Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Chapter 453 Disney (2)

Looking at Roland smiling and watching himself not speaking, Steve Jobs sighed and recalled the past.

"Roland, do you remember the first time we met?

Me, William, Paul and Steven together.

William was looking for you at the time, for Yahoo? Then you pulled me on the grounds that you bought Apple stock in a big way.

That day, I asked you why you bought Apple shares with a very strong attitude, and I showed great resistance in front of you. I wanted you to promise on the spot and give up the power of shareholders in the company.

I don't know what kind of eyes you looked at me at that time, but I can tell you that at that time, I was surprised by your response, that is, the music entertainment service you mentioned, and I didn't think about it. Think so exaggerated.

Because I was on the phone with Steven before I met you.

He told me, you are a very, very, very thoughtful guy. "

The slow words brought back dusty memories.

When Roland followed Steve Jobs' narration and recalled everything the old man had said to him back then, he had to nod his head in agreement with the aggressive attitude of the old man, because he felt at that time that the guy in front of him might have eaten the wrong thing. medicine.

"You were acting at the time?

No wonder!

I just said how can there be such brainless people in this world.

I am obviously the major shareholder of Apple! You are just an acting president hired by the company!

Under such circumstances, how dare you ask me to restrain myself in front of outsiders?

This incident is as outrageous as a group of protesters rushing into the Congress to take pictures and not burning, killing and looting! "

"Hahaha~" Roland's metaphor made Steve Jobs laugh, and instead of entangled in his emotions, he continued: "In order to prove that his judgment was correct, he also told me that he and You were the first to put forward the matter of exchanging copyright for shares of Sony Global Publishing Company. When this shocking decision was placed in front of me, even if you told me to invest in Apple because Apple can kill Microsoft, then I It wouldn't be a surprise either..."

Okay!

Roland finally understood why Steve Jobs didn't believe his lies.

Invest in Apple because he thinks Steve Jobs can lead Apple back to the top?

What a joke!

When your rational decision has been captured by these people, how can others believe it if you pretend to be stupid afterwards?

No one is a fool!

But-

"Does this have something to do with what we just talked about?" Roland shook his legs.

"Why doesn't it matter?" Steve Jobs asked back: "When Steven told me that you were very interested in the global distribution channels of these film companies, I thought you were quite an ambitious guy.

Your goal is not to be an actor at all, but to run an entertainment company.

Otherwise, why would you seek such things as channels when you don’t have any entertainment industry in your hands?

And your subsequent decision is also in line with my guess.

While betting on "The Seven Deadly Sins", you, like other guys who want to be promoted from actors to bosses, start investing in your own projects, and continue to run the film company under your name, using your own influence to serve the company. seek profit.

If you show what you did at that time to the public, I believe that 99% of people will think that you want to make Warcraft Films and Television into a DreamWorks like Steven.

So, at that time, I gave you the definition of Apple’s major shareholder, which is actually…”

"A young man who aspires to become a capitalist?" Roland asked with a smile.

"Yes! Same as William! A company that doesn't want to be a monopoly is not a good capital." Steve Jobs agreed.

But in the next second, he changed the subject and said, "But the problem is, I don't understand some of your decisions afterwards.

I originally thought that after Warcraft Film and Television gradually became profitable, you would follow the normal development rules of a film company to find projects, win over talents, continuously release works, and properly manage the Warcraft Film and Television brand.

but…

You didn't do that at all.

Under your control, Warcraft Film and Television only manages your personal works, and does not make any external investment at all, as if this company with overseas distribution channels is just your agent.

This behavior is really weird, you know?

Because under normal circumstances, as long as they are individuals, they will use channels to benefit themselves.

Like Steven, after he owns the channel, even if DreamWorks’ movies don’t go from Sony, he still uses the influence brought by the channel to get other film companies to reduce the distribution commission to 8%.

what about you?

never did any of these things…”

The words that hit the door of life made Roland embrace his hands, and while looking at the other party, he also asked: "Are you scolding me?

You say I'm not human? "

Although there are doubts, but the topic is not on this at all, "Actually, I think what you said is actually problematic.

Because I don't think there's anything weird about what I do.

