Long Island, New York, is a well-known rich area in the United States, and Lei Shidong's manor in New York is located here.

With the arrival of Zhang Lie, this manor is undoubtedly full of brilliance. Lei Shidong himself, as described by the media, is a passionate and always confident old man.

His physical condition was not bad, and when Zhang Lie came over, Lei Shidong personally came out to greet him.

You must know that although New York is not cold now, it will definitely not be very warm. From time to time, you can even smell the Atlantic breeze. Accompanied by his family, Lei Shidong met this legendary figure in the world.

Lei Shidong also knew that the young man in front of him had ruthlessly operated on the rice stock market a few days ago and made unimaginable profits. Although he is envious, he is self-aware. In the field of media, it's okay to mix by yourself. But in the financial field, in the eyes of Wall Street, he is just good, far from great.

And Zhang Lie is undoubtedly the kind of store that can be regarded as absolutely dazzling on Wall Street. Of course, he didn't know what Zhang Lie's motive for looting the NASDAQ was, and the fact that he was born in the White House was only known to a few high-ranking officials in the United States and a few giants on Wall Street. Others may speculate, but they would never know that such a shocking event occurred.

Lei Shidong is very powerful, he can be called the king of media, but he is also the controller of Viacom, the world's third largest media empire. But to go deeper, he can only be regarded as an ordinary shareholder, plus a good professional manager. Much of Viacom's remaining shares are in the hands of Wall Street. Again, the old adversary, News Corporation. And he was in a lot of fun. Perhaps Murdoch controls a higher stake than himself. These are the only differences.

So. As long as he does not satisfy some people in this position, his position as chairman of the board of directors may be lost at any time.

"Zhang, a long time ago, I wanted to see you. But on the one hand, both of us were busy, and on the other hand, my health was not as good as before, and with the advice of the doctor, I tried to minimize the number of long trips. I was able to invite Zhang this time. I feel very honored. Lei Shidong was very polite to Zhang Lie, not only because the shares of Viacom held by Zhang Lie were higher than his own, but also the most important point, the Zhang investment fund under Zhang Lie's name was too terrifying, and its influence in the United States was getting bigger and bigger.

Zhang Lie admires entrepreneurs like Lei Shidong, not to mention a giant media empire like Viacom. With respect for the old man, Zhang Lie said very politely: "Mr. Lei Shidong is polite, I deeply admire you for creating such a huge media empire as Viacom. ”

After some compliments on both sides. Lei Shidong went straight to the point and said, "I heard that Paramount Pictures in my hand is interested? ”

Zhang Lie wants to buy Paramount Pictures. Lei Shidong already knew it before,. This is why this interview is made, and for Lei Shidong, the significance of Paramount is not too important. It's just a piece of the puzzle that completes his media empire. But with Viacom's success over the years, he not only owns Paramount Pictures, but also several small and medium-sized film production companies, but they are not as famous as Paramount. Even, Viacom has some shares in other Hollywood film giants, although the weight is not large, but he still has a certain say in these film companies. And if he can befriend Zhang Lie through Guò Paramount Pictures, and even be able to catch the towering tree of Zhang's Investment Fund, it will undoubtedly be an opportunity for Viacom.

"I'm really interested in Paramount Pictures, I just don't know if you're willing to cut your love." Zhang Lie did not deny his interest in Paramount, after all, there are many people who know about this matter. Richie had already done it before, and he had even contacted Lei Shidong. There is no need to hide this matter, he came over today to discuss cooperation with Lei Shidong. If Lei Shidong is willing to let go, when the conditions are not too excessive, they can sit down and talk about the specific details. But if Lei Shidong opened his mouth and slaughtered himself as a Kaizi, Zhang Lie didn't have to take Paramount, Warner and Universal could also be considered.

Lei Shidong didn't immediately agree or refuse, and then said slowly: "At the beginning, I bought Paramount Pictures at a high price of $1oo million, bringing the old film giants that didn't go well into the company, and then for the further development of Paramount, Paramount acquired DreamWorks. Thus making Paramount the largest and most sound film company in the United States. In the past few days, although Paramount's overall performance has declined, it is based on the influential film companies in the United States and even in the world. ”

Zhang Lie listened to his narration, and he knew these things. After Paramount was acquired by Viacom, with the strong support of the parent company, Paramount showed strong firepower. Of course, Lei Shidong's acquisition of Paramount is not without the meaning of fighting with 21st Century Fox, a subsidiary of News Corporation. But now, the two sides have made peace on the surface, and both him and News Corp's Murdoch are old and no longer have the energy to fight. Murdoch, in particular, is almost caught in the situation of the family's struggle for power, and has no extra energy to fight with himself at all.

