Chapter 137

Chapter 137 Exclusive interview In addition to MGM Movies in the US, there is also MGM Phantom Group. This MGM Phantom group became the flagship company of MGM Films more than two decades ago. After Kerkorian first pitched the film to MGM. MGM Mirage Corporation, connected to MGM Films, was broken up. Since then, MGM Films has become independent and MGM Mirage Group is a different company. MGM Mirage Corporation's largest businesses are hotels, real estate and gaming, and its largest business is concentrated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the intermediary work of Kerkorian and the unknown king of Las Vegas. What Abel sold Kerkorian this time simply became an MGM movie. Although the situation has changed a lot thanks to the MGM Mirage group, it is still a large company with more than 200 of the 500 largest companies in the United States. Don't even think about it without more than 10 billion US dollars. MGM Mirage in Las Vegas. MGM films, like many other Big Eight Hollywood films, are located in Los Angeles. October 31. Los Angeles, MGM headquarters. This headquarters building is currently considered MGM's most valuable asset. It has a total of 22 floors and was built in the 1980s. The current land price is 220 million USD. However, the building has long been mortgaged and used in exchange for loans to maintain the company's growth. All of MGM's business operations, except for things like personnel, cannot be used as collateral. Basically, expensive things like movie libraries and copyrights are mortgaged. This is the reason why this country has such a high debt ratio. After all, if you need to borrow money, you usually need some collateral. So take this as collateral. On top of the headquarters building, inside the company's largest hall. All of MGM's executives are here today. They received the notice yesterday. Abe Smith, who never appeared to be considering the purchase of MGM Films, has been going on for almost a month. Today he will be here for the first time, hosting an ultra-modern conference. Regarding Abel's arrival, all the controllers were basically panicking. America is no longer in the habit of announcing a new respectable person taking over at three lights, but it has a similar habit. With a new boss, the company will never stay the same. And some panic control measures. The most peaceful, Alex Yemenije, the current CEO of MGM, has arrived. Alex Yemenije only took over as CEO of MGM 12 months ago and has held the position for less than a year. If he seemed calm it was because Alex Yemenije knew the others couldn't leave. But he himself will definitely be fired. Because Alex Yemenije comes from the Kerkorian, or confidant type. The company changed the boss, and he, the confidant of the original boss, could not live in the old role. Abel and Kerkorian have a personal agreement that they organized for Alex Yemenije. Alex Yemenije, the reason he can hold the CEO position after nearly a month. It was because Abel desired this man. This month, hold and accumulate MGM. Abel, through Kerkorian, kept Alex Yemenije on the job for another month. is allowing Alex Yemenije to become Abel's knife this month. It's been almost a month. Alex Yemenije eliminated many initiatives that Abel did not like and cut some bloated parts of the company's operations. MGM, with a staff of 1,440, was streamlined until the early 1000s. The knife had completed its mission and Alex Yemenije knew it was time to throw it away. Luckily, his antique dealer boss, Kerkorian, reassigned him to MGM Mirage paintings. Alex Yemenije has nothing to fear about the future, and this month's Terrible Man could be very interesting. Of course. The cost of eliminating sales departments and salespeople in the United States would be very high. Alex Yemenije fires employees so calmly that he could fire squid. There's also a brand new boss. This is the reason why the new boss is very rich and does not hesitate to spend money to get fired. Today Alex Yemenije, at this high-level meeting where Abel will also appear. The best thing he wants to realize is who will choose him as the new CEO of MGM Movies. At exactly 9 o'clock, the meeting room door opened on time. The original MGM film executives arrived half an hour early. They noticed a young man, handsome and tall, and they walked in first. Abel Smith! Everyone immediately recognized the character in front of them. After all, this month the number of times he traveled abroad in the American media was simply too high. Behind Abel, Wu nervously observed six or seven people. were all high-ranking MGM film executives, unusual faces they didn't recognize. In this suffocating ecosystem, Abel did his part, walking to the main chair of the conference room and sitting down immediately. The people who came to him. Standing silently behind him, they uniformly wore black, giving these prized ancient people an oppressive experience. "Hello everyone." After taking their seats, everyone noticed Abel smiling and saying: "I can't introduce myself. People should recognize me. People who don't know me won't want to live at the company." After relatively dark establishment remarks. Abel appears right next to a silent Alex Yemenije on the left. "First of all, I really want to thank Mr. Alex Yemenije for his contributions to MGM over the next 12 months." "But now I guess Mr. Yemenije is not suitable to be the CEO of our MGM movies." Alex Yemenije, who had been spiritually organized for a long time, heard Abel say his name. He stood up gently and comfortably: "Yes. Due to personal matters and personal capacity issues, I will not continue as CEO of MGM Films." "Alright." Abel nodded with satisfaction: "Mr. Yemen, you can go out to collect things now. Thank you for your determination towards MGM." Alex Yemenije nodded slightly, he stood up, left and walked out of the hall. Is a personal agreement between