Following the last time Daniel, who was promised to start a business together, he secretly dumped it and teamed up with APLUS to seek the position of president of Sony Columbia Records, Doug Morris found himself being cheated by these two guys again, put down the phone, and couldn't help but be angry.

But he couldn't really expose Daniel, he revealed it himself, as if he was saying to Daniel that he was suspicious, 'That vinyl factory is very problematic, I'm going to go back and check it out' or something like that, just a drunken gossip, Daniel is the president of the RIAA Copyright Dispute Committee and his friend, and he didn't think there would be a problem at the time.

Friend, this word is ironic, he knows Daniel, he is very energetic in playing this kind of short-sighted conspiracy, and he finally caught an opportunity to intervene in the tycoon's fight on the cold bench of the RIAA, and he will definitely use it to squeeze every drop of value out.

At the same time, he also knew that Daniel knew himself well, and he was condemned in this matter.

Because......

"Haha, it's uncomfortable to apologize, isn't it?"

was thinking gloomily, but he didn't expect little Bronfman to come out of the office, this scene was seen by him, fortunately he misunderstood again, "I have a new idea, when you finish calling, we will discuss it together." ”

"Okay."

"Say something nice to them on my behalf."

Little Bronfman blinked gracefully and turned back, "Oh yes. Before entering the door, he turned around and reminded: "Just by the way, let them pass the ban as soon as possible." ”

This boss himself......

The problem is in this boss, after two years of running-in, Doug Morris probably also figured out the other party's ability, temper and temperament, as one of the richest family heirs in the world, Bronfman Jr. looks decent and excellent compared to some of his peers, and his real character is indeed not bad.

But in fact, in his bones, little Bronfman is very arrogant, vain, narcissistic, over-eyed, and self-serving, cautious, and vindictive.

He talks about discussing, but it's better not to really think that he will discuss with himself, and it won't end well if he sincerely puts forward his opinion.

He also learned to touch the hair after suffering a few losses, but it may be too late, if he knows that this trouble is brought about by his mouth, it will be difficult to protect his position.

At this point, Doug Morris knew that he was far less liked by him than Ron Meyer, the president of Universal Pictures, who was a CAA agent and licked the merits, and betrayed Ovitz decisively, gaining Bronfman Jr.'s deeper trust in one fell swoop.

And as a senior manager who was taken in by Universal after the failure of Warner Records' infighting, he can't learn from Ron Meyer's low stature, and the general environment in Hollywood is better than that of the record industry, and Universal Pictures makes more money than Universal Records, so he can only be envious from afar.

I can't learn from Barry Diller, the so-called media tycoon who has been defeated repeatedly in the hands of Lei Shidong, after coming and going with Bronfman Jr. in the acquisition of Global Television Network, he doesn't know how to use his personality charm to make Bronfman Jr. worship, and he is cited as an idol and leader.

The more Doug Morris thinks about it, the trickier it becomes, on the one hand, APLUS, who is a well-known thorn but is making significant contributions to Universal Records' performance, and is about to become the company's first brother after the new big sell, and APLUS itself is a tycoon, a self-made Chicagoan, ruthless and has the appeal to encourage the black community.

On the other side is such a boss who wants to reorganize his money printing machine for no reason, he also wants to break his head and can't come up with a reason, obviously the relationship between the two sides was good before, although APLUS is difficult to do, but he will not be stupid enough to offend him! There is no motive, and APLUS's bad temper has indeed changed a lot since it woke up, and this time it is just out of self-defense, everyone knows that the listing of Litman Media is imminent, and the ban is very fatal to their IPO.

That's tens of millions of losses, and considering the fate of Motula, Doug Morris feels that if he doesn't handle it well, he will be like a rat in a bellows, caught in the middle and angry, and unlucky.

Good offices must be served! A nuclear bomb can't be blown up at Universal Records!

This should also be the reaction that Daniel and APLUS expected and expected, right?

"Hey, Rick."

Anyway, he called the president of Sony Columbia Records first, "Inform you of something, it may be news soon, our vinyl factory in California ......"

"I just heard that."

Rick Rubin was well-informed, "Thirty percent, 30 percent!" "With your mastering, the kind of high-quality discs that cover 30 percent of the bootleg market on the West Coast and continue to flow around the world," he stressed. ”

"We caught it, and it's a good thing, it's not too late. You must be in a similar situation with Sony Columbia Records, so take a look at your feet! ”

Rick Rubin is considered a junior who has taken shit luck, he used to be his subordinate when he was in charge of Warner, Doug Morris said angrily: "In short, I apologize to you on behalf of Universal and Mr. Bronfman Jr., but I explain in advance that this matter is the private behavior of the illegal employee, and we will fully cooperate with the police to deal with it." ”

"Okay, everybody understands."

"Also, about the advertising ban...... Little Mr. Bronfman is urging again. ”

"We are headquartered in New York, Mr. Morris, there is a lot of pressure here, YAHOO is the number one brand sought after by Wall Street at the moment, you look at the stock price on that day!"

Rick Rubin said: "Let's deal with the problem of physical record piracy first, this is the big one. ”

"That's how you would be in the RIAA meeting?" Doug Morris quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Probably." Naturally, Rick Rubin also received a call from Song Ya.

