America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 343 341. Eric's plans for the future

"what!"

"Mom, why are you back?"

Facing Liu Xiaoli who suddenly opened the door and came in, Liu Yifei screamed and asked.

Then he realized that something was wrong and he was still naked.

She was angry and anxious: "Get out first, Mom!"

"Oh! Got it! Got it!"

Liu Xiaoli finally came to her senses and turned around to close the door.

At this moment, the neighbor auntie next door heard the noise and poked her head out, asking with concern: "Liu, I think I heard a scream, what happened?"

"No, nothing, nothing Ansuna."

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine, everything is fine, my daughter's boyfriend is in there."

The other party suddenly realized and said with a tone of an experienced person: "So that's how it is. Did you see such a shameful scene?"

"Yeah." Old Liu nodded slowly.

"Oh come on! It's so normal among young people, that's why they are young people."

"Tell them to be more careful in the future. As long as you are satisfied with this little boy, if you are not satisfied, let him get out as soon as possible."

Old Liu sighed and thought that if he only cared about the money, he would be extremely satisfied.

There is only one richest man in the world, and media experts predict that in terms of personal wealth, no one will be able to surpass Eric within ten years.

Unless we can enter a new round of scientific and technological revolution and a major breakthrough that affects the lives of all mankind is achieved, it is possible for another super-super-rich person to appear.

Although there are more than a hundred heads of state in the world, 90% of them actually have less power and wealth than Eric.

But the problem is that if we put money aside, the situation at home is too complicated.

The scene was so shameful that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Especially when thinking about what happened between Eric and me, guilt immediately surged into my heart.

This jerk obviously did it on purpose, his daughter bought herself tickets to the concert.

She was eating hotpot and singing songs in a good mood, but then this guy sent her a text message asking her to come back soon.

She ran home in a hurry, just to see this?
Click!

A few minutes later, the door opened and Liu Yifei whispered, "Mom, come in."

Although she lives here, she has always paid attention to her privacy. Even the residents around her don't know that the young Chinese who are doing the best in Hollywood today are their neighbors.

Old Liu hurried into the room and saw Eric slowly getting dressed.

This guy smiled at him weirdly.

On purpose, absolutely on purpose.

The three of us looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Neither of them spoke. Eric coughed lightly a few times and said, "Well, I'm a little hungry. I haven't had dinner yet. Crystal, please get me something to eat."

"Oh, there are leftovers from last night in the refrigerator, do you want to eat them?"

"Well, heat it up."

"Then wait a moment."

After sending Xiao Liu to the kitchen, Eric walked towards Liu Xiaoli, who subconsciously took a few steps back, seeming a little afraid of him.

"Why are you hiding? I'm not going to eat anyone."

"Hehe! You don't eat people, but you embarrass me. Go away now."

"Go? Where to go?"

"Go home, go back to your own home!"

"Are you mistaken? This is my home. I bought the house and I pay the taxes. Have you forgotten?"

Liu Xiaoli was choked and said angrily: "But the name is Xixi, not you."

"Hehe...then go ask your daughter if she is willing to drive me away."

"You! You bastard!"

Eric felt happy when he saw the other party gritting his teeth and looking helpless.

Da da da.
Hearing the footsteps, Eric felt that Xiao Liu was about to come out, and he could only sneer: "I was planning to leave after eating, but now I have changed my mind."

"Leave the door open for me. I'll come find you when Crystal falls asleep."

"you……"

Before he could finish his words, Liu Yifei came out with a plate in her hand: "It's ready, eat quickly."

After dinner, the two sat on the sofa and watched TV, while Lao Liu moved a chair not far away, deliberately keeping a distance.

On the screen, the second season of "The Voice of America" ​​was playing.

As the undisputed king of variety shows last year, countless people are looking forward to the second season.

Not only the audience, but also many young people with their own ideals or middle-aged and elderly people who feel their talents are not recognized.

Last year, the production team had to find contestants themselves, but this year, the number of applicants was so large that they had to be screened, and most of them didn’t have a chance to perform on stage.

And although it is called The Voice of America, its influence is actually not limited to the United States.

