Chapter 261

Chapter 261 Training and testing of dogs

"Have you been waiting long?"

Abel seems to have finally seen Harvey Weinstein.

He swam up to the big man and smiled at him.

"No no." Harvey Wayans quickly said:

"Not for long, just a moment at most."

Abel smiled and said: "But I see you sweat a lot, the waiting time should not be short."

Harvey Weinstein quickly wiped the sweat from his face and continued to lick his face and smile:

"Because I'm fat, I usually like to sweat when I have nothing to do. It doesn't really take much time."

Look at the fat man's docile appearance.

Abel let Harvey Weinstein go and pointed to the vine under the tree not far away...

"Please sit over there. I'll be there later."

Harvey Weinstein breathed a sigh of relief, but his face never appeared, nor did he really go into the shade, he still stood at the edge of the swimming pool, smiling at Abel.

Abel stepped out of the swimming pool, Harvey Weinstein even wanted to get a towel to wipe Abel's water.

Rock Security employees naturally will not let Harvey Weinstein succeed.

Two bodyguards came to wipe Abel's body with towels and bath towels.

Abel didn't even need to lift a finger, he was more like a fish than a king, walking towards the pine tree and calling Harvey Weinstein over. By the time he reached the pine tree, Abel was completely clean.

"Sit down." Abel pointed to the stool in front of him: "I see you sweat a lot. What do you want to drink?

Harvey Weinstein respectfully sat down and gently said:

"If possible, please give me a glass of water."

"啪~"

Abel snapped his fingers and said to Doni who was still drying her hair: "Please bring me two glasses of water."

Doni nodded and glanced at another bodyguard.

The bodyguard hurriedly went to prepare.

Abel spoke to Harvey Weinstein. "Let you get here so early." Abel said:

"I want to know how the copyright society, that is, the Rottweiler society, is working?

At the end of April this year, Abel gave Harvey Weinstein an assignment.

He interviewed Harvey Weinstein and one of his mentors, George Williams, a senior accountant who had worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Abel asked these two people to register a copyright company in Los Angeles, the company name was Rottweiler.

The logo is an image of Abel's two and a half Rottweilers.

The initial capital of this company is 200 million US dollars. The aim is to get as many IP licenses available on the market.

It's been almost two months.

George Williams actually contacted the company's senior advisory team.

Progress of the Rottweiler Copyright Association, as well as the number of copyrights acquired, detailed information, etc., are sent to the core advisory group via internal email.

The advisory group understands the situation of copyright associations very well. If Abel really wanted to know, all he had to do was ask Alan Baker for a report.

Harvey Weinstein was intentionally invited, just to annoy the big man.

Above all, Harvey Weinstein did not make a good impression on Abel.

In Abel's heart, there was a negative label towards this famous Hollywood fat man.

"OWNER." Harvey Weinstein boldly shouted when he saw that Abel had no intention of resisting or being dissatisfied with his title. Harvey Weinstein was delighted and immediately reported:

"BOSS, so far your trusty copyright hyena has captured 11 high-quality copyrights for you. In addition, I am contacting 15 companies and individuals to purchase their copyrights."

These Abels actually knew that he had seen the job summary emailed by George Williams.

Harvey Weinstein's acting ability is indeed very strong. He is indeed a guy who can make a living in Hollywood on his own.

However, the IPs currently acquired by The Rottweiler Company are generally of low value. The most expensive is just a popular IP toy in the US.

That's not a Transformer. Transformers is a world-class intellectual property and the parent company is a giant like Hasbro.

How could it be so simple that Harvey Weinstein had already figured it out.

It can be said that there is an achievement, but it is a bit far from what Abel envisioned. "Can I get Transformers here?" Abel suddenly asked Harvey Weinstein.

"Transformers?" » Harvey Weinstein asked in surprise.

During this time, the Hollywood movie Transformers had not yet been released.

Nowadays, Transformers is a general term for a variety of peripheral products such as toys, comics, animation, movies, etc. Jointly developed by Hasbro and Neon TAKARA since 1984. Its copyright is currently owned by Hasbro Corporation.

Hasbro is a major gaming company in the United States and the second largest toy manufacturer in the world, behind only Mattel.

"BOSS. I'm afraid it will be difficult." Harvey Weinstein embarrassedly said:

"Transformers is one of Hasbro's most important copyrights, and it's hard to sell. But if the boss needs it, I can try to contact them to see if I can get Hasbro's permission."

In many cases, it is not the case that there is no copyright so intellectual property products cannot be produced. As long as you can get the permission of the intellectual property owner, that is, the copyright holder, you can also sell the other party's creative IP products.

It is necessary to offer the other party a license fee, or a share, or both royalties and shares.

The movie "Transformers" paralleling time and space is a work for which Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks only received film adaptation rights from Hasbro.

