I’m in Hollywood Chapter 676: Future things
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Chapter 675
The materials accusing Michael · Ovitz landed on the headlines of almost all the first-line media the next day. As the broker industry leader who once created Creative Artists Agency and greatly increased the production cost of the entire Hollywood with the packaging mechanism, this accusation Michael · Ovitz is incompetent. The controversy caused by the materials can be imagined. It is difficult for the outside world to understand what happened to Hollywood. They can only know through the media that the internal conflicts that Universal has always wanted to cover up have finally broken out. Michael · Eisner has denied many times in news interviews Rumours of conflict with Michael · Ovitz have also been confirmed.
Although most people can only see the surface of this incident, on the night of the incident, Eric got the whole story in detail.
Michael · Eisner desperately wants to use this transaction to kick Michael · Ovitz out of Universal during the acquisition of Universal by Seagram to consolidate its power. In order to reduce the cost of dismissal of Michael · Ovitz, Michael · Eisner started the idea of letting Panasonic bear the cost of Michael · Ovitz resignation. For this reason, it also specially sorted out such a material.
As a rival of Sony in the electronics industry, Panasonic did not have the consciousness to be as unjust as Sony, so it smoothly sorted out the materials of Michael · Eisner in an attempt to join the negotiation terms and disclosed it to the media. Although Panasonic did not I published any public comments on the information, but through this move, the attitude expressed is also very simple. This is an internal contradiction of your Hollywood, and I do not want to let Panasonic pay.
Matsushita puts out a pair of uncles who are going to leave. Where can they still manage so many bachelor looks, but the Hollywood is a mess.
The material accusing Michael · Ovitz is full of personal prejudices of Michael · Eisner, but the content is not fictitious. Therefore, after confirming the authenticity of the information, Sony immediately dismissed the idea of Michael · Ovitz in charge of Columbia Just as Michael · Ovitz thought of the information immediately after seeing the information, it was just that he once spent Universal 2 million USD to decorate the office, so that Sony, who had just experienced the squandering pain of Peter · Guber, broke the invitation to him. 【ㄨ】
For Universal, the irreconcilable conflict between the two helmsmen was torn apart. Directly causing the Panasonic and Seagram to be almost the last step of the transaction negotiations, shelved, both sides are well aware that this matter is not resolved, the final transaction is difficult to reach.
Dirty water splashed by Michael · Eisner. Michael · Ovitz knows that it will be difficult for him to find another home, and the hope of returning to the manager industry is even more slim, so as he roared to Michael · Eisner on the phone, Michael · Ovitz started to work on Universal every day on time, as if it were true I intend to 'tie' myself to the desk of Universal. It's just that there is no direct communication between him and Michael · Eisner.
With that golden parachute agreement bodyguard, Michael · Ovitz is like a group of hedgehogs in Universal, making people nowhere to slap.
Although I am a little regretful about throwing out the information too eagerly in my heart, Michael · Eisner cannot admit that I am wrong because in Western society, admitting mistakes means taking responsibility, and the helm of a large group takes responsibility There is often only one way to blame and resign. This result is definitely not what Michael · Eisner is willing to undertake, therefore, in the process of being interviewed later. In order to get the approval and support of the media and the public, Michael · Eisner completely discarded the once-proclaimed firm friendship with Michael · Ovitz and expounded on the correctness of the information.
After spending Thanksgiving in the clamor of Yulun, Eric hurriedly returned to New York to do the latest post-work for "Victoria’s Secret Annual Fashion Show" which will be aired on December 6. Despite this, Eric's eyes are always fixed on the city of angels on the west coast.
If it was a few years ago, Eric must only be cold-eyed about the at sixes and sevens breaking things that are happening in Hollywood.
However, now he is considering how to further intervene in the ‘modification’ of the Hollywood structure through this incident. The development of Firefly Group has reached a peak, and Eric ’s next plan. It is to take the whole Hollywood step by step in his own hands. This kind of whimsical imagination to outsiders is not unrealistic for Eric. First of all, Eric already has sufficient economic strength. Even if the assets owned by Firefly Investment are not considered, it is just Firefly Group in the media field. The initial payment for the two asset sales this year and the group ’s operating profit for the whole year are added together. Excluding the necessary tax expenses, it can still bring 2.5 billion USD to Firefly. In terms of free cash flow, the operating cash flow of all companies in the entire Firefly Group system is almost three times that of free cash flow. Have cash reserves on 10 billion USD. If Eric is willing, Firefly can even package Columbia and Universal in the hands of Japanese.
It is just that if Firefly really does this, it will definitely cause unrest and fear in the entire Hollywood and trigger antitrust investigations by relevant agencies. So everything can only be done in a subtle way. In this regard, Eric undoubtedly has another big advantage, that is time, even if it takes ten years to control the whole process of Hollywood, then Eric is only 35 years old Years are strong, many people have just started their careers even at this age.
Compared with Los Angeles ’s sunshine throughout the year, Thanksgiving has just passed, and the entire east coast has ushered in the first heavy snowfall after the winter.
Early in the morning, the black Chrysler stopped outside a high-rise apartment building next to Central Park at the entrance of Sixth Avenue. Kelly got out of the car with the information, ordered the driver and assistant in the car, shrunk his neck and stepped on Without time to clear the snowy pavement, he walked into the high-rise apartment and went to the door of the Eric apartment on the top floor. He reached out and wanted to ring the doorbell. After a moment of hesitation, the female assistant pulled out the key and opened the door.
The cold light after the snow stopped in the early morning passed through the glass curtain wall and covered the spacious living room. At this time, there are many at sixes and sevens documents in the living room. The laptop screen on the coffee table in the middle of the living room is still lit. This kind of scattered The scene is out of place with this luxurious penthouse overlooking the entire Central Park, and Kelly even feels like he has suddenly arrived at the home of a Frankenstein.
