The atmosphere of wet weather can always bring back lazy intent of people moral nature most deep place, in Eric just planned that has a day of vacation to oneself, 9 : 00 am just passed, the ringtone rapidly has then rung. 下雨天的氛围总是能勾起人们心底最深处的懒意,在艾瑞克刚刚打算给自己放一天假,上午九点刚过,电话铃声便急促地响了起来。 The helicopter lands in the rooftop aircraft parking area of Firefly Headquarters building, Eric got down the helicopter, Alan has then opened an umbrella to welcome, they slightly ran are entering elevator within, Alan said: „Nine o'clock, Summer Redstone held the press conference in Susnet Tower Hotel, indicated that Viacom will participate to bid for Disney. Almost in simultaneously, Michael Eisner also issues the statement, expressed to Firefly, Disney is willing to cooperate with Viacom, receives the stimulation of this news, today after stock market opening price, the Disney's stock price rose 6% within a half hour largely.” 直升机降落在萤火虫总部大楼的天台停机坪上,艾瑞克下了直升机,艾伦便撑着伞迎了上来,两人小跑着进入电梯间,艾伦才说道:“九点钟,萨默.雷石东在日落塔酒店召开了新闻发布会,表示维亚康姆会参与竞购迪斯尼。几乎是在同时,迈克尔.艾斯纳也发表声明,表示相对于萤火虫,迪斯尼更愿意与维亚康姆合作,受到这个消息的刺激,今天股市开盘之后,迪斯尼的股价在半小时之内大幅上涨了6%。” Eric listens to the introduction of Alan, the elevator door to open silently, they entered the Firefly conference room together, at this time in the conference room has been filled with the person, the Firefly main high level and Firefly investment company several manager as well as Morgan Stanley purchase team leaders sits in a circle at the desk of oval, in twos and threes encircles in the same place is talking, sees Eric to appear, the conference room chirp humming sound the sound stopped, the people set out to go to Eric the vision. 艾瑞克默默地听着艾伦的介绍,电梯门打开,两人一起走进了萤火虫的会议室,此时会议室里已经坐满了人,萤火虫的主要高层、萤火虫投资公司几位主管以及摩根士丹利的收购团队负责人围坐在椭圆形的办公桌旁,三三两两地围在一起交谈着,看到艾瑞克出现,会议室嘤嘤嗡嗡的声音停了下来,众人都起身将目光投向艾瑞克。 „Everybody sits,” Eric beckoned with the hand, three gaits to their seat on, sat Morgan Stanley team leader Bernie Sanders near his left hand have handed over a document skilled: „Eric, you read the material first, later we again discussed.” “大家都坐吧,”艾瑞克摆了摆手,三两步走到自己的位子上,坐在他左手边的摩根士丹利团队负责人伯尼.桑德斯熟练地将一份文件递了过来:“艾瑞克,你先看一下资料,稍后我们再谈。” Eric nods, opens blue folder. The title page prints ‚No. 1 white clothing knight’ inscription. 艾瑞克点点头,翻开蓝色的文件夹。封面打印着‘一号白衣骑士’的字样。 To the issue that this purchase possibly faces, after Eric completes «Twister» shoots returns to Los Angeles, has done quite careful preparatory work. Therefore saw that ‚white clothing knight’ this glossary had not felt confuses. 对这次收购可能面临的问题,艾瑞克完成《龙卷风》的拍摄返回洛杉矶之后,做了相当细致的准备工作。因此看到‘白衣骑士’这个词汇也没有感觉到迷惑。 ‚White clothing knight’ is in the enterprises technical expression of anti- purchase strategy, initiates the malicious purchase to the target company the company usually is called ‚black clothed knight’, other sudden acquirers in the malicious purchase process is called ‚white clothing knight’, ‚white clothing knight’ usually obtained the target company shareholder or the approval of management. ‘白衣骑士’是企业之间反收购策略的一个专业术语,向目标公司发起恶意收购的公司通常被称为‘黑衣骑士’,在恶意收购过程中突然出现的其他收购者被称为‘白衣骑士’,‘白衣骑士’通常获得了目标公司股东或者管理层的认可。 Issues the statement after Redstone corresponding of Michael Eisner can see that the purchase of Viacom obtained the Disney management, at least is the support of Disney influence Michael Eisner represents, therefore Viacom can be called the white clothing knight. 从雷石东发表声明后迈克尔.艾斯纳的相应可以看出,维亚康姆的收购已经获得了迪斯尼管理层,至少是迈克尔.艾斯纳所代表的迪斯尼势力的支持,所以维亚康姆可以被称为白衣骑士。 