ystheoneinvitedtomentwheneveranyCEOwascaughtwithagoldenparachuteworthbillions.
Mikaelhadnotroubleimaginingthatchampagnebottleshadbeenuncorkedinsomenewspapers’backroomsthatevening.
Erikahadthesameattitudetothejournalist’sroleashedid.Evenwhentheywereinjournalismschooltheyhadamusedthemselvesbyimaginingamagazinewithjustsuchamissionstatement.
ErikawasthebestbossMikaelcouldimagine.Shewasananiserwhocouldhandleemployeeswithwarmthandtrustbutwhoatthesametimewasn’tafraidofconfrontationandcouldbeverytoughwhennecessary.Aboveall,shehadanicygutfeelingwhenitcametomakingdecisionsaboutthecontentsoftheupingissue.SheandMikaeloftenhaddifferingviewsandcouldhavehealthyarguments,buttheyalsohadunwaveringconfidenceineachother,andtogethertheymadeanunbeatableteam.Hedidthefieldworkoftrackingdownthestory,whileshepackagedandmarketedit.
Millenniumwastheirmutualcreation,butitwouldneverhavebeerealitywithouthertalentfordiggingupfinancing.Itwastheworking-classguyandtheupper-classgirlinabeautifulunion.Erikacamefromoldmoney.Shehadputuptheinitialseedmoneyandthentalkedbothherfatherandvariousacquaintancesintoinvestingconsiderablesumsintheproject.
MikaelhadoftenwonderedwhyErikahadsethersightsonMillennium.True,shewasapartowner—themajoritypartner,infact—andeditorinchiefofherownmagazine,whichgaveherprestigeandthecontroloverpublicitythatshecouldhardlyhaveobtainedinanyotherjob.UnlikeMikael,shehadconcentratedontelevisionafterjournalismschool.Shewastough,lookedfantasticoncamera,andcouldholdherownwiththepetition.Shealsohadgoodcontactsinthebureaucracy.Ifshehadstucktoit,shewouldundoubtedlyhavehadamanagerialjobatoneoftheTVchannelsataconsiderablyhighersalarythanshepaidherselfnow.
BergerhadalsoconvincedChristerMalmtobuyintothemagazine.Hewasanexhibitionistgaycelebritywhosometimesappearedwithhisboyfriendin“athomewith”articles.TheinterestinhimbeganwhenhemovedinwithArnoldMagnusson,anactorwithabackgroundattheRoyalDramaticTheatrewhohadmadeaseriousbreakthroughwhenheplayedhimselfinadocu