Chapter 611 Take advantage of the situation(1/3)
If Robert Gottlieb was placed in later generations, he should be considered an "slash" old man. Needless to say, his main business publishing editor, he has already stood at the pinnacle of the American publishing industry.
The hobby of writing biographies for celebrities has also been developed to the extreme.
This time he went to Los Angeles to meet Katherine Graham, the owner of the Washington Post. He will also go to D.C next month to meet his next client, zip-up.
Of course, writing a personal biography for zipper is a big project. After all, he is still the commander of the United States. It is at the peak of his life. Biography and memoirs will definitely be released after he steps down.
Now there are two years left before Zipperton's term ends. Robert Gottlieb went to Washington D.C to meet Zipperton at this time, which is considered to be a preparation for the next work.
If Zipper can be re-elected in two years, then everything will be happy and the biography will be postponed.
If you cannot be re-elected, it is just right now. Once you step down in 1996, you will immediately launch a biography, a national speech, and use the influence of the resigned commander to circle the money.
This operation is a routine operation after the American commander stepped down.
Life is not easy, so the leader is the leader to perform his skills!
This incident fully reflects Robert Gottlieb's deep connections in the American cultural and political circles. Tao Yushu also admires him very much. When he is an editor, he is considered unprecedented when he reaches his level.
"In the United States, politics, business and culture, there are actually no obvious boundaries, everything is dominated by capital."
Before leaving, a sentence from Robert Gottlieb revealed the operating mechanism of American society, and Tao Yushu deeply agreed.
Back at Mulholland Road's mansion, Tao Yushu received the good news from Yu Yuxi from Cannes.
The 47th Cannes International Film Festival just concluded last night. "Living" won the special award of the jury with "The Sun" directed by former Soviet director Nikita Mikharkov.
The Palme d'Or was won by Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Novel" and Michelle Brown's "Tired".
In addition to winning the jury award, Ge You, the male lead in "Living", also won the Best Actor Award for his outstanding performance in the film, becoming the first Chinese film actor Xia Na.
A special jury award and a best actor award are definitely not comparable to the Palme d'Or, but it is also the biggest winner at this film festival besides "Pulp Novel" and "Tired".
In recent years, the films produced by Lin's Pictures have won too many international awards, let alone the boss Tao Yushu,
Even Yu Yuxi, the manager who specializes in the film festival, was a little numb, and the announcement call was completely routine.
After Yu Yuxi reported the good news, he gave Zhang Yimou another phone call.
"Don't be discouraged, sometimes things like winning are based on luck."
Tao Yushu's comfort is something that other directors may want to hit someone after hearing it. They won the Jury Award and the Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, which is too greedy.
But who made this director Zhang Yimou? Who made Chen Kaigo sweep Cannes and Oscars with "Farewell My Concubine" two years ago?
Listening to Tao Yushu's comfort, Zhang Yimou said nothing and just nodded.
He was indeed a little dissatisfied. He had watched all the award-winning films of this film festival. He had nothing to say when he got the Palme d'Or by Quentin's "Pulp Novels", but why could he get the Palme d'Or by "I'm so tired"?
How good is that thing better than his "Anora"?
Of course, he thought about this in his mind.
This year's jury chairman is Clint Eastwood, an American, and the two Palme d'Or works are also from the United States, which is very reasonable.
Just like when he was the chairman of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival, didn’t Xie Fei and Ang Lee both win back the Golden Bear?
After hanging up the phone, Tao Yushu shook his head helplessly, "Oh, winning too many awards is not a good thing, and ordinary awards cannot be satisfied."
Lin Chaoyang joked, "This is called the trouble of happiness."
In the following days, Lin Chaoyang and his wife met with Sony executives and guests they invited from Japan and reached a secret agreement.
After spending half a month in Los Angeles, Lin Chaoyang and his wife stayed comfortably while working and taking vacations, until Tao Yumo ran over from Xiangjiang.
"Tsk, it's so cool!"
She drank coffee, smiled at the corner of her mouth, but her tone was sarcastic.
"Why are you here?" Tao Yushu asked her.
As soon as he heard this, Tao Yumo reacted even more. "You always don't care about the company's development at all. Pixar's first animated feature film has been completed, so of course I have to come and have a look."
"Oh, is it going to be released soon?"
Tao Yumo's eyes twitched as he heard this, and he really doubted who the company belonged to.
"The company has been handed over to you, how can you ask me to take care of it?" Tao Yushu saw her dissatisfaction and said indifferently.
Before handing over the bubble universe, she was full of worry, fearing that Tao Yu ink control was not good at the company.
