no matter how you calculate it, there will be no result.

It really reached that point, AC Media may not have enough funds, but Adrian and Crowder have it, and Adrian has decided long ago that it doesn't matter if they invest it all at that time.

As the saying in the previous life, any strategy is useless in the face of absolute strength. Without government intervention, the amount of corporate funds decided to decide on the acquisition case is ultimately the amount of the enterprise funds.

Despite this, if this is the final result, it will inevitably be a little bit unworthy of the gains, so it is still necessary to invest in Bush Jr.

Things were decided like this. As before, Adrian made the decision and Claude did the specific operation, so what Adrian should do, such as accompanying Jessica to the cinema to watch "Keep the Last Dance".

As a song and dance movie, it is already a niche in the current film market. Although song and dance movies are an indispensable movie genre in Hollywood, there is almost no memorable song and dance movie in the 1990s, and even Woody Allen fell into it.

So "Keep the Last Dance" did not hold any premiere. Of course, the promotion was still done well compared to the low-cost movie, so Adrian took Jessica to disguise and sat in the cinema and watched it.

This is actually the second time that Jessica has watched her first starring movie. The first time she went to watch with her family on the day of the release. After all, she hasn't been home for a long time.

Fortunately, her figure has recovered and her parents won't see the flaws. Even if her mother has doubts, she has made a vague attempt to film "The Dark Angel of the End of Times" and has gained some weight.

Adrian did not stop her from starting body shaping exercises after giving birth. No matter what, Jessica was still very young, and with her inferiority complex as a child, she also valued her appearance and figure more seriously. It is completely understandable that as long as Mary can enjoy the most basic breastfeeding.

There were not many people sitting in the screening hall, and they were mainly young people, all of whom were very interested, as if they were full of interest in this movie.

Not surprisingly, this is the second week of "Keep the Last Dance". Because it is in the off-season, it has won almost 2,000 theaters, and then it has won 25 million yuan in North America in the first week, and many people have given quite good reviews.

It is full of youthful vitality and inspiring power.A film critic wrote in a column of the Chicago Tribune.

Indeed, most musical and dance films in the past showed the adult world, either gorgeous and luxurious, or fresh and simple. Although there are some youth musical and dance films that are entirely dominated by young people, they are not very good and have very small audiences.

"Keep the Last Dance" first combines inspiration and love in the story, and then combines ballet and blues in the dance, so it becomes a somewhat unique youth song and dance film like this.

Look, you're charming, aren't you?Looking at the big screen, Adrian blew ambiguously in Jessica's ears.

Although Jessica didn't speak, a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Obviously, her family and friends praised her a lot before.

Although Jessica's acting skills are relatively weak, she looks very charming through those simple or gorgeous dances. I have to say that the choreography is doing very beautifully.

One of the biggest highlights of musical and dance films is the carefully arranged dances. As for "Keep the Last Dance", the plot of the movie is still relatively cliché and simple.

As soon as the heroine came out, she moved to her father's place because of her mother's death, then met the hero, and then slowly got together because of the dance, and she had to accept various tests in the middle.

If there is no dance, this is at best a very popular love movie, but it is different with dance.

The choreographer put a lot of effort into this, combining blues and ballet as much as possible, and using different styles of dance to show the differences in skin color and identity between the two.

There is no doubt that no matter what ballet was before and how much time it took to evolve to its current state, it does represent elegant art at present. Blues, which has been popular among black people for decades, was once called vulgar or even erotic by many people, happened to be very similar to the identities of the male and female protagonists.

The director also has a good grasp of the plot arrangement and cooperates with the choreography very well. For example, the initial encounter between the male and female protagonists is as incompatible as ballet and blues, but essentially attracts each other. After contacting each other, they begin to feel it. The choreography arranges the blues to integrate into ballet for the first time. Of course, bumps and bumps are inevitable.

As the relationship between the male and female protagonists heats up, the two dances merge very smoothly. With the exchange of dance experiences, the relationship between the male and female protagonists continues to heat up until various difficulties begin to come.

Later, the two had to separate, and the fusion of dance stagnated. The heroine could not concentrate on practicing, and the hero could not face herself.

