Chapter 531： If there is no congratulations, let's fire the gun

Came to Bentonville, Dunn wanted to see another young businessman - Kevin Turner.

He is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Walmart Group.

Jeff Zucker became an executive at NBC Group when he was 26, and Kevin Turner became a vice president a few years later at 29.

But relatively speaking, or Kevin Turner is more powerful.

Because he works for Walmart, a top ten group company in the world ranked by Forbes and Fortune.

The job Dunn wanted to offer him was senior vice president of the New Universal Group and chief executive of the interactive entertainment division.

Originally, the headhunting company recommended two people to Dunn.

In addition to Kevin Turner, there is also a Google vice president Sheryl Sandberg.

When Dunn got the list, he could not laugh or cry.

These two are more famous than the other!

Kevin Turner, COO of the future Microsoft!

Sheryl Sandberg, the future COO of Facebook!

After a little thought, Dunn chose Kevin Turner.

On the one hand, Sheryl Sandberg worked for Google and played an important role in Google's strategic promotion.

Dunn is a shareholder of Google, it is impossible to dig his own corner.

On the other hand, from the perspective of work experience, Kevin Turner is more suitable for the position of CEO of the interactive entertainment division of New Universal Group.

Although Sheryl Sandberg was 26 years old, she was the deputy secretary of the Treasury Department in the Clinton administration, and her qualifications were amazing. But her direction of work, compared to Kevin Turner, is a bit more monolithic.

The Interactive Entertainment Department owns many seemingly unrelated companies, such as Blizzard, Netflix, Mifflin Press, Marvel Entertainment, Dolby Laboratories, imax...

It is not easy to coordinate and integrate the businesses of these companies and play a role in promoting each other.

Dunn is more optimistic about Kevin Turner, because after all, compared with Google, Wal-Mart's work is more complicated.

Kevin Turner is in charge of all Wal-Mart's global information systems and it business, and also collects and analyzes global market information.

More importantly, he is also the head of Walmart Sam's Club and has experience communicating with business elites from all over the world.

This is enough to show that he is good at dealing with interpersonal relationships.

Some entrepreneurs are particularly bad at dealing with the media and the outside world. But in Hollywood, this is a necessary ability attribute.

Kevin Turner is fine!

However, Dunn's poaching of Kevin Turner did not go well. He is a technically oriented person who specializes in computers, which is why he became a Walmart executive at the age of 29.

Because the talents in the Internet direction are very young.

New Universal Group is a media company, which is completely contrary to Kevin Turner's career plan!

If it wasn't for Jack Welch's face, he wouldn't even agree to meet Dunn.

But in Dunn, we are looking for an executive with a technical direction to be in charge of the Interactive Entertainment Department!

Needless to say, Netflix and Blizzard will definitely expand their ambitions on the Internet; Marvel Entertainment and Mifflin Publishing House will have to sell e-books in the future; imax and Dolby Laboratories are also real technology company...

In terms of "high-tech" content, New Universal Group is much higher than Wal-Mart!

It's just that Kevin Turner is now the vice president of the Wal-Mart Group, and he moved to the New Universal Group and is still the vice president.

Or from a top big company, to a newly established company...

It kind of means "relegated" anyway.

Fortunately, Kevin Turner did not bluntly refuse, but just said to talk and discuss again.

Give him enough time and make a decision after he has enough knowledge about the media field and the New Universal Group.

Dunn did not reluctantly.

Let's talk about it after Barry Diller takes office.

With Barry Diller's prestige and credentials, it should be easier to convince Kevin Turner.

Because he really managed an Internet e-commerce group.

In terms of technology, it is more convincing than Dunn.

...

In Hollywood in September, there is no longer the madness of summer.

Even Martin Scorsese's "The New York Times," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, didn't have a stellar box-office record.

The film opened in 2,342 theaters and was released for two weeks. It only received $38 million at the North American box office and only $33 million at the overseas box office.

