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Chapter 1262
Any industry will go from experiencing chaos to oligarchs, without exception. Although it will not be as exaggerated as in the science fiction novel "Supporting Humanity", it will never continue to be chaotic until the one who controls the voice of public opinion appears!
Since the previous leader implemented the new telecommunications bill, America's media and telecommunications industries have undergone rounds of mergers and acquisitions, constantly spawning new industry giants.

In the media industry, two major giants have emerged unknowingly. One is ICQ, which controls the four major TV stations, and the other is Comcast, which acquired Disney and added its own telecommunications and other businesses.

The remaining major TV stations, whether it is Fox, CBS or PBS, are difficult to compete with these two giants.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two most likely giants in the American media industry in the future are ICQ and Comcast. Now Comcast is still a bit weaker than ICQ, but Comcast will never stop In the footsteps of the acquisition, Fox, CBS, PBS and other TV stations and media will all become the targets of Comcast Group!
Even the Donkey Party, in order to counteract the media that supports the Elephant Party, will encourage Comcast to acquire other TV media, which is predictable.

"Comcast's acquisition of Disney opens Pandora's box!"

A media industry analyst at Goldman Sachs tweeted his views on the deal that day, "In the future, there will be two media giants in America, and ICQ and Comcast may be the biggest winners!"

Not only Goldman Sachs analysts, but other discerning people can also see that when ICQ is backed by the elephant party, and Comcast is fueled by the donkey party, when these two media giants have their own attributes outside the industry, many things happen. , will completely change.

After the acquisition transaction is completed, Disney's board of directors will be reorganized, and the two companies will merge into one in the future. Disney will exist as a brand under Comcast. When the complete merger is completed, Disney will officially delist.

And following the gossip that came out together, there was also the rumor that Comcast Group would launch a new acquisition for Disney in order to improve Disney's performance. Many famous Hollywood studios were on the list of gossip. middle.

Roy, who stayed up all night, saw the reorganization of Disney's board of directors, Eisner continued to serve as Disney's president, and Disney was about to delist, his vision went dark, and he fainted directly. He knew that the ancestral business of the Disney family was finally ruined in his hands.

When Jobs heard about Roy being sent to the hospital, he just sighed, not for Roy, but for Pixar. He also felt trouble now.

Disney has completely changed. What he and Roy had previously agreed to exchange Pixar for Disney's equity is completely useless. Pixar needs to find a new partner as soon as possible.

But what surprised Jobs was that the famous Pixar had hit a wall everywhere in Hollywood. Pixar tentatively approached Western Pictures, Warner Pictures, and Universal Pictures, and they all refused to provide Pixar with production funds and film distribution channels. have to ask.

In a place like Hollywood, there are no secrets. It is understandable that Disney does not want Pixar, but Western Films, Universal, and Warner also do not want it, which makes many people wonder whether there is really something wrong with Pixar!
The three became tigers, and Pixar was rejected one after another. People have to wonder whether Pixar really exploded internally, and which movie project is too bad. The current major movie giants in Hollywood, Western Films, Universal, Warner , Disney, all terminated their cooperation with Pixar, and the remaining three, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, and Fox, even if they intend to cooperate with Pixar, are still in a wait-and-see state.

The scene of Hollywood looting Pixar did not appear, and its valuation also shrunk by a large amount. Jobs was also a little helpless about this.

After going through a lot of wind and waves, Gang Leader Joe, who thought he could calm down, was also a little upset at this time. He was only a few days away from driving Eisner away, and then exchanged Pixar for becoming the largest individual shareholder of Disney, but now it all disappeared. up.

Compared with Chief Joe's headache and dissatisfaction, Eisner returned to his residence after the Disney board meeting and became the head of Disney again, and slept for more than ten hours before getting up.

For Eisner, who is in his 60s, this sleep is the most comfortable sleep he has had in recent years, and it can be said to relieve all worries.

Looking at the time, Eisner padded his stomach. When eating, Eisner couldn't help laughing when he saw the news that Roy was sent to the hospital.

As for Roy and the Disney family, the lawsuit against him, Disney, and Comcast Group, asking the Los Angeles Federal Court to revoke Comcast's acquisition of Disney, Eisner just spit out two words coldly, "Childish! "

Up to now, the Disney family thought that this merger was just a matter between the two companies, but they didn't realize that the role of the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party in it, the powerful figures on both sides did not speak up, and even the Donkey Party on Capitol Hill The congressman also expressed his approval for the acquisition, but the Xiang party did not say a word, apparently acquiescing to the transaction.

