Chapter 1511 Struggling

In 2003, while having a working meal during a high-level Disney meeting, Robert Iger suddenly choked on a piece of chicken. Seeing that his life was in danger, it was Staggs who rescued him with Heimlich's first aid method. The force was so great that he even broke Iger a rib.

Before that, the relationship between the two parties was ordinary, and after that, a personal friendship naturally developed, but Staggs remained the most loyal Royalist.  …

Don't blame him, it's very rare to be able to persist until now.

The next day, after a whole night of anger and hesitation, Eisner grew older and stared blankly at the crystal shrimp dumpling on the plate in front of him.

Of course, of course, Staggs' best choice is of course to join Iger.

Not to mention the deepening trust in saving lives, Iger was able to vacate the position of chief operating officer after completing the last leap. After all, Linton's foundation is relatively shallow, and the positions of president of the copyright company and Bowei Pictures in his hand should have been promised already. , and the temptation for Staggs, the chief financial officer, is not enough...

he thought to himself, and then blamed himself.

Should have been on guard.

Soon, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

That's right, not to mention the fluke mentality before, how many people around me are available? Who else could you trust without trusting Staggs? And he has already brought him to Xiangjiang, so some precautionary measures have been taken.

Iger didn't play this winning hand until now, it's really bearable...

After all, the tide is over!

"BOSS."

At this time, the chief legal officer sat down opposite, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you take a break?"

"You...ahem, do you have any suggestions for the matter on the 20th?" Eisner withdrew his thoughts and made mental preparations at the same time.

"I don't know, what are you going to do?"

The chief legal officer asked casually. He lowered his head and concentrated on researching the assortment of Cantonese morning tea dim sum, picking and choosing, and finally chose the combination of egg tart and pineapple bun that suits the taste of Westerners the most.

"I'll probably quit before then, and then..."

The curtain machine is deep, the division is balanced, and after the plan is determined, Eisner also wants to continue the routine of winning for more than 20 years, but this time... there is really no way, and the other parties are all good players. Always being punctured in advance of the plan before organizing an army to fight the opponent, it can only be like a deflated ball.

Like the conversation with Staggs last night,

The chief financial officer suddenly turned his back on the water. Robert Iger turned over his cards and showed his fangs. If he played any tricks, he would not even plan to give himself a stable retirement life.

"Go and have a good vacation."

He looked at the chief legal officer who seemed to be still loyal. He was moved by the other party to accompany him to the end, but also a little scared, fearing that the other party would suddenly "reveal his identity" and make himself a real loner. "What about you?"

"I'll see and talk."

The Chief Legal Officer shrugged. "Who's going to win?"

"Robert."

Eisner replied.

The chief financial officer has evidence of his own financial fraud, as well as Linton's. Linton's hands and feet were not so clean in order to fabricate performance when he was the president of Hollywood Pictures.

"What is expected of everyone?" The chief legal officer stuffed the egg tart into his mouth.

"Um."

Yeah, as expected...

Maybe he had lost a long time ago, and everyone had betrayed his relatives, so he could only admit it. Eisner forced a smile and picked up his chopsticks.

"Ha! You are here!"

George Mitchell's booming voice broke the silence, "Morning! Have you guys watched the news? Doug Morris is so annoying, I don't like him. The remote... Where is the remote?"

"I've seen it." Eisner didn't want to rewatch it, but George Mitchell had found the remote and turned on the TV.

“Our integration of Metropolitan Distribution has been very smooth. The distribution networks of the two companies in Asia and South America are very complementary. I am very happy to take over APLUS, Linkin Park, Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, Alicia Kay I love them and welcome them to the Warner family too."

Warner Music CEO Doug Morris is telling reporters: "I understand that Disney Records is going through a difficult time, but you know, we have to sit down and talk about these releases, the sooner the better, I appeal to them again to cooperate with Warner Music. ..."

"I've seen it..." Eisner repeated helplessly.

"Then let the people from Disney Records deal with him!"

George Mitchell posed as the chairman and gestured to the TV, "This guy is annoying."

