Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"brush……"

Opposite the big house on Staten Island where "The Godfather" was filmed, there is a natural environment reserve, with creeks and shoals crisscrossing it, slowly flowing into the large lake opposite the house.

Two white men, wearing sun hats, a vest with many pockets and high-top galoshes, stand in a stream and hang plastic insect baits on the ends of fly fishing lines , and then throw it far away.

"Brush..." Little George followed Ronald's example and threw out his bait. His athletic ability is very good. After watching it twice, he learned it...

"I have contacted Panasonic CEO Akio Tanii through my agent. Chairman Masaharu Matsushita was very dissatisfied with the work of the previous negotiation team and was very happy with the olive branch we extended..."

It happened that when the two of them were fishing, the bodyguards were far away. Ronald slowly described the progress of contacting Panasonic in the past few days.

The support staff sent by Sony were indeed very helpful. They immediately told Ronald about the most troublesome contradiction within Panasonic. Unlike Sony's international operations, Panasonic still maintains a family-owned business model.

Sony’s CEO is often exposed in the media and often endorses his own products and services. But Panasonic is different. Few ordinary people know the names of their CEO and president? The only thing the public knows about the Matsushita family is the son-in-law recruited by founder Yukino Matsushita, Masaharu Matsushita.

Originally, he selected Michael Ovitz as his merger and acquisition consultant, and he wanted to surpass Sony and become the boss of Japan's largest merger and acquisition in the United States. Even if Ovitz offered him a sky-high consulting fee, he didn't care at all. He also said that the money should be as high as possible, so that Panasonic would appear to be a more authentic Japanese company than Sony.

But the news from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and the Federal Communications Commission made him feel that he had been deceived and had trusted the wrong person. As expected, the Americans are very cunning. They deliberately let themselves into the game first, and then only introduced huge difficulties at the critical moment of the acquisition, requiring them to continue to increase their investment...

"Cunning Jews" has become the thing that Matsushita Masaharu talks about most recently. At this time, Ronald extended an olive branch on behalf of the Grand Commander's family and pointed out a shortcut. Matsushita Masaharu, who had been very cooperative with the industrial guidance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan, suddenly found that with the leadership of the family leading the way, he felt relaxed, as if he had gone home.

In the past few days, Masaharu Matsushita said to everyone he met, "Those consulting companies all say that the way Americans think is different from that of us Japanese people. I have seen the top level and everyone is pretty much the same..."

"Giggle..." Little George laughed out loud after listening to Ronald's narration. These Japanese entrepreneurs were not used to politicians whipping them with whips.

"How should we receive Panasonic-san?" Little George retrieved the fly fishing bait, and this time no trout took the bait.

"Panasonic and Sony are completely different types of companies. Sony's business philosophy is more similar to our private companies in America, with profits as the highest pursuit. But Panasonic is often not like this. They are cutting costs and engaging in price wars until they have no money to make. At this time, the throat-cutting battle will continue.

So for them, it's more important to win on face. What you can do, not what the business is worth..."

Ronald was learning and selling now, and told little George the opinions of the assistant sent by Sony. To deal with Matsushita Masaharu, the most important thing is to have a grand occasion, a much bigger grand occasion than receiving Sony CEO Norio Ohga.

"Really? It happens to be the US Tennis Open soon. We can invite him to watch it live. Then at the Capitol Hill Golf Course in DC, we can also sponsor golf balls for some members of Congress in his name, and the proceeds from the competition will be donated to Member’s State Charitable Funds.”

As soon as little George heard that there was going to be a grand event, he immediately thought of a grand event and asked him to pay for it.

"That's it..." Ronald felt that little George seemed a little too greedy.

"He will be happy to agree. This is just a small episode in a big symphony. He is just here to give money..." Little George is confident and is not afraid of backlash if he is ripped off too hard.

"If only I could have a meeting with your mother, Mrs. Barbara..."

"I will arrange it..." Little George threw out the fly fishing bait again... "By the way, how much consulting fee can he give this time?"

"Ovitz, the Jewish lion, opened his mouth and asked for a consulting fee...but he couldn't handle the review by the Committee on Foreign Investment and the Federal Communications Commission. We can get the second half of this big project. You You can almost get this number..." Ronald stretched out his palm, spread his fingers, and turned it twice in front of little George.

