Producer [American Entertainment]

Due to the constant skipping of grades, William has never had many friends of the same age, and it is difficult for his older classmates to have a common language with him.For example, when the teenagers in the class have reached the age when they are excited to watch pornographic movies together, William is still a child, a child who is only a little taller than the desk.No matter how dirty a boy is, facing such a tender face and such big eyes, he will feel guilty.

As a result, William, who was never invited to participate in some kind of "group activities" when he was a student, always felt that his student days were a failure. He didn't have close friends and was always alone. People know him.

But the reality is often very different from our own imagination.

From the perspective of David "Prince", William was a typical "he doesn't know everyone, but everyone wants to know him" when William was in school.He will never forget in his life that every year when freshmen enter school, William and five other seniors take the lead in singing the school song.

"Tall spiers, old castles,

……

Flowers and young leaves sing to us,

Standing in front of the tall Thomas statue. "

In addition to the regular school uniform with a half-swallowtail like everyone else, William also approved a small cape that can only be worn by the King's Scholarship winners. Inside, he wears the bright-colored vest of the rising star of the campus, and is sewn with sterling silver buttons representing the highest-level outstanding students.

Using clothing to distinguish status is a major teaching feature of Eton College.And such an outstanding feature makes ordinary students always yearn for it.

William, who is not tall, has good looks, and has golden hair, is naturally the one who stands out from the crowd.

When David entered school, he was told by senior seniors in the same dormitory building that when he saw senior William who lived in the "old school building" in the central courtyard, no one in the lower grades was allowed to come forward unless he took the initiative to talk to you. disturb.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, those people in the old school building are not as easy to talk to as I am. If you have illusions, they will teach you how to behave."

This is an unwritten rule passed on only by word of mouth among students.

William felt that he was not well-known for his misunderstanding, so he formed it like this, and it has not been resolved until today.

Seeing William again now, David didn't know whether to be regretful or proud. The senior was still as he could only see from a distance many years ago, the stars were holding the moon, unattainable.No, from the appearance point of view, William is much taller and more handsome than in the past, and the immature expression that used to be a bit dazed has also been replaced with a decent smile. The mysterious distance, can be called a model of the British gentleman.

"What's the use of watching? Go up and talk." The friend who came with David reminded, "This is not Eton College, and no one will stop you from getting to know him."

David just woke up from his dream, yes, he can finally say what he wanted to say back then: "Hi senior, my name is David."

……

The shining "Prince" talked a lot with William that day, so much that Sabatino wanted to make evil out of his guts, and he didn't stop.

William concluded that David's left and right were actually just one central idea—he was here to send money.

Cough, as a member of the royal family, David, who is young and has not yet graduated from university, has long been given the false title of honorary vice-chairman of the British Film Association by his aunt who is the queen.

Coincidentally, David made a good friend in college, and his family runs a film distribution company.They hit it off at the university, and they worked hand in hand, er, no, they were preparing for collusion between officials and businessmen, and it was wrong. Strictly speaking, David was not actually an official.The British Film Institute is a charitable organization established by royal charter dedicated to the revitalization of the British film industry.

How to revitalize?It's nothing more than pushing out and bringing in.

Some time ago, David had an American classmate who introduced him to a horror movie.Yes, that’s the size. David watched William’s titled "Blood Red Splashing White Gauze", and he was afraid and liked it at the same time.It just so happened that he and his friend were working on an introduction plan for excellent foreign films recently, so he thought, anyway, everything is an introduction, and adding something he likes is not a big deal.

David didn't think of William from the producer column at the time, after all, William had changed his surname.

And before David had time to contact MGM, he was at Hitchcock's funeral first, and heard someone mention this year's box office dark horse. Only then did he realize that William was the William he knew. .

The senior is indeed a senior!It's the first time to participate in the production, so amazing!

"It's just a popcorn movie." William was not being modest, but telling the truth. "Blood Red Splashed White Gauze" really doesn't have any deep connotations. The bong I'm filming now has a bit of ironic black humor, and the philosophy of causal loop can be changed a bit. The blood red is purely to stimulate people's adrenaline.

David doesn't think so: "What is a good movie? At least the audience should be able to watch it. Whether it's crying or laughing, it's better than falling asleep halfway through, right?"

Although David is a "prince", he has been living an ordinary life as much as possible with his mother's efforts since he was a child.His mother wanted to use him to make up for the regret that she was unable to integrate into the world outside the royal family no matter what.His mother should be successful. At the very least, David considers himself a layman who only knows how to appreciate.

