Chapter 29 Industrial Chain

Hey, what kind of expression do you have? This is a song I wrote with my own hands.Stopped to twisting the fingers of the guitar strings, the girl glared at Adrian in dissatisfaction.

What's wrong?Can't I even yawn?Adrian spread his hands innocently.

The girl was stuck immediately. She glared at him for a while before humming angrily: I'm unhappy, Ed, I'm very unhappy. You know, this song is...

It was gone after that. Looking at her choking expression, she obviously swallowed the words behind her back. At the same time, her face was slightly red and her eyes couldn't move.

What is it?After waiting for a while, Adrian finally couldn't help but make a gesture and looked at her with a questioning look.

Nothing!The girl suddenly waved her hand in annoyance. In short, I was very unhappy, very unhappy.

OK OK, since that's the case, how about I apologize to you?Because of my inattention, the cute Miss Weiniu was hurt. I sincerely apologize to her and hope she can forgive me.

Adrian said in a very formal tone as he put away his smile.

Seeing him like this, Avril suddenly became at a loss. He pinched his mouth a little awkwardly before stammering: Actually... you don't need... I'm just kidding...

Don't lie to me, Weiniu, I know you are really unhappy.

Adrian reached out to touch her head. Although Avril had an obvious dodging move, he still rubbed his head twice.

Since you are unhappy, I will definitely make you happy!

He continued with a smile, "You will be released in a few months, and you must stay in good shape until then."

I have always been in good shape, and it's OK to release it now!

Speaking of her first single, Avril suddenly became excited. After all, she came to Los Angeles from Canada as an exchange student, just for her musical dream?

By the way, why can't it be released now?I heard that they are all ready.She suddenly remembered something and asked.

Because September 27 is your birthday.Adrian then pinched her chin.

Avril blinked, not seeming to have reacted yet, but she jumped up and asked in a surprise tone: Are you saying... are you saying...released that day?!

Her tone changed a little excitedly.

Of course, I think it's a great birthday gift.

Adrian said with a smile on his hands, and the next second he raised his back with his chair and almost fell down because Avril rushed into his arms.

Thanks, Ed, I like it so much!She said incoherently, then subconsciously kissed him on the face.

I'm glad you like it, but I think you should speak well, and if this happens, I'm really going to fall down.Adrian said with some difficulty, grabbing the cabinet next to him.

Only then did Avril notice her loss of composure, and after two seconds, he realized what she had done. He jumped and retracted his chair, grabbed the guitar and blocked him from his face.

It's really exciting!

Adrian, who had returned to his seat, said with a smile, and then changed the topic before Avril got angry. He originally wanted to save this surprise until September, but unfortunately, he has to tell you in advance. In this way, even the greater enthusiasm will fade after a few months.

How could it be?My passion will never disappear.

Avril immediately retorted, but immediately showed a worried look: However, although I am not worried about singing, I always feel...

Seeing her hesitant appearance, how could Adrian not understand what she was worried about, and then laughed: Why, Wei Niu, who has always been confident, would be less sure in some aspects?

Avril pouted, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just hummed in a dull voice.

OK, Weiniu, you know, you are still very beautiful.Adrian no longer teases her and will definitely not lose to Britney and the others.

Do you really think that I have such a high hairline and hair split, with acne and a little sharp teeth, which looks very beautiful?Avril looked as confident when she said this.

How could it be? Your hairline is not high and does not affect your beauty at all. There are only a few acne. As for the teeth, it will be great if you correct them slightly.

Adrian pinched her chin without hesitation and said while looking at it, although it was not very beautiful, it was definitely not ugly.Do you know, Wei Niu, you are actually the best way to do this. Some girls look very beautiful, but once they take off their makeup, they will be a shocking presence.The difference between your appearance, makeup and no makeup is not very big. Moderate makeup can make you more beautiful, but you won’t look ugly without makeup. Therefore, you are a beautiful girl who is consistent in her appearance and must have confidence in yourself.

Although Adrian said it sincerely, what he received was the other party slapped him in the hand without hesitation: How long will you have to pinch like this?Also, can you stop using the title of "Wei Niu"?

That won't work. I will never give up my special title.Adrian raised his finger and shook it, then got a punch in his arm.

Very good, then I will beat you every time I hear it from now on!Avril threatened to shake her small fist.

It doesn’t matter, Wei Niu, I’m strong enough, you can beat it.Although Adrian didn't care, he still made a dodge move when the girl fisted.

The girl then giggled, her eyes curled up with bad corners of her mouth, as if she was satisfied with his inconsistent performance.

After making a few more jokes, Avril suddenly asked in a vain: By the way, Ed, can you tell me the content of that single?I mean...who wrote it?

