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Season 2 Chapter 492: Time to Counterattack

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    A large-scale transaction is being planned, and the media gossips are chasing it. It may lead to the great changes of Google, one of the largest Internet companies today. It is exciting to think about it. Even the recent novel changes in the movie box office "National Treasure" dominate the North American box office rankings in the new week  I don¡¯t even care about the rankings.  This movie is one of the rare masterpieces of the "King of Bad Movies" Nicolas Cage in recent years. Before this, this movie king had no champion movies.  With "National Treasure" claiming the top spot, "The Incredibles", which had stayed at the top position for 2 weeks, also ended its dominance of the box office rankings.  According to estimates from the box office statistics company, "National Treasure" has grossed US$35.3 million in box office revenue in the three days of the weekend starting last Friday. This achievement includes all box office revenue in the United States and Canada.  With this box office result, "National Treasure" beat out another new children's cartoon comedy this week, "The Adventures of Cotton Ball Cube," which grossed $33.5 million.  "The Adventures of Cotton Ball Cube" is produced by Paramount Pictures and is based on the popular five-minute casino series.  It tells the story of the continuous adventures of naughty little sponges, little cubes and their friends.  Another animated film, "The Incredibles", a cartoon about a superhero family, fell to third place on the North American box office list this week. It grossed $26.8 million this week and made the list.  In three weeks, the cartoon's box office total reached $177.8 million.  "The Polar Express" starring Tom Hanks dropped another two spots this week, ranking fourth in the North American box office rankings, with a box office revenue of US$15.2 million.  This computer-rated Christmas fairy tale has grossed US$51 million in the 12 days since its release.  This is compared with its production and publicity cost of 270 million.  It's just a drop in the bucket.  This also prompted investors to invest in Warner.  I had to do everything possible to find profit opportunities for this movie.  "BJ's Diary 2: The Edge of Reason" starring Renee Zellweger began to be released nationwide this week, ranking fifth on the list with a box office revenue of US$10.1 million. The film's current total  The box office gross was $21.6 million.  In its fifth week of release, "Van Helsing" continued to earn a box office of US$8.5 million. The North American box office exceeded US$179 million, and the cumulative global box office exceeded US$425 million.  This result is enough to place "Van Helsing" among the top ten in this year's global box office rankings.  With the addition of peripheral products, Matrix has already made huge profits.  But who cares.  On the one hand, there are box office rankings that appear every week, and on the other hand, there are rare major changes involving tens of billions of assets. If you think about it, you will know which way to go.  It¡¯s the success of this movie that led to a sudden surge in enthusiasm for The Matrix from Paramount, which also invested.  I don¡¯t know what Paramount¡¯s board of directors thought about, but actually submitted a letter of intent to acquire Matrix, planning to acquire 20% of Matrix¡¯s shares in cash and stock exchange and become Matrix¡¯s second shareholder.  The most bizarre thing is that they actually successfully persuaded banks to lend money to Paramount, which was already on the verge of crisis, to help them complete the acquisition.  Perhaps they feel that Paramount is a Hollywood giant after all and has the ability to bring the dead back to life.  Or perhaps Paramount has suddenly woken up.  Like Warner, they are also interested in Matrix's financial prospects, and they still think that Matrix is ??Google.  Can equity be disposed of at will?  "Is Matrix going to be acquired too?" This time it's Paramount, and it's serious about completing the acquisition in exchange for shares.  And it is a share exchange ratio of 1:25.  Chen Tiandu is really beaten up now, and he even bullied Paramount, which has been repeatedly rumored to be sold.  "God knows what weird things will happen if The Matrix is ??acquired by Paramount. Maybe Chen Tiandu will give up his career and start a new company" Die-hard movie fans are quite worried about this. They are not optimistic about Paramount.  Acquisition Matrix.  For a time, the entertainment trend was slightly pulled back to Los Angeles.  Paramount Chairman Shirley Lansing said in a high-profile voice: "The acquisition of Matrix is ??the final decision made after careful deliberations by the board of directors. We have always believed that this acquisition is a win-win situation and will allow Matrix to go further and be beneficial to Paramount.  We are currently in close contact with the matrix, and there is no more information to disclose for the time being. "As the news was announced that day, Paramount's stock, which had been falling for a week, stopped falling and began to rise slowly.  Who least wants to see Matrix being acquired by other giants, Warner is the first, then Disney is the second.  Warner's official spokesperson publicly commented on the matter in a column in the Los Angeles Times: "Paramount is fanciful, and this acquisition is somewhat gloating. If Matrix was willing to sell its shares, Warner would have bought it long ago, and it would definitely be the first  Buyer. Chen's desire for control is extremely strong, and he cannot tolerate a second shareholder threatening his position. It is also because of this extreme desire for control that Matrix has achieved success step by step.??, they invest heavily in big production every time, but they haven't failed even once. It's scary to think about it.  From a businessman's perspective, there is no need for Chen Tiandu to share his interests with others.  