InterContinental Los Angeles Century City.

Saleh walked into a reception room, saw Saimir and Aziz, and asked with concern, "Hasn't Ronan come here yet?"

Saimir and Aziz saluted Saleh at the same time: "Your Highness." ”

"This is not Abu Dhabi. Saleh waved his hand: "It's all simple. ”

Aziz looked at the time and answered the question just now: "We met Ronan at ten o'clock in the morning, and there is still an hour. ”

Saleh beckoned to the two men: "Sit, sit down and talk." ”

Saimir and Aziz sat in two chairs, and Saleh asked, "I only came to Los Angeles yesterday and I don't know much about the situation, which of you can tell me." ”

The two men looked at each other, and Aziz continued: "We have been secretly inspecting Ronan and his company for more than a month since December, combining the opinions of some market research companies with links to Hollywood, and giving Ronan Anderson and the relativity entertainment super high-quality assets he founded. ”

Saleh's brow furrowed slightly, as if he was a little worried.

Aziz added: "At the beginning of last year, after Ronan successfully raised money from Abu Dhabi, he acquired a small film distribution company, Embassy Pictures, plus the original Shahai Entertainment, formed Relativity Entertainment, and last month poached the entire distribution department from PolyGram Pictures Entertainment, which was acquired by Universal Pictures, and is currently integrating overseas distribution channels. ”

He glanced at Saleh and continued: "Relativity Entertainment is already a film company with independent production and independent distribution capabilities, which is very rare in Hollywood. ”

After more than a month in Los Angeles, Aziz has done quite a bit of work, but he doesn't expect Saleh, a royal kid, to understand this.

Saleh, however, looked suspicious and asked, "In other words, Ronan's Relativity Entertainment fully meets the requirements of the Investment Bureau's acquisition?"

"Yes. Aziz said: "Ronan has outstanding ability, and as long as he is there, the development prospects of Relativity Entertainment are very likely to surpass those of companies such as New Line Pictures and Miramax, which the Investment Bureau approached last year." ”

Saimir chimed in: "During my time in Los Angeles, I witnessed the miraculous success of "Blair the Witch" and "Here Comes the Death" under Ronan's control. ”

Saleh did not speak, this time he came to Los Angeles from Abu Dhabi specifically to buy Relativity Entertainment, but to be full of doubts about the acquisition.

"Isn't it good for us to buy Ronan's company like this?" Saleh couldn't help but ask, "Will Ronan refuse?"

Aziz bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness is too worried, in my judgment, Ronan will not refuse." ”

Saleh's brow furrowed even more, unlike the two men, who were entirely from Arab societies and had studied at universities in England, had always felt that there was a fundamental difference between the perspective of Arabs and Westerners.

Saimir also agreed with Aziz's statement: "If Relativity Entertainment wants to develop and grow, it must have the support of powerful forces." He has been in Los Angeles for more than half a year and has done a lot of work: "Hollywood has six film companies that dominate, and other slightly larger companies are either subsidiaries of six companies or survive in the gap between six large companies, Ronan is a talented and ambitious person, and working with us is the best choice." ”

Saleh thought of Ronan's sincere friendship with him, but he was still not reassured: "Isn't this unfair to Ronan?"

Aziz added: "Your Highness, we have made a plan that the Investment Authority will only ask for a controlling stake so that we can reserve enough shares for Ronan, and we will not treat him, a friend of Abu Dhabi, badly in terms of acquisitions." ”

He had a bad impression of Prince Saleh, thinking that he was a straw bag, but the other party's status was extremely high, and he could only endure any dissatisfaction, and continued: "Once the acquisition is completed, the Investment Bureau will inject capital into Relativity Entertainment, so that Relativity will become a large film company comparable to the six major companies as soon as possible, is it better to be a full shareholder of a company with a market value of tens of millions of dollars, or is it better to be a shareholder of a company with a market value of several billion dollars?"

Saleh thought about it, it made perfect sense, and he didn't say anything more.

If it were him, he would have jumped from a net worth of tens of millions to a net worth of hundreds of millions, and he would not hesitate to agree.

This also has the benefit of deepening the connection between Ronan and Abu Dhabi......

There was a knock on the door, someone came in to ask for instructions, Ronan had arrived, and Saleh hurriedly asked Ronan to come over and stand at the door to greet him.

As soon as Ronan entered the extraordinarily luxuriously decorated reception room, he saw Saleh, his face was instantly full of surprise, he took two steps forward and hugged Saleh gently, and complained without any complaints: "When did you come to Los Angeles? Why didn't you call me?"

Saleh smiled and said, "I only arrived yesterday, I had a day off, and I was thinking of calling you." He looked at Semir and Aziz behind him: "It just so happened that they called you to make an appointment to meet today, so I thought it would not be too late to meet." ”

Ronan patted his arm: "This time it's going to be a few more days." ”

He then shook hands with Saimir and Aziz.