Abel and Kerkorian. Alex Yemenije, Abel's borrowed knife. Its final role was like a knife, sternly blocking those top executives from the remaining MGM original film. Let these high-ranking people understand that the new boss is playing for real today. The CEO was fired as soon as he arrived, and the CEO couldn't even resist. Alex Yemenije is like this, let alone them? The uneasy ecosystem in the hall became more and more tense. Then, they heard their new boss's voice again, which made them recognize someone around fifty years old. This guy, became one of the crises that befell Abel. This character has a gentle and elegant appearance. Even though he was smiling at that time, he even looked like Mickey Mouse. "Let me introduce Mr. Robert Iger. He was formerly the Chairman of Disney Animation, but later became the CEO of MGM." Abel's voice became calm and unhurried, conveying Robert Iger's elegance and gentleness. "Now we have Mr. Iger, please introduce yourself." Will Disney's animation president become our CEO? MGM executives were shocked. But Alex Yemenije has just been fired, and the boss is sitting on it again. Robert Iger's access no longer faces any resistance. This Mickey Mouse lookalike was the CEO of Disney for fifteen years in parallel time and space, and he single-handedly brought smiles to Disney's Hollywood elite. Under Abel's guidance, he stood in front of the chair where Alex Yémenije was currently sitting. "Hello everyone, my name is Robert Iger. Many of you may not know me, but you should recognize me by now." "Make no mistake, I became the president of Disney Animation in the afterlife. But I was very touched by Mr. Abel Smith's sincerity and he invited me to come paint right here at MGM." "I am very pleased and look forward to working with you in the coming days to make MGM even more brilliant." Robert Iger's voice is just like his appearance. Soft and elegant, it will not seem aggressive. Abel nodded beside him, praising David Jones for being able to recruit this kind of talent. Due to the surprise acquisition of MGM this time. Now that MGM was in his hands, Abel could no longer find a suitable candidate to take over MGM's award using his own expertise. He thought for a bit and discovered that his appearance was the most suitable for this job. There's Michaels, Ovitz and Levine at their best But these Michaels, one of whom is now president of the caa, and it has been many months since he was considered to have returned to office. I don't know if this was done well or not, after all Ovitz became the middleman. The other is the president of Isha and ab Smith Entertainment, Michael Levine. Isa and AB Smith entertain, which is very important to Abe. Abel couldn't find a manager who could upgrade Michael Levine, whom he wanted to trust and succeed. In addition, Michael Levine will not be able to be president of MGM, he also worked as an intermediary before. Apart from these, Abel had no other skills suitable for running a film business. When you are helpless, David Jones told him he could find someone through a headhunter. This is special when there is no one for you. Abel agreed. Next, David arranged five applications for Abel through a headhunting company. Among the five candidates, Abel chose Robert Iger in a flash. This Disney animation studio president just took office not long ago. I especially remember In the same time and space, the person who later replaced Disney's current chairman, Michael Eisner, and became the new chairman of Disney, was Robert Iger. Combined with this is the experience of Robert Iger. Abel said it was Robert Iger. Bringing Disney into parallel space and time as a leader in Hollywood. He immediately asked David Jones to touch the other person, then asked the head hunter to take a look. At first, Robert Iger didn't want to leave, he had been at Disney for many years. Being in ultimate control has become difficult, and there are still plenty of shareholders on Disney's side who like it. However, Abel has money. Abel offered him an annual profit double his current profit as president of Disney Animation. There are much higher benefits than him at Disney. There are also stock dividends that he cannot receive at Disney in the short term. MGM can make it available here. And Abel also promised: MGM has no maximum budget and will not fail in the future. Before that, Abel waved his hand. received James Cameron's contemporary masterpiece. The current price could be $500 million. Whether it's Hollywood or the American entertainment industry, there has never been a more generous president. Although Abel's behavior was privately ridiculed by entertainment giants as "how stupid and rich people are". But this character form is that of a president with a lot of money. Isn't this Robert Iger's preferred form of professional management? Profits can double immediately, good benefits and always have the right to receive dividends in the future. The boss is very generous about budgets and budgets. Robert Iger hesitated for a week and finally decided to resign. After resigning, he immediately went to Abel and took the position of director of MGM Films. Alex Yemenije has been fired via Lightspeed. The appointment of Robert Iger as MGM's new CEO has gone smoothly. Waiting for Robert Iger to take over as company president. Abel starts a whole new date. Besides the CEO. CFO and CHO, In other words, the main economic manager and human resources manager have also been changed. These locations, Abel immediately promoted Smith Capital's high-quality personnel by air. Later, the famous original director of Marvel Entertainment was appointed as one of the vice presidents of the company. The famous former executive of Marvel Pictures, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, has been appointed vice president of MGM's film and television division. Several former Marvel executives have been fully