Chapter 1207 Do It Early

On the 28th, in Paris, Song Ya woke up naturally with her eyelids shaking.

"SHXT!"

Seeing that it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, "Why didn't you call me?"

"Linda told us not to wake you up." Shakira responded and walked into the bedroom, "Really, I don't go to bed until seven o'clock in the morning."

"It's okay to stay up late once in a while."

Song Ya got up and rushed into the bathroom, "Is it too late to go to the stadium?"

"The match between Brazil and Chile in the round of 16 doesn't start until eight o'clock in the evening." Shakira replied.

"oh……"

There is really no need to rush, he heard the words and slowed down his teeth brushing.

Last night, Linda and the others tracked the latest progress of the Polygram case. The more certain information is that the Bronfman family is playing for real this time. Yesterday, Bronfman Jr. and Polygram did not sign any intentional documents. It is not a stock exchange merger and acquisition, but Seagram Global Group invested 11.8 billion to acquire Polygram, including all assets such as records, film companies, fixed assets, copyright libraries, and media. Polygram stock has been suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange and has begun the delisting process. It is estimated that the time to obtain the relevant national permits and complete all receiving work will be January 1, 1999.

In other words, PolyGram is already owned by Seagram Global Group, and it will be a transition period from now to January 1 next year.

Little Bronfman felt a bit like a blitzkrieg this time. Not only himself, Warner and the other three major record companies didn't respond. They responded to the media's statement with one voice, and they all have to wait for the company to confirm. It's not convenient to express their opinions now...

"I was notified to return to the United States for a meeting."

Song Ya packed up her personal hygiene and went out. Linda, who stayed up with her all night, had already packed her bags and was about to leave. "The merger of the record business of the two companies should be the fastest and smoothest, depending on the changes in the top management."

The merger will not affect the label of the record company, but there can only be one leadership team at the head office, and it depends on who Bronfman will keep. In the early days, there were a lot of affairs in the CD industry that he had to deal with personally.

There is still nearly half a year.

"Okay, good luck."

Song Ya hugged her, "Be vigilant too." Then he sent her out the door in person.

"I will."

Linda left some latest media reports before leaving.

‘Universal PolyGram joined forces, and the flagship of the world’s largest record company set sail. '

‘A long, glorious history about to die? In addition to the six major changes and five major changes, sources revealed that Seagram Universal Group tends to use the simple name of Universal Music, and it is likely to abandon the Polygram trademark. '

'Polygram Records followed Universal Music to join the Duo Alliance, and Sony Columbia Records. The whole music website acquired by Columbia Records is expected to become the world's largest online legal music website. '

'Universal Pictures will also acquire Polygram Films at the same time. In the acquisition with a total value of 11.8 billion, the industry estimates that Polygram Films is worth about 1.2 to 1.4 billion dollars in this transaction. about. '

Seagram Global Group and PolyGram set up a temporary PolyGram Global Company to manage, clarify, and deal with business mergers between the two parties except for the record and film industries. The former PolyGram subsidiary Most of the assets have an extremely complicated ownership relationship... The related work will be completed before January 1 next year. '

Mr. Edgar Bronfman Jr., chairman of Seagram Global Group, mentioned words such as "anti-piracy" and "Digital Millennium Act" several times in his speech yesterday. Make efforts to urge the U.S. government to formulate a new copyright regulation that is very beneficial to the traditional record and film industries, and severely crack down on the increasingly rampant digital piracy on the Internet. '

'Bronfman Jr. did not mention the issue of layoffs, and after the press conference, he also refused the reporter's questions about related issues.

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‘As for the question of whether it is possible for Seagram Global Group to go public as a whole in the future, Bronfman Jr. answered that everything is possible. '

‘The leaders of former Polygram record labels, including DefJam, Motown, DG, AandM, Mercury Records, etc., have all expressed their firm support for this merger and acquisition, and are very much looking forward to joining the Universal family...’

Song Ya read the newspaper while resting her stomach, "Huh? Where's Hayden?" She didn't see her manager after eating.

"exist."

Said that Hayden Hayden arrived, "Come in, Mr. Linton." He smiled and led Linton, the president of Disney Copyright Company, and the executive president of Bowei Pictures.

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

Linton entered the door full of energy and shouted, "Hahaha! Good afternoon, ALUS, stupid pig!"

"Silly donkey!"

The two sides greeted each other in French. Disney has made a big hit this summer. The box office of Peerless, The Horse Whisperer, and Mulan are all good. The other one is close to six days and seven nights, but it is enough for Linton and Mr. CEO to walk with wind. "Wow, ALUS, your global popularity is no worse than that of Xiao Li, especially those countries that are crazy about football... We walked around, and street shops in countless countries are playing your cup of life."

If you don't mention Xiao Lizi when you meet, you're itchy, right? "Why did you come to France?" Song Ya asked.

"Walk about Mulan's publicity event here, and come and see you."

Linton casually took out one of the thick newspapers on the dining table, glanced at it, and exchanged understanding glances with the CEO of Bowei, "You are both small and big in the world, and this business is a global sensation."

what we global...

"Hehe, Seagram Global Group? This is not small and big, right?" Song Ya asked with a sneer.

"From the appearance of the circle, we only know that Universal Music has swallowed Polygram records. After all, Polygram records are larger and have a longer history." Linton replied.

"What's the matter with you?" Song Ya didn't want to chat with this big mouth, "I'm going to go to the stadium to perform soon."

"Old Larry is sick. It's really not the time. Do you have time to go back to Hollywood to edit the girl next door?" Bowei CEO asked: "Maybe we can catch up with the end of the summer file."

"I don't have time."