Her eyes were a little erratic, and she looked at Adrian and then turned away immediately. How could Adrian not know what she was thinking? After all, many people in the company know that the most popular songs of Britney and Christina are related to him, and all the songs on Britney's third album are interfering. Of course, Avril would hope that he would write a song for himself or give a pertinent opinion.

However, Adrian's answer disappointed her a little: she was a newcomer to the company, and he wrote the lyrics and music.

But immediately he added with a smile: But I like this song very much. In my opinion, it is very suitable for you. In fact, the song you wrote is not bad either. At least the song just now was very good, and I also like it very much.

When I heard the teasing tone, I knew that her thoughts on writing that song were already known. Avril immediately waved his fist again to cover up her embarrassment in this way.

It seems that girls like her who are a bit masculine in their personality like to express their feelings with fists, but this is not bad. Avril, who is no longer careless, isn't Avril.

Therefore, if you want to start, you have to wait a little longer. You can be strong for some women, but you have to wait patiently for some girls, as long as it is worth it.

Besides, you can't attack her, you can attack others, it's not Britney and Christina, but...

Ed!Ed!!Ed!!!

Jessica Simpson screamed Adrian's name loudly, and his back was shaking his head wildly on the wall, wrapping it around him like an octopus, especially those legs, tightly clamped against his waist, allowing him to further impact.

Adrian, who was chuckling, slowed down the frequency and only came to the end from time to time, making Jessica Simpson, who was not satisfied, become more and more crazy.

Compared to the big throwing eyes that were shouting you when you entered the back, this was her real reaction. It was not that easy for her to cater to Adrian. He knew very well whether the women were really immersed in it or just performing.

This situation is expected, Jessica Simpson has already hinted that Adrian has several times, and who doesn't want to get into a man who is both talented, powerful and can coax women?

Even if you can't become a popular super idol like Britney or Christina, there will definitely be bright prospects.

So today Adrian revealed a little bit of his voice, and she posted it without hesitation, went out for a walk together, and then took him back to her home.

Adrian didn't mind giving Simpson a little benefit, as long as she could satisfy herself, it would be nice to have a friendly match when Britney and Christina were not on the record company and could not eat anything else for the time being, let alone...

The production of the super album and the shooting of the movie are continuing, and some things are also continuing.

Is this arrangement really good, Ini?After retracting his eyes from the clouds outside the machine window, Adrian suddenly asked the intern secretary assistant sitting in front of him.

What's wrong?Ivanka, who was buried in her head and absent-mindedly flipping through the magazine in front of her, raised her head and looked at him in confusion.

A white skirt and goose yellow jacket, a typical Ivanka style dressed up very well with her temperament.

In the itinerary, Emma is not a simple little girl. She is bold but very sensible. Sometimes she seems to have crossed the red line, but in fact she is just getting closer.So, if she doesn't leave enough time for buffering, she will keep tangling.

Adrian said lazily.

This was on a plane to London. Given that the progress of "Never Compromise" was very smooth, Adrian let the crew take two more days off as a reward after four weeks of filming.

Then he boarded a private plane to prepare for his trip to London. Because of the little actor and various other reasons, the first Harry Potter film was still being filmed, and the mirror could be blocked around early June, and then there was at least half a year of post-production.

As the saying goes, those who have discovered this series with one hand should often go over and see it in terms of emotion and reason. The entire industrial chain worth hundreds of billions of yuan in the "Harry Potter" series must be firmly held in their hands. It is precisely because of this series that Cloud made him determined to attack Hasbro.

A well-developed group will inevitably form a semi-closed industrial chain within, which can withstand most risks. AC Media's current industrial chain has been completed most of the time, and it will be perfect to include a small part of it, such as toy making.

Everyone knows that for animations and games, peripherals are the most profitable, especially popular animations and games. The profits obtained from peripherals are often more than ten times higher than themselves.

Pixar, a subsidiary of AC Media, is leading the way in animated movies. Blue Sky Studio is also redouble its efforts. Several game studios also have outstanding works. You should know children, young people and...

Otaku’s money is the best to make, so it’s worth it to own a toy manufacturing company in any way.

Hasbro has worked with AC Media before, and for some reason, they became the target.

Adrian and Crowder had this plan as early as 1998, but they didn't have much money at that time, and Hasbro's profit was also good and they didn't have much intention to sell, so they didn't take action for a long time.

However, there are rumors this year that Hasbro may suffer losses. The release of the first Star Wars prequel last year made them think that toys in Star Wars may have a sales climax, so they expanded the scale of several factories, but the results did not seem to be very good.

Although they went public last year (note), the acquisition cost may be larger than before, AC Media's funds have also increased a lot. If the situation is bad, it is definitely a good opportunity.

