Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

"BOSS, CAA's residence is on the third floor."

Three black Rolls-Royce Wraiths were neatly parked in the parking space on the side of the road. Xia Yu and the others got out of the cars. Assistant Gordon Simpson pointed to a hanging sign on the third floor ten meters away.

"Let's go!"

Xia Yu nodded slightly, and Gordon Simpson led the way.

After a while, a group of people came to the reception of CAA, Gordon Simpson went to negotiate, took out a business card and handed it to the front desk and said, "Hello, we are from Polaris Capital, and we made an appointment yesterday. This is from our company. business card."

"Okay, please wait a moment, you two sit there first."

After the front desk finished speaking, he took out the appointment registration book and flipped through it a few times. After confirming that it was correct, he made a phone call, said a few words, then hung up, and said respectfully to Gordon Simpson: "Hello, our president just happened to have Empty in the office, my colleague will take you there."

"OK."

Under the leadership of a female employee, before Xia Yu and the others arrived at the president's office, they saw a person standing at the door and greeted him with a smile. Xia Yu recognized Michael Ovitz at a glance.

"Hello, I'm Michael Ovitz, and you're welcome!"

Michael Ovitz warmly shook hands with everyone one by one to welcome them.

After making an appointment with Polaris Capital yesterday, he specifically learned about the situation of Polaris Capital. While being shocked by the strength of Polaris Capital, he could not calm down for a day. Emotions such as anticipation, anxiety, and entanglement lingered in his heart.

Looking at Michael Ovitz's exploratory gaze, Gordon Simpson introduced Xia Yu to him: "Mr. Ovitz, this is the boss of our Polaris Capital Company, Mr. Xia Yuxia."

"Hello, Mr. Ovitz!"

After Gordon Simpson's introduction, Xia Yu said with a smile.

Hearing that Xia Yu turned out to be the boss of Polaris Capital, Michael Ovitz was shocked and at the same time completely uneasy, his attitude became more and more enthusiastic, and even with a hint of respect, he greeted Xia Yu into the office quickly at the same time: "Mr. It's an honor to meet you, please come in!"

"thanks!"

After entering,

The female employee was preparing coffee. Michael Ovitz couldn't hold back his breath and asked first, "Mr. Xia, I don't know what business you came to our company for?"

Xia Yu smiled slightly, nodded and said calmly: "Our company intends to get involved in the film industry, and the brokerage company is in the industry chain, so I have been inspecting the brokerage company these days. Your company is the second one I come here."

"Mr. Ovitz, can you introduce your company to me?"

Hearing that his company was the second company to be inspected, Michael Ovitz was not surprised. He was originally surprised by the presence of the boss of Polaris Capital, but now he suddenly felt a sense of loss.

After calming down the fluctuations in his heart, Michael Ovitz agreed and said: "Of course there is no problem, this is my honor."

"Our company was founded in 1975. After five years of development, CAA is now a well-known Hollywood brokerage company, and the growth momentum is also the most violent, and just last month, we followed Sean Connery and Paul After Newman, another superstar, Dustin Hoffman, was signed..."

Polaris Capital's ability to collect business intelligence is very strong. Xia Yu has already seen the detailed information of CAA. At this time, asking Michael Ovitz to introduce his company is nothing more than pretending to be ignorant to gain the initiative, and waiting for opportunities to lead to topics. That's it.

Xia Yu could easily tell that Michael Ovitz was bragging about introducing CAA, but he didn't mention any weaknesses.

CAA Company, the full name of the creative elite cultural agency, has five founders, namely Michael Ovitz, Ron Mayer, Mike Rosenfeld, William Hubble and Roland Perkins. It is from the top Hollywood brokerage firm William Morris Brokerage.

After that, a sixth partner, Martin Baomu, joined the company, opening up the ceiling for CAA and boosting CAA's rapid growth.

Now CAA has also signed three superstars, as well as some potential starlets or newcomers. The company has only 28 brokers, and the growth is relatively fast, but the shortcomings are also quite obvious, that is, the foundation is too thin, the whole Relying on the efforts of founders such as Michael Ovitz.

With CAA's revenue reaching $15 million last year, CAA's growth has slowed significantly.

As far as Xia Yu knows, CAA's annual revenue is 15 million US dollars, but its net profit is only 4.6 million US dollars, and Michael Ovitz's annual salary is only 300,000 US dollars.

A glimpse of the leopard, which shows the true strength of CAA today.

Because of understanding, Xia Yu also took a joke about Michael Ovitz's introduction, but he kept a smile on his face the whole time, and there was nothing unusual.

"Mr. Xia, I've finished, the situation of CAA is probably that."

Michael Ovitz took a sigh of relief and took a sip of his coffee.

"Mr. Ovitz, from your introduction, CAA does have some obvious advantages, but it is still too weak for us."

Xia Yu shook his head slightly.

Hearing this, Michael Ovitz couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, but when he thought of the strength of Polaris Capital, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

Xia Yu smiled and said to Michael Ovitz: "Mr. Ovitz, I'm sorry to say that, but it's true, our company likes big investments, just like our $1.1 billion stake in IBM, rather than small investments. Wait, we prefer to spend money to save time.”

Michael Ovitz's anger disappeared completely, some were just unwilling and bitter, others were telling the truth, what could he do?

