Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 154
Meanwhile, Los Angeles County, Burbank City.

In the top-floor office of Walt Disney headquarters, the current head Don Tatum and future successor Ron Miller are sitting opposite each other. An envelope and several photos are scattered on the coffee table in front of them.The envelope is yellow, without any records or logos on it. The photos are bright, and the men and women of the characters inside can be distinguished, but their facial features may be a little blurred because of the candid shots.

However, this does not prevent the two of them from judging. They can recognize the middle-aged man in the photo even if they are turned into ashes. His son-in-law, Ron Miller, a guy with a mustache clenched his fists and slammed the armrest of the sofa. When the dull sound came out, he also raised his head suddenly, "Roy really didn't give up. ! Ethan Jones went to him on his first day in LA?"

"MFxxk!"

"If I remember correctly, it was a celebration party for Star Wars, right? Twentieth Century Fox didn't send us an invitation! Reuter ran over by himself under these circumstances? Oh! Sxxt! This is really an embarrassment to the Disney family!"

Ron Miller looked angry, and his eyes that were tearing apart seemed to be able to spew fire.

And Dunn Tatum, who was sitting opposite him, also had a gloomy expression.

No way, who made the current relationship between Ron Miller and Roy Disney incompatible?Now that he, Dawn Tatum, has already taken the side in the party struggle, he can no longer stay out of it, right?It's either success or success.

"Roy made a good move. In chess, this move can even be called a general."

Dunn Tatum said: "Now, people all over the world know that Ethan Jones' games are very profitable, and the speed of attracting money is beyond the reach of all other industries. At this time, Roy went to him to cooperate, that is It is sending a signal to the outside world, a signal that Roy Disney is willing to bend his waist for the revenue of the Disney Group. In the eyes of ordinary people, this kind of thing may not be commendable, but for investors , this is a qualified group manager. As long as they can make money, they can even sell their souls to Satan, and this is exactly what investors like, because they invest in a company and buy a company's stock, that is To make money."

How could Ron Miller not understand such an easy-to-understand truth?

And it is precisely because he understands that he is anxious at this moment!
"We must take countermeasures!"

"Don't let him reach a cooperation with Destiny Games!"

"The company cannot be taken over by him! Because this is the property of Walt Disney's family!"

"The company is called Walt Disney! Not the Disney Brothers!"

Ron Miller shouted.

At the same time, almost instantly, he had thought of a solution.

"Twain, we need to contact the game of fate immediately! Contact Ethan Jones! We can tell him that in [-], Roy made a promise to Atari's Nolan Bushnell and Don Valentine , if they get the copyright of "Snake", he will pay a premium of tens of millions to buy Atari!"

"Didn't Ethan Jones hate Nolan Bushnell?"

"Didn't he invite Nolan Bushnell to watch the press conference of the "Pac-Man" project, and directly disgusted him at the press conference?"

"With this news, Ethan Jones will definitely not cooperate with Roy!"

"As long as Ethan Jones feels bad for Roy from the source! Then Roy won't be able to find new profit points for the company from other places!"

The hasty words were like a torrential rain, echoing in the office with crackling.

The anxious attitude was like burning his butt, and Tatum couldn't help shaking his head when he heard the words of losing his mind.

In order to cut off the cooperation between Ethan Jones and Roy Disney, Ron Miller deliberately told Ethan Jones about Roy Disney's previous plan?

Isn't this Nima mentally ill?

Although those things were done by Roy Disney, is he, Ron Miller, innocent?
You are all from the Disney family!
Even if Ethan Jones will break up with Roy Disney after knowing the truth of the year, but at the same time he will also have a bad feeling for the entire Disney family!
If Ethan Jones is just an ordinary rich man, so be it.

The point is that he is not!
"Ron! Calm down!"

Dunn Tatum said loudly: "Although we all want to push Roy out of the company, we can't cut off his relationship with Ethan Jones by whistleblowing! Because now Ethan Jones is not only a newcomer A big shot in the industry, and quite famous in the field of technology and film and television!"