In short, Matrix is ??not DreamWorks. It has been sold at a price. This is an acquisition that cannot be realized.  ¡± The matrix didn¡¯t say a word about this, and it was reasonable for Chen Tian not to say anything. Everyone knew that he was ¡°worried¡± now. Even Peke, who often showed his face in front of the media, refused to respond to this matter, which is a bit intriguing. U.S. media  , including Chinese media, are rushing to analyze and report that Paramount Pictures of the United States has previously proposed to acquire DreamWorks Pictures, which is for sale. In view of the fact that Paramount¡¯s parent company Viacom Entertainment Group is about to be split into two.  As a listed company, group executives are worried that a large-scale acquisition at this time may cause dissatisfaction among shareholders and scare away potential investors, so they have instructed Paramount to stop executing the acquisition plan. Steven Spielberg and David Geffen.  DreamWorks Pictures, which was founded 11 years ago by Jeffrey Katzenberg, decided to sell it because its investment partners wanted to withdraw. Universal Pictures initially negotiated an acquisition with DreamWorks, but the two parties failed.  Disagreement over price led to the breakdown of negotiations in August. Soon Paramount Pictures executives offered an olive branch to DreamWorks, and the two parties began to discuss acquisitions. The Los Angeles Times reported that Paramount was interested in acquiring DreamWorks.  Very interested. But Redstone, chairman of its parent company Viacom Group, has always been dismissive of the acquisition plan. It is said that the decision to abandon the acquisition of DreamWorks was made at a high-level meeting supported by Redstone.  Shi Dong believes that it is not a wise move for Viacom to purchase another movie studio. But why does this acquisition of Matrix receive full support from Redstone? Compare the investments made by both parties over the years.  And box office data, it¡¯s clear at a glance. If Google is the most popular in the Internet world, then The Matrix is ??the most popular in Hollywood. Even a fool can see the difference between the two. If Paramount really does.  Determined to acquire Matrix, the only option left to acquire DreamWorks was Universal, which had been interested in it before. How would Chen Tiandu react to Universal's acquisition of DreamWorks?  , I really thought I was easy to bully. The huge luxurious office on the basement floor is also the studio of Tony Stark in the movie "Iron Man", which can be reached directly from the living room.  This place is usually quiet with a few luxury cars and some computer equipment, but today, it is in full swing. A group of lawyers, analysts, and statisticians headed by Downey are nervously doing the final analysis of the budget.  It was a huge electronic screen, and the top trader hired from Wall Street was displaying DreamWorks' stock curve, and he was busy making transactions one after another. Chen Tian was not here, and he was sitting quietly.  On the rooftop upstairs, he quietly watched the ebb and flow of the sea, tapping his fingers on the table, waiting for the news to come from below. It was Kate who suddenly put his hand on his shoulder.  . She pulled back her hair that was blown by the wind, gently squeezed Chen Tiandu's shoulders a few times and said, "My dear, don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay.  In the past, when we didn¡¯t have so much money, weren¡¯t we still very happy?  I think there is no difference between now and before.  " Chen Tiandu smiled and said, "I'm not under any pressure. It's others who are under pressure.  But once something starts, there is no turning back.  This is a world where if you don¡¯t move forward, you will inevitably retreat. Don¡¯t you think competition is also very interesting?  " Kate didn't quite understand this and couldn't speak, so she could only silently support him from behind. Chen Tiandu grabbed her hand, put it on his mouth, kissed it, and said, "Is the child asleep?  A smile appeared on the corner of Kate's mouth, and she said: "I'm already asleep. I either eat or sleep all day long, but it's quite easy to make ends meet."  " Chen Tiandu smiled and said: "Babies should sleep more. The more they sleep, the better their brains will grow and their physical development will be promoted.  You should also take a rest, you have been busy all day" "Okay, boss!  " An excited voice suddenly came from the stairs and interrupted them. Downey panted and ran up to the rooftop, reporting the news he had been waiting for for a long time to Chen Tiandu. "Boss, the statistics are over, I think it's our turn.  Take action.  " Chen Tian thought he would be very excited at this moment, but he was not. His face was calm, so calm that it even scared Downey.  Over the years, Downey has grown from a little-known lawyer to one of the most trusted people by the third richest man in the world, helping Chen Tiandu manage tens of billions of dollars in assets.  This honor is enough to make him a famous top team leader on Wall Street, enough to make countless teams worship him.  It¡¯s not like he hasn¡¯t had any fancy thoughts, but he is always suppressed by Chen Tiandu.  Now looking at this young man, watching him step by step into the ranks of the richest people in the world, every time he sees his calm face, although his face is still the same, there is a touch of awe in his heart.  This is the result of growing authority and a manifestation of strong aura.  As long as he thought about these calm eyes, he could no longer think of anything fancy.  Chen Tiandu stood up slowly, held Kate's hand out of habit, smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Downey." Downey felt like he was being praised by an ancient emperor, "It's nothing, this is my job."  Boss. I think it¡¯s time for us to take action.¡± Chen Tiandu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s not time to take action, but let¡¯s go down together.¡±¡­(To be continued¡­)
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