IAIH :: Volume #7

#675: Future matter

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Chapter 675 第675章 Accuses Michael the Ovitz material almost landed the headlines of all media next day, established aa also to rely on the commission agency big shot who the pack mechanism pushes the high entire Hollywood movie-making cost largely as once one, this accuses Michael Ovitz ‚incompetent’ the controversy that the material stirs can be imagined, the outside is very difficult to understand that Hollywood exactly what happened, they can only know through the media, the internal contradictions that Universal has wanted to cover erupt finally, Michael Eisner once in the newsgathering news repeatedly denied that with Michael Ovitz had the contradictory hearsay also to be confirmed., 指责迈克尔・奥维茨的资料第二天几乎登陆了所有一线媒体的头条,作为曾经一手创立aa并且凭借打包机制大幅推高整个好莱坞制片成本的经纪行业大佬,这份指责迈克尔・奥维茨‘无能’的材料引起的争议可想而知,外界很难理解好莱坞到底发生了什么事情,他们只能通过媒体知道,环球一直想要掩盖的内部矛盾终于爆发,迈克尔・艾斯纳曾经在新闻采访中多次否认与迈克尔・奥维茨发生矛盾的传闻也得到了证实。, Although most people can only see the surface of this matter, but that evening that the matter had, Eric obtained the entire item matter detailed long and short of the story. 虽然大部分人只能看到这件事的表面,但在事情发生的当晚,艾瑞克就得到了整件事详细的来龙去脉。 Michael Eisner wants urgently, in Seagram purchases in the Universal process, uses this transaction Michael Ovitz kicks Universal, to consolidate own authority. In order to reduce dismisses Michael Ovitz cost, Michael Eisner hit to make Matsushita undertake Michael the thought of Ovitz leaving job expense, specially reorganized this kind of material for this reason. 迈克尔・艾斯纳迫切地想要在西格拉姆收购环球的过程中,利用这次交易将迈克尔・奥维茨踢出环球,以巩固自己的权力。为了降低解雇迈克尔・奥维茨的成本,迈克尔・艾斯纳打起了让松下承担迈克尔・奥维茨离职费用的念头,为此还专门整理出了这样一份材料。 As sworn enemy of Sony in electronic industry, Matsushita has not actually been resigned to is the fool ‚consciousness’ like Sony, therefore convenient Michael Eisner reorganized to attempt to join the negotiations provision the material to disclose to the media, although Matsushita has not issued any public commentary on that material, the manner of but through this action, expressing was also very simple, this was your Hollywood internal contradictions, gave up any idea of that made Matsushita pay. 作为索尼在电子行业内的死对头,松下却没有像索尼那样甘心做冤大头的‘觉悟’,于是顺手将迈克尔・艾斯纳整理出来企图加入谈判条款的材料透露给了媒体,松下虽然没有就那份资料发表任何公开评论,但通过这种举动,表达出来的态度也很简单,这是你们好莱坞的内部矛盾,休想让松下买单。 Where Matsushita exhibited a vice- Sir to leave also to control that many hoodlum appearances, actually stirred place chicken feather Hollywood. 松下摆出一副大爷就要走人了哪里还管得了那么多的光棍模样,却将好莱坞搅得一地鸡毛。 That accuses Michael although the Ovitz material has filled Michael individual prejudice of Eisner, ingredient that but the content has not actually fictionalized, therefore, confirmed after material authenticity, Sony cancels immediately has let Michael Ovitz wields the Columbia thought. After Michael Ovitz saw material such that first thinks, was he once spent Universal 2 million USD repair office merely, let just experience Peter Sony of pain of Guber spending freely broke invited his thoughts. 那份指责迈克尔・奥维茨的资料虽然充满了迈克尔・艾斯纳的个人偏见,但内容却没有虚构的成分,因此,证实了资料真实性后,索尼立刻打消了让迈克尔・奥维茨执掌哥伦比亚的念头。