Chapter 1420 Shared Adversity Is Impossible

Main text Chapter 1420: Sharing adversity is impossible

"Last year's acquisition of Seagram Global brought us too many problems, including management, finance, and legal issues... I'm not saying that this business is not worth doing. You can also see the value of Seagram Wine Industry." It's time to sell it off from Seagram Global Group at a good price, which relieves our cash flow pressure very well...'

In Beverly Hills, actor, 20 million club member, and top actor Nicholas Cage’s home is holding a celebration party for him to take over the role of The Wolf of Wall Street. The big boss who came to visit Song Ya’s attention is all on the TV screen Messier, CEO of Vivendi Universal.

As Vivendi Universal's annual report revealed a huge loss of more than 13 billion euros last year, the company's stock price plummeted again, and Messier stood up and held a press conference to fight the fire and throw the pot away, "Our next fiscal year can finally be light. It's time to go into battle, and now the main work energy will be on the integration of Vivendi Universal's global media, and continue to solve the problems left over from the history of Seagram Global Group. Shareholders have agreed on the terms of the repurchase..."

8.6 billion, when Vivendi Universal announced its annual report, it chose to implement the repurchase agreement signed by Bronfman Jr. and Barry Diller in early 2001. Messier will sell Seagram Wine The cash was taken out in exchange for US Network, and it eliminated a major concern for the company, as US Network shareholders Barry Diller and John Malone had been accelerating the expansion of US Network, well ahead of the late 2002 buyback deadline. One day of execution, Vivendi Universal can spend less money.

A big rock fell to the ground, and Barry Diller stepped into the ranks of billionaires with this transaction. After being defeated by Redstone twice in a row, he finally achieved success thanks to the generosity of Bronfman Jr. at the beginning.

"Wow..." The other spectators behind Song Ya exclaimed.

"What is this? How much did Barry Diller pay for the American TV network from Edgar when he was a kid?"

David Geffen next to Song Ya was very upset that Barry Diller bit off such a big mouthful of fat, and turned his head to ask the subordinates behind, "More than four billion?"

"Two times, a total of 4.5 billion. Barry Diller has managed the TV network well, with an increase in market share and ratings, plus continuous mergers and acquisitions..."

The subordinate replied: "8.6 billion... It should be more reasonable to reduce one billion. The reaction of the capital market also shows that everyone thinks that this transaction is a loss."

"Hehe, Messier can't do anything, he has to wipe little Edgar's ass..."

There were idlers waiting, so David Geffen was inconvenient to vent on the spot, so he said sourly, "Barry Diller is really lucky, he has figured out little Edgar."

Although revenge is fun, but in the early days, my relationship with the Bronfman family was stronger than that of Barry Diller. After all, the money that leaked through the fingers of the third generation of rich people was more and more secure. Who knew that psychopath suddenly decided to kick himself out? David Geffen can't help but brood when he thinks about it.

At this time, everyone realized that Song Ya had made a bankruptcy bet with Bronfman Jr., and Vivendi Universal plummeted again. Didn't Bronfman Jr.'s net worth shrink greatly again? Including David Geffen, his eyes drifted subconsciously to the black pharaoh beside him.

From the corner of her eyes, Song Ya noticed that everyone was looking at her quietly, and Charis, who was holding her arms, pressed closer, but it was difficult to respond, and continued to focus and indifferently stare at the TV screen to change the topic: "The United States Television network... John Malone earns a lot with more shares, right?"

"of course."

David Geffen replied, and then turned to gloating, "But John Malone is in trouble. After ATandT was merged with the TCI company he managed, the management and shareholders began to rebel at the beginning of the year and wanted to drive him out."

"It's all because of the stock market crash. Everyone's life is hard." Linton, the president of Disney Copyright Company, who was just promoted at the beginning of the year and also served as the vice president of Disney Group, came over to join the discussion.

New York stock market out of the downturn is nowhere in sight,

Of course, the new George Jr. government also wanted to save it. It resorted to major measures such as cutting interest rates and extending the Internet tax holiday, but none of them could restore the confidence of investors.

Wealth is easy, and we are in trouble together. Seeing that the stock market is recovering for a while, all listed companies have started to have internal problems. Not only ATandT and TCI, but also AOL and Time Warner, which have recently merged, are also having internal strife, and the troubles are even worse.

Because AOL's market value was very high when it acquired Time Warner, the boss Steve Case naturally took control of the new company after the merger. Losing money, he wanted to "repent the marriage" by exposing AOL's financial fraud before the merger. AOL was not to be outdone, and in turn accused Time Warner Group of financial fraud. Both parties will soon confront Bo in court.

The old friend Jim Clark who joined AOL with Netscape is now full of bags with Steve Case.

