Just like AMD is to Intel, Pepsi is to Coca-Cola, Apple and Oracle are to Microsoft, if a company lacks a competitive catch-up partner, it will inevitably slow down its development and even gradually disintegrate itself from within.

Just as a foreign war is the best way to resolve internal conflicts, it doesn't hurt Disney to have enemies or competitors from the outside, and Ryan won't let Disney swallow up DreamWorks Animation until the animation divisions of other companies develop, after all, it's the only rival that can barely compete with Pixar Studios.

Even if it is because after DreamWorks Animation Studio went public, his shares were diluted to 35%, but he is still the largest shareholder, and now the relationship between the Big Three of DreamWorks is close to breaking down, as long as he wants to, overthrow Jerever? Katzenberg isn't too hard to do either.

What's more, if Disney really plans to buy it, few of the small shareholders of DreamWorks will be able to resist Disney's bid.

To put it bluntly, Ryan is like a nail in the interior of DreamWorks Animation, and the DreamWorks Animation Studio in this world is like fat on Disney's mouth.

It's a pity that the Blue Sky Studios he sold to Twentieth Century Fox are as bad as in his previous life, and if the other party's development is a little better and can pose some threats to Pixar Studios, Ryan will not let Robert? Iger has temporarily slowed down the acquisition.

Actually, since the end of "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith", Ryan's people have been staring at the San Francisco side, George? Lucas claims to retire, but there is no sign of retirement. According to the behavior of Lucas and Lucasfilm's shareholders, as long as the other party retires, Lucasfilm will almost certainly be sold as a package.

When Natalie asked Ryan if he was interested in Lucasfilm, he replied 'NO', because at that time, Disney was still digesting the three Jenkins Film companies and certainly did not have the ability to continue to expand and annex, but now it is different.

Who wouldn't be interested in Lucasfilm, which owns the rights to the Star Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark series?

You know, there is also a department that ranks first in Hollywood and even in the world - Industrial Light & Magic!

In the future, whether it is a surprising superhero movie or a new Disney fairy tale movie, special effects are one of the most basic prerequisites.

Of course. I can't wait for this qiē. George now? Lucas has not yet revealed any intention of selling the company.

In addition to Disney's affairs, Ryan received another invitation from Shanghai to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Shanghai Disneyland in a few months, after nearly a year of design and demolition work. The park is about to enter the official construction stage.

Although the project claims to invest $5.5 billion. But according to Disney's internal planning. Only 22.5 billion RMB is needed to complete all the work, and as for the supporting projects, all of them will naturally be provided by Shanghai.

According to the plan of the government on the other side. The Shanghai Disneyland project and the surrounding area of about 10 square miles are the Shanghai International Tourism Resort, which will be built into an iconic tourist destination with demonstration and radiation effects in the future.

The project will not occupy any funds from Disney, and the Shanghai Heavy Dà Project Management Committee, together with the four major state-owned banks, signed an agreement with Disney Asia in June to provide a long-term low-interest loan of 12.9 billion RMB for the Shanghai Disney project, and subsequent loans will be in place during the construction process.

Seeing the low-interest loans that can make countless companies on the other side of the Pacific blush, Ryan is thinking about whether to continue to borrow from China when he needs funds in the future.

However, this is all a pipe dream, and if the project is not built in China, such a loan would not have been possible.

Just as most of the country's elite is focused on business, the bureaucracy on the other side is definitely one of the most savvy groups in the world, and will certainly not do anything without interest.

"So you're not going to go over?"

Sitting on a bench by the beach in Malibu, Nicole looked at the waves in front of her and asked Ryan, "Disney has a lot of interest over there." ”

"I'm going to make Cook? Dick or Robert? Iger to take a trip. Ryan placed the peeled macadamia nuts in Nicole's hand, "You know, they have a tight schedule, depending on the schedule. ”

"Kate, they're almost there." Nicole grabbed the nuts in her hand, didn't mean to eat them, stood up and walked towards the villa area behind, "Let's go back." ”

Two days ago, Nicole moved out of Beverly Hills and temporarily settled in the Malibu Beach Scenic Area, which is the villa used to film "Iron Man".

The villa has been renovated a long time ago, with a futuristic sci-fi style, if it weren't for the lack of those black technology equipment, it would really be like entering a sci-fi movie.

After consulting Nicole, Ryan moved a recliner and placed it in front of the floor-to-ceiling window near the sea, and found a rattan chair to sit with Nicole.