"Although our Disney roots are in the field of entertainment, even in the field of animation, no one knows what will happen tomorrow. We don't know whether we will get involved in technology in the future! We don't know whether we will make live-action movies tomorrow! This kind of There are only disadvantages and no benefits in fighting him under the circumstances!"

"So, you can be angry! But don't be stupid! Okay?"

The sudden roar stunned Ron Miller for a moment.

After a few seconds, he, who was still furious, sighed.

"Sorry, Tang En, I was in a hurry."

He looked at Dunn Tatum apologetically, "Because of the Florida incident..."

"You know."

"When we had it... nobody could keep their cool all the time, right?"

Such a rhetorical question made Dunn Tatum purse his lips.

After a while, he nodded helplessly.

He could understand why Ron Miller was in a hurry.Because he knows what wealth the two brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney have left to their descendants——

The Walt Disney Company owns a large piece of land in Orlando, Florida. In the second year after the death of the founder Walt Disney, the ground was broken there to start the construction of the second Disneyland in the world, which is also the first one. And possibly the only Walt Disney World.

Because when designing there, Walt Disney used all its strength to reach an agreement with the Florida state government, which was passed by the Florida legislature in [-] and became a bill. The full name is It was the Reed Creek Improvement Act.

At the heart of its bill is the fact that Florida has given Disney extensive control over all Orlando properties and municipal services.To put it more simply, Disney has all the physical power of the local government on the land in Orlando, and can decide how to plan, build and operate its theme parks and resorts on its own, without having to comply with local regulations and standards.

And how outrageous is this self-determination?
That is, if Disney thinks it is feasible, it can be built.

Everything at the airport is pediatrics, and the nuclear power plant is within the scope of feasibility and construction.

When this power appeared, the Reed Creek Improvement District acquired by Disney naturally became a government entity, which could issue bonds arbitrarily, and once Disney got rid of it, it didn’t matter, as long as they gave up the Reed Creek Improvement District, they could get out , liability for all debts will be transferred directly to Orange County, where the Reed Creek Improvement District pays taxes upwards.

Although this kind of autonomous power is hard-won, and Disney will only give up if its head is kicked by a donkey, but when the fact that issuing debts only needs to be self-regulated, and the fact that the game collapses does not need to bear the ultimate responsibility...

As long as it is an individual!Then you will be tempted by everything here!
That's what the Walt Disney family came for!

And the Roy Disney family...

All I want is this!
After all, no one can dislike a real kingdom!
Not to mention, this kingdom was passed down from their father!
"Ron, I can understand your mood, and I believe that you can deal with this matter calmly, right?" Dunn Tatum sighed and said, "Although none of us thought that Roy would Throwing a hard punch at us while resigning from the group position, but since he punched, then we have to respond, and what we can do now... I think you should understand, right?"

The convoluted words are confusing at first, but the guy who can be pushed out by a family to run the company will definitely not be a fool.Ron Miller's indiscriminate speech before was just dazzled by anger, after he calmed down... He nodded and said: "I see. Roy currently only holds a management position in the feature animation department, except for the production Outside of animation, he has no power."

"That is, whatever he promised Ethan Jones, we can stop."

"He couldn't license the company's animation rights to Ethan Jones to make games."

"In this way, even if he wants to make a game—"

"He can't do it either!"

When Ron Miller brought the matter back to the orthodox palace fight, Dunn Tatum also had a smile on his face, and just as he was about to speak and wanted to add a few words, Ron Miller Le added: "If it's just these, I don't think it's enough."

"After the launch of "Star Wars", those companies in Hollywood all focused their attention on the video game industry. Although Twentieth Century Fox did not make money from video game projects, "Star Wars" has proved that movies The way of adding games can work.”

"It may not be long before all companies will join the video game industry, and in this, Universal and Fox are the most advantageous."

"Universal has Steven Spielberg, right? With him, Sidney Simberg can wake up from his dreams, because he doesn't need to think about how to get on line with the game of fate. As long as Steven Spiel There is a possibility that Berg’s movie can be made into a game, and fans of this video game will find Ethan Jones by themselves, and Universal will be able to collect money with their eyes closed.”

"The same goes for Fox, as long as they put George Lucas on the table, they've got the best relationship with the best video game guy on the planet."