Metropolis Publishing Company has some overseas distribution contracts of Metropolis Records and A+ Records. After the merger, Warner Records will naturally inherit these. complex.

"It's impossible now, let's talk about it after the twentieth."

Doug Morris is obviously looking for trouble, and Disney Records is currently firmly supporting Linton, colluding internally and externally to cooperate with the hype agenda. Eisner sees clearly how it is possible to stop before the EGM.

"Only a week left."

George Mitchell was unaware of last night's showdown, "You haven't decided yet? Come on Michael, come on."

"I've decided, will you support me?" Eisner asked back.

"Huh?" George Mitchell was caught off guard.

"Robert," Eisner said.

"That means we will introduce Jobs later, and APLUS will take his record business to Warner..." George Mitchell didn't quite believe him, "Can you accept it?"

After deciding to let go, he became more relaxed. Eisner shrugged, "It's none of my business anyway."

"OK..."

George Mitchell looked at him, as if he was not fake, "Don't rush to announce, Paulson will come over this afternoon, let's have a good chat, this kind of thing should be cautious."

"Of course." Eisner nodded.

Before going out, George Mitchell looked back at him who was holding a crystal shrimp dumpling. As soon as he was out of range, he immediately called Paulson in the corridor, "You have to come this afternoon! Henry, Eisner seems to be really Ready to bow to Robert and Jobs!"

Then APLUS and Linton will lose...

Paulson was both happy and worried, and immediately went south.

In the evening, when he arrived at the hotel, Eisner was already drafting his resignation speech with his subordinates. It was almost finished and he did not shy away from others, so George Mitchell and others were there.

Eisner himself leaned against the floor-to-ceiling windows while meditating and dictating. The secretary sat behind the boss's desk and typed. Two assistants bent over and pointed softly, checking for omissions and filling vacancies. The chief financial officer, legal officer and other senior executives surrounded him with different expressions. At the table, George Mitchell and his people sat in the corner to listen, and the scene was a bit like a White House work photo.

"When I first got the William Morris mailroom job blah blah blah..."

Paulson casually picked up one of the speeches, which was similar in meaning to the edict of abdication, and skimmed through it, "I am very grateful to the friends who still give me trust, and I also appeal to you to continue to support Robert's work Barabara... This is a bit unlike you Oh Michael." He joked with a laugh.

"Time is running out, you have to make a decision, don't you?" Eisner replied, "I figured it out, and it's good for everyone."

"hehe……"

Paulson asked again: "Announce when you return to the United States?"

"No, after tomorrow's opening ceremony, it will be announced that night, and then I will go on vacation directly, and will not return to the United States for the time being."

Eisner really didn't want to go back, even if he kept a trace of decency, it still couldn't change the fact that everything was lost...

"Shall we chat?"

"OK."

"Well……"

The two called George Mitchell into the small room next door, and Paulson hesitated before saying, "What if we support Bodenheimer of ESPN instead?"

"too late."

Eisner lowered his head to hide the bright color in his eyes, "Why do you have such an idea?"

"Everyone is very annoyed that Linton and Robert are fighting back and forth. Together, we can still control the nominating committee, can't we?"

George Mitchell cooperated, "After they re-elect the directors, I will promote the agenda of Bodenheimer to take over as CEO. I will try and see if I can directly vote for more than half of the votes and create a fait accompli."

"If you can't, then support Robert Iger." Paulson added.

"Bordenheimer...Bordenheimer...will he?"

Eisner murmured, his mind spinning rapidly: "We are very sad. If the sneak attack fails, how will Bodenheimer face Robert in the future?"

"He promised to take a gamble with us. Anyway, according to the normal process, he will not be promoted to a position closer to the CEO until at least ten years later."

George Mitchell pointed to himself: "Isn't there still me if I fail?"

Eisner entered the long test, "No, no, I have promised Robert, you should have informed me of this plan."

"It's not like you haven't played him before." George Mitchell smirked.

"No, it's different this time."

Eisner continued to shake his head. For a moment, he planned to betray Staggs and betray the secret of his refuge in Iger. change your mind...

But he held back, no good.

