Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 843 Capital's Ambitions Never End

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It may be embarrassing to point out that Hollywood Boulevard, home to the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, has been a place of fireworks for a long time.

Take Julia Roberts' famous film "Pretty Woman", released in 1990, as an example. At the beginning, a scene where the male protagonist asks for directions on the streets of the red-light district is arranged.

In addition, the Los Angeles earthquake this year has created an opportunity for changes in urban infrastructure.

For example, the El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, which dates back to 1926, suffered damage to its frame structure during the earthquake and was assessed as unusable.

Under this general trend, Los Angeles City Councilor Jack Goldberg, a contact of Tang Huan, vigorously proposed a plan to renovate Hollywood Boulevard, cooperate with the ongoing construction of the Los Angeles Metro Red Line, and revitalize a series of scenic spots along the line, and won the Los Angeles The recognition of the city government and Hollywood.

As for the participation of the richest man, it is only natural. Apart from his prestige, status, and just donating 10 million US dollars to Los Angeles, which suffered heavy losses due to the earthquake, it is also related to the huge cost of the project, which will reach more than [-] billion US dollars. .

After all, Hollywood Boulevard is not a wilderness, no matter where you move, there is a cost; and the construction is not as simple as just piled up a few concrete piers, it needs to have cultural sentiments such as retro - all of which are driving up the cost, only the richest man Only a donor with both financial resources and credibility like Mr. is qualified to be remembered.

Specifically, the place Tang Huan wants to build is the Hollywood and Highland Center and the Kodak Theater in the original time and space.

Of course, the name of this theater tailor-made for the Oscar Awards Ceremony must have nothing to do with "Kodak" or "Dolby". It depends on the mood of the richest man.

Tang Huan launched this project to welcome the new millennium, just like the California high-speed rail, to build a landmark for himself, but it is in the interests of Hollywood, and all the guests present gave heartfelt applause.

Seeing this scene, Harvey Weinstein couldn't help swallowing, and secretly compared it in his heart, and found that his own scenery can only be regarded as the level of domineering; the big boss is the air of a king.

Thinking of this, the fat man hurriedly went around the backstage to check whether Deng Lijun, Celine Dion, Madonna and other guests were slow to be treated, so as not to let the boss's pillow blow away.

Quietly looking at Celine Dion, the French diva who has rapidly risen in the English music scene in recent years, Harvey Weinstein thought to himself——Although this is a young man, the boss’s taste has not changed for a long time Now, it's time to adjust.It’s just my true preference, I’m really not sure.The only thing that is certain is that it must be a female star, especially the tune ~ well-educated. The freshest example is Julia Roberts.

It has to be said that the methods used by various people to please the richest man often coincide in the dark.

It can't be blamed for their lack of creativity. After all, people's emotions are nothing more than the well-known ones. With Tang Huan's current wealth and power, besides sending women, what else can generate excitement?

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This celebration is also a big gathering in the industry.

Tang Huan organized the outstanding directors, actors and other professionals from Xiangjiang to broaden his horizons.

He did this with the utmost benevolence and righteousness. If it were another boss, he would definitely not be so generous-not to mention spending too much money, but also afraid that the hearts of his subordinates would become wild and difficult to control.

Mr. Richest Man, whose visits to Xiangjiang have decreased significantly in the past few years, after his speech, first of all, Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa, Hong Jinbao, Wu Yusen and others who have first made their way into Hollywood and have made achievements in Hollywood are accompanied to come over and say hello to these people.

When Tang Huan saw Zhou Xingchi, he remembered something, so he said with a smile: "Let me introduce you to an American comedian. Your acting styles are somewhat similar."

The person Mr. Richest Man is talking about is Jim Carrey, who has just made his mark by starring in "Ace Veyron".

Leaving aside his exaggerated and almost neurotic performance, this film with a budget of only 1200 million US dollars has a North American box office of more than 7200 million US dollars; as for the global box office, it should not be a problem to exceed 1 million US dollars - this is Jim Carrey The commercial value is beginning to show.

In fact, Tang Huan acted as a "matchmaking" middleman for no reason.

For example, before he put Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa, Hong Jinbao, and Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Stephen Seagal and others pulled together to see if there would be any interesting chemical reactions, and the results were quite positive and interesting.

For example, in the recently released movie "On_Deadly_Ground" - "Polar Heroes", the director and starring Stephen Seagal, in addition to asking Chen Chong to play the role of an Eskimo girl, Li Lianjie and Hong Jinbao were also invited to show their skills.

This trend of Chinese people integrating into Hollywood is quite gratifying.

However, on this occasion, it is impossible for the richest man to spend too much time on "matchmaking".Gein and a host of board chairmen and CEOs were waiting to meet him.

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Harvey Weinstein and his group of executives carefully organized the anniversary celebration, which not only shocked the entire Hollywood circle, but also the media and other fields.

This is also the development trend of Hollywood now—the status of film studios in the current era will eventually inevitably rely on large groups to cut peaks and fill valleys to resist the unpredictable ups and downs of the film box office, resulting in huge risks.

This kind of integration has naturally made Hollywood more concerned about things. Since the battle for Paramount last year, Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting have been flirting with each other more and more. It's time to tie the knot and it's ripe.

However, although both Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting Corporation, as well as observers, are looking forward to this marriage, they also face a difficult problem, that is, who will be the master?
You must know that although Time Group is quite good at capital operation, like a snowball, the family background is getting thicker and thicker, but Warner Media cannot compare with Turner Broadcasting Company.

Under Tang Huan's interference, there were at least four obvious differences between Turner Broadcasting Company and the original time and space.

