Hollywood is not a city, so there is actually no mayor. In the past, the big Hollywood funds were just the name of a place outside Los Angeles.
So after Hollywood developed later, it even attracted big consortiums from Wall Street to invest and prospered, but it was still not divided into a separate city.
But although there is no municipal government, there is no lack of management, especially since there are so many movie stars gathering here. Any little thing that happens may make the front page of tomorrow's newspaper.
So later the government set up a separate management agency here, and the person in charge of this management agency was not considered the mayor, so the title honorary mayor came into being.
Compared with other mayors who usually have to deal with various civil documents, the honorary mayor of Hollywood only deals with one thing, and that is the management of the Hollywood film and television industry.
So even though Hollywood is now dominated by giants, Columbia, Fox, Disney, etc. are the big makers of rules, holding various resources and channels in their hands.
But as the official boss, Bieber has a lot of power. For example, he can affect the approval and review of a movie, as well as the classification of some movies.
At the same time, if something happens, these big companies in Hollywood are also willing to give him face. So if Hainer can win his support, he can break the awkward situation of not being able to release the film independently.
Of course, being friends with Bieber is just the beginning of making a big production alone. Making a movie also requires a script, stars and a director. Even if it can be released after filming, it still needs theaters, not to mention various publicity investments before the film is released.
Sometimes, for a movie that costs hundreds of millions to shoot, it's like spending 10 to 20 million dollars on promotion channels. In China, the total cost of shooting a movie is not even as high as the promotion fee of some movies.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Hollywood movies to sell well. At least people are willing to spend money, so they make more money. In China, most people are thinking about making a big deal out of small things, shooting a small-budget movie to see if it can become a hit, and then make a lot of money if it does. If it doesn’t explode, the loss won’t be much.
"Can't you come forward? Do I have to come forward? You must know that you are more suitable to deal with these US government officials. After all, if I have too close contact with him, he may be attacked by his political opponents." Yang Dongxu said.
He understands what Joss means. At present, Hainer's record department really has no room to struggle in their territory. If they don't agree to provide assistance to them, the current situation can only remain in a stalemate.
This is because he has Yiting Technology and talent show to support him. Otherwise, none of the companies that the record giants are interested in can escape their grasp.
Therefore, since it is difficult to achieve anything on the record side for the time being, the best choice now is to maintain our advantage in variety shows and at the same time actively develop the film side.
If nothing else, make a few masterpieces to build up your reputation, and at least let the audience know that Heiner is still a film company. Otherwise, movie fans won’t even know your company’s name, so how can you build a brand here?
But as he said, as a Chinese, it was a bit inappropriate for him to contact U.S. government officials. In fact, Americans are very conflicted in their hearts, and this conflict is also reflected in their behavior.
For example, the U.S. government always likes to publicize China's bad qualities and portray China as a poor and backward country. But American politicians seem to be very afraid of China from the bottom of their hearts.
It would have been big news for government officials to accept donations from foreigners and participate in some parliamentary elections. In this big news, accepting help from Northern Russia and China is definitely the front page headline.
Even in this regard, the United States is even more wary of the Chinese people, let alone a government official who has anything to do with the Chinese people. Even with the help of some Chinese-American businessmen, it would be in the news for several days.
"Bieber has accumulated a lot of resources in Hollywood, especially with big stars, big directors and the media. So his next big plan is to run for Congress in Los Angeles. With the status of Los Angeles in the United States, Los Angeles has become the A member of Congress, he basically has only half a foot in the U.S. Congress." Jos said.
"So?" Yang Dongxu still didn't understand. After all, the more politics was involved, the more counterproductive his involvement would be.
“Some members of Congress just want to gain business benefits through some conveniences, while others want to climb up the ladder, such as becoming a member of the Senate, not just a member of the House of Representatives. MP.
But for ordinary people, even someone like Bieber who has celebrities and media resources and can well shape his image among the people, it is not that simple to enter the Senate. He needs the support of big shots.
Therefore, this support can only come from high-level bosses in the United States, or from big chaebols, but not from celebrities or the media, who have no decision-making power. "Jos said.
Yang Dongxu nodded. In the United States, the media is an indispensable part of shaping one's personal image, so you can see that various speeches were well reported during the presidential campaign.
