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Chapter 116 One quarter

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"The Moulin Rouge" has been postponed, and Adrian originally arranged it to be a little before Christmas, but the problem is that AC Media's high-box movies were all arranged during this period, and they all performed extremely well.

Not to mention "X-Men", "Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", even literary and artistic films such as "Love Chocolate" and "Beautiful Mind" that require long-term screenings have achieved quite good results, not to mention "Eleven Arhat", "Training Day", and "BJ Single Diary" with different styles but very valuable commercially.

"BJ Single Diary" starring Rachel was released before "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". The premiere was not large in scale, and Adrian was still present. Of course, Rachel must be forced to be pulled into the corner and violated it.

Therefore, if "Moldova" was released in Christmas foreplay as originally planned, it would easily lead to a dilemma of insufficient attention.

It doesn't matter if it affects the box office. This is also a literary and artistic film that the minister has screened on the line. What's more, there is the gimmick of director Miracle's first song, but it will not affect the reputation. You should know that the most talked about Adrian at this stage is the popular "Lord of the Rings".

So Adrian discussed with others and changed the date to January next year. Just like "Love to Alabama" and "The Princess Diary", Sarah's "Love to Alabama" has been decided long ago in release next year. This time, the date was only set to February 14, and "The Princess Diary" was indeed arranged in early January.

In this way, even though you are still competing with yourself, there is much more room for maneuver and you can better squeeze the box office.

Of course, like "I Am Sam", it will be previewed at the end of the month and it is also necessary to get an Oscar ticket. Isn't he just producing "Mold Rouge" for this?

And by the way, you can understand the audience's reactions and prepare for the promotion after the release.

After returning from London, life finally calmed down temporarily, because Christmas Eve was right in front of you, "The Matrix", which was filmed intermittently due to various premieres, also stopped, and Adrian also had more time to spend on his women and daughters, everything was beautiful except for a little bit

The door was gently opened, and the lights of the corridor that had never been closed projected a long figure on the ground. In the dim room, the little guys were sleeping soundly on the bed, not noticed anything, and a few big velvet socks were hung at the end of the bed.

The tall figure tiptoed in, wearing thick clothes, a conical hat on his head, a long beard on his chin, and a large pocket on his back. He chuckled twice when he reached the stern of the boat.

Then, he slowly squatted down and took the thing out of his pocket and tried to stuff it into the socks at the end of the bed.

At this moment, the little guy on the bed suddenly jumped up.

There are thieves!Catch him!A voice shouted, and then the pillow smashed towards the figure at the end of the bed, with crackling sounds mixed with laughter, and shouts resounded throughout the bedroom.

Hey, what are you doing!Kate and Sarah, who rushed over quickly, turned on the bedroom lights.

Unfortunately, these little guys Lily, Little Emma, ​​and Little Emma had no intention of stopping. They continued to waving the pillow and smashed the figure at the end of the bed, while Juliet and Deva clapped and applauded.

Enough!You troublemakers!Finally, it was not until Adrian screamed out in a fury that the little guys stopped laughing.

At this time, Adrian's Santa Claus hat had fallen to the ground and was unknown. The beard stuck to his chin was also slanted and might fall off at any time. He sat on the ground with his hair scattered, looking a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the pillow was not broken, otherwise the room would have geese feathers floating.

You should have gone to bed more than half an hour ago, and I specially allowed you to go to bed late, but I haven't fallen asleep yet. Now you are talking about what to do?!

Adrian clenched the faces of the little guys without hesitation, and looked like he was gritting his teeth, as if he wanted to make a good calculation with them.

Unfortunately, this is useless. Even Deva and Juliet make faces at him, let alone Lily and the two Emmas.

Well, since that's the case, there's no Christmas present this year.Adrian immediately lifted his pocket and acted to leave.

Deva and Juliet, two little boys who had no idea, immediately showed an uneasy look. Unfortunately, Emma made the situation back with just one sentence: Don’t worry, Ed won’t give us Christmas gifts, but Santa Claus won’t give them.

She knelt on the bed, hugged her arms and glanced at Kate and Sarah who were watching the lively at the door, and then looked at Adrian proudly. Yes, if your father doesn't give Lily and the others gifts, your mother and aunt will always give them.

Adrian couldn't help but roll his eyes and glared at Kate and Sarah who were standing next to him and smiling and silent. They didn't talk since they came in and kept standing there watching the show, as if they liked seeing him like this.

Then he raised his eyebrows at Little Emma again.

There is no doubt that this matter must have been dominated by her, and the words she yelled on the phone to give him a good look are still vivid in my ears.

