Chapter 448

What was the problem? Well, maybe the price of buying TBS might be higher than now, but it would only be a little higher. Then what? Miramax? Oh, don't worry. The reason why he was interested in Miramax, in addition to its reputation as the largest independent film company in Hollywood, was also because of the public relations ability of the Weinstein brothers.

But now, because of the emergence of Adriaan, Bosworth Pictures, which had developed rapidly in the past two years, had already divided a large piece of the independent film cake. Laffern's public relations and operational ability, with his support, could not be underestimated. Adriaan believed that with his own development, the resources used would continue to increase, and Laffern's ability would also be greater. Moreover, Miramax would sometimes go crazy in politics, so it didn't matter if Disneyland bought it.

So what was wrong? After thinking for a few minutes, Adriaan simply threw this problem aside. In any case, Claude was much better than him in this regard. Since he was now the CEO, he would let him handle it. It would not be too late to talk to him later.

"Let's leave the film company for the time being!" Adriaan waved his hand and then changed the topic, "I have seen the situation of the record company. If the producer thinks that the four boys have potential, then we can consider starting to package them. I have no opinion. However, you can help me find some good songwriters. I have a few good songs here … I want to show them. "

Claude couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Why, are you writing lyrics now?"

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just that I recorded some good clips in the past. Maybe they can help me complete it." Adriaan gestured and said seriously, "My intuition tells me that there may be a great harvest."

"Is that so?" Claude looked at him with interest. "I thought you were going to give me a surprise again! Eide, among the endless script ideas, before the completion of the novel related to the virtual network. What songs are you writing? "

"How is that possible?" Adriaan spread his hands, "Everyone's energy is limited. Screenwriting and the movie have taken up most of the time. Otherwise, 'The Matrix' wouldn't have taken so long."

Then he waved his hand, "Don't worry, that melody was casually recorded a long time ago. I just want to find a good songwriter to complete it. Even if the record company can't use it, I can give it to my woman to sing."

"Okay, I got it." Claude gestured for him to stop. "But you'd better finish that novel as soon as possible. Gearlin has told me this many times in private."

"He could have told me directly." Adriaan was a little surprised.

"He said that he's told you enough, and you're the boss, Ed," Claude reminded him.

"But you are also the boss." Adriaan.

"Eide!"

"Okay, okay, but you know I can only edit it when I have time. I can guarantee that it will be completed by next year at most." Adriaan spread his hands. Seeing him like this, Claude felt helpless, "It shouldn't be a problem if I speed up a little, right?"

"Okay, I'll try my best." Adriaan sighed, "Is there no other books worth working on for the publishing company? Plus, I've already told Ben Arndt some of the ideas for 'Resident Evil.' "

"Gerlin thinks that your virtual network novel will be very attractive if it works well in the current situation. After researching a lot of information related to the Internet, I agree," Claude said with a smile.

"It sounds like you've become an Internet expert?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows.

"I can't say I'm an Internet expert, but I do know a lot about it. A guy once told me that the Internet is our future." Claude looked at him calmly. "But what's interesting is that after I investigated a few online studios, that guy told me that I don't have to be so fast."

"Of course, the Internet is just in its infancy. The real development hasn't started yet!" Adriaan waved his hand.

"You always say that. You still owe me the position of CEO of a management company." Claude purposely frowned.

"Don't worry. Since I promised you, I won't go back on my word. I remember telling you that I already have a suitable candidate in mind, but now is not the time." Speaking up to this point, he saw that Claude didn't look too good, so he quickly changed the topic. "Oh yeah, there's a game studio that I think has a lot of potential. Maybe I can consider buying it."

"Damn, here you go again. A movie company, a publishing company, a management company, a record company, and some other departments. It's not good to expand too quickly! Plus, do you know how to make games? "Claude said as if he was complaining.

"But I see excitement in your eyes, Krau. You clearly remember why we founded AC Media in the first place." Adriaan laughed. "It's okay. If you refuse, I'll invest in it under my own name. But if you want to merge it into the company in the future, I'll give you a lot of conditions."

