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Chapter 250 Uncle ED

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For a film company, for a film company that wants to develop and move forward rather than attach to the back of a large company, the film library is always the most important thing.

As long as there is enough film library, even if it is hit hard, it will have the capital to rise again. On the contrary, it is easy to be controlled by others.

The film library is not built like that. There are many methods, but there are many competitors, and in the end, the financial resources are still the final say.

Miramax has only more than 700 film libraries for more than 20 years. Although Bosworth has been established for a longer time than it, it has always been hovering in the second and third lines. The film libraries are almost the same, and there are even fewer new lines, with only 500 films.

The library of nearly 2,000 movies is already good for medium-sized companies, but it is not enough to watch compared to large companies. Which of the seven major film companies has a library of thousands of movies?

Even the world, which ranks relatively low now, is above 3,000.

Now that AC Media has acquired Global, its film library has exceeded 5,000, and it can basically rank in the top three.

Just like this, Adrian will not be as satisfied as he is now. In addition to this library of more than 5,000 movies, TBS has a lot of them in his hands.

As early as the early 1990s, Ted Turner had thought about acquiring MGM, but for some well-known reasons, the deal was stranded, but Turner did not give up and took this opportunity to plunder most of MGM's film library.

As we all know, Hollywood has seven major film companies, but before the 1980s, this number was eight, including the position of United American Film Company.

The small company, first established by Charlie Chaplin and his friends, took more than a decade to finally reach its peak in the 1930s, and despite subsequent ups and downs, it has been firmly sitting in its place.

Unfortunately, there are always some unexpected surprises in this world. In the late 1970s, Lianmei spent 40 million to invest in "Gate of Heaven", and finally lost all its money and was eventually merged by MGM.

With the same first-tier film companies and the same old experience, you can imagine how much MGM’s film library has enriched.

However, MGM also quickly followed the footsteps of United States. Although it did not face the risk of merger due to investment mistakes, its gradual decline could not be stopped, not to mention a boss like Cockline.

So after just ten years, I was facing the danger of being acquired by TBS. Although I finally got rid of this danger, I paid a considerable price.

Of course, it is impossible to sell a golden sign like 007, but Turner took away the copyright of at least 3,000 movies. Therefore, today, AC Media has a library of nearly 9,000 movies in its hands!

This means we are invincible.Adrian said this to Cloud more than once.

The nearly 9,000 film library can earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Although it has to be shared with other copyright owners, it is also a considerable profit. Think about it, if you sit still, you will have a large amount of money on your head. This is why Adrian would say that it is already invincible. If DreamWorks was run, it would never be able to hold on.

In addition to the movie library, there are also cartoon library, TV series library, etc. TBS originally regained not only the movie copyright, but also half of the copyright of "Cat and Mouse" and many cartoons. Now it seems that whether it is acquiring TBS or ABC, it is the right decision, even if it is to raise funds from Wall Street.

Very good, then we should also prepare to lose money.Claude said so.

Now?Adrian raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised, it seemed a little too early, right?

oh?What suggestions do you have?Claude asked immediately.

You don't think so.

Adrian looked at him, are the IT stocks overheated?Cisco's market value is about to exceed 100 billion, and Microsoft is even higher. After releasing win98, it once surpassed General Electric.

So what?

Claude shrugged. Since the birth of Apple, the IT industry has been creating miracles. Why is it not now?Speaking of which, Jobs is indeed a powerful guy, and Apple actually has a small profit this year.

Come on, Crow, I'm serious.

Adrian interrupted him, you know, I proposed that plan. At the beginning, we were the only ones doing it in hiding, but now, how many people are doing it?

OK, what do you want to say, Ed?Cloud spread his hands, is IT stocks going to collapse?

You have to admit that there is a possibility, and it is quite possible.Adrian shrugged, but he didn't know when it would happen.

so……

I'll push it a little bit later and wait until mid-2000, how about it?

Claude didn't say anything, but just looked at Adrian with an interesting look, and after a long time, he said: Do you have any premonitions, Ed?

No, just worried.Adrian smiled. Even someone like me could see the uncertainty. I don’t believe you won’t see it. Don’t you want to...

He made a gesture and didn't speak anymore, neither did Claude, and then a moment passed.

There is no need to do this. We just need to hide the means, but it is a little troublesome.

Claude said, I will pay attention, if that happens, I won't be polite.

Since you said that, then everything will follow your plan.After thinking for a few minutes, Adrian said immediately.

