Chapter 676： Future things

Chapter 675

The accusation of Michael Ovitz's information on the second day almost landed on the headlines of all front-line media, as the brokerage industry who once founded aa and greatly increased the cost of Hollywood production with the packaging mechanism, this accusation Michael Ovi The controversy caused by the 'incompetent' material is hard to understand. It is difficult for the outside world to understand what happened in Hollywood. They can only know through the media that the internal contradictions that Universal has always wanted to cover have finally erupted. Michael Eisner used to Rumors that repeatedly contradicted Michael Owitz in the news interview were also confirmed. △,

Although most people can only see the surface of this incident, on the night of the incident, Eric got the detailed ins and outs of the whole thing.

Michael Eisner is eager to use this deal to consolidate Michael Owitz out of the globe in the process of Seagram's acquisition of Universal. In order to reduce the cost of dismissing Michael Owitz, Michael Eisner played the role of letting Matsushita bear the cost of Michael Owitz's departure, and specially prepared such a material.

As Sony’s rival in the electronics industry, Panasonic didn’t have the same kind of “enlightenment” as Sony’s eagerness to do, so the material that was sorted out by Michael Eisner in an attempt to join the negotiating terms was revealed to the media, although Panasonic did not The material publishes any public comment, but through this kind of action, the attitude expressed is also very simple. This is the internal contradiction of your Hollywood. I want to let Panasonic pay the bill.

Panasonic puts out a grandfather who is going to leave. He still manages so many bachelor appearances, but it will smash Hollywood into a feather.

The information that accused Michael Ovitz was full of Michael Eisner's personal prejudice, but the content did not have a fictional component. Therefore, after confirming the authenticity of the information, Sony immediately dismissed Michael Owitz. The idea of ​​Colombia. Just as Michael Ovitz first thought of the information, just because he used to spend $2 million to decorate the office, so that Sony, who had just experienced the pain of Peter Cooper, broke him and invited him. The mind.

For the world, the irreconcilable contradiction between the two helmers was torn apart, which directly caused the Panasonic and Seagram to be almost the last step of the transaction negotiations, the two sides are very clear. If this matter is not resolved, the final transaction will be difficult to achieve.

Michael Owitz, who was splashed by Michael Eisner, knows that he will find it hard to find another home. The hope of returning to the brokerage industry is even more embarrassing, so he is on the phone to Michael Ai. As Sna roared, Michael Ovitz began to commute to work around the world on time every day, as if he really wanted to 'tie' himself on the desk at Universal, but there was no direct connection between him and Michael Eisner. communicate with.

With the golden parachute agreement, Michael Owitz is like a hedgehog in the world. Let people have nowhere to squat.

Although the faint confession of the information that was too eager to throw out the information, Michael Eisner could not admit that he was wrong, because in Western society, admitting mistakes means taking responsibility, and the helm of a large group is responsible. There are often only one way to resign. This result is certainly not what Michael Eisner is willing to undertake, so in the process of subsequent interviews. In order to gain the recognition and support of the media, Michael Eisner completely forgot the firm friendship he once declared with Michael Owitz. Explain in a big way the correctness of that information.

After spending the Thanksgiving in the hustle and bustle of Karen, Eric hurried back to New York to do the latest post-production work for the upcoming Victoria's Secret Annual Show on December 6. Even so, Eric’s eyes are always on the West Coast’s Angel City.

If it was a few years ago, Eric would definitely be able to stand on the sidelines of the mess that is happening in Hollywood.

However, now he is considering how to further intervene in the ‘modification’ Hollywood scene through this incident. The development of the Firefly Group has reached a peak. Eric’s next step is to take the whole Hollywood into his own hands. This kind of whimsical thoughts for outsiders is not for Eric. Practical. First of all. Eric has enough economic strength, even if it does not consider the assets owned by the firefly investment, it is only the firefly group in the media field. The initial payment of the two asset sales this year and the annual operating profit of the group are added together to remove the necessary The tax expenditure can still bring about $2.5 billion in free cash flow to the fireflies, and the operating cash flow of all companies in the entire Firefly Group system is almost three times that of free cash flow. With billions of dollars in cash reserves, if Eric is willing, Fireflies can even pack the Japanese and Colombian companies in the hands of the Japanese.

However, if the fireflies do this, it will definitely cause the uneasiness and jealousy of the whole Hollywood and trigger the anti-monopoly investigation of relevant institutions. So everything can only be done in a subtle way. In this respect, Eric undoubtedly has another big advantage, that is, time, even if it takes ten years to control the whole process of Hollywood, Eric is only thirty. At the age of five, it is a year of great strength. Many people have just started their own careers at this age.

Compared to the sunny season in Los Angeles, Thanksgiving Day has just passed, and the entire East Coast has ushered in the first heavy snowfall after winter.

Early in the morning, the black Chrysler stopped at the entrance of the Sixth Avenue and was next to a high-rise apartment in Central Park. Kelly took the information and got off the bus. He told the driver and assistant in the car a few words. I had time to clean up the snowy road and walked into the high-rise apartment. I went outside the door of Eric's apartment on the top floor. I reached out and tried to ring the doorbell. After a moment of hesitation, the female assistant took out the key and opened the door and went in.

