Los Angeles is a commercial and entertainment capital that influences the world's film and television industry. It is the seat of Hollywood and the ultimate dream destination for countless actors around the world who want to become superstars.
"Hi, Joes, long time no see." Arriving at the overseas branch of Haina Entertainment, Yang Dongxu stepped forward with a smile and gave the little old man Joes a hug.
The Haina branch has established a firm foothold in the American market, and the little old man in front of Lien Zhan and Lianjie can be said to have contributed a lot, especially in terms of cooperating with some well-known Hollywood directors and Huanyuan in blockbusters, and it couldn't be better. .
"Hello, boss, you are still so young." Jos said with a smile.
He has enjoyed the past two years very much. Although the work is much more tiring than before, it is all worth it. Compared to the past, EI saw the company's influence declining year by year, the market being eroded by other music companies, and the headquarters cutting finances year after year without providing support, not to mention holding back.
Although this job is tiring now, it is more glorious. Compared with most British people who like to stick to the status quo, or simply live in the glory of the past. Although Jos, who is almost 60 years old, prefers to pioneer and squeeze the last drop of oil from his engine to move forward.
"You're in better spirits going up than before. It looks like I can give you a little more work."
"Oh! No, boss, you can't do this. I'm already very busy now. If you increase my workload, I will sue you in court." Joss glared at Yang Dongxu fiercely. The two looked at each other and then instantly They all laughed.
This caused people within the company to keep looking sideways, wondering what good things happened to their general manager and big boss to make them so happy.
"Tell me about the recent situation in the company. I heard that after winning these movies, some people started to join forces to block us?" Yang Dongxu asked as they entered the office and sat down face to face.
"A bunch of worms who can't achieve results on their own and can only lie down and suck blood from others." Jos, who originally had a smile on his face, suddenly turned disgusted and angry.
Obviously the situation is more serious than Yang Dongxu knows, otherwise this old British man, who has always been a gentleman, would not show his anger unabashedly on his face.
"Tell me what's going on?" Yang Dongxu said.
"Hainer Company has achieved good results in the past two years. Whether it is variety shows, songs, or movies, it has produced outstanding masterpieces, so some people have become jealous and want a piece of the pie." Jos said.
"What do you think?" Yang Dongxu asked.
"We may have to add a few new shareholders." Jos pondered for a moment and said.
"Compromise?" Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows. He knew in his heart that finding powerful and influential shareholders in the United States for Haina Branch would speed up the company's development. This was a good thing, but he might take the initiative to find shareholders to join, but he hated it. Being forced to do this.
"Instead of looking for those nasty bugs, we are looking for other beneficial partners. Now that the Internet bubble has just burst, many wealthy bosses have money in their hands and don't know how to invest. Some of them may not have much influence in Hollywood, but in the Other aspects can give us a lot of help," Jos said.
"For example?"
"For example, some big bosses say that the congressmen standing behind them have strong political capital, or that they have ways to defeat the few bugs that have been causing trouble recently, but these bugs dare not offend them."
What Joss said was not very detailed, but Yang Dongxu understood it clearly. This is indeed a win-win choice. Haina Branch allows the other party to invest in the company and doubles the money invested by the other party, while the other party helps them with the bugs from the outside world who want to come up to suck blood.
"Do you have a suitable target?" Yang Dongxu asked, rubbing his chin.
"Kennedy!" Jos took a deep breath and spat out these three words, which seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.
"Huh?" Yang Dongxu's eyebrows instantly knitted into the Chinese character "Sichuan", and he slowly relaxed after a while. "Why did you choose him? And with the current assets of Haina Company, people look down on him, right? They took the initiative to contact you?" "
No wonder Yang Dongxu reacted so strongly. The Kennedy family is one of the four major political families in the United States. In the eyes of such a big boss, not to mention Hainer's overseas branches, even Hainer Company is nothing in the eyes of the other party, right?
"He didn't find us, I took the initiative to find them. They didn't even need to invest too much money, and they also promised 15 shares in the event of cooperation. Not the shares of the Haina branch, but the shares of the entire Haina 15. "Jos said.
Yang Dongxu frowned and looked at the old British man in front of him, waiting for the next step.
"Do you know about JFK's plane crash?" Joss said something that he didn't want to deal with in this cooperation.
Yang Dongxu nodded. He naturally knew about this matter. After all, this was what happened in July last year. This matter made a big fuss and the whole world knew about it.
Some people even speculated that this was another assassination targeting the Kennedy family. To be honest, this American political family does have a bad fate.
At first, there was nothing that could be done about the death of the fourth brother, Joseph Jr., in World War II. Finally, when John F. Kennedy became president, the family was about to take another step forward and was assassinated.
