Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1419 I want to end in person!

Jason Kilar is a character, but he is not the boss of Hulu. He and his entrepreneurial team have to obey the board of directors, the traditional force of the film and television industry.

This can easily lead to contradictions.

If there is no coordination, differences will easily arise.

In the previous life, such a scene appeared.

When Netflix gradually became bigger and its sense of threat became stronger and stronger, Jason Kilar wanted to take Hulu to carry out strategic transformation and business adjustments. Hulu wanted to provide users with more high-quality content and kill Netflix. Netflix!
Hulu is backed by the most powerful content provider in the world, but why can’t it be a mere Netflix?
Then, I was dumbfounded.

The board does not support it!

Even though Netflix is ​​on the rise, the traditional forces in Hollywood still don’t take Netflix seriously, thinking that Netflix can be eliminated easily without putting high-quality content on the Internet.

The traditional model has been making steady profits for decades, so why change?
Then, Jason Kilar resigned. He was extremely charismatic. As soon as he resigned, his Chinese executive team also left.

However, Hulu's board of directors did not pay too much attention to the collective departure of the executive team.

They never thought that a small Netflix could become a success.

Netflix a threat?
joke!

You can win it with a flip of your hand!

Then, sure enough, he made a move!
The online rights to some premium content from Sony and Disney were licensed many years ago to Starz, a cable TV station, which in turn licensed those rights to Netflix.

Netflix is ​​equivalent to indirectly obtaining some high-quality content from Sony Pictures and Disney that is only broadcast on cable TV, which is the key to Netflix's early rise.

Hollywood's approach to withdraw the authorization of the TV station Starz!
Then, Netflix pulled his hips.

In a short period of time, the stock price fell directly from $40 to $7, and the market was wailing, seeing that Netflix was about to fail.At this time, Netflix adjusted its strategy in time and began to produce its own content, and "House of Cards" came into being!

Under the pressure of dying and layers of persecution, Netflix finally embarked on a correct development path, and the stock price began to sing all the way!
Hollywood was dumbfounded as a whole, and it was only at this time that it woke up and realized that Jason Kilar's original statement was correct.

But it was all too late.

With the rise of Netflix and the downturn of Hollywood, no one can bear it except Disney.

Finally, in 2018, the communication giant AT&T acquired Time Warner Group, the second largest giant after Disney, at a price of nearly US$1000 billion, and renamed it WarnerMedia.

After the merger was completed, AT&T hired a new CEO for WarnerMedia to lead the new company to complete the strategic transformation. This person is Jason Kilar!
The purpose is very clear, Warner wants to develop its own streaming media!
The clown from Silicon Valley, who was collectively suppressed, boycotted, and looked down upon by Hollywood, finally returned to Hollywood with a return of the king and took the helm of Time Warner!
This makes many people in the industry feel embarrassed.

After several twists and turns, the century-old film brand has finally become a content provider of streaming media, from a core position to a subsidiary position...

After Jason Kilar took office, he immediately set up a series of targeted measures against Netflix.The first thing is to take back the streaming rights to the nation's favorite sitcom "Friends."

Netflix offered a 4-year super lease contract worth 4.2 million U.S. dollars, but Warner refused!
Then, Warner launched its own streaming media platform HBOmax, and launched "Friends"...

Zhou Buqi naturally doesn't understand these things, but he can make a logical judgment.

He hadn't had much contact with Jason Kilar, didn't know him well.

However, one thing is clear.

He used to be an executive of Amazon, and he is the only core executive among dozens of Amazon vice presidents who can report directly to Bezos!

Amazon's business combination of "e-commerce + movies" around imdb and membership business was led by him.

From this point alone, it can be seen that this person has a very high level!
In Silicon Valley, he is a first-rate talent.

Compared with the Hollywood gang, he is even more outstanding.

The only weakness is that he is not the capital side of Hulu. He has the name of starting a business. In fact, he is a professional manager hired by Hollywood from Silicon Valley. He has no absolute right to speak.

This may lead to irreconcilable contradictions.

Due to differences in ideas, he is destined to part ways with the old Hollywood gangsters one day in the future.

Now, "Ziweixing Global" is short of high-end talents who understand both the Internet and the entertainment industry... Isn't Jason Kilar in front of you the most suitable candidate?

Moreover, his executive team is all Chinese.

If you bring them all together, wouldn't you have Chinese cronies?

Gradually, Zhou Buqi looked at Jason Kilar with burning eyes... This feeling is even more intimate than when he saw Megan Fox just now!
Next to him, Frank, the vice president of MGM, has been secretly paying attention to him, wanting to find out his details, so that he can be reused if he really acquires MGM in the future.

He was stunned by this scene!
This... what's the situation?
Boss Zhou, something is wrong!
Isn't his hobbies a bit crooked?

In front of the great beauty Megan Fox just now, he looked indifferent, half-cold and half-warm.In front of a mature man, his eyes are shining brightly, eagerly excited...