正像迈克尔・奥维茨看到资料后第一时间想到的那样,仅仅是他曾经花费环球200万美元装修办公室这一条,就让刚刚经历了彼得・古柏挥霍之痛的索尼断了邀请他的心思。 Regarding Universal, between two helmsmen the irreconcilable contradiction was torn, directly creates Matsushita and Seagram almost only misses the last step transaction negotiations to reach a deadlock, both sides are very both clear. This matter is not solved, the final transaction is very difficult to achieve. 对于环球来说,两位掌舵人之间不可调和的矛盾被生生撕扯开,直接造成松下与西格拉姆几乎只差最后一步的交易谈判搁浅下来,双方都很清楚。这件事情不解决,最终的交易就很难达成。 By Michael Eisner has sprinkled one ‚sewage’, Michael Ovitz knows under one will be very difficult to find the home again, re-enters the hope of manager profession is uncertain, therefore is similar to the telephone to Michael such that Eisner roared, Michael Ovitz started on time every day at the Universal coming and going to work, as if planned really ‚tying up’ on the Universal desk, but he and Michael between Eisner did not have any first hand exchange. 被迈克尔・艾斯纳泼了一身的‘脏水’,迈克尔・奥维茨知道自己将很难再找到下家,重回经纪人行业的希望更是渺茫,于是如同在电话里向迈克尔・艾斯纳咆哮的那样,迈克尔・奥维茨开始每天准时在环球上下班,仿佛真的打算将自己‘绑’在环球的办公桌上,只是他与迈克尔・艾斯纳之间已经没有了任何直接交流。 Has that golden parachute agreement guard, Michael Ovitz is similar to the hedgehog that in Universal rolls. Let the person nowhere ‚end opening’. 拥有那份金色降落伞协议护身,迈克尔・奥维茨在环球就如同一只团起来的刺猬。让人无处‘下口’。 Although in the heart to ejects that material somewhat to regret faintly anxiously that Michael Eisner is impossible to acknowledge that wrong in oneself, because in the Western society, admits mistakes means that must shoulder the responsibility, a helmsman of large-scale group shoulders the responsibility the way often only then a road, takes the blame and resigns. This result definitely is not Michael Eisner is willing to undertake, therefore, in accepts in the process of interview afterward. In order to have the media sedan chair approval and support, Michael Eisner throws and Michael that once openly declared completely Ovitz firm friendship. Elaborated the accuracy of that material on a grand scale. 虽然心中隐隐对过于急切地抛出那份资料有些后悔,迈克尔・艾斯纳却不可能承认错在自己,因为在西方社会,认错就意味着要承担责任,一家大型集团的掌舵人承担责任的方式往往只有一条路,引咎辞职。这种结果肯定不是迈克尔・艾斯纳愿意承担的,因此,在随后接受采访的过程中。为了得到媒体舆伦的认可和支持,迈克尔・艾斯纳完全抛去了曾经公开宣称的与迈克尔・奥维茨的坚定友谊。大张旗鼓地论述那份资料的正确性。 In the sedan chair noise shouted in confusion passed Thanksgiving, Eric then hurried back New York, does the recent late work for «Victoria’s Secret Annual Fashion Show» that December 6 will soon broadcast. For all that the Eric vision actually throughout closely stares in West coast the city of angel. 在舆伦的喧嚣吵嚷中度过了感恩节,艾瑞克便匆匆返回了纽约,为12月6日即将播出的《维多利亚的秘密年度大秀》做最近的后期工作。虽然如此,艾瑞克的目光却始终都紧紧盯在西海岸的天使之城。 If several years ago, these at sixes and sevens broken matters that Eric definitely can only to Hollywood occurred watch critically. 如果是几年前,艾瑞克肯定只能对好莱坞正在发生的这些乱七八糟的破事冷眼旁观。 