After the ceremony, everyone drove back to the Carey Hotel, enjoyed a sumptuous lunch, and in the evening, Kate's birthday celebration was arranged, and after the fifth day, the remaining five days were all free to travel, because the island's facilities were all covered by Roland, so guests can take their children to play freely, whether it is to surf on the north coastline, or swim on the south coastline, or dive on the west coast, or go to the horse farm, golf course, no problem.

As long as you show the invitation, ah no, with the popularity of some guys, as long as you brush your face, the bosses of each family will understand the meaning, and then count the consumption brought by value-added services on the head of the wedding host.

At first glance, this wedding company invited and did not invite.

Because all the activities before and after the regular wedding, there are no arrangements.

Like other people's grand weddings, Grammy winners will be arranged to sing on stage, well-known bands will be invited to set the mood, and some dinners, parties, and dances will be held, in short, the guests will not be left to deal with their free time.

And what about Roland's wedding?

One ceremony, two meals, it's over!

The simplicity of the link and the generous amount of money to pack the island half a month in advance are put together, which is simply the difference between heaven and earth, but the problem is that for the guests on the scene, the simpler it is, the easier it is.

Like Robert De Niro, who arrived by plane on the afternoon of the 4th, and after attending the wedding ceremony and birthday celebration on the 5th, he flew back to Los Angeles that night, because his movie "Meet My Father-in-law" will premiere on the 6th.

George Lucas is the same, the fourth to the fifth left, because the crew of "Attack of the Clones" is still waiting for him.

Not only that, but the six bosses who watched the ceremony also said goodbye one after another on the 5th and 6th, and the guys who can stay are either their own people who drag their families with their families, or they are partners who have something to discuss.

In this case, what dinner, party, ball, and who is it for?

The people who attended the group had to take care of the children's emotions and take them on a trip, while the business partners were all frantically setting up private chats, and no one cared about the guys who could come and go at any time.

To put it mildly, that is, the conflict between interests and classes, for the ordinary rich, the celebration of coins is a status symbol, and for the world's one percent, while everyone has time to discuss things, that is the biggest benefit after the wedding.

Because of this, early on the 6th, Roland was pulled away.

It wasn't an outsider who came to call him, but Steven Spielberg.

At the invitation of the other party, Roland, who had finished washing up and eating breakfast, came to the conference room provided by the Carey Hotel, and as soon as he entered the door, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who were leaning on the circular sofa, made him laugh.

"Wow, Wow, Wow, I thought you were leaving today!"

"After all, the federal and European Union only approved your acquisition of Yahoo, and someone has to do the merger and docking after that!"

The slightly joking words made the two get up and shake hands and hug them, and after saying happy to the newlyweds, they also smiled and replied: "This matter is handled by Steve (Ballmer), and it is more troublesome to ask you to meet than the acquisition case that will not run away." ”

"Then you're just talking nonsense, I don't have wings, where else can I fly?"

Roland took a sip of tea and looked at them happily.

That look of a fool made the founders of Microsoft shake their heads with a smile, and also made Steven Spielberg tell the truth, "Roland, the ten months of vacation before your marriage are about to suffocate us." ”

"We've wanted to talk to you about a lot of things before, but we've endured it until now."

"And if we don't catch you now, then in case you tell us again, ah! I'm going on my honeymoon! ”

"Then our hair is probably going to fall out!"

"Hahaha~" Steven Spielberg's emotion scratching his head made Roland wave his hand again and again, "No, no, you're only fifty-four, it's not so exaggerated, it's not so exaggerated......"

These three guys got together to find Roland, and they wanted to talk about nothing more than something related to DreamWorks.

So after a brief joke, Steven Spielberg acted as the main speaker, "First of all, the first one is that our DreamWorks wants to sell the interactive entertainment division, if you want, everything is yours, not only that, but the game business that may be generated by the movie in the future will also be licensed to Blizzard Productions." ”

Steven Spielberg is a gamer number one, but he's never going to be a real game maker.

Because he can't tell the line between games and money.

When he plays games on his own, he can play for days and nights in one go, but when he does, it's all about money.

Don't look at DreamWorks Interactive Entertainment's "Medal of Honor", and the production team after the split took the World War II script written by Steven Spielberg and made "Battlefield" and "Call of Duty", but this kind of achievement can't erase their black history at all, plus the skin game based on "Jurassic Park 2" once again broke the hearts of fans, so it ......

He quit.

In his previous life, after discovering that his brain-dead money behavior would only make fans go from expectation to disappointment to despair, he sold DreamWorks Interactive Entertainment to EA, which was created by Steve Jobs' younger brother.

