Hollywood Hunter

Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan.

The time was April 9 and he continued to stay in Paris for a week. Simon and Janet flew back to New York yesterday and started working again today.

Cersei Capital's headquarters was not selected in the lower city where financial companies gather, but was set up in the 1230 Rockefeller Center building, and each of the three subsidiaries occupied one floor.

Compared with work, Janet pays more attention to their lives.

Therefore, unless necessary, women only plan to work three days a week for each of the three subsidiaries.Moreover, even during working hours, in most cases they will still live in Los Angeles with Simon.

Wall Street is full of all kinds of workaholics, but there is never a shortage of people like Janet who can work very little but can achieve great results.

In the process of acquiring the Blackstone Financial Management Company under the Blackstone Group a few days ago, Simon discovered that John Sleber, the head of the Blackstone Group's real estate investment department, only worked 40 days a year, but was able to obtain a 20% stake in the partnership subsidiary. , Also living in Chicago away from New York.

In fact, it is also very simple. The most important thing to achieve this kind of hands-free working state is to choose the right team.

This was what Janet had been doing for two months before the wedding.

The team of Cersei Fund Management has undergone a year of polishing and screening, which is the most reassuring one.Leon Black and Lawrence Fink, the heads of the two teams of Apollo Management Company and Black Rock Asset Management Company, both have Simon’s prophetic advantages, which are also very reliable.

In the large conference room of Cersei Capital headquarters.

The meeting on Lawrence Fink’s new quarter investment plan lasted two and a half hours, and it was almost noon until the end.

Simon has been sitting next to Janet throughout the process, patiently listening to the whole meeting.

Lawrence Fink is very much looking forward to Simon's own opinions during the meeting. However, this behind-the-scenes BOSS who should have a greater right to speak than his wife has never said a word, but instead made Lawrence Fink feel elusive. .Sometimes I feel that Simon may not understand the asset management industry, and occasionally I think that may be the case. However, Fink did not dare to underestimate a young man who has earned a big net worth for himself in just over three years.

In fact, Simon just allowed himself to be a cashier as much as possible.

In the afternoon, there was also a meeting with the Apollo Management Company team. Everyone left the meeting room and dine together in a restaurant in the building. In the hallway, the elevator was just opened, which happened to see Wayne Huyzanga, the chairman of the company. And Leon Black was also in the elevator.

Everyone greeted each other and they cooperated together.

In the chat room, Simon learned that Wayne Huyzanga came here this time for the acquisition of Besida.

In order to stimulate the company's stock price, Blockbuster soon announced the acquisition of the East Coast Baltimore-based Errol Company in order to stimulate the company's stock price.

Originally, this acquisition has negotiated a $40 million offer.

However, a few days ago, when Nancy Brill looked at Errol’s financial information and found something wrong, he hired the newly formed Apollo Management Company team to review the acquisition.M&A consulting, which is also the business of Apollo’s management team, and the largest M&A consulting case in the hands of Leon Black happens to be the acquisition of MCA initiated by Daenerys Entertainment.

Speaking of the future, after taking over this small task, Leon Blake's team soon discovered a hidden debt of more than $8 million under Errol.

The purchase price of 40 million US dollars is relatively high relative to the size and liabilities of Errol.

After the exposure of additional hidden debts, Blockbuster immediately stopped the advancement of this acquisition and began renegotiations with the Errol management team.

As a capital-intensive industry, video chains, although the size of Errol cannot be compared with Blockbuster, but expanded to 250 chain stores, the expansion process also relies heavily on loans.If this acquisition collapses, Errol, which is far from scale advantage, is likely to go bankrupt.

Therefore, the final transaction price is very promising to be reduced to 30 million US dollars.

Back in Los Angeles, Nancy Brill also talked about this with Simon.

However, Nancy pointed his finger at Wayne Huyzanga.