These Abels really get it.

"Let's keep in touch." Abel said: "If you are willing to sell, you can sell." If not, I'll take a chance and buy Hasbro!

Although it was difficult for Harvey Weinstein to hear what Abel had said earlier, perhaps he could try to see if he could succeed.

But Abel later said that if the acquisition of the rights was not successful, he would buy other companies.

Hearing that, Harvey Weinstein was a bit speechless.

"Right." Abel said again:

"I'm very satisfied with your work at the Rottweiler Company. Harvey, do you think you could take on more work or more responsibility?"

Harvey Weinstein was surprised for a moment, then delighted. What is more work and more responsibility?

It's to give yourself more strength!

The extremely intelligent Harvey Weinstein immediately bowed his head and nodded to Abel like a servant...

"Dear BOSS, in any case, I am happy to serve you!"

joke.

Who wouldn't want to work for Abel Smith these days across Hollywood and even the American entertainment industry?

There's Michael Levine flying up into the sky.

He went from being a senior partner at a CAA firm to being president of Smith Media (not CEO, there are several presidents). Then, Robert Iger, one of Disney's former middle managers, became CEO of Smith Media.

These two positions are both big names in the entire American entertainment industry.

In Hollywood, he is a first-rate giant.

Many others cooperate with Smith Media and receive huge benefits.

Abel acquired MGM, Marvel, Dark Horse, DreamWorks and Pixar in a short period of time. In less than a year, a new supergiant has been created in Hollywood.

The opportunity to work for such a super tycoon.

This is what everyone in Hollywood, even the American entertainment industry, is fighting for.

Previously he was in charge of the Rottweiler Association for Abe and Harvey Weinstein used to love him very much.

If it were possible to go further, Harvey Weinstein would certainly want the same. Looking at Harvey Weinstein's obedient appearance, Abel said with satisfaction:

"Everyone in Hollywood said Harvey Weinstein was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' best friend."

"Harvey, tell me is this true?"

Harvey Weinstein was surprised. This smart guy immediately realized what Abel asked him to do.

At this time, the bodyguard brought ice water, Abel took a sip, Harvey Weinstein respectfully took the remaining sip.

Harvey Weinstein took a sip of ice water, letting the freezing temperature cool him down.

After thinking, Harvey Weinstein said: "It's just a rumor. But I like dealing with these old guys. »

"Of course." The fat man glanced at Abel: "This can be seen in the invitations of internal parties and the sponsorship lists of various organizations. The old men also like me a lot, and they also like the things I like, I like." ...some Hollywood movie."

"Hahaha~"

When Harvey Weinstein said these words, his tone was witty and his expression very funny.

This appearance made Abel burst out laughing.

When Harvey Weinstein saw Abel smiling, the fat guy became even happier.

Harvey said that on purpose just now, just to make Abel happy. Many times, to achieve his goals, Harvey Weinstein can easily downplay his body.

Including flattery and clownish humor.

Abel complimented this guy on his intelligence, and that's all he said.

The fat guy thought about what he wanted.

"Always at the Rottweiler Association." Abel said:

"But you will receive higher powers. Smith Media, with the permission of managers above the presidential level, you can also mobilize resources there.

After saying these words, Abel looked at Harvey Weinstein:

"But you understand clearly, your efforts must be rewarded. This truth, Harvey, I believe that you have struggled in Hollywood for so many years, and understand it very clearly."

Harvey Weinstein was happy to hear Abel's last words, the fat man's heart suddenly tightened.

Harvey Weinstein quickly nodded:

"BOSS, I understand what you mean, please trust me, I will do it very carefully. I will make you pleasure.

"It is good." Abel smiled: "I will immediately forward messages regarding George Williams. Come to work for me, Harvey. Your diligence will surely satisfy you."

Harvey Weinstein licked it and left, full of joy and ambition.

After leaving, Abel thought about it and asked for a phone call.

He called Robert Iger, CEO of Smith Media. On the phone, Abel talked to Robert about Harvey Weinstein.

After listening, Robert hesitated on the other end of the phone and said:

"BOSS. This guy is indeed very capable. But this guy's behavior is generally very chaotic."

"I understand your concern." Abel held the phone and said:

"So I have someone watching him, as long as he can do good things for us, it's within the controllable range. I think he is a powerful weapon to defeat the old men of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."

"Indeed." Robert accepted.

Harvey Weinstein is very smart, but the main thing is that he can let go of his appearance.

You can use filmmakers or other entertainment moguls to lick people reluctantly.

You can use many different methods to make these old men of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences happy and obedient.

That's enough. Smith Media's entertainment company, primarily MGM, needed such an internal boost.

Robert also understood this, but he was just afraid that his boss would be blinded by Harvey Weinstein's strong ability to flatter.

