Rebirth

Then I spent a week happily on Lanai Island. During this period, except for Li Feng and the three pregnant women, as well as the accompanying security, waiters and medical staff, they moved into the manor, including Wang Siqing and Several elderly people and others have moved into the Four Seasons Hotel on the island.

I have to say that Lanai Island, which is very private, is really a very good holiday destination. There is no media to follow up, and the scenery on the island is also good. Sun, beach, pineapple farm, resort hotel, beach golf, etc. Let people linger.

During this period, Li Feng also took time to visit the General Zhang who spent his old age in Hawaii. The old man is in a good mood and can go to church every day. It seems that he has completely converted to Jesus and the Lord.

After enjoying a brief Hawaiian style, Li Feng had to take Wang Siqing away from the beautiful Lanai Island. After all, he had such a big business.

No, as soon as he returned to Los Angeles, Barry Diller brought someone to the door.

"BOSS, I'm sorry to disturb you on holiday with your family."

"Annie, it seems that you have become beautiful again recently. It's a pity that you didn't make your debut in Hollywood."

"Barry, Michael, when have you been so polite? Sit down!"

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After a brief greeting, Li Feng flipped through the document handed over from Barry and asked, "Barry, tell me, what's the general situation?"

"Didn't you let me pay attention to music companies before? After all, we are a media group, video and music content providers. Before we developed the music market and acquired Elive Records, the current results are good.

Recently, the music recording industry has not been calm, and now the world’s largest record company Polygram is facing the situation of being acquired. Canada’s Seagram is preparing to acquire Polygram, and Polygram’s two major shareholders, Philips and Siemens, are also selling. Intent."

Hearing Li Feng's question, Barry Diller directly talked about the general situation.

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"Oh..., that is to say, if we want to enter the record industry and become the world's top record company, then this is an opportunity, right?" Li Feng said.

"Yes, I just want to get control of Polygram from the two giants of Siemens and Philips, but a lot of money is needed."

"Siegram, isn't this the Canadian beer company that bought the next-door Universal. It seems that they are very ambitious and ambitious to enter the entertainment media industry." Li Feng flipped through the file and saw the information about the company. The general situation explained, suddenly smiled and exclaimed.

"Haha..., regarding Seagram, I think it is more appropriate for Michael to tell you, but he is the leader of Higram's entry into Hollywood." Hearing Li Feng's sigh, Barry Diller suddenly laughed and jokes Replied.

"Uh…"

Facing Li Feng’s puzzled look and Barry Diller’s jokes, Michael Ovitz, the Hollywood tycoon who is now returning to CAA, suddenly replied in embarrassment: "Well..., Universal was caught by my needle in the 1980s. Japan’s Panasonic acquisition, but everyone knows the situation afterwards. Finally, in the early 1990s, I helped Panasonic contact Seagram, which is interested in the media and entertainment industry, and Seagram acquired Universal."

"Oh..., so to speak, Seagram and Michael are old friends." Li Feng also responded with a joke.

"Uh…"

"Haha..."

Facing the joking of his own boss and the superiors of the parent company, Michael Ovitz, the Hollywood tycoon, was speechless, causing Li Feng and others to laugh.

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"BOSS, with the rise of the Internet, Polygram’s two major behind-the-scenes shareholders believe that the next is the era of digital music. The long-term depression of the recording industry is inevitable. Therefore, Polygram will be sold out. , And apart from Seagram who really intended to take over, we are the only ones left."

Barry Diller added another explanation about the sale of PolyGram, letting Li Feng know that although PolyGram is now the world's largest record company, but seriously speaking, there are not many suitors. After all, it takes a lot of money to acquire. Funds, and the future recession of recording is basically predictable. In fact, many media groups have little interest.

"Yes, the future record depression is predictable, and the rise of digital music is inevitable. So if we acquire Polygram, Barry, how are you going to adjust to meet the future record industry depression?"

