Chapter 489: A series of transactions

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Sitting on the lounge chair in the billiard room, Charlize looked at the two people playing billiards, one big and one small, and discussed with Taylor the animated feature film they watched together a few days ago, It can be regarded as the lucky general in the trio, And it's hilarious too.

I don't like that sloth.

Holding the cue, seeing Ryan hit the black ball into the bottom pocket again, Taylor pouted and said, That guy is enthusiastic, but his strength is too limited. Every time something goes wrong, it is his friends who help him finish it. Nagging is my specialty, sometimes it's very annoying...

Honey, it's your turn.

Ryan left the table. Unfortunately, Miss Swift's golf skills are really mediocre. She only took two shots and gave up her position. She and Charlize continued the topic just now, Also, the sloth feels so good about itself, I'm speechless about its behavior, it's obviously not capable of taking care of children, but it's a waste of time to enthusiastically lean over to help.

let me guess……

After hitting the red ball, Ryan looked up, Is that supposed to be the furry Manny?

I don't like that mammoth. The little girl stuck out her tongue mischievously.

Why? Charlize Theron asked curiously, It is said that this character is the most popular among girls.

It's so ugly. Taylor suddenly took off his short coat, and inside was a long-sleeved shirt. The long-nosed squirrel on the back was very eye-catching. Scrat is my favorite, although it has no lines, but The humming and chirping look is extremely cute.

After taking the short coat thrown by the girl, Charlize tidied it up carefully, and said to Ryan, Taylor's words reminded me of some comments I saw on the Internet yesterday.

Is it okay to talk about it?

After getting acquainted with each other, Taylor's attitude towards Charlize was obviously much better.

A desk lamp made Pixar, and a squirrel made Blue Sky Studios.

Hear what Charlize said. Ryan, who had finished sweeping the table, joked, I also saw some other comments... Well, three male animals escorted a little baby home from thousands of miles away, it's totally a gay movie...

Ryan! Charlize interrupted him. He gestured to Taylor with his eyes.

Put down the club.

Ryan walked up to Tyler, Continue?

No more. Taylor shook his golden curly hair vigorously. I've lost three games in a row and don't want to fight anymore.

After speaking, she was the first to walk out of the billiard room.

When Ryan and Charlize followed and entered the lobby on the first floor. Tyler was hugging Lisa, trying like a rogue to eat the baked muffins she made herself.

After Lisa nodded helplessly, she yelled excitedly again, and she didn't look like a lady in front of outsiders at all.

Lisa, when I can release records in the future, I will definitely write a song for you. Taylor shouted in the direction of the kitchen, write a song that can be popular in the United States.

Then. She jumped onto the armchair opposite Ryan and muttered, I just don't know when I'll release the record.

Do you really want to be a singer? Charlize sat next to Ryan, bringing a glass of milk for the little girl. That would be tiring.

This is my dream. Taylor said, biting the straw and shaking his upper body, I like writing songs, singing, stage, and music.

Are you going to release a record? Ryan glanced at her, and Taylor nodded his head very seriously, I can't wait, I'm far behind tomboys and chubby girls.

A tomboy and a fat girl? Charlize was a little confused.

Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson. Ryan explained briefly, and pointed to the position of the throat, Alison, you will enter the voice-changing period in a short time, and we will wait for you The vocal cords are fixed.

Okay, okay. The little girl understood that this was for her future, drank the milk in the glass, and jumped to Charlize's side, Charlie, I'm going to see Brigo, please come with me ?

As she said that, she looked at the grandfather clock beside her, and muttered dissatisfiedly, Ryan is about to start working again, let's go ride a horse.

That's good. Charlize followed her and walked to the locker room, Let's change into our riding clothes.

Watching the two disappear into the living room, Ryan walked towards the study. Although Taylor inevitably rejected Charlize at the beginning, after a few days of getting along, the relationship between the two gradually changed for the better.

Of course, he never thought that Taylor would treat Charlize the same way he treated Nicole and Natalie.

These days, Ryan has been paying attention to Oscar-related matters. Although the public canvassing has stopped long ago, his private actions have never stopped. For example, on the day the organizing committee mailed out the ballots, he gave People including James Cameron, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg hung up the phone. Some things need not be explained clearly, and these people will know the purpose of his call.

After the ballots were mailed to the judges of the academy, under Ryan's instruction, the public relations team spent a lot of advertising money, and the media was full of praise for Gladiator and Maximus.

Even if you have done enough work in advance, there will definitely be a considerable number of judges who will still not watch any of the nominated films. At this time, the reports in the media will become the basis for their votes.

