Reborn Capital Madman

Although Kirkorian and other shareholders of Columbia Pictures are at loggerheads, they have an extraordinary understanding of each other.

After Kirkorian announced that he was "honorably" out of the trap and no longer held shares in Columbia Pictures, other shareholders of Columbia Pictures were not willing to react in opposition, just as Kirkorian expected.

It continues to waste resources on monopoly judicial litigation, and even welcomed the investment of Howard Hughes Corporation in a statement.

Back in the day, Howard Hughes had a deep connection with Hollywood. He once controlled RKO, one of the eight major Hollywood companies. Now, the consortium left by the legendary tycoon has regained its holdings in major Hollywood companies, which naturally aroused all kinds of interesting discussions.

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Although Gao Xian's authority is restrained, it is very powerful. There is not much doubt within the Howard Hughes Corporation about the roller coaster-like Hollywood business performance that everyone recognized as investment.

Of course, Michael Blumenthal was still very conscientious and specifically reminded Gao Xian, "I have carefully read Columbia Pictures' evaluation report and found that it is plagued by financial scandals and will not continue to be in trouble."

Gao Xian was amused, "Don't worry, Columbia Pictures will not fall into their hands. Kirkorian's problem lies in his lack of strength and lack of patience."

The Columbia Pictures financial scandal mentioned by Michael Blumenthal has indeed caused quite a stir, involving David Bergmann, the president of Columbia Pictures, whose position is so high that it has surprised outsiders.

The person who made this scandal known to the world was no ordinary character. He was Cliff Robertson, who also won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Fallout.

The specific reason is that Cliff Robertson received a tax return form from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which showed that he received a remuneration of US$10,000 from Columbia Pictures.

After the signature was found to be fake, Cliff Robertson immediately called the police.

In a place like the United States, when it comes to taxes, it's no small matter. The Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI jointly took action and immediately found David Bergmann, and further found out that David Bergmann

He also misappropriated $65,000 in public funds through forged checks.

The board of directors of Columbia Pictures naturally wanted to handle the matter in a low-key manner and not expose it to the media and completely lift the lid. However, Cliff Robertson did not cooperate, so the financial scandal finally became known to everyone, and it caused a lot of confusion.

Here comes Kirk Kerkorian launching a takeover battle against Columbia Pictures.

In fact, onlookers at different levels had different reactions.

Take Gao Xian as an example. In his opinion, David Bergman, the dignified president of Columbia Pictures, embezzled public funds. This is one of the manifestations of Hollywood's "deep water" and is nothing to make a fuss about.

Furthermore, although the business environment in the United States is very mature and complete, it does not mean that all companies are meticulously operating in accordance with the rules.

For example, in the Internet era more than thirty years later in the "old script", Mattel, the world's leading company in the toy industry, exposed a financial system problem. Its financial director received an email from a fraud gang with powerful powers.

, in which he was asked to transfer US$3.2 million to an account in the tone of a CEO, but the financial director actually did it without thinking, which further reflected the daily behavior of senior executives including CEOs and financial directors.

, the working style is yet to be discussed.

Therefore, Gao Xian did not take Columbia Pictures' huge financial scandal to heart. Time will dilute the interest of onlookers to watch the excitement, and the negative impact of the financial scandal on Columbia Pictures will also dissipate.

"There are many hidden rules in Hollywood. David Bergman's embezzlement scheme is not fatal, and hasn't he been fired by the Columbia Pictures board of directors?" Gao Xian suggested: "In this case, I will go to San Francisco to visit a

Man, you go with me and continue to talk about Columbia Pictures in detail on the way."

Michael Blumenthal was not happy to have such an opportunity to communicate with Gao Xian, and he followed him into the car without asking who he was visiting.

"Coca-Cola Chairman Paul Austin is retiring soon, and President Roberto Costa is the undoubtedly successor." Michael Blumenthal said slowly: "Coca-Cola under the leadership of Paul Austin has entered the wine industry in recent years.

, so it will not exclude investment in Columbia Pictures."

"What's more, although in the eighteen years since Paul Austin became president in 1962, the Coca-Cola Company's sales have increased from US$567 million to approximately US$5.9 billion, which is eye-catching.

It has increased by more than ten times, but the current operating problems of Coca-Cola Company cannot be ignored. Roberto Costa must take pioneering measures if he wants to make greater achievements based on such a high foundation."

Gao Xian nodded, "Paul Austin has already introduced Coca-Cola into the Soviet Union and China. The space left for Roberto Costa should be how to build a real Coca-Cola global brand. Hollywood is a good auxiliary tool."

