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His body was a little stiff, and he struggled lightly, but he didn't dare to use too much force.

What if he lets go.

He didn't dare to speak, he was on the phone.

Moreover, just hugging himself, he didn't do anything else that was too much.

When I first entered the door, it seemed to be locked behind me.

After finding enough reasons, she completely relaxed and sat obediently on the man's lap.

Seeing the man's multitasking appearance, he turned sideways and stretched out his hand to help him hold the microphone by his ear.With one free hand, the man touched her earlobe, and gently removed the silver stud earring that he specially wore today, and threw it on the table.

It turned out that he didn't like women wearing earrings.

Silently remember.

Change earrings next time, well, maybe he doesn't like it either.Probably nothing to wear.

Then don't wear anything.

More than ten minutes later, Simon finally put down the microphone, and the study room became quiet. The sound of children laughing outdoors happened to be heard from the window. Sophia was suddenly a little nervous, worried that he might not be able to resist what to do at this time.

It's almost noon.

He quickly found a topic and asked, "Is the matter of MCA very troublesome this time?"

Simon rested his chin on one shoulder of the woman, sniffed the pleasant scent of a woman, picked up a document on the desktop and continued to look through it, and said: "If the three major trade unions just mess around, it will be very troublesome, but you just need to understand what they want Whatever you want, it will be easier."

I seem to have heard him discussing with someone just now. It seems that the most dissatisfied thing about Daenerys Entertainment by the three major unions is that Simon has moved many films overseas to shoot.

This has caused the loss of many job opportunities for native American filmmakers.

Thinking to herself, Sophia said casually, "Well, the next Batman film will be filmed in China, right?"

Simon smiled and said: "If they want something and I give it before asking, it will only lead to lack of support. For those who deliberately trouble me, I am more inclined to let them lose what they want." More."

He vaguely recalled that he had just chatted with someone about the fact that he would broadcast a promotional video on the ABC TV network next week.

I knew it earlier and listened carefully, but now I don’t know how to talk.

Fortunately, the man's hand that was originally on her waist got in from the hem of her clothes a little restlessly.

Staying in the manor for lunch at noon, little Gemma was very careful, and asked her mother if she had lost her earrings. Sophia seemed to have just discovered it, and then nodded with regret.The little girl persuaded a few words in a very sensible way, just buy the things after you lose them, but be careful next time.

of course.

Then the little guy chased after him, is mom very hot, why is her face a little red?

Changed the topic hastily.

I noticed the forced grin of the man across the way, I don't know if it was stepped on or pinched, it seemed to be in pain.

Not sympathetic at all.

Mingming said that it was almost noon, and obviously resisted so much, and continued to mess around.

With the arrival of a new week, many people who are still paying attention to the news of Daenerys Entertainment's acquisition of MCA unexpectedly received another piece of sensational news.

Westeros suddenly announced that it has reached a cash acquisition agreement with Bell Atlantic, a telecommunications operator on the east coast of the United States, with a total value of 87 billion US dollars, of which 70 billion US dollars are paid in cash, and Bell Atlantic has assumed a total of 17 billion US dollars. of liabilities.

Bell Atlantic's board of directors announced that it will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on December 12 to vote on the acquisition.

However, according to the information subsequently exposed by the "Wall Street Journal", while obtaining the approval of the board of directors, Westeros has won the approval of about 25% of the important shareholders in advance, that is to say, the shareholder voting process has almost been confirmed. .

All Westeros needs to fight for is the approval of the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Communications Commission.

As if to pave the way for the approval of the two major regulatory agencies, the "New York Times" followed up and announced that as long as the acquisition is approved, Simon Westeros will transfer the 80 billion US dollars of funds hoarded overseas. Back home to pay for the acquisition.

Based on the 28% capital gains tax, this would mean a huge tax bill of more than $20 billion.

When the overall economic environment in the United States is deteriorating and the government's fiscal deficit continues to rise, a one-time tax payment of more than 20 billion US dollars is definitely not dispensable for the federal government.

Moreover, although the federal government has many restrictions on the telecommunications industry, it only acquires a regional telecommunications operator. Unless it is deliberately finding fault, there are really not many regulatory obstacles.

However, someone jumped out immediately.

But it was Motorola, which had a big feud with Westeros before.

