Just as Ryan was staying in New York, the crew of "The Lord of the Rings" ended the North American publicity plan and began overseas publicity in two groups.

A group led by Peter Jackson, Naomi Watts, and Cate Blanchett rushed to the opposite Pacific region, including New Zealand and Australia.

European actors such as Orlando Bloom, Elia Wood and Ian McLean returned to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

From the day Ryan could make a certain sound in Hollywood, he has been committed to the global simultaneous release plan of commercial productions. Although it has not been realized today, years of hard work have brought a lot of results. The release time of the big-selling commercial films produced by Jenkins Pictures in some overseas markets is getting shorter and shorter than the time it has been in North America.

This can minimize the impact of piracy on movies. There are also many piracy in the West, even if it is not as rampant as some places.

After two weeks of popularity, "The Lord of the Rings" did not create the miracle of "Titanic". Since the third week, the audience has dropped significantly. The box office in North America has only won more than 33 million US dollars, and was squeezed to the second place in the box office rankings by Tim Bolton.

However, with a record of over $200 million in three weeks, "The Lord of the Rings" is already eye-catching enough.

In the following two weeks, "The Lord of the Rings" continued to hold the second place in the box office list, winning more than 28 million US dollars and more than 21 million US dollars respectively. The cumulative box office in North America exceeded the $250 million mark, surpassing the "Matrix 3: Reloading", which has not yet been offline, and temporarily became the highest-grossing movie in North America this year.

After August, as the crew and movies entered overseas markets one after another, a wave of Lord of the Rings appeared around the world. Although it was not as good as the "Titanic" of that year, the crew would become the focus of the media every time they arrived. The movie received unanimous praise in the Western world where the original work was hugely influential.

In countries such as Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Australia, the box office in the first week exceeded US$4 million, making it a veritable box office killer.

Especially in New Zealand, a small place, the premiere box office also exceeded one million US dollars, breaking a series of local records from audience to attendance to box office.

In fact, since the release of "The Lord of the Rings", as the location of the movie, New Zealand's beautiful scenery has become another focus of media reports. As the movie appears all over the world, Queenstown's reputation gradually resounds throughout the world.

The local government was also very smart and quickly reached a relevant authorization agreement with Ryan. The Lord of the Rings Parade became an indispensable tourist project in Queenstown.

“So, successful movies are not just movies.”

Reaching on Natalie's smooth back, Ryan moved gently. Natalie turned her face and although her breath was a little heavy, she enjoyed the feeling of floating in the clouds and chatting with her lover, "Ryan, don't stop, continue."

Kissing the back of the girl's neck. Ryan naturally understood the pun and continued, "Do you know, Nat, Pixar's profit has reached $3.5 billion since the 1998 "The Bug Crisis"."

"The three movies, "The Crisis of the Bugs", "Toy Story 2" and "The Monster Power Company", do not even account for one-third of the box office profits." Ryan gradually used his strength, and Natalie slowly bit her lip, as if she didn't want to make any sound, "Nate. If the film company only relies on the box office to make profits, all Hollywood film companies would go bankrupt."

In fact, among the four animated films produced by Pixar to the present, box office revenue only accounts for 23.7% of the total revenue, less than a quarter of it. The subsequent home video, TV station copyrights and peripheral products are the big part of the profit.

Perhaps because he was pressed for too long, Natalie felt a little uncomfortable. She twisted her body a few times, got rid of the entanglement below, turned over and pressed Ryan down, and after finding a good seat to sit down, she curled up on her strong chest.

"No wonder Disney wants to acquire Pixar." Natalie was confused and hesitated for a while, but in the end she said nothing.

Although she didn't want to admit it, deep down she still hoped that the two people would have a complete fall in love.

"Disney pressed me step by step." Ryan suddenly held the girl's slender waist and helped her move. "Well... what do you think, I'm going to give up."

"This...this is not your personality." Natalie gasped.

"Do you know how Michael Eisner threatened me?" Ryan seemed to be talking about things that had nothing to do with him. "He thought he had kidnapped Pixar's core layer. As long as he encouraged a large number of core personnel to leave, Pixar's stock price would plummet, and the shares in my hands would become waste paper..."

"Is there any more..."

"He used exposure to me and Nicole..."

As soon as the name blurted out, Ryan's mouth was blocked by Natalie, and then the two of them were completely immersed in madness.

