Just when Xia Yu was a little annoyed, there were two elites in the list he listed who did not refuse the invitation of Korn Ferry International, which made Xia Yu see a glimmer of light.

The two are Barry Diller, the current vice president of Paramount Pictures, and Shirley Lansing, the current vice president of Columbia Pictures.

Barry Diller is an absolute genius in film and television media, first dropping out of the University of Los Angeles, then joining William Morris Agency, and five years later joining ABC as assistant general manager, where he invented two enduring broadcast models, television series and TV movies, which skyrocketed the number of ABC users.

After that, he joined Paramount Pictures at the age of 32 and served as vice president at the age of 35.

The experience gained in these roles has made Barry Diller an all-rounder who is well-versed in film and television entertainment.

What Xia Yu still knows is.

If the original historical trajectory is followed, Barry Diller would be poached by Rupert Murdoch to the Twentieth Century Fox Company four years later, leading its rapid rise to prominence, and co-founding Fox Broadcasting Company with Rupert Murdoch, which in just a few years has become the fourth largest television network in the United States.

His ability is evident!

And in Xia Yu's plan, MGM Pictures will definitely not only get involved in the film industry.

If there are no cable TV channels, TV networks or broadband pipelines, and without the backing of media groups, MGM Pictures will not be able to really form a deterrent even if it has Xia Yu's golden finger.

Therefore, MGM will definitely be built into a comprehensive film and television media entertainment group in the future, and it is best to benchmark the future Twentieth Century Fox and build a television network as soon as possible.

Moreover, the six giants of Hollywood in the future are all comprehensive film and television media and entertainment giants, so it can be said that this road is the only way.

As the saying goes, step by step, step by step!

Now that he knows this, Xia Yu must let MGM embark on this road in advance.

If Barry Diller is poached to become the chairman of MGM Pictures, MGM Pictures will have a promising future!

As for Shirley Lansing, although she is a woman, she is just as much as a woman.

This strong woman is one of the most successful women in Hollywood in the future, although she is still the vice president of Colum Graduation Film Industries, but according to the historical trajectory, she will go to Twentieth Century Fox as the general manager, becoming the first woman in Hollywood history to lead eight major film groups.

Later, the annual "Hollywood Women's Rights List" set up a special "Shirley Lansing Leadership Award" named after her, which is enough to prove her leadership skills.

Now although Shirley Lansing is still in Columbia Graduation Film Industry Company, she should be about to leave, since she accepted the invitation to hunt, the probability of Xia Yu taking her down is still very high.

The same is true for Barry Diller, as long as Xia Yu is flickering, he has a good chance to take it down.

In Xia Yu's plan in a short period of time, Barry Diller will serve as the chairman of MGM Pictures, become the helm of MGM, and build MGM into a media empire.

Shirley Lansing, on the other hand, is the executive president and is responsible for implementing Barry Diller's plan.

After deciding, Xia Yu immediately asked Korn Ferry to inform the two.

Xia Yu first met Barry Diller in the reception room of Polaris Capital.

Barry Diller, who is only thirty-eight years old, is also wearing a neat suit and combing his big back in this winter, and the whole person looks energetic, and a mature and steady temperament exudes from the inside out.

Mature and steady, shrewd and capable, but he still has the spirit of daring to fight, and at a glance he looks like a person who can do big things.

"Mr. Diller, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm the chairman of Polaris Capital, Xia Yu!"

Xia Yu stretched out his hand to him with a smile on his face and took the lead in introducing himself.

Although Barry Diller had learned some information about Polaris Capital and some information about Xia Yu, he was still shocked when he suddenly saw Xia Yu's young face.

But fortunately, he is also a person who has seen the world, his heart is strong enough, his expression is calm and calm, he shook hands with Xia Yu, and said calmly: "Mr. Xia, it is my honor to know you, the operation of Polaris Capital Company shocked the entire Hollywood!"

"It's not worth mentioning, it's just a small action!"

Xia Yu smiled and made a gesture of please: "Mr. Diller, let's sit down and talk." ”

"What do you want?"

"A cup of black coffee is all it takes!"

......

After a few brief pleasantries, the atmosphere of the conversation gradually became available.

After the staff brought the brewed coffee, Xia Yu planned to talk about business.

Without beating around the bush, he got straight to the point: "Mr. Diller, I've looked at your resume, and although you haven't fully managed a company, you have no doubt about your ability, and I think you have what it takes MGM back to the top and makes history." ”

"I want you to be the chairman of MGM!"

