Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

With the suggestion of city councilor Susan Molinari, Ronald asked his private lawyer Lindsay Dole to draft an application for redrawing the land rights, and only waited for the Staten Island City Hall to pass the meeting before work could resume Continue to build his Jiangnan garden.

After dealing with this matter, Ronald quickly called the travel agency and arranged to enjoy a few days at a resort on the east side of Long Island, New York.

"Didn't you say you would come by yacht?" Diane got off the traveling car, put on big orange sunglasses, added a light yellow straw hat on her head, and the white trousers looked like Monroe.

"Didn't I be delayed for two days because of the garden?" Ronald followed, wearing a preppy-style dress, a navy top, cropped pants, and boat shoes.

"It's different for boats, planes, and cars. I haven't prepared it perfectly." Diane's clothes were prepared for the boat, which is a bit regrettable.

"It's okay, there are no reporters here," Ronald got on the convertible sports car prepared for him, the most common means of transportation here.

The easternmost tip of Long Island, called Hampton, is a place where immigrants first set foot on the land of New York State.Immigrants from England didn't have any creativity, so they named it with the place name of their hometown, and expanded the scale in the future, dividing it into Eastampton and Southampton.

Ronald came from Southampton, and asked about the vacation home borrowed by "Dirty Dancing" Steve Bannon.The house is in the village of Sagaponack, which is the location of the most expensive zip code on the east coast. There are only [-] residents in the village.

Ronald started his sports car and headed south along Route 27.Soon arrived at Bannon's house, the waiter had already cleaned the room and was waiting for them.

The houses are far apart, and to peek at the gossip of the neighbors requires the use of binoculars.Ronald was quite satisfied with this place, and he arranged to go fishing on a yacht and enjoy Broadway plays.Although there are few people here, there are a lot of things that can be enjoyed in Manhattan.The town's golf courses are among the most expensive in the United States.

Bannon arranged everything very well, and Ronald and Diane rested for a few days in peace.They were able to go fishing with Long Island's famous Captain Red on the second day, and went to the bathing company on the beach in Southampton to relax on the third day.

The bathing center is on the private beach and is a membership system.Ronald also relied on Bannon's club membership card to entertain the big shots in Washington, D.C. at that time.

Lunch was eaten by the beach, and Ronald chatted with the people next to him. They were all named Rockefeller, Astor, Vanderbilt and other old money families.There was nothing in common and we chatted awkwardly, so we had to sit down and eat.

"Are you Diane Lane? I like your 'Streets of Rage', can you sign me?", a young man from the Rockefeller family, who looks less than 20 years old, seems to have different hobbies from his elders, I saw a female celebrity coming up to sign an autograph to strike up a conversation.

"Thank you", Diane didn't expect this young man to like his own movie, in fact, more people like "Love on the Sunset Bridge" or "Naughty Boy".

"Can you please have lunch with me?" Rockefeller Jr. began to show courteousness.

"I came here with my friends..." Diane smiled and pointed to Ronald who was burying his head in eating. In the past two days, he was very brave in the quiet resort, and he would eat seafood when he encountered it.

"Everyone is friends here, your friends won't be unwilling..." It's not that Rockefeller has never seen female stars here, "No, you are the director, right? I have seen the TV you accepted for Top Gun interview."

"Ha... Today is really my lucky day. I met my favorite actress and director at the same time. Do you mind if I sit down?" He brought the coffee by himself and sat at Ronald's table superior.

"Are you here for vacation? How does it feel?" Rockefeller Jr. asked.

"Excellent, I didn't expect to see the latest Broadway play 'Speed-the-Plow' at the same time."

"I love it. It's a Hollywood play by David Mamet. You can tell I like Hollywood. The Broadway Candy Box version is even better. Karen is played by Madonna. You like Madonna." performance?"

"She plays drama? God bless her, if the role is suitable, she will be very good." Ronald did not expect that Madonna still had the dream of becoming an actress in her heart, and went directly to Broadway.

"During the New Year's holiday, Madonna filed a complaint of domestic violence against her husband Sean Penn. She did not expect to get a good actor for Broadway."

"Really?" Ronald was busy making movies, so he really didn't know about this gossip that was spread all over America.Madonna is also said to have filed for divorce
"Would you buy a house here, Director Ronald?" The young man didn't seem to know the boundaries.

"I don't have that plan... just a vacation..." Ronald declined to discuss further.

"Actually, the house here is very good. If you think about it, I can tell the owner committee your good words..."

