There was a bustle in the conference room, everyone was talking about their thoughts, and everyone seemed very excited.

All sorts of ideas were put forward one by one, and then they were rejected one by one. As time passed, the atmosphere in the meeting room was as solemn as a dark cloud.

No matter how lively the party is, there will be a time when the noisy discussion in the conference room will eventually become quiet.

After the entire conference room finally fell silent, the chairman of the board of directors looked at Crowne, "You have been in contact with Zhang Fan, you go to find Zhang Fan." Tell him that as long as Pixar can stay at Disney, then any conditions can be negotiated. ”

"We haven't lost yet, and the animated film may not end up making a billion dollars at the box office. You can't just throw in the towel in such a hurry. Before Clone could speak, someone on the side couldn't help but speak out against it.

Sitting here are the company's top executives and shareholders who own many shares. Disney is where their interests lie. Now the chairman of the board wants to reconcile with Zhang Fan and keep Pixar behind. It is conceivable that it must come at a very large price. And this price is not paid by a single person, but by Disney. In other words, it will harm the interests of these shareholders!

In a commercial country like the United States, profit is a prerequisite for everything. For the sake of profit, that can really do anything. Now they want to use the interests of Disney and the interests of these shareholders to reconcile with Zhang Fan, and they are naturally unwilling.

As soon as the shareholder's words fell, a wave of opposition broke out in the conference room. No one wants to hurt their own interests. The scene was as noisy as a vegetable market.

"Shut up!" the chairman of the board of directors slammed the table in front of him, finally quieting the room. All eyes were on him.

The reason for this effect is not because of the power of this gentleman, but because he has the most shares. In a joint-stock company, everything is decided by the number of shares in hand.

"Now that it's this point, what else can I do?!" the chairman of the board of directors scolded, "Do you really want to watch Pixar being spun off Disney?!"

The people who can enter the board of directors are human spirits, they are not ignorant of the current situation, but they are instinctively unwilling to harm their own interests.

Disney earns a huge amount of revenue every year through movies and various merchandise, as well as the world-famous Disney park. However, most of this income is distributed by shareholders. Now the dividends that I could have received are going to be spent, which naturally makes the shareholders very dissatisfied.

"You can't do that. After a moment of silence, there were still people who objected, "No matter what, I will not agree to do such a thing with the company's profits." This is a failure of the board of directors' decision-making, and it should not have signed that agreement with Zhang Fan before!"

The shareholder's words struck an instant chord. Cutting off people's financial means is like killing their parents, and this sentence is even more applicable in the business society of the United States.

When Disney signed a contract with Zhang Fan before, these people didn't talk like that. They had been cheering before, and they could get the rights to his best-selling adaptations from the hands of a kind of method through the promise that they would win this time. But now, when things turn around, the faces of these people have changed dramatically.

The intrigue in any joint-stock company is more complex and changeable than the most suspenseful palace fight.

"What do you think?" said the chairman of the board of directors, who did not pay attention to those who were opposed, but looked at the few people who had been sitting quietly and had not participated in the argument.

"Our attitude is still the same as before. Because the middle-aged man with a polite manner raised his hand and pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and said in a calm voice, "We support the decision of the board of directors." ”

These people, who have not joined the debate and are like invisible people, are not shareholders, but shareholders' agents.

The world is complex, and even more so in the business world.

The wealth of those rich people on the surface is actually not very large, and the real wealth is those large families with a long inheritance. For example, Morgan, for example, Rockefeller, and so on.

These names, which are rarely mentioned in the media, have a long history of making their fortunes, and after years of development, outsiders simply don't know how much wealth these families have.

On the other hand, because of inflation, business people rarely hoard cash and basically use it for investment. A company with a good performance like Disney is naturally indispensable for the existence of this capital.

It's just that under normal circumstances, these capitals are only for the purpose of obtaining dividends, and will not actively seek management rights. Their agents on the board of directors of the company are more likely to be spectators when they are in meetings. But the stake they hold is very important, even enough to decide many things.

The chairman of the board knew that behind the agents was Wall Street, and while the cross-stake made it look like their shares were in the names of uncharted funds, he understood that the power of these people was much more than it seemed.

