"Hey, hey, hey......"

Song Ya held the mobile phone between her shoulders, shuffling and coding cards happily, making circles with her hands, becoming more and more proficient, and being happy, "Mr. Jiang, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Charles, Mr. Zhang, are we violating the regulations on the administration of public security?" ”

"Governing ...... IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY, MR. APLUS JUST HAVE FUN. Charles Zhang wiped his sweat and said in his heart, you know this?

"You're welcome, just call me Xiao Song."

"No, no, don't dare, Mr. Song, Mr. Song haha."

"Hahaha!"

As soon as I finished talking to Shakira on the phone, the phone rang again, "Hello, dear." ”

"You've mistaken someone."

On the other end of the line was Sloane, "APLUS, WE JUST RECEIVED YOUR FAX, JUST A PIECE OF PAPER, A FEW WORDS, A STAMP WITH A PENTAGRAM, AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE AN ENGLISH VERSION OVER THERE?" ”

"No, it's called a red-headed document, it's very effective, you can let people do a good job of translation and show it to people on Wall Street."

Song Ya replied: "It is written that a local TV station here in China is allowed to negotiate a joint venture with our Litman Media, that's all, that's enough, if you are interested, you will find your own channels and find someone who knows how to verify it." ”

"OK, it's hard work, it's not easy to get it, right?"

"It's okay...... I'll talk about that when I get back. ”

"Okay."

When Sloan put down the phone, the translator had already marked the text in English on the fax copy, and she hurriedly showed it to Morgan Stanley, KPCB and other parties involved in Littleman's IPO.

"That's all?"

At the Wall Street reception on the eve of the IPO, men in gowns circulated to each other and said, "It looks like it's not the same progress you claimed earlier." ”

"That's it, slower than News Corp., faster than Viacom." Sloan held up the champagne in his hand.

The others exchanged glances, "Indeed, you can celebrate, cheers." ”

Everyone touched a cup, and then took out their mobile phones and walked around separately to make a call to report or contact an investment institution.

Sloane's evening dress today was very sassy, her makeup was sharp and capable, and the Wall Street elite around her suddenly dispersed, and she craned her neck in a chic manner, drank the champagne, and then returned the glass to the waiter.

"Look, that pretty blonde CEO, ......"

A gracefully dressed white lady watched the scene from afar, "You should be the one who is surrounded by Wall Streeters." ”

"Don't mention it, Mam, I'm sorry."

Former media tycoon Litman asked his mother to hold his hand, "Fortunately, the family name and logo have been preserved......" He pointed to the ubiquitous words and company logo of Littleman Media at the reception, "Father should be happy in heaven, Littleman Media will be a listed company tomorrow." ”

The five percent stake he retains in Littleman Press, which has been diluted to a paltry level, still enjoys a seat on the independent board of Littleman Media, and both Song Ya and Sloan feel that it would be better to have someone from the Littleman family on the board as a mascot, after all, using the name of his family's company.

Tomorrow's NASDAQ bell ringing ceremony, mother and son were both invited to participate, and to outsiders who don't know the inside story, it seems that he has crawled back from the brink of bankruptcy to the position of a media tycoon, and the family face is very passable, and he and his mother are satisfied.

"Let's go over and say hi and keep our demeanor Mam."

The two paced Sloane close to shake each other's hand, "A little nervous, right?" Littman saw that Sloane's mood was not as calm as he appeared to be, and asked with concern.

"Yes, I'm not getting enough sleep these days."

Sloan squeezed out a smile in response.

"You'll need to give yourself a vacation when you're done tomorrow, girl." Littman's mother said.

Sloane shook his head and smiled wryly.

"The good news, Time Warner will subscribe to some of our shares, and tonight, before the market we settle this matter." Morgan Stanley's men came back to give the good news.

"Whew......" Sloane, who was indeed under tremendous pressure, breathed a sigh of relief.

"And the TCI network, John Malone's people are coming over." The people from the KPCB also returned, adding a word.

"There's also a lot of interest from NBC broadcasters, and they're waiting for a fax of that document." The third piece of good news was not long in coming.