Then there was Robert Kennedy, who ranked third. The U.S. Attorney General was another pillar that could revitalize the Kennedy family, but he was assassinated again.
Among the four brothers, only one Edward Kennedy survived, and he was defeated in the final presidential election. In the end, he could only serve as a senator in Malaysia.
Last year, former President John F. Kennedy's son, JFK Jr., became another talented person in the Kennedy family.
The chairman of "George" magazine, who was highly regarded by all circles as having the possibility of becoming the second president of the Kennedy family if he ran for president, was rated as "the sexiest man in America" by "People" magazine. He eventually left because of a plane crash. .
This family, which stands at the top of the American political pyramid, is simply a tragic family. It is even called a curse by many people.
"Some people say this incident was an assassination, while others say it was an accident. In short, there is no conclusion yet on the true nature of the incident. His death was a huge blow to the Kennedy family, both politically and economically.
At present, the most capable member of the Kennedy family is Edward Kennedy, but he is 68 years old this year. It is difficult for other members of the Kennedy family to take on big responsibilities as adults, and the younger ones lack time to grow up. "Jos said.
"But what does this have to do with us? Regardless of whether JFK Jr.'s death was an accident or a murder, it is a fact that his father and his uncle were assassinated. Do you think Heiner Company can withstand those who assassinated the president and the U.S. Attorney General?" Yang Dongxu He spread his hands.
The death of JFK Jr. indeed has a tendency to devastate the Kennedy family. After all, the resources invested in cultivating such a successor are absolutely astonishing and unimaginable. Now that all the investment has been wasted, there will be no return at all.
And this time is indeed a good opportunity for some speculators to buy at the bottom. If you invest while the Kennedy family is weak, you may be able to get rich returns.
As for adding insult to injury, unfortunately the injured lion is still a lion. If you really want to swallow the giant Kennedy, few people in the United States can do it, and those who can do it will not dare to do it easily. After all, if it is related to the assassination, The above relationship is at least peeling, and it is very uneconomical to show up now.
But not everyone can get involved in speculation. At least Yang Dongxu's little arms and legs can't afford to get involved. Anyone who is related to the assassination will pose a great threat to his life.
"Of course we can't be enemies with those people, but we are just launching some business cooperation with the Kennedy family and do not involve politics." Jos said.
"This" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Politics is a sensitive thing no matter which country it is in, especially when foreigners are involved. It can be deported and put on the return list, or it can be left alive.
But if it was just a pure business cooperation, the risk would be much smaller. Heiner waved the flag of the Kennedy family to resist those jealous bugs, while the Kennedy family took back some profits from Heiner that could help them breathe.
Whether you are fighting for politics or business, the final result is whether you have money in your hands. The death of JFK Jr. not only completely disappointed the Kennedy family's political expectations, but also undoubtedly made them financially strapped in an instant. Although their family still has a lot of huge inheritance, so much inheritance can't just be left to mold in the bank, right? We also need a way to monetize it, right?
"What do you think specifically?" Yang Dongxu pondered for a moment and asked.
"Pure business cooperation, pure business cooperation that does not involve politics. Using the influence of the Kennedy family in the United States will allow Hainer to gain a firm foothold and then have the opportunity to compete with several other giants in the industry.
On the surface, it seems that Haina has indeed been rising steadily in recent years, and its profits have gradually increased. But in terms of status and influence, Haina is not as good as other entertainment giants even in Asia.
If you want to compete, instead of bringing in those small family shareholders to increase their influence, for example, find a boss-level person to come in in one step. And now that there happens to be such a good opportunity, it is natural to seize it. "Jos said.
Yang Dongxu fell silent again. Although Jos's words were cryptic, he already understood. If Hainer wants to become an international entertainment giant, especially in the United States, he must have a strong backer.
Just like Yang Dongxu has enough resources in the country, although many people are jealous of Haina making so much money, they can only look at him with jealousy and dare not come up to argue for a reason.
He must also find a backer in the United States that will make those envious people dare not openly rob. Otherwise, the face of capitalism will be so ugly that it will make you doubt your life. They will even create a separate legislation for illegally robbing you. Come out and make him legal.
Whether it is Universal or Warner, giants in the entertainment industry are directly related to the consortium standing behind them.
Otherwise, these companies would probably have died in the middle of their growth. The reason why Joss approached the Kennedy family was because he wanted Heiner to become a giant. This old British man who seemed a bit old-fashioned on the surface was actually very ambitious and had a strong will. Adventurism, wanting to take a big gamble when seeing an opportunity.
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