Chapter 1116： key

"Since "Alien 2", James Cameron has established a cooperative relationship with Twentieth Century Fox."

In the Fox Tower office, James Murdoch, who has completely shifted the focus of work from London to Los Angeles, asked Tom Belk, the chairman of the film company: "After that, I collaborated with "Terminator 2", "True Lies" and "Titanic" and all succeeded."

His eyes were extremely sharp: "With such a foundation in hand, why did James Cameron switch to Relativity Entertainment in "Avatar"?"

A few drops of sweat rolled off Tom Belk’s forehead, and he said, “James Cameron refused to cooperate with us again.” He knew that this kind of pot said that he could not recite anything, so he quickly pushed on others: “As early as May. Six years ago, Ronan Anderson had contact with James Cameron and sponsored the filming of the James Cameron documentary. At that time, all Hollywood did not know about the existence of "Avatar". When we get the news, we will contact you. By the time James Cameron, the joint project has been poached by Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment."

This passage implements one purpose throughout the passage. The 20th Century Fox and James Cameron did not continue their cooperation. It was not the film company's fault. It was Ronan's sinister digging.

In fact, this is not wrong, because Ronan can reach a cooperation with James Cameron, and his efforts to discredit 20th Century Fox is also an important reason.

Of course, the slander is a bit exaggerated, mainly because James Cameron recalled the various unhappiness that happened with Twentieth Century Fox when he was shooting "Titanic."

How could James Murdoch not understand this, he pondered slightly, and said: "What we missed is a project with a global box office of nearly 3 billion U.S. dollars and short-term profits that may reach 2 billion U.S. dollars!"

Tom Belk and Jim Pross on the other side did not answer the conversation. They couldn't figure out James Murdoch's thoughts for a while, and were unwilling to speak casually.

But in their eyes, this thing can’t really be blamed on Twentieth Century Fox. Film cooperation is a two-way choice. Ronan Anderson acted earlier and faster. James Cameron was willing to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment. Twentieth Century Fox did not. Method.

You can’t just put the director under house arrest in a hotel like Harvey Weinstein did not achieve the goal?

That is the way to deal with overseas directors or producers. Like Hollywood directors, there are basically labor unions behind them. Who dares to do this?

James Murdoch didn’t settle the accounts, he said in a more emphatic tone: “Now discussing "Avatar" is not about who is responsible, but to remind you that some projects and profitability, if we work more carefully, we will be more proactive. At one point, you won’t slip away."

"I have an unshirkable responsibility." Tom Belk is not stupid, and immediately said: "It's because I didn't do my job well."

Jim Pross then said: "I also have a responsibility.

James Murdoch waved his hand and said: "You can't blame you, a director at the level of James Cameron, who has the initiative to cooperate." He still had a bit of pain: "Unfortunately "Avatar"..."

The profit of a movie like Relativity Entertainment is higher than that of 20th Century Fox’s one-year hard work in the film business!

If you say you don't envy or your heartache, they are all false, especially the film director is James Cameron, who has been cooperating with Twentieth Century Fox for a long time.

Since last year, the business performance of 20th Century Fox's film business has been poor, especially for the first-line large-scale production projects, almost one failed in the release.

This makes James Murdoch even more regretful about missing "Avatar".

"Well, "Avatar" will not say much. After all, this is already a project of another company." James Murdoch is a man of great things. He suppressed the regret and unhappiness in his heart and turned to today's topic: " Some time ago, news was circulating that George Lucas was going to retire and sell Lucasfilm."

Tom Belk said: "The news of George Lucas' retirement is clear. I personally asked Spielberg last week and got a definite answer."

James Murdoch asked: "What about Lucasfilm?"

"It is basically certain that George Lucas wants to sell Lucasfilm." The person who took the call this time was Jim Prolos. He looked a little serious: "According to the latest news, a group of Relativity Entertainment has I was in secret contact with representatives of Lucasfilm, and it has been a while."

Tom Belk frowned. He didn't know if it was subconscious or intentional. He immediately vomited: "Relativistic entertainment again?"

James Murdoch was not disturbed and grasped the crux of the problem: "Did they reach an agreement?"

Jim Prolos replied: "George Lucas himself has a certain tendency, but Lucasfilm also has multiple shareholders, and they have not yet reached an agreement for the time being."