Oscar has never lacked people who vote with their feet, and these people account for a considerable number.

With less than a week until the ceremony, and now that the big picture is pretty much settled, all Ryan can do is wait.

Maybe after the vote counting results come out, you can hire a few people and go to PricewaterhouseCoopers to change the results to the one you want?

This was just Ryan's wild imagination, even if he really wanted to get the statuette, he would not do such a reckless thing.

During the recent period, apart from the upcoming Oscars, the entertainment media will most attract the attention of Ice Age and its producer Blue Sky Studios.

This animated feature film was released in mid-March. Because Disney frequently contacted several core personnel of Pixar, Ryan did not go to New York to attend the premiere, and only watched it in the theater at home with Taylor and Charlize.

The movie is very similar to the previous life, not as touching as the Toy Story series. It's not as sensational as Monsters, Inc., but it's very humorous and can bring joy to people, especially the rat Scrat mentioned by Taylor. In the first appearance in the film. It's a needle-and-thread role, and it steals the show for its flamboyance. Impressive every time.

Like Pixar's small desk lamp, this squirrel has almost become the spokesperson of Blue Sky Studios.

According to the agreement reached with Murdoch, the film was handed over to Twentieth Century Fox for distribution.

A few years ago, Twentieth Century Fox invested 75 million US dollars. Produced the 2D plus 3D animation Frozen Planet. After spending another 30 million US dollars in publicity and distribution costs, the movie was released last year, and the final box office was only a pitiful 20 million US dollars. no return.

After summing up the lessons, Twentieth Century Fox is eager to get a stable animation production department. Even if it can only act as a publisher for the time being.

You know, in the past few years, Paramount has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in pure profits just from Pixar's animated films.

Twentieth Century Fox signed 3,450 theaters for Ice Age in the first week, and the film did not disappoint the producers and distributors. Amid the overwhelming applause from the media and audience, it took the No. 1 position on the North American box office chart in the first week, earning a box office of 49.88 million US dollars.

Up to now, the movie has come to its third week, and the North American box office is infinitely close to the $100 million mark.

Another ugly duckling, gradually turning into a white swan.

As early as the last time he went to New York, Ryan hired a professional team from Wall Street to formulate a detailed listing plan for Blue Sky Studios. This time it was almost a replica of Pixar Studios’ listing in 1995.

Ten days before the release of Ice Age, Blue Sky Studios officially landed on NASDAQ and raised shares at a price of US$22 per share.

People close to Ryan have acquired a large amount of stocks through hidden foundations. Twentieth Century Fox is another major buyer, and not many listed stocks have fallen into the hands of retail investors.

Since the movie was released, Blue Sky Studios has completely ignored the downturn in technology stocks. The stock price of a single share has risen from $22 to $42. The market value of Blue Sky Studios has also exceeded $1.5 billion. The pessimistic Nasdaq In the stock market, suddenly there were a large number of buy orders to buy Blue Sky stock.

Everyone knew that Ice Age would be a success, and Ryan had another promising animation studio in his hands.

Some people are envious, some are jealous, some people hope that he will be unlucky, and some people hope that the federal government will launch an antitrust investigation.

Twentieth Century Fox has always wanted to have its own animation studio, and Rupert Murdoch personally called to get more shares in Blue Sky Studios.

Ryan didn't refuse, and he didn't want to refuse. News Corporation held a certain share of Disney, and it was a win-win deal to exchange some shares of Blue Sky Studio.

Of course, these will be hidden under the stage. Scott is currently negotiating with Murdoch's agent, and it is impossible to reach a specific agreement in a short time.

In addition to the negotiations here, Scott's team is also conducting several other negotiations. Among them, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, with Ryan's sufficient financial support, brought Google into the high-speed In the development stage, with the assistance of Scott's team, the plan to go public began again.

For a network company like this, if it wants to really grow bigger, going public is almost a must, and its development speed is obviously faster than in the previous life, Ryan must also let it go public.

In the UK, after a rigorous assessment, Ryan's agent established a shell company called 'Red Football', quietly absorbed 3.17% of Manchester United's shares from the market, and sent someone to contact Magnuel The two Irish horse racing tycoons and McManus, the two largest shareholders of the Manchester United club, also revealed their intention to resell the shares. The biggest problem is undoubtedly the price.

In addition, Ryan's agent also contacted David Gill and Alex Ferguson, through a series of promises, temporarily won the support of these two, just waiting for a good time to launch the final acquisition.

However, all this needs to be put aside for the time being, after all, the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony is coming. ()