You said that I don’t make external investment, but my Warcraft film and television has indeed produced "Lord of the Rings", "Harry-Potter" and "X-Men". In fact, I have no money at all!

In 1997 and 1998, my funds were still quite tight.

Because I have a lot of foreign investment.

Real riches... have to start with the sale of Yahoo shares to Carl and Ronald. "

Although Roland has been asked more than once, why not develop a film and television company?

But in the past, he had always been a fool, only this time, he was explaining seriously.

Because he could feel it, Steve Jobs really smelled his true thoughts from his abnormality.

At the end of his explanation, the old man who was opposite to him really went on to say: "Oh~Oh~Oh~

Roland, do you know? Your reasons are totally untenable.

Because it undertakes the issuance of external projects, it does not require too much investment.

Like I just talked to you about.

You just take my orders and transfer them to companies that are capable of doing it.

Because you have shares in Sony's distribution company, you can get 10% of the lowest market price, and when you quote prices to those small companies, you can use 15% and 15% lower than the highest market price. Go grab the business of other film companies in the range of 10% of the lowest price in the market. In this way, you can realize the difference without spending a penny.

But you didn't do that.

And after you said you were rich, you didn’t continue to expand!

I just bought Marvel..."

Although Steve Jobs was only telling the truth, it was precisely because his words did not contain too much brain analysis, but just spread everything that Roland had done in these years on the table, so this caused Roland to only Nodded in response.

As for justification...

Roland has no excuse at all!

As the other party said, he, Roland, did miss a lot of opportunities to make money, and these opportunities are promotion opportunities that those who want to develop a film company will firmly grasp.

If you ignore it once, people will only think that he was careless and didn't flash.

But after two, three or even four or five times, people will only think that he really doesn't want to develop.

"And then?" Roland really wanted to know what was going on in Steve Jobs' brain.

"Then?" Steve Jobs naturally shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, and said, "Then the problem came!

Take the matter of channels to prove that you want to develop a film and television company!

The series of things that can miss opportunities proves that you don't want to develop a film company!

When these two collide, I can only understand that you want to be the boss of an entertainment company, but you don't want to start from scratch!

Since this is the case, the problem is even simpler...

Because you are rich!

You can buy it!

When an idea like this pops into my head, I immediately start looking for targets on the market that might fit your requirements.

Unfortunately, I searched around and couldn't find it.

At that time, I was thinking, did I make a mistake in my analysis?

But after September last year, I firmly believe that I did not make a mistake in my analysis!

Because your game against Sony was presented in front of all of us! "

When the matter came to this point, Steve Jobs’ eyes were full of eagerness, “To be honest, I couldn’t believe it at the time, but the target you’ve been eyeing from the very beginning turned out to be the Big Six!

When your net worth is only more than three billion yuan, are you actually thinking about swallowing a company with more than one hundred billion yuan?

This is simply a joke, okay!

But the joke really came out!

The point is that he is still in front of me!

When I found out that Sony was successfully disassembled by you, the first reaction that popped up in my mind was that after Warcraft Films swallowed Sony Pictures Entertainment, it could instantly become the top six in Hollywood, directly surpassing DreamWorks in scale!

But when Steven called me and told me he was coming to Los Angeles, I felt weird again!

Because I think this kind of thing should have nothing to do with him!

It is impossible for you to give up Sony Pictures Entertainment to him!

But when I told him my thoughts, he told me with certainty that, as a shareholder of DreamWorks, you will definitely let DreamWorks annex Sony Pictures Entertainment! When this sentence appeared, I was stunned!

The reaction that came to my mind at the time was not what you can get from Sony, but what you want is not Sony? You don't even like the Big Six in Hollywood, so what are you looking for?

I came to Los Angeles with this question and after splitting Sony with you, I was really surprised.

Because you really don't want Sony Pictures Entertainment, you only want Sony Music Entertainment. "

The matter has come to this point, Roland really has nothing to say.

Since Steve Jobs has connected all his actions one by one, then...

Besides admitting, what else can he do?

"Okay, you're judging that I'm interested in Disney just because I'm not interested in Sony?" Roland asked.