After hearing the agent's answer, the chairman of the board of directors sighed imperceptibly.

He was well aware of the power behind these agents, and if they were willing to help, it would not be impossible to solve this matter. However, it has now been rejected.

There is a very pertinent saying, that is, what you gain will lose what you lose. The forces behind these agents hold stakes in countless companies, and if each company intervenes to seize the management rights, it will not only provoke fierce revolt, but also attract attention from other quarters. For example, the government.

In reality, the US government is not completely an agent of big corporations, as some have written, and the political power that holds power is not much worse than that of business. If you control a large number of companies, it will inevitably attract strong attention, and the antitrust bill or something will come from this.

Investment companies occupy shares and then dividends to make money or something, and no one will care. However, the continuous seizure of the management rights of many companies, especially well-known large companies, will cause variables. That's why the deputies never meddle in the boardroom. They are just eyes and ears, and at the same time mouths for sound.

In the eyes of these investors, they don't care about anything that happens to the company. As long as you can get satisfactory dividends on time. Only when the profits are significantly reduced will they really take a stand.

After shaking his head slightly, the chairman of the board of directors turned his gaze to Crown, "Crown, you go to negotiate with Zhang Fan." As long as Pixar can be left, any conditions can be negotiated. The price was as satisfying as possible for him!"

As long as Pixar is around, it doesn't matter even if it's a big sum of money. After all, no matter how much money you pay, there will be a time when you can earn it back. But once Pixar changes hands, it will be difficult to buy it back.

"I tried my best. Although Clone nodded in agreement, he was not sure in his heart.

It is precisely because he has been in contact with Zhang Fan that he can feel Zhang Fan's ambition!

It was a completely unusual ambition, a kind of ambition that would be ridiculed as an arrogant idiot when it didn't have the corresponding strength, but once it had the corresponding strength, it would be as violent and terrifying as a volcanic eruption!

Zhang Fan is a young man with Hollywood ambitions, will he give up in this situation, maybe the only chance to get Pixar?

Clouen wasn't sure, but he couldn't refuse the board's decision, so he had to give it a try.

Although Frozen's global box office is only $300 million now, it is still a long way from the goal of one billion dollars. But now the Christmas schedule has not yet reached the hottest time period, and from the eyes of these industry experts, it is very easy to speculate on the final results of this movie.

Although there may be some errors, and even some unexpected events, the box office will change. But if you really wait until that time to think of a way to deal with it, it will really be too late.

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"Pixar, based in Emoryville, California. Equipped with cutting-edge 3D computer technology, there is even a powerful PRMan software that can create photorealistic 3D images. From his office with huge floor-to-ceiling windows and a view of Hollywood, Zhang Fan introduced Pixar to Li Ruhui, a company formerly known as the computer animation department of George Lucasfilm. Speaking of which, I have to praise George Lucas, who not only created the Star Wars series. He also created Pixar, the predecessor of Hollywood's top animated film company, and Industrial Light & Magic, the superace of special effects technology. It can be said that he alone changed the whole of Hollywood!"

"George Lucas is a genius indeed. Li Ruhui agreed with Zhang Fan's words.

"Geniuses grow old. Zhang Fan smiled, "The old genius gradually loses the ambition of his youth, if the elderly George Lucas wants to sell his Lucasfilm, no matter what the price is, I must take it!"

"For the rights to the Star Wars series?" asked Li Ruhui curiously.

"And Industrial Light & Magic!" Zhang Fan took a deep breath, "The value of this company is even higher than that of Pixar!"

"Let's start with Pixar. Lucasfilm is still a little far away for the time being. And I don't have the status and strength to impress George Lucas right now. Even if you have money, it is difficult to compete in front of the price of the same level. Zhang Fan shook his head and continued to say Pixar: "The technology of this company is very strong, and even the Academy Award for Best Animated Film every year seems to be made for them. Even cartoons are so classic that they are included in the teaching materials of computer animation. For me, getting this company is getting a hen that lays golden eggs, and it's also the first and most crucial step to win Disney!"

"It has to be Disney?"

"It has to be Disney!" Zhang Fan turned to look at Li Ruhui, his eyes were full of strong confidence, "If you want to stand at the top, you can only be Disney!"