However, how now he is actually considering to further meddle ‚revision’ through this time event the Hollywood pattern. The development of Firefly Group has reached a peak, the Eric next step plan, is step by step grasps entire Hollywood in own hand, this type in bystander opinion some extremely arrogant thoughts of indulging in fantasy, by no means impractical action regarding Eric. First. Eric had enough economic strength, even if did not consider that Firefly invests the property that grasps, merely is only media domain Firefly Group, this year the group operation profit of initial payment and whole year of two property sell puts together, except the necessary tax affairs disbursement, can bring about the 2.5 billion USD free cash flow to Firefly as before, in the entire Firefly Group system the management cash flows of all companies are almost free cash flow three times. Has the cash reserve of 10 billion USD, if Eric wants, Firefly even can two companies Japanese hand Columbia and Universal in packs to eat. 不过,现在他却在考虑如何通过这次的事件进一步插手‘修改’好莱坞的格局。萤火虫集团的发展已经达到了一种巅峰,艾瑞克下一步的计划,就是一步步将整个好莱坞掌握在自己手中,这种在外人看来有些异想天开的狂妄念头,对于艾瑞克来说并非不切实际之举。首先。艾瑞克已经拥有足够的经济实力,哪怕不考虑萤火虫投资旗下掌握的资产,仅仅只是传媒领域的萤火虫集团,今年两次资产出售的初期支付款和全年的集团运营利润加在一起,除去必要的税务支出,依旧可以给萤火虫带来25亿美元左右的自由现金流,整个萤火虫集团体系内所有公司的经营现金流几乎是自由现金流的三倍。拥有上百亿美元的现金储备,如果艾瑞克愿意,萤火虫甚至可以将日本人手中的哥伦比亚和环球两家公司打包吃下来。 If just, Firefly such does, definitely will cause entire Hollywood restless and dreads and triggers the anti- monopoly investigation of relevant agency. Therefore all can only attempt it with a way of influencing subtly slowly, this aspect, Eric has another big superiority without doubt, that is the time, even if controls the Hollywood entire process to need to spend for ten years, when the time comes Eric also 35 year, when is in the prime of life, many people even just started their enterprise in this age. 只不过,萤火虫如果真的这么做,肯定会引起整个好莱坞的不安和忌惮并触发相关机构的反垄断调查。所以一切只能用一种潜移默化的方式徐徐图之,这方面,艾瑞克无疑拥有另外一大优势,那就是时间,哪怕掌控好莱坞的整个过程需要花费十年,到时候艾瑞克也才三十五岁,正值年富力强,很多人甚至在这个年龄才刚刚开始自己的事业。 Is beautiful to Los Angeles throughout the year sunlight, Thanksgiving just passed, the entire east coast then welcomed the beginning of winter later first heavy snow. 相对于洛杉矶一年四季的阳光明媚,感恩节刚刚过去,整个东海岸便迎来了入冬后的第一场大雪。 Very early in the morning, black Chrysler stops, in the sixth main road entrance neighbors outside a Central Park high-rise apartment, Kelly holds the material to get out, told the driver and assistant in several car(riage), shrinks the neck to step on has not been cleaning up the snow the road surface to enter the high-rise apartment with enough time, arrives at out the top layer Eric residence, puts out a hand to want according to the sound doorbell, has hesitated the moment, the female assistant pulled out the key to open the door to walk. 一大早,黑色的克莱斯勒停在第六大道入口紧邻中央公园的一栋高层公寓外,凯莉捧着资料下了车,吩咐了车内的司机和助手几句,缩着脖子踩着还没有来得及清理积雪的路面走进高层公寓,来到顶层艾瑞克的寓所门外,伸手想要按响门铃,迟疑了片刻,女助理还是掏出钥匙打开门走了进去。 In the morning after the snow stops the chilly ray overspreads the spacious living room across the glass curtain wall, at this time in the living room is laying aside many at sixes and sevens document materials everywhere, center the living room the notebook screen on tea table is shining as before, this scattered in disorder picture can the bird's eye view entire Central Park luxurious top layer apartment appear with this is incompatible, Kelly even felt one arrived in the home of some Frankenstein suddenly. 