hollywood billionaire

Chapter 89
"You want to keep each section operating independently, right, Yi?"

On the helicopter back to JFK, the sound of the propeller blades was still deafening.

Zhao Youzhen, who was unable to communicate verbally with Han Yi, chose to use WeChat to communicate.

"Antitrust laws?"

"Mostly because of this."

After receiving the news, Han Yi raised his head, looked at Zhao Youzhen, pondered for a while, and replied.

"'Monopoly, attempted monopoly, collusion or joint monopoly' is such a broad definition that one has to be careful."

Han Yi cited the original text of the Sherman Antitrust Act, proposed by John Sherman in 1890 and signed by the 23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.

The definition of trust in the federal territory is extremely strict, "any agreement reached in the form of trust or conspiracy in the form of trust or conspiracy in any field of trade and commerce is illegal."It wasn't just the pre-Roaring Years monopolies like Standard Oil, General Electric, Kodak, and DuPont that were cut to pieces. In 1982, the Bell system was ordered by the federal court to split into AT&T and seven smaller regional companies.

In the entertainment industry, the federal government is paying more attention to the combination of trusts in the vertical field, that is, whether there is a single company in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain that has formed a joint advantage.The case of the United States v. Paramount Pictures directly ruled that a film company cannot own its own theater chain, and even an independent theater chain cannot exclusively underwrite the films of a certain film company.In the TV field, Viacom International has also sued Time Inc., accusing the latter of unfair competition and joint trust with local suppliers in the pay TV field.

As for the music industry, not to mention, every day, lawmakers at all levels from the Los Angeles city government to Capitol Hill threaten to send Spotify to antitrust hearings.The monopoly of the three major music groups on music distribution, record recording and artist management, especially after the emergence of the 360 ​​contract, has always been a hot topic of discussion.

Of course, we can't forget the world's two giant performances, AEG Live and Live Nation.With 60 billion people in the world, there are only two live performance companies that can really do world tours. One can imagine the harshness of the monopoly criticism they face.

As a reborn person who wants to change the ecology of Universal Entertainment, the career map outlined in Han Yi's mind is bigger than all the trust cases described above combined.What he wants is not to become the fourth largest music group, or the third largest supplier of live performance content, but to thoroughly open up every key node from music creation, copyright distribution, record production, online promotion and live performance.

More importantly, this is only in the field of music. Pan-entertainment industries such as film and television, fashion and trendy technology, as long as the reward mechanism remains unchanged, Han Yi, who has sufficient funds, is willing to venture into it based on his own preferences and emotions.

Therefore, under such circumstances, in addition to tax compliance, what Han Yi needs to pay attention to most is legal compliance and structural compliance, so as to avoid triggering the antitrust law, so that potential opponents can use administrative power to let the government He cut meat to feed eagles.

Especially if his special identity and the distortion of the political ecology in the next few years are added to the calculation formula, Han Yi will be even more cautious.

Legal compliance is handled by an all-star team composed of Jordan Bromley and future attorneys from other sectors, while structural compliance requires financial and operational experts like Antoine Gachet to join the family office for micromanagement.

Which industries can be held by the same company, which sector needs to be jointly held by a partnership with the capital management group, whether there are sensitive assets that need to be divested separately, and how to arrange them after the divestiture...

Established LP with Parkway Capital, jointly held UTA, and then contacted Carlyle Group, let them act as the front-stage implementer of the next plan to reduce unnecessary risks. Within the scope of his own ability and insight, Han Yi I think I've done my best.

The next more dangerous waters with high winds and waves must be handed over to professionals to steer carefully under their own supervision.

From this point of view, Antoine Gachet from Europe is a qualified second officer, and it is perfect for him to avoid the reefs on the boat.Taking a step back, even if he accidentally hit a rock and sank to the bottom, Antoine could take him on the life raft to Switzerland in time.

But the real first officer must be seated by a local who is familiar with this sea area.

Todd Gelvand and Lou Taylor are in place, and the next step is to see how they perform in the horse race.

