Rebirth of America, this is my time

Just as Ethan Jones expected, when Ron Miller invited Bill Orr to intervene in the battle for the Walt Disney Group and officially announced his existence to the world, it was just the first hors d'oeuvres at the dinner party. That’s all.

As for the second soup?

Bill Orr brought it to the table on July 16, Eastern Time. He accepted a concentrated interview with the media at his company in New York and answered the questions about why he was optimistic about the Walt Disney Group and what he wanted to acquire. reason.

"From a business investment perspective, the current stock price of the Walt Disney Group is seriously undervalued, or in other words, they are the most promising studio company in Hollywood."

"There are three reasons——"

"First, the Walt Disney Group has not been involved in the live-action film and television business so far."

"While their live-action film and television business is in a state of emptiness, they are still full of unlimited possibilities in the film and television industry. If I successfully acquire Walt Disney, then I will bring the wealth of experience that led Warner Bros. to success." Experience applied to Walt Disney.”

"I will try to form a live-action film and TV department. I will focus part of Disney's development on live-action movies and live-action TV, and try to bring new profit points to the group as much as possible."

"The second thing is that the Walt Disney Company's park business has come to a standstill."

"So far, the Walt Disney Group only has its own park projects in California and Florida, but according to Walt Disney's influence, their parks should open all over the world."

"According to my investigation, before Mr. Walt Disney and Mr. Roy Disney passed away, they did formulate plans for Disney parks in Asia and Europe. So, if I successfully acquire Walt Disney, then I I will carefully review their plan, and if it is advisable, then I will definitely restart the plan to let the fairy tale kingdom of Walt Disney shine with its due glory."

"Third, that is the possibility of innovation in the animation business of the Walt Disney Group."

"Fairytale Kingdom has lost its luster due to the fact that the Walt Disney Company has not produced any outstanding animated films since the death of Mr. Walt Disney. In my research, I found that this The emergence of "may be related to the internal struggles within the Walt Disney Group."

"I think everyone doesn't know that currently, Walt Disney's animation department is controlled by Roy Disney Sr.'s son, Roy Disney Jr., and he has no talent at all in animation. His father, Sr. When Roy Disney was alive, he was not a leader in animation. All creative work was handled by Mr. Walt Disney, so... I personally feel that injecting new soul into the depleted creative department is the right thing to do now. What the Walt Disney Company needs to do most.”

"Of course, in addition to the above three points, there is another reason why I want to acquire the Walt Disney Group, and that is video tapes. With the crazy growth of the video tape market, Walt Disney's animated movies are all valuable assets. . Because for ordinary people, live-action movies may be outdated, because even the revolutionary movie "The Jazz Singer" created by my father-in-law does not have many highlights in this era. What drives people to watch it is more It’s all about feelings, and for children, animated films with educational significance are classics that can be preserved forever.”

"When a person saw "Snow White" when he was three or five years old, he felt warm. When he grows up, he will definitely let his children feel this safe warmth that they have identified."

"This is a unique advantage of The Walt Disney Company."

"In my opinion, their video tapes will definitely sell better than other companies."

"In other words, it's more durable."

Bill Orr's speech was like a meteorite falling from the sky, slamming into the calm sea, setting off a huge tsunami, and causing Walt Disney's stock price to skyrocket.

In just one day, Walt Disney's total market value quickly soared to 1.2 billion, which meant that Ethan Jones now had to spend 40 million more to buy the number of shares he had set before.

This fact made Steve Ross, Hiroshi Yamauchi and others happy when they heard the news, and also made Ethan Jones in Palo Alto grimace, because the tactics of the white knight are indeed disgusting.

No, he already wants to vomit now.

Of course, he also admitted that the methods Ron Miller was using now were indeed serious and conventional.

There is no other way. Who makes acquisitions and counter-acquisitions, power seizures and counter-power seizures all interdependent?

There is no business in this world that can only be attacked but not defended, and since they have counterattacked, then...

Ethan summoned Ballmer and ordered: "Let's stop scanning goods first."

“Judging from the current pace, the more we buy, the more we will lose.”

"So, let them make trouble first."

"As for Roy Disney..."

"I think they'll understand."