“OK。”

Doug Morris called Warner Records again, and it did not support it, after all, its parent company, Time Warner, has invested a lot in the Internet industry.

Doug Morris also called three companies with European backgrounds, Polygram, EMI and BMG, whether it is vinyl, cassette or CD, in terms of record production, each of them is entrusted to the local factory to produce according to the sales area, and the cooperative relationship between the six is like a mess.

"Little Mr. Bronfman."

He returned to his boss's office, where the other party was standing in front of the filing cabinet and carefully checking the information, "I have been notified and apologized." ”

"Well, look."

Bronfman Jr. pointed to somewhere in the file, "Our vinyl sales are getting less and less profitable, aren't they?" The factory itself was already losing money. ”

There was no one else in the office, and he must have found it himself from last year's financial report.

"Yes, vinyl has long been beaten by cassettes and CDs, the market is getting smaller and smaller, and the limitations of the carrier material itself."

Doug Morris nodded.

"So what else do you want? This excuse was used to close the factory, all the employees were dismissed, and the union could not say anything. ”

Bronfman snapped his fingers in a good mood, "What about my idea?" ”

"Yes, really good, wow, it can solve a big problem for us, and this year's financial report will look much better."

What a good ability and quality, but it's a pity......

Doug Morris immediately complimented, "It should have been taken a long time ago, I've always wanted to do this." ”

"Because you're afraid of unions, right?"

"Haha, yes, they're a headache for me."

"This time, I'll support you, let it go." Bronfman Jr. patted him on the arm, "By the way, what about the ban?" ”

"Well, Warner and Sony Colombia asked us to address the issue of physical piracy first...... "He reported feedback.

The corners of Little Bronfman's mouth twitched, revealing a hint of displeasure, "So the attitude of the United States is ambiguous, and the Europeans are happy to see it, right?" ”

"Yes, I will strengthen communication with them again."

"Okay, as soon as possible, let's get busy." Bronfman Jr. waved his hand to see off the guests.

After Doug Morris came out, he began to meet with Interpol, the FBI and the head of the vinyl factory, and at the same time carefully thought about the plan of action, and finally picked David Geffen.

David Geffen retains a small stake in both Geffen Records and MCA Records, the predecessor of Universal Music, and many of his old subordinates are in Geffen Records, and he also has a share in the Universal Music rights library, and he himself has a management position at Universal Music.

David Geffen and Katzenberg and Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures have a stake in Universal Pictures, and 54 million takes 2 percent, and Bronfman Jr. not only used this 'small' investment to generously push up the valuation of DreamWorks to 2.7 billion, but also signed agency distribution contracts with a total value of more than 1 billion dollars, pushing the net worth of David Geffen and others upward.

In short, he is no less trusted by Bronfman Jr. than Ron Meyer and Barry Diller, and because of his relationship with Geffen Records, he has an interest in A+ Records.

They are all veteran players in the record industry, and they have the best relationship with themselves.

"Mr. Geffen, look ......"

He withheld Daniel's section and relayed what he had observed about the conflict between Bronfman Jr. and APLUS.

"Little Mr. Bronfman won't really take APLUS."

David Geffen didn't seem to care too much, "But APLUS had better lower his stature." ”

"APLUS doesn't seem to want to put up with it, they will definitely turn their faces if this continues, and no one knows about Mr. Bronfman Jr...... You know his temper. A+ Records is very important to us now, and you were doing a good business at the time, especially after APLUS woke up and his new album ......"

Doug Morris knows what's at stake.

"Impulsive young people, what a headache......"

Although David Geffen has a small abacus, he is also not happy to see the conflict out of control, "Okay, I'll call APLUS first." ”

"Please, he listens to you."

"Hmm."

David Geffen put down the phone, "What does Doug Morris mean?" The vinyl factory thing couldn't have been done by APLUS, right? ”

"He did it." The cronies said: "Tens of millions of Littman Media's stock price fluctuations are affected by the ban." ”

"APLUS, IS THAT YOU?" David Geffen also called to swindle.

"What am I?"

"The vinyl factory thing."

"What vinyl?" Song Ya pretended to be stupid.

"I just got the news...... Forget it, you don't need to exacerbate the conflict with Bronfman Jr. anyway, right? David Geffen said.

"I can't figure it out, Mr. Geffen, I called him, and to be honest I've put myself in a humble position, but still don't seem to get his understanding."

Song Yada poured bitter water, "I don't even know what I did wrong!" ”

"Oh?"

"Really, I'll repeat it, see if there's a problem, I say...... He said......"

Song Ya relayed all the phone calls 1510, "You comment, now that Litman Media is about to IPO, the America Music website is afraid of being rumored to be ...... big profit."

"Nothing wrong."

"Right? You have to help me, I just want to be honest and make a record and do business, I'm so wronged......"

"Then let me help you figure it out?"

"Of course! Thanks to Mr. Geffen, I'll reciprocate! ”

It was still David Geffen who was easy to deal with, and Song Ya put down the phone and breathed a long sigh of relief.