Affected by this, Time Warner Group's internal sentiments fluctuated, so it attracted Disney, a powerful external enemy, whether in Hollywood's Disney Department and Warner Department, the second-tier leader in the record industry, Disney Records and the bottom five Warner Records, or ABC and Warner Television Network , The business scope of the two companies has a very high degree of overlap, and fierce overall competition ensues.

However, Disney is not stable internally. Emperor Eisner’s large-scale investment in acquiring Internet companies such as Infoseek in recent years has become a joke due to the stock market crash. Also, the just-disclosed annual report shows that Eisner’s own shareholding exceeds that of the Disney family for the first time. Roy, who officially became the largest individual shareholder, caused a lot of dissatisfaction among other shareholders, including Roy Disney.

"I heard that your company will be renamed Eisner Group soon?"

David Geffen laughed and joked when he saw Linton.

The emperor himself, who has worked for many years and finally suppressed the main family, seems to have some meaning in this regard. He is testing the news through the media. This is not a secret in Hollywood, which is well-informed.

One can imagine how angry Roy Dinis is now.

"hehe……"

Linton didn't dare to answer, and he laughed dryly amidst the laughter of the crowd.

Song Ya didn't want to embarrass his hardcore ally Linton, so he winked at Hayden who was holding the remote control, and Hayden knew how to change the channel.

‘Kynikos hedge fund boss James Chanos suddenly issued a short report, targeting energy giant Enron…’

'The report questioned that Enron's profitability and return on investment were not enough to support the current stock price. At the same time, it pointed out that although Enron CEO Skilling continued to publicly claim that Enron's stock price would rise to $120, he secretly kept Cashing out stocks in violation of regulations...'

The CNBC news really diverted everyone's attention from Disney. Enron is a multinational giant, and James Chanos, the hedge fund owner of Kynikos who released the short report this time, has a lot of background. In 1982, when he was still a small securities broker, he used a paper research report to kill Baldwin-United Insurance Company, creating the largest bankruptcy case in history with a scale of 9 billion dollars at that time.

And like his colleague, James Chanos, he is also very good at using the media after he founded the Kynikos hedge fund. As he becomes stronger and stronger, he dares to openly take action against the giants, and there must be something to rely on.

"Wolf of Wall Street author Jordan Belfort's good friend, junk bond king Milken, was also James Chanos sent to prison?" David Geffen asked.

"Doesn't count? James Chanos was the first to openly short Milken's Drexel Securities in 1984, but Milken was only imprisoned in 1990..."

Linton recalled his answer: "But it's also very powerful. It is said that Milken's resistance in those years was very fierce. He even hired private detectives to follow, investigate, harass, and threaten James Chanos."

"Oh, by the way..." Linton looked at Song Ya again and reminded, "James Chanos seemed to be working at Deutsche Bank at that time."

"Um."

Song Ya nodded slightly to show that he understood. He didn't bother to pay attention to the battle between Enron and Kynikos funds, which had never intersected before. What he was thinking about was Vivendi Universal. Edison and Paulson of Goldman Sachs both stated that they would continue to be optimistic about Vivendi Universal.

Even based on the lowest share price of Vivendi Global when they, Lehman, and Solomon Smith Barney took over the market last year, if you look at it alone... After this wave of huge losses, these strategic investors when Vivendi Global went public in Rice should at least be on the books. Those who are losing money still say they are bullish, I am afraid they have to pinch their noses, right?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gloated a little, so he sneered slightly.

"Hehehe..."

The idlers didn't know why the black pharaoh laughed, but they all laughed along for a while.

David Geffen didn't smile, and glanced at the flatterers around him, ashamed to be with them, "APLUS, I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first." Then he walked away.

"OK."

Song Ya greeted Linton and sent him off with her arms around Charis.

"The stock market crash has caused chaos in American companies this year. I think this is an opportunity for us."

David Geffen whispered as he walked: "In hindsight, you were very decisive in withdrawing from companies such as Yahoo."

"No, now the media still likes to use that incident to laugh at me." Song Ya is modest, the highest point is more than four billion YAHOO cleared for less than one billion dollars, every time he thinks about it, it makes him feel painful.

David Geffen shook his head, "It's already very powerful, how much did you spend when you entered..."

"Hey! David! APLUS! Charis!"

At this time, the owner Nicolas Cage found them. This top Hollywood actor, who was wearing flip flops and beach shorts at home, was covered with a nightgown and opened to reveal his thick chest hair. , "Don't...don't go! Don't you like my place?"

As a member of the Coppola family, he used this surname with great ambition to express his unwillingness to rely on the family to gain a foothold in Hollywood. Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci kept a certain distance from the Hollywood Italian gang, so he was one level further away from the Italian gang enemies in the small books, so Song Ya made the protagonist of The Wolf of Wall Street this time gave him.