The so-called preparation for losses does not mean that one's company is really making losses. Only fools will do this. Claude means processing the data on the books and making the company seem to be in losses to cope with the tax bureau and the public.

This is not an illegal act, but the calculation method is a bit special, with different principal, expected profits and actual profits, so that it is actually making money but the books show losses.

Basically, American companies do this, so there is no need to worry about anything.

Now, with the chassis completely fixed and AC Media has entered a relatively stable development zone, Claude will naturally seek greater profits.

But Adrian had more ideas. As he said before, if the foundation is laid, it should be turned to the construction of the castle. We can't work hard to lay a solid foundation but build a thatched hut on it, right?

Adrian knew his strengths and weaknesses, so he left all these things to Claude, who was only responsible for making his own point of view.

Facts have proved that Claude did a very good job, and it goes without saying that the company's several acquisitions have been made. After making the decision to cooperate with the Traditional Media Group, both Hurst Group and Newhouse Group have cooperated very happily.

However, contrary to Adrian's expectations, the cooperation between Hurst Group and AC Media is closer.

Hurst Group is not only a giant in the publishing industry, but also involves a lot in other aspects. For example, they have launched their own channels and have worked with ABC before. Naturally, they are very concerned about the olive branches extended by AC Media.

Claude did not miss this opportunity and cooperated with them fully on TV. It was his suggestion that he would broadcast "Will and Grace" on their channel. The Hurst Group needs AC Media very much in this regard, so it is very close.

Newhouse Group focuses entirely on newspapers and magazines. Several of its famous magazines such as "The New Yorker", "Vanity Fair", "Fashion", etc. are all needed by AC Media, so they are more at ease when facing Claude.

However, Newhouse is currently entering the Internet, and AC Media has considerable investment in IT, so the two sides have done a good job in this, but their closeness is completely inferior to that of the Hurst Group.

Although he failed to achieve the expected goals, Adrian didn't take it seriously. This situation would soon disappear after a few years after the millennium, and the current intimacy will only be closer.

No matter what, Adrian needs Claude to take the helm, so he will communicate with him any plan, but this time it is hard to make it clear. The profit loss on the books is just a reason, and then he will lead the topic step by step to what he wants to say, after all...

It is not that easy for prophets to do, and jumping wires is dangerous.

Claude's answer was quite satisfying. Adrian had prepared a lot of rhetoric. You should know that next year will be the craziest year. Now it's just the beginning. Even the guys on Wall Street who are preparing to shear sheep are not sure that the bubble burst, not to mention Adrian, who has never been good at finance.

Well, no matter what, this matter is still far away. Even though Adrian has a huge acquisition plan, Claude promised to pay attention, so his attention turned to other aspects.

Stop, Ivy, stop, do you know, you are like a monkey just emerging from a cage.

Adrian yelled at Avril, who was doing a volley in the room while listening to Eric Norton.

You are the monkey, Ed!Avril, who finally stopped after several times, waved his fists and shouted loudly, which immediately attracted laughter.

Well, even if I am a monkey, that is the Monkey King, but you should be a monkey in the circus.Adrian teased without hesitation.

The girl's face turned dark immediately, and she bit her lip and stared at Adrian with a cannibalistic look, as if she would rush up to bite him at any time.

Without smoky makeup, no t-shirt and deliberately scratched jeans, and no canvas shoes, Avril is no different from an ordinary Western girl, but she is very cute, especially now, so Adrian couldn't help but tease her.

OK, Ivy, Eric told me that you have determined your route. Tell me, are you really sure?

Seeing that the girl's angry appearance became more and more prosperous, Adrian immediately changed the subject.

Sure enough, whenever I talked about music, Avril, who was still angry just now, immediately smiled: Of course, don’t you think rock is cool?

Just cool?Adrian asked as he looked at her.

Not only is it cool, but it's also very... it's still very... the girl frowned and still couldn't come up with a suitable adjective for a long time. Finally, she waved impatiently: Anyway, I like rock!If you are a singer, of course you should choose your favorite music and work hard, right?

OK, that's it.Adrian said so after sighing in his heart.

Frankly speaking, from a long-term perspective, rock is not completely suitable for Avril. In my memory, although it was very popular and outstanding in the early stage, it began to become a little unhealthy later.

But then again, that kind of situation will occur due to many factors. Besides, there is not only one type of rock. Since she likes this, she still chooses this. Norton also believes that she has a future in this, so she will do it well.

As the girl said, it is absolutely a bad thing to be a singer who cannot choose to work towards the direction of the music she likes.