After the first season became a huge hit, the copyright has been sold to Canada, European countries, Asian countries, Australia and other places.

The copyright fees are calculated on a season by season basis, with one season paid for each season. The first season sold for over $4 million.

In this day and age, this is already the top charging standard.

So many people from other countries come to sign up for the competition. Needless to say, the reason is, of course, because this is the most developed place in the world's music industry.

If you really want to make a name for yourself in the world music scene, coming to the United States is arguably the fastest way to do it.

If you are really gifted, it can at least make you famous around the world five or six years earlier.

This year, there is no need to wait until the night of the finals to receive advertising fees. Various big names have already targeted them and signed the contracts before the recording even begins.

PepsiCo is still the largest sponsor, spending $8000 million at one time.

On the night of the finals last year, Michael Dunk drank a small bottle of Coke in front of the national audience and made an expression that said it tasted very good and was very sour.

Although there was not a single slogan, the effect was great and directly helped PepsiCo increase its market share by 5 percentage points.

Although it is still the second largest in the industry, the gap with Coca-Cola has at least narrowed.

Think about it, the most famous and successful Coca-Cola advertisement was also shot by Michael when he was young. It is self-evident who the biggest winner is.

So after learning that Coca-Cola offered $6000 million, Pepsi followed suit without hesitation.

But unfortunately, Michael himself did not participate in the recording of Season 2.

Last year's concert tour across the United States was very successful, with ticket revenue exceeding $3 million.

They have also reached a cooperation agreement with Universal, which will host the global tour and involve Meiyi. This year, the concert will be staged.

In terms of revenue sharing, Universal gives more concessions than Sony.

So now Maikou is focusing his main energy on this matter and has no time to take care of variety shows.

Celine Dion, Janet Jackson and JZ returned as normal, and the company brought in Sting to replace Michael.

what?
Don't you know who he is?
Have you seen the TV series "Léon?" He sang the theme song "Shape of my heart".

As far as bands are concerned, the Police may not have been the most well-known band in the era of the gods' battle, but Sting himself is definitely world-class, especially in the United States.

"Crystal, I remember you wanted to release an album before. Do you want to try it?" Eric asked while hugging Xiao Liu.

"No, you must be kidding me, I can't even sing better than these contestants, how can I release a record?"

"Didn't you plan to join Sony Music? Didn't you have no confidence in yourself?"

Xiao Liu shook his head like a rattle: "That's the route my mother planned. She wanted to increase her popularity through music. I'm not really good at singing, so I'd better just focus on acting."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes and thought, your mother is not good enough, but stinky men are fine, right?

"By the way, dear, is your acquisition almost done? I saw on the news, has the antitrust investigation been concluded?"

Eric smiled and pinched her nose: "You don't pay attention to these things."

"I didn't pay attention to you before, but now I check it out when I have nothing to do. I care about you."

"Well, the process is basically completed. There are a few minor problems, but they are not a big problem."

"what happened?"

"Haha. What else can I do? Disney is causing trouble. Antitrust investigations are both simple and complicated."

“It mainly focuses on the entire industry, your competitors, the internal structure of the company, and market dominance.”

"The other companies are all my people. Warner Bros. is very eager to close the deal. Even New Line and Lionsgate won't talk nonsense. The only one who is trying to do bad things is Disney."

"But it's like an ant trying to shake a tree. It can't affect the overall situation by itself. At most it can slow down the pace."

"That means MGM and other companies have reached a cooperation agreement? Doesn't this behavior count as a violation of regulations?" Xiao Liu asked curiously.

"Yes. Strictly speaking, this is an act of tacit collusion. Although there is no written agreement, everyone is in this together."

"But as I said before, the trend is unstoppable. Warner Bros. hasn't released any new films recently. Have you noticed?"

"Ah."

"The acquisition process has officially started. It is estimated that the transaction will be completed in about a month."

"Honey, then you will be the boss of Warner Bros., right?" Xiao Liu asked excitedly.

"It can be said that Hollywood will officially enter the sixth era, and the Warner Bros. title will no longer exist, but the old movies and TV series will still retain its title logo."

"Anyway, 'Friends' is ours, and this is our revenge for the acquisition."

