"I've bought three important items in my life, one is Viacom, one is Paramount, and one is CBS."

Sitting behind a desk, Summer? Lei Shidong looked at the person opposite, "Now, my shopping bag is full." ”

Although he is over eighty-five years old, Summer? Lei Shidong's desire for power has not diminished in the slightest, and he has always firmly controlled Viacom, and he does not hesitate to turn against his son and daughter for this.

However, compared to Rupert? Murdoch, the older Lei Shidong no longer has the adventurous spirit of more than a decade ago, and Viacom, who is crumbling from the impact of the financial crisis, cannot withstand the next risk.

"Whoever wins this fight, we will benefit."

Describe Summer's old age? Lei Shidong is not too much at all, "Matthew, let our media follow suit, and we will help whoever has the upper hand." ”

"Mr. Murdoch's phone ......"

The executive named Matthew on the other side seemed to be a little hesitant, "The people from the Antitrust Bureau of the Department of Justice are also in Burbank, Disney ......"

"Hmph, no one can underestimate Ryan, and no one dares to underestimate Ryan!"

Summer? Lei Shidong's slightly cloudy eyes suddenly brightened, "I knew Ryan when he was twelve years old, and I know what kind of person he is. ”

"Let Murdoch fight him, and we have nothing to lose." He held up a finger, "We only help the victors." ”

Lei Shidong is almost a portrayal of the position of the major media groups in North America, News Corp is obviously targeting Walt Disney, and it has an absolute upper hand, and now they are almost all on the position of biasing towards News Corp., anyway, no matter which of the two is unlucky, it is in their interests.

"It's obvious,"

At Disney's top trio meeting, Ryan vs. Robert? Iger and Cook? "News Corp. wants to borrow ...... No. The antitrust investigation triggered by the complaint is likely planned by News Corp. to disrupt Disney's normal operations. ”

"Their goals are also clear!"

Robert? Iger pointed to the name on the text in his hand, "Lucasfilm!" ”

"Are we holding off on the acquisition of Lucasfilm?" Is it President Cook who speaks? Dick.

Of the trio that make up Disney's highest power structure, Cook? Dick is not like Ryan and Robert? Iger is so radical and relatively more conservative, which is why Ryan has always made him the president of the group, and there are more benefits than disadvantages to having such a person falling behind.

Ryan slowly closed his eyes, thought for about a few minutes, and said slowly. "Negotiations continue, I'll take care of News Corp, Robert, this is a good opportunity, I want not only Lucasfilm, but I also want the rights to that part of Star Wars in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox!"

The trio's meeting lasted only a dozen minutes before it ended, and Ryan dialed George's phone, and the special assistant immediately walked in.

Taking out a bag of text from the drawer next to him, Ryan handed it to George. "Give it to Garcia? Rodriguez, he destroyed immediately after looking at it. ”

George nodded and left the office.

After about half an hour, Nicole pushed the door open and walked in. Sitting across from him, he asked, "What's the matter with me?" Can't you go home and say it? ”

"Nicole, I can't leave Los Angeles for a while. You're on my way to England. Ryan thought for a moment, "Go to Buckingham Palace and meet Her Majesty." The royal family has had some troubles since last year, and we can help them. ”

"You mean......" Nicole understood instantly.

"Remember what I mentioned after the board?" Ryan said unhurriedly, "I believe that Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness, as well as 10 Downing Street, must be unbearable, Gordon?" Brown's relationship with News Corp is very poor! ”

"Hmm!"

Nicole didn't say anything more and walked out quickly.

Throughout early February, Hollywood was filled with news that Disney was under antitrust investigation, and industry insiders also had mixed reactions, some were happy, some were worried, and many more people looked lively.

Ryan? Jenkins has been in the limelight for so many years, and it seems that this time he is finally going to be unlucky.

On February 15th, a very ordinary Monday, another long-rumored news in Hollywood was confirmed, George? At a press conference in San Francisco, Lucas officially announced that he is 'retiring' and will stay away from commercial film production and become more involved in philanthropy, film teaching, and real film exploration.

At the same time, Walt Disney officially announced that it would buy Lucasfilm for $3.7 billion.

Soon after, Twentieth Century Fox entered the buying industry on behalf of News Corp., beating Disney with a $3.85 billion offer.

In an instant, Hollywood has more people who understand.

