Chapter 179： Count us 1

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As the frenzy brought by "Jurassic Park" and "True Lies" gradually declined, after entering September, the entertainment industry seemed to have returned to normal, reporters and paparazzi turned their attention back to the gossip scandals of celebrities. , The newspaper entertainment page began to be flooded with news of breakups and love triangles.

On a very unusual Monday, Viacom and Pai Jinsli, who represented Ryan, suddenly jointly held a press conference, announcing that Ryan would spend US$150 million in the acquisition of Paramount Pictures. Once successful, the two parties will start a closer all-round cooperation, and at least two movies will be jointly produced each year.

The news immediately shook North America. Viacom’s financing problems occurred, and it was not a secret that the purchase of Paramount Pictures was in trouble. Now, what is their intention to pull that super genius into it?

Well, the entire North America knows that Ryan Jenkins is very rich and is definitely one of the richest minors in the United States. It is said that he holds more than 100 million U.S. dollars in share income in his hands, but this little money is worth billions of dollars. Will be helpful?

Some analysts quickly grasped the key and set their sights on Wall Street.

The next day, Jules Stewart, who represented Jenkins Pictures, injected another cardiotonic agent into the acquisition. The number of viewers of "Jurassic Park" in North America exceeded 90 million, and the global box office officially exceeded $1 billion.

Afterwards, Viacom quickly stabilized the situation and launched a second financing on Wall Street. Paramount Pictures, which was gradually leaning towards Barry Diller’s offer, immediately resumed its impartial attitude and stood firmly. On the wall, watch the developments on both sides.

The interest group represented by Barry Diller once again raised the offer, wanting to take advantage of the critical moment when Viacom's financing has not yet been completed, and fight the battle.

however. Two huge pieces of good news have obviously stimulated the nerves of those vampires on Wall Street. As long as they are profitable, their actions will become extremely fast, and Viacom’s financing plan is quickly negotiated.

A fierce takeover battle started, and the two sides' quotations were getting closer and closer to 9 billion US dollars. At this time, funds were the only winner.

No one thought that Lei Shidong actually used the tactic of arguing. When the competition between the two sides was fierce, he suddenly announced that it had acquired the world's largest video tape store, Blockbuster, for US$8.4 billion. Then he drew up Blockbuster's huge cash flow, and used physical stores to borrow from the bank, raising the offer to 10.6 billion U.S. dollars, and finally ended the acquisition that lasted for several months.

"Congratulations, Mr. Redstone."

Walking into the huge banquet hall, Ryan first congratulated the host.

"Ryan, don't you want me to say congratulations to you? Don't forget, you are also a Paramount shareholder now."

Summer Redstone was obviously in a very good mood, and he looked at Nicole who was holding Ryan again. "Miss Kidman, frankly speaking, I admire you very much!"

"Where does this start..."

Not only was Nicole dumbfounded, Ryan was also dumbfounded.

"Not everyone can teach a genius."

Summer Redstone didn't seem to be joking. "I think you are very successful in this regard."

"It's too rewarding."

Nicole knew about her family affairs, if Ryan was replaced by another child, she would have been spoiled for a long time. Having said that, would he still spoil him like this when he was replaced by another child?

"What are you thinking about. Nicole?"

The two randomly found a quiet resting place and sat at a small table.

"Nothing." Nicole quickly recovered. "Unexpectedly, one day, we will also become major shareholders of Hollywood's top film companies."

"It's just five percent of the shares." Ryan didn't care much.

$150 million in exchange for 5% of Paramount Pictures’ shares. This is the final result of the negotiation between Pai Kingsley and Viacom. It seems that Ryan and Nicole have made a lot of money. Actually The above is not as beautiful as imagined.

First, in the face of fierce competition, Viacom adopted a premium acquisition. The price of $10.6 billion far exceeded Paramount’s market value—the two parties negotiated based on Paramount’s market value. —Secondly, Ryan will have to perform at least six film contracts in the next three years, and Paramount’s investment in them will account for more than 60%.

Also, if Ryan and Nicole want to dispose of the shares in their hands, Summer Redstone has the priority to buy back at the market price.

Of course, the benefits are huge.

In the future, the majority of North American entertainment industry's revenue will be in overseas markets. Paramount is the best company in developing overseas markets. None of the several studios that Ryan has purchased has film distribution rights. It is imperative to take advantage of the situation.

As long as it does not have a huge conflict of interest with Viacom, when certain films are released in the future, Paramount will inevitably tilt resources to its shareholders. This is the industry's rule.