Motorola cited the provisions of the Telecommunications Act promulgated during the AT&T split in 1984, pointing out that Westeros owns a telecommunications equipment company called Nokia. clauses that businessmen are not allowed to set foot in the field of telecommunications equipment production.

Moreover, Robert Galvin, the retired former chairman of Motorola, also appeared in a CBS news interview program in person, criticizing Simon's private luxury life in words, and said that the federal government should take measures to limit another capital oligarchy The United States does not need a second Rockefeller family.

Simon's accusations against Robert Galvin were only not heard at the time.However, Westeros was the first to respond to Motorola's appeal, saying that Nokia's business would be limited to Europe, and as long as the acquisition of Bell Atlantic was completed, Nokia would withdraw all of its North American businesses that had already begun to test the waters, and even Including a technology institute set up in Silicon Valley.

You come and go on the media, many viewers are still a little dazed.

what's going on?

Isn't Daenerys Entertainment looking to buy MCA, how did it suddenly become Westeros buying Bell Atlantic?

Or, Simon Westeros originally planned to acquire Bell Atlantic, and MCA was just a cover?

This is also unreasonable.

In order to acquire MCA, Daenerys Entertainment pushed Panasonic out of the competition through a very generous agreement.If it is so easy to give up, even Panasonic cannot agree.

or.

Simon Westeros here, two-lane operation?

Initiate two acquisitions at once?

This……

After all, the people who eat melons are just watching the fun. Following the announcement of each piece of news, the stock prices of Bell Atlantic and MCA have made the most direct reaction, because the agreement between the two parties has basically been reached. In the next few days, the market trading volume The plummeting Bell Atlantic stock price only rose by 8%, but MCA's stock price fell by a full 11%, from a high of $69 to $61.

In terms of MCA, some people don't care, or even secretly happy. It is better for Daenerys Entertainment to just give up this acquisition.

But many shareholders who want to cash out at a high level are unwilling.

Some shareholders have even threatened to launch a class action lawsuit if Daenerys Entertainment easily abandons the acquisition.

The three big Hollywood labor unions who are sharpening their knives are also a little confused. How could they come up with a Bell Atlantic acquisition case with a single punch.

Before many people could react, the ABC TV network suddenly began to broadcast an advertisement. This is an advertisement for investment in the film and television industry released by the Australian government. The 1-minute and 30-second advertisement showcases the cities, grasslands, deserts, and The snow-capped mountains, jungles and other beautiful scenery are vividly displayed, and various preferential policies of Australia for overseas filmmakers are also introduced.

Like singing a double reed, Daenerys Entertainment immediately announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Victorian State Government of Australia for the production of six films with a total value of 6 million US dollars. The Victorian State Government will provide Daenerys Entertainment with a unified 3% tax rebate plan .

In exchange, these six films will all be produced in Australia in the next three years, including the later stages of the film, and more than 70% of the crew will be hired from Australia.Therefore, this program will directly or indirectly bring tens of thousands of job opportunities to Victoria.

Moreover, the two parties jointly stated that there will be more in-depth and extensive cooperation in the future.

The most fundamental significance of the existence of the major Hollywood guilds is to ensure a series of work rights for their members.

Daenerys Entertainment directly shifted film production overseas, which is tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom of the pot again.

Even if there is no job, how can we talk about protecting the rights and interests of work.

The Australian movie promo and the $3 million memo came on the heels of news that Daenerys Entertainment CEO Amy Pascal and the company's TV chief, Robert Iger, were on the heels of the Thanksgiving break. So I personally went to Toronto, Canada to investigate and contacted the local government, planning to build another film and television production base in Toronto, mainly for the production of TV programs.

After several years of patient management, Daenerys Entertainment has long been a TV content provider that cannot be underestimated.If hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in TV production are transferred overseas every year, the domestic entertainment industry in the United States will obviously lose a large number of job opportunities.

Therefore, this news is undoubtedly another heavy blow for the three major trade unions.

Chapter 389 Good Shows Again and Again (Repair)

"It's so beautiful here, Daenerys Studios is definitely the most special movie studio I've ever seen."

On the second floor of Daenerys Studios in Malibu, CNN female reporter Dana Logan and Amy Pascal walked side by side in an office LOFT, surrounded by lighting and photography staff, and everyone was recording a scene file interview.

