America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 308 306. How much gold is your so-called brother?

After getting the Liu sisters, I believe it is not impossible to get them to help get Xiao Liu.

With his eloquent tongue, he can talk and lick. With Liu Yifei's immature mind, he is at the age when he is most easily fooled.

After attending the opening ceremony, Elena, the bitch, heard from somewhere that he was in New York and asked him out for a meeting.

The two hadn't seen each other for several months, and they only contacted each other by phone or text message occasionally.

He thought that this bitch asked him out to get sales or have sex with him.

It turned out that Eric guessed half right. They did have sex in the bathroom of the hotel. After the sex, Elena told the real purpose.

"Eric, I know you must be very curious, how did I know you came to New York, the answer is very simple, Ashley told me."

Cut a piece of steak to replenish his energy, Eric glanced at her: "So, you often keep an eye on my whereabouts? In this way?"

"No, sometimes, I am worried that it will arouse Ashley and Mary's suspicion, but seeing how they talk about your state, you should get along well."

"Well, it's really good, very good, I have a good relationship with little Elizabeth."

"I know, you often take her to Michael Jackson's Dream Manor to play."

"Haha. It seems that you really know it very well. What happened today? It's not really just to invite me to dinner."

After a pause, Elena suddenly said: "I'm going to resign, resign from Morgan."

"Huh?"

Eric put down the cutlery: "Why? What happened? Your position is not low, try harder You should be able to climb higher, why did you quit? "

"I tried hard, but didn't get the results I wanted. Now my mortal enemy is in the position, and my life is not easy."

Seeing that she was a little depressed, Eric held her hand and comforted her, saying: "Elena, dear, many things are not rewarded by hard work, you need to think more open-mindedly."

"If that bitch's son of a bitch defeated me through work ability, I would certainly accept it, but that bastard was playing tricks behind the scenes."

She stared at Eric straightly: "Speaking of which, this matter is related to you."

"Related to me? Are you kidding?"

"Hehe, do you still remember the incident that asked me to lend money in violation of regulations? Although it did not cause substantial losses to the bank in the end, I was attacked because of this incident, and then the situation became what it is now. "

Eric recalled that Elena seemed to have done something for him, and more than once.

But later he paid off the money he owed, and he never had anything to do with the bank again.

"That was a year ago. Why are you still digging up the past? And you made a lot of money."

"I didn't say I didn't make a profit, so I don't hate you, but I did lose my job, which is a major stain. At least I probably can't make it in this industry anymore."

"Well, what do you want to do? In fact, with the money you earn, you can't spend it all in your lifetime with normal financial investment. If you don't have a job, you'll have nothing."

"You can take a break, such as traveling around the world or buying a beach villa for a vacation. These are all good choices."

"Then why do you still want to fight? Eric, your net worth has exceeded 10 billion, why do you still want to work? And why do you want to go head-to-head with the Big Six?" Elena asked back.

"It's different. I'm only in my 20s. You can't let me retire now. Many people are counting on their food."

"One of my decisions can affect the vitality of tens of thousands of families. This is not something you can let go of just because you want to."

"So am I old?"

"Of course not. You've always been so charming in my eyes!"

"Asshole, your mouth can always please women."

Hmm.

After a passionate kiss, Elena licked the corner of her mouth: "Eric, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Say it, as long as I can."

"Ashley and the others know my current situation, so they invited me to work at Double Star Entertainment, but you are the largest shareholder."

"I can't be a small fry after I go there. This requires your consent. They respect your opinion, and so do I."

"Do you want to see a woman who is no longer young and wandering on the streets? Or do you want to give her a warm home? The decision is in your hands."

After talking for a long time, Elena finally told her true intention. It seems that the Olsen sisters asked her to come.

After more than a year of infiltration and rectification by Eric, many people in the current Double Star Entertainment have been planted by him.

It's not that he doesn't trust the Olsen family, but mainly because he just became a major shareholder and his relationship with the Olsen sisters was not stable enough.

