Chicago 1990 - Chapter 1499

There is still the problem. If you want to get things done, you must create public opinion in advance to maximize the influence of small and medium shareholders. Linton has been helping the emperor for too long, and he cannot be re-elected to his own director. Crisis Always kept in the dark.

Linton was angry.

He sensed that the Eisner-Goldman Sachs camp was a bit late in the hands-on time, and could only initiate remedial actions immediately. As for the effectiveness, he had no idea.

Everyone has no idea.

When Pixar still has the possibility of staying, Robert Iger is the key figure that everyone has to coax, but the game is like this. When Pixar is really and determined not to look back, what other people can do besides accepting it. Woolen cloth?

Robert Iger found that other parties might reach a compromise before and after the general meeting of shareholders, and when the compromise deal had a high probability of losing his share, he was also angry, or awakened. The image of Steve Jobs’s allies has been fixed, and will not change because of how much he considers the overall situation or pleases Eisner this year. When DreamWorks Animation and Katzenberg return like lightning, what will he have in Disney? What’s the future?

Therefore, he changed his image of emphasizing the overall situation and suddenly became radical. He wanted to buy at a premium and even launched a hostile acquisition to resolutely keep Pixar. As the COO, he is the opposite of the Disney chairman and CEO who have begun to welcome DreamWorks Animation in order to stabilize the hearts of the people. He is tantamount to blatant rebellion.

The face-turning of the ABC family boss made Michael Eisner’s own public opinion impact instantly collapsed, which is now the second largest TV network in the country…

Even George Mitchell, relying on his status as the former majority leader of the Senate, has a louder voice than him, “Well, Robert Iger is also anxious… Michael, you are the CEO. The ABC’s current chaos is only short-term, right? You can fix it. Bar?”

George Mitchell walked up and down in front of him and questioned: “Don’t tell me you promoted Robert to COO back then, leaving ABC without thinking about this in advance!”

“Of course I have.”

Controlling power and balancing subordinate forces are his absolute strengths, and Eisner didn’t answer in kind.

“Then act quickly!” George Mitchell’s chairman is very stance.

Eisner stopped speaking and began to ponder.

Indeed, after I promoted Robert Iger to COO, I took the opportunity to install many of my people on the ABC TV network, but since last year’s shareholder meeting, because Robert Iger did not follow Jobs’ baton, he performed to his satisfaction. Therefore, it is not good for me to do too much to his allies, and Robert Iger’s subsequent recovery of the ABC department has not been small.

Those middle-level members of the ABC television network may not be able to understand the full picture of Disney’s high-level struggle. Many of them choose to follow Robert Iger habitually at this time, but it does not mean that they deliberately join the rebellion.

“Why are you still hesitating?! Our mouths are all zipped by Robert!”

The George dynasty polls are getting lower every day. Their second term ended in 2008. For George Mitchell, who is hopeful for the election, he undoubtedly cannot accept being abandoned by his own media. He roared: “Linton is better than We are strong. His M-FXXK can still show his face on the APLUS station, accept an interview with the chief reporter Stephanie, and was flattered by Jones Stewart in the talk show! Jones Stewart is very popular now! The influence of public opinion is not small!”

“You do not understand.”

In the art of corporate management, Eisner despised the former majority leader of the Senate in front of him. If he bypassed the high-level leaders and began to infiltrate the struggle, those middle-level companies would have to slap their horses in order to figure out what they wanted. Pandora’s Box…” he said.

“I don’t care about the magic box, open it now!”

George Mitchell urged impatiently: “We are almost emptied by Robert Iger and Linton! No matter how bad it is, it will not be worse than now!”

“Hey! Okay…”

The other party was right about this, and Eisner sighed and agreed.

The energy of the two was still there, and they soon passed Robert Iger, directly contacting and directing the middle-level ABC television network, and the middle-level management personnel chose sides based on their personal judgments.

The speculation of power within Disney began, and the world was in chaos…

“In the trailer for Enchanted Romance released by ABC yesterday, the opening time of the movie was incorrectly placed in the summer file, and the date was corrected only after our protest.”

Enchanted is a family carnival type of live-action fairy tale movie. It was originally scheduled to be released on the Christmas file. The opening of the summer file was just from a project that was killed in the early stage. The president of Touchstone Pictures complained to Linton and Song Ya: “There is definitely someone Doing this deliberately, this behavior will have a certain negative impact on the box office of Enchanted.”

“They also broadcast the gossip news about you going to the studio to visit Amy,” Linton said, rubbing his brows.

Linton omitted the second half and kept emphasizing that the black boyfriend of the white fairy princess in reality would not help the box office.

