New Age Artists

Chapter 626 Shen Santong, please be gentle

The sinking of the Shenyang Shipyard brought Commissioner Smith's government service career to a perfect end.

After the film agreement negotiations were completed and the Chinese film market was liberalized, Shen Santong completely became a stumbling block, especially in the film negotiations, Shen Santong won unprecedented initiative for Dongda.

Shen Santong had to retire and his plan to be a director fell through.

Down and down, win!
As for Shen Santong's retreat as advance, the informant developed by the Citigroup, who had previously worked closely with Commissioner Smith, had been jumping up and down in the process of overthrowing Shen and had taken away a lot of things and lost some points.

This is a necessary sacrifice!
It's the price of victory!

Temporary difficulties!
Aren’t pawns meant to be cannon fodder and to improve battle records?
Commissioner Smith gained enough benefits from this and joined GPG after returning home.

The Glover Park Group, Glover Park Group.

GPG is a lobbying firm founded in 2001 by former White House and Donald Trump campaign officials Carter Escu, Michael Feldman, Joe Lockhart and Chip Smith.

The company needs to expand its business now while the power is available, and Commissioner Smith is exactly what it needs!

You will enjoy senior treatment as a senior member upon joining the company, and after working for a few more years, you may be able to get a certain amount of shares and become a partner.

He is good at his job and is responsible for media relations, providing strategic communications and government relations, as well as consulting and lobbying services on digital media policies.

Revolving doors also come in different grades.

In terms of income levels, salaries in this type of consulting, lobbying and advisory industries vary greatly, depending mainly on personal qualifications, quality of personal connections, and policy area.

The key lies in how much experience and connections you have.

Top connections.

Generally, one must hold a senior position in the government, be a former member of Congress, or a senior White House official, and have direct control over the operating rules and connections of Congress.

They switched to lobbying consultancies, which offered the highest salaries.

They can provide top lobbying services to big clients, attract top client resources, and gain the favor of big companies.

If it involves bilateral trade, intellectual property, national security, or high-value areas such as technology, copyright, and taxation, salary income will increase further.

Those with this kind of connections can walk through the revolving door and directly become senior lobbying partners.

It is not difficult to earn an annual salary of over one million US dollars, and some top figures even reach 300 million US dollars.

For example, Podesta Group, the Podesta Public Relations Group, whose founder Tony Podesta is an industry benchmark, can earn up to $500 million including client share.

High-level connections.

Participated in rulemaking, served on important congressional committees, or as a member of important White House departments, but did not directly write rules.

Including base salary, performance bonuses, and customer commissions, the annual salary can range from $50 to $200 million.

The monetization income of mid-level connections is between US$20 and US$80.

Generally, they will join a medium-sized lobbying firm or the lobbying department of a law firm.

Those who come from intelligence agencies work for defense contractors or technology companies.

The specific income depends on the company you work for and the industry you are connected to, and whether there is an additional premium.

Low-level connections, with annual income between $15 and $50.

The salary is low and the competition is fierce.

There is no way. If your network level is not high, the risk of leaving your job is inevitably high.

Low-level connections, just a small leader or participant in business negotiations before leaving.

It is difficult to monetize your connections at a lower level, so you can only be a civil servant.

Forced cash out most often enters the internal government affairs department of a company.

To put it nicely, it sounds like stability, but in fact it is just a way of living and waiting to die.

As a highly developed capitalist society, the United States has a very advanced and convenient mechanism for monetizing personal connections.

Former officials can easily convert government connections into client resources through the "revolving door."

When times are good, such as when the United States and Tokyo have trade frictions over photovoltaics and lobbying demands increase, funds will increase.

Commissioner Smith was lucky enough to catch it.

Originally it was just a mid-level network of contacts, but he happened to catch up with the trade negotiations between the two sides and participated in them, which greatly improved his bargaining power.

With his accumulated knowledge of bilateral policies, government operations, and intelligence, and his mid-level connections, he can take a step toward becoming a high-level network, and his total annual salary can easily reach the million-dollar threshold.

Commissioner Smith's experience in relations with China has brought him many benefits.

The United States has a long history of research on China, from lobbying departments to think tanks, academia, and government departments, spanning many years and covering many positions in various fields.

In recent years, the investment in this area has not only not decreased, but has increased. Even companies like Boeing, which have deep relationships, are increasing their investment.

Commissioner Smith, a former mid-level official who worked in China for many years and had excellent bilateral relations, joined a top lobbying firm, and a million dollars was just the beginning.

If I could help the company expand its media and entertainment businesses and open up new business opportunities, I could easily earn two or three million dollars.

Significantly higher than ordinary corporate or government positions, comparable to senior law firm partners.

Carter Escu, the supervisor of Commissioner Smith and the founder of the company, called him to his office and said, "Smith, you have been in Dongda for a long time and have participated in a series of actions against Shen Santong. This task is given to you."

After reading the information, Commissioner Smith was upset: "What? How could Wonder Woman be handed over to Shen Santong? What is Warner thinking?"

It took so much effort, so much energy, and so many informants to force Shen Santong to retire!

Then, damn, Warner wants to hand over the "Wonder Woman" project to Shen Santong, and he has to cooperate!
What has he become?

What kind of work is this?
Now it is equivalent to pushing Shen Santong's ass! Seeing his reaction, Carter Escu was annoyed and stared at him and reminded him: "What the fuck? Smith, be professional!"