20 million film salary plus a certain percentage of box office revenue, the treatment is top of Hollywood, Nicolas Cage quickly agreed after reading the script.

"I'll see David off, but I won't go." Song Ya smiled and waved at him.

"Uh, APLUS, it's good to invite him to participate in your movie, but don't ask too much about his messy private life..." David Geffen reminded in front of the car.

"I won't."

Song Ya replied with a smile: "I don't know him well, this guy is crazy."

Nicolas Cage was drinking heavily, and his aesthetic style was very weird. Song Ya looked at his gothic-style Beverly Hills mansion, which he bought for more than 10 million yuan and then spent huge sums of money to renovate...

It's not Gothic, it's not authentic at all, it's more like a mixed style with the Indian tribe's undead belief, which makes the entrance of the mansion look ghostly.

He is also a big buyer in the Hollywood star collection circle. He spends extravagantly and often buys some eccentric works of art at a premium. It is estimated that he will send money to David Geffen on weekdays.

When Song Ya first came here, he was taken to appreciate his collection. After seeing those messy things such as Mexican statues and bird specimens, he kindly hinted, "Your interest is very similar to Rembrandt." Brown was also a big spender on eccentric collectibles, an interest that indirectly led to bankruptcy.

But he didn't seem to understand the hidden meaning in the words, and he cheerfully took it as a compliment.

Then Song Ya didn't bother to remind him anymore, anyway, he was really unfamiliar, and every top male star was a rumbling money printing machine, and collecting hobbies would not only create wealth, but just be happy.

"His career has been very smooth in the past ten years. It was not like this before. Keep in touch..." David Geffen said goodbye and got into the car.

"Come here, come here! APLUS!"

Nicolas Cage is a very enthusiastic person, chasing out from the inside shouting vigorously in English mixed with ambiguous Italian, "I will take you to visit again..."

The guest did what he wanted, so Song Ya and Charis had to turn around and follow him.

"APLUS... sir, Miss Theron."

From time to time on the way, someone greeted me, their expressions and eyes were more respectful than when they went out just now, and they lined up like a pilgrimage king to shake hands with Song Ya one by one, then pinched Charis's hand and kissed the back of the hand, and finally the rules were very consistent He took a step back to get out of the way, and didn't say anything else.

Or is it more like expressing your attitude in public?

"What's wrong?"

Many people here have a high status in Hollywood. Charis, who has been sticking to her from beginning to end, is overwhelmed with vanity. She has never been treated like this in Hollywood. She is satisfied and puzzled, and Song Ya is also a little bit Puzzled, he asked Hayden.

"Just now CNBC broadcast another interview with reporters by Bacardi Liquor Vice Chairman Sam Bronfman. He said that the Bronfman family's acquisition of Universal is a complete tragedy."

Hayden reported in a low voice: "CNBC judged Bronfman Jr. as the stupidest person in the media industry."

I see.

It seems that everyone knows that Bronfman Jr. is destined to be a laggard, and he will never regain his previous power, especially after Messier newly formed Universal Entertainment Group and took his chairman and CEO of Seagram Global Group off the air.

Besides, Seagram Global Group has lost its name after selling Seagram Wine.

Hehe, these guys, have they only seen the situation clearly now? This revenge against the rich three generations seems to be more like a fine old wine. As time goes by, the taste becomes more and more luscious...

Song Ya continued to maintain a calm expression, feeling sullen in her heart.

"Hayden, you come too!"

Only Nicolas Cage was a little impatient when he was interrupted, and he yelled while hugging the arms of Song Ya and Charis from behind.

"No, I can't today..."

In the evening, the South African diamond was brought into the empty studio by Song Ya. The set was a re-enactment of the red room in the original Fifty Shades of Apocalypse film. It was also the same style as the Highland Park created by Song Ya, and some of the props were real. " I still have a scene to shoot tomorrow, so I can't leave marks on my body..."

Charis hugged Song Ya's arm who started to play with the camera and begged. She was 100 willing in her heart, but reason prevailed in the end.

"I know." Song Yachao pouted forward today, "So I called someone to help you."

It was only then that Charis realized that Rashida, who was wearing a single ponytail, was kneeling obediently there without saying a word, and her skin glowed a healthy wheat-colored soft light against the backdrop of the red room...

"Smoke..."

After fixing the camera, Charis has changed into her attire, swaying her figure and flicking her whip, she walked towards Rashida, black and white were clear and the atmosphere was good, but the mobile phone in her trouser pocket rang inappropriately.

At this time, there are only a few people who will bother me, "Is something wrong?"

"Our Congressman Russel killed himself by exhaust fumes in his car in the garage of his home, and his body has just been found."

said Sloan on the phone.

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