Barbara has very high expectations for her sons. Her eldest son, George Jr., and his second son, Jeb, performed well in last year's general election, which gave Barbara hope of continuing her political family.
However, among the two sons, he still prefers the younger son Jeb. In George Sr.'s cabinet, younger Jeb appears much more frequently than his elder brother.
Therefore, after having a long talk with his father, little George took the initiative to change his position. He spent most of his time in Texas, busy being the manager of the Rangers, mediating conflicts among the players, communicating with the audience on the spot, and doing
The easiest thing to do to increase your visibility.
The governor of Texas was about to face a general election, and little George became eager to resign from the team and try to run for public office for the first time.
Therefore, it is inconvenient for him to do anything as the manager of the Rangers during this period to avoid being attacked by his competitors during the election.
Soon, little George helped pull the strings, and Dahe once again flew to the Congressional Golf Course near DC to meet with key figures.
After detailed discussions, the results were mixed. Neither the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee nor the House Financial Services Committee, which Dahe had met before, raised any objections.
But there began to be a series of hype in the media about the impact of the acquisition of a major Hollywood film studio by an Japanese company on the American cultural industry. This made two other committees, the "Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee" and the "House Energy and Commerce Committee"
"The committee" has no reason to intervene.
The members of the two committees, after ending their exposure to the media, want to follow up to evaluate the impact of the acquisition on American culture and whether there is a subtle cultural invasion by Chinese entities against the American people.
Xiaohe got busy again, mobilizing various resources to respond to this. And Tom Sheff lost the aura of some prophets within Sony, and what I said later became his own
The prophecy you fulfilled.
I am a Japanese-Hawaiian. I was kicked out of a concentration camp during World War II and joined the 442nd Infantry Regiment. I fought in Europe and lost an arm.
Li Xionghong understood that Xiaohe specifically stayed in Los Angeles for one night to meet with me. Anyway, my ambition to deeply influence Sony Columbia was to fight for the interests of Guber, who had some ordinary relationship with me.
"Bonnie, you did a bad job, his performance was very bland. The audience left the theater to watch the sequel, and most of them were because of him..." Li Xiong Shelak ended the novel with a bad word.
Frank Guber's own Guber Pictures will be acquired by New Columbia before the merger. Anyway, my production company has not produced and distributed any unknown movies, and the distribution contract with Eight Star Pictures, which was merged into Columbia, is also
If the good and bad are bought out together, Frank Gubel can also get a very wrong cash buyout fee, which is equivalent to compensating me.
Like Norio Oga, there is no boss below, and the appointment of people in the business department has to be guided by the boss. It seems that my CEO is also a bad person.
Apart from the envy and jealousy of the studio executives, the one who regretted the most was Danny Sherak of Li Xionghong in the 1970s.
"Hey, sequels are always difficult to make, Senator Longwei." Little George replied with a smile.
"Hey, this is just some fly on you. Outside of that industry, information is not the most important asset. Who is not as well-informed about actors and directors as you are? Your speculation about Sony Columbia's personnel appointments is very accurate.
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Fortunately, Bonnie Bedelia's scenes were filmed here. Your appearance in the sequel was less than in the first film, but not as much in the interior of the plane, and they were all spread over the same shooting time.
. Arrange it in this way so that your subsidy can be justified and increased. The salary of male stars is always much more than that of female stars.
"If you licked little George less, would you be able to get an interview opportunity?"
When I got back to the office, I called my supervisor's producer and said, "What about a girl starring in this movie? It's been decided, who has been chosen? You're in charge, stop it now..."
The day-to-day power of that position is less than that of a CEO, but it is a key position responsible for film production. It is a good fit for Frank Gubel's abilities and personality.
"Hey, just send him a message. You're too busy in Washington, and Tokyo is too far away..." Ovie Richon hung up the phone.
"Ahem, Bonnie doesn't have any nephews outside her family. If she wants to audition for one of Li Xionghong's movies, it's up to me..."
Matsunaga also said that the deal will "create a new global entertainment giant" that can "effectively compete in the world market." And the acquisition is not beneficial to Hawaii because it will promote investment in the state's film industry.
Increase. I said Sony plans to build a new studio in Hawaii that will create jobs and boost the local economy.
That choice was beyond George's expectation. There are no two Japanese-American senators in Hawaii, and one of them is not Ovie Longway. I have a very weak attitude towards Japan and often make speeches in support of trade measures against Japan. I am a
A Japanese person who completely agrees with the American philosophy.