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped. Ryan wrapped Natalie in an extra-large bath towel and carried her out. As soon as he put it in the fabric sofa, the ringtone of the mobile phone came.

This was George's call. After a few simple words, Ryan hung up, walked to Natalie, and gently kissed the girl's forehead.

"It's time for me to go back to Los Angeles."

"Disney?" Natalie asked.

"Yeah." Ryan pinched the girl's face, "It's time to give in."

After packing up his stuff, Ryan gently stroked his wet brown curly hair, "Nate, don't forget, I'll have someone go to Harvard to pick you up next month."

"Then I'll wait for you." Natalie nodded slightly.

After leaving this small villa, the car was already waiting outside. After Ryan took it, George drove directly to Kennedy Airport.

Ryan dragged Michael Eisner for two months, and the Disney tyrant's patience was about to be worn out.

Through this period of contact, Ryan fully demonstrated his attitude of boycotting and helpless acceptance of reality for the sake of interests, and was ready to make a compromise with Disney.

From 2000 to now, Disney's stock price has been declining. Although the stock price has declined far slower than its previous life because of Ryan and Michael Eisner's secretly increasing their holdings, in less than two years, Walt Disney's overall market value has dropped by nearly 10%.

The decline in stock prices is nothing. As long as the performance is excellent enough, it will soon rise. The problem is that Disney's revenue in the past two years is not good. Whether it is animated movies or live-action movies, they lack powerful works. If it is not for the revenue from theme parks and other aspects, they will soon be with MGM and Sony Pictures.

In the previous life, Pixar-related business revenue once accounted for more than 60% of Disney's revenue after 2000. These show the driving effect of a successful animation studio on companies like Disney.

After Ryan returned to Los Angeles, he had several more interviews with Michael Eisner. In front of the other side, he was neither a Hollywood superstar nor a young boy, and he was completely an investor with interests first.

In Hollywood, as long as there is enough profit, everything has to be discussed.

Just a few days after Ryan returned to Los Angeles, Disney officially announced that a preliminary agreement had been reached with Pixar's largest shareholder on equity.

At this point, in the eyes of industry insiders, Pixar Studios was inevitably annexed by Walt Disney, and the rest was nothing more than a price issue.

On the day the news was announced, Disney's stock price rose in response, up 4 percentage points by the close, while Pixar's stock price fell again, falling 2.9%, and closed at $58.97 on the Nasdaq stock market.

It is definitely good news for Disney to get the most urgently needed animation studio.

But this acquisition is underestimated by many professionals, who believe that the transaction will end in a deep sea like most large media mergers and acquisitions.

And their doubts are double, either Disney wants to ravage Pixar's intelligence, or Pixar animators keep laughing at their new owners like spoiled children.

In fact, in this industry, most corporate marriages can only create huge internal wars.

Even the famous financial critic David Pris published an article saying, "Most mergers and acquisitions, especially those in the media and entertainment industries, will destroy value rather than create value. After Pixar loses the greatest support - freedom - given by Ryan Jenkins, it is very likely that he will lose his direction."

Wall Street's attitude seemed a bit vague. Then it was reported that Disney's lending plan for Wall Street encountered setbacks and raised funds that were lower than expected. Credit Suisse, known as one of the world's most professional evaluation agencies, stated that based on long-term observations, Disney can spend up to $1.4 billion in working capital in this merger, otherwise the capital chain will be in danger of breaking.

This subsequent news was completely unfavorable to Disney. From the next day, Disney's stock price fell all the way, and in just a few days, the overall market value shrank by 9%.

The pressure from the stock market is directly reflected in Disney's actions. In order to get rid of the unfavorable situation, they will inevitably speed up the pace of annexation of Pixar.

On the one hand, Disney continued to raise funds, and on the other hand, it accelerated negotiations with Ryan, hoping to settle the acquisition before September comes.

Ryan was determined to refuse to let go of his conditions, showing his image as a speculator who was disregarded for the sake of profit, and even ended up with Michael Eisner twice in a row.

Just when the negotiations were in a stalemate, Viacom and News Group issued statements one after another, announcing that they were interested in negotiating with Ryan on the issue of Pixar's equity.

It is said that after the news came out, the sound of an ashtray falling to the ground appeared in Michael Eisner's office.
Chapter completed!