At Universal Studios, Ronan and Robert Iger enter a separate office building and are led by a staff member towards a conference room.

Before they could get close to the door of the conference room, the door of the conference room opened, and a bald man with a big nose sent out three middle-aged people in formal clothes.

The two sides shook hands and said goodbye, unable to hear what was being said.

Ronan and Robert Iger slowed down very tacitly, and Robert Iger said softly: "The man in the gray suit is NBC CEO Bernart, the person on his left I don't know, and the former American music company executive David Alisson on the right. ”

Ronan asked in a low voice, "The American music company that Universal used to belong to." ”

Robert Iger replied, "Yes." ”

As the two spoke in a low voice, the three middle-aged men in formal suits approached and passed them, and Ronan could notice that all three of them were looking at him and Robert Iger for a long time.

Ronan and Robert Iger had been prepared before they came, and they were scrutinized like competitors.

Coming to the entrance of the elevator room, Bernat couldn't help but glance back, and the two people had just walked into the conference room.

That's where the Vivendi Group at Universal Pictures is dedicated to hosting potential buyers.

The so-called potential buyers are NBC's competitors.

"David, you're familiar with Hollywood. Bernat stood in the elevator waiting for the elevator and asked the person next to him, "Do you know those two people?"

The news of Vivendi's sale of Universal Pictures was a bit sudden, NBC got the information before the news was made public, and then approached Vivendi Group, originally thinking that Vivendi was in financial crisis, catch this sick cat and bite it hard, and take Universal Pictures Group into his pocket.

But NBC will seize the moment, and Vivendi is not simple, they are indeed overwhelmed by the more than $10 billion in debt that is about to mature, and must pay off the debt for the overly aggressive expansion of the previous years, rushing to sell assets to cash out, but they did not surrender obediently.

The two sides contacted several times, and NBC pressed a little, and Vivendi simply made the news public directly, so as to attract more buyers to come and compete.

Fortunately, with a lot of work at NBC in front of us, and a certain degree of support from the parent company General Electric, there are currently no other buyers other than Kongskat Group.

This is a deal worth more than $10 billion, and Vivendi has to cash out for its own special reasons, and does not accept conditions such as trade-ins at all.

There are very few companies that are really interested in an entertainment company like Universal Pictures, have the ability to operate, and have the strength to eat.

More than $10 billion in cash is not something that can be raised casually.

On Kongscat's side, someone has already communicated with him, and Kongscat itself has a lot of problems, and he has intentions but can't withdraw funds for the time being.

There is also cooperation between the two sides, and it is estimated that some conditions will be prescribed, and Kongscat's side will be temporarily calmed down.

But I didn't expect to meet two fresh faces here today.

This kind of transaction to be sold at a price is most afraid of the emergence of powerful spoilers and competitors, and once the acquisition becomes a bid, the extra funds that may be spent are hundreds of millions.

David Alisson looked at the two men specifically, and then whispered: "The younger one is Ronan Anderson, a famous Hollywood producer and the owner of Relativity Entertainment Group, and the older one is called Robert Iger, who used to work at Walt Disney and later jumped to Relativity Entertainment as COO. ”

Bernat knew who Relativity Entertainment Group and Ronan Anderson were, and frowned: "Could it be that Relativity Entertainment is interested in Universal Pictures?"

David Alisson said: "No, Relativity Entertainment has indeed been developing like a plane in the past two years, but it doesn't have the strength yet. ”

Bernat didn't dare to take it lightly, and said to the assistant on the other side: "Let people pay close attention to the news of Relativity Entertainment." ”

The assistant jumped from Hollywood to NBC and had a general understanding of the situation in Hollywood, saying: "Ronan Anderson has established a Pacific Foundation to attract overseas funds for investment, and it is said that it has successfully raised funds in countries such as Arabia, India, island countries, South Korea and Germany, with a total amount of more than a billion dollars or more. ”

Bernat was shocked: "He has access to financing?"

This is reassuring.

In the conference room, Ronan didn't speak, Robert Iger looked at Jean Pierce and said, "After getting the news that you want to sell Universal Pictures, Relativity Entertainment is preparing to get a fair chance to compete." ”

Jean-Pierce touched his big nose and said with a smile: "It's all easy to say." ”

As long as the price is right, they don't care too much about who they sell to, what Vivendi needs is cash.

There has been a brief understanding between the two sides, and Robert Iger simply asked the key: "Mr. Pierce, Relativity Entertainment is very sincere in initiating this acquisition, we are raising funds, and we are working with the Pacific Foundation to raise funds, and at present, South Africa's Millard International Holding Group and other consortiums have agreed to raise funds from the foundation, and the first investment will be in place soon......"

