Chapter 1517 Long Vacation

After Linton found out that the loyal Royalists could not get the expected return and turned to him for help, the covenant that the two sides had negotiated at that time was not fully concluded until today.

Linton took over as CEO in September 2005. He didn't really control Disney until March 2007 when he completed the acquisition of A+ Entertainment. In fact, those who hate him have long called him Eisner behind his back. II, because what he did after he took office was indeed Eisner's old style. He used benefits such as high salaries and options to enlist the loyalty of executives, and insisted on paying high dividends to please shareholders regardless of operating conditions. Gus and other political opponents left, and Disney paid a huge "breakup fee", which is almost a repeat of Eisner's script of driving Katzenberg and Ovitz away.

On the other hand, he managed to get rid of the A+ entertainment company, which had already eaten up the apocalypse bonus, at a high premium, and protected the safety of the record industry's cash cow. With this, he became Disney's largest individual shareholder, and completed the remote control through the alliance with Linton. The power in the media and entertainment industry has reached a new level.

This can no longer be described as breaking the ceiling, but climbing directly to the ceiling.

But for me, I was also quite tired by the Disney civil war that lasted for three years.

On the one hand, Linton’s personal ability is very strong, and most of the specific affairs are handled by him, or he coordinates first, and then serves as his backing to accompany him to dinner with the target person, play golf to socialize, help him endorse or smash You don't have to focus on it all the time to buy it with money.

All parties in the struggle maintained a fairly high bottom line. The worst incident was that Iger bought the then chief financial officer Staggs and threatened Linton by exposing financial fraud. His reputation, other businesses and personal safety were at risk. Need to worry.

The big media that is most hostile to itself: FoxNews did not take the opportunity to make trouble, because it happened to be caught in the internal strife between the head of the family, Roger Ailes, and the second son of the boss, Murdoch, James, and had no time to start a war with himself.

On the other hand, it is indeed too difficult and dangerous to win this civil war. Goldman Sachs, Eisner, Jobs, Roy Disney, even Iger, George Mitchell, Katzenberg...the enemy's resources, energy, and means are all At the top level, I must maintain high-intensity concentration and vigilance at all times.

If it weren't for the United States' infinite expectations and pursuit of opening up the Huaguo market, in fact, I would not be able to win this time, so I have been imagining and hating the outcome of the failure for the past three years...especially the first two years of the civil war.

At the same time, temporary failure is not completely unacceptable. After all, I am still young and can afford to wait, but it is this kind of game intensity where there is no shortage of retreats, which leads people to often fall into hesitation, self-doubt, uncertain choices and dilemmas... …

In addition, it has to take into account the business of 3DFX, Palm, Litman Media and their respective competitors, the competition of those industry giants, Disney has involved too much energy in the past three years...

torment.

Fortunately, finally tasted the joy of victory.

"boss."

Private lawyer Song Zecheng reported: "George Mitchell intends to resign as chairman of Disney and retire to concentrate on fighting cancer."

"What's Linton's opinion?"

"Linton doesn't want to change people. It is more beneficial for him to keep George Mitchell, who has no intention of fighting for power, as the nominal chairman, as long as George Mitchell no longer supports Katzenberg."

Song Zecheng replied: "He thinks that removing the post of chairman now will lead to more criticism."

"Okay, as long as we support him."

In the one and a half years since Linton became CEO in September 2005, there was actually a possibility that he would kill the donkey and get rid of it after using it. After completing the transaction of A+ Entertainment and becoming the largest individual shareholder, Song Ya completely let go of her worries.

The alliance that can rest assured to hand over the back to the other party can ensure the long-term stability of their respective positions.

Song Yalue made a thoughtful decision.

Then, he took off his shirt, threw off his slippers, and left the vacation cabin wearing only a pair of big beach pants. The sand and gravel in the South Pacific, baked by the hot sun, ironed the soles of his feet very comfortably.

"Huh!" Facing the sea, he did a few chest expansion exercises, took a deep breath, and sighed comfortably.

It's time to give yourself a big vacation.

In addition to the need for physical and mental rest, Michelle's senator husband announced his participation in the general election a few days ago, which is also the reason why he hid far away on the small island in the South Pacific.

Support, he naturally gave Michelle and his wife full support, but the reaction of the Arkansas dynasty, which is bound to win this general election, is unpredictable.

The Arkansas Dynasty has always been ruthless to those who stand in their way. Harvey, who was close to them, had a bad relationship with Linton because he was kicked out of Disney. He said he was not worried at all, but he was lying to himself.

