America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 18 Get out!

On Monday, two stretched Lincolns parked outside the MGM Tower. The Coopers and their sons led a group of people into this film and television empire with a history of more than 70 years. From today on, they are the owners here.

When the front desk saw them, they quickly ran over and pressed the elevator.

Word has spread around the company, and now who doesn't know that MGM is going to have a major purge, everyone's eyes are on it.

The clique of senior executives who don't deal with Charlie Cooper will definitely be eliminated. One of them even resigned two weeks ago.

The position was vacant, and many people were gearing up to take the position.

In the board of directors, Charlie Cooper sat at the head of the long table, a group of old friends he had invited sat on the right, and Eric and others sat on the left. At this moment, the entire MGM mid-level and senior management were gathered in the conference room.

Eric was watching them, and these people also speculated on the roles Eric and others would play.

Everyone arrived and looked around. Charlie Cooper spoke first.

"Now that everyone is here, let the meeting begin. This is the first meeting of the new MGM. It will be a new beginning for all of us."

"We have worked together for so long, and you already know me very well. I don't like to talk nonsense. It is a waste of life and money!"

"There is only one thing I want to talk about, and that is the reform of MGM. Only through reform can MGM usher in a new life. We must break away from the big studio model, embrace a new era, and embrace a new market, rather than working under a group of Led by the self-righteous old man, he ran completely towards death."

After speaking, Charlie Cooper looked at the executives who usually opposed him, and read out a dozen names in one breath, covering almost all departments.

"Miller Silva, Sarah Dun, Gosling Ferrer, Chandler Lauren You are fired!"

Before he finished speaking, it was like a thunderbolt exploding from the blue. Everyone whose name was read felt their heads explode.

Although everyone knew that someone would be fired from MGM today, except for the finance and personnel departments, all the executives in other departments were fired. This result was still too shocking.

A somewhat bald man stood up suddenly, his eyes almost bursting with fire: "Charlie Cooper, you shouldn't do this, this approach will lead to your own destruction!"

Another old woman with wrinkles on her face also stood up: "Xia Li, we have been colleagues for many years, don't you miss the old relationship at all? And if we are all fired, MGM will be completely paralyzed, and you will have nothing to do." It can’t be done!”

Under the leadership of these two people, many people began to chirp and complain, talking about their contribution to MGM. Anyway, if they left them, the company would die!

"enough!"

The big-headed Eric slammed the table, pointed at the guys and shouted: "Shut up! Shut up, all of you!"

The sudden roar stunned a group of people for a moment. They looked directly at Eric, and then they felt humiliated.

This group of senior executives, this group of people who have been in high positions for many years, were actually pointed at their noses and yelled at by a young boy. If word spread, it will definitely make people laugh out loud.

A fat man looked at Eric gloomily: "Young man, who are you? Do you know who you are talking to?"

Eric stood up slowly: "Of course, I know exactly what kind of people you are, a group of losers who rely on Kerkorian's nepotism to stay in the company."

"You have no ability. You have no vision for film selection, production skills, promotion skills, and market sense. If we were to choose the worst people in Hollywood, you would all be on the list!"

"Sticking to the ridiculous big studio model of thinking, do you know this is the 21st century? This is not the 1850s. I only see decay in you!"

"And I, I'm the vice president of the new MGM, you can call me Eric Cooper, remember that name!"

"Now, get out of MGM, get out of this building. From today on, parasites and waste are no longer welcome here. Everyone who doesn't work well, get out!"

Intimidated by Eric's powerful reputation, a group of people knew that the end was done and MGM would definitely not be able to stay any longer.

So instead of quarreling with Eric, a young boy, and being ridiculed by the entire industry, it is better to leave now and save face.

"Charlie Cooper, you will regret your decision today!"

After saying the cruel words, a group of people walked out of the conference room one after another.

Seeing that so many executives were dismissed at one time, everyone in MGM was in danger. Eric's fierce and lion-like performance quickly spread throughout the company. Everyone knew not to mess with this new vice president. This This effect is also what Eric is happy to see.

After taking care of this group of rubbish, the only people left in the room were his own people. The meeting continued, and Charlie Cooper asked his son to talk about the company's development strategy.

The reason why he didn't come by himself was naturally to let his son integrate into MGM as soon as possible. He wanted to tell everyone that Eric was not a second-generation man just having fun, but the real core of the company.

Looking around, the expression on Eric's face turned kind: "As I just said, the reason why MGM cannot develop lies in the big studio model."

"I know that when MGM was in crisis last century, the company threw all its resources into the production of Ben-Hur."

"And "Ben-Hur" did not disappoint MGM and brought us a lot of honor and wealth. But after all, it was a product of the last era, and the market no longer accepts this."

"If we invest a lot of resources into a few big productions, we will be hit hard if they fail. We have to put our eggs in separate baskets. This is a truth that all fools understand."

"So we have to reform the MGM system, and we have to develop in multiple ways."

"From today on, the marketing department should not just focus on big investments and big productions. We will not only make war movies and fantasy movies, but we will also make horror movies and B-level movies. After the meeting, send all the scripts you have to the conference room. , I want to review them one by one!”

"In addition, our special effects department, as far as I know, currently only has more than 50 people, and the equipment is aging. We need new blood. Special effects blockbusters are the future trend, and we cannot fall behind."

"There is also a prop team. Our props used to be top-notch in the industry. Although special effects can replace props to a certain extent, they cannot be neglected. The texture of some scenes cannot be compared with special effects."

"Then there are painters. I grew up watching "Tom and Jerry" when I was a child. We are still not weak in this aspect, but we need to train new people to prevent talent shortage."

besides

The meeting lasted for more than an hour. What Eric said was not complicated, but it covered almost all of MGM's shortcomings. He wanted to completely revolutionize MGM and put this movie giant back at the top of Hollywood.

Why haven’t I got any new books in the library yet?

Please don’t keep books. Pursuing reading is too important. If you don’t have it, you will die.