清晨雪停后的清冷的光线穿过玻璃幕墙铺满宽敞的客厅,此时客厅里到处放置着很多乱七八糟的文件资料,客厅正中茶几上的笔记本电脑屏幕依旧亮着,这种散乱的景象与这栋能够俯瞰整个中央公园的豪华顶层公寓显得格格不入,凯莉甚至感觉自己突然到了某个科学怪人的家里。 Takes off the thick windproof coat and boots, Kelly changes the slipper to enter the living room in the profound important pass. Saw that Eric hoodwinks a wool blanket to lie down on the living room sofa in whistling is resting greatly, this situation lets Kelly not only funny and has doubts, this little man sometimes the harsh request to living qualities is similar to an aristocratic family young master, even also has the obvious cleanliness, but sometimes actually at will likely a tramp, as if can eat to the full to rest was fully satisfied. 脱掉厚厚的风衣和靴子,凯莉在玄关口换好拖鞋走进客厅。一眼看到艾瑞克蒙着一张毛毯躺在客厅沙发上正在呼呼大睡,这种情形让凯莉既好笑又疑惑,这个小男人有时候对生活品质的苛刻要求如同一个世家公子,甚至还有明显的洁癖,但有时候却又随意地像个流浪汉,仿佛能够吃饱睡足就已经非常满意。 Puts the light footsteps to arrive at side Eric. Kelly places on the document in hand the tea table gently, bent down to stroke under the uncombed hair before Eric volume by the sofa carefully, the corners of the mouth was bringing gentle smiling, wanted to collect to kiss, actually the fear awakened by noise Eric, but has not acted, set out to walk toward the kitchen. 放轻脚步走到艾瑞克身旁。凯莉轻轻将手中的文件放在茶几上,俯身在沙发旁小心地捋了下艾瑞克额前的乱发,嘴角带着温柔的笑,想要凑过去亲一下,却害怕吵醒艾瑞克而没有动作,起身朝厨房走去。 Cuts the bread to put in the toasted bread machine peacefully, in the heat the milk, the female assistant is just about to make the omelette, felt that a pair of big hand from behind holds in the arms itself. 安静地切好面包放入吐司机,热上牛奶,女助理正要做煎蛋,就感觉一双大手从身后搂住自己。 The Kelly side is excessive. Whatever Eric has kissed on own cheek, said with a smile: „You awoke, wash, breakfast immediately good.” 凯莉侧过头。任由艾瑞克在自己脸蛋上亲了下,微笑道:“你醒了啊,去洗漱吧,早餐马上就好。” In Eric love gathering female assistant necks smelled a while charming woman to be fragrant, Kelly that this whole body will become tender let loose, walked toward the washroom. 艾瑞克迷恋地凑到女助理颈间嗅了一会儿迷人的女人香,这才将已经浑身发软的凯莉放开,朝洗手间走去。 After a while, breakfast that Kelly will complete places in front of Eric, in other sits down at the same time. Then asked: „How you rested yesterday evening on sofa, if cold what to do?” 过了一会儿,凯莉将做好的早餐放在艾瑞克面前,在另外一边坐下。这才问道:“你昨天晚上怎么睡在沙发上啊,万一感冒怎么办？” Eric takes up the tableware while replied: „Thinks something. Unknowingly fell asleep on the sofa.” 艾瑞克一边拿起餐具一边回答道:“想一些事情。不知不觉就在沙发上睡着了。” Kelly said curiously: „Very important matter?” 凯莉好奇道:“很重要的事情吗？” Eric nods, asked: „What news today that side Hollywood also has?” 艾瑞克点头,却是问道:“今天好莱坞那边又有什么新闻吗？” Kelly nods, said: „Has, yesterday Michael Eisner attended «Late Night Show with Larry King», this time he accuses Michael unexpectedly Ovitz has the disposition flaw and neurosis, does not know how really he thinks. If Michael Ovitz really like he said incompetent, how possibly to have aa.” 凯莉点头,道:“有啊,昨天迈克尔・艾斯纳出席了《拉里金深夜秀》,这一次他竟然指责迈克尔・奥维茨有性格缺陷和精神病,真不知道他是怎么想的。