In late January, Los Angeles ushered in the rainy season, and on this day it was drizzling, and Ronan and Robert Iger left the company together.

"Although we can't make direct contact, we can also be tempted through negotiations with Artisan Pictures. Robert Iger said as he walked, "After this period of negotiations with Artisan Pictures, I can confirm that the maximum bid for Lionsgate is around $350 million. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "It's time to wrap up." ”

Robert Iger added: "Lionsgate has not been developing smoothly in the past two years, and the film library is also empty, and even if you mortgage yourself, you can't borrow much. They were able to raise money to compete with us because Frank Gusta had a banking background in Canada, but Frank Gusta was only one of the shareholders. ”

Ronan came to the exit of the office building, and the driver, David, opened the door, he didn't get into the car, and said to Robert Iger: "Delay for a few more days." ”

Robert Iger asked in a low voice, "How sure are you?" ”

"In normal times, at most three percent sure. Ronan's voice was not high: "But Paramount Pictures is pressing step by step, DreamWorks doesn't have much choice, and DreamWorks is relatively tight on funds, although it has successfully raised money from Indians, it is only more than 100 million US dollars, and it does not have the conditions to acquire Artisan Pictures alone, and it will not affect our plan." ”

Robert Iger smiled: "DreamWorks is focused on dealing with Paramount Pictures, where else is it concerned." ”

Ronan said coldly: "Paramount Pictures really wants to move us, and after DreamWorks, we are not only destroying Paramount Pictures' plan, but also maintaining a buffer zone with the six major companies." ”

Robert Iger understood what Ronan meant: "DreamWorks is no threat to us, and our competitors have never been DreamWorks. ”

Without further ado, Ronan nodded to Robert Iger and got into his own Rollslas, and David started the car and headed towards Glendale.

At DreamWorks headquarters, Spielberg just got a message.

"Steven, it's OK. A bald man with glasses told Spielberg: "Someone from Paramount Pictures is in contact with the South Korean side, which has promised to meet with Shirley Lansing next month." ”

Spielberg's face was rather ugly: "Contact the Koreans for me, and I want to meet them this week!"

The bald man with glasses reminded: "Steven, you must convince them! Paramount Pictures has already obtained the shares in the hands of three minority shareholders, and the Lee family of South Korea has always been dissatisfied with our development, if they reach a deal with Shirley Lansing, the equity in their hands is enough to launch a compulsory takeover!"

Spielberg felt a chill in his heart, and he felt like everyone had betrayed his relatives.

Shirley Lansing's 20 years of personal friendship is not soft at all when she stabs her knife in the back; South Koreans licked their faces and came up to invest in DreamWorks, but DreamWorks couldn't open up the situation in terms of issuance, and immediately began to be dissatisfied, and once wanted to withdraw their investment.

Okay now, got in touch with Shirley Lansing directly.

Spielberg's heart was cold, and he could feel that DreamWorks was moving away from him step by step.

Paramount Pictures and Shirley Lansing are just a microcosm of the Big Six......

Has the wish of ten years ago been realized? Now we can only afford to wait? Is it really old that dreams have become unattainable, should we give up?

There was a sudden knock on the door, Spielberg said please come in, and the secretary pushed the door in: "Mr. Ronan Anderson of Relativity Entertainment has arrived, and he is in the first meeting room." ”

Spielberg came back to his senses and said to the bald eye, "We'll talk in the afternoon." ”

The bald man with glasses is curious, what is Ronan Anderson going to do? Even if he comes to DreamWorks, he should go to the animation studio to find Jared Katzenberg.

Spielberg walked out of his office and toward the reception room, a meeting that Tom Hanks had made a call to facilitate, and he couldn't refuse.

Pushing the door of the reception room, Spielberg saw the young and familiar face.

"Good morning, Ronan. He smiled and shook hands in greeting: "How do you have time to come?"

Ronan shook hands with him and responded with a smile, "Come and see an old friend." ”

How could Spielberg believe this, he and Ronan had never been friends, just looked at Ronan and smiled slightly.

Ronan didn't care either, and simply said directly: "Steven, I heard that you and DreamWorks have been in some trouble recently, I'll come over to see if I can help." ”

Spielberg put away his smile, although he was embarrassed by being pressed step by step, he didn't want to show his timidity in front of young people, maintained the bearing of a big director and a big man in the circle, and said: "It's not a big trouble, DreamWorks can solve it." ”

"Really?" Ronan glanced at Spielberg and decided to put Relativity Entertainment on the same side as DreamWorks, saying, "Don't be afraid to say it bluntly, Relativity Entertainment has also had a lot of trouble this month. ”

Spielberg didn't quite understand what Ronan meant, and asked, "What's the trouble?"

