Chapter 792: Tony and Charcoal

This year’s Oscar is undoubtedly a great victory for "evil of human nature." To use the most popular phrase on the other side of the Pacific today, it is "very dark and violent." Headed by Natalie and Daniel Day Lewis, "evil men are evil." The "women" interpret the dark side of the human nature of their respective roles vividly, which is a bit at odds with the Oscar's focus on humanity in previous years.

Over time, news about Oscars in North America gradually disappeared, and only a small number of media would occasionally engage in quarrels with the Iranian government that made protests to attract attention.

Having obtained enough income, Ryan has also slowed down his public opinion offensive against Iran. The only regret is that the huge losses in the Miramax incident are not destined to be recovered in a short period of time.

The other good news is that after "Black Swan" won Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, it began its second round of theaters in North America. Although there are only 234 theaters, it can bring some income. The North American box office of this film reached 120 million U.S. dollars before the Oscars, and the global box office was close to 300 million U.S. dollars. As more overseas regions join the show, the box office numbers will definitely rise.

Natalie has also become one of Hollywood's leading female directors with hundreds of millions of dollars.

After the Oscar, she flew directly to Australia, where she joined Katherine Kennedy and Sophia Coppola, preparing to continue filming the "Hunger Games" series.

As for the new movie, Natalie has prepared a rather long preparation period for herself, which is, after all, a huge difference in style from her first two movies.

While staying in Los Angeles, Ryan, in addition to dealing with Disney's affairs, also kept talking on the phone with Scott Swift to keep abreast of Wall Street trends and the possible impact on Hollywood.

In addition, he welcomed an important guest.

After Tony Blair, the former prime minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain, stepped down. After some consideration, he finally accepted Ryan's invitation and became a special adviser to Disney.

of course. This is not full-time, and the knowledge is limited to the top executives of Disney.

Accompany Tony Blair on a tour of the Disney headquarters building. Ryan led him into the reception room on the top floor, where only the two of them were left.

"Tony, how do you feel."

After George delivered the coffee, Ryan said casually like an old friend, “There is only the administrative department here. If you are interested, I can let someone take you to Pixar Studio or DreamWorks Animation.”

"No, Ryan."

Blair, who was sitting next to him, shook his hand. "Let’s talk about work."

The two parties did not sign any written contract, everything was an oral agreement, and when they reached their level, they would not go back easily.

"The negotiation on the supplementary agreement of the WTO Memorandum of Agreement between China and the United States on film is still in the see-saw stage." Ryan didn't go around in circles, and directly said his own thoughts. "I heard that you have some connections and influences among the senior leaders in China. force."

He has investigated Blair, and he still has a little memory. In his previous life, Blair served as an intermediary broker for oil tycoons in the Middle East and Chinese interest groups, and facilitated several large-scale transactions.

"I can't guarantee anything, I can only do my best." Blair did not evade.

Take people money. It is normal to do things for others, not to mention the verbal agreement between the two parties. He can draw money from it.

"Also, Tony, I think you should know." Ryan made a please gesture to him, took his coffee cup, took a sip, "Disney's most profitable movies are animated feature films and superhero movies. , But these films are sometimes blocked outside the Arab world. Disney's Middle East branch has thought of many ways to do this, but the effect is not obvious."

"Is it a movie..."

Seeing Blair's hesitant expression. Ryan put down the coffee cup and made a relieved gesture to him. "Disney has internal game rules, and we will not offend the sensitive nerves of the Arab world."

"That's good." Blair also put down his coffee cup. "I can also take this job."

In fact, Ryan knows very well that Blair has not only acted as a consultant for the Disney family regarding the Middle East, but you pay for this kind of thing and I work hard, there is nothing to say.

"Tony." Ryan thought of the nearly $200 million loss on his and Nicole's books, "I don't know what you think of Iran."

"A religious country." Blair thought for a while, then said, "Isolated from the civilized world."

"Last year, they caused me a huge loss." Ryan slowly lowered his eyelids to block the unhappiness in his heart. "I hope you can help me in this regard."

"You have many'old friends' in various countries, and I hope you can lobby them privately to impose stricter sanctions on the Iranian government than it is now."

Ryan raised his hand to interrupt what Blair wanted to say, and continued, "It's very difficult to make this happen. I know this, Tony, this is just a business I personally entrusted to you, and there is no time and effect.

He didn't have much confidence in this, he just thought of a bitter anger of being hacked.

Tony Blair was very cautious and didn't say yes or, obviously, he didn't want to leave any clues.

