Chapter 69. Sundance Film Festival

The future of music is a world of paid downloads, and it further promotes piracy. Internet piracy is even easier. Even in countries such as the United States that attaches great importance to patents, it cannot be stopped. Who has n’t downloaded songs privately on the Internet? What you want is too limited to record sales. In five or six years, a singer with seven or eight million record sales worldwide is already quite popular. It is almost impossible to exceed 10 million. thing. WwW. NgWeNXuE. M (Baidu search,)

Therefore, if the singer wants to continue to develop, he must broaden his own path and start from other aspects. It is very important to have a popular image while maintaining exposure. For the time being, Britney is still the girl next door. Although the **** side has been revealed in the third album, it is not enough to transform.

Therefore, Adrian arranged for her to go to college for further study, giving the public a positive feeling, so that even a modest reduction in her exposure will make her fans full of anticipation, plus a series of means, in such a huge resource With the support of Britney, as long as Britney will not make some self-destructive actions as in previous lives, it is not difficult to become Madonna second and even stand by her. Don't worry too much about this, at least Britney is happy as a pet.

In addition, you can make way for Avril-yes, this is another reason for Adrian to let Britney go to college. The shrinking of the recording industry is irreversible, but it takes time, at least in two years. The meaning of point back to light. With the support of Britney Spears, she caught the last glimmer of light. Why couldn't Avril catch this light?

As for Christina, oh, Adrian also has arrangements. In the next few years, the Latino population in the United States will increase a lot, and Christina with Latin descent will be a good card to win them. How could Adrian, as Britney's best competitor, forget her? And Christina is also very obedient. Her family situation is between Liton and Sarah and Kirsten. She may not have realized it, but her world has been completely controlled by Adrian. The only variable is Christina is obsessed with surpassing Britney, but this does not matter. If the means are high enough, it is also possible to make her a second pet.

In short, Adrian has begun a new round of planning for the record company, and in the face of the coming, some people see it but disapprove, some people pretend to be invisible and blindly optimistic-although the court has to wait until next month Only the results can be announced, but the discerning people know that napster is dead, offended aa offended all music labels and all musicians, and a series of appeals are just dying.

The recording industry is delighted by this, but this will not stop the free Internet tide from coming, so some people are already working on the future, such as Adrian, such as the guy sitting in front of Adrian who is talking about him.

"An mp3 player is very small, about 4.3 inches long and 2.6 inches wide. It can be held in your hand or not on your waist. You can listen to it while walking while wearing headphones. The capacity is about 5g. You can download hundreds of songs and put them in It only needs one thumb to complete the operation. In addition, it can also be used as a storage device to store some files and some practical small functions. This is cool, isn't it? "In the corner of the reception, Jobs As always, he tirelessly instills and sells his ideas and things to Adrian.

"It's really cool, I just want to own one just by listening to your description. When are you going to release it?" Adrian asked with a smile.

"About the second half of the year, there will be some testing and equipment work to be done, we must try our best to be perfect, this will be another leap for Apple." Jobs replied.

"I totally believe it, Steve," Adrian patted his shoulder. "Everything you've done in the past two or three years has proven me right. Only after Apple has Steve? Jobs It's Apple, and Michael Dell must have regretted what he said, and he will regret it even more in the future. "

After Jobs took over Apple in 1997, Michael? Dell has ridiculed that he can't save Apple, and claims that if he sits in that position, the only thing to do is to sell Apple and return the money to investors. Of course, now everyone knows that what he said has become a joke, especially when comparing Dell, which has been hurt in the it bubble burst, and Apple, which has re-glowed.

"Thank you." Jobs laughed, with a touch of pride. As long as everyone likes to be sought after, not to mention he has achieved results that many people can't. Of course, he also knew that Adrian was boasting in disguise, but what does this matter? Adrian is fully qualified.

"So ..." He was about to say something again, but was interrupted by the other party before he could speak.

"You have to go to Claude, he's in charge." Adrian said with a smile. Of course he knew what Jobs wanted, and it was nothing but a trademark of d.

When ipad was registered in the world for the future, by the way, d and ne are also registered, and they are all categories. If Jobs wants to launch d now, he must buy a trademark from them.

"Claude is not an easy talker." Jobs pushed his glasses.

"That's why I let him do it, didn't I?" Adrian spread his hands. "Maybe talk to him first, Steve."

