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The brightly lit city that never sleeps, and the noisy party animals have always been the biggest impression outsiders have of Hollywood drunken fans. But even in Hollywood, such a party is actually divided into three, six, nine and so on.

Ordinary ones such as nightclubs and dance floors, medium ones such as so-called celebrities and celebrities, and high-level ones such as big-name celebrities and members-only clubs. But when it comes to the real top-level party, it has to be exclusive to those who are behind the scenes - the chess players' banquet.

As the trend of Hollywood media conglomerate becomes more and more obvious, whether it is the seven major film companies, or the five major record industry, or the four major television networks in the North American television circle. With the gradual concentration of power, these self-proclaimed elite players are becoming indisputably important figures in the global entertainment industry.

For the entertainment industry in 1999, there is only one thing that can really be regarded as a big event!

It's not Hollywood prodigy Sid Leon who officially enters the summer season, or Viacom's acquisition of CBS to become the second-largest entertainment group in the United States. It is the merger of Time Warner Group, the No. 1 in the entertainment industry, and AOL (AOL), the No. 1 Internet company in Silicon Valley.

In terms of volume, transaction value, and market capitalization, the prospect of a merger between these two industry leaders is quite staggering, no, perhaps it should be described as terrifying. The merger and acquisition, with Silicon Valley upstart AOL as the active party, will have an acquisition value of nearly $200 billion, and the total transaction volume is likely to exceed $300 billion.

All of this indicates that a brand-new, world-class online media giant is being born.

And today, it's a high-end party for Time Warner and AOL to celebrate the merger going well.

"Be happy, Abel (Samiton). Jerry Levine patted his old friend on the shoulder and comforted.

"Jerry (Levin), do you think I still have a play? Abel Samiton, who officially lost to Barry Meyer in the Warner Pictures CEO competition, said to himself with his glass of wine.

"Winning and losing is a common thing, let me tell you some good news, I discussed it with Ted (Turner), Warner Pictures you can't stay, and now we and AOL are fighting for personnel rights in the new company. Jerry Levine, who is now the CEO of Time Warner, knows all about the secrets of these real executives.

"And what is the situation now?" asked Abel Samiton curiously.

"It's not so ......" Jerry Levine didn't hide much in front of his henchmen, he shook his head with an ugly face, "AOL AOL's annual profit is 4 times that of ours, and the stock price and market value are much higher than ours, which makes us really passive in terms of personnel rights." ”

"In any case, our internal personnel functions must be in our hands as much as possible. So at my insistence, Ted (Turner) has agreed to let you move to the TV division (Warner Bros. Network) as CEO. Although Jerry Levine only said a few words, Abel Samiton could still feel the sword behind this personnel transfer.

Ted Turner is the media giant who founded CNN and is now Time Warner's largest individual shareholder. Although Time Warner has a big family, it has many internal mountains and factions. In general, it can be divided into the Ted Turner faction, which is dominated by the original Times Group, and the Jerry Levine faction, which is dominated by the former Warner Bros. side.

"I'm sorry, Jerry, it's all my fault this time, or we wouldn't have lost to Ted Turner and Barry Meyer so easily. Abel Samiton said with a regretful face.

Jerry Levine "Smack!" slapped Abel Samiton on the back, "Cheer up, Abel! Where is that performance maniac who was always full of ideas when I was working in the mailroom together, doing whatever came to mind, and making it until I succeeded!?"

Abel Samiton slapped his face vigorously, "Whew~~!You're right, Jerry, even if it's an inconspicuous TV department, I'm going to do as well as the film department!"

"That's my best friend. Jerry Levine clapped his hands with a smile and nodded, "Okay, let's party first." ”

Jerry Levine raised his glass and clinked glasses with Abel Samiton, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

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Just as Abel Samiton and Jerry Levine were greeting the people around them, an unexpected figure suddenly flashed in Abel Samiton's sight, and he immediately remembered a rumor he had heard before, "Dude, I want to start and talk about it later." ”

As he spoke, Abel Samiton didn't wait for Jerry Levine to react, he bounced, jumped up and strode towards his target.

But Jerry Levine smiled disapprovingly and nodded, "It seems that the performance maniac is back, Hollywood should be careful, hehe." ”

This is the internal banquet hosted by Time Warner and AOL USA, which is naturally different from the ordinary parties on the outside, whether it is a beautiful venue, well-dressed celebrity guests, or an orchestra and star singers specially invited to perform on stage. Everywhere highlights the luxurious atmosphere that distinguishes the top banquet in the circle.

And although Abel Samiton lost the battle with Barry Meyer for the CEO of the film division, he has always been one of the top executives of Warner Group, and he is naturally a figure in the limelight. So along the way, there were guests greeting him one after another.

But Abel Samiton only nodded slightly, and walked through the crowd and the hall without stopping, until he walked behind a figure who was talking with his back to him.