"Honey, didn't you eat?" Looking at the nuts that Nicole pinched between her fingers, Ryan reached for it back, threw it into his mouth, and peeled one for her again, "Not to taste?" ”

"It's a high-calorie food." Nicole frowned and stared at the nuts that Ryan brought to her mouth, and finally opened her mouth, chewed and swallowed, and said, "It's easy to accumulate fat and gain weight." ”

"Hey, this is a must-have snack from a health care professional." Ryan gently pinched her tall nose, "Macadamias are rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins B1, B2 and amino acids, and contain the first nutrients needed to promote brain development - unsaturated amino acids, which are beneficial for fetal brain development. ”

Listening to Ryan's words as if he were endorsing, Nicole gradually smiled, and she could feel Ryan's concern for herself and her children.

Although I had another idea in my heart since that night, if it really came true, I am afraid that it would turn into another war, and I am really ready for war?

The current physical condition does not allow her to do too much, after all, she has waited too long for the life in her womb, and she still waits for this new life to come into the world.

Her pale blue eyes flickered, and after eating another macadamia nut that Ryan had fed, Nicole temporarily dissipated those thoughts.

"These things need to be in moderation." Ryan tossed the husks into the trash, sealed the bag of macadamias, and the intercom in the living room rang, and after he took it, he said to Nicole, "Kate and Nami are here, I'll go out and have a look." ”

Before going out, Ryan instructed the housekeeper on the other side, "Elsa, prepare black tea, coffee, and fruit." ”

Is it Naomi? Watts and Kate? Blanchett, after they heard that Nicole was pregnant, one hurriedly finished the post-work of "King Kong", and the other flew straight from Sydney.

"Congratulations, Nicole."

The two of them hugged Nicole lightly, and then sat on the sofa in the center of the living room, "How does it feel to be a mother?" ”

"Great."

Facing her best friend, Nicole did not hide her feelings, "I can't wait to see him." ”

"Black tea?"

Taking the tray brought by Elsa, Ryan put the fruit on the coffee table first, "Or coffee?" ”

Pouring black tea and coffee for the two of them, Ryan sat next to Nicole, and the topic gradually became Nicole and Kate? Led by Blanchett, most of the content is parenting, with Nicole and Naomi? Watts is different, as early as a few years ago, Kate? Blanchett has her first child and must have had a lot of experience in this area.

"Nami." Ryan had to work with Naomi? Watts chatted a few words, "King Kong is done? ”

"Almost." Naomi? Watts put down his teacup, "I heard Director Jackson say that Universal Pictures will probably hold a test meeting next month. ”

"How many times has this been a remake of King Kong?" Kate? Blanchett interjected.

"There have been many times." Ryan doesn't know either, Hollywood will not only follow suit, but remakes are also a good way to make profits, "but this time the investment is the largest, it is said to be 210 million US dollars, and with Peter, a special effects maniac, it will definitely be the most real King Kong." ”

"That's true."

Among these people, that is, Naomi who plays the heroine? Watts had seen the dailies, "Andy? Directed by Serkis and Jackson, they brought a motion capture that was no less than grunt. ”

"So to speak." Kate? Blanchett pinched his chin and said, "I should get the theater to join in the screening of King Kong." ”

"Honey!" Nicole picked up a honey orange and gave it to Blanchett, "Kate, what did you think about what I just said." ”

"No problem, just leave it to me for now."

Blanchett put the orange back in the fruit bowl, "Don't worry, Nicole, I'm not going to let the studio go bankrupt." ”

"Oh God." Nicole's face was full of black lines, "At present, in addition to the big-budget "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", the studio only has a low-budget film in cooperation with Touchstone Pictures, if this can also go bankrupt, Kate, I will definitely go to Sydney to settle accounts with you." ”

Kidman Studios itself is an empty shell, and the so-called escrow is just to assist the accounting firm and the filming team in handling some related matters, and the studio's cooperation with Miramax and Disney does not require them to put in too much effort.

Kate? Blanchett also runs several theaters in Sydney, which is not too good, and she came here, in addition to seeing Nicole, also to seek Ryan's support, hoping that Disney's stage productions such as "The Lion King" and "Toy Story" can give priority to her theater.

It's just a small thing, Ryan notified the relevant personnel of Disney, and someone will naturally go to talk to her about the details of the cooperation in the future.

Compared to Kate? Blanchett's small request, and Ryan's next meeting with the other three media giants, were much more solemn. (To be continued......)