Of course Roy Disney understands Ethan Jones's struggles!

In other words, Bill Orr's public speech made him furious!

At this moment, he had no time to discuss seizing power with Ethan Jones. On the afternoon of July 16th, Western Pacific time, he took the initiative to invite the media for an exclusive interview and started a verbal spat with Bill Orr.

Roy Disney said that Bill Orr was the biggest layman in the entire industry. He didn't understand what a movie was, let alone an animated movie.

Not only that, he didn't believe that Bill Orr could bring new vitality to the Walt Disney Group, because he had a bad record in the Hollywood industry.

"I would like to ask you to recall, how did Bill Orr leave Hollywood? Did he retire voluntarily when he was old and leave with praise among flowers and applause?"

"No--"

"He was driven away by all of us!"

"Bill Orr and his father-in-law, Jack Warner, are a cancer in the entire industry! They created the package deal! They created the buyout deal! They were the first to propose studios and entertainers and directors , the sinful idea that those behind the scenes must be bound!”

"They come up with super-long contracts! Super-long film appointments! They force an actor! A director! To work for them at a very low salary! When their movies make a lot of money, the monthly salary of the actors is only 300! This is simply The behavior of executioners! They have been squeezing us with their butcher knives!"

"And now he's saying that my existence overshadows Walt Disney?"

"Oh! Let me just say this! As long as I, Roy Disney, am still alive! Then there is no way Bill Orr can return to Hollywood! Anyone who invites him will be a sinner in the entire industry!"

"Believe me, I can't control my mouth! If anyone in Walt Disney dares to vote for Bill Orr, I will tell you your name!"

When Roy Disney took off Bill Orr's underwear, the dark memory of being manipulated by Warner Bros. decades ago suddenly emerged in the minds of every practitioner.

The situation of signing a contract with a monthly salary of 300 yuan for seven years but only acting in 40 to 50 movies made many directors and actors take the initiative to stand up and support Roy Disney.

Clint Walker, Edward Burns, James Garner and others who had been cheated by Warner Bros. and harmed by Bill Orr even directly stated that if Bill Orr really succeeded in acquiring Walt... Disney, then they will lead by example and boycott all Walt Disney products!

And will call on all members of the Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild to stop cooperating with Walt Disney!

Until Bill Orr gets out of Hollywood!

Until the Warner family completely disappears!

When this strong opposition emerged, Walt Disney's stock price, which had been so proud, was stepped on by an invisible big foot and plummeted!

In just one day, they lost nearly 400 million!

This fact makes Steve Ross, Hiroshi Yamauchi and others who have been paying attention a little regretful.

At the same time, Ethan Jones breathed a sigh of relief.

but……

Before Steve Ross and Hiroshi Yamauchi could express their emotions;

Before Ethan Jones called Steve Ballmer, he saw the opportunity and continued shopping;

Another variable emerged.

On July 20, Goldman Sachs announced that they had found a buyer for Columbia Pictures.

Financier Saul Steinberg decided to acquire Columbia Pictures for $690 million. Since the transaction did not involve antitrust issues, the transaction did not require approval.

As long as the third-party organization hired by Saul Steinberg has reviewed all of Colombia's accounts and confirmed that they are correct, it can sign directly. It is expected that all processes will be completed by the end of the month.

When this news emerged, Walt Disney's stock price stabilized.

Because when Columbia Pictures was able to sell at a premium, everyone knew that there was no way Walt Disney, which was better than Columbia Pictures, could be worth only 500 million. They own the park and are the best film company in Hollywood. No matter who comes, they are worth 800 million at this moment.

Of course, Ethan definitely couldn't accept the price, so he contacted Roy Disney and asked him to find a way to make another scene and drive down Disney's stock price.

This request also made Roy Disney's face freeze, and he felt a sudden pain in his teeth.

Because when all shareholders in a company feel that the company's market value still has room to rise, the stock price is really hard to control, but when he thinks of Ethan's importance to him...

He gritted his teeth and agreed.

"I'll go figure it out."

"You wait first."

Roy Disney's agreement means that the battle for Walt Disney has reached a deadlock, which is bad news for Ethan Jones, but for Steve Ross...