Very good, then I will ask them to arrange formal courses for you soon, so don’t be lazy at that time.Adrian said this, and in addition, don’t miss other courses you have taken.

I know, I will work very hard!Avril immediately straightened his little chest.

Anyone will say that even though I am very busy, I will never take time to check. If you don’t meet my requirements, Ivy, you will be dead!

Adrian picked up his arms and leaned down, looking down at her half-threateningly and jokingly.

You are very long-winded, like an old man... The girl grimaced at him, then turned her eyes and smiled when she thought of something... Like an old man, Uncle ED.

What did you call me?Adrian first coughed several times as if he was choked, and then stared at Avril with his eyes twitching.

Uncle EDAh, is there anything wrong with it?Avril blinked, looking innocent and righteous.

This... Adrian was speechless for a moment, and the others next to him tried to hold back their laughter.

That's it, Uncle ED, I'm leaving.After looking at the time, Avril said with a smile, proud, obviously happy that she was angry.

OK, I'll ask the driver to take you back.Adrian sighed a long sigh, trying to make himself look as calm as before.

After saying goodbye to others, Avril walked to the door and waved his hand at him: Thank you, Uncle ED.

While saying the last two words, she deliberately harshly, and she sounded very funny, and the people in the room suddenly burst into laughter.

Hell!Damn little girl!Adrian rolled his eyes and began to doubt whether it was correct to get the little rock witch from Canada.

After Adrian returned from Napani, MU Records sent someone to test Avril, and it goes without saying that it was a training contract.

Then when the summer vacation was over, Avril came to Los Angeles in the name of exchange students. With Adrian's power, it was too easy to get this kind of thing done. She even arranged the boarding family for her, and was at the home of Julis, the head of the editorial department.

In fact, at the beginning, Adrian wanted to arrange her to the home of producer Melanie, who was Scarlett's mother. The two girls were the same age, so there should be a lot of topics to talk about. Scarlett also had an older brother, a sister and a twin younger brother. Avril should like this kind of family with more children.

However, Melanie often goes back to New York, and more importantly, it is a divorced family, so after thinking about it, it will be fine.

Then the Julis family became the first choice. Their family was very harmonious. Although the somewhat neutral daughter was only 7 years old, she was careless and easy to get along with and liked music. So when she asked Avril about her opinion, she finally decided to stay in their family.

The actual situation is similar to Adrian's expectations. Although Avril is half older than Christine, he gets along well with her and often plays the guitar and sings for her.

Although I felt a little uncomfortable when I first came to the United States for two or three days, the girl quickly settled down and made a few friends at school, and then started the most basic training, until today.

This is for you, Eric, tap her potential.Adrian patted Norton on the shoulder, raised his legs and walked out.

No problem, she will be as good as Britney and Christina.

Norton replied, paused, and the other party held back his smile and said: Frankly speaking, I think Avril's name is very suitable for you.

A burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the room, and several staff members lay on the table.

Adrian, who walked to the door, turned around and glared at these guys, made the mouth shape of you all a bunch of bastards and quickly left.

It is impossible to say that you are not annoyed, but this is not because you are kidding by the staff. He is not a stingy person. However, the name Avril is indeed a troublesome. From a psychological point of view...

Don't worry, don't draw conclusions so quickly. Who can say that this must be a bad thing?Adrian whispered to himself and opened the door to the exclusive lounge.

As soon as he closed the door, his hands reached out from behind and hugged his waist, and then a slightly sharp voice rang out from behind: Oh, I miss you so much, Uncle Ed.

OK, Bubu, you didn't learn anything like it.Adrian laughed and pulled out the girl behind him.

Why?Britney asked in surprise, my voice was already sharp.

Yes, it's very sharp, but your characteristics are not so easy to cover up.

Adrian sat on the sofa and patted his thighs. I could hear the wonderful, sweet magnetic sound at once.

The girl smiled and immediately jumped onto the sofa and got into his arms.

When did you pick up this title?Adrian asked again at this time.

When Avril left and called you, the door was already open, and everyone in the aisle heard it, I was nearby, and of course I heard it too.

Britney chuckled, Uncle Ed, this title is very interesting.

She leaned over to Adrian, vomiting an ambiguous breath, and the light in her eyes flashed: Do you want me to call you like this?

This is a really tempting proposal. Britney has been eaten by him and his belt bones. If...

But Adrian quickly shook his head, then changed into a smiley expression: What are you thinking about, Bubu?