Chapter 250: Ace vs. Ace (6)
Done's words resonated with everyone in the audience, and Michael Eisner finally realized his determination.
Even looking at Donn's appearance, Michael Eisner looked a little familiar.
Tang En's body actually has a bit of what he looked like back then.
It was only at this point that Michael Eisner finally had the deepest, most authentic understanding of Donn.
It seems that this contradiction between Disney and Down Pictures, unless he takes the initiative to make concessions, it is impossible to resolve it peacefully.
Don's attitude is too strong!
Even Michael Eisner took the initiative to show favor, and Don continued to refuse to give up an inch of land.
"Donn, being an enemy of Disney is not a good outcome. ”
Michael Eisner's momentum softened, and his tone was calm, as if persuading.
Tang En shook his head lightly, "I never wanted to be an enemy of Disney, you can go back and investigate, it is you Disney who are repeatedly provoking." ”
Released last year and at the same time, Disney Productions instructed Bruce Willis to discredit, which was the beginning of the whole contradiction.
However, these are all common tactics for giant companies to bully small companies, and Michael Eisner knows the cause and effect, and does not think it is excessive.
"The quality of the movies produced by Down Pictures is indeed very good, but a person's energy is limited! Don Grace, you can't guarantee that every movie of Down Pictures will be a box office hit!"
Tang En smiled and said, "Of course, I never thought about it, but ...... The box office surpassed Disney's films, and it was not a big problem. ”
Michael Eisner's air knot, this Donn, is really a pot that can't be opened.
Disney's movies are indeed a big shame.
But if he could fight for his breath, Michael Eisner would not be in such an embarrassing situation now.
"You don't have a lot of ambitions, right? Don Pictures can't be satisfied with the film industry alone. Michael Eisner looked at him deeply, as if to mean something else.
Tang En nodded indifferently and generously admitted, "Of course, with the development of the times, the influence of movies is getting bigger and bigger. If the potential of films is to be fully fermented, film companies must have more channels for development. ”
"Looks like you understand that. Michael Eisner had a smirk on his face.
Don shook his head with a smile, "Mr. Eisner, you don't need to hint like that, I know that Disney is a world-class media giant, and even if the film business is not performing well, other fields are powerful." But you think that this way I will back down, that is wrong. ”
Michael Eisner nodded, "It seems that you are quite confident. ”
"No, I don't have any confidence at all. Don shook his head and sighed, actually a little self-deprecating, "It's just desperate!"
Michael Eisner's face changed slightly, very touched.
It's not for nothing that Donn has achieved such an achievement at his age, and even at this stage, he can compete with Disney.
The word "desperate" alone is the key to success.
When Michael Eisner took over Disney, Disney was worth less than $2 billion.
He relied on a series of desperate means and strong pressure to complete several major transformations, and built Disney into a media giant with a market value of more than $50 billion today!
However, with the expansion of the scale and the development of the company, Disney has more and more shareholders, and the demand for interests is getting higher and higher.
Many of the desperate methods that could be easily used back then are simply impossible to implement now.
With Disney's strength, if Michael Eisner really lets go of everything and does whatever he wants, he will definitely be able to wipe out Down Pictures.
However, such an action, let alone implementation, once there are signs of it, it will be strongly constrained by the shareholders' meeting and the board of directors, and if it makes a big fuss, it will even dismiss him from his position.
In contrast, Don now is just like Michael Eisner back then, daring to fight.
Because if you don't fight, it's a dead end!
Small companies have the advantages of small companies, and large companies have the difficulties of large companies!
The current Michael Eisner may still be sharp, but the company's pattern constraints make his strategy conservative.
Stock price and brand value are the only criteria for Disney.
As for Michael Eisner's personal face, in the eyes of the capitalists at the shareholders' meeting, it was all bullshit.
"It seems...... It's not appropriate for me to come today. ”
Michael Eisner is surprisingly calm, perhaps taking too many blows and reining in all the edges.
Donn smiled, "At least I told you, my bottom line." ”
Michael Eisner pursed his lips, a little self-deprecating, and sighed, "Forget it, I won't bother you, I have something to do tomorrow, so I'll leave first." ”
The dialogue between Donn and Michael Eisner fell on the ears of Ron Mayer word for word, especially the performance of the large collective of Donn Films, which is really surprising.
Looking at the back of Michael Eisner's slightly departing body, Ron Meyer's face was a little complicated, and he raised his glass to Donne.
Don understood, laughed and dismissed the group, and then went to a small corner with Ron Mayer and raised a glass to drink.
"Don, you're too adventurous!"
Ron Meyer sighed heartily, but there was an unconcealed appreciation in his eyes.
At a young age, he was able to pack up Michael Eisner's suits, and this ability is really impressive.
Don shook his head, "On the road to success, how can there be a reason not to take risks?"
"That's Disney!"
"So what?"
Donn smiled and looked at Ron Meyer, "By the way, I heard that most of Universal's assets were spun off by Vivendi?"
Ron Meyer's face changed, and he was not in a good mood.
Vivendi Group, it's really too much!
Universal's publishing, games, television, television, music and many other departments have been split one after another, and they are about to become an empty shell.
"Old man, do you remember what I told you at the beginning?" Don lowered his voice, "Unite the top management of Universal Pictures, the film business is the core asset of Universal, as long as the film department does not waver, Universal will still be Universal!"
Ron Meyer looked at him deeply, "You seem to mean something else?"
Don smiled and snorted, "You know what I mean. Universal is my biggest partner, and I don't want Universal to be affected by all sorts of wrong tactics at Vivendi headquarters. It's true that Vivendi is a media giant, but that doesn't belong to Hollywood. ”
Ron Meyer savored Donn's words, "Do you think the strategy of Vivendi's headquarters is wrong?"
"Do you think that's right?" Donn blinked quickly.
Ron Meyer's heart moved.
Such a super-large multinational group, once it makes a strategic mistake, will encounter huge losses, and that deficit will never be covered by billions of dollars.
For example, the combination of AOL and Time Warner, the two companies have been merging for half a year and have lost more than $40 billion!
It is conceivable that in the next few years, AOL Time Warner will definitely embark on the route of selling assets and flattening the deficit.
And what about Vivendi?
Once Vivendi loses money, who will it sell?
Ron Meyer looked at Donn intently, finally grasping his intentions.
He's ...... to Universal Pictures The thief's heart is not dead!
Don met Ron Meyer's gaze and smiled, "Long, no one can say what will happen in the future. But in front of me, I hope you can understand that Down Pictures has the strength and confidence! Even in the face of Disney, I will not refuse!"
"Are you stubborn?"
Ron Meyer is a veteran of Hollywood, he is still the big boss of Universal, and he is a bigwig, unlike Bill McNick who was driven away by Fox, he will not be willing to succumb to Donn.
Listening to Ron Meyer's slightly mocking question, Don shook his head and said firmly: "It's a battle to win!"
Ron Meyer disagreed, "Today's situation is just a battle of words. ”
"Wait and see, I'll prove it to you!"
Don patted Ron Meyer on the shoulder, straightened his back, and held his head high.