Xia Yu's invisible coercion hit him even more!

Sensing that the blow was almost there, Xia Yu suddenly changed the subject and said, "But compared to CAA, I am more optimistic about you. The reason why I came to CAA to see is because I heard others talk about you, now it seems that , you do have the quality and ability to surpass others."

Michael Ovitz was in a better mood. After thanking him, he stabilized his mind and asked calmly, "Then, Mr. Xia, can I know your plan?"

"I want to invest in you, and both you and CAA need strong capital to back them up, don't they?"

Michael Ovitz was hit by Xia Yu one after another just now, and he was a little upset. At this time, he suddenly heard that Xia Yu wanted to invest in him. Instead, he reacted a little and tried to regain some initiative for himself: "Mr. Xia, thank you Your recognition of me, but I don't think CAA is short of funds now, CAA has been on the right track, success is a matter of time, I have confidence."

Xia Yu said eloquently: "Mr. Ovitz, don't refuse first, do you want to hear my opinion on other brokerage companies?"

Michael Ovitz realized that Xia Yu wanted to attack him from the side, but he still wanted to hear what Xia Yu wanted to say, nodded and said, "Of course, this is my honor."

After taking a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, Xia Yu said: "In the field of brokerage, MCA Group is the most powerful now. Lou Wasserman has an unparalleled influence in the entertainment industry and can be called the emperor of the entertainment industry. The company is under the pressure, I heard that your idol is him, then you should be very aware of the strength of the MCA group."

Michael Ovitz was speechless at these words, because it was true, and his goal was to become the Lou Wasserman-like figure, the man who for decades orchestrated and dominated the way Hollywood works.

Xia Yu smiled slightly and continued: "And William Morris Agency is the company you used to work for, and you should also know very well that this is a top Hollywood agency with annual revenue exceeding 100 million US dollars and a lot of superstars. There are more than 150 agents under its umbrella, both in terms of assets and influence in Hollywood, far above CAA.”

"Of course, I started out with the intention of buying this company, and at best it was a few hundred million dollars."

Michael Ovitz's face suddenly became ugly, and a huge pressure rose in his heart.

He came from William Morris Brokerage Company, so he naturally knows the strength of his old club. If he is really acquired by Polaris Capital Company, then with the strong support of Polaris Capital Company, in the future, William Morris Brokerage Company and MCA Group will be able to stand against each other. From the current pattern of superpowers in the Hollywood brokerage industry to a pattern of bipolar hegemony, when the two fight, small and medium-sized brokerage companies like them will definitely be unlucky.

Large companies have the confidence to raise wages and pay, but if they do this, the company can easily fall into losses and enter an endless cycle.

Michael Ovitz's ugly face was caught in Xia Yu's eyes, he pretended not to notice and continued to attack: "Let's not talk about large brokerage companies, let's look at medium-sized brokerage companies, such as the International Innovation Management Company in Constellation Avenue, with you CAA was founded in the same year, but it started by combining two brokerage companies, the Innovation Management Association and an internationally renowned brokerage firm, and it is also a subsidiary of the listed company Josephson International, with strong financial resources.”

"Although there have been many disputes due to improper management in the past few years, after the new president Jeffrey Berg took office at the beginning of this year, the international innovation management company has developed rapidly and showed a strong aggressiveness. There is no doubt that the future of Hollywood The top brokerages must have a seat for it.”

"I heard that the International Innovation Management Company has been poaching people. I wonder if they have poached CAA?"

Hearing this, Michael Ovitz's face is as black as the bottom of a pot, and the International Innovation Management Company is his opponent, and he has already poached many stars and agents. If he hadn't been actively working, would CAA have three major Superstars are hard to say.

He detests the reckless expansion of international innovation management companies relying on capital, but behind the hatred, is it not the mentality of saying that the grapes are sour when they can't eat them?

If CAA had enough funds, he would do more than the International Innovation Management Corporation!

Everything is about moderation.

Seeing that Michael Ovitz had been beaten so hard that he couldn't force a smirk, Xia Yu showed a kind smile and returned to the topic: "Mr. Ovitz, if we cooperate, CAA can definitely become a top Hollywood agency, You will realize your dreams and gain huge prestige and wealth, while I will improve the industry chain and get a certain return on risk investment."

"What do you think of my proposal?"

Michael Ovitz had already agreed in his heart to accept the investment from Polaris Capital at this time, but he completely lost the initiative during the whole process. If he dared to agree, he would definitely be slaughtered.

In addition, although he was promoted as the president by other partners last year, he does not hold much equity, only 25%, so he cannot be the master.

Thinking of this, he calmed down and said apologetically to Xia Yu: "Mr. Xia, I'm a little confused right now, and I can't think soberly for the time being, and CAA has five other partners, this matter can only be done after a collective discussion. Decide."

Xia Yu smiled and said understandingly: "I see, but I hope you will think about it, I am really optimistic about you."

"Let's do it today. It's getting late. I made an appointment with Wisbode, the president of William Morris Agency, in the morning. Now it's over."

Michael Ovitz's heart sank, forced a smile, and sent Xia Yu and others out of the door.

Watching the three Rolls-Royce Wraiths start heading towards their old owners, Michael Ovitz felt a lot of pressure and immediately notified five partners to come to the company for an emergency meeting.

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