Frankly speaking, it is not a good idea to register the ipad, d and ne trademarks in all categories around the world. The correct way is to leave North America and register in all other regions. In this way, once Apple has registered the relevant trademark in the United States, it must be discussed with the media if the same trademark is sold worldwide. This profit is not low.

But now it's different. The desired trademark has already been registered by others. Jobs is likely to change it to a new one. In this case, they are doing nothing. However, presumably because the media supported him almost unconditionally on Apple's board, Jobs thought they were good at talking, so he came to the door. Of course, from the point of view of Adrian, he would do this, and it is more likely that d and the same charm are the same, and he does not want to give up.

Anyway, this is a good opportunity, as long as d sells out, the latter two will not be a problem. However, it also requires a high degree of negotiation skills, so Adrian kept his word on Jobs's request and let Claude handle it alone. The only thing he had to do was to further deepen Jobs' "media is with him." "Partners, not controllers."

"Are you supportive?" Adrian asked at this moment, and Jobs raised an eyebrow without answering.

"Apple computers are really good. Many people are proud to use Apple computers, but Steve, whether you admit it or not, there are far more users of Mac computers than Apple computers." Adrian said in a sincere tone. .

Unexpectedly, Jobs was not unhappy, he laughed: "I thought, Ed, don't worry, these things can be taken slowly, but you reminded me that I can let people design a third party Software to let users use this player. "

After thinking about it a little, Adrian understood his intentions. At first, he needed to observe the market situation after launching d. Secondly, release a new model that supports ws, and then add some capacity or more. Many small features attract people to buy, both money and word of mouth. Obviously, Steve? Jobs is also a capitalist.

"How many phones do you have." Adrian changed the subject at this time.

"Two, are you going to sell me a cell phone?" Jobs laughed. "Although I sometimes play with the cell phone, a cell phone with low power consumption and simple functions is suitable for people like us."

"Yes, but I still think you should look at this phone." Adrian said, taking out a small mobile phone from his jacket pocket, "the smart phone launched by company M-Blackberry."

"The dense buttons aren't interesting at all." Jobs gave him a frown after holding it twice.

"Yes, it is said that m originally got the name because the keys on the phone looked like a seed on the surface of a BlackBerry," Adrian shrugged. "Although it doesn't look good, it does have a lot of features. It can wirelessly connect to the Internet and send and receive email anytime, anywhere. It is a very good business phone, which is very suitable for secretary assistants. "

He said with a smile: "I want to say, hasn't Apple thought about making a better smartphone?"

The eyes behind the lens flashed a little light. After a short while, Jobs squeezed his chin and narrowed his eyes, and asked with interest: "Why do you have this idea?"

"Because this is a development trend," Adrian stared at Jobs' eyes tightly. "Moore's Law says that computer performance more than doubles every 18 months, but we all know that the update speed is far faster than this number. Now It's just that tablets with small markets in customer groups such as industry, medicine, and government may become popular with students or more professionals in three or four years, and then look like personal computers in seven or eight years. Become a must-have for ordinary people. So the smart phone is an irreversible trend. In addition to the most basic communication functions, it may also add functions such as sending and receiving emails, listening to songs, watching videos, playing games and taking photos, etc. This is a huge Market, I would never believe Steve, who invented the personal computer? Jobs wouldn't see it. "

Steve Jobs didn't speak, took off his glasses, took out the wiper, wiped the lenses, and put it on again before looking at Adrian: "I think it would be a good idea to invite those people to be your supervisor after the people in the planning department are fired. idea."

"Sorry, Steve, I have to refuse," Adrian Haha raised her hands with a smile. "This is just my sideline, I still prefer to make movies."

This is a successful conversation. It will be a bit annoying but not unhelpful to have more cocktail parties. It is always pleasant to talk to smart people because they can see far away. From Jobs's performance, we can see that even if Apple does not have a plan for a smartphone, it feels that it has relevant general ideas, let alone the d that will be released this year. You must know that iTunes has been online on Apple's website more than ten days ago. Now, users can download this music store to their computer or even all their devices in just a few seconds.

Jobs obviously saw the huge profits of spreading music on the Internet early, perhaps when napster was founded, otherwise itunes would not go online so well, and speaking of napster it is still the leader of itunes. Of course, iTunes is a paid download, and Apple must seek media support from one of the top five record companies, and Claude should probably take advantage of this opportunity.

