Teenagers may not know the name Kevin Mayer, but he's about to play an outsize role in their lives.
The longtime leader of the Walt Disney Company just became the CEO of TikTok (抖音).In doing so, Mayer will lake charge of an app whose influence over a lot of people has made it one of the most influential ，although controversial(有争议的) ,platforms of the era.
Mayer has been with Disney since the early 1990s—minus a period as the CEO of Playboy.com—and he’s helped to acquire some important brands in film industry. More recently he's become known for his key role in the launch of the ll-important Disney Plus streaming service.
Mayer was thought to be among the most obvious potential successors to outgoing CEO Bob Iger, but he was passed over for Bob Chapek，who ran Disney' theme parks unit.
Mayer's departure from Disney may not be a surprise,but his move to TikTok is unexpected. The app, owned by China-based ByteDance, is at a crucial moment in its short history—seeing enormous growth during the pandemic lockdowns but facing increasing criticism over its data-collection practices. As it rises in influence ,the company will surely face a growing drumbeat of intense media and strict monitoring.
In contrast, Disney has never been more delicate, with the coronavinus pandemic having broken nearly all of its core business units, from the close down of theme parks and movie theaters to ongoing interruptions to its production schedules. Mayer，whatever else is motivating the move, is hopping( 跳) to another position at a proper time.
【小题1】What's the text mainly about?| A．The job-hopping of a CEO. |
| B．The rising influence of TikTok. |
| C．The decline of the Walt Disney Company . |
| D．The intense competition between companies. |
| A．He had been offered a higher salary |
| B．He wasn't qualified for his previous job. |
| C．He preferred a new career concerning teenagers. |
| D．He failed to succeed Bob Iger as a CEO of Disney. |
| A．Potential but delicate. | B．Profitable but immoral. |
| C．Popular but controversial. | D．Professional but addictive. |
| A．To advertise for Disney. | B．To report of news. |
| C．To recommend a new app. | D．To compare two companies. |
