American Scandal King

Chapter 164 Whip

Chapter 164 Whip
after an hour.

Ian lay in the girls' arms and talked on the phone with James Pelley.

"Hey, James, I'm planning to get the live broadcast rights for the Academy Awards," Ian said straight to the point.

James Pelley on the other end of the phone was obviously surprised: "Are you kidding? That's ABC!"

"No, I'm serious." Ian told James Perry the news he had received.

He said: "ABC has not given up, but the key is that their contract is expiring. If we let them complete the renewal this time, we may have to wait ten or even fifteen years before we have the opportunity."

"But the price is too high, we can't make much money."

"Even if we don't make much money, it's still money. The key is that we will gain greater influence on Hollywood."

CBS is responsible for providing money and manpower, and I am responsible for enjoying the hidden benefits.

Otherwise, why would I invest in CBS?
Why should I support you to be the chairman?
James Perry understood these words without having to say them.

He thought about it carefully and said, "A signing fee of 10 million is a bit high. Perhaps we should pay it from the subsequent live broadcast fees."

"No, Perry, we can't do that," Ian said immediately. "The Academy Awards won't have the same influence in the future. We need to give them benefits based on the revenue from live broadcasts. We can't promise them too much in the future, but we can give them a higher signing fee."

I go!

I think ten million is expensive. Do you mean to add more money?

This is the signing fee!

Ian didn't plan to use threats this time. After all, the project belonged to CBS, and there was no need to offend anyone to help CBS. Besides, using black material to coerce business was not the right way, so he just let James Pelley solve it himself.

James Pelley thought for a moment and asked, "So you're sure the Oscar ratings will drop in the future? How much will they drop?"

"I don't know, but we have to be prepared to cut it in half. Even so, I still hope to get it. You just have to take that into account when you write the contract."

James Pelley immediately said, "If it's a tiered contract, we'll pay more if the Oscars ratings continue to rise."

Ian: "My judgment is always reliable. How about I negotiate another step-by-step contract with CBS?"

James Pelley: "No! No! No! I will never bet with you again, Ian! Absolutely not! Okay, I accept your proposal. I will discuss it with the board of directors. I estimate that I can offer a maximum price of 15 million and formulate a proposal based on payment based on ratings according to what you said."

"To appear to be making more money than they did with ABC... they trust their ratings," Ian warned.

"Of course." James laughed.

Everyone knows that no flower lasts forever, but when it happens to you, you will feel that you can still be popular for a while.

Besides, will lower future earnings affect current asking prices? Does it?

The guys at the academy would be happy to receive enough benefits now.

Handing it over to James Pelley, Ian smiled at the girls, "Want to go to the Oscars?"

The girls all got excited at the same time: "This is really great!"

The cute and lovely Barbara rushed over and shouted, "I'm going to reward you well, Ian!"

Ian's expression changed slightly: "No, not now..."

Then he sucked in a breath of cold air and his legs suddenly straightened.

After another round of tossing and turning, Ian felt that he really couldn't go on.

Empty.

Helen Berry continued, "By the way, the cooperation between my aunt and ICM is about to expire. If you can really buy UTA, maybe I can convince her to join UTA?"

Ian thought about it and nodded, "That's settled then."

Just then, the phone rang again.

It's Ron Lloyd's.

He said directly on the phone: "Ian, watch TV, ABC News!" Huh?
Hearing the old man's serious tone, Ian keenly sensed the problem.

........................

Kreps' office, Mischel Street.

Ian sat in his seat, and Kreps sat on the sofa next to him.

The TV on the opposite wall was showing last night's news.

A young black man shouted at the camera: "I saw it with my own eyes. It was Ian Carr who killed the MS13 members. He is not a business owner, but a bloody killer!"

The host took the microphone and said, "But the news report said that Officer Katherine from the Los Angeles Police Department went in and rescued someone."

The black guy shook his head repeatedly: "No, that's fake news! It's Ian Carr! He's not a policeman, he has no law enforcement power, he's a murderer! I know this isn't the first time he's done this, and I suspect the Dam Scrap Metal Factory is also related to him. My boss has a very close relationship with him..."

Watching this scene on the screen, Kreps trembled all over.

He looked at Ian in despair: "I swear to you, boss, this was definitely not arranged by me."

Ian snorted coldly and said nothing.

Ian has attacked gangs three times: the Crips, the gang that killed Bates, and the MS13.

There were no bystanders in the first two attempts, except for the one that rescued Jessica and others, where someone from the Cripple Gang participated.

What foresight can gangsters have?
It's easy to sell out under the influence of certain people.

This time, the blow is aimed directly at Ian from a legal perspective, turning him into a criminal.

Of course, even if the matter was exposed, Ian said that he was doing it to save people, but this behavior of breaking into the gang and killing people indiscriminately still broke the limit, and it was indeed illegal in some ways.

At this moment, Ian sat there quietly, chuckling softly, "I know I've offended a lot of people, and they want to deal with me. It's not surprising, and I can't even blame them... Strong people never complain. But do you know what really makes me unhappy?"

Kreps lowered his head, his whole body trembling.

Ian looked at him coldly: "It's your worthlessness and incompetence. You can't even manage your subordinates properly, and you didn't notice any signs of trouble."

He folded his legs and stood in front of Kreps.

Although Kreps was taller than him, at this moment Kreps looked up to Ian as if he were looking up to a god.

He fell to his knees and said, "I'll arrange for someone to kill that bastard right away!"

Snapped!
Ian slapped him hard, making Kreps dizzy.

Ian said angrily: "Kill him? And then prove his accusation against me? Do you have a brain, Kreps?"

Kreps shuddered.

Ian has said: "I will handle this matter, you don't need to interfere."

As he said this he clapped his hands.

Haddock strode in: "Boss."

Ian took out a whip from his bag and threw it to Haddak: "Whip him."

Hardaker looked at Kreps in astonishment and said, "He's my boss, the boss."

Ian lit up his cigar. "Ten lashes! This is the punishment for your boss's incompetence. If you go easy on me, I'll give you ten lashes myself."