I’m in Hollywood Chapter 674: I will tie myself to my desk

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Chapter 674

On the issue of Universal, both Panasonic and Seagram have a very urgent tendency to trade. Within a few months, the two parties have reached an initial agreement, and only need to sort out the final debt information and personnel differences, you can reach the final Transactions. ▲ ∴ ▲ ∴,

In the past few months, Michael · Eisner has been lobbying the helm of Seagram, Edgar · Bronfman, to help himself kick Michael · Ovitz out of Universal, so he will not hesitate to render Michael · Ovitz as Universal Chairman during this time. .

Michael · Ovitz was already accustomed to using aa ’s account to meet his luxury personal expenses when aa. aa is a private partnership company and does not need to pay attention to financial reporting issues like listed companies. Michael · Ovitz The founder of aa also has a very unique position in this Brokerage Firm, so no one dares to question his arrogant behavior. But after serving as Universal Chairman, Michael · Ovitz did not realize the consciousness of being transferred from a private company to an executive of a large listed company. Instead, he continued to maintain his lifestyle at aa, and almost of course felt that he would decorate a luxurious office or give away for Hollywood celebrities. Expenses for expensive gifts should be reimbursed by Universal.

This also created the first contradiction between him and Michael · Eisner. Michael · Eisner strongly disagreed with Michael · Ovitz, a somewhat arbitrary way of doing things.

At the same time, the strong desire to control Michael · Ovitz at aa also conflicted with the strong character of Michael · Eisner, which is also the source of the contradiction between the two.

In the final analysis, the contradiction between the two confirms the old saying. Two tigers are not allowed in one mountain.

As the helm of Seagram. Edgar · Bronfman Of course it is impossible to be unaware of this. Listening to Michael · Eisner started to hold the movie "Little Guy" shortly after his arrival Michael · Ovitz is not, Edgar · Bronfman also decided to kick Michael · Ovitz out of Universal before the deal is reached .

Of course there are the results of Michael · Eisner lobbying, but as the head of a large consortium, Edgar · Bronfman thinks more, or the stability of the company after Seagram acquired Universal. Film Studio, which has a lot of conflicts between top management. Although it is a foreigner of Hollywood, Edgar · Bronfman is also clear, no matter which line it is. If a company wants to grow and develop, the stability of internal management is necessary.

After Eisner finished, Edgar · Bronfman said: "Michael, I just want to know a little bit, if you want Ovitz to leave Universal, how much will it cost?"

Michael · Eisner old face blushed and lightly embarrassed cough twice. If it was n’t the golden parachute agreement that he personally fought, it was an easy thing to kick Michael · Ovitz out of the game. In the final analysis, it was his mistake, but Michael · Eisner would definitely not admit . What's more, this decision was made out of frustration at that time, he finally took full control of Universal in his hands. It's not as if the management of Universal was changed by Panasonic over the heart operation.

"According to the agreement signed at the beginning, if Ovitz is required to leave the company without major decision errors, Universal needs to compensate him with cash in 50 million USD and another stock option worth 50 million USD," Michael · Eisner finished and looked at Bronfman ’s His face immediately added: "However, if Ovitz quits actively, Universal will have to pay the price Sony is currently in contact with Ovitz. I hope that he will be the CEO of Columbia. He should probably leave voluntarily. Of course, even if Ovitz does not Willing to leave to take advantage of the opportunity of this transaction to add the Ovitz departure to the transaction contract and let Japanese bear the cost of his departure. "

Edgar · Bronfman finished listening to Michael · Eisner, knocked on the armrest of the seat for a moment, and said: "So, you will sort out the information about Ovitz that you said during this time, and I will treat those materials as Ovitz in the afternoon. Evidence that is no longer suitable for Universal Chairman is submitted to the Panasonic negotiation team, and the terms of leaving Ovitz are officially included in the negotiation conditions. "

Michael · Eisner flashed a smile on his face, nodded and said, "I will prepare now."

......

The Hollywood at the end of 1994 was not calm again, the internal management of Columbia began to oscillate, Universal Pictures faced another change of owner again, and the already striking Flower Films was “lived up to expectations” and made its debut with “Mission: Impossible”, just like another Firefly starts to shine.

Michael · Ovitz put down the "Hollywood Reporter" in his hand, and passed through the Hollywood major events of the most recent period, and was disappointed to find that this has nothing to do with him.

