Eric didn't know about Howard. Stringer's small actions in secret, his answer is completely that he has followed the 'politically correct' rules of the United States under the influence of the surrounding environment over the years. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In a social environment like North America, there are many things you can do not only because of racial discrimination, but you must not say that the person who speaks from the bottom of your heart is either drunk or stupid. And, even if you do, die and don't admit it.

Clinton, who is still troubled by the zipper door, is undoubtedly the 'master' in this regard, but unfortunately he is more unlucky and was directly obtained with evidence.

Saying goodbye to Nobuyuki Idei, Eric didn't go far, and the car turned a corner and stopped the driver.

Moments later, Bill. Michanik drove after him, stopped a short distance behind Eric's car, got out of the car, and trotted over.

The driver got out of the car and pulled the door open. Michanik sat in cautiously and greeted respectfully, "Mr. Williams? ”

"Call me Eric," Eric smiled, Bill Michanick was about the same age as Katzenberg, but, because of his own age factor and his increasing power, Eric didn't feel anything awkward about the respect of people like Bill Michanik, but immediately got straight to the point: "After the deal is completed, do you plan to stay?" ”

Bill. Michanik nodded hurriedly: "Of course, if you can." ”

"I've seen your resume at Disney, where you did the business of distributing animated films and videos, and Jeffrey thought he could continue to hand over Columbia Pictures to you. So, during this time, you can think about the future development ideas of Colombia. In the future, the studio will remain on its own, and I hope that Columbia Pictures will be able to get back on track as soon as the deal is completed. ”

Bill. Michanik was a little excited, and with what he knew about Eric from what he had seen and heard in Hollywood, if Eric didn't plan to merge Columbia Pictures into the Firefly Group, then he would definitely have a lot more power in the future. As long as Columbia Pictures can revive in the future, he will definitely be able to become one of the seven leaders worthy of the name.

Try to keep yourself calm, Bill. Michanik asked, "Wei ...... Eric, what about these recent events? ”

Eric thought for a moment and said, "The news of Firefly's acquisition of Sony Pictures should be announced soon. However, the projects over there have been completed and continued in accordance with the normal publicity process. Everything else, whether it's a film that has already started filming or is in the preparation stage, is all suspended, and you go back and compile a list for me first. ”

The recent period has been a pivotal time for Sony Pictures to finalize its production and distribution plans for the full year of next year.

However, Bill. Michanik also knows what kind of posture to show at this time, not to mention, the business scale of Sony Pictures is really not worth mentioning in the face of several other film companies in the Firefly system, even if they all stop, there will not be much loss.

In the future, as long as he has the help of the resources of the Firefly system, Bill Michanik is still very confident that he will be able to rebuild Columbia Pictures. Therefore, he nodded without thinking about it: "I'll do it when I go back." ”

Eric Bill. Michanik's attitude was very satisfied, and he took out another business card and handed it over, saying: "That's all for the time being, this is my business card, you can call me at any time if you have anything." ”

Bill. Michanik took the business card and put it away, and seeing that Eric had no other instructions, he took his leave and left.

……

The news of Firefly's investment in the acquisition of Sony Group's film business was officially announced on Wednesday of the second week.

Nearly a decade later, Americans are clearly resentful of their company's big push into North America.

The Los Angeles Times directly used a headline called "Hollywood Reconquista," as if to say that Americans have once again taken the whole of Hollywood into their hands.

However, while some people rejoiced, others also realized that after the completion of the acquisition of Sony Pictures, the Firefly system would control four of Hollywood's seven major studios, a kind of power that has not happened in the entire history of Hollywood, coupled with the fact that Eric showed a strong stance towards Sony Pictures just because of a script during this time, the rest of Hollywood inevitably had all kinds of concerns.

As a result, media talk about the possibility of a monopoly on the Firefly system in Hollywood began to become very popular for a while.

I don't know if it was really under pressure from public opinion or someone was obstructing it, but a week after the news was announced, when Firefly Investment submitted a transaction application to the U.S. Department of Justice to acquire Sony Pictures' business, it soon received a subpoena from the Antitrust Investigation Bureau of the Department of Justice, requiring Firefly Investment's senior management to attend a hearing related to the transaction case and explain the monopoly suspicions that Firefly Investment may involve in the acquisition of Sony Pictures.

Firefly Studios.

In the studio of "Gravity", the other crew members were busy with the next shot, Eric sat at the operating table, looked at the subpoena handed to Chris by the Department of Justice with great interest, and said to Chris, who had just arrived from New York: "So, our Mr. President still thinks that he has not had enough trouble, or does he think that he is about to be impeached and removed from office, and plans to have a final addiction?" ”

The zipper door that broke out in the first half of the year not only did not subside, but showed an intensifying trend.

Recently, the US House of Representatives has started the process of voting on Clinton's judicial impeachment, intending to impeach him on charges of obstruction of justice and suspected perjury; once the vote is passed, Clinton will become the third president in US history to be impeached.

At such a critical moment, Clinton is definitely the most important public opinion supporter, and offending the Firefly group does him no good, so this subpoena seems quite puzzling.

With a smile on his face, Chris said, "Before I came, Janet and I were. By phone, Ms. Reynolds hinted that the Antitrust Investigation Bureau had received anonymous material and that there was pressure on the Republican side to do so. But in fact, this hearing is basically just a passing scene, and if the Clinton administration wants to target the Fireflies, you will be the one who will receive the subpoena, not me. ”

When Eric heard Chris's explanation, he didn't bother to get to the bottom of it. When a lot of things are about politics, it will become a bad book. Moreover, even if Sony Pictures is obtained, the market share of the Firefly system in Hollywood is definitely not as high as the market share of ExxonMobil in the energy industry or AT-T in the telecommunications industry in their respective fields.

