A major deal is being planned, the media gossip is chasing wildly, and the big changes in Google, one of today's largest Internet companies, may be exciting to think about, and even the recent novelty of the box office of the movie "National Treasure" dominates the North American box office charts in the new week. △ Top Novel,.

This movie is a rare masterpiece of the "king of bad movies" Nicolas Cage in recent years, and before that, the actor had no championship films. With the success of "National Treasure", "The Incredibles", which had been in the top position for 2 weeks, also ended its domination of the box office charts.

According to box office statistics, "National Treasure" has grossed $35.3 million in three days over the weekend since last Friday, which includes all box office receipts in the United States and Canada. With this box office result, "National Treasure" beat out another new children's cartoon comedy on the list this week, "The Adventures of Cotton Ball Cubes," which grossed $33.5 million at the box office.

The Adventures of Cotton Ball Cube is produced by Paramount Pictures and is based on the popular five-minute casino series. It tells the story of the naughty little sponge, the little cube and their friends who are constantly adventuring.

Another animated film, "The Incredibles," a cartoon about superhero family stories, slipped to No. 3 at the North American box office this week, earning $26.8 million for the week, bringing the cartoon's total to $177.8 million in its three weeks on the list.

Tom Hanks' "The Polar Express" dropped another two spots this week to No. 4 on the North American box office charts, grossing $15.2 million. The 12-day release of this Christmas fairy tale computer superfilm has grossed $51 million at the box office. That's compared to its $270 million production and publicity costs. It's a drop in the bucket.

This also prompted the investor Warner. had to do everything possible to find opportunities to make a profit for this film.

"BJ's Diary of a Single 2: Edge of Reason," starring Renee Zellweger, began its nationwide theaters this week and ranked No. 5 on the charts with $10.1 million in box office receipts, bringing the film to $21.6 million at the box office.

In its fifth week of release, "Van Helsing" continued to grossed $8.5 million, with the North American box office exceeding $179 million and the global box office cumulative exceeding $425 million. This result is enough to make "Van Helsing" among the top 10 of the global box office list this year. With the addition of peripheral products, the matrix has already made a lot of money. But who cares. On the one hand, there will be a box office ranking every week, and on the other hand, it is a rare big change involving tens of billions of assets.

However, the success of this movie drove Paramount, which invested together, to suddenly increase its enthusiasm for the matrix.

I don't know what Paramount's board of directors thinks, but it actually submitted a letter of intent to the matrix, planning to acquire 20% of the shares of the matrix by way of cash plus share exchange, and become the second shareholder of the matrix. The most bizarre thing is that it also succeeded in convincing the bank to lend money to Paramount, which was already on the verge of crisis, to help them complete the acquisition. Maybe it's because he thinks Paramount is a Hollywood giant after all, and he has the ability to bring the dead back to life. Or maybe Paramount suddenly woke up. Like Warner, he took a fancy to the Matrix's money, and still thought that the Matrix was Google. Can it also be disposed of at will?

"The Matrix is also being acquired?"

This time it was Paramount, and it also moved the real one, and did not hesitate to complete the acquisition by way of share exchange. And it's a 1:25 share exchange ratio.

Chen Tiandu was really beaten up as a "water dog" now, and it was repeatedly rumored that Paramount, who was going to be sold, was bullied to the head.

"God knows what weird things will happen when the Matrix is bought by Paramount. Maybe Chen Tiandu will pick and choose and start a new company......" Die-hard fans are quite worried about this, they are not optimistic about Paramount's acquisition of the matrix.

For a while, the entertainment trend was slightly pulled back to Los Angeles. Paramount Chairman Shirley Lansing said: "The acquisition of the matrix is the final argument after careful deliberation by the board of directors, and we have always believed that this acquisition is a win-win situation, and it is beneficial for Paramount to let the matrix go further." We are currently in close contact with the matrix and have no further information to disclose at this time. ”

With the announcement of the news on the same day, Paramount's stock, which had been falling for a week, began to rise slowly even if it stopped falling line.

Who is the most unwilling to see the matrix acquired by other giants, Warner counts first, then Disney counts second. An official Warner spokesperson publicly commented on the matter in a Los Angeles Times column: "Paramount is whimsical, and this acquisition is somewhat schadenfreude. If Matrix had sold its shares, Warner would have bought it long ago, and it must have been the first purchaser. Chen's desire to control is so strong that he can't afford a second shareholder to threaten his position. And the matrix, it is also under this extreme desire for control that it is stepping towards success. God, every time they make a big investment and a big production, they haven't failed once, and it feels terrible to think about it. From a businessman's point of view, there is no need for Chen Tiandu to share the benefits in hand with others. …… In short, the matrix is not a dream factory, it has been sold at a price, and this is an acquisition that cannot be realized. ”

The matrix didn't say a word about this, and it was reasonable for Chen Tian not to speak, everyone knew that he was "anxious" now, and even Peck, who often threw his face in front of the media, refused to respond to this matter, which is a bit intriguing.