Now that time has been long, those worries have long disappeared, and only the happiness of getting rid of the burden is left.
"It's really hard to serve if you don't care about your dissatisfaction."
Tao Yushu sarcastically said to her sister, and then she watched Maggie Cheung walk into the house, with surprise on her face.
"Why are you here in the United States?" Tao Yushu asked.
Maggie Cheung's expression was Ai Ai every time, "Come here to play!"
Tao Yumo sneered, and the sudden voice made Maggie Cheung look panicked, and she felt guilty that she was knocked out by someone who had done something bad.
Looking at the strange performances of the two, Tao Yushu's eyes showed a look of inquiry.
"Tell me yourself."
Maggie Cheung was dejected, as if she was preparing to confess the crime.
"It's nothing, it's just that I'm bored recently, and I've done something a little bit - she hummed a few words in investment and financial management. Before she could finish speaking, she heard Lin Chaoyang's laughter. The laughter was full of ridicule and sarcasm, which instantly made Maggie Cheung's eyes red.
"What are you laughing at?" she asked.
"Did I laugh?" Lin Chaoyang pretended to be stupid.
"Smile! And loud!" Maggie Cheung's eyes were serious, as if she wanted to fight to the end with such immoral behavior that mocked others.
"Then - sorry."
Lin Chaoyang laughed and almost couldn't help it.
"Look at him!"
Maggie Cheung complained to Tao Yushu, and Tao Yushu pulled her hand with laughter and cry, "Just you just ignore him?"
Then he asked Maggie Cheung, "What kind of money is being managed? Are you trading stocks again?"
Upon hearing this, Maggie Cheung's anger suddenly turned into shame, "Oh! I've been traveling for more than half a year, and I'm bored recently. Everyone says that the stock market is hot now and it's very profitable--"
"Ha!" Tao Yumo laughed disdainfully over the sky.
Maggie Cheung was even more ashamed, and her head lowered even lower, "So I bought a little."
"How much is a little bit?"
Maggie Cheung's lips opened, but Tao Yushu didn't hear it clearly. She asked again: "How many?"
"Five million." Maggie Cheung's voice became a little louder.
Tao Yushu had a slight jaw, "That's not too much."
Listening to her words, Maggie Cheung felt relieved. At this time, Tao Yumo's voice sounded, "Do you know how much she lost!"
This is not a question, but an exclamation.
Maggie Cheung's heart seemed to be trapped by a big hand. Tao Yushu said, "It's just a few million, what can I do if I lose all of it."
The warm words are the most heartwarming, and Maggie Cheung feels healed by Tao Yushu all at once.
But when she thought about it, she felt something was wrong. What does "What can I do if I lose money?" How much does she distrust my financial management ability?
"I just lost two million!"
After saying this, Maggie Cheung felt a little regretful. Sure enough, she immediately heard Tao Yumo's sarcasm.
"Look! Listen! It's only 'two million'."
"People make money by trading stocks, but you give money by trading stocks. In more than a month, 5 million will turn into 3 million. You are really a boy with money-free money in Hong Kong stocks!"
Maggie Cheung looked unwilling and insisted on defending herself: "The stock market is changing and it is normal to lose money."
Lin Chaoyang encouraged, "I lost more than half of my money in stock trading last time, but this time I lost less than half of it, and I have made great progress."
Maggie Cheung felt a little uncomfortable. Even if she lost less than half of the money, she would make progress. It was so sad!
"Or you'd better go and make movies. It's okay if you don't make money, as long as you don't lose money."
Lin Chaoyang's poisonous tongue made Maggie Cheung's face turn red, but she was speechless. Seeing that she was like this, Tao Yushu could only comfort her, and she took the opportunity to fall into Tao Yushu's arms.
After Tao Yumo learned that Maggie Cheung had lost money after trading stocks, she was worried that her best friend would repeat the mistakes she had made back then and urged Maggie Cheung to cut her losses and leave the market.
It happened that she was going to the United States for more than a month on business trip, so she brought Maggie Cheung here.
It can be regarded as a disguised way to make Maggie Cheung "stay away from the stock market".
"My brother-in-law is right, why don't you go filming?" Tao Yumo said with Feng.
Upon hearing this, Maggie Cheung cried even more sadly.
After talking about her question, Tao Yumo and Tao Yushu talked about the important matter.
Bubble Universe acquired Pixar Animation Studio for two years, and the first animated feature film is finally coming out. Judging from the efficiency of traditional film and television companies, this efficiency is very low.
But what Pixar does is different, 3D animation is a new thing even in Hollywood.
To be continued...