Fang Zhuo doesn’t understand the entertainment industry.
He knows so many famous actors, singers, and directors, but he doesn't know what the internal links are like, and he doesn't know if there are any hierarchical divisions and small circle systems.
But we can roughly make some guesses.
The economic base determines the superstructure. Where the economic situation is good, this circle will have the right to speak.
As the economy develops, the right to speak will inevitably shift.
However, this Lao Zhang is also a rich man on the Forbes list, but he can't gain any face at all, which is also...unexpected.
It is true that the current Internet has not yet connected to the entertainment industry, but it sounds like he is not willing to give in on even the smallest of things. He is really strong, domineering, and arrogant.
Forget about other people, it just happened to be people from Sony Music.
Fang Zhuo felt a strange sense of separation about this.
Regardless of Nobuyuki Dei, Stringer, the Sony Group, or Sony (USA), every Sony executive Fangzhuo came into contact with was worried about the development trend of the group.
Apple and Yike are attacking Sony's music players, while Panasonic and Samsung are attacking Sony's TVs and DVDs.
Sony as a whole is going downhill faster and faster.
Under such circumstances, why do you, a person who doesn't know anything, dare to shout "you are the rule" at the foot of the imperial city?
Fang Zhuo thought it was quite fun.
He called the few people he knew in the music industry, including Jay Chou, who he had watched a football game with in Houston not long ago.
"Jay, let me ask you something. Do you know Feng, Feng..."
Fang Zhuo raised his head and asked Zhang Chaoyang: "What is that man's name?"
"Feng Yiqiang." Zhang Chaoyang replied.
"Oh, do you know Feng Yiqiang?" Fang Zhuo asked.
"Brother Fang, I know him, the CEO of Sony Music." Jay Chou replied.
Fang Zhuo said "Oh" and asked again: "Then do you know who in Sony Music is more capable? Someone who doesn't have a hard time with Mr. Feng. He is from the Mainland."
Jay Chou thought for a while, without asking Brother Fang's reasons, and said: "I have a good experience with Ren Wei as President. He is straightforward in his work and a very nice person. He seems to be responsible for a lot of things at Sony Music."
"Okay, I'll have someone check it out." Fang Zhuo learned a name that met his requirements from front-line workers in the music industry.
Afterwards, he stopped calling and sent text messages to people to check Ren Wei's resume to see if it would be suitable.
The investigation takes time, and contacting Sony (USA) also takes time.
Fang Zhuo poured a glass of wine and put his phone in his pocket.
Zhang Chaoyang:???
That’s it? That’s it?
"Mr. Fang, why don't you call me and ask for someone's name? What kind of magical power do you have?" Zhang Chaoyang said, his mood tonight was ruined and he was very depressed.
"Oh, you didn't say that Feng Yiqiang is the CEO of Sony Music Greater China. He has a high and powerful position. No wonder he looks down on you, a small Internet rich man." Fang Zhuo scolded, "How can a person like him take a day?
It takes time to remove him from his position."
Zhang Chaoyang shook his head: "If you need a day... hmm?"
He looked at Mr. Fang who was there and couldn't believe it: "You can get rid of his job? How is it possible?"
Ma Ren also found it strange. He understood this completely. As Mr. Fang said, the CEO of a company in Greater China is indeed a very powerful person. How could he be withdrawn at the request of someone outside the company within one day?
Fang Zhuo could understand the incredulous expressions of these two people. Yike's main business was abroad, and the merger of Sony Music and Bertelsmann happened in unrelated industries in the far west. It was normal for them not to know the internal connection.
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Even if it is known that Yike is now a minority shareholder of Sony Bertelsmann, from a procedural point of view, it is not logical to break the convention and replace a Greater China CEO.
The power struggle within the Sony Group is not easy for outsiders to understand.
"Why are you lying to me?" Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "What are the benefits of lying to Mr. Zhang of Sohu? Mr. Zhang of Sohu can only be bullied by me. How can you let outsiders step on you like this?"
Zhang Chaoyang: "..."
Ma Ren nodded pretendingly: "What you say is rough, but your reasoning is not rough."
Zhang Chaoyang asked doubtfully: "Really?"
"Really, Mr. Zhang, you have lost your status too much." Fang Zhuo shook his head and said, "Let me teach you, just take the phone and call that Feng Yiqiang just now, just one sentence."
Zhang Chaoyang: "What?"
"Just say, 'Mr. Feng, let me teach you what the rules are in the imperial city.'" Fang Zhuo took a sip of wine and asked Ma Ren, "Is that okay?"
Ma Chen touched his chin: "Okay."
