Edgar's resume was only a few pages, but Xiao Yang's eyes widened after a few glances.
Robert Iger, born in 1951, was a Jewish-born man. He had been working in a television station ever since he graduated. He joined the company in 1974 and was promoted to the position of president of the network television group from 1993 to 1994. He was later appointed president and chief operating officer of the parent company of the company, Capital Cities/ADC.
However, since last year, in 1995, disney had been seeking to acquire ABC. The acquisition was only completed this year. Robert Iger became the president and COO of ABC.
Xiao Yang's breathing became heavier as he read this. He remembered who this Robert Iger was. Damn it, he was the future CEO of disney and the successor of the current CEO of disney, Michael Eisner. In 2005, he officially took charge of disney's business giant ship. Iger was once named one of the most influential business leaders in the world by Fortune, forbes, and business week. In 2009, he was even named the best CEO in the world. He had led the acquisition of Marvel Pictures and Pixar Animation, and under his leadership, the other major film companies were trampled under his feet.
Now that such a fierce person was sitting in front of him for his interview, Xiao Yang really wanted to slap himself to see if he was dreaming. Could this be the legendary protagonist aura?
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with my resume?" Edgar asked when he saw Xiao Yang staring at the resume without saying anything.
"No, no…no problem!" Xiao Yang wiped the sweat off his forehead." I see that you're working at disney now. Your status isn't low either. Why do you want to change jobs?”Xiao Yang also raised his doubts.
" Yes, indeed. Orlando is a giant ship, but I was only merged into Orlando's system this year because of the acquisition. Orlando has always been more xenophobic, so an outsider like me has blocked the path of many people. Moreover, because of the acquisition, the higher-ups are in turmoil now. I don't like the current working environment, so I want to try a new challenge.”Edgar explained his reason in one breath.
"Indeed, the bigger the company, the more factional struggles there are.”Xiao Yang nodded in understanding.
Looking at the man in front of him with a cute and warm smile like Mickey Mouse, Xiao Yang stood up and extended his hand." Welcome, Robert. I hope we can work together happily!”
What a joke. Xiao Yang did not even need to think for a second before he made his decision. He was the man who would lead the team to beat Hollywood in the future.
"Well…happy working with you!" Edgar was stunned. He did not expect Xiao Yang to agree to hire him with just a simple question. However, he did not think too much about it. Edgar stood up and shook Xiao Yang's hand with a smile.
"With the initial investment of 100 million USD, your annual salary is tentatively set at 5 million, plus a 5% equity bonus.”Xiao Yang smiled at Edgar.
"No problem, I'm very satisfied!" Edgar smiled even more happily." It's already much taller than before!”
"Haha, I'm giving you a high salary because you have too many responsibilities. Basically, you have to build a company from scratch. It's too tiring, but I can only trouble you.”Xiao Yang was still as lazy as ever.
"That's nothing. I'm just afraid that I have nothing to do!”Edgar was still smiling. For someone who used to be the president of the ADC, it was the greatest pain to let him idle.
"By the way, what name do you want to register for the company?”Edgar asked Xiao Yang.
"Hmm…I'll call it the Allspark. What do you think?”Xiao Yang felt that his film company would become Hollywood's kindling, and it would definitely become a prairie fire.
"Tinder? Good name!" Edgar liked the name too." Then I'll start working here after I'm done with the procedures. It should be in the next two days. Those guys will be very happy that I quit.”Edgar shook his head helplessly.
"Haha, then they will definitely regret it in the future!”Xiao Yang was curious to see the expressions of the executives of the company when the Allspark reached the pinnacle of Hollywood in a few years.
"Haha, I hope so too!" Edgar laughed.
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A few days later, Edgar successfully resigned from his job at Disneyland. He was relaxed and did not rest. He immediately threw himself into Xiao Yang's work.
First, he used his old connections to rent an office building near Hollywood and registered the Allspark Film Company. Then, he quickly contacted some of his former subordinates who had been ostracized at Princeton after the acquisition.
"This is like poaching a corner of the disney industry, haha.”Xiao Yang thought to himself," I'm just trying to take advantage of you." However, as a big family, he did not care about this.
As expected of the man who was once the best CEO in the world. In just a few days, he had completed the framework of the Allspark and was ready to discuss cooperation with several major cinemas. His efficiency was much higher than when Plank was dealing with Anderma.
However, it made sense. Plank was just a young graduate with some talent in business, while Edgar was already 45 years old and had been an executive for more than ten years. He was experienced and in the prime of his life. There was no comparison between the two.