After chatting back and forth in the afternoon, everyone can be regarded as "friends". David's excitement made William very incomprehensible.

In the end, William happily sold Blood Red to David and his friends by way of buyout.In fact, William never thought that Blood Red would have a day to go abroad to make money, so no matter how much the buyout price was, it was an extra surprise. Old Samuel even told William on the phone that he would sell it for any price, which would be a long night and dreamy. Just sign the contract in the UK and come back.

David and his friends are also very sincere, and with the blessing of William's halo, they gave William a very good position at the final transaction price of the British copyright buyout.Everyone feels very comfortable.

David and his friend also became interested in bongs after hearing that William was currently working on another film.

"If you are willing to wait two days, I can show you some of the material that was shot first."

As early as when Wheeler was in New York, he had already cut out a few minutes of samples with the material he had shot, and sorted out the corresponding promotional materials. prepared for sale.

David and his friends naturally agreed in a hurry. In fact, after hearing Wheeler's name, David and his friends were already full of confidence in the new movie. The person who came to assist was cautious, and probably signed another contract on the spot.

The film industry is actually a place that is superstitious about brands. Famous directors, popular superstars, movie kings and actresses, and giant companies are all called brands.

Other films said: We have real film industry giants as support.

The Smokehouse Crew Says: We've got Wheeler.

Other movies said: We have a super high investment of tens of millions.

The Smokehouse Crew Says: We've got Wheeler.

Other movies said: We have the strength of an Oscar winner to join us.

The Smokehouse crew says: We still have Wheeler.

Only William.The name of Wheeler is worth the sum of the word-of-mouth of countless people.

David's affection for Wheeler actually has another origin.As we all know, Wheeler once made a classic black and white movie, "Roman Holiday", in which Audrey.The princess played by Hepburn is based on David's mother, Princess Margaret.Princess Margaret has always loved this movie, because she felt that it completely captured the feeling of "forgive me for my life of being unrestrained and loving freedom" that she yearned for.

After William communicated with Wheeler on the phone, Wendy flew to London that night with all the materials needed.When Americans come to the UK, they have a three-month visa-free period, and they can really take a trip at any time.

Naturally, the pre-sale of bongs can no longer be in the form of a buyout. From the quality of the film to Wheeler's reputation, blood red cannot compare.Even if there is no David, the overseas agent of the bong will not worry about selling it, but it is only a matter of time.

William knew this, David knew it, and David's friends knew it.

Therefore, compared to discussing the casualness of blood red, both parties are more than twice as serious about the smoking gun.With professional lawyers, in the bright and clean office building, they discussed and discussed over and over again, and after three days, the deal was completed at a pre-sale price that both parties were quite satisfied with.

The distribution company of David’s friend’s house became the first overseas agent of the pipe, and also the only agent in England and Ireland. Whether it is the box office in the UK in the future, or the broadcast on TV stations, and digital video tapes, etc. The sales of products will be shared by both parties according to a certain ratio.

Sabatino also joined the negotiations later, because if this cooperation is happy, the two parties will naturally have to consider the further future, and at this time, William will represent MGM.

MGM, on the other hand, needs this distribution channel in the UK.

"As a film production company, MGM is a scumbag when it comes to film distribution." In private, Sabatino told William Cope about MGM's past, "MGM used to develop in all aspects and has always been strong. But in 48, under the influence of the antitrust law, that is, anti-monopoly, MGM, as a target, could only reluctantly give up the distribution and theater business. Afterwards, it fell into a slump and never recovered.”

"But other giant companies, I think many of them are both producing and publishing." William was puzzled.

"Those are two companies. Pay attention to the suffix after the name, Disney Production, Disney Distribution, Disney Animation Studio... This is also after MGM stumbled, other giants learned to take advantage of the loopholes. In production or distribution, Giants will always pull other giants to drink soup together, not because they are really generous, but based on the principle of risk sharing and preventing the defendant from monopolizing.” There are many twists and turns in this, and Sabatino only talked about it for a long time. Obvious stuff.

"Then MGM has always let the distribution not develop, and is controlled by others everywhere?" William doesn't know much about business, but he also knows that if the movie needs to be sold by others, it will undoubtedly be like being choked by others. No matter how good a movie can be made, it is useless if the neck is damaged.

"MGM is now considered a subsidiary of Microsoft, so I can naturally start another MGM distribution company." Sabatino smiled. He must have an overall plan for this matter, although he has nothing to do with movies. Interested, but since he bought MGM, there is absolutely no reason to watch it lose money, and he will never sell money-losing products! "Don't worry, there will be a big move next year at the latest. We are negotiating with another well-established company."

