As we enter December, London is already covered with snow, and although Thatcher's reforms have begun, most of the state-owned enterprises have not yet been sold, so even with the snow falling, the sky still looks foggy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

So, while the streets outside are bustling with people coming and going, every now and then there are a few tricksters throwing snowballs in the snow. But more people are staying in physics, leaning against the warm fire, waiting for the smog to clear, and talking about work by the way.

"I read the detailed report, the benefits can be regarded as good only this year, this is one of them; they have not updated the equipment for several years, in other words, this year's efficiency improvement, completely depends on their efforts, this is the second; the head office has taken almost all the profits, many of them have not raised their salaries, and it is difficult to retain people if they don't want to find a way, this time the third. To sum up, I think 20 million pounds cannot be more. Li Xu sat in front of the classical style fireplace, and said to the middle-aged man in front of him while fiddling with the charcoal fire with tongs.

"I admit that these three problems exist, but you also have to admit that Mr. Xiao Li, talents and markets are cultivated by us, human resources plus market share, and social relations, which are definitely more than 20 million pounds. The other party immediately objected.

"And," the other party then added, "even if Mr. Li has already acquired Li's voice, how should we talk about it, or how should we talk about it, Mr. Li." ”

"Okay, okay," Li Xu laughed, "I add an extra 4 million pounds, 24 million, or 120 million Hong Kong dollars, which is enough to buy Li's Hong Kong TV station, Mr. Lynn?"

The other party opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just shrugged his shoulders: "From a personal point of view, I have no opinion." ”

Li Xu immediately got up from the sofa, stretched out his hand and shook the other party: "Then it's decided, Mr. Lynn." ”

Next is the matter of the negotiation team, the teams of the two sides have started before this, and it is only when there is a dispute over the price that there is a face-to-face negotiation between Lynn and Li Xu.

Now that it has been negotiated, it is time for them to wrap it up, if nothing else, after the New Year, Leigh's Hong Kong TV will be his thing.

As I said before, it is not difficult for Li Xu to go to Hong Kong to play, just by virtue of his connection with Hollywood, it is enough to be co-opted by major film companies. However, he prefers to use the TV station as a springboard and expand his contacts here in Wanwan before entering Hong Kong.

Even if it's just a stepping stone, it will take more than ten years to kick it off, and on the premise that the hardware (capital) is no problem, it is the right thing to pinch the balls first - the Wanwan market has always been the largest box office base for Hong Kong films, and Hollywood is still a little far away after all.

After sending Lynn away, Li Xu soon came to his father's study, this villa is in Kensington District, not in the suburbs, and the area is relatively small, so there is no need to turn around.

"Hi Dad. He walked in and waited until he had signed the papers and handed them to Mary, the secretary, before sitting down.

"Agreed?" asked old Edward, setting the pen aside, for a moment's time

"It's negotiated, 120 million Hong Kong dollars to buy Li's," Li Xu scratched his head, "It's on the bottom line of your opening." ”

"So, you still haven't been able to keep the price down, have you?" said his father with a smile.

"I want to respect my father's offer. Li Xu raised his eyebrows and said.

To be honest, when he asked his dad to help contact the person in charge of Li's Voice Group, he didn't expect that his father would take this opportunity to buy the entire Li's group.

This should have been a good thing, at least he didn't have to compete with the Australian consortium and Hong Kong's local capital, who knew that his father actually directly gave a bottom line of 24 million pounds, and what else did he say, if he felt that it was too high, he would find a way to bargain by himself.

Although he knew that his father would not be untargeted, Li Xu still wanted to give it a try, but the result was ...... It's very discouraging.

"So, are you interested in taking over the TV stations belonging to the Li's Group in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand?" asked the father again.

"No, no interest. Li Xu immediately shook his head.

Although Li Jiapo also has a few actresses who have been paying attention to it, Li Jiapo is not Hong Kong, there have been enough experienced talents in the past few decades, and it is too far away from the mainland, coupled with some people's policies, Chinese film and television cannot develop, and those who are a little famous will want to come to Hong Kong to develop, so there is no need to worry.

"I just want Hong Kong. Again, he stressed.

"Okay, then I'll split them up and sell them, and keep only the television stations in the British mainland and some of the direct colonies. "Daddy doesn't care.

Without going to invest more money, he wanted to maintain Leigh's local television station, or even develop it a little better, and then sell it to Murdoch -- there is no doubt that Murdoch would have wanted it, as long as he was not seduced in the late '80s, when satellite television was in its infancy.

Besides, there is a TV station as the foundation, and it is easy not to develop satellite TV in the future.

In short, if you don't invest more money and maintain Li, you can only split and sell the TV stations in other places.

