America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 343 341. Eric's plan for the future

"Ah!"

"Mom, why are you back!"

Facing Liu Xiaoli who suddenly opened the door and came in, Liu Yifei screamed and asked.

Then she realized that something was wrong, and she was still naked.

She was angry and anxious: "You go out first, Mom!"

"Oh! Got it! Got it!"

Liu Xiaoli came back to her senses and turned around to close the door.

At this moment, the neighbor aunt across the door heard the noise and poked her head out, and asked with concern: "Liu, I seem to hear screams, what happened?"

"No, nothing, nothing Ansuna."

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, everything is fine, my daughter's boyfriend is inside."

The other party suddenly realized and said with a tone of an experienced person: "So that's it, did you see a shameful picture?"

"Yeah." Old Liu nodded slowly.

"Oh come on! It's normal for young people to do that, that's why they are young people."

"Tell them to be careful in the future. As long as you are satisfied with this boy, if you are not satisfied, let him go as soon as possible."

Old Liu sighed, thinking that if he only looked at the money, he would be satisfied to the sky.

The world's richest man, there is only one in the world, and media experts predict that in terms of personal wealth, no one will be able to surpass Eric within ten years.

Unless we can enter a new round of technological revolution and a major breakthrough that affects the lives of all mankind is born, it is possible for another super-super-rich man to appear.

Although there are more than 100 heads of state in the world, 90% of them actually have less power and wealth than Eric.

But the problem is that apart from the money, the complicated situation at home is too complicated.

That picture is so shameful that she wants to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Especially thinking about the matter between herself and Eric, guilt immediately surged in her heart.

This bastard obviously did it on purpose. His daughter bought him a ticket to the concert.

She was eating hot pot and singing songs, feeling happy, but this guy sent her a text message asking her to come back quickly.

She hurried home, just to see this?

Click!

A few minutes later, the door opened, and Liu Yifei whispered, "Mom, come in."

Although she lived here, she always paid attention to her privacy. Even the residents around her didn't know that the most successful young Chinese in Hollywood today was their neighbor.

Old Liu hurried into the house and saw Eric slowly getting dressed.

This guy smiled at him weirdly.

Deliberate, absolutely deliberate.

The three of them looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Neither of them spoke. Eric coughed a few times: "Well, I'm a little hungry. I haven't had dinner yet. Crystal, give me something to eat."

"Oh, there are leftovers from last night in the refrigerator. Do you want to eat them?"

"Yeah, heat them up."

"Then wait a moment."

After sending Xiao Liu to the kitchen, Eric walked towards Liu Xiaoli, who subconsciously took a few steps back, seeming to be a little afraid of him.

"Why are you hiding? I'm not going to eat people."

"Hehe! You don't eat people, but you're embarrassing me. Go away."

"Go? Where to go?"

"Go home, go back to your own home!"

"Are you kidding me? This is my home. I bought the house and I'm paying the taxes. Have you forgotten?"

After being choked, Liu Xiaoli said angrily: "But the name is Xixi, not you."

"Hehe...then go ask your daughter if she's willing to drive me away."

"You! You bastard!"

Seeing the other party gritting his teeth and helpless, Eric felt happy.

Dadada.

Hearing the footsteps, Eric felt that Xiao Liu was about to come out. He could only sneer: "I was going to leave after eating, but now I have changed my mind."

"Leave the door open for me. I will come to find you when Crystal falls asleep."

"You..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Yifei came out with a plate: "It's heated up. Come and eat."

After dinner, the two sat on the sofa and watched TV. Lao Liu moved a chair not far away and deliberately kept his distance.

On the screen, the second season of "The Voice of America" ​​was playing.

As the well-deserved variety show king last year, countless people are looking forward to the second season.

Not only the audience, but also many young people with their own ideals or middle-aged and elderly people who feel that their talents are not appreciated.

Last year, the program team had to find the contestants themselves, but this year, the number of contestants who signed up was so large that they had to be screened, and most of them did not have the opportunity to perform on stage.

Also, although the name is the Voice of America, in fact, its influence is not limited to the United States.

