Chapter 1244: One Sheet One Relaxation

The current situation is a bit similar to the global popularity of the Cup of Life, but in the United States, it is not sluggish. The whole world, including the American tabloids, ate the melons of Starr’s report, but the serious local media in the country quickly shifted their attention to the impeachment case. itself.

The next "big test" for the general is on October 8th, which is the voting day for the House of Representatives on whether to enter the impeachment process.

‘A certain Member of Parliament stated that he would vote for it, and a certain Member of Parliament indicated that he would vote against it...’

‘A member of Congress spoke in Congress to support or oppose the impeachment of the current leader...’

And so on, it is continuously broadcast on news stations, newspapers, and online news communities such as YAHOO and MSNB. The media constantly speculates on the attitudes of politicians. During the critical period of the mid-term elections, the performance and position of politicians in the impeachment case are related to them. Whether it can please the voters in the district, the ratings of various poll interpretations, expert interpretations, and forecasting columns are also very high, because now the public's attitude towards the impeachment case itself is also very vague and extremely difficult to grasp.

If the vote on October 8 fails like the vote on whether to publish the Starr report, the impeachment process will officially start, and the next round will be the official vote on whether to impeach or not, and what charges to impeach. It is still up to the House of Representatives control.

If the vote is lost again, and the general becomes the second leader to be impeached in the history of the United States, then there is the last hurdle, that is, the Senate will judge whether he is guilty or not on the charges of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives. The role of senators at this time is similar to that of jury members in ordinary lawsuits. As long as more than two-thirds of the votes for any one of the crimes are guilty, that is, sixty-seven out of 100 senators vote for 'Guilty'. ', the current general will set a new record for becoming the first American leader to be impeached and step down in history.

This point is still controversial, the Elephant Party is the majority party in the Senate but only has 55 seats, which is far from 67 seats, so they are pushing to reach a "simple majority" when the voting result is reached, that is, more than half of them will be able to elect the general Impeach to step down.

The American media, experts and scholars, and the two houses of Congress are all arguing.

'Click, click...'

And far away in Germany, during the interval between two concerts, Song Ya basically stayed in the hotel to watch TV, move the mouse to browse YAHOO news, live a two-person world with Shaki, and occasionally go to rehearsals.

With his current wealth and energy, as long as he wants to keep a low profile, it is very easy to imitate MJ's hard-to-find side, like an emperor living in a deep palace. He turned down all media interviews, expanded the scope of security, made it difficult for friends to come and see each other, and almost never made overseas phone calls with American politicians.

I only talked to Underwood's wife Claire once. Claire said that she just had a hard time dealing with the car accident caused by the billboard in the iron ticket area.

Underwood, who returned to Washington, could only sleep three to four hours a day. As a party whip, he worked very hard to encourage donkey party congressmen to oppose impeachment. In the House of Representatives, party discipline within the Donkey Party has clearly spiraled out of control.

Due to this accident, Underwood was forced to be half-encumbered and blocked his political life due to bad luck.

It would be very hurt to lose one of the closest and powerful friends on Capitol Hill, but Song Ya had no choice. He just watched silently in Germany and lived a relaxed and comfortable life.

The actual impact of Stahl’s report has also gradually emerged. In addition to becoming a topic of conversation after dinner, Mercedes-Benz postponed a series of advertising promotion plans that were broadcast simultaneously while he was in Germany, and Coca-Cola also completely cut off its relationship with William Morris. Endorsement negotiations.

On the contrary, some up-and-coming brands that are eager to compete for eyeballs and don’t care too much about traditional good images have approached him on a large scale, such as Virgin Cola, a subsidiary of the Virgin Group, which is ambitious to enter the US market again this year.

They offered a high endorsement fee that was not lost to Coca-Cola, and the boss Richard Branson also invited Song Ya to meet with him on his Caribbean island. The 74-acre Necker Island has grown since the 1970s. Famous, it is a secret vacation paradise that British and American rich people flock to.

"Thanks to Mr. Larson for me, but I'm sorry but I'm not going to be negotiating a new endorsement deal at this time."

Only Virgin can't do it. As one of the most high-profile big-mouthed top rich men, Richard Branson once made some discriminatory remarks, and Coca-Cola was very wary of Virgin Cola. The bottling factory has issued a banning order, and taking over Virgin’s bottling business will lose Coca-Cola, a major customer, and use this fierce monopoly method to drive Virgin out of the US market.

This year, the Virgin Group once again launched a fierce attack by merging and acquiring American beverage companies, but Song Ya didn't want to offend Coca-Cola, the world's number one brand, at this moment. "Please tell me."

