Zhuke, led by two ace bodyguards, drove to the UPN headquarters building.

    ok It''s a very small four story building. It''s a very humble one in America.

    As a matter of fact, UPN''s audience rating is too low, and it has to lose a lot of money every year. Compared with many TV networks of Viacom group, it has no sense of existence, otherwise paramount could not be sold to Zhuke.

    "Boss, you''re here. If you don''t come again, I''ll have to go to your villa myself." Lawyer Zhang Dahei had been waiting at the door for a long time.

    Of course, he''s not alone waiting.

    He was accompanied by several other people. They''re all UPN executives.

    As for the former CEO of UPN, he was transferred back to Viacom group when he was acquired by Zhuke.

    "I''m sorry, everyone. I''m in a hurry." Zucker put his hands together and apologized.

    "It''s very kind of you, Mr. Wald."

    What can they say, including Lawyer Zhang Wei?

    It''s hard to point to Zhuke''s nose and scold: you''re 20 minutes late?!

    All the staff of the operation Department, production department, family entertainment department, finance department, news department, etc. except the reporters who went out to interview, there are 130 people in total. Now they are all gathered in the hall on the first floor, waiting for the new boss Zhuke''s speech.

    "Ladies and gentlemen, take it easy. I''m not a ogre!"

    Zucker''s pretense of exaggerated ridicule has some effect.

    At least let the nervous people relax a little.

    After all, most of the time, the first thing a new boss does is lay off some employees.

    Although the per capita salary of the United States is not low, the pressure of living cost they are facing is also extremely high. Housing loans, car loans, insurance, alimony and so on are all huge expenses. Once you are laid off, it means that you lose your salary. At that time, the vampire bank will definitely cut off a piece of meat from you.

    "Well, guys, the layoffs you''re worried about won''t happen to me!"

    Zucker looked down at the crowd and said with a smile, "of course, it won''t happen in a short time. I''ll give you two months. Once someone makes me feel that you don''t deserve the salary, the result is to leave. Do you understand? "

    Understand?

    Of course they understand!

    The vast majority of capitalists are not enthusiasts for public welfare.

    At least not Zucker.

    To be exact, in addition to tax avoidance needs, Zhuke donated a sum of money, bought several meals of corn and sent them to Africa; As for the others, they didn''t invest a cent in public welfare!

    Ha ha, I don''t like to donate money to America, you bite me!

    "Just understand."

    "Before the acquisition of UPN, I also made some understanding of it. The ratings were low and the company lost money every year; The annual audience rating is less than 1%. Even last year, the overall annual audience rating dropped to 0.5%. "

    "Tut tut ~!"

    "This audience rating, even if I don''t buy it, is basically close to bankruptcy."

    As Zhuke''s voice fell, everyone''s face was ugly.

    They want to argue.

    But in fact, what refutation?

    Zucker''s speech was very short, and it took less than three minutes.

    In fact, although many celebrities and bosses in the United States like to make speeches and are keen to make lengthy speeches, in fact, they are still a few. In the vast majority of cases, no matter how much you say, there is no truth in US dollars. So, Zucker quickly ended his speech.

    The next key task is to hold a meeting for UPN executives.

    "Boss, this is the conference room." A bald middle-aged man said respectfully.

    "Thank you." Zucker responded calmly.

    Soon, Zhuke and master lawyer, together with a group of executives, entered the conference room.

    The number of participants was not large, only eight.

    Zhang Wei seemed to see Zhuke''s doubts, and immediately explained: "boss, there were 20 senior executives of UPN before the acquisition, most of whom were in Viacom group, so they returned to Viacom as soon as the acquisition ended."

    "Oh?"

    Smell speech, Zhu Ke looked at the crowd: "that is to say, many departments are lack of executives?"

    "Yes, sir." One of the executives explained.

    Then only the remaining six executives introduced themselves one after another.

    For the six of them, before the acquisition, Zhuke also did some work. They can''t be said to be particularly excellent, but they can barely do the job, and Zhuke won''t touch them in a short time.

    But there is a point!

    UPN is short of CEOs who can control the whole situation!

    It''s hard to transfer Victor to be the CEO of UPN. When Zhuke thought about it, he rejected the idea.

    Wald''s recent work is enough to keep Victor busy. He has no time to deal with UPN.

    As for Zucker himself as the CEO of UPN?

    Come on!

    How many Jin and how many liang do you have? Don''t you know?

    Of course, it doesn''t mean that after a period of study, Zhuke can''t take the job himself. It''s really because Zhuke has other work to do. What''s more, some tired and lazy Zhuke didn''t want to work so hard.

    "Is it not fragrant for Laozi to engage in the East and West, and then enjoy a wave of life?"

    Therefore, the CEO recruitment of UPN has become an urgent task.

    "Not only the recruitment of CEOs, but also the recruitment of other departments must be completed in the near future. Zhang Wei, it''s up to you. You''ll contact the headhunting company later. " Zhu Ke said in a deep voice.

    "OK, boss." Zhang Weiying and Tao.

    As for the company''s executives, Zhu Ke''s eyes were completely blind.

    You want to be CEOs, too?

    Dream!

    If you have the ability to be CEO, will today''s UPN have an overall audience rating of less than 0.5% for the whole year?

    Of course, it does not rule out that they have the ability because of their low status and no suitable platform for their development.

    But Zucker didn''t want to wait!

    Instead of excavating them, Zhuke is more inclined to excavate what he knows about the future big cattle and little demons.

    .......

    Back to the villa.

    Zhuke was alone in the study, writing and drawing.

    Yahoo 2% shares, now worth $40 million;

    Wald pictures, with a valuation of US $30 million, is expected to have more than US $70 million in cash after the settlement of Juno;

    Standard Bank of California, valued at $20 million;

    45% of ICQ, valued at US $3.5 million;

    .......

    Well, Zucker''s counting his fortune.

    All of them add up to more than $200 million.

    Of course, this is in the case of excluding the loan owed to the bank. If you remove the loan, you will have a fortune of 150 million US dollars.

    "It''s really not easy for me to cross over."

    At the same time, Zhuke can''t help but think of the fact that hard candy was treated differently by the cinema on the eve of its release, and the number of screens was seriously insufficient; The movie Juno is hostile to Warner because of its box office success.

    Zhu Ke has acquired all kinds of cowards.

    More and more attention has been paid to the construction or acquisition of media empire.

    "Now I have film companies, distribution networks in several States, instant messaging, TV stations, and surrounding chain stores. Now I''m just short of other corners. I can be regarded as a small media empire."

    In other words, Zhuke''s media empire has now achieved a small step, and the next focus is how to achieve the goal.

    "The second watch" is here!