In the second term of the Arkansas dynasty, they marginalized the Chicagoans who lost their value. The former first lady who was preparing to participate in the general election went to New York as a senator and formed an alliance with New Yorkers. One of the main allies, the Wall Street sheriff Pitzer is now the governor of New York State, and even if she wins the election, Chicagoans still won't get much benefit.

So the Chicago gang decided to name a family member.

The Daly Dynasty naturally supports Michelle's husband, and Underwood also has a grudge against the impeachment case but was not rewarded by the Arkansas Dynasty. Most other Chicago politicians followed the Daley Dynasty and Underwood.

However, the Arkansas dynasty controls the political and judicial systems of the two major stock exchanges, which is too deterrent to tycoons like themselves. Last year, the Donkey Party took back both the Senate and the House of Representatives. back down.

Although they met Michelle and his wife at the end of the century and have a very good relationship, Song Ya can only continue the double-headed snake strategy. David Patterson, a black politician from the Manhattan Gang, is serving as lieutenant governor under Spitzer. The Arkansas dynasty also needs Manhattan helps black voters, and this relationship should be enough to protect themselves.

That's it for now.

Song Ya narrowed her eyes, found the black pearl lying on the beach basking in the sun, and smiled from the bottom of her heart.

"Hey."

Halle Berry felt someone sitting down beside her, and after seeing clearly that it was him, she blocked the sky and raised her body.

"Hey." The two naturally kissed passionately.

Harley still maintains a nearly perfect figure, but she was considered an advanced mother when she gave birth to Asha, and with type 2 diabetes, some of her vitality will eventually leave her forever, unlike the photos taken for fashion magazines or advertisers , the still photos made up and decorated by PS and other means are different from those in the film. Seen from close up, time has left traces mercilessly on her face, corners of eyes and skin everywhere, and she has become gentler and more haggard .

But Song Ya loves her even more, even when they get along, she is no longer a "brother-like bitch"...

"Um."

Harley also felt his burst of sincere affection, so she put her arms around his neck and wrapped her body around him.

"Don't look over there." Song Ya said suddenly.

"What……"

On the edge of the woods far away from the beach, a cannon-like lens protruded secretly. It has been jointly acquired by Littman Media and Disney. The paparazzi of the Romp website, which has transformed into entertainment gossip, holds the shutter and will not let go.

"I don't like that website of yours."

The two of them didn't plan to be photographed doing business on the beach. Harry suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful. After understanding his intentions, he covered his body with the towel under the pad and walked towards the seaside hut.

"What website?"

"Romp, it was Pomp and TMZ who took pictures of Britney with her head shaved not long ago?"

"That's right. Strictly speaking, that's not 'my website'." Song Ya replied.

"Britney is a bit miserable." Halle was more sympathetic to Britney who was forced to act out of order by the tabloids.

"She is mixed with Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and other topical actresses, and it is inevitable that she will be treated like this."

The two chatted about the American sweetheart who had experienced flash marriage, flash divorce, pregnancy and childbirth. Not long ago, because she was refused to visit her son, Britney suddenly had a nervous breakdown and went to the hair salon to ask the barber to shave herself in front of the paparazzi. a bald head.

Song Ya said: "She is so popular. She has works and fans who love her. In fact, there is no need to take the black and red route that seeks high exposure. Not everyone can afford it. They can withstand the kind of private life that is exposed without dead ends. They are also smart enough like Madonna and Paris Hilton. Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan are relatively stupid, and they belong to the kind who play themselves into it.”

"You look at things from too high a perspective. Sometimes girls simply like the life of being under the public's attention at the beginning. When they realize their mistakes, you, a media tycoon, should give them a chance."

Halle asked: "I heard that she will be sent to rehab and terminated by the company, will you let Warner Records take her in?"

"Taking in? Harley, don't be too sympathetic, Sony BMG won't terminate her contract."

No matter how bad the money-printing ability is, and being spurned by fans, Britney, who was once popular all over the world, can still bring huge income to the record company. People are well 'protected', and their schedules are always full. Their lives are more similar to those of models who are strictly guarded by a brokerage company. They have limited time to eat their youth, so they have to spend as much time as possible within the limited time. Squeezing out their highest value, autonomy is rather limited.

Over the years, Song Ya has only met Britney a few times at awards ceremonies and other occasions, without any intersection.

"Britney! Britney!"

At the same time, somewhere in Hollywood, three or five paparazzi 'caught' Britney and her party walking towards the car. They rushed over and prodded with various words, "When will you enter rehab? Will you change? Do you still love your ex-husband? Did they let you babysit?"