James Murdoch nodded slightly: "After all, this is a transaction involving billions of dollars. Personal relationships have a certain impact, but it is no longer the key. The shareholders of Lucasfilm, even George Lucas himself , We must maximize the benefits."

Tom Belk said: "Twentieth Century Fox has always been the publisher of the "Star Wars" series and has significant interests in this series. Relativity Entertainment has not a good relationship with us. If Lucasfilm falls into Relativity Entertainment In the hands, 20th Century Fox may add a lot of new troubles."

Jim Prolos thought of the "X-Men" series and the "Fantastic Four" series that are still in trouble, and said: "It's not possible, but certain."

Hearing the words of these two people, James Murdoch instantly had an idea, saying: "The "Star Wars" series is of great value. If the "Star Wars" movie can be restarted..."

Tom Belk opened his eyes unconsciously: "Although the prequel trilogy of George Lucas and the comics of the past year have made Star Wars fans extremely dissatisfied, if a new movie comes out, I think I should pay There will be a large number of viewers buying it, and even if the income is not as good as "Revenge of the Sith," it will not be much lower."

Jim Pross slowly nodded: "Yes, the possibility in this regard is great."

James Murdoch pondered for a moment, and said: "Jim, you have a close relationship with Lucasfilm, continue to listen to Lucasfilm and Relativity Entertainment's progress! And..."

He slowly said: "Twentieth Century Fox sends out an invitation to acquire Lucasfilm!"

"Okay!" Jim Prolos first responded, and then asked: "But our resources, along with News Corporation, are placed on Time Warner's side."

James Murdoch shook his head: "Time Warner's side is about to end, and the acquisition cannot be successful."

Having said that, he thought of his stubborn father. He was a little depressed for a while. News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox spent too much resources on Time Warner. Now they hold a batch of Time Warner shares, but the acquisition cannot continue. The economic crisis caused Warner's stock price to fall, and a large amount of funds from the two companies were temporarily locked in Warner, which was a waste of resources.

Especially in the twentieth century, Fox first drew funds to acquire Warner stocks, and then large-scale film projects failed one after another. It also encountered the divestment of investment institutions and bank loans, coupled with the general environmental situation brought about by the economic crisis. The situation is really not optimistic.

Perhaps Lucasfilm is the key to breaking the predicament.

In mid-November, News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox jointly convened a press conference to announce the withdrawal of the takeover offer for Time Warner.

Subsequently, Rupert Murdoch accepted a TV interview, claiming: “Time Warner’s management and its board of directors have always refused to negotiate with us to discuss our extremely high-profile acquisition offer. In addition, since the announcement of our acquisition proposal, Twentieth Century Fox’s stock price has been falling. It seems that this transaction is not very attractive to 20th Century Fox shareholders."

This means that the Murdoch family's expansion plan has encountered a major setback.

Ronan received more detailed information. Time Warner’s internal anti-acquisition factions have always had an overwhelming advantage. Although News Corp and 20th Century Fox are aggressive and attacked on the stock market, they also invested heavily in acquiring a group of shareholders. However, Time Warner would rather prepare a poison pill plan than compromise.

Another point is that the American entertainment media industry does not want News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox’s acquisition of Time Warner to succeed. This means the birth of a super giant. After all, the two are not pure film and television entertainment companies like Relativity Entertainment. The industry is also at the forefront of the industry.

Therefore, with many companies quietly exerting influence and Time Warner's vigorous lobbying, the Washington authorities intervened in the acquisition, including the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, through their respective channels, to the News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox. The attitude of opposition Although the Washington government is called a group of pigs in the public and the media, they are not real pigs. No company can ignore political factors, otherwise there will be no So many capitals and groups speculate in politics.

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt ended in failure, and it seemed that it had little impact on the big business News Corporation and 20th Century Fox.

However, there is one aspect that cannot be ignored. The large sums of funds of the two companies cannot be withdrawn in time.

As a close follower, Ronan has been collecting relevant information in all aspects in order to keep abreast of the latest developments.

In addition to Twentieth Century Fox and News Corporation, there is also Lucasfilm. After nearly three months of contact between Relativity Entertainment and Lucasfilm, the progress had been relatively smooth, but the spoiler appeared without surprise.

Although the contact has always been conducted in a very small range of secrets, Lucasfilm is not a small company, and relevant information cannot be kept secret for a long time.

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