He communicated with Iger on the phone last night. Iger is very determined this time. It is a foul to threaten with fake accounts, but Iger can't take care of it anymore. If he doesn't give in, Iger would rather die together.

Iger must already have what Staggs has in his hands, and it is meaningless to control Staggs.

He flinched, not having the courage to fight all enemies once he thought about retirement.

Paulson and George Mitchell persuaded for a long time, but he always refused, "You persuade Linton to leave, promise his sphere of influence, and let them support Bodenheimer instead."

He intentionally proposed, "APLUS, use the money spent to introduce Pixar animation to buy his film company at a premium. DreamWorks animation... temporarily only offers distribution contracts, and Katzenberg should be able to accept it. This will basically repel Robert and Jobs. .”

"You can try it."

Paulson nodded, but did not intend to keep his promise.

"What about you?" George Mitchell asked.

"I must support Robert, and it will be included in tomorrow's resignation speech, as you just saw." Eisner replied.

"Privately say hello to your people..." Paulson hinted.

"No." Eisner resolutely refused, his own side was already leaking like a sieve, and people's hearts were unpredictable, "Anyway, if Bodenheimer doesn't pass the test, you still have to continue to support Robert, right?"

"OK, then we..."

"well!"

After chatting with the two of them, it was already very late. Eisner returned to the hotel room. He dismissed his entourage, sighed alone, and picked up the speech left by his assistant.

'Robert Iger's two decades of service to ABC...'

He scanned the text again, and every place where Iger's name appeared made him feel dazzling.

In the dark, he thought for a long time.

Paulson and George Mitchell's sudden launch of Bodenheimer was unexpected and reasonable, and they must have been preparing for a long time, hiding it from themselves...

In other words, even if he defeated Linton and Iger this time, it is very likely that Goldman Sachs will find an opportunity to replace his plan with Bodenheimer in the future, when the foreign enemy threatens to retreat.

"hehe……"

He sneered, it turned out that he had no chance for a long time...

Maybe still struggle a bit?

When he was alone, his emperor's temper suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart, and Paulson's half-heartedness also made him see a little chance.

It is impossible to stay, at least strive for better conditions than the persuasion price that Iger asked Staggs to tell?

With great hesitation, he touched the landline, thought for a while, and dialed the number of his eldest son, Blake.

"What's up?"

After the disaster of the Sahara project, the eldest son is autistic. He doesn't want to work for the time being, and there is no job to find him.

"I'm announcing my resignation tomorrow, retirement..." Eisner said.

"oh……"

"you're drunk?"

"I've had a drink, not much..." Blake hiccupped on the other end of the phone.

"Be strong, be optimistic, temporary setbacks are just..."

"I know how to handle my own business, OK?"

"Okay, okay, I will probably support Robert after I retire, and he will also take care of your career in the future." Eisner didn't want to quarrel with his adult son about these trivial matters in life.

"I do not need……"

"Do you like Iger? I think you like Linton and APLUS more?"

"It doesn't matter, Hollywood people are all fucking the same, they are all snobs..."

Putting down the phone, Eisner shook his head, and called his younger son Anders again, in the same order as last time.

"It doesn't matter to me, I live on Wall Street by my ability, believe it or not, as long as I make a phone call, I can work in any investment bank on Wall Street in the next second..."

There is still a noisy background of the party over there, and Anders, who is thriving in his fund brokerage career, is extremely confident. He even feels that the scale of New Jersey's No. 1 Investment Bank is no longer enough to match his achievements, "APLUS owes us daddy! I Helped him make so much money!"

"Calm down Anders, too many people on Wall Street have fallen for supercilious emotions." Eisner warned: "Just like you are now..."

"I even plan to work independently with my friends. Just enjoy your life after you retire. Let me take care of the trust funds you set up. I guarantee that the return will be five times higher than if you stick to Disney. !"

Eisner rolled his eyes and didn't want to continue the chat, "Eric, what about you?"

My favorite second son is indeed very reliable, "Of course it is APLUS."

"oh?"

Eisner became interested, "I remember last time you commented that APLUS is not as smart as the outside world claims."

"He's much younger than you guys, and he's invincible."

