Is relying on the reception upsurge that «Sex and the City» and «America's Next Top Model» is fooled in the second quarter in turn causes, Lifetime TV Station makes use to promote several other original anthology. 凭借着《欲旺都市》和《全美超模大赛》第二季依次上档引起的收视热潮,Lifetime电视台趁势推出了其他几部原创剧集。 Although the result is unable to compare with two reception lead goats, sufficiently is perfect the content packing of other Lifetime TV Station reception time intervals, but no longer looked like in the fall of last year that «Project Runway» and «America's Next Top Model» rides to be above mundane thoughts, other reception time interval as before lonely embarrassing situations. 虽然成绩无法与两部收视领头羊相比,却足以将Lifetime电视台其他收视时段的内容填充完满,而不再像去年秋天那种《天桥骄子》和《全美超模大赛》一骑绝尘,其他收视时段依旧冷冷清清的尴尬局面。 While Lifetime TV Station starts to discuss with the cable television operator sporty the new year is divided into the contract, has paid attention to Lifetime TV Station other media groups also to start to study this TV Station rising reason, right, they plan to follow, this matter may continue now in the film industry, FFM charge wired stage that even if Firefly three arranged, actually is also plans to follow HBO. 在Lifetime电视台开始更加底气十足地与有线电视运营商讨论新一年度分成合约的同时,一直关注Lifetime电视台的其他传媒集团也开始研究起这家电视台的崛起缘由,没错,他们打算跟风,这种事情可不止现在在电影行业,哪怕是萤火虫三家正在筹备的FFM收费有线台,其实也是打算跟风HBO。 Although just, the cable TV profession is at the gusty area stage of big eruption, Eric was actually not worried that these afterward following, after all, in this various trades and occupations by the country of capital firmly control, was wanted, in the situation absolutely did not have in the bright situation decisively the person who gets rid to be liberal with the investment not to be many, when they responded that Lifetime had already determined own profession status. 只不过,虽然有线电视行业正处于大爆发的风口阶段,艾瑞克却并不担心这些后来的跟风者,毕竟,在这个各行各业都被资本牢牢控制的国家,想要在形势还完全没有明朗的情况下就果断出手不吝投入的人并不多,等他们反应过来,Lifetime早已确定了自己的行业地位。 Similarly, in the state of this capital, every year the beginning of the year several months, is the major business tycoons to the investor, media as well as the public ‚hand over report card’ the time. 同样,在这个资本的国度,每年年初的几个月,都是各大企业巨头向投资人、媒体以及公众‘交成绩单’的时刻。 Hollywood seven big, after last year piece sea tactic, the natural increase that in addition the United States economic power recovery brought, the Time Warner 1995 annual incomes achieves 11 billion USD. 好莱坞七大,经过去年的片海战术,再加上美国经济强势复苏带来的自然增长,时代华纳1995全年收入达到110亿美元。 Just, in 25 movies of Time Warner whole year release, invests global to take back 330 million USD Box Office except for «Batman Forever» by 100 million USD, in addition the profit rich periphery, reluctantly realizes beyond the profit, many other budget surpass the 50 million USD big manufacture movie basically drearily to end. 只不过,时代华纳全年发行的25部影片中,除了《永远的蝙蝠侠》以1亿美元投资全球收回3.3亿美元票房,再加上利润丰厚的周边,勉强实现盈利外,其他多部预算超过5000万美元的大制作影片基本上都惨淡收场。 Especially the production cost reaches as high as 1. 7.5 billion USD «Waterworld», North America Box Office has more than 80 million, although global Box Office achieves 260 million, because the overseas market universal low score becomes the high tax revenue present situation, Warner Film Industry finally only in global Box Office was divided on has taken back more than 90 million USD, only this project, gave Time Warner to bring has surpassed the loss of 100 million USD. 