"I have bought three important products in my life, one is Viacom, one is Paramount, and the other is CBS."

Sitting behind the desk, Summer Redstone looked at the person opposite him, "Now, my shopping bags are full."

Although he was over 85 years old, Summer Redstone's desire for power did not decline at all. He had always firmly controlled Viacom, and he did not hesitate to rebel against his son and daughter.

However, compared to Rupert Murdoch, the older Redstone no longer had the adventurous spirit of more than ten years ago, and Viacom, who was shocked by the financial crisis, could not withstand the impact of the next risk.

“Whoever wins this battle will benefit.”

To describe Summer as an old spirit, it is not an exaggeration to describe Summer. "Matthew, let our media follow the trend and report, and we will help whoever has the upper hand."

"Mr. Murdoch's phone call..."

The executive named Matthew opposite seemed a little hesitant, "The people from the Antitrust Bureau of the Ministry of Justice have also arrived in Burbank, Disney..."

"Hmph, no one can underestimate Ryan, and no one dares to underestimate Ryan!"

Summer Thunderstone's slightly turbid eyes suddenly became bright, "I knew Ryan when he was twelve years old, and I knew what kind of person he was."

"Let Murdoch fight him, and we have no loss." He raised a finger, "We only help the winners."

Redstone is almost a portrayal of the positions of major media groups in North America. News Group is obviously targeting Walt Disney and has steadily gained an absolute advantage. Now they almost all stand on the side of News Group. No matter which of the two companies is unlucky, it is in their interests.

“Obviously,”

At Disney's top trio, Ryan told Robert Iger and Cook Dick, "News Corporation wants to borrow... No, this antitrust investigation triggered by the complaint is likely to be planned by News Corporation, and they want to disrupt Disney's normal operations."

“Their goals are also clear!”

Robert Iger pointed to the name on the document at hand. "Lucasfilm!"

"Are we postponing the acquisition of Lucasfilm?" The speaker was President Cook Dick.

Among the trio that formed Disney's highest power structure, Cook Dick is not as radical as Ryan and Robert Iger, and is relatively more conservative. This is why Ryan has always asked him to be the president of the group. There are more benefits than disadvantages to have such a person falling behind.

Ryan slowly closed his eyes, thought for about a few minutes, and said slowly, "The negotiations continue. News Group is up to me to deal with it. Robert, this is a good opportunity. Not only do I want Lucasfilm, but I also want the copyright of the Star Wars part of the hands of 20th Century Fox!"

The trio meeting lasted just over a dozen minutes and ended. Ryan called George and the special assistant immediately walked in.

Take out a file bag from the drawer next to it, Ryan handed it to George, "Leave it to Garcia Rodriguez, who will destroy it immediately after seeing it."

George nodded and left the office.

About half an hour later, Nicole pushed the door and walked in, sat opposite him, and asked, "What's the matter with me? Can't you go home and say it?"

"Nicole, I can't leave Los Angeles for the time being. You can go to England on my behalf." Ryan thought for a while, "Go to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty the Queen. The royal family has encountered some troubles since last year, so we can help them."

"You mean..." Nicole understood instantly.

"Do you remember what I mentioned after the board?" Ryan said slowly, "I believe Her Majesty the Queen, His Highness, and No. 10 Downing Street will not be able to bear it. Gordon Brown has a very bad relationship with News Corp!"

"Um!"

Nicole didn't say much and walked out quickly.

Throughout the early February, Hollywood was filled with news that Disney was undergoing antitrust investigations, and industry insiders also reported differently. Some were happy, some were worried, and more people seemed lively.

Ryan Jenkins has been in glory for so many years, and it seems that he is finally in trouble this time.

On February 15, another news that has been circulating in Hollywood for a long time was confirmed. George Lucas officially announced at a press conference in San Francisco that he had entered a 'retirement' state and will stay away from commercial film production in the future and participate in charity, film teaching and experimental film exploration.

At the same time, Walt Disney officially announced that it would buy Lucasfilm for a price of $3.7 billion.

Shortly afterwards, Twentieth Century Fox joined the purchasing industry on behalf of News Group and steadily surpassed Disney with a price of $3.850 billion.

In an instant, there were more sensible people in Hollywood.