This acquisition will not cost much money. Hasbro's current market value is about 4 billion, which is equivalent to its actual assets. Even if a malicious acquisition is carried out, the cost will not be much higher than this number.

In addition, Dark Horse Comics is also within the scope of the acquisition. Although there is already a surprise in its hands, this comic company established in 1986 can gain a foothold and grow between DC and surprise, and has the momentum of the third largest comic company in the United States, and it must have an extraordinary point.

In fact, to put it bluntly, their development method is also simple, that is, to make comic versions for those popular movies.

The comic versions of movies such as "Alien", "Terminator", "Star Wars" and so on are all produced by them, and even the comic versions of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Resident Evil" and "Successful Squads" are also produced by them.

The comic versions of the latter two wanted Marvel to be responsible. Even the characters, props and scene settings of "The Expendables" were prepared, but many authors of Marvel protested, claiming that they were treated as third-rate comics.

Well, this statement still makes sense. For example, although the scale of dark horse companies is relatively large, they have a bad reputation in the industry, because most of their works are comic versions of movies. Although there are some original authors, that is something that happened later and cannot change people's views.

Therefore, the comic version of "The Expendables" was finally handed over to Dark Horse Comics. They are worthy of being in this industry and have been welcomed by many people after their release. In addition, the previous "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was also well produced, so Adrian simply handed over the comic version of "Resident Evil" to them.

After considering it later, it might as well include Dark Horse Comics to supplement the industrial chain. Besides, they also have some original works with great commercial value.

Anyway, Dark Horse Comics, like Hasbro, can't cost much money, and can even be ignored, and will not affect Adrian and Crowder's most important plans this year.

Yes, the acquisition of Universal Music’s acquisition of Hasbro’s acquisition of Dark Horse Comics is just a small move. Their real goal is on the other hand, this is a tens of billions of acquisitions, and the earlier the better. Every night, the cost of acquisition may increase by a lot.

Okay, the topic is getting far off again. Go back to the industrial chain of "Harry Potter". Starting from hiring private detectives to find Rowling, Adrian is making the idea of ​​this industrial chain. The Harry Potter theme park was once a small part of his huge plan. Although Universal Studios was found after acquiring Universal, there are not many such theme parks.

So it is not a bad thing to run around London frequently when you have time. Of course, there is also the reason why Emma, ​​who threatened on the phone that if he couldn't come again, she would strike and go to the United States to find him.

God, how long has it been since the last time I left?

She is really a troublemaker.

Although I know that Emma's threat is mostly joking, Adrian still decided to go over and see her, it's the way anyway.

Because he was going there and was going back soon, Charlize suggested that he bring Ivanka with him, which can be regarded as testing Ivanka's current abilities.

Ivanka finally decided to stay, although he felt that his revenge could not be given up halfway, and that it was also because Charlize aroused curiosity.

She really wanted to know why some women stayed with Adrian so willingly, and what kind of person Adrian was, especially after learning about the stories of Kate, Sarah and Emma.

Many women are like this. Once they become very curious about something, they will never give up if they don’t figure it out.

Of course, Charlize made an indelible contribution to making her such a choice. She successfully broke her fantasy and aroused her curiosity. She was truly a good wife, and Adrian suddenly felt a little unwilling to let her leave.

Well... OK, but... even so, I have to meet her first and communicate with her before I know how to adjust, right?Ivanka said after thinking about it.

certainly!Adrian nodded, I just remind you to be careful, Emma is a little devil in a sense.

I'll be careful.Ivanka nodded.

Seeing that she was still absent-minded, Adrian was not talking. Little Emma's headache can only be understood after experiencing it personally.

Sorry, Mr. Adrian.A voice sounded in my ears at this moment.

Thanks, Ellie.Adrian immediately turned sideways and asked Ally Rat, who was wearing the blue stewardess uniform to take away the cup in front of him.

Do you know, Ellie, you haven't seen each other for a few days and you have become beautiful again.He then said with a smile.

Yeah?

Ellie then threw a look at Adrian, not caring about Ivanka sitting next to her, but soon looked at her in confusion. After all, Charlize has always been with Adrian.

But she left without asking anything. This is what Adrian likes to her. He is very self-aware, so he is happy to agree to some of her unduly requested.

Speaking of which, we still have a few hours of flight time, so maybe we should find a private place to communicate.

After retracting his gaze from Ellie who had left, Adrian looked at Ivanka with a smile.

No, no need.Ivanka made a move to lean back and looked at him nervously. I still have... a lot to learn.

OK OK OK.Adrian didn't force himself, and stood up and walked towards Ellie's departure, without saying anything he wanted to do.

Ivanka couldn't help but spat in secret, then sighed softly.