特别是制作费用高达1.75亿美元的《未来水世界》,北美票房却只有8000多万,虽然全球票房达到2.6亿,但因为海外市场普遍的低分成高税收现状,华纳影业最终只在全球票房分成上收回了9000多万美元,仅此一个项目,就给时代华纳带来了超过1亿美元的亏损。 The Turner broadcasting company and HBO of Time Warner and other cable TV services, although the profit is high, actually cannot withstand the dreary Film Industry service debt, finally, the entire group whole year loss achieves 280 million, was last year more than three times. The wealth report draws a charge, Time Warner has the turbulence again, as Theder of Turner broadcasting company founder and Time Warner major stockholder Turner, even proposed on Board of Directors analyzes Time Warner to suggest, although the general trend recent is the resource integration, this suggestion obtained corresponding of many Board of Directors member as before. 时代华纳旗下的特纳广播公司和HBO等有线电视业务虽然利润丰厚,却也经不起惨淡的电影业务亏空,最终,整个集团全年亏损达到2.8亿,是去年的三倍多。财报出炉,时代华纳内部再次出现动荡,作为特纳广播公司创始人兼时代华纳大股东的特德・特纳,甚至在董事会上提出了拆分时代华纳建议,虽然最近几年的大趋势是资源整合,这个建议却依旧得到了不少董事会成员的相应。 Summer the Viacom group of Redstone control displays by the strong earning of Blockbuster recording tape sale and rental chain store firmly, the yearly income breaks through 10 billion similarly, after following closely Time Warner, reaches 107 USD scales. However, to the huge loss of Time Warner, Paramount has actually realized the whole year 7. 600 million USD net profit. 萨默・雷石东牢牢掌控的维亚康姆集团凭借百视达录像带租售连锁店的强势营收表现,年收入同样突破百亿,紧随时代华纳之后,达到107美元的规模。不过,相对于时代华纳的巨额亏损,派拉蒙却实现了全年7.6亿美元的净利润。 If must discuss all -round strength, the business scope spreads the entire Western world News Corp to be able with Time Warner side by side, but, the business scope spreads the world News Corp the financial system or the share are extremely complex, the services of some areas alone will even settle accounts. Therefore, was responsible for the United States native place movie television service subsidiary company 20th Century Fox then has become the News Corp main representative, because of so, Universal and Sony that control Columbia the 20th Century Fox status and Seagram group controlled is also similar, in addition Metro Goldwyn Mayer of achievement prompt recovery, this afterward four big profit and loss varied, is actually not able to place on a par with the first three big giants. 如果要论综合实力,业务范围遍及整个西方世界的新闻集团可以与时代华纳比肩,只不过,业务范围遍及全世界的新闻集团无论是财务体系还是股权结构都太过复杂,部分国家地区的业务甚至会单独结算。于是,负责美国本土电影电视业务的子公司二十世纪福克斯便成了新闻集团的主要代表,也因为如此,二十世纪福克斯的地位与西格拉姆集团控制的环球、索尼控制的哥伦比亚非常相似,再加上业绩迅速复苏的米高梅,这随后的四大盈亏各异,却是无法与前三大巨头相提并论。 At the beginning of the year several months, the United States media count one by one these six big Hollywood giants' respective performance one after another, actually as before cannot wait for the most well-known Firefly Group year wealth report. 年初几个月时间,美国媒体陆陆续续地历数完这六大好莱坞巨头的各自表现,却依旧没能等来最受瞩目的萤火虫集团年度财报。 Although raises the head various media tormenting the mind flexure lungs that to hope, but passes through several times low-key Board of Directors conferences, simultaneously after the group main creditors consulted, a numerous high level finally decided that no longer issued the Firefly Group financial report. 虽然翘首以盼的媒体人各种挠心挠肺,但经过几次低调的董事会会议,同时与集团主要债权人协商之后,一众高层最终决定,不再发布萤火虫集团财务报告。 