This is to show that Relativity Entertainment has the strength to participate in this acquisition, and Jean-Pierce can naturally hear that one more buyer is also a good thing for Vivendi, otherwise the situation would not be good with only one buyer from NBC and General Electric.

Jean-Pierce was very calm, as if the Vivendi Group had no problems at all, and said lightly: "I have heard of your Relativity Entertainment, and it is indeed a very powerful company. ”

In the past two years, there have been many blockbuster movies produced and distributed by Relativity Entertainment, such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Spy Shadows" and other films.

Robert Iger's words continued: "What is the reserve price for your transfer? ”

Jean-Pearce, of course, will not be completely honest and quotes a price: "$13 billion." He smiled: "If we can enter the stage of actual negotiation and transaction, your company can naturally carry out formalities such as asset appraisal, and Vivendi will fully cooperate." ”

Speaking of which, Jean-Pixar added: "We only accept cash transactions. ”

This kind of transaction will undoubtedly make many potential buyers lose outright, but Vivendi needs money, not other assets.

On first contact, Ronan and Robert Iger quickly took their leave.

The goal was basically achieved, he understood Vivendi's needs, and showed his face in front of the people at NBC, and how to develop in the future is not completely controllable by them.

So, Ronan has to prepare with both hands.

Robert Iger returned to the company and led the specially formed acquisition team to simulate the acquisition of Universal Pictures in order to gain practical experience and keep the news out.

Ronan took a turn and went to the office of Universal Pictures to visit Ron Meyer.

"Ron, we're old friends too. Ronan deliberately complained: "The last time I called you, you refused to reveal the slightest rumor." ”

Ron Meyer was not embarrassed, and said: "This is the request of the head office, and I can't help it, you can't let me make a mistake of principle, right?"

Ronan didn't say much, and instead asked, "Will there be major changes in Universal Pictures after this acquisition?"

"It depends on how the head office thinks about it in the future. "Ron Meyer is a watertight deal.

Ronan said seemingly casually, "What if someone wants to buy Universal's film or other rights?"

Ron Meyer, who is also an old fox, asked rhetorically, "Ronan, don't you have a fancy for a certain Universal Pictures movie project?"

Ronan knew that his intentions could not be concealed, and he neither admitted nor denied it.

Ron Meyer shook his head and said: "This is impossible, Vivendi has temporarily frozen all assets including copyrights in order to sell Universal Pictures, and during this period, let alone copyright transactions, Universal Pictures will not have any new film projects in addition to existing film projects." ”

He instead asked, "What are some of the Universal Pictures movies you've been fancy?"

Ronan said half-truthfully: "Universal Monsters movie remake rights." I was thinking about Vivendi selling Universal Pictures, and maybe I didn't care about these rights transfers. ”

Ron Meyer smiled: "Copyright is the most important asset of a film company, not to mention that the assets are temporarily frozen, even if it is not, I will prevent this transaction." He knew that this was a very difficult young man, so in order to make the other party die, he simply said: "I am a professional manager, which is related to my reputation and work ethic." ”

Ronan also knew that it was impossible to open the gap from Ron Meyer.

Reputation is very important for a professional manager, and Ron Meyer is far from retirement age.

Ron Meyer knew very well that he wouldn't be able to sit in this position for long, and said seemingly casually, "Ronan, you've found the wrong person." We're old friends, and I'll just say something that if you want something, you should go to Vivendi, not me. ”

Of course, Ronan understands what this means, it should be Vivendi's full involvement in Universal, Vivendi holds an absolute controlling stake in Universal Pictures, they don't want to sell, Universal has no way to do it, Vivendi wants to sell, and Universal can't stop it.

Subsequently, Ronan informed Robert Iger and left him with Vivendi in his hands.

At the same time, be prepared to do the other hand.

After the business upgrade, the Pacific Investment Fund held two press conferences in succession, and successively cooperated with Millard International Holding Group and Germany's Koch Foundation to accept investment from these two foreign companies.

The exact amount has not been announced, but the momentum is huge.

Anyone who is a little more well-informed knows the relationship between the Pacific Investment Foundation and Relativity Entertainment.

In addition, compared to entertainment, some commissioners began to frequently travel in major banks or financial institutions, and the news in this regard cannot be hidden, and many people know that Relativity Entertainment is ready to apply for large loans.

Ronan took time to attend the opening ceremony of "Wonderful Night at the Museum", a fantasy adventure children's film officially started filming.

But not every crew went well, bad news reached Ronan's side, and the internal contradictions of the crew of "Wedding Proud" in preparation suddenly intensified, which seriously affected the normal work of the crew.