The cocktail party continued. Ronan and Jessica Felton then went elsewhere and greeted some familiar people. Tonight, not only people from the Hollywood movie industry, but also some people from the San Francisco business district.

This is the world's most famous Silicon Valley.

Strictly speaking, a considerable part of Lucasfilm's business also belongs to the computer industry and is closely related to Silicon Valley.

Ronan met Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook at the cocktail party and asked Steve Jobs about it.

Joe's physical condition is not very ideal. He was hospitalized for treatment last month. Tim Cook temporarily replaced Jobs' position and took over the management rights of Apple.

If nothing big of an accident, Tim Cook will become the new head of Apple in the near future.

And he has stronger businessman attributes than Steve Jobs.

On the Internet across the Pacific, many people joked that Steve Jobs made products and Tim Cook sold products.

Gang Qiao has not had much time, and it is not possible to change it by human resources. He can persist until today. The money ability plays a crucial role.

Ronan still remembers that a colleague at that time said that cancer treatments such as liver cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer can be described in one sentence - you must first leave your money and then take your life.

There was once a saying that it was widely circulated. The disease that cannot be cured in this world is... a poor disease.

Therefore, countless people try their best to change their destiny, which is reflected in Hollywood, which is a variety of well-known rules.

It’s not just Hollywood, but similar situations are common in the workplace and business circles.

There are always people who want to take shortcuts.

Jessica Felton met a female classmate at the USC Film Academy and started chatting with her alone. The other party is now a middle- and senior manager of Lucasfilm.

Ronan walked around and chatted with Mark Randolph for a while. He saw George Lucas walking to the floor-to-ceiling window alone and returning to him.

"How did you become a person?" George Lucas asked looking at Ronan.

Ronan didn't go around in circles and said, "George, find a place to chat alone?"

George Lucas nodded slightly: "Yes."

He and Ronan left the banquet hall and entered the lounge next to him.

George Lucas sat on the sofa and asked, "Ronan, are you asking me for something?"

Ronan said directly: "Yes, about your retirement. George, we have been friends for many years. I have a question to ask you, are you planning to retire, Lucasfilm?"

George Lucas did not answer immediately, but looked at Ronan and said slowly: "It seems you have ideas for Lucasfilm."

Ronan didn't need to deny it, saying, "I think there are not many people in this world who are not interested in Lucasfilm."

"I've considered selling Lucasfilm, but it's just an idea right now," George Lucas said.

Ronan immediately responded: "George, you have enough knowledge of me and Relativity Entertainment. Lucasfilm is your child. If you want to find a guardian again, wouldn't you choose a familiar one or enough understanding?"

George Lucas has always had a very good impression of Ronan and Relativity Entertainment. He smiled and said, "Indeed, Relativity Entertainment is a good choice."

It is not difficult to judge from George Lucas's words that he does have the idea of ​​selling Lucasfilm.

Ronan has been dating George Lucas for many years, has a good personal relationship, and has planned it for a long time, so there is no need to go around too much, saying: "We have the same philosophy, and Relativity Entertainment and Lucas Pictures cooperate closely, so there will be no big conflict."

This is also what George Lucas considered. He thought for a while and said, "Ronan, I can only say that I am going to retire and I do mean to sell Lucasfilm. You and Relativity Entertainment are also a good choice in my opinion. But you understand that Lucasfilm is not my own company. I cannot make a decision immediately and I cannot give you any promises."

Ronan nodded slightly: "I understand."

George Lucas is the major shareholder of Lucasfilm, but is not the only shareholder.

Besides, he and George Lucas are indeed very personal, but this will involve a deal worth 3 billion US dollars.

This kind of multi-billion dollar transaction, cautious and long-term argument negotiation is a necessary process. No one will finalize the intention to cooperate in a few words, and Ronan and George Lucas are no exception. George Lucas's attitude is clear afterwards. If he sells Lucas Pictures and the conditions are similar, he will give priority to relativistic entertainment.

If someone bids far higher than Relativity Entertainment, then I can only say sorry.

In short, the two did not reach a clear intention, but were very interested in each other.

In fact, Ronan is very clear that under the premise that George Lucas convinced other shareholders to intend to sell Lucas Pictures, the biggest obstacle does not come from Lucas Pictures itself, but may exist external hidden dangers, and there are several hurdles that relativity entertainment cannot avoid.