Eric said: "Did you see his charity activities and benefit performances in New Orleans? The Donkey Party used him to go to the front line of the hurricane disaster area to attack the current leader. The black community's perception of him is a bit like MJ in the 1980s. It’s the peak period, Disney’s setbacks are nothing to him at all, he is much calmer than any of you. His mobility is also super strong, yes, maybe he is not that shrewd, but he will adjust in time after making mistakes, a hundred Billionaires also have enough room for adjustment, to be honest, I don’t understand why you didn’t choose him, are there any other tens of billionaires in your bureau?”

"Is there any more?"

Eisner keenly noticed that it was not normal for the second son to suddenly turn to APLUS's rainbow fart, "Tell the truth Eric."

"Uh...he is planning to build a gossip website similar to TMZ. I think it has some overlap with my website Romp. This is a way and has a future. I am discussing cooperation with Litman Media under him. I have a ready-made website, they would not hesitate to spend money to buy the time to catch up with TMZ, Littman Media can afford a high premium, hit it off!"

Sure enough, Eric is also a pure interest animal, "If Romp's transformation is successful, I can grab a large share from the traditional Hollywood tabloids and have a certain media influence, at least for the entertainment industry. The founder of TMZ used to be just A small role in the Time Warner Group, and now?"

"ha!"

Eisner was amused, "Is there no lower limit for the overlapping styles you mean?"

"Um……"

After the chat, Eisner's heart became firmer, and he made some calculations again, feeling that there was something to be done, so he decisively dialed APLUS's mobile phone number.

Don't look for Linton anymore, Linton may also succumb to the Egger-Stags alliance.

One last struggle!

"Mr. Eisner." A familiar calm tone came from the other end.

"Can I find a quiet place? I want to have a good chat with you." The background voice on the other end was also noisy, "Is there a party?"

"The Emmy Awards."

"Oh, I have a good memory." It's the 13th in the United States, which happens to be the time for the Emmy Awards, and APLUS came to the scene to explain that he will definitely win the award. Beauty and Emmys."

"Thanks."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, let's make a deal! But it is agreed in advance that you and Linton will support me to be elected as a director at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting on the 20th." When APLUS changed to a quiet place, He makes an offer.

"We can't do it. If we support you, we will offend a large number of shareholders who support us, especially Roy..."

Unexpectedly, he was rejected by the other party, "I don't want to play any tricks at this time, Mr. Eisner. Linton and I are willing to trade, but it is impossible to include any board seats."

"Do you think Roy will support Linton after I resign?"

He sneered, "Oh, by the way, I haven't told you yet, I decided to announce my resignation tomorrow."

"I know, I've received the news." I didn't get the expected response, and it wasn't surprising at all.

The faces of all the people who participated in the drafting of the resignation speech flashed through his mind in sequence, but he quickly threw away the irrelevant speculations. What's the point of finding out the mole at this time?

"Then...well then, tell me what you think, APLUS."

Unexpectedly, the other party already knew that he planned to support Iger and was so calm just now, he asked a little embarrassed.

"Linton needs your support, we need enough shareholder votes, you can publicly support Iger, and we can get some secret help." APLUS said.

"That's not enough, and it's not enough anyway." The votes for the shareholders' meeting had been rehearsed countless times in his mind.

"Enough is enough, we can win."

The voice on the other end of the phone seemed to have surging self-confidence, "Mr. Eisner, this is the case now. After Linton and I win, we will calculate your 'workload' and then decide what to reward you, such as a consultant position, or By supporting you and your family's business, we will talk about it when the time comes, and it will satisfy you anyway."

"You! Haha, you..."

Eisner was furious. The attitude of the other party made him look like a clown in all his previous plans. He was full of expectations but was extremely disappointed. He laughed back angrily, "You are too inflated APLUS! Return it to me on the phone Why is it necessary to act like a billionaire!?"

"I'll say it again! We can win."

Song Ya said categorically: "The only thing you have to consider is how to deal with Linton and me after winning, Mr. Eisner, save yourself some points! Otherwise, our subsequent revenge may mess with you. very ugly!"