Chapter 574： panic negotiation

The Boeing 747 crossed the sky, transferred to Tokyo, put down Yu Aoi, bypassed the Bering Strait, and arrived in Los Angeles.

After landing, Tang En still had various pictures of this trip to Asia in his mind.

Unforgettable!

In addition to accepting a beautiful, pure and flawless eldest daughter, Yu Aoi, what she did in the Hong Kong government was also quite interesting.

Boss Yang actually suggested to Tang En that he should accept Miss Zhong and Miss Cai as his daughters!

What's even more exaggerated is that the two girls didn't even think about it, and before Tang En agreed, the name "Godfather" was called out.

Dunn was angry and funny.

If they were both in the same place, he might have agreed.

But the most precious things in his daughter's house were gone, and he was not in the mood to play with them.

However, Boss Yang doesn't seem to give up, and invites Tang En. When he has time, he can often visit the Hong Kong government as a guest, and he will entertain him warmly.

Dunn always felt that there was something in his words.

Back in Los Angeles, Dunn immediately put his energy into work.

The new global group has been reorganized, and the entire group company has begun to operate at a high speed in all directions.

The plan for 2003 has also come out.

Barry Diller said with a high profile that this year, the new Universal Group's revenue target is to reach 21 billion US dollars!

If this goal is achieved, it will be enough for New Universal Group to enter the list of "Fortune 500" companies selected by "Fortune" magazine.

Among them, the film and television entertainment department: 9.5 billion US dollars; the interactive entertainment department, 4 billion US dollars; the television media department, 5 billion US dollars; the tourism and vacation and consumer goods department, 2.5 billion US dollars.

The film and television entertainment department has the highest performance target, but it is the department with the least pressure. Tang En's foundation is very good.

The travel and vacation and consumer goods divisions have the lowest goals, but are the most stressed, because Universal Studios and consumer goods divisions, in the past Universal Studios, have never received attention.

Relatively speaking, the TV media department is the most stable, and it is very difficult for the TV network business to see a sharp rise in performance, and it is unlikely that its performance will plummet.

The most uncertain is the interactive entertainment department.

The division has six major companies: Netflix, Blizzard, imax, Dolby Laboratories, Houghton Mifflin Press, and Marvel Entertainment.

The coverage is relatively wide. Except for Marvel Entertainment, which is responsible for comic publishing, and Mifflin Publishing, which is responsible for book publishing, with stable performance, the other four companies have the possibility of skyrocketing and plummeting.

However, Kevin Turner seemed very relaxed and had no pressure. He was still urging Dunn to grant money and asked to contact major film companies to collect film and television copyrights in advance for future streaming media business layout.

After communicating with Barry Diller and Robert Iger, Dunn decided to make a decisive move.

The first stop is Warner Bros., which has the most abundant film resources!

Warner Bros. CEO Barry Mayer has had a rough time of late.

The legacy of the merger of aol AOL and Time Warner has not been resolved for a long time, the management is turbulent, and the deficit has continued to fall, resulting in a continuous decline in the stock price.

Recently there was even news from the company headquarters that if necessary, Warner Bros.'s Warner Records could be sold.

Warner Bros. has a separate board of directors, and Barry Diller is leading the board in a protest at the group headquarters.

Warner Music is a century-old brand, and it is a twin brother to Warner Pictures.

But what if you don't sell it?

The group headquarters has clearly pointed out that in the next few years, it will embezzle the book funds of Warner Bros. to alleviate the huge losses of other businesses.

If Warner Bros. wanted to keep making movies, it had to accept the proposal.

Sell ​​Warner Records and be self-reliant.

In this predicament, Dunn came to send money.

"What? Are you going to buy the online copyrights of all of Warner's film and television works?" Barry Mayer was surprised.

Dunn smiled, "To be precise, it's a lease. The package is packaged for 20 million US dollars every year, and the contract is signed for 30 years. The total value of this order is 600 million US dollars!"

"30 years? It's impossible!" Barry Mayer flatly denied.

Tang En said: "Barry, don't rush to refuse, you can think about it. I know that 30 years is a long time, but I can't do anything about it. The Internet thing may change overnight. I'm also gambling. Always give me some hope, right?"

Barry Mayer shook his head and said, "A 30-year contract is too long, and the fee of 20 million is too little."

Kevin Turner, who came with Dunn, disagreed: "20 million US dollars, still less? In 2002, the Internet on-demand business only created a total of 1.96 million US dollars in revenue. We have already opened ten times the amount of money. price!"

Barry Mayer glanced at him with a half-smile, "Dawn, the people in your company are all young and energetic."

Tang En said indifferently: "Only young people dare to make such a bold decision, don't they? 20 million US dollars, although not much, but if I can pay the fee for 10 years at one time, maybe it will relieve Warner Bros. Urgent, are you right?"

