Rebirth of America, this is my time

Chapter 187 Roy Disney: "I want them all!"

Half an hour later, Ethan Jones and Roy Disney sat opposite each other in the Destiny Game's living room. Ethan Jones, who had his fingers crossed on his belly, looked solemn, while Roy Disney, who came from San Jose at almost the speed of a flash, had a smile on his face.

Looking at the lean face full of wrinkles, Ethan Jones asked: "Mr. Roy Disney, can I think that you have known all this for a long time? You have known for a long time that Philips is cooperating with Disney and Disney. Will GM and Paramount order them to order North American theaters to ban the purchase of my game arcade machines? Is that why you are looking for me again?"

Maybe it was because he came too eagerly, but maybe he didn't mean to cover up. After hearing Ethan's question, Roy Disney also grinned, "Mr. Jones, you can call me Roy."

"Okay, Roy."

"Can I just call you Ethan now?"

"If you want."

"Okay, Ethan."

The intimate title made Roy Disney spread his hands and said: "To tell you the truth, I actually don't know all the details of the cooperation between Philips and our Disney. The contract I gave you yesterday is all the certainty that I can get at the moment." Matters, as for other supplementary content? I don’t know.”

"Then how did you know that I would come to you?" Ethan asked straightforwardly, "If I guessed correctly... you have never left the Bay Area? Because no one can come from Los Angeles within half an hour." When Roy Disney stopped hiding, Ethan stopped trying in roundabout ways.

The straightforward question also made Roy Disney nod his head and said, "Yes, Ethan. After I left Stanford Research Park yesterday, I went to San Jose and found a hotel to stay in."

"Because I know you will definitely come to me, or in other words, there are only a few ways of playing business and Hollywood rules, and no matter which one they are, they will make you alert instantly."

Roy Disney looked at Ethan with a smile, and when he saw that he had no intention of responding, he continued: "Philips can't attack you directly. That's because the business you are competing for is relatively single. You produce your own chips and have broad sales channels. In a boundless situation, the only method he can use is the most primitive method of poaching people, but that method is of no use to you."

"But it's different in Hollywood. Since you make a lot of money from purchasing from North American theaters, you can limit your income by removing you from this channel. This kind of thing is difficult for Philips, but for us It’s very simple, we just need to call the North American theater chain owners and tell them that they are not allowed to purchase your game arcade machines anymore, and they will obey.”

"So, when we in Hollywood and Philips joined forces..."

"This kind of resistance is bound to happen."

At this point, Roy Disney stopped.

He picked up the cup on the coffee table and took a sip.

The smell of Lipton's black tea collided with the ice cubes in the cup, making him frown.

"Sorry, I'm a start-up company, but I don't have enough background." Ethan said.

"Oh, I was just thinking, if I continue to drink tea now, I might not be able to sleep at night? Because before coming here, I had already drank a cup of distilled water to refresh myself." Roy Disney shook his head with a smile.

"Distillation?" The other party's preference made Ethan ask "unexpectedly": "Not trickling?"

"Of course not." Roy Disney explained with a smile, "We at Disney want to open parks all over the world, so we can't let Europeans think that we like to drink their footbath."

"Hahaha——" This reason amused Ethan.

He picked up the tea in front of him, gestured to Roy Disney, and then took a sip.

Espresso is actually espresso. It tastes very bitter and many Americans are not used to it. In order to solve this problem, Americans like to mix five to six times the normal amount of water into it, so that an authentic modern American cup is born.

But in Lao Yi's opinion, this strange thing was as disgusting as the water for washing socks, so he always dismissed the American people as drinking their own foot washing water.

As for trickling filter? That's the traditional American way of making it.

This kind of cultural joke has been circulating for many years. Anyone who understands it will laugh. After laughing, the whole living room fell into silence again.

Roy Disney remained silent, and Ethan Jones fell into a long test, because he knew that what Roy Disney had just said was correct.