In order to be on the safe side, he must be fully prepared.

After such a long period of development, the profit of Double Star Entertainment has changed from the original main business of the two sisters' peripherals to the main business of MGM-authorized peripherals.

Interests are always the most stable glue. Eric now doesn't have to worry about the Olsen family's bad intentions.

Unless they can find a stronger and more suitable partner, but the premise is to get back Eric's 45% equity.

Is it possible? Absolutely impossible!

He can't spit out the meat he has eaten without giving a greater exchange of interests.

What's more, according to his layout, Double Star Entertainment will gradually merge with Hasbro. Once it is realized, it will be a mess.

When the relationship is too complicated, no one can shake his position as the emperor.

Under the premise that the overall situation is very stable, it doesn't matter if Elena is put in.

Even if she is given the position of CEO, she dare not do anything recklessly. Major matters must be approved by Eric.

"Double Star Entertainment, what position do you want?"

Elena instantly became energetic: "Financial Director, I think this is a suitable position. I have relevant experience and certificates."

"I don't want to embarrass you right away, although I think I can be competent for more important positions."

"Finance, well, it is indeed more suitable for you."

Eric tapped the table lightly: "Let me think about it. The person in charge of this area is Yellen. He works hard and has not made any mistakes in all these years."

"Maybe it's time for him to go a step further. Yellen should be very grateful to you."

Seeing that he agreed, Elena almost clapped her hands happily. After all, she was only in her thirties and was not as old as Nicole.

"Thank you, you helped me a lot, dear. If I hadn't just used it, I really wanted to let the little guy enjoy it again now."

"Don't rush to conclusions, maybe you can try." Eric raised his eyebrows.

Rolling his eyes at him, Elena slowly leaned under the table, and the scene in Flindale was staged again.

Since the end of the Voice of China, Meiyi has developed very smoothly.

The national tour for more than two months not only increased the popularity and exposure of the top eight contestants, but also made the company earn a lot of money.

Although the Chinese music scene relies on defense, singing is far less profitable than acting.

But in the United States, where the music industry is highly developed, singers make money at a speed no less than movie stars.

After the mask, this trend has become more and more obvious.

Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Martian and Xilin also released their first albums after the tour, including the songs from the final night.

Although it has only been a week since they released the song, the B chart has fallen into chaos.

Not surprisingly, four songs simultaneously made it into the top ten of the overall chart, beating many big names.

After 11 consecutive weeks of being the champion, the throne of "let it go" finally changed hands.

Katy Perry's "stronger" successfully seized the high ground and won the first B-list champion in one fell swoop.

Following closely behind was Xilin's "sugar", and songs with a brisk rhythm were relatively more advantageous.

And although the studio version did not have the atmosphere of the live version, it also smoothed out the flaws of the live performance.

Each song sounds flawless in Eastern Europe, and each song sounds natural and smooth.

Ranked in third place is still "let it go", Queen Elsa is still very strong, and it is estimated that she will continue to occupy the top ten of the list before the summer season ends completely.

Martian brother ranked sixth on the list, and Taylor Swift was slightly inferior, ranking ninth.

But one of Taylor Swift's own country songs reached No. 12, and several others also made it into the overall chart, showing her creative ability.

In terms of album sales, all four of them exceeded 150,000 copies, ranking among the top ten this week.

Don't think that 150,000 copies are low.

My Lord, times have changed.

Since the late 1990s, the global album market has begun to decline as a whole, and after entering the millennium, the downward trend has become more rapid.

In particular, the rise of online media has led many music fans to choose to listen to and download songs online, further attacking the record industry.

Since 1991, Nielsen Music Statistics has begun to collect data on record sales in the United States.

The highest record of single-week sales was in December 2000, with a total transaction volume of 45.4 million copies in a week, and a total annual sales of more than 785 million copies.