"It seems that media groups that are far behind in the Chinese market want to take a free ride, right?"

Littleman's fortune has shrunk, but his knowledge of the media industry is still very deep.

"yes, looks like we need another toast."

Waiters were summoned, everyone was in a good mood to raise their glasses again, and it wasn't long before cheers rang out from all over the party, and the Wall Street-style party began.

Early the next morning, Times Square, NASDAQ exchange.

The underwriters have sold out the shares of Littleman Media at the issue price of $10, and the share has reached $13.5 before the call auction, completely erasing the negative effect of the advertising ban and making a big gain.

"It's a pity that the scale of financing has still shrunk by 10 percent, and you still have to pay more than 10 million yuan in compensation for the gambling clause in the 100 million dollars you got from Wall Street."

Sloan hid in the bathroom and reported to his boss the dark circles he had suffered from a stressful night's work.

"Haha, then save some flowers, it's okay if I lose that little money, the stock price can be earned back, and it has been earned, right?" Song Ya's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"Probably. Wait, is it gunfire over there? ”

Sloane ducked into the partition and shoved two hidden pills into his mouth.

"It's not...... Touch! ”

'Bell, bell, bell! ’

On time, Littleman Media opened at a high price of less than 15 dollars, changed into a professional suit, and was surrounded by Sloane, who was surrounded by Littman's mother and son, the president of Littleman Press, the star host of A+CN, the president of the American music website, William Zhang, the editor-in-chief of the American music magazine, Shirley Fleming, and Wall Street people, to complete the bell ringing ceremony of the NASDAQ exchange that day.

880 million is the market value of Littleman Media at this moment, and Song Ya owns 42% of it through various channels.

This also means that the previous VAM agreement with ACN has officially come into effect, and Litman Media will use the financing cash to acquire ACN, which was founded by Ovitz.

"The combination of media and new media, especially the Internet, is the future trend, and I think Microsoft and NBC's MSNBC model is on the right path, and we will be a new media group with a publishing house, television, related print media and websites......"

Song Ya has always been very generous in this regard, and Sloan, who instantly turned into a multimillionaire woman, began to give the latest speech to the capital market as the CEO of a listed company, and behind her was the stock price figure marquee that was still jumping up.

'Bang! ’

A tennis ball hit her striking big red lip on the TV screen, "It's time to go." Bronfman Jr. put down the microphone.

"Uh......"

Doug Morris cleared his throat and told reporters who came to attend the press conference of Universal Music: "I am honored to announce that Universal Music and Sony Columbia Records will enter into a strategic partnership in the field of digital music rights, and we have agreed to call it 'Duet', the duo alliance. ”

"Digital rights? How will your cooperation take place? A reporter asked.

"We have reached an agreement with All Music to continue to be the world's best and most extensive database of the recording industry, and will continue to make authentic records from the Universal and Sony Columbia Music Libraries available for purchase by music fans." Doug Morris replied.

"Now that people will be able to buy genuine music online, how will you deal with the private distribution of songs by Internet users?" Another reporter asked.

"Our attitude is consistent and we will crack down on this kind of behavior and will not hesitate to resort to legal action."

"Like the previous advertising ban?"

"The advertising ban is just one of the means, and since it has not been as effective as we expected, we will soon be using more drastic measures and further pushing the Digital Millennium Act to the satisfaction of the recording, publishing and film industries."

"Harsher? What do you mean? ”

"We will take websites that do not rein in their behavior after the ad ban is being taken to court."

"For example......"

"The American music site, if you go to this site, you will find that piracy is quite rampant, which is not tolerated by the record industry." Doug Morris roll call.

"Is this the only site? Other online music community ......"

Doug Morris interrupted the reporter, "Yes, this is the only site for the time being, and we want to get a good precedent first." ”

"So you picked a weaker opponent?"

"Questions about litigation strategy will be answered by our team of lawyers at a later date."

"Ms. Sloane, Ms. Sloane!?"

The capital market reacted quickly, and Sloan just returned to the hotel to catch up on sleep, and within a few minutes of falling asleep, he was woken up by his subordinates and rushed back to the exchange.

