Chapter 537： I'm going to Mars

The scale of the reorganization of the New Universal Group is relatively large, and I am afraid that it will not be fully reorganized until the end of the year. Now that Barry Diller has taken up his post, he needs to carry out more detailed reform and grouping of the group management structure. Among them, the most important measure is to implement the committee system! The committee system means that when major decisions are made, the members of the committee jointly meet to make decisions to check for omissions and reduce risks. This is the system created by Barry Diller when he was in charge of Paramount, and it has received amazing results. In one fell swoop, Paramount was brought back to life. Under the leadership of Michael Eisner, why has Disney cultivated so many top world-class managers? Even eBay and Hilton were all under Michael Eisner back then. It is because Michael Eisner used to be Barry Diller's younger brother, and his management philosophy was learned from Barry Diller. That is to say, Disney now implements a committee system! Such as management committee, compensation committee, project committee, creative committee, voiceover committee, etc. This committee system has obvious shortcomings: the organization is bloated and inefficient, the executives are busy with meetings every day, the workload increases, and the administrative levels are easily confused. However, there are enough advantages: it can brainstorm ideas, which is conducive to cultivating talents; it can reduce risks and effectively control costs; it can better coordinate the relationship between various departments and is easy to manage. Barry Diller briefly told Dunn, and he approved it directly. The committee system will be implemented immediately! For creative enterprises, this kind of committee system is too important. For example, the technical committees—Pixar Studios and Slywood Studios all have software technology and belong to the film and television entertainment department; Dolby Laboratories and companies have hardware technology, and Blizzard and Netflix also have software technology and belong to the interactive entertainment department. ; TV network and TV network also have related technical support. How to effectively coordinate these technologies is very difficult. However, by selecting some people from these companies, setting up a technical committee, and negotiating together during technical planning, the problem can be solved perfectly. In other words, replace the CTO with a technical committee. After all, it is difficult to have one technical function that takes all of the technologies under the New Universal Group, including computer software, audio channels, TV channels, and many other aspects. This kind of brainstorming technical committee is necessary. Another example is the creative committee. There are too many creative departments under New Universal, not only film and television, but also comics, music, studio design, game design, publishing design, etc., all need creativity. Through a creative committee, the creative talents of various departments can be concentrated, and cross-departmental coordination and cooperation can be solved. After Barry Diller took office, the first policy implemented was the committee system, and Dunn had no reason to refuse. Barry Diller also acted resolutely, and directly launched eight committees - management committee, strategy committee, creative committee, compensation committee, investment committee, technical committee, film project committee, and audit committee. Jack Welch, a shareholder of New Universal, chaired the management committee. This position is mainly for suggestions and supervision of the management methods of the management. It is enough to catch fish for three days and dry the net for two days without affecting his retirement life. Barry Diller also serves as the chairman of the creative committee, and he has already made a speech internally, to make the new global group the most creative company in the world! ... With the arrival of Barry Diller and Jeff Zucker, Dunn's job pressure has eased. He was both relaxed and guilty. The easy thing is that he doesn't have to worry about everything, he can push more work to them, and even he has already stated his position. Except for TV dramas and movies that have invested more than 100 million US dollars, he needs his approval to set up projects. For other film and television projects, he will not be participating. As for the management of interactive entertainment, television media and other departments, he will not participate. The guilt is that the work attitude of Barry Diller and Jeff Zucker is too far from that of Dunn. Barry Diller goes to work every day, never too late in the morning. What is even more terrifying is that Dunn often receives his work emails after one o'clock in the morning. Jeff Zucker is similar. When he was working at B, he was a famous workaholic. Every day he sleeps for more than an hour, and when he eats, he also has meetings with his subordinates. It's hard to imagine that this is a cancer patient. Fortunately, assistant Tosca Musk said to him: "This is better, your work is easier, and they are also happy that you delegate power." Dunn was very happy when he heard it. Tosca Musk said again: "By the way, my brother is looking for you for something." "Elon Musk? What's the matter?" "It seems to be the company's