As the sun fell into the ocean to the west, Ryan led Natalie onto the 'TS', the 396-foot yacht honked its horn and slowly sailed away from the marina in Santa Monica, speeding up to the open sea.

The two of them entered the cabin and went directly to the top deck of the yacht, standing by the guardrail, facing the refreshing sea breeze and looking at the red sea ahead.

The sun has completely disappeared in the west, leaving behind a strange and beautiful sunset against the turquoise sea.

"Left Los Angeles." Natalie lowered her head slightly, allowing Ryan to put the hood over her head, "Facing the empty sea, I finally don't feel the pressure." ”

"Turns out my Nat is stressed, too." Ryan opened the cupboard on one side, took two bottles of energy drinks, handed one to Natalie, and said in a joking tone, "I thought that the confident Nat had always been fearless." ”

"Dear ......"

Natalie just wanted to speak, a yacht in front of her that was much longer than the 'TS', appeared not particularly far away, the other party seemed to know Ryan's yacht, and suddenly sounded the whistle, especially when the two boats crossed, the yacht was almost close to the nearest safe distance, and the long whistle was not interrupted.

It's like showing off, and it's like showing off your might.

Ryan and Natalie's brows furrowed, this is very impolite behavior of the other party, and the person who can buy such a huge yacht must be a famous super-rich man in the United States. It's almost no different from those outbursts in Russia.

"Who is this?" Natalie watched in disgust at the yacht that slowly left and sailed towards the port of Santa Monica, "It's so annoying." ”

"Larry? Ellison's Rising Sun. ”

Although it was the first time I saw it in this life, Ryan had seen pictures of this yacht many times on the Internet in his previous life, "Such an impolite behavior, except for him, there are few people." ”

"Why would he do that?" Natalie turned her head.

"Show off, show that he overpowered me on the yacht." Ryan didn't care, he wasn't a child, "Don't forget. This has always liked to fight with people for wealth. A few years ago, I lost him with my shoes in USC, and now I am far behind on the rich list, so I guess I feel very shameless. ”

"You wouldn't want to build a bigger yacht...... Natalie playfully patted the guardrail, "and beat him down, right?" ”

"I'm not that bored."

Pulled Natalie along. The two sat in white plastic chairs in the back. "Estimated Larry? Ellison didn't expect to meet us outside the harbor either. Otherwise, there will definitely be more exciting programs. ”

"Isn't everything in the past in the past?"

Unscrewing the bottle, Natalie took a sip of herself and fed Ryan a sip. "Hear about Larry? Ellison, though arrogant, was not a narrow-minded man. ”

"The movie that his son invested in, that David? Ellison. ”

After seeing Natalie nod, Ryan continued, "Half of the investment in Sony Columbia's "Top Secret Flight" released this month came from David? Ellison, this film schedule is in conflict with our "Hulk Hulk", which is the most direct competitor, "Hulk" has now received more than $110 million at the North American box office, and "Top Secret Flight" has not yet reached $20 million. ”

"I've heard about that, too." Natalie also thought about it, put the energy drink on the table, and said with a smile, "It is said that David? Ellison saw that there would be planes and air combat in the film, and immediately approached Sony Columbia Pictures to ask for investment. ”

"Larry? Ellison had argued with the media many times. Ryan leaned back in his chair, "The media will certainly not miss the opportunity to laugh at them." ”

"So, he met you." Natalie automatically took Ryan's words, "Trying to beat you in another way?" ”

Take Larry? Ellison's style, Ryan won't care, think about the grudge between this oracle madman and several giants of Microsoft in the past two years, this is really nothing.

Back in 1994, in order to deal with Microsoft, Larry? Ellison hired a Microsoft cleaning lady to help him with the "Infernal Affairs" campaign, and finally found clues in Microsoft's trash can against Microsoft, when Microsoft suddenly received a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice for one of its bundling practices, including Bill ? Gates and Paul? Microsoft's top management, including Allen, was caught off guard for a while.

This is the sensational "garbagegate" incident in the IT world.

Ryan still remembers Bill ten years ago? Gates slammed Larry? Ellison's words -- look at the sanctimonious companies that do such despicable and obscene things to their competitors!

But the initiator is proud, Larry? Ellison was not only quick to admit that he had done it, but he was also proud to announce that I was happy with what I had done.