Now, my own students are making games, so how can this kind of successful IP be cheaper for others?

And this kind of thing is of course the best for Roland.

After all, he's been coveting Call of Duty and Battlefield for a long time.

So, after hearing this request to give away IP for nothing, Roland nodded and said, "Okay, let the people below talk." ”

"But I have to make it clear, although you sold the company, you are still the producer of the "Medal of Honor" series, and you have to watch the script after that, and you have to be on call during production, otherwise, what if no one plays the things you make?"

"Hahaha, it's good, it's good......" Steven Spielberg smiled and nodded, he knew that Roland was conveying the idea that the company was still selling people, and he could go back and see when he wanted to play the game.

Of course, because of the presence of outsiders, he did not show too much personal feelings.

"The second thing is actually an equity dispute within DreamWorks, because David (Geffen) has not made any breakthroughs in the music field, so he is actually inclined to sell his shares and quit the management of DreamWorks."

Roland also knows this.

At the beginning of the establishment of DreamWorks, the three of them had ghosts in their hearts, and the slogans were loud and loud, but none of them contributed their own family funds.

Steven Spielberg is holding on to his amperin entertainment, David Geffen would rather sell the company in his hands to Panasonic than integrate it into DreamWorks, not to mention Jeffrey Katzenberg, the DreamWorks animation he is in charge of has been set aside by Steven Spielberg, in this case, DreamWorks music without copyright is destined to not develop.

In Roland's previous life, David Geffen also left the management of DreamWorks around 2,000 years, and in 08, when the company was officially sold, he directly sold out of shares and cashed out, but now-

"Now, Microsoft wants to buy that stake in David Geffen."

"Not only that, but they also hope to buy all the shares of Sony and Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television from Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television in the name of DreamWorks after purchasing the shares of DreamWorks."

"I mean, there's no hurry, and what you think, they want to hear it."

As mentioned earlier, the reason why Microsoft wants to launch Xbox is not actually for the home console market, but to use home entertainment as a breakthrough to make people accept the concept of smart home, and then realize Bill Gates's dream of the Internet of Things.

So, Microsoft never referred to Xbox as a game console.

And when Paul Allen, who returned to Microsoft in the 90s, learned that Steven Spielberg was in charge of a new entertainment company, he generously invested money, and at that time, even if he invested the money in his own name, the major media groups still believed that this was the first shot Microsoft fired to enter the entertainment field.

In Roland's previous life, Microsoft's dream was shattered because of the mixing of the Big Six, but now, because of the existence of Sony and Amperin and Warcraft Pictures global distribution companies, the dream of the Internet of Things is still very broad.

Especially when Roland gave Yahoo to them very intimately, the relationship between the two sides became more intimate.

Because of this, when Steven Spielberg finished speaking, Paul Allen and Bill Gates spoke.

"Roland, we know what global distribution means to an entertainment company."

"Especially when your Warcraft Film and Television is doing very well, it is really unreasonable to let you sell this part of the equity."

"Therefore, when we proposed this transaction, we didn't want to stifle the rights and channels of our friends, and while acquiring these two equities in the form of cash + equity, we also hope that DreamWorks and Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television will sign a long-term distribution agreement, that is, the films produced by Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television can unconditionally use the distribution channels mastered by DreamWorks, and the profits and costs will be borne by the two companies themselves, and DreamWorks will not make money from Amperin and Warcraft Film and Television, nor will it bear losses."

"And after that, we're aiming for MGM."

When he said this, Roland understood.

Isn't Microsoft just trying to be a prostitute!

How can a global distribution channel be so easy to build? Eating ready-made is the right way!

In the case that David Geffen wants to cash out, Microsoft, which feels that the situation is good, wants to intervene, and at the same time, they don't want to be the pick-up man, so letting the company control the lifeblood of survival is the core!

If Steven Spielberg and Roland Allen agree to sell 50 percent of Sony and Amperin and Warcraft Films to DreamWorks, DreamWorks could instantly become a company like Paramount and Universal.

Because Paramount and Universal's global distribution division United International Pictures is a joint venture company in which both parties hold half of the shares, and in this case, the difference between DreamWorks and the Big Six is that the last member of the Amerika Film Association remains!

This identity may be difficult for Steven Spielberg to obtain, but for Microsoft......

Just acquire a company that has membership.

And among Warner, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony, Fox, and MGM, the last one is best swallowed.

With the acquisition of MGM, the identity came.

Two transactions, totaling no more than half a billion, can create a new Big Seven.

