Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

For the first time since the Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney announced that he would grant the Sherman Family Development Fund a three-month clemency period, Jed felt a little easier.Although it has been more than a month since he came to the United States in 1989, he did not feel any less relaxed.The aftereffects of the car accident are still bothering him, and what is the truth of the car accident at the same time?The lawsuit with the former management of the Sherman Family Development Fund; the compensation lawsuit with American Family Life Insurance Company;Although Jed in his previous life also faced the experience of working overtime without sleep for two consecutive weeks, at least he had a team to support him at that time, but now he needs to do it himself.It seems that talent is not only the most precious thing in the 21st century, but also very important in the [-]th century.

However, with the passage of time, most things have entered into an orderly development stage: the staff sent by the old Bell are secretly investigating the behavior of the Japanese chaebol headed by the Sony consortium in the car accident; The lawsuit of the former high-level executives of the foundation is progressing quite smoothly; although there is no breakthrough in the compensation lawsuit for the time being, at least it has a direction of development; at the same time, the negotiations with the Fox Broadcasting Company are also going smoothly, and because of the disruption of the ABC, the TV station’s The purchase price has exceeded Jed's expectations.So now Jed is finally free, and Jed, who has been free, has found a new way of pastime, writing novels.

Maybe it's because the combination of the fresh and artistic atmosphere in my previous life and the film expertise I learned in this life gave me a new way to vent.Although computers at this time were not suitable for word processing, there were still old typewriters, so Jed started typing with the old-fashioned typewriter in his study.

Seeing Jed staying at home so "dutifully", Old Bell heaved a long sigh of relief.Old Bell was a conservative person, so he couldn't bear the sight of his young master mixing with men, and he was often caught by the media.Old Bell felt that this was an extremely disgraceful thing, but because his master and wife didn't care, he had no choice but to bury his opinion in his heart.

Now, seeing that the young master has not gone out to fool around for more than a month, he is either reading various newspapers and books at home, or studying the investment reports of the family business.Now I have another hobby of writing, which is really great.Old Bell doesn't expect his young master to become a master like Shakespeare, so what if no one cares about what he writes?Writing something for an aristocrat is an elegant thing in itself, who cares about publishing it?

It's a pity that Jed is rushing to publish from the bottom of his heart. Who made the movie dream in his heart come alive again?Originally, as a graduate of the University of Southern California Film School, Jed entered the film industry as a matter of course, and there are many alumni promotions.It's a pity that Jed entered the film industry because of those male stars, and as a result, his reputation was a little bit bad, and it also caused some USC alumni to avoid this junior.Now if Jed wants to return to the film industry to build a career, he can only do it all over again.

Since it was too difficult to start with the director, Jed decided to start with the screenwriter.And a gold medal screenwriter is very likely to be an ace writer, so Jed plans to write a novel, and what he writes is the kind of commercial novel, which is the kind of novel that is very suitable for adapting the script at first sight.The theme chosen by Jed is "Resident Evil", which is the originator of the "zombie" theme.Moreover, the setting of the so-called "T virus" in it surprised ordinary readers, and the so-called "umbrella company" made many critics see the metaphor and mockery of totalitarian politics in the work.So this is a commercial novel with a good reputation in the critic circle, so it doesn't make people think that Jade is writing purely for money, and he also has the attitude of "universal benefiting the people".

Thinking of this, Jed started to adapt the "Resident Evil" he had played. In addition to having a wonderful description of the original game plot, he also had to add some side plots and the origins of important characters.I don't know if it's the special effect brought about by rebirth, but Jed discovered that he has a very special ability to express his thoughts in the most accurate words, and at the same time, his typing speed has been specially improved.In just one week, Jed actually completed more than half of "Resident Evil: The Conspiracy of Umbrella Corporation".Looking at the thick manuscript paper, Jed felt a sense of accomplishment.

With so many manuscripts in hand, Jed decided it was time to talk to a publisher.The English publishing industry has always been known as the Big Four: Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Random House and Penguin Press.Because Jed's goal is to enter the film industry, HarperCollins, who owns Twentieth Century Fox Film Company behind him, and Simon Schuster, which is owned by Paramount, have become Jed's first choice.In fact, if you really want to release best-selling novels, Random House and Penguin Press are the first choices.It's just that Jed's goal is different, so he notified Old Bell to get the contact addresses of Simon Schuster and HarperCollins.He sent the outline and summary of the story and the first third of the manuscript to two publishing houses, and then waited for the responses from the two publishing houses.