Xiao Yang did not bother himself with the Allspark these days. Instead, he had been hanging out with the Charlie's Angels crew. He was getting closer to Mira and Beckinsale, and from time to time, he could even take advantage of them.
The two beauties did not feel disgusted by Xiao Yang's actions of taking advantage of them. Instead, they took the initiative to let Xiao Yang take advantage of them. Charlizards pretended not to see this, and the relationship between the three beauties became even closer.
"Robert, if you have time, contact Hasbro and help me buy this copyright.”Xiao Yang sat in front of Edgar's desk and handed him a piece of paper.
"Hasbro? Isn't it a toy company?" Edgar took the paper from Xiao Yang with a puzzled look. He could not figure out how the film company and the toy company could be related.
" This is..." Edgar looked at the drawing of some square-shaped robots on the paper, and the words 'Transformers' were written beside it.
" Transformers. Hasbro once released a Transformers cartoon, but it's been more than ten years, and the response isn't very enthusiastic. This is just one of Hasbro's many toys. If I buy the copyright, I don't think the price will be too high.”Xiao Yang had already made up his mind. The rights to Transformers were not worth much now. He would buy it first and then take it out to reap the box office when he had the skills to film it.
"Alright, I'll contact them in the next two days.”Edgar nodded and didn't ask further.
"By the way, do you know Marvel Pictures?”Xiao Yang asked. All he knew was that Marvel had a tough time in the 90s. They had changed owners several times, and in the end, they even had to sell superhero copyrights to survive. Now that he was here, it would be a waste not to take advantage of it.
"Marvel Pictures? Marvel Comics?" Of course, Edgar knew about this company. It was an old comics company that had reached its peak in the early 1990s. However, with the exposure of a series of suspicious transactions and the bursting of the financial bubble, Marvel's stock price directly collapsed. The stock price fell from 35.75 USD in 1993 to 2.37 USD this year. Recently, it was said that Marvel was about to declare bankruptcy.
" I've heard of them. Their boss is Ronald Perelman, a black-hearted profiteer. He used Marvel's listing to make a wave of money. Now, Marvel is about to go bankrupt. I heard that Perelman is looking for another company to take over Marvel.”Edgar shrugged.
"Are you sure this person wants to sell Marvel? I mean the entire Marvel, including all the comics, toys, movies, and other departments?”Xiao Yang instantly felt that he must be God's illegitimate child. His wish had come true. He was just about to acquire Marvel when he encountered the lowest price in Marvel history.
" Yeah, Marvel is a mess now, and no one wants to step on it. Perelman tried many organizations but they all rejected him. It won't be long before Marvel is declared bankrupt!”Edgar nodded." Why? Do you want to buy it?”Edgar looked at Xiao Yang in surprise.
"Yes, yes, I have this idea. Help me get in touch with Perelman and express my intention to acquire him.”Seeing Edgar's eyes widening, Xiao Yang quickly added," Don't worry, there's no need to purchase the Allspark. I'll use my own name, and there's no need to use the Allspark's funds.”
Edgar heaved a sigh of relief." Alright, since it's your personal business decision, I won't stop you. I'll talk to Pearlman in the next few days.”
"Thank you, Robert." Xiao Yang laughed as he hammered Edgar's chest.
"You're the boss, haha. Oh right, I've been in contact with AMC recently and reached a cooperation agreement with them. After the filming of Charlie's Angels is done, we can arrange for a release date immediately.”Edgar's work efficiency was still very high. In a few days, he reached a cooperation agreement with the second largest theater chain in the United States. Of course, this was also related to his good connections.
"Haha, I trust you. I told you that I won't interfere too much with the tinder. You don't have to tell me about these things.”Xiao Yang stood up and clapped his hands." Alright, I'm done with my business. You can go back to your work. I'm going to see my Charlie's Angels, haha!"”
"Alright then, I won't send you off. Be careful on the road! I'll give you an answer in a few days.”Edgar stood up and escorted Xiao Yang out of the Allspark.
The last few chapters have been about the protagonist's business plans. The scenes for the Laker are a little small, but the protagonist is not a basketball player, so I didn't put too much of the plot on the court. After all, I'm not as good as those professional sports novels. But don't worry, I won't miss out on NBA deals and draft shows. I'll definitely describe them in detail. The protagonist is the boss! Haha, the same old rules apply. Please add it to your collection ~~~
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