hollywood draw

After taking a glass of champagne from the passing waiter, Wayne and Rupert Murdoch touched each other. After the greetings, they were looking at each other.

“We have worked very well on the X-Men project.”

Rupert Murdoch pondered for a while, and the topic turned directly to the filming of "X-Men". "Wayne, if this project works well, 20th Century Fox and even News Corporation hope to continue working with you. Oh, by the way, thank you for your choice during the audition."

News Group, a media group that ranks steadily in the top three in the world, Wayne never underestimated the old guy in front of him. News Group controlled by the other party has not encountered any crisis yet. In terms of size, he has the strength to fight against Time Warner head-on.

Unlike Time Warner's equity scattered, this gray-haired old man has always been the controller of News Corp. Even if he was split many years later, he has never changed his identity as the controller of the Murdoch family.

"Who will be accurate in the future? But I personally cherish the friendship with Twentieth Century Fox very much." Without knowing the other party's purpose, he smiled and perfunctorily.

As for the other party's choice to audition for Wolverine actors in "X-Men", he didn't take it seriously at all. Hugh Jackman is an Australian, and so is this old man. The connection between the two is not difficult to figure out.

Moreover, for the project "X-Men", his short-term goal is to withdraw if he makes a profit. Even if there are other attempts for this series, it is not something to be considered in the short term.

The two of them exchanged a few more greetings, and Wayne raised his glass again and signaled Nina away from the pair. "Why did he appear here?"

"It's not clear yet." The assistant lady followed him, thinking for a while, but still couldn't find a suitable answer. "But, the chairman of News Corporation will never come to such a place for no reason. Those female models can't attract him. Jeff is there, are we going to go?"

While Nina was talking, Jeff Robinoff, who was socializing, also saw the two of them. Wayne raised his glass and shook his head while shaking it, and did not choose to join in the fun.

There are many people in the circle who are familiar with each other in the banquet hall. The two of them seem to be aimlessly wandering around, stopping from time to time to greet people, or some producers and agents come over at the right time and give them a few business cards.

"Jon Landau, the big ship producer who has turned into a mess."

Not long after, Wayne discovered his goal, but unlike what he imagined, his goal was talking to a big bearded guy, as if trying to sell something. This big bearded guy is Jon Landau as Nina mentioned, the producer of the big boat.

This producer is now famous in the entire circle. Because of the investment issues of that big ship, this guy offended many people, but this cannot be denied. The truck driver was able to prepare for several years with at least half of the credit.

"Hi, Jon."

As if he was greeting others before, Wayne held the wine glass and smiled and greeted the producer. "I heard that James' "Titanic" is finally going to be completed?"

"Good evening, Mr. Greenberg."

Qianen-Landao heard the greeting and almost without hesitation, the man who was talking around was about to talk to him, took a few steps with a glass of wine, approached Wayne, and shrugged with a wry smile. "Yes, it's finally going to be completed. This project has now made me a joke in the circle."

"At the Oscar party, I promised James would attend the premiere of the film." Wayne looked at the man who was thrown in the spot without a trace, then turned his eyes back and said with a smile: "Don't forget to turn around and send me an invitation letter, I will definitely go then."

"no problem."

Jon Landau nodded. He was also very confused now. He and James Cameron were not familiar with the young boss. Even if he had agreed to attend the premiere of the ship, he would not have to say hello to him specifically.

"That guy is very obedient, he is also an insider?" It seemed that Wayne, holding a cigarette hand, pointed to the man who had just been left there.

"Not a person in the circle." Shaking his head, Jon Landau frowned and said, "I have seen it at other parties before. This time he wants me to help introduce the executives of Twentieth Century Fox..."

Obviously, he was not willing to cause trouble for himself. "Titanic" is finally about to escape from the quagmire, and he has no intention of rushing into these muddy waters at all.

"Ok, that's it." Wayne seemed to have been aroused of some interest, and touched the wine glass with Jon Landao, walked directly towards the man, leaving behind the producer of the big ship who couldn't touch his mind.

At this time, the other party obviously saw him, unlike what he imagined. The man seemed to hesitate for a while before choosing to take a few steps before he took the initiative to extend his hand to say hello.

"Hello, Mr. Greenberg, I'm Reed Hastings."

