I’m in Hollywood

Unconsciously, six hours have passed, and time comes to three in the afternoon. In order to prevent the latest news from being missed, all the reporters outside the Disney headquarters have not left. If you have a partner, you can also have a person to buy lunch. If you come alone, the reporter can only be hungry.

Elizabeth of the Philadelphia Evening News is one of the hungry people. Compared to the well-known newspapers in the country, the Philadelphia Evening News is not too big in size and fame. It can only send a reporter to Los Angeles to track the largest ever in Hollywood. A merger case.

In Los Angeles in January, even the warmest moment in the afternoon was only a dozen degrees. Elizabeth squeezed into the crowd, tightened the beige windbreaker, and once again looked at the door of the Disney headquarters, looking forward to what would happen. Out.

In a conference room at Disney's headquarters, Viacom and Firefly have entered the final moment, and the bids from both sides have soared to $6.3 billion from the initial $5.5 billion. The current price quote is fireflies.

On the Viacom side, as Bernie Sanders analyzed, after bidding more than $6 billion, Lei Shidong’s emotions became obviously hesitant and anxious.

Eric thought that the next price increase for Redstone would be reduced to tens of millions, but not long after, Viacom directly issued a price of $6.5 billion.

"Eric, this is definitely the last chip of Viacom," Bernie Sanders said to Eric after hearing the offer.

Eric glanced at the watch, 3:15, and was off work at 5 o'clock. It was also the last time for the auction to be less than two hours.

At this time, Lei Shidong directly increased the offer from 6.3 billion to 6.5 billion US dollars, the intention of the last stroke is indeed obvious, but unfortunately, Viacom does not know how many chips in Eric's hands, in Ereli. In the face of the huge $8 billion in funds, Viacom’s limit of less than $7 billion is unlikely to win.

After some discussion. The firefly quickly added $100 million and pushed the price up to 6.6 billion.

After Viacom’s acquisition team heard the firefly offer, there was a brief commotion and then requested a suspension from Disney. Subsequently. Lei Shidong took those people to leave in a hurry.

After half an hour, Lei Shidong returned to the conference room with his main deputy. Eric saw a small number of people on the side of Lei Shidong.

"Lei Shidong has had a big fight with several other shareholders. I estimate that the $6.6 billion has exceeded the psychological limits of other Viacom shareholders." Chris, who just returned and soon returned, to Eric and Bo Nisanders whispered: "The shareholder who was in trouble with Lei Shidong has left. At the gate, he publicly told reporters outside that he will not support Lei Shidong again. If Lei Shidong is willing to go his own way, they will sue Ray. Shidong abused his power. Therefore, if Reishi continues to quote, Viacom will also be difficult to complete the acquisition."

Eric looked at Michael Eisner, not far away, and asked, "Does Disney know the news here?"

Chris understands that Eric is asking Disney's shareholders. Disney management has always been inclined to Viacom. If you hear this news, it is likely to hide from shareholders: "I have already let people disclose the information to Disney's shareholders. On behalf of them, they definitely know what choices to make.” Speaking here, Chris showed a congratulatory smile and gently patted Eric’s shoulder and said: “So, Eric, Disney is yours. It is."

Eric finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, half a year of preparation, half a year of busy, a full twelve months, finally settled.

Viacom’s representative quickly said that he would give up the bid, as Chris expected.

Lei Shidong's face is not reconciled. Looking at Eric's eyes is like trying to swallow him. Although he was willing to raise the price to 7 billion US dollars, although he was angry, Lei Shidong did not lose his mind. He knew that this time it was not like a malicious acquisition of Viacom a few years ago. That time his acquisition of the National Entertainment Company is completely personal property, he has absolute control, but this time, Viacom's shares are not in his hands, if forced to increase the price, can not get the support of other shareholders under. In the end, the bid will be declared invalid.

Michael Eisner, who was full of confidence, felt uneasy when Viacom asked for a timeout. Hearing Viacom to abandon the acquisition, Michael Eisner’s face turned pale and the whole person rose. The stock is full of anger and powerlessness.

Frank Wells, sitting next to Michael Eisner, saw his reaction and had to take the initiative of Michael Eisner to get up and announce the firefly's results.

Although the mind was different, but after the results came out, the conference room still applauded. Lei Shidong left with his own hand and left quickly. Michael Eisner recovered and looked deep into Eric. He whispered a few words to Frank Wells and got up and walked out of the conference room. Instead, Disney’s representatives of the shareholders came in warmly and congratulated Eric.

Outside the Disney headquarters building, all reporters have already guessed the result of the bidding from the moment when some of Viacom’s shareholders left. It didn’t take long for Lei Shidong to leave and prove the result of the bidding. .

However, the Firefly team did not come out after an hour of having to sign a contract with Disney management.

"It won't be left from the back door."

"Fireflies will definitely want to expand the influence of this acquisition, how could it leave the back door, this is not a scandal."

"What do you think will be the price of the transaction?"

"About 6.5 billion, one of my classmates is working on Wall Street. I asked him, he told me."

Elizabeth heard the arguments from her peers and looked down at the camera and recorder. At this moment, I don’t know who shouted out. Elizabeth quickly raised her head and saw the door of Disney's headquarters at a glance. The security guard quickly organized the wall, and seven or eight middle-aged people of different ages surrounded a young man in his early twenties.

The group of reporters began to commotion, and Elizabeth also rushed forward with great force. Perhaps it was luck, and Elizabeth was pushed to the front of the crowd.

"At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, the fireflies will hold a press conference at the headquarters, I hope everyone will be on time," Eric said briefly. Then the security is indicated to crowd out the crowd.

