Chapter 316 Fox: I know everything about what you did!
"Hi~ Roland~ You are finally here~"
"Hello~Gerry! Didn't expect to see you here~"
"Roland, you are wrong to say that. After Gerry retired, he didn't like running very much."
"Ah! Steve, hello!"
"He's not good! Because he's going to work soon!"
"Oh! Dick! I didn't expect you to be here!"
People often say that Malibu Beach in California is a gathering place for Hollywood stars. This sentence is certainly true, but after going to Malibu Beach, what many people see is empty blue sea and blue sky. This is also true.
In this way, many people will become curious and think about why they cannot meet celebrities by chance, and after a lot of brainstorming, it will be like "it's natural for celebrities to travel in secret, so it's natural not to see them", "the celebrity income is high, and the real estate All over the world', 'Stars are busy with work, not in Los Angeles' and other rhetoric have become reasons to hide their regrets.
Of course, these ideas are actually not a big problem. After all, a celebrity with one radish and one pit has a lower chance of getting pregnant than a panda. related.
The people here seldom live, which naturally means not being busy with work, but buying real estate, but not living.
Like Tom Cruise, he did buy a house, but it is rented there all year round. The short-term rent is 110,000 a month, and the long-term rent is 75,000 a month. If you want to rent a party, you will have to pay more That's fine.
In addition, like Dwayne Johnson, who topped the list of the world's highest-paid actor in 2002 with an annual income of 87.5 million, he also has a house here, but he does not only come here for vacation with his family , will not show up at all.
So, if you want to meet a celebrity here, it is undoubtedly a dream.
However, there are actually celebrities living here, but "meeting each other but not knowing each other" is the best portrayal.
Because the guy who lives here all the year round is either Gregory Pike, the male protagonist of "To Kill a Mockingbird" who has retired long ago, or Jack Lemmon, who won the Oscar for Best Actor with "Save the Tiger". Either Dick Martin, the famous Hollywood comedian in the 1960s, or Angie Dickinson, the pink girl who was spanked by John Wayne in "Red Blood".
The old people who supported the golden age of Hollywood are the real owners here, and the popular fried chicken buys a house here, more because they want to integrate into this circle, and try to appreciate the power and resources in the hands of these old people as neighbors.
Because of this, gatherings, a common way of making friends in the extravagant era, have become the mainstream means of interaction between neighbors, and when Roland moved here, it became a matter of course to invite him to the party and enjoy life.
After all, we are all our own people!
Not only that, Roland, the new neighbor, is also the richest and most powerful person on this land!
At the beginning, when he received the invitation, Roland didn't want to come. He felt that the beep parties between old men and old ladies were so boring! But when Kate told him that it's okay not to go, but he can't play games at home, Roland reluctantly came over, and after he came, he found that it's better to stay at home and hug his wife !
Watching some boring soap operas with Kate is more interesting than chatting and spanking with these people!
Because these guys are either bad gamblers or drug addicts.
Either bragging beeps, or running wildly on the road to bragging beeps.
"Roland, when your uncle David came to see the house, we started a bet on which house you would buy!"
"Yes, yes, we all guessed at the time that you would buy the Sinatras' house, a five thousand eight hundred square foot dream beach house designed by Edward Grunzbach, very beautiful! But your uncle didn't no choice!"
"Yes! Why did you choose a small apartment by the sea? Is it uncomfortable to live in the mountains?"
Faced with such an inquiry, I thought to myself, ‘Didn’t your special code beep? I really don't want to live in a house that has killed people! Roland smiled and said duplicity: "Because that house is next to Steven's house! Doesn't Steven like children? If I have children in the future, I will send them to Steven's house directly." Give it away, the babysitter’s money will be saved!”
"Hahaha~ You really know how to joke~"
Everyone didn't believe it, but they didn't bother to continue, and brought up other things instead.
"Besides us, there are many people living here, like the CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, Boman, and the founder of Oracle, Larry, who have bought a lot of real estate here, come here for vacation every year, and like our party, When they come next time and hold a party, we will introduce you to them!"
"Ah, okay." Roland smiled and agreed, but he didn't take these things to heart.