"Danny, you have known each other for a long time. Does he have no ideas?"
Just when Xiao He was worried and Tom Sheff was elated, an unexpected person called Li Xionghong's house...
"Danny, you hope to make up for some of the decline. He thinks that Joel (Silver) is the most important producer choice. I have to stay there for less than ten hours every day."
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For a while, it caused a shock in the Bad Hollywood industry. The salaries of the eight of us are far above the industry average. And it seems that our power is less than that of the special CEO and president.
In reality, things are very vague. Those congressmen in the United States rely on making troubles to make a living. Originally, the two committees were established to review science and energy matters, but Tom Sheff's words made us
There is no reason to get involved in the cultural industry. After all, it is a commercial merger and acquisition, and in theory it has no jurisdiction.
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However, politicians and international politics are both simple. In my heart, Senator Long Wei may not be proud of the rise of Japan's industrial capabilities. I am also very proud of Sony, which is based on the international market and can become a world-class company.
Close to the heart.
Little George had a business-like attitude.
Are the Japanese people serious? If you say it's interference, it's interference. They really let white people from America take charge of New Columbia's business. You know, when we later acquired Columbia Records, we still had Japanese bass pipers parachuted in.
of.
"This is bad, they are busy first..." Danny Sherak felt that a major crisis was just around the corner, and he quickly wanted to get the big boy's audition done.
"Mr. Frank Gubel, you will give me a suitable seat."
"That's Sony's internal matter, and they can't handle it properly."
"Senator Li Xiong?" Little George thought that the caller was Japanese Senator Ovie Longwei from Hawaii.
That is probably not the way for Japanese-Americans to survive in America. Whether we praise Long Wei of Japan or Matsui who wants to seek justice for the Japanese in the Seven War, first of all, we must all be Americans.
Stand firm.
"It's you, bad Hollywood is now talking about this Wall Street Journal article, and the profitability of the packaging projects he organized is on the rise."
Kishi wants to reach an upgraded cooperation agreement with 20th Century Li Xionghong to deepen the cooperation between the two parties. I hope that in the past, all major commercial films shot by 20th Century Li Xionghong can be handed over to CAA to organize and use the directors, screenwriters and stars signed by CAA
Come and participate in the filming.
It depends on what we really think about Japan in our hearts.
The lower levels of Good and Bad America also feel that the financial situation of Bad Hollywood is very problematic. If no one invests in it, it is still welcome, as long as it can abide by America's laws and rules.
Ronald Peters Pictures, which still had a few-movie distribution deal with Warner Bros., would also be bought out. Our partner, along with Frank Guber, was responsible for the ten-hour-a-year film production in the second half of the 1940s.
The box office contribution of the film is about one-eighth (referring to the name executive producer under the first subtitle of the film).
"Little George, little George, please say that, you will handle the budget for Die Hard Tom 2 and there will definitely be any appropriate reports in the media. That movie did not have him and Bruce Willis.
As well as starring some of the original cast, it will definitely be a success..."
"Li Xionghongsang, that time you went to Hawaii, you also had a phone call with Chairman Tom Sheff. I lost face that time and agreed to directly intervene in the acquisition of the former Columbia. But the Japanese still insulted the younger generation, the CEO.
Candidate, yes, yes, just..."
"Beep beep..." Kishi held the receiver and heard the busy tone outside. He was at a loss for a moment... What happened to Danny?
I hope your current expenditure on filming costs can satisfy him..."
The news of that personnel appointment was announced together with Sony's interest in Peter Ronald. Similarly, Ronald and Peters' companies will also be acquired by Sony and merged into Columbia Pictures.
I listened to Kishi's estimate of Sony and thought that the candidate recommended by George Jr. also occupied an important position. Ronald's partner, Peters, who was a hairstylist, could only occupy the position of vice president.
Sure enough, a few days ago, Frank Gubel received an invitation from Sony to serve as the president of Sony Columbia before the merger.
"Little George, it's been a long time since we've seen each other." The one-armed war hero Ovie Richon had a very bad relationship with George Sr. He was the one who had the worst relationship with the junior commander outside of the senators.
After all, Tom Sheff is still the chairman of Sony and is in charge of daily affairs, but he does not yet have personnel power. The special chairman and I are still the same. Without Tom Sheff’s office, his control over Sony’s board members would be far less than
Especially the chairman of a multinational company.
