In Los Angeles, in the mansion halfway up the hill in Palisad, Simon had just gotten out of the car when Amy Pascal greeted him.

The two of them went to a living room on the second floor of the villa together, and when they saw them enter the door, the two people on the sofa in the living room stood up together. In addition to Simon's female assistant Jennifer Raybould, there is another person who is a bit of a surprise, Meg Ryan.

Just nodding slightly, Simon sat down on the single sofa next to him, looked at Meg Ryan, and said in a flat tone: "Tell me specifically, what is going on?"

Meg Ryan looked at the young man on the sofa opposite, the first time they met, he was not that approachable temperament, in the shadow of this young man for more than a year, goodbye at this time, he seemed to give her more of a rejection of alienation.

Noticing that his eyes swept again, Meg Ryan quickly cheered up and talked about the recent events.

relied on "When Harry Met Sally" to become an A-list actress, but after the inexplicable accident last year, she suddenly fell into a situation where she had no film to shoot for a year, Meg Ryan was on the verge of collapse at one point, and she was extremely resentful of a young man who was becoming more and more powerful in Hollywood.

Therefore, when Michael Ovitz approached her and hoped that she would publicly file a lawsuit against Daenerys Entertainment, Meg Ryan agreed immediately.

Anyway, it's all cornered.

However, as the original story approached, Meg Ryan became more and more apprehensive.

Because she gradually understands that Michael Ovitz just wants to use this lawsuit to stop Daenerys Entertainment's acquisition of MCA.

And, the more she thought about it, the more Meg Ryan felt that she was completely a pawn in the whole thing.

Michael Ovitz's promise to help her claim a huge compensation from Daenerys Entertainment and help her revive her career afterwards is unlikely to come true in Meg Ryan's opinion.

Meg Ryan secretly consulted with a lawyer more than once, and the response was that the cause of action and evidence that Owitz helped her find were insufficient, and the best result was that Daenerys Entertainment was forced by public opinion to take the initiative to seek a private settlement in order to settle the matter as soon as possible, and paid compensation. However, this lawsuit could destroy a big business worth billions of dollars.

A nasty young man who banned her just because she terminated her contract early after she became famous, and she didn't know what would happen if she messed up a multibillion-dollar acquisition because of her connections.

As for CAA, the talent agency didn't manage to shelter herself last year, and Meg Ryan doesn't think that Michael Ovitz will really go out of his way to help her under the pressure of the entire Daenerys Entertainment and the pressure of a super-rich man with a net worth of $21 billion. Or, even if Ovitz were really willing to do so, when most of Hollywood had close ties to Daenerys Entertainment, and when she messed up a multibillion-dollar business with Daenerys Entertainment, Meg Ryan didn't think that the major studios would risk offending Westeros to work with her.

When Michael Ovitz informed her yesterday that she would officially file a lawsuit against Daenerys Entertainment in the near future, Meg Ryan, who had been hesitating, finally made up her mind to seek a partnership with Simon Westeros instead.

Although this will definitely offend the CAA, it is not wrong to choose the stronger one between Michael Ovitz and Simon Westeros. If Westeros still refuses to lift the ban on him afterwards, there is nothing to lose anyway, and it is not too late for her to file a lawsuit.

Simon listened to Meg Ryan's narration, flipped through a prepared indictment in his hand, took her to finish, looked up and asked, "Is there anything else besides the Screen Actors Guild will cooperate with your lawsuit?"

Meg Ryan thought for a moment and said, "There should still be, but Mike...... When Ovitz talks to me, he only talks about me. ”

Simon withdrew his gaze from Meg Ryan and leaned back on the couch in thought.

If it were any other time, such a lawsuit would not be a big deal for Daenerys Entertainment, and almost any large business would be surrounded by lawsuits large and small all year round.

However, at the critical moment when Daenerys Entertainment launched its acquisition of MCA, the sudden emergence of such a lawsuit in which Daenerys Entertainment used its industry advantages to suppress actors in the circle will definitely easily cause the media and the public to worry and crusade about Daenerys Entertainment's continued expansion.

