Vol 3 Chapter 19: Are you interested?

Volume One Foundation Stone] Chapter 19 Are you interested?
Chapter XIX Are you interested? [M]
In early April 2000, a series of changes between the media and Sony Records made many financial critics unable to understand. First, Sony Records announced on Friday a high-profile announcement that it would enter the main record, but just two days later, the media suddenly announced on Monday. It successfully acquired Universal Music for 6.5 billion, and will merge with m Records to form a new Universal Music. As for Sony Records, the spokesperson only mentioned one sentence at the end and will cooperate with them in depth. Book mí group 2
Hell, even if a big reversal is really possible, there won't be such a drama? However, the facts will not change with their surprise. The media has regained control of m and is stronger. It holds a stake with Sony Records, owns more shares than Sony, and also holds a seat on the board of Sony Records. However, Sony Records can only hold shares ... These are added in sequence with some unimportant details, and financial critics immediately changed their tone and began to praise the media's strategic deception. Those who laughed at them before will encounter Those words that have been setbacks seem to have never been said, and a commentator in the Wall Street Journal praised Adrian and Claude as "born partners".
Well, at least this sentence is correct. Adrian and Claude do cooperate very well. One is in charge of business negotiation and company operation, and one is in charge of creativity and development. They support and complement each other.
2 role. Take this great reversal, in addition to Crowder's business unity, the benefits that Adrian provided to make āo change are also important.
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ī When Mottola signed the contract, he mentioned the two TV series, "The Intern of the Doctor" and "The Office of the Storm", easily balancing Viacom and n
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A large part of U.S. TV dramas portray police, doctors, and lawyers, so Adrian promised "Intern"
s, in the memory, this TV series has reached 10 million viewers in at least the first two quarters-after the millennium, with the continuous development of cable television, the TV station ’s ratings have continued to decline, reaching 10 million viewers. Great episode.
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c is a little worse. "Office Situation" was originally a British mí you drama. It was very interesting to shoot with documentary methods. The ratings in the UK were not low.
C bought the copyright, although the ratings of the US version are not high, the quality is still good. However, even the British version has not yet come out. The shooting method is used properly and can be well Americanized, and the ratings will definitely be two steps higher.
Of course, more importantly, Adrian made a guarantee that this would be two good TV series. To this day, does anyone still believe the words of Director Miracle?
The same is true of the arrangements for Warner and Fox and Sony-Columbia Pictures. Needless to say, Fox and Sony-Colombia. After nearly two months of discussions in the "X-Men" series, Adrian's proposal was both successful and failed. . The success is because the overall story of the trilogy is much better than the original. The surprised author and the Universal screenwriter finally made the story basically self-consistent based on the outline he gave, although
There are still a lot of ugs, but this is a problem with Marvel Comics itself.
And the reason for Dr. X's paralysis, the relationship between Wolverine and Saber-toothed Tiger is also set by Adrian's request. As long as the original quality is maintained after production, it will definitely be more popular. However, the story set by other extensions can not be achieved because the amount of information is too large and the society is always developing. The plot that people like today may be annoying tomorrow. Commercial movies are particularly obvious at this point.
"Unless we start filming right after we finish the script, maybe we have to rewrite the story in the past few years, and there are too many characters in" X-Men ". Except for the main heroes, we are not sure if we will make a live-action movie. Others will be welcome and which will not. "The surprise side and the Universal side gave an assessment to Adrian after discussion.
They did make a lot of sense, so Adrian gave up this plan, and originally made this request just because he wanted to make the derived series not so ugly. Nonetheless, it was enough to attract Fox and Sony-Colombia to participate. Adrian also hinted that some valuable superheroes will definitely consider selling. Needless to say what choices they will make. Now no one knows. Surprise is a big gold mine. e ^ see
All these factors add up, and News Corp. is largely a bystander. Even if Sony-Colombia supports Sony Records, there is a limit and it is naturally flattened. In the end, Warner left. They could n’t be surprised, but the TV network was not wide. It was their heart trouble that there was no suitable program. And they were still trapped in the quagmire of AOL. Adrian used a cable TV suitable for broadcasting. "Fast Moving" reality show got them.
In addition, Adrian also proposed to exchange support for the Sony Group in support of the high-definition DVD format standard. Although it is still 00 years ago, the dispute over standards has begun long ago, but it has not been so in a year or two. Strong degree. It was also his decision to cooperate with Sony Records instead of taking this opportunity. This is a good opportunity. All conditions are good for the media. The other party also has its own pawns. If you do n’t want to raise funds, Adrian still has a lot of funds. But Sony Group may not give up on Sony Records, even if the benefits of the record industry are beyond the first three, then this will be a troublesome thing and will have an impact on later plans.
