"Hi~Roland~ You're finally here~"

"Hello~ Gerry! I didn't expect to see you here~"

"Roland, you're not right to say that, after Gerry retired, he didn't like to run much."

"Ahh Hello Steve! ”

"He's not good! Because he's going out to work soon! ”

“Oh！ Dick! I didn't expect you to be there! ”

It is often said that Malibu Beach, California is a gathering place for Hollywood stars, and this is true, but many people go to Malibu Beach and see an empty blue sea and blue sky, which is also true.

In this way, many people will be curious and think about why they can't meet celebrities, and after a lot of brains, words like 'celebrities travel in seclusion and can't see it', 'celebrities have high incomes and real estate all over the world', 'celebrities are busy with work and are not in Los Angeles', etc., have become reasons to cover up their regrets.

Of course, these ideas are not much of a problem, after all, a star with a radish and a pit is even lower than a panda to get pregnant, but in addition, it is also related to the fact that popular stars rarely live in Malibu Beach.

The seldom of living here naturally refers to the fact that it is not busy with work, but buying a property, but not living in it.

Like Tom Cruise, the house was indeed bought, but it was rented out there all the year round, with a short-term rental of 110,000 a month, a long-term rental of 75,000 a month, and if you want to rent a party every day, it is even more expensive.

In addition, like Dwayne Johnson, who topped the list of the world's highest-paid actors in 0202 with an annual income of 87.5 million, also has a house here, but he will not show up at all except for vacationing with his family.

Therefore, if you want to meet a star here, it is undoubtedly a dream.

However, there are actually celebrities who live here, but 'meeting each other and not knowing each other' is the best portrayal.

Because the guys who live here all the year round are either Gregory Peck, the male protagonist of "To Kill a Mockingbird" who has long since retired, or Jack Lemmon, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for "Saving the Tiger", or Dick Martin, a famous Hollywood comedian in the sixties, or Angie Dickinson, the pink girl who was spanked by John Wayne in "Die Hard and Dragon Slayer".

The old people who supported the golden age of Hollywood are the real masters here, and the popular fried chicken buying a house here is more about wanting to integrate into this circle and try to appreciate the power and resources in the hands of these old men as neighbors.

Because of this, the common way of making friends in the era of luxury has become the mainstream means of interaction between neighbors, and when Roland moved over, it became a matter of course to invite him to the party and enjoy life.

After all, everyone is their own person!

Not only that, Roland, the new neighbor, is also the richest and most powerful one in this land!

At first, when he received the invitation, Roland didn't want to come, he thought that the bleeze party between the old man and the old lady was so boring! But when Kate told him that it was okay not to go, but he couldn't play games at home, Roland came over reluctantly, and after he came, he found that it was better to stay at home and hug his wife!

Watching some boring soap operas with Kate is more fun than chatting and farting with these people!

Because these guys are either bad gamblers or addicts.

It's either bragging about the beep, or it's running all the way down the road to the braggart beep.

"Roland, when your uncle David came to see the house, we opened a gambling game to bet on where you bought the house!"

"Yes, yes, we all guessed at the time, you would buy the Sinatra house, a 5,800 sq. ft. dream beach house designed by Eduard Grunzbach, very beautiful! But your uncle didn't choose it! ”

"Yes! Why did you choose the seaside kit? Is it uncomfortable to live in the mountains? ”

In the face of such an inquiry, the heart said, 'Don't you have a beep count for your special code?' I don't want to live in a dead house! Roland smiled and said duplicitously: "Because that house is next door to Steven's house!" Doesn't Steven like kids? If I have children in the future, I will send them directly to Steven's house, and the nanny's money will be saved! ”

"Hahaha~You're really kidding~"

The crowd didn't believe it, but they didn't dwell on it, and turned to something else.

"In addition to us, there are a lot of people living here, like PNC Financial Services CEO Bowman, Oracle founder Larry, who have a lot of real estate here, come on vacation every year, and love our party, and the next time they come, when they have a party, we want to introduce you to them!"