In the original time and space, affected by the 'wiretapping scandal', News Corp had to abandon the long-planned wholly-owned acquisition of British Sky TV. Because the timing of the two events was so coincidental that it is difficult to say whether there was some causal connection.

Daenerys Entertainment is clearly going to face the same situation.

Of course, there are differences.

If there is some connection between the 'wiretapping scandal' in memory, it is probably that the whole of Britain does not want News Corp to expand further, because Murdoch's control over British public opinion has already made everyone sit on pins and needles.

Now, Simon knows that many people in Hollywood must have concerns about Daenerys Entertainment's acquisition of MCA, but there should not be many who will really jump out against this matter. Michael Ovitz apparently did this just to make sure that his employer, Panasonic, would be able to complete the acquisition smoothly, and then he would receive tens of millions of dollars in M&A consulting fees.

After carefully combing through his mind, Simon opened his eyes, looked at Meg Ryan who looked worried, took out the checkbook from his pocket, put it on his knee to write for a moment, tore it off and handed it to the coffee table in front of him, and said to Meg Ryan: "Wait a minute, let Jenny help you contact MA, or if you want to go to ICM, sign a new agency contract." If you want, Daenerys Entertainment can also sign you another film contract. Plus, this one is for you, take the money and go abroad for a few months and come back after the New Year. ”

Meg Ryan finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Simon, and even had a feeling of bitterness.

Simon's assistant personally helped her introduce the agency, which was enough to show Daenerys Entertainment's attitude, and if she signed a film contract with Daenerys Entertainment, she would be completely lifted.

Then, glancing at the check on the coffee table, Meg Ryan didn't know if she should get up and get it.

Simon didn't wait for her to move, and said to the female assistant, "Jenny, you take Miss Ryan away first, Amy and I still have some things to discuss." ”

Jennifer nodded, got up and helped pick up the check and handed it to Meg Ryan, who got up on the other side, and said, "Miss Ryan, follow me." ”

Meg Ryan took the check and followed Jennifer out the doorway through the hallway, and it wasn't until she stepped up the stairs that she dared to take a cautious look at the check, and then she almost stumbled.

$5 million.

Far more than she expected.

Speaking of which, Meg Ryan has not only failed to receive film contracts this year, but has also begun to be financially stretched. After becoming famous with "When Harry Met Sally", she signed the second film contract "Rocket Expert", and all the salary was used to pay for the termination of the contract, and several endorsements that were originally in contact with her did not get any of them because of the rumors that she was banned in the circle.

When she heard that the young man was going to send herself abroad, she thought that he would only sign a check for hundreds of thousands of dollars at most, but she did not expect that the actual number was 10 times more than she expected.

Although she felt that she was very unhappy, deep down, Meg Ryan found that the resentment she had accumulated for more than a year towards the young man was inexplicably almost gone, and only some complex emotions of unknown meaning remained.

At the very least, he's much better than Michael Ovitz.

is also a Hollywood bigwig, Ovitz just gave her some empty promises that are difficult to keep. Westeros could directly sign out a check for $5 million, and completely untied all the prohibitions on her.

When Jennifer took Meg Ryan away, Amy couldn't help but ask, "Simon, are you still planning to go to Japan immediately?"

Simon nodded and said, "Of course, I'm going to go now." ”

"So, what about this side?"

Simon said with a solemn expression: "I may have thought about things a little simply, but now there is room for redemption." ”

Amy didn't answer, just waited for Simon to continue.

Simon sorted out his thoughts again and said, "The key to the matter is one thing, conflict of interest. If we acquire MCA, the interests of any party will be affected, and which party may jump out to stop it. On the Hollywood side, we don't have a good relationship with the big unions, so it's not surprising that they would jump out. However, there is not much resistance on the part of the unions. We have joined the Producers' Union and have signed formal agreements with several major unions. Even if they tried to stop it, they could only express their own concerns or provide actual evidence that Daenerys Entertainment had violated the interests of union members. Now that Meg Ryan has backed down, I don't think they can find any other evidence. The other thing is that the resistance can come from our Hollywood counterparts. ”

At this point, Simon suddenly stopped.

