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At a golf club in Malibu, Ryan stood like a javelin on the turquoise lawn, swinging his putt as the snow-white golf ball rolled out and landed into the hole four feet away.

"Birdie!" Summer? Lei Shidong walked over and punned on it, "Very good, I haven't achieved this kind of result at your age." ”

"It's over, Mr. Lei Shidong."

Ignoring other identities, the other party was also a seventy-year-old man, Ryan seemed very polite, and the two got into the battery car and headed towards the rest area.

Because he couldn't guess the other party's intention to ask him to meet, Ryan rarely took the initiative to speak except for the necessary politeness, in line with the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes.

Summer? Lei Shidong himself, he has only met a limited number of times and doesn't know much about it, but there were too many rumors about the other party on the Internet in his previous life, and he is a media tycoon and the owner of Paramount Pictures, so he knows some of his deeds more or less.

In particular, for the sake of Viacom's control of the right to control, he successively turned against husband and wife, father and son, and father and daughter, which caused a stir all over the world.

In essence, the other party is familiar with Michael? Eisner is the same as the dictator and tyrant of the group company, but the difference is that Lei Shidong has an absolute controlling stake in Viacom, which is only a media empire that belongs to him alone.

What does the other party do with him? This is Ryan's biggest question, although he has never been presumptuous, he does not think that he has the capital to let the other party come to the door now.

Of course, Jenkins Films has recently been working with Viacom, and "Scream" is about to be released in North America, and Viacom's theater chain has been signed in Canada.

Ryan is quietly watching Summer? Lei Shidong, Lei Shidong was also observing him quietly.

In fact, long before Ryan became famous, Lei Shidong heard her mention him when he was chatting with his old friend Katie. At the time, I didn't pay much attention to it, after all, there were so many geniuses among their Jewish descent, not to mention business and science, but also in the arts.

When he set his sights on the film production industry and silently observed Paramount Pictures, it was the time when the other party was rising like a comet, and he and his works were successful again and again, and it was difficult to ignore.

Success is nothing, but relying on fantastic ideas and accurate audience positioning to pull the entire industry chain. Hundreds of millions of revenues have been generated one after another, and it is natural that the entire entertainment industry will pay attention to it.

Because of this, last year, he passed Guò Shirley? Lansing has rumored that he wants to cooperate with him and an alliance of implicit interests he represents.

Like all businessmen, he never minded whether he was working with a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, or a dying old man, as long as he had enough money.

Since then. In addition to Paramount Pictures, he has one more person to observe, and he has to determine whether the other party is qualified to cooperate with Viacom on an equal footing.

The most direct goal is none other than the two large-scale productions released this year. "Jurassic Park" with an investment of $70 million and "True Lies" with an investment of $130 million.

The former is the most important, after all, the entire Jurassic Park was created by him, and he has also personally participated in the investment, adaptation, peripheral design and promotional marketing, if the movie and peripherals will really be as successful as he once said to himself. That would increase his estimate of value by at least two levels.

In fact? The box office and peripheral sales of the movie far exceeded the original figures.

Don't talk about the periphery, just talk about the box office. The North American box office has exceeded 400 million US dollars, and the overseas box office has been counted to be close to 500 million US dollars.

As for peripheral products, according to the statistics of his research agency, the sales in North America are close to the North American box office, and unlike the box office, this is a long-term credit card, and there is no need to consider repayment.

Right! There are also revised, hardcover novels, which have sold more than 10 million copies in the United Kingdom and the United States alone.

The profits generated by this, even he has to look sideways, not to mention, the movie obviously only intercepts less than one-fifth of the novel, and then it is completely possible to make a few sequels and continue to make money......

There is no doubt that in this summer's feast, the biggest beneficiary is the teenager sitting next to him, some things are not a secret in the circle at all, as of now, through Guò Jenkins Films' investment account and personal copyright share, Ryan? Jenkins' earnings are definitely more than $100 million.

That's the amount after paying taxes!

According to the estimates of professional institutions, in the next year, he will definitely not earn less than this figure.

And also! And the already successful "True Lies" and the upcoming "Scream", even if the latter is just a horror film with Ryan hanging on it? Jenkins' name, no one dares to underestimate.

"Do you want to drink something, Mr. Lei Shidong?"

Coming to the rest area, the two sat on the rest chair, and in the face of the young man's polite questioning, Lei Shidong slowly shook his head, still silent.

He remembered some rumors again, it was said that Ryan? Jenkins is not interested in business, and the actual controller of Jenkins Films is Nicole? Kidman, and his advocacy for the acquisition of Pixar Studios, was secretly ridiculed by many as a business idiot.

