Chapter 121: "Unexpected Joy"
"Damn it, it's hateful, it's hatefulβ" In the office of the CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures, it was like a hurricane, from the walls to the floor, full of smashed things, and Barry Meyer was calm on his way back to Los Angeles from New York after the results of his time in DC.
But it wasn't until the moment he returned to the office that he finally couldn't help it!
"Damn, damn, damn !!"
Why is there a group infighting, but it is always his department that is used to open the knife in the end, although DC Comics seems to be small, but the scope involved is not small.
On the way back to Los Angeles, he had already learned that several of Fire Lion's lawyers had traveled to Warner's multiple studios and related departments, and forcefully terminated a series of productions, including "Smallville".
This is simply a frontal slap in the face, but DC Comics has now been handed over to the Fire Lion, and the Fire Lion, who is both in hand with DC and Marvel, is in high spirits for a while, and can't help but come to the old enemy Warner to slap his face, which is understandable, but for Barry Meyer, Warner's leader on the West Coast, it is not so comfortable.
After dropping things and venting, Barry Meyer calmed down a little, and he opened the office door, "Hey, you guysβ" Several assistants and secretaries sitting outside shuddered, "Coconut, Mr. Meyer." β
"We sent a message to all the TV crews and animation studios that worked on DC-related projects, and we had all our production crews withdrawn and all projects canceled. β
Since the Fire Lion got DC, it can't leave the current DC-related projects to them, and since the Fire Lion dares to pull out his teeth, then Barry Meyer will just throw a mess at them.
What's more, now that in law, DC has been owned by the Fire Lion, so it is natural that the series of projects promoted by Warner should also be withdrawn.
In this way, whether it is in law or in theory, Barry Mayer can be regarded as "moving back to a city".
While Barry Meyer is trying to get rid of the negative effects of the DC sale in Los Angeles, Richard Parsons, the CEO of AOL Time Warner in New York, suddenly receives a strange invitation to meet.
"The Washington Post?" Richard Parsons thought strangely, at this moment, the media he wanted to interview, eighty percent of them were going to cover the fact that DC was split up and the fierce infighting between Warner before the AOL era.
If the media really wanted to interview this, Richard Parsons would definitely not agree, but when the other party called to make an appointment, he specifically left a message: "This interview is related to AOL, and has nothing to do with Time Warner." β
After thinking about it again, Richard Parsons decided to meet the reporter of the Washington Post, and now after the successful spin-off of DC, Steve Keys and Carl Icahn are very arrogant, and the board of directors that has earned more than 2 billion in DC alone is also very excited to discuss the plan of the "Four Points" group.
This made Richard Parsons want to vomit blood, and now he has nothing to do in the face of the menacing Steve Keys and Carl Icahn, and now he can only die as a horse doctor.
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Richard Parsons arrives at a park in Brooklyn at 11 a.m., and although it's still work time, there are many pedestrians stopping to take pictures in the park.
After standing in the corner of the park for a moment, Richard Parsons noticed a middle-aged man in a red T-shirt walking over to a rest bench and sitting down.
So Richard Parsons walked over and asked in a low voice, "Are you Vincent White?"
The other person raised his eyes and smiled, "Hello, Mr. Parsons, thank you for accepting my invitation for this interview. β
"Is it necessary to be so mysterious? like a spy. Richard Parsons sat down speechlessly, complaining in passing.
"Well, this matter is indeed very important, and I can't help but be cautious. The Washington Post reporter said with a smile, and then he pulled out something like a voice recorder, "This is an anti-eavesdropping detector, don't you mind?"
Although he asked, the other party directly turned on the instrument, scanned Richard Parsons up and down, and then, "OK, it seems that everything is fine." β
Although Richard Parsons did not speak, he frowned and looked at the other party with a solemn expression, "I think I need a reasonable explanation, otherwise, I will have to reconsider the necessity of meeting today." β
"Oh, our meeting today is absolutely necessary, Mr. Parsons. The reporter named Vincent laughed, and then he didn't make a fool of himself, but said straightforwardly, "The reason why I'm so cautious is because the thing I'm going to tell you today is too important, so I ...... it."
Then he took out a thin document from his briefcase and handed it over, "I'll get straight to the point, we at The Washington Post are currently investigating AOL for financial fraud during its merger with Time Warner. β
The other party's voice was not loud, but Richard Parsons instantly felt that the world was turned upside down, "Hat!?
"Mr. Parsons, you heard it right, we already have some evidence to prove that AOL falsified financial data and falsely stated its earnings data in order to control the merger with Time Warner Group during the merger with Time Warner, so as to increase its market capitalization. The reporter said with a smile.
Richard Parsons pinched his brows and tried his best to calm down, he needed to digest the news that the other party said, if this news was true, then this was simply a lifesaver from the sky!
But, "Why are you coming to me? I'm the CEO of AOL Time Warner!" Richard Parsons looked at each other with solemn eyes, as if reading the other party's intentions from the other party's expression.
"For the short answer, we need your help, Mr. Parsons. The reporter shrugged.
"Although we have some evidence, but the relevant financial data is not perfect, if it is only exposed in the newspaper, of course, it is not a problem, but it is because we want to systematically disclose this scandal, then we need detailed and real data, and this, only you can help us. β
Richard Parsons immediately understood what the other party meant, AOL's financial data belongs to the company's internal data, although the other party can get some external data and analysis, but if you want stronger ironclad evidence, then what other channel is more suitable than yourself, the CEO of Time Warner, who was suppressed by AOL!