Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald got an astonishing "news" from Eisner.

This news is spreading in the Jewish high-level circles in Hollywood. A rumor that looks very true is that Ronald will soon serve as the CEO or president of Sony after the acquisition of Columbia Pictures.

This not only makes the Jewish circles in Hollywood, who have old grudges against Ronald, jealous of Ronald and hate him for gaining the trust of the Japanese.

And what's worse is that those non-Jewish Hollywood high-level people also have some opinions about Ronald.

Japan's manufacturing industry, such as automobiles and consumer electronics, has invaded the American market in a big way. Brands such as Toyota and Honda are not only of better quality than locally produced cars, but also inexpensive and fuel-efficient, and are deeply loved by the American people.

As for electronic consumer products such as Sony and Panasonic, they are even more of a symbol of fashion, leading the trend of young people in America.

But this kind of good reviews and praise for Japan are just some ordinary daily situations.

In Hollywood TV dramas and serious news programs on American TV stations, it is difficult to say good things about or sing praises for Japanese products, except for advertisements for Japanese products.

On the contrary, there is an invisible discrimination against people who drive Japanese cars in various TV dramas, and you always think they are poor.

To some extent, TV dramas are also a kind of mental anesthetic for the American people. In the TV dramas, the protagonist father of the middle-class family still drives Chrysler, Chevrolet and other brands, and only the bad guy who bullies him often drives a Japanese brand car.

So when Japanese capital invaded Hollywood in a big way, it actually began to acquire Columbia, one of the seven major studios. The top managers in Hollywood were not so sure.

No matter how Japanese products rely on good quality and low price to conquer the American market, Hollywood movies are the last bastion in the hearts of all people. In Hollywood movies, no matter how stupid and incompetent the protagonist is, as long as he has a free love and adventurous heart, he can always easily defeat the Japanese and win the favor of beauty and career success.

But after Sony acquired Columbia, will all this change?

The male protagonist no longer advocates American success, but instead begins to worship Japanese companies' lifetime employment, free overtime, and obedience to superiors?

It is one thing for the workers in the automotive industry to feel the cold winter brought by the weakening competitiveness. But it is another thing for the vast majority of people to see in the movie that they have believed to be correct since childhood, but they are unable to beat others.

Although the news of Sony's acquisition of Columbia is still limited to a few top company managers, those people are already worried about the invasion of Asian culture.

After all, Rupert, the boss of 20th Century Fox, also comes from an English-speaking country and has been influenced by British and American culture since childhood. And these are Sony's Morita and Ohga, who speak Japanese, bow to people, and like to shake hands instead of hug.

After all, the Japanese are new here, and they still need some Hollywood veterans to help manage Columbia. So who is best at helping Japanese people be CEOs in Hollywood?

The most suitable candidate who jumped out of people's minds at the beginning is the president of CAA, Michael Ovitz.

After all, the first profitable TV series he made after entering the industry was a general adapted from Japanese history. And as we all know, his home is decorated as a Japanese courtyard, and he also practices Aikido, which has been passed down from Japan.

He also admires Japanese culture and often praises the Japanese spirit of sacrifice and dedication to the company as a whole and free overtime at CAA.

All insiders think that Ovitz has the greatest hope, and he himself also hopes to transform into a production manager and quietly help Sony complete the acquisition. Even Ovitz himself thought so until he found out...

Sony did not include him in the consideration of the president and CEO after the future acquisition.

The unique subtlety and decency of the Japanese did not expose the fact that Ovitz was betraying his family and contacting the Australian liar to make a fake acquisition to get stock market dividends.

On the contrary, they adopted a more euphemistic statement. When facing Ovitz's self-recommendation, Sony's Ohga said that he still hoped that someone with actual creative experience would take the helm of this position. Sony is not here to compete for the first place in Hollywood, they are here to sell things. It is better to go slow than to cause trouble to the capital market by being too aggressive.

The funny thing is that although Ovitz admires Japanese culture on the surface and has practiced many Japanese martial arts, he does not have a very deep understanding of the Japanese people's thinking. He did not understand the hint in Ohga's words.

On the contrary, he thought that Sony already had other candidates. And the one who came to grab his apple was Ronald...

