By the time he left, Don was already in a mess.

This Fan Xizhe suit, which is worth more than $50,000, was declared reimbursed.

But as a lady, Penelope Cruz was not harassed in the slightest.

After all, once her dress was sprayed with champagne...... It's going to be embarrassing.

"They're excessive!"

Penelope Cruz twisted Donn's sleeve, and he was able to wring out the water, and his face was very displeased.

Tang En smiled indifferently: "It's okay, I'm happy." ”

"But I bought this suit!" Penelope Cruz grumbled dissatisfiedly.

"Then buy another set!" Don took her little hand and beckoned when he saw that Chris Albrect was leaving, "Chris, come here, I'll take you to the hotel." ”

He previously worked at HBO and lives in New York. Now I work at STA, my home is in Denver, and when I come to Los Angeles, I can only stay in a hotel.

Chris Albrect was also not polite and got directly into Donn's modified Lincoln sedan.

"This car door is so thick, let alone bullets, bombs can't be broken, right?" Chris Albrect couldn't help but admire as soon as he got into the car.

Tang En said helplessly: "Just this broken car, it cost me more than 2 million!"

Chris Albrect said with a smile: "The tires of this kind of car are all anti-riot tires made of reinforced fiber, and the rims are also equipped with steel rims, even if the tire is punctured, it can still be driven." And I look at the door, which is made of bulletproof steel, which should be made of the same material as the Boeing 757. ”

"Huh?" Donn's eyes lit up, "You know quite a lot?"

Chris Albrecht smiled slightly, "Men, I always have some hobbies for luxury cars." ”

Donn immediately said: "Well, as long as STA truly and completely defeats HBO and becomes the veritable No. 1 cable network in North America, I will reward you with a modified car like this!"

"Thank you. Chris Albrecett's eyes showed a hint of longing, but he did not lose his mind, and shook his head, "STA can be what it is today, it all relies on content diversion, relying on the influence of "Six Feet Under" and "Band of Brothers", this is your role, and it has little to do with me." ”

Don En laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be presumptuous, running a TV station, only content is not enough, you also need channels, connections, equipment, and teams, Chris, don't let me down!"

Chris Albrect nodded heavily, "I understand!"

Don let out a soft "um", the car had slowly started to set off, Don looked through the rearview mirror, looked at Brian Roberts who was standing behind to see him off, and asked casually, "What do you think of Roberts Jr.?"

Chris Albrecht muttered, "I don't have a lot of contact, but I feel ...... His temperament is quite similar to yours. ”

"Oh?"

This aroused Don's curiosity.

"Well, you all have a 'self-respecting' temperament, a magnet effect. People who identify with you will be attracted to the past and will naturally focus on you. Of course, there is also a part of human rejection that is natural. The biggest difference is that you are 20 years younger than him. ”

Not to mention Donn, even Penelope Cruz couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh when he heard it.

Chris Albrecett's words were summed up really well, but he quickly changed his tone, "Boss, I think...... Now Comcast has a problematic strategy, at least not for the development of STA at this stage. ”

Donne's eyes narrowed: "Say!"

Chris Albrecht said: "Comcast started to clear some of its customers this week in order to reduce operational losses. Their argument is that these expelled users are families who only subscribe to basic packages, and it is unlikely that they will subscribe to high-cost STAs. However, households that only subscribe to the basic package do not mean that the consumption level is low, perhaps because they are not interested in general TV programs. ”

Donn nodded.

The more invalid boxes there are, the more production costs and line installation fees the operator has to invest. Although there is a deposit, the deposit is a liability and will have to be returned sooner or later.

Therefore, in the case of sufficient cash flow, reducing the delivery of ineffective boxes is conducive to reducing Comcast's operating costs.

The current STA TV network, the installed capacity of encrypted boxes is 45 million households, and the number of paid users is 10 million.

According to Comcast, the subscription ratio should be reduced to 3:1, and they also have a theory, and Time Warner's TV operation of HBO is such a ratio.

But the problem is that HBO's paid subscriber growth is slow, and Time Warner certainly has to reduce its investment, because HBO has many channels and the cost of crypto boxes is higher.

STA is in a stage of rapid development, and the more installed users, the broader the market prospects. As STA's fame becomes more and more famous, those users who install the computer will definitely not be able to hold back and turn on the subscription service.

But when the encryption box was removed, I couldn't see it normally, so I didn't have any thoughts.