Xiao Ansheng is one of the editors of Simon & Schuster Publishing House, the second generation of Chinese immigrants.Even though Xiao Ansheng is an authentic American born and raised in the United States, he still feels a little pressure in the United States with his yellow skin.Discrimination against people of color in the United States has never disappeared since the founding of the country. Black people dare to swear their rights, so white people dare not blatantly bully.However, yellow-skinned Asians dare not speak out because of the Confucian doctrine of the mean, even if they are discriminated against, they will swallow their anger, so Xiao Ansheng has worked very hard to become a senior editor at Simon & Schuster Publishing House. the result of.But my white colleagues in the same period were junior supervisors at worst. In comparison, I was considered a failure.

Fortunately, Xiao Ansheng, who is optimistic and knows his destiny, also enjoys it, and still works hard every day at work.Since Simon & Schuster Publishing was acquired by Paramount's parent company Western Harbor in 1975, it has entered a fast track of development. In the first half of this year, the turnover has exceeded 6 million US dollars, which has cheered everyone in the publishing house.But this has nothing to do with Xiao Ansheng, even if he worked hard, the bonus he got must be the worst one.So Xiao Ansheng just did his job dutifully and did not participate in the discussions among employees.Not long after Xiao Ansheng sat down, the staff in the mailroom sorted out various submissions and sent them to the corresponding editors.

Xiao Ansheng was in charge of the relatively obscure science fiction literature category. This department did not bring much income to Simon Schuster, but the company did not want to do nothing in this category and continued to retain this department.It just so happened that Jed's "Resident Evil: The Conspiracy of Umbrella Corporation" fell into Xiao Ansheng's hands. He first looked at the author's information, and the signature was JS Li.Xiao Ansheng was a little surprised, could it be a Chinese writer?However, he appreciates the author's pen name very much. In order to be popular and easy to remember, many commercial authors' pen names are initials and surnames.After reading the outline, Xiao Ansheng's eyes lit up.Today's science fiction is still limited to outer space wars or the exploration of alien civilizations, but such subjects involving the future of mankind are very rare.Xiao Ansheng already felt in his heart that this book could be published. As long as the author's writing style was not too bad, it might even enter the "New York Times" best-seller list of fictional novels.

"Director, I found a classic science fiction novel!" Xiao Ansheng couldn't help but shouted out.

As a result, many white colleagues ridiculed, "When will our publishing house still have classic science fiction?"

"Xiao, the end-of-year assessment has not come yet, so there's no need to brag about it to yourself, right? Aren't Chinese people quite modest?"

"That is, how many science fiction novels can Simon & Schuster publish in a year? They are still classics! Be careful not to be ridiculed by other departments."

Although most of the white colleagues ridiculed Xiao Ansheng, the director of the science fiction publishing department was a kind black man.He didn't reprimand those provocative editors, but said in a deep voice, "Xiao, come to my office with your work."

Xiao Ansheng hurriedly took the outline and manuscript of "Resident Evil: The Umbrella Company's Conspiracy" into the supervisor's office. The black supervisor did not greet Xiao Ansheng, but just took a glance at the outline, and then read the manuscript.About half an hour later, the black executive let out a sigh of relief, "Xiao, you are right, this will be a business classic that will make the publishing house a lot of money. From his practice of only sending part of the manuscript and outline Look, he must have contacted other publishing houses at the same time. Xiao, go find him immediately, and sign him as long as the conditions are not harsh. Our science fiction literature department can’t always be looked down upon by other departments, understand?”

Xiao Ansheng naturally understood what his supervisor meant. Although Simon & Schuster Publishing House had never proposed to abolish the science fiction literature department, this department was well-known within the publishing house for the few works it published and the long period of continuous losses.Therefore, the black supervisor also has a suffocation in his stomach. Do you think that if I am assigned to this remote department, I will have nothing to do?I must let this department sell a bestseller, disgusting you!Of course, Xiao Ansheng, who was rushing to Los Angeles at this time, didn't know what was going on in his supervisor's stomach.

But when Xiao Ansheng arrived in Los Angeles and found Jed's address, he suddenly realized that he might not be so confident anymore.Although Xiao Ansheng also saw that the contact address was Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, but Beverly Hills also has a relatively poor area.It's a pity that the author obviously lives in a mountainous area where rich people gather, which surprised Xiao Ansheng a bit.When Xiao Ansheng arrived at Jed's house, he was obviously frightened by this luxurious mansion.

"What? Simon & Schuster's publishing editor came to find me?" Jed was a little surprised. It took only a week for his manuscript to be sent out, and the publishing house actually came to him.But since he came to contact him sincerely, Jed would not be pretentious, and soon asked Old Bell to invite the editor to his study.

When Xiao Ansheng appeared in Jade's study, he found that this rich man really liked reading.The tall bookshelves have obviously been touched, not just decorations.Xiao Ansheng looked at the novels scattered on the desk and the floor, and they seemed to be books about biological science.No wonder his works are worthy of scrutiny, after all, he has checked a lot of information behind his back.Thinking of this, Xiao Ansheng suddenly had high expectations for this book.