The man felt his friend's gaze pass over him and look behind him, he couldn't help but stop, turned around to look, and immediately greeted in surprise: "Hey, Abel, long time no see." ”

"I've had a hard time finding you, Jerry. Abel Samiton enthusiastically took the initiative to shake the other man's hand.

"Oh, yes, you're looking for me?" Jerry Bruckheimer didn't expect Warner's executives to come to him in person, he asked in surprise, and at the same time muttered in his heart, isn't this guy going to get out of Warner Pictures right away from Barry Meyer?

"Of course, do you have time to talk?" Abel Samiton saw the surprise on Jerry Bruckheimer's face, of course, but he smiled deeply. Then his eyes swept to the group of people behind them, and when they saw Abel Samiton's eyes, they immediately left with amusement.

"Do you want to drink champagne?" Jerry Bruckheimer didn't know what the other party's purpose was, but since he was approached, he naturally waited for the price to sell.

"Oh, thanks. Abel Samiton took the champagne glass, but it didn't get a drop of it. Instead, he looked directly at Jerry Bruckheimer, "I don't know if you heard that I'm leaving Warner Pictures soon." ”

"Oh!?really? What a pity. Jerry Bruckheimer asked in surprise as if he had heard the news for the first time.

"Yes, it looks like my film career is coming to an end. Abel Samiton smiled self-deprecatingly.

Jerry Bruckheimer was about to say something reassuring, but Abel Samiton changed his tune: "Next, I'm going to move to Warner Bros. as CEO." ”

Hearing Abel Samiton's words, Jerry Bruckheimer showed a surprised look for the first time today, "Really? That's really congratulations." ”

"Hehe, congratulations. It's just a small TV station. Abel Samiton waved his hand "nonchalantly", and then he mentioned as if "inadvertently": "Jerry, I heard that you talked to ABC about a new series project before?"

Jerry Bruckheimer's eyelids jumped, he didn't expect that the other party had been going around in circles for most of the day, and it was actually for this matter, "Yes." He nodded and admitted, "But ABC has refused, you should know that." ”

The North American television industry is actually quite similar to the film industry, although the major companies have different camps and groups, but their internal scripts and projects are largely interconnected.

For example, the later famous "Breaking Bad" was already on Showtime, FX, TNT, HBO and other TV stations as early as 2005, but these TV stations threw the script into the trash on the grounds that "no one wants to watch the villain TV series with the protagonist of a middle-aged uncle".

So Abel Samiton certainly knew that ABC had rejected Jerry Bruckheimer's thing, which is why he approached him. A friend of his learned about the concept of Jerry Bruckheimer's new project by chance and was shocked to recommend it to Abel Samiton.

"Yes, I know ABC refused, so I'm here. Abel Samiton's words immediately made Jerry Bruckheimer's heart beat wildly.

"What do you mean, Abel?" asked Jerry Bruckheimer deliberately.

"We at Warner Bros. are interested in your project, what do you think?" asked Abel Samiton straight to the point.

Although Warner Bros. TV Network is a bit small compared to other big TV networks at this stage, it relies on giants like Time Warner and AOL. This makes it difficult for Jerry Bruckheimer to ignore the influence of the other side.

Jerry Bruckheimer couldn't help but be secretly excited in his heart, but as soon as he thought about it, his face fell, "I'm sorry, Leth, this project has already been booked by someone else." ”

"Booked?" Abel Samiton asked in surprise.

"Yes, Abel, just a few weeks ago, this project was favored by someone else. Jerry Bruckheimer said with a look of pity.

"By whom?" asked Abel Samiton.

"This ......," Jerry Bruckheimer grimaced.

"Jerry, Jerry, we're old friends, can't you even say which station you're working with? It's NBC? It's unlikely, they're all about playing sitcoms like "Friends" right now. Is it CBS? or Fox Fox?" Abel Samiton asked with a slight smile, and although his face was smiling, Jerry Bruckheimer was keenly aware of the other's eyes gradually becoming cold.

After thinking about it in his heart, Jerry Bruckheimer was not willing to complain about the new industry giant Time Warner executives because of this little thing, so he said bluntly: "It's Fire Lion TV." Abel, that's all I can say, I'm sorry. ”

With that, Jerry Bruckheimer said hello and hurried away. Hearing this answer, Abel Samiton suddenly burned with anger in his chest.

Sid Leon's arrogant bastard boy dared to tear up my solicitation check in front of him, this breath is absolutely unbearable!

Abel Samiton gritted his teeth and decided, then he took out his mobile phone and immediately dialed a call, and after the call was connected, a gloomy voice came from the other side: "May I ask who it is?"

Abel Samiton said solemnly, "I'm Abel Samiton, and I need your favor." ”

The other party immediately said, "It turned out to be Mr. Samiton." You know, our prices aren't cheap. ”

Abel Samiton nodded, "Of course I do. ”

The other party said: "Okay, declare in advance, we will only investigate, and will not involve anything else." ”

Abel Samiton paused and said, "I need you to investigate the details of Jerry Bruckheimer's showset project. ”