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Chapter 570

As time entered late January, Los Angeles ushered in the rainy season. It was drizzling on the day, and Ronan and Robert Iger left the company together.

"Although I can't get direct contact, I can also test it through negotiations with Yijiang Film." Robert Eiger said as he walked: "After this period of negotiations with Yijiang Film, I can confirm that the highest bid for Lions Gate is around $350 million."

Ronan nodded slightly: "It's time to finish it."

Robert Eiger said: "Liongate Pictures has not been developing smoothly in the past two years, and the film library is also empty. Even if it mortgages itself, it will not be able to borrow much money. They raised funds to compete with us because Frank Gusta has a banking background in Canada, but Frank Gusta is only one of the shareholders."

Ronan came to the exit of the office building, and the driver David opened the car door. He didn't get in, and said to Robert Eiger, "Drag for a few more days."

Robert Eiger asked in a low voice: "How confident are you."

"In normal times, at most 30% sure." Ronan's voice was not high: "But Paramount Pictures pressed step by step, DreamWorks didn't have many choices, and DreamWorks was relatively tight. Although they successfully raised funds from Indians, they only had more than 100 million US dollars. They did not have the conditions to acquire Yijiang Film alone and would not affect our plan."

Robert Eiger smiled: "Dreamworks' energy is all focused on dealing with Paramount Pictures, and there is no other place to care about it."

Ronan said coldly: "Paramount Pictures really wants to move us, and after DreamWorks, we are not only destroying Paramount Pictures' plan, but also maintaining a buffer zone with the six major companies."

Robert Eiger understands Ronan's meaning: "Dreamworks does not threaten us, and our competitors are never DreamWorks."

Ronan said nothing, nodded to Robert Egg, got on his own Rollslas, and David immediately started the car and drove towards Glendale.

DreamWorks Headquarters, Spielberg just got a news.

"Steven, it's OK," said a bald man wearing glasses to Spielberg. "Paramon Pictures people are in contact with South Korea, which has agreed to meet Shirley Lansing next month."

Spielberg's face looked quite ugly: "Contact Koreans to me, I'll have an interview with them this week!"

The bald head wearing glasses reminded: "Steven, be sure to convince them! Paramount Pictures has already obtained shares in the hands of three small shareholders. The Korean Lee family has always been dissatisfied with our development. If they reach a deal with Shirley Lansing, the equity they hold is enough to initiate a forced acquisition!"

Spielberg felt heartbroken and felt like he was betrayal of his relatives.

Shirley Lansing's 20-year personal relationship was not ruthless at all. The Koreans licked their faces and came to invest in DreamWorks, but DreamWorks couldn't make a big deal in issuance, and immediately began to feel dissatisfied and wanted to withdraw their investments at one time.

Now, I'm in touch with Shirley Lansing directly.

Spielberg felt a chill in his heart, and he could feel that DreamWorks was moving away from him step by step.

Paramount Pictures and Shirley Lansing are just microcosms of the six major companies...

Has the wish ten years ago come true? Now that things are so powerless to wait? Are you really old and your dreams become out of reach, should you give up?

The knock on the door suddenly rang, Spielberg said, please come in, and the secretary pushed the door open: "Mr. Ronan Anderson from Relativity Entertainment has arrived and is in the No. 1 reception room."

Spielberg came back to his senses and said to the bald-eyed man, "Let's talk in the afternoon."

The bald man with glasses was curious. What did Ronan Anderson do? Even if he came to DreamWorks, he should go to the animation studio to find Jerever Carsonberg.

Spielberg left the office and walked towards the reception room. This was a meeting specially made by Tom Hanks, and he couldn't refuse.

Pushing the door to the reception room, Spielberg saw the young and familiar face.

"Good morning, Ronan." He smiled and shook hands and said hello: "How do you have time to come?"

Ronan shook hands with him and responded with a smile: "Come and see your old friend."

How could Spielberg believe this? He and Ronan have never been friends, they just looked at Ronan with a slight smile.

Ronan didn't care, so he simply said directly: "Steven, I heard that you and DreamWorks have encountered some trouble recently. I'll come and see if you can help."

Spielberg put away his smile. Although he was so anxious that he was pressed step by step, he did not want to show his timidity in front of young people. He maintained the demeanor of a big director and a big boss in the circle and said, "It's not a big trouble, DreamWorks can solve it."

"Is that true?" Ronan glanced at Spielberg and decided to put Relativity Entertainment in the same position as DreamWorks, saying: "I'm not afraid to talk directly, Relativity Entertainment has encountered a lot of trouble in recent months."