For the crucial role of CEO of Han Capital, Han Yi still needs to settle down before the most suitable candidate can emerge.

"I feel that you don't need to be so cautious, Yiyi."

Walking in the waiting hall of JFK Terminal [-], constantly changing his body shape to avoid the crowd passing by, Xu Yiru also comforted Han Yi softly.

"It is true that there were some hostile reports before, but the overall situation is getting better, right? Well...the connection between the mainland and this side is getting closer and closer. There should not be too many entertainment companies that will develop here in the future. .”

Xu Yiru thought that what Han Yi was worried about was the hostile report in the Guardian and the negative waves it would stir up.

Dave Simpson left no room for pen and ink in that report, writing:

“…this new dynamic underscores Hollywood’s reliance on Huaguo, whose slightest change in state policy can have ripple effects throughout the entertainment industry. Huaguo’s deep pockets have become a source of constant speculation and interest among entertainment executives. topic, some of whom believe that Huaguo is full of potential buyers willing to pay a hefty premium for flashy Hollywood assets. Young and flashy, with a deliberate Western look, Yi-Han is clearly the latest capital spokesperson from the Far East.”

The ruthlessness of professional journalists is fully revealed here, not only linking Han Yi with Hua Guo’s national decision-making in an unquestionable tone, but also using the villain’s special description of “capital spokesperson” which has not been a good word since its birth .

Also, what does it mean to show people with a Western-style dress?Could wearing a Chinese tunic suit reduce Han Yi's "threat level"?
Of course, the deepest malice is still in the last paragraph.

“… In some ways, any deal with Huaguo represents a roll of the dice, said one longtime Hollywood executive. In the U.S., it’s relatively easy to predict what might trigger the attention of government regulators, but in the In Huaguo, the government operates with little transparency.

"'You can't assess their intentions for any deal,' the executive said."

End of the full text.

A commercial report on the joint acquisition of an unlisted performing arts brokerage company by two private capital institutions, Parkway Capital and Han Capital, unexpectedly ends with a comment on the Chinese government.

If an ordinary reader is holding a mobile phone and wanting to quickly absorb hot news during the rush hour, what will he read from this news?
Huaguo, capital, and wolves are coming.

Xu Yiru, who studies news, is very familiar with this routine, so she also understands how damaging such negative reports are.

In this era of extremely developed networks, any reports will be permanently stored online, and these reports will accompany Han Yi throughout his career.As long as he is still in the mainstream vision of European and American society, as long as he has new achievements, the reporters who write the report will always conduct basic investigations on him on the Internet, and this sketch of Dave Simpson will follow closely with him.

The most important thing is that, just like the gloomy and dark yellow filter, the "Guardian"'s report on Han Yi did not have any specific personal attacks or derogatory words throughout, but only used savage and cruel writing to highlight the terrifying Invasion atmosphere.

How to refute, and how to refute.As long as Han Yi takes any public or private measures against this report, the subsequent waves will be beyond control.

In other words, unless the "Guardian" was directly bought and the report was withdrawn, all Han Yi could do was remain silent.

This is the common treatment of Huaguo enterprises in Western society for decades. The standards are sometimes loose and sometimes strict, but in the end it will not be better. Han Yi is just following in the footsteps of many predecessors.

Xiaoru was worried about the impact this report would have on Han Yi's heart, especially after seeing the other party's indifferent and indifferent expression, the Baodao girl's heart seemed to be wrapped in a ball of extremely thin but extremely The strong threads are tightly bound, and every time it jumps, it becomes tight and painful.

"The current environment is indeed not bad...but you have to plan ahead."

Contrary to Xu Yiru's guess, Dave Simpson's words did not have the slightest influence on Han Yi. If you have to say that there is a bit of emotion, it is not wrong.

It turns out that the Western media in 2016... were so merciful.

After seven years of vicissitudes, Han Yi knows better than anyone in this airport, this country, and this planet that the future will not be as stable as Xu Yiru and most people with good visions describe. Spiral up.

