Chapter 150 Another acquisition

Although there are many movies related to King Kong, the 33rd and 76th editions are only orthodox works. In the former, the heroine was unemployed due to the Great Depression and was homeless and a young girl. She had no way to go and was taken in by the director who wanted to make a landscape movie, and then she met King Kong.

Among the latter, he was a shipwreck survivor, rescued by the director and his party, and followed him to the island to meet King Kong.

In the latest version of the script, the heroine is an actress with dreams. She is in a theater in front of a young actor, hoping to become the protagonist one day to appear on the stage.

But because of the Great Depression, she lost her job and everything, and even had a problem with eating. She was eventually rescued by a director after holding on to the side outside a fruit shop.

The director was worried about his new movie, intending to fight to the death but there was no suitable actress. Then he found the heroine outside the fruit shop, not only invited her to have a full meal, but also invited her to star in his own movie.

A very familiar plot, right?

This is almost a replica of the encounter between Adrian and Naomi. There may be many differences in details, but there is no difference in essence, so she hesitated for a long time before she asked him with her lips pursed after the meeting: Is this why she wants her to be the heroine?

Only she herself knows what her experience that afternoon and night meant to Naomi. Even Adrian would not be as profound as her. As she said herself, a touch of color finally appeared in her more than ten years of gray life.

So, it is certain that Naomi will interpret this role very well, especially the first ten minutes of scenes.

Of course, Adrian is a bit selfish in making such arrangements, but so what?

Naomi knew this selfishness, Adrian knew that she knew, and her subsequent reaction was enough to tell everything.

So, Adrian changed his plan and let Nicole's pigeons spend the night alone with Naomi.

I love you, Ed, no matter what kind of person you are.Sitting on the grass on the hillside, down the hill, the glorious lights of downtown Los Angeles, said the girl nestled in Adrian's arms.

Adrian didn't answer, but just hugged her tightly and kissed her gently on the top of her head.

Although the press conference for "Transformers" to launch a live-action movie was very eye-catching, it did not affect the release of various blockbusters and their box office. Therefore, "Star Wars Prequel 2: The Clones' Offensive" won 80 million in the first week after it was released as scheduled, which was much higher than the first one, and firmly ranked first in the North American box office list.

Unfortunately, this movie has a worse reputation than the previous one, and the media is full of criticism, so the decline reached more than 40% in the second week.

Although it was successful in passing the 100 million mark and it was not a problem to win a total box office of 200 million to 300 million in North America, the media's ridicule has always been quite loud, with voices such as Lucas Old and the Prequel Trilogy without sincerity.

Lucas must be very unhappy, but who cares?

As long as they can attract attention, the reporters don’t care about the mood of the person being arranged, so most of the characters in the movie were ridiculed, and even the virtual character Yoda was not spared. The only two better ones are Mussel Jackson and Natalie.

The former has few scenes and is quite stylish, as for the latter...

I won't say much.

This is not very good either, I don't necessarily have that... temperament.

In the sunny garden, Natalie curled up in a chair and said in a lazy tone after reading all the scripts or outlines.

But, you have to know, Nada, I don’t have more ideas in my hands.This sounded like a complaint, but Adrian had an indifferent smile on his face.

He will definitely not be absent from the premiere of Star Wars, so naturally Natalie will not not go back to the Beverly Hills mansion with him. Adrian never missed every chance she came to Los Angeles.

It doesn't matter, anyway... there is no rush, right?Natalie lowered her head, and I was thinking... Maybe I could go back to Israel to study.

I don't think that's a good idea, Nada.

How could Adrian not know her little abacus? The back and forth between the United States and Israel is much more troublesome than between Los Angeles and New York. This is just like when I didn’t recommend you to the media that acting in a movie is just a side job. This is related to your image as an actor. The audience wants to see a consistent... example.

Natalie was silent, but before she could speak, Adrian immediately changed the subject: By the way, I suddenly had an idea, you might want to hear it.

Then he continued to speak on his own: In the 1960s, a charming priest came to a Catholic school in New York. He taught his children with a relaxed atmosphere and quickly won the love of many people, but the conservative and devout old nun who was originally in charge of the school did not like these and it was difficult to accept them.Then, because of the Civil Rights Movement, the first black boy was admitted to school, and the priest showed extraordinary enthusiasm for the child. A young and pure nun saw and became suspicious of all this, and finally told the old nun that he immediately began an investigation and found that the priest seemed to have a criminal record.

Although she had no evidence, she firmly believed that the other party was guilty, so she tried her best to drive the priest out of school.The priest also insisted that he was innocent and claimed to defend his authority at all costs, so a war without gunpowder began between the priest and the nun.