"Warner is in the second echelon in the whole incident. Although Atari was indeed beaten by Ethan Jones, as long as the company exists, the technology exists, and the patent authorization exists, they can continue to run. It’s just a question of spending some money.”

"The ones who are really lagging behind are actually Paramount, Columbia, MGM and us, that's why Roy took the initiative to contact Ethan Jones, because he knows that his contact is only good for him, not bad. No matter whether the cooperation can be reached or not."

"And now that he's already in contact with Ethan Jones, we can't let go of this opportunity. We're going to turn his cooperation with Ethan Jones into our cooperation with Ethan Jones."

"As for how we communicate with Ethan Jones..."

Having said that, Ron Miller paused.

But soon, his eyes suddenly lit up!

He looked at Dunn Tatum with burning eyes, and asked, "Did MCA talk to us before, and wanted to obtain laser disc distribution rights for animation movies and music records from us?"

"At that time, we only gave them the part of the animated film, and the music record has not been negotiated yet?"

"Contact Sidney Sinberg and tell MCA I can give them the CD rights for the music, but we're going to have them put us in touch with Ethan Jones, we're going to have Steven Spielberg helped us get the right to negotiate project cooperation!"

"And in this negotiation, we can take out all the roles!"

"Mickey Mouse! Donald Duck! Goofy Dog! Winnie the Pooh! He can develop whatever he wants!"

"Isn't everyone optimistic about video games now? Doesn't Roy want to rely on video games to make a comeback? Yes, we can squeeze him out directly in the name of group cooperation!"

"In this way, we can not only stabilize other shareholders, but also restrain Roy!"

"Bingo!" Dunn Tatum smiled and snapped his fingers.

"This is the Ron I know!" He clapped his hands.

Ron Miller also entered a fighting state. While accepting the praise, he also urged: "Let's talk about other words after the matter is successful. We must act immediately!"

"Because I always feel..."

"Roy's contact was just the beginning."

"In addition to Warner, Paramount, MGM and Columbia may all pay a visit to Ethan Jones. No one can deny the fact that the revenue in two months is tens of millions. Compared with the box office recovery, the money from video games is too much. Soon! So—”

"We're faster!"

With a roar, Dunn Tatum got busy.

When he dialed the president and CEO of MCA and Universal, several other Hollywood companies were as irresistible to the lure of money as Ron Miller had guessed.

In Paramount's CEO office, Barry Diller, who officially took over the company in 1974, knocked on the table and looked at Michael Eisner, the leader in front of him, with a smile on his face.

"What do you think Ethan Jones likes?" he asked.

"If it is a science fiction work, I think "Star Trek" is a good choice." Michael Eisner, who has already been bald, said.

"Then leave this matter to you?" Barry Diller said with a smile: "I think you are the most suitable person in Paramount to contact Ethan Jones, because once the fate game rejects us, you can pass Your relationship goes on to find him, right?"

"haha, yes--"

This remark made Michael Eisner nod with a smile, "Although I don't like the surname Eisner because it puts me under a lot of pressure, but many times I have to admit that this surname allows me to do what I want to do." Everything about everything..." After a sentence of emotion, he took over the task assigned by the other party, "I will go to Palo Alto myself, and bring my sincerity to the game of destiny..."

Michael Eisner did not start from scratch, or in other words, he is a top second generation in American high society. His mother's family is the founder family of the American safety razor company. Since the 70s ( 1870), they have slaughtered the American consumer goods market, competing with Geely for a century so far.

His grandfather was a clothing supplier established in the early days of the Boy Scouts of America.His grandmother's family owned a large piece of land in Monmouth County, New Jersey.His father, a staff attorney and department head for the American Department of Housing and Urban Development, participated in the drafting and revision of the American Housing Act. If this does not explain his powers, then a simpler sentence can sum him up The energy, that is, their group of people, is in charge of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

When such a guy with power in both political and business circles enters the entertainment circle...

If you can't kill, then it must not be a problem of ability, but the backstage collapsed.

MGM's office was just as busy. After receiving a call from current boss Kirk Kerkline, current president Daniel Melnick immediately summoned the company's lawyers.