With the news on the Bloomberg machine, the stock price of Littleman Media suddenly turned down.

"Damn it, Universal Music is dealing with the business of its top male singers! On the day of our listing, some TV networks and Internet giants expressed their support and blessings!? ”

No matter how calm Sloan was, she couldn't calm down, and she complained: "Is there really something I don't know, such as you slept with little Bronfman's woman again?" ”

"What the hell is ......?"

Song Ya yawned and pushed a bad card away, "I won't play anymore, next time." ”

"What now? I just asked the company's spokesperson to issue a statement that I will respond with legal affairs, and the user sharing the song privately on the Internet is still in the legal blind spot. ”

Sloan said.

"Well done, we have only one way to do it anyway. Is that right? Song Ya asked.

"We're going to be on our own, fighting a lawsuit against two record giants, no, probably three, plus Polygram that Bronfman Jr. is pursuing. The stock price has fallen by 15 dollars! ”

Sloan stuffed the pill into his mouth again: "ALTHOUGH YAHOO AND AOL WILL NOT BE HAPPY TO SEE EACH OTHER GET A GOOD PRECEDENT, IT IS INCONVENIENT FOR EVERYONE TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT US IN THE MATTER OF SHARING PIRATED MUSIC, AND NOW THE COMPETITOR ALL-MUSIC WEBSITE HAS RECEIVED A HUGE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT." ”

"Don't indulge in momentary stock price gains and losses, Sloan, we've gone public, we've succeeded."

Song Ya reminded her, "Run the company well and don't make the mistake of Netscape again." ”

"But...... Okay, you're right, but what else can we do for the good? Sloan looked at the stock price that was heading towards the opening price, but he was still not reconciled.

"I think about it, huh...... I'll give you Daniel Glass's call, the alliance between Universal and KM Pictures is very close to winning the film adaptation rights for 'Cold Mountain', and he needs your help. Song Ya replied.

"These are two different things, I'm very busy right now, can I let Daniel talk about it tomorrow?"

Litman Media's legal team walked in, and Sloan raised his hand to signal them to wait.

"Right now, he might be able to do you a favor." Song Ya hung up the phone.

"They panicked a little bit and just let the in-house counsel make a very passive statement."

At noon, Doug Morris, who had finished the press conference, walked into the office of his boss Bronfman Jr. and reported: "The current stock price is about to fall to the opening price of 13.5 dollars. ”

"How? Simple, isn't it? ”

Little Bronfman smiled calmly, "You said ......"

"Yes, I publicly criticized APLUS, saying that he was a singer under Universal and a member of the record industry, but he invested in a website that connived at piracy. I'm sure that soon some people in the record industry and Hollywood will also speak out against him, and this time our target is very clear, and everyone can see who to follow in the future. Doug Morris replied.

"Well, I like APLUS, and we're going to save him back on the right path." Bronfman Jr. nodded, "Good for him." ”

"My fault, I was too lenient with him before." Doug Morris takes the pot.

"Boss, we are close to winning Lengshan, if it goes well, we can sign a contract in the afternoon." Ron Meyer, president of Universal Pictures, also called to report the good news at this time, "I publicly scolded APLUS haha, to be honest, I've put up with this kid for a long time, in fact, I wanted to scold him last time he got together with Ovitz." Catherine and Mr. Geffen were with me at the time, and they both tactfully accused APLUS. ”

"Euphemist, hehe...... Don't be like this, Ron, save first. Bronfman Jr. laughed.

"Yes, save, I'm really angry, my fault. Daniel Glass, the former president of SBK Records, president of Sony Columbia Records, and chairman of the RIAA Copyright Dispute Committee, is not pretending to be APLUS's gang, running up and down our Hollywood to fight for the cold mountain...... The two of them once teamed up to make a mess of Sony Columbia Records, but Universal is not Sony, and they are not used to it here! Ron Meyer said.

"Right? I could have seen that there was something wrong with that guy. ”

"He was also a close friend of Doug Morris."

"Huh?"

Little Bronfman glanced at Doug Morris in front of him, "Okay, okay, that's it?" Anyway I'm waiting for you good news, before closing? ”

"I'll do my best!"

