Chapter 592

"I originally planned to let them participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival," in Claude's office, Adriaan explained and complained.

"Don't mind it, Eide. It's not like we didn't make corresponding preparations." Claude waved his hand and didn't particularly care. "I know how you feel, but many things are like this. Not every step will develop according to your wishes."

"Yes, I know, it's just …" Adriaan made a gesture. "Well, I'm just a little surprised. I should have expected such a situation."

Thinking about it carefully, it was normal for Michael Moore to launch "Fahrenheit 911" so quickly and bring it to Cannes. In his previous life, the reason why he participated in the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 was completely forced. First of all, it was difficult to attract investment for this kind of theme that attacked the government. Secondly, Miramax and its parent company, Disneyland, had a conflict because of this. Eisner even forcibly used administrative means to prohibit the Weinstein brothers from participating in the production of the film, and the release date was far away.

These factors accumulated and caused controversy within a certain range. Only then did "Fahrenheit 911" participate in the Cannes Film Festival and then win the Palme d 'Or for various reasons.

Now, Miramax was under AC Media, and the degree of harmony between them was far greater than Disneyland in his previous life. This was why Harvey Weinstein brought Moore to Adriaan at the Sundance Film Festival.

Then, although Adriaan did not agree to Moore's request, not only did he acquiesce to Weinstein's approach, but he also gave a proposal that could lead him to the top. In this way, Weinstein would definitely do it, and the investment would not be a problem. In this case, Michael Moore would definitely be enthusiastic and full of enthusiasm. In addition, he was also a guy who was unwilling to be left out. If he could let the people see it earlier, reveal the inside story earlier, let the people wake up earlier, and prepare to oust Bush earlier, why wait until next year? Especially after the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and the final outbreak of the Iraq War as a catalyst.

Adriaan did not expect these, or rather, he had such an idea, but then he threw it to the back of his mind. He was used to giving a general plan, and then letting others be responsible for perfecting the details and putting them into action. Since the 2004 competition had already been arranged, and Weinstein was informed, he only needed to wait until next year. More importantly, next year was an election year. If Moore really wanted to pull Bush down from the presidency, it would obviously be better to let "Fahrenheit 911" be released next year.

So, with a "fearless" spirit, Moore finally completed the documentary in May and sent it to be exhibited at Cannes. Since this was a tacit agreement a few months ago, Weinstein didn't inform Adrian, which led to the current … passive situation.

That's right, although Adriaan informed Claude about this after discussing with Weinstein and made some arrangements around it, it was based on the premise that "Fahrenheit 911" would be released in 2004. Now this was tantamount to pushing the temporarily unprepared AC Media to the teeth of the storm. Many plans for this year had to be revised.

Fortunately, the corresponding plan could be used directly. After the sudden rise to the top, it would be easy to vent. The controversy would be smaller than in his previous life, and the pressure on AC Media would be smaller. Plus, the plan had to be adjusted at any time, so Claude did not care. Anyway, the scapegoat was Miramax. Even if it was only in name, it could be thrown out to attract attention. It would take away a lot of attention, and it could still achieve the purpose of sending a signal to the Bush government.

From this point of view, Adriaan's original view of Moore was correct. This nationalistic youth was not particularly "nationalistic." Of course, it was also possible that he overestimated the influence of his documentary. He thought that using a year to ferment and strive for another Oscar nomination, he could resonate with more people and change the results of next year's election.

Unfortunately, not to mention how objective his documentary was, the problems in it had been analyzed last time. In terms of public opinion alone, it was not in the hands of people like him. So …

"Okay, let's talk about something else. Have you seen the opinion I asked Yini to prepare about the Flash Player developed by Macromedia?" Adriaan changed the topic.

"I have, but shouldn't this be given to Victor? He is the chairman of the network company. "Claude raised his eyebrows and said half-jokingly.

"Come on, Krau, I'm talking business with you." Eide laughed and shook his head. "Don't tell me you don't see the key point. If this website is successful, the entire network environment will become more unimpeded. If we can occupy a majority of the market like Facebook, then we will once again seize the opportunity of the network era. "

"Okay, okay, I got it." Claude laughed and raised his hands. Then, he suddenly looked at him with a nostalgic look. "Frankly speaking, Eide, I always remember when you described the future to me … I am very happy to see these, to see your predictions come true one by one."

Hearing these sincere words, Adriaan couldn't help but sigh. "Without your support, I can't realize these ideas one by one. Without the support of Godfather and Uncle, we can't do this, right?"

Claude smiled and sat up straight. "So, remember to ask Victor if you have this kind of thing in the future, because I will definitely give him the greatest support."

"You bastard." Adriaan rolled his eyes.

There was no doubt that YouTube had to be put on the agenda. Compared to Facebook, which could only show its value after a certain number of users, YouTube could quickly expand AC Media's business. Not to mention anything else, just a viral movie trailer was far more effective than other media. It could be said that after the emergence of YouTube, viral marketing in the network era was established and reached its peak.

