Chapter 506： Pixar changes hands

In order to get rid of the unfavorable situation, despite the completion of the acquisition, Michael Eisner made a compromise with Disney’s board of directors. Roy Disney, who has a certain friendship with Ryan, joined the ranks of the negotiations, and with this sleek and sophisticated old man As a buffer zone, the two parties finally reached a final agreement after each made certain concessions.

On August 25, Ryan took the relevant team and appeared in the Pixar office building. Walt Disney representatives Michael Eisner and Roy Disney were already waiting in the conference room.

"Ryan, I believe this is a win-win transaction."

The two sides sat opposite each other, waiting for the relevant personnel to review the contract, Michael Eisner's complacency could not be concealed, and he did not want to conceal it.

"I still have Blue Sky Studio in my hands, and I am still the largest shareholder of DreamWorks Animation Studios." Ryan also did not hide his attitude towards him, and nodded his head again. "There are endless creative ideas here, Michael, Even if I lose Pixar, I will still have the largest share of the animated film market."

Even if the other party is only temporarily happy, he will continue to add to it.

Michael Eisner didn't seem to hear these words, and he was still very satisfied.

Regarding the behavior of the tyrant, Ryan knew very well that the Disney shares held by Michael Eisner exceeded 10% for the first time for the first time and became the largest shareholder of Disney, and he holds the chairman and It’s not too difficult to take advantage of various opportunities to increase shares.

Perhaps only when Walt Disney, like Viacom and News Corp, become a personal possession, can this Disney master be satisfied?

Shaking his head, Ryan signed his name on the documents handed over by Lawyer Wilson Jr.

A series of cumbersome procedures have been completed in advance, and this closed signing ceremony soon ended. After selling all of Pixar's equity, Ryan still did not have the consciousness that he should have.

"Michael, run Pixar well. Don't mess it up." Ryan came to Michael Eisner and said after shaking his hand, "If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they will give it away. Screw it; if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they will improve it or abandon it, and then come up with good work."

"Pixar now has the best team!" Ryan left the meeting room without looking back.

August 27, 2001. On Monday morning local time in Los Angeles, Walt Disney held a press conference at the Disney headquarters in Burbank, officially announcing that it had completed the wholly-owned acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios for a total price of US$7.8 billion. The transaction will take cash. The transaction and stock swap are carried out. According to the agreement reached by the two parties, Disney will redeem Pixar stock at a ratio of 2.42:1. That is, each Pixar stock is equivalent to 2.42 Disney shares.

This became the most sensational news in Hollywood this year.

"Disney acquired Pixar Studios for $7.8 billion, betting on digital animation. Pixar's digital animation technology will determine the new direction of Disney animation..."

"The marriage of Disney and Pixar will change the landscape of the entertainment industry..."

For example, news of this kind has appeared endlessly in major media.

Such a multi-billion-dollar acquisition is difficult to attract people. Apart from swallowing Pixar's rapidly expanding Walt Disney, who is the real individual winner?

The first result of the media analysis was Michael Eisner, who not only firmly secured his position as the largest shareholder. He also led this wholly-owned acquisition, and no one within Disney can compete with him anymore, and his personal reputation and power have been further strengthened.

Where the media can't see, Nicole obtained 3.2% of Disney's shares through exchange of stocks and other methods. According to the agreement reached with Disney, she became a member of Disney's board of directors.

As for Ryan, the media soon disclosed that he had made huge profits in this transaction.

Because it took a premium acquisition approach. The transaction volume involving his equity was as high as US$3.7 billion, and Walt Disney could not raise such a huge amount of liquidity in the short term.

According to Michael Eisner’s idea, it is to pay as much cash as possible for transactions with Ryan, but some retail shareholders and a few investment agents on Wall Street do not accept share swaps, and large sums of money are not allowed. Not spent on these people.

According to the final agreement, Disney will use 1 billion US dollars in cash plus 6.8% of Disney shares. Exchange for Pixar shares in Ryan's hands.

At this point, plus the Disney shares acquired because of the Harry Potter series reached an agreement with Warner, Ryan has become Disney's second largest shareholder after Michael Eisner with 9.5% of the shares.

But sadly, he is neither a member of the board of directors. Nor does it have the status of an executive, just a major shareholder.

After the annexation of Pixar, Disney's market value expanded rapidly, surpassing Viacom and Time Warner in one fell swoop, becoming the second largest media group in the United States.