But when he nodded and sighed in agreement, the old man sitting opposite him shook his head and said: "No, I really can't analyze who you are interested in based on this alone, but since the end of last year, Steven I went to London with the heart of resigning as the director of the "Harry Potter" series, but returned with the identity of the director of the "Harry Potter" series, I didn't know which media giant you were interested in, because He ruled out a wrong answer for me."

"Has he contacted you?" Since this is the case, Roland is relieved.

"No, I contacted him." Steve Jobs said everything, "At first I asked what were the chances of kicking Michael Eisner from Disney, and he replied to me. is impossible.

Then I was depressed.

But when he asked me why I wanted to kick Michael Eisner from Disney, after I told him about the problems Pixar was facing, he told me that you can do it, and that you have everything you talked about in the UK Speak up.

When I learned that not only are you not interested in Sony Pictures Entertainment, but you also want to help Steven get NBC and eat Universal, I understand that your core goal is not a film company at all, but A well-equipped media group.

But the question is, after excluding Sony and Universal, how many well-equipped media groups are there in the world?

In terms of projects, only Time Warner, Fox, Disney, and Viacom can produce and distribute them.

In terms of communication, only Time Warner, Fox, Disney, and Viacom can spread all over the world.

In terms of monetization, Disney is the only company that can break away from TV, drama, movies and other carriers, take brand as the core, and realize multi-dimensional industry fan operation...

Especially when you sell derivatives of Wolverine and Magneto, the only thing you can focus on is it..."

‘Okay~okay~okay~’

Roland, who leaned back on the sofa, smiled happily, "But unfortunately, I can't afford it."

Following Roland’s acknowledgment, Steve Jobs also added, “The vast majority of shareholders will not sell either.”

"Yes, what should we do then?" Roland asked with a smile.

Since the old man said this seriously, Roland believed that he must have a solution.

And when Roland took the initiative to ask what was in his heart, Steve Jobs also breathed a sigh of relief, saying: "Since you can't afford it, then you should sell it. Since the vast majority of shareholders will not sell it, then you will become The vast majority of shareholders who are willing to sell..."

"What do you mean?" Roland frowned at the words.

In the past few years, Roland often thought about how he could overthrow Disney.

But unfortunately, no matter how much he racked his brains, he couldn't find a safe way.

As an American company, it is not subject to long-arm jurisdiction.

The U.S. government will not allow domestic capital to annex it by invading foreign capital.

Just like when King Qin entered Beijing, Apple directly banned the user's navigation to the Capitol in Washington.

If Huawei does this, it will collect user privacy and change user orientation, but if Apple does this, it will become a technical problem that the surge in visits will cause the server to paralyze, but the problem is...

In the national navigation, only the road to Washington is blocked. This kind of selective paralysis is really awesome!

This is smarter than the Tesla of the new richest man Elon Musk!

As for the same as dealing with MGM, just grab it directly?

That doesn't work either.

Because MGM is a privately held company, while Disney is a public company.

When the capital giants such as Hilton Group and Berkshire Hathaway hold their stocks, the hostile takeover like a robbery is a declaration of war with everyone, which is unwise and even more irrational...

In this case, Roland really has no way to deal with it.

But, now...

Steve Jobs squinted his eyes when he put forward the theory of selling if you can’t afford it.

Because Roland felt that this might be an excellent idea.

While he was asking, Steve Jobs also said: "First we have to make sure, what do you want.

If you want Disney as a whole, not just one of their businesses.

The nature of buying it with money and buying it with assets is actually the same.

What does it mean?

According to the normal acquisition process, the acquirer generally acquires a company with cash, stocks, convertible bonds, etc.

In this process, what the acquirer pays may be money or real assets.

The fundamental purpose of the acquirer is to turn the target company into its own industry.

But what if it’s the other way around?

When you sell the physical assets in your hands to a target company, that is, you become the acquiree and the other party becomes the acquirer, if you agree with the other party to conduct the transaction in the form of all stocks, then you are equivalent to paying Has the capital become a shareholder of the target company? In this case, as long as the share is enough, isn't this company yours?

This is actually a super simple math problem..."

'Grass! '

When Steve Jobs blinked at Roland, Roland already fully understood what the other party meant!