"Then I can free up my hands to focus on Disney. It's in the theme park economy, and I'm also going to build my own theme park."

"As long as Disney can suppress its rivals on the big screen, its industry chain will not be able to form a positive cycle."

"With the resources I have, I don't believe I can't compete with it!"

"But you spent $510 billion. I feel dizzy when I see this number. MGM is so big, is it necessary to spend so much money to buy another film company?"

Liu Xiaoli sighed with some regret, saying that 510 billion yuan was something she could never earn in her entire lifetime.

In response, Eric just shook his head and said nothing, he has long hair but little knowledge.

Not to mention how valuable Warner's film library is, no one can imagine how much profit DC's peripheral products will generate after the movie universe is established and the copyrights are granted to DoubleStar Entertainment and Hasbro.

The reason why Lego rose so strongly back then was because it grabbed the copyright of Marvel and thus became the number one in the industry.

Once the Marvel and DC movie universes mature, the two major copyrights will be concentrated in one place.

Eric is confident that he can bring down Mattel within a few years. Relying only on a Barbie doll, it is absolutely impossible to withstand the attack of this group of superheroes.

But since Hasbro and Mattel are already the two largest toy companies in the United States, a forceful acquisition by spending money would definitely not work.

Because it can't pass the antitrust hurdle at all, otherwise Eric would invest another $300 billion and there is a high possibility that Mattel will be taken control of the company.

What to do if acquisition is not feasible?
What can we do? Just defeat it, take away all the market share, and then the opponent will naturally go bankrupt.

After defeating Mattel and expelling Lego from the country, Bandai Namco's business here is no longer able to adapt.

Not to mention those small domestic companies, their monopoly on the toy market has basically taken shape.

By then, comic companies will produce popular IPs with the help of promotional channels such as Facebook and YouTube.

Popular IPs are adapted into film and television dramas and put on the big and small screens, and theaters can arrange screenings under their own control.

After expanding the influence, huge profits can be made from the surrounding and theme park economies. This is a very complete industrial chain.

As long as there are no major changes, such as world wars, this model can be maintained for decades without any problems.

Late at night, after Xiao Liu fell asleep, Eric slowly got up and walked out of the room.

With the dim light of his cell phone, he found his way to Liu Xiaoli's bedroom.

Sure enough, the door was open.

Even if you don't say it, your body is still very honest.

Pushing the door open and walking closer quietly, Eric sat down beside the bed and put one hand on Lao Liu.

Naked, no pajamas.

Snapped!
With a gentle sound, Liu Xiaoli waved her hand and hit the back of Eric's hand.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you getting impatient and angry?"

Old Liu ignored him and turned over and lay on the bed.

But after a moment, her breathing became heavy.

"Ah! Be gentle!"

"I like heavy ones, you know that."

"I see you like to use heavy hands on me."

"If it's not you, then what about Sissi?"

"Neither of them will work. Go find someone else who likes this style."

"Still being stubborn! By the way, if you have time, try to enlighten her and let her prepare herself mentally in advance."

"If you plan to follow me, you have to accept my family."

"What do you mean?" Liu Xiaoli turned over.

"You didn't ask me to find someone else. I found several. Anyway, she has to be mentally prepared to share a husband."

"You're crazy! I'm her mother, how can I say such things?"

"Your current behavior doesn't look like that of a mother."

"You! Didn't you promise to give Xixi a name? You promised me."

"I didn't say I wouldn't keep my promise. I will definitely give it to her. Xiao San, Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu are also titles. I didn't say she must be the boss!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Xiaoli became furious and raised her hand to hit someone.

"But after Warner acquires it, I plan to give Xixi some shares as a token of my appreciation."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli's raised hand suddenly froze in mid-air.

Warner Bros.' shares are not just this house. Look at MGM's current share price. A 1% stake represents more than $2 million.

Three to five years later, Warner developed and the price was another sky-high one.

"How much are you going to give?"

"It depends on your sincerity."

In another bedroom, Xiao Liu suddenly woke up, looked at the half-open door and saw that he was the only one on the bed.

After thinking about it, he turned over, put on his shoes, and walked out.

(End of this chapter)