Chicago 1990

The Beats music store finally emerged from the negative shadow of being killed by soft kills. The large and innovative touch screen in the Walkman industry has gradually gained consumer recognition. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the year, Apple began to use iPodmini to change the trend. Leading to a smaller, lighter, and more fashionable path.

"The iPodmini is cheaper than the original generation but also sells for $249. It is not cost-effective. Our second-generation Beats still have some advantages...especially in performance."

On February 11th, Song Ya appeared in a PalmBeats franchise store in New York, still accompanied by Beats President Donna Dubinski, "This is the owner... Mr."

"Hello."

This store was the sales champion of PalmBeats' global franchise stores last month. Song Ya shook hands with the owner with a smile on his face and posed for a photo, "Congratulations, haha, is there any secret to bringing the goods?"

"I can't figure it out myself, maybe because of the location?"

The owner is an old white man with considerable wealth. This store is located in a very good location. It is located in the Madison Avenue business district. It is the only way for high-end business people to eat and tourists nearby. I used to be a high-end watch shop. Due to poor business, The owner only divided the watch shop into half of the area and participated in the PalmBeats franchise program to resell mobile phones and walkmans. “I noticed that most of the people who pay quickly are elites or older tourists.”

"Um."

Song Ya also noticed that half of the street here sells high-end watches. Except for the Zenith watch made by the owner and the Athens watch endorsed by himself, Rolex, Omega, Tudor, Tissot, etc. are all gathered here.

I don’t know why, the electronic consumer products I invest in will always take the performance king. 3DFX graphics cards, Palm mobile phones, Beats walkmans, they all have a bit of high and low performance at the beginning...

In addition, Jeffrey Hawkins has always been fond of design elements such as black and gray, and his products seem to be more suitable for older people.

But this also leads to a sense of distance from the main buyers of Walkmans: young people.

"Is it because our mobile phones and walkmans are the cheapest watches customers can buy from this street?"

At this time, an accompanying executive laughed and interjected, and both the Palm mobile phone and Beats walkman could be used to check the time.

"Impossible, there is also Casio's shop over there."

The shopkeeper joked in a certain direction outside the door.

"Hahaha!"

The owner is a very interesting and cheerful person, with witty words, Song Ya and others burst into laughter from time to time.

Maybe this is the only way to run the business so well, right?

"Summarize the experience and promote it to other franchise stores to let them learn. Our own franchise stores are the same."

The interior design of the franchise store should have been unified. Before Song Ya left, he finally took a look at the shop-style decoration that was still made by the owner. A little touched but didn't think much about it, and didn't say much.

There are too many companies under it, and it would be too tiring if every business is done by yourself, and during this period of time, on the one hand, you have to stare at the acquisition negotiation between General Electric NBC and Vivendi Universal, and you have to continue to help Linton tie up. Send, create momentum.

Less than a month has passed since the Disney shareholders meeting.

Roy’s campaign to save Disney has intensified under the impetus of caring people. The emperor’s glorious image is gradually fading, and the nicknames such as the servant of the house owner, the stumbling block and the stumbling block are added to him. In his body, Roy, who lost his director and all company positions, and even his son was denied entry into the family company, received widespread sympathy.

Although His Majesty the Emperor still firmly controls the board of directors, management, nomination committee, remuneration committee, audit committee and other important internal institutions of the Disney Group, he and the royalists are far from completely relieved.

'APLUS stated the day before, claiming that he respects Disney Chairman and CEO Mr. Eisner very much. His A+ Entertainment, A+ Records and Metropolitan Records have completely relied on Eisner’s trust to usher in new developments, and the cooperation between the two parties is tacit understanding. ,joy. APLUS said that Eisner is the guide of his life and career, they trust each other and they are the perfect partner...’

On the way to the airport, the car radio was playing the rainbow fart he had taken for His Majesty the Emperor. The reason why Linton united himself to contact the major hills related to Disney was also preparing for the shareholder meeting next month.

Although he and Steve Jobs, who only distribute their own products through Disney, cannot intervene in the board meeting, but because they can profoundly affect Disney’s business stability and financial income, many of them are often bigwigs in various industries and have great personalities. Charm and incitement of public opinion, Disney's extremely dispersed shareholders are easily influenced by their positions and speeches.

'Former CAA founder Ovitz scolded his former friend Eisner several times earlier, but Roy Disney did not buy it, claiming that the 100 million severance pay he took away from Disney was entirely through his personal relationship with Eisner. The result of the secret room transaction...'

'Former Disney Animation Chairman and DreamWorks founder Katzenberg also criticized Eisner recently. He believes that if Eisner retire in the mid-1990s, he will be a perfect manager comparable to Jack Welch. Unfortunately, there is no if in reality. All subsequent decisions of Eisner failed. But Katzenberg dismissed Roy Disney. He believed that it was Roy's connivance and appeasement that led to Disney’s current terrible situation. Disney Animation has become a second-rate company under the management of the two...’

