Jason Kilar is a figure, but he is not the boss of Hulu. He and his entrepreneurial team have to take orders from the board of directors, the traditional power in the film and television industry.

This can easily lead to conflicts.

Without coordination, disagreements may easily arise.

In the previous life, such a scene happened.

When Netflix gradually gained momentum and the threat became stronger and stronger, Jason Kilar wanted to lead Hulu to carry out strategic transformation and business adjustments. Hulu wanted to provide users with more high-quality content and kill them.

Netflix!

Hulu has the support of the world's most powerful content providers, but it can't compete with just Netflix?

Then, I was dumbfounded.

The board of directors does not support it!

Even though Netflix is ​​gaining momentum, the traditional forces in Hollywood still don’t take Netflix seriously, thinking that they can destroy Netflix easily without putting high-quality content on the Internet.

The traditional model has been making steady profits for decades, why should it change?

Then, Jason Kilar resigned. He was extremely charismatic. As soon as he resigned, his Chinese senior management team also left with him.

However, Hulu's board of directors did not pay too much attention to the collective departure of the senior management team.

They never thought that a small Netflix could become a phenomenon.

Is Netflix a threat?

joke!

You can get it with just a flip of your hand!

Then, as expected, he took action!

The online copyrights for some premium content from Sony and Disney were licensed to Starz, a cable TV station, many years ago, and Starz in turn licensed this copyright to Netflix.

Netflix is ​​equivalent to indirectly obtaining some high-quality content from Sony Pictures and Disney that is only broadcast on cable TV stations. This is the key to Netflix's early rise.

Hollywood's approach is to withdraw the authorization to the TV station Starz!

Then, Netflix pulled the crotch.

In a short period of time, the stock price fell directly from US$40 to US$7, and the market was wailing, seeing that Netflix was about to die. At this time, Netflix adjusted its strategy in a timely manner and began to produce its own content, and "House of Cards" came into being!

Under near-death pressure and layers of persecution, Netflix finally embarked on a correct development path, and its stock price began to sing all the way!

Hollywood was collectively dumbfounded, and it was only then that they suddenly woke up and realized that Jason Kilar's original statement was correct.

But it was too late.

With the rise of Netflix, Hollywood is in decline, and no one except Disney can hold it back.

Finally, in 2018, communications giant AT&T acquired Time Warner Group, the second largest giant after Disney, for nearly US$100 billion and changed its name to WarnerMedia.

After the merger was completed, AT&T hired a new CEO for Warner Media to lead the new company to complete its strategic transformation. This person turned out to be Jason Kilar!

The purpose is very clear, Warner wants to develop its own streaming media!

The clown from Silicon Valley, who was collectively suppressed, boycotted and looked down upon by Hollywood, finally returned to Hollywood with a return of king attitude and took the helm of Time Warner!

This makes many people in the industry feel sad.

After many twists and turns, the century-old movie brand finally turned into a content provider for streaming media, changing its core position into a subsidiary position...

After Jason Kilar came to power, he immediately set up a series of targeted measures against Netflix. The first thing he did was to take back the streaming rights to the nation's favorite sitcom "Friends."

Netflix offered a four-year super lease contract worth $420 million, but Warner rejected it!

Then, Warner launched its own streaming media platform HBOMAX and launched "Friends"...

Zhou Buqi naturally doesn't understand these things, but he can make logical judgments.

He doesn't have much contact with Jason Kilar and doesn't know him well.

However, one thing is clear.

He used to be an executive at Amazon, and he was the only 9 core executives among dozens of vice presidents at Amazon who could report directly to Bezos!

Amazon's "e-commerce movie" business portfolio around imdb and membership business was built under his leadership.

From this point alone, we can see that this person is of very high standard!

In Silicon Valley, he is a top-notch talent.

Compared with this group of people in Hollywood, he is even more outstanding.

The only weakness is that he is not a capital partner of Hulu. He has no reputation as an entrepreneur. In fact, he is a professional manager hired by Hollywood from Silicon Valley. He has no absolute say.

This may lead to irreconcilable conflicts.

Due to differences in concepts, he is destined to part ways with the old Hollywood die-hards one day in the future.

Now, "Purple Star Global" is short of people. It lacks high-end talents who understand both the Internet and the entertainment industry... Isn't Jason Kilar the most suitable candidate in front of him?

Moreover, his senior management team is all Chinese.

If we brought them all together, wouldn’t there be Chinese confidants?

Gradually, Zhou Buqi looked at Jason Kilar with burning eyes... This feeling was even more intimate than when he looked at Megan Fox just now!

Next to him, Frank, the vice president of MGM, has been secretly paying attention to him, trying to find out his details so that he can be reused if he really acquires MGM in the future.

He was shocked by this scene!

This...what is going on?

Something is wrong with this boss Zhou!

Are his interests and hobbies a bit crooked?

Just now in front of the great beauty Megan Fox, he looked indifferent and half-cold and half-hot. In front of a mature man, his eyes were shining, eager and excited...

Should we try to please him from this angle?

These big bosses really know how to play!

Next, Jason Kilar wanted to persuade Zhou Buqi, saying that if his plan was truly successful and he created a new entertainment empire, he might as well cooperate with Hulu. Internet media was the future.

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Zhou Buqi laughed!

Of course not!

If you agree, won't you be able to live a good life on Hulu?

The worse your life is at Hulu and the more constraints you encounter, the greater the possibility of you leaving Hulu. As long as you leave Hulu and still want to develop in this industry, joining "Purple Star Global" has become a must.

road.

The plan can come true!

This cocktail party was not in vain!

…

When leaving, Zhen Yu found Zhou Buqi's eyes staring at a Hollywood actress, somewhat reluctantly.

"How old is she?"

Zhen Yu was angry and funny, so she pushed him, pulled him into the car and left.

Zhou Buqi said with emotion: "Time has defeated a woman! Don't you know her? Jennifer Connelly, her performance in "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​is really charming."

Zhen Yu rolled her eyes at him and said, "She was only 13 years old when she acted in "Once Upon a Time in America." Keep your interests normal and don't act like a lolita. Even if you are powerful, don't be presumptuous."

Zhou Buqi said speechlessly: "Senior Sister Zhen, where did you want to go? I just feel that time is not forgiving, which is quite touching. Hmm... That's not right. She should be about the same age as Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue is more

Plump, voluptuous, and charming, he is much better than her. Well, it should be a racial problem."

The driver and bodyguards are all white, have worked for the manor for many years, and do not speak Chinese.

Zhen Yu felt more at ease and said angrily: "If someone hears about the racial issue, I will sue you!"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "I am analyzing social phenomena. When doing business, you have to pay attention to observe life and experience life. These are life experiences."

"Have you fallen in love with Aunt Xue?"

"ah?"

"Yes or no?"

"Something else."

Zhou Buqi coughed lightly and refused to admit it at all.

Zhen Yu suggested seriously: "Boss Zhou, if you want to pursue excitement and play like this... well, you should go to the domestic entertainment circle. I heard Baihui said that there are many small stars who are willing to do anything to become famous.

But no matter how hard you work, you will bring your family with you, including your sisters, aunts and uncles. But if Aunt Xue can’t do it, you have to consider going to Baoshan’s side."

Zhou Buqi couldn't laugh or cry, "I feel like you are similar to Shi Jinglin!"

"Really?" Zhen Yu raised her head and glanced at him, "Anyway, don't make any trouble, the gain outweighs the loss. Everything at home is pretty stable now, I'm just worried that you might light the explosives."
To be continued...