First of all, Ronald's movies reflect Japanese culture very well. He is deeply favored by Sony. His The Karate Kid series created Master Miyagi, a very typical Japanese image. He seems to be cheerful on the surface, but he is actually a very wise person. At the critical moment, he defeated the director of the American Karate Hall with one move.

Many Japanese people also boast of this.

Secondly, Ronald’s movies also have investment from Japan. Although in recent years many people have been busy introducing Japanese talents who have a lot of money and no place to spend it, but for directors like Ronald who had Japanese investment before the Wall Street stock market crash, the situation is not so many. This shows that he has a deep relationship with the Japanese and has a very early layout.

Being so young and having such far-reaching plans fully fits the image of a "superman" entrepreneur in American culture. Ovitz had experienced Ronald's combination punches, so he believed in this matter more than others.

The last factor that convinced him completely was that Sony's Dahe personally flew in Nordic blueberries that had been taken off the market in Los Angeles and sent them to Ronald's home for his pregnant wife to try.

The credibility of this matter is very high, and he discovered it from CAA's daily documents. When Ovitz used this as evidence to complain to his Jewish friends in the circle, the Jews were convinced of this.

This matter spread very quickly among the Jewish senior leaders, and apart from being jealous, they also felt very uncomfortable. Why wasn't it the Jews who took out the high-quality assets of the host country and sold them to another country's international capital at double the price?

After the thing was done, he took credit and reward, and as the leader of Japanese capital, he seized Nestlé, took over the management rights of Columbia, a large studio, and became the de facto talker. Why are they not Jewish?

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"Dahe Sang, if it weren't for the fact that I rejected the invitation for this position early on, I would have believed it myself due to the extent of the spread of this rumor..."

"I'm sorry for causing such trouble to Ronald Sang. It's because we were not considerate." Dahe apologized busyly on the phone.

Sony is not particularly aware of this matter, but even if they knew it, they probably wouldn't come out to clarify it. Because this acquisition is still at the last critical moment. If the acquisition becomes known to the public except Hollywood executives as a result of clarifying this matter, there are two relatively big risks for Sony.

First, some people will take the opportunity to snap up Sony in the securities market. On the other hand, it was because they wanted to cut through the trouble quickly and complete the acquisition in a short time after the news was exposed. Once it enters the discussion range of mass media, it is likely to touch the sensitive self-esteem of Americans. If there is some public opposition by then, this is something Sony does not want to see.

"It just so happens that our acquisition work on Wall Street is almost done. When the acquisition is completed, we will announce the news soon. If Ronald Sang is interested, you might as well fly to New York with me. It just so happens that I want to Please go to Washington, D.C...."

"If I go with you, wouldn't it make the rumors true?"

"No, after Sony acquires Colombia, we will not promote our Japanese values. This can reassure all American people. I invite you to cooperate with us and clarify this... I don't know Luo Is Nadersan willing to reward me?"

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Ronald wanted to interview Dahe and understand the details of Dahe's plan before making a decision, so he happened to have dinner with Dahe and others in Los Angeles. Da He held the banquet at a high-end Japanese restaurant. In order to respect Ronald's customs and Dane's pregnancy, he even removed the tatami and replaced it with chairs.

"Mrs. Madam is shocked. This is all because our employees in the America office are not competent enough." Dahe apologized to Dane when he came up, and then poured a glass of rice wine himself, saying that it was sake from his hometown. , very low degree. It has the benefit of promoting blood circulation and reducing edema in the legs for pregnant women.

Diane took a sip and found that the wine taste was very weak. She stuck out her tongue. This incident was mainly caused by her desire to eat blueberries. As a Hollywood actress, she thanked Dahe appropriately and praised the Japanese people for their thoughtfulness and the alcoholic beverages specially brewed for pregnant women.

Dahe himself was very pleased with this kind of praise. He knew that Diane was very popular in Japan's literary and artistic circles because of his anger on the streets.

And because of the popularity of Capcom's arcade games, hundreds of millions of young people around the world know that the woman in red who was snatched away by the bad guys at the beginning was based on Diane's character in the movie.

This incident once again led to the best-selling video of this movie, especially in Japan, where it topped the rental list and sales list.