This is the charm of capital.

It's like the next-generation Sony said that it got the exclusive game of Company B!

In the next second, Microsoft waved its hand and said that it spent 7.5 billion to buy the parent company of Company B!

Jumping?

Jump and buy you outright!

Your Sony's market value isn't as big as my cash reserves!

What do you mean by superpowers?

That's the money power!

But in this case, Steven Spielberg's voice will be cut by two layers, and even if Microsoft doesn't do anything, he will be like playing power usurpation, from the company's supreme boss to the most humble employee.

So......

Perhaps that's why he's reluctant to sell his shares for the time being?

Thinking of this, Roland glanced at the other party, and after seeing that his expression was normal, he shook his head and said, "Not for the time being." ”

"Oh? Why? The corners of Bill Gates' mouth hooked, "Are there any problems in these deals?" ”

As long as Roland does not directly refuse, it means that the matter can be discussed.

And what Roland showed can be discussed, isn't that just a free gift!

"Because I have Disney and Warners and some business to discuss."

Of course, Roland couldn't have said that he wanted DreamWorks to swallow Sony Pictures Entertainment, and when he mentioned Disney and Warner, the guys who already knew everything about his behavior didn't force it, and nodded their heads in understanding.

“Okay！ Warner's DC and Disney's live-action movie business, right? ”

"That's the time to put pressure on them with global distribution capabilities."

"It doesn't matter, these collaborations are just an intention, after all, it takes a certain amount of time to digest Yahoo!"

After a brief conversation, the three invited Roland to play bridge.

For such an offer, Roland directly said that he had not yet learned to refuse.

The three of them didn't force it, and took the initiative to get up and go to find Warren Buffett, who was still on the island.

As they left, Steven Spielberg also patted Roland on the shoulder.

That smile made Roland nod his head knowingly.

Just when Roland thought that the whole thing was going to end here, and he could go back to hug his fragrant daughter-in-law, the two young men from Google also took the opportunity to find the door and wanted to ask Roland whether Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo would affect the cooperation between Google and Yahoo, because before, Roland outsourced Yahoo's search business to Google, and the time was until the end of 05.

Roland really didn't think much about this matter, so in line with the principle of proximity, he called back Paul Allen and Bill Gates, who had just left, and asked them about the search business.

When the two old men learned that Roland was shouting for the search engine business, which still had little room for profit, they felt that it was not a big problem and directly stated - "It will not affect." ”

Not only that, Bill Gates also half-jokingly said: "If all the game companies under your name are willing to sign exclusive agreements with Microsoft, then we can also outsource MSN's search business to you." ”

"You need to increase your holdings in Google, though."

"MSN is the second largest website in the world, although it can't be compared with Yahoo, but the two combined, you are already equivalent to monopolizing the world's search business market, so, Roland is taking 10 percent, I don't think it's too much, right?"

Such words came as a surprise to Sergey Brin and Larry Page, but for Roland, it was extremely normal.

Because his body has been branded with a strong Microsoft brand.

Yahoo, the world's largest Internet company, was handed over to Microsoft;

Apple, which owns a large number of shares in its name, is enjoying the dividends brought by the transaction;

Half of ATi's stake is held by Intel, Microsoft's ally;

In the shareholder seat of the film company under the teacher's name, Microsoft is about to appear;

Not only that, but the gaming company and Microsoft's console division have also formed a strategic alliance.

In this case, even if Google is in the anti-Microsoft camp, Bill Gates will gladly cede the unprofitable market, after all, as long as Roland holds more shares, he can insert a thorn in the anti-Microsoft alliance.

He didn't expect Roland to stand firmly on his side, but he believed that as long as there were enough interests, this slick guy would make the choice to chase fame and fortune, and now, what company could offer a price better than Microsoft?

So, Roland smiled and stretched out his hand, "No problem." ”

"Like Yahoo's contract, it will end on December 31, 05."

"In more than four years, how about eight percent of the shares?"

Roland kicked the ball to Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

The two looked at each other and didn't immediately agree, "We need to go back and think about it." ”

Consider?

This is also considering an egg!

Do you think that you are the big brother of the founding of the country, and you can not transfer power without promising a peaceful transfer of power after the election?

In the case of Microsoft holding Yahoo, if the two of you don't sell your shares, then the search engine market will have to change its name and surname!

Because there are a bunch of search engines on the side, they are willing to be Roland's son!

With a touch of the mouth, you can get the world's largest traffic, not to mention eight percent, even eighty, and there will be a bunch of people rushing to work hard!

And this is the most profitable business in the world -

Monopolize!