Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 1227: Hunger Marketing Strategy

"Senator Inoue..."

"Hey, these people are like monkeys who put on human hats after taking a bath..." Inoue shook hands with Ronald with his remaining hand and muttered something.

Because "Longwei Boy" has greatly improved the status of Japanese Americans in America, he has great goodwill towards Ronald. Coupled with the two mergers and acquisitions of Sony and Panasonic, as a close friend of George Sr., he knew that George Jr. and Ronald had contributed a lot, and he already regarded Ronald as his nephew.

"Isn't this a good thing? Hollywood needs a lot of capital, and Japanese companies just need to produce movies to drive sales of electronic consumer goods such as video tapes."

"Having said that, these people are still too naive. It has been 45 years since the end of World War II, and many people have forgotten what the post-war international order is."

Inoue took Ronald's hand and pulled him to sit down on his seat. It looked like he wanted to talk to him about something. Recalling the help Inoue had given him when he was the "Longwei Kid", Ronald sat down patiently, preparing to listen to what the senior senator from Hawaii had to say to him.

"You know, Hawaii only voted to join the American Federation in the 1950s. Before that, many Japanese people considered themselves Japanese..."

"Huh...?" Ronald was shocked. This was completely different from the topic he had expected, wasn't it? It has nothing to do with Panasonic's acquisition of CA, nor does it have anything to do with the movie premiering today. Moreover, Inoue's remaining hand held her tightly. Did he come here specifically to say something to her?

"But since then, all the Japanese in Hawaii and elsewhere in America have not had any second thoughts. Deep down, they recognize American values ​​and have the same respect for their ancestors as any other immigrant ethnic group." The country only has some cultural and customary identities.

Just like the Jews celebrate Hanukkah, Italians and Greeks have their traditional food, and what we Japanese have left is just sushi and karate. The betrayal that happened during World War II was because they were not American citizens at that time. "

"Huh?" Ronald listened to Inoue's words, as if he was confiding his feelings to himself, and it seemed that he was not talking to himself, but wanted to convey the message through himself... He could only agree with hum, and he was thinking quickly. Jot down the key points of what the senator said, while thinking about what he was trying to accomplish.

The so-called betrayal, Ronald guessed, may be referring to the World War II past when some Japanese-Americans wanted to incite rebellion and serve for the Japanese Empire at that time, so that all Japanese-Americans were later thrown into concentration camps.

"Commercial mergers and acquisitions are very much in line with America's rules. I like Sony's attitude very much. It is the duty of Japanese companies to integrate into the international order led by America. And the mergers and acquisitions of some companies are not purely business decisions. I feel disgusted..."

Ronald noticed that Inoue used disgust, a very strong word. Could he be talking about Panasonic?

"Look at those Tokyo real estate developers clamoring to acquire America and the Empire State Building. They no longer know who is the leader of order. We Japanese Americans are also very disgusted with this. Yes. They can do whatever they want with a little money. They don’t know that this wealth is not their own ability, but a gift from the times and destiny..."

"Well, well..." What Ronald said on the memory well, he pulled himself to say so much, must have a purpose. I just don’t know if I am really criticizing the Japanese businessmen who acquired America Real Estate, or if I am implicitly criticizing Panasonic’s acquisition of CA.

"As you get older, when you see an old friend, you unknowingly say a few more words. You won't feel offended, right?" Inoue finally let go of Ronald's hand, turned around and smiled.

"There, Senator Inoue gave me a lot of help when I was filming Longwei Boy. I will never forget it..."

"Haha, that's all I have been in America for so many years,

The free world only needs a defender of order. As a defeated country in World War II, the Japanese still need to continue to atone for their sins. This time we will let Japan do the same as Germany, our senators and representatives in Hawaii, and local Japanese congressmen, and we are happy to see them respond to the restoration of order in the free world under the leadership of America. Some contributions.

I really don’t know what some Japanese people think, and they still hold on to those childish ideas of former Prime Minister Kishi... Are you right, Ronald? "

Inoue's eyes suddenly burst into flames, and he looked into Ronald's eyes and asked.

"Well, well..." Ronald said perfunctorily, he didn't understand how Inoue said this to him. Compared to a few years ago, Inoue has more gray hair and wrinkles, and he seems to be thinner. The sleeve where the broken arm is is floating empty...

Ronald suddenly felt blessed and understood Inoue's intention, "I have to tell little George that some companies in Japan always want to do their own thing and want to occupy the entire industry chain. To be honest, we in Hollywood are content producers." The most competitive place is that these people have absolutely no understanding of Adam Smith’s division of labor in economics. How can one person do it all, which is not in line with the law of comparative advantage?”

"That's, that's..." Inoue's smile gradually relaxed, and he seemed to be satisfied that Ronald understood his intentions.

"Is that what Senator Inoue said?" After the premiere, little George saw Ronald coming with a beer. He happily found a barbecue stall near Capitol Hill and invited him to eat with him. . The stall owner is a black man, and the ribs he cooks are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, especially the meat near the bones.

"The basic meaning is correct, I can't guarantee that it's the exact words..." Ronald's mouth was full of oil after eating, and he picked up the tablecloth to wipe his hands.

"These people think they are winners, they have forgotten

As expected, as Ronald expected, what Inoue said to him was actually something he hoped he would relay to the commander's family.

