Hollywood Hunter

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Los Angeles, in the mansion on Palisades halfway uphill, Simon just got out of the car and Amy Pascal greeted him.

The two came to a living room on the second floor of the villa and saw them enter the door. The two on the living room sofa stood up together.In addition to Simon's female assistant Jennifer Rebold, the other person is a bit surprising, Meg Ryan.

Just nodded slightly, Simon sat down on the single sofa beside him, looked at Meg Ryan, and said indifferently: "Specifically, what is going on?"

Meg Ryan looked at the young man on the opposite sofa. The first time he met, he was not the kind of approachable temperament. He had been ups and downs in the shadow of this young man for more than a year. Bye bye, he gave her the feeling It seems to be a little more alienated.

Noting that his eyes were swept again, Meg Ryan quickly rallied and talked about the latest things.

Relying on "When Harry Meets Sally" jumped to become a first-line actress, but then suddenly fell into a situation where there was no film for a year in a row after the inexplicable accident last year, Meg Ryan was almost To collapse, I also resented a certain young man with growing power in Hollywood.

Therefore, when Michael Ovitz approached her and hoped that she could file a lawsuit against Daenerys Entertainment, Meg Ryan agreed immediately.

Anyway, there is nowhere to go.

However, as the matter began to approach, Meg Ryan became more and more anxious.

Because she gradually realized that Michael Ovitz just wanted to use the lawsuit to stop Daenerys Entertainment's acquisition of MCA.

Moreover, the more he thinks about it, the more Meg Ryan feels that he is just a pawn in the whole thing.

Michael Owitz promised to help her get huge compensation from Daenerys Entertainment and help her to revive her career afterwards. These two things are unlikely to be realized by Meg Ryan.

Meg Ryan secretly consulted with the lawyer more than once, and the response was that the lawsuit and evidence that Ovitz helped her find were insufficient. The best result was that Daenerys Entertainment was forced by public pressure to calm down as soon as possible. Actively seeking private reconciliation, with a compensation.However, this lawsuit may destroy a billion-dollar business.

A certain abominable young man blocked her just because she terminated her contract in advance after she became famous. If she screwed up a multi-billion dollar acquisition because of her relationship, she didn't know what would happen.

As for the CAA, this talent agency failed to protect itself last year. Meg Ryan didn’t think that Michael Ovitz would really bear the pressure of the entire Daenerys Entertainment afterwards and put a net worth of 21 billion. The pressure of the super-rich dollar has spared no effort to help her.Or, even if Ovitz is really willing to do so, in the case that most of Hollywood has close ties with Daenerys Entertainment, she has disturbed Daenerys Entertainment in a big business worth billions of dollars When the conflict between the two parties was completely irreconcilable, Meg Ryan didn't feel that major studios would risk coping with Westeros and cooperate with her.

When Michael Ovitz informed her yesterday that she would formally file a lawsuit against Daenerys Entertainment, Meg Ryan, who had been hesitant, finally made up her mind and turned to Simon Westeros. Cooperation.

Although it would definitely offend the CAA, it is not wrong to choose the stronger one between Michael Ovitz and Simon Westeros.If Westero still refuses to lift his blockade afterwards, there is nothing to lose anyway, and it is not too late for her to file a lawsuit.

Simon listened to Meg Ryan’s narration and looked at a draft indictment in his hand. After finishing her, he looked up and asked, “In addition to the actors’ union cooperating with your lawsuit, there are other Is it?"

Meg Ryan thought for a while and said, "There should be,

Simon withdrew his gaze from Meg Ryan and leaned on the sofa with his eyes closed.

If at other times, such a lawsuit is not a big deal for Daenerys Entertainment, almost any large company is surrounded by various large and small lawsuits all year round.

However, at the critical moment when Daenerys Entertainment initiated the acquisition of MCA, such a lawsuit that Daenerys Entertainment took advantage of its own industry to suppress the actors in the circle would definitely cause the media and the public to engage Daenerys Entertainment. Worries and crusades to continue to expand.