As the leader of this merger and acquisition, Michael Eisner's limelight is no different.

However, Lengshui quickly rushed towards him. The Delaware Chancery Court conducted a second questioning on Disney’s shareholder lawsuit against Disney’s management headed by Michael Eisner, including Michael Eisner, Michael Ovitz, and Michael Eisner. Roy Disney and others were all present and accepted routine inquiries from the court.

Although the lawsuit will not be concluded until November, such a case makes Disney's management extremely annoyed. After all, shareholders suing the current chairman of the board will definitely affect the market's confidence in Disney.

After the loss of Pixar, Ryan did not seem to be affected too much. There was news from England that the “Red Football” company lacking funds received a large injection of capital, opened negotiations with other shareholders of Manchester United, and then protested by fans. These seem to have affected the state of Manchester United. After the start of the new Premier League season, their record is not very satisfactory.

Then, there were media reports that DreamWorks Animation Studios, which was funded by Ryan, was undertaking an animated feature film project called "Shrek" led by him, and Blue Sky Studios was also preparing to start "Ice Age". The sequel production, even if Pixar is lost, he still has a huge influence on the animation market.

After more than ten years of hard work, Ryan is the largest shareholder of Jenkins Pictures, Blue Sky Studios, and DreamWorks Animation Studios within the scope of Hollywood alone. He also holds absolute controlling rights in Marvel Comics and the amount of ownership. The various shares of Paramount, Disney and Twentieth Century Fox have woven an intricate network of relationships in this Vanity Fair through friendship and interest chains.

Even if it is the biggest opponent now, Michael Eisner has to admit that it is almost impossible to drive him out of Hollywood.

The time has finally come to September, "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution" is down in North America. The North American box office of this movie did not exceed 300 million U.S. dollars, staying at more than 265 million U.S. dollars, and "The Lord of the Rings 1" The number of theaters has been reduced to about 2500. Although North America can contribute more than $10 million in box office every week, the stamina is obviously not as strong as the original "Titanic".

Besides, the moment that will have a major blow to all industries in the United States is approaching, and movies that are stuck during this time period will undoubtedly become tragedies.

For example, in order to avoid "The Lord of the Rings" and Tim Bolton's "Battle of the Apes", the new line put "Rush Hour 2" in theaters in early September...

However, these have nothing to do with Ryan. Anyway, "The Matrix 3" is down, and the box office potential of "The Lord of the Rings" in North America is almost exhausted. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is on the Christmas file. Those series of movies are also staggered in September and October.

On the first Monday in September, a luxury yacht nearly 400 feet long sailed into the Santa Monica Pier.

Then, one speedboat after another, one helicopter after another, sent back and forth to one passenger after another, among them,

Sharp-eyed people find that there are many Hollywood celebrities who appear on the yacht.

The time from the previous life is very close. Ryan deliberately instigated this collective vacation at sea. In addition to Natalie, there are also the Swift family, as well as Pai Kingsley, Scarlett Johansson, and Drew Barry. Moore and so on were all invited by him to take a yacht to Lanai Island in Hawaii.

As for Charlize, he returned to South Africa with his mother and would never return to North America in the short term. After Nicole participated in a Disney board meeting, she returned to the Australian farm with her sister. Before Disney’s shareholder meeting was held, neither Will be back.

There are people with Ryan on both sides who will pass the message, so there is no need to worry about unexpected accidents.

Besides, it is not bad to avoid the whirlpool of North America. According to Ryan's plan, before the collapse of the Twin Towers, there will definitely be a big wave of public opinion first, and they will definitely become the target of criticism at that time~www. novelhall.com~ Hi, Nat, I'm so happy to meet you. "

Although she was closer to Nicole, Natalie was also a good friend Taylor had known since she was a child. After getting off the helicopter, the little girl gave her a big hug.

The Swifts greeted them, and they voluntarily left the young people’s place and went to the place where Julius and Kingsley, who had more common topics, were located. The banquet hall there would be after the yacht left the port. Throw a party.

"My dear, you have to take good care of your brother."

Ryan looked at the poor boy and beckoned him, "Hey Austin, it's been a long time."

"He is too shy."

Taylor pursed his mouth in dissatisfaction. Scarlett Johansson, who was talking to Natalie, walked over and directly picked up the little boy, "Hey, my dear, they are all bad guys, I will take you to the sea carnival party. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommended votes, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.) ()