如果迈克尔・奥维茨真的像他说的那样无能,怎么可能有aa。” Eric nodded, has not made anything to appraise, Kelly then continued: News that „a matter, the Columbia that side spreads. Their financial audits had ended, you definitely could not guess correctly that Columbia will face the 2.1 billion USD asset impairment, since this has been the Sony establishment half century an amount biggest loss, although this news also not public, but entire Hollywood has spread over, everybody was discussing that Sony can sell out Columbia.” 艾瑞克点了点头,没有做什么评价,凯莉便继续说了下去:“还有一件事情,哥伦比亚那边传来的消息。他们的财务审计已经结束了,你肯定猜不到,哥伦比亚将面临21亿美元的资产减值,这将是索尼成立半个世纪以来金额最大的一次亏损,虽然这条消息还没有公开,但整个好莱坞已经传遍了,大家都在讨论索尼会不会把哥伦比亚卖掉。” This time, Eric shakes the head actually decisively, said: „Cannot.” 这一次,艾瑞克倒是非常果断地摇头,说道:“不会。” Kelly revealed the doubts the expression, Eric has drunk several milk, then explained: „I looked at the Idei Nobuyuki material that you collected last night, we know that he will soon hold the post of CEO of Sony group, you know that what his operation concept was?” 凯莉露出疑惑的表情,艾瑞克喝了几口牛奶,然后解释道:“我昨晚将你搜集的出井伸之的资料看了一遍,我们都知道他即将担任索尼集团的eo,你知道他的经营理念是什么吗？” Although Kelly is responsible for reorganizing the Idei Nobuyuki material, has not actually noted these, asked: „What?” 凯莉虽然负责整理过出井伸之的资料,却没有注意到这些,问道:“什么啊？” „The operation concept of Idei Nobuyuki is to let Sony moves toward the digitization and informationization, simply speaking, the center of gravity of Sony development trend by the pure electronic products special entertainment media and phonograph record, will be in the Internet industry.” “出井伸之的经营理念是让索尼走向数字化和信息化,简单来说,就是将索尼未来发展的重心由单纯的电子产品专项娱乐传媒、唱片、甚至是互联网产业上。” Kelly winked several eyes, the doubts said: „But, Sony basis but the personal stereos, videocorders and Games Console these electronic products, he such does, cannot......” 凯莉眨了几下眼睛,疑惑道:“但是,索尼的根本可是随身听、录像机和游戏机这些电子产品啊,他这么做,难道不会……” Eric nods to say with a smile: „You guess right, if Idei Nobuyuki acts willfully such to do, will cause the decline of Sony absolutely.” 艾瑞克笑着点头道:“你猜的没错,如果出井伸之一意孤行地这么做,绝对会导致索尼的衰落。” Was saying, Eric thinks in the derivation space and time, after new century, because Idei Nobuyuki neglects the Sony basic operational strategy, Sony times MP3 player, personal computing, cell phone and other electronic products fall behind on other profession matches, eventually caused Sony afterward besides the camera of high-end, only remaining PlayStation Games Console this product that took gets rid, this also received the keen competition of Microsoft wave product. 这么说着,艾瑞克不由地想起原时空中,新世纪之后,因为出井伸之忽略索尼根本的经营策略,索尼一次次在mp3播放器、个人电脑、手机等电子产品上落后于其他行业对手,最终导致索尼后来除了高端的摄影机外,就只剩下ps游戏机这一款拿得出手的产品了,就这样还受到微软波产品的强烈竞争。 Kelly as if no that assured of Eric, said: „I thought that Sony should unable such...... Such silly, even if Idei Nobuyuki wants such to do, doesn't have other management oppositions?” 