Ronan smiled, "It's about the same as DreamWorks." Some headhunters are poaching people for Relativity Entertainment, and almost all of the company's senior personnel have been frequently harassed, and more than a dozen middle-level managers have left. Also, a film that Embassy Pictures is going to release next month has also been rejected by many theaters. ”

Spielberg didn't pay attention to it, and he didn't think it was a problem, and DreamWorks had suffered so many similar things over the years that it was really nothing.

Ronan slowly uttered something that made Spielberg prick up his ears: "Behind these things, I see a shadow in all of them. He emphatically strengthened his tone: "Paramount Pictures!"

Spielberg immediately looked at Ronan: "Paramount Pictures?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "Paramount Pictures is targeting Relativity Entertainment, and Shirley Lansing and Viacom behind her are not only targeting DreamWorks, but also my Relativity Entertainment." ”

Spielberg thought about it for a while, and felt that Ronan's words were more credible, and since Paramount Pictures had attacked DreamWorks, it was normal to force Relativity Entertainment again.

"It's not too much of a hassle. Spielberg suddenly guessed Ronan's intention, and a vague thought came to him, saying, "Paramount Pictures is just trying to swallow your relativistic entertainment." They may not have a good way to concentrate your equity for the time being, but it's not difficult to cause trouble for you, and when your company is slowed down, Paramount Pictures will show its fangs. ”

Ronan said directly: "No matter what opponent I face, I will not give up relativistic entertainment." Steven, what about you? Paramount Pictures is aggressive, will you give up on DreamWorks?"

Spielberg's gaze was deep behind his disc glasses: "No one wants to give up their company. He picks up the camera and is a good director, and when he puts the camera down, he becomes a qualified businessman: "Ronan, it seems that Relativity Entertainment and DreamWorks have a common enemy. ”

There is no need for Ronan to deny this: "Paramount Pictures is targeting both of us, and the ultimate goal must be to annex us, and if we sit idly by, the situation will only get worse." ”

The reality was here, and Spielberg easily convinced himself to let go of his prejudices, but still maintained the necessary vigilance, and asked, "Ronan, what do you want to do?"

"Not what I want to do. Ronan raised his finger and shook it, "Steven, what are you and DreamWorks going to do?"

He got to the heart of the matter: "As far as I know, Paramount Pictures is not only suppressing DreamWorks in terms of film distribution, but also secretly buying shares in DreamWorks, and it seems that they have also established ties with the South Korean side, and once they convince the people of the Lee family in South Korea, DreamWorks is in danger." ”

Spielberg's eyes were more vigilant when he looked at Ronan, and he knew exactly what was going on between Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks!

"I've contacted people on the Korean side. Spielberg was confident: "They're not going to give up on DreamWorks." ”

Ronan didn't believe this at all, and he also talked nonsense: "When I went to South Korea to look for investment, I met the people of the Li family and had in-depth conversations with them many times. On the basis of nonsense, coupled with the real situation: "They are very dissatisfied with the development of DreamWorks, they thought that they were investing in a giant company that would become one of the six major production and distribution companies, but after so many years, DreamWorks has only made achievements in production, which is too far from what Koreans expected." ”

Although what Ronan said was the truth, Spielberg's face remained unchanged and he remained calm enough.

"The biggest concern of the South Korean side about DreamWorks has always been that DreamWorks cannot establish a truly complete film industry chain. Ronan spoke no longer politely: "Steven, even if you can convince the Koreans to reject Paramount Pictures this time, with the posture of Hollywood, there are Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney and Sony Columbia." ”

Spielberg finally couldn't help but say, "Is it so easy to set up a distribution channel? You know this better than I do!"

"So, DreamWorks' biggest problem has always been distribution, and it hasn't changed since it was built, right?"

Spielberg could only nod: "If it weren't for being stuck on the release, DreamWorks would definitely not be where it is now." ”

Ronan then said: "Solving the issuance channel will dispel the biggest doubts of shareholders, and the problems faced by DreamWorks will be solved." ”

"If there is a distribution channel, Koreans can easily convince them. Spielberg didn't know the crux of the matter: "But if the distribution channel could be solved, DreamWorks wouldn't have delayed it today." ”

"Relativity Entertainment can help DreamWorks solve its distribution problem. Ronan said.

He has already carefully considered that DreamWorks has been the target of the six major companies since the day it was established, and as long as DreamWorks exists, the six major companies will inevitably disperse their firepower to deal with DreamWorks, if DreamWorks can independently distribute movies, under the strong strategic inertia of many years, the six major companies will also give priority to dealing with DreamWorks.

Moreover, there is no fundamental conflict of interest between Relativity Entertainment and DreamWorks, and the two sides can temporarily unite to jointly fight against the suppression of the Big Six.