Perhaps you can also consider buying napster. After the judgment, they still have to change the model if they want to develop, but the original free will be converted into a fee, and the user will inevitably pass away. People who are used to free will never be willing to pay their own pockets, even if it is just Cents don't work, no matter where they are. Therefore, let napster continue to do free services and build a platform for those who like to sing and hope to release their own songs. Maybe the record company will find a few good future stars ...

Forget it. Adrian suddenly shook his head and laughed. He has a better platform, and maybe a and be merged is a good thing.

These things can be put aside for a while. After calculating the time, Adrian then flew to Park City, Utah, where the Sundance Film Festival is in full swing.

Sundance Film Festival is Robert? Rayford was founded in 1981 to increase the chance for independent filmmakers to show their work. In fact, this proposal was made in 1978, but it was formally finalized in 1981 and reached 91. Only recently was it officially named the Sundance Film Festival.

Compared with most film festivals in the world, the Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that uses the word festival to the extreme. At this time of the year, people are everywhere in Park City. They play, watch movies, ski, and find signatures of stars. No wonder Some media say that even if there are big-name stars attending the film festival, the protagonists will always be these ordinary people.

But Adrian always thinks that such a well-known film festival is actually arranged in Utah. It is well known that Utah is the most conservative state in the United States. For the simplest example, gays can be found in San Francisco. Rainbow flags are stuck in West Hollywood, but do they dare to do so in Salt Lake City? Similarly, some films that have won awards at other film festivals are brought here, but they must be written by local residents.

But Utah is adjacent to Nevada. Las Vegas is sometimes even more open than some coastal cities. Things that are legal in the area are legal here, and things that are not legal in many places. It's still legal here! The two states next to each other are so different in their conservativeness and openness that they have to be ironic.

Regardless, the Sundance Film Festival is at least one of the most famous international film festivals in the United States, so it still receives many donations every year, and Adrian himself has donated a lot. Various Hollywood film companies also like to come here to rush for gold. Although there are no more low-cost high-grossing movies such as "The Witch Blair", Sundance Film Festival has sold a lot of good works, Miramax Love it here.

"It's been a year since you promised it, Ed, shouldn't you want to get it?" Harvey, wrapped in a thick coat? Weinstein complained endlessly as he followed Adrian.

"How come, Harvey, don't I look like an account-taker?" Adrian Haha laughed. "You know I got three chances from you, and I even arranged the remaining two, How could you forget what you promised? "

"But the fact is that you haven't mentioned it once in a whole year. If I don't ask today, you will definitely not mention it." Weinstein was still a little dissatisfied.

"Relax, Harvey, you always have to wait for the heroine to grow enough to play this movie. Even if the character is a vase, the actor must be like a vase." Adrian stopped and turned around. Watching him say.

"Growing up enough?" Weinstein's mouth grew rare. "Don't you want to tell me ... you're going to use this movie to win an actress?"

"Is there anything wrong?" Adrian shrugged and said in a light tone.

"Of course not, it's just ..." Weinstein gestured. "You said that this series of movies ..."

"Yes, of course, if there isn't a high enough box office and enough drama, how can I make her popular?" Adrian spread his hands. For them, there is nothing to be taboo about discussing this topic.

"Well, then ... who is it?" Weinstein thought about it and gave up his intention of questioning and turned to another topic. "Which young girl do you like again?"

Adrian laughed and said nothing.

"Okay ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ deserves to be Hollywood's famous playboy." Weinstein sighed. "At least let me see the script? Don't tell me that there isn't even a script!"

"No problem, now that you're in such a hurry, I'll call them and get them right away." Adrian nodded and agreed.

"Hey, don't you want to win the favor?" Weinstein suddenly pointed away and asked, apparently he still cared about that question.

Looking in the direction he was pointing, Liv? Taylor was laughing and jogging on the ski slopes, and next to her was Sophia? Coppola and Sofia finally chose their new work "Innocence" to attend the Sundance Film Festival. A little farther back, Julia? Roberts and her niece Emma? Roberts and Julia are here to accompany Little Emma, ​​because Little Sunshine starring Little Emma also came to the Sundance Film Festival.

Like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Out of My Land", "Little Miss Sunshine" was also screened in Los Angeles at the end of December. Unlike the previous two movies, "Little Miss Sunshine" did not take place after it was released. Too much publicity, very low-key, low-key to the point of being even forgotten, and then waited until the opening of the Sundance Film Festival!

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