"Got a call with Daniel? Just do your best, Sloan, you and I haven't failed much together, haha? We are the perfect match. ”

Song Ya, who is on the other side of the ocean, also began to receive phone bombardments, mostly Yeremov and other Hollywood personalities who told everyone who suddenly scolded themselves, and the American music website was taken out by Universal alone to show the public, and anyone who was a little clever could smell the direction of the wind.

"Like being shot?" Sloan asked rhetorically.

"Uh, that's none of your business, anyway, I'm going to shut down, it's late at night, I'm too sleepy."

"Hehe, you seem to be enjoying your life over there."

"I'll be back tomorrow, and I'll talk about it then."

"Okay, good night."

"Don't tire yourself too hard."

Sloan paused for a moment on his busy phone, then took care of himself in the mirror a little, still maintaining the style of a strong woman, walked outside the exchange, and used the stock price marquee as a background for an impromptu press conference.

"The Wall Street Journal, Ms. Sloane, what do you think of Universal's lawsuit declaration today."

"We have just received the news, and we will make relevant research and judgment and then give relevant coping strategies, which will take time."

"Doug Morris, President of Universal, believes that your company's website is condoning online music piracy on a large scale."

"We oppose all acts of piracy, as far as the files uploaded by users are concerned...... The legal issues involved are complex, and we can't give a definitive answer, and we believe that the new Digital Millennium Act will give us guidance, but before that day ......"

"So you still don't delete this data like MP3 sites, right?"

"Litman Media's legal team will guide the company's actions, next."

It's a bit windy in Times Square today, and Sloan needs to brush away his hair from time to time.

"BusinessWeek, Ms. Sloane, what do you think of the support of two record industry giants for America's music site, the rival All Music Site?"

"We welcome competition and we are not afraid of it."

"DOES MR. APLUS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE AMERIKA MUSIC SITE? Is it supported? ”

"You can ask him about this, he is currently only one of the investors in Littleman Media."

"As far as I know, he and his company own the ...... of Litman Media"

"I'm sorry, I don't have time to talk about these issues in today's impromptu press conference, next one."

"The Financial Times, today there are a lot of voices accusing APLUS of being part of the record industry......"

"He's one of the best singers in the world, and the America Music site is the best music community in the world, and I think he achieved his vision. Next. ”

"The Hollywood Reporter, APLUS and Mariah Carey ...... in the East Room"

“NEXT！” Sloane's voice sharpened, and the reporters laughed.

"Or the Wall Street Journal, can you reveal some specific progress about your company's joint venture TV station with Huaguo?"

"We are actively communicating and will report on the relevant progress, but I would like to remind you that it is one of the most potential markets in the world, and it is also applicable to the media industry, we are the pioneers, and we have already led the vast majority of our counterparts in the United States......"

"Tell us about your acquisition of ACN?"

"The acquisition negotiations have already been completed and will be executed automatically after the scheduled and successful IPO of Litman Media, so yes, we already have ACN TV."

"What do you think of it, Ms. Sloane, you now have two 24-hour news stations, that's too much."

"We do need to make some adjustments, in short, we will keep one, and A+CN will move to the development of integrated stations."

"Do you have any other acquisitions?"

"We're in talks with Grove Press, a joint venture, and using the technical capabilities of the American Music website to help them build a dedicated site, initially limited to crime, mystery and thriller literature, CrimeReads, as it might be called. If the final result is satisfactory to both parties, we will carry out in-depth cooperation. ”

"We hadn't heard of ...... before"

"We have just reached a preliminary intention, which is our attempt to move from music to pure literature, and another professional subdivision category to the Internet."

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Ron Meyer angrily confronted Charles Fraser, the author of the Atlantic Monthly and Cold Mountain books, "I don't think there are any problems between us anymore." Is it you, or are you ......" he looked at the other person.

"I'm fine." Charles Fraser raised his hand in surrender to the Hollywood bigwigs in front of him.

"I'm fine, but I can't help it, there seems to be some new ideas on the parent company's side, and we need to wait a little longer to make a decision." Said the Atlantic Monthly.

"Your parent company is ......"

"Grove Press."