In addition to Hollywood celebrities, Malibu Beach also attracts a large number of rich people to buy real estate here, but these guys are all supernatural. They may participate in extravagant parties held by their neighbors, but their communication with stars is basically It's all up to the point, friends with wine and meat are fine, and you don't need to talk if you know the basics.
In this case, the so-called introduction of the boss to Roland is just a hello, but now Roland...
If you want to meet anyone, you don't need their introduction!
PNC Financial Services Group, the sixth largest bank in the United States?
Can they provide caring service like Wells Fargo?
Oracle founder?
There is only a little difference in our net worth of 100 million (crossed out)!
Maybe it's because these guys are used to it, but it's also possible that they really regard Roland as a junior, so their tone of voice sounds friendly, but in fact it has a distance.
Although it is human instinct to communicate with people with a fake face, the indistinct gap makes Roland feel quite boring.
Earth ball grass like him can penetrate the masses, with hundreds of millions of people, so what's the point of these guys always holding back?
So, after a simple exchange and recognition, Roland, who couldn't blend in, took the initiative to leave.
Holding his wife's waist and stepping on a straight road, Roland expressed his helplessness with emotion—
"Being neighbors with these people, I can't survive this life, I can only live and play."
"huh~"
"It seems that Sherman Oaks is more comfortable."
"huh~"
“But the house in Sherman Oaks is too small, we still have to move to a bigger place.”
"huh~"
"What do you think of us buying the land at the top of Beverly Hills that is as big as Disneyland and building an estate? Standing there can overlook the whole of Los Angeles, including Orange County, Catalina Island, Santa Monica Nika's view can be enjoyed."
"huh~"
"I heard from David that the land was in the hands of Mark Hughes, the founder of Herbalife. He originally wanted to build a 45,000-square-foot classical manor, but because of his health, he might not be able to build a This wish has come true. And if he is willing to sell it, how about we build an old castle there? Build it according to the Windsor model, and you will be the queen in the future~"
"Hmph!" Hearing this, Kate finally stopped acting as a repeater, and said sarcastically, "Yeah, then you are the king, and then a baby boy will appear today, an old classmate will appear tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow you will make An ex-girlfriend, watching me fight with them every day? If I win the fight, then I will still be the hostess there. If I lose the fight, will I still be pushed into the deep well?"
Such words made Roland smile embarrassingly.
No way, who made him go a little too far when coaxing Kate?
After finding out that his prank had been revealed and Kate was afraid that he was going to kill herself with a knife, Roland hid in the room and locked the door behind him.
However, this move can only be used for a while. When Kate found the key to the house, the **** of death came to accept her.
Looking at the angry guy, Roland, who didn't want to die or peel off his skin, took the initiative to attack Kate, and used a combo of skillful hands, tongue whip, quick gun drawing, wild growth, and deadly rhythm towards Kate, and successfully subdued him.
And on the grounds that she was late for the banquet, blocked her back and dragged her out of the house forcibly.
During this period, Kate did have the opportunity to refuse, but she had a scale in her heart, so she chose to push and cooperate with Roland.
Be obedient, that is to give Roland face with outsiders. After the foreign affairs are over, the family's accounts still have to be settled.
No, no matter how Roland stalks her, she always looks like she doesn't answer, and after hearing Roland's dreamlike words, she is even more merciless.
It looks like a hedgehog with fried hair, no oil, salt, soft or hard.
Unless Roland admits his mistake, he will never give up.
As the saying goes, fight at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed!
...
After spending one night obediently serving Kate, Roland, who woke up the next afternoon, unexpectedly tasted the love breakfast Kate prepared for himself.
Although the guy only made salad, Roland still ate very happily. After breakfast, he returned to the study and directly called David, telling him that he wanted to buy the top of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. The land with the highest altitude, and according to the specifications of Windsor Castle, a castle that Kate likes should be built.
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 earlier, realized it instantly!
"So you were really looking for death yesterday!"
David said with emotion: "I really admire you! How dare you tell Kate that you have a baby kiss!"
"Nonsense! How can this be called courting death? This is obviously a love affair! The love between husband and wife!" Roland insisted.