Anyway, this is the main theme of the 80s, taking out a loan to buy a business, dismantling valuable things one by one, and then selling them separately, in most cases it can sell well, and the money in general far exceeds the purchase price, just like junk bonds, and the actor of the movie "Pretty Woman" is engaged in this.

Who let Leigh's voice play him to death, invest in a chain of laundries in Canada, and end up losing a lot.

But then again, companies in this era are expanding, and if they don't expand, they will either die or be left behind by the times and decline, which is really unfortunate.

"So, are you going to intern at the Stanley office in Hong Kong after graduation?" asked his father again, he knew that he wanted to play with Oriental Hollywood.

"Of course, in addition, maybe you can set up an office in another place, and I'll go and see it later, which can be a little more convenient. Li Xu said.

"You mean...... North?" Old Edward frowned.

"Yes, they are reforming and opening up, I heard that Goldman Sachs is preparing to set up an office in Yanjing. Li Xu said with a smile.

"Why didn't I hear that?" asked Edward Sr. with an eyebrow.

"Because I have my own source of information. Li Xu said seriously.

Old Edward narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "I don't think it's a good opportunity. ”

"Baldwin is gone, and Gilbert has come to power as you wish, what are you worried about?" Li Xu spread his hands very puzzled.

"Wouldn't it be nice to let Goldman Sachs explore the way?" said Old Edward for a long time, and then laughed out loud after Li Xu showed an expression of "can you change a sentence": "Okay, I will promote this matter, if Goldman Sachs really sets up an office in Yanjing, we will follow up." ”

"Nothing else, I left. Li Xu shook his head and stood up, and then said a little unwillingly provocatively: "Speaking of which, you also have an office in the financial city, why do you always like to read documents at home?"

"I like it. Old Edward said as a matter of course.

"Oh, isn't it because it's close to some places?" Li Xu had already pointed out.

The meaning of "close to certain places" is, of course, that my father's lover here, who lives in a mansion in the north of Kensington.

Daddy is playing Kanaya Zangjiao, in addition to Mary next to him, England has it, France has it, Spain has it, Italy has it, Greece has it, of course, Japan doesn't.

And these women are not vases, they have their own careers, and they are not fostered.

Li Xu was quite influenced by his father's style.

"When are you going to bring my granddaughter over and see me, II?" asked the old man, instead of answering directly.

Li Xu immediately rolled his eyes, and then stood up: "I'm going out, I'm going to go to the Royal Ballet with Dinah." ”

Although England and France are so close, Diana has already promised to be his official girlfriend, and Isabel is not suitable to bring it again.

Although the cute silly Bai Tian agreed to give it a try, she led her lover to her before she agreed, and she also took the child with her......

Don't mention this, you can start thinking about how to play Oriental Hollywood, and it is not possible to invest money directly like "The Officer and the Gentleman".

Oh yes, "The Officer and the Gentleman" will be set up in a while, because after consulting with the people in the company, the reply was that the cost would be between 5 million and 10 million, depending on the directors and actors who were activated.

In that case, let's shoot, this little money can still be afforded, not to mention Paramount.

And the CAA also said that it would send a suitable full set of services, Li Xu is their limited partner after all - no voting rights, but when asked about specific affairs, it is a relationship that invested a sum of money when it was established and made a small profit.

Although the CAA was more domineering in the later period, and the packaging system made many small film companies complain, in the early 80s, it was an out-and-out necessary reform.

Although the agent system has been around for a long time, it seems to be very scattered, and if a film company wants to make a movie, it must talk to the actor's agent, the director's agent, the lighting engineer's agent, and the prop master's agent.

Not to mention the inefficiency, the run-in with each other is also a problem, so Michael Ovitz immediately popularized the packaging system, which was immediately well received.

Of course, what followed was the grouping of the director and the familiar lighting engineer and prop master, as well as the expansion of CAA.

This is inevitable, there are two sides to everything, if you want to be efficient, you have to face the other party's huddle, and if you want to break through, you have to give up efficiency.

I want benefits, but I don't want to pay the price, how can there be such a good thing.

Moreover, even if CAA relies on the packaging system to grab a lot of right to speak, it still has to negotiate honestly in the face of the Big Seven, and the small film company is squeezed very much.

It's normal.,I don't have power and I don't want to compromise.,That's not SB.。

In the final analysis, agents are just a relatively middle-level network in the Hollywood ecosystem, not something that cannot be replaced, and the five major brokerage companies are also competing with each other, and those who believe that agents can control Hollywood are either arrogant and arrogant, or persecuted paranoids.

I don't see the founders of CAA, who all jumped to the Big Seven in the early 90s.