Many off-court bosses have also begun to blend in, and there are many of them, such as Ovitz and Katzenberg, who took the opportunity to have revenge.

This is also a testament to the rapid decline of the emperor's control of public opinion.

This situation didn't happen before.

This year's general meeting of shareholders is really stable after the pass.

"Did Jobs speak up?" Song Ya called Sloan.

"No, Jobs, Murdoch, Redstone and others have not expressed their views, but actual actions show that they are likely to be the manipulators behind this round of incitement." Sloan asked back: "When will you be back?"

"At the airport." Song Ya glanced out of the car window. The main purpose of returning to Chicago today is to spend Valentine's Day with Amy.

"Jesse Jackson and Quincy Jones asked me to tell them when you get back to Chicago," Sloan said.

"I know hehe."

After the big news that MJ was prosecuted again, arrested, and released on bail at the end of the year, before the overwhelming electoral fever in the general election year, an obscure California tabloid suddenly released some videotape screenshots, which are violent materials involving new evidence of R Kelly’s crime. , For a time public opinion was once again uproar.

If there are screenshots, it proves that the tabloid has the videotape. Alicia immediately stood up on behalf of the Cook County prosecutor to criticize the media for holding evidence but not submitting it to law enforcement agencies. She gave a fierce speech and denounced the media for Exclusive headlines interfere with justice, leading to impunity for criminals.

The tabloid was quickly ruled by a California court that it must cooperate with the Chicago prosecutor unconditionally, but before they handed over the tape to Alicia, they boldly posted the entire content PO on the online video site.

Now there are more people eating melons and watching the show. Alicia continues to denounce and reveals the latest progress of the relevant investigation by the way, claiming that there is evidence that the media got more than that videotape, and there are more R Kelly and different victims. Other videotapes of people are left out.

So everyone went to find it online again. Many online video publishers and even those who sell pirated discs can attract a large number of good people by just picking up a topic like "R Kelly Series Third", even if they find that they have been deceived, many people still will. Share it and don't let yourself be the only fool.

Song Ya and Sloan also guessed a little at this time, and both laughed, "How is Alicia's approval rating now?"

“Recently, there is no professional organization to collect Alicia’s polls. However, according to the analysis of the keyword data from the Goto search engine by our Litman Internet consulting company, Alicia has begun to be widely sympathized by people, completely reversing the previous R Kelly’s The bad feelings of public opinion during the period after the acquittal."

Sloan asked again: "What do you think? Peter taught it?"

"It has nothing to do with us anyway."

It should be, but Song Ya didn't have to figure this out, he quickly boarded his plane.

The 757 landed in Chicago soon, and people collected some of today’s local newspapers at the airport, ‘Should we apologize to the Cook County Attorney Ms. Alicia? ’

A news photo is Alicia's lonely back when getting in the car, which contrasts sharply with a photo of R Kelly and others celebrating their innocence outside the court happily.

"Go to Litman's headquarters." Song Ya shook his head and smiled and put the newspaper aside. He changed his mind and ordered the muffler to drive himself to see Sloan first.

But before the others arrived at their destination, the mobile phone and car phone suddenly rang frantically.

"Linton?"

"Emergency! Comcast just announced a major event suddenly, and they formally issued a takeover offer to us! A total takeover offer of 54 billion dollars!"

Linton yelled frantically on the phone.

"here we go."

In Silicon Valley, Jobs put down the phone and said to Larry Ellison next to him.

In Manhattan, New York, Paulson picked up the microphone: "Harvey, let George Mitchell cooperate with me."

In Burbank, Los Angeles, Linton immediately ran to the office of the emperor after putting down the phone.

"Calm down! Return to your posts!"

There are some scattered pieces of paper in front of His Majesty’s desk. There are already many royalists standing in the room. With the microphone in his hand, he raised his eyes and glanced at Linton who rushed in the door, and sternly drove everyone away. .

"Fetch me Ralph Roberts, the old one," just ordered the operator outside.

Linton had to return to the office and met Robert Iger in front of him outside and one step later. The two nodded to each other and brushed past blankly. The clear footsteps brought by their leather shoes echoed in the corridor.

"His Majesty the Emperor is looking for you..."

Philadelphia~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Little Roberts chuckled and covered the microphone with a mocking tone, and handed it over to his father, Ralph Roberts, the founder of Comcast Group.

"Michael." Old Roberts pressed the speakerphone and put the microphone back.

"Ralph, what on earth do you want to do!?" Eisner sounded calmly and with a hint of anger.

"To help you solve the recent troubles, we also need to carry out comprehensive expansion." Old Roberts replied: "Don't worry, a normal investment is just a normal investment, it will not affect your position and status at Disney...I promise."

"At least let me know in advance."

"Sorry, Disney's current stock price is right, for us, the timing is fleeting."

"You will regret being an enemy of me."

"You have to try it, don't you? Michael..."