I’m in Hollywood Chapter 1104: The big opening of the lion
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On the other side of the phone, Paul Roland said something quickly, and the eyebrows of Eric gradually wrinkled.
When Paul Roland finished, Eric turned around and asked Carolyn standing not far away: "Carly, does Estonia seem to be right next to Finland?"
"Well," Carolyn nodded and said, "Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn are across the sea, less than a hundred kilometers away."
"Help me answer the phone of Olli Karasso," Eric instructed, and turned his attention to the mobile phone again. To Paul Luo Randall: "You are definitely too late to fly to Europe, I will Arrange the person in the past, you can stay in New York and coordinate it. "
At the end of last year, Jorma · Olia officially resigned from Nokia.
Under the recommendation of Jorma · Ollila, Nokia's original CFO Ollie Carrasio took over his position as the new Chairman and CEO of Nokia.
Carolyn did n’t understand why Eric suddenly contacted Oli Callas Suo, but immediately picked up the cordless phone from the secretary room and skillfully dialed a series of numbers. After a while, the phone was connected, Carolyn said a few words to the opposite party, and came over to hand the cordless phone to Eric.
Edgar · Bronfman did not expect that it would take half an hour for Eric to just answer a phone call. As time went by, he even began to wonder if it was the other party intentionally hanging himself.
The dissatisfaction in my heart gradually accumulated. While Edgar · Bronfman was hesitant to get up and leave, Eric finally pushed open the office door and came in.
"Sorry, Ed," still holding a mobile phone in his hand, Eric came over and sat down on the sofa, placed the mobile phone on the coffee table in front of him, and said, "I have encountered a very troublesome thing temporarily, let You have been waiting for a long time. "
Edgar · Bronfman smiled as much as possible, and showed a curious look.
Eric did not mean to explain to the other party, saying: "So, let's continue with the topic just now. Ed, frankly, Seagram is definitely not a good idea to buy Firefly Electronics. You know, Firefly Electronics is not There is a lack of money, so for a long time in the future, this company will not only go public, or even have a dividend plan. Moreover, the current valuation of Firefly electronics in the industry is generally around 30billion USD, I think Seagram certainly cannot accept this Stock valuations. "
"Okay, Eric," Edgar · Bronfman suppressed his dissatisfaction again, saying: "So, Firefly wants to add Universal records to the digital music store, it should always show some sincerity, but until now, Never see your sincerity. "
"Ed, you should understand that as long as Universal records join the Yahoo music store, whether it is Yahoo or Firefly electronics, or even Firefly Group, it will try its best to tilt more resources to the music content of Universal records. The machine advantage is incomparable to other Record Company. Of course, we also have our own record business, but everyone knows that the size of Firefly Records is very small and will not have much impact on the overall situation, "Eric said here, paused, Before continuing: "However, of course, I will definitely show my sincerity. The share ratio of Yahoo music store and Record Company is three or seven points, which cannot be changed. However, as long as Universal Records agrees to cooperate, in the next few years, Firefly Electronics A certain percentage of sales can be returned to Universal records through marketing subsidies. "
Actually, as long as Universal Records can agree to open content authorization, in the next few years, Eric will even be willing to return all music sales CDs to Universal Records, even if it is extra.
Compared with the huge profits of hardware sales, the digital music store ’s share of revenue can be temporarily abandoned for the Firefly system.
Of course, the Yahoo music store belongs to the business of Yahoo Network Company. Since Yahoo is already listed, Eric can only subsidize Record Company through Firefly electronics for the sake of financial reports and stock prices.
Edgar · Bronfman was silent for a moment. From the tone of Eric, he can basically hear the other party ’s so-called subsidy strength.
Just, thinking about the analysis of Firefly electronic revenue data by various commercial media in the recent period, Edgar · Bronfman is still somewhat unwilling.
Among the five Record Company, Universal is the largest, but the annual revenue scale is only about 5billion USD, and the annual profit generated is about 500 million USD.
