Heads Up Hollywood

For lunch, two big men came.

The current chairman and CEO of General Electric, Jeff Immelt, and the current chairman and CEO of NBC, Bob Wright.

There are more than a dozen entourages.

Typical bureaucratic style.

The inspection is not over yet and will continue after lunch.

However, Tang En will not participate in the afternoon inspection. This lunch is the purpose of his visit today, to show Steve Burke the place.

Whether Comcast acquired 49% or 51% of NBC's shares, the most obvious difference is the candidates for NBC's future chairman and CEO!

If only 49% of the shares are acquired, then the future nbc will still be led by Bob Wright.

If it is to acquire 51% of the shares, it is conceivable that with Steve Burke's pursuit and interest in the entertainment industry, he will personally take charge of NBC!

The most critical point is whether Bob Wright is willing to delegate power.

Since 1986, he has been in charge of NBC with the support of Jack Welch, and it has been a full 18 years today.

He has worked here longer than anyone else, and he single-handedly selected all the executives.

It is conceivable that if this person does not step down, then Steve Burke will never be able to control NBC.

Lunch is a plate of pasta, and it couldn't be simpler.

But the atmosphere at this table was rather dignified.

Especially Jeff Immelt and Bob Wright looked at Steve Burke, which was quite meaningful.

It's a good way to invite Tang En, the great Buddha, out of the platform!

"I have always believed that New Universal will bid for NBC."

The head of General Electric, Jeff Immelt, is also number one.

At the beginning, when Jack Welch retired, his successor candidates received almost as much attention from the United States as the US general election. There were as many as a dozen contenders, and there were as many as six popular contenders.

As a result, Jeff Immelt was elected unanimously by the board of directors!

It can be seen that it is great.

Tang En put down his fork, wiped his mouth with a tissue and said with a smile, "No way, New Universal's cash flow is incomparable to that of Comcast."

Jeff Immelt has a strong personal charm, gentle and elegant, he looks like a kind elder, he smiled and said: "With your strength, will you still be embarrassed by such a small trouble?"

Naturally, Tang En would not be misled by his appearance. This kind of old fox is a murderer without blinking an eye. He said carelessly: "I'm afraid of trouble. It's not impossible to buy NBC, but it must be taken completely! Like now Comcast is like this, fighting for 2% of the shares, and I can’t talk about it for several months, and my head will explode.”

Jeff Immelt laughed disapprovingly, "Sure enough, he is extraordinary, and the layout is big enough. It's really beyond the reach of us old guys."

Steve Burke saw the needle and hurriedly said: "In the final analysis, Comcast's entry is to allow NBC to develop better, rather than being eroded by ABC, CBS, and even Fox."

Bob Wright immediately refuted, saying: "In the past two years, we have bought Telemundo, which operates 15 TV stations across the United States, and KNTV, which has mastered the two major markets of San Francisco and St. Jones. BC is in a period of transformation. , after the integration and reorganization of resources in the past few years, it will soon usher in an explosive period.”

This is true. If NBC's ratings are declining and its market share is being encroached on the surface, Comcast may not be willing to take over this mess.

After entering the 21st century, media stocks began to soar, and the price-earnings ratio has surpassed that of the manufacturing industry as a whole.

General Electric's price-to-earnings ratio is 21, but Disney can reach 40, and even crisis-ridden Viacom has a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.

After Jeff Immelt took power, he strongly supported the development of the media industry. The high price-to-earnings ratio is more conducive to the interests of General Electric.

"However, the current situation in the media industry... has changed. A single NBC group can no longer meet the market demand under the condition of self-sufficiency." Steve Burke retorted, and immediately pointed out the existence of NBC in content production question.

Bob Wright said disapprovingly: "It's just a short-term dilemma. Besides, isn't ABC also purchasing TV programs from New Universal? Backed by Disney, it may not be much better than NBC."

Steve Burke laughed and said: "Disney... that's because Disney is a partner of New Universal! Bob, you don't think that all TV stations can buy New Universal's film and television products, right? The deadlock of cbs, Didn't you see it?"

"What do you mean?" Bob Wright looked cold.

Steve Burke said lightly: "It's very simple, Comcast and New Universal have also been partners for many years, but NBC is not!"

At this moment, many people at the same table all stared and glared.

This is a threat!

Tang En also frowned.

He didn't like the feeling of being shot by Steve Burke.

At this moment, Isla Fisher, who was eating at another table, suddenly walked over mysteriously and whispered something in Tang En's ear.

"Now?" Tang En raised his eyebrows.