Regarding the non-listed company, announced that the financial report data has very explicit sense of purpose actually, for example last year, because just distributed has reached as high as 8 billion USD large bonds, the conformity of ABC group has not carried out thoroughly, in addition Ron Perelman purchases Firefly bond and other events, to prevent the capital market unnecessary guess and worried that Firefly to the public published the financial data of whole year. 对于非上市公司来说,公布财务报告数据其实都有着非常明确的目的性,比如去年,因为刚刚发行了高达80亿美元的巨额债券,ABC集团的整合也还没有彻底完成,再加上罗恩・佩雷尔曼收购萤火虫债券等事件,为了防止资本市场不必要的猜测和担忧,萤火虫才对外公布了全年的财务数据。 This year, group all have straightened out, does not have the domestic trouble not to have the foreign aggression, does not need to satisfy the curiosity of the capital market or media public, handles the matter of this adding something superfluous and ruining the effect. 今年,集团内部的一切都已经步入正轨,既无内忧也无外患,也就没有必要为了满足资本市场或者媒体公众的好奇心,做这种画蛇添足的事情。 Naturally, Eric does not want too free also to be another very important reason. 当然,艾瑞克不想太招摇也是另一个很重要的原因。 After several months of financial statistics, the earning data of Firefly Group whole year frames finally in 2 3.9 billion USD, realizes the operation net profit 25. 700 million, if were counted initially sold the ABC paper intermediary property and 1 250 million USD following fund of Disney Hand-Drawn Animation work room, the Firefly whole year profit income has achieved 38. 200 million USD, not to mention this data has been enough to remaining six in a big way rampantly saying that ‚you come together’. If contrasts upwardly, in 1995, in United States all business tycoons, profit highest Ford car, annual earning 128 400 million USD, net profit also 5 300 million USD. Even if except the Firefly that 250 million USD non- operation profit, 25. 700 million USD net profit income, pushes in the United States business profit ranking sufficiently first ten. 经过几个月的财务统计,萤火虫集团全年的营收数据最终定格在239亿美元,实现运营净利润25.7亿,如果算上当初出售ABC纸媒资产和迪斯尼手绘动画工作室的12.5亿美元后续款项,萤火虫全年利润收入已经达到38.2亿美元,且不说这一数据已经足以对剩下六大嚣张地说一句‘你们一起来吧’。如果向上对比一下,1995年,美国所有企业巨头中,利润最高的福特汽车,全年营收1284亿美元,净利润也才53亿美元。哪怕除去萤火虫那12.5亿美元的非运营利润,25.7亿美元的净利润收入,也足以挤入美国企业盈利排行榜前十。 The detailed year financial data only then Firefly Group Board of Directors as well as the core high level knows, even if some important creditors also only understood that a general idea, by the professional accomplishments of these people, will certainly not tell the media. 详细的年度财务数据只有萤火虫集团董事会以及核心高层知晓,哪怕是部分重要债权人也只了解一个大概,以这些人的职业素养,当然不会对媒体透露。 Therefore, by movie Box Office and television program viewing ratio and other public data, related media and analysis agency, although can forecast that the annual profit of Firefly Group will be terrorist, but without any particular data, they can only act according to the known information to appraise voluntarily. 于是,凭借电影票房、电视节目收视率等公开数据,相关媒体和分析机构虽然能够预测出萤火虫集团的全年盈利将会非常恐怖,但在没有任何详细数据情况下,他们只能根据已知信息自行评估。 Because lacks the Firefly Group official endorsement, even if these media data and ground truth are almost the same, is impossible to obtain the universal approval, when some public's on seeing financial magazine about Firefly Group that terror profit for the year digit, the first response even questions the accuracies of these digit, after all, if about 4 billion USD profit for the year data real, a Firefly Group profit sufficiently with other six big contended. Carves up the entire Hollywood 50% profits by strength of the, in the entire Hollywood history, has not occurred. 