However, according to general media analysis, Firefly Electronics, which has just released its products for two years, has an annual profit scale equivalent to twice that of Universal records. How can this not make the entire recording industry feel jealous. Even many people feel that the money earned by Firefly Electronics is entirely the profit lost by the overall decline of the record industry in the past two years.
If possible, Edgar · Bronfman does not want to cooperate with Eric Williams at all.
It is just that the current situation of the Seagram Group is not good.
In recent years, as the Seagram Group has completely turned to the media industry, it has made many acquisitions including businesses such as MCA, PolyGram, and Cable TV Station. At this time, the total debt of this company has reached 12billion USD. Moreover, because Edgar · Bronfman put most of its resources on the record business, he wanted to build the world's largest record group. Although his goal has been achieved, with the sudden decline of the record industry, the operation of the Seagram group also fell Dilemma.
Last year, although the Universal Pictures group managed by Michael · Eisner achieved good profits, the Seagram Group ’s annual loss in 1998 still exceeded 1.3 billion USD due to the loss of the record business.
Because the merger of Polaroid Records and Universal records is not smooth, in the next few years, if the overall situation of the record industry does not reverse, Seagram Group may continue to lose money. While the Bronfman family that controls the Seagram Group blames Edgar · Bronfman, it even has the idea of selling the company.
Edgar · Bronfman certainly doesn't want to do this. Although he is a bit stunned in his character, he can never be regarded as unskilled.
After discussing in detail with Doug Morrison, CEO of Universal Records, the two agreed that this cooperation with the Firefly system is very necessary, and may even become the key to reversing the current situation of the Seagram Group.
"Eric, this is not enough," Edgar · Bronfman shook his head after thinking for a moment: "Yahoo music store wants the content of Universal record, Firefly must pay more."
Eric subconsciously pressed the bandage on his right arm, and he recently became habitually unconscious, but his expression remained quiet, saying: "So, what does Seagram want?"
"A zero-interest loan," gnashing his teeth, Edgar · Bronfman remembered the rich cash reserves of the Firefly system disclosed by the media and temporarily changed the original number. The Lion said: "3billion USD."
Due to uncontrolled expansion and huge losses, Seagram Group ’s current capital chain has reached a very dangerous point. Other than that, it is just that the liabilities of 12billion USD, the debt interest that needs to be paid each year reaches 600 million USD.
Although the overall economic situation of North America is booming, it is difficult for Seagram Group to obtain financing from outside.
"3billion USD, this is impossible," Eric rubbed his bandage under the shirt fabric and shook his head: "I will give you at most 500 million USD, and it must be repaid within three years."
I do n’t know if Edgar · Bronfman heard the ease in the tone of Eric, but the attitude suddenly became firm.
It is naturally impossible for Eric to talk so easily.
The Firefly system does not lack money, but 3billion USD is definitely a huge sum of money.
Since Ken is willing to give up all the digital music sales share in the short term, Eric will naturally not pay much attention to the interest generated by the 3billion USD. But with such a huge sum of money, he is more worried that once the Seagram group is in trouble, the other party may not be able to repay it.
It is an exaggeration to say that if the Seagram group goes bankrupt, Eric has no interest in its record business assets. As for Universal Pictures, 3billion USD can't eat it, nor can other creditors easily give up Universal Pictures this part of the best quality assets to Firefly.
The two sides disputed over various details for more than an hour. After all, this meeting failed to reach any result.
However, although there is no agreement on the loan, when leaving, Edgar · Bronfman still agreed that Universal Records can start preliminary contact negotiations with Yahoo and Firefly Electronics.
Send away Edgar · Bronfman, the time is approaching noon. Seeing that Europe has not called yet, Eric is about to take the initiative to dial in, and the ringtone of the mobile phone rings again.
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The nine-day Paris Fashion Week is coming to an end.