The U.S. media, including the Chinese media, are scrambling to analyze and report on it.

Paramount Pictures in the United States has previously proposed to buy DreamWorks Films, which is for sale.

In light of the imminent spin-off of Paramount's parent company, Viacom Entertainment Group, and concerns that a large-scale takeover at this time could cause shareholder discontent and scare away potential investors, Paramount has instructed Paramount to halt the takeover plan.

Founded 11 years ago by Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Films decided to sell for $1 billion after its investment partners quit.

Universal Pictures initially negotiated with DreamWorks about the acquisition, but the two sides disagreed over the price that led to the breakdown of the talks in August. Soon Paramount Pictures executives threw an olive branch to DreamWorks, and the two sides began to discuss the acquisition.

The Los Angeles Times reports. Although Paramount was interested in acquiring DreamWorks. But Lei Shidong, chairman of its parent company, Viacom Group, has been unimpressed by the acquisition plan. The decision to abandon the DreamWorks acquisition is said to have been made at a high-level meeting backed by Mr. Lei last weekend. Lei Shidong thinks. Viacom's purchase of another movie studio at this time is not a wise move.

But why did the matrix acquisition get the full support of Lei Shidong? Comparing the investment and box office data of the two sides over the years, it is clear at a glance.

If Google is the most popular in the Internet world, then the matrix is the most popular in Hollywood.

Even a fool can see the difference between the two, if Paramount is really determined to acquire the matrix, the acquisition convenience of DreamWorks is only Universal that has always been interested in it, or it will facilitate Universal's acquisition of DreamWorks.

What was Chen Tiandu's reaction?

He found that his little temper had been a bit of a bad old lately, and he really thought I was a bully.

Inside a San Diego seaside villa. A huge luxury office on the basement floor, which is also Tony from the movie "Iron Man"? Stark's studio. A spiral staircase leads to the living room.

Usually there are a few luxury cars and some computer equipment quietly, but today, it is in full swing.

A group of lawyers, analysts, and statisticians led by Downey are nervously doing the final analysis of the budget, while on the other side is a huge electronic screen showing DreamWorks stock charts.

The same top traders hired from Wall Street are busy making one transaction after another.

Chen Tian was not here, he sat quietly on the roof of the upper floor, quietly watching the tide of the sea rise and flow. Not a word. Fingers ticked on the table, waiting for a message from below.

A hand suddenly rested on his shoulder. It's Kate. She pulled her hair that was blown by the wind, gently pinched Chen Tiandu's shoulder a few times and said, "Honey, don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay." In the past, when we didn't have that much money, didn't we live happily as well? I don't think it's any different now than it used to be. ”

Chen Tiandu smiled, "I don't have any pressure, it should be others who are under pressure." But there are some things that once they start, there is no turning back. It's a world where if you don't move forward, you have to go backwards, don't you think competition is also a very interesting thing? ”

Kate didn't understand much of this, and she couldn't speak, so she could only silently support him behind his back.

Chen Tiandu grabbed her hand, put it on his mouth and kissed it, and said, "Is the child asleep?" ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Kate's mouth and said, "I've already slept, and I either eat or sleep all day long, but it's quite easy to feed." ”

Chen Tiandu smiled and said: "Babies should sleep more, sleep more to grow their brains, and promote physical development." You also take a break and have a busy day......"

"Okay boss!"

They were interrupted by an excited voice coming from the top of the staircase.

Donnie gasped and ran up to the rooftop to report the news he had been waiting for for a long time to Chen Tiandu.

"Boss, the stats are over, I think it's time for us to act."

Chen Tiandu thought that he would be very excited at this moment, but he didn't, his face was calm, and the calm even made Donnie a little scared.

Over the years, Downey has also gone from an unknown lawyer to one of the most trusted people of the world's third richest man, helping Chen Tiandu manage tens of billions of dollars in assets. This honor is enough to make him a well-known top team leader on Wall Street, and enough to make countless teams bow and worship.

It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but he can always be suppressed by Chen Tiandu's backhand.

Now looking at this young man, watching him step by step into the ranks of the richest people in the world, I always see his calm face - although the face is still the same, but there is a faint awe in his heart. This is the result of the growing authority, which is a manifestation of a strong aura. As long as he thought about these calm eyes, he could no longer afford to think about it.

Chen Tiandu slowly stood up, habitually took Kate's hand, and smiled slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Donnie." ”

Downey had a sense of glory being praised by the ancient emperor, "It's nothing, this is my work boss." I think it's time for us to get some action. ”

Chen Tiandu smiled and said: "It's not a little action, but a counterattack moment." Let's go, let's go down together. ”

…… To be continued.