Commissioner Smith thought for a moment and analyzed, "Can this kind of cooperation pass the review? If an IP like Wonder Woman is given to a Chinese director, Shen Santong is not Li An. He has national confidence and pride. If he were to shoot the film, would CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment) approve it?"

The United States has very strict review procedures, and a large number of companies have corresponding government departments.

"Wonder Woman" is a major IP that is one of the national symbols of the United States and one of the DC Big Three.

The United States has no history. The founding of the country is a myth, and its history is also a myth.

Wonder Woman is part of the history and overall narrative of the United States, maybe not much, but fundamentally.

Carter Escu smiled. "It won't be too troublesome if it doesn't involve acquisition. And trouble is just right. We are needed when things are troublesome! We are needed when things are difficult to handle! We are the ones who handle difficult things!"

"Our cooperation with Warner was previously limited to communications. In the areas of intellectual property and digital technology, why is Warner handing it over to us now? Aren't we the ones in the White House?"

Michael Feldman, one of the company's partners, has no specific affairs, but is a consultant for the Donkey Party and is responsible for making money.

Another founder, Chip Smith, is currently active and is a key figure in Michelle's husband's on-site combat system.

He was the operator of the Iowa primary in 08 and the ground operations commander of the Democratic Party during the union struggle in Wisconsin last year.

This year, it designed a street mobilization model of "Truck Drivers VS Wall Street", which reversed the support rate of Michelle's husband in the state. Its "community church + barbecue stall" ground promotion model was written into the training manual of the Democratic National Committee.

This requires a certain degree of circumvention of lobbying laws and provides an indirect effect.

Another partner, Joe Lockhart, is also an outside think tank in Michelle's husband's core circle for re-election campaign.

Joe Lockhart, who served as White House press secretary during the Louis Vuitton administration, had an advisory role during Michelle's husband's campaign.

She plays the role of a "firewall" in Michelle's husband's team. For example, when the Wall Street Journal revealed that the health care bill might cause premium increases, Lockhart laid a public opinion buffer zone for the "transition pains" through a column in the New York Times.

Carter Escu works as a strategist for the Donkey Party and has no direct working relationship with Michelle's husband. She provides media strategy advice as an external commentator.

His job is to make money.

You have the right to use it and it will become invalid upon expiration.

Carter Escu gives Commissioner Smith a lesson: "If you don't do it and I don't do it, who will do it?"

"If you don't make money and I don't make money, how can Washington congressmen make money? How can the White House make money?"

"Without Washington's protection, how can the company develop rapidly? If the company does not develop, can ordinary people have jobs?"

"You made money, I made money, Washington made money, the White House made money, the investing companies made money, the businesses made money, employment expanded, the people who bought stocks made money, everyone made money."

“Smith, don’t be childish!”

"You need to quickly change your cognition and functions. You are not an intelligence specialist now. Do you understand?"

At the end of his speech, Carter Escu's tone became stern and fierce.

Warner Bros. is their major client. If the cooperation is successful this time, it will directly expand the company's business.

The initial cooperation between Warner Bros. and Santong Entertainment cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and lobbying and consulting costs at least tens of millions. It is impossible to take it all, but it is still possible to get a big piece and share in the internationalization wave of major Japanese companies.

Wanda acquired Citigroup's AMC Theater Chain, with the involvement of several law firms and lobbying companies including Squire Patton Boggs and Holland & Knight. Wanda promised that AMC would not screen "certain sensitive documentaries" to avoid "cultural infiltration". The acquisition was successful and these companies made a lot of money.

Moreover, making money only starts after Dongda Enterprise is established. If Santong Entertainment can be attracted to settle down, Shen Santong's performance will be full of flaws.

This is a long-term blood bag. Who doesn’t want to eat fat?

Who can stop them from getting rich?

Who dares to stop it!

Commissioner Smith walked out of the supervisor's office and gathered his team with the project.

This immediately triggered praises from his subordinates: "Boss, you are awesome."

The lobbying industry has high incomes, but also high risks. There are policy changes, client loss, and similar services from other former officials. If you want to continue in this job for a long time, you cannot rely on personal connections alone, but connections in the right field.

Commissioner Smith also got into the state, feeling awe-inspiring.

The company gave him such a high salary because they valued his connections with China. For example, Shen Santong had contact with Warner Bros. This was a classified document he read before leaving, which was a reflection of his value.

If he refuses to provide value, the consequences will definitely be bad.

The preparatory work for the collaboration between Warner Bros. Pictures and Santong Entertainment has already started before it is officially concluded.

Through media public relations promotion, The Wall Street Journal and The Hollywood Reporter have created the image of Shen Santong as a "white knight". The DC universe needs new vitality.

There was no mention of Shen Santong, just some gossip.

But there is no wall that is impenetrable. First, ripples were caused in the Hollywood public opinion field and among the groups that were closely following the United States, which was the negotiation location in Hong Kong Island.

"That can't be possible."

"impossible."

"It's a lie."

“Fake news.”

"How could Wonder Woman be handed over to a Chinese?"

“Ah, wuwuwuwu┭┮﹏┭┮”

"Shen Santong, please be gentler. I'm afraid Wonder Woman can't handle it!"

(End of this chapter)