According to the prediction of the evaluation agency, the final North American box office of "The New York Times" is difficult to exceed 75 million US dollars, and it is not bad that the overseas box office can exceed 100 million US dollars.

This $120 million film is unlikely to make a comeback at the box office.

Fortunately, this movie can win awards!

Moreover, with such big names as Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, the film's peripheral sales are not a problem.

Bill McNick, Ron Meyer and others are very satisfied with such a result.

MGM invested US$120 million in an R-rated film "The Wind Whisperer", which failed miserably at the box office, directly slashing MGM's stock price in half, and there are even rumors that MGM has entered the auction market.

But New Universal's "New York City" is also an R-rated film with an investment of 120 million US dollars.

In particular, the reputation of the film critics is still good, and there is a good prospect of winning awards.

What's not to like about this?

It's impossible for every movie to be "Spider-Man" and "Pirate League", right?

"The New York Times" is not a purely commercial film.

But Dunn always felt a little dull.

He worked hard in Hollywood for six years, and finally got his wish to set up the New Universal Group. From a Hollywood filmmaker, he began to attack the position of a media tycoon.

This is definitely a big thing to be thankful for!

It has indeed attracted widespread public attention.

But Dunn always felt that something was missing.

Usually when a happy event happens, there will be a congratulatory gift.

If there is hilarity, so much the better.

If the box office of "New York City" is a big hit, it will send a big congratulation to the establishment of New Universal Group.

But the current situation is not.

Barry Diller's return has drawn questions and opposition, not the sensational "Spider-Man" release.

"Without congratulations, this wouldn't be possible."

Dunn sat in the office and pondered for a long time.

Can't the new Universal Group be established so quietly?

Even if there is no congratulatory gift, at least a few salutes must be fired, can you hear it?

"This is the outline of "Warcraft" that I just handed in, take a look at it." Isla Fisher came over and handed Dunn a document.

Blizzard has acquired it, and the American drama project of "Warcraft" has officially launched.

"Let's put it here." Dunn didn't rush to look at it, and suddenly said, "I'm out of town these days, what happened in Hollywood?"

Isla Fisher blinked. "What? In what way?"

"scandal."

"Scandal?" Isla Fisher's eyes widened Then I don't know! This kind of thing, you should ask the brokerage company, they often deal with it. "

Dunn waved his hand, and then he really contacted Brian Lord of caa.

When Brian Lord heard Dunn's words, he was a little surprised and a little funny, "Why are you interested in this kind of thing? What level of scandal are you talking about? In Hollywood, terrible things happen all the time. It's all happening."

"for example?"

"Fresh Films and Peter Jackson broke down, saying it was a mess of accounts and suspected of internal manipulation."

Tang En frowned, "The degree... A little less, no, it's better that the scandal of the relationship between men and women can attract social attention."

"Ah?" Brian Lord was startled, "Causing social attention? Dunn, don't you want to expose it?"

"It's exposure!"

"This can't be done!" Brian Lord immediately rejected, "The personal affairs of the stars, not to mention the public opinion in the circle, doesn't this cut off our financial path?"

"It's not a celebrity's personal affair." Dunn frowned and slowly explained his thoughts.

After Brian Lord heard it, he was both angry and funny.

It turned out that this kid Tang En couldn't hold his breath. The new Universal Group was established, and he wanted to set off a big gun battle without receiving the congratulatory gift!

to show this important thing to the outside world.

The easiest way is to take a topic that can attract widespread attention in the society, and Tang En incarnates the messenger of justice to come forward to solve it.

On the one hand, it reflects his strength and value as the boss of New Universal Group, and on the other hand, New Universal takes this popularity to make him famous.

"If that's the case... that's fine," Brian Lord said thoughtfully.

"Oh?" Tang En was very excited, "Do you have the materials? Give it to me quickly!"

. Nine Heavens God Emperor

(Sanqi Chinese)