"Immediately help me draw up a legal document, the specific content of which is to authorize "007" and 'Tom' and 'Jerry' to Destiny Games to make video games!"

"You don't need to worry about the authorized time and authorized amount!"

"You don't have to fill in the project share!"

"This is what the boss meant. He heard that people from Disney are looking for Ethan Jones!"

"He asked us to intervene in this matter before Disney and Destiny Games reached a cooperation!"

"We are too far behind at MGM in the field of video games, we can't go on like this!"

While the president of MGM, Daniel Melnick, drove away the company's lawyers, Columbia Pictures was also busy. The current CEO, David Begelman, was holding the phone and nodding constantly.

"Okay, boss, I understand..."

"I'm going to Palo Alto right away..."

"Yes, yes, we actually don't have any movies in Colombia that can be made into games."

"I understand that when we are at a disadvantage, I will gain an advantage by attacking other families..."

"Disney?"

"Oh—it's too easy to attack them, right? Ray Kroc, the father of McDonald's, has been tricked by Walt Disney and Roy Disney. Whoever cooperates with them is an idiot!"

"Okay, Okay, Okay, I'm leaving now..."

As the phone hung up, Columbia Pictures CEO David Begelman also picked up the tie on the hanger, tied it around his neck, and then strode away from the company.

When his driver drove hundreds of miles from Culver City to Palo Alto, he was stopped by security as soon as he entered the campus of the Stanford Research Institute.

He took out his business card and briefly introduced himself. Before he could explain his purpose, the security guard waved his driver to drive to the right.

"Go straight along this road, turn left at the end, and the second building is the game of fate."

Such an introduction made David Begelman frown slightly, and when he came to the office building of Destiny Games, the all-colored LA license plates in the parking lot made the corners of his mouth twitch.

When he got into the building...

The familiar face on the left made him smile even more.

"Oh folks, what a coincidence—"

He pretended to be innocent and said hello.

His words also attracted the attention of several others.

When they saw who was coming, everyone laughed.

"Oh David, you are unlucky too." Michael Eisner said very familiarly.

"Huh?" David Begelman didn't understand what he meant.

"Ethan Jones isn't here." Dunn Tatum spread his hands and said, "We made a fool of ourselves."

"What?" David Begelman was startled.

The president of MGM, Daniel Melnick, laughed, "Who told you to get in touch with him in such a hurry? It's all right now, everyone is holding back here..."

That's right!When the heads of Hollywood's major film industries feared that they would be behind the times and couldn't wait to rush over, Ethan Jones hadn't returned home yet!

In other words, he did go home, but he didn't return to the company.

Right now he is in Los Gatos.

When he opened his mouth slightly and took off the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose...

The clear pupils suddenly shrank!

"Yi Evelyn..." His words trembled a little.

"You, you, you say... you bought all of this, this, and this here?"

He pointed to the endless field in front of him and asked.

　Note: ① The "Reed Creek Improvement Act" written in the article is the core of the competition between the descendants of the Walt Disney family and the Roy Disney family for the company in reality, and it is also the root cause of countless companies wanting to acquire Disney.Because the privilege of government self-government is too outrageous, it is also true that the debt issuance written in the article does not bear the consequences. When the governor of Florida announced the overturn of the bill last year, the "Wall Street Journal" specifically reported this matter. That locality issued more than two billion yuan in bonds. If they lose their autonomy, according to the law, the debts will be borne by the local government that has gained power.Then the governor was discouraged, and the management committee wanted to replace the Disney board of directors. Although the law was passed, Disney’s countermeasures were even more awesome. They made a clause for the king of the corrupt country who took over last year. When his last descendant passed away for 21 years After that, the autonomy will be returned to Florida. ②Michael Eisner is indeed the top second generation. ③Before Atari collapsed, Hollywood Studios was indeed crazy about making games. In reality, Disney directly used Mickey to make games in the early 80s, and Columbia Pictures acquired electronic arcade manufacturers in the mid-70s. ④Disney and MCA's disc authorization was indeed negotiated in 1978.

　　
　
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