Chapter 1145: Carrots and Sticks
"Mr. Dinkins, I'm not leaving the Inner City Broadcasting Company, I'm still here, just cutting some shares and moving under the management of Littleman Media. Yes, Littleman Media will go public in April...... Of course, I will remind the new management of my special relationship with you, but it may not be convenient for me to intervene directly in the future...... Listed companies need to be more regulated and accountable to shareholders, and I'm only the owner of one of them, so I don't have that much energy. ”
After Pierre said goodbye in frustration, the call from the Manhattan gang soon came, and Song Ya couldn't say the same cruel words to former New York Mayor Dingkins as he did to Pierre, "Yes, David Patterson, I will continue to support him, I will give you and David's father, Pierre's father promises with personality." ”
At the same time, he has pledged to continue to spend money on the campaign of David Patterson, the last of the next generation of politicians in Manhattan.
"I'll continue to help you keep the Apollo Theater, Councilor Wrangel."
He also did superficial work on the real power black Congressman Rangel, "I don't plan to completely withdraw from the inner city broadcaster, and I will probably retain more than 10 percent of the shares, one or two directors." ”
It's a pity that Rangel didn't do it, "APLUS, I'm not a three-year-old, I need to see you in action in the New York City Council, the Sutton family and I had a hard time resisting Giuliani last year, and the difference in the number of votes for the proposal to take the Apollo Theater back to the city government is getting closer and closer to ......"
"I'm sorry, I wasn't able to help you with this in New York last year when I was shot in a coma!"
Song Ya frowned, and his tone was immediately unpolite, he probably knew that during the time when the whole country was making trouble for himself, Ranger was jumping up and down to help the commander suppress the riot in the black elite group, and now he is embarrassed to say this!
"I don't blame you, APLUS."
Rangel's attitude softened a little after being scolded, "But you haven't answered my phone since you woke up, at least you sent Ms. Sloan to continue the previous cooperation, but you didn't do anything, which violated our verbal agreement at the time." ”
"Come on, Wrangel, I woke up with not many people I could trust, my lawyer and my senior managers......"
Song Ya replied impatiently, and at this time Sloan began to write on the paper, "They all betrayed me, I don't have time to care about your broken theater, OK?" Ms. Sloan is about to be the CEO of a media conglomerate with a market value of hundreds of millions, and she doesn't have time to help you run the New York City Council. He said as he read what Sloan had written.
"I understand, I understand, you don't need to explain anything, I just want to say that this year is critical, the Apollo Theater, and the midterm elections...... Your withdrawal of shares makes me feel as if you don't want to continue to support me anymore, and I apologize to you again, what I just said was a little inappropriate. ”
Rangel apologized, but in fact his words were threatening, "We worked together very happily before, your business is getting bigger and bigger, and I think you will need the support of the black caucus in Congress even more in the future." ”
"It's not that I need your support, it's that you have to support me."
Song Ya picked up the paper Sloane had written, "Are you going to not support me?" Wrangel, after last year's events I will no longer tolerate the half-heartedness of politicians who take my money, let alone black politicians! Stop playing tricks on me! ”
"Haha! The richest African-American billionaire in all of rice? ”
Rangel was a little stunned, "I really hope my colleagues on Capitol Hill are also listening to what you just said, why didn't you dare to say this when you wanted to tear down the book in Congress!?" ”
"Because I found that the money was a bit out of place before. You and a lot of your colleagues stay in Washington all year round, and only go back to your vote district for an election visit? I don't really like this phenomenon, you're too out of the constituency and you don't have much electoral pressure, and you're too comfortable on Capitol Hill. Maybe I'll start a program to fund local political amateurs in these districts, so that you can be challenged by energetic young people who are closer to the voters and more likable. Your party whip is happy to see someone who can sponsor and undertake the work of the Donkey Party to discover the next generation and the next generation of fresh blood......"