Therefore, Adriaan insisted on acquiring Macromedia early on. He also bought a portion of Adobe's shares. Now that Facebook's operations were very good, Adriaan consulted and discussed with the Macromedia programmers. After confirming that the latest version of Flash Player could meet the requirements, he exchanged opinions with Victor.

Victor's talents were fully displayed now. Not to mention, he gave up on Adriaan's recommendation of Andy Allman, who wore glasses and liked to show off his ambition. Instead, he chose Blair Whedon, who looked ordinary but was quite passionate and energetic. Andy Allman didn't complain at all.

Therefore, the only thing left to do was to get Claude's unreserved support. Now that this was done, there was only one of the three key websites left. There was no technical problem with this. They could start after YouTube was launched and developed steadily. It should be no later than the end of next year.

Time entered June, and the weather in Los Angeles was getting hotter and hotter. However, this did not prevent the critics from still discussing a certain documentary in the media. In a sense, "Fahrenheit 911" winning the Palme d 'Or was equivalent to the French giving the Americans a big slap in the face. Of course, compared to "Fahrenheit 911" in Lu Zhou's previous life, this slap in the face was still a little small.

But no matter what, a slap in the face was still a slap in the face. Even if there were few Frenchmen among the judges this year, everyone knew what was going on. Therefore, the conservatives who supported the Republican Party in the United States began to criticize Moore and his "Fahrenheit 911" on various occasions, disparaging it to nothing. This situation had happened once before. Moore was not a low-key person. Although he needed to work overtime to catch up with the Cannes Film Festival in May, he still took the time to publicize his new work after winning the Oscar for Best Documentary.

At that time, although there were a lot of people who supported him, the support was not very strong. After all, it was 9/11. For the Americans, it was a big wound. Therefore, it was better to keep it a little secret before seeing the specific content. Therefore, during the period from April to the first half of May, the voices of support for him were very small.

But now it was different. "Fahrenheit 911" won the Palme d 'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. According to the description of people who had seen it, the entire documentary was basically attacking the Bush administration. It did not touch too many minefields. Therefore, those who supported the Democrats naturally came out to debate with those who supported the Republicans. Therefore, the number of people who supported "Fahrenheit 911" increased.

Anyway, this did not harm the national interest. The documentary was only aimed at the government and some Republicans. Moreover, its reputation had already been made. If the government suppressed it too harshly, it would instead arouse the doubts of the public. Therefore, they would definitely watch from the sidelines for the time being to show the democracy and freedom of the United States. If they did not take advantage of this time to speak out, when would they wait?

As for the initiator, AC Media, they still maintained a neutral face. However, there were rumors that the two bosses were completely unaware of Miramax's actions and were very angry in private. Of course, not everyone believed it. Many people who wanted to watch a good show snorted at this. They didn't know? How could that be possible! It was probably planned long ago to embarrass the Bush administration. Miramax was just a prepared scapegoat.

They also had a motive. Don't forget that when AC Media acquired AT&T Broadband, it was blocked. But when Bush Jr. came to power, the deal was completed. Coupled with the performance of ABC in the late 2000s, it was obviously impossible to say that there was no trick in this. However, in the past two years, the Bush administration had a good relationship with News Corporation, which took the initiative to approach them, and gave News Corporation a lot of special treatment. News Corporation and AC Media competed in many aspects, so it was very likely that AC Media took this opportunity to express their dissatisfaction.

However, then there was news that the Weinstein brothers and the president of AC Media, Claude, seemed to have a bad relationship after the meeting. It was said that the Weinstein brothers had been unhappy after returning to Miramax. There was a lot of evidence for this news. At least when Harvey Weinstein was mentioned at various gatherings, his face would immediately darken, and then he would change the topic with a few words of dissatisfaction.

But what was interesting was that AC Media did not punish Miramax. Although they also thought that the production and distribution of "Fahrenheit 911" in private was very bad, they did not order them to give up the documentary, nor did they want to take down the Weinstein brothers and replace them with someone else to control Miramax. In short, it seemed very ambiguous.

So the final conclusion was that AC Media did not know about the matter, and they were very dissatisfied with the Weinstein brothers. However, after all, Miramax was a subsidiary of AC Media, and they could also use this opportunity to show their neutral attitude – in other words, to express their dissatisfaction – so in the end, they acquiesced to this matter. It had to be said that it was basically in line with Adriaan's plan.

"I need compensation, Eide. You don't know how uncomfortable I've been during this time. Every time I'm in public, I have to pretend to be dissatisfied, as if I have a deep hatred for you. I'm not like Bob, who can hide in his office and not come out. I'm just a producer, Eide, not an actor. "Harvey Weinstein's complaining voice passed into Adriaan's ears from the phone.