Elizabeth just raised her camera and slammed a few photos against Eric. She saw that Eric had finished and left.

Large groups of reporters are certainly not satisfied with this reply, they waited for a whole day. In order to get some news in the first time, Eric’s footsteps have not yet been lifted, and the crowd seems to have burst into a violent impulse, and surrounded Eric and others.

"what"

Elizabeth because of the camera. The center of gravity moved up. At the moment when the crowd was exerting force, it happened to be stepped on the heel. When the moment was over, the camera slammed and slammed, and the whole person gave a scream.

Eric saw a girl in a beige trench coat squeezed down and quickly gestured to the bodyguard to save the person. If someone was trampled at this time, then the good thing would become a bad thing.

Fortunately, the reporters are still somewhat sensible. After hearing a woman screaming, they realized that there was an accident. The crowded strength was weak, and the two bodyguards around Eric smashed Elizabeth and took the opportunity to walk in the parking lot among Eric.

"Camera, my camera," Elizabeth woke up from a brief fear and found that the camera on her chest was gone, and quickly turned to look behind her. That Canon camera is the newspaper's assets, worth more than 5,000 US dollars. When the editor came to the editor, she also specifically explained her use, if not. She has to pay for her own compensation, and her work for more than two months is gone.

The always powerful hand immediately pulled Elizabeth, who wanted to go backwards: "Miss, wait until I will let people go back, now let's get out and talk about it."

Elizabeth glanced at her youth. After looking at the crowd behind him, some of them were obedient to the youth's strength, came to the parking lot together, and followed the other into a black car.

"Carter, help the lady just looking for her camera, as if she was in the place where she fell." After Eric did it, he said to the front row of bodyguards.

"Okay, Mr. Williams," said the bodyguard, picking up the intercom and saying a few words to the outside.

The car slowly started, and for a moment, Elizabeth understood her situation, and she was sitting next to Eric Williams.

This discovery made Elizabeth instantly forget the pain in her knees because of the fall. Yu Guang stunned the young man next to her eyes and found that the other person was also looking at herself. This made her become more cramped, raised her hand and wanted to organize Looking at my own hair, but I wonder if it would be too artificial, and finally put down my hand.

Eric looked at the petite woman around, a short black hair, straight nose, big eyes, slightly thin lips, with a touch of sensuality.

"Can you laugh?" Eric asked suddenly.

Elizabeth took a moment to react: "Mr. Williams, you are talking to me"

Seeing that the other person turned his head to face himself, Eric was even more certain, repeating: "Can you laugh?"

"Yeah," Elizabeth couldn't look straight into Eric's sharp and handsome face. Some little inferiority nodded, picked up her lips and pulled a smile.

Looking at the iconic bad smile in front of him, Eric laughed and determined that he didn't admit the wrong person: "Someone said that when you laugh, you always feel like you are playing bad ideas."

Elizabeth nodded subconsciously and shook her head sharply: "No, I don't."

Eric looked at the girl’s incomprehensible appearance and smiled a few times before she said, “I don’t know your name yet.”

"Oh, hello, Mr. Williams, my name is Elizabeth Fischer," Elizabeth said politely.

Eric continued to ask: "Your middle name, I just know an Elizabeth, I will confuse you two."

"You can call me Tina, my full name is Elizabeth Tina."

Sure enough, Tina Fei.

Eric feels that things have become very interesting: "How can you think of being a journalist?"

“When I was in high school, I sent an article to the newspaper, and the university read the journalism department.” Tina Fe felt that Eric’s question was a bit strange, but she replied earnestly.

"Don't you think about doing other things?"

"Yes, I applied for the drama major at the University of Virginia, but I didn't take it."

"This is really a pity," Eric shook his head. In the original time, Tina Fei was still a few good writers. Eric saw the other girl's girl, and the TV series I was a comedy. Perhaps because of the many years of screenplay on Saturday night, Tina Fe's narrative is slightly exaggerated, always with a spoof style on Saturday night.

Tina Fe did not know what Eric was thinking, but she quickly realized her identity and tempted to ask: "Mr. Williams, can I interview you?"

It’s always a fate to meet an acquaintance in the past, and Eric didn’t refuse, nodded and smiled: “Okay.”

When Tina Fei heard Eric's answer, she excitedly took out the recorder from her bag and pressed the record button. After hesitating, she asked: "Mr. Williams, what is the final offer for Firefly to acquire Disney?"

"6.6 billion US dollars."

Tina Fe did not expect Eric to be so simple, and then boldly asked: "Then, after completing this acquisition, will you put the fireflies into Disney?"

"No, Disney will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Firefly, just like the relationship between Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures."

"Disneyland will be renamed Firefly Paradise?"

"No, Disneyland is already a very mature brand, and fireflies won't take it for granted."

"At the age of twenty, I became one of the owners of the seven major Hollywood studios. What do you think now?"

“It’s still a long way since I started.”

"So the fireflies will continue to expand."

"of course."

"Which area where the fireflies will expand?"

"There is no plan yet, and the main focus of Firefly in the next few years will be on integration with Disney and its own development."

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The two kept asking questions quickly. After a series of questions, Tina Fei flashed a sly look and suddenly asked: "You have several girlfriends."

"Have"

Eric stopped the conversation in time, looked at Tinafi, who looked at her face, and reached out with lightning. When she hadn’t responded, she robbed the recorder. Tina Fey saw Eric put the tape down. I came over a lot, and I quickly rushed to ask for it: "Don't, don't wash too much, the last paragraph, I come, I can't do it myself."

Eric blocked the small hand that Tina Fe grabbed and skillfully pressed the cleaning button, and Tina Feyton made a sigh. To be continued.

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