If it were not for her to re-examine the acquisition at the last moment, Best TV would probably not find the problem and eventually suffer additional losses.This is obviously a mistake by Wayne Huyzanga, chairman and CEO.

After Blockbuster's IPO, Daenerys Entertainment, whose shareholding was maintained at 35%, basically had control of the company because the shares of founders such as Wayne Huyzanga were further diluted.Nancy was dissatisfied with Wayne Huyzanga's ability very early. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she proposed to re-select a CEO for BesTV and split the power of Huyzanga into two.

"The core operating philosophy of Blockbuster is to continue to increase efficiency and reduce costs while expanding, so as to gain greater competitiveness in the same industry. You agree to find a new CEO. I agree. However, Blockbuster has just IPO, I don’t want internal instability, and you communicate with Huy Zanga yourself. In addition, the new CEO can’t change the business strategy indiscriminately against BesTV’s operating philosophy.”

Inside the Daenerys Studios in Malibu.

The teams of Daenerys Entertainment will be able to station in next month. Simon will come here in the morning to check the effect of the decoration that has been basically completed. Nancy also rushed over from Santa Monica.

"Of course I understand that this is also where I am dissatisfied with Wayne." Nancy nodded. "He already can't see exactly what BesTV will do next. He also discussed with me last time and wanted to buy a cable. TV operators have tried the field of cable TV, and Blockbuster has not yet achieved the ultimate in video tape chains. Now the development of cable TV is simply a mess."

Simon and Nancy walked along the Yongdao from the administrative district to the next-level office area, saying: "If Daenerys Entertainment tries to expand into the cable TV field, do you think this is a good idea?"

Nancy asked: "Cable station or cable operator?"

Cable stations and cable operators are obviously two concepts.However, because of the liberalization of media control with the government in the past few years, many cable operators have also been involved in the TV station business, such as Time Warner, Warner Cable, which is responsible for cable operations, and cable stations such as HBO.

Being involved in content and channels at the same time is obviously the best way to avoid being pinched, but it is also easy to distract the management team.

In this regard, Disney and Time Warner were two typical representatives.

Disney is focused on content and has never been involved in channel operations. Its ESPN is indeed the most expensive basic cable station in the cable TV field.Time Warner is involved in both channels and content, both CNN and HBO are very successful, but these two businesses are acquired, and, although Warner Cable has occupied a large market share, but still far from Comcast, etc. Competitors compete.

Simon heard Nancy's question and said directly: "TV."

"Good idea," Nancy nodded. "However, no additional action is required. As long as the MCA is won, we can have our own cable TV network."

Simon smiled and did not respond much to Nancy’s random break of Daenerys Entertainment’s acquisition of MCA. He asked: “Why do you oppose Blockbuster’s involvement in cable TV, but agree to expand Daenerys Entertainment’s expansion in this regard? ?"

Nancy was a little dissatisfied with Simon's school entrance examination. Do you need to ask such a simple question, just said: "Because there is no complementarity between the video chain and the cable TV business."

Strictly speaking, the video tape and cable TV industries are still competing with each other.

Blockbuster's involvement in the cable TV business does not in turn promote the development of video chains, but distracts Blockbuster's management team.

However, this matter is not a problem for Daenerys Entertainment.

Media Group’s horizontal integration has always been a megatrend in this area. When it comes to cable TV, it can make the most of the content advantages of Daenerys Entertainment.

All in all, regarding the "Beverly Wife" series, after Daenerys Entertainment insists on making no concessions at all, CBS has confirmed to give up renewal.

According to the original agreement, unless CBS voluntarily gave up, Daenerys Entertainment could not sell this reality show to other TV networks.

Now, Daenerys Entertainment has completely taken back control of the project.

CBS is also "have no fear", "Beverly Wife" ratings data is not good, the interests of several major TV networks in terms of content providers are actually one, CBS thinks that it has abandoned this project, ABC, NBC Neither FOX nor FOX will take over. Daenerys Entertainment can only sell this series to the next-level basic cable station at most, which obviously means a lower price.