Strolling in the open corridor outside the office area, Amy smiled and said: "Simon designed it himself, and it is said to refer to the old factory buildings where many artists gather in SoHo, Manhattan."

Dana Logan looked at the busy staff in the surrounding open office area, nodded and said: "If I can work here, I am willing to work overtime every day."

"We have been trying our best to create the most comfortable working environment for our employees," Amy said, then restrained her expression a little, and said solemnly: "However, I still want to declare again that Daenerys Entertainment will never force Any employee works overtime."

Dana Logan did not shy away from it, and asked: "So, Amy, how do you explain the recent lawsuits of the three major trade unions on this ground?"

Amy thought for a while, and said: "I think this is due to the natural aggressiveness of a new company. Everyone is for the faster and better development of Daenerys Entertainment. Moreover, it is not just the comfortable office in the studio. Environment, the employees of Daenerys Entertainment, but the basic salary is at least 20% higher than other companies in the same industry. Therefore, I think the accusations and lawsuits of the three major unions against Daenerys Entertainment are very unreasonable. "

Dana Logan nodded slightly, but immediately asked a somewhat pointed question: "But, Amy, how do you explain the cooperation memorandum that Daenerys Entertainment just signed with Australia? If Daenerys Entertainment With the acquisition of MCA, the market share has increased again, does it mean that more jobs in Hollywood will be lost overseas?"

Amy didn't answer directly, but looked at Dana Logan and said, "Dana, if there is an invitation from a job with more generous salary and very good treatment, will you accept it?"

Dana Logan paused, and said, "Probably."

"That's the reason. Employees have the freedom to choose better jobs. Similarly, companies have the freedom to switch to a more relaxed operating environment. Labor unions abuse their power to persecute companies too much, and companies are bound to flee. Not just Daenerys Entertainment, In recent years, affected by the many restrictions of the California film industry, many studios have continued to transfer film shooting overseas."

Dana Logan couldn't help but said, "I suddenly thought of Detroit."

"Indeed, the decline of Detroit is a very regrettable thing, and the labor unions really have to bear a lot of responsibility. Just like some Latin American countries, their politicians have no regard for a country's economic affordability in order to win voters. Constant promises of high benefits lead to economic collapse, and it is ordinary people who suffer in the end.”

"Amy, what do you mean, this lawsuit by the three major labor unions is abusing their own power?"

"As one of the Hollywood studios, we strictly abide by the basic agreements of the major labor unions. Even after the acquisition of MCA, this situation will not change. Any union member who cooperates with Daenerys Entertainment They will all receive due salary, insurance and a series of welfare guarantees, which are even higher than those received by other studios. We have fulfilled all the obligations we should undertake, and the three major labor unions still come forward to obstruct Daenerys It's hard for me to imagine any reason other than abusing my own power for Silk Entertainment's acquisition of MCA."

The interview took two hours to record, and Amy and Dana Logan also traveled throughout Daenerys Studios.

The interview was finally over, and the CNN team was temporarily arranged to rest. Pat Kingsley, who had been by Amy's side as a public relations consultant, came over and flipped through the memo and said, "There are a lot of topics about Simon, which is easy to distract the audience. , I think the conversations in the administrative area at the beginning can be completely cut out, and start directly from the scene in the office LOFT.”

Amy looked at Kingsley's memo, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "No problem."

Pat Kingsley added: "Also, the remarks about Latin American countries are also somewhat inappropriate, and they are easily exploited. Daenerys Entertainment still has a lot of business in Latin America, so there is no need to arouse the anger of those in power. Disgusted."

Amy recalled the situation just now, and said, "Does this section need to be re-recorded?"

"No, just do the editing."

Jinsili shook her head and talked about other questions.

The two discussed for more than ten minutes. Jinsili turned to discuss the editing plan of the interview with the CNN team, and Amy rushed to a meeting in the administrative district. And counterattack, try to make the wind direction of public opinion lean to your side as much as possible.

After Thanksgiving, after a short return to Los Angeles for a few days, Simon returned to the East Coast again to focus on the operation of the Bell Atlantic acquisition.

The acquisition of Bell Atlantic was much smoother than that of MCA. Simon planned to take over the company in one go. For this reason, he also arranged for Amy to make the public opinion in Hollywood as loud as possible to attract more people's attention. In order to reduce the public opinion resistance that Westeros may encounter in the acquisition of Bell Atlantic.

