Reinventing the Millennium

Fang Zhuo doesn’t know much about the entertainment industry.

He knows so many famous actors, singers, and directors, but he doesn't know what the internal links are like, and he doesn't know if there are any hierarchical divisions and small circle systems.

But we can roughly guess.

The economic base determines the superstructure. If the economic situation is good over there, this circle will have the right to speak.

As the economy develops, the right to speak will inevitably shift.

However, this Lao Zhang is also a rich man on the Forbes list, but he can't gain any face at all, which is also...unexpected.

It is true that the current Internet has not yet connected to the entertainment industry, but it sounds like he is not willing to give in on even the smallest things. He is really quite strong, domineering, and arrogant.

Forget about anything else, it just happened to be someone from Sony Music.

Fang Zhuo felt a strange sense of fragmentation about this.

Regardless of Nobuyuki Dei, Stringer, Sony Group, or Sony (USA), every Sony executive Fangzhuo came into contact with was worried about the development trend of the group.

Apple and Yike are attacking Sony's music players, while Panasonic and Samsung are attacking Sony's TVs and DVDs.

Sony as a whole is going downhill faster and faster.

Under such circumstances, why do you, a person who doesn't know anything, dare to shout "you are the rule" at the foot of the imperial city?

Fang Zhuo thought it was quite fun.

He called the few people he knew in the music industry, including Jay Chou, who he had watched a football game with in Houston not long ago.

"Jay, let me ask you something. Do you know Feng, Feng..."

Fang Zhuo raised his head and asked Zhang Chaoyang: "What is that man's name?"

"Feng Yiqiang." Zhang Chaoyang replied.

"Oh, do you know Feng Yiqiang?" Fang Zhuo asked.

"Brother Fang, I know him, the CEO of Sony Music." Jay Chou replied.

Fang Zhuo said "Oh" and asked again: "Then do you know who in Sony Music is more capable? Someone who doesn't get along well with Mr. Feng. He is from the mainland."

Jay Chou thought for a while, without asking Brother Fang's reasons, and said: "I have a good experience with Ren Wei, President Ren Wei. He is straightforward in his work and a very nice person. He seems to be responsible for a lot of things at Sony Music."

"Okay, I'll have someone check it out." Fang Zhuo learned a name that met his requirements from a front-line staff member in the music industry.

Afterwards, he stopped calling and sent text messages to someone to check Ren Wei's resume to see if it would be suitable.

The investigation will take time, and contacting Sony (USA) will also take time.

Fang Zhuo poured a glass of wine and put his phone in his pocket.

Zhang Chaoyang:? ? ?

That's it? That's it?

"Mr. Fang, why don't you call me and ask for someone's name? What kind of magical power do you have?" Zhang Chaoyang said. His mood tonight was ruined and he was very depressed.

"Oh, you didn't say that Feng Yiqiang is the CEO of Sony Music Greater China. He has a high position of power. No wonder he looks down on you, a small Internet tycoon." Fang Zhuo scolded, "How can a person like him take a day? It takes time to remove him from his post."

Zhang Chaoyang shook his head: "If you need a day... huh?"

He looked at Mr. Fang who was here and couldn't believe it: "You can get rid of his job? How is it possible?"

Ma Ren also found it strange. He understood this completely. As Mr. Fang said, the CEO of a company in Greater China is indeed a very powerful person. How could he be withdrawn in one day by someone outside the company?

Fang Zhuo could understand the incredulous expressions of these two people. Yike's main business was abroad, and the merger of Sony Music and Bertelsmann happened in unrelated industries in the far west. It was normal for them not to know the internal connection. .

Even if it is known that Yike is now a minority shareholder of Sony Bertelsmann, from a procedural point of view, it is not logical to break the convention and replace a Greater China CEO.

The power struggle within Sony Group is not easy for outsiders to understand.

"Why are you lying to me?" Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "What are the benefits of lying to Sohu's Mr. Zhang? Sohu's Mr. Zhang can only be bullied by me. How can you let outsiders step on you like this?"

Zhang Chaoyang: "..."

Ma Yan nodded pretendingly: "It's not rough to talk or reason."

Zhang Chaoyang asked doubtfully: "Really?"

"Really, Mr. Zhang, you have lost your status too much." Fang Zhuo shook his head and said, "Let me teach you, take the phone and call Feng Yiqiang just now, just one sentence."

Zhang Chaoyang: "What?"

"Just say, 'Mr. Feng, let me teach you what the rules are in the imperial city.'" Fang Zhuo took a sip of wine and asked Ma Ren, "Is that okay?"

Ma Dan touched his chin: "Okay."