involved in MGM films. Marvel, along with its three kittens, has officially become a subsidiary of MGM Films. Summary of the latest appointments and new employees. The sole leaders of MGM clearly needed to express their views. Some were fired immediately, some had their jobs changed, and some were demoted. Partnered with Alex Yemenije, who used the knife in the center and lower levels of the company. It could be said that, for a while, MGM's entire filmography became completely new. And once the appointments of some of those employees were complete, Abel asked new CEO Robert Iger to speak again. Robert Iger is not long-winded, has been organizing for a long time. This story takes place in parallel space and time, after 2015. The elite manager, who repeatedly ranked among the hundred most productive people in Hollywood, gave many MGM executives a sense of euphoria when he opened his mouth. Robert Iger says: ".We want to invest as much money and time as possible into developing outstanding branded content." ".We want to encompass the era as much as possible, use the era to create superior products, and then reach more customers through superior and precise methods." "We should simply be an international company." "." After Robert Iger finished speaking, Abel came out to give his final speech. "I am extraordinary compared to Robert Iger. I trust him and leave the business to him." "And what I can do is help him and MGM." "I would like to announce here that I will later inject another 500 million USD into MGM!" "Okay. The meeting is over, let's work hard." At that time, in the hall. For the first time there was sincere applause. 500 million USD in funding No Hollywood Big Eight has ever been so generous! But Abel did it. Five hundred million US dollars were pumped into the frontline to fund Cameron's new film and the innovation of the latest generation of filmmaking. Today, an additional $500 million has been injected, with injections exceeding $1 billion. What a generous, rich and wealthy boss. Don't mention MGM first. In Hollywood or the entire American entertainment industry, there is no other place. The boss is so stupid and rich, what employee wouldn't like it? At the end of the meeting, Robert Iger started running non-stop. He took higher control to another neighborhood to hold another small meeting. This is the main course for MGM today and it could determine the work of MGM in the future. For example, which movies to shoot, which TV series, which companies to cooperate with, etc. As for Abel, he refused to leave. After everyone left, David Jones entered. "BOSS. New York Observer reporters are ready outside." "OH?" Abel was stunned for a moment then remembered this incident. That is, he intends to allow the weekly magazine "New York Observer" to talk to him privately. At the same time, this is also his first official interview with the media when we know that his head has been reborn. In fact, before that, many of America's largest newspapers were, but not limited to, "Wall Street Journal", "New York Times", "Los Angeles Times", "USA Today", "Washington Post". , etc., began interviews with him upon invitation. "Forbes", "Fortune", "Times" and other news, business, weekly and monthly magazines also invited him for interviews. Even fashion magazines like "Vogue" made similar offers. Basically, we can say this because of Smith Storm's life. Almost 1/2 month. All known and unknown newspapers, magazines and TV channels in the United States. sent him an interview invitation. But these invitations were all rejected by him. Just kidding, he has his own magazine and newspaper. This first time, No more maintaining your own magazines and newspapers to embellish the popularity of these magazines and newspapers. Is it cheaper than other competitors? "American Sun" brought him a wave of enthusiasm, along with the temptation of bonuses. Achieved fame in a very short time, increasing his daily income to 800,000 to 900,000 copies per day. Even among these revenues, perhaps half of the people sold it without watching, just to sign up for entertainment and receive bonuses. But it was successful enough. Haven't you noticed that imitators are already active in the market? Someone copied the American Sun newspaper reward and found something similar. The bonus amount is up to 10 million USD per month, 10 times more than American Sun. It's just that the opposite celebration would not have the same popularity as Abel, and there were many imitators, so the recognition was greatly stolen. There's not much movement at the moment. Unlike American Sun, because Abel is the boss. People can be very satisfied with the design of their man or woman and want to find what makes their diary special. This is why the recognition is so high and the revenue scale is so large. Login bonuses can be considered the icing on the cake. Without his enthusiasm, only interact on this form of marketing. If it had become useful, smart capitalists could have used it long ago. Don't wait for Abel to invent it. First, to get Abel's recognition, then do this form of marketing, which can have the recognition of "The American Sun". The American sun has risen Of course, Abel cannot prefer one character over another. The "New York Observer" waited for a long time, the entire editorial board knelt down and begged the boss. It's just that Abel felt that the time had become inappropriate, so he didn't agree anyway. This time he felt the time had come and he let go. sent the maximum team of elite journalists. The "New York Observer" waiting next to the boss had apparently crashed. "Then please allow us to interview here." Abel said: "There is no need to rotate between different locations. I'll take a photo of the hood later, and I might also take a photo of the MGM logo on the back to bring out a little more warmth." David Jones nodded: "Okay, I'll let them in." (end of this chapter)