Therefore, it is better to cooperate. In this way, it is easier to sweep Mottola out of mén. Of course, the benefits are still there. For example, they have more shares and have a seat on the board of directors. Sony Records can only hold share. However, Adrian did not completely let them go, even though the two parties agreed to divide the market together-with the acquisition of Universal Music, plus M Records, the new Universal Music will be the largest record company with the largest market share. Qualified to make such a proposal-but after a few years when the recording industry began to languish across the board, according to the agreement Sony had to take the lead in attracting firepower. The media only had to wait to pick up fruit later, which was the advantage of the prophet.
It is precisely because of Adrian's arrangement for xìng that Claude can almost perfectly break them apart. In fact, the complementary dual-core model that complements this is the pursuit of many companies. The most famous examples are Disney, Walt Disney and Roy Disney (not Roy Disney of Walt's nephew). After founding the Disney company, Walter was in charge of design and production, and his elder brother Roy was in charge of financial cào production and operation management. The kind of cooperation between them allowed Disney animation to develop rapidly.
The same was true of the golden decade from the early 1980s to the early 1994s. Michael Eisner was in charge of the creative direction and planning direction. Frank Wilson, who understood him and could tolerate his weird temper, was in charge of business negotiations. The original value was more than one billion As a result, Disney has become a billion-dollar group. It is a pity that Wilson died in 1994 due to a helicopter crash. Eisner lost a good partner. Disney's management began to unbalance. The internal struggle for power and profit once again emerged.
There are still many examples of this. Sony's Akio Morita and Jing Shenda are also typical of them. Together they founded Sony and developed it as if it were in the sky. But after their deaths in 1997 and 1999, Sony also began to go downhill. No matter what the future of the media will be, as long as Adrian and Claude continue to cooperate intimately, coupled with cheaters, it will not be difficult to climb to a higher peak.
"Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." Claude raised his glass. As always, after completing the acquisition, he and Adrian sī Xia Li celebrated in the office with a drink, different. It was this time in Adrian's office.
"Really, aren't you planning to start integrating our new Universal Music?" Adrian raised his glass and touched him.
"Oh, forgive me, how much jīng effort did I consume during this time? Give me a few days off." Crowd complained. "I'm not like you, I'm always so laid back."
"Leisure? I have two films to complete this year, and the latter part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, preparations for the remaining two chapters of The Matrix, and a lot of movies and TV shows to be questioned." Adrienne Ann smiled and spread her hands.
"But it's convenient for you to decompress, right?" Claude shrugged.
"No, no, Crow," Adrian grinned. "At least I won't rent some venues and let the models come over for a strip show ..."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this topic," Crowder quickly interrupted.
"Relax, Crow, even if the godfather knows it, he will only blame you. You said that, he praises our recent strategic deception." Adrian leisurely said, and asked what he thought: "By the way, Eller didn't attend your inexplicable activities."
"Of course not, everyone knows that she is your collection, and Alexander pays attention to these too," Claude said with a sigh. "Frankly, I have some regrets now, Ed, I shouldn't have known it I'll give it to you. Then again, why do you always make nv people treat you so ... and knowingly? "
"Because I know what they're thinking," Adrian Haha laughed. "This is talent, Crow, don't be jealous of me."
"Really, Mr. Adrian, please tell me, what did Penelope Cruz think of it?" Claude immediately showed an interesting look.
Adrian didn't think he was shy, but shrugged: "What else can be dazzled by the momentary and yòuhuò, intervening in things she can't do, there are always such stupid nv people in the world."
Having said that, he sighed in his heart. According to Penelope's performance, she should also be a smart and nv person with a degree of retreat. Why would it be like changing a person after the incident? The trendy ones joined in?
He didn't regret anything. After that, he could already look at things more objectively, or control himself more. There is a price to be paid for doing something wrong, but in this way, his Spanish collection must be vacant.
"But you drove her back?" Claude wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he just asked.
"So what do you think I should do? Leave her and then ..." Adrian made a few gestures, and Claude laughed.
Of course, the premise of letting go is that Penelope is smart enough, otherwise it will be difficult to say. So, when she and Almodovar turned over from Spain, and then announced that they would withdraw from the entertainment industry, Adrian sighed again. It turned out that Penelope was still clever, and she clearly understood Adrian What she said to her, "Don't let me see you again in Hollywood".