Spielberg didn't quite understand what Ronan meant and asked, "What's the trouble?"

Ronan smiled: "It's similar to DreamWorks. A headhunting company is poaching people against Relativity Entertainment. Almost all senior staff of the company have been harassed frequently, and more than a dozen middle-level managers have resigned. In addition, a movie that Embassy Film will release next month has also been rejected by many theaters."

Spielberg did not pay attention to it, nor did he think it was a trouble. DreamWorks has encountered too many similar things over the years, which is really nothing.

Ronan slowly said something that made Spielberg prick up his ears: "Behind these things, I see a shadow." He emphasized and strengthened his tone: "Paramount Pictures!"

Spielberg immediately looked at Ronan: "Paramount Pictures?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "Paramount Pictures is targeting Relativity Entertainment, Shirley Lansing and Viacom behind her are not only DreamWorks, but also My Relativity Entertainment."

Spielberg thought about it briefly and felt that Ronan's words were highly credible. Since Paramount Pictures attacked DreamWorks, it was normal for them to force Relativity Entertainment.

"This is not too much trouble." Spielberg suddenly guessed Ronan's purpose, and a vague idea came up with a vague idea, saying: "Paramon Pictures is just trying to swallow your relativity entertainment. They may not have a good way to concentrate your equity, but it is not difficult to cause trouble for you. When your company is slowed down, Paramon Pictures will show its fangs."

Ronan said directly: "No matter what opponent I face, I will never give up relativity entertainment. What about you, Steven? Paramount Pictures is aggressive, will you give up DreamWorks?"

Spielberg's eyes were deep behind the glasses: "No one wants to give up his company." He picked up the camera and was an excellent director. When he put down the camera, he became a qualified businessman: "Ronan, it seems that Relativity Entertainment and DreamWorks have a common enemy."

Ronan has no need to deny this: "Paramon Pictures is targeting both of our companies, and the ultimate goal is to take over us. If we sit idly, the situation will only be worse."

The reality is here, Spielberg easily convinced himself to let go of his prejudice, but he still maintained the necessary vigilance and asked, "Ronan, what do you want to do?"

"It's not what I want to do." Ronan raised his finger and shook it: "Steven, what are your plans with DreamWorks?"

He pointed directly to the core key: "As far as I know, Paramount Pictures not only suppresses DreamWorks in the distribution of films, but also secretly acquires shares of DreamWorks, and seems to have established contact with South Korea. Once they convince the people of the Lee family in South Korea, DreamWorks will be in danger."

Spielberg looked at Ronan with more alertness. He knew exactly what was happening between Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks!

"I've contacted people from Korea." Spielberg seemed confident: "They won't give up DreamWorks."

Ronan didn't believe this at all, and he also talked nonsense: "When I went to South Korea to find investment, I met the people from the Li family and talked deeply with them many times." On the basis of nonsense, plus the real situation: "They were very dissatisfied with the development of DreamWorks. At that time, they thought they would invest in a giant company that would become one of six major production and distribution companies. But after so many years, DreamWorks has only made achievements in production, which is too far from what Koreans expect."

Although Ronan said everything was true, Spielberg's face remained unchanged and he remained calm enough.

"The biggest doubts about DreamWorks have always been that DreamWorks cannot establish a complete film industry chain." Ronan said no longer politely: "Steven, even if you can convince the Koreans to reject Paramount Pictures this time, with the Hollywood trend, there will be Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney and Sony Columbia."

Spielberg finally couldn't help but say, "Is the distribution channel that easy to establish? You know this better than me!"

Ronan said: "So, DreamWorks' biggest problem has always been distribution, and it has never changed since its establishment, right?"

Spielberg could only nod: "If it weren't for being stuck on the release, DreamWorks would definitely not be the current situation."

Ronan immediately said: "Solving the issuance channel will dispel shareholders' biggest doubts, and all the problems faced by DreamWorks will be solved."

"If there is a distribution channel, Koreans can easily convince them." Spielberg also knew the key point of the problem: "But if the distribution channel can be solved, DreamWorks will not delay until today."

"Relativity Entertainment can help DreamWorks solve the issue of issuance," said Ronan.

He had already carefully considered that from the day DreamWorks was the goal of the six major companies to focus on the fire. As long as DreamWorks exist, the six major companies must distribute their firepower to deal with DreamWorks. If DreamWorks can release movies independently, under the strong strategic inertia of many years, the six major companies will also give priority to DreamWorks.
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