It seems that you shouldn't be allowed to sleep together, so I decided to separate you all!Adrian snorted and rolled up his sleeves.

rest!Little Emma shouted immediately, then raised her pillow again while making gestures.

Then, little Emma and Lily also raised their pillows, while Deva and Juliet crawled behind them and hid, feeling like they were resisting to the end.

Okay, children, calm me down!Kate finally came over to help him save the situation.

If your father doesn't listen, he always has to listen to his mother's words. Lily is very smart and never listens to her mother's words or father's words.

This troublemaker stopped. Deva and Juliet, who were just watching her sister, naturally became quiet. Then little Emma always followed the crowd and naturally stopped. Little Emma was unable to support herself and could only compromise.

Your luck is always good, Ed!The next day she was so angry that she said to Adrian with some reluctance.

OK, Emma, ​​you are all a big girl and a hot star. Can you stop doing such naive things?Adrian replied in a sigh.

After hearing this, the little girl opened her eyes wide and drooped the corners of her mouth, looking fierce and hurt. She looked at him for a long time and left the study with a heavy humming sound.

Adrian just sighed again. Of course he knew that little Emma would be very unhappy to say this, but he had no other way for the time being. You must know that she had sat on his thigh since she came in and refused to go down.

It's really annoying.

Adrian said to himself.

But he didn't take it too seriously. Little Emma is so old, and she is so smart and precocious. How could she ignore him because of this?

If she gave up like this, it wouldn't be Emma Watson, Adrian's Emma Watson.

Sure enough, just a few hours later, little Emma started to grab him and ask this and that, and then Adrian started to have a headache about how to deal with her.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. Little Emma will meet in London after Christmas. Of course, Adrian must promise to visit her in the New Year.

I promise, I will definitely come to London to see you in January.

Adrian comforted her after sending her to the airport, and immediately added: Of course, there may be a few days of errors before and after, so please understand.

……All right.The little girl said reluctantly, her cheeks were bulging.

Adrian smiled and shook his head, leaned over and kissed near the corner of her mouth. Little Emma's eyes suddenly lit up and looked him up and down in disbelief, then cheered briefly, rushed into Adrian's arms and wrapped around his neck, and kissed him firmly on the face.

Her face was filled with a smile, and she seemed to have never been so happy before, and she was even a little light when she walked along the VIP channel to Adrian's private plane.

Ed... are you... some crossing the line?After watching the plane board the runway, Kate, who followed him to see Little Emma, ​​said to Adrian with concern.

As his earliest woman, she experienced the time when Adrian took care of Emma Little, and she was very sensitive to these things.

Yes, I know, that's true.Adrian stared at the plane that started to accelerate and didn't turn his head until he started climbing. I'll handle it, Kate, don't worry.

Kate didn't say anything, just held his arm, looking at him with some concern but trust.

Adrian smiled slightly, reached out to wrap his arms around Kate's waist, pulled her into her arms and watched the plane drill into the clouds.

2001 has passed like this. This year, many important things have happened in many fields, which have greatly affected the trend of the world, such as 911. For example, the EU announced the issuance of the euro from January 1, 2002. In the media field, the most influential thing is that AC Media has become the world's number one in its thunderous posture.

At the beginning of the year, Adrian Cowell was in the limelight at the Oscars. In May, 9 of the top ten TV viewers were included. After the 9/11 incident, he took the lead in holding various commemorative activities. Adrian Cowell, who took out 100 million yuan as a private identity to rescue the families of the victims, also led to a charity trend.

Finally, the entire Christmas period, from Monster Company to Eleven Arhats, from X-Men to Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, AC Media's movies have been a hit with other groups at the box office.

The old media groups all sighed, wary or felt uncomfortable watching the young group reach the peak step by step. Why did they turn out to be a freak like Adrian?

However, this is not over. After finally getting rid of the 2001 year that made them sad and depressed, AC Media gave them another blow in 2002. Although this is only the end of 2001, the shock caused is not inferior to those things before.

At the beginning of each year, we will end last year and clearly count some data, such as the total box office in the past year.

In 2001, the total box office of North America was about 8.4 billion, but the total box office of movies produced and distributed by AC Media was as high as 2.3 billion!

That's right, it accounts for one-quarter of the total box office in North America throughout the year!

Although the box office in North America is basically divided by several major film companies, and then other companies pick up some leftovers, it is already quite impressive to have a movie company that can have a box office of $1 billion a year, not profitable. Almost no media group accounts for a full quarter of the total box office in the United States like AC Media!

MGM may have the strength in the early days, but that was based on monopoly. Although the current big film companies are also very powerful, it is impossible to have absolute voice like they did decades ago.

So, the most important thing AC Media can do this is that they produce and release movies well enough.