He suddenly thought of some rumors in Shanghai's real estate industry, what made the Li family look at Mr. Fang's face and so on.

It seems that the rumors are not false.

Zhang Chaoyang said seriously: "Mr. Fang, are you not kidding me?"

"Really, if you want to take a breath, that's it. If you don't want to, it's up to you." Fang Zhuo stood up, "That's it for today, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, you are really too lazy."

Zhang Chaoyang still looked at Mr. Fang with some uncertainty.

Ma Ren also got up. He originally thought the bar was noisy, so he patted Mr. Zhang when he walked out: "Mr. Zhang, I trust Mr. Fang. He has a high rank. You can learn from it."

Zhang Chaoyang: "..."

The mood in the bar was ruined.

After Fang Zhuo and Ma Ren left, Zhang Chaoyang didn't drink any more and quickly left the bar.

The cold wind in the early morning made him even more annoyed.

Zhang Chaoyang decided to trust Mr. Fang for once, and this trust was given to the richest man in the mainland.

He called Sony Music CEO Feng Yiqiang and said, "Mr. Feng, you mean the rules, right? Let me teach you what the rules are in the imperial city."

Feng Yiqiang heard this sentence before he spoke on the phone.

He was stunned for a moment, but he felt some worries in his heart. If he came to the capital from Xiangjiang, would he be put in a sack and beaten?

Aren’t all those who work on the Internet honest?

Will you still do this kind of trick?

The phone has been hung up.

Feng Yiqiang felt a little uneasy, so he changed to a hotel room and went to bed in the middle of the night.

During the day, nothing happened.

Feng Yiqiang took the warning from Mr. Zhang from Sohu as a joke and shared it with his friends in the entertainment industry. He felt that people from the mainland are from the mainland, and even the rich are not like this.

"So what if you have money? With money, can you become a good singer? Can you buy all the albums?"

"I always see something wrong with that Zhang."

"Those from the mainland are from the mainland. Let's talk harshly and pretend to be fat."

Feng Yiqiang’s friends in the entertainment industry are all from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they found his words funny and spread them as jokes by Mr. Zhang from Sohu.

However, during the evening party, just as Feng Yiqiang was hugging a young singer who was about to sign a contract, he suddenly received a call from Sony Group.

It is the Sony Group, the local headquarters, not Sony (China).

It is the most effective direct notification at a higher level.

--you are fired.

Feng Yiqiang held the phone and froze on the spot.

No warning!

There wasn’t even a clear reason on the phone!

The CEO of Sony Music Greater China was fired just like this?

Why?

Feng Yiqiang was extremely puzzled and felt inexplicable. He was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening. He called Kenichi Yoshida, chairman of Sony (China), thinking that the notification from the headquarters was a mistake.

"Mr. Feng, thank you very much for your dedication and contribution to Sony Music. However, considering the comprehensive development and business changes of the group, I have indeed received a notice of change in the position of CEO of Greater China." Kenichi Yoshida defended the post with regret. Headquarters decision.

"Then, then me, who will be the CEO? Is there anyone from the headquarters?" Feng Yiqiang was shocked and subconsciously asked about the replacement.

"Ren Wei, the former vice president of the music copyright business department, serves as the CEO." Kenichi Yoshida said.

Should a mainlander serve as CEO of Sony Music Greater China?

China's international record companies have never had a mainlander hold such a position!

Both his removal and the appointment of Ren Wei broke the convention!

Feng Yiqiang ended the call in despair, not understanding how all of this happened.

He sat down in a daze, and somehow he thought of the warning from Mr. Zhang of Sohu in the early morning...the rules at the feet of the Imperial City?

But, it’s impossible!

No matter how well behaved you are, there is no way it will affect the appointment at the headquarters!

What kind of rule is this!

Feng Yiqiang was devastated.

The sudden change in his position suddenly made the people who had previously laughed at Sohu Zhang speechless. Unlike Feng Yiqiang who had difficulty understanding the weirdness of the program, viewers did not need to know this.

All they know is that they were warned in the early morning and fired in the afternoon.

This suddenly shocked the music industry!

That’s the powerful CEO of Sony Music in China!

The news of such an appointment, the inquiring about the conflict in the bar, and the warning about the rules of the imperial city spread all at once.

Mr. Zhang from Sohu has become quite famous in some circles, and many socialites are willing to invite Mr. Zhang to attend parties.

With Mr. Zhang in a good mood, he almost wanted to sell Sohu to Mr. Fang, but he didn't hide it too much. He vaguely mentioned that it was not his fault but the help of his friends.

Details emerge.

My friends that night were a combination of a dwarf and a young man.

It turns out that that is the key to the rules.