Claude looked at him for a while, then raised his hands. "Okay, what's the name of that studio? I have to get someone to investigate it first. "

"It should be called … Silicon Synapses. That's right, it's Silicon Synapses." Adriaan recalled. "It's a mouthful of a name, but you should know where it came from. Although the current business is very simple, I think they're very dynamic, and a studio with this kind of vitality is worth investing in. If you don't plan to buy it, then remember to let me know. "

The name Silicon Synapses didn't really stand out, but in his previous life, it would have a brand new name after four years: Blizzard!

That's right, it was the company that developed Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft, and used these three games to establish their position in the video game industry. Many gamers called Blizzard Entertainment as "Blizzard's products must be the best".

However, this company that would create glory in the future was still a small studio. The founders had just started making games, and it would be stupid not to make a move now.

Although Blizzard wasn't the only top video game company in America and Europe, Adriaan only had an impression of EA, Ubisoft, Westwood, Black Isle, Blizzard, and Eidos, the company that made Tomb Raider. He didn't know much about the others other than Blizzard and Eidos, and he might not even know as much as some Japanese video game companies. After all, he wasn't in the video game industry in his previous life, and he didn't play many games, so he wasn't as knowledgeable as video game fans.

Adriaan only knew that Black Isle was shut down, Westwood was disbanded, and Eidos was unable to continue after entering the new millennium. Only Blizzard was doing the best. From a purely business point of view, who else would he choose if not Blizzard?

As for EA and Ubisoft, the former mainly published games, not made games. Although the chances of a successful acquisition were high, TBS was out of the question. Ubisoft was a French company, and if he wanted to control the company instead of holding shares, unless he had enough connections and power, the French government might try to stop him.

Therefore, Blizzard was the most suitable choice. At the same time, he could acquire a few video game studios through them. EIDOS was one of them, and they still had to make Tomb Raider. Since they had already published Resident Evil, why couldn't they make it into a game? Thinking about the American version of Resident Evil, it was interesting, wasn't it?

"Okay, I will." Claude looked at the time and immediately stood up. "Let's go, it's almost time. This is my father's cocktail party, and President Robert will also be attending. We can't be late."

"Can I not go?" Adriaan couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, if you want to be lectured by my father at Thanksgiving dinner." Claude shrugged. "Of course, don't expect me to speak up for you at that time."

"Okay, okay, then let's go. I hope Steve Jobs isn't on the guest list this time."

"I'm sorry to tell you, Eide, that Steve is on the guest list. Why, don't you admire him? Why don't you want to see him now? "

"If there was a guy who would talk endlessly about the latest computer technology and find ways to get investments for his company every time you meet him at a cocktail party, you wouldn't be able to stand it either. What's more frightening is that if you listen carefully, you will unknowingly agree with his ideas. To be honest, Steve should really go into pyramid sales. "

"Haha, I can't help you with that. You were the one who contacted him, so naturally, you have to deal with it."

Although he only mentioned the game production at the last minute to change the topic, Adriaan had already taken the time to collect a lot of information in this area. Otherwise, he would not have talked so seriously with Claude. Of course, this was only a rough plan. As Claude said, he still had to do some research.

However, Adriaan was not joking. If Claude felt that there was no value in it, he would inject capital in his own name. Since there was a juicy piece of meat in front of him, he naturally had to take a bite first. As for the butterfly effect that might cause the game development to fail in the future, that was not within his consideration.

Moreover, Adriaan himself was influencing everything at any time. He always believed that since he was reborn and had so many advantages, he would definitely be able to achieve his goal!

Game production was currently only a small part of his huge plan. Now, his main focus had to be on movie production. Moreover, he already had a better and more complete idea about the direction of the company. What he had to do now was to wait for the right time to come and follow his plan step by step.

Therefore, it was better to focus on Understanding Women by Scent. It was released in early November, and in less than three weeks before Thanksgiving, it had already received a North American box office of 30 million!