Therefore, even if other film companies are extremely jealous, they cannot attack this absolute strength. They can only lament again why such a freak such as Adrian Cowell appeared?!

Is there no way to survive in the future?

Of course not.

Very beautiful data, although I was expected, I didn't expect it to reach this level, so... Adrian threw the report on Claude's table and could converge.

He has always known that only by learning to share can one become bigger and stronger. In this world where capital is approaching perfection, eating alone will only push himself and his group to the target of public criticism.

Because of this, with the full cooperation of Claude, AC Media can develop smoothly to this point today.

The reason why it was abnormal in 2001 was that it not only carried out various actions in high-profile manners, but also launched various outstanding works on TV and movies to fully squeeze out the profit margins of other companies. The key is to show its strength and establish its authority!

Let them see how strong our strength is.That's what Adrian said at the beginning.

This has indeed had a considerable effect. The most popular TV series and the most popular movies in North America are all in AC Media. They have a lot of important Oscar nominations. The top 19 of the ratings list are theirs. A group's annual box office accounts for one quarter of the total box office in North America. These shocking achievements fully prove that AC Media is undoubtedly the undisputed world number one!

Then, 2001 has passed and their goal has been achieved. Then they should return to their original position and maintain a certain degree of low profile again. They cannot steal all profits like last year.

I know, doesn’t "Beautiful Heart" have investments in DreamWorks?

Claude smiled. With his ability, he would not be unable to see the benefits of doing this, not to mention that it had been agreed upon. But you, Ed, you said before that you would provide some ideas for TV series and then make them for other TV stations to play.

Don't worry, I have already thought of a good subject, derived from "CSI": "Naval Crime Investigation Office".

Adrian shrugged. Although it was also a detective drama, it was completely different from "CSI". It is still just an idea now, but the screenwriters will be perfected soon. I plan to leave it to CBS to play. No matter how we are all allies.

Well, then I won't worry, Claude laughed, I like win-win strategies.

This is indeed a win-win strategy. On the surface, giving the TV series he produced to other TV stations to broadcast has harmed the interests of his own TV stations, but in fact it is not that.

As mentioned before, the purpose of showing off one's strength has been achieved. Next, you should be low-key and give some of the benefits to others share. Although ABC has many channels, you can bring all the outstanding TV series, especially many TV series with very good ratings in prime time, which will evolve into competition with yourself, and in the end you will lose a lot.

This practice of making it by yourself and then handing it over to other TV stations will not only not cause any major losses, but will also get more. In short, this model is that TV stations get advertising fees and production groups get copyright fees. Cross-profits with each other reduce risks, and at the same time unite allies and reduce the hostility of others. Why not do more than one kill?

AC Media and Viacom have always had a good relationship, so I naturally shared it with them first.

In fact, this model has existed in previous lives, and it was first implemented by Warner. As a media group, although Warner also has its own WB TV network, it is a pity that it cannot cover the whole of the United States for various reasons. It can be watched for free in many places, but it requires a fee to watch in some places.

In this case, if they produce excellent TV series but cannot maximize their benefits due to the limitations of the TV network, it would be a pity. So Warner thought of a way to make it himself and then hand it over to other TV stations to play, which not only brings profits but also reduces risks and gets friends.

This approach changed the operating model of the TV station. You should know that before the 1990s, the four major TV stations basically invested in their own production, and bought finished products from other production companies in a very small number.

Warner established a completely new model and promoted it, and the result was that when the first decade of the 21st century passed, the TV industry surpassed movies in terms of net profit.

Unfortunately, because of Adrian, "Friends", the most important thing to Warner, was taken away in this life, which was equivalent to making them a lame leg.

Don’t underestimate the TV series "Friends". It may not be the longest-lived or the largest investment, but it is definitely the most popular one, no doubt about it!

It was precisely because of the unprecedented success that Warner achieved through Friends' success that some people have estimated that from the start of the TV series to the suspension, this TV series brought about about 4 billion yuan in revenue to Warner to promote their respective models of taking certain risks, and then gradually allowed other TV stations and TV production companies to accept it.

Then, Adrian further launched good TV series one by one. Although Warner insisted on this model and promoted it to a certain level, several ABC TV series with good ratings were purchased from Fox, but it was much worse than the previous life of the same period.

As Adrian, who also had a certain understanding of the TV in his previous life, he would not be unaware of the benefits of this model.

In fact, he had done this before, such as "Internship Storm" for CBS, or "Office Storm" for NBC. So now after showing his strength, he has thrown out this plan and can show goodwill to Warner.

Besides, in two or three years, all high-rating TV series can be completed by AC Media’s TV production team...

OK, let’s talk about blogging issues.Adrian puts up a new topic.