Due to the arrangement of a certain guy, Carmen Casey shines at this year ’s Fashion Week.
However, I do n’t know if I should have responded to the extremely sad words. She was preparing for the last few Catwalk in the next two days. She suddenly received a call from her sister from her hometown.
Mother was kidnapped.
At the news, Carmen Case was instantly blinded.
Kidnapped.
How can this kind of thing be connected to yourself?
Because poor, Eastern Europe is actually very messy, she knows this.
In the past few years after the turmoil, she has heard many things, such as kidnapping, extortion, and even assassination. The Estonian black gang ran to Finland to grab the site, but was beaten back by the Russia black gang. However, she always felt that the civilians like her in these things were far away.
Then suddenly met.
Then it felt like the sky was falling.
My mother divorced her father when she was very young, and she worked very hard to pull the three of them. She still remembered that when she was a child, her mother worked until late at night, and she was tired and secretly hugging herself. At that time, the mother thought she was asleep, but she was actually awake, little child, little thought, did not know what to do What to say, so I continued to pretend to sleep.
The extortion ransom from the kidnappers is 10 million Estonian Krona, which is not much in fact, about 600,000 USD. However, although a huge endorsement contract has been signed with Victoria’s Secret, this amount of money is naturally impossible to pay immediately. She has just been cheated of all her savings not long ago, and now there is no money at all.
For some reason, the first thought came to the man who was bitten by himself.
Then she came awake and anxiously called Paul · Roland. Paul · Roland quickly wrote back and asked her to provide her brother and sister's contact information. Then she asked her to wait patiently and not to do stupid things.
How could she have waited, just wanting to go back as soon as possible to rescue her mother, and then frantically borrowed money from people around her who were familiar and unfamiliar.
It's just that although many professional model under WM have good income, it is impossible for everyone to have too much cash. She dare not explain why she borrowed money. In the end, she only temporarily collected more than 200,000 pounds and hurriedly. Board the plane to Tallinn.
In any case, you must rush back as soon as possible.
It's just that when I left London, it was okay to arrive at Tallinn Airport. Because of negligence, she forgot to declare her cash and was detained again.
Although the EU has been established at this time, Estonia has not yet joined, and the security check for entry and exit is still very strict.
After this period of exposure, she is now a celebrity in Estonia, or the most famous person in this small country with a population of more than 1 million. Therefore, the customs staff did not embarrass her too much, just hope she could explain the ins and outs of this cash.
How dare she explain!
Although she has never encountered a kidnapping case, she also knows that this kind of thing must not be a big deal, otherwise ...
Customs officers looked at her as if she was not at home, so she was a bit more skeptical, so she dared not let her go easily, and could only report to the person in charge at the upper level, waiting for the people above to come to deal with it.
So, she was trapped in the airport detention room like a stubborn and anxious beast.
I look forward to it.
If at this time, someone can come and help themselves.
That.
I would rather let him bite back.
I just thought of the man.
She never admits that she is a girl with a lack of security in her bones, but at this moment, she realizes that the man gave her a kind of unprecedented unconsciousness. Security.
After the person in charge of the customs arrived, she still dared not disclose anything, but just hoped to make a phone call.
After getting permission, call New York.
After failing to contact her for a few hours, Paul Roland heard that she was trapped in Tallinn Airport. Even if she was forced to endure, she couldn't help but count her a few words, and then hung up the phone in a hurry. Staying in the airport detention room is more safe.
After only half an hour, a group of people came to pick her up.
Besides her brother and sister, she also saw the figure of her mother, and she suddenly let go of a heart.
Then there is the group of strangers, and one of them took the initiative to introduce it, it turned out to be a Manager from the public relations department of Nokia Group.
Nokia.
She naturally knows.
Not only is this the largest company in Finland across the sea, but it is also his industry.
Suddenly feeling bad in my heart.
There seems to be something terrifying in my heart.