It seems to him that it is, Steve? Will there be a future for the studio that Steve Jobs has been unable to sell for several years?

Of course, this would be more conducive to Viacom and his cooperation.

Summer? Lei Shidong came here in person today to discuss the cooperation between the two sides.

Viacom's acquisition of Paramount Pictures is in trouble!

First Paramount's management was capricious, and then another media giant, Barry, the owner of the American shopping channel QVC? Diller maliciously stirred up the situation and sparked a judicial lawsuit, turning what was originally a friendly merger into a smoke-filled bidding battle.

The lack of financial strength, the defeat of the court, and the severe dispute between the divorce case and the hostile takeover have dampened Wall Street's confidence, even if Lei Shidong issued a statement to dispel Wall Street's doubts about him, it has no obvious effect.

Now, not only has there been a problem with new financing, but even many of the more than $7 billion he has borrowed and raised as collateral have been withdrawn.

Capital is all profit-seeking. Wall Street does have a huge cash flow, but if you want to raise money, you need to give them hope to benefit.

How can you give those vampires confidence that their acquisition of Paramount is not a problem, that it is not a problem for Paramount to make a profit in the future, and that their profits are not a problem either?

This is a problem that Lei Shidong's financing must solve.

Paramount is a giant in the film industry, and its main income comes from movies and related industries, and successful movies are the guarantee of profitability.

Wall Street is not stupid, and empty words are not convincing.

Therefore, Lei Shidong decided to find someone who has never failed in the film industry, has been successful, has achieved unprecedented success this year, and will be successful in the future no matter how you look at it. Cooperate in all aspects to facilitate the successful completion of this acquisition.

Is there such a person?

If put it before this summer, Summer? Lei Shidong will think that there is no such person as Zài in Hollywood.

Now, this man is sitting next to him.

This is the most direct, simplest and most labor-saving option, even if it is to give a few points of Paramount shares to the other party and pull him onto the same ship, so as to show Viacom's determination and the guarantee of future profits, so as to promote secondary financing in the primary market, it is definitely less than the price paid to mortgage the entire Viacom.

Let alone. If the two sides really want to cooperate, it is absolutely impossible for the other side not to pay the price.

Although Ryan knew a lot about the current situation of Lei Shidong and Viacom before the meeting, he couldn't think of the specific purpose of the other party looking for him, and he drank the juice slowly. Lei Shidong was silent, and he was equally silent.

"Ryan, are you interested in working together?"

The rest area was empty, and Lei Shidong's words were not high. But it's very loud.

"Aren't we working together?"

Ryan naturally pointed to Jenkins Films and Viacom.

"Nope."

Lei Shidong shook his head slowly, his demeanor was stern, and he obviously regarded Ryan as the real negotiator. "I'm talking about something else."

"I want to hear about it."

Ryan also put on a serious attitude.

"You've probably heard that I'm pushing Viacom to buy Paramount Pictures, are you interested in investing?"

What Lei Shidong said was obviously beyond Ryan's imagination, but the other party was a well-known media tycoon, so it was impossible to make such a joke, he frowned.

"Why me?" Despite Ryan's question, he vaguely guessed, "I don't think I'm qualified to participate in this kind of acquisition." ”

"Because I want to give faith to some, and you are the source of faith!" Lei Shidong means something.

Ryan nodded slightly, combined with what he learned from Scott, and after a little thought, he understood what the other party meant.

However, since Lei Shidong dares to say this, he must only be the first choice, and if he can't get along, he will definitely have a record.

Besides, since it's an investment, you have to take real money out, Summer? Lei Shidong is not a philanthropist.

Slowly knocking on the armrest of the chair, Ryan weighed the pros and cons, and Lei Shidong sat there silently without saying a word.

There is no doubt that this is a good opportunity to take a stake in Paramount Pictures, even if it will not get too many shares, but it will give the two parties enough interest ties and have a lot of benefits for future cooperation.

If you go along with it, you will have to find distributors for those two animation studios in the near future, and Paramount is undoubtedly a very good choice.

You can also take this opportunity to put a halo or amulet on Nicole......

Of course, since it is cooperation and business, if there is not enough interest, Ryan will still refuse.

"$100 million, three percent of the shares!"

The old fox seemed to know what Ryan was thinking, and slowly spoke, he knew very well that Ryan had enough money in his hands with various cuts of "True Lies" and "Jurassic Park", "At least three movies per year for the next five years." ”

Although he knew that $100 million to get three percent of the shares was very cost-effective, Ryan still shook his head, such a price would be too cheap to pull himself into this whirlpool.

"We will work together at least twice a year for the next three years......"

With that, Ryan slowly gave birth to his right hand and opened his clenched fist. (To be continued......)