The Donkey Party and the Elephant Party agreed to the deal by tacit consent. A down-and-out Disney family can stop it. Even if Roy's old bones are involved, it won't help.

The Disney brand will continue forever. It represents the fairy tales and joy of the American people, but the Disney family that created this brand will probably disappear in a short time, and no one will remember it anymore.

Even if Eisner is more ruthless, erase part of the history of the Disney family on the official website and Disney records, and then modify the Disney entries on Internet platforms such as Google and Wikipedia, it will probably not take 20 years, maybe In just five or six years, the world has completely forgotten about the Disney family.

The relationship between Roy and the Disney family has basically been settled, and there is only one thorn in Eisner's heart, which is also the trouble in his heart that he has to solve in the last three years of his career. Before retiring, Eisner Sina is going to settle all the grievances and grievances in the past, so as not to leave future troubles to hinder his retirement career.

"Pixar?!"

Eisner snorted coldly, finished eating slowly, and then changed into decent clothes. He has to meet the big benefactor today, and Eisner knew that in the next three years, his power in Disney would be lost by the parent company Kang. The Custer Group is slowly being taken away. Eisner knows this well, and if he wants to use the power in his hands, Eisner needs the support of the parent company. Of course, there is another one who did not show up. In the reorganized list of Disney's board of directors, it can also affect Disney's big benefactors.

When Eisner passed by, Song Yang and Brian Roberts were there. Today was a private party, and only Song Yang, Brian, and Eisner were present.

Brian Roberts had obviously drank a lot of alcohol and looked very excited. As soon as Eisner sat down, he heard Brian say, "Comcast is going to acquire both Lucasfilm and DreamWorks." Got it!"

The acquisition of Disney has taken the most important step in the transformation of Comcast. Coupled with the media's praise, Brian Roberts is now full of ambitions.

Song Yang nodded towards Eisner. Now that Disney has just been acquired, it cannot do without the support of the little old man Eisner.

"Lucas and DreamWorks are indeed important, but they are not the most needed right now. Comcast Group should win the TCI TV network acquired by the Telephone and Telegraph Group!"

Song Yang said to Brian Roberts that the Telephone and Telegraph Group has been in decline for the past few years, and its revenue and profits have continued to decline. Those acquisitions back then have now turned into a mess.

TCI, once the largest TV network in America, is also languishing in the hands of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, because the number of TV stations and program channels has decreased, and the user scale of TCI has also begun to decrease on a large scale. Instead, it was sold to ICQ by Comcast. The net goes above and beyond.

Hearing the TV network, Brian Roberts looked a little unnatural, but he didn't regret it at all. He exchanged the TV network under Comcast for the equity of ICQ, and it was definitely not a loss.

But when he sold the TV network back then, and now he bought it back, Brian still felt embarrassed, but it was only for a moment, and Brian knew that Song Yang was telling the truth.

After the Comcast Group acquired Disney, if it wants to become a media giant, it really needs its own TV network, not only the terrestrial TV network but also the satellite TV network.

Like the acquisition of Disney, Comcast Group’s acquisition of Telephone and Telegraph’s TCI TV network is fine. If ICQ acquires it, the donkey party will have to jump, and it will be sued for monopoly, so Comcast can only acquire it. .

If Comcast acquires the TCI TV network, together with the TV network under ICQ, the two sides add up to almost occupy more than half of the TV users in America and North America!

"In the future, Disney can transform into superhero movies with live-action special effects, and join hands with Western Films to develop the Marvel Universe and DC Universe!

In addition, the two parties can also cooperate in Internet video and streaming media! "

Song Yang said to Eisner that Disney's family property is still very rich, with a lot of movie copyrights and movie character copyrights in his hands. In his previous life, Netflix was extremely strong, and the whole Hollywood was beaten to pieces. Only Disney kept Hollywood. The last face!

And now, if Western Films, Warner Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Disney all support an Internet video website, how far it will reach, it can be said that it is not an exaggeration to create another online Hollywood!

Eisner listened to the terms that came out of Song Yang's mouth. Even though he was not sure about the current Hollywood trend, he still had a basic vision. Eisner speculated whether superhero movies, Internet videos, and streaming media would It will be the future of Hollywood. In Song Yang's vision, Western Films has fully proved it, and Eisner can't doubt it at all.

Reining in his mind, Eisner said in a deep voice to the two big benefactors, "Pixar is still a threat!"

(End of this chapter)