Barry Mayer's eyes suddenly lit up.

$20 million a year and a one-time payment for 10 years, that's $200 million!

It can indeed temporarily solve the cash flow dilemma of Warner Bros., and can firmly refute the request of the group headquarters to sell Warner Records.

"Dan, I don't believe that you will do meaningless things."

"Of course, I don't need to hide. I'm optimistic about the future Internet on-demand business, so I want to start as soon as possible. There are opportunities and risks. If the Internet really develops in the future, I may be able to make a fortune, if the Internet is still like it is now. , I'm sure I'll lose everything."

Dunn shrugged and said frankly.

Barry Mayer squinted, stared at Dunn, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, "Don't bully me for being stupid, everyone can see the prospect of the Internet."

Kevin Turner couldn't help but said: "The Internet will definitely dominate the future world, but how long will it take? Ten years, twenty years, or thirty years? If the bandwidth bottleneck of the Internet can be broken through in ten years, New Universal will make money. ; If it breaks through the bandwidth bottleneck in 20 years, New Global can only keep its capital; if it is 30 years and the Internet is still like this, New Global will not make a penny!"

Barry Mayer couldn't help laughing and looked at Dunn.

Where did he find such a person?

eloquent.

This is not traditional Hollywood style.

The Hollywood convention is to see through and not to see through.

Barry Mayer's meaning is obvious, just want Dunn to give some more benefits, he has recognized the feasibility of this transaction.

The copyright library of Warner Bros. is still there. If it is leased to New Universal, it can generate an additional value every year. Why not?

It's just that this Kevin Turner seems to be very serious.

Dunn smiled slightly, "Kevin used to work at Walmart."

Barry Mayer nodded in understanding.

Tang En waved his hand again, "You can talk about this matter slowly. I have one more thing here that I want to tell you about."

"Viacom?"

"no."

"As long as it's not as good as Viacom, it's fine."

Barry Mayer said confidently.

Dunn shook his head amusingly, and then said sternly: "I heard some news that there was a sexual assault incident on the set of "The Last Samurai" invested by Warner. Japanese/Japanese actresses are on the move."

Barry Mayer's face sank.

Apparently, he also heard about it.

"How do you want to deal with this matter?"

"I?"

The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched, he didn't want to offend anyone, "He's a Warner producer, I'm just warning you."

"I see."

Barry Mayer nodded and gave Dunn a deep look.

He was a little flustered.

At this juncture, what does Tang Eng mean?

Is it a threat?

If Dunn really took this as a threat, then Barry Mayer was really pinched by him.

Now Time Warner's stock price continues to fall, and Kong has the reputation of the world's No. 1 media group, but has encountered cash flow difficulties.

The merger with aol America Online made them lose more than 100 billion US dollars!

If at this time, the scandal of the producer of Warner Bros. sexually assaulting the actress in the crew is exposed again...

What about Time Warner's days?

Likely to cause panic selling!

In fact, when Tang En and Barry Mayer talked about this matter, it was just to repay the favor of Zhou Fangyuxiong, the president of the Burning Office. After all, he brought Tang En a connection and introduced a pure and well-behaved daughter but Unexpectedly, Dunn's notoriety in the past directly caused many bad associations in Barry Mayer's heart!

Last year, Dunn used this method to win the comedy star Louis C.K. He has a criminal record!

Barry Mayer was nervous and worried.

For Tang En to know that in order to repay Zhou Fang Yuxiong's favor, he said something casually, which caused a panic in Barry Mayer, and he probably laughed out loud.

"It seems that the authorization contract for this online copyright has to be signed even if it is not signed! Now Warners can no longer withstand the turmoil!"

Barry Mayer gritted his teeth, looked at Dunn with a calm face, and was very annoyed.

However, what can be done?

This kid, even Lei Shidong dares to challenge him!

...

The next day, Dunn received a long private email one after another.

This is a thank you letter.

From Zhou Fang Yuxiong.

Because of the "Last Samurai" crew, executive producer Michael Dove has been fired, and sincere apologies to Ken Watanabe and Kato Koyuki.

Even Warner Bros. president Alan Horn came to the crew to apologize to the victim, Kato Koyuki.

For the sealing fee alone, Ken Watanabe got 300,000 US dollars, and Kato Koyuki even more, as high as 3.25 million US dollars!

It's no wonder that Zhou Fang Yuxiong is so grateful to Tang En.

Keep your word and act resolutely!

This kind of disposal method is much higher than Zhou Fang Yuxiong's original expectations!

It was a result he could not have dreamed of.

Tang En briefly glanced at the thank you letter, and then replied: "Zhou Fangjun, take care of my daughter."

Soon, Zhou Fang and Yuxiong replied: "Mr. Walker can rest assured that Aoi Yuhui is the happiest artist under the Burning Firm."

(Sanqi Chinese)