In the original time and space, affected by the "eavesdropping scandal", News Corporation had to abandon the long-prepared wholly-owned acquisition of British Sky TV.Because the timing of the two incidents at that time was very coincidental, it is difficult to say whether there is some causal relationship between them.

Daenerys Entertainment will obviously face the same situation.

Of course, there are differences in the situation.

If there is a certain connection between the "eavesdropping scandal" in memory, it is probably that the whole of the United Kingdom does not want News Corp to expand anymore, because Murdoch's control of British public opinion has made everyone feel like it.

Now, Simon knows that many people in Hollywood must have doubts about the acquisition of MCA by Daenerys Entertainment, but they will really jump out against this matter and should not be much.Michael Owitz did this, obviously only to ensure that his employer, Panasonic, can successfully complete the acquisition, and then he can get tens of millions of dollars in M&A consulting fees.

After carefully combing it in his mind, Simon opened his eyes and looked at the disturbed Meg Ryan. He pulled out the checkbook from his pocket, put it on his knee for a moment, and ripped it down and handed it to the coffee table in front of him. Meg Ryan said: "Wait for Jenny to help you contact WMA, or you want to go to ICM, and sign a new agency contract. If you want, Daenerys Entertainment can also sign a contract with you. . In addition, this is for you. Take this money to play abroad for a few months, and come back after the New Year."

After listening to Simon, Meg Ryan finally breathed a sigh of relief, even feeling a bitter.

Simon’s assistant personally introduced her to the brokerage company, which was enough to show Daenerys Entertainment’s attitude. After signing a contract with Daenerys Entertainment, she was completely lifted.

Then, glancing at the check on the coffee table, Meg Ryan didn't know if he should get up and get it.

Simon did not wait for her action, and said to the female assistant: "Jenny, please take Miss Ryan away first. I and Amy have some things to talk about."

Jennifer nodded and helped to pick up the check and handed it to Meg Ryan who got up on the other side, saying, "Miss Ryan, come with me."

Meg Ryan took the cheque and followed behind Jennifer, and walked out the door through the corridor until she stepped on the stairs. She dared to glance at the cheque carefully, and then almost stumbled.

5 million US dollars.

Far more than she expected.

Speaking of which, Meg Ryan has not only failed to receive a film appointment this year, but has also been struggling financially.With the fame of "When Harry Meets Sally", she signed the second film "Rocket Expert", all of which were used to pay the termination fee. Several endorsements that were originally in contact with her because of her in the circle None of the rumors were blocked.

I just heard that the young man wanted to send himself abroad, thinking that he would only sign a cheque of several hundred thousand dollars at most, but I didn't expect the actual number to exceed 10 times what she expected.

Although I felt very dissatisfied, deep down, Meg Ryan found that he had accumulated grievances for the young man for more than a year and almost inexplicably disappeared, leaving only complex emotions of unknown meaning.

At least, he is much stronger than Michael Ovitz.

Also a big brother in Hollywood, Ovitz just gave her some short promises that were difficult to honor.Westeros can directly check out a $5 million check, and she completely lifted all the restrictions on her.

When Jennifer took Meg Ryan away, Amy couldn't help but ask, "Simon, do you still plan to go to Japan immediately?"

Simon nodded and said, "Of course, I have to go now."

"So, what should I do here?"

Simon's expression solemnly said: "I may have made things a little simpler, but there is still room for recovery."

Amy didn't answer, just waiting for Simon to continue.

Simon sorted out his thoughts again and said: "The key to the matter is one thing, conflict of interest. Our acquisition of MCA will affect the interests of which party, and which party may jump out to stop. On the Hollywood side, we and several major The union’s relationship is not good, and it is not surprising that they will jump out. However, the resistance of the union is not great. We have joined the producers’ union and signed formal agreements with several major unions. Even if they want to stop it, they can only express their concerns or come up with actual evidence that Daenerys Entertainment has violated the interests of the union members. Now that Meg Ryan has backed down, I don’t think they can find other evidence. The other is that resistance may come from our Hollywood counterparts."