After the first season was a big hit, the copyright has been sold to Canada, European countries, Asian countries, Australia and other places.

The copyright fee is calculated on a season-by-season basis, and the first season sold for more than $400 million.

In this era, this is already a top-level fee.

So many people from other countries come to sign up for the competition. Needless to say, this is the most developed place in the world music industry.

If you really want to make a name for yourself in the world music scene, then coming to the United States can be the fastest way.

If you are really gifted, it can at least make you popular around the world five or six years in advance.

This year's GG fee does not need to wait until the final night. Various big names have already targeted it in advance and signed the contract before the recording.

Pepsi is still the biggest sponsor, spending 80 million US dollars at one time.

On the night of the final last year, Michael directly drank a small bottle of Coke in front of the national audience, and made a very delicious and sour expression.

Although there was no GG word, the effect was great, directly boosting Pepsi's market share by 5 percentage points.

Although it is still the second in the industry, the gap with Coca-Cola has at least narrowed.

Think about the most famous and successful GG of Coca-Cola, which was also shot by Michael when he was young. It is self-evident who the biggest winner is.

So after knowing that Coca-Cola offered 60 million US dollars, Pepsi did not think about it and increased the bid.

But unfortunately, Michael himself did not participate in the recording of the second season.

Last year's tour concert in the United States was effective, and the ticket revenue exceeded 300 million US dollars.

Moreover, a cooperation agreement has been reached with Universal, which will host the concert and participate in the global tour this year.

In terms of revenue sharing, Universal gives more profit than Sony.

So Michael is now focusing on this matter and has no time for variety shows.

Celine Dion, Janet Jackson and JZ have returned normally, and then the company found Sting to replace Michael.

What?

You don't know who he is?

Have you seen "Leon", the theme song "Shape of my heart" in it is sung by him.

As for the band, the Police may not be the first-tier band in the era of the gods' battle.

But Sting's own popularity is definitely world-class, especially in the United States.

"Kristel, I remember you wanted to release a record before, do you want to try?" Eric asked Xiao Liu while hugging him.

"No, you are kidding, I can't even sing better than these contestants, how can I release a record?"

"Didn't you plan to join Sony Music? You have no confidence in yourself?"

Xiao Liu shook his head like a rattle: "That's the route planned by my mother, to increase her popularity through music. I'm not good at singing, so I'd better focus on acting."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes, thinking that your mother is not good, but the stinky man is very good, right?

"By the way, dear, is your acquisition almost finished? I read the news. Is the antitrust investigation over?"

Eric smiled and pinched her nose: "You don't pay attention to these things."

"I didn't pay attention to them before, but now I just read them when I have nothing to do. I care about you."

"Well, the process is basically completed. There are some minor troubles, but it's not a big problem."

"What's wrong?"

"Haha. What else can I do? Disney is making trouble. Antitrust investigations are simple and complicated."

"It mainly evaluates the entire industry, your opponents, the internal structure of the company, and market dominance."

"The other companies are all my people. Warner hopes to quickly close the deal. Even New Line and Lionsgate will not talk nonsense. The only one who is doing bad things is Disney."

"But it's like an ant trying to shake a tree. It can't affect the overall situation by itself. At most, it can slow down the pace."

"In other words, MGM and other companies have reached a cooperation agreement? Isn't this behavior considered a violation?" Xiao Liu asked curiously.

"Yes, strictly speaking, this is an act of tacit collusion. Although there is no written agreement, everyone advances and retreats together."

"But as I said, the trend is already established and unstoppable. Warner has not released any new films recently. Have you noticed?"

"Yes."

"The acquisition process has officially started. It is estimated that the transaction will be completed in about a month."

"Honey, then you will be the boss of Warner Bros., right?" Xiao Liu asked excitedly.

"It can be said that Hollywood will officially enter the six major eras. The Warner Bros. title will no longer exist, but the old TV series will retain its title logo."

"Anyway, "Friends" is ours, and it can be regarded as revenge for the acquisition of that year."

"Then I can free up my hands to concentrate on dealing with Disney. It is engaged in the theme park economy, and I am also preparing to build my own theme park."