Originally, the lobbying firm hired by Ovitz had a certain degree of confidence in approving the merger. Since the Sony acquisition had a precedent, it was expected that the committee would not obstruct it again. But when the merger was about to be reviewed, the lobbying company suddenly informed him that the attitude of the congressman had changed drastically and it was likely that he would not be able to pass it.

This is of course the result of a conspiracy between George Jr. and those congressmen in key positions who had dealt with the last Sony acquisition. It's so simple to let go. How can you be happy about getting stuck and then getting greater benefits?

George Jr. blew a loud whistle. Ten million dollars was far beyond his expectations. If you want to make friends, you have to make friends like Ronald. He is capable, has a wide range of friends, and has rich resources. He can get much more money than the original investment in the film fund without doing anything.

"I will pay this money in several installments through an anonymous joint-stock company in Delaware. Each small amount will be transferred to your designated account. It may take some time."

"It doesn't matter. You can put it in there temporarily. I don't have a place to use the money now. When I need it..." George Jr. whistled happily again. Now his father is in the White House. His every move is being watched by the media controlled by the Democratic Party. It is best to wait for his father to serve another term and take the money after retirement. At that time...

"Shh..." Ronald signaled him not to make a sound. The trout was hooked...

...

Sure enough, things went as smoothly as George Jr. predicted. Masaharu Matsushita did not make more entanglements on the price. He completely followed George Jr.'s requirements and donated a lot of money to the charity funds in the hometown states of those key members of the committee in exchange for the support of the members of the two committees in key positions.

Moreover, Panasonic has sponsored many sports and cultural activities on the East Coast. In addition to attending the men's singles finals of the US Open and Sampras and Agassi, it also went to many charitable organizations in Washington, DC, especially the women's group of Ms. Barbara, and several Indian

He also made headlines in many media as he wished, although his English was much worse than that of Norio Ohga, and he needed the help of a translator to accurately answer the reporters' questions.

However, these interview videos and newspaper reports were translated and sent back to the Japanese media. I don't know if it was due to the poor translation level, but the report was mistakenly translated into the theme of "Chairman Masaharu Matsushita's trip to America..."

Not only did he appear in the final of the US Open, he also appeared in the live broadcast on TV and received applause from the audience. Afterwards, he went to the capital of America and chatted and laughed with the president's wife...

However, these local media reports, which originally belonged to the Panasonic Group, did not cause much waves. They only excited Panasonic's employees, who discussed the chairman's wisdom and bravery every day. In particular, the old chairman's son-in-law said that there would be better news soon, pushing Japan-US cooperation to a new level.

In the whole thing, everyone got what they needed. The congressmen received charitable support and won the support of more voters. Mrs. Barbara was also very happy. The Japanese were generous. The donations received by the charity fund at one time were more than the previous White House dinners. She praised Ronald in front of her eldest son and daughter-in-law, and she also liked George and his wife a lot.

Panasonic also received hints from the congressmen. The lobbying company went out again and found that the tone of the committee had been greatly relaxed this time. With a little more effort, it was possible to get the review done before the merger was announced to the public.

Even Ronald, in addition to the huge consulting fees, the partners of "Dances with Wolves", the printing companies on the east and west coasts

In the whole thing, only the boss of CAA, Michael Ovitz, suffered losses inexplicably. I don't know why, Panasonic suddenly abandoned him and found a new lobbying channel. It really made them make significant progress that he himself could not do.

If there is any weakness of Jews in America, it is that they do not have much direct influence in politics. The media, finance, and wealth can all contribute to the election of politicians, but Jews are at most the ones who make kings. At least in the foreseeable future, America will not have a Jewish leader.

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"Well, this air battle shot is very good... The pilot will definitely miss the various stunts he could do during the filming of the movie. Now he is in the desert of the Middle East and can only wax his Apache every day, hahahaha..."

Emile Adolino's movie "Firebird Attack" has been shot. He specially brought the rough cut film to Ronald and asked him to control it to see if there is anything that needs to be reshot.

After all, Ronald is the director of "Top Gun". How well his "helicopter version of Top Gun" is filmed still needs to be judged by the original creator.

