Hollywood New Century - Chapter 428

Simon, who came to Hong Kong from Shanghai, met James Murdoch in the high-rise restaurant of Building 1 BJ Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

James Murdoch is Rupert Murdoch’s second son, News Corp. executive chairman, British News International, responsible for News Corp’s television and newspaper business in Europe and Asia.

The famous Sky TV, “The Times”, “The Sun” and so on, are all in charge of him.

“James, how do you have time to come to Hong Kong?” Simon asked with a smile. The London hearing on the “News of the World” wiretapping incident was not over soon.

James Murdoch is a full 10 years older than Simon, and the British wiretap door needs a person to take responsibility, and it happens to be him.

“I’m here to do the handover of the group’s Asian business. I’ve offered to resign as chairman of Sky Broadcasting Group and chairman of News International Group,” James Murdoch said with no expression on his face, as he and his father at the previous hearing All attended.

In fact, Simon is not very familiar with him, mainly in the UK to discuss several Premier League broadcast contracts. Sky TV is one of the main TV stations for Premier League broadcasts.

“Ms. Wendi Deng’s slap at the hearing seems to have caused quite a stir,” Simon said with a smile. It’s really not a family, and they don’t enter the house.

“Don’t say it, it’s just a vain and shameless woman,” James Murdoch refused to talk about the so-called stepmother,

“I heard that you and my father had an agreement that Twentieth Century Fox could not be sold to Disney for ten years?”

Simon nodded and said, “There is indeed such an agreement, it’s just a deal.”

James Murdoch frowned and said, “Twentieth Century Fox is an indispensable asset of News Corp. Why do you think we would sell it to Disney?”

“Who knows, now the biggest competitor of Universal Studios Resort is Disneyland, and I don’t want Disneyland to have better development costs,” Simon said with a shrug.

James Murdoch resigned from News Corp., all fools know, just to avoid the public opinion fermentation of this wiretapping door. The heir to News Corp. will definitely take over the old Murdoch’s business, and he will resume his duties as soon as the matter is forgotten by the public.

“You seem very confident in the development of Xinghai Entertainment,” James Murdoch seemed to feel that Simon didn’t take several other entertainment companies to heart at all.

“James, you know, the ratio of revenue to the film business is getting lower and lower for us now, and whoever can develop the upstream and downstream industry chain better will be more successful. However, content IP is the foundation of the industry chain. You also understand the importance of the locomotive effect,” Simon said, taking a sip of wine,

“Xinghai entertainment is my main business, why do I have no confidence?”

James Murdoch smiled, then raised his glass and touched Simon.

After leaving Tsim Sha Tsui, Simon returned to the Phoenix China Fund Headquarters, the second phase of the Hong Kong International Financial Center.

Asset management, corporate investment, real estate and venture capital, the current Phoenix China Fund is getting bigger and bigger, and it can almost be compared with Nine Head Bird Capital.

The biggest acquisition is of course the Alibaba shares obtained from Yahoo, which can borrow such a huge amount of funds from Chinese capital. Of course there is a price, and it is important to deepen the international expansion of Chinese culture.

“Adam, is it possible for News Corp to sell Star Media’s Greater China TV station?” Simon asked.

Adam Root, as the head of Phoenix Asia Business Unit, mainly focuses on the East Asian market, and the most important thing is the Greater China region in East Asia.

Adam Root shook his head and said: “The two important sectors of Star Media are Greater China and India. Greater China is also the most important, and the revenue is very high. The established Star Chinese TV is the first in mainland China. Foreign TV stations; “

“News Corporation will not give up. There are not only interests, but also a channel to enter this channel of 1.4 billion people.”

Simon smiled and said: “I’m really a little unwilling. It’s obviously the time for News Corporation to be hit. The eavesdropping door has made News Corporation’s reputation now discredited, and when the Murdoch family’s reputation has declined again, I can’t do anything here.”

Adam Root frowned and said: “News Corporation has been deeply involved in world media for decades, and it is most deeply entrenched in the UK and Australia. For them, this time, they can’t move their muscles;”

“Unless we wait a few more years and online news has a bigger impact on TV and print, there may be a chance.”

“But there is also good news. At least News Corp. has always hoped that the plan to fully acquire Sky TV has failed.” Simon feels that this is the best news at the moment, otherwise News Corp.’s media control in the UK will rise by one more. level up.

“At the end of the month, you can go to Australia. The person in charge of Crown Entertainment over there will find you to seek some cooperation. It is time to have an industry in Australia,” Simon reminded again.

Simon, this can be regarded as repaying the favor of the guy who knew him through Jessica Alba.

Investing in Macau’s entertainment is the bulk of the investment, and Australia can also invest some, and the benefits are not idle.

Adam Root nodded. In recent years, he has made a name for himself in East Asia and has become a leading large fund group. It is indeed time to expand the business.

In the evening, after Simon returned to his villa in Deepwater Bay, he checked his latest mailbox.

West Ham United’s Champions League draw was divided into Group F and Borussia Dortmund, Marseille and Olympiacos compete for the qualifying places.

The Premier League has also played three rounds, and West Ham United have won three consecutive victories, and the momentum is very strong.

Simon’s ambition has also come, and the goal is to be the Premier League champion. As for the Champions League, Simon doesn’t know how far he can go. West Ham United is very strong, but inexperienced, and the luck aspect of cup competition is not easy to say.

It’s already September, and Simon thinks that the UK should be safe, so it’s worthwhile to come to China for more than half a month.

Not to mention the United Kingdom, Simon felt that the United States was a bit scary at that time, and the group of bodyguards around him made his safety not full.

“It’s scary, really, it’s brutal to have a knife and a gun at every turn,” Simon muttered to the computer.

“It’s better to wait until October, and then go back there. How can Britain and the United States be safe here.”

Moreover, it is also possible to go to Korea, and RB also stayed for a period of time separately. Anyway, isn’t Xingchen Records going to enter Asia? The RB market is the key point!