When the commercial competition has entered a fierce stage, the two sides will naturally show their magical powers across the sea. Poaching rivals' corners, cutting off rivals' supply chains, destroying rivals' sales channels... these methods are all common. Although it seems a bit low, in a life-and-death situation, ease of use is the last word.

Therefore, Philips and the others decisively took action on the sales channels of Destiny Game.

As for how the combination of Philips, Disney, MGM and Paramount can command the entire North American theater chain? This question is actually very simple, right?

Because after eliminating those three companies, Warner was originally his enemy of Ethan Jones, and Columbia, which was involved in check fraud and cover-up scandals, had just been kicked away by him. After five of the seven major companies had distanced themselves from him, North America In fact, the only ones theater chains need to face are Fox and Universal.

And these two...

Maybe also angry?

After all, Destiny Games did not reach a game cooperation with them. They were 'fired' from the video game industry by Philips without any benefit.

When they inexplicably lost at the starting line...

Every management faces the wrath of shareholders.

‘Special code, the whole northwestern Shanxi is in chaos! ’ Ethan complained in his mind.

At the same time, he also admitted that Philips used this trick very well.

Success sickened him.

"You won't leave any traces when you do something like this, right?"

After connecting the things together, Ethan spoke directly.

"certainly."

Roy Disney responded with a smile, "No one will write on their face that I want a monopoly."

"Then how do you maintain a tacit understanding?" Ethan continued to ask.

"Alliances without written contracts are maintained by interests."

Roy Disney directly answered the question, "Do you still remember the cooperation news jointly released by the three of us and Philips before? Disney, MGM and Paramount all staggered the release time of the games. This is actually similar to the movie Allocation of time slots.”

Ethan understood.

Before, when he was angry, he only saw the joint attack, but now...

While these people are blocking, they are also dividing the pork.

"An alliance maintained by interests is not stable." Ethan said with a smile.

"But it's the simplest, most direct and most effective, isn't it?" Roy Disney shrugged, "At least judging from the current situation, you have indeed been hit."

"You're staying in the Bay Area, and you just want to talk to me about these things?" Ethan put the teacup in his hand back on the coffee table, leaned back lazily, and hugged his knees with his hands.

He looked at Roy Disney with a smile and said:

"You are right. Philips made a good move and it did have an impact on me, but the impact was not big because the games I will launch next have nothing to do with movies."

"If I sell them into theaters, it will indeed allow me to make more money. But if not, it doesn't matter, because normal market sales can already increase my wealth dramatically."

"Besides, games without movie support will steal your box office."

"When the theater owner makes a lot of money with electronic arcade machines that have nothing to do with movies, you who feel that your interests are harmed will still unite to boycott me, and now..."

"It's just moving the time forward a little bit."

After learning that the boss of the North American theater chain refused to attend the new product launch conference of Destiny Games, Ethan was indeed a little panicked. But after he calmed down and thought for a while, he realized that this kind of obstruction would appear sooner or later.

Because placing electronic arcade machines in theaters will definitely affect the box office of the movie.

Don't look at the Hollywood giants who are so keen on the field of video games, but in fact, the only thing they can accept is a win-win situation like "Star Wars".

Movie box office explodes, video games sell like crazy, that's what they crave.

What if video game profits affected movies?

Even if they make a lot of money, they will still be miserable.

And when games that have nothing to do with the movie harvest their interests...

A physical fight with fists and fists is definitely going to happen.

Since problems will arise sooner or later, it is better to solve them as soon as possible.

"Oh - is that so? It seems I'm worrying too much."

Roy Disney said regretfully: "I thought you would need my help, such as asking Disney to withdraw from the alliance, but since you don't need it, we won't talk about it."

‘? ’

Roy Disney's response made Ethan laugh.

At this moment, he thought this guy was quite interesting.

It was obviously Roy Disney who needed his help, but Roy Disney was able to change the facts and act like he was kindly helping him. This was really...

I really want to expose it.

Thinking of this, Ethan stared at Roy Disney.