"Yes, yes! Interest! The kind of interest that would kill you if you broke your leg?" David didn't bother to talk to him. Sure? Not expensive!"
After entrusting David with the matter of buying the land, Roland followed up on yesterday's idea and dialed Steve Jobs' cell phone.
Leader Joe, who is 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-"It's coming soon, I'm already doing it".
Such words made Roland's head full of black lines. He took away the phone and glanced twice before he confirmed that he had not called Hideo Kojima.
"I'm not here to ask about the development progress of the music player!"
"Then what else do you need to ask me?"
"I want to know about Blue Sky Studio in the special effects circle, and then Steven told me, does Pixar have his acquaintances?"
"Oh? What about this? Then I'll let Pixar contact you."
After a brief chat, Joe's leader went to call someone for Roland. About five minutes later, Pixar's dream creator, 'Contemporary Walt Disney' John Lasseter, took the initiative to call, wanting to know Roland's needs.
When he learned that Roland intended to acquire Blue Sky Studios, the bald fat man immediately burst into boundless enthusiasm, saying that he would immediately convey the news to his friend Chris Wedge, and he would reply tonight at the latest , Roland please wait patiently.
Answering like this made Roland very satisfied.
And what he is more satisfied with is that a man of his wealth spends 30 minutes on work every day. This kind of pragmatism is enough to wrestle with that wealthy Qatari man who consciously works overtime!
"How can there be such a hardworking person like me in the world?"
Feeling good about himself, Roland went to the gym to exercise for an hour, then washed up and went to the nearby supermarkets to buy.
Maybe it's because of the sensitivity of the time traveler, or maybe it's because there are too many things hidden in the house, so Roland doesn't like to ask servants to stay at home for a long time. In addition to having people clean up regularly, and asking Ganetti to supervise him, other things At that time, the bodyguards were the most present at home. In this way, if you want to feed yourself, you can choose to make it yourself, go out to eat, or get someone to give it to you.
When he was working before, Roland tended to go out to eat and be delivered, but now...
If you want to do it, do it yourself. If you don’t want to do it, are you afraid of starving to death?
After spending two hours buying some things that seemed to be needed, but in fact they were not needed at all, Roland turned to the school where Kate practiced yoga.
Although Kate also thinks the circle of wives is boring, she won't be left behind on exercise and maintenance.
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, who doesn't want his wife to be beautiful and stylish Woolen cloth?
Even if the lights are turned off, it's the same, but beautiful women will never make men feel uncomfortable.
Pick up their wives and go home, and after wasting three hours in the kitchen that would make ordinary people feel heartbroken, they ate and drank enough, threw away the pots and pans, and went out for a walk along the beach in the backyard.
It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that the two went home hand in hand. When Kate went to take a shower, Roland finally received a call from John Lasseter. interest, but Blue Sky Studio is his painstaking effort, and he only accepts the acquisition method of partial equity + distribution transfer.
"In other words, Chris Wedge only accepts Warner's acquisition of New Line?" Roland thought for a while, and said: "Or, on the basis of Warner's acquisition of New Line, add the case of Disney and Pixar." monopoly distribution terms between
Warner acquired New Line, which was a partial equity acquisition.
Because of the shareholding, New Line is legally a subsidiary of Warner, but because of the company's voting rights, New Line is legally exempt from Warner's jurisdiction.
Warner has no control over what movies New Line makes. Similarly, Warner has no control over who New Line finds for distribution.
On this basis, if New Line makes money, it has to give Warner a commission; if it loses money, Warner has to bear the loss.
This is why Warner later forcibly took back the new line.
Because of this acquisition model, New Line has great initiative, and this is precisely what capital cannot tolerate.
As for Disney and Pixar, that is the issue of copyright and distribution ownership.
Disney provides Pixar with funding for animation production, allowing Pixar to do animation as it pleases.
However, even if Disney cannot interfere with Pixar's creation, the copyright of all the films Pixar makes with the funds provided by Disney belongs to Disney. Not only that, the distribution rights are also in Disney's hands.
