Heads Up Hollywood Chapter 1077

Published at 24th of July 2023 07:56:37 AM

New Universal is entering the fashion consumer goods industry.

Last year, the acquisition of Prada was completed. This year's main goal is to win Victoria's Secret.

This task is personally in charge of New Universal's No. 3 mind, President Robert Iger, and the specifications are very high!

But I didn't expect that Victoria's Secret had not been done yet. The big boss, Tang En, cut the mess with a quick knife and killed it halfway. With the speed of lightning, he took control of another luxury brand - Oakley.

At the same time, there is Jim Jennard, the creative **** that Dunn values ​​very much.

Jim Jennard is not really a capitalist.

Just like Elon Musk, he does not pursue the goal of increasing wealth. He would choose to rely on New Universal, mainly because of the strength of New Universal and its solid foundation in the hardware layout of the film and television industry.

This will provide enough convenience for him to realize his grander ambitions in the future.

The two sides did not argue too much about the value of Oakley's sunglasses. The price was US$1.25 billion and the merger was completed in the form of "US$1 billion in stock + US$250 million in cash".

"Oakley" has officially become a luxury brand under New Universal!

After completing this transaction, Jim Jennard also became the fifth largest shareholder of New Universal after Dunn, Jobs, Dolby and his son, and the Prada family with 7.4 million shares.

The position of director is essential, which is a reflection of self-interest.

Real power is also essential.

After New Universal completes the acquisition of Oakley, Jim Jennard will resign as CEO of Oakley, but he will still be chairman and decide the company's strategic decisions.

The reason why he started a sunglasses company is because he likes it!

During the past 30 years of Oakley's development, all of the company's creative posters, advertising designs, high-definition photos and marketing slogans were completed by him.

It is impossible for him to let go of "Oakley", his own child.

Of course, more energy must be put into Red.

This is a start-up company.

However, he didn't let go.

Dunn once planned to spend 200 million US dollars to buy it, but was rejected by Jim Jennard and only accepted the financing of 10% of the new Universal's 20 million US dollars.

Oakley was willing to sell to New Universal because the "child" had grown up and matured.

The Red company was just born, so he could feel at ease only when he brought it in person.

If you really bring Red to join New Global, it will inevitably be subject to some group policy interventions and many "suggestions" and "restrictions" from top management during the development process.

Jim Jennard wanted to start a company of his dreams, not someone else's money-making company.

Of course, the road was not blocked.

Jim Jennard's ability to accept 10% of New Universal's financing has already explained the problem.

After a few years, he successfully developed the Red_one digital video camera. The company's structure is almost complete, and it is not impossible for the two parties to cooperate.

After all, in Jim Jennard's view, the digital video camera industry... is still a bit small, and it cannot satisfy all his ambitions.

Only the Dolby Laboratories, imax companies and other related film and television intelligence industries under New Universal have a higher space for integration and expansion.

By that time, Jim Jennard became famous with the release of the 4K ultrclear Red_one digital camera, and Dunn would have enough reasons to provide him with a high position and pull him completely to the new world.

Can be directly appointed as the vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Department, in charge of a series of hardware products in the film and television industry such as Dolby Laboratories, imax, and Red.

Among them, even artificial intelligence!

Last month, Dr. Dolby reported to Dunn and explained that Dolby Laboratories should also devote itself to the film and television business of home entertainment while developing the professional film and television business.

The former is for cinemas, such as Dolby Surround, Dolby Vision, Dolby Cinema and other projects. The latter is for home theater and personal entertainment, such as Dolby HD video players, Dolby sound and other projects.

Dr. Dolby pointed out that Dolby Laboratories should immediately launch a new project - Dolby speakers.

Not a traditional speaker, but a wireless smart speaker!

To perfectly combine wireless technology with high-quality sound. Not only can support local music, but also support Internet radio and online music services.

In the future, an artificial intelligence system will also be installed in the speaker to control the playback of music through voice communication.

This is a very avant-garde concept.

Dunn strongly agrees with this.

Just as the future Apple speakers, Amazon speakers, and Sonos speakers are all over the world, adding a lot of fun to personal entertainment and convenience to personal life.

At present, Apple and Amazon have not yet launched the speaker business, but Sonos has already been established. It is a very popular emerging speaker manufacturer in Silicon Valley, and a lot of venture capital is flowing in.