At that time, some organizations and people thought that the record industry was going to be revived, but it turned out to be just a flash in the pan, and then it went downhill all the way.

If we push the time back 10 years, this data will decline to 4.9 million copies, and only 289 million copies will be left for the whole year.

To give two very intuitive examples, Avril's masterpiece "Let Go" in 2002 sold less than 90,000 copies in the first week of that year, but it ranked 8th on the charts.

In 2013, "Let it go" sold only 86,000 copies in a week with the blessing of movie promotion.

Although singers like Adele, whose album sales can be comparable to those of ancient mythical beasts, were born during this period, there is only one Adele after all, and the development of the global record industry is continuing to decline.

In this environment, the album sales of the four people are already awesome enough, and many organizations predict that the four albums will reach platinum.

The so-called platinum means that the sales volume reaches more than 1 million copies, the gold record is 500,000 copies, and the diamond record is 10 million copies.

Of course, this is the standard in the United States. If the region is changed to the United Kingdom, there will be an additional silver record standard.

Silver records have sales of 60,000 copies, gold records have sales of 100,000 copies, platinum records have sales of 500,000 copies, and there is no such concept for diamond records.

Japan has sales of 100,000 gold records, 250,000 platinum records, and 1 million diamond records. It is also the only country in the world besides the United States that has set diamond record standards.

South Korea has 0.5 gold records and 10,000 platinum records.

Taiwan's early gold records were 25,000 and platinum records were 50,000. Later, gold records were changed to 15,000 and platinum records were 30,000.

Hong Kong's standards have also been lowered one after another.

These can clearly reflect the decline of the record industry and the development of the music industry in different regions.

Why is the foreign countries beating the domestic ones in "Singer 2024"? You are decades behind them. Isn't it normal to beat them?

So when you see that a certain young idol has obtained a platinum certification, don't be anxious. Look clearly at which region the certification is from. The gap is really too big.

If it is a certification in the Internet era, such as Penguin Music, it has its own standard system. The authority can only be said to be fun and to amuse the brain-dead fans.

They no longer use the sales of records or singles as the basis for judgment, but how much money they sell.

For example, Lu Han and Hua Chenyu claimed to have achieved diamond record achievements and sold 10 million RMB. It sounds so awesome.

But if 10 million is converted into the price of the record, it is actually equivalent to selling about 200,000 or 300,000 copies, and the effect is immediately greatly reduced.

The brother's record sold 10 million copies and the brother's record sold 200,000 copies.

How much gold content do you call your brother have?

The last diamond record in the music industry is Adele's "21", which has become a swan song!

In addition to the four people who are busy traveling around the country to promote their songs, Michael is still touring the country.

In terms of making money, he is the most terrifying money-making machine of Meiyi.

Although it is impossible to cooperate with Sony again, Universal has extended an olive branch, hoping to host his global tour.

Now the two sides are in further negotiations. Michael is no longer the solo artist he used to be. He is the boss of Meiyi and has the power to get more.

It is October, and the weather has completely turned cold. People need to wear coats when going out.

But Los Angeles is still a hot city, because the most famous stars in the world gather here.

The Arclight Theater is one of them. The premiere of "The Hunger Games" will be held here tonight.

As MGM's main blockbuster this year, the publicity is full, and many stars have been invited to the premiere.

Eric walked on the red carpet holding Gadot and Liu Yifei's hands on both sides.

Xiao Liu was very excited, and his first blockbuster was finally going to be released.

At the age of 17, it seemed that I had suddenly realized the ultimate ideal of life, and I was walking on the red carpet in Hollywood with yellow skin.

Except for Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh and a few others, who else could do it? And when they were minors.

"I have made history and am destined to be recorded in film history."

Liu Yifei thought to herself, her beautiful eyes kept looking in the direction of Eric. She felt that she could not live without that man in her life.

With the roar of Leo the Lion, everyone was excited. It was time to test this blockbuster produced by MGM with all its efforts.