But the media only has the right to report, and celebrities can also help build momentum, but they have no decision-making power. Especially when the parliamentary seat Bieber wants is not yet a representative of the people, the people above him have great decision-making power.
"I heard that the big boss is very familiar with the Kennedy family?"
"There have been several business cooperations."
"The current governor of California is former Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger, and his wife is the niece of former President Kennedy." Joss said.
Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows. Schwarzenegger naturally knew that this tough guy was an international superstar after all. He also knew about the celebrity governor. After all, he knew about it before it was big news.
But he really didn't know that his wife was from the Kennedy family, so he didn't pay much attention to it. In other words, he had only paid attention to those members of the Kennedy family with the surname Kennedy, and was not very familiar with other relatives of the Kennedy family.
It’s not news that stars are becoming senators, mayors, governors, or even running for president. Every year during the presidential election, there are always people of one kind or another jumping out and shouting.
But compared to those even big stars, in the political arena, they basically perform like clowns with big thunder and small rain. Schwarzenegger is definitely one of the celebrities who has achieved the highest success after entering politics.
When I heard that Schwarzenegger became the governor of an economically developed continent like California, he would only think that Americans are good at fun and that big stars can become governors.
But when it is known that his wife is the niece of the former president, the information here is extremely rich. Why did Schwarzenegger become the governor when other celebrities were just playing small roles?
If you still say that they were all elected fairly and fairly by American citizens, Yang Dongxu can only give you two: "Haha!"
"I happened to be meeting with Mr. Kennedy recently to discuss some matters." Yang Dongxu said.
Jos nodded, and the matter was almost over.
"Is there really nothing the record department can do? We don't have any media resources at all. Because of variety shows, we have good relations with several TV stations. It seems that such big things as throwing dirty water are not the exclusive domain of those big companies, right? ?" Yang Dongxu asked.
"In a pure public opinion war, although we do not have an advantage, we are not helpless. You also said that we have our own media and are friendly with several major TV stations. The current problem is the production and sales of records. Another channel is piracy.
They have an absolute advantage in these channels. Even if our records produce good results, singers can become popular, but the records will not make any money. In addition, popular stars are smeared and cannot even receive commercial performances.
This shows that we cannot get a dime of return on our investment in artists. Once or twice is nothing. Over time, even if we are rich, we don’t care about this loss.
But celebrity artists themselves can't stand it, because they can't convert their fame into big banknotes in their pockets. A few people can persevere. Besides, these are celebrities and they are more realistic than ordinary people. "
The company can afford the loss, but the artist cannot bear it. If the company pays to support these artists, the basic salary will definitely be fine. But they definitely cannot be given various benefits that match their reputation. After all, the company is still losing money and not making money, so this creates an endless cycle.
Those big record companies have reached the Achilles heel of the Hainer Record Department, so they won't let go of it as soon as they get started. It caught Jos by surprise, or in other words, he had already started to deal with this Achilles' heel, but unfortunately his opponent didn't give him time.
"We are indeed inferior to him in distribution channels, but piracy..." Yang Dongxu sneered, but then shook his head: "Forget it, pretend I didn't say this."
He is indeed an expert at piracy, so since the other party can use piracy to make his investment and return disproportionate. Then he can take advantage of this.
After all, piracy is also a headache for many record and film companies in the United States. Don’t be fooled by some media reports that the United States talks about intellectual property rights.
It's just that the United States has done very well in terms of property rights, especially in some patented technologies that can be paid for. But this does not mean that there is no piracy in the United States, even because Hollywood and English-language records sell well all over the world. Piracy is more rampant here in the United States than elsewhere.
But if you think about it carefully, if others can use this trick, he really can't. Others can use it because it is on their own territory. They can be sure that Yang Dongxu cannot catch him. Even if he catches it, it is not difficult to drag out the lawsuit for three to five years. Anyway, you are not short of money for the lawsuit. , there is no shortage of others.
But if Yang Yao engages in piracy, especially in Europe and the United States. That is to take the initiative to give people an excuse. When the time comes, there will be a wave of blood. Don't even think about getting out.
So for a while Yang Dongxu suddenly felt a sense of depression that he hadn't experienced in a long time. He has been living freely in China and secretly investing abroad to make a lot of money. It has been a long time since he had this kind of experience of being stuck but having no choice but to do anything.
