In the Stern Hall, the largest in Carnegie Hall, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, which visited in the name of human peace, is playing Shostakovich's symphony that was played when the two countries were allies during World War II. Many listeners also
Come here because of its reputation, the seats are packed.
But the musicians of the Moscow Philharmonic no longer had the courage and ability to play for the soldiers on the Soviet-German battlefield. Except for official performances in Moscow and Leningrad, they just fooled around and played until they were done.
However, going to the United States to perform made everyone scratch their heads. In addition to buying some fashionable goods here, many people also wanted to contact the Western music industry and come to make money if they had the opportunity, especially those female musicians.
I dressed up beautifully and almost got into a fight with myself when I was being interviewed by a photographer.
Little George came to listen to the music together. After the show, he, Norio Ohga, and Ronald went to the VIP lounge next to the smallest Vail Hall and talked about someone taking advantage of Sony's public acquisition of Columbia Pictures to bid up the price.
things.
"This is normal business competition. It is impossible for our American government to interfere in free market competition..." Little George said carelessly some of the sayings taught to him by his mother Barbara. The general meaning is that as long as you Sony follow our rules,
Just follow the rules. As for other bidders, we will not help you suppress them.
"Next time I'd better go to some country concert to be more exciting..." Little George was not interested in this kind of classical music at all. If it weren't for the fact that he could convey the message without arousing suspicion, he would not sit there for two hours.
"Ohga-san, let's find a place to chat..." After seeing off little George, Ronald invited the helpless Ohga-san to get into his luxury car and drive all the way to the Peninsula Hotel.
"This is the sorrow of the defeated..." Norio Ohga was depressed, and he told Ronald some real thoughts.
Sony has no foundation at all in the United States, and its connections with the political circles have just begun to be established. In many cases, they did not receive critical warnings, and no one was willing to speak out for them.
They have relented and agreed to CFIUS's request to acquire Colombia through the open market acquisition of major shareholder Coca-Cola and other stocks.
For no reason, Sony had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars. But in order to enter the American market, they decided to endure it. And the Australian businessman Christopher Scars intervened. As soon as the news was made public, Colombia's stock price increased.
lift.
Sony has suffered a dumb loss and has to pay hundreds of millions of dollars more, and there is no way to fight back. Because CFIUS has prohibited them from contacting small shareholders privately to make acquisitions. That Scars can make money here without doing anything.
Significant pre- and post-acquisition stock price differences emerge.
This is a problem between Dahe and Sony, and it is also a problem that can be solved with money. Although the problem is solved with money, Dahe still couldn't help but said a few words to Ronald complaining about unfairness. Their money is the same
A walkman's hard earned money.
"Where did this Christopher Scars know about the acquisition? Is he here to steal money, or is he really going to bid for Columbia Pictures with you?" Ronald did not take Dahe's words.
Turn on the TV and jump to CNBC, and it just so happens that Scars is being interviewed, saying that after completing the acquisition of MGM, he will increase investment to revive this old film studio.
"Who knows?" Dahe felt unhappy. This white Australian would be treated more often as one of his own in America, while they Japanese people, no matter how fluent in English and fond of high-end art such as Western symphony, would also be treated as one of their own.
Intentionally or unintentionally, I am treated as an outsider.
"Hmph..." Ronald touched his chin and looked at this Scars. The more he looked at him, the more familiar he felt. The tone and expression of this man's speech were very similar to one of his old acquaintances: Minahan Gran.
"Yeah, last year I spent a million dollars celebrating my 40th birthday, and one time my wife forgot her coat in Brisbane and I flew my private jet over to pick it up, and I always
Such carelessness..."
Christopher Scars shook his head and talked about his embarrassment, but he was actually showing off his wealth. This style of first bragging about his assets and then bargaining hard is very similar to the deception of the two Israelis.
"Do you think this person is pretending to be fat?" Ronald looked at Dahe.
"Don't tell me, it's a bit like..." Norio Ohga is the president of a large company with long experience in shopping malls. He carefully observed Scars's expression and sensed something was wrong.
"Hey, it's a pity that our Japanese company can only hope to find a media in America to speak for us fairly, let alone expose our competitors. We may be attacked in turn."
Da He thought for a while, but shook his head. In this country ruled by white people, it is better to keep things steady. Sony's appeal is to put down roots first, and spend more money as tuition fees.
"Don't tell me, I do know an upright editor-in-chief."
"Ronald-san, do you really have a way?" Dahe's eyes lit up again. It felt uncomfortable to be taken advantage of. If they had the chance to fight back, they would not give up. Moreover, Ronald was a white man, "Need
Ronald Sang can decide how much advertising and public relations fees he wants to put in, and we fully support him."
"Those haven't come yet, there will be times in the future when we need the support of Dahe Sang." Ronald also wanted to show off James Wells, editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News.