This is the current investment trend.

Acquiring Sonos?

No need!

In terms of technology, Dolby Laboratories is going to complete the search for North! In the field of sound quality and sound effects, Dolby Laboratories is the world's first!

It is completely possible to create a new project within Dolby Laboratories to develop their own "Dolby Wireless Smart Speaker"!

However, this is a very complex and huge system engineering.

Especially when it comes to the field of artificial intelligence, which will be a super-giant industry in the future.

Dolby and his son are scientists, can they control such a big strategic direction?

What's more, because of the emergence of New Universal, the current world entertainment pattern is very different from the previous life.

Netflix belongs to New Universal, Starz belongs to New Universal, and Universal Music and Blizzard Entertainment all belong to New Universal.

The role of Dolby speakers is not only to listen to music wirelessly, but also to form a complete ecological chain of hardware products like Amazon speakers and Apple speakers, which should be used together.

Through the artificial intelligence system of the speaker, you can order Netflix's video programs, watch exquisite American dramas on Starz TV, recite popular reviews on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, and purchase tickets intelligently through the online ticketing platform under New Universal...

Even with the relationship between Dunn and Amazon, Google, Tesla, the future Dolby speakers, even direct voice shopping, voice Google, voice remote control electric cars, and more Internet of Things homes... Apple's products don't matter, It is impossible to open source external products.

This is the role that Dolby speakers should play in the future new global entertainment industry.

Top priority!

Dunn doesn't think the Dolby father and son can do such a major core project well.

Let them slowly develop the prototype of the audio system.

In the future, when Jim Jennard has mastered digital video cameras, he can be recruited to be in charge of all hardware products under New Universal, forming an industrial chain integration of film and television content, consumer entertainment and hardware products.

On the day of the Oakley signing ceremony, both Dunn and Jim Jennard appeared.

Dunn couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

Not to mention, this unremarkable bald uncle, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, really has the taste of a business elite, and his image and temperament is very similar to Jeff Bezos.

……

Alison Mack is just an actor.

According to Natalie's words, "idiot actress", this is not a sarcasm, but the status quo of the industry.

The group of actors is full of idiots.

George Paxton has a "detective team" of elite soldiers. It is not easy to investigate her.

Just the next day, Dunn received a detailed investigation report.

Sure enough, the crew of Smallville was poisoned.

Alison Mack is the female lead in Smallville, and Kirsten Kreuk, the female lead, went to a training class with her. Some other cast members are still waiting and watching.

However, according to the investigation report, it seems that this is really not a fraudulent organization.

They really went to classes, they really received training, studying psychology, studying success, studying women's self-awareness improvement, studying the senior manager success program, and so on.

Even Alison Mack has to pay for classes.

It's just that the cost is not so outrageous, only a few thousand dollars.

This is interesting.

Not a scam?

That must be brainwashed!

Thousands of dollars in training courses...can go to MIT for some cheap MBA!

It is worth mentioning that this Alison Mack... is quite beautiful, with a chubby face and a feeling of baby fat, very cute, a bit like Miranda Kerr.

"It shouldn't be a scam gang."

On the phone, George Paxton gave Dunn an answer.

Tang En frowned: "But she did extort money from rich girls."

George Paxton said: "This organization only recruits women, many of whom are poor women at the bottom. They can't afford to pay thousands of dollars for training~www.novelhall.com~ It is also a kind of rapid expansion. the way members of the organization.”

"It's not that simple." Dunn shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you have a feeling that this organization... is very similar to Scientology?"

"Science?"

George Paxton's voice changed slightly.

If so, then things are really complicated.

But thinking about it again, it seems that this is really the case!

To attract stars to join the team; to charge high tuition fees in the form of training; to recruit students under this high-sounding banner...

One is science, the other is feminism...

"No problem, my side will immediately increase the investigation!" George Paxton responded immediately.

Scientology has a terrible reputation.

No matter what, some people believe it!

The most famous believer... is the Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise!

Tom Cruise's indifferent relationship in Hollywood, poor emotional intelligence, and several marriages ended badly, all because of this science.

Many countries in Europe and Asia have ordered the prohibition of the dissemination of Scientology. This is a real illegal cult! ...

​​

Set a small goal first, such as remembering in 1 second: Shukeju Mobile Version Reading Website:

Chapter end