因为缺乏萤火虫集团的官方背书,即使这些媒体数据与真实数据相差无几,却也不可能获得普遍认可,一些公众在看到财经杂志上关于萤火虫集团那恐怖的年利润数字时,第一反应甚至是质疑这些数字的准确性,毕竟,如果将近40亿美元的年利润数据是真的,萤火虫集团一家的盈利就足以与其他六大抗衡了。以一己之力瓜分整个好莱坞50%的利润,在整个好莱坞历史上,都还没有发生过。 In a piece makes noise, the announcement of «Forbes» magazine 1996 rich and powerful people list, made the media blast open one piece again. 在一片喧闹中,《福布斯》杂志1996年度富豪榜的公布,再次让媒体炸裂一片。 After Windows95 issues, is relying on east wind of Microsoft operating system series rivers and lakes, has Bill of Microsoft 40% stocks Gates, the net worth rose suddenly from last year 1 2.9 billion USD to 18 500 million USD, in it behind, Warren Buffett and other three super rich and powerful people, the property crossed the 10 billion USD threshold similarly. Windows95发布之后,凭借着微软操作系统一统江湖的东风,拥有微软40%股份的比尔・盖茨,身家从去年的129亿美元暴涨到185亿美元,在其身后,沃伦・巴菲特等另外三位超级富豪,资产同样跨越了百亿美元门槛。 However, in this list first, that 67 700 million USD striking digit, is similar to the bright moonlight in nighttime sky, complements the posture to pick not to have the glimmer of surrounding twinkle star completely. 不过,在这份榜单的第一位上,那个677亿美元的醒目数字,如同夜空中的明月,将周围星星点点的微光全部都映衬得姿采全无。 Compared in last year 46 500 million, short one year, beyond Eric individual net worth the speeds of ultra rich and powerful people list all people rose suddenly 2 1.2 billion USD. 相比于去年的465亿,短短一年时间,艾瑞克的个人身家以远超富豪榜所有人的速度暴涨了212亿美元。 List announcement at the same time, Forbes group Chairman Steve Forbes writes to write personally: „If six years ago Eric Williams to the complete net worth detain the note Kuwait war at that time, can only be as before a unrestrained gambling of disregarding all consequences, in recent years, Eric Williams has proven with the fact, he is not only having the astonishing talent in film and television media, as a pure investor, he is having the average man the keen vision that similarly is hard to hope to attain.” 榜单公布的同时,福布斯集团总裁史提夫・福布斯亲自撰文写道:“如果六年前艾瑞克・威廉姆斯以当时全部身家押注科威特战争,依旧只能算是一次不计后果的豪赌的话,这些年来,艾瑞克・威廉姆斯用事实证明了,他不仅拥有着在影视传媒方面的惊人才华,作为一个纯粹的投资人,他同样拥有着常人难以企及的敏锐眼光。” „Starting from 1991 Yahoo, for five years, Eric Williams and other high-tech industries invested about 5 billion USD huge funds to the emerging Internet and two-way charges for cellular phones one after another, but five years later today, these investments at least turned four times, the value already over 20 billion USD.” “从1991年的雅虎开始,五年来,艾瑞克・威廉姆斯陆续向新兴的互联网、移动通讯等高科技行业投入了将近50亿美元的巨额资金,而五年后的今天,这些投资至少翻了四倍,价值已经超过200亿美元。” „Naturally, although Eric Williams appears very successful in the investment of high-tech industry, but is undeniable, Hollywood even more formidable Firefly Group, is Eric the Williams genuine foundation, these years Firefly Group is Eric Williams brings the continuous rich profit, he can give full play in the investment industry.” “当然,虽然艾瑞克・威廉姆斯在高科技行业的投资显得非常成功,但不可否认,好莱坞越发强大的萤火虫集团,才是艾瑞克・威廉姆斯真正的根基,正是这些年来萤火虫集团为艾瑞克・威廉姆斯带来源源不断的丰厚利润,他才得以在投资行业大显身手。” „Compared in the Time Warner, Viacom and other public holding companies, Firefly Group has not published 1995 year financial data, the public information that but according to can inquire, Firefly 