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Chapter 558 On the Self-cultivation of Actors
Ken Williams, dressed in casual clothes, came out from the backstage, looking like a gangster, appeared on the scene of the Ellen show, and made a face-to-face gift with Ellen Denigellus.

Now the Ellen Show is already the trump card program of ICNC TV, and its ratings are skyrocketing. Big figures in the elephant party, including Tom Delay and others, have appeared on the Ellen Show. Last month, the governor of Texas, He is also the head of the new generation of the cowboy family, and the little cowboy also appeared on the Ellen show.

That episode of the program was full of effects, allowing the audience to re-acquaint themselves with the person from the most powerful family in America. Not only ordinary audiences were watching, but the entire official circle of America was also paying attention.

On the Allen show, the Cowboy declared in a "casual" tone that he wanted to make a greater "contribution" to America, not just stay in Texas!
This was regarded as a sign that the Cowboys would formally participate in the next general election. After participating in that episode of the Ellen Show, the public opinion machines of the entire Elephant Party and the Cowboys family started to build momentum for the Cowboys in advance.

Xiangdang has always been somewhat weak in the media industry, and it was supported by Fox before, but the old man Murdoch may not be reliable at critical moments.

With the emergence of ICNC TV station, and the tendency to develop into a big TV station, many figures from the Xiang Party have chosen to speak on ICNC TV station.

Not only congressmen and powerful figures, but also tech giants in Silicon Valley, also sell the face of ICNC TV station, and many of them appear on programs such as the Allen Show. Naturally, the funding is constantly increasing, and more celebrities and celebrities can be invited to participate.

Ken Williams participated in the Allen Show, almost "dropping in". Sierra Mountain and ICNC, one is a game company and the other is a TV station. It sounds like Feng Shui is not as good as a horse, but both belong to ICQ, basically they are brother departments, not to mention After the opening of ICNC, Xueleshan made a lot of dollars to subsidize ICNC TV station.

After Ken Williams sat down, he leaned against the sofa, just like sitting on his own sofa, with his hands on the armrests of the sofa. He looked like a big boss. Compared with those congressmen, stars and celebrities who appeared on the Ellen show And so on, the style should be a little bit bigger, he came today to show off the style!
"Williams, some people may not know you now, but you are the pioneer of American games, the pioneer of adventure games, the Sierra game you are in charge of, and now the largest game company in America. "God" set a new gaming record.

What do you think of the game? "

Ken Williams listened to Allen's question, "I think games are the fairy tales of the new century. They allow people to do things that cannot be done in reality, and experience things that can only be experienced in fairy tales. Everything, warriors and dragons, magic and war, and more!"

They are all from their own people. Naturally, Ellen will not ask sensitive questions today. He will only pick up nice words, and will not make those insinuating questions. The Ellen show will also make jokes, but it will not be like Oprah's talk show. The people who put on the show were short, carefully concocted all kinds of tearful scenes, and then broke out all kinds of black material. To describe it in one sentence, that is Oprah's old rhythm master, with a rhythmic lever.

"I think there are many viewers in front of the TV today, most of whom are Sierra players. What they want to know most is, when will "Diablo 2" be released, and when will "StarCraft" be released?" Allen said. Pointing to the direction off the screen, he asked Ken Williams.

Ken Williams made a distressed look, "I want to give a definite answer, but this requires our engineers to give an answer, I promise, I am more anxious than you, I don't want to be kicked by the board of directors butt!"

Allen looked down at the cue card in her hand. She didn't pay much attention to the game industry. This time, the recording of the program was completely at the request of the ICNC management.

Listening to the director's voice in the headset, the ratings of today's program are not bad, especially young people under the age of 20. Many people are watching this program today. Compared with Hollywood, the game industry has received more attention now It's still a bit small, and it's not easy for people from the game industry to appear on the talk show, so many players are naturally paying attention.

"This year's game industry, the most important thing is the TGA awards ceremony. Can Williams reveal some inside information for us in advance to meet the expectations of players?!"

Ken Williams showed a painful expression, "I can only say that there have been too many talented masters in the game industry who have produced too many memorable games, and the first TGA Game Hall of Fame cannot It is a pity for the entire game industry to select them all..."