Lucasfilm is not in a hurry at all, and has made contact and negotiations with Walt Disney and Twentieth Century Fox, as for which side Lucasfilm's position will favor, it depends on the bids of both sides.

George? Lucas called Ryan specifically about the matter, and he is only one of the majority shareholders of Lucasfilm, and he cannot completely influence the inclination of other shareholders.

Ryan is also well aware of this, in the face of billions of dollars in money, the only decisive factor is profit.

Although Walt Disney was plagued by monopoly rumors and was also under investigation, it did not have any intention of giving up Lucasfilm, and Twentieth Century Fox clung to Disney's offer, and a goodwill acquisition inevitably evolved into a long-term malicious bidding.

Disney's troubles aren't just that, and this Friday, science fiction writer Bryant from Maryra? Moore, suing Disney and James in Maryland District Court? Cameron plagiarized two of his scripts on "Avatar" and sued Cameron and the entire "Avatar" crew for breach of contract, fraud and other crimes, offering up to $250 million in damages.

Disney in the storm has been hit again.

"Every time a film is a commercial success."

At a press conference, Ryan said, "There will be a lot of people who will come out and want to steal the fruits of victory!" ”

James, who attended the press conference at the same time as him? Cameron was also interviewed, "I've seen too many people like this since the success of Terminator 2. I have long said that Avatar is my most valuable asset, a project that I have cultivated with my own hands. It took me decades from the idea to actually come up with a concept and develop it into a film. ”

Maybe others will doubt that Ryan believes James? Cameron, back in the nineties, he had seen James? One of Cameron's sketches of a truck driver from his high school days shows a tree that is infinitely close to the prototype of the Tree of Life on the planet Pandora.

In the 8 years from 2002 to now, Disney has not encountered so much trouble, but now it has jumped out one after another.

The British "Daily Mail" reported that the copyright agency of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series is also preparing to sue Disney, they believe that Disney strictly concealed the box office of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in order to reduce the share paid to Tolkien's descendants, and if possible, will take back the adaptation rights of "The Hobbit" and "Elf Diamond"!

Whether the news is completely true or not, this has made many Disney managers feel a crisis, and if it loses the adaptation rights to "The Hobbit", Disney will face a huge loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.

You know, Disney has invested heavily in this project, Peter? Jackson is leading a crew to shoot the "Hobbit" trilogy in New Zealand at one time.

Disney specifically questioned the copyright agency of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series, and the other party's words flickered and blurred, obviously disturbed by external factors.

Just when things were not going well at Disney, Ryan received Rupert? Murdoch's phone.

"Long time no see, Ryan."

The voice on the phone was still as affectionate as usual, "If you have time, you and Nicole are welcome to come and visit." ”

"If you have time, you will." Ryan's tone was also relaxed, as if nothing had ever happened these days, "I'm waiting for you to introduce me to more New York celebrities." ”

"I'm going to hold a pie the day after tomorrow." Rupert? Murdoch's words seem to have an ulterior meaning: "As soon as you leave Los Angeles and come to New York, you will be the most popular guest." ”

"Then all I can say is sorry." Ryan didn't hesitate to decline the seemingly well-intentioned invitation, "You know, Rupert. Disney has been in a lot of trouble lately, and I can't get out of it. ”

His attitude is very clear that he will definitely not make concessions on Lucasfilm.

"Okay, I won't disturb your work."

The two sides just talked for half a minute, and then hung up the phone.

Putting down his phone, Ryan sat in his office, quietly thinking about Murdoch's next move, although the current News Corp. is frequently bad and aggressive, but to be exact, it has not gone beyond the scope of normal business competition.

However, the opponent is, after all, News Corp., a media company that has no lower limit at all.

He could fully imagine that when normal business methods were ineffective, the other party would definitely use some other methods.

Ryan quickly thought about himself, and what he was most criticized for was his relationship with Nicole, but this was all old things, and fried cold rice was not of much value.

Of course, this is not a place where people can take advantage of it, such as a daughter who has never appeared in public.

I hope Murdoch doesn't make such a stupid move, otherwise he wouldn't mind dragging the other party into hell with him.

In a villa not very far from Burbank, the private investigator Anthony, known as the "Hollywood Eye"? Pelicano welcomed a visitor, and although the request was extremely difficult, due to the repeated transactions with the other party's company, some of the tricks fell into the hands of others, and the lure of a huge check. Confused, Anthony? Ulticano eventually took the commission. (To be continued......)