"..." Ronald felt that the child was a little too lively.

"Mr. Li, your phone is from New York." The waiter pulled the long phone line over, took off the receiver and handed it to Ronald, just in time to help him out.

"It's me, Ronald." Ronald took the receiver and turned his back to the curious teenager.

"Ronald, are you enjoying your stay there?" Bannon called.

"Steve, I am very satisfied with this vacation. Life here is more interesting than the West Coast resorts that host those Hollywood stars."

"Hahaha, of course, this kind of place is a resort for the rich for hundreds of years, and the service level must be higher than that of the nouveau riche on the west coast."

Bannon felt that this helpful Ronald was happy and achieved his goal, "I called you because your old friend came to New York and he wanted to meet you. Find me here."

"Old friend?" Ronald wondered who Bannon was so cautious.

"We bought his company's stock in Tokyo. Mr. Dahe said that he had a chat with you once and appreciated your understanding of Eastern and Western cultures."

"Oh, he's coming to New York?"

"I'll stay here for a few days. I'm free tonight. Can you come here?"

Ronald covered the microphone and asked Diane, "Bannon said that an important person wants to see me, can you..."

"Let's go, I'll just go back with you, and I'll be here enough." Diane curled her lips. Although it's a good thing to have movie fans, this kind of hormonal-rich kid is really difficult to deal with.

"You really don't like it here?" Ronald asked Diane on the way back.

"My father took me here when I was a child..." Diane said, looking at Route 27 outside the window, "It's just Eastampton in the east, where people with no money go, and there is a direct railroad, which is the most eastern part of New York. There is a monument on the side, and many people took pictures there.”

"Really? Why don't we take the train too? It's still early."

America's passenger railroads are not in business, and only some that remain as tourist attractions are still in operation.Ronald and Diane were sitting on the train that went straight to Manhattan. Sure enough, there were many middle-class families on vacation.

The children screamed happily, and the parents quickly tried to find a way not to let them run around in the car too excitedly.A family enjoys photos taken with a disposable imaging camera.

"This is the life of ordinary people..." Ronald, in contrast, preferred this form of mass entertainment.As a film director, if he becomes famous and lives in a big house in the future, separated from ordinary people, he will be out of favor with the public over time.Many directors fail to make touching movies after they become famous, and success syndrome is the main reason.

……

"Mr. Oga..." Ronald met Sony's No. [-] man, Norio Oga, at a high-end Japanese restaurant in Manhattan.

"Ronald-san, we meet again, hahaha..."

After dinner, the two drank tea and chatted in a private meeting room.

Dahe drank the Japanese matcha prepared by the waiter with a tea whisk, motioned for Ronald to taste it, and then waved the waiter to leave.

"Ronald Sang, I'm here this time, and I want to ask you something again. This matter is top secret until it is announced. I believe in Ronald Sang's character, but it matters a lot, so I want one of yours. promise."

"Of course, I will not tell anyone before you announce that we are just chatting among friends. In fact, I have another identity. I bought some Sony shares and am a de facto shareholder."

"Hahaha...that would be even better..." Dahe didn't expect Ronald to say this.

"We want to acquire an American film company, and I want to ask you, will the American people recognize us as shareholders of a Hollywood film company?"

"This……"

Ronald didn't expect Dahe to buy the record company, but now he wants to buy the film company.

In the script of "Working Girl", the Dongying company's acquisition of the American media company that appeared was the writer's guess. Could it be that in reality, Dongying people also want to do this?
"Is there any doubt? I want to see you, just to hear my real thoughts. There are people in the company who say what I want. I want to find someone who is objective and understands Hollywood well enough to listen to him. High opinion." Da He saw Ronald's hesitation.

"Actually, it's nothing. In my new movie, there are similar plots."

Ronald took a sip of matcha tea, which tasted completely different from Huaguo tea.He put down the teacup, thought for a while, and said to Dahe.

"Records are different from movies. Hollywood has been the pride of ordinary Americans in the past 80 years. The movies here are related to the lives of every ordinary American. When we were children, we were taken by our parents to watch , We went to see it with our partners when we were adults, and took them to see it when we had children.

It can be said that for any ordinary person, the deepest memory in their life is the participation of Hollywood movies. To some extent, our lives are also shaped by Hollywood movies. "

"Is that so..." Norio Oga frowned, what Ronald said was exactly what he was worried about.

"EGL's products have defeated many domestic products in the American market, and then you have bought many companies, but this is all a side issue. Movies are different from ordinary refrigerators and cars. This is related to the common memory of the people. "

"Then what do you think we need to avoid the opposition of the American people?" Norio Oga touched his forehead.