Amy waited for a moment, then said tentatively, "Paramount?"

Simon nodded, "Paramount." ”

Now the eight major Hollywood companies, Daenerys Entertainment and the other six companies have deep or shallow cooperation, and three of the six majors, Fox, Warner Bros., and MGM, will definitely not jump out. Colombia and Disney are also unlikely to come forward. Universal is the party and it is impossible for him to oppose his own acquisition, and in the end only Paramount remains.

The wave of consolidation in the U.S. media industry began with the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Bros., and will accelerate in the coming years as legal restrictions on horizontal integration in the two major areas of the media industry film and television are further opened.

Although it missed out on the world, Daenerys Entertainment is not without other options, but it is definitely difficult to meet a company that can form a strong complement to Daenerys Entertainment at the right price point.

Not even Disney, which became one of Hollywood's hegemons many years later.

Although Disney also operates a theme park business, it does not have much accumulation in records, televisions and theaters at this time, and as for the strength of the animation business, it will also overlap with Daenerys Entertainment, not to mention that Disney's current main 2D animated movies are destined to be eliminated by 3D animated films, and they need to face the trouble of pruning and pruning leaves when they buy it.

Daenerys Entertainment works closely together, but the interior is full of mountains and disputes, and Times Warner is even more not.

The others, Simon is difficult to look at.

After sorting out these, Simon no longer dragged his feet, and in order to successfully complete the two acquisitions in his hands, some small entanglements had to be abandoned. After all, the two scripts that Paramount stole from Simon didn't end up with any favors.

Having made up his mind, Simon said to Amy: "You can contact Paramount's Martin Davis later, the contract of the two movies, and ask him if he is interested." In addition, as long as Daenerys Entertainment completes the acquisition of MCA, I can guarantee that MCA and Paramount each hold 50% of the shares of USA Television will maintain its original equity status, unless Paramount voluntarily sells, otherwise Daenerys Entertainment will only seek the right to operate USA TV. With some of the accumulation we already have in the TV industry, I'm sure Martin Davis won't be indifferent. ”

Amy nodded, admiring her boss's decision not to drag her feet at all, and after thinking about it, she said: "I remember that you used to want to buy the film and television adaptation rights of the "Mission Impossible" TV series in Paramount's hands, which may be counted in the two film contracts. ”

Simon was puzzled: "Isn't "Mission Impossible" already established?"

"It should still be delayed, as long as filming hasn't started yet, we have no problem getting this project. ”

"As long as Paramount is willing to share this project, I can personally participate in the writing and production. ”

Amy laughed, "That should be even more of a problem." ”

Simon added: "In addition to Paramount, you recently asked the company's PR team to keep a close eye on the movements of various media outlets. Well, isn't the year-end schedule about to start, this time we will take an additional $20 million to publicize a few of our films, just don't rush to sign a contract first, talk slowly with various media, and let them know how lucrative this advertising order is. ”

Amy hesitated: "20 million, it seems, it's a lot?"

Daenerys Entertainment personally released the films at the end of the year, and the focus is only on "Dances with Wolves" and "Home Alone", and the others either do not have much expectations for the box office, or other studios are responsible for distribution.

Simon insisted: "20 million is 20 million, the money that should be spent must be spent, and this money will not be spent in vain after all, it will definitely be beneficial to our movie box office." Or, even if not, those media outlets know that Daenerys Entertainment is a very generous client, and it's not worth it to give up such a big client for a few stories. ”

"Well, I'll talk to Bob about it tomorrow. ”

"Also, ask as much as you can about what else Ovitz has arranged. ”

"I will. ”

After Simon explained this, he thought about it for a moment and asked Amy, "Do you have anything to add?"

Amy smiled: "It's all said that I can't think of it for a while, but as long as I think of it, I will definitely do it as soon as possible." ”

Simon nodded: "In that case, I'll go to Japan later, and contact me anytime if I have any urgent matters." ”

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