"Hello, Mr. Hastings."

The two shook hands, and Wayne observed the man with great interest. According to the information Nina investigated, the guy had already been to several high-end parties in Hollywood, and obviously did not get the desired results.

Since Naomi Watts accidentally reminded the streaming media of this information, he has been investigating the relevant information. The difficulty is even lower than he imagined. The man opposite is also a rich man, which is much more conspicuous than ordinary people.

"Mr. Greenberg, can you delay your time and find a place to chat with me?" Over the past period of time, Reed Hastings has fully seen the arrogance of Hollywood's big shots. The top-level ones are, the more arrogant they are. This circle is completely different from the technology circle. Although he does not have any hope, he still habitually sends invitations.

"no problem."

This answer obviously made him stunned for a moment, but then he immediately responded, waved to a waiter, whispered to explain his needs, and followed the waiter to a lounge.

Along the way, he was peeking at the young Hollywood boss beside him, who definitely met his potential needs. The other party’s information is not a secret. The top Hollywood director and the guarantee of success in the film industry, what he valued the most was that the other party was not short of money and the identity of Warner Bros. as the major shareholder.

What he is worried about now is how to impress the other person, how to make the other person believe his words, and avoid the countless refusals he had before.

"... With the rapid development of the Internet, North American personal computers are also increasing rapidly. My company relies on the Internet to develop, and the online rental business definitely represents the future. Members can choose their favorite videos online without leaving their homes, and no longer have to endure the various delays, deposits and other conditions in PepsiCo's stores."

Since entering the lounge, Wayne has silently listened to the man opposite him and was silently polite. During this period, he did not interrupt the other party's expression except looking at Nina for a while.

This may have given Reed Hastings encouragement. He has constantly demonstrated the goodness of his model by belittling Pepsika, the overlord of the video tape industry. From the industry development prospects to the various prospects after the company went public, he has completely reached the level of CEO in terms of the level of painting big cakes.

"Okay, I'm very interested in your stuff, but..."

After the other party finished speaking, Wayne lit a cigarette slowly. When the man's joy had just climbed onto his face, he stretched out a finger and said, "I need to get answers to several questions."

"No problem, Mr. Greenberg, I'll just say if you have any questions."

He put away the expression on his face and asked Reid Hastings: "First, what do you want to get from me? Funds or other things. Second, how big is your company now, its profit prospects, or how long do you expect to generate profits? Don't talk to me about listing. I'm not interested in the myth of making money on the Internet."

"Uh...Mr. Greenberg."

These questions obviously all asked his pain points. Reed Hastings pondered for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to organize language to make his answer more credible. "My company needs an investment, and more importantly, the platform help of large companies. I know you are the major shareholder of Warner Bros. We can achieve a win-win situation. As for the scale of my company, well, Netflix has just been established. Although our scale is not large now, it will be in the future..."

If others heard these remarks, ninety percent would turn around and leave. No one believed that such a turf team established by novel ideas could grow and grow. Even if Wayne knew how powerful Netflix would be in the future, he was full of doubts about these big-painted answers.

He is just an ordinary person and does not know the specific development process of Netflix, but he knows that in the end, the model he mentioned by the other party was indeed successful. Not only did he successfully defeat PepsiCo, the overlord of the video tape industry, but he also successfully transformed into streaming media and became the overlord of streaming media network with a market value of more than US$300 billion.

If Netflix's only flaw is content. Although it seems that it can be made after watching it, homemade movies seem to be a hit, but the ones that lose money far exceed those that make money are not Netflix willing to play homemade dramas, but the Hollywood giants that have completed resource integration, and no one authorized the content to this streaming giant.

"These are not convincing enough, but I'm very interested in your pattern." Wayne waved his hand and interrupted the other party, looking at him seriously and said, "You need to come up with a stronger proof to prove that your pattern can work, and you should understand what I mean."

Nina took out the prepared business card at the same time and put it on the table. Wayne pointed to the business card and stood up to tidy up her suit. "You can make this call at any time, and I look forward to you having a way to convince me."

The meeting was not long. Reed Hastings looked at the two of them leaving, picked up the business card on the table, raised his hand and scratched his hair hard. At this time, he had the joy of seeing hope and the headache of being at a loss.