After 40 minutes, the most important guests were gone.

The drinking party has become a big party in Hollywood.

Except for one person – Jack Welch.

He is an advisor to Don Pictures and is trusted by Donn.

In the transaction of Don Pictures' acquisition of Universal Pictures, USA Television Network, and Blizzard, there were also many ideas.

When he was at the helm of GE, Jack Welch was an acquisition master, and in a series of sales and acquisitions, GE was brought to the height of the Edison era again.

"I heard that just now...... You had a bit of a conflict with Lei Shidong?"

Jack Welch, who subscribed for more than 2.8 million original shares of Down Pictures, is the ninth largest shareholder of Down Pictures, and he is well aware of the role he should play.

"It's not a conflict, it's probably ...... It's just a dismount. Don smiled and waved his hand, "Don't talk about him, Mr. Welch, I have a pressing problem that I need your help with." ”

"Oh?"

"Now that I've acquired Universal Pictures, USA Network, Universal Music, Pixar, Dolby Labs, Netflix, Blizzard, the company is getting bigger, and I need a better and more experienced manager. ”

Jack Welch's eyes lit up, and he thought that Don was very self-aware, knowing that his management skills were inadequate.

Good investment means that you have a sharp vision and a clear mind, which does not mean that you have strong management ability.

Bill Gates took a back seat in his forties.

Unexpectedly, Don said: "My hobby is movies, and I haven't had a new work for two years!"

Jack Welch almost laughed.

Don now has such a big group company, and he still wants to make movies.

Even if you make a movie that makes more money, can you manage a company well and make more money?

Soon, though, Jack Welch came back to his senses.

If you are just a manager and manager, I am afraid that it will be difficult to mingle with those Hollywood stars!

But the identity of the film director is different, the director is an artist!

It is easy to get in touch with those female stars, female singers, supermodels, and young models.

"Ahem...... Jack Welch coughed lightly, "you mean, you want to hire a manager to run the company on your behalf?"

Tang En said: "It's not in charge, it's management." At the strategic level, I am still responsible, but he needs to be responsible for the specific operations and internal planning. ”

Jack Welch nodded, "Even so, it's a great decentralization, and this position will be very attractive." By the way, is it the CEO or the president?"

"Huh?" Donn blinked, "what do you think?"

Jack Welch groaned slightly, and said, "Well, you are the chairman of the company, and it will be more attractive to give up the position of CEO." ”

Tang En frowned, "But the decision power of the content industry and the strategic layer must be in my hands." ”

Jack Welch waved his hand, "It's all trivial, you can't micromanage anyway, no CEO wants to go against the boss." ”

"That's fine. Don nodded, "You must know Bill's ability, and it's okay to let him manage the film business, no more...... It's beyond his reach. ”

Jack Welch's eyes flashed, "If you want to find a suitable manager, I can introduce you to a few excellent headhunters, and I can also introduce you to some excellent managers." But you know, most of them are not in the media and entertainment industry. ”

Tang En pondered and muttered, "It's best to have relevant experience. Actually, I thought of a person, but I can't figure it out, and I want to hear your opinion. ”

"Who?"

"Mel Kamassin. ”

"Kamasin......" Jack Welch paused, his eyes lit up, "You mean the current president of Viacom, Mel Camassin?"

Don said, "It's him!"

Since Viacom's acquisition of CBS, the conflict between Lei Shidong and Mel Kamasin has been an internal destabilizing factor.

Mel Kamasin has a knack for cutting costs, and under his leadership, Viacom's finances have improved.

However, Mel Kamashin's steady, even conservative business style, was not appreciated by Lei Shidong.

Lei Shidong accused him of only focusing on immediate interests and not investing enough in film, cable TV and radio stations to produce programs and promote them, which affected his development stamina.

Especially in the second half of the year, when CBS was hit hard by ABC.

Jack Welch gave Donn a deep look, "But I've heard...... His management style was too conservative, and Lei Shidong wanted to increase the production budget for Paramount and produce better content, but he was firmly opposed. Besides, if you hire Kamasin, it's really equivalent to tearing your face with Lei Shidong. ”

Don is well-known in the industry for his big spending.

This year, Down Pictures has launched "National Treasure", "Ant-Man", "Harry Potter 2", "The Day After Tomorrow", "Dumbo", "Mad Max 4", and "Ghost Rider" A whole 7 blockbuster projects with an investment of more than 100 million!

And other film giants, projects of this level cannot exceed 3 in a year.

This shows Done's confidence in the content industry.

Even, he has to invest $100 million to make a TV series, which is even more shocking.

Donn's big-hearted, explosive style is completely different from Mel Kamasin.

There is little chance of fusion.

Tang En shook his head and said: "If I can manage the company well, I really don't mind tearing my face with Lei Shidong, I have never been afraid of him! Disney's president and chief operating officer, Robert Iger, is good, but at this time...... It's hard to dig into the corners of Michael Eisner. ”

"Aren't you afraid of Lei Shidong?" Jack Welch stared at Donn with half-squinted eyes.

The corners of Donne's mouth curled, and he said coldly: "An old stubborn man who is centralized, will I be afraid of him?" Seriously, I just haven't found time now, otherwise I really have to do it and beat Viacom down in minutes!"

Jack Welch couldn't help but laugh.

Tang Enzheng said: "I'm not kidding! Lei Shidong has four major industries: Paramount, CBS, Viacom Cable and Pepsi. Paramount can't make a climate, BS is simple, I just have to join forces with Disney, and I can easily defeat it. Even though Viacom is a great cable network, I never thought about making money from the USA network. ”

"Where's Pepsi?"

Jack Welch raised an eyebrow.

"Pepsi?" Donn's expression was even more disdainful, "It's just a sunset industry, don't forget, I have Netflix!"

Jack Welch was a little shocked.

He didn't expect Don to have so much confidence in Netflix.

I even think that Netflix can beat Pepsi!

You know, 90% of the North American video rental market is now occupied by Pepsi.

Tang Endao: "The Internet is the future, and as long as traditional industries have conflicts with the Internet, it will be difficult to have room for survival. Forget it, don't talk about this, or the topic just now, your social circle is so wide, you don't know any friends?"

Jack Welch thought for a while and said slowly: "If you are not afraid of offending Lei Shidong, then I really have a suitable candidate here." ”

"Really?"

Don's eyes lit up, and he was immediately overjoyed.

Managers who can be recognized by Jack Welch, the "world's No. 1 manager", must not be mediocre.

Jack Welch said calmly: "After I retired from General Electric, I started a consulting firm. However, I am very demanding in selecting clients, and so far, there are only two clients. ”

"Out of me, who else?"

"Barry Diller. ”

"It's him!"

Tang En's face changed, and he came out silently. Real lady online service, help you find books to chat with you, please micro / letter / search / search hot network article or rd444 waiting for you to tease~

Kuaiyan Reading Official Book Friend Group: Here you can find like-minded book friends, recommend good-looking books to each other, read books while communicating, and bring you a different social experience, what are you waiting for?