Even if she can pretend to be deaf and take some European movies in the future, if she can't radiate the whole world, what's the use? What so-called art films are you going to shoot all your life? Moreover, Adrian would not give her the opportunity to be deaf and dumb, and also took her to the signing ceremony, which made her offend another media group, so it would be better to exit cleanly.
In addition, Penelope also played a trick and showed it in this way. First, he participated in a small Spanish production, then when he cooperated with Almodovar, he made trouble and then exited. Almodovar is a man who further explored Penelope's charm. He fell out with him. Coupled with rumors that Hollywood is not doing well, it is logical to quit the entertainment industry and will not be associated with other aspects.
It's a pity, but let's be vacant. Nothing is perfect. Adrian commented on the news.
He had been staring at Penelope, knowing how disturbed she was, like what happened to the funeral dog when he returned to Spain. However, the whole thing is not completely over. Although she has let go of it a little bit, she has to collect a little interest.
For example, the crew of "Speed ​​and Jīqing" who completed the shooting was replaced for the first time, but did not give an explanation. Let the outside world guess, and then some people will collect some clues, and then make up some plots. At the time, her reputation in the entertainment industry was completely over. In addition, there is an interest, but he plans to wait for a few years before collecting it.
"Well, let's talk about the business, such as personnel changes. Sony Records has helped us dig out several restless guys, and we need better people to replace them." Claude changed the subject. "And Erie Ke helped us a lot this time, we have to show something. "
"Of course, of course, if it wasn't for Eric breaking into Sony Records, we have to figure out when they are not in trouble." Adrian nodded. "The artistic director of New Universal Music must be his. He is instinctively capable and loyal to us. No one else is qualified for this job except him. If someone at Universal Music doesn't approve of it, it doesn't matter. I have equipped Eric with the title of legendary music producer. "
"So you plan to ..." Crowd raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, anyway, those classic songs were done with the help of Eric." Adrian answered with a smile.
"Well, then, a,
c. I plan to transfer the deputy director of the propaganda department mén to the music department mén to preside over the work. The director of the planning department mén Charles will be the secretary of the board of directors. The former board secretary Kurt will come to the head office. Crowder continued.
"It's all up to you, I ..." Adrian paused suddenly. "Wait!"
"What's wrong?" Claude was a little strange.
Adrian didn't answer, just frowning and thinking about something. Then, knocking mén sounded, and after getting permission, Charlize came in with the folder.
"Sorry, Ed, it's not that I want to disturb you, but this document must be signed by you and Crow." She said so, a well-dressed ol dress, plus black transparent stockings and high heels, protruding forward and backward With a kind of indescribable yòuhuò, it just looked indifferent and quite attractive.
"Okay, thank you." Crowder took it, looked at it in detail, then signed his name, and handed it to Adrian, "Don't look at it, you look at her every day like this, you can't Will I look at her like this after I leave? "
"What I think is my business." Adrian took his eyes off the charismatic Charlie, and signed his name on the document.
"By the way, Charlie, I have a question." After returning the document to Charlize, Adrian suddenly asked that.
"Please say, but I have the right not to answer some overdue questions and reserve the right to counterattack." Charlize said at length, and Crowder laughed.
Adrian shrugged without thinking. "Speaking, how long have you been my secretary assistant, Charlie?"
"Zero Ritz answered it in 7 years and 1 month.
"Wow," Adrian couldn't help but yelled, "Do you remember that so accurately?"
"I have confidence in my memory. If you are giving me a few minutes, I can confirm this number to the hour." Charlize said in a very bland tone, as if it was a trivial matter.
"This is not necessary," Adrian raised his hand, and then coughed. "Well, Charlie, I want to ask, you are interested, go to a
c Go to be the director of the planning department mén? "
Charlize suddenly raised his eyebrows, and Crowd next to him gave a surprised god.
"I think you shouldn't be controlled by anyone, and I shouldn't have any hallucinations, right?" Charliez watched him exhale for a few seconds.
"Oh ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Of course," Adrian raised his hands and asked again, "then, you are interested in doing a
Is the director of c's planning department mén, Charlie? "
After a few more minutes, Charlize replied, "It's up to you."
After speaking, without waiting for him to speak, nv Lang turned and walked out. This time Claude didn't make a joke about this, and just after mén closed, he hurriedly asked, "Are you serious, Ed?"
"Does it look like I'm kidding?" Adrian spread his hands. "Don't tell, do you think Charlie doesn't have that ability, or rather, what have she done in these seven years that you haven't seen?"
"No, I just ..." Claude gestured. "Are you sure you would let her go out and serve."
Adrian did not speak.
"Okay," Crowder sighed. "If you decide, and Charlie decides, then I have no opinion!"
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