Sabatino's management philosophy is actually quite simple and crude.The company is missing something?Then buy it.Competitor too strong?bought it!Want to grow a business, but have no experience?Buy an experienced company and turn it into a subsidiary!

The author has something to say: *David "Prince": In reality, he is called David, to show the difference between fiction and reality, and replace it with David.In reality, he is an excellent furniture designer.For the needs of the plot, the novel will be replaced by film art.In the 2001 British royal family's "slimming" plan, David is no longer a royal family.The plot is in 1980, so he is still ~*buybuybuy plan, for details, please refer to Microsoft's godfather [Hey, starting from plagiarism, and then to big bucks account.The project is on fire, buy it!Strong competitors? !bought it!Money is so capricious.

*The anti-monopoly law is very troublesome. If it is explained, a book may not be able to explain it clearly, so I will mention it a little bit, and I won’t go deep, okay?

Chapter 43 No.40 Three Days Coming to Earth: Life is short, don't let your life leave regrets.

james.The journey of the mascot, Wang William, obviously did not end here. The blessing of this lucky buff continued until the Champions League final on June 6.

Arsenal, England vs Hamburg, Germany at the Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain.

William, as the owner of Arsenal, can no longer miss the final no matter what, and he doesn't plan to miss it.After negotiating the contract with David, William looked at the calendar and said, no need to go back to the United States, and fly directly to Spain.

Before flying, I have to ask for leave, after all, I have been out for more than a week.

William's current boss is very talkative. William can use the excuse of watching a football game to ask for leave with confidence. He doesn't have to think hard about finding reasons for leave like other fans who skip work.

Who let his boss be a fancier Arsenal fan than himself?

As soon as I called Wheeler, there was no need for William to speak, and the other side said very considerately: "Are you going to watch the Champions League? Go, go, give Arsenal more fuel!"

When William hung up the phone, he was a little dazed.

"I don't believe you can be so easy?" Sabatino is exercising on the treadmill in the room. His figure is so good...William is very envious and jealous. As a man, William's current good figure for the same sex is only Jealous of the thought.

"No, I can't believe Wheeler didn't threaten me to take him to Madrid."

Originally, William was already prepared for a protracted war. In his imagination, this "war" must be arduous, and the "enemy" would definitely resist to the death. !Then, when Wheeler, who was in a hurry, was also feeling down, he gave the bottom line quickly and ruthlessly: After the League One season is over, invite the entire Arsenal team to travel to the United States to entertain Wheeler.

William must let Wheeler understand that it is impossible to even think about going to the Bernabeu to watch the scene. With Wheeler's physical condition, life is simply too long.He will not agree.

As a result, there is a big gap between reality and imagination, which makes people feel empty and unable to adapt to this gap.

"Probably because you know that no matter what he says, you won't agree with the BOSS, so why don't he just waste his words?" Wendy guessed.

William grudgingly accepted the idea, but it didn't always feel like Wheeler's style.

When I went to the Bernabeu Stadium on June 6 and saw Wheeler appearing in the VIP box, smiling and waving at him, William thought inappropriately, right, this is Wheeler's style.

To hell!

"How did you get out?!" William said thousands of times, and the whole thing was a reprimand.He was really angry, this kind of behavior of not caring about his own body would only make loved ones hurt and enemies happy.

Mr. Wheeler obediently listened to the training and did not dare to refute a word. Of course, it was also because he felt that since he was already here anyway, William would not let him watch the game, so he should be sent back?

Especially rascal!

William... really didn't dare to send Wheeler back, even though he really wanted to: "Master, you are my uncle! Dare we not be so self-willed?! Who bought the ticket for you?"

"Others give it away. I'm popular, there's nothing I can do. I won't betray my friend." As a well-known world-renowned director, there are not too many people crying and shouting to give Wheeler tickets, not to mention that he is not No money.Having a casual meal outside, you can hide it from the whole family, take away the air ticket to the VIP seat together with the ticket, and fly directly to Madrid without leaving any room for reaction.

Due to Wheeler's good performance during this period of time and negligence of precautions, the family members who thought he had given up, at this time in the United States, regretted their guts.

Wheeler is proud: "They're all too young, too young."

"...You want us to worry to death, don't you?" Treating the old man with a personality like a child, it is useless to force him to scold him.Although it is said to be an old child, "old" still comes first after all.After William finished speaking, he could only soften his attitude.