"You did a good job, Harvey. Very good. I'm very happy, so keep it up, at least until 'Fahrenheit 911' is released." Adriaan, who was lying on the recliner by the pool, said so on the phone. His other hand was holding the waist of Lin Xilei, who was wearing a bikini and constantly moving up and down on him.

"What? Don't joke around, you know, the release at least … "Before waiting for Weinstein to continue, Adriaan turned off the phone, straightened his lower body and began to breathe.

Lin Xilei wriggled even more, moaning and rubbing her hair. Although the bikini was still soft, the cheerful jumping made people's desire even higher than it was before. Finally, she let out a long moan and tightened her body. After a few seconds, she softly climbed onto Adriaan's body.

"Sorry, boss." After the tender kiss, Lin Xilei slightly opened her eyes and said in a low voice.

"It's okay, you have plenty of opportunities to make it up to me." Adriaan didn't care, and his eyes immediately looked at the two women who were playing in the pool.

Lin Zhiling and Gao Yuanyuan, who were also wearing bikinis, were laughing and having a water fight. It seemed that they didn't notice Adriaan and Lin Xilei on the recliner, but in fact, they were glancing over from time to time. The difference was that Lin Zhiling was already used to it, and Gao Yuanyuan would more or less blush.

After his lower body softened, Adriaan put on his swimming trunks, dived into the pool, and swam to the two women.

"Yuanyuan, do you feel much better now?" After hugging them from both sides, he asked with a grin. "I've said it before, swimming is one of the best ways to relax in the summer."

"En …" Gao Yuanyuan lowered her head, looking a little embarrassed.

"No." Lin Zhiling interrupted coquettishly, "Yuanyuan is in a good mood because I talked to my family before. Men always like to take all the credit for themselves."

"Is that so?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows and looked at Gao Yuanyuan.

"Not really, Sister Zhiling just said one aspect. I'm really happy to hear that my parents are safe, but swimming is also very comfortable." Gao Yuanyuan explained with wandering eyes.

"You can't please both sides, Yuanyuan." Lin Xilei, who was also ready, plunged into the pool. After rushing over, she grabbed Gao Yuanyuan's arm and said with a smile.

"That's right, I was speaking up for you just now, Yuanyuan." Lin Zhiling also grabbed her other arm with a smile, "So I have to punish you."

Gao Yuanyuan realized that something was wrong, but before she could do anything, Shuang Lin had lifted her up in the water on both sides, lifted her out of the water to face Adriaan, and then opened her thighs as if carrying a gift. Gao Yuanyuan struggled a few times, but was quite powerless. She could only look at Adriaan timidly.

"It's not right for you to bully Yuanyuan like this." Although Adriaan said so, he unceremoniously stuck to Gao Yuanyuan's body, blocking her mouth. He was not satisfied just now, so after a few moments of pressing his lower body against hers, he lifted it up again and immediately began to have in-depth communication with Gao Yuanyuan.

After that, naturally, the three women took turns, from the pool to the shore, and then back into the water. This kind of foursome had not been done once or twice.

It was always easy to learn bad habits. Gao Yuanyuan was alone in Los Angeles, and because of the epidemic, she could not return to China. She could only keep up with her family's situation through the phone at any time. In addition, the acting training was very stressful. After all, she was not trained in acting, and her acting skills could only be said to be average. Moreover, the requirements for acting in China were different from those in Hollywood. Although Adriaan personally selected her to play a role in Battlestar Galactica, after coming to the United States, Lin Xilei, who lived with her, often instilled in her the idea that even if the miracle director personally selected her to play the role, if she was not up to the task, she could only give up the role.

In addition, although she had tried hard to integrate into American society, her social circle was relatively narrow, which easily accumulated negative emotions and made people feel depressed. Therefore, under the guidance of Adriaan, she had a very good way to vent her feelings. That's right, sex.

After being sent to the clouds in bed again and again, Gao Yuanyuan constantly told herself that it was no big deal. She gradually let herself go from only being in the bedroom to being in the living room, outside under the sun, and from only being with Adriaan to being seen by Lin Xilei and Lin Zhiling.

Moreover, she lived in Lin Xilei's villa, and Lin Xilei did not hide her relationship with Adriaan. Gao Yuanyuan ran into Adriaan and Lin Xilei more than once in the villa, so the threesome happened naturally.

After that, the top and bottom also fell. Except for a small number of friendly matches, most of the women were passed by Adriaan's threesome. How could Gao Yuanyuan be an exception? Moreover, this greatly stimulated her. Whether it was because of the broken pot or some other reason, she began to open up more. Games such as cosplay in uniforms and taking pictures as souvenirs were not a problem. She accepted Lin Zhiling to join in and play 4P with her was even faster.

Of course, for this to happen, Lin Zhiling also contributed a lot.