A Disney consecutively two years of achievement is low. Let many people see purchased the Disney's golden opportunity. Before the issue purchase announcement, Firefly realized that this purchase is impossible not to have the competitor to join. Moreover will not have one. 迪斯尼连续两年的业绩低迷。让很多人都看到了收购迪斯尼的大好机会。在发布收购公告之前,萤火虫就意识到这次收购不可能会没有竞争者加入。而且不会只有一个。 Reads the material in hand, Eric secretly is also acclaiming resources are well used of Morgan Stanley team, Redstone issued that the bid announcement is also less than one hour, the Morgan Stanley team reorganized one has been 30 many pages of details. 翻看着手中的资料,艾瑞克也暗暗赞叹摩根士丹利团队的物有所值,雷石东发布竞购公告还不到一个小时,摩根士丹利团队就已经整理出了一份长达三十多页的详细资料。 The Viacom group current market value is at about 20 billion USD. Mainly manages television program manufacture, wired TV Network and radiobroadcasting broadcasting station and other services, these most famous, when is famous MTV music TV Network, many renowned singers including Madonna by a MTV platform artillery becomes famous. 维亚康姆集团目前的市值在200亿美元左右。主要经营电视节目制作、有线电视网、无线广播电台等业务,这其中最著名的当属大名鼎鼎的mtv音乐电视网,包括麦当娜在内的很多著名歌星都是凭借mtv的平台一炮成名。 Viacom helmsman Redstone besides having the domination of Viacom group, but also manages is having the national entertainment company of large-scale successive examination hall line, individual sale price is 4 billion USD. 维亚康姆的掌舵人雷石东除了掌握维亚康姆集团的控制权之外,还经营着拥有大型连锁院线的国家娱乐公司,个人身价为40亿美元。 Redstone manages the Viacom media group always to insist ‚content for king’ the idea, purchases the Film Studio thought to be long-standing, in the 80's middle period, Redstone with John of metropolis media. Kruger competes for Orion Film Industry that the achievement had progressed day by day at that time, because the fund inferiority is defeated to withdraw finally. In addition. Redstone has also invested Warner, Columbia and other big Film Studio stocks. 雷石东经营维亚康姆传媒集团一向坚持‘内容为王’的理念,收购电影公司的念头由来已久,在八十年代中叶,雷石东就与大都会传媒的约翰.克鲁格争夺过当时业绩蒸蒸日上的猎户座影业,因为资金劣势最后失败退出。此外。雷石东还投资了华纳、哥伦比亚等几大电影公司的股票。 From this can see that Redstone suddenly announced today purchases Disney Film Studio definitely not to be prompted by a sudden impulse. 由此可以看出雷石东今天突然宣布收购迪斯尼电影公司肯定不是心血来潮。 Reads the material in hand, the people discussed quickly related countermeasure, achieves 20 billion USD Viacom groups to the market value. Firefly is perhaps small and weak, but in the Eric hand the biggest superiority grasps is reaching as high as 8 billion USD cashes. 看完手中的资料,众人很快商讨起了相关对策,相对于市值达到200亿美元的维亚康姆集团。萤火虫或许非常弱小,但艾瑞克手中最大的优势却是掌握着高达80亿美元的现金。 But when taking over this purchase case, because has not known the chip in Eric hand, Bernie Sanders has brought the Morgan Stanley high-level promise, Morgan Stanley can be Firefly provides financing of 2 billion USD, if Firefly is willing to accept the Wall Street fund to buy stock. This financing digit can also increase. Therefore generally speaking, in the Eric hand can use the total amount of fund to surpass 10 billion USD. 而在接手这个收购案时,因为还不知道艾瑞克手中的筹码,伯尼.桑德斯带来了摩根士丹利高层的许诺,摩根士丹利可以为萤火虫提供20亿美元的融资,如果萤火虫愿意接受华尔街资金入股的话。这个融资数字还可以增加。所以总的来说,艾瑞克手中能够动用资金的总额超过100亿美元。 But even if the malicious purchase. Naturally is also the money of spending the fewer the better, otherwise Eric does not need the flowered that high price to hire the Morgan Stanley purchase team, sent out a Disney shareholder the price how directly, regardless of not to reject finished up. 但哪怕是恶意收购。当然也是花的钱越少越好,否则艾瑞克也不用花那么高的代价雇佣摩根士丹利的收购团队,直接报出一个迪斯尼股东无论如何也不会拒绝的价格就完事了。 