Lucasfilm, which is waiting to be sold, is not in a hurry at all. At the same time, it has started contact and negotiations with Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox. As for which side Lucasfilm's position will be biased, it depends on the bids of both parties.

George Lucas called Ryan specifically for this matter. He was only one of the major shareholders of Lucasfilm and could not completely influence the tendency of other shareholders.

Ryan also knew this very well. In the face of billions of dollars in money, the only decisive factor is interests.

Although Walt Disney is plagued by monopoly rumors and is also being investigated and questioned, it has no intention of giving up Lucasfilm. Twentieth Century Fox is tightly clenching Disney's offer. A well-intentioned acquisition inevitably turns into a long-term malicious bid.

Disney is not just having trouble. This Friday, Bryant Moore, a science fiction writer from Maryland, sued Disney and James Cameron for plagiarizing two of his scripts on "Avatar", accusing Cameron and the entire "Avatar" crew of breach of contract, fraud, etc., and filed a compensation of up to $250 million.

Disney, which was in turmoil, was hit again.

"Every time there is a movie that has achieved commercial success."

At a press conference, Ryan said, "There will be many people coming out to steal the fruits of victory!"

James Cameron, who attended the press conference at the same time, also gave an interview, "I have seen so many such people since the success of Terminator 2. I said early on that Avatar is my most precious asset and a project I cultivated myself. It took me decades from the beginning of having this idea to the real creation of a concept and developing it into a movie."

Perhaps others would suspect it, but Ryan believed that James Cameron. As early as the 1990s, he had read the relevant drafts of James Cameron. One of them was a truck driver's sketch in high school. The big tree in the picture was infinitely close to the prototype of the Tree of Life on the planet Pandora.

In the eight years since 2002, Disney has not encountered so many troubles, but now it has jumped out one after another.

The British Daily Mail reported that the copyright of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series of works Vito is also planning to sue Disney. They believe that Disney seriously concealed the box office of the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to reduce the share paid to Tolkien's descendants. If possible, the adaptation rights of "The Hobbit" and "Silver" will be reclaimed!

Regardless of whether the news is completely true or not, this makes many Disney managers feel the crisis. If they lose the adaptation rights of "The Hobbit", Disney will face huge losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.

You know, Disney has invested heavily in this project, and Peter Jackson is leading a crew to film the "Hobbit" trilogy in New Zealand.

Disney specifically questioned the copyright Vito organization of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series of works, and the dialect was flickering and blurred, which was obviously disturbed by external factors.

Just when Disney was in trouble, Ryan received a call from Rupert Murdoch.

"Long time no see, Ryan."

The voice on the phone was as intimate as usual, "If you have time, you and Nicole are welcome to visit."

"If you have time, you will." Ryan's tone was also relaxed, as if something had never happened these days, "I'm waiting for you to introduce more New York celebrities to me."

"I'm going to have a party the day after tomorrow." Rupert Murdoch's words seemed to have no intention. "As long as you leave Los Angeles and come to New York, you will definitely become the most popular guest."

"Then I can only say sorry." Ryan refused the other party's seemingly kind invitation without hesitation. "You know, Rupert Disney has encountered a lot of trouble recently, and I can't get rid of it."

His attitude is very clear and he will never give in easily on Lucasfilm.

"Okay, I won't disturb your work."

Both sides talked for half a minute before hanging up the phone.

Putting down his phone, Ryan sat in the office, thinking quietly that Murdoch would go like this next step. Although News Group is now making bad moves and aggressive offensives, to be precise, it has not exceeded the scope of normal business competition.

However, the opponent is News Corp, a media company with no lower limit at all.

He could imagine that when normal business methods were ineffective, the other party would definitely use some other methods.

Ryan quickly thought about himself. What he was criticized the most was his relationship with Nicole and the others, but this was all old past events, and it was not worth much to stir up refrigeration.

Of course, this place is not impossible to be used, such as the daughter who has never appeared in front of the public.

I hope Murdoch won't use such a foolish move, otherwise he wouldn't mind dragging the other party to hell.

In a villa not far from Burbank, Anthony Pelicano, a private detective known as the "Eye of Hollywood", welcomed a visitor. Although the other party's request was extremely difficult, due to multiple transactions with the other party's company, some of the handles fell into the hands of others. Anthony Pelicano finally took over the commission. (To be continued) r655
Chapter completed!