Chapter 1032 Save Michael Jackson Committee

With Tang En and Steve Burke reaching an agreement, New Universal can be dispatched.

Tang En had already communicated with Tosca Musk about this matter.

Following Tang En's order, an organization called the "Save Michael Jackson Committee" was immediately established within the New Universal Group, leading the organization including the Chairman's Office, the Public Relations Department, the Legal Department, the Finance Department, Universal Pictures, and Universal Records. And the negotiating committee and other departments made a series of careful handling and arrangements for Michael Jackson's incident.

The top leader of the committee is personally commanded by the assistant to the chairman, Tosca Musk!

Of course, the name of this committee is to save Michael Jackson. In fact, the greater significance is to snatch the operating rights of Michael Jackson's two music companies to Universal Records.

NBC agreed, Sony agreed, New Universal was interested, and if Michael Jackson wasn't interested, that's fine.

However, this is impossible.

The trial of the case has entered a heated stage, and he himself is wandering between life imprisonment and the verge of acquittal, and is full of crises.

At this time, no matter how stupid his team was, it was impossible to refuse Tang En's kindness!

Even Michael Jackson himself called to thank New Universal.

In short, the first step of the "Save Michael Jackson Committee" is to contact Michael Jackson himself from the chairman's office to reveal the intention of cooperation.

Easy to achieve!

The second step will involve the Legal Department, Finance Department, Universal Music and the Negotiation Committee.

Tang En and Steve Burke only reached a preliminary agreement. After all, Sony Records still holds 50% of the shares of ATV Company and a three-year publishing contract with MIJAC Company.

This requires money to buy out.

In addition, it is impossible for New Universal to help Michael Jackson for no reason. As a party involved, he must show enough benefits and sincerity, right?

At this time, Universal Music needs to come forward.

At present, all the song copyrights of Michael Jackson belong to MIJAC Music Company, and he is the sole shareholder of the company.

Sony Records failed to get a stake in MIJAC, but Universal Music cannot repeat the same mistake.

If you just follow the example of Sony Records and sign a 5-year or 10-year song distribution agreement, in essence, there is not much difference.

Universal's hold on Michael Jackson remains limited.

At that time, if there are some small frictions between the two sides, Michael Jackson will definitely be disobedient, and he will organize a fan club to criticize Universal Music like he criticizes Sony Records, then he will be in big trouble.

Taking advantage of Michael Jackson's mire and precarious court trial, Universal Music must fight for more rights!

Not only to get the 50% of the ATV company's shares from Sony Records, but also to get 50% of the MIJAC company's shares from Michael Jackson!

Only in this way can we firmly tie Michael Jackson to Universal Music, instead of wandering outside the three major record companies, using their own fame and competition from the three major record companies, and constantly seeking greater benefits for themselves. Musician.

Tang En appreciates Michael Jackson's musical talent very much, but his feelings cannot be eaten.

Since it is a cooperation, it is necessary to come up with corresponding bargaining chips.

This is the most critical and complicated step, related to the real interests of the New Universal Group, and the vice president of the group, Ron Meyer, personally came forward to take charge of this work.

The third step, public relations.

This is easy to understand.

Now, the judge has not pronounced the verdict, but the rumors from the outside world are messy, especially many British media, almost convicting Michael Jackson.

This is very wrong. New Global must use its own publicity channels and contact some cooperative media to make some positive public relations reports on this case.

Give confidence to those fanatical fans and supporters, so as to promote them to continue to incite social forces and form public opinion effects.

The fourth step is the gray area of ​​the Internet.

It's 2005 and it's still the early days of the Internet.

Original sin and gray areas abound.

After the Netflix business became popular, Blockbuster also launched an online rental business, but it has been unable to open up the situation for a long time. Why? In addition to Netflix entering the industry earlier, with more mature technologies and algorithms, and the assistance of the IMDB film and television database, there is another very important point-strike in the gray zone!

Or call it Hacking Strike!

Blockbuster's servers are frequently attacked, and the website is often paralyzed. Under such circumstances, it would be no wonder that it could be Netflix's opponent!

Blockbuster is just a traditional company that wants to transform.

However, it is difficult to turn around when the boat is too big!

However, there are many technology companies under New Global, especially Tang En has a tacit and friendly relationship with the Internet field. In this regard, Blockbuster is not an opponent at all.

In the case against Michael Jackson, New Universal's hacker team is going to come up with a "proof" website and leak all the confidential court records! (Note)

This is mobilizing the power of public opinion, through more people, to influence the jury as much as possible, and let them make a judgment in favor of Michael Jackson.