To Eric, purchases the Disney's bottom line in 6 billion USD high and low, other 2 billion USD funds is used to pay off the Disney's debt at heart, this can grasp Disney thoroughly in the hand. 对艾瑞克来说,收购迪斯尼的心里底线在60亿美元上下,剩余的20亿美元资金用来清偿迪斯尼的负债,这样就可以彻底将迪斯尼掌握在手中。 „Viacom only announced today the purchase intention, showed opposite party has not been ready, to us, this is a very big superiority. The Viacom cash flow is not ample, without preparation, at least takes three months to complete financing, these days to us, is the best opportunity.” “维亚康姆今天只公布了收购意向,说明对方并没有做好准备,对我们来说,这是一个很大的优势。维亚康姆的现金流并不宽裕,在没有准备的情况下,至少需要三个月时间才能够完成融资,这段时间对我们来说,是最好的时机。” „Viacom Redstone, although is good at financing, but he also has the weakness, it is said Redstone and wife's relations are bad, momentarily possibly divorces. If in the purchase process, the Redstone wife asked for the divorce suddenly, because discarded 50% properties, Redstone will possibly lose the Viacom domination, damaged the confidence of investor.” “维亚康姆的雷石东虽然非常善于融资,但他也不是没有弱点,据说雷石东与妻子的关系非常恶劣,随时可能离婚。如果在收购过程中,雷石东妻子突然提出离婚的话,因为丢掉一半的财产,雷石东可能会失去维亚康姆的控制权,打击投资人的信心。” „We cannot hoping to pin at this matter, the key must hold these three months, but if Mr. Williams does not give up the capitalization purchase strategy, the Disney shareholder definitely does not mind the waiting some time.” “我们并不能将希望寄托在这种事情上,关键还是要抓住这三个月的时间,但如果威廉姆斯先生不放弃全资收购策略的话,迪斯尼股东肯定不介意等待一段时间。” „I also like this believe that if only attains 51% holding power, we can with not surpass the 2.5 billion USD fund, completes this purchase with ease . Moreover the Disney shareholder will also coordinate.” “我也这样认为,如果只拿到51%的控股权,我们可以用不超过25亿美元资金,轻松完成这次收购,而且迪斯尼股东也会非常配合。” Eric sees the people to change to the change purchase strategy to come up the topic. Some but said: „Sorry, everybody, I reiterated finally one time. The capitalization purchases the Disney's strategy not to change absolutely, I do not think to save 1 billion USD disbursement temporarily, but the causing later every year must pay surpasses drawing bonus of this digit to give other shareholders.” 艾瑞克见众人又将话题转到更改收购策略上来。有些无奈道:“抱歉,各位,我最后重申一次。全资收购迪斯尼的策略绝对不会改变,我不想为了暂时节省10亿美金的支出,而导致以后每年都要付出远超这个数字的分红给其他股东。” The people vision somewhat strangely looks to Eric, although the film and television industrial development of Hollywood is rapid, but so far, several big Film Studio achievement best times, profit for the year not over 1 billion USD. 众人目光有些奇怪地看向艾瑞克,虽然好莱坞的影视产业发展非常迅速,但到目前为止,几大电影公司业绩最好的时候,年利润也不会超过10亿美元。 Listens to the Eric expression. As if there is confidence to be able the Disney management to surpass 2 billion USD colossus for the profit for the year very much. 听艾瑞克的语气。似乎很有信心能够将迪斯尼经营为年利润超过20亿美元的庞然大物。 The development of entertainment industry is very as deep as a well, like 40-50 ages. When big Film Studio vigorous development, a Paramount bill makes Hollywood fall into is several years of cold winter. Restores with great difficulty, had found the appropriate modes of business operation, welcomed the impact of television profession. Afterward. Extrusion of family videocorder lets be critical situation faced with pirating anxious Hollywood, for this reason has also filed more than ten years of lawsuits with Japan Sony. 娱乐业的发展是非常难以捉摸的,就像四五十年代。当大电影公司蓬勃发展时,一个派拉蒙法案就让好莱坞陷入长达十几年的寒冬。好不容易恢复过来,找到了合适的经营方式,却又迎来了电视行业的冲击。随后紧接着。家庭录像机的推出又让面临盗版忧虑的好莱坞如临大敌,为此还与日本索尼打了十多年的官司。 