With the copyright of this movie in hand, Diane has now become a little rich woman. He showed off his skills as a Hollywood actress and praised Dahe Sang again.

"Hahaha, what an amazing actress. Ronald-san, you are really lucky. In this way, my personal office will be responsible for the food of Diane-san during this period. If you want to eat, you can directly Just tell them so that no one can spread gossip about you."

In the restaurant, Diane tasted the special cherry tomatoes and honeydew melons flown from Japan. She was very happy thinking that she would have good fruits to eat in the future.

Ronald discussed the details with Dahe and asked Dahe about his plans. Ronald agreed to go to Washington, D.C. with him.

"I asked Ronald San, have you ever considered pretending to be our CEO?"

On the private plane to New York, Ohga made another half-truthful invitation. Although the reasons Ovitz gave were made up by himself, you can say that they spread so quickly because they are logical.

Sony really hopes to have someone who can deeply understand the philosophy of life of the Japanese and is familiar with the Hollywood production business to help, especially during the period after Columbia was acquired.

"Actually, don't you think so, Ohga? If I don't join Sony Columbia, I can help you more in some things..." Ronald refused with a smile. He didn't want to do this kind of administrative work.

"That's true..." Ohga nodded. For example, in today's situation, if Ronald is really the next CEO of Columbia, it will not prove Sony's innocence.

In New York, after having dinner with old friends on Wall Street such as Bannon and arranging the next things, Ronald waited for Sony to officially announce the acquisition.

He took time out to participate in the promotion of "Hot-blooded Little King Kong Bravely Breaks Little Tokyo" under Daydream in New York.

"Ronald, you directed the first and second parts of The Karate Kid, and created the image of the classic Japanese mentor Miyagi. But in this movie produced by your company, the hot-blooded young man bravely breaks through Little Tokyo, and the Japanese in it are very fierce. What is your attitude towards the Japanese?"

The person who interviewed Ronald was a reporter from the entertainment section of the New York Daily News. They were all old acquaintances, so they asked questions according to Ronald's plan.

"I think it is ridiculous to link the content of the movie with real life. America is a great free country. We don't need to defeat the Japanese in the movie to gain self-esteem."

Ronald's words have two meanings. First, in World War II, we really defeated the Tokyo people, and they were the defeated countries stipulated in the United Nations Charter.

Second, commercial competition is about quality and low price, not letting the protagonist drive a Chrysler and crash into a Toyota in the movie.

"Then what do you think about Japanese products invading America?"

"Here, I'm just a film director. I have no special opinion on this, just like ordinary Americans. If you ask me, I know that the movie cameras and video recorders they make are very easy to use..."

"Ronald, what do you think of the Japanese? Are they Master Miyagi, or the villain Yoshida in this movie (played by Yoshikawa Hiroyuki)?"

The next is the reporter from the New York Times. This kind of meeting usually involves more than a dozen media outlets, who come one by one to ask similar questions, and then exaggerate some interesting things during the filming more than a dozen times. It's a kind of mutual flattery in business.

However, because Ronald's film happened to coincide with the Star-Spangled Banner Act, trade frictions with the Japanese and the United States intensified, and there was no tension in the negotiations, so media like the New York Times would also ask questions that were not related to the movie.

Automobiles, electronic products and agricultural products are the main battlefields of US-Japan trade frictions. The main problem is that Japanese products are unimpeded in America, while American products entering Japan are discriminated against by the vertical merger distribution channels of large conglomerates.

Just like Diane can eat agricultural products and fruits sold in Japan, but the vast majority of American agricultural products with good quality and low price cannot be sold in Japanese retail channels.

In fact, I prefer Tia Carrera. You also noticed that the heroine Kumiko in the second part of my The Karate Kid is also a Japanese actress Tomita Tanling. Many people say that she is the most suitable for Daniel in the three The Karate Kids.

Ronald skillfully diverted the topic.

"Forever American male protagonist, Japanese actors can play the leading role and supporting role..."

The report published the next day introduced Ronald's film philosophy in this way. For a time, Hollywood executives who knew the inside story began to doubt. If Ronald spoke like this, could he still be the president of Sony Columbia? Would Ovitz make a mistake again?