The most important point is that Nicole Kidman can become a member of Paramount’s nine-person board by virtue of the negotiated agreement and escrow of 5% of the shares. Although he does not have much right to speak, he can become a member of the board. A huge amulet.

You know, there are not a few people in this circle who want to make her idea, but they have never found any opportunities. The invitations to the literary and artistic films and the pornographic films that were rejected by Jinsli are stacked together a foot thick. Many of these directors and producers are well-known.

In any case, Ryan is just a minor. It is not easy to protect the people he cares about in this complicated circle. Nicole has the status of a director of Paramount Pictures, which is enough. Let most people think twice.

Not only Nicole, Ryan had asked Jinsli to prepare a female bodyguard and assistant for Natalie early on. At the same time, during the phone call and communication, she repeatedly warned Natalie not to enter some people's audition room alone.

Yes, Natalie is not an adult, but in the eyes of directors full of literary and artistic style, this is not a problem at all. In this industry, success or failure has never been measured by morality. Otherwise, Woody Allen, Warren? Beatty and others will not still be at ease, still in the upper echelons of Hollywood.

"Ryan, Jim is here." Nicole pushed him first, and then reluctantly said to the side, "Jim, you know, he's just like this, he's crazy about occasions."

"Please sit down, Jim."

Ryan came back to his senses, and quickly greeted James Cameron to sit down, then waved to the waiters and asked them to bring drinks.

"Ryan, I didn't expect you to put such a large sum of money into Paramount."

Cameron looked regretful, "I'm still waiting for you to rent a submarine and go to the Atlantic Ocean together."

"Jim!" Nicole opened her eyes. Whenever she heard the other party mention this topic, she couldn't stop worrying that Ryan would follow him to prank, "You want to go to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. No one is stopping, but this is not the same as Ryan. It has nothing to do!"

Both of them are old friends, and they speak a lot more casually. Cameron curled his lips helplessly, "Nicole, you are prejudiced!"

"Come on, Jim." Ryan said, "I never promised you."

"Okay." Cameron understood that one-on-two himself is definitely not an opponent, and quickly changed the subject, "Why don't you use this money to invest in my digital field?"

"Let's put it this way, Jim." Ryan tapped on the small table below. "If one day, you are tired of work and want to take a vacation, and throw the digital field aside, what should you do?"

"And Stan Winston?" Cameron murmured.

"Mr. Winston is an extremely outstanding special effects master!"

Ryan directly exposed the essence, "At that time, the digital field will definitely go bankrupt, and all my investments will be in vain..."

"I…"

James Cameron was lost in thought.

"What are you talking about?"

The crisp female voice sounded, followed by Shirley Lansing.

"Congratulations, Shirley!"

Ryan took a sit-in gesture. After the other party sat down, he smiled and said, "All I feel is the pressure."

"There is pressure to have motivation, don't you?" Ryan quipped.

Just like Redstone’s previous acquisitions, he replaced most of Paramount’s top management. Shirley Lansing stepped down as the media manager and officially became the chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures. .

"Nicole, when do you plan to fulfill your director duties?"

Shirley Lansing talked with Nicole Kidman, and both sides had the intention of getting closer.

"Jim, where's Linda?"

Looking at the two people who were talking about women, Ryan asked Cameron casually, shrugged playfully with a big beard, spread his hands again, but said nothing.

"Right, Jim."

Shirley Lansing turned her head at this moment, "You and Ryan are planning a big project, isn't it true?"

"There is such a thing." Cameron nodded.

"In fact, I have given him the script and related suggestions." Ryan nodded his chin towards Cameron.

"How about Paramount?" Shirley Lansing said.

"Shirley, are you so confident in this little guy?" Cameron curled his lips at Ryan, "You haven't even read the specific content yet!"

"I think after this summer, no one will doubt Ryan's strength, right?" Shirley Lansing's expression seemed to be saying the accepted facts, and then she said, "Ryan, don't you talk about it?"

"The initial budget is 200 million US dollars, and Jenkins Pictures will bear half of it." Ryan waved to stop Shirley Lansing from trying to say, "This movie is not included in our agreement."

"Two hundred million dollars!"

As if there was a tacit understanding, Harvey Weinstein and Grant Hill walked over at the same time.

"Can it be counted as one for 20th Century Fox?" This is Grant Hill.

"And Miramax!"

"Let's do it." Ryan and Cameron murmured a few words, "Jim needs a vacation. After he finishes his vacation, how about we sit and talk together?" (To be continued...)()