凯莉却似乎没有艾瑞克的那种笃定,道:“我觉得,索尼应该不会这么……这么傻吧,即使出井伸之想要这么做,难道就没有其他管理层反对吗？” „The enterprise Board of Directors of Japan enterprise and West has very big difference, the Board of Directors member in Japan enterprise basically is the company administrative personnel, in addition in the Japan culture obeys the natural disposition of higher authority, some people will not oppose the high-level decision, otherwise, in Akio Morita 5 500 million USD purchase in the Columbia process, some people acted to oppose, but, I thought that this Sony faced with the huge loss of 2.1 billion USD, Akio Morita this founder definitely will leave the Sony Chairman position, in this case, after Idei Nobuyuki succeeded, on was more impossible to have the person to oppose his operational strategy. Since Idei Nobuyuki wish makes Sony move toward digitization and informationization, he definitely will not sell out Columbia, this regarding us is a good opportunity, Japanese, since is not willing to sell, as an outcomer, they definitely needs a collaborator, Firefly can also get enough interests from Columbia here continuously, I had considered last night in detail this matter, I can they discuss with Katzenberg in the recent several days again, Japanese stay behind, has the advantage to us, therefore we must eject the bait on own initiative, making them not hate to walk.” “日本企业与西方的企业董事会有着很大的不同,日本企业的董事会成员基本上都是自己公司内部的管理人员,再加上日本文化中服从上级的本性,根本不会有人反对高层的决定,否则的话,在盛田昭夫55亿美元收购哥伦比亚的过程中,就有人出面反对了,不过,我觉得这次索尼面临21亿美元的巨额亏损,盛田昭夫这个创始人肯定会离开索尼董事长的位置,这样的话,在出井伸之继任之后,就更不可能有人反对他的经营策略。既然出井伸之想要让索尼走向数字化和信息化,那他肯定就不会卖掉哥伦比亚了,这对于我们来说是一个不错的机会,日本人既然不肯卖,作为一个外来者,他们就肯定需要一个合作者,萤火虫也可以持续不断地从哥伦比亚这里获得足够的利益,我昨晚已经详细考虑过这件事了,最近几天我会与卡森伯格他们再讨论一下,日本人留下,对我们只有好处,所以我们就要主动抛出一下诱饵,让他们不舍得走。” Kelly smiled, as if suddenly thinks of anything, has hesitated, said: „That that Eric, you just said that the Board of Directors constitution of Japan enterprise, is probably similar to Firefly Board of Directors.” 凯莉笑了笑,似乎突然想到什么,迟疑了下,说道:“艾瑞克,你刚刚说的那个,日本企业的董事会构成,好像与萤火虫董事会非常类似啊。” Eric looks at the Kelly cautiously appearance, has smiled, said: „I also had just considered this issue last night.” 艾瑞克看着凯莉小心翼翼地模样,也笑了,道:“我昨晚刚好也考虑了这个问题了。” Kelly is somewhat accidental, said: „Finally?” 凯莉有些意外,道:“结果呢？” The Eric booth lets go: „Finally is, I am also less than now 25 years old, does not need to consider that long-term.” 艾瑞克摊摊手:“结果就是,我现在还不到25岁,不需要考虑那么长远。” Kelly has gawked, this smiles to make noise. 凯莉愣了下,这才笑出声来。 Yes, Eric is also less than now 25 years old, but is not Akio Morita 75 years old, the Firefly present development momentum absolutely does not have any issue, Eric not to need in this aspect to provide for a rainy day. 是啊,艾瑞克现在还不到25岁,而不是盛田昭夫的75岁,萤火虫现在的发展势头绝对没有任何问题,艾瑞克根本不需要在这方面未雨绸缪。 „Actually, I am also thinking that now I can also maintain the sober condition, but ten years 20 years later, I also will possibly act willfully like Akio Morita, make the high price to buy Columbia this matter. Then, I discovered that I started to have this trend now, therefore engaged in introspection itself well.” “其实,我也在想,现在我还能够保持清醒的状态,但十年20年后,我很可能也会像盛田昭夫那样一意孤行,做出高价买下哥伦比亚这种事情。然后,我发现我现在就已经开始有这种趋势了,所以好好地反省了一下自己。” Kelly somewhat is once more surprised: „Un?” 凯莉再次有些惊讶:“嗯？” „Qualcomm, do you still remember?” Eric said. “高通,你还记得吗？”艾瑞克道。 Kelly nodded: „I think that you have forgotten this matter.”( To be continued.) 凯莉点了点头:“我以为你都忘了这件事情呢。”(未完待续。)
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