The girl next door has already closed the filming. Xiao Lizi only stayed on the set for 21 days including the rest day. The director Larry has been sick for many years. Maybe he was too tired due to rush work. He led the team in mid-June After filming the follow-up scenes, he was admitted to the hospital.

Although the World Cup group stage on my side has ended, the knockout stage of the top 16 will start immediately. There is no gap in a day. There will only be a few days to spare until the beginning of July, but I have already made an appointment to go to Germany to sign a contract with Mercedes-Benz, and then I will catch up immediately Return to France to perform for the quarter-finals.

"How come after the World Cup, can you?" He asked.

There is not enough time between the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, and between the semi-finals and the finals. Even if he is physically able to fly across the sea from France to Los Angeles, there is not much time left for work. Besides, he has a bit of movie appreciation ability now, next door The editing of the original girl film is not very good, at least it is far worse than the original film of cat and mouse game.

"That's..." Linton really didn't know when the World Cup would end.

"July 12th." Song Ya replied.

"No, it's too late. After ALUS edits, we still need to print a copy...Let's maintain the original plan and let the natural pair top it." Bowei CEO said.

"Summer time." Linton made the last effort.

"I can't break the contract with FIFA, I have persisted until now." Song Ya spread her hands.

"Then will you come to Mulan's Paris premiere tomorrow night?"

"I'll be in another city tomorrow."

"Animated film adapted from the historical stories of Huaguo." Linton seduced again, "The French like this tone very much."

"Is the premiere at night?" Song Ya asked.

"certainly."

Then there was no way to go, the elimination stage was at night, Song Ya waved his hand.

Linton and the CEO of Bowei got nothing and left disappointed.

Song Ya also cleared up her mood. Anyway, she couldn't intervene in Universal's affairs. When the time came, she would lead the team to the match between Brazil and Chile.

He stayed in France for almost a month, and now his life is very simple. Apart from filming endorsement commercials and business entertainment, most of the time is spent traveling between French cities to perform, and then staying in the hotel with Shakira Living in a two-person world, after signing the contract, I stopped shopping on the street.

Life is becoming more and more boring, and he misses the forest. Even if Universal's acquisition of Polygram hadn't happened, his eyelids would always droop like now, as if he didn't have any interest in anything.

"Today you have to lip-sync."

As football matches become more and more intense and confrontational, according to the survey by William Morris and Universal, fans around the world are also paying more and more attention to the stadium, the game itself, and the popularity of the Cup of Life and Weareone is decreasing .

In addition, there was no stage and well-prepared audio equipment for the live performance, and the two songs were exhausted. If there was not a grand performance hanging at the closing ceremony, Song Ya, Shakira, and Gloria would have lost their motivation.

Not to mention the passion for acting now.

"OK." Shakira and Gloria passed his paddling proposal all the way.

Gloria may even regret it a bit. She participated in the middle and did not fully achieve the goal of becoming popular. At most, the exposure rate has risen sharply. After all, she is old, and she is on the same stage with the youthful and hot Shakira who can shake her waist like a motor Whether it's a good thing to dance together is another matter. Anyway, the Latin media is hyping that the old and new Latin queens have completed the handover ceremony.

"Wow wow wow! Ahhhhhhhhhh..."

Before the game, Song Ya opened his mouth in the middle of the court to deal with things, and spent most of the time guiding fans to wave after him.

The fans didn't know him, they waved their hands excitedly following him, lined up the crowd, and had a great time.

"Um."

A few minutes later, the work was over, and he, Shakira, and Gloria called it a day and left. They yawned loudly as soon as they entered the aisle and left the camera to follow.

"ALUS."

"Sloan? What?"

Hayden sent over the phone.

"Is it convenient to talk?" Sloan asked.

"Wait a minute. You're in China, right?"

Song Ya thought she was going to talk about the joint venture TV station, "How is the negotiation going?"

"It's going well. Huaguo is very active, even more active than I imagined." Sloan announced the good news: "Maybe the progress will be much faster, I have confidence."

"Yeah?"

Song Ya frowned, which was different from what he and Song Zecheng had dealt with, "That's good." He didn't show his expression.

"But I'm going to say something else."

Sloan said: "Did someone from Hermès break the gossip about your bag purchase?"

"No, what's the matter?" At present, the situation is calm, "But the animal protection organization and the special topic over there must continue to be done, and I don't want to be caught blind when things come to an end."

"Very good progress, ALUS." Sloan praised, "You now have the mentality of a qualified tycoon, so you have to start early."

"Ha...uh, are you implying something?" Song Ya smiled complacently but felt that Sloan's tone was not right.

"Think about the end of the reporter who questioned David Geffen's art collection. Some actions...it will be too late when things happen." Sloan hung up the phone.

Song Ya was silent.

He didn't say a word until he got in the car and returned to the hotel.

"Be happy, it's been like this all day." Shakira hugged him coquettishly, shaking her arms, "It's not the end of the world."

"Just thinking about something." He sat with the Latin girl on his lap casually.

Sloan is hinting at DeLay that Bronfman Jr. has taken over Polygram, and that his people have already targeted DeLay before. As the former president of the American music website, DeLay has value in the online music piracy case. , such as testifying in court or speaking to the media, pouring dirty water on yourself, etc...

Do it early... What Sloan said is 100% correct.

Just like the reporter who questioned David Geffen's art collection, suddenly got into a car accident before the breaking news article was published...

There is still a window of time. If you wait until Bronfman Jr. turns his attention back, DeLay is bought, and the news explodes and makes him return to the media spotlight, it will indeed be too late.

but……

After all, he is not a gangster, and he hesitates every time he makes such a life-and-death decision, and he can't make up his mind for a while.

"It's because of me these few days..." The girl in her arms thought too much and slid her body down.

Song Ya sighed slightly, picked up the newspaper on the table and continued to read.