"May I ask, why do you want to acquire a Hollywood film company? You also sell hardware in Dongying, right? VCRs and cameras are top-notch in the industry, and I use them both, but selling VCRs and making movies are two different things. Bar?"

"Ronald Sang is still so sharp. Our Beta format video tapes have not competed with the VHS format. Although the video recorder market in America was opened by our case with Universal..."

Norio Ohga talked about the case that Sony and Universal brought to the Supreme Court. After winning the case, video rental stores in America sprang up everywhere.

However, when the market was opened, it did not get the largest share.Although the video tapes in the Beta format have better image quality and are smaller in size, the VHS format video tapes have wiped out the hard-won market.

Beta format video tapes are only used by some users with the highest image quality requirements, but the disproportionate number of video tapes in the two formats on the market has declared Sony's defeat in this war.

Sony seems to have spent a lot of effort to open up the market, but they only got the most delicious chocolate sauce on the ice cream sundae, and the largest amount of ice cream was occupied by the VHS format of the JVC, Panasonic, and Hitachi alliances.

Sony's chairman, Mr. Morita, is saddened by the loss.He summed up his experience, mainly because Sony has not enough film libraries.If you can own enough classic movie copyrights, then Beta format video tapes will monopolize the best classic movies.

Recently, Sony has been developing new innovations.A new product with a concept similar to the best-selling Walkman in America, the Watchman, will be released in large quantities. Sony has placed the same expectations on this product as the Walkman.

Dahe took out a small TV to Ronald and handed it to Ronald.

The Walkman TV is not much bigger than a Walkman. After pressing a button, a TV signal appears on a two-inch display.Ronald pulled the antenna out and tried it, and the picture and sound were clear.

There are also some interfaces on the back of the machine, which can be connected to the cable TV signal.The most interesting thing is that there is also a socket on the back of this mini TV, which can put Beta's small video cassette.

"Just rely on this?" Ronald looked at the small TV screen, which was smaller than the TVs in the 50s, and enjoying movies on it was purely overthinking.

"Yes, Mr. Morita is very interested in this matter. He told me that the program and the machine, like the two wheels of Sony, must be made to run at the same time. So, I want to hear your opinion, how can we make the Don't the American people dislike our acquisition?"

"This...", Ronald thought, I don't know.Tess in the working girl took advantage of this antipathy towards you Dongying people, and used a legal loophole to prevent the Dongying people from acquiring American Media.

Politicians also need to listen to the voices of the people. You Dongying people have a bad reputation in America. People will definitely feel disgusted when they hear that Hollywood classic movies require Dongying people's surnames.

Seeing Dahe staring at him, Ronald scratched his head, he still had to say a few words when he came to visit.

"I think that in many Hollywood movies, after the Dongying people acquired the American company, they began to use Japanese methods to manage production and hired Dongying people as managers. There was a movie 'Gong Ho' the year before last, It was for the sake of Japanese management, but after it was released, the response was bad. Many people think that your managers are like devils. The last few who completed the production quota should wear shame belts on them, just like the Germans in World War II... "

"I know about that movie. My friends at Toyota told me that the movie is a textbook, not a demonstration of how to manage American employees."

Norio Ohga knew what Ronald was talking about as soon as he heard it. He is indeed a master of both east and west. It is impossible for an American to be so keen without such a person.

"What's more, we are very concerned about American-style heroes. Our children want to be them since they were young. If our heroes all become Japanese-style heroes in the future, then we will feel very uncomfortable."

"What do you mean?" Dahe wanted to ask for more details.

"Like my filming of the Longwei Boy, the protagonist Daniel in it has learned some Japanese philosophy, but he is still an American-style hero in essence, who is not afraid of taking risks and has the courage to try.

If you bought a Hollywood studio and made a hero who wasn't like John Wayne but like Toshiro Mifune, it would be very uncomfortable.We'd ask, what the hell is pearl... what, you know what I mean. "

Ronald almost said, who won after the attack on Pearl Harbor?Since the Americans won, the hero should be shaped according to our philosophy and philosophy.

Norio Ohga was thoughtful, and after sending Ronald away, he began to draft a report to Mr. Morita.

Hollywood is a proud cultural center representing America, and any idea of ​​an acquisition that only considers facts and business is immature and even harmful.We will complete the acquisition in a way that does not touch the sensitive nerves of American politicians and people as much as possible.