Isla Fisher said: "Well, Mr. Greenson said that we will notify you immediately of the results of the investigation."

Tang En apologized and got up to answer the phone.

It can be regarded as avoiding this fierce verbal battle.

The call was from Rick Greenson, a mid-level White House adviser.

At Tang En's request, he has been secretly investigating the instigator behind the Woody Allen incident.

Who in the world instructed Mia Farrow to speak up in front of the media?

"Mr. Consultant, have you found the result?"

Tang En was quite surprised.

I didn't expect the efficiency of the White House to be so high.

Rick Greenson once met with Tang En as the President's special envoy, and he said bluntly, "Tang En, I did get the investigation report, and the result...may be slightly different from what you thought. "

"Yeah?"

Tang En's eyes narrowed tightly.

After ruling out the suspicion of Lei Shidong and Ted Turner, Tang En was very confused about the mastermind behind the scenes. I even thought, could it be that Michael Eisner is playing tricks?

After all, now New Universal is catching up with Disney in all aspects, and there is huge competition in many industries.

It is also possible for Michael Eisner to use this method to suppress Tang En's arrogance.

For this reason, Dunn also specifically asked Rick Greenson to focus on checking the people around Michael Eisner.

Judging by the tone at this time...it probably wasn't Michael Eisner either.

That's weird.

who is it?

There can't be someone who deliberately does bad things without any motive, and does evil for fun, right?

Rick Greenson said: "Well, to be honest, I am also surprised by this result."

Tang En took a deep breath, "Okay, tell me, who is it?"

"Howard Stringer."

"who?"

Tang En was stunned for a moment and opened his eyes wide.

Rick Greenson sighed and said: "It's true, I didn't expect that Howard... He would use such a method."

"Ah!"

The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched sinisterly, revealing a sneer.

Now it's fun!

It turned out to be him!

Howard Stringer!

Chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment!

At the same time, he is also the top person in charge of Sony America.

good!

very good!

...

After finishing the call, Tang En returned to the dining table and continued eating.

However, this time the conversation became more proactive.

He interrupted the debate between Bob Wright and Steve Burke, and said softly: "The role of control, everyone understands, this kind of thing is meaningless to debate. This time, Comcast and GM The ultimate goal of electric cooperation is to make nbc develop better. Therefore, in my opinion, whoever controls is more beneficial to the future of nbc should be allowed to control.”

These words were naturally unanimously approved by both parties.

Bob Wright believes that he has been in charge of nbc for 18 years and created an entertainment empire. In the past few years, with the support of Jeff Immelt, he has also increased his layout in the media industry, and it is a good time to bear fruit.

Steve Burke naturally believes in his abilities more. Bob Wright... is already 61 years old, his thinking is rigid, and he can no longer keep up with the times. BC needs new blood and new strength to be able to compete in this media industry The era of great change ushers in new life.

Jeff Immelt looked at Tang En with a smile, "What do you think?"

Tang En said sternly: "The development trend of the media and entertainment industry is a dead line. Resource integration of content and channels, optimization of efficiency, and cost reduction are the main directions in the future. From this aspect... Comcast Compared with General Electric, it has inherent advantages."

Jeff Immelt's face darkened, and he glanced at him, "And then?"

Tang En didn't care about his flabbergasting, and said flatly: "Movies are the leader of the entertainment industry, and the film company's content library is the resource that NBC urgently needs. The integration of TV channels and movie content is the key. In this regard , Comcast took the lead again.”

Steve Burke was moved to the point of tears.

He really didn't expect that Tang En would be so loyal and really support him with great fanfare.

What a man!

Bob Wright said coldly: "Film company? It won't be a small company like Lionsgate or DreamWorks, right?"

Tang En shook his head, "Of course not, only the Big Six can be worthy of NBC's channel."

"The six giants? It's easy to say!" Bob Wright was very opposed to Tang En's remarks, especially his idea of ​​Comcast holding NBC. Isn't this tantamount to letting him hand over power?

He said bluntly: "Which one of the six giants does not have the support of a media giant? You are not talking about Universal Pictures, are you? If New Universal is willing to bid, it will invest to acquire 51% of nbc's shares and control the controlling stake. Quan, then I have nothing to say, I can resign immediately!"

Of course, Dunn would not be fooled by such provocative remarks. He shrugged his shoulders and said calmly: "Universal Pictures certainly won't. But, don't forget, there is a giant film company... There is really no media behind it The group's reliance!"

"Columbia Pictures!"

Steve Burke blurted out. ()

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