Chapter 1209? Greedy

"Mr. As, this is our car that won the championship in the Touring Car Masters last year. This is..."

In the design center of the Mercedes-Benz headquarters, Song Ya stood listening to the explanation and watched the racing car demonstration on the big screen. The Mercedes-Benz people surrounded him in a half circle, and the film crew silently recorded all this.

"azg..."

The whole visit was a big advertisement, and he was very conscious of being a spokesperson, admiring him, and then he was led to other places, such as watching engineers use 3D software to design parts and so on.

"w..." He gave a thumbs up to the computer screen.

"This is the concept car we launched this year."

"so beautful..."

"The following part is the whole design process, you can experience from the initial stage of a car's exterior design... Uh, why don't you try it?"

"Can I?" He was ushered in front of a dark, scaled, streamlined car model again.

"certainly."

Song Ya stretched out his hand according to the other party's instructions. Sure enough, the model was made of some kind of plasticine or clay. He poked it in and pushed the hood down a bit. "Hahaha!" Then he laughed with the people around him. .

"It seems that I am not suitable for this line of work." Then he laughed at himself and moved on to the next destination.

"This is our latest V8 model."

"azg..."

"This is our previous car model. This is the world's first car made by Mr. Karl Benz, a replica..."

"Wow, that's unbelievable... a hundred years ago, isn't it?"

"Yes, 1886..."

"Wow……"

Anyway, it’s just boasting, and then taking a group photo in front of various objects with a long history, high technology and excellence that Mercedes-Benz wants to show, and his service has always been in place in this regard.

"You can choose options here..."

"Really?" He got a little more serious when it came to the selection process, and finally, he started to take promotional photos in front of the real car, a black e55a.

"As, can you put your hand on the doorknob? Okay, that's it, fine..."

"Holding your hands like this, yes, stand in front of the side of the car... a little further..."

Wearing a more stable Gucci double-breasted button today, he looks like a successful person, mechanically posing various poses according to the photographer's requirements.

During the break, I can chat with the Germans about the World Cup and compliment the German team.

What is a profession? This is!

"hey-hey……"

Hayden approached with a smile on the way, "It's already been negotiated,

When the World Cup is over, we will sign a contract with Coca-Cola when we return to the United States. "

"Yeah!?"

Song Ya was overjoyed. That was Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand all year round. "Just like the cooperation model between J and Pepsi back then?" he asked.

"Uh, I can't make it, now it's not the same year, a contract of that level..." Hayden showed embarrassment.

"Forget it, that's fine."

Pepsi later terminated the contract with him because of the case in 1992. It was not a good idea to say it, Song Ya no longer insisted, "Good job!" He put his arm around Hayden's shoulder and shook it vigorously as an encouragement .

"Oh, by the way, Linda asked you to call back."

"ok."

He took the phone and dialed it back to Linda, the president of A Records, "Are you looking for me?"

"The American Television Network has just announced that they are trying to acquire the original Polygram Records that Seagram Global Group has just acquired, and part of the distribution network of Polygram Pictures in Beimi..."

Reporting from Linda in Los Angeles.

Is this... the beginning of the division?

So fast, Barry Diller, who won the US TV network for 1.5 billion, spoke first. How much Bronfman Jr. trusts the old man! "Do you know the approximate transaction amount?" he asked Linda.

"It is said that it should be more than 100 million, less than 200 million. Things that Universal does not need overlap with its own distribution system, and it is reasonable to split them up and sell them."

"puff!"

Song Ya was going crazy after hearing this, why did she have a conflict with that rich third generation! ? I really haven't done anything bad, the inexplicable relationship is like this...

Blame Sloane! Encourage me to talk to the rich price!

I was wrong, I was wrong, it’s okay! ?

He stomped his feet in envy, "There must be other competitors in the distribution system, right?"

"The record industry doesn't seem to exist. Small and medium-sized labels can afford it, but they can't afford it. The seven major Hollywood companies also have a mature distribution system in Beimi. Second-tier companies may be interested in DreamWorks, but they lack distribution capabilities. Others Of... I don’t know anymore, after all, it’s just news.”

Linda replied.

More than 100 million, I can afford it! Can……

well!

Song Ya kicked the rear tire of the Mercedes-Benz, extremely annoyed.

"What shall we do? Boss."

Beverly, Jack Warner's estate, a close friend reported to David Geffen, "Mr. Katzenberg will come over immediately, and he will hold an emergency conference call with you and Mr. Spielberg who is out of town."

"It's a trilemma for me now. If DreamWorks participates in the bidding, Barry Diller will definitely speak ill of me in front of Bronfman Jr., and I will not gain his trust. If I don't participate, such a great deal It is indeed a pity to miss this opportunity..."