Saimir was also an acquaintance, having met several times in Los Angeles, and it wasn't the first time Aziz had seen him, and Ronan remembered him as Mansour's skinny assistant.

After a brief greeting, Ronan asked directly, "I don't know what a few people are looking for me?"

When he received the call, he had made conjectures and was mentally prepared that this was Los Angeles, not Abu Dhabi.

Saleh looked at Saimir and Aziz and did not speak.

Aziz's thin face was full of smiles, and he said, "Ronan, I heard that you integrated the distribution channels of Polygram Pictures?"

Hearing this, Ronan was a little surprised, these Arabs obviously also knew about Hollywood, and immediately said: "Last month, a group of employees of the former Polygram Pictures joined the embassy pictures. ”

Semir asked with concern, "Is Embassy Pictures able to distribute films outside of North America?"

"Not yet. Ronan still seems to be an old friend of Abu Dhabi: "It is still being adjusted, and it will take a few months to integrate the channels at the earliest." ”

The questions asked by these two people alerted Ronan to the fact that perhaps he took the initiative to go to Abu Dhabi to find investment relations, and Abu Dhabi has paid attention to Hollywood, and is still learning about the various operating conditions of Hollywood.

For example, when the Human Eradication Program was produced, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority was completely ignorant of the difference between North American and overseas distribution.

Hollywood is not the CIA after all, and the so-called secrets and operating rules are only relative, and it is precisely because of the asymmetry of information that there are such good financing opportunities as before.

Once you take the initiative to understand, with the ability of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, it will not take too long to roughly understand the rules of the game in Hollywood.

Aziz then said, "Ronan, you are amazing. In just three years since taking over Shahai Entertainment, it has not only developed rapidly in the production business, but also established distribution channels in North America and overseas, which is faster than many medium-sized Hollywood film companies. ”

Ronan continued to sell people: "Thanks to the strong support of the Investment Bureau, my company and I are where we are today. ”

Ronan would still like to part ways peacefully with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, if possible.

Moreover, the relationship between the two parties is a simple business investment relationship.

"Relativity Entertainment can produce and distribute films, and it already has the capital to compete in Hollywood. Aziz gradually got to the point: "Ronan, I think you should speed up the pace of Relativity Entertainment and build Relativity into Hollywood's first-class studio." ”

That's what Ronan thinks, but he won't say that: "Hollywood is highly competitive, and Relativity Entertainment started late, and I'm very satisfied with the current situation." ”

He was also hinting to the other party that I was not ambitious, so don't come to me if you have something.

Aziz didn't understand the meaning behind these words at all, and said, "Are you worried that the funds can't keep up?"

Ronan just smiled and didn't answer, sighing that things wouldn't go the way he thought, and that the Arabs had their considerations after all.

Aziz thought that Ronan acquiesced to his statement, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "Ronan, don't forget, you are a good friend of Abu Dhabi, and the Investment Bureau has always cooperated with you and will give you the support you want." With your ability and the support of the Investment Bureau, Relativity Entertainment will definitely be able to grow bigger. ”

But at what cost? Ronan seemed to see Erdan-Gu-Yanzu.

"The Investment Bureau is well-funded, and if you want to, you can transfer a large amount of money to Relativity Entertainment. Aziz thinks the Abu Dhabi friend won't turn down the gift: "Ronan, we can make a new difference in Hollywood!"

Ronan put away his smile and thought carefully, if he accepted the funds of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, it would undoubtedly greatly speed up the development, but this kind of cooperation is completely different from the investment bureau's investment in film projects.

If it is an overseas non-governmental organization, it can still find a way to do it, but the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is an official agency, and there is a country behind it!

At this point, the other party didn't listen to the hints at all or didn't understand them, and Ronan decided to make it clear that this kind of business cooperation always requires you and me.

Ronan asked directly, "What is the price?"

Aziz was a little surprised, this was somewhat different from what he imagined, but he quickly adjusted, and said with a smile: "The investment bureau invested in your Relativity Entertainment, acquired 80% of the shares of Relativity Entertainment for 100 million US dollars, and injected another 300 million US dollars after the acquisition was completed, and did not dilute the shares in your hands, but there is one condition, Ronan You must stay in Relativity Entertainment and serve as CEO." ”

This condition sounds really generous, Ronan is a little excited, and earlier he also considered making Shahai Entertainment or Relativity Entertainment an empty shell and then selling it to the Investment Bureau.

But the idea was quickly abandoned, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority was not very aware of the situation in Hollywood, but it was not a fool.

If you get a shell company with no key employees, no library copyrights, and no distribution channels, will the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority buy it?

Aziz offered quite generous conditions and said, "Ronan, continue to cooperate with the Investment Bureau." ”