The game console is an all-round competition involving many important industries. Microsoft, which is far stronger than Sega, will end, and a shocking business battle will erupt with Sony. Hirai's department has been preparing for this day for a long time. He now has this relaxed attitude. Instead, Howard Stringer was relieved.
The richest adult is much more emaciated by the antitrust case and the spin-off crisis than in previous years, and the APLUS on the same stage has healthy wheat-colored skin, highly recognizable magnetic voice, calm and confident attitude, and looks like sunshine in every gesture. Such a hot and unparalleled appeal, that... the unique temperament and charm of a superstar is simply incredible. In just two or three minutes of guest time, one can completely forget that there is another richest man in the world beside him...
Howard Stringer saw that his eyes became more heartbroken, and left a word and hurried out.
"Go to Columbia Records." After getting in the car, he ordered the driver.
From the habit that continued when he was the president of CBS in the 1980s, he rarely used the word Sony before calling Columbia Records, which did not belong to Sony at that time.
’The trend of MP3 players replacing CDs and MD walkmans is accelerating. Following Apple’s entry into this market, HandSpring President Jeffrey Hawkins revealed to this newspaper in Chicago that he is also considering launching HandSpring’s own MP3 brand...’
The car started and he saw another dazzling piece of news. He knew exactly who Jeffrey Hawkins was working for, and irritably crumpled the newspaper into a ball.
"Mr. Chairman."
Arrived at the top floor of Sony Columbia Records headquarters. The president of this place, Rick Klubin, has already taken people to wait at the elevator entrance, respectfully.
"How about MJ's new sales!?"
He doesn’t have much patience with this bearded man who is lying on the legacy of Motortula. After the merger of Universal Polaroid, BMG relied on a few TeenPop idol singers and groups to kill the world, Sony Columbia Records has become the first in the industry. Falling to the third place, MJ has polished this album for several years and has invested countless resources in an album that fails, and he will start to fire people.
"Uh, not so good." Riclubin hurriedly provided the sales data for the first two weeks of the album ‘Wonder is Invincible’.
"explain!"
Howard Stringer glanced very disappointedly, sitting in Ricklubin’s boss chair and gasping angrily.
"September 11 has led to low buying sentiment, but that is only temporary. MJ's albums have always been sold in a long-term mode, and the current data can't prove anything."
Ri Klubin quickly excused: "I think it was successful in general. APLUS did not dare to confront head-on and gave up the plan to release the same day as MJ. This hurt his image very much..."
"That's because APLUS's brain is not broken!"
Howard Stringer was even more angry when he heard this, "Knowing that 9/11 caused the American people to be temporarily in the mood to buy records..."
"But consumer demand is always there, we have to give MJ more time..."
Li Klubin laughed with him: "He is really stubborn, but...the king of pop, hehe, that's it."
"You always have a reason to Rick!"
"The environment of the recording industry is really bad now, Mr. Chairman..."
"..."
Howard Stringer, who had already seen the essence of this bastard, didn't have much to say, but after all, the man was found by himself back then, and he has to bear some relations. He looked at the pictures of the former presidents of Sony Columbia Records still hanging on the wall of the other party's office, and his eyes stayed for a few seconds on the last picture of Motula's voice and smile, which he missed very much.
Why did APLUS allow APLUS to toss the company like this back then! Fighting snakes does not die but suffers from it, and it is the game console, walkman, record, movie, and distribution all aspects! A 20-year-old mixed race...
In retrospect, he felt that the messy process was so magical, and the result was so unreal, and he couldn't help but get worse.
"WTF?"
In the background, with Ballmer, who had just waited until the end of the XBOX conference, Song Ya was also exclaiming at this time, because he heard a very strange news here. The Federal Assembly held a hearing for the Enron incident and was responsible for Enron. Andersen, an external audit and consulting service firm, did not send anyone to attend!
"Didn't you say that you have to go if you are summoned by the parliament, Bill? Uh, Mr. Gates."
Song Ya said smoothly and quickly corrected it. Back then, Sloan and the lawyers could brainwash themselves time and time again, saying that people who were summoned must be there until they must be there, but isn't Andersen right now? Speaking of testimony by Congress, Arthur Andersen, one of the five largest accounting firms with a history of nearly ninety years, is definitely the most professional.
Otherwise, why is it so rampant...
"Just call me Bill."
Bill Gates was also a little unhappy. He remembered his dilemma when he attended antitrust hearings again and again. All the memories related to it were psychological shadows, "This is too strange..."
he said with his chin supported. Although I have never studied law school, I have been fighting for many years in the sly shopping mall, eating more salt than Song Ya’s bridge, and my dad is a top lawyer, regardless of the law and unspoken rules. clear.
"There is only one possibility. Arthur Andersen is cooperating with Enron in falsifying accounts, and is deeply involved in the fact that there is no way to get out. Therefore, the senior management would rather let the entire firm be involved in the Enron scandal and no one would dare to go to Congress to accept questions, because who I don’t want to carry a felony of perjury and spend the rest of my life in jail for the company.”
Ballmer knows better: "Enron's chief accountant, financial director and other senior executives seem to be from Arthur Andersen. They are already integrated and it is difficult to separate."
"Integrity is higher than profit... hehe." The richest man shook his head after reciting the company motto of Andersen, but didn't want to talk about it with outsiders, so he slapped Song Ya's arm friendly, "Come here today, APLUS, we talk to you later."
"Okay, goodbye, goodbye Mr. Ballmer."
Song Ya watched the two wealthy men with less than a few meters left, still staying in place to continue thinking, he needs more time to digest the news, "Andersen?"
His eyes lit up suddenly. After Vivendi Global went public in the country, didn't it fully cooperate with Arthur Andersen?
"These **** brave Chicagoans!"
Manhattan, Goldman Sachs Chairman Paulson also got the news. Andersen was in Chicago, and so was APLUS. Whether Enron or Vivendi Global, Goldman Sachs suffered a lot from failing to grasp the internal accounts of the two companies.
He also had a copy of the crumpled newspaper in his hands, the Hollywood tabloids, and the picture was a group photo of the creators of The Wolf of Wall Street just assembled. A middle-aged man standing behind Nicholas Cage, smiling very brightly The actor really looks a lot like himself...
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On December 2, 2001, the Mi Army pursued the death and pursued the North, and had begun to attack the enemy’s last city, Kandahar. At the same time, Enron officially filed for bankruptcy protection in the bankruptcy court. The assets listed in the bankruptcy list were as high as 490 Eight hundred million dollars has become the largest bankruptcy case in the history of the United States. On November 30, the stock price of Enron before the suspension of trading had fallen to 26 meters, and the market value was only 200 million. Billion market value...