Until the end, the male protagonist finally made up his mind to break with his previous life and immediately went to find his lover. She was preparing to perform in a dance academy teacher in a theater.

Without the male protagonist around, the heroine tried hard to practice the dance she created together, but her first performance still had a big problem.

Are you really ready?A male teacher wearing glasses and bearded with a ponytail.

The heroine took several deep breaths and couldn't answer until the hero's voice came from the door: Yes, she was ready.

As mentioned earlier, the plot is very cliché. Next is a scene that can be seen in all love and inspirational movies. When the male protagonist rushed to the stage to encourage his lover: If you can, you will definitely be able to do it.

The heroine finally performed perfectly.

Here, the director and choreography are arranged very well. Although there are ballet or blues dances in the whole movie from time to time, they are all very good and very touching. There are also dances that combine ballet and blues, which also have a bright spot, but basically the whole dance is not fully displayed until the end of here.

In the fast cutting, the heroine fully demonstrated this dance with her body, with the elegance of ballet and the rhythm of blues, perfectly integrated in everything, switching without any barriers, sometimes soft and sometimes sexy, so passionate and full of vitality that the teachers in the audience couldn't help but nod to the rhythm.

The whole movie was laid for this short climax of just a few minutes. The emotions accumulated in the whole movie were completely released at this moment. After the dance was over, the young people in the screening room couldn't help but cheer and applaud.

Very perfect.Adrian couldn't help but clap and praise him.

Although Jessica, who had heard such praises many times, could not help but be happy. However, when the movie ended, she sighed because she thought of something.

What's wrong?Adrian asked strangely.

It's nothing, just... Jessica pursed her lips, how good it would be if it were really all my dancing.

Adrian couldn't help laughing and reached out to scratch her nose: Don't think so much, you are not a professional dancer after all, and it is already quite outstanding to be able to train to that level in a short period of time.

As mentioned before, ballet is different from ordinary dances. As long as the actors give enough time to practice, most of the movements can be danced infinitely close to those of the specialists, such as the movie Adrian prepared for Nicole, which is also one of the reasons why he asked Nicole to practice dancing more.

But ballet is different. Most ballet dancers start dancing since childhood and have strict requirements on body shape, so they have to start shaping before the bones are fully developed. It is okay for adults to practice ballet dancing, but it is almost impossible to perform on a very professional stage.

The ballet troupe is also the most competitive place in the entertainment industry, even surpassing the modeling circle. Many ballet dancers who dance very well will dance with their families all their lives. It is impossible to dance almost the same as professional ballet dancers after practicing for half a year to a year. Therefore, all ballet-related movies, unless the actors are young or are dancing ballet themselves, most of the dances are dance substitutes, without exception.

Even though there are not many ballets involved in "Keep the Last Dance", Jessica still uses a lot of stand-ins, especially the extremely outstanding dance in the last one.

Therefore, whenever there is a frontal shot of Jessica rotating on the movie screen, you will not shoot your feet in. When the whole body rotates, the speed is very fast, you can't see your face clearly, and you will soon switch to the close-up of the upper body.

Will you wait for me here?When he got outside, Adrian patted Jessica's arm and then drove, but when he came back, he saw a very unexpected scene.

The fans who were still staying outside the theater were moving closer to Jessica. The front of them was rushing to her in waves, looking for something to ask her for an autograph. Jessica, whose hat had been removed, smiled bitterly but could not refuse.

Needless to say, she was accidentally recognized by the movie fans while waiting. Of course, the movie fans who just watched her starring in the movie and enjoyed it were all rushed forward.

Adrian smiled and shook his head, pulled down his hat, turned the car to the theater with a tweak to the window, poked his head out of the window and shouted: Jessica!here!

Jessica looked around and hurriedly ran over, opened the car door and jumped up. As the car pounded the accelerator, she still shouted apologetically to the fans: Sorry.

Really popular.Adrian said teasingly after driving the car onto the street.

Jessica smiled embarrassedly, but the satisfaction and complacent look on her face could not be concealed. Although "The Dark Angel of the End of Times" has made her famous, when did she encounter such a scene?

This is the influence of the movie.