1995 annual turnover should in 24 billion USD about, this digit even surpass Time Warner and Viacom year earning total amount.” “相比于时代华纳、维亚康姆等公众持股公司,萤火虫集团并未公布1995年的年度财务数据,但根据可以查询的公开信息,萤火虫1995年的全年营业额应该在240亿美元左右,这个数字甚至超过了时代华纳与维亚康姆的年营收总额。” „However in profit, the Firefly Group profitability appears more terrorist, with Time Warner annual loss 280 million USD and Viacom year net profit 7. Compared with 600 million USD, the Firefly Group 1995 operation net profit should in 2.3 billion to 2.6 billion USD, be equal to Viacom four times, even close Time Warner, Viacom, 20th Century Fox and Sony Film Industry, Universal and Metro Goldwyn Mayer this Six Great Film Studios profit sum total.” “而在利润方面,萤火虫集团的盈利能力显得更加恐怖,与时代华纳年度亏损2.8亿美元和维亚康姆年净利润7.6亿美元相比,萤火虫集团1995年度的运营净利润就应该在23亿到26亿美元之间,相当于维亚康姆的四倍,甚至接近时代华纳、维亚康姆、二十世纪福克斯、索尼影业、环球、米高梅这六大电影公司的利润总和。” „The profitability that this making one praised to the heavens, making the author feel, perhaps, federal Internal Revenue Service can consider really that levied one extraterrestrial to immigrate to manage tax to somebody ‚’, good, this was a joke.” “这种令人叹为观止的盈利能力,让笔者不由觉得,或许,联邦国税局真的可以考虑,向某人征收一笔‘外星移民管理税’了,好吧,这是个玩笑。” The brand-new Forbes rich and powerful people list issued, while the media start the discussion upsurge, most direct influence, actually on the same day of latest issue «Forbes» magazine release, because in magazine mentioned Eric in detail regarding the investment as well as the repayment of high-tech industry, the United States NASDAQ index was stimulated directly, on the same day the rising scope achieved 5%, but has even surpassed 10% including Cisco, AOL and Microsoft many high-tech star stock increase scope. 全新的福布斯富豪榜发布,在媒体掀起讨论热潮的同时,最直接的影响,却是在最新一期《福布斯》杂志发行的当天,因为杂志中详细提及了艾瑞克对于高科技产业的投资以及回报,美国纳斯达克指数受到直接刺激,当天上扬幅度达到5%,而包括思科、美国在线、微软在内的很多高科技明星股涨幅甚至超过了10%。 The «Forbes» magazine credibility is very strong, compares or conservative profit to Firefly Group or the exaggeration estimated in other financial magazine that the data of «Forbes» magazine publication obtained many approvals obviously. 《福布斯》杂志的公信力还是非常强的,相比于其他财经杂志对萤火虫集团或夸张或保守的盈利估测,《福布斯》杂志发表的数据显然得到了更多的认可。 The persistent eruption as well as Hollywood of global film market the attack a city the fact that seizes territory almost to be well-known in world, but after seeing Firefly Group may be called the terror profitability, although has Warner Bros. and loss of Sony Film Industry as the negative example, actually as before cannot prevent the massive capital influences to rush Hollywood once more. 全球电影市场的持续爆发以及好莱坞在世界各地攻城略地的事实几乎众所周知,但在看到萤火虫集团堪称恐怖的盈利能力之后,虽然有着华纳兄弟、索尼影业的亏损作为反面案例,却依旧没能阻挡大量资本势力再次涌向好莱坞。 Under this circumstance, on March 25, the 68 th Oscar presentation ceremony was held in the Los Angeles sacred citizen auditorium as scheduled. 这种情势下,3月25日,第68届奥斯卡颁奖典礼在洛杉矶神圣公民大礼堂如期举行。 Although Eric was invited as usual, but also similarly again absents. 虽然艾瑞克照例受到了邀请,但也同样再一次缺席。 Too is actually busy or other anything, the main reason, motionlessly sits at the Oscar ceremony venue for three hours, is really not a pleasant matter. Let alone, the Firefly movie only harvests the nominations of some corners this year as before, Eric did not have any attendance necessity. 倒不是太忙或者其他什么,最主要的原因还是,在奥斯卡典礼现场一动不动地坐上三个小时,实在不是一件让人愉快的事情。