MTL - Exploiting Hollywood 1980-Chapter 846 Can I buy stocks now?

  Chapter 846 Can I buy stocks now?

The Rockefeller Building on Sixth Avenue is one of the oldest skyscrapers in New York. From the first floor up to the eighth floor, there are no walls to separate it into multiple offices, but the whole is leased to NBC New York Station, used as a studio.

  The studio on the sixth floor is the largest and is where David Letterman's Late Show was recorded live.

   "Thank you, David." Ronald was in the studio, after visiting the layout of the scene, he shook hands with David Letterman who specially accompanied him and said goodbye.

   "You're welcome, this is also a good opportunity for me to increase the ratings."

  Letterman was very generous, and promised to vacate the second weekend of next month, and gave the joint appearance of Cher and ex-husband Sonny recommended by Ronald. He would give Cher a chance to sing a new song, and then give Sonny Bono and Cher a duet of their hit song "IGotYouBabe."

   This old song used to be the most played song at American weddings. After more than ten years of separation, the two original singers came back to sing together and became a famous song. It is expected that it will attract the audience's attention. It will also cause a topic in the media the next day. Such enthusiasm is very good for all parties involved in this matter.

  There is nothing in the entertainment industry that cannot be used for hype. As long as the audience likes to watch, they can act. This show has become a place where the interests of many parties are involved.

   Xue Er has been in the top ten of the rankings for eight years. In order to save her precarious singing career, she not only agreed to cooperate with her ex-husband, but also signed David Geffen's new record company, Geffen Records, which had experienced an unhappy breakup.

  This show gave Xueer a rare opportunity to appear on TV for her new album. The marketing ability of Geffen Records was not good. Her album was not played on the radio, and was rejected by the DJs of each radio station to hit the charts.

  So Xue Er urgently needs such an opportunity to make her new song hit the charts. To declare to everyone, she is still the big singer.

  Ronald was in charge of arranging for Sonny Bono to take time off from filming "Hairspray" to appear on The Late Show, and also coordinating a media interview the two would attend later. Letterman gave each of the actors a chance to answer questions about the status of their new film.

  In this way, both of them will be bragging for millions of viewers across the country on the late show for the movie project led by Ronald.

  As for David Letterman, in addition to the increase in ratings, it is also very important to be able to allow such national topic interviews to be included in his own program.

  This year's White House Correspondents Association dinner, the commander-in-chief did not find him, but found Jay Leno, who is also Johnny Carson's apprentice, to host this annual humorous party.

  Johnny Carson gradually began to increase his regular rest time last year, and Jay Leno became a regular backup host of his America No. 1 talk show. Letterman needs this kind of guest and topic to prove that he is the best successor to Johnny Carson.

   "Jay Leno's big chin, how can he be Johnny Carson's regular substitute? I think his articulation is a bit slurred." Ronald asked Letterman who sent him downstairs to the Rockefeller Building. It's not convenient to ask about this kind of thing in the NBC studio.

   "You know Johnny Carson's, he would rather have a bad one to highlight his status." Letterman also whispered quietly in Ronald's ear. He just wrote a lot of Carson's jokes, but he was not recognized by Carson. Fortunately, NBC decided to open a late-night talk show for adult audiences, so he had the opportunity to host the late-night show.

   Ronald patted Letterman on the shoulder and got on the car that came to pick him up.

  Television is an unfamiliar field for Ronald. It seems that in this industry, the monopoly of male program hosts is stronger than that of Hollywood male stars.

  Johnny Carson relied on the audience's familiarity with his face and liking his humorous style, so he severely suppressed potential competitors.

   As long as you are a man, you can only have one talent on Johnny Carson's show. Either you can write jokes, or you can host the show, if you can do both, then I'm sorry, you will be the person he targets the most in the show group.

Even the only long-term replacement host that Johnny Carson recognized before, Joan Rivers, a woman he originally regarded as a non-threatening woman, was also removed from the program group by him after the ratings and audience praise were high. drove away.

  Of course, Joan Rivers joked that it was Johnny Carson in a dress. After she was kicked out, she went to Fox, where the new show aired at the same time as Carson's. Much more diverse than all male presenters of the time.

  The car turned a corner and went to the old St. Regis Hotel.

  Christie Turington was resting in the hotel lobby. She got a very nice set of clothes, but as the top model of YSL, her dream of improving her status was shattered.

  Yves Saint Laurent's complaints were ignored. On the one hand, fashion magazines need the support of luxury custom women's clothing, and on the other hand, their evaluations have a great influence on the sales of women's clothing in the new season.

