Chapter 1388

June 2, 2000.

"Ahh! APLUS!"

Stars are shining at the entrance of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Song Ya and Amy clasped their fingers together, and Harley on the other side held his arm. The three of them had just walked the red carpet of the grand premiere of Blade Runner 2 and turned around to wave to the fans .

"Amy, wow, this dress is so beautiful..." The outfield host with amazing observation skills noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the high-waisted evening dress that Amy used to cover her belly today. She was about to ask, but was caught by Song Ya's cough The voice interrupted, "Do you have any new plans recently?" So I turned to ask other questions.

"APLUS, hi..."

Also in the interview area, the gorgeous South African diamond approached, and the two kissed politely face to face in front of the camera.

"What have you been up to lately?" Song Ya asked.

"I'm filming Sweet November with Keanu." Charis replied, pointing to Keanu Reeves who was also being interviewed not far away.

"OK." Song Ya turned her back to the camera and gave her an anxious look, just in time to hear the reporter ask Keanu Reeves about the similarities between the Matrix he starred in and Blade Runner 2.

"If you're referring to the black trench coat outfits of the two male leads, I'd say it's pretty obvious that the first Blade came out before Black Empire."

Blade Warrior 1 combined rice-style superheroes, B-level plasma tablets, vampires, and kung fu elements. The depth of the Matrix story, visual spectacle, and special effects technology of the hero in the windbreaker and kung fu elements undoubtedly crushed the Blade series.

After the large-scale screening last week, the outside world has a lot of doubts, saying that Blade 2 copied The Matrix, and it is an inferior version, even though Blade 2 was released more than a year later than The Matrix.

"What about bullet time?" the reporter asked.

Indeed, Blade 2 used the high-speed camera array technology pioneered by The Matrix to realize a scene similar to bullet time, but of course it did not imitate it completely.

"Ah well, this is only about the development of visual art, I don't think that is something unique to the Matrix..."

Good Mr. Keanu Reeves answered perfectly.

"Thanks, Keanu." Song Ya thanked him after the interview.

"What's the expected box office?" Keanu Reeves asked.

"Not very optimistic."

Song Ya answered truthfully. The comedy Super Fat Mom, which started drawing on the same day, showed its potential when it was screened at the same time last week. It should divert many black fans of Blade Runner 2. Soup’s Mission: Impossible 2 is in an unshakable position. Disney Animated film 'Dinosaurs' still has strong competition this week.

"Good luck." Keanu Reeves patted his arm and smiled.

"APLUS! Keanu!"

Fans and reporters crazily shouted the names of the two red stars, so Song Ya and him followed suit, shoulder to shoulder, and took various group photos with Harley, Amy, and Charis.

Leaving the red carpet and the interview area, everyone no longer had to be so tired to show a perfect state, and gradually relaxed. Charis wanted to take the opportunity to confirm what the man's eyes meant just now, but Song Ya was already tilting her head to listen to the manager Hai Deng whispered, his brows gradually furrowed.

"Excuse me."

Sure enough, when the man arrived to apologize, he left his real girlfriend Amy Adams and Halle and hurried into the theater.

"What's wrong?" Song Ya asked Sloan on the other end of the phone.

"Gang Viacom sent a letter saying that it has acquired 5 percent of our shares in Litman Media." Sloan reported.

"What are they trying to do? Hostile mergers and acquisitions?"

"For the time being, it is only proposed to convene a board of directors to seek a board seat..."

"OK, let's have a meeting to discuss it. We will try our best to stop it for the time being. I don't want to be distracted by other things before the incident in France." Song Ya replied after thinking for a few seconds.

"OK."

Just after hanging up the phone, David Geffen came over, "Washington passed the Vivendi Universal merger and acquisition, Vivendi has suspended trading on the Paris Stock Exchange yesterday, everything...everything is close at hand with APLUS."

"Well, soon Tiger Fund will issue a short-selling report. Vivendi has been suspended for a long time this time, and we have plenty of time to build up public opinion." Song Ya raised her wrist and glanced at the calendar on the dial, "In fact, it has already started. "

"I know." David Geffen pointed to his watch, "Don't forget the time difference."

"Thanks for reminding……"

Both of them have big hearts, but they can laugh easily when things come to an end. David Geffen turned and left cheerfully, but bumped into Jennifer Connelly at the corner. He frowned slightly, nodded with a gentlemanly smile, and this Concubine Xinke Ying passed by.

"Hi, what a coincidence..." Jennifer Connelly smiled at Song Ya, whose front and back heels came out.