"Hahaha..." Emil heard Ronald praise the stunt flying in the movie, which means that at least in the air combat, the shots are up to standard. Those shots in the cockpit of the Apache were also edited together by real shots in the sky and stunt props on the ground.

Brooke Shields and Nicolas Cage, both of them actually operated the helicopter in the sky for a while, and then performed in the stunt cockpit on the ground with imagination.

Cage is familiar with this kind of performance that relies solely on the actor's imagination. Don't worry, mentor Brooke Shields' acting skills have always been criticized, but this time it barely passed.

The main improvement is that she is no longer acting like an innocent little girl. Instead, she has added all kinds of helpless realities in her real life and tempered emotions. Let him play the role of a communications expert helicopter pilot, and have emotional expressions that many office white-collar workers can empathize with.

Which female office worker has not been criticized by colleagues, superiors, and clients? Beauty is an advantage, but sometimes it is also a disadvantage. You have to enjoy the benefits of beauty, but you will also encounter various attacks from various men.

The female white-collar workers in Daydream Company who came to watch the screening were very happy to see that Brooke Shields, a beautiful woman with professional ability, was also considered to be a beauty who only relied on her beauty and had no ability. In the end, she personally removed the missiles on the helicopter and shot down the drug dealer's fighter jet.

The script of "Firebird" was adjusted by Emil Adolino, and no longer had the "low-cost" feeling unique to B-level movies, but had a lot more realism. In particular, the various commands, actions, and habits of pulling the joystick of the Apache pilot were corrected by professional army helicopter pilots to be the same as the real situation.

In most armies, simulator training and flight training styles on the ground also have many more real elements. For example, they have to learn a lot of mechanical knowledge of aircraft, as well as the preparation and summary before and after each flight, which makes the two idol-style handsome and beautiful protagonists look less cheap than ordinary B-level movies.

In addition to real pilots and engineers, ordinary audiences, especially young audiences, will find Cage and Brooke very convincing as pilots when they see these details.

After watching the rough cut of the film, Ronald felt that there was nothing that needed to be re-shot. Only the shots of firing in the air battle, missile flight, and explosions hitting the enemy needed to be enhanced by props and computer stunts.

Because the difficulty of helicopter props is much smaller than that of the F-14A fighter, the time and funding scale of the subsequent special effects are firmly controlled within the range, and the few goof shots can be repaired with computer special effects.

"Very good, congratulations on making another good movie." Ronald congratulated Adolino. The sequel to "Three Dads and One Baby" he shot last year received the highest priority in the year-end schedule within Disney. It seems that Adolino will also become a new successful commercial film director in Hollywood.

"Ronald, you are here..."

Just coming out of the screening room, Ronald saw Tom Hanks who came to New York. He was holding a box of donuts in his hand and was taking one out and putting it in his mouth.

"Would you like one?" Hanks handed the box over.

"Hmm..." Ronald took a bite and felt it was too sweet, so he put it down silently.

Garfield, played by Tom Hanks, is a donut lover. The three most important things for this Jewish banker in the script are to initiate a merger with the New England Cable Factory, pursue the female lawyer Kate Sullivan, and eat donuts.

Among the three things, only eating donuts can be decided by himself, so many of his solo shots in the movie are eating donuts.

"Come on, come on... donuts will never betray you." Tom Hanks called everyone to try one.

Ronald realized that Hanks had already half entered the role. This kind of role is actually a bit difficult to play. On the banker side, Garfield is a very shrewd businessman. But in other aspects, he has some comedy...

How to make people believe in both actually requires acting skills. Tom Hanks' behavior is not like Dustin Hoffman, the representative of the method school, who only allows others to call him by his character name on the set, but controls not to enter the role completely.

He is actually looking for the delicate balance between the banker and the comedy clown.

"Eat less? Won't you get diabetes if you eat too much of this?" Ronald felt horrible when he saw him pick up another piece and put it in his mouth. How could he eat so much of this sweet food?

"No, diabetes is not caused by eating." Hanks didn't care.

"Sandra, Sandra?" Ronald called Sandra Bullock. This beautiful actress had a bad career and came to the crew to be Ronald's assistant temporarily because she had no roles to play.

"Go find Polly and tell her to find a donut shop in New York and make custom donuts for them as props..."