For YSL women's clothing, the number of reservations dropped very badly. Saint Laurent's press conference in London also encountered a cold reception. He began to stay in Europe, wondering if he was really out of date, and considered recruiting new designers to work for his brand. .

   In this way, the position of YSL's top model that Turington expected is not guaranteed. Besides, whether the top brand of this brand still has the past status is also a question.

   Turington and Ronald had lunch, and the limousine took her back to the apartment.

   Ronald still has to wait here for Douglas Jr. to come over. He said that George Jr. has something to discuss with him.

"This stock market crash had a relatively large impact on our campaign strategy. Many people blamed the stock market crash on the commander-in-chief's laissez-faire policy. On the day of the stock market crash, he went to Camp David for vacation. Only on the third day, he published made a televised speech, appealing to the public to calm down.

  Therefore, my father's campaign team had quite a disagreement on whether to uphold the overall economic policy of inheriting the Grand Commander during the campaign.

  I proposed to come to New York to ask your opinion. My mother also wants to hear your opinion. She values ​​you very much. "

  George Jr. sneaked over from Washington, D.C. He found Douglas Jr., and the two quietly entered the St. Regis Hotel, went to the executive suite on the top floor, and chatted with Ronald about George Jr.'s campaign strategy.

   "George, I'm just a film director. Shouldn't you ask the campaign consultant about this kind of thing?"

  Daydream’s campaign ad for George Sr. was very effective. Everyone has an inexplicable affection for this veteran politician from a family of loyalty and bravery who came out to lead America to move forward.

  Elephant party's biggest primary rival, outsider Robertson, lost his credibility as a pastor after being revealed to be a sycophant on the battlefield and lying about his service history.

  And some candidates in the circle, after the deputy leader colluded with the party through the National Committee of the Elephant Party, such as Rumsfeld in Illinois, agreed to withdraw after the start of the primary election next year.

   The only remaining challenging candidates are Rep. Kemp of New York, and the new candidate, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.

  They all began to distance themselves from the chief executive, advocating stronger supervision of Wall Street in terms of policies, and even hinted at raising taxes on them.

"Roger Ailes still supports the economic policy of supporting the general in principle, but downplays this connection. Instead, he focuses on some gossip that the public cares about. He also suggested that several of our children should run in the next edition of the election. Appeared in commercials."

   "I support it, you are very photogenic, George, and you are very sincere, the audience will believe what you say."

"But another campaign adviser, Lee Atwater, said he wanted to stand with the President's economic policies. He said that the people like the President. If we stand with him, voters will vote for us. .”

   "Principle of the orchestra, don't talk about those big principles, isn't it good to talk about gossip?" Ronald shook his head. This kind of consultant is obviously not as sophisticated as Roger Ailes.

   "But my mother, Barbara, is now leaning towards Lee Atwater's strategy, mostly..."

  George Jr. said something about the inside story of the campaign.

  Barbara is a very strong mother, and she urges all her children to contribute to her father's campaign. Several children came back and worked as volunteers in the campaign team.

  However, only the youngest son, Jeb, did not come back because of his public office in Florida. Barbara is still lenient about the future of her youngest son. This eccentric approach makes the other children very upset.

  The youngest son, Jeb, holds public office in Florida, and is the furthest in politics among all the children. His opinion is also more valued by Barbara than other children.

   Jeb supports Lee Atwater's strategy. The commander-in-chief is very popular in the southern states, and the commander-in-chief who has been re-elected for one term is most concerned about whether his successor can continue his policies. Therefore, whether the old George will fully inherit his strategy will be an important consideration for the commander-in-chief to endorse his deputy.

  Barbara felt that the logic of the campaign consultant Lee Atwater supported by Jeb was perfect. Lee Atwater was also the strategist during the last presidential election debate. In the second debate, he turned his disadvantage in age into an advantage in experience in one sentence, killing Mundell in seconds.

  The opinion of such a young talent, Barbara thinks it is more reliable than the ugly Roger Ailes.

   "Isn't the idea of ​​a reversal in the debate the first thing I put forward?" Ronald thought to himself. He is also dissatisfied with this Lee Atwater taking his own ideas for himself. But there are no witnesses for this kind of thing, so I can't explain it myself.

  Anyway, Ronald is more aware of the factions in the campaign team. George Jr. was allied with Roger Ailes, and Jeb, who didn't come in person but had a stronger influence with his mother than the other siblings, supported Lee Atwater.

"I need more people with influence on my mother now, on our side... no, it's the right side, the White House is going to hold a dinner this weekend, mother means, please come over, she wants to chat with you in person .”