"I wonder if you'd like to be the Lion King?"

Is it the chairman and not the CEO?

Rao was prepared before Barry Diller came, but the position thrown by Xia Yu was completely unexpected by him.

He was originally going to apply for the CEO, from the vice president of Paramount Pictures to the CEO of Hollywood's Big Eight, no, one of the Big Seven, which is definitely a key promotion that will completely open the ceiling of his career planning.

But he didn't expect Xia Yu to be so optimistic about him, which made him a little surprised.

The chairman of a company is the person with the highest power, and the second is the chief executive, and the chairman is generally the owner or largest shareholder of the company to take charge of the company's development direction.

The CEO mainly makes suggestions to the chairman, which are then discussed and approved by the board of directors, and then implemented by the CEO.

Of course, there are also companies where the chairman of the board of directors is also the chief executive officer.

can be the chairman of the most powerful leader, and who wants to be the second-in-command CEO who is constrained by others?

Although Barry Diller's heart was moved, he was not an impulsive person, but asked cautiously: "Mr. Xia, can I know why you chose me as chairman?"

Xia Yu smiled, did not answer his question, but said to himself: "Mr. Diller, I know that you are not well in Paramount Pictures, Martin Davis has his eyes on the oil field, and the acquisition of Paramount Pictures cannot fully tap the value, nor is he willing to make more attempts, and rejected your suggestion that Paramount build a television network, thinking that it is too risky." ”

"It's clear that he doesn't believe in your abilities. ”

"But in my opinion, the future development space of a pure film production company is too small, and the ability to resist risks is also poor, often several medium-sized investment films or a large film investment failure in a row, will make the film company hit hard, and even lead to bankruptcy. ”

That's why the ranking of Hollywood's Big Eight is so unstable. ”

But Warner Bros. Communications has embarked on this path of diversification, not just relying on media companies, but getting involved in it personally. ”

"Maybe because Warner Bros. Communications has just executed the plan, and the results are not too obvious, but I think that's the best way forward. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Yu stopped to take a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, and found that Barry Diller was listening carefully, and his flickering eyes showed that he was not at peace in his heart.

Xia Yu smiled slightly and said again:

"In my plan, MGM will definitely build its own TV network in the future and become a comprehensive film and television media entertainment group. ”

"And you've worked at ABC and even had huge innovations that have changed the landscape of the television industry, and you're a genius in the field. ”

"Plus you have a working experience in film production and distribution, and you've achieved very good results. ”

"I think you have the potential to do that, all you lack is a big enough platform to show your talent!"

Xia Yu's words completely spoke to Barry Diller's heart, and coincided with his vision for the future of Hollywood giants.

He made many suggestions to Martin Davis, the owner of Gulf Western Industries, the parent company of Paramount Pictures, but was denied, and he was disappointed for a time.

That's why in a few years he will be easily poached by Rupert Murdoch, who started building the Fox network as soon as he was poached.

Although his depression has not yet accumulated to the peak, it is not nothing.

Now the boss Xia Yu, who has only seen one face, is so optimistic about him.

In contrast, the judgment was made.

In addition, although Polaris Capital is very young, the information collected from the surface is enough to show that it is a powerful financial giant.

With the backing of such a wealthy financial giant, the basic conditions for MGM Pictures to grow into a media empire are already in place.

And the boss is completely in line with his views, and he doesn't have to worry about focusing on arguing with the boss, and he can realize his ideas wholeheartedly.

In that case, he had nothing to hesitate about.

Looking at Xia Yu who was smiling, he directly changed his words and said: "Boss, thank you for your recognition, I am willing to accept your invitation!"

Xia Yu showed a satisfied smile, and said in a non-verbal manner: "Barry, aren't you afraid that I will not be satisfied with the treatment I give you?"

Barry Diller smiled wisely and asked, "Boss, will you treat me badly?"

Xia Yu laughed, didn't beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "Of course not, your salary is twenty percent higher than that of Paramount's president, Mike Eisner!"

His salary at Paramount Pictures is about eight floors of President Mike Eisner, and now according to the boss Xia Yu, his salary has increased by 50 percent.

The chairman's position is higher than that of the CEO, and this salary is fully in line with the company's compensation system.

He had nothing more to say than gratitude, and he didn't know what to do.

So Barry Diller bowed slightly in gratitude and said, "Thank you, boss!"

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