Chapter 1816 Internal Struggle

In Burbank, Eisner looked out the window after replying to an email. It was sunset.

He couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

In fact, he used to be happy and joyful at this time.

Because it meant that he led the aircraft carrier Disney to sail smoothly for another day, and Disney naturally made a little progress.

So he was proud and satisfied at that time.

But now, what he hates most is to see the sunset.

Perhaps it is because seeing the sunset means that another day has passed, which means that he is one day closer to retirement.

Or, simply being irritated and angry for no reason is the daily norm for Eisner, who has made outstanding contributions and achievements for most of his life, but now has no choice but to enter old age and will be forced to retire.

Just like Lin Daiyu shed tears at every turn, Eisner now loses his temper at every turn.

Even so, it was still not enough. Eisner always felt that there was a fire in his heart for no reason, and this fire was burning more and more, looking for a suitable opportunity to pour it out.

And it was difficult for him to control it, or rather, he did not want to control it subjectively.

Others might only understand such emotions on that day, but now, they naturally did not understand.

For example, the people around Eisner recently treated him like a seriously ill patient. On the one hand, they wanted to continue to perform, or perform harder than usual, in order to get a good share of the inheritance.

At the same time, the deeper expectation was that he would die soon, so that they would no longer have to endure his bad temper because he knew that his time was running out, and they would no longer have to endure the good times day after day under the shadow of his twilight.

If we say that Eisner is the most tormented person now, he is not really one of them. Although it is not as good as he wished, it is foreseeable how his condition will be in a few months.

Objectively speaking, although the way of curtain call is somewhat unsatisfactory, compared with his brilliant career, overall, such an ending does not make people feel too tragic.

And those around him, that is, his confidants, are indeed the most tormented now.

Eisner's era will definitely end in more than 7 months, that is, in September of the next year, after which a new era will come.

Generally speaking, the advent of a new era begins with the elimination of the influence of the old era.

Such elimination is often irrational.

It is not entirely that only by clearing the influence of the old era as soon as possible can the new era be truly a new era, but because there are many new nobles coming with the new era, and they always have to have a place to arrange.

In short, given that Eisner has been in charge of Disney for 21 years, the first step for the new CEO of Disney, who will take office in September, to consolidate his power will definitely start with adjusting those who were originally valued by Eisner and were also reused in the Eisner era.

This is actually an objective need.

If the new CEO does not adjust the existing management team, not to mention that those who helped him get to this position will have opinions, he himself will not feel safe.

If Eisner's people are still in those key positions, then Eisner can continue to remotely control the operation of Disney through them. At least, he can exert his influence to a certain extent...

In any case, the people around Eisner will definitely be adjusted in September.

Therefore, the people around Eisner not only have to endure his bad temper at this time, but also have to think about their future.

If they don't consider the future now, then it is very likely that they will have no future in Disney.

Several executives have already expressed that they will leave Disney with Eisner to show their support and loyalty to him, but in fact, that is because they have found better positions in other companies with their work experience in Disney.

Most people who are not so lucky, or still hope to work in Disney, are always hanging in their hearts at this moment, and have no place to go.

Eisner certainly couldn't be unaware of their emotions, so in turn, this exacerbated his bad temper... Therefore, when this day is about to pass, and another day of suffering will be crossed off on the calendar, no one will be blind enough to approach Eisner unless necessary, but some people with a miserable life have no choice.

One of Eisner's assistants, Pete, is the most miserable guy.

He was recently assigned to take charge of a very important job, but this job, which is very important in Eisner's eyes, may have a very bad impact on Pete's future career at Disney.

This job is to track the progress of the work that Iger, the hot candidate for the next CEO, is currently in charge of, that is, the acquisition of Marvel.

Although this job is confidential, Pete is very sure that if Iger succeeds in the future, this confidential work will be known to Iger clearly and completely.

It is conceivable that this will definitely be his last job at Disney.

What made the unfortunate Pete feel miserable was the difficulty of the job itself. When he reported the relevant situation to Eisner, he always felt that he could not grasp his attitude.

Mr. Eisner may not be happy when he hears some seemingly smooth progress, such as when Palmater confirmed to meet with Egger; he may not be happy when he hears some bad news, such as when Palmater has not shown any preference for any company. , and I hope that when they compete with NEXTDOOR, Eisner will not necessarily be unhappy.

He is happy for a while and unhappy again soon...

Pete can probably understand the reason why he is happy or unhappy. The situation is good for Egger and the company. Eisner will be happy for the company, but he will be unhappy with the smooth development of Egger's work.

On the other hand, things were bad for Iger and bad for the company, and Eisner would be unhappy for the company but happy for what happened to Iger….

But Pete really couldn't keep up with the speed of Eisner's mood changes.

The news he was receiving now was the kind of news that the miserable Peter didn't want to receive. However, given the importance of the news, he had to report it immediately.