"Ah, yes." Roland smiled and agreed, but didn't take these things to heart.

In addition to Hollywood celebrities, Malibu Beach also attracts a large number of wealthy people to buy real estate here, but these guys, all of whom are gods, may attend lavish parties held by their neighbors, but their socialization with celebrities is basically to the point.

In this case, the so-called introduction of the big guy to Roland is just a word of hi, and the current Roland is ......

You don't need to be introduced to anyone you want to meet!

PNC Financial Services Group, the sixth-largest bank in the United States?

Can they be as attentive as Wells Fargo?

Founder of Oracle?

Our net worth is only a little bit different by 100 million (crossed out)!

Maybe it's because these guys are used to it on weekdays, but it may also be that they really regard Roland as a junior, so the tone of their speech sounds cordial, but in fact it is distant.

Although it is human instinct to communicate with people with a mask, the looming gap makes Roland feel quite bored.

Earth ball grass like him can go deep into the masses, with hundreds of millions of people, so what does it mean for these guys to always carry it?

Therefore, after a simple exchange and recognition of people, Roland, who could not fit in, took the initiative to leave.

Holding his daughter-in-law's waist and stepping on the straight road, Roland expressed his helplessness with emotion-

"Being neighbors with these people, I can't live this life, I can only live and play."

"Hmph~"

"It seems that Sherman Oakes is more comfortable."

"Hmph~"

"But Sherman Oakes' house is so small, we have to move to a bigger place."

"Hmph~"

"What do you think we should do if we bought the land at the top of Beverly Hills, which is as big as Disneyland, and built a manor? Standing there, you can overlook the whole of Los Angeles, even the views of Orange County, Catalina Island, Santa Monica. ”

"Hmph~"

"I heard from David that the land was in the hands of Herbalife's founder, Mark Hughes, who wanted to build a 45,000-square-foot classical estate, but because of his health, he was afraid that he would not be able to realize that wish. And if he's willing to sell, how about we build a castle there? According to the model of Windsor, you will be the queen in the future~"

"Humph!" Hearing this, Kate finally stopped acting as a repeater, and said sarcastically: "Yes, then you are the king, and then a baby kiss will pop up today, an old classmate will pop up tomorrow, and an ex-girlfriend will be made the day after tomorrow, and watch me fight to the death with them every day?" If I win the fight, then I will still be the hostess there, and if I lose the fight, will I still be pushed into the deep well? ”

Such words made Roland smile.

No way, who made him a little extreme when he coaxed Kate before?

After discovering that her teasing was revealed and Kate was afraid that she was going to kill herself with a knife, Roland hid in the room and locked the door.

But this move can only be used for a while, and when Kate finds the key to the house, the Grim Reaper comes to collect people.

Looking at the angry guy, Roland, who didn't want to die or shed his skin, took the initiative to attack, and successfully subdued Kate with a skillful stealing technique, a giant tongue whipping, a quick gun draw, a wild growth, and a deadly rhythm.

and on the grounds that she was late for the banquet, she blocked her back road and forcibly dragged her out of the house.

During this period, Kate did have a chance to refuse, but she had a scale in her heart, so she chose to cooperate with Roland.

can be obedient, that is to give Roland face to outsiders, and after ending external affairs, the family's accounts still have to be calculated.

No, no matter how Roland stalked, she looked like she didn't answer, and after hearing Roland's dreamlike words, she hit mercilessly.

looks like a fried hedgehog, with no oil and salt, and no soft or hard food.

Unless Roland admits his mistake, he will not give up.

For others, this attitude is simply homely, but for Roland, Kate who loses her temper is much more interesting than a woman who looks down on everything, as for how to coax?

As the saying goes, fight at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed!

…………

After spending a night of obedient Kate, Roland, who only got up the next afternoon, unexpectedly tasted the loving breakfast that Kate prepared for herself.

