novelones Chapter 256 Paramount is going to change its mind temporarily?
Chapter 256 Paramount is going to change its mind temporarily?
Just when everyone thought the overall situation was decided, the people from the organizing committee were about to announce the results.
Michael stretched lazily and woke up the finances who were about to lose their money with an elbow.
"We, Paramount Entertainment Group, are offering $10 billion!"
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Michael.
"Is this guy crazy? Isn't working for the Olympic Committee a waste of time?"
They were all slightly shocked, as Michael's offer far exceeded the highest threshold in their hearts.
Of course, the happiest thing is the organizing committee. Their income is very single. In addition to ticket income, the bulk of it is broadcast fees.
Half of the proceeds will go to the organizers, and the rest will be distributed to all Olympic World branches.
The rest is to maintain the operation of the Olympic Games Hosting Committee.
The generous Paramount suddenly became a cash cow in their eyes.
Regarding the sudden rise of Paramount, ABC and NBC must be dissatisfied from the bottom of their hearts.
It was such a shame to lose to Paramount, and it was hard to imagine how Paramount, the victor, would ridicule them in the newspapers.
They picked up the phone one after another and reported the situation at the scene to their masters.
I plan to take the parent company’s money and give it another try.
The host committee looked at this scene with smiles on their faces.
No wonder these family capitals don't like the Wang Group. They like to cause trouble on other people's territory, so it is natural for them to be boycotted.
But in their eyes, of course, the more intense the competition, the better.
Michael’s former boss looked at this scene in confusion and asked his president in surprise:
"Old President, do the top management of Paramount really have no objection at all when Michael acts so wantonly?"
The old president of CBS had already seen through everything. He smiled and said:
"Of course you can't understand. Paramount has no intention of making much profit from the broadcast rights. They want to use the influence of the Olympics to advertise."
The other two families are not fools either. They all have similar goals.
Only CBS and Fox have the least desires.
At this time, ABC and NBC also got the results.
The president of abc, who was the loudest at the beginning, shook his head in frustration.
Disney obviously doesn't want to be taken advantage of, and 9 million is the ultimate price they have in mind.
The president of NBC didn't know whether he was happy or disappointed. The financial officer sent by GE hung up the phone and nodded towards him.
In full view of everyone, he raised his hand again and made a quote:
"NBC offers $11 billion!"
There were gasps from all over the place, and Michael couldn't help but frown.
This price has far exceeded the figure he expected, although this figure is still far from the authority Wang Lei gave him.
Thinking of this, he picked up the phone for the first time after entering the venue.
The whole place was silent except for Michael's voice reporting in a low voice:
"Boss, NBC's offer is US$11 billion."
Wang Lei on the other end of the phone narrowed his eyes. It seemed that the Morgan consortium was in trouble.
The purpose is self-evident, Wang Lei smiled contemptuously:
“The other party probably just wants to slap us in the face, or maybe they just want to raise the price and make us lose a fortune.
So change your bidding strategy and have some fun with them. "
Michael nodded, put down the phone, raised his hand and shouted:
"11 million dollars!"
Everyone was stunned. Did Paramount have no money? The quotation only increased by 100 million!
The president of NBC frowned. No matter how well he hid it, he still showed a troubled expression.
Michael, who had been staring at his micro-expression, suddenly understood.
The boss guessed it right. The other party didn't really want to continue competing, but wanted Paramount to take over the deal at a high price.
Just when the president of NBC tried to make another offer, Michael said first:
"Hey, this is our final offer from Paramount. If NBC wants it so much, add 100 million more and we'll give it to you!"
The president of NBC has a ulterior motive in his mind. His authority is limited to US$10 billion, and anything beyond that will have to be paid for by himself.
Now that Michael said this, he was afraid that NBC would eventually take over, so he wisely lowered his raised hand with a sneer on his face.
Seeing how incompetent the other party was, the chairman of the Olympic Games Hosting Committee asked in dismay:
"Is there a higher offer?"
The audience was completely silent, as everyone knew that the advertising profits left for Paramount were already very low, and with Paramount's business level, there was even a risk of losing money.
They didn't have any regrets at the moment, their faces were full of gloating.
Feeling the subtle expressions of everyone, Michael didn't care much.
These people have no idea of the real intentions of the big boss. Paramount is playing a monopoly!
Once the goal is really achieved, the first people to panic will be brands and advertisers.
Therefore, Paramount will win this auction at any cost, which is the basis for negotiations with the host committee.
Seeing that no one really jumped out, the Chairman of the Presiding Committee dropped his hammer with satisfaction.
"The exclusive broadcast rights for the Atlanta Olympics have been acquired by Paramount Entertainment Group!"
Apart from the sparse applause from the main committee, there was no congratulations.
People from the four major TV stations left the scene one after another, wondering what kind of reports would be produced to ridicule Paramount afterwards.
The old president of CBS patted Michael on the shoulder with a pleased expression:
"Congratulations, Michael, don't worry about the judgment of the outside world. Wise men are always lonely."
Michael smiled politely.
Under the urging of the chairman committee, he was led to a small office.
Fat Finance struggled to squeeze his body into the chair.
"Sir, this is the contract for the exclusive broadcast rights. If there is no problem, please sign and pay as soon as possible."
The main committee is afraid that the rich man will change his mind at short notice.
Their worries are not unreasonable. Although such a shameless thing has never happened before, no one can guarantee whether Paramount will rather bear liquidated damages than break the contract.
Because the transaction price this time is too high, twice as high as Barcelona's transaction price in 92.
So at this time, the chairman of the main committee was worried that Paramount would not accept the bill or change the price temporarily on the spot.
What worried them happened indeed. Michael put his hands in his pockets and had no intention of signing the contract.
The fat financial officer's nostrils were turned up in the air, as if he was about to continue dozing off.
"Sir, is there a problem?"
Seeing that Michael did not respond immediately, the chairman of the main committee said hurriedly:
"The price is negotiable. How about we close the deal for 10 billion?"
Michael thought that there was such a good thing, and he said unhurriedly:
"Haha, we have no objection to the price of 10 billion.
We at Paramount have long-term cooperation with you to discuss. "
Hearing this, the chairman of the main committee was not relieved. As long as the other party did not sign or pay, the matter would not be completely settled.