The atmosphere of the show was not bad, Ken Williams is also a veteran, and this time he is on his own TV station, so his performance is naturally orderly.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Ellen Denigellus glanced at Ken Williams, and finally asked the most important question today, "Williams, what will Sierra Mountain become in the future? I heard rumors that Xuele Mountain will be listed on Nasdaq together with its parent company ICQ, and Xuele Mountain will soon give birth to countless billionaires.

There will definitely be countless people who want to enter the game industry, Ken Williams, what do you want to say to them? ! "

Ken Williams knew that this was the most important scene of the day, and his face became serious. She had specially rehearsed this movement for a long time.

"Every industry has its own rules. To become the top person in the industry, you need talent, sweat, and a little bit of luck. There is an old saying in the East that the times make heroes, and the same is true in the game industry. There may be geniuses in the game industry, but it needs the environment!"

Ken Williams is euphemistically telling those who want to get rich in the game industry that there are indeed opportunities in this industry, but it also requires genius and sweat, otherwise it is just a gift of money.

"I hope that Xueleshan can become the best game manufacturer in the world, and become the lifelong companion of countless people. It is Xueleshan's game, which accompanies their lives, joys and sorrows, luck and misfortune. Xueleshan exists. but……"

Turning around, Ken Williams showed dissatisfaction on his face, "I don't think it's the best time for Sierra to go public now, and it can't reflect the value of Sierra at all. Sierra contributes 70% of ICQ's entire revenue. It is the best game company in the world, but now, Xuele Mountain cannot even show its name on Nasdaq, which is unfair to everyone in Xuele Mountain!"

"The acting is good, I think Oscar owes you a statuette!"

Song Yang looked at the TV station with an unruffled face, full of anger and dissatisfaction. The person who was angry at ICQ raised his glass to Ken Williams who was sitting beside him.

Ken Williams reluctantly raised his wine glass and had a drink with Song Yang. There was discord within ICQ and the news of infighting began to spread after he finished participating in the Allen Show.

The last remarks on the Allen Show were almost a public confrontation with ICQ management, and it was only a matter of saying that ICQ was supported by Xueleshan. Without Xueleshan, ICQ is nothing!
Irene also cooperated with the play, and declared in public, "There is a problem inside ICQ, and some people have completely forgotten their identities!"

The news of the discord between Ken Williams and Doherty Irene has now appeared on major financial and economic media in America, causing a lot of noise.

The consequence of this is that ICQ, which was originally very popular, will inevitably experience twists and turns when it goes public. After all, Xueleshan is ICQ's most profitable game department. Don't worry, I don't know if ICQ will suddenly explode.

Song Yang put down his drink and prepared to leave Ken Williams' office. Today is the day when Jenny returns from Los Angeles, and Song Yang has to pick up the airport.

Not only Jenny, but also the people from the Zhou family in Yangcheng will also arrive in America in these two days. The people from the Zhou family are going to study in America. No matter what, Song Yang has to meet and make arrangements OK

"Williams, these days, you need to do more interviews in front of the media!"

Song Yang said with a smile to Ken Williams, the show needs to be finished, and only when Ken Williams makes a fuss can Song Yang "righteously" separate Xue Leshan from ICQ.

Ken Williams nodded helplessly. Anyway, he was blamed. There is nothing to be afraid of acting. His reputation on Wall Street is already rotten.

In fact, Wall Street does not recognize the spirit of the contract, but there are some things that can be done but cannot be said. Ken Williams sang the double reed this time, which is equivalent to jumping backwards. If one day a certain department manager suddenly rebelled and ousted Disney Emperor Eisner, then the entire Wall Street would probably be afraid of this department manager at the first reaction.

What Ken Williams is doing now is basically the same. If Sierra is split from ICQ this time, anyway, in the future, no big company will dare to ask Ken Williams. I am afraid that one day He's messing around again.

However, as long as you don’t leave Xuele Mountain, after this incident, no one can challenge Ken Williams’ right to speak in Xuele Mountain. , but no one dared to provoke it.

"Over there at ICQ, what's going on?"

At General Electric's headquarters in Boston, Welch, who was in super trouble, called Immelt to the office after receiving a call from the board of directors.

(End of this chapter)