Before the general election that stunned everyone, the division of American society had begun to slowly show an irreversible trend, but history is not Schrödinger's cat, which changes only at the moment when onlookers cast their eyes.In fact, the vast majority of viewers who live in the present can't even find the cat anywhere.After all, this box called the Earth is too large and complicated.

The elite students in the ivory towers of prestigious schools will always have overly optimistic and liberal predictions about trends, especially in the blue camp iron ticket warehouses like California.They believe that this increasingly flat world will continue to be flat, globalization will touch every corner, and racial and gender equality will be fully realized step by step... The first female president in American history will lead this country to a more progressive and open world tomorrow.

On November 2016, 11, when they cried with their professors in class, they realized that what the world is doing is not a spiral motion, but a Brownian motion.

To be precise, the next seven years will be in free fall.

There is no way to speak out to Xu Yiru about such things, even if she speaks out now, she will only find a way to cure Han Yi's pessimism.This is really not her fault, the limitations of the times and the advantages of rebirth are just reflected in this.

Not the winning numbers of the next Powerball, let alone the winner of the 2018 World Cup.

How to find a corner where you can hide in advance and put on an indestructible armor in an era when there are knives in the sky.

"Do you want to eat croissants?"

Sitting in the front row of the first-class cabin, Han Yi decided to use the gift he just received to change the subject.

He propped himself up, knelt on the seat with his legs, and sold Cedric Grolette's French pastry to Madison Bill who was sitting next to him, and Zhao Youzhen and Xu Yiru who were in the back row.

Madison Bill returned to New York two days before Han Yi and the three of them, and has stayed at home in Long Island for four days. It is time to return to the West Coast to restart his music career.After all, she was deeply moved by the conditions offered by Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen, as well as the opportunity to record a single, and she still had a 360 full contract to sign in Los Angeles.

"Well, I love croissants!"

Madison Bill, who had been bowing his head and focusing on replying to Twitter fans' messages, raised his head and sighed exaggeratedly.

As Han Yi said, as a New Yorker, she has learned a lot from the habits of the girls in the Valley.Coupled with the character design of a girl with a serious Internet addiction who spends more than ten hours a day on social media, Madison Bill can be said to be the best among Basic girls in many ways.

Oh my gawd, I can't even, she's so basic.

Silently complaining in his heart, Han Yi took out a well-packed bread from the bag and handed it to Madison.

"thank you boss!"

Holding a perfectly shaped, golden and crispy fluffy croissant from Han Yi's hand, Madison-Bill showed a charming smile on Han Yi.The light in the master's cabin was very bright, but it didn't prevent Madison's white teeth from being the most dazzling light source here.

"It's a little uncomfortable to change the name so quickly." Han Yi pressed his left hand on his chest, deliberately pretending to be flattered.

"Of course you have to hurry up, lest you change your mind." Madison teased back without showing any weakness.

"So……"

He gave one piece to Xiaoru, and another piece to the coveted Youzhen, and quietly informed the latter on WeChat that if he still wanted to, he could tell him, and leave the rest to her.Seeing the sweet look of the Korean girl sticking the phone screen to the tip of her nose and turning her face away to snicker, Han Yi sat down again.

"How long are you going to come to the company to finalize the contract?"

"Of course right away, right away, right next second...after my mom arrives in Los Angeles." Madison Bill made a big corner. A plane is coming."

"Okay, I have to let my mother rest well tonight. I still have a lot of work to do tomorrow." Like Billy O'Connor, Madison Bill only turned 3 on March 5, and he is still a full year away from being able to sign a contract independently. a year.So signing a contract as a minor is always going to be a little trickier.

The legal representative of Han Music needs to take Tracy Bill to the Los Angeles County Superior Court located on the lakeside of Belvedere Park, and apply for the judge to agree that Madison Bill signed the contract as a minor.Although the name is called the Superior Court, the so-called superior court is actually the lowest court in the California legal system, and most of the matters handled are such trivial civil applications.