“They started hurting others and detrimental to themselves, and they are getting over the line.” Song Ya was the most calm and asked, “Eisner? Or Robert Iger?”

“It should be done by the side of Eisner’s allegiance…”

Linton said: “He and Robert Ai grappled more fiercely. As for whether to continue to retain Pixar animation, the different channels of ABC and even the different columns of the same channel are inconsistent.”

“APLUS…”

Executive Vice President of Bowei Pictures said: “Now we have the basis for negotiating with Robert Iger. I think if the two parties can switch to join hands, Linton will have a greater chance of passing the shareholders meeting.”

“Also, since the struggle has been going on, maybe you can help us win Oprah over. After all, you belong to the same ethnicity. Oprah’s talk show and the book club have two super-high ratings within the influence of the ABC television network. Powerful.”

An ABC TV network insider who is loyal to Linton’s middle-level suggestion: “I know you two had a feud, but she’s up for sale now. This is also a good opportunity to mend the relationship.”

“But we have reached an agreement with Katzenberg of DreamWorks.”

Song Ya also omitted the second half. He didn’t want to break the verbal alliance he had just reached with Katzenberg, let alone repair the relationship with Oprah and his like.

“But as long as Katzenberg does not return for a day, it will not help Linton to be re-elected as a director.”

The President of Touchstone Pictures advised.

“Robert Iger has already thrown out an olive branch to us, I think this is what you like to see, right? APLUS, haven’t you already maintained a certain tacit agreement with Jobs behind him?” The vice president of Bowei Pictures added.

The people of these live-action movie gangs are currently pinning their hopes on Linton, and they don’t want to take any risk that Linton is killed on the board of directors and vice chairman.

Linton himself looked over with implied hope.

“I don’t want to do this.”

When Song Ya made an excuse to leave, he and Linton who had been sent out secretly threw the bottom line, “We have to take this risk, what do you think?”

“Well, I trust your judgment.” Linton nodded in agreement.

“He is different from us, Linton. He has now won Warner Records, and A+ Entertainment has gradually stopped investing in blockbuster films. He can leave freely if he wants to go and pay a sum of money. But none of us here can do… ”

“APLUS can’t take care of Oprah for the sake of face, but we can’t. The chaos of the ABC department gives us a great opportunity to intervene in and expand our power. Eisner does not hesitate to initiate a middle-level war, which shows that his control is further weakened. Now, he can no longer press us and Robert Egger at the same time. Our current situation is improving. Why not strike while the iron is hot?”

“The shares in APLUS’s hands have voting rights this year. Has he increased his holdings?”

“Maybe not.”

“He won’t sell it, right?”

“I don’t know…”

The live-action movie gang waited for Linton to go back and continued to persuade him to make peace with Robert Iger. Their careers are in Disney, and it is true that they cannot always keep 100% in line with Song Ya’s interests.

“How would Linton choose?”

Song Ya informed Sloan of the latest development of the incident, and Sloan replied: “We have started to crack in our partnership with him, right?”

“Well, I can only look at himself now anyway.”

Song Ya replied: “I hope he can withstand the pressure and don’t let me down…”

“No, the ultimate problem now is: no matter how we cooperate now, Robert Egger and I will face a problem of insufficient profit sharing in the final stage…”

Linton finally made a gratifying choice after hesitating. He told the live-action movie gang gathered under his banner: “George Mitchell, supported by Goldman Sachs, cannot step down for the time being. Both Robert and I hope to replace Ace. Na, he doesn’t know this in his heart, and I am the same. The short-term alliance is good for me and it is also good for him. It looks like a win-win situation, but it is also a big long-term risk for us to sit back and watch his power continue to expand.”

“What about the re-election of the director?” asked Bowei’s executive vice president.

“Robert Iger returned to the poker table by showing his personal energy, and if I have to desperately grasp the so-called life-saving straw to get through this level, then how can I convince everyone that I am worthy of this table? Linton said to himself.

“Yes, we have been very happy with A+ Records, Metropolis Records, and A+ Entertainment for many years. Disney can’t see any reason to give up these. I warn you again: If we lose A+ Records and Mets Records, then Disney Records will Can no longer gain a foothold in the first-line record distribution industry…”

Linton then asked the financial channel of the ABC television network to re-edit the interview clip that the chief reporter Stephanie helped him to broadcast. “This is far more terrible than losing Pixar. Losing Pixar. We still have the option of DreamWorks animation. In a difficult environment, the loss of the star-studded Metropolis Records will immediately cause Disney Records to face a huge loss… Yes, I have the confidence to keep APLUS. I know that he bought Warner Records, but there is a good saying that you can’t Put the eggs in a basket, I believe APLUS will make the right choice.”