It reminded him a few years ago that he was the head of aa at that time. Not only did he turn his hands among the major Film Studios, he also led Sony ’s acquisition of Columbia and Panasonic ’s acquisition of Universal. It involves a large transaction of several 1 billion USD.

But now, although he is very reluctant to admit it, Michael · Ovitz still finds that after leaving aa, he seems to suddenly fall from a Hollywood trader into a chess piece. After running aa for twenty years, Michael · Ovitz has accumulated hundreds of millions of net worth, but for a person like him who has been at the peak of Hollywood for a long time, losing power is definitely a hundred times more painful than losing money. Michael · Ovitz is very clear that the moment it sells all its equity in aa, it is impossible to return to the manager industry. After the friendship with Michael · Eisner broke down, it didn't make any sense to stay in Universal. Michael · Ovitz had to start thinking about his next step. Fortunately, the turbulence of Columbia gave him a chance to rise again.

The driver drove into the Columbia Film Studio of Culver city. Michael · Ovitz had just got off the bus. Idei Nobuyuki had already ushered in with several entourages.

When Sony acquired Columbia a few years ago, Michael · Ovitz had already dealt with Idei Nobuyuki, although it felt that the Idei Nobuyuki at this time was full of an exhaustion and anxiety that was hard to hide. Michael · Ovitz still embraced each other warmly.

The Columbia Film Studio administrative building clearly has a lot of oriental faces in and out. Idei Nobuyuki even brought Michael · Ovitz into the once luxurious office of Peter · Guber. Only Peter · Guber and Qiang · Peters did not appear.

Sitting in the office, a simple greeting, Idei Nobuyuki said bluntly: "Mr. Ovitz, you must have known that Columbia is in a terrible situation now, Sony needs a manager who can reverse the current decline. . "

"In Hollywood, any Film Studio will experience ups and downs, and Columbia has decades of accumulated experience. It is only a matter of time before a large group like Sony is supported, and it is only a matter of time to cheer up," Michael · Ovitz said casually. Tao: "Of course, the premise of all this is that this Film Studio needs a qualified manager."

Idei Nobuyuki nodded thoughtfully and said, "So, Mr. Ovitz, since you accepted the invitation today, you will definitely be interested in the position of Columbia CEO. Could you first talk about how you plan to manage this company? "

Michael · Ovitz thought for a moment. Dao: "Frankly speaking, Mr. Idei. As a Film Studio, there is only one survival at all. That is to be able to produce excellent blockbuster movies. Every year, it successfully sells dozens of movie projects to Hollywood Film Studio. I believe that the entire Hollywood is in the movie project. Not many people have more experience in operations than me. "

Although Hollywood Brokerage Firm's three-legged situation greatly weakened the dominance of aasingle hegemony, the achievements made by Michael · Ovitz at aa are still obvious to all. The reason why Idei Nobuyuki likes Michael · Ovitz is mainly because he made it at aa After listening to Michael · Ovitz, Idei Nobuyuki nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Ovitz, in this case, Sony welcomes you to control Columbia. I don't know what requirements do you have in terms of annual salary and treatment?"

"I do n’t have high requirements for annual salary, as long as I pause ..." Michael · Ovitz realized that Idei Nobuyuki definitely did n’t want to hear the name of Peter · Guber, so he changed his mouth and said: "As long as it is the same as the previous one Yes, but I need to get my due bonus and dividends after the company's business conditions improve. "

Idei Nobuyuki is very satisfied with the conditions of Michael · Ovitz, and nodded again and again: "This is of course, as long as the business situation of Columbia can improve, you will definitely get the compensation you deserve, so, are there any other?"

Michael · Ovitz said: "Yes, there is the most important point, I do n’t want to be constrained by external factors in the company ’s management process, so I need to obtain Columbia absolute autonomy."

When I heard the words "ownership rights", the body of Idei Nobuyuki was obviously trembling.

If it were not for the two **** Peter · Guber and Qiang · Peters to be given the right to self-management, Columbia would not be reduced to the present level. With the deepening of the financial audit of Columbia, Idei Nobuyuki has never had a good sleep in recent days. With Peter · Guber and Qiang · Peters's prosperity and spoilage for five years, Columbia's internal operations and financial situation have deteriorated to a shocking point. In order to reduce losses and reduce tax burden as much as possible, Sony will It is necessary to take write-down measures on the assets of Columbia. According to the statistics since this time, the asset write-down amount that Sony will face may reach 2.1 billion USD, which will also mean that a huge loss of 2.1 billion USD will appear in the annual financial report of Sony.

