Chapter 137 New World Entertainment

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On 79th Street on the Upper East Side, in a red-brick apartment next to Third Avenue.

The scale of the party was not large, and they were basically close friends of the Leibold family, with a total of more than 20 men and women, large and small.

After a few greetings and introductions, and sitting down in the living room next to the living room, James Leibold talked about something Simon was concerned about recently: "I have collected a file of New World Entertainment, Simon, if If you need it, you can take it back when you leave. Before the stock market crash, the company was doing well. Although the film division was not great, the TV and comics divisions were both profitable, and the nbc ratings ranked third in this fall. "Ultimate Police Network" is produced by New World Entertainment."

New World Entertainment was restructured from New World Pictures last year.

James Leibold mentioned the company mainly because New World Entertainment is now the parent company of Marvel, which bought Marvel Entertainment from a bankruptcy liquidation last November.

Simon took his attention away from a middle-aged man who worked for the abc television network among the guests and asked, "What about now?"

James Raybold said: "After the stock market crash, the current share price of New World Entertainment has plummeted 51% relative to its peak, leaving less than $190 million. However, the company's debt is more than 220 million. USD, the main creditor is General Electric.”

When Simon heard this, he didn't need any more explanation from Leibold to understand what would happen to New World Entertainment next.

Film and television production companies are very dependent on external funds, and New World Entertainment may have been doing well before the stock market crash. But now, the stock price has plummeted to the point of insolvency, and financial institutions are certainly not funding the company any more.

Lack of funds, the project is difficult to start, the profit is naturally impossible to talk about, and the next step is a vicious circle leading to bankruptcy.

However, Simon was a little curious: "How could New World Entertainment be associated with General Electric?"

James Raybold explained: "General Electric bought the nbc network last year, and because of several FCC bills in the mid-1970s that restricted networks from producing their own television programming, GE was able to support New World Entertainment as an own TV program provider."

Simon did not expect that behind New World Entertainment, there was a big backer like General Electric. He was only interested in Marvel in the hands of New World Entertainment. However, combing through the information mentioned by James Leibold in his mind, he quickly had another thought.

New World Entertainment's film business is tepid, but both the TV and comics divisions are profitable, so the company almost happens to complement Daenerys Pictures. If he can buy the entire New World Entertainment, in addition to the Marvel he wants, Simon can also get involved in the field of TV production.

However, the risks of doing so are obvious.

The current market value of New World Entertainment is 190 million US dollars, and a certain premium must be paid for a complete acquisition. In addition, the debt of more than 220 million US dollars will definitely need to be borne by itself in the future.

Moreover, it is easy to buy the company, you only need to pay for it, but when it comes to operation, Simon himself has no experience, and he is not sure whether Amy is competent.

Thinking of this, Simon glanced at the living room again, and was about to withdraw his gaze to continue chatting with James Raybold, but found that the middle-aged man named Robert Iger, who he had been paying attention to, brought two eleven A two-year-old girl came over.

Coming to the two, Robert Iger took the initiative to introduce: "Simon, this is my daughter, Kate and Amanda, they are your fans."

As soon as Robert Iger finished speaking, Amanda, who was a little shorter, came close to him and said, "Simon, you are really good at playing the guitar, can you teach us? Well, just "Flight of the Bumble Bee" will do. ."

Simon smiled and said: "There is no trick to this song, as long as you practice more."

Amanda shook her head: "No, Kate and I have both studied for half a year, and we still don't play as well as you."

Simon said patiently: "Well, it's a pity that I don't have a guitar now, or you can play it, and I'll see what the problem is."

The two little girls suddenly looked disappointed.

Because it was a house party, and the conversation was interrupted, James Leibold didn't mind, and heard the words: "Jenny has a handful, you can ask her to bring it. I happened to watch the video on "Good Morning America" ​​that day. When it arrives, seriously, I'm looking forward to hearing Simon play the guitar again."

Hearing the words, the two little girls turned around and ran to Jennifer.

Simon invited Robert Iger to sit down, looked at the former time and space relay Michael Eisner and brought Disney to the top of the middle-aged man again, and said: "Speaking of which, Bob, I have always been curious, what are you doing? Found that cassette?"

Robert Iger looked at the young man across from the sofa, and was stunned when he heard the words, "Don't you know?"

Simon was a little confused: "What do I know?"

Robert Iger looked at James Redbold again: "Jim, you don't know either?"

James Leibold was even more puzzled: "Does this have anything to do with me?"

Robert Iger suddenly smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I'd better not talk too much."

Simon and James glanced at each other, and quickly realized Robert Iger's suggestion,

They said in unison, "Jenny?!"

Robert Iger shrugged and smiled, "I didn't say anything."

Jennifer Leibold quickly came downstairs with the two little girls, Amanda holding an acoustic guitar in her hand.

Everyone at the party today has basically heard about Simon playing the song "Flight of the Bumble Bee". Seeing that he wanted to guide the two little girls on the spot, they all came over with great interest, or stood or sat around. around the room.

Simon didn't take any pretense at all, let the two little girls play it once, followed by some pointers, and under everyone's encouragement, he also played two pieces by himself.

Just after taking the guitar downstairs, and feeling the teasing in the eyes of her father, Simon, and Bob, Jennifer realized that the little secret she wanted to treat as her own was still unable to hide. Hiding out embarrassingly, seeing everyone gathered in the living room, she stood at the door and watched him chat and laugh with everyone across the crowd.

After a while, a burgundy figure appeared beside her, and she found out that it was Janet, so she nodded lightly.

Janet, holding a glass of red wine, didn't come forward, watched quietly for a while, then turned to her, noticed that Jennifer was still wearing a ponytail tonight, leaned over and whispered, "He likes it very much."

Jennifer felt the direction of Janet's gaze, and she was a little guilty. When she heard the words, her fair face immediately turned red, her eyes dodged, and she wanted to pretend that she didn't hear it.

Janet seemed unaware of her embarrassment, and continued: "However, you have to be careful, little bastards are very hateful."

Jennifer was a little confused, waiting for Janet to take the initiative to speak, but there was no more.

After a while, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at her, his voice so low that he almost couldn't hear it: "What, what?"

Janet's mischievous little hand reached out, grabbed her ponytail and gently stroked it, then released it quickly, bringing a smile to her ear, and said, "One night, he insisted on letting me Tie your hair up and then, you know, like riding a horse, it's abhorrent."

Like, riding a horse.

this.

Um.

You should pretend you don't understand.

It's just that the strong sense of the picture floated in her mind, and her face was burning. In the end, he couldn't hold back, he took a step back against the door frame, made an excuse like a mosquito, turned around and slid upstairs.

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