"Well done, Ron Miller." Steve Ross smiled and put down the newspaper.

He was very satisfied with the counterattack led by his former ally Ron Miller. As long as he can drag Ethan Jones into the quagmire of confrontation, Ron Miller will have realized his value.

At least, for the entire Avengers, this guy with ungrateful beliefs, weak will, and voluntary withdrawal is a real superhero.

At the same time, he also turned his attention to his subordinates.

"I heard that Casio lost all of Nintendo's Neon chip market to Casio?"

"Yes." The male secretary nodded, "According to Komodo, Casio is also very strange."

"Because according to their plan, they should continue to encroach on Nintendo's chip share in the next three to five years, but who knew... Nintendo would fall before they even tried hard?"

"More importantly, Nintendo seems to be taking the initiative to sell out the market."

"Because many of the orders Casio currently receives are from merchant companies that they have not actively contacted. They all got the news from Nintendo and then came."

"Oh - it seems that Nintendo is not a staunch ally of Destiny Games -" the subordinate's report made Steve Ross laugh, "Pu Yamauchi should have his own plan."

"I don't know what their plan is, but it doesn't matter, right?"

"As long as we follow the plan, that's enough."

"Because Hiroshi Yamauchi will cooperate with us."

At this point, Steve Ross stopped.

His fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair a few times, making a clicking sound.

After a moment, he said, "Let them do it."

"Now is the right time."

At this moment, if there were any outsiders present, they would definitely be confused by Steve Ross's convoluted words, but for the members of the Avengers...

It's all just right.

With the issuance of combat orders, Taitung Company held a new product launch conference on July 28, 1979, Tokyo time, to introduce its new game to Neon's media and the public.

At the press conference, Taidong's designer held up the microphone and said passionately: "This year, we will launch a brand new arcade game to the world, and its name is "Space Invaders"..."

"Yes, this game is indeed inspired by "Star Wars" developed by Destiny Games, a North American company distributed by Nintendo, but it is our local neon space fantasy..."

"This game is filled with all kinds of neon elements, whether they are airplanes or bullets. As long as players are willing to notice them, they will definitely be able to find their corresponding shadows in reality..."

"We hope that this game can bring a sense of pride to the people of our great Neon Empire. We want all the Neon people to know that our Neon is no worse than the United States in terms of video games. Even from inspiration In other words, we are even better!"

The day after Taitung's 1979 new product launch conference, Namco also held its own new product launch conference. Founder Masaya Nakamura personally hosted it and introduced their new games to the world.

"This year, we will launch two arcade games, one is called "Galaga" and the other is "Fall Man". The former is similar to "Star Wars" and the latter is similar to "Pac-Man". But at the same time, what I want to say is that although the gameplay is the same, these two games are different from the games produced by Destiny Games, which is represented by Nintendo, because our games are better."

"Take "Galaga" as an example. In "Star Wars" designed by Destiny Games, the bullets fired by the Millennium Falcon are very single, but our "Galaga" is different. When the player blows up the enemy's plane, he can randomly Get some ammo, some explosive, some three-shot, some arc, some straight.”

"In addition, in the "Galaga" we designed, there is also a capture gameplay."

"After the player defeats a Boss, the aircraft controlled by the player in the next round will change from the original odd number to an even number, and the firepower will be doubled, making the game more enjoyable."

“In addition to these, we have also added a two-player mode to this game. When playing alone, you can choose single-player mode. When playing with two people, you can choose double-player mode. In this way, players who like games can play with Enjoy the game with your best friend.”

"As Ethan Jones said, the greatest significance of video games is to share happiness with friends around you. He didn't completely achieve it, but we at Namco did it..."

"Although I can't guarantee that Namco's games will satisfy all players, I believe that players in our Neon Empire will fully support our domestic games!"

"Your support is the driving force for our development!"

"Your support will make us better and better!"

"..."

When Neon Game Company released products similar to Destiny Game's previous products one after another, Minoru Arakawa in Kyoto burst out laughing——

"Imanishi Hiroshi! Imanishi Hiroshi!"

"Call Arakawa quickly!"

"tell him--"

"Now, we can keep putting pressure on Ethan Jones!"

"Hahahahahaha——"