Since then, the beam between Ellison and Microsoft has been concluded, and the giants of the two top IT companies have not shied away from pinching each other, no matter which side has any good things, the other side will always stick sideways, but they can't make the opponent feel good.

Two years ago, Microsoft CEO Paul? Allen's 'Octopus' is nearing completion, and the 413-foot superyacht, once launched, will surpass Ryan's TS and the private yachts of several oil tycoons in the Middle East to become the world's longest private yacht.

The news spread quickly, in order to win over the old enemy Bill in life? Gates and Paul? Alan, Larry? Ellison decided to lengthen his yacht, the Rising Sun, which had just sailed away.

The yacht was planned to be 403 feet long and was originally built only to overtake Ryan's 'TS'. Ellison increased the length to 452 feet because he didn't want the Rising Sun to be the second in the first place.

Today, the 'Rising Sun' is a veritable number one in the world, and the battle for the size of the yacht, which has been surging undercurrently, has also been pulled to the surface by the madmen of Silicon Valley.

This super-rich man seems to want to tell the world with yachts - men, or still speak with size!

Yachts can be said to be one of the favorite ways for the rich in the West to show off their wealth.

In fact, not only these well-known rich people in the United States, but also Hollywood celebrities also have a soft spot for yachts.

Following the prevalence of private jets after 911, yachts have also become a must-have luxury for many Hollywood giants, not to mention others, even the chubby girl Scarlett? Johnson spent millions of dollars on a small yacht, and Stephen, one of the Big Three at DreamWorks? Spielberg spent nearly $200 million to order a 282-foot-long 'Seven Seas' from a Dutch yacht manufacturer.

"Didn't you say Scarlett and Allison also went to sea?"

As it gets dark, Natalie's eyes turn into the distance with a passing seagull, "Where have they been?" ”

"Scarlett's ship can't go to the open sea." Ryan gestured to the north side of the yacht facing the stern, "They're going to San Francisco, they seem to be going to some event." ”

"Activity?" Natalie frowned, and seeing that Ryan didn't care at all, she swallowed the words that she was about to say.

"It's dinner time." Ryan looked at his watch, and Natalie had no intention of leaving, "I want to eat outside." ”

"That's good." Ryan took the intercom from the side, "I'll have someone bring it up." ”

There are many types of dinner, but the amount is not large, and Natalie herself has a limited amount of food, just a little steak and put down the knife and fork.

Since the end of the promotion of "The Hunger Games", she has been busy with the post-production of "127" for more than a month, and the pressure of work is naturally a little high, so Ryan rarely talks about this aspect of things, but keeps saying some gossip and interesting things in the circle to amuse her and make her completely relaxed.

"You know, Nat."

Soon, Ryan also put down his knife and fork, "The failure of "Top Secret Flight" didn't hit David? Ellison, I got the news that he got from Larry? Ellison pulled $60 million in money and intends to invest in air combat movies again. ”

"Do you think he'll fail?" Natalie asked, holding her coffee cup.

"Failure is inevitable." Ryan nodded his head, "David? Ellison's place has not yet figured out what Hollywood movies are all about, and the money he is investing now is simply paying for tuition. ”

"What else?"

Hearing Natalie's question, Ryan laughed, "He's rampage through Hollywood with a lot of money, and he's completely breaking the rules." ”

"You don't like him?" Natalie naturally understood Ryan's thoughts, "Right? ”

"It's not just me." Ryan spread his hands and said helplessly, "I believe that few Hollywood studios like to break the rules." ”

After getting Disney, he not only stood at the top of Hollywood, but also became the defender of the inherent order.

For example, DreamWorks, in terms of friendship alone, he and Stephen? Spielberg and Jerryvor? Katzenberg has a good relationship, but he still chooses to join the alliance of the six major companies, mercilessly suppressing DreamWorks, and the existing vested interests will definitely not give up their cake to share with others.

Today's DreamWorks has fallen into a quagmire, and as the difficulties encountered, the contradictions between the Big Three have become more and more prominent, and "Escape from Clone Island" finally only earned more than $35 million in North America, resulting in huge losses, which made the already debt-ridden DreamWorks unbearable.

DreamWorks now has only two options left, sell or go bankrupt and reorganize.

But the latter needs to raise a lot of money to revitalize the backwater business, and how many people are willing to invest in DreamWorks now?

It is said that Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox are both interested in taking over DreamWorks' film and television business, and several parties have also tried to contact each other, but they don't know which one DreamWorks will eventually commit to. (To be continued......)