However, it is obviously impossible for CBS to see Simon's specific plan.

As long as the acquisition of MCA can be completed and "Beverly Wife" transferred to MCA's USA TV network, it may not be able to obtain the revenue of the public TV network, but it can further expand the Wife's wife series and become a brand while increasing The value of the USA TV network itself can be said to be more than one thing.

Malibu Studios is very close to Dumei Cape. Simon strolled around the cinema until noon and returned directly to his home on the west side of Dumei Cape. He also invited Nancy casually. The senior woman just hurried to Bo Bank refused.

Back home, Janet wasn't the only one in the villa. Catherine hurried over, and the two women were bringing lunch into the restaurant.

"Thrill Point" is about to start shooting in Los Angeles, and Catherine will only be here in the near future.

Last month's wedding, Catherine was naturally invited, but at that time, too busy, Simon did not have the opportunity to get along with women.

After all, it is impossible to go back to the past. Everyone sat down in the restaurant, but still carried a strange sense of harmony.

After chatting a few words about "Scary Point", Simon asked the woman: "That project, "Crazy Flower", how are you thinking about it?"

Catherine helped everyone with mushroom soup, nodded slightly, and said, "A very good script."

Simon smiled: "Whether it is the answer or not?"

Janet also said to Catherine at this time: "Kate, take it well, I think we can still play together."

Simon couldn't help but look at the two women, and suddenly found that the two women were really similar to the original Susan Sarandon and Gina Davis, so they looked at Jenny and said, "You know I'm doing What?"

Janet gave Simon a white look: "I've seen the script, of course I know."

Simon is curious: "When did you watch it?"

"When you watch me."

"Okay, but this is a story about two women fighting against male power. Do you think it's appropriate for you two to star?"

"of course."

"Then someone thinks I abused you."

Catherine put a bowl of creamy mushroom soup in front of Simon, and said strangely: "You just abuse Jenny, why pull me."

"Just abuse me, Kate, I can't think of you as vicious, it's Snow White's stepmother."

Simon took a spoonful of mushroom soup and nodded with a smile: "Yes, Snow White and stepmother, very good PLAY."

Catherine apparently did not respond.

Janet twisted a piece of bread and threw it over: "Little bastard."

Catherine was puzzled for a moment, but also glared, but there was some blush on her face.

Simon pretended to be pretending he hadn't said anything, and said, "So, Kate, this project is completely for you. Think about it. In the desert of Huangsha, two women drove down the cliff and had many impacts."

Janet said: "Why do the two have to die in the end?"

"Isn't death their best attribution? Or, do you want them to be screened like Spielberg's Rampage?"

"I mean, why can't two women beat the police down, and then escape to Mexico together?" Janet retorted dissatisfiedly, and finally snorted again, "So, this is still a A movie dominated by your macho ideas. I guess if the protagonists are two men, they will surely enter Mexico like heroes after the massacre and regain their freedom."

Listening to the heroic words that Janet deliberately bite, Simon thought about it and said, "It seems that it is not bad to shoot like this."

"Ok?"

Simon smiled at Janet and said, "You know, I am a feminist."

"Ah, I am still a patriarch."

"So, we are a good match."

Simon smiled and turned to look at Catherine again.

Catherine slowly spread caviar on the bread and said: "I also think that Jenny's proposal is very good, so that Louise and Selma finally escaped to Mexico instead of rushing down the cliff. Why do women make mistakes? Die."

"Only death will appear more impactful"

"Hum, macho!"

Simon thought for a while and said: "In this case, some plots need to be revised."

Catherine said lightly: "I happen to have time."

Simon said again: "And, the box office may not be too good."

Janet said: "Where do you need more money?"

"I don't think too much."

"I'll hit you."

Simon smiled away from Janet's little paws and made a compromise. "Well, at least, with this arrangement, maybe another sequel could be made."