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"Boom..." In the New York Daily News building, the quality of the elevator going to the newspaper floor was not very good. It was noisy, slow, and had a small capacity. Ronald felt very uncomfortable in it.
"James..." After finally getting out of the elevator, the lights in the editor-in-chief's office flickered.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ronald, are you here? Mary, Mary, bring Mr. Li a cup of coffee, please." James Wells shouted to the secretary at the top of his voice,
In the narrow passage, the female secretary Mary shuttled between various manuscripts and faxes very dexterously.
"Why don't you repair yourself?" Ronald found a reasonably good chair and sat down.
"We haven't paid all the property fees yet. Although it belongs to a company, but... this is New York. Without money, there is no service..." Although the building is also the property of the Daily News Group, many shareholders have long wanted to occupy the property.
I drove away the newspaper offices on several floors, sold them, and concentrated on the office leasing business.
"Little Doug told me that you used half of our sponsorship money in two weeks. Let me ask what's going on." Ronald said with a smile. It seems that the sponsorship of 500,000 US dollars they allocated will not last long.
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"Hey, this is all the result of the distribution department's low-price strategy..." James Wells said very dissatisfied.
The subsidy strategy adopted by the board of directors last year was actually a failure. Although they increased the color printing page and lowered the price, the circulation did increase a lot. But the cheapest price among the four major daily newspapers in New York allowed them to publish more
, the more you lose.
The original strategy was to increase circulation and bring more advertising. However, this idea proved to be whimsical.
It makes sense that the four major daily newspapers do not like to increase their circulation in Brooklyn and Harlem in the north of Manhattan. The new subscribers to the daily news are all from lower-class families in Brooklyn and the poor in Harlem.
Mainly black and Latino.
These people can generally only afford one newspaper, and they rely on the "Daily News" to bring them daily gossip. A newspaper is usually read by the children of two or three families. And many people still read the newspaper after reading it.
Recycle waste, use it to wrap food, or place it next to the toilet.
It is conceivable that the advertising commercial value of these new readers is extremely low, if not negative (many middle-class families will think that this is a newspaper for poor people and give up subscription). But James Wells, who is in charge of the editorial department, also
There is no way, all he can do is to do his best to produce good news, so that more readers with advertising value can watch the daily news.
"With this kind of strategy, I think you will be in financial trouble again in just a few days." Ronald bluntly pointed out the absurdity of this newspaper's business strategy.
"Can you bring us any news?" James Wells smiled bitterly. He also agreed with Ronald's view, but this was something he couldn't solve by himself. It would take time. He had to ask Ronald what he had been up to recently.
Entertainment industry news.
"News? I'm not a well-informed person. I only found out about Spielberg's prenuptial agreement being annulled after reading the Hollywood Reporter."
"Hey, this matter is indeed a hot topic. We don't have first-hand information sources, so we have to do an in-depth report to talk about the similarities and differences of divorce laws in various states for readers to enjoy."
Although Ronald, as a witness, gave testimony in the presence of witnesses from both parties and the court clerk, supporting Spielberg's statement. However, the judge once again made a digression and made a big news.
Originally, Amy Irving's lawyer proposed compensation for her acting career, but there was no precedent or logic to support her claim. The income of actresses is extremely unstable, and no one can guarantee that Amy Irving will be compensated if she does not marry Spielberg.
Can stay popular. There are many things like Michelle Pfeiffer who are famous and affected by scandals.
Spielberg and Amy Irving's lawyers have tended to reach a unified opinion, giving Amy Irving a one-time compensation of tens of millions, living expenses, and joint custody of both parties to end the lawsuit.
Who knew that the Jewish judge suddenly used his rarely used independent discretion and rejected the legality of the two people's prenuptial agreement.
According to California law, all California residents, even if they get married in another state, must abide by California law in their prenuptial agreement. Only if a lawyer is present when signing, or if the agreement is drafted by a lawyer, is it valid.
Spielberg's prenuptial agreement was written on a napkin by himself. Therefore, according to California law, the judge can initiate a judicial review on the grounds that the signing of the prenuptial agreement is not in compliance with legal regulations if both parties have no objections.
The result of the review was that the prenuptial agreement was illegal, and the prenuptial agreement proposed and drafted by Spielberg on a napkin was revoked. The divorce of the two was still governed by California law. The wealth Spielberg earned after the marriage (value
More than 200 million U.S. dollars), which belongs to community property, that is, all the property accumulated by the couple during their marriage, and Amy Irving is entitled to half.
As soon as the news came out, the entire Hollywood was in an uproar. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, two major newspapers, began to go all out to report on this napkin worth 100 million US dollars.
Divorce lawyers in Hollywood are also experiencing a surge in business inquiries. Many people want to know how much money can be divided in a divorce, or how to sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married to minimize losses.
