In the conference room of the Presidential Suite at the Waldorf Astoria Grand Hotel in New York, Robert Iger is receiving visitors specifically from Montgomery, Alabama.

The middle-aged man with short brown and black hair frowned. His neat and neat outfit and smart face could not hide his heartfelt fatigue and haggardness.

Robert Eiger always smiled politely, like the Mickey Mouse from Disney that once worked, looking kind and harmless.

This is not the first time the two sides have met. They have talked many times before, so Robert Eiger is very patient and is waiting for the CEO of Lehman Brothers Richard Ford to take the initiative to speak.

Although Richard Ford came here, he still had a last bit of hesitation.

A subprime debt bomb dragged US real estate and Wall Street into the abyss, and Lehman Brothers suffered a lot.

The crisis could not have spread to Lehman Brothers. Lehman Brothers held very few subprime debts, and they had long been "a hero who cut off his arm" and sold it decisively.

But the crazy rising housing prices have made everyone lose their minds.

Banks began to lend to customers who did not meet the loan conditions; financial institutions then packaged these loans into bonds and financial products and sold them through investment banks.

Lehman Brothers are no exception.

"Bob, Relativity Entertainment's bid is too low." Richard Ford tried his best to win the benefits he deserved for Lehman Brothers: "Unless the premium is twenty percent, Lehman Brothers will not transfer their shares in Twentieth Century Fox."

Robert Eiger said: "Yes, but Relativity Entertainment has to pay in installments and will be paid within three years."

What Lehman Brothers need is funds, how could he agree? Richard Ford's brows were tighter: "Bob, don't say such unsincere words."

Robert Iger shook his head slightly: "Relativity Entertainment is full of sincerity, otherwise I wouldn't sit here to talk to you. Richard, you know better than me, how many people are willing to see Lehman Brothers in the whole of Wall Street, Manhattan, and even the entire United States."

Richard Ford fell into a brief silence.

Founded in 1850, Lehman Brothers has a history of more than 150 years and is an investment bank with a long history in the United States.

In 1994, Lehman Brothers was listed on the New York Stock Exchange through IPO; in 2000, Lehman Brothers' 150th anniversary, its stock price exceeded US$100 for the first time and entered the S&P 100 index constituent stock, which is one of the five or four major investment banks in the United States.

Even last year, Lehman Brothers' profits still ranked among the top three in US investment banks.

Who would have thought that the dignified Lehman Brothers might face a moment of life and death now?

The ringtone of the cell phone suddenly rang, and Richard Ford said sorry, walked out of the conference room and entered another room, answered the phone, and after just a few words, his face became extremely serious.

The phone call was called by the big boss from Washington, DC, where he was secretly active and wanted to seek support from the Treasury Department, but was ruthlessly rejected.

That was not the case when those bastards took Lehman Brothers’ money!

The Lehman Brothers' family is Dayeda, and it will not fall down just now, and it is not time to fall down. Just continue to find a way.

Richard Ford put away his cell phone, returned to the conference room, sat opposite Robert Eiger, changed his previous hesitation and silence, and said directly: "Are you sufficient funds?"

Robert Eiger said with great certainty: "Of course, don't doubt the funds in the hands of Relativity Entertainment."

Richard Ford made a quick decision: "Sign the transfer agreement and you will pay the money immediately, and everything else will be easy to negotiate."

Robert Iger said: "No problem."

This transaction, which may involve billions of dollars, was finally reached after months of efforts by Robert Eiger, with the help of the general socio-economic trend.

Just as "Avatar" continues to be popular in the film market, this is also good news for Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan and Robert Eiger's plan was launched to sell a critical step forward.

On the other hand, the popularity of "Avatar" has not weakened at all. Including the North American market, there has been a situation where "Avatar"'s 3D and IMAX3D tickets are hard to come by. Many movie fans even queue up at the entrance of the theater at 7 o'clock in the morning in order to buy 3D movie tickets.

Even so, they can only buy tickets for the next day.

For major ticket booking websites on the North American Internet, any movie tickets with "Avatar" 3D and Imax3D will be sold out within ten minutes.

With the arrival of a new weekend, "Avatar" continues to maintain a stable box office trend in North American theaters.

This week, after years of brewing, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg claimed to be "a sword in twenty years", and Dr. Indian Jones embarked on an adventure for the fourth time.

In order to replay the role of Indiana Jones, 65-year-old Harrison Ford almost fought his life.