Speaking of which, Simon suddenly stopped talking.

Amy waited for a moment and tentatively said, "Paramon?"

Simon nodded: "Paramon."

At the current Eighth Hollywood Congress, Daenerys Entertainment has a deep or shallow cooperation with the other six, and three of the Sixth Congress, Fox, Warner Bros., and MGM, will certainly not jump out.Columbia and Disney are unlikely to come forward.Global is the party concerned, and it is impossible to oppose its own acquisition, and only Paramount remains.

The tide of integration in the US media industry has been initiated since the merger of Time Corporation and Warner Bros. In the next few years, as the horizontal integration legal restrictions in the two major areas of the media industry, film and television, are further liberalized, this integration will be further accelerated.

Although Missed Global, Daenerys Entertainment is not without other options, but it is absolutely difficult to meet this company that can form a strong complement to Daenerys Entertainment at the right price.

Not even Disney, which became one of Hollywood's hegemons many years later.

Although Disney also operates the theme park business, at this time, there is not much accumulation in records, television and cinema. As for the strength of the animation business, it will also overlap with Daenerys Entertainment, not to mention the 2D animation that Disney is currently focusing on. The movie is destined to be eliminated by 3D animation movies, but it needs to face the trouble of pruning and cutting leaves.

Time Warner, which has a close cooperation with Daenerys Entertainment but internal disputes, is even worse.

For the other few, Simon is hard to see.

With this in mind, Simon will no longer be sloppy. In order to successfully complete the two acquisitions in his hands, some small disputes must be abandoned.After all, the two scripts that Paramount had stolen from Simon did not benefit at all.

To make up his mind, Simon said to Amy: "You will contact Martin Davis of Paramount. Waiting for the appointment of the two movies and asking if he is interested. In addition, as long as Daenerys Entertainment completes the MCA I can guarantee that MCA and Paramount’s 50%-owned USA TV stations will maintain their original shareholding status. Unless Paramount actively sells, Daenerys Entertainment will only seek the management rights of USA TV stations. With some of our accumulation in the television industry, I believe Martin Davis will not be indifferent."

Amy nodded, and some admired her boss's undecided decision. After thinking about it, she said, "I remember you used to want to buy the "Mission Impossible" TV drama film and television adaptation right in the hands of Paramount. Part of Yori."

Simon wondered: "Is "Mission Impossible" already established?"

"It should be dragging, as long as we haven't started shooting, we will have no problem getting this project."

"As long as Paramount is willing to share this project, I can personally participate in screenwriting and production."

Amy smiled: "This should be no more problem."

Simon added: "Beside Paramount, you recently let the company's public relations team pay close attention to the movements of various media. Well, isn't the end of the year's schedule already about to start, this time we will take an additional 2000 for some of our videos. The 10,000-dollar budget is announced, but don’t rush to sign a contract and talk slowly with various media to let them know how rich this advertising order is."

Amy hesitated: "20 million, it seems, how much is it?"

The films released by Daenerys Entertainment at the end of the year are only two of "Dancing with Wolves" and "Home Alone", and the other is either not expecting too much from the box office, or other studios are responsible for distribution.

Simon insisted: "20 million is 20 million, and the money that must be spent must be spent, and this money will not be spent in vain, and it will definitely benefit our movie box office. Or, even if it is not, it can be human. Those media know that Daenerys Entertainment is a very generous big customer, and it is not worth it to give up such a big customer for several reports."

"Okay, I will discuss with Bob tomorrow."

"Also, ask as much as possible about what other arrangements Ovitz has made."

"I will."

After Simon explained this, he thought for a moment and asked Amy, "Do you have anything to add?"

Amy smiled: "It's all done by you, I can't remember it for a while, but as long as I think of it, I will definitely do it as soon as possible."

Simon nodded: "Since this is the case, I will go to Japan in a moment. If you have any urgent matters, please contact me anytime."