"Hello, Mr. Anderson. ”

In the reception room, a white man older than Ronan introduced himself with a smile: "I'm Taravis Knight of Laika Animation Studios, and my production company, Shahai Entertainment, has approached me, and it's a pity that "Transformers" chose Michael Bay as the director. ”

Hearing this person's self-introduction, Ronan immediately understood who he was, shook hands and said: "It was I who asked Shahai Entertainment to make contact with you, I thought you would be a good choice for the director, but then Michael Bay joined in, and I could only make a choice." ”

Taravis-Knight, on the other hand, doesn't have those inexplicable emotions either, and his mind is generally clear-headed: "Compared to Michael Bay, I'm really not convincing in directing. ”

Ronan smiled and asked, "I don't know what happened when you came to me today?"

It seems that except for "Transformers", Relativity Entertainment has nothing to do with Taravis Knight, the prince of Nike, a veritable super-rich second generation, should not come to the door because of a director's career.

Taravis-Knight replied, "I'm a shareholder of Disney, a very small one, and I got the stake from my father, and I didn't care about Disney until these recent disputes about Disney. ”

He smiled and said: "I also know something about the Disney situation, Mr. Anderson, you have some shares in Disney, as if you are supporting Michael Eisner?"

Ronan remained silent: "I want to protect the investment interests of Relativity Entertainment." ”

"I've always been interested in investing in big Hollywood companies," Taravis Knight said. ”

Ronan asked, "You want to buy a stake in Disney in the hands of Relativity Entertainment?"

"Yes. Tarawis-Knight admitted, "I want to be the majority shareholder of Disney, which has the channels that Leica animation needs. ”

This seems to be a very thoughtful and ambitious young man.

To some extent, it is also in line with the character of Taravis-Knight, a super-rich second-generation who works hard for his career in Hollywood.

Ronan raised his vigilance: "Disney has a lot of shareholders, why did you find me?"

Taravis-Knight naturally said: "If Relativity Entertainment is willing to sell me a stake in Disney, I believe more people will be willing to trade with me in the future." ”

This sounds very reasonable, Ronan still doesn't have any idea of letting his guard down, and Taravis Knight's reasons are good enough and in line with his character, but is there any other purpose behind it?

For strangers, Ronan's trust level is very low.

In other words, people who are accustomed to digging pits will naturally be wary of whether others are preparing to dig pits and bury people.

"Mr. Anderson, I'm very sincere, and the Laika studio also needs Disney's channels to promote, which is a shortcut to working with Disney," Tarawis-Knight said. ”

These words instantly reminded Ronan that, as an animation studio, Disney's channel is self-evidently attractive to Laika.

In the face of this huge attraction, will someone quietly hide behind Taravis Knight and push it?

Taravis Knight made a key point: "I'm willing to buy Relativity Entertainment's shares in Disney at a premium of 10 percent at the market price." ”

The price is very sincere, and even Ronan is a little tempted.

If there is no potential home, Ronan says he must think about it.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Knight. Ronan said with a faint smile: "Relativity Entertainment's shareholding in Disney is to strengthen cooperation with Disney, and Disney shares are not for sale to me." ”

Taraves-Knight said: "The price can be negotiated again. ”

Ronan smiled and insisted: "In the short term, Relativity Entertainment has no plans to sell Disney's shares. ”

This is not completely dead, the so-called non-sale, in other words, means that the price is not enough.

As he prepared to take his leave, Taravis Knight stood up and said, "Mr. Anderson, I suggest you think about it. ”

Ronan shook his hand: "Mr. Knight's kindness, I have a good idea with Relativity." ”

Taravis Knight took out his business card and handed it to Ronan with both hands: "This is my contact information, we can strengthen the connection in the future." ”

Ronan politely exchanged business cards with him and escorted Taravis Knight out of the reception room.

Back in the office, Ronan called Connie and said, "You have people pay attention to Taravis Knight and check if he has anything to do with Disney's top brass, especially Michael Eisner and Roy Disney." ”

Connie hurriedly responded.

Although Ronan did not resolutely refuse, he was also very cautious, and before Maple Leaf Pictures was completely confirmed, Taravis Knight could also be a spare tire to take over.

Even if there is a problem, it may be used as a bargaining chip for bidding.

On the other side, Taravis Knight left the Relativity Building, and less than an hour later, appeared at a yacht club in Santa Monica.