The cold light after the morning snow stopped through the glass curtain wall and covered the spacious living room. At this time, there were a lot of messy documents in the living room. The laptop screen on the coffee table in the living room was still lit. This scattered scene and this The luxury penthouse overlooking the entire Central Park is out of place, and Kelly even feels that she suddenly arrives at a Frankenstein's home.

Taking off the thick windbreaker and boots, Kelly changed the slippers in the entrance to the living room. At first glance, Eric was covered in a blanket lying on the sofa in the living room and was screaming. This situation made Kelly both funny and puzzled. This little man sometimes demands the harsh quality of life as a family, even There is also obvious cleanliness, but sometimes it is as casual as a tramp, as if you can eat enough to sleep.

Take a light footstep to the side of Eric. Kelly gently placed the documents in her hand on the coffee table, leaned over the sofa and carefully smashed the hair in front of Eric's forehead, with a gentle smile on her lips, trying to get together and kiss, but afraid to wake up. Eric did not move and got up and walked towards the kitchen.

Quietly cut the bread into the toaster, hot on the milk, the female assistant is going to make the omelette, and I feel a big hand holding myself from behind.

Kelly turned her head. Let Eric kiss him on his face and smile. "You wake up, go wash, breakfast is just right."

Eric fascinated to the female assistant's neck and sniffed a charming woman's fragrance for a while, which opened the already soft Kelly and walked toward the bathroom.

After a while, Kelly put the good breakfast in front of Eric and sat down on the other side. This asked: "How did you sleep on the sofa last night, what if you have a cold?"

Eric replied as he picked up the tableware: "Think of something. I fell asleep on the sofa without knowing it."

Kelly was curious: "Is it important?"

Eric nodded, but asked: "Is there any news on Hollywood today?"

Kelly nodded and said: "Yes, Michael Eisner attended the "Larry King Late Night Show" yesterday. This time he accused Michael Ovitz of personality defects and mental illness. I really don't know what he thinks. If Michael Owitz is really as incompetent as he said, how could there be aa."

Eric nodded and didn't comment. Kelly went on to say: "There is one more thing, the news from Colombia. Their financial audit is over, you can't guess, Colombia will Faced with a $2.1 billion asset impairment, this will be the biggest loss in the half century since Sony was founded. Although the news has not been made public, the whole Hollywood has been spread. Everyone is discussing whether Sony will bring Colombia. Sell ​​it."

This time, Eric shook his head very decisively and said, "No."

Kelly reveals a puzzled expression. Eric drank a few mouthfuls of milk and explained: "I looked at the information you had collected from the well last night. We all know that he is going to be the EO of the Sony Group. You know him. What is the business philosophy?"

Although Kelly was responsible for sorting out the information of the well, she did not notice this and asked: "What?"

"The business philosophy of Izui Nobuyuki is to make Sony go digital and informatized. Simply put, the focus of Sony's future development is from pure electronic products, special entertainment media, records, and even the Internet industry."

Kelly blinked a few times and wondered: "But Sony's electronics, such as Walkman, VCR and game consoles, do not do this..."

Eric smiled and nodded. "You guessed it. If you do it out, you will definitely lead to the decline of Sony."

In this way, Eric couldn't help but think of the original time and space. After the new century, because of the neglect of Sony's fundamental business strategy, Sony has repeatedly laged behind other industry rivals in mp3 players, personal computers, mobile phones and other electronic products. Eventually, Sony later had only a high-end camera, and only the ps game console, which is a good product, was also strongly competitive by Microsoft's wave products.

Kelly didn't seem to have the kind of Eric's ambiguity. "I think, Sony shouldn't be like this... so stupid, even if I want to do this, is there no other management objection?"

“Japanese companies are very different from Western corporate boards. The board of directors of Japanese companies are basically managers within their own companies. Coupled with the nature of Japanese culture in obedience to superiors, there is no objection to high-level decisions. Otherwise, in the process of Akio Morita's $5.5 billion acquisition of Colombia, some people have opposed it. However, I feel that Sony faces a huge loss of 2.1 billion U.S. dollars. The founder of Akio Morita will definitely leave the position of chairman of Sony. In this case, after the succession of Ikei, he is even less likely to oppose his business strategy. Since Ichiro wants to let Sony go digital and information, he will definitely not sell Colombia, which is for us. A good opportunity, since the Japanese refused to sell, as an outsider, they definitely need a collaborator, and the fireflies can continue to get enough benefits from Colombia. I have considered this matter in detail last night. I will discuss them with Kasenberg in recent days, Japanese Staying, only good for us, so we have to take the initiative to throw the bait, so that they are not willing to go."

Kelly smiled and seemed to suddenly think of something, hesitating, and said: "Eric, the one you just said, the composition of the board of Japanese companies seems to be very similar to the Firefly board."

Eric looked at Kelly's cautious appearance and smiled. "I just considered this problem last night."

Kelly was surprised. "What is the result?"

Eric's spreader: "The result is that I am less than 25 years old and don't need to think about it for a long time."

Kelly squatted, and then she laughed.

Yes, Eric is less than twenty-five years old, not the 75-year-old Akio Morita. There is absolutely no problem with the current development of fireflies. Eric does not need to plan ahead in this regard.

"Actually, I am thinking, now 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 a high price to buy Colombia. Then I found out I have already started this trend now, so I have a good reflection on myself."

Kelly was a little surprised again: "Well?"

"Qualcomm, do you remember?" Eric said.

Kelly nodded. "I thought you forgot about it." (To be continued.)