Chapter 787
As the first masterpiece of New Global Group this year, many heavyweight guests came at the premiere of "Ghost Rider".
Except for Marvel's superheroes, almost all of them were present, many celebrities in New York made their debut.
This is to give Tang En face.
Everyone is a smart person, and everyone understands the prestige, strength and potential of Tang En in this era!
This year's Forbes Global Rich List has been officially released!
Tang En's personal assets are as high as 60.5 billion US dollars!
In this list, we are far ahead!
Even Bill Gates, the world's richest man in the past decade, has a net worth of $13.3 billion!
You know, Tang En is only 26 years old!
This year, Google, which Donn directly holds shares, will be listed, and many Asian Internet companies that are indirectly held through the Scott Swift Foundation will also be listed one after another.
It is conceivable that in the next few years, his personal wealth will enter a period of growth during the explosive stage.
It is said that he is a celebrity in the entertainment industry and a social elite from all walks of life. At this moment, he has to curry favor with Tang En.
As Tang En, entertainment stars don’t need him to entertain themselves, and most of the business elites in New York are nodding.
However, there is one person Donn must receive in person - Comcast's president and chief operating officer Steve Burke.
It was a real surprise that he could come to the premiere in person.
"Yo? Look at your complexion... the nbc Group's acquisition case is about to end, right?" Tang En walked over with a smile and shook hands with him enthusiastically.
Steve Burke cautiously pointed to the corner next to him, avoided many people at the cocktail party, and whispered: "I'm in trouble!"
"No?" Tang En said with a disbelief and a smile, "NBC has been looking for partners for many years. Can they refuse Comcast?"
Steve Burke shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said bluntly: "Our boss...there are a bit high."
"oh?"
"He is not satisfied with the 49% stake, he insists on winning 51%.
"Turnly take control of NBC?" Tang En was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Well, this ambition is like the work of Mr. Roberts. Two years ago, they were clamoring to acquire Disney."
Steve Burke looked slightly embarrassed and said awkwardly: "Disney... was just a test, but we all know that it was impossible."
Tang En waved his hand, glanced at him with a deep sense, and said funny: "It's easy to take over 49% of the shares, but if you want to get control in one go and buy 51% of the shares, is this transaction... going to be difficult?"
Steve Burke said bitterly: "It's not just a difficulty, GE and NBC have both refused to negotiate at one point."
"Get more chips."
"We have already issued $9.5 billion in cash! Plus the $5.5 billion debt we need to bear, the total price has reached $15 billion!"
"15 billion US dollars?" Tang En looked surprised, "They don't agree to such a condition?"
Steve Burke shook his head and said, "They don't want to give up control of NBC at this time."
Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly and could understand something.
After Jack Welch resigned from GE's position, GE... seemed to have lost its backbone. The stock price has been falling in the past few years and the sales of its products have also declined.
At this time, GE is still looking forward to spreading influence through NBC, promoting image for GE, and advertising products. Naturally, it will not easily hand over control.
Of course, there is no transaction that cannot be negotiated when it comes to capital mergers and acquisitions.
"What do I need to do?"
Tang En stared at the other party with his eyes straight, and he had already seen the purpose of the trip.
Steve Burke was able to take his time here and attend the cocktail party after the premiere, obviously he had some plans.
Sure enough, he admitted: "Tomorrow, I will take the team to NBC for inspection. If you have time... can you go with us?"
"Me?" Tang En looked at him deeply, his face calmly, "I'm afraid I can't make a mistake."
Of course, Tang En understood the other party's meaning.
Following Comcast's team and going to inspect NBC together is equivalent to supporting Comcast.
It is equivalent to telling General Electric and NBC in disguise that Donn supports Comcast to obtain control of NBC!
Don't even need to say a word, and as soon as he appears, he can solve a lot of trouble for Comcast.
This is the face of the supreme industry.
If people at the bottom want to have a better life, they have to give up their face and even give up their dignity to look for opportunities. For example, female celebrities will rush to climb onto Tang En's bed.
But when you reach Tang En's class, your face often means priceless.
General Electric and NBC executives are not as stupid as Quentin Tarantino.
Tang Enduo personally called and told him not to participate in "Fatus 911", but he still dared to refuse? He was so stupid that he wouldn't have a brain in his mind, right?
The bosses of nbc will definitely not make such mistakes.