“Toy Story, Finding Nemo… All the sequel plans of these big-selling animated films will disappear with Pixar’s departure. This is an unbearable burden for our Walt Disney Animation, Disneyland and surrounding industry companies. I respect it very much. Mr. Jobs, maybe everyone is more familiar with his identity as the founder and leader of the great Apple company, but you may not know very well. He is also the owner of the great 3D animation company Pixar. Disney can’t lose Pixar…for this I am strong Suggest that Disney keep him, even in a way that might offend him.”

Robert Iger controls most of the good resources of ABC. He continues to hype that Disney must keep Pixar even if it does not hesitate to initiate a hostile acquisition. Regarding the counterattack that did not receive the expected response from the Linton camp, he reiterated: “The recording industry is experiencing a long-term market shrinkage. There is no research that can prove that it will improve in the short term, and there is no reason for the excess profits of A+ record labels. The anti-industry law can be maintained for a long time. If APLUS wants to break the contract and leave, let him leave. At least we can get a large break-up fee from him. This may not be a good opportunity similar to a high point sell-off, and a more abundant Disney Cash flow can also better resist risks.”

“We must be united, it must be so!”

Eisner played the thief and shouted to catch the thief, “I want to warn certain careerists within Disney that any confusion you deliberately create cannot be hidden from the eyes of the company’s shareholders. I believe that at this shareholders meeting, investors will make the right decision. The choice! Only with unity, our market value will pick up! Everything else! Whoever leaves and who stays can’t change Disney’s stable earnings expectations. Our operating income and profits in the last fiscal year are still growing, and we just distributed A higher dividend than last year, with an increase of more than a dozen percentage points…”

Harvey Weinstein is the only one who doesn’t fit the picture. He is only a small character in this game. He has been jumping up and down, making high-profile comments. Today, he looks down on Pixar animation, and tomorrow he will disdain Metropolis Records. It is required that Disney must be handed over to someone who understands the art of film, that is, himself.

He has media such as Talk Magazine in New York, and many high-level Donkey Party friends. In the field of public opinion, no one can stop him from speaking out.

In early March 2005, the Disney shareholders meeting, which was postponed for a few days compared with the same period last year, was held in chaos.

“Quiet! Quiet!”

The person who presided over the meeting became the new chairman George Mitchell. The old man was very dissatisfied with the out-of-control meeting scene and rolled the documents in his hand into a tube and kept tapping the table.

Those shareholders who raised anti-Eisner placards appeared again last year, and this year there are more people who asked Disney to keep Pixar Animation at all costs, and those who asked Disney to keep the A+ Records department at all costs. On one side, shouting and noisy.

“It’s like being in a zoo, messier than the House of Representatives…”

The former Senate majority leader was not as prestigious as Eisner at Disney. He maintained order for a long time and had no choice but to cover the microphone and curse in a low voice.

Fortunately, Eisner chose not to show up this year. Most shareholder representatives didn’t know much about the new chairman, and the anger did not spread to him personally. When he started to read the agenda, he gradually calmed down.

“We must unite! OK?”

George Mitchell’s style of dealing with the interrogation of shareholder representatives is also completely different. His impatience and rude old white man’s tone has actually produced a wonderful positive effect that Eisner could not achieve under the current chaotic situation. , “What **** Pixar, DreamWorks, Metropolis, do they go or stay… so what? Me! People! Yes! Disney! Who is gone? They are reluctant to leave here…”

“Of course I know that Jobs announced that he will suspend cooperation with us after the summer Cars, but didn’t we find DreamWorks again? Katzenberg is a Disney veteran, and I welcome him back, that’s it!”

“Shut up, you! I once led the American people to unite and overthrow it! What is the difficulty in front of us?! As long as there is no internal problem, no one can knock us down…Goddamnit! Of course I mean Disney!”

In 1991, he served as the leader of the majority party in the Senate. As a senator in the Senate, he can’t be mistaken for taking this credit. Seeing you are almost crying, you crying coward! If you like APLUS so much, then you should buy the stocks of his company! Why are you attending the Disney shareholders meeting? How many stocks do you have? Sell them all to me , And get out of here immediately!”

“Hahaha!”

But after he suppressed and humiliated a shareholder representative who was suspected of Song Ya’s trust, Paulson, who had returned to Manhattan, laughed, and at the same time raised his wrist to check the time, “It’s time to vote.”

“Going to vote…”

Jobs copied his hands and paced away from the TV with his subordinates, after which there was a ‘intermission’.

“Um?”