  "It's not that I won't help you, it's just that I'm in the campaign, and I'm not an expert at all. I can't think of any role. But for the next campaign advertisement, I can make you look better in it."

   Ronald didn't want to get involved in this kind of family conflict.

"This is not an obligation, Ronald. You have helped me a lot, I just want my mother to listen to an outsider's opinion, without any additional content." Little George is obviously a little behind in the battle for favor, and wants to pull a Influential foreign aid in the mother.

   "Ronald, George is also trying to find the right direction. Anyway, now that the stock market is crashing, everything in our film and television industry has come to a standstill."

   Douglas Jr. also began to persuade Ronald. After all, he is a promising candidate for the Grand Commander and the current Deputy Commander. It was a bit unreasonable to refuse Barbara's request.

   "Well, I can't promise anything..."

   "It's okay, my mother wants to see you too."

   Little George saw that Ronald's tone was loose, and quickly contacted the driver.

   "Ronald, nice to see you here."

  In the banquet hall of the White House, Ronald saw the silver-haired Barbara again. She was wearing a plain long dress, and she hugged Ronald warmly and kissed him in a corner of the banquet hall.

   "I am also very happy, Barbara. You are still so kind." Ronald also liked this simple second lady. This skirt has no fashion elements at all, like an old lady who just walked out of a wooden house in the nineteenth century.

   "We have to come over a little bit, so as not to be seen by..." Barbara looked at the first lady Nancy, who was in the middle of the banquet hall, who was wearing a red dress and looked very Hollywood. Barbara now hides when she sees her, so that she won't be caught by Nancy's gaze.

   "Your company, the campaign advertisements shot for us are very exciting. George and I both like it. Especially the scene where I stand next to him and watch him accept the declaration of the deputy commander. We all like it."

  Ronald smiled. Most people know that the commander-in-chief will take the oath on the Bible at the inauguration ceremony. What few people know is that the deputy commander also has to take an oath, but this is usually arranged indoors, so as not to steal the limelight from the chief commander.

   "Hopefully, in the near future, I can see you and your wife having an outdoor ceremony."

   "Ronald, you are really... good at compliments and blessings." Barbara couldn't bear this kind of high-level flattery, so she laughed out loud.

   "Oh, I said who it was, it turned out to be Ronald, come to me quickly."

  Maybe Barbara's laughter was too loud, the star Nancy's eyes were drawn to her, and Ronald, who was very busy with her husband when she saw astrology, waved happily to him and let him pass.

  For so many years in Washington, D.C., Nancy has been surrounded by boring women like Barbara, who can't even wear clothes. Some people say that they are blue-blooded nobles on the Mayflower, which is simply ridiculous.

   "Go", Barbara patted Ronald on the shoulder hard, signaling that she was fine. Nancy always regarded herself as a Hollywood star, without the self-consciousness of a politician's wife. Even if she is still a Hollywood star, she is already old at this age and can only play grandma.

   "Hello, Mrs. Nancy." Ronald didn't dare to be careless, and stood up straight, assuming the posture of a veteran Hollywood star.

"My husband watched your Top Gun, and he was very satisfied. You fulfilled your promise to him." Nancy looked at Ronald, as if her husband, old Ronald, played the baseball player "Kip", So tall and handsome.

   "Personally, though, I like Dirty Dancing. When are you going to have Patrick come to the White House?"

   "Ah...hahaha, let me see how I can arrange it." Ronald didn't expect that Nancy was still keen on having a ball in the White House. Last time, the former dance king John Travolta was invited to dance with Princess Diana, and this time he was thinking about the new dance king.

   "Mr. President has never forgotten you. When he debated with Mundell last time, your golden words made him keep repeating. He said that he hasn't read such a good script for a long time."

  Nancy's eyes were a little gloomy. Her husband's memory was getting worse and worse. Only the deepest memories could make him keep mentioning them. For example, this time, in the nationally broadcast TV debate, the golden sentence was sealed with a sword.

   "Why did Nancy say that Ronald came up with the golden sentence in the debate?" Barbara was beside her, and when she heard this sentence, she felt suspicious.

   "I have to find out, who came up with that sentence that turned things around?" Barbara put down her wine glass and walked out of the banquet hall by herself. Nancy didn't want to see herself there anyway.

  Barbara is not like Nancy, a wife who can only provide her husband with astrological reference. She has a lot of real power in the election committee. It also has a strong influence on the key decisions of the husband.

  Nancy still acted like a star. After chatting with Ronald for a few words, she was attracted by a new guest.

   That is the boss of the "Washington Post", the legendary female newspaper tycoon, Catherine Graham. She was a housewife before the age of 43. After her husband died, she supported The Washington Post by herself and saved the declining Post.