In this way, Pixar is an independent individual in terms of creation, while Disney controls the overall situation in terms of operations.
The contract proposed by Blue Sky Studio is the combination of these two transactions.
Warcraft Films will acquire a part of the equity of Blue Sky Studios and turn it into its own subsidiary, but the voting rights in the hands of Chris Wedge must be greater than the voting rights of Warcraft Films, so that they can remain independent.
In addition, Warcraft Films and Television also needs to provide funds to Blue Sky Studios, so that Blue Sky Studios can create whatever they want, but the copyright and distribution rights of the works belong to Warcraft Films and Television.
That is to say, in addition to creative freedom, Blue Sky Studio has made concessions in other aspects.
"Yes, Chris thinks he can create something comparable to "Toy Story", so he wants to be free to create." John Lasseter said: "If you can accept it, they can sign an acquisition intention with you first. , before next June, we will formally reach an acquisition agreement with your company."
Of course Roland can accept such terms, or in other words, even if he, a guy who can't be a copywriter, buys these companies, he has to let the people who know them do the right thing. In this way, in terms of creation, he will not put one's oar in.
But what does it mean to close an acquisition by next June?
‘I have money, I don’t need to wait! ’ Feeling strange, Roland asked, "Why did it take so long?"
"Because Blue Sky Studios now have an exclusivity clause." John Lasseter explained: "Roland, you know, animation is the most plagiarized thing in our circle."
"Both the plagiarism cases of Warner Bros. and MGM affected the Oscars, so now when we animation companies cooperate with the Big Six, we will sign exclusivity clauses with the Big Six, that is, during the period from the establishment of the project to the official release of the project. , we cannot be acquired by any company other than the cooperative company.”
"Now Blue Sky Studios is making "Frozen Planet" for Fox, so they also have an exclusivity clause. Before "Frozen Planet" is released, if they want to sell, they can only sell the company to Fox."
"So, even if Chris is willing to sell the company to you, you have to wait."
After hearing this, Roland understood, but at the same time he understood, his brows raised unnaturally, "Then you mean that what I talked 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, even if you reach an acquisition in the future , but as long as someone reports it, the court will rule that the acquisition is invalid when facing Bo in court."
'Hold the grass...' Roland scolded in his heart, 'Are you so cheating? '
‘Isn’t this equivalent to when the enemy opened iseedeadpeople when playing War3? '
All along, he likes to hide and do things in secret. Why this time, he directly put the acquisition on the table?
Fox knows he wants to acquire Blue Sky Studios?
Then this acquisition is not easy to do!
Roland narrowed his eyes, and after being happy for a few days, he felt like he was too happy?
Note: ① Frank Sinatra was once known as the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century, including Golden Globes, Oscars, and Grammys. He passed away in 1998, and then his house on Malibu Beach was put up for sale. The point is It has been sold until now, but it has not been sold. ②The land at the top of Beverly Hills was sold for 1 billion last year, but this year it was discounted due to the epidemic, and the current price is 650 million. When the founder of Herbalife passed away in 2000, the transaction price was only less than 25 million , European and American real estate water injection is also quite powerful. ③Animation companies have an exclusive agreement for four or seven years. In order to compete for the Oscar, MGM, which created "Tom and Jerry", came up with "Cat's Concerto", while Warner, who created "Bugs Bunny", took out "Rabbit Rhapsody", the two works have the same scene and similar plots. The point is that Tom Cat and Bugs Bunny played both "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2", so they were identified as plagiarized on the spot. Afterwards, when Warner and MGM broke up, people discovered that "Rabbit Rhapsody" was recorded in February 1946, and "Cat's Concerto" was recorded in April 2046, and among them, the person in charge of the recording was the special color MGM material was sent to Warner Bros. But two months is simply not enough to support the production of an animation, so the plagiarism was not determined back then, it was just an accident. However, the creators of "Tom and Jerry" are also the founders of Warner Animation. They were transferred from Warner by MGM in three or three years, so Warner has always believed that it was the ghosts of the original two anti-bones. Although this case became a mystery in the end, the exclusive clause to protect the interests of capital also appeared.
(end of this chapter)