Chapter 058: Digging into the Disney Corner
It was Chen Slow who called, and they should have arrived in Los Angeles.
"Chen Slow, have you arrived in Los Angeles?"
"Well, it's time to the hotel, Mr. Cang, where are you?"
"Hehe, I'm in New York, this time, I can't accompany you to complete this cover debut, wait for next time, I have more things on my side, I asked Ge Liqin to arrange a photography master for you, I told them, or you are the main shot, but I may give you some advice, when the time comes, you listen to it, if it is good and useful, you will learn, if it is not good, then stick to your own, I will give you this right. ”
"Okay, thank you for your trust in me. ”
"In the future, you can also call me Ah Yao, I will have a drinking party here in two days, I can't pass for a while, this time I won't go to the layman to guide the insider, you are very spiritual, what you lack is nothing more than a little experience, every shooting in the future is an opportunity for you to improve yourself, take advantage of it." Okay, it's late, so I won't talk nonsense with you, you can quickly reverse the jet lag. ”
"Okay, goodbye, Ah, Yao. Chen slowly replied with a little excitement, he didn't expect that the first time he shot a magazine cover, it was such a big scene, it seems that Cang Zong and Lu always really want to cultivate themselves, happy.
Cang Yaozu still likes to chat with these little girls like flowers, and he is in a happy mood.
After two days, Cang Yaozu invited Ji Niangniang to be his female companion, well, a little pressure, Ji Niangniang is 180 tall, 3 cm shorter than Cang Yaozu, if she wears high heels, it will be crushed, no way, although Ji Niangniang is young, she is tall.
Ji Niangniang has been transferred to a hexahedron brokerage company. Some time ago, the hexahedral Citigroup brokerage opened here, with branches in Los Angeles and New York.
Ji Niangniang also came to New York in advance, and the brokerage company directly arranged a small villa for her, with all the assistant bodyguards. This battle almost made Ji Niangniang think that she was really a big man who was hiding a beautiful lady in the golden house.
On this night, the two men and women each had some sleepless sleep.
Cang Yaozu is out of boredom.
Gisele Bundchen was a little apprehensive about the special treatment he received at the hexahedron agency.
She was only 16 years old after all.
Cang Yaozu woke up the next morning, cleaned up briefly, had some breakfast and rushed to Long Island, Robert Iger is now the president of ABC, and he works here in New York, so he can naturally live at home on Long Island.
Cang Yaozu came to the Gold Coast of Long Island, which is only a 40-minute drive from the bustling downtown of New York, and is a well-known rich area.
At a café near the Gold Coast, Cang Yaozu met Robert Iger.
Egger is not tall, relatively thin, gives people a very capable feeling, he has a relatively gentle personality, but he is very determined, very assertive, and has a high emotional intelligence.
Robert Iger, a TV weatherman, joined ABC in 1974, that is, ABC, and worked hard for 20 years, until 1994, he finally became the head of ABC's international department, unfortunately, ABC was acquired by Eisner's Disney in 1995, and fortunately, Robert Iger was promoted to the boss of ABC.
Disney's acquisition of ABC is about $18 billion, which is too high, and it is an astronomical amount for the current Cang Yaozu. Can't afford it, really can't afford it.
ABC is ABC, and it is one of the three largest television networks in Citigroup, along with CBS and NBC, and CBS, also known as Eye Channel, has not yet been acquired by Lei Shidong. NBC, also known as Peacock Channel, is not yet integrated with Universal Pictures.
In addition to ABC, NBC and CBS, there is only the newly established FOX TV network, and the CW TV network has not yet been merged, these five are the five largest TV networks in Citigroup, Cang Yaozu actually wants to win one, but it is too difficult. The first is the funds, and the second is that these TV networks must be in the hands of Citigroup, and it is difficult for outsiders to get started, let alone Cang Yaozu.
Cang Yaozu is not even Chinese, he is a foreigner. Even if Melissa comes forward, it will be very difficult, after all, Melissa is just a woman, and many things are not easy to settle, unless she has a family with very large financial resources and influence behind her to support her.
"Nice to meet you, Kura, nice view of Long Island, you can go around more. ”
"Well, the scenery is picturesque. I found the quiet, peaceful, and beautiful nature of Long Island to match your personality. But I don't have much time, I'm too busy, Bob, I want you to help me. ”
"I do love living on Long Island, I was born here. What can I help you? I'm meeting with Mountainside Technology in Los Angeles, and you're trying to get me to move to a tech company, which I'm really not good at. ”
"Bob, I bought Marvel, and soon my fund will own more than 85% of Marvel, and now the only obstacle is Carl Icahn, but he can't make waves. ”
"Congratulations, Mr. Cang, Marvel has always been my favorite comic book company, with all the fantasies of my childhood there. But I don't know what I can do for you?"
"Bob, you've reached the top of your position at ABC, and it's hard to go to Disney. Now Disney is a killing ground, Disney war, are you sure you want to join in? Roy Disney wants to defend the status and glory of the Disney family, and Michael Eisner wants to carry out de-Disneyization, don't you think the current Eisner is like a tyrant?"
"I'm mainly in charge of ABC now, and I don't know much about Disney. However, I am satisfied with my current job. ”
"Bob, although ABC has a high market capitalization, that's it, you can only follow the rules, and you can't make more breakthroughs in the short term. Marvel is different, Marvel has a huge number of superhero IPs, and the next road to take is to produce high-quality superhero series movies through high investment. You know Cameron's "Titanic", with a total investment of $200 million, and I invested part of it in it. This movie is expected to be a big hit next year, which will open the era of special effects blockbusters, special effects technology is becoming more and more important, and more and more advanced, and the spring of superheroes is coming. ”
"But the greater the investment, the greater the risk. ”
"The risk is controllable, and people's demand for good movies will become stronger and stronger, especially the arrival of special effects blockbusters, which will bring audiences back to the cinema. I expect to shoot about 10 superhero movies in 10 years with an investment of 150 million to 300 million US dollars per movie, and build the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU, in which Marvel's superheroes will join forces to dominate the world. Therefore, I need you to help me manage Marvel, I need you to bring home the superheroes scattered out one by one, and I also need you to buy special effects companies in the digital field, buy animation studios, buy movie giants like MGM, like Universal, and even Disney. I am very optimistic about your abilities, your management skills and communication skills are great, which can ensure the rapid development of Marvel. ”
"Well, the impact is a bit big, and you're talking about buying Disney in front of me, is that really good?"
"Disney is about to go to war, and the next decade will be a downhill road. Opportunities for acquisitions will always arise. Disney's hand-drawn animated films are about to fall into a downturn, the future is the era of computer animation, and Disney's live-action movies are not worth mentioning. ”
"Even if Disney is unbearable, it is still a company with a market value of tens of billions, are you sure there is so much money?"
"Well, I don't have it now, but I'm pretty sure that in three years I'll have more than one Internet company with a market value of more than 100 billion, such as ICQ, and I remember that you ABC has placed a lot of ads, and the number of users is soaring these days, and the advertising effect is very good. When ICQ's market value exceeds 100 billion, it will not be far off to acquire Disney or other movie giants. ”