Rebirth: My dad is a coal boss

Michael came back soon, and the information about Universal Pictures and Universal Music had been checked.

"Sir, I have replied to the president of Universal Music, and he said he will arrive on time tomorrow morning." After the butler finished speaking, he glanced at Lin Hao and continued: "

Universal Pictures originated in 1912. It is a world-renowned film production and distribution company with a long history. It is one of the six major Hollywood film companies.

Universal Music was originally a department of Universal Pictures, responsible for music-related businesses. With the development of time, Universal Music gradually grew and experienced a major turning point in 1998.

That year, PolyGram Records, the predecessor of Universal Music, was acquired by Seagram of Canada and merged with Universal/MCA Music, a subsidiary of Seagram's Universal Pictures, to form the current Universal Music Group.

Since then, although Universal Pictures and Universal Music share the "Universal" brand, they operate independently in business.

Around 2000, the French Vivendi Group acquired Seagram, thereby acquiring control of both Universal Pictures and Universal Music, making them part of the group.

Now Universal Pictures and Universal Music are two independent companies, essentially unrelated, but they are both affiliated with the French Vivendi Group.

As one of the six major Hollywood companies, Universal Pictures has experienced a few years of sedimentation. In recent years, it has successively released Jurassic Park 3, Fast and Furious, and Empire of Gold, all of which have achieved good box office results and performed very well. Well, in 2000, it was acquired by the French Vivendi Group, which also acquired Universal Music Group.

After PolyGram merged into Universal Music Group in 1999, Universal Music became one of the world's largest record companies, and was known as the world's three largest record companies together with Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group. In recent years, it has been impacted by digital music and has been affected to a certain extent, but not very obvious.

The French Vivendi Group was founded in 1853 as the General Water Company. In 1983, it was involved in the media and communications industry and was renamed "Vivendi" in 1998.

In December 2000, it acquired Canal+ TV Network, Universal Pictures, etc., and established Vivendi Universal Entertainment, which mainly operates the media and communications industry. , with business scope covering industries such as television, film, music, publishing, telecommunications, Internet and video games.

However, in 2002, due to Vivendi's over-reliance on debt growth, it led to high financial risks, VC net loss of 23.3 billion euros, CEO Messier resigned, and the company faced disintegration.

After the new CEO Jean-Renaud Fortu took office, he intended to sell Universal Pictures and Universal Music to alleviate the high debt. "

The butler reported the information he had found to Lin Hao, which was very detailed. Lin Hao's eyes lit up when he heard the end. It seemed that in history, 80% of Universal Pictures' shares were indeed sold to General Electric next year, and part of Universal Music's shares were also sold.

Since Vivendi wants to sell Universal Pictures and Universal Music's shares, now is a good opportunity, but I don't know what the price is? It is estimated to be tens of billions of US dollars, which is a huge amount.

Lin Hao was thinking. After hearing what the housekeeper said, some of the others were concerned, while others confirmed their previous guesses. Ivanka and Amanda both felt that Lin Hao wanted to acquire Universal Music and Universal Pictures, especially Ivanka. Lin Hao had named the airline Universal Airlines before, using the same name.

Others hadn't thought of this. They just thought that the two companies were the same before, but they didn't expect that they were not affiliated with each other.

Ivanka looked at Lin Hao. She was a little unsure of Lin Hao's true thoughts. You know, Universal Pictures is one of the six major film companies in Hollywood, and it was ranked first before. Although it was silent for a while due to some wrong decisions before, it has risen again in recent years. The six major Hollywood companies are all giants, and it can be said that they dominate the global movie box office.

If an actor wants to be famous all over the world, he basically has to come to Hollywood. Hollywood has a huge stage, attracting countless actors from all over the world who want to stand out, but this opportunity is controlled by the six major film companies.

As the heir of the Hilton family, Paris only played supporting roles in some movies, which can be seen.

As for Universal Music, it is one of the best music companies in the world, with countless singers and artists, as well as countless music copyrights, which have a huge influence on the world.

Even these two companies, Lin Hao wanted to acquire them, but she didn't dare to think about it, but Lin Hao's actions made herVery similar, she didn't rush to ask Lin Hao, she should know later, Lin Hao will meet the president of Universal Music tomorrow, it should be able to see something.

"I know, prepare dinner." Lin Hao raised his head and said to the housekeeper.

"Okay." The housekeeper responded and went down.

Dinner was ready soon. Everyone was tired all day. Tonight's dinner will be Chinese and Western food. You can choose at will. Several girls are first contact with Chinese food, very curious. After seeing Lin Hao, Ivanka, and Allen all chose Chinese food, others tried it.

"Wow, it's delicious." After tasting it, several people said excitedly.

"If you like it, eat more. There are many delicacies in China. You can't eat them all in a year. Today is just a little." Lin Hao said complacently.

Hearing Lin Hao's words, several girls didn't believe it. One year was too exaggerated, but it was really delicious, and they all ate a little more.

At night, in the bedroom, Ivanka was in Lin Hao's arms. She wanted to ask Lin Hao about Universal Pictures and Universal Music several times, but she stopped talking.

"Ask whatever you want to ask." Lin Hao said when he saw him hesitate.

"Dear, do you have any idea about Universal Pictures and Universal Music?" Ivanka asked in a low voice.

Hearing Ivanka's words, Lin Hao thought in his heart that she was indeed a future strong woman. He guessed it just from the information he asked people to investigate the two companies.

"I do have this idea, but I'm just understanding it now. Whether to acquire it depends on the situation." Lin Hao said while holding Ivanka.

Hearing Lin Hao say that he wanted to acquire these two companies, Ivanka was shocked. If he wasn't lying in Lin Hao's arms now, he might not be able to stand steadily. Lin Hao felt Ivanka's body shaking in his arms and hugged her tightly.

"But these two companies are so expensive. If you want to acquire them, will the funds be insufficient?" Ivanka asked with concern.