"This is a good idea. It won't grab the headlines. It's also a good idea to do some in-depth reporting." Ronald looked at the proof of the newspaper. It was relatively simple and easy to understand the comparison of divorce laws in various states. He got a copy.
The copy was stuffed into my pocket.
"We also need to get more of this kind of gossip news. You can't always live on donations... A newspaper can become a profitable business if it is well run."
"Hey, what you are saying is that I am also thinking of a way. Recently, our circulation volume in Manhattan and Queens has improved, and we have increased our advertising. Everything will be fine."
"It's better to get more gossip. Have you seen the recent news about the Australian tycoon Scars? He flew a private jet back and forth for his wife's coat, and also found a large number of bikini models to celebrate his birthday. There are many in Hollywood.
Everyone is envious..." Ronald directed the conversation to Scars.
"I know, actually this is a news subject. I feel like there is something wrong with this person..." James Wells' professional ability was very good. He immediately got a videotape for Ronald and played it on TV.
"Look, this man's expression and body posture are similar to our real estate developer in New York State. I suspect his financial situation in Australia is worrying."
"No way, why do you still show off like this when you have no money, and come to America to buy MGM." Ronald asked deliberately.
"This is a way of thinking of the rich. The more financial problems you have, the more wealthy you have to be. Otherwise, creditors will find out that you have cash flow problems and come together to ask you to pay back the money. This kind of enterprise can still survive for a while.
Yes, it will be bankrupt and liquidated soon.
And if he wants to acquire MGM, it might just be a financial operation. He wants to move in and out quickly and sell it to other investors at a higher price to ease his financial situation." James Wells is a top student at Yale.
He also often goes to Wall Street, and he has a good sense for this kind of thing.
"This is a good news material. It would be great if we could get an exclusive report." Ronald pretended to say. One of the characteristics of reporters is that they like to express. If they have any opinions, let them keep silent.
It is the greatest psychological damage to them.
Therefore, Ronald did not need to remind the other party to go to Chaskas himself. As long as he asked the right questions, they would tell them what Ronald wanted to say and arrange what he wanted them to do.
"Then what are you waiting for? We are about to turn over." Ronald looked at James Wells, as if wondering why he didn't stand up immediately and assign the interview task.
"It's a pity that we have no money and can't afford the cost of flying to Australia for the interview. We still need to prepare the money for next month's printing costs." James Wells sighed. This kind of revealing report is the favorite of journalists.
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"Do we have to go to Australia for the interview? That's a lot of money." Ronald said as if he was unwilling to pay.
"Actually, it would be fine if we could collect previous news reports about him in Australia. Unfortunately, we don't have a reporter station in Australia anymore, so we can only let the guys from the Wall Street Journal get the lead." James Wells said while sneaking a look at Ronald.
With that look on his face, would a Hollywood director want his name in a news article as a sponsor and a Pulitzer Prize?
"I can help with this. I have a friend in Australia. You make a list of newspapers and I'll ask her to find someone to collect them and find someone to deliver them or fax them to you."
"Thank you very much, Ronald." James Wells couldn't hold it in any longer, took out a pen and paper and started writing about newspapers and magazines in Australia that might involve Scars.
"Rachel? I'm Ronald. Yes, I have a friend who wants to know about your Australian tycoon Christopher Scarce." Ronald got the list from the Australian media and gave it to the actress Rachel.
Chel Ward called.
"Ha, he is a pig. We all hate him. He likes to invite actresses to dinners, and then he touches them in front of his wife."
"Ah? Do you have information there? Very good, I'll have someone come and get it." Ronald covered the phone and pretended to have discovered a clue.
"Okay, Rachel, you have helped me a lot." Ronald took the receiver away again and thanked Ward.
"You're welcome. The TV series 'Mission Impossible' has given many of us actors regular jobs. I have to thank you for that."
"How's it going?" James Wells came up and asked.
"She said that there are some rumors about his financial status in Australia, and some media have covered them, and she will fax all the copies to New York..."
"Great, Mary, Mary, have all the financial and entertainment reporters come to the meeting."
"Hai, Ronald-san, what are your orders?" The head of Sony's New York office, who received Ronald's call, immediately assumed an attitude of dealing with his superiors. Norio Ohga had explained that he would treat Ronald's request
, treat it as your own request.
"Ask your Australian office to fax reports related to Scars to the newspaper office. The phone number is..."
Ronald was asked what newspaper users thought of the Australian tycoon. He said that this person was a typical short-selling tycoon. Because they had no money, they could not send reporters to Australia to interview the situation. Ronald decided to contact his connections in Australia and
The media reports there were faxed to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper office. There was also a report about a creditor suing him.
"Squeak..." Soon, the report of the Sydney Morning Herald was slowly printed out from the fax machine of the Daily News...
Tear off, James Wells ripped off the first page, a lurid headline:
"Is Scarce, who owns five resorts, the Seven Network, and the Brisbane Bears Football Club, a financial mastermind or a liar?"