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"However, after Roberto Costa takes full charge of the Coca-Cola Company this year, he will inevitably need an adaptation period. At least within this year, it will be difficult to finally make such a major decision to enter Hollywood." Michael Blumenthal mused: "So, those Colombian films

The stocks of industrial companies must stay in our hands for more than one year."

"It doesn't matter." Gao Xian said confidently: "Due to the poor domestic economic performance, the Iranian hostage crisis and other issues, the balance of this year's presidential election is obviously tilting towards the Communist Party. If the Republican Party has the most vocal support,

If Lee Gen wins the final victory, the economy will enter the era of least intervention and freest in half a century. The antitrust pressure that exists in Hollywood will no longer exist. There will be no worries about buyers for Columbia Pictures' shares.

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Having said this, Gao Xian laughed, "In addition, from a global perspective, there will be more and more capital outside the United States interested in Hollywood."

Listening to Sir Gao's clear answers to questions and answers, he no longer cared much about Michael Blumenthal, who was taking his turn to enter the White House. He nodded with sincerity and asked curiously: "Who are we going to visit?"

"A retired diplomat, I want to make a legendary experience of his into a movie." Gao Xian looked at Michael Blumenthal and said meaningfully: "Maybe you know this diplomat."

"Really?" Michael Blumenthal's appetite was suddenly whetted, "What's his name?"

Gao Xian said, "We'll be there soon."

Not to mention, the effect Gao Xian wanted was indeed achieved. After meeting the target person of this visit, Michael Blumenthal was deeply surprised and really excited.

The retired diplomat Gao Xian paid a special visit to was named He Fengshan. From 1938 to 1940, he served as the Chinese Consul General in Austria. During his tenure, he issued "life certificates" to thousands of Jews who faced cruel persecution in Germany.

Visa", allowing them to flee to China first and save their lives.

At this stage, He Fengshan's righteous deed has not yet spread. According to the "old script", it was almost 20 years later, after He Fengshan passed away, that the deed was widely reported, and He Fengshan was called "China's Schindler".

Gao Xian learned from the information of a Chinese researcher named He Mande hired by the Gao Medical Research Institute that his father was Ho Fengshan, so he came up with the idea of ​​​​doing something.

Why "China's Schindler" instead of "Germany's Ho Fung-Shan"? Oriental righteous deeds are always marginalized in the world. In this case, I will mention it first!

Of course, in addition to this simple dissatisfaction, Gao Xian also weighed interests. For example, while promoting Dongfang's righteous deeds as a matter of course, he also naturally mentioned the suffering that the Jews suffered in the first place, and then sold the product to "Unfathomable Strength"

favors from Jewish interest groups.

As for operating space, there is no problem at all.

You know, in order to check and balance the Soviet Union, which had superior military strength, the United States, which was troubled by various domestic problems, spared no effort to win over the Eastern powers. Especially after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan at the end of last year, it could only use the CIA to

The United States, which is making some small moves behind the scenes on the front battlefield, increasingly needs to win over the Eastern powers.

The current stage can be called the honeymoon period of Sino-Milan relations. Making a movie based on He Fengshan's righteous deeds is also in line with the general trend of deepening diplomatic relations between the two countries.

He Fengshan is about to turn 80 this year, and his physical condition is still good. He was extremely happy to see Gao Xian bring gifts and pay a respectful visit in person.

After learning about Ho Feng Shan's identity and deeds, Michael Blumenthal was very excited, because it was by escaping to China that he escaped the clutches of Germany and achieved what he has achieved today.

Seeing Michael Blumenthal recalling the arduous years of escaping life with sparkle in his eyes, Gao Xian thought to himself, "This operation is indeed working!"

After the excitement in the living room calmed down, Gao Xian revealed the biggest purpose of his trip: "Mr. He, when I learned about your righteous act of issuing life visas to Jews when you served as the Consul General in Vienna, I was deeply moved, and then

I came up with the idea of ​​turning this noble humanitarianism into a movie, and I wonder if you are willing to make it happen."

After hearing Gao Xian's plan, Michael Blumenthal also looked at He Fengshan with concern.

"After I retired, I wrote a memoir." Ho Feng-shan, who had already known a little bit about his children in advance, seemed very cautious, "But if I want to make a movie, I am afraid that I will let Sir Gao down in the end."

Seeing He Fengshan's concerns, Gao Xian said frankly: "Mr. He, such a righteous act is enough to support a movie. In front of you, I can guarantee now that during the specific operation, there will never be any rush for quick success. If

It would be ideal for the film to be shown on the big screen in 1985, the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II, but if it still needs to be carefully crafted, it won't be a problem."

Generally speaking, Gao Xian has a well-known identity and status, and he is so patient and sincere when lobbying. Although He Fengshan had concerns, he was impressed in the end. After all, who doesn't want to leave his name in history?