   Moreover, she advocated reporting the Watergate incident, and was the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The nickname given to her in the industry is Catherine the Great.

  Nancy is most concerned about whether her husband's actions during the stock market crash will be caught by the media. She took the initiative to chat with Catherine Graham. I hope she can say a few good words for her husband.

   Ronald felt bored by himself, so he couldn't find Barbara when he looked back.

   I had to go alone to the table where the food was placed and find something to eat.

   "What about Pepsi? Why is there no Pepsi here?"

  Ronald saw a little old man over half a century old, wearing a pair of big tortoiseshell glasses, looking for a waiter talking to himself.

   "Can't Coca-Cola work?" Ronald saw that he was ignored like himself, so he took the initiative to say hello.

   "I like Pepsi, the taste of New Coca-Cola and it makes me sick." The little old man thanked Ronald, and he continued to look for Pepsi.

   "Why don't you try this cherry flavor? I've tried it, it's quite... very special." Ronald looked at the cans of New Coca-Cola on the table, knowing that some people like the old flavor. The White House didn't know why and wasn't prepared.

   "Cherry flavor?" The little old man picked it up and opened it, took a sip, "Well, it's very good. I'll drink it from now on."

   "In fact, the taste of New Coca-Cola is just different, and it's not bad." Ronald took a can of New Coca-Cola, opened it, touched him, and took a sip.

   "Actually, it's not that bad. Coca-Cola's stock price isn't that bad after New Coke, if you don't count the stock market crash. It can be seen that consumers still like new flavors." Ronald still felt that he could not accept the cherry flavor.

   "Do you also trade in stocks?" The little old man asked with a smile.

"Actually, I don't. I don't look at the stock price very much. I just made money. I bought some stocks of big companies. I was lucky and made a lot of money in the past few years. What about you?" Ronald asked back. Stocks are really human now. Topics everyone is talking about.

   "I'm similar to you, and I don't look at the stock price. Although I am a professional stock investor, you may not believe it. When the stock market crashed, I didn't look at the stock price once. I was only looking at the financial statements."

   "Oh, then you must make money. Those who lose money are very nervous, watching live TV every day."

"Yes, don't be anxious to buy stocks. Buy today and think about making money tomorrow. It depends on long-term returns. When I bought Catherine's Post stock, I put it aside for ten years. I am very satisfied with the current return. I plan to Hold him all the time."

   "I'm Ronald, Ronald Lee, a film director." Seeing such a professional investor who was still calm during the stock market crash, Ronald also found it very interesting and became aware of it.

   "You're a film director? That's great. My youngest son is in music. He wants to do soundtracks for movies. What's the future of this business?"

   "Film soundtrack? It doesn't make a lot of money, but it is a business that requires professional knowledge. Oscars also have awards in this area."

   "This kid doesn't like investing, but I know he is the smartest of my three children..."

   "Then do you think that the stock market crash has something to do with the commander's economic policy?" Ronald lowered his voice, just in time to catch an expert, and asked.

"It doesn't matter, it's just because the stock price has risen too high this year, which has already exceeded the company's profit level. But the stock market crash has not subsided for so long, and those speculators are still playing tricks, deliberately prolonging and expanding the level of the crisis. You see Well, those who take advantage of the crisis to try to take short-term risks may not only fail to earn excess returns, but also lose more..."

   "So now, has the stock price returned to normal? Can I buy some?" Ronald didn't care about that, he wanted to know, can I buy the bottom now?

   "Patience, Ronald, be patient. Mr. Market will not give you a chance with these short-term fluctuations in money." The little old man admired Ronald quite a bit, and said a few more words.

   "I don't know how to do short-term trading anyway. I just have some money recently and want to buy some stocks to preserve value. For example, Coca-Cola?"

   "As an amateur investor, that's actually a good choice. If you have money, you can buy some and put them there, no problem."

   "Thank you, uh..." Ronald realized that the other party hadn't mentioned his name yet.

   "Warren Buffy, you can call me Warren."

   "Ah, you are the boss of the company whose stock is 3,000 dollars a share?" Ronald remembered what the accountant said to himself.

   "Now there are no more three thousand, but this is not important. The important thing is the company's operating conditions... Well, this cherry flavor is quite delicious, give me another can."

   "Here you are", Ronald gave him a can of cherry flavor out of nowhere, and he opened a can and took a sip.

   "Hey, once he said it, it seems that the taste is okay."

   It seems that no matter what happens, people will always drink Coca-Cola.

  (end of this chapter)