Lucasfilm has three key profit-making projects, one is Industrial Light and Magic, the second is the "Star Wars" series, and the third is the "Raptors of the Lost Ark" series.

There is no need to say carefully about Industrial Light and Magic. This is the most powerful film special effects company in the world, no one! Moreover, although Industrial Light and Magic does not make too much profit, it is relatively stable and has relatively independent business, and does not mix too many external factors like movies.

Paramount Pictures has a certain voice for the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series - Paramount and Lucas Pictures jointly produced the series and also had the right to release it. Given the characteristics of this series, if Lucas Pictures can be acquired, and then sequels or restarted later, Ronan would not mind the cooperation between Relativity Entertainment and Paramount Pictures.

The biggest trouble is that Lucas Pictures' most profitable "Star Wars" series. Even though it was hit by the financial crisis in 2007, the toys of the "Star Wars" series and peripheral products that do not include copyrights such as DVDs and TV network on demand still brought Lucas Pictures a net profit of more than $231 million!

If Relativity Entertainment wins Lucasfilm, it will definitely restart the Star Wars series, and 20th Century Fox will become the biggest obstacle.

Twentieth Century Fox owns the copyright of "Star Wars: New Hope", and as the publisher of the entire series, it also has long owned some offline revenue copyrights.

After the successful acquisition of Relativity Entertainment, if the DVD discs of the "Star Wars" series are re-released, Twentieth Century Fox will not be able to get around the obstacles.

"Lucas Films demonstrates extraordinary imagination, passion, and visual effects, as well as its consistent storytelling ability from its founder, George Lucas. If Lucas Films, a world-class film library, is united with the unique and inexhaustible creativity of relativity entertainment in platform, business and market operations, it will surely bring long-lasting, visible, significant driving force and benefits to relativity entertainment."

This was what Robert Iger said to Ronan when discussing Lucasfilm’s affairs in the following day, the CEO of Relativity Entertainment, like Ronan, did not hide his desire for Lucasfilm.

In addition to obtaining the special effects department that is urgently needed by Industrial Light and Magic, a series of classic film images of Lucas Pictures are an effective supplement to the Relativity Entertainment film and television brands.

Just as Marvel's superhero movies began to sweep the world, with the support of the huge platform of Relativity Entertainment, the new "Star Wars" in the future will be even more popular.

In the eyes of many people, movies like Star Wars are simply not worth mentioning, and they are extremely vulgar, but no one can deny that it is these "daydream"-style movies that can become popular movies all over the world.

People like to embrace this experience, on the one hand, it is really interesting, on the other hand, the majority of viewers around the world regard movies as consumption methods that can provide themselves with simple and even pure entertainment.

In order to maximize the widest audience and interests, the successful models of big groups, big investments and big movies are destined to be mainstream. If the Star Wars series is restarted, it will inevitably be included in this model.

At the senior meeting of Relativity Entertainment, it took almost no time to reach an agreement on the acquisition of Lucasfilm.

After receiving the latest reply from George Lucas, Relativity Entertainment will form a small team in advance to quietly engage with Lucasfilm to promote the acquisition as soon as possible.

George Lucas has determined to retire and sell Lucasfilm, but needs to do the work of other shareholders.

After several years of efforts by Ronan, George Lucas undoubtedly seriously favored relativistic entertainment in terms of personal intentions.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the bid for relativity entertainment must be appropriate.

Relativity Entertainment has long evaluated Lucasfilm, roughly within US$4 billion.

The details depend on the final result of the two parties.

Time is getting closer to Independence Day. On a weekend before Independence Day, "Alice in Wonderland" was officially released in North America.

Due to the continued popularity of "Avatar", too many viewers around the world have been attracted by 3D movies, and even 3D glasses have become popular products.

In the short term, the only real-3D movie that can be released is "Alice in Wonderland".

Fairy tales are an ever-fading landscape in Hollywood movies, and romantic innocence and fantasy fantasy are the eternal themes in fairy tales movies.

This gorgeous 3D visual effects impact gives Alice in Wonderland an extraordinary attraction.

Moreover, the film is very popular with female audiences, and the film is believed to be full of imagination and full of childlike fun.

With the help of the east wind of "Avatar", it appeared in the movie in a posture that best meets market demand. This live-action fairy tale movie, which is no less gorgeous than "Avatar", has received the market response it deserves.
Chapter completed!