He certainly couldn't contribute to this alone. Ryan knew this, so he found a better investment target. To be precise, the other party took the initiative to come to the door.

In mid-March, Ohei Tan, who was busy canvassing for the general election, brought his campaign team to California. In addition to a series of public activities, he also visited California's rich and famous celebrities. Scarlett, who is a supporter of the Democratic Party, also visited California. He brought a message to Ryan that Aohetan wanted to come to visit.

After meeting Tony Blair, Ryan agreed to Ohetan’s request to visit. In the beach villa in Malibu, he and Michelle and his party were treated as a family banquet.

"This is the French chef I specially found..."

In the restaurant, the atmosphere seems to be pretty good. Nicole and Michelle talked about some unnutritious topics, "He cooks very well. He is a chef I often hire. I hope you like it."

"It tastes very good." Michelle praised hurriedly, "This is the best French dish I have eaten this year."

"Thank you." Nicole gave a warm and polite smile.

"It is said that many of your friends are inclined to the Democratic Party, such as Miss Scarlett Johansson." Michelle missed the opportunity to test, "but I have never seen you and Ryan made political opinions."

"I'm an Australian." Nicole said without a trace, "Can't participate in American political activities."

On the other side of the table, the topic between Ryan and Aohetan, from the North Pole to the South Pole, from the South Pole to the Tropic of Cancer, and then from the Tropic of Cancer back to the Rocky Mountains, he never answered the other party's political issues.

Ohetan has not yet become an official candidate for the federal president, and Hillary Clinton is competing for the position of the Democratic candidate. He needs the media to give him a loud voice, and Walt Disney has such a strong traditional media and Media groups that are more powerful online media must be the focus of their efforts.

Aohetan has encountered a lot of trouble recently.

There is a "Hussein" section in his name, which did not attract attention, but when he stepped into the campaign life, he was quickly hyped as a hot spot. The media and people who tend to Hillary Clinton regarded this issue as a "blockbuster". "Throw it out, and make a big splash.

They deliberately claimed that Ohetan deliberately concealed his true identity as a Muslim in the past and still.

You know, in the history of the United States for more than 200 years, there has never been a president who believes in Islam, and will never allow an Islamic president to appear.

Of course, Ohetan is definitely not a believer in Islam.

Ohetan clearly knows that his African-American identity is "a potentially extremely sensitive issue" in North America, dominated by white Puritans. Those who attack him are inconvenient to talk about racial issues, so they have to criticize religious beliefs.

The examples they cited, in addition to the "Hussein" section of his name, also said that his biological father and stepfather Rollo Soetolo were Muslims, and that he went to an Islamic religious school in his stepfather's home country, Indonesia.

In short, all this confirms that Aohetan is indeed a Muslim.

To explain that if you want to fight back, Aohetan needs the support of the mainstream media. This is also the biggest reason why he wants to see Ryan through the relationship between Scarlett.

Ryan knew this, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Eyes swept from Nicole's side, Ryan didn't worry, and with Nicole's years of experience, it was not difficult to deal with the future first lady who was not so smart.

The family banquet did not last long. This kind of banquet seemed to have a warm atmosphere, but in fact it was full of cold transactions.

After dinner, Ryan took the initiative to invite Aohetan to visit his private beach, and Nicole and Michelle followed closely behind.

"The scenery of Malibu is really charming."

Walking deep and shallow on the beach, Ohei Tan's eyes drifted away with the flying seagulls, "This is the most ideal place to live."

"in my opinion."

Looking at the sea in the distance, Ryan said unhurriedly, "The scenery of the White House is even more fascinating."

"Now the owner of the White House doesn't care much about Hollywood affairs Seeing Ryan mentioned the White House, Oheitan directly turned the topic to politics. "We have a new round of negotiations with China on movies and peripheral products. So far, no progress has been made. Hollywood is our window to export culture. This matter should be resolved first. "

"It's difficult to change in the short term." Ryan walked toward the beach, "I can only wait for the next government."

"I think so too." Aohetan followed, and said with a point. "The federal government should guarantee the interests of Hollywood and the companies that are the pillars of Hollywood overseas."

"That's why we like the federal government."

Talking about ghosts and unbelieving words, Ryan has a leisurely air, "Hollywood is the Hollywood of America and an important node of our globalization strategy."

"Many people say that I am a Muslim, but in fact I believe in Christianity." Ohetan suddenly changed the subject, "I and Iranians have different beliefs." (to be continued)

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