Take off the thick trench coat and boots, Kelly changed the slippers at the entrance to enter the living room, at a glance saw Eric lying on the sofa in the living room under a blanket covered with a blanket, is sleeping, this situation makes Kelly funny Also wondering, this little man sometimes has a demanding quality of life like a family son, and even has obvious cleanliness. But sometimes it feels like a tramp casually, as if I can be satisfied enough to eat and sleep.
Lightly walked to the side of Eric, Kelly gently placed the file in his hand on the coffee table, leaned over the sofa and carefully stroked the messy hair in front of the forehead of Eric. With a gentle smile in the corner of his mouth, he wanted to get close and kiss, but he was afraid of waking up Eric without moving, and got up and walked towards the kitchen.
Cut the bread quietly and put it in the toaster, and heat the milk. The female assistant was about to make an omelette, and she felt a big pair of arms around her from behind.
Kelly turned his head and allowed Eric to kiss on his face and smiled: "You wake up, go wash, breakfast will be ready soon."
Eric leaned on the neck of the female assistant and sniffed the charming woman's fragrance for a while, and then let go of the soft Kelly and walked towards the bathroom.
After a while, Kelly placed the prepared breakfast in front of Eric and sat down on the other side. Only then asked: "How did you sleep on the sofa last night, what if you catch a cold?"
Eric replied while picking up the cutlery: "Think about something and unconsciously fell asleep on the sofa."
Kelly curiously said: "Is it important?"
Eric nodded but asked: "Is there any news on Hollywood today?"
Kelly nodded and said: "Yes, yesterday Michael · Eisner attended" Late Night Show with Larry King ", this time he actually accused Michael · Ovitz of having personality defects and mental illness, I really don't know what he thought, if Michael · Ovitz really As incompetent as he said, how could there be Creative Artists Agency. "
Eric nodded. Without any comment, Kelly continued to say: "There is one more thing, the news from Columbia, their financial audit is over. You must not guess that Columbia will face asset impairment of 2.1 billion USD, which It will be the biggest loss since the establishment of Sony in the half century. Although this news has not been made public, the entire Hollywood has been spread. Everyone is discussing whether Sony will sell Columbia. "
This time. Eric shook his head decisively and said, "No."
Kelly showed a puzzled expression, Eric took a few sips of milk, and then explained: "I read the Idei Nobuyuki information you collected last night. We all know that he is going to be the CEO of Sony Group. You know his What is the business philosophy? "
Although Kelly was responsible for collating the data of Idei Nobuyuki, he did not notice these and asked, "What is it?"
"Idei Nobuyuki's business philosophy is to make Sony digital and informatization. In simple terms, it is to focus on the future development of Sony from pure electronic product special entertainment media, records, and even the Internet industry."
Kelly blinked a few times, wondering: "However, Sony is basically the electronic products such as Walkman, VCR and Games Console, he does this, wouldn't he ..."
Eric smiled and nodded: "You guessed it right, if Idei Nobuyuki does this all by itself, it will definitely lead to the decline of Sony."
So, Eric can't help but think of the original time and space. After the new century, because Idei Nobuyuki ignored Sony's fundamental business strategy, Sony lags behind other industry rivals in MP3 players, personal computers, mobile phones and other electronic products. Eventually, in addition to Sony, in addition to high-end cameras, only PSGames Console, a handy product, was left, and it was also strongly contested by MicrosoftXbox products.
Kelly does not seem to have the kind of determination of Eric, saying: "I think Sony should not be so ... so stupid, even if Idei Nobuyuki wants to do this, is there no other management to object?"
"Japan companies are very different from Western companies Board of Directors. Board of Directors members of Japan companies are basically managers within their own companies. Coupled with the nature of obedience to superiors in Japan culture, no one will oppose high-level Decision, otherwise, during the acquisition of Columbia by Akio Morita5500 million USD, some people came forward to object, but I think this time Sony is facing a huge loss of 2.1 billion USD. The founder of Akio Morita will definitely leave the position of Sony Chairman. After that, it is even less likely that someone will oppose his business strategy. Since Idei Nobuyuki wants to make Sony go digital and informatization, then he will definitely not sell Columbia, which is a good opportunity for us, since Japanese does not Willing to sell, as an outsider, they definitely need a collaborator, Firefly can continue to get enough benefits from Columbia, I have considered this matter in detail last night, I will work with Katzenberg in the last few days Discuss again, leaving Japanese is only good for us, so we have to take the initiative to throw one Bait, not willing to let them go. "
Kelly smiled, it seemed to suddenly think of something, hesitated, and said: "Eric, the one you just said, the Board of Directors composition of the Japan company seems to be very similar to Firefly Board of Directors."
Eric looked at Kelly carefully and smiled, saying, "I just thought about this problem last night."
Kelly was a little surprised, saying: "What is the result?"
Eric spreads hands: "As a result, I am not yet 25 years old and do not need to think so long-term."
Kelly froze for a moment before he laughed out loud.
Yeah, Eric is now less than twenty-five years old, not the seventy-five years old of Akio Morita. There is absolutely no problem with the development momentum of Firefly. Eric does not need to take precautions in this regard.
"Actually, I am also thinking that I am still able to stay awake, but after ten or twenty years, I will probably do the same thing as Akio Morita and make such a high price to buy Columbia. Then, I found that I have started to have this trend now, so I thought about myself. "
Kelly was a little surprised again: "Huh?"
"Qualcomm, do you remember?" said Eric.
Kelly nodded: "I thought you forgot this thing." (To be continued.)