"But maybe this is the last chance in my life to watch the Champions League." Wheeler is also well versed in the strategy of mourning.

Or to reveal the truth.

No one could tell, everyone just saw an old man whose life was passing by, reminiscing about his past.

"The first time I watched a Gunners game was when I was 27 years old. Before that, I didn't have much interest in football, and I couldn't imagine that there would be such a team, just because of one game, let the I fell in love with it deeply. But Arsenal did it. It was the darkest and failed year of my life at that time. It was Arsenal who helped me out of the trough and revived my spirit.

"I don't know where I would be if I hadn't watched Arsenal's last stand.

"I only know that after watching that game, I have the me I am today.

I've supported the Gunners for 50 years and have a room full of genuine football kits and merch.How many 50 years can a person have in his lifetime?Before, I was always busy and busy, I didn't have time to watch the scene, I could only watch the broadcast, and occasionally even listen to the results of the game.Thinking that there will always be time to read it in the future, there is no rush.

"It's not in a hurry, and it will be 50 years in a blink of an eye. When I have time, my body no longer allows me to take long-distance flights. Sometimes I think about it, I am ashamed, how dare I say that I am a diehard gunman. Even watching it a few times, I have very little experience of supporting my favorite team. But I really love it. It encouraged me even when it didn’t know, and I also want to do it when it doesn’t know Under such circumstances, do something for it, even if it's just cheering on the spot.

"I have been looking forward to Arsenal winning and becoming European champions all my life. But I enter the Champions League every year and get no prize every year. Do you think I should laugh or cry? I feel like I am numb. Watching Arsenal close The group stage, watching it qualify for the group stage. Then I thought, probably that’s all there is, it’s either the top [-] or the top eight.

"As a result, Arsenal won last year, won the title, the first in the club's history! It's always been an Arsenal that surprises me.

"But what about me? I can only sit behind the TV and watch! Do you know how much I regretted the moment I saw the cheers? The club was founded in 1886, the first Champions League was held in 1956, and the Big Ears was won in 1979 Cup, decades of hard work, I just missed it. God knows when the next time I will win the championship, maybe it will be another 50 years, maybe it will be this year.

"I'm not God, I don't know the ending, but I don't want to gamble anymore, no matter whether I win or lose this time, I don't want to regret it behind the TV!

"If I win, I will cheer at the scene, but if I lose, I will cry at the scene!

"Life is too short, and I don't have another 50 years to wait, Will."

The lifespan of people on earth is less than a hundred years. Whether it is a short-term splendor or a short-term regret saying "what if it was back then", it all depends on one's own choice.As a long-lived William, he can't quite understand the thoughts of people on earth, but he can understand the feeling of not wanting to leave regrets. After his parents passed away suddenly, he has always regretted not being able to complete that trip with them, together Go live and watch Arsenal play again.

Therefore, William was very afraid of watching Arsenal play football last year, and found various reasons to refuse to come to watch. He felt that he had betrayed his parents by coming.

But when William really stood on the stands again, he realized that it was not what he thought.

He should have come, because only when he came, only when he watched his father's favorite team fight for honor, he could see the memory of his father cheering for the team became more vivid and bright .

"Want to get a closer look at the game?" William asked Wheeler.

"Huh?" Wheeler was taken aback, how close could he be?

Of course it's the coach's seat!

Abandoning Sabatino and all the club executives in the VIP box, William knocked on the door of Arsenal's locker room with Wheeler, and said to the head coach Brian: "I have a gracious request ?"

Finally, a picture of Wheeler, William, and William's father Edward... sitting together on the coach's bench.

When the players of the two teams shook hands on the grass, the head coach Bryan asked Willian in an uncertain voice: "Can we win?"

"can!"

In the past, no one thought that Arsenal, who taught the team to play short passes, could make some gains in the League One, which is dominated by long passes. What happened?

They won the Champions League last year and the League Cup.In the Champions League this year, they also triumphed all the way. In the semi-finals, they also defeated Ajax, which had won the Champions League for three consecutive times.

"We are destined to be champions!"

Such certainty, like a curse, quickly spread to all the people sitting on the coaching bench.Yeah, they were last year's champions, what are they nervous about?The real thing to be afraid of is the Hamburg team on the opposite side. So what if there is this year's World Footballer of the Year?We also have a head coach who is said to be about to start his legendary life.

Of course, what really makes Arsenal proud is that they have two generations of generous and generous club owners.

"If you win, go to Hollywood to travel together, if you lose, go to heaven and collectively apologize to my dad!"

"..." The young boss is much more cruel than the previous boss QAQ