Now the boss is very conscious and knows what kind of person Harvey Weinstein is.

Robert felt relieved.

As for what Abel explains, providing resources and helping Harvey Weinstein if necessary is of course no problem. After all, if you want a horse to run, you have to feed it.

Although Harvey Weinstein is capable, he doesn't have the resources to support and help him. The big guys are equally good.

After hanging up, Abel checked the time, it was only about ten o'clock in the morning.

The ten a.m. sun in California in June was already a bit hot.

California sunshine, California sunshine, Los Angeles has this type of weather almost all year round. Abel returned to the room to change clothes and saw Ly Phu Chan still lying on Simmons sleeping late.

He turned over the blanket and wanted to continue riding.

After opening it, I saw the horse's injection site was swollen.

It is estimated that the leather will break if you hit it again.

He also let Li Fuzhen go. After changing into decent everyday clothes, Abel told Doni and a few other bodyguards to stay and take care of Li Fuzhen.

At ten o'clock sharp, Abel left 9425 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

Take the Gulfstream G400 to Los Angeles International Airport and target San Francisco International Airport in the Bay Area, i.e. the San Francisco market.

The distance between California's two most economically developed cities is about a thousand miles.

It takes about one to two hours to travel by plane. Before noon.

The plane landed at San Francisco International Airport.

An hour later, Abel reappeared in Palo Alto.

It can be said that outside of New York, Tesla is the place he visits the most.

Besides Google, which is more powerful today and will be equally important in the future, he doesn't pay much attention to it. The upcoming big boss, Tesla, has naturally received the news.

The company's CEO, Jack St Cage, came to greet him early on.

Hans, the technology director has not yet come forward, this old white man leads people to Asia to research technology.

During this period, the United States was not left behind in researching the world's most advanced lithium battery technology.

But when it comes to specific applications and manufacturing, Asia is even stronger. Especially Neons, they currently have the most patented technology in lithium batteries.

Abel's Tesla also planned to research cheaper lithium iron carbonate from the beginning.

On the contrary, during this period of time, if Tesla Energy wants to have its own battery technology, it is estimated that it can only spend money to buy the patented lithium battery technology of the neon cabinet.

Professor Hans and his team are away so Abel chats with Jackster Cage and goes to the company to take a look.

Not long after being here, he left Tesla New Energy Company. By the way, I went to Google to see.

Google last month once again rejected Yahoo's acquisition request.

Yahoo was good to Google for nearly half a year, then discovered that the "goddess" refused again and her attitude was very determined.

Lick the dog became so angry that he removed the Google search engine from the shelves of his private portal in early June.

This caused Google's market share in the US market to drop from about 80% to about 62% in one fell swoop, resulting in heavy losses. But the two founders and shareholders were determined, but they did not want to take a half step back.

Yahoo realized that the acquisition was indeed a risky move and decided to relaunch its own search engine.

It's just doomed to be useless.

After the Internet bubble burst, Yahoo did not change direction.

He has a high possibility of embarking on the path of depravity in his previous life. At Google, Abel naturally received a warm welcome.

The two co-founders kept muttering in their hearts about its excessive shareholder ratio.

It's just that under Abel's power and authority, they don't dare to do anything.

Google is working fine now.

Even though Yahoo launched it this way, the impact really wasn't that big. The Internet's three-seven rule has appeared on Google.

The Third Law of the Internet refers to the fact that a leading company once held approximately 70% of the market share in a given Internet sector.

The company with the second largest market share can typically command 70% of the remaining market share, or about 20% of the total market share.

The remaining competitors only share the final 10%.

Once this pattern is formed, the competition on this track is almost over and it is difficult for other participants to mount a counterattack. In the American search engine industry, this is already happening.

Even if Yahoo gets stabbed in the back, it will be difficult to change that.

In the case of Schmidt coming to work at Google earlier, time and space were parallel.

Google's development and situation do not need Abel's concern at all.

The two co-founders want to discuss with him and look forward to launching a new round of funding. These two guys talk so cutely.

It is said that the purpose of the sponsorship is to have more money to deal with Yahoo's betrayal and continue to expand the market.

Abel knew what they were thinking.

The two co-founders hope to introduce more shareholders and capital through funding to disperse Abel's shares.

Abel agreed. He took the new valuation to levels that even the two co-founders found scandalous.

The two co-founders wanted to object, but Abel said directly: "If you don't like expensive, I will continue to increase capital at this valuation?"

With these words in mind, Larry and Perry had to pause their efforts.

About three o'clock in the afternoon.

Abel left Google and flew straight to San Diego.

It's been more than a month. He came here to visit the internal integration results of Pacific Energy.

Like Tesla, this company is also one of the largest and most important core of the company.

(end of this chapter)