As long as Warcraft Movie and TV is sold to Disney with all stock, then Disney will be his!

Because acquisitions go both ways!

"I understand what you mean..." Roland nodded and said, "You hope that I can develop Warcraft Film and Television, then go public, and then sell it to Disney in exchange for a large amount of Disney shares and become a shareholder of Disney, right? ?”

"Yeah!" Steve Jobs was very happy that Roland could react in a short time, but at the same time, he felt that Roland's ideas were still somewhat limited, because he felt that there were still many things that could be sold.

"Although I don't know how much you estimated for Warcraft Film and Television.

But I know that if Goldman Sachs failed to take a stake, it means that you firmly believe that Warcraft Film and Television can develop.

Since this is the case, I will calculate it for you based on Pixar’s highest valuation.

With Marvel, "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" which you firmly believe will be a success, the market value of this leather bag company will definitely exceed 20 billion after listing.

Of course, this is just the beginning!

Because you also have Sony Music Entertainment!

During our meeting to split Sony last year, you and Warren agreed that he would help you push Sony Music Entertainment into the top three music companies in the world. When it merges with Bertelsmann, its market value will definitely exceed 100 100 million!

In this way, the total value of entertainment assets in your hands will be 30 billion.

Do you know what the concept of 30 billion is?

Even if you sell your shares when you go public, so that your holding share drops to 80%, the shares in your hands are worth 24 billion. Therefore, when you sell them to Disney, you can replace them The Disney stock you got also exceeded 40% of the total. In this case, you can already dominate the company...

When you became the boss of the company, isn’t it just between the two of us that Disney bought Pixar? "

Steve Jobs nodded Roland with his hand, and then pointed to himself. He felt that things were super simple.

And Roland...

Well, Roland also suddenly felt that the whole thing was not as difficult as he imagined, or...

According to Steve Jobs' thinking, Disney will definitely be delisted!

First of all, the first point is that the value of Warcraft Film and Television is far higher than Steve Jobs estimated!

In the case of reaching a deal with the small bushes and being able to swallow MGM, MGM's property of nearly 5 billion must naturally be counted in Warcraft Film and Television. Ten years of brilliance, overseas distribution channels and North American distribution channels are complete, when the left hand is still holding the world's highest-grossing series "Harry Potter", and the right hand is still holding the highest-grossing "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the new century. 30 billion, Goldman Sachs can buy it backhand!

Tete code is a bargain!

As for Disney not buying?

Do not make jokes!

Now that Roland has already taken away Disney's live-action movie business, if Disney doesn't buy it, it's killing him!

Like Pixar, this is a company that chokes Disney's main business income! If Disney gives up and is bought by other companies such as Time Warner, these guys will definitely pay liquidated damages instead of making movies, and directly strangle the industry chain of their competitors!

And if Disney buys…

Then you can directly get a bunch of derivative income from "Harry Potter", "Marvel", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and so on!

In this way, it became a matter of course to package and sell Interstellar Records that swallowed Sony Music and Bertelsmann!

A transaction of up to 40 billion yuan was well arranged!

After that, of course it was a tacit agreement with Steve Jobs to acquire Pixar!

Of course, if it ends here, it definitely doesn't fit Roland's character of wanting to kill Disney.

So, when Roland and the old man hold more than 50% of Disney's shares, they can make a compulsory acquisition.

As for the company making the offer?

Of course it is Blizzard Entertainment!

When the host platform is dominated by Blizzard, and Shankoushan, the online game with the largest number of PCs, is watching, after Blizzard Entertainment goes public, it is absolutely impossible for the market value to be lower than that of Activision Blizzard in Roland's previous life!

And when Roland proposed an acquisition to Disney in its name, he only had to agree in the name of Disney shareholders.

Thus…

As a subsidiary of Blizzard Entertainment, Disney will be officially delisted from Nasdaq!

The only company in Hollywood that hasn't been acquired?

nonexistent!

Because they can never betray interests!

"Yeah~Yeah~Yeah~ This is really a very good idea~"

Roland stood up, unable to hide his smile, and stretched out his hand to Steve Jobs, "It's really full of temptation~"

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