After reading it, Song Ya said: "Be nice, Rangel, you just said that there will be a midterm election this year, you don't want to run into trouble in the primary election, right?" ”
"When...... Of course not! APLUS, REALLY, WE FINALLY GOT BACK IN TOUCH AND TALKED AND QUARRELED...... I'm just a little worried about the management of the Apollo Theater, I don't mean anything else at all, of course I will continue to support you in the future, we support each other, don't be too sensitive, OK? ”
Ranger seemed a little intimidated, "I'm even less opposed to your reduction of the Inner City Broadcasting Company's stake in the very thing. ”
"I was shot six times and was in a coma for five months, and I'm so sensitive now! So don't bother me with the Apollo Theater! ”
Song Ya hung up the phone domineeringly.
'Bang bang. Sloan clapped softly in appreciation.
"Hey...... Thank you. ”
Song Ya was also very proud that he had 'subdued' the treacherous and cunning party stick, "Wow, your trick really works Sloane, the wrath of a billionaire?" They have eaten a lot of carrots from me in the past few years, and they should know how to teach me a stick. But there is a slight flaw, the party whip Underwood will not support this plan, he himself is a guy who has been arranged by the party group in the iron ticket area. ”
Sloan smiled silently and pulled the paper back into the shredder.
"Uh...... You don't really have a plan, do you? ”
Song Ya realized something, and carefully looked at her face warning: "Most of the politicians who can stay in the iron ticket area for many years are very energetic, and I am targeting Lower Rangel at most, but I don't want to really cause trouble." ”
"Me? No, I'm just a humble senior manager. Sloan said, holding his chest down.
"Cut! Hypocrisy! ”
The CEO of a media group with a market value of hundreds of millions is humble? In the future, this woman with an independent personality will definitely dare to think and dare to do it, forget it, she has her political ideals, and she has given her trust to be a little more generous, "By the way, where has the procedure for the Association on Foreign Relations of the United States to accept you go?" Touching it again, thumb gently flicking her flaming red lips.
"The application has already been submitted, probably after the listing of Littleman Media in April, right?"
She blocked while continuing to talk about work, "By the way, Morgan Stanley, they all asked me to persuade you to include A+ Film Studios in Littleman Media. ”
"What do you think?" Song Ya asked rhetorically.
"The Titanic box office data has not yet settled, and now the integration of A+ Film Studio is to send money to other participants, and they want to be beautiful."
Sloan's answer was not entirely in the personal interest of her as CEO of Littleman Media, and was satisfying, "Oh! Don't make a fuss...... Now it's time to meet the people at Clear Media, who are potential buyers of your inner-city broadcaster shares. ”
"Okay."
The valuation of the inner city broadcaster has fallen lower over time, and unless a good buyer is found willing to take over, clear media last spent 15 million yuan to increase its capital and take 20% of the shares of the inner city broadcaster, and if their senior managers do not want to be found by their superiors or shareholders to make a loss-making business, they probably cannot accept the valuation reduction.
Song Ya and Daniel played the old trick on Def Jam Records, but unfortunately the senior managers of Clear Media are not as corrupt as their counterparts in Polygram, and they intend to include the inner city broadcaster in Clear Media's advertising alliance, and 20% of the shares are enough, and they can accept a little book investment loss if they don't lose money in the strategic direction.
"Aside from braggart daddy, New York hasn't had any conspicuous black upstarts in the past two years, so the only potential buyers for an in-city radio company stake are him and my 'old friends,' Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons?"
The next day, Song Ya was busy holding meetings for Litman Media's IPO, signing various signatures with the help of lawyers from Sloan and PGE, and Samur of Coopers. Shakira, the new hostess, was a little bored, so she simply went out to shop, and in the afternoon Song Ya finally found an opportunity to stuff a ten-dollar plus a few coins of business income into her pocket and complained, "There is a whole ah? Is there only this change in your wallet? ”
"Quincy Jones said no, he seems to have been on a decline in the past two years, and he yelled at you when I talked about it."
Sloan didn't want to discuss the issue of service fees, and focused on getting down to business, "Russell Simmons, the billionaire, has basically shifted his career to the fashion industry now, and he can't afford to pay too much even if he doesn't hold a grudge against you." ”
"Well, then I'll talk to Daddy Boast tomorrow."
Song Ya nodded, he was going to Met Records tomorrow, and Jazzy called this time to emphasize that he was ready for the welcome party, and informed that Braggart Daddy and NAS and others would be coming.