Chapter 832： Hollywood Eye

"I have bought three important products in my life, one is Viacom, one is Paramount, and the other is cbs."

Sitting behind the desk, Summer Redstone looked at the person opposite, "Now, my shopping bag is full."

Although he was over eighty-five years old, Summer Redstone's desire for power has not diminished in the slightest, and has always been firmly in control of Viacom, for which he will not hesitate to antagonize his son and daughter.

However, compared to Rupert Murdoch, the older Redstone has lost the adventurous spirit of more than ten years ago, and Viacom, who was faltering by the financial crisis, cannot withstand the next risk. Shock.

"No matter who is the winner of this battle, we will all benefit."

It’s not too much to describe Summer Redstone in terms of old age. "Matthew, let our media follow the trend. We will help whoever has the upper hand."

"Mr. Murdoch is on the phone..."

The executive opposite, named Matthew, seemed to hesitate, "The people from the Antitrust Bureau of the Department of Justice have also arrived in Burbank, Disney..."

"Huh, no one can underestimate Ryan, and no one dares to underestimate Ryan!"

Summer Redstone's slightly muddy eyes suddenly brightened, "I knew Ryan when he was twelve years old. I know what kind of person he is."

"Let Murdoch fight him well, and we have no loss." He raised a finger, "We only help the winner."

Redstone is almost a portrayal of the stance of major media groups in North America. News Corp. is clearly targeting Walt Disney and has the absolute upper hand. Now they almost all stand in favor of News Corp. Anyway, no matter where the two are. The bad luck of the family is in their interests.

"It is clear,"

Disney's top trio meeting. Ryan said to Robert Iger and Cook Dick, “News Corp. wants to borrow... No, this antitrust investigation triggered by the complaint. It is likely that News Corp. planned to disrupt Disney’s normal operations. ."

"Their goals are also very clear!"

Robert Iger pointed to the name on the file at hand. "Lucas Pictures!"

"Are we deferring the acquisition of Lucasfilm?" It was President Cook Dick who spoke.

Among the trio of Disney’s highest power structure, Cook Dick is not as radical as Ryan and Robert Iger, and is relatively more conservative. This is why Ryan has always made him the president of the group. There is such a The benefits of falling behind are more than disadvantages.

Ryan slowly closed his eyes, thought about it for about a few minutes, and said slowly, "The negotiation continues. I will deal with News Corp. Robert, this is a good opportunity. I not only want Lucasfilm, but also The copyright of that part of "Star Wars" in the hands of 20th Century Fox!"

The trio meeting only lasted just ten minutes before it was over. Ryan dialed George's phone, and the special assistant immediately walked in.

Take out a file bag from the drawer next to it, Ryan handed it to George, "Garcia Rodriguez, he will destroy it immediately after seeing it."

George nodded. Left the office.

After about half an hour, Nicole opened the door and walked in and sat on the opposite side. Asked, "What can I do? Can't you go home and say it?"

"Nicole, I can't leave Los Angeles for the time being. You will go to the UK on my behalf." Ryan thought for a while, "Go to Buckingham Palace and see Her Majesty the Queen. The royal family has encountered some troubles since last year. We can help them."

"You mean..." Nicole understood instantly.

"Remember what I mentioned after the board of directors?" Ryan said unhurriedly, "I believe Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness, and No.10 Downing Street must be unbearable. Gordon Brown’s relationship with News Corporation is very difference!"

"Ok!"

Nicole didn't say much, and walked out quickly.

Throughout the first ten days of February. Hollywood is filled with news of Disney's acceptance of antitrust investigations, and industry insiders also have mixed opinions on this. Some people are happy, some are worried, and many more are watching the excitement.

Ryan Jenkins has been doing well for so many years, and it seems that he is finally going to be unlucky this time.

On February 15th, on a very ordinary Monday, another news that had been circulated in Hollywood for a long time was confirmed. George Lucas officially announced at a press conference in San Francisco that he had entered a state of'retirement' and would stay away from commercial film production in the future. Participate more in charity, film teaching and experimental film exploration.

At the same time, Walt Disney officially announced that it would buy Lucasfilm at a price of US$3.7 billion.

Soon afterwards, Twentieth Century Fox joined the buying industry on behalf of News Corporation and stabilised and stabilised Disney with an asking price of US$3.85 billion.

In an instant, there were more sensible people in Hollywood.