Step five, the movie!

Last year, Tang En personally wrote and planned a movie "Hunting".

The film is directed by David Fincher, the crime thriller director of "Seven Deadly Sins", "Fight Club" and "Gone Girl", starring Mel Gibson and Lily Collins.

It's a story about lies.

Mel Gibson is a newly divorced excellent teacher, loved and adored by the student Lily Collins, who wants to pursue him, but is rejected.

Lily Collins' little girl lied about being molested by Mel Gibson.

Then, this lie caused a series of blows to Mel Gibson's life.

Even Lily Collins later voluntarily admitted that she had lied.

However, this did not change the rest of Mel Gibson's life, he was still struggling with spurning, insulting and suspicion...

This is a movie with a tragic ending.

Very reflective.

For this story, Twain originally got his "inspiration" from Woody Allen's controversial incident, and felt the pain of being blackmailed as a celebrity.

But I didn't expect that this story would be so appropriate at the time.

Tosca Musk personally went to Universal Pictures and found the CEO of Universal Pictures, Amy Pascal, as well as the executive producer of "Hunting", Arnon Milkan, director David finch.

"Ms. Musk, your request ... is very difficult for us to achieve."

Arnon Milkan is a gold medal producer in Hollywood, and he is old enough to be Tosca Musk's father.

However, Hollywood is a traditional power, and there is a clear hierarchy here.

The more well-known the producer, the more he will abide by the rules.

In front of Tosca Musk, Arnon Milkan was polite, and although he was extremely dissatisfied with her request, he did not show it.

Tosca Musk frowned, and said displeasedly: "Didn't you say that the post-production of the movie has already been produced?"

"The post-production of the movie is finished, but for the post-production process, it is just the beginning." Arnon Milkan said in a difficult way.

Tosca Musk has engaged in animation, and she understands the production mode of Hollywood movies.

For a feature film like "The Hunt", post-production does not require special effects, and only requires initial cuts, full cuts, dubbing, rendering, subtitles, audio synthesis, etc., and two months is enough.

"Hunting" has been completed for 3 months, and these tasks have been completed long ago.

However, for Hollywood movies, this is just the beginning, and then there will be a longer work-market research.

It is to find different people to watch the movie.

Including investors, peers in the industry, film critics, leaders in charge, leaders in charge, company leaders, and temporarily organized public viewing meetings, let them put forward their opinions, and then modify, reshoot, or even reshoot the movie.

This is the most important content of the movie before it is released.

"Hunting" was originally scheduled for September, but now it's only March, and market research and repeated revisions haven't been done yet.

Tosca Musk has been by Tang En's side for so long, and he usually sees people at the top of the circle, and has cultivated a heroic spirit of a strong woman. With a wave of his hand, he said unquestionably: "Then Just do it quickly! There is still time! In the next month, you can do everything you think is necessary. On April 15th, I will see this film in major movie theaters across the United States!"

Arnon Milkan twitched the corners of his mouth, but was speechless.

The director David Fincher has even less right to speak.

His job is just to make movies.

Amy Pascal, who has been silent for a long time, also heard something, and then connected with the current situation, he can judge the meaning of Tosca Musk, nodded, and said seriously: "No problem! I can I promise you that "The Hunt" will be screened all over the United States on that day!"

Tosca Musk smiled at her, "Thank you for supporting my work."

Amy Pascal was speechless.

What can I do if I don't support it?

From the perspective of the authority of the film business, Tosca Musk has no control over her at all.

However, there are people above them!

She is the assistant of the big boss Don Walker!

Even a fool can understand that she represents Tang En's will, and this is the imperial envoy!

In front of the imperial envoys, the officials of the frontiers have to be obedient!

This is the benefit of a wholly owned subsidiary.

To let "The Hunt" be released in advance is to understand that it is infringing on the interests of Universal Pictures, so as to ensure that Universal Music can obtain greater benefits.

If Universal Pictures is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Universal Group, the group headquarters must make compensation to meet the interests of other shareholders.

Just like Time Warner, because many of its assets have their own boards of directors, the board of directors of the subordinate companies often refuse to implement the resolutions made by the group headquarters based on the interests of the head office! Because it will harm the interests of other shareholders!

This is the disadvantage of traditional enterprises.

Emerging companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google must have 100% holdings in their core asset subsidiaries, so that they can better coordinate all the resources of the group. Let all shareholders convert the stocks of the subsidiaries they hold into the stocks of the head office, so that this huge collective can operate more efficiently and smoothly.