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This three-party or even four-party deal has attracted the attention of Hollywood.

The acquisition itself lasted for several years, resulting in a long tug-of-war, which naturally attracted the attention of other Hollywood companies.

Fortunately, George Lucas himself was determined enough, which prevented other companies from taking advantage of the opportunity.

The difficulty of this previous acquisition was Warner Bros., because Warner Bros. still holds some shares in Cantaloupe Studios and has corresponding decision-making power.

Warner Bros. CEO Kili Ross, with the idea that if she can't get it, you can't either, is pushing up the stock price.

Although George Lucas preferred Gilbert Jr., he could not refuse such a good thing. Therefore, the package acquisition price of Lucasfilm has been rising, and the latest offer has reached 4.3 billion US dollars.

Faced with Warner's shameless stock price-gouging behavior, Ivanka, Cameron Diaz and Gilbert Jr. discussed and made preparations for both scenarios.

The first is to urge Warner Bros. to complete the repurchase of Cantaloupe Studios shares as soon as possible, and the second is to put pressure on Warner Bros. through Gilbert Jr.'s influence.

So when he was interviewed by the French National Television's Film Channel, Gilbert Jr. revealed that due to his tight schedule, he was considering giving up directing some of the originally planned films.

Needless to say, this part is "The Dark Knight Rises", which is closely related to Warner.

This tactic of making a warning really worked. The Warner Bros. board of directors quickly put pressure on Keely Ross. The board did not want to change the director of the series of films.

It's not like Kiri Ross didn't have the idea of ​​changing directors. But after the great success of the previous film "The Dark Knight", changing directors again would be very risky.

As a result, during the period when "Inception" was a global hit, Warner's stake in Cantaloupe Studios fell to single digits.

Except for a few more small shareholders, most of the shares returned to Gilbert Jr.

Naturally, Gilbert Jr.'s stake in Warner also decreased significantly. Although his seat on the board of directors was retained, his influence had weakened a lot.

Qi Li Ross also stopped driving up the stock price, allowing the acquisition to go through.

At present, the parties have entered into detailed negotiations and I believe that there will be results within one or two years.

This is pretty good news for Disney.

Thanks to Robert Iger's shrewd management and Disney's continuous expansion over the years, Disney's current market value has reached 65.3 billion US dollars.

Because of the good news about the acquisition, Disney’s stock price once again reached a new high, reaching a market value of 67 billion US dollars, firmly securing its position as the number one Hollywood film company.

However, Robert Iger is not satisfied. His goal is to bring Disney to the position of the world's number one media and entertainment group, surpassing Sony Entertainment, Comcast and other large media groups.

At the board meeting, Robert Iger passionately described the company's bright future to shareholders.
"We own Pixar, we're going to own Lucasfilm and ILM. We're going to own Marvel Studios, and we're going to own a majority stake in Cantaloupe Studios.

We will acquire DreamWorks' high-quality resources and become the world's number one film company, a super media group integrating film, offline entertainment, video games and TV series production.

We will rule the world..."

It has to be said that the prospects described by Robert Iger are very impressive to the Disney board of directors. Even the opponents of Robert Iger and Gilbert Jr. have to admit that such a picture is really wonderful.

However, once these deals came to fruition, Disney would no longer be associated with the Disney family, and would be called Landrini from then on.

Although they are both Ni, is the Ni with a different surname still the same Ni as before? I'm afraid no one can say for sure.

Disney is full of ambition and has started to make big moves, and the film market is not quiet. As of May 2010, the third weekend of the 7 summer season, "Avatar" has already earned $4882 million in North America, continuing its record-breaking performance.

Today, this movie is still being shown in a few 3D theaters. Before new 3D movies come out, the film still has a certain market.

What is most shocking is the global box office. As of this weekend, "Avatar" has grossed 27 billion US dollars worldwide, shocking the world.

There is also a ridiculous news in the middle. The famous snake scientist Steve Augustine went to an island in a Pacific island country where there was a primitive tribe to look for a kind of snake.

In order to gain the trust of the local indigenous people, Steve Augustine screened "Avatar" for the residents of the primitive tribe, of course, it was an ordinary open-air movie 2D version.

But the indigenous tribes were so astonished that they threw away the totems they originally believed in and turned to believe in the Na'vi people in "Avatar".

Steve Augustine also became a messenger of God and enjoyed very good treatment in the indigenous tribe, including being served by two beautiful women who were as beautiful as flowers in the eyes of the indigenous people.

This story proves that "Avatar" has become so famous that even the indigenous peoples of Pacific island countries far away in the world know about it.

The whole world has been swept by the 3D movie wave. Those who understand movies know that "Avatar" is at best a qualified commercial movie.

The reason why it has become popular all over the world is that it integrates the best of Hollywood special effects technology and the stunning 3D effects.

As the film's director, James Cameron was once again hailed as a god, and as the investor, Gilbert Jr. was once again praised for his good vision, in stark contrast to David Ellison.

Both of them are investing in movies. David Ellison made a bad movie like "Tron", but Gilbert Jr. invested in movies like "Avatar".

There is simply no comparison, little Gilbert completed a one-sided beating.

Various discussions about "Avatar" have never stopped. When Guo Fan returned to China and was a guest at the Beijing University Student Film Festival, he talked about "Avatar", or the gap between Hollywood and Chinese-language films.

The director who sat and discussed with him was Lu Chuan. Lu Chuan, who has not yet been nicknamed Lu Chuan Taro, is one of the most anticipated middle-aged Chinese film directors.

His family background is also very strong. If Guo Fan had not studied abroad and directed Hollywood movies, he would not be qualified to discuss with others.

Lu Chuan first talked about the gap between Chinese-language films and Hollywood films. He believed that it was a gap in all aspects, especially in the strength of the systematic film industry.

“The best special effects companies in the world are in Hollywood, and the best film industry practitioners are also in Hollywood.”

Lu Chuan held up the microphone and spoke excitedly: "At the beginning of the millennium, the crew of The Lord of the Rings came to China, and many practitioners joined the crew and learned a lot.

But there are hundreds of thousands of people working in similar industries in Hollywood.

For example, in terms of investment scale, the blockbuster "Avatar" has an investment of 500 to 600 million US dollars. Which film company in the Chinese film industry can afford so much money?

Even if we can spend so much money, is there such a large market to support a big-budget movie?"

Lu Chuan probably had trouble attracting investment recently, so she complained about the conservatism of the film company and the unprofessionalism of the employees. This was normal.

After several years of hard work, Guo Fan still has some emotional intelligence. He did not refute Lu Chuan's remarks, and what Lu Chuan said was not unreasonable.

However, Guo Fan has his own opinion, and he also believes that people are the key.

But they are not practitioners, but creators. (End of this chapter)