Lucasfilm is not in a hurry at all. At the same time, it has contacted and negotiated with Walt Disney and Twentieth Century Fox. As for which side Lucasfilm's position will be, it depends on the bids of both parties. Up.

George Lucas called Ryan specifically for this matter. He is only one of Lucasfilm's major shareholders, and he can't completely influence the inclination of other shareholders.

Ryan also knows this very well. In the face of billions of dollars of money, the only decisive factor is profit.

Although Walt Disney is still under investigation and questioning by rumors of a monopoly, it has no intention of giving up Lucasfilm. Twentieth Century Fox clings to Disney’s offer. A benevolent acquisition is inevitable. Evolved into a long period of malicious bidding.

Disney’s troubles are not just these. This Friday, Bryant Moore, a science fiction writer from the state of Marilla, sued Disney and James Cameron in the "Avatar" for plagiarizing his two in the Maryland District Court. A script accused Cameron and the entire "Avatar" crew for breach of contract, fraud and other charges, and proposed up to 250 million US dollars in damages.

Disney, in the midst of wind and rain, was once again hit.

"Every time there is a movie that achieves commercial success."

At a press conference, Ryan said, "There will be many people who want to steal the fruits of victory!"

James Cameron, who attended the press conference at the same time as him, also accepted an interview, "Since the success of "Terminator 2", I have seen too many people like this. I said a long time ago, "Avatar" It is my most precious asset and a project that I personally cultivated. It took me decades from the beginning of this idea to the real concept and development of a movie."

Perhaps others would suspect, but Ryan believed in James Cameron. As early as the 1990s, he had read relevant drafts of James Cameron. One of them was a sketch from the truck driver’s high school period. The big tree painted is infinitely close to the prototype of the tree of life on Pandora.

In the eight years from 2002 to the present, Disney has not encountered so many troubles, but now it has jumped out one by one.

The British "Daily Mail" reported that Vito, the copyright agency for Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series, is also planning to sue Disney. They believe that Disney has seriously underreported the box office of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in order to reduce payments. The share given to Tolkien's descendants, if possible, will be withdrawn for the adaptation rights of The Hobbit and the Silmarillion!

Regardless of whether the news is completely true or not, this makes many Disney managers feel a crisis. If they lose the right to adapt "The Hobbit", Disney will face huge losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.

You know, Disney has invested heavily in this project, and Peter Jackson is leading the crew to shoot the "The Hobbit" trilogy in New Zealand.

Disney specifically questioned Tolkien's "Lord of the Ring" series of copyright Vito agencies for this, and the other party's words flickered and blurred, and it was obviously interfered by external factors.

When everything went wrong at Disney, Ryan received a call from Rupert Murdoch.

"Long time no see, Ryan."

The voice on the phone was as warm as usual, "If you have time, you and Nicole are welcome to come as a guest."

"If I have time, I will definitely." Ryan's tone is also very relaxed, as if things have never happened these days, "I am waiting for you to help me introduce more New York celebrities."

"I'm going to have a party the day after tomorrow." Rupert Murdoch's words seem to have no meaning. "As long as you leave Los Angeles and come to New York, you will definitely become the most popular guest."

"Then I can only say sorry." Ryan refused the seemingly kind invitation without hesitation. "You know, Rupert. Disney has had a lot of trouble recently, and I can't get out of it."

His attitude is very clear, and he will never give in easily to Lucasfilm.

"Well, I won't interrupt your work."

The two sides spoke for half a minute and then hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Ryan sat in the office, quietly thinking about Murdoch's next move. Although the current News Corporation frequently used bad tricks and aggressive offensive, it was not beyond the scope of normal commercial competition to be precise.

But 's opponent is News Corp., a media company with no lower limit.

He can completely imagine that when normal commercial methods are ineffective, the other party will definitely use some other methods.

Ryan quickly thought about himself. The thing he was most criticized for was his relationship with Nicole and the others, but these were all old things, and the cold rice was not worth much.

Of course, this is not a place that is impossible to be used by people, such as a daughter who has never appeared in front of the public.

I hope Murdoch doesn't make such a faint move, otherwise he doesn't mind dragging the other party into **** together.

In a villa not very far from Burbank, private detective Anthony Pelicano, known as the "Hollywood Eye", welcomed a visitor. Although the other party’s request was extremely difficult, due to repeated contact with him Some of the handles of the company's transactions fell into the hands of others, and with the temptation of a huge check, Anthony Pelicano finally accepted the commission. (To be continued) r655

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