He paused at this point, and waited for Natalie to digest these words before continuing: In the end, the priest made a compromise, compromised for the child, and left the school, the old nun finally achieved his goal. Then, facing the young nun who had told him these things at a moment of no one, he finally couldn't help crying in a low voice because she had never had tangible evidence.Therefore, whether the priest had molested children before actually has nothing to do with the story. This story just wants to tell people how much impact suspicion and stubbornness can have between people.

Natalie still didn't say anything, but turned her head to the bushes in the distance, and her face changed slightly several times.

Adrian saw it and chuckled.

This is how smart people always think too much, and even he himself cannot avoid this, let alone Natalie, who always hides contradictions in her heart?

You must be inappropriate, old nun, but that young nun has no problem.Adrian continued.

Yes, this is a very good idea. From the perspective of human nature, it makes people think deeply. It should be written into a script... very good.

Natalie took a deep breath, she was obviously sure that this was what he used to warn herself because...

But you overlooked a little bit, Ed.She looked up and tried to make herself serious. I was a Jew, and although I was not particularly pious... I was still a Jew.

Yes, it's a pity.Adrian smiled, so I didn't take it out before, and I just felt it out of my mind. It's not bad to be able to get your recognition.

He stood up and looked at the sky with his hands on a pergola. The sun was extremely strong. Although it was still June, the weather in Los Angeles was almost the same as summer.

Since you can't pick a good script for the time being, then take a break for a while. Anyway, you have graduated. You can take this opportunity to adjust your mood, and then... it doesn't matter if you don't want to move to Los Angeles, but having a long-term residence is necessary, right?

Adrian smiled, don't worry, I will give you a good script within this year, so don't think so much now, just swim with me.

He leaned over and blinked in a bad way: I specially selected a swimsuit for you.

Natalie opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end she just shrugged and said in an indifferent tone: It shouldn't be the king's new clothes.

Adrian then burst into laughter. He actually wanted to see Natalie who was swimming naked, but if it was just above the sky, she might be able to accept it. She was afraid she wouldn't want to be naked anymore.

It doesn't matter, Adrian didn't mind at all, so he took it slowly. Besides, the swimsuits he prepared were also good. The three parts that were only the size of a palm made her look very sexy. Moreover, because she was obedient, she no longer insisted on being completely vegetarian, and her figure became much plump and looked very well-proportioned.

Although she was still subconsciously wary and resisting, when Natalie entered the state and played in the water, she was still teased by Adrian and laughed.

If you have any other tricks, Nada.Adrian thought so when he kissed the wet girl, but it was a pity for the idea of ​​"Child Abuse".

Although Adrian has planned everything, for insurance, he still plans to give Natalie another supporting role with great importance and good reputation, and it is best to be released next year.

But although I have found a lot of them, they are not particularly suitable. Natalie doesn't feel anything after reading the ideas herself. At present, the only suitable one is "Suspicious about Child Abuse".

This movie should have a stage play in 2005 before it was adapted into a movie. The young and simple nun role is very suitable for Natalie's current public image, but there is still an insurmountable obstacle. This is a nun. Natalie is a Jew and was born in a slightly conservative Jewish family.

In fact, it is no big deal for Jews to play Catholics. The role is the role and the actor is the actor, but this may have an impact on Adrian's plan.

So he gave up this tempting idea, although it was only possible, it caused a certain degree of controversy. He did not want to take risks. After all, he promised her to take her to a height that no one could reach.

Don't worry, just say the same thing, take your time. Although there are still the productions of "The Matrix", "Lord of the Rings" and "The Devil" that will be produced in the late stages, it is very likely that another movie will be opened at the end of the year, but there are still a few months left, which is enough for him to find a good work that suits Natalie.

With the release of Star Wars, the competition for the summer vacation has begun to heat up, but AC Media’s film companies are not releasing commercial masterpieces one after another like last year.

It seems that after the climax of last year, it suddenly became weak. Even Pixar, who is already a leader in the animation industry, has no works this year, although several popular movie masterpieces have scheduled the current episode at the end of the year.

However, if you think AC Media's development stopped, it would be a big mistake. After July, AC Media announced in a very low-key manner that it had successfully acquired FHM from EMAP, a veteran British media company. Yes, that's right, it is the famous, first-class male magazine "Men Gang".

Why would you want to acquire this magazine?

In Claude's large office, Adrian asked curiously that the acquisition was completely dominated by Claude. Although he knew it, he didn't care much. As a result, when he came back to his senses, the acquisition was completed.