When he found that this guy accepted his scrutiny openly and raised his eyebrows to ask what he was doing with a slight facial expression, Ethan couldn't help but speak.

"Roy."

"Um?"

"As far as I know, you're just the head of Disney's animation department now."

This fact made Roy Disney nodded and said, "Yes, I resigned from the group at the beginning of last year and only retained a directorship. What happened?"

"So... you can make Disney withdraw from its alliance with Philips? Or are you suggesting that theaters in North America can purchase my machines?" Ethan expressed doubts with a smile.

"Oh - Ethan -" Roy Disney lengthened his voice, "It seems that Steven told you everything about me." He had been sitting there blankly and he was also talking to Ethan. Still lying lazily on the sofa. The soft sofa made him squint his eyes comfortably, and after humming twice, he said: "Ethan, power does not come from superiors, but from subordinates' obedience."

"Even if I don't have a group position, I can still call on the power of the group, because many of them listen to me, and many of them don't like Ron Miller."

"Like yesterday's contract, after Tatum signed the contract with Philips, a copy of the contract appeared in my hands because my people knew I needed it."

"So, if we really reach a cooperation, you can feel free to let me help you handle some things in Hollywood. I can say this, if I can't do it, then others can't do it either."

The unquestionable tone and lazy look made Roy Disney look like a napping lion, and his promise... Ethan actually didn't doubt it.

After all, the guy in front of him was a good palace fighter. In his previous life, Roy Disney was active in public until the last moment of his life, and a member of the Walt Disney family?

Long gone.

"Then what can you bring to me?" Looking at the confident figure, Ethan smiled and said: "I think the previous cooperation projects have no meaning now."

"I can't make games for your Disney right now."

"I understand." Roy Disney waved his hand, not caring.

"Now that I'm back, it proves that I have brought new cooperation." Roy said: "The first cooperation is the same as before, that is, Disney Animation will animate your game characters."

"The second one is that I can help you find out about Disney's game production. If it's convenient, I can get you a game circuit board, and then I can also help you find out about the production progress of the other two companies, because Parallel There are no direct reports of mine at MGM, so it is difficult to pick up the circuit board, but I can still provide a description of the game content."

"The third one is to provide you with the cooperation status of Philips, Disney, Paramount, MGM Alliance and North American theaters at any time. Once there is a rift between them, you can launch an attack."

"The fourth is to let your company's products enter Disney parks and stores. You can install arcade machines in Disney parks, or you can get a sales shelf for home consoles in each of Disney's fifteen large stores across the country. Don't say you It’s not going to be a home console, I don’t believe it.”

"Wow - this is really a very attractive offer -" Ethan laughed and said: "Disney-owned stores? Those are all in prime locations in large cities."

After the evaluation, he asked: "So, Roy, what's the price?"

"Oh——" The slightly high-pitched tone and the excited question made Roy Disney very happy, "The price? Ethan, you used this word very interestingly."

"I really just want to cooperate with you."

"Really? I don't believe it." Ethan shook his finger.

Such a response made Roy Disney chuckle and said: "Okay, Okay, Ethan, before I tell you the price, can I ask you a question?"

"Can."

"I want to know, do you like Disney?"

“Of course, I grew up watching Disney animation.”

"Okay, I feel relieved with your words." Roy Disney cleared his throat and said, "My demand is actually very simple. I will launch a movement on the grounds of 'Save Disney.'"

"I will do my best to attack the management of the Disney Group, attack Tatum, attack Ron Miller, attack the executives who are against me, and expose their dirt."

"I will try my best to encourage other shareholders to remove them."

"I will also let my subordinates who are loyal to me continue to cause trouble for them in the group."

"When a company enters a period of civil strife, their stock price will inevitably fluctuate significantly. At this time, if you like Disney, you can take action..."

Roy Disney looked at Ethan seriously.

And his words almost made Ethan laugh to tears!

Because when Ethan heard the phrase Save Disney, he immediately understood what Roy Disney was thinking! This guy wants him to buy Disney stock!