David Geffen is also greedy, but he is not as angry as Song Ya, and he can still maintain his calm, "Also, DreamWorks has just established a foothold. If it is exposed that it wants to organize its own distribution network, the distribution relationship we have finally established It will fall apart under the vigilance of the Seventh National Congress, and Saving Private Ryan is about to start painting... Moreover, Polygram's distribution capacity in Beimi theaters is almost zero, and the distribution network of the record industry is not available for us for the time being, and we need to invest a lot of money To carry out the transformation, during this period, the cost of supporting people alone is..."

"Barry Diller will have to invest a huge amount of money even if he gets it. He will definitely turn the distribution system to shopping channels and radio stations..." the cronies persuaded, "but anyway, this is a good business."

Am I supposed to worry about being trusted like Barry Diller?

David Geffen complained silently in his heart.

"We have to get in as soon as possible, David, it's up to you."

"Saving Private Ryan is about to start painting. Too much money has been invested in this movie, and we can't afford to lose...David, you know very well that we have already been deeply suspected by the Seventh Congress. We can't rush until DreamWorks grows bigger. issue a challenge."

The other two giants of DreamWorks also had differences during the meeting. Katzenberg, who had almost mastered the overall situation of Disney, dreamed of winning his own distribution network, but Spielberg was the director and producer of Saving Private Ryan. He doesn't want to see a live-action movie that has invested heavily in being suppressed by the top seven Hollywood before it hits theaters.

"When will I wait? How can there be another chance like this? Maybe we only have this chance in this life!"

"We may not be able to get it when we participate in the bidding, but it reveals our ambition."

"After you, is there anyone who doesn't know the ambitions of the three of us?"

"Procrastinate for a while? Saving Private Ryan will start filming in Beimi on July 24th. It will be released for two weeks and then, no, three weeks..."

"It's not like you don't know Bronfman Jr. and Barry Diller...they're almost wearing a pair of pants, and the timing is fleeting!"

It is difficult to establish a distribution system, which is also the last piece of the puzzle of independence. In the face of a god-given opportunity, Katzenberg and Spielberg could not calm down and argued endlessly.

In the end, the decision had to be handed back to David Geffen, after all, he was the only one who was expected to convince Bronfman Jr.

I have been patient until now, and now I can enjoy the leftovers of the Universal Polygram merger, and now let me take the risk of being alienated by Bronfman Jr. to participate in the bidding?

There should still be opportunities to make money, David Geffen secretly made a decision during the quarrel between the two.

"Boss, old Mr. Bronfman's phone number."

Coincidentally, he escaped temporarily by answering the phone.

"How much do you know about this business? David." Old Bronfman's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding a little tired, but otherwise normal.

"You mean..." David Geffen asked back.

"What else can it be, Polygram's case."

"I don't know. I was notified of Little Edgar's signing with PolyGram only after the fact." He took the opportunity to continue taking eye drops, of course he was telling the truth and with a bit of real resentment, "You ask I was asking the wrong person, you should ask Barry Diller, he is the one that Edgar trusted most."

"You didn't participate in the negotiations?"

"I participated in several meetings in the United States, the early ones, and later... I couldn't follow little Edgar around."

"Okay, I see, thanks David."

"Don't tell him I told you that."

"certainly."

The old Bronfman put down the microphone, and suddenly seemed to be let out, and his spirits sank, "David Geffen probably didn't play a big role in this matter."

"Here, when Edgar Jr. sold American TV Network, he also signed a buyback clause with Barry Diller. The specific clauses are very unfavorable to us."

In his library in Montreal, a whole team of accountants is re-examining all the documents Seagram and Universal have signed in recent years, but the average age is not young, many of them are gray-haired and wear the iconic Jewish hat. round cap.

He took the document from one of them and read it carefully, then took a deep breath and threw it aside.

"You passed out just now, and now you need rest the most." The old accountant who was always by his side persuaded.

"Little Edgar also signed a gambling agreement with Merrill Lynch to list the Seagram Global Group as a whole before 2001. If io fails to meet the schedule... the result will be disastrous." Someone handed over a copy document.

The old man was so angry that he almost had another myocardial infarction, "I can't close my eyes now!" He shook his head stubbornly, "Let his personal bodyguards come in."

"Mr. Bronfman." A rough and strong man who was always by Bronfman's side walked in and bowed respectfully.

"I asked you to protect him, take care of him, and tell me if there is anything, how about you?"

When the old man met, he scolded, "Is that how things are done?"

"What's wrong? Is everything okay?"

The brawny man's cultural level is not high, so he replied stupidly.

"Then what did you tell me?" The old man became annoyed when he heard this, "Everything is fine, everything is fine, that's all you can say, something as big as tens of billions..."

"Blame me?"

The strong man is with him, and the next day he will know who said it, you father and son have nothing to do, anyway, the unlucky ones who lost their jobs in the end are us..."

Chicago 1990