2.1 billion USD!

Half a century since the establishment of Sony, no such large-scale losses have occurred.

Idei Nobuyuki has n’t dared to pass this bad news back to Sony Headquarters. Chairman Akio Morita just experienced a stroke a few years ago. Idei Nobuyuki is worried about hearing this bad news suddenly, and whether Akio Morita will have any good or bad.

At this moment, once again heard the term 'autonomous management right' from the mouth of Michael · Ovitz, Idei Nobuyuki even produced a chilling feeling, and shook his head again and again: "Mr. Ovitz, we can discuss other conditions, but we are independent Please do not mention the management right again. You have also seen that Sony has already suffered enough from the independent management right. We will definitely not appoint Columbia to a manager. "

Michael · Ovitz said: "Mr. Idei, you should understand that me and Peter · Guber are different. Seriously, I still don't understand why Sony had to hire such two incompetent guys. I have enough Confidence will run Columbia well, but I need to get enough power and trust. If Sony loses full trust in Columbia ’s successor because of Peter · Guber, I ’m sure that Columbia will be difficult to recover. Hollywood and others Different industries, Hollywood Film Studio needs a paternalistic management method, not the so-called modern enterprise management model. You look at the management structure of the seven major Film Studio, just knows I did not lie. Sony had no decentralized attitude towards Peter · Guber Wrong, the biggest mistake is that you chose the wrong person. "

The hesitant look appeared on Idei Nobuyuki ’s face. He knew that Michael · Ovitz was right, but Sony had just been bitten by two ‘venomous snakes’. He was n’t afraid that it was impossible.

"Well, it ’s dinner time, it ’s better ..." Idei Nobuyuki just wanted to invite Michael · Ovitz to dinner and continue to discuss in detail. An assistant knocked on the open door, and he was talking about things. People came over.

"President, I think you need to take a look at this," the assistant said, looking at Michael · Ovitz, and handed a fax file to Idei Nobuyuki.

Idei Nobuyuki opened the folder curiously. He knew that the assistant would not break into the meeting for no reason. The document must be extremely important information.

After reading a few pages in a hurry, Idei Nobuyuki raised his head and asked the assistant who was still waiting beside him: "Where did the file come from, and this information ... is it accurate?"

"Today, after the Panasonic and Seagram deal negotiations, this document has been circulated. Now ..." The assistant glanced at Michael · Ovitz again, with a little gloating in his eyes: "Now ... the entire Hollywood Passing. "

Idei Nobuyuki nodded gently, waved the assistant out, read the document carefully in his hand, frowning and tightening, and then sighed softly, handing the document to Michael who had already shown an uneasy look · Ovitz: "Mr. Ovitz, our cooperation will be discussed later, I think you should need to deal with it now."

Michael · Ovitz took the document, just turned a few pages and changed his face, and stood up suddenly, said to Idei Nobuyuki: "Mr. Idei, sorry, I think I need to leave."

Out of the office in a hurry, Michael · Ovitz got into his car with a slight trembling body. After driving, the drivers opened the document again. His expression is getting more and more angry. The document in his hand lists a lot of ‘evidence’ that he is not suitable for Universal Chairman.

But in Michael · Ovitz's view, this document is completely intended to destroy his career in Hollywood.

Only accused of spending 2 million USD on decorating the office, Michael · Ovitz felt that his hope of cooperation with Sony became very slim. But Michael · Ovitz feels that he has the strength to enjoy these treatments.

And then, from other Record Company digging corners to expand the Universal record business, increase the investment of TV Department, invite first-line superstar to cooperate with Universal, these suggestions he once put forward, all of them who made these materials have become his' good joy 'evidence of.

Although the friendship has broken down, Michael · Ovitz still did not expect that in order to squeeze himself out of Universal, Michael · Eisner would take such drastic measures to deal with him.

I have already planned to leave voluntarily, why do you treat me like this.

Why this is so!

The more I thought, the more angry I was. Michael · Ovitz picked up the mobile phone beside him, shaking and dialed the Michael · Eisner mobile phone.

Just connected, Michael · Ovitz gritted his teeth and shouted: "Okay, your purpose is achieved, I tell you, Michael, you do n’t want to drive me out of Universal, I will use an iron chain. Tie yourself firmly to my desk at Universal. "(To be continued.)