Although Inoue is a dignified state senator, in America, he is like a mascot. To a large extent, it is to suppress the Chinese senator, a mainstream politician in Washington, that he has been re-elected to this day. After all, Chinese Americans are also a large part of the population in Hawaii.

"No, America is the best..." Ronald also took a sip of beer.

"The reason why the operation in the Middle East has been postponed this time is that these two defeated countries need to be responsible for a large part of the budget..." Little George revealed a piece of news.

This is a big chess game. The old commander George was baptized by World War II. He knew that once a war started, money would flow like water. Although America's economy is developing well, government spending has not been reduced as the previous leader said. Instead, the deficit is increasing every year.

It is estimated that the military expenditure of more than 50 billion US dollars must be paid by the people of this country, which will definitely cause problems for George Sr.'s re-election. He just took advantage of the opportunity to first station troops in Saudi Arabia, and then launch Operation Desert Shield. Under the pretext of protecting Saudi Arabia, he first extorted money from these oil tyrants in the Middle East.

These ignorant chiefs dared to raise prices during the last oil crisis and forced America to do so. Now it is finally America's turn to teach them a lesson and let them know who is the father.

The two defeated countries in World War II, Japan and Germany, both hope to regain recognition from the international community, and for this, they have to bleed a lot.

America

It turns out that this is the so-called big chess game.

Ronald returned to the hotel and took a bath in the bathtub. Politics is still too complicated and cruel. America is a vote-based politics. Because Germans have more votes and are white Germans, what they pay for is land and population in real money.

Japan, on the other hand, is a yellow race and has been challenging America's leading position in the economic field recently. This time, if they pay more money, they can only give them permission to acquire overseas assets. It can be said that they are using things that originally belong to them. In exchange for tens of billions of military expenditures. Although the United States and Japan are clamoring for cooperation, in fact, in Asia, they are ranked behind Korea and are the lowest among American allies.

Moreover, the fact that Daniel Inoue was so cautious in entrusting someone to pass the message showed that he was not only just a mascot in the Senate, but also did not even have basic guarantees at critical times. Ronald also asked his assistant to go to the library to look up the deeds of former Prime Minister Kishi mentioned by Inoue.

The Prime Minister, who was born in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, wanted to abolish the Japan-US Security Treaty. He was almost "executed" by a young man in the National Assembly.

Fortunately, I am an authentic white man, and my ancestors were among the earliest immigrants from the Thirteen States. I had the opportunity to meet little George, and I was able to take advantage of this opportunity to earn some change.

Ronald thought that it was better to keep some distance from real politics and just be a Hollywood artist (and businessman) with peace of mind.

Dances with Wolves premiered to very positive reviews. The film critic of the Washington Post gave the film review a very sensational title "With India"

Although his film review did not appear in the newspaper immediately, it was sent to Ronald for review. When Ronald saw that the score was also perfect, he immediately asked Michael Gray to arrange a coupon for the film critic to go to Hawaii for a family trip.

That's Michael Gray's marketing plan for "Dances with Wolves," with premieres in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and South Carolina, where filming took place. However, there is only one screening in each city, which mainly caters to film critics and various local artists and celebrities.

After two premieres in each city, no more screenings will be scheduled. Audiences in the inner circle and upper class heard this progressive story about India.

They all want to share their movie-watching experiences in their social circles to support India

For a time, being able to get a ticket for this movie was a symbol of social status, and the so-called celebrities and socialites were all fighting for it.

It took two weeks for those celebrities who had not seen "Dances with Wolves" to listen to the chatter of those who had obtained tickets, before the nationwide screenings began. Those people will rush to grab tickets like crazy.

In fact, this trick cannot be commonly used. "Dances with Wolves" coincides with the "Seal" bill that Congress is about to pass.

All critics, including Ronald's own New York Daily News, gave "Dances with Wolves" full marks.

In short, they all had to say good things about this movie, and some of the reviews were so praising that it was just disgusting.

"This 1860s legend retains traces of the rebellious consciousness of the 1960s. Costner treated his impression

No other filmmaker has depicted India with such passion

"Oh, my scalp is numb from what Sisko said..." Ronald returned to New York and saw what Richard had brought. The Chicago film critics who sent him for approval had seen the press premiere. The movie reviews all felt like they were overrated.

Originally the prints in traditional western films

"This is Ebert's..." Richard smiled and handed over Roger Ebert's film review. After its premiere in Chicago, it was also praised. "

"Good guy, I actually gave it four stars..." Ronald clicked his tongue. Albert rated this movie too highly.

"In 1985, a still-unfamous Kevin Costner got a big role in a great Western called 'Silverado,' just because he wanted to be in a Western. .

And now, he's fulfilled his dream again by making one of the best Westerns I've ever seen. This movie goes some way to making up for the sins of hundreds of racist and intolerant westerns that came before it.

By letting the Sioux speak their own language, entering their villages and observing their way of life, it treated them as human beings rather than howling savages aimed at by military rifles. This is one of the best movies of the year. "

"Good guy, with such a high evaluation, Kevin Costner won't be nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, right?" Ronald read a lot of film reviews, and they all said good things and had no criticism. There will definitely be nominations for every film critic award before the Oscars.

"I kind of regret it. I should have directed this movie myself..." Ronald was silent for a moment, thinking it was a pity in his heart. If he had been the director, maybe he could have done it.

It's a pity that Costner is not a frequent nominee like himself, so he will definitely not win the award. Such a good opportunity, maybe it would be okay if I directed it myself?

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