He suddenly thought of some rumors in Shanghai's real estate industry, what made the Li family look at Mr. Fang's face and so on.
It seems that the rumors are not false.
Zhang Chaoyang said seriously: "Mr. Fang, are you not kidding me?"
"Really, if you want to take a breath, that's it. If you don't want to, it's up to you." Fang Zhuo stood up, "That's it for today, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, you are really too lazy."
Zhang Chaoyang still looked at Mr. Fang with some uncertainty.
Ma Ren also got up. He originally thought the bar was noisy, so he patted Mr. Zhang when he walked out: "Mr. Zhang, I trust Mr. Fang. He has a high rank. You can learn from it."
Zhang Chaoyang: "..."
The fun in the bar was ruined.
After Fang Zhuo and Ma Ren left, Zhang Chaoyang didn't drink any more and quickly left the bar.
The cold wind in the early morning made him even more annoyed.
Zhang Chaoyang decided to trust Mr. Fang for once, and this trust was given to the richest man in the Mainland.
He called Sony Music CEO Feng Yiqiang and said, "Mr. Feng, you mean the rules, right? Let me teach you what the rules are at the feet of the Imperial City."
Feng Yiqiang heard this sentence before he spoke on the phone.
He was stunned for a moment, but he felt some worries in his heart. If he came to the capital from Xiangjiang, would he be put in a sack and beaten?
Aren’t all those who work on the Internet honest?
Will you still do this kind of trick?
The phone has been hung up.
Feng Yiqiang felt a little uneasy, so he changed to a hotel room and went to bed in the middle of the night.
During the day, nothing happened.
Feng Yiqiang took the warning from Mr. Zhang of Sohu as a joke and shared it with his friends in the entertainment industry. He felt that people from the mainland are from the mainland, and even the rich are not like this.
"So what if you have money? Can you create a good singer with money? Can you buy all the albums?"
"I always see something wrong with that Zhang."
"People from the mainland are from the mainland. Let's talk harshly and pretend to be fat."
Feng Yiqiang’s friends in the entertainment industry are all from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they found his words funny and spread them as jokes by Mr. Zhang from Sohu.
However, during the party time in the evening, just as Feng Yiqiang was hugging a young singer who was about to sign a contract, he suddenly received a phone call from Sony Group.
It is the Sony Group, the local headquarters, not Sony (China).
It is a higher level of direct notification.
--you are fired.
Feng Yiqiang held the phone and froze on the spot.
No warning!
There was no clear reason even on the phone!
The dignified CEO of Sony Music Greater China was fired like this?
Why?
Feng Yiqiang was extremely puzzled and felt inexplicable. He was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening. He called Kenichi Yoshida, chairman of Sony (China), thinking that the notification from the headquarters was wrong.
"Mr. Feng, thank you very much for your dedication and contribution to Sony Music. However, considering the comprehensive development and business changes of the group, I have indeed received a notice of change in the position of CEO of Greater China." Kenichi Yoshida defended the post with regret.
Headquarters decision.
"Then, then me, who will be the CEO? Is there anyone from the headquarters?" Feng Yiqiang was shocked and subconsciously asked about the replacement.
"Ren Wei, the former vice president of the music copyright business department, serves as CEO." Kenichi Yoshida said.
Should a mainlander be the CEO of Sony Music Greater China?
China's international record companies have never had a mainlander hold such a position!
Both his removal and the appointment of Ren Wei broke the convention!
Feng Yiqiang ended the call in despair, not understanding how all of this happened.
He sat down in a daze. Somehow, he thought of the warning from Mr. Zhang of Sohu in the early morning...the rules at the feet of the Imperial City?
But, it’s impossible!
No matter how well behaved you are, there is no way it will affect the appointment at the headquarters!
What kind of rule is this!
Feng Yiqiang was devastated.
The sudden change in his position suddenly made the people who had previously laughed at Sohu Mr. Zhang speechless. Unlike Feng Yiqiang who had difficulty understanding the weirdness of the program, viewers did not need to know this.
All they know is that they were warned in the early morning and fired in the afternoon.
This suddenly shocked the music industry!
That’s the powerful CEO of Sony Music in China!
The news of such an appointment, the inquiring about the conflict in the bar, and the warning about the rules of the imperial city, all spread all at once.
Mr. Zhang from Sohu has become quite famous in some circles, and many socialites are willing to invite Mr. Zhang to attend parties.
As Mr. Zhang felt better, he almost wanted to sell Sohu to Mr. Fang, but he didn't hide it too much and vaguely mentioned that it was not his fault but the help of his friends.
Details emerge.
My friends that night were a combination of a dwarf and a young man.