business." Dunn nodded, he is the major shareholder , owns % of the equity. He has never been involved in the management of the company, and now that Elon Musk is looking for him, something big must have happened. "Could it be that he wants to go public?" Tang En couldn't help but have such an idea in his mind. In the previous life, it was listed in the month of this year. However, in this life, because of Dunn's investment and his support for the young Elon Musk management company, the funds were sufficient and it was not listed. At present, it is already the world's largest online payment platform, and it has long been profitable. Dunn called Elon Musk and asked what was going on. As a result, he got a shocking answer - Elon Musk wants to sell! Dunn didn't hesitate at the moment, called his assistant Tosca and secretary Ella, and flew directly to Silicon Valley that day. ... "What? You said that eBay{b} wants to acquire?" Dunn sat in Elon Musk's office with a strange expression. Elon Musk said: "Yes, Ms. Whitman is very sincere. He offered a price that I couldn't refuse at all." The Ms. Whitman in his mouth was the current eBay Meg Hui. Terman, the senior vice president of Disney that year, left in frustration after failing to compete for the position of president. Dunn glanced at him, "How much?" "The price she offered reached 100 million US dollars!" Elon Musk's eyes were bright and glorious, "You know, our annual profit will not exceed This is already a sky-high price.” According to the current merger and acquisition price of companies in the US market, on average, it is twice the operating profit of the acquired company in that year. In other words, normally speaking, eBay's asking price of 100 million US dollars is enough. The asking price of 100 million US dollars is indeed full of sincerity! Before Dunn opened his mouth, Tosca Musk frowned and said: "Brother, this is different. It is an Internet company and cannot be calculated by the price-earnings ratio of traditional companies. It can generate profits during this time period, which means that this company is an Internet company. The company has very broad future prospects!" Elon Musk pondered for a while, "100 million US dollars is just the first bid, and there is still a lot of room for negotiation. eBay is currently the world's largest e-commerce website. There are branches in many countries around the world, and this combination of e-commerce and online payment is more in line with the long-term interests of the two companies." Tang En smiled and shook his head again, "Elon, let's be honest, you are Is it not a lack of money? From my understanding of you, under your management, it has finally become the world's largest online payment platform, and even started to make a profit, but you, the founder, want to quit, which is puzzling." Elon Musk was a little embarrassed and his face was embarrassed. Tosca Musk raised his eyebrows, his face was very strange, "Brother, don't you really want to realize your dream?" "Huh?" Dunn was drinking coffee, and suddenly paused, "Dream?" Tosca Musk hesitated for a moment, and seeing that his brother didn't respond, he said bluntly, "He wants to die on Mars!" "Pfft!" Dunn spit out. Elon Musk blushed, "I believe, I can do it! In the month of June, I have registered SpaceX, and I have begun the first step to Mars!" Tosca Ma Ske was speechless in shock. Tang En was also slightly stunned. After a long while, he swallowed his saliva, "Elon, UU reading you mean... you want to put more experience in the company, not?" Elon Musk Nodding without hesitation, "Yes, I'm going to Mars!" Tosca Musk slapped his forehead, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This brother, from the time she can remember, has been fantasizing about his dream of Mars. When he grows up and starts a company to make money, he really wants to put it into practice. What a lunatic! Unexpectedly, another madman appeared. Tang En patted his thigh and said excitedly: "Okay! Go to Mars, I support you!" "Ah?" The two Musk brothers and sisters exclaimed in unison. "Boss, you... aren't you?" Tosca Musk was stunned. Elon Musk was even more unbelievable, "Dawn, you...are you serious?" Dunn narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "There is a kind of person who is a lunatic in the eyes of others, but a genius in my eyes. In my opinion, only people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world can really change the world! From this point of view..." He pointed to Elon Musk and then to his own On the chest, the corner of his mouth twitched, "We are the same kind!" Elon Musk's face flushed with excitement, and tears were about to flow out. There is a sense of fateful confidant. Although it is in Silicon Valley, his "idea" to explore space and land on Mars has been ridiculed and ridiculed by countless people. He has not received a penny of investment since it was established for more than a month. For the sake of his dream, he could only raise his own money and invest it himself. Unexpectedly, what Silicon Valley rejected, Dunn Walker from Hollywood, but high-profile approval! What kind of social mission is this? "Dawn, so you agree to sell it to eBay?" Elon Musk was so excited that he was almost out of breath. "No!" Dunn shook his finger, very determined. Elon Musk almost vomited blood! Big brother, play with me? ://../b//…. : ..

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