"Mr. Eisner," Pete knocked on the door hurriedly and walked in.

"Say," Eisner pressed the remote control and the sunshade was lowered, blocking out the sunset scene that he didn't like.

But even though he couldn't see it, Eisner was still troubled in his heart.

"I just got the latest news that NEXTDOOR intends to give up the acquisition of Marvel," Pitt still chose to start with the good news.

"Really?" A smile appeared on Eisner's face, and then he immediately became serious.

After learning such news, he was naturally happy for the company at first, but then naturally he was also unhappy that Egger was about to successfully complete the tasks assigned by the board of directors.

Especially that project, which I proposed as a retirement gift.

"Yes," Pete glanced at Eisner and whispered, "I heard that NEXTDOOR gave up because they preferred to acquire Pixar."

Eisner didn't laugh this time. He pushed away his seat and stood up.

I knew this would be the reaction.

Pete complained in his heart, but looking at Eisner's sharp eyes, he had no choice but to finish what he said next, "And for some reasons, Iger decided not to compete with NEXTDOOR on the issue of acquiring Pixar,"

After saying this, he lowered his head very consciously and made preparations.

The next moment, the chair behind Eisner was kicked hard by its owner and hit the south wall involuntarily, whimpering in pain.

But its whimpers were quickly drowned out by Eisner's curses.

Pete knew why Iger gave up on Pixar, so how could Eisner not?

Although he was quite at odds with Jobs, Eisner naturally understood the importance of Pixar to Disney. He immediately thought that Iger's decision was undoubtedly due to his own fault.

Why don't we buy Pixar? It's not that we didn't want to, but it was caused by some unwise actions of Mr. Eisner. The essence of these unwise actions was that Eisner put his personal preferences above the interests of the company.

But Eisner believed that he had always put Disney's interests first during the past 21 years. For the benefit of the company, he would rather retire early and say goodbye to Disney completely.

I love Disney so deeply and selflessly, and you, Iger, are trying to smear my image at this time, how can you make me feel so embarrassed? How can you tolerate me?

Well, Iger, are you so anxious to eliminate my influence by smearing me, are you so anxious to seize power?

Eisner pressed the phone on the table and said, "Put me through Egger's phone, right now, right now!"

After successfully leading Disney to grow, the hero Eisner no longer has the habit of spending the night unhappy. Those who try to make him unhappy will immediately understand what it means to shoot themselves in the foot.

"Okay Mr. Eisner," the secretary had already made preparations when Eisner roared, and immediately answered Egger's call.

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At the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Egger was packing his luggage, but he looked a little distracted.

Pixar, that's a big problem.

Because Jobs has made it clear that he will no longer negotiate with Disney on cooperation between the two companies before Disney changes CEO.

As for Eisner, he is still in the position of CEO. From this, Iger knows very well that approaching Jobs to discuss an acquisition at this time is purely seeking to scold him.

In any case, Jobs would not let his Pixar merge with Disney in Eisner's last days at Disney, thereby adding another highlight to Eisner's glorious career.

However, if NEXTDOOR starts to acquire Pixar now, what should I do? What should Disney do?

You know, Eisner still has to stay in the CEO position for more than half a year.

That is to say, during this period, Disney was not likely to become a competitor for NEXTDOOR to acquire Pixar.

However, no matter what, I should not give up on Pixar. So, can I give up on Marvel, which is relatively unimportant, and simply let NEXTDOOR acquire Marvel in exchange for NEXTDOOR's support in acquiring Pixar?

After weighing the pros and cons, Egger felt that although it was a bit unpleasant, it was indeed a pragmatic approach.

The key to the problem is how to get the support of the board of directors - especially when Eisner is on the board of directors.

He can now imagine that when he expresses such an idea, Eisner will attack him.

At this time, the phone rang. When he saw the caller, he picked up the phone immediately without any delay, "Hello Eisner,"

"Why do you give up the acquisition of Pixar in exchange for NEXTDOOR's support for your acquisition of Marvel?" As soon as the call was connected, Eisner scolded him.

Iger was a little confused, "When did I make such a decision? How come I don't know?"

But Eisner, who had a preconceived idea, would not pay attention to his judgment. He believed that Iger could do such a thing, "If you don't have the ability to preside over the acquisition of Marvel, it's also very simple. Let the capable people take charge. If anyone says to give up Pixar, then whoever says to give up Pixar is the sinner of Disney,"

Today, Iger, who was originally a little unhappy, couldn't help but get angry, "I completely agree with your opinion, and I also want to remind those who caused the discord between us and Pixar to think about this point carefully,"

You dare to talk back tit for tat? Eisner suddenly felt that the fire in his heart could no longer be suppressed. "I will request a meeting of the board of directors. You wait for the notice of the board of directors..."