"Ah? Oh, bad."
While Danny Sherak was thinking about his strategy, Kishi received a phone call.
"Excuse me, how long will it take? Can you meet Mr. Diller first?" Kishi calmed down. My recent news is accurate. Outside the bad Hollywood circle, no one has finished gradually.
Alienated me.
Li Xionghong was very unhappy about this. It was less expensive than the next two studios, Universal and Columbia. I even called George Jr. to express my gratitude and pat my chest. George George's movie had been greenlit at Sony...
Who knew that the specific person in charge of Danny Sherak actually ended up holding Joe and was not suspected of delaying it intentionally.
"Little George, you heard us say that he comes to the scene every day to watch the filming of Die Bold Tom 2. Sure enough, without him, everything goes smoothly. Now the filming has deteriorated..." Lixiong Xierak made up for it and went to
The time window to catch little George in the studio.
Therefore, both Hollywood and Washington generally believe that if Sony does not have a die-hard supporter in the political circles, it must be the senator who has been calling on the government to compensate Japanese nationals who were deported to concentration camps after World War II for decades.
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Worst of all, when he mentioned the Colombian incident, Danny Sherak became angry and said, "You will tell Mr. Diller, I'll wait for you to inform me."
"Speaking of the devil, here comes the devil..." Danny Sherak complained in his heart, and then said to the receiver, "Mr. Rupert is in London now, and I don't have any TV business to deal with here.
You can't put it off until later."
"Have you watched the eighth Tomb Raider movie? Did you find the last two movies bad? He directed it, and his level has dropped a lot." Lixiong Longwei was very helpful in the filming of the first Tomb Raider movie.
Young Master, and little George are also old acquaintances.
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"Well, this is, the audience is here to see Bruce..." Bonnie Bedelia didn't take her position that seriously.
"Um, my name is Macaulay, Macaulay Culkin, or your maiden name..." Although Bonnie knew why Danny Sherak suddenly denied her, she could do any weird thing in Bad Hollywood.
When it happened, he quickly took his nephew's photo and resume out of the dressing room and handed them to Danny Sherak.
Sure enough, two days later, Norio Oga came back from Hawaii and stayed in Los Angeles for one night. He talked to George Jr. about the communication between Senator Li Xiong and me.
At first, America had no intention of sending Japanese Senator Li Xiong back to Japan to serve as its envoy to Japan. When Inoue met me for the first time at that time, he said without politeness that in Japan after the war, only people with no ability could
Establish a foothold in the country and go to a country where only those who have no ability can go.
Since the Hollywood union has explicitly prohibited such an agreement, it can only be done in the form of a gentleman's agreement between Kishi and 20th Century Price, who are the real talkers.
Inoue, who is affiliated with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, is very satisfied with America's attempt to dismantle Japan's heavy industrial capabilities through Takegami, who is affiliated with the Kozo Province.
Sony is very sensible in what it does. If the company and everyone has American nationality, we will transfer the main equity of the sensitive TV business. And we have made a statement early on that Colombia will still be managed by Americans.
"Hey, he can say that, Bonnie. You participated in the promotion work of the first movie, and you know that not many female fans hate him." Li Xiong Xie Lak wanted to lose points with Li Xionghong again.
Yes, praise my people.
On the other hand, another Japanese-American Hawaii State Senator, Masayuki Matsunaga, supported Sony's acquisition of Colombia. Before the Wall Street Journal announced the acquisition, I issued a statement expressing my feelings about the merger of two of the world's leading entertainment companies.
"Depressed".
"Oh? His nephew, isn't this an acting house anymore? What's the name? You can call and arrange it yourself."
Unfortunately, Senator Matsui, who was ambiguous about the issue with Japan, was convenient for sending messages to Sony. As a die-hard anti-Japanese, Li Xiong took the opportunity to return to the constituency to handle affairs and finally conveyed the attitude of some lower-class people in America.
Before we gained power, we didn't have any bad feelings toward Americans like Long Wei, who were yellow-skinned and white-hearted.
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"Listen, you are going back to Hawaii soon. He should ask his Japanese friends to come."
Li Xiong Xie Lak said bad things slowly. Don't let me remember that guy's attitude. Who knew that his relationship with Sony was so strong? You are wrong. Is it okay if you are wrong?