"Don't do that again Jenny...I've noticed it's not the first time."

Song Ya grabbed her arm, turned her back against the wall, tapped the tip of her nose with her index finger as a warning, and then left alone indifferently.

On time, the lights in the auditorium dimmed, and Song Ya looked back at the empty seat, meeting the eyes of Leng Shan's male protagonist Caviezel. Caviezel was very puzzled by the sudden disappearance of his red carpet companion today.

It seemed a little too much for the big cream cake just now? But the habit of eavesdropping is always bad, Song Ya turned her gaze back to the big screen.

'! '

After director Zack Snyder's comic-style title, the plot soon came to an Orthodox church standing in the snow. The vampires entrenched here ushered in an uninvited guest: Blade Warrior, who shouted in horror and despair.

In the picture, I pull out my samurai sword without saying a word, and coolly kill the enemies. The trailing blade tip touches the ground, releasing unscientific sparks.

Facing the enemy with a knife, blood splashes everywhere, and it is a standard big scene action scene.

'Today, the Nasdaq and Dow Jones Index continued to fall, and the trading volume was sluggish. The previous rumors about the exit of the index investor APLUS have been refuted by his spokesperson and related companies. According to his disclosure last month, his wealth has shrunk by nearly Calculated with the figure of 4 billion dollars, APLUS's personal net worth has shrunk by more than 4 billion dollars at the close of today...'

In San Francisco, Scott, the president of A+ Apparel, was still working all night. He took a moment to look at the TV and continued to make a call, "Hey, old friend, you got the news? Yes, APLUS is going to sell A+ Apparel, um , are you interested? Many companies have joined the competition, um, of course including Wal-Mart, GAP, etc... In short, you have many competitors for Sears, and some private equity funds... We continue to make profits every year... Yes, I think it is very popular. Me? I don’t understand and I can’t help it, APLUS is the boss, and I only have to execute orders.”

'Blade Warrior 2 starring American amphibious star APLUS held a grand premiere in Los Angeles today. Blade Warrior 2 will land in my country in two weeks. cast a pall over the film's global box office...'

In Paris, Riise, the president of A+ Liquor who just checked in, opened the door of the hotel room, "Welcome!" He opened his arms and welcomed two guests, the owner of Tricolor Vodka Liquor, in English mixed with French.

'Last year... less than a year ago, Fujibi magazine said that APLUS had a net worth of 4.5 billion, and now he has lost 4 billion in the capital market, becoming one of the tycoons who suffered the most serious losses in the US stock market crash... '

In this book, local news is being broadcast in an office of NEC's chip factory. 3DFX CEO Yasa is passing by the door surrounded by a group of NEC executives, visiting and inspecting the factory.

'Blade Runner 2 starring APLUS and Halle Berry started filming today. Professionals predict that the weekly box office will not be able to surpass Mission: Impossible 2, ranking second or third, but this is the summer season, and APLUS will continue to star in movies A record of box office misses...'

"what should we do?"

Chicago, Littman Media Headquarters conference room, Littman tiredly turned off the entertainment news on ACE.

"We want to stop Viacom. I don't want to see their people on the board of directors in a short time." Sloan replied decisively.

"OK, I know what to do on the board." Litman raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"Really?" Sloan looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't worry. By the way, I heard that APLUS is looking for a home for some of its businesses?" Litman asked back.

"That's none of our business." Sloan read the documents given by Song Ya after the meeting that day. Litman Media includes its various websites, TV stations, publishing houses, inner city broadcasting companies, XXL magazine shares, etc... In short, there is no cross or tick mark behind the media company, but a circle, which means that even if the business in the media industry is not top-notch in the industry, it is not considered for sale.

She knew that neither she nor APLUS would let go of influence...

The financial column of the news station praised Edgar Bronfman, the chairman of the board of directors of Seagram Universal Group, saying that he had done a good deal with the French. Di's price. '

In Washington, Bronfman Jr.’s private jet hadn’t even taken off yet. He heard the news on the radio, “Hehe, playing such a trick.” He sneered disdainfully at Doug Morris, president of Universal Music, who was sitting across from him, “I I knew that lunatic would definitely do something to disgust people after being taught a hard lesson by me, as expected..."

"It's not at all what you expected." Doug Morris immediately flattered him.

"We kicked him out of Hollywood when he came back from France," Bronfman Jr. told Universal Pictures President Ron Meyer.

"Yes, boss."

Ron Meyer smiled and nodded in agreement. The eyes of him and Doug Morris split apart, without letting the other party see what he was muttering in his heart, and the two of them were not of the same mind.