Today's interview is just one of Daenerys Entertainment's recent frequent promotional arrangements.

In the course of the interview, Amy clung to the topic of "abusing their own power" by the three trade unions, which is also a well-thought-out media public relations strategy.Doing so can give the top three trade unions a "bureaucracy" label that is opposed to ordinary trade union members, implying a subconscious impression that the top trade unions are just playing with power and not sincerely seeking benefits for trade union members, and then play a role. Divide the role within the trade union.

In fact, this lawsuit by the three major trade unions really cannot bring any direct benefits to their members.

Moreover, it has to be admitted that Daenerys Entertainment is definitely the most popular studio in Hollywood in recent years, relying on salary benefits that are much higher than those in the same industry and more opportunities to become famous and high-ranking. Industry practitioners are very inclined to cooperate with this company.

Daenerys Entertainment previously signed the cooperation agreement with the Victorian government of Australia and the plan to establish a film and television production base in Toronto, Canada. Although some Hollywood practitioners resented it, more people still saw that this matter To a large extent, the three major labor unions initiated the lawsuit first, and Daenerys Entertainment just made its own counterattack.

Different from ordinary strikes, this lawsuit by the three major trade unions is unlikely to bring direct benefits to their members, but it has caused many people to lose countless job opportunities. One can imagine the pressure faced.

Amy's interview appeared on CNN the next day, followed by an investigative article in the Los Angeles Times about Daenerys Entertainment's employee compensation data.

The three major labor unions accused Daenerys Entertainment of acquiring MCA in the lawsuit, which may lead to industry monopoly and worsen the working environment for industry insiders. City, or Daenerys Entertainment's salary level is significantly higher than that of studios in the same industry, which proves that the accusations of the three major trade unions are difficult to stand up.

Universal Studios Burbank.

When Barry Gordon, chairman of the Screen Actors Guild of America, arrived, Lou Wassalman had just watched the video of Amy's interview, and his face was gloomy.

Barry Gordon was by no means in a good mood either, but he was luckier.

Two days ago, the "Hollywood Reporter" exposed a scandal about George Cogo, the chairman of the West Coast Branch of the Writers Guild of America. When Novel was selected for the Oscars, George Cogo personally called him and told him not to vote for Simon Westeros.

George Cogo immediately made a firm denial and threatened to initiate a defamation lawsuit against the screenwriter.

However, everyone knows the truth.

Naturally, this matter cannot arise out of thin air, and a series of articles appeared in the media immediately, pointing out that since Simon's debut, he has launched "Run Lola Run", "The Butterfly Effect", "Death Comes", "Pulp Fiction", "Spiritual Fiction" and so on. The Sixth Sense" and other excellent works.As a result, as the most outstanding screenwriter in Hollywood, he even won the recognition of the best technical editing and best soundtrack awards, but the American Screenwriters Guild deliberately ignored it, not to mention the awards, and even rarely gave a few nominations.

Everyone in the circle actually knows that the root of this matter lies in the strike in 1988. Daenerys Entertainment's reality show that does not require screenwriters to participate made the strike appear very passive, and WGA finally had to make a compromise.However, under the operation of Daenerys Entertainment, this incident has become another proof of the "abuse of its own power" by the Hollywood union.

George Cogo's tenure began in 1987, and he would not leave until the end of 1991.

Affected by the "Hollywood Reporter" report, George Cogo may be forced to resign early as the chairman of the WGA Western Division in the near future.

In fact, what made the three major trade unions most helpless during this period was Daenerys Entertainment's ability to manipulate and guide media and public opinion.

Many careful people in the circle have discovered that Daenerys Entertainment pays more attention to the management of media contacts than other studios, and what is even more difficult is that Simon Westeros is rich enough.

Only at the end of the year, Daenerys Entertainment produced a series of film announcements that were significantly stronger than in the past. It is said that Westeros approved an additional 2000 million US dollars in announcement budgets for several films.Even Gucci, AOL, Cisco and many other companies under Westeros suddenly launched a wave of powerful publicity offensives at the end of this year.

These all mean a lot of advertising investment.

As we all know, the mainstream media in North America, whether it is a TV platform or a paper platform, the main source of income is advertising.

Although the advertisement placement of Daenerys Entertainment is not enough to cover all types of media platforms, its coverage is also broad enough.