He changed to a small yacht and went to sea, and soon boarded a large yacht not very far from the coastline.

Up to the top of the yacht, Tarawis Knight meets an old man with gray hair - Roy Disney.

"How's the talk?" asked Roy Disney.

Taravis-Knight summed up the situation, saying: "Not too optimistic, Ronan Anderson is not very willing to sell. Of course, he didn't completely refuse, thinking that the price I offered was not enough. ”

Roy Disney's face was gloomy: "The ten-percent premium is not satisfied?"

Taravis Knight said: "From what I've done with him, Ronan Anderson is very cautious, and maybe he has some suspicions. ”

Roy Disney said: "You keep contacting him. ”

"Yes, I'm going to try to buy a stake in Relativity Entertainment, but I'm not going to do more, and I'm not going to pay more than 10 percent of the premium," Taravis-Knight said. ”

"Don't forget your promises," he emphatically reminded. ”

Roy Disney said, "If I succeed, Disney will sign a great distribution deal with Leica Studios." ”

"So be it. Tarawis-Knight waved his hand, "I'm leaving." ”

Roy Disney called out to him: "You have people leak to the media that they are ready to buy a stake in Disney in the hands of Relativity Entertainment. ”

Taravis Knight understands Roy Disney's intentions: "Unless the deal actually happens, it won't be too useful." ”

Roy Disney insists: "It would be nice to be able to make a difference. ”

Despite his efforts and his constant voice through the media, he couldn't stop a series of good news about Disney, and Michael Eisner was clearly pulling back the disadvantage.

On top of that, his actions and remarks were a little overdone some time ago, which immediately caused a backlash from centrist shareholders who originally supported him, slamming him for doing so for his own selfish purposes to the detriment of Walt Disney as a whole.

Roy Disney can feel that behind this is not only a Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment, but also other powerful forces involved, and all of what they have done, especially driving Disney's stock price up, has confused too many eyes.

Shareholders like the stock price to rise, and the partnership between Relativity Entertainment and Disney is precisely the key to this stock price rise.

If Roy Disney does nothing, the stock price will continue to rise, and if there is a big fanfare, the shareholders will watch the Disney stock price be pulled down by him?

Just because of the actions of some time ago, some centrist shareholders have changed their stance in favor of Roy Disney.

Roy Disney found out that in such a short period of time, it was simply incomprehensible to him.

If he doesn't move, the centrist shareholders will give up on him, and if he does, the centrist shareholders will also give up on him.

Roy Disney couldn't just give up, so he thought of another countermeasure and found Taravis Knight, who had approached Disney to ask for cooperation.

If the situation can be opened up from Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment, it is possible to disintegrate the alliance of interests represented by him.

This kind of candidate is not easy to find, no one in the circle wants to take the lead in offending top bigwigs like Ronan Anderson, Taravis Knight is the candidate that Roy Disney has found with great difficulty, after all, this kind of foreign super-rich second generation does not particularly care about the huge power of Relativity Entertainment.

Roy Disney experienced the powerlessness that Michael Eisner had before, but this old man who wanted to revitalize the Disney family had a very strong will, albeit easy-going.

In any case, Roy Disney will fight this war.

Moreover, to some extent, he is indeed on the side of justice.

The day after Ronan and Tarawis-Knight met, some entertainment and financial media published relevant news, claiming that the negotiations between Relativity Entertainment and Disney had broken down, and Relativity Entertainment was ready to sell 3% of its shares in Disney, and even the next family took over at a 10% premium.

But as soon as the report came out, Ronan personally denied the authenticity of the news when he participated in a promotional event for "Hurricane Rescue 2".

"Relativity Entertainment and Disney will become strategic partners, and the negotiations are going very well. Ronan swore to a large number of media reporters: "At the earliest, after the New Year, the two sides may sign a series of agreements." ”

The news about Relativity Entertainment's sale of Disney's stake did not cause much reaction, and after the fall of many large institutions on Wall Street, these can no longer affect the general trend.

A number of financial institutions want to use financial means to seek more benefits from Disney.

Ronan, with the power support of Robert Iger, will not let Relativity Entertainment get too involved in the financial game, but he will not miss out on the benefits he should get in his hands.

The weekend before Thanksgiving, the New Age family movie "Hurricane Rescue 2" held a huge premiere in Los Angeles, and the two de facto controllers of Maple Leaf Pictures, Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison, all accepted Ronan's invitation to come to the premiere.