You know, New Global Group is the largest TV show manufacturer in the United States today!
Although Xin Global does not have giant TV networks like NBC and CBS, Xin Global can produce TV programs with huge ratings!
In the past few years, the ranking of TV programs by major public TV networks has almost dominated the list of classic TV series such as "Friends" and "Sein Fei", as well as the night talk show that American audiences are most keen on, and TV programs produced by New Global Group have almost dominated the list!
"American Idol", "True Adventure", "Bachelor", "Global Supermodel Contest", "Wisdom and Brave"... Which one is not a reality show with extremely high ratings?
New Global has no public TV network business, which means that New Global and four major TV stations, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, are not competitors.
You can sell TV content products among the four major TV stations with ease.
Make money for yourself through other people's platform channels.
This is actually a beautiful thing.
Especially this year, after Xin Global confirmed that it would not involve the public television network business in the short term, it began to change its development ideas, from channel expansion to content production.
In addition to reality TV shows, many TV series including "The Office", "My Mom and Mom Romance", "Agents of SHIELD", and "Mad Men" have been put on the production agenda.
Among them, NBC has initially finalized the broadcast of two TV series, namely "Office" and "My Mother's Romance".
Therefore, whether it is Tang En's wealth, status, connections and influence, or cooperation with Xin Global, NBC, he must give him face.
Otherwise... if New Global no longer cooperates with NBC, it would be an unbearable huge loss.
Steve Burke knew that Don was talking about conditions and whispered: "We are willing to reduce the commission on sta TV's operation by one percentage point."
Sta TV now has 24.5 million paid home users, of which Comcast accounts for 18 million.
In the past, when Comcast operated exclusively, the operation commission was 8%.
Later, Xin Global canceled its exclusive operation rights, and Comcast's operating commission naturally increased, becoming a 10% popular in the industry.
If it can be reduced by one percentage point and reached 9%, it is also a good condition.
With 18 million paid users, the total subscription revenue will reach US$1.7 billion per year!
The 1% difference...is $17 million!
Tang En still said with a embarrassed expression: "No, there is something to do tomorrow, and the appointment has been made."
Comcast relies on Sta TV to make so much money in a year, and solves such a large cash flow problem, giving up some of the benefits to Xin Global. Shouldn't it be?
This is the basic rule of business.
He won't be tempted by this little money.
Steve Burke continued: "Explore the promotion of communication channels...we will make the best efforts to use all resources, including businesses in Europe and Latin America."
This is a good condition.
Tang En nodded slightly, but still did not let go.
"I heard...you're in some trouble in the UK?" Steve Burke finally threw out the biggest bait.
Sure enough, Tang En's expression changed and he looked at him seriously, "Do you have a way?"
Steve Burke smiled slightly, "Is it bbc?"
Tang En narrowed his eyes and his face turned slightly cold, "Your source... is really powerful."
Steve Burke didn't care and smiled: "6 years ago, Comcast acquired a TV operating company prime_communication, which included some of the UK's TV business."
"Hmm?" Tang En's face flashed with disbelief, "It's not related to bbc, right?"
"There are some connections, including 5 channels including sports and music, and they have business dealings."
"Okay! Awesome!"
Tang En couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Damn, they are all humans!
Murdoch's News Corp was enough to shock him, and then he realized that these media empires that were terrifying in all directions had complex relationships and their backgrounds could not be underestimated.
"So, will you be able to get out of time tomorrow?" Steve Burke looked at Donn with a smile.
Tang En was not embarrassed either. Business relations were originally transactional relations. He nodded and said, "Well, these three conditions are all very good. But... Steve, bbc, can you really speak? Don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf!"
Steve Burke laughed, "If you have business dealings, you will naturally have the opportunity to speak. Besides, you won't really have to do something against BBC, right? Just use a little trick and expose some muscles, right? Since that's the case, BBC always has to give Comcast a face."
"Okay, tomorrow... let's go to nbc together!"
Tang En took a deep breath.
No wonder Michael Eisner often told him privately that he didn't regret missing Jeffrey Carsonberg and fired Michael Orwitz.
The last thing I regret was to let Steve Burke go.
He will be the best successor.
I met today and felt deeply the same.
Comcast has Steve Burke, and it is really time to complete the transformation from a TV giant to an entertainment giant. ()
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