After getting the judge's permission, Tracy had to take Madison to any bank, credit union, or intermediary agency registered and operating in California to open a trust fund called a Coogan account.Beginning on January 2000, 1, the California government officially announced that all income earned by minors in the state belongs entirely to the minors, not their guardians.However, California also does not allow minors to freely dispose of their wealth.From a legal perspective, the California government has jurisdiction over the assets of minors and entrusts guardians to establish a trust relationship with minors.

That is to say, after opening the Coogan account, the guardian can help the minor withdraw the income under the contract project and pay all the expenses that the minor needs to bear after signing the contract, such as personal income tax and professional expenses, etc.Of course, just because a child can earn money does not mean that the parents do not need to fulfill their obligations. According to Section 6752(d) of the California Family Code, "Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the any other existing responsibilities in relation to the maintenance of minor children".

In other words, both the O'Connor couple and Tracy Bill need to continue to provide housing, education and food for their daughter until she becomes an adult at the age of 18.

As the boss, Han Yi didn't need to deal with these trivial matters himself.As an entertainer, Madison Bill only used his wrist when signing.But even so, hearing about Tracy Beal's busy and meaningless long day ahead gave both of them headaches.

In many cases, these seemingly small but unavoidable rules can make people realize how happy it is to have a well-trained and efficient auxiliary team.

Han Yi, who is rewarded for every purchase, can use the power of money to make this kind of happiness come more and last longer.

"Should it be done in the afternoon?" Madison asked while browsing the first-class menu served by Delta One at night.

"Almost." Han Yi thought for a while, then nodded, "Manat's side handles this kind of thing very quickly, and the bank's side, if you don't choose, I can let Chase handle it for you."

"It's BoA. They have better financial policies for musicians and underage artists." Seemingly innocent, like a good girl who will never grow up in the arms of grandma and mother, Madison Bill is actually very concerned about his career. Shangxin, this kind of enthusiasm is properly reflected in such details, "and Chase's annual interest rate is really too low."

"Isn't it?" Han Yishen nodded sympathetically, "Then we'll meet at about three or four in the afternoon? Hey, after the signing is completed, it's a good time for afternoon tea."

"I know a great place."

"If you dare to say Urth Caffé, then I officially declare that you are the most Basic girl I have ever seen."

"What's wrong with Urth Caffé? Except it's the best brunch place in the world." Madison's eyes widened slightly, her expression of disbelief. This was her, no, the temple of all beautiful girls in California.

"It's nothing, I just feel that all the people in Los Angeles with Instagram accounts with more than [-] followers seem to spend their time there every day." In Han Yi's eyes, Madison Bill became more and more interesting. He was obviously a well-known pop singer, But from habits to preferences, they are no different from the most ordinary young girls of this age.

Perhaps this is the key to her real appeal under the perfect appearance.

"And I...have 100 million fans. That means I...should stay there for 3333.33 days." Stuck on the mathematical calculation, Madison also specially called up the mobile phone calculator and pressed out the formula seriously, amused Han Yi couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, no problem, I promise this will be the most memorable one of your 3333 days in Urth Caffé."

Han Yi blinked and lowered his voice.

"Because this is your last afternoon tea before you become a superstar."

"Look who we found, oh, it's Mr. Big Talk." Han Yi's expression was exaggerated, but Madison always had an inexplicable sense of trust.She rolled her eyelids upwards and teased, "How many singers have you said this to?"

"Six... No, seven." Han Yi looked at the ceiling very seriously, muttering, "It seems to be eight, I have to confirm with Yuzhen, but I'm pretty sure it's eight."

"Sounds like an all-star lineup."

For this too obvious joke, Madison Bill naturally doesn't mind.

"What's my number one?"

"It's not the team that picks the pick, it's the talent."

Han Yi replied with a clever and philosophical answer.

"Where do you think you should be ranked?"

"Um……"

Without thinking too long, Madison gave the choice that was intertwined with expectations and entanglements in her heart.

"Say hi to your No. [-] pick."

"This All-Star weekend, I must be the MVP."

(End of this chapter)