Although the guy only made salads, Roland still had a good time, and after breakfast, when he returned to the study, he directly dialed David's phone and told the other party that he wanted to buy the top of Beverly Hills, the highest land in Los Angeles, and to build a castle that Kate liked according to the specifications of Windsor Castle.

Roland's inexplicable thought made David really speechless, and when he learned that Roland almost died yesterday, David, who had heard the wonderful gossip from his wife before, instantly came to his senses!

"So you were really looking for death yesterday!"

David said with emotion: "I really admire you! Dare to tell Kate that he has a baby kiss! ”

"Nonsense! How can this be called looking for death? It's obviously fun! Fun between husband and wife! "Roland's dead duck has a hard mouth.

"yes, yes! Taste! The kind of fun that kills you with a broken leg? David didn't bother to pay attention to him, "Okay, I'll help you ask the price, that one hundred and fifty-six acres of land seems to be only twenty or thirty million, right?" Not expensive! ”

After entrusting David with the purchase of the land, Roland picked up yesterday's idea and dialed Steve Jobs' cellphone.

Qiao, who was leading the team to ponder the iPod, thought at first that Roland was here to inquire about the progress of product development.

So the opening is - "Soon, it's already done".

Such words made Roland's head full of black lines, and he took away his phone and glanced at it twice, before he confirmed that he had not called Hideo Kojima.

"I'm not here to ask about the progress of the development of music players!"

"And what else do you want me to do?"

"I'd like to get to know Blue Sky Studios in the VFX circle, and then Steven told me that there are his acquaintances in Pixar?"

"Oh? What's going on? Then I'll ask Pixar to contact you. ”

After a brief chat, Joe went to call Roland, and about five minutes later, Pixar's dream maker, 'Contemporary Walt Disney' John Lasseter, took the initiative to call to understand Roland's needs.

When he learned that Roland had the intention of buying Blue Sky Studios, the bald fat man immediately bloomed with infinite enthusiasm, saying that he would immediately convey the news to his friend Chris Weiqi, and would reply tonight at the latest, asking Roland to wait patiently.

This answer made Roland very satisfied.

And what he is even more satisfied with is that a person with a net worth like him will spend 30 minutes a day dealing with work, and this kind of pragmatic spirit is enough to wrestle with the Qatari rich man who consciously works overtime!

"How can there be such a diligent person in the world?"

Roland, who feels good about himself, goes to the gym for an hour, then scrubs up and goes to the nearby supermarket to buy.

Maybe it's because of the sensitivity of the traverser, or maybe there are too many things hidden at home, so Roland doesn't like to ask a maid to stay at home for a long time, in addition to regularly letting people do a hygiene, but also asking Ganetti to supervise, other times, the most existing in the house is the bodyguard, so if you want to be hungry, you can do it yourself, go out to eat, and let people send these three options.

In the past, Roland tended to go out to eat and have people deliver, but now......

If you want to do it, you can do it yourself, if you don't want to do it, are you afraid that you will starve to death?

After spending two hours buying something that looked like he might need it, but wasn't actually needed at all, Roland went to Kate's yoga school.

Although Kate also thinks that the wife circle is boring, she will not be left behind when it comes to exercising and maintaining.

Growing up in a big dye vat, she naturally understands what her core competitiveness is, so she lost a lot of Fengyun when she was filming, although Roland doesn't care about these, but who doesn't want his wife to be beautiful and stylish?

Even if the lights are turned off, it is the same, but the beauty will never make a man feel uncomfortable.

After picking up their wives and going home and wasting three hours in the kitchen that would make ordinary people feel heartache, they threw off their pots and pans and went out for a walk along the backyard beach.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that the two went home hand in hand, and when Kate went to take a shower, Roland finally received a call from John Lasseter, who said that Chris Weige showed a strong interest in Roland's idea of acquisition, but Blue Sky Studio was his hard work, and he only accepted part of the equity + issuance and transfer of the acquisition method.