Should we please him from this angle?
These big bosses really know how to play!

Next, Jason Kilar wanted to convince Zhou Buqi that if his plan really succeeded and created a new entertainment empire, then he might as well cooperate with Hulu, Internet media is the future and so on .

Zhou Buqi laughed!

Of course not!
Promise, can't you live a good life in Hulu?
The more miserable you are at Hulu and the more you are constrained, the more likely you are to leave Hulu.As long as you leave Hulu and want to continue to develop in this industry, joining "Ziweixing Global" has become a must.

Plans can be made!

This cocktail party entertainment is not in vain!
……

When leaving, Zhen Yu noticed that Zhou Buqi's eyes were fixed on a Hollywood actress, and she was reluctant to part with it.

"How old is she?"

Annoyed and funny, Zhen Yu pushed him, pulled him into the car and left.

Zhou Buqi said with emotion: "A woman who has lost her age! Don't you know her? Jennifer Connelly, she played "Once Upon a Time in America", is really charming."

Zhen Yu rolled his eyes at him, "She was only 13 years old when she acted in "Once Upon a Time in America". Keep your interests normal. Don't be lolita-like. Even if you have power, don't be presumptuous."

Zhou Buqi said very speechlessly: "Senior Sister Zhen, where are you going? I just feel that the years are not forgiving, and I am quite touched. Um... not right, she should be about the same age as Aunt Xue. Plump, enchanting, charming, much better than her. Well, it should be a matter of race."

The driver and bodyguards are all white men who have worked for the estate for many years and cannot speak Chinese.

Zhen Yu was more at ease, and angrily said: "What kind of race issue, if people hear it, I have to sue you!"

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "I am analyzing social phenomena. To do business, you have to pay attention to observing life and experiencing life. These are all life experiences."

"Have you taken a fancy to Aunt Xue?"

"what?"

"is not it?"

"Nothing else."

Zhou Buqi coughed lightly and refused to admit it at all.

Zhen Yu seriously suggested: "Boss Zhou, if you want to pursue excitement, play this kind of... Well, you should go to the domestic entertainment industry to find it. I heard that Baihui said that there are many starlets who are willing to pay attention to their popularity. It’s hard to fight, and they all bring their family members to battle together, sisters, aunts and aunts. But Aunt Xue can’t, you have to consider Baoshan’s side.”

Zhou Buqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I feel like you are similar to Shi Jinglin!"

"Really?" Zhen Yu raised her head and glanced at him, "Anyway, just don't make trouble, the gain outweighs the gain. Everything at home is quite stable now, I'm afraid you will order explosives."

"I know... no, what's the mess? Aunt Xue and I are innocent. I don't have that kind of thought at all. Don't set me up. Sigh, people's hearts are not ancient!"

Zhou Buqi shuddered, feeling that he was almost taken into the ditch by Senior Sister Zhen Yu.

Zhen Yu covered her mouth and laughed, "By the way, how was tonight? Did you gain anything?"

Zhou Buqi said: "It's okay, I have an accurate judgment on the current business model of Hollywood. Well, there is also Hulu's management team."

"What about Masayoshi Son? I think it's better to answer as soon as possible, the sooner the better." Zhen Yu gave her own suggestions at work, "Recently, many entertainment companies have released their first quarter financial reports, and their performance is very low. It’s very eye-catching. More and more evidence shows that your judgment is correct. The economic crisis is coming, and the spring of the entertainment industry is coming. You have to get in and buy the bottom before everyone reacts.”

Zhou Buqi looked at her, "What do you think? Do I want to accept it?"

"want."

"What's the reason?"

"Sun Zhengyi is right. Only you can do this well. Ziweixing Global is not a company like Ziweixing Digital Media. This is more complicated. It is difficult for you to stand behind the scenes and direct. The integration of the football industry is more about Digital transformation, because the content of football is the game, which is controlled by the Premier League, La Liga and other football leagues. It only needs to make changes based on the content. But movies are different. You need to do both content and digital reform. Especially so The integration of multiple companies and business reorganization must be controlled by a world-class CEO like you."

"I didn't expect it," Zhou Buqi sighed, and said sincerely, "I didn't expect my level to reach this level."

Senior Sister Zhenyu looked suspicious, and said seriously: "Boss Zhou, you have always been great. Whether it is your vision, structure, or ability to manage people and business, you are the best. You said you are better than Jobs, I have always firmly believed that you can lead the world to industrial transformation under the new situation through the Internet."

"Lead the world..."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth, his eyes were a little dazed.

Have I developed to this level yet?
Compared with Jobs?
Please!

Senior Sister Zhen Yu, I was bragging!

Um!Don't underestimate yourself!

Zhou Buqi took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "In this case, Senior Sister Zhenyu, I'll listen to you! I'll end myself!"

(End of this chapter)