Without News Corp's provocation, Paramount would not have much meaning in keeping it in his hands. And he thought that if he rejected Zhang Lie's kindness, with Zhang Lie's character, he would definitely choose another film company, and the last possible one might be 21st Century Fox under News Corporation. After all, Murdoch's children are not too interested in 21st Century Fox. If you can get rid of the burden of 21st Century Fox and exchange it for a sum of money, it will definitely be a good deal. Again, this applies to Viacom, for whom the film industry is not a very good business. No matter how powerful a film company is, there is no guarantee that the film it invests in will not lose money. Especially as the cost of movies has become higher and higher, Paramount has had several huge investment failures over the years, which almost put Paramount into bankruptcy. If it weren't for the blood transfusion of the parent company, perhaps Paramount would have been insolvent and bankrupt. Other film companies also have this situation, so now those big-scale films often choose to invest in multiple parties and share risks. But even so, the increase in costs has made it impossible to recover the costs at the global box office if it is not ideal.

So now in the Western film industry, every step of the investment and shooting of a film often fattens the actors and directors, and no matter whether the film is successful or not, they will make a steady profit. But if the film fails, the actor can continue to shoot the film of another company, and their film company needs to bear the consequences of the failure.

Zhang Lie doesn't know much about the specific situation in the film industry, but he just knows that Paramount is indeed a behemoth. Whether it is possible for Lei Shidong to let go, Zhang Lie is not very sure.

"Zhang, Paramount, I can give it to you, but I have one condition!" Lei Shidong said.

Although Zhang Lie had already guessed that Lei Shidong would choose to sell Paramount Pictures, otherwise, he would not have invited himself to New York. But now that he really heard Lei Shidong say such things, he was still excited. Maybe it's because he's been through a lot, and he doesn't have too many surprises.

Still with a faint smile on his face, he said, "Please say, as long as it's not too excessive, I will choose to consider it"

That's right, Zhang Lie just chose to consider, but didn't choose to agree, mainly because he didn't know what Lei Shidong meant, and don't look at him now, he is a kind old man, but Zhang Lie knows how powerful this old man is, he can fight with Murdoch for a lifetime, and the two of them are getting stronger and stronger, so they know his means.

"Actually, it's not too much, first, I won't sell all my shares, but I will try to satisfy Zhang Holding Paramount. I'm going to keep a stake in Paramount, which I'm thinking from Viacom's point of view. As long as News Corp. retains 21st Century Fox, Viacom must have the strength to compete with him. In addition, I hope that Zhang can help Paramount enter the Chinese market. Although Sony Pictures and Universal have entered the Chinese market before, the effect is not too ideal. But as an emerging box office market, China is also the world's most important country, and Viacom needs to have a suitable platform in China. Lei Shidong is aware of Zhang Lie's influence in China, and he hopes to catch up with News Corporation in the last step, and must have his own propaganda platform in China. At that time, News Corp. took control of Phoenix Satellite TV in Xiangjiang through various means, although News Corp.'s stake in Phoenix Satellite TV was greatly reduced due to political reasons, News Corp. and Phoenix Satellite TV had unparalleled influence. It can be said that as long as it does not openly smear the Chinese government, as long as it does not deliberately promote the beauty of capitalism, News Corp deliberately uses Phoenix TV to complete the influence of Huaguo.

Viacom realized that when he was in the middle of the importance of China, there was no longer a suitable opportunity. China's control over the propaganda field, especially satellite television, is too strong, and Viacom has no place to start. So until now, News Corp. and the direct saliva that can laugh at the Chinese TV industry alone and make the world envious.

Zhang Lie also had a headache when he heard his words, he knew what Lei Shidong meant, if Paramount Pictures entered Huaguo, there would be absolutely no problem. But if Viacom enters China, he will definitely jump on satellite TV, but does China have such an opportunity? (To be continued!)

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