The new professional digital camera alone can create the effect of a group of people with a machine gun shutter. The paparazzi trotted while shooting and chasing. A Pomp paparazzi accidentally bumped into a colleague of TMZ, and the TMZ man pushed him away. He opened, and he punched back with a backhand. Seeing that he was about to stage a martial arts show, Britney suddenly took out an umbrella from the open car door, greeted her head-on, and pointed her middle finger to the camera.

The paparazzi were immediately excited, no longer entangled in the small conflict just now, and concentrated on shooting.

Britney cursed and swung her umbrella at them.

The paparazzi were overjoyed, their adrenaline was rushing, this time was another big news, and they wanted to be hit by her.

The bodyguards quickly pulled Britney back into the car, and the paparazzi tirelessly surrounded them again. Romp and TMZ paparazzi directly knelt on one leg on the wet road in the rain, and the camera shamelessly aimed at the bottom of Britney's skirt.

"I can't do it, I can't do it."

In the South Pacific, Harry whimpered and broke away from the entanglement.

"What are you doing?" Song Ya kissed her delicate and smooth back, and found that she took out her mobile phone and was texting, "Taking pictures?!" After being touched once by Amanda Bynes, he is now a little PTSD.

After being banned, Amanda gave birth to a boy named Ailin. The DNA test was indeed his, and he seemed to have inherited the birth defects of the Amanda family. He didn’t recognize it for the time being, and he didn’t want to show it to Amanda and Amanda’s wonderful parents. opportunity for blackmail.

"Ask Lima to come over," Harry said.

"It's hard to live in a world of two..."

"It's okay, I'm fine."

"Oh, Harley..." Song Ya hugged her very touched.

"Britney hit the reporter with an umbrella? Of course it should be on the headlines. Post it immediately."

Romp website CEO Eric Eisner is teaching his subordinates, "In the future, don't ask me about this kind of thing, just publish it directly. Our speed must be faster than TMZ!"

"OK, what about the kiss between APLUS and Halle Berry at the beach?"

His subordinates clicked on the photo sent back by the first-line paparazzi, "There is a cool photo of Harley."

"Also." Eric took a few glances and praised, "Halle Berry has maintained her figure really well, isn't she forty years old?"

"Yes. But this... okay?"

"It's okay, I greeted APLUS, but they can't enjoy the headline treatment anymore." Eric replied with a smile.

"There is an update on the Virginia Tech shooting!" Another subordinate hurried in to report.

"Not Chinese?"

"No, he is of Silla origin...and he is not of Silla origin. He is a Silla native. The gunman still holds Silla nationality."

On April 16, 2007, a gunman named Seung-Hui Cho committed one of the deadliest mass shootings in the history of the United States, killing 33 people and wounding more than a dozen before committing suicide.

Because the gunman is of East Asian appearance, many American media reported that it was done by Chinese Americans without any explanation, and when he came to the United States and where he came to the United States, it was reported clearly.

Song Ya, who was on vacation, also learned about this, "Zhao Chengxi? All right, just let the truth come out, let our media clarify as soon as possible." He ordered Song Zecheng.

Knowing that the murderer was a native of Silla, the whole country was shocked. From the top commander to the people, they mourned, apologized, and prayed for the American dead, mourning more than the American people.

"This...isn't it a bit too much? A psychopath who came to the United States at the age of ten and received most of his education in the United States."

Song Ya frowned and complained, "Forget it, the colony is not easy."

In Silicon Valley, in Apple's R&D department, the three founders of 3FDX are busy at their desks.

"As for?! Ross!" Scott, the former 3DFX chief technology officer, suddenly became furious.

"Ha ha!"

"Snatch my parking space at three o'clock in the morning and steal my garden! Why are you so idle!" It turned out that the three were playing a small game in the new OpenDiary community.

"Hee hee..." Rose smirked complacently.

"He set the alarm clock."

"Oh! You're boring Ross."

At this time, the boss of the HR department walked in accompanied by the executives of the R&D department, "Everyone." The HR boss glanced at the trio who were frantically fishing at work, but didn't say anything, and slapped everyone's attention, "Everyone, I want to convey a sad news. We have decided to adjust the personnel of the GPU department. Please come into that office when your name is called. Thank you for your cooperation!"

"Steve was very dissatisfied with the self-developed GPU used in the first-generation iPhone. He was furious about the heating problem and decided to disband your department. I'm sorry, Ross, and everyone doesn't want to make it like this." said Ross, who was called in.

"no."

Ross was hit by a bolt from the blue, "Then you... what about our new products next year? My job here has already..."