On the set of Enchanted Romance, Amy knelt on the sofa with wintry eyes, slowly lifting the hem of the complicated princess dress, but waiting and waiting for her boyfriend to respond, she turned her head and found that her boyfriend was staring intently. Watching the TV, even looking back at this side, I owe it.

“Humph!”

The play was shown to the blind, and Amy’s little mouth immediately puffed.

Unfortunately, it is still invalid.

“I regret to announce…The director no longer seeks re-election due to physical reasons, and the Disney board nominated…Mr. to replace him.”

George Mitchell, who returned to the meeting hall, read the documents and read: “Okay, you can vote.”

This seat was replaced by a person from Eisner to a person from Goldman Sachs. I don’t know what method they used to let the person from Eisner voluntarily withdraw before voting.

Linton did not go today, nor did Robert Iger, both of them stayed in their offices quietly waiting for the results, and at the same time declined all visits.

“OK, the nomination is passed!”

This nomination received 75% of the valid votes, and the high votes passed safely. George Mitchell happily announced the result.

“hiss…”

Linton under heavy pressure took a deep breath of frustration. According to this ratio, it is certain that Roy Disney, Jobs, Robert Iger and others have chosen to temporarily follow Goldman Sachs in order to achieve the goal of weakening Eisner. Most institutions and small and medium shareholders also have no objection to Disney’s board of directors who introduced Goldman Sachs.

Even if some of these forces held their noses to vote.

‘Ring bell…’ The landline rang suddenly, and Linton immediately picked up the microphone to answer.

“Linton, it’s still too late for the transaction.” Eisner’s voice came out over there. “We have worked together for so many years. Isn’t it as strong as your friendship with APLUS?”

“No, no, MyLord.”

Linton was naturally tempted, but he couldn’t believe the other party anymore, and Eisner’s credibility was zero in him.

He didn’t even pick up Robert Iger’s olive branch before. This is the end of the matter, and he is even less likely to compromise. Eisner’s possible condition he can guess is that he must be separated from himself and APLUS. He used a special honorific name to send the phone. The head was once the lord.

“OK.”

Eisner wanted to say something cruel,’You will regret it’, but suddenly flashed back in his mind the cold eyes of the black pharaoh that night after sitting on his throne a year ago, but finally he didn’t declare it. mouth.

“The following is the re-election vote of the company’s vice chairman Linton. Please use your voting rights carefully…”

George Mitchell’s gloomy statement: “It’s a very important seat. Remember my previous sentence? Unity, we at Disney don’t need any careerists who undermine the unity and stability of the company.”

“Yeah!”

They had no shortage of supporters at the scene, and there was a huge uproar in the delegates’ seats.

Linton suddenly felt that the office lights were very dazzling, so he simply turned off all the light-emitting objects except the TV.

In another office, Robert Iger even turned off all sound-producing objects such as radios and TV sets, isolating all external disturbances.

The vote-counting process is a bit too long in the eyes of all those concerned. Whether in Los Angeles, New York or Silicon Valley, the bigwigs hold their breath and wait silently.

George Mitchell scratched his scalp boredly on the podium alone.

Eisner took up his hands like Jobs, pacing in the office, UU reading www. uukanshu.com also glanced in disgust at the Weinstein brothers who had been visiting just now and staying in their office.

Song Ya’s two sword eyebrows were also deeply twisted.

A ticket count was finally sent to George Mitchell.

George Mitchell glanced at the piece of paper, his face instantly distorted, making no secret of his inner irritability and disgust.

Linton and Song Ya’s eyebrows stretched out, and Jobs and Paulson’s eyebrows tightened.

“Vice Chairman Linton got all valid votes…”

Linton got up, strode towards the office door in slow motion, and the sound of the contact between the leather shoes and the floor echoed clearly in the office.

“Fifty-seven percent, the motion for re-election passed…”

George Mitchell stood up and read the results, taking advantage of the opportunity to turn his back to the camera, his head jerked up, and at the same time he made a ‘damn’ swear word.

‘despair! ’

Linton opened the door and smiled at the live-action movie gang members who were nervously waiting outside.

“Mr. Linton, congratulations.” Everyone expressed their congratulations respectfully.

“I see.” Robert Iger put down the landline microphone, shook his head and sighed deeply.

Eisner seemed to be ten years old in an instant, and he inadvertently yelled, “This is impossible!” This is impossible! Who strayed? Jewish pension fund? I said that I saw Linton that day and went there too! Harvey, who is noisy, puts his hand on his forehead in pain.

“Huh! M-FXXK is thrilling…”

Song Ya turned off the TV and complained, “Huh? Amy? Amy!? Where did you go?”

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