Returning the summons in his hand to Chris, Eric remembered what he had just said, and suddenly became curious: "By the way, Janet. Who is Renault? ”

Chris took the subpoena, tucked it in a notepad and put it in the briefcase he was carrying, and explained: "Attorney General, she also wants you to go to Washington next Tuesday for a hearing on the phone. ”

Eric immediately shook his head: "I can't stand that kind of occasion, you can just go by yourself." ”

Chris smiled and said, "Then I'll go by myself." In addition, Yahoo's latest IPO plan has been completed. The company's original shares were split into five, and the total share capital was expanded to 1,082.5 million shares. The number of new shares issued is 150 million, and the issue price is tentatively set at $33. At this offering price, Morgan Stanley values Yahoo at about $35.7 billion. The proportion of new shares issued is equivalent to 13.85% of the total share capital issued, raising US$4.905 billion. I have passed on the detailed proposal to Ms. Haines, so you can take a look at it. ”

Speaking of which, Firefly Investment and Morgan Stanley have been discussing Yahoo's IPO plan since the beginning of this year, but as the NASDAQ market situation continues to change, the original plan has long been forgotten by everyone. Yahoo's final launch date has been set at the end of November, with only about two months left to go, so the plan is basically final.

Digesting the information that Chris had just given, Eric suddenly sighed softly: "It's about $5 billion again." ”

Chris laughed, "What, you're starting to lose confidence too?" ”

Eric nodded honestly, and the more he learned about the North American stock market, the more worried he became about the prospects for Yahoo's IPO.

AOL was able to successfully cash out, and in Eric's view, it can be said that it is a good time to catch up.

The Nasdaq index successfully crossed 2,000 points, coupled with Morgan Stanley's advocacy of the Nasdaq prospects, and the need for investment opportunities in Southeast Asia and Russia, which allowed Firefly Investment to successfully complete its reduction in AOL stocks.

However, with the current growing momentum of the Nasdaq market, the Nasdaq index is likely to quickly break through the 2,500-point mark by the end of the year.

AOL cashed out at 2,000 to 2,500 to be better, but as the bubble in technology stocks deepens further, Wall Street investors will once again be wary and worried about the stock crash when the Nasdaq enters the 2,500 to 3,000 range.

In this case, Yahoo wants to go public 100%, and there are really many uncontrollable factors.

Eric even worries that Yahoo's IPO will really be the last straw that crushes the tech bubble, as some media outlets have claimed. After all, even if Yahoo's valuation falls far short of Eric's expectations, in reality, Yahoo's $35.7 billion IPO valuation is heavily frothy by any measure.

With the successful reduction of AOL stocks, Eric is now more and more able to understand one thing, that is, no matter how high the market capitalization is, it is nothing, and only the cash in hand is a real thing.

Chris was probably able to guess Eric's mind and comforted: "During this time, my team and Morgan Stanley have also conducted several surveys on Yahoo's IPO risk, and from the feedback from the market, as long as the overall market trend of the Nasdaq does not change much, the probability of Yahoo's IPO failure is very low." ”

"I'm now worried that Yahoo itself will become a 'change' that will affect the Nasdaq."

Chris obviously also has this concern, and hesitated, saying: "Actually, if Yahoo's IPO really fails, it's nothing, we have already received $10 billion by reducing the stake in AOL, minus the expenses for the acquisition of Sony's film business, and the rest is enough to support Yahoo's continued expansion in the next few years." ”

Eric also felt that he was a little too troubled, he had already experienced too many successes, and one failure was nothing at all.

The two chatted a few more words, and Nichol Frank, who was not far away, signaled that Eric's next shot was ready, and Chris took the initiative to get up and said, "Then I'll go to Calver City first, and I have a meeting with the representatives of Sony Group." ”

In recent days, the Firefly Investment team has been auditing Sony Pictures' assets and liabilities, which is why Chris is coming to Los Angeles.

Eric got up and drove Chris out of the studio, half-jokingly, "Why don't I take you to some parties in the evening and relax?" ”

"Heh, forget it," Chris shook his head and said, "Besides, I'll probably fly to San Francisco early in the evening, and Firefly Electronics will hold a board meeting tomorrow." ”

"Speaking of which, Sony should contact the other side to discuss the exchange of technology patents, and you tell Victor that they must get the micro camera module technology this time. Last time Victor went to Japan in vain, if they dare to mess things up again this time, I, the boss, don't mind smashing their jobs. ”

Chris thought for a while and said, "Actually, I'm also a little reluctant, once Sony gets the technology patent for the digital music player, their MD may become the biggest threat to the Fireflyer player." ”

The two walked to the door of the studio, there was a bunch of people waiting behind them, and Eric didn't mean to take Chris to the parking lot himself, just stopped and continued: "Just limit Sony to only use its own ATRAC audio format." With Sony's internal problems, I don't think they can promote an audio format on their own, and it's an audio format with strict copyright restrictions, you know, it took us five years from the time we won the MP2 patent for further development to the Fireflyer player. What's more, Firefly Electronics also needs an opponent, and if they are overtaken by Sony when they are in an advantage in all aspects, then I will also accept my fate and fire all those guys. ”

Chris realized that Eric was resolute, and no longer persuaded him, but with a smile on his face, he said, "Do you need me to tell them what I said?" ”

"I'm the boss, I want to ensure my image as close to the people," Eric immediately shook his head, with a righteous expression: "Of course you are the bad guy." ”

Chris knew that Eric was joking, and also nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll be the bad cop." ”