In a few words, he sent away the Virgin Cola executives who were finally allowed to "visit" after going through many relationships, signing a non-disclosure agreement and handing over their mobile phones.

"Anything else?" He asked after watching him leave.

"Mr. Daniel Glass wants you to call back," said the PGE lawyer beside him.

"Daniel?"

"It's messed up here now, it's all messed up..."

Daniel started his daily complaints again. The director of the Cold Mountain project has just been confirmed. Anthony Scott, Ridley Scott’s younger brother, is insisted by Touchstone Films. Yeremov supported and lost.

As a director who has made top mainstream films such as Top Gun, Anthony Scott is considered to be the noble man and mentor of Liang Tang, who has become popular because of Top Gun, so the possibility of Liang Tang becoming the hero is very high. Moreover, he is already a very American British, and the things he shoots are not as rambling as his brother, and will not be resisted by southern white audiences.

The logic of Touchstone Films is very simple. Soup has a box office appeal and is willing to take a pay cut, so there is no reason to refuse. Instead, they are more opposed to Nicole Kidman, the famous box office poison, as the female lead.

The monograph author and chief screenwriter Charles Fraser is just the opposite, he likes Nicole Kidman but hates Soup. As the director, Charles Fraser originally had a better chat with Anthony Minghella, who had exported "The English Patient", but Anthony Ming Guerra has already accepted the 'Genius Ripley' project, but the schedule can't keep up and he has to give up.

Anthony Minghella did not earn a guide tube but recommended to Charles Fraser the talented Ripley actor Jude Law and Mark Damon. According to Daniel's observation, Charles Fraser should prefer the much handsome Jude Law, but Jude Law is The British, who just became popular with the TV series "The Pretender", don't have enough coffee spots.

Of course, Daniel himself supports the main combination of Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly.

Anthony Scott, who just got the position of director, seems to be superficially coping with Liang Tang, and he should have his own casting considerations in mind.

"Now the whole project team is like a pot of boiling water."

The director was decided, and the game of casting began immediately. When a superstar like Liangtang with strong action and influence intervened in the competition through the director's mentor, there must be a lot of noise. Daniel complained in frustration: "It's simply a Hollywood fight." Zoo."

"Hehehe..."

Song Ya smiled, "You are so schizophrenic, you won't divorce that couple?"

"They'd better get out." Daniel didn't want to let any of them in. "APLUS, you have to control Yeremov. He is deliberately sitting and watching us fight."

Yo, Yeremov got more and more angry, "OK, I'll call him." Song Ya agreed, but actually didn't bother to care.

"Don't forget that Jennifer Connelly was added by you," Daniel said.

How could I forget? Hehe, Song Ya raised her hand again and turned it over and over again.

"What are you doing?" Shakira looked suspiciously at him who was staring at his hands and smiling.

"Nothing, just call Daniel."

"There is no rehearsal task tonight..." Shakira leaned against the bedroom door and fiddled with the silk nightgown on her body.

"I know, here we come." Song Ya understood in seconds, put down the microphone in a few words, got up and went on a two-day tour with her bedroom.

Los Angeles, Universal Studios, and Song Ya’s leisurely days in Germany are different. At this time, everyone in the large conference room is very nervous. The attack on the Digital Millennium Act failed. Questioning the suspected monopoly of the duo alliance between the company and Sony Columbia Records, the company will face a crisis later.

Bronfman Jr. still presides over the meeting in person with excellent demeanor, has always been diligent, and seems to be in a good mood, which reassures all the senior executives present.

"The lawsuit with the American music website...is it withdrawn? If we continue to fight like this, we will not be able to get the desired case."

The bill is only the foundation, and all subsequent high-rise buildings must be built on various precedents. This is a characteristic of the Anglo-American legal system. The person in charge of legal affairs made a suggestion: "Change the object of litigation to a small website with weaker strength and more serious infringements. .”

This is an old-fashioned statement, and the legal counsel provided data and related documents, "The American music website has already banned mass infringements and has been deleting pirated songs uploaded by users. They are unlikely to be subject to red flag principles, and would certainly be protected by safe harbor provisions..."

"NO! NO NO!"

Little Bronfman immediately interrupted loudly, "Don't worry so much, the subject of the lawsuit is the Recording Industry Association, just let them handle it themselves!"

Then he raised his head and looked for someone in the conference room, "Mrs. McCall!" Finally, he found Linda, the president of A+ Records, who was sitting quietly in the back corner, "What's the matter with you? APLUS's new album?" Where did Milla Jovovich go?"

"They're touring Europe..." Linda replied.