Even Ronan was surprised by this. Harrison Ford's body shape was very good, and he couldn't even tell the difference between him and his previous appearance in "The Holy War".

Hollywood stars have quirks of one kind or another, but most of them are more dedicated.

Even Spielberg's godson, whom Ronan didn't like, is said to have worked very hard during the filming.

Since she did not star in "Transformers", Shia LaBeouf was basically unknown. Most celebrities actually worked hard before they became famous.

This standard is common in entertainment circles around the world

Of course, people like Jaden Smith who are born to stand in Rome are exceptional.

Dr. Indiana Jones has become old after nearly twenty years of long journey. For the sake of commercial interests, he needs to find a successor so that he can inherit the title of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", continue to create value for the film company, and bring a lot of income.

Everyone on earth knows that Harrison Ford first waved his long whip as Dr. Indiana Jones, running around the world in 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and then returned with the same identity with the 1984 "The Magic World Shock" and 1989's "The Jihad Shock"...

As early as the early 1990s, rumors about "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" were not over, but when the decision was made, producer George Lucas, also the creator of the character, and director Spielberg realized that without a good enough story, they would never take action.

This flag was very well-established, so the two teamed up to bring a bad story.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" is undoubtedly in line with the series. The two major directors tried their best to keep the film's style consistent with the previous films, whether it is dialogue, plot development and even fighting mode.

But the times have changed. For young movie audiences in the current era, especially those born in the 1980s and even born in the 1990s, a long-lived movie that is almost the same age as them, cannot be said to be too attractive.

Of course, the power of this series is still huge.

On the first weekend of North America's release, "Raiders of Lost Ark 4" landed first in the North American box office list with US$1130,000, breaking the situation where "Avatar" continues to dominate the box office list.

There is no doubt that the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series still has huge market value and is one of Lucasfilm's most valuable assets.

But the film is far from achieving the expected goals in some ways.

Spielberg, who wanted his godson Shia LaBeouf to inherit the "legacy" of Dr. Indiana Jones, is destined to be disappointed. Both new and old audiences do not like this son inside and outside the movie.

It is said that Spielberg followed his godson's advice during the filming, giving him a lot of freedom in the role.

It is conceivable what kind of character a person like Shia LaBeouf would bring - wearing a leather jacket, fiddling with a switchblade, and having all kinds of bad habits.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" was successful in the box office, but the future prepared by the two major directors for the film failed.

In contrast, the stable performance of "Avatar" not only won the present for 3D movies, but also created a good future for nearly ten years.

The film's third week box office in North America fell by only two percent from the second week, closing at $75.61 million!

Three weeks after its release, "Avatar"'s box office in North America has exceeded US$400 million, reaching US$411.21 million, setting the fastest record in North American film history.

With the continuous expansion of overseas screenings, the global box office will soon exceed US$1 billion.

This wave of audience called 3d is rapidly forming, and a desire for 3d movies is also gathering wildly.

Unfortunately, no one expected that "Avatar" would explode so much, and no one prepared the corresponding 3D big-scale movie in advance.

In addition to relativity entertainment.

With the help of the hot momentum that "Avatar" has triggered, the promotion of "Alice in Wonderland" has been progressing extremely smoothly. It has successively posted 3D advertisements at the opening of "Avatar", and its 3D effect has also won praise.

This is not the pseudo-3D movie that was once apart from subtitles 3D, but a real-3D movie created by the famous Hollywood technology director Robert Zemikis spent two years to create.

"Alice in Wonderland" started pre-sale of movie tickets for the first weekend of North America three weeks in advance, and more than $8 million of movie tickets were pre-sold in North America on the first day.

In three days, North America pre-sales movie tickets for the first week will be $15 million!

Such pre-sale results almost indicate that the box office of "Alice in Wonderland" in North America's opening weekend will inevitably exceed 100 million.

The remaining suspense is just more than 100 million US dollars.

Hollywood producers have completely recalled and realized what changes "Avatar" has brought to Hollywood and the entire film industry.

Not to mention anything else, 3D movies have become a trend.

Not to mention that as the originator of film followers around the world and as the most popular film work center for following the trend, countless companies immediately put 3D movie projects on the agenda.

What? The latest project launch is too slow? It doesn’t matter. Isn’t there any shooting and post-production? It’s better to directly convert to 3D.
Chapter completed!