"In other words, Chris Welch will only accept Warner's acquisition of the new line?" Roland thought for a moment and said, "Or is it that on the basis of Warner's acquisition of the new line, a monopoly distribution clause between Disney and Pixar was added?" ”

Warner's acquisition of New Line, which was a partial equity acquisition.

Because of the relationship between shares, New Line is indeed a subsidiary of Warner from a legal point of view, but because of the issue of the company's voting rights, New Line can not be subject to the jurisdiction of Warner from a legal point of view.

Warner doesn't care what movies the new line makes, and similarly, Warner can't ask who the new line is looking for to release it.

On this basis, if the new line makes money, then it has to give Warner a cut, and if it loses money, Warner has to bear the loss.

This is also the reason why Warner then forcibly took back the new line.

Because of this acquisition model, the new line has a great initiative, and this is precisely what capital cannot tolerate.

As for Disney and Pixar, that's a matter of copyright and distribution attribution.

Disney provided Pixar with funding to produce animation, so that Pixar could animate as he pleased.

However, even if Disney cannot interfere with Pixar's creation, the copyright of all the movies that Pixar made with the funds given by Disney belongs to Disney, and not only that, but the distribution rights are also in the hands of Disney.

In this way, Pixar is an independent entity in terms of creation, while Disney controls the overall situation in terms of operation.

And now the contract proposed by Blue Sky Studio is a combination of these two transactions.

Warcraft Film and Television will acquire a part of the equity of Blue Sky Studio and make it its own subsidiary, but the voting rights in Chris Weiqi's hands must be greater than the voting rights of Warcraft Film and Television, so that they can remain independent.

In addition, Warcraft Film and Television also needs to provide funds to Blue Sky Studio, so that Blue Sky Studio can create as much as it wants, but the copyright and distribution rights of the work all belong to Warcraft Film and Television.

In other words, in addition to creative freedom, Blue Sky Studio has made concessions in other aspects.

"Yes, Chris felt he could make something like Toy Story, so he wanted creative freedom." John Lasseter said: "If you can accept it, they can sign you a deal to buy you first, and by next June, they can formally agree with your company to buy it." ”

Of course, Roland could accept such a clause, or rather, even if he, a guy who couldn't be a copyist, bought these companies, he would have to let the people who would do the right thing, so that he would not interfere with the creation at all.

But what does it mean to reach an acquisition before June next year?

'I have money, I don't need to wait!' Roland, who felt strange, asked, "Why is it delaying for so long?" ”

"Because now Blue Sky Studio has an exclusivity clause on its back." John Lasseter explained: "Roland, you know, animation is the most plagiarized thing in our circle. ”

"The plagiarism cases of Warner and MGM have influenced the Oscars, so now when we animation companies cooperate with the Big Six, we will sign an exclusivity clause with the Big Six, that is, during the period from the project to the official release, we cannot be acquired by any company other than the partner company."

"Now Blue Sky Studios is doing Frozen Planet for Fox, so they also have an exclusivity clause that if they want to sell it before Frozen Planet is released, only [Literature Museum fo] can sell the company to Fox."

"So even if Chris is willing to sell the company to you, you'll have to wait."

Hearing this, Roland understood, but while understanding, his brows were unnaturally raised, "Then you mean that what I talked about with Chris may be known to Fox?" ”

Such words caused a burst of laughter, "Roland, this is not a question of whether Fox will know about it, but a question that Fox will definitely know, because if Chris doesn't tell them about it, even if you reach an acquisition in the future, as long as it is reported by someone, the court will also rule that the acquisition is invalid." ”

'Hold the grass...... Roland scolded in his heart, 'Is it so cheating?' ’

Isn't this the equivalent of playing War3 and the enemy opening iseedeadpeople? ’

He has always liked to hide in the dark to do things, why did he directly put the acquisition on the table this time?

Fox knew he wanted to buy Blue Sky Studios?

Then this acquisition will not be easy to do!

Roland narrowed his eyes, he felt as if he had been happy for a few days too soon?