"As long as the opponent is suppressed on the big screen, Disney's industrial chain will not be able to form a positive cycle."

"With the resources in my hands, I don't believe that I can't compete with it!"

"But you spent 51 billion US dollars. I feel dizzy when I see this number. MGM is so big. Is it necessary to spend so much money to buy another film company?"

Liu Xiaoli sighed with some regret. 51 billion yuan, she can't make so much money in ten lifetimes.

In response, Eric just shook his head and said nothing. He has long hair but short knowledge.

Not to mention how valuable Warner's film library is, no one can imagine how much profit DC's peripherals can create after the movie universe is established and the copyright is granted to Double Star Entertainment and Hasbro.

The reason why Lego rose strongly in the past was because it grabbed the copyright of Marvel and became the industry leader.

Once the Marvel and DC movie universes mature, the two major copyrights will be concentrated in one place.

Eric is sure that he can bring down Mattel within a few years. Relying on only one Barbie doll to carry the burden, it is absolutely impossible to resist the attack of these superheroes.

But since Hasbro and Mattel are already the two largest toy companies in the United States, it is definitely not possible to spend money to acquire them.

Because they can't pass the antitrust test at all, otherwise Eric would have a great chance of taking Mattel into his hands if he spent another $30 billion.

Since acquisitions are not feasible, what should we do?

What can we do? Just defeat it, grab all the market, and the other party will naturally fall.

After Mattel is defeated and Lego is expelled from the country, Bandai Namco's business will not adapt to the local environment here.

There is no need to talk about those small companies in China, and the monopoly of the toy market is basically formed.

At that time, comic companies will produce popular IPs with the help of publicity channels such as Facebook and YouTube.

Popular IPs are adapted into film and television dramas and put on the big screen and small screen, and theaters can arrange the schedule under their own control.

After expanding the influence, use the surrounding and park economy to grab huge profits. This is a very complete industrial chain.

As long as there is no major change, such as a world war, this model can be maintained for decades without any problem.

Late at night, after Xiao Liu fell asleep, Eric slowly got up and walked out of the room.

With the weak light of his mobile phone, he touched Liu Xiaoli's bedroom.

Sure enough, the door was open.

Although he didn't say it, his body was still very honest.

Pushing the door open and quietly approaching, Eric sat down on the bed and put one hand on Lao Liu.

Naked, not wearing pajamas.

Snap!

With a light sound, Liu Xiaoli waved and hit the back of Eric's hand.

"Hehe. What's wrong? Are you impatient and angry?"

Lao Liu ignored him and turned over and lay on the bed.

But after a moment, her breathing became heavy.

"Ah! Be gentle!"

"I like heavy things, you know that."

"I think you like to be heavy on me."

"If not you, then how about Xixi?"

"No, you can find someone else who likes this kind of style."

"Still stubborn! By the way, you can enlighten her when you have nothing to do, so that she can prepare herself mentally in advance."

"If you plan to follow me, you have to accept my family."

"What do you mean?" Liu Xiaoli turned over.

"You asked me to find someone else, I found several. Anyway, she should be prepared to share a husband."

"You are crazy! I am her mother, how can I say such a thing?"

"Your current behavior does not show that you are a mother."

"You! Didn't you promise to give Sissi a status? You promised me."

"I didn't say I wouldn't keep my promise. I will definitely give it to her. Xiaosan, Xiaosi, Xiaosi, Xiaosi are also statuses. I didn't say it must be the boss!"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Xiaoli was furious and raised her hand to hit someone.

"But when Warner acquires it, I plan to give Sissi some shares as a token of my appreciation."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli's raised hand suddenly froze in mid-air.

Warner Brothers' shares are not this house. Look at the current share price of MGM. 1% of the shares represent more than 200 million US dollars.

After three to five years, Warner will develop and it will be another sky-high price.

"How much do you plan to give?"

"It depends on your sincerity."

In another bedroom, Xiao Liu suddenly woke up and looked at the half-open door and the bed where he was the only one left.

After thinking for a while, he turned over, put on his shoes, and walked out.