Why do you just ask about this magazine?Claude immediately asked, "You know, I have acquired more than FHM from EMAP, but also many European radio and television stations.

I know I know we are going to expand in Europe.

Adrian raised his hands, but I remember I emphasized to you that the development of paper media will soon begin to decline, and although FHM has many readers, it cannot escape this circle, right?

So I have had someone redesign FHM's website and have them transplant some of the successful experiences of MAXIM.

Claude laughed, Come on, Ed, don't pretend to behave in front of you. Now, as long as you want, you can arrange whatever you want... the woman you want to arrange is on the cover of FHM.

Squinted his eyes and stared at him for a while, Adrian sighed: OK, FHM is indeed good, although I want ELLE more.

That's not easy. After all, it was a magazine that was founded in the 1940s and is now a famous fashion brand.

Claude leaned lazily on the high-back chair, and, haven't you said it?The dusk of paper media is coming, and MAXIM, FHM and ESPN are enough for our paper magazines.

Yes I know.Adrian sighed.

I won’t talk about MAXIM. It was acquired shortly after its founding, and Adrian’s attitude towards the Internet hit it off with them. He is currently very famous and is only a little worse than a first-class magazine like FHM.

As for ESPN, this is a famous sports channel. It was acquired by ABC in the early days, and Hurst Group also had some shares. After ABC was acquired by AC Media, ESPN was separated like CNN. So far, it has become the most well-known and most users in the United States. When talking about sports, various life TV series also use ESPN to make fun of and make fun of ESPN.

ESPN is currently preparing to develop into Europe, so Claude will acquire some of EMAP's radio stations and TV stations together.

However, ESPN magazine was founded at the end of 2000. The sports channel is the most famous for ESPN, but sports magazine is the most popular in Sports Pictorial. The pictorial girls are very popular every year.

It is also because of this that although ESPN has always had the idea of ​​creating a magazine, it has no experience after all. It is worried that it will not compete with Sports Illustrated, and it will continue to develop and consolidate itself, so it has never taken action.

Later Adrian found out and immediately began to encourage him to vaguely remember that ESPN had its own magazine and gave them a comparison...

For dirty ideas, ESPNs that "Sports Pictorial" can also be done, and ESPNs that "Sports Pictorial" have not been done before.

Simply put, ESPN can not only invite some beautiful female athletes to cover or insert like Sports Illustrated, but also invite a strong and sexy male athlete to cover or insert. Male colors and female colors can also attract many readers.

Sometimes I really want to open your head and see what is inside.

After Claude was stunned for a while, he asked him this, and Adrian responded with a shrugging, which was a trend.

After discussion and investigation, ESPN decided to do this. So after hurrying to prepare, it finally started the publication at the end of the millennium, and after more than a year of development, it actually received a good response.

Although it is slightly different from expectations and is not as good as Sports Illustrated, the male sex tricks have indeed attracted a lot of praise, and Adrian once again proved his vision.

In short, as long as you continue to maintain, constantly adjust yourself, and with the support of AC Media, ESPN will definitely have its own place in sports magazines.

Now that FHM is joining, even if AC Media does not have well-known magazines such as "Time", "Vanity Fair" and "People", it also has its own territory on it. Let's talk about it...

Don't care, Ed.Claude waved his hand at this time, and it didn't cost much, we were very cost-effective.

So you're targeting the Dallas Cowboys now?Adrian hummed out immediately.

You finally talked about this topic.Claude laughed, I thought you weren't going to say this anymore.

Adrian narrowed his eyes. The Dallas Cowboys, one of the NFL giants, has won major league titles several times. He is the New York Giants, who have also won many major league titles, and is the biggest competitor who has won the most championships.

As I said a long time ago, many wealthy and large groups like to raise teams a few times. The sports atmosphere in the United States is still quite good, so Claude is naturally no exception.

He is actually not particularly fanatical about American football. He may prefer baseball. However, since AC Media is already the world's top media group, of course, it should have the hottest and luxurious team. Even Claude cannot avoid this idea. After all, few people can reach their current height at the age of 30.

What's more, Los Angeles is very interesting. Here are the NBA's Lakers and Clippers, the MLB's Dodges and Angels, the NHL's Power Ducks and Kings, the MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy and the American Chivas, but there are no NFL teams.

There were no giant teams in the surrounding big cities, so Cloud had to set his sights on the Dallas Cowboys in Texas.

You are in a mood, Crowe, the Texas may not necessarily allow investment from California to control the Dallas Cowboys.Adrian frowned slightly, and...whether of my Lakers?