"The worst operation in the whole group is your A+ record! Now, let me introduce you, Lyle Cohen from Def Jam, right?"

Bronfman Jr. moved his hand to the label that followed Polygram, and Def Jam Records President Lyle Cohen pointed at it.

"Of course." Linda looked suspiciously at Lyle Cohen, who was smiling smugly at her.

"I can't let you go on like this. I decided to let you and Def Jam Records start the merger process. You two have a meeting to discuss it first, but hurry up. I must see the results within three weeks." Little Bronfman ordered .

"Well……"

It was an obvious humiliating move. No one in the recording industry knew that the boss had had conflicts with Def Jam. Linda frowned, "According to the previous acquisition agreement of Geffen Records, our A+ Records enjoys independent management rights...Mr. Chairman."

"Anyway, don't talk nonsense, let's talk first, and I will keep an eye on your Mrs. McCall."

Bronfman Jr. pointed to his eyes, then waved his hand casually, announcing the end of the meeting.

Linda went out with a dark face, and passed by Barry Diller who had just come in from outside.

"Hey, little Edgar, are you still so busy coming back?"

Barry Diller pressed Bronfman's shoulders affectionately, and then quietly signaled the three top executives, Universal Pictures President Ron Meyer, Universal Music President Doug Morris, and Seagram Wine President to stay.

"What can I do?"

Little Bronfman replied with a wry smile, "I can't do it here without me."

"You really should take a break and go yachting or play golf for a few days."

Barry Diller sat down: "Leave the small things to them, otherwise you will exhaust yourself, and it is also very important to adjust your state reasonably."

"I'm going to be mad before I'm exhausted," Bronfman Jr. replied.

"What's wrong? Because of what?" Barry Diller took the opportunity to ask.

"Nothing." Little Bronfman waved his hand, "Small matter."

Barry Diller actually heard the last part of the meeting. "Because of the A+ record?" he asked.

"Yes, you fucking bought a bunch of trash." Little Bronfman looked at Doug Morris displeased.

"Actually I have friends who want to buy the label."

Barry Diller now feels that he is in an embarrassing situation, because the interests of the concerted action agreement have been bound to the rich three generations, and at the same time, he cannot justifiably intervene in the internal affairs of Seagram Global Group. For example, Doug Morris and Ron Meyer are both Showing vague precautions, only the veteran of the Bronfman family who knows more about the inside story, the president of Seagram Liquor Industry, knows the inside story, but because he knows more, he is now worried about the listing VAM agreement all day long.

Three generations of Seagram Wines...

It was still too late to intervene. Just as he promised APLUS to find a way to withdraw the lawsuit, Bronfman Jr. turned back to Los Angeles and made a decision not to withdraw the lawsuit, and even started to humiliate them with Def Jam records.

"What do you think?"

Barry Diller is very clear about the character of the rich third generation. He can't just discuss the facts directly. He is really tired but has no choice.

"Oh? Which one? Warner?" Bronfman Jr. couldn't forget the "traitor" in the entertainment industry in his mind. Disney is not a big player in the record industry, so Warner is the only one left.

"No, new player." Barry Diller made up casually.

"I haven't heard..." Doug Morris, who was kept in the dark, became even more vigilant, "Aren't you planning to join forces with APLUS to transfer to the next family, and then quickly post a specialization?"

"Litman Media has lost hundreds of millions. I think APLUS is willing to pay more than our original purchase price in order to redeem itself. How about it? New players are not smart... Let him go, the Big Six in the future, not now The top five, the door of the top five will be completely closed to him."

Barry Diller ignored the pig teammate and continued to say to Bronfman Jr.: "Time must not be lost."

"We need cash." The president of Seagram Wines helped to beat the side drum, and Ron Meyer observed the situation with flickering eyes.

"Sony Columbia Records is definitely fine, are the others willing to block it together?" Bronfman Jr. asked.

"No problem, he has a feud with EMI. BMG is currently promoting Usher and there is no place for him. I will take care of Warner."

Barry Diller took the whole package, and at the same time pointed to Doug Morris, "The former Warner Records president can do me a favor, it's not a big problem."

"It's a little cheap for him..." Little Bronfman hesitated.

"Don't tire yourself so much all the time, let's go and play."

Barry Diller pulled him affectionately, "Today I let you two shots, three shots?"

"Fxxkyou, I don't need you, old man."

Little Bronfman smiled and got up, "Uh, this matter..."

"Leave these little problems to Doug."

Barry Diller turned his head and blinked quickly at Doug Morris, regardless of whether the other party could understand, coax the rich third generation out of the house first...