"BOSS, I think that the pure selling of records by record companies in the future is obviously out of date. With the development of the times, digital music may become mainstream in the future, and record companies must follow and cater to the mainstream. Record companies may be depressed, but after all, record companies It is the provider of music content.

As long as humans still need music, record companies always have new opportunities. For example, we can make our own music websites, provide digital music downloads, and provide copyright cooperation with all music websites on the Internet.

I think these are new revenue models in the new era. As long as we can provide stable and high-quality music content, there will always be new markets waiting for us to explore."

Listening to Barry Diller’s long talk, Li Feng, a rebirth person, laughed in his heart. The situation of the record company in later generations. Although Li Feng in the previous life is not an industry insider, the general situation has always been heard. After all, later generations cannot sell records. Movement has become a fact.

But it is impossible to say that the record companies of later generations will not make money. Just like Barry said, record companies, as providers of music content, have no record sales, but in the new era, there will always be new markets. , Unless human society does not need music as a form of entertainment.

Those singers are still making a lot of money. Since even the singers are making money, there is no reason why the company behind the scenes will not make money, but the form of making money has changed from mainly relying on record sales in the past to various new forms in the future. For example, new revenue models such as digital music copyright.

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"Do you know where Seagram has come into contact with Polygram? Will it be too late for us to intervene at this time?"

Li Feng is really interested in the record company. As a figure who is aspiring to become a global entertainment tycoon, how can there be less music in the media group? He has also acquired several record companies before, which is considered to be in the business, but compared For a global record company like Polygram, the previous acquisitions can only be considered a trifle.

"BOSS, as far as I know, they are just beginning to contact now." Michael Ovitz interjected and explained.

"Oh…"

"Yes, BOSS, we still have an advantage. I heard that you have plans to withdraw from Yahoo shareholders, and I heard that Yahoo is also preparing to launch a digital music business, so can we think of a way out of it?" Barry Diller added with a smile.

"Yahoo...?"

"Yes, if the acquisition is purely cash or cash plus shares, we may not have an advantage over Seagram. It is nothing more than the competition between the two companies and the benefits of Siemens and Philips.

However, I believe that the two major Yahoo stock companies will be interested. They think that the record company will be depressed in the future and are optimistic about digital music. Then I think Yahoo, the leader of global portals, should be interested.

After all, Yahoo is the face of the Internet today. If they are interested in the development of digital music in the future, Yahoo is a very suitable choice. Besides, Yahoo’s own stock price is also flying, I think they have no reason to give up.

In this way, we have a huge advantage compared to Seagram."

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"You also said that Yahoo's stock price has been rising nowadays. If I change with someone now, then I won't lose money." Li Feng replied angrily.

"BOSS, I think Yahoo’s stock price will never rise. When do you think it is, and don’t you think that Yahoo today is very abnormal. Yahoo doesn’t make a lot of money, but the market value of the stock price is so. I always feel unsafe.

I think BOSS, maybe it is because of this reason that you want to withdraw from Yahoo?"Barry Diller replied a little uncertainly after thinking about it.

"Even if what you said makes sense, but at least Yahoo is still on the market now, how can we increase the head office for another year? By then, the value of those shares will increase by at least one or two times."

"Since this is the case, let's intervene for the time being, and then delay the negotiation, and wait until 99 years later to see Yahoo's stock price. Anyway, such a large-scale acquisition cannot be negotiated in a short time. , It will take at least 3, 4 months or more."

"Hey..., that's okay, Barry, you can use Yahoo as a bargaining chip to negotiate, but you can really ask for a while and wait for Yahoo's stock price to soar for a while. I think as Yahoo's shares continue to rise, Philips and Siemens Maybe even more jealous." Hearing Barry Diller's strategy, Li Feng couldn't help but replied with a smile.

"In that case, the general plan is to postpone it first, so as not to be acquired by Seagram. If it is delayed until 99 years, I will see the situation of Yahoo and then discuss the details with them."

"OK, it's so decided."

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