First of all, in the mid-1980s, Ted Turner successfully intercepted Hu’s old enemy Rupert Murdoch and obtained Metropolitan Media’s cable TV network at a cost of several billion dollars. This not only hit News Corporation’s expansion plan, but also Brutely put the seller, John Kruger, on the top of the "Forbes 400 Rich List in America", and let himself improve the network structure in important cities such as New York and Los Angeles.

Secondly, the top brand of Turner Broadcasting Company——CNN, the speed of global prestige rise is amazing, and the influence of the media can be directly reflected in the change of seating positions in the White House press conference room, which was squeezed out at the beginning. It is clear at a glance.

Thirdly, Turner Broadcasting Company has maintained a long-term and stable close cooperative relationship with Tang Daheng's "Hollywood Arsenal", and has a good reputation in entertainment programs; the same is true for sports programs.

Finally, Turner Broadcasting is the leader in providing Internet access via cable television networks, and the future looks promising.

It is precisely because Turner Broadcasting Company has such good cards that Ted Turner seemed calm and relaxed when negotiating with Time Warner.

Because the previous marriage with Warner Media has proved that in the presence of a powerful figure like Steve Ross, the power balance plan of the co-CEO cannot withstand the impact of company politics at all, so the times Warner made it clear that for this marriage, in order for the company to operate stably in the future, the distribution of rights must be clear and must be clear.

The main point where the two sides are currently deadlocked lies here.Fortunately, the ambition of capital expansion is irresistible. No matter how red-faced and arrogant everyone is, they are like magnets, firmly attracting each other.

Although Tang Huan kept a low profile and didn't express his opinion much, he was actually happy to see the results in his heart-money was not a problem, he was not short of money, and what he wanted was this kind of rare expansion.

Therefore, Mr. Richest, who was worried that the enthusiasm between the two sides would fade due to the stalemate, took advantage of the great cover of this celebration to make peace between the two sides.

Tang Huan didn't support Ted Turner. Like Steve Ross, he wanted to fight for the position of CEO. Gein was too tough-tempered. When it comes to specific affairs, the conflict is aggravated.

But he couldn't say it clearly, so he could only euphemistically enlighten him—since you are also keen on this marriage, why delay progress because of this obvious distribution of rights, it is better to put more effort into the board of directors.

Turning his head around, Tang Huan once again emphasized the value of Turner Broadcasting Company to Time Warner CEO Gerald Levine, especially insisting that the name of the new company must reflect the presence of Turner Broadcasting Company and also It's called Time Warner Turner.

You know, when Time Group and Warner Media were married, if Paramount hadn't intervened in the middle to sabotage, the new company would not have Warner in its name.

This is not a superficial article, it reflects the actual content such as company structure, personnel arrangements, etc.

Of course, in just a few years, Gerald Levine, who has survived from No. [-] to No. [-] under chance, also got a hint-no one will take your position.

Mr. Richest Man really made an extraordinary move, breaking the stalemate between Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting Corporation when people were firmly attracted by the excitement of MGM's 70th anniversary celebration.

The next day, Gerald Levine and Ted Turner held a press conference with smiles on their faces, announcing to the media that the two sides had cleared all obstacles and that a bigger media giant - Time Warner The Turner Company will soon appear in front of the world.

The outside world's analysis of this is that Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting Company were afraid of having long nights and dreams.

It can be said that this major development was within the expectations of observers.But there was also a surprise.That is, in the list of the new board of directors of Time Warner Turner, the name of the richest man who is closely related to Ted Turner is not seen.

Could it be that Tang Huan was sacrificed as a compromise condition because he was worried that Ted Turner's power would be difficult to check and balance?
This is breaking news!
The media, which is burning with gossip, hastily collected all information related to Time Warner Turner, trying to find something fishy in it.

Soon, they noticed that there was an unfamiliar third-ranked name on the new board of directors of Time Warner Turner-Gary Ginsberg.

Who is this?
Keep digging!

The power of the media is ubiquitous, and the result soon came - it turned out that this person used to be the legal adviser of the richest man, and he was quite famous in the circle of political operations.

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No matter how the outside world talked about it, Mr. Richest Man was not affected in the slightest, and he attended the reception of Time Warner Turner Company with a relaxed demeanor along with his female companion.

The original Time Warner fought very well in corporate politics.Of course, this also largely reflects its factions and talents.

Take these people who are sitting with the richest man now, Richard Parsons among them was recommended by Lawrence Rockefeller, the third generation member of the Rockefeller family, when Steve Ross was still alive in 1991 , who has served the Rockefeller family for a long time, so the relationship is naturally very close; there is also Jeff Bewkes, a native who relies on HBO's performance to work hard step by step.

Mr. Richest had contact with the people of Times before from the outside, but now it is from the inside.

Among the various random topics, there is indispensable serious discussion on the development prospects of traditional media, and Tang Huan will definitely have to talk about it.

"I can easily post comments on America Online's exclusive community, and hundreds of thousands of interactions follow." The richest man emphasized: "With this convenience and two-way interaction alone, traditional media can Far from it.”

Gerald Levine laughed: "Don is a special case. As far as I know, America Online provides you with such services; and with your popularity, even if you list it casually, what you have for dinner will It sparked a chase.”

"No, this is a trend. In fact, AOL is trying a new form of media." Tang Huan said confidently: "Believe it or not, it will take less than a few years for the tens of billions of dollars in transactions that everyone is trying to facilitate , can’t keep up with a fraction of its market value.”

Amidst laughter, Richard Parsons joked: "Don is suggesting that everyone should buy AOL stock as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)