"Steve decided to use a third-party product, like a CPU."

"Which one?"

"3DFX..."

"WTF?!" Ross was angry, "Didn't our emperor have a grudge against APLUS?!"

"What hatred? Don't talk nonsense, I warn you!"

The boss of HR categorically denied, "In summary, 3DFX's quotation is more reasonable, and their previous PowerVR chip technology accumulation also makes their new low-power consumption products more suitable for use in the mobile phone environment."

"Don't tell me that the iPhone will use the same chip as the Palm." Ross is still very clear about the technological trends in the industry, "Then what the hell is the competition!?"

"We have just entered this industry, and Palm is also facing fierce competition. Let's kill other manufacturers first." HR boss replied.

Ross was speechless, took out a cardboard box from under the seat, and silently stuffed his personal belongings into it.

"Ah!" The other two brothers sighed when they saw this, and went to look for the cardboard box.

"Is it... is it because of going to work to grab a parking space?" Scott asked as the three brothers walked out of the R&D building.

"No." Rose lowered his head that was still high.

"Where do we go next?"

"Go back to each house! Damn it!"

"Oh, Adriana, Adriana..."

After Lima came, life was monotonous but exciting, and Song Ya hid in the South Pacific and didn't want to go back to the United States.

"That's all, don't rush to make a deal, I want the best price."

In Montreal, Canada, Bronfman Jr., who had just attended his father's funeral, immediately recruited people from the Art Appraisal and Auction Trust Company to entrust all the paintings in his home.

"Little Edgar, your father told us before he left..." The family veteran hesitated to speak.

"Don't worry, I won't be the same again."

Little Bronfman picked up his phone while signing, "Doug, haha, do you know who I am?"

"Mr. Bronfman?" Warner Music CEO Doug Morris asked hesitantly on the other end of the phone.

"Yes, my father died."

"I heard that, please be sorry..."

"I noticed my family still owns a small stake in Warner Music and I want to come back, what do you think?"

"Come back? That seems...unlikely." Doug refused bluntly.

"Don't think too much, whether you deserve it or not, I will also challenge the board seat. Warner Music has been losing money, right? I know the shareholders are very dissatisfied." Bronfman Jr. said.

"impossible."

"Don't keep saying it's impossible, it looks like you're afraid."

Bronfman Jr. decisively put pressure on him. He thinks he has matured a lot over the years, and years of de facto house arrest have also made him act calmer and more patient. This phone call is the result of careful consideration, and the other party has back-ups for any reaction. Get ready, "Don't worry, business is business. I know I am no longer qualified to fight APLUS, but the interests of the Bronfman family in Warner Records must be guaranteed. You drove away Madonna for his ex-wife? Doug, this It's not what a rational operator should do, and many shareholders agree with me."

"Not afraid, maybe you don't know Mr. Bronfman, Mr. APLUS is planning to privatize Warner Music..."

"private……"

Thousands of calculations, little Bronfman didn't calculate this point, and his brain suddenly froze.

"Hahaha! Welcome Anders!"

But life on the island is bound to be boring after a long time. Song Ya began to call friends. He prepared a grand party for Eisner’s youngest son, New Jersey No. 1 investment bank’s performance champion Anders Eisner, who just got off the boat, " This glass of wine is a toast to our genius!" Unexpectedly, in order to please the second-generation route of the Disney Emperor, he introduced a financial derivatives trading genius, a super money printing machine, and he led everyone to raise their glasses with enthusiasm.

"Thanks."

Anders, who spent a lot of effort to keep him, rolled his eyes wildly after landing on the island, "Is this your secret base APLUS?"

"Haha! That's right." Song Ya bought this island and gave it to Harley.

"Hoho..."

Anders was so excited that he rubbed his hands and blinked his eyes to suggest, "Take me to see?"

"Knowledge? Oh..."

Song Ya hugged him affectionately: "Let's visit the guest room specially prepared for you first."

"boss."

After visiting Complete Island, Anders became depressed. Song Ya was confused, and was dragged to a secluded place by Song Zecheng, "Mr. Madoff has been asking when your money will go back."

"Emm... cash is sitting still for now."

But Song Ya didn't want to play tricks. He promised Madoff when he drew the money back then. Besides, it is indeed stable and profitable to put the spare money with Madoff. "Next year, let him rest assured that I will not be dishonest."

"Okay, that's right, Amelio is looking for you." Song Zecheng handed over the phone.

"APLUS, New Century Financial Corporation just filed for bankruptcy protection." Amelio reported. Chicago 1990