Crashing the stock price is nothing more than helping him to buy at a lower price!

If you can take action, that means scanning the market!

What Roy Disney said is actually the simplest and most direct way to seize power!

When the shareholders of your own camp own more than a certain amount of the company's voting rights, for example, 35% in Delaware and 10% in California, then an extraordinary shareholders' meeting can be convened!

A direct attack on members of the board of directors!

Although this method cannot kill the chairman at once, and it may not even affect the structure of the board of directors, but after many times, the company will no longer be able to operate.

Just toss around there every day.

Other shareholders who couldn't bear it either sold their stocks at low prices and left the market helplessly, or they agreed to all the demands of the sudden barbarians, and the one who used this method the most was Carl Icahn.

When Ethan was in class in his previous life, the old professors explained his forced acquisition of American Airlines, his malicious plunder of Phillips Petroleum Company, and his direct takeover of America Steel Company, United Gas Company, Motorola, and Yahoo.

Ethan can do this kind of thing with his eyes closed, and when Roy Disney expressed his hope that he could use this aggressive acquisition method to help him join Disney...

Ethan understood instantly that this guy was interested in his money.

Because this kind of hostile takeover does not have any technical content, it only requires money, a lot of money.

And he...

"Fortune" magazine just revealed that he earned 100 million!

‘Special code! Is it easy for me to make some money? Why is everyone eyeing my money? ’

Ethan complained secretly in his heart, but still kept a smile on his face, "Roy, although I have never gone to college, I also know that stock trading is very complicated and requires a lot of funds. I don't understand how you can Why did you choose me to cooperate? To be honest, I personally think you should go to someone on Wall Street to do this kind of thing, or in other words, the California Teachers Foundation..."

There are too many people doing this kind of thing all over the world, not to mention the jackals on Wall Street, even the federal pension fund in America and the California Teachers Fund, they also do this kind of thing. In other words, most of Carl Icahn’s profits after the harvest went to these foundations.

If not, relying solely on profits from financial transactions, they would not be able to support the pension payments to the large number of people under their names. Without taking advantage of the company, America's pension system would have collapsed long ago.

It’s just that a lot of the time…

The media didn't dare to report it.

When Ethan was in class in his previous life, the teacher specifically warned him to be careful of Carl Icahn's fund when he was working in the future, and used his work on the Warner split case as an example. At that time, many of the replacements proposed by Carl Icahn when he ousted Warner's board of directors were pension fund managers. When those people showed up, Warner directly agreed to buy back 20 billion shares and give them money.

This is one of the reasons why Ethan is reluctant to go public, because after it goes public, it will not only be your enemies who are eyeing your company. Take Nintendo as an example. When the Japanese pension fund holds their stocks for a long time, even Hiroshi Yamauchi has to hold his nose and pay dividends every year.

otherwise……

How can this pension fund distribute money to those receiving pensions?

While Ethan was recalling the past, emotion also appeared on Roy Disney's face.

"Ethan, to tell you the truth, I still like to cooperate with people who have dreams."

"You want to make Destiny Game bigger, you want to make Apple Computer bigger, I admire you very much."

"When you want to enter the film industry, Disney is actually your best choice, and I can give you the greatest help in the Hollywood animation industry and character development."

"Of course, I can also tell you some of our strategic plans at Disney. We at Disney have actually been planning to get involved in live-action movies for a long time. If you help me become the chairman of Disney, then I will immediately set up a live-action movie department. Your We can be responsible for the distribution of all movies. If your friends Steven and George are uncomfortable staying at Universal Fox, they can come directly to Disney. The chairman and CEO of the live-action film department is theirs, and I will also be active. Help you negotiate within the group so that they can also get at least one seat on the group's board of directors."

Roy Disney looked at Ethan with a smile.

His words also allowed Ethan to see his true heart!

Never mind that it’s a video game;

Or a live-action movie;

Or the eye-watering Star Wars and Steven Spielberg;

he--

Roy Disney——

Want them all!