更何况,萤火虫旗下影片今年依旧只收获了一些边边角角的提名,艾瑞克也没有任何出席的必要。 Eric does not want to go, started to look for Drew of formal clothes also to turn down the invitation, their nest watches the live transmission in the Beverly Hills mansion of girl together. 艾瑞克不想去,本来已经开始物色礼服的德鲁也推掉了邀请,两人一起窝在丫头的比弗利山豪宅里看直播。 «The Shawshank Redemption» script also honestly lies down in the corner, this year has not had the Oscar lost treasure massacre actually. 《肖申克的救赎》剧本还老老实实躺在角落里,今年倒是没有发生奥斯卡遗珠惨案。 Besides award-winning popular «Forrest Gump», several other nomination movie «Apollo 13» and «Pig Treasure» , etc. has not displayed to be able with the heat degree and influence that «Forrest Gump» is a worthy opponent. 除了获奖热门《阿甘正传》外,其他几部提名影片《阿波罗13号》、《猪宝贝》等都没有表现出能够与《阿甘正传》匹敌的热度和影响力。 Finally, «Forrest Gump» brushes the best picture, best Director by 13 nominations smoothly and other awards, Tom Hanks also successfully is reelected to the movie king, has created the Oscar history previous brand-new milestone. 最终,《阿甘正传》凭借13项提名顺利刷下最佳影片、最佳导演等六项大奖,汤姆・汉克斯也成功地蝉联影帝,创造了奥斯卡历史上一次全新的里程碑。 Although has not attended the Oscar ceremony, but celebration party must have. 虽然没有参加奥斯卡典礼,但庆功派对肯定是少不了的。 Because Firefly and Metro Goldwyn Mayer two put together, this year main nomination movie also only then «Forrest Gump» this, alone has not really conducted the necessity of glee feast. In addition as Tina of «Vanity Fair» former editor-in-chief Brown calls to ask personally, Eric then decided that the tonight's celebration place will place on Oscar party that «Vanity Fair» conducts. 因为萤火虫和米高梅两家加在一起,今年主要的提名影片也只有《阿甘正传》这一部,实在没有单独举办庆功宴的必要。再加上作为《名利场》前主编的蒂娜・布朗的亲自打电话拜托,艾瑞克便决定将今晚的庆祝地点放在《名利场》举办的奥斯卡派对上。 The arts center of tonight's Vanity Fair party venue under Beverly Hills, to the Trousdale manor that the Drew mansion is, only then less than five kilometers distance, Eric and girl do not worry, the presentation ceremony live transmission will have looked that embarks to rush to the party place. 今晚的名利场派对举办地点在比弗利山下的一家艺术中心,离德鲁豪宅所在的特劳斯代尔庄园只有不到五公里距离,艾瑞克和丫头丝毫不着急,一直将颁奖典礼直播看完,才出发赶往派对地点。 The western time just passed night nine o'clock, beyond the parking lot of vehicle stops in that arts center, Eric and Drew just got out, squat the media reporter outside to close , the dazzling magnesium lamp insanely falls to sparkle. 西部时间才刚刚过了夜晚九点钟,车子在那家艺术中心外的停车场停下,艾瑞克和德鲁刚刚下车,蹲守在外的媒体记者一拥而上,刺眼的镁光灯就疯掉闪耀起来。 Vanity Fair party internal interview opportunity definitely not opening to the outside world, but outside party, the sponsor only then could not manage. 名利场派对内部的采访机会肯定是不会对外开放的,但派对外面,主办方可就管不到了。 „Eric, you thought «Forbes» magazine announced digit accurate?” “艾瑞克,你觉得《福布斯》杂志公布的数字准确吗？” „Mr. Williams, you to Tom how does Hanks continue the Oscar best actor to see?” “威廉姆斯先生,请问你对汤姆・汉克斯蝉联奥斯卡最佳男主角怎么看？” „Has the public relations factor?” “这其中有公关因素吗？” „Eric, your new piece arrangement how?” “艾瑞克,请问你的新片筹备的怎么样了？” „Drew, you and do Eric have the plan of marriage?” “德鲁,你和艾瑞克有结婚的打算吗？” „When do you plan to want the child?” “你们打算什么时候要孩子？” „......” “……” Eric and girl are only the formulation smile toward the scene, in a series of disorderly inquiry sounds, the securities of several bodyguard and organizer surround rapidly, protects them to enter the party location. 艾瑞克和丫头只是公式化地朝镜头笑笑,一连串杂乱的提问声中,几位保镖和主办方的保安迅速围拢过来,护着两人进入派对场地内部。