This is the same as many merchants will provide a free trial, if you don't see it, you don't want to use it, and if you see it and use it, you will feel itchy.

Comcast's approach is obviously too self-centered and ignores the interests of its partners.

This is in line with Brian Roberts' character.

"The massive launch of crypto boxes is in line with STA's potential and future market development, and the tightening of crypto boxes is in Comcast's immediate interest, as 10 million subscribers have greatly exceeded their expectations," said Don. ”

Penelope Cruz also understood, and was surprised: "Comcast is so bad?"

Don glared at her, "Don't interject!"

Penelope Cruz stuck out her tongue and snorted disapprovingly at him again.

Obviously, the current relationship between the two has gone beyond the category of "female companions".

A girlfriend is of course impossible, she does not meet the basic requirements, but it is possible to develop in the direction of a good friend.

Chris Albrect frowned and said in a deep voice: "Comcast is only concerned about his own immediate interests, and he doesn't care about the future prospects of the STA TV network at all, or even ......"

"What?"

Chris Albrect paused and shook his head, "I just think it's weird. ”

"Huh?"

"Mr. Roberts...... I mean Roberts, the boss, he's a smart guy, he's definitely heard some rumors about you, and knows your strong personality. Comcast's behavior this time is a bit ...... He's not afraid to provoke you, isn't he?"

Tang En's body slammed around, and Huo Ran remembered something.

At this time, the car had already arrived at Chris Albrecett's hotel, but he didn't rush to get out of the car and turned his head to look at Donn.

Donn's face turned pale, and he suddenly remembered what Brian Roberts had said to him at the reception.

Brian Roberts wants to join forces with Donn to suppress Disney's stock price!

And then...... Acquisition of Disney!

Comcast's behavior of reducing STA TV network users this time may be ...... It's really a stone-throwing asking for directions!

"Is he really making a statement that he wants to curb the scale of STA's development?"

Don instinctively made associations.

He has dealt with too many business people, and he has recognized a rule: to speculate on opponents with the greatest malice!

From Disney's Michael Eisner and Roy Disney, to Viacom's Lei Shidong, to Konrad Black of the Hollinger Group, these business tycoons are all playing their own small calculations, and there is no fuel-efficient lamp!

Although Donn has not dealt with Murdoch, he has had many frictions with Twentieth Century Fox. Even DreamWorks, which is also an independent film company and should have joined forces, has had a lot of conflicts.

The business world is calculating with each other, and no one is more noble than the other!

"You say...... Could Roberts Jr. do it on purpose?" Donn boldly hypothetical, "Tonight, he wants to work with me...... Do something, maybe it's a statement. ”

Chris Albrect was surprised: "Won't he?

"Think again!"

Don's face was solemn.

Chris Albrecht was silent for a while, and his face became very ugly, "The volume of STA is too large now, and the cost of installing tens of millions of encryption boxes and lines alone will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and small operators can't afford the risk at all." can play such a big deal, looking at the whole United States, there are only three companies left. ”

Don nodded, "That's right, one is Comcast, one is Time Warner, and one is Disney!"

Chris Albrecht gritted his teeth and said: "Time Warner must be focusing on developing its own HBO, and we must not be shy about our STA." As for Disney, even if they can resolve the conflict with Down Pictures, it is impossible for them to operate a large-scale TV station like STA, which is not in line with their corporate values. Hmph, Comcast...... This is fearless!"

Don said: "Professional cable TV is a high-consumption TV, BO is backed by Time Warner, and SHO is backed by Comcast because Viacom and Comcast have a close relationship and are shareholders of each other. Of the three major TV networks, only our STA is left! This is rootless duckweed!"

Chris Albrekett said: "Could it be the tacit understanding reached between Lei Shidong and Roberts Jr.?"

Tang En thought for a moment and shook his head, "Probably not, I reached an agreement with Lei Shidong, and he won't play such a trick." That's what Roberts Jr. meant. ”

Chris Albrect frowned and said, "I really didn't expect that STA would grow stronger and become a threatened handle!"

"Handle?" Don snorted coldly, his face grim.

"Boss, you ......"

Chris Albrecht has seen such an expression. At that time, Don was provoked by HBO, squandered thousands of dollars, smashed liquidated damages, and poached HBO's entire content production team.

Tang En said coldly: "You just have to develop STA! The guess just now, it is better to be false, if it is true, then don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless!"

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