Although recent ten years of Hollywood starts to recover again, but will then face anything everyone not to know, if meets the fierce profession transformation again, Hollywood once more will possibly fall into the cold winter. 最近十年好莱坞虽然再一次开始复苏,但接下来会面临什么谁也不知道,万一再遇到剧烈的行业变革,好莱坞很可能会再次陷入寒冬。 Looks at the vision of people, Eric can also guess correctly that approximately these people are thinking anything. Everyone has oneself inherent thought idea, let alone present is the elite of each profession, these people not by the person who person several words can control the thought that meaning that therefore Eric has not explained. Said with an unquestionable expression: „Therefore, we revolve the strategy of capitalization purchase to hold discussions, the topic of holding do not raise again. ok?” 看着众人的目光,艾瑞克大致也能猜到这些人在想什么。每个人都有自己固有的思维观念,更何况在座的都是各个行业的精英,这些人就更不是被人几句话就能左右思维的人,所以艾瑞克也没有解释的意思。只是用一种不容置疑的语气说道:“所以,我们还是围绕全资收购的策略进行讨论吧,控股的话题就不要再提了。ok？” Although thinks that does not understand this young people so will insist why, Bernie Sanders nods to echo, Firefly here person is maintains the absolute support to Eric. 虽然想不明白这个年轻人为何会如此坚持,伯尼.桑德斯还是率先点头附和,萤火虫这边的人更是对艾瑞克保持绝对的支持。 The conference continued. 会议继续进行了下去。 Although discussed some corresponding countermeasures, but following, because Viacom announced joins the competition, the Firefly purchase team and Disney's negotiated actually fell into deadlock. Next one month does not have any progress. 虽然商讨出了一些相应的对策,但接下来,因为维亚康姆宣布加入竞争,萤火虫收购团队与迪斯尼的谈判却陷入了僵持。随后的一个月都没有任何进展。 Time slowly since September, Firefly summer files two movie «Toy Story» and «Terminator 2: Judgement Day» Box Office in pairs close 200 million USD. Moreover two movies also start to land the overseas market one after another, and has made very bright eye progress. 时间慢慢进入九月份,萤火虫暑期档的两部电影《玩具总动员》和《终结者2》票房双双接近两亿美金。而且两部电影也开始陆续登陆海外市场,并且都取得了非常亮眼的成绩。 Although not like seven big, one after another will also promote the movie to screen in the September later off season, but in the fall files 《Friends》 in the third quarter, «X-Files» in the second quarter as well as variety show «Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?» logs in Fox TV Station one after another once more, 虽然没有像七大那样,在九月份之后的淡季也会陆续推出电影上映,但秋季档《老友记》第三季、《x档案》第二季以及综艺节目《谁会成为百万富翁》陆续再次登录福克斯电视台, 《Friends》 has become the Fox absolute ace program, the viewing ratio steadily placed the 20 million people above, but «X-Files» and «Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?», although does not have the 《Friends》 result that bright eye, but defers to the reception result of third gear program, is the Fox TV Station advertisement is divided merely, every quarter sum total in 150 million USD above, following must be higher to the profits of entire US several hundred two third-level small TV Station sell broadcasting rights. 《老友记》已经成了福克斯绝对的王牌节目,收视率稳稳地保持在2000万人次以上,而《x档案》和《谁会成为百万富翁》虽然没有《老友记》成绩那么亮眼,但按照三档节目的收视成绩,仅仅是福克斯电视台的广告分成,每季总和都在1.5亿美元以上,后续的向全美几百家二三级小型电视台出售转播权的利润还要更高。 However, in September several grades of programs one after another after Fox TV Station gets online, instead stimulated the stock price rise of Disney Film Studio, making Eric somewhat not know whether to laugh or cry, has no alternative. 但是,九月份几档节目陆续在福克斯电视台上线之后,反而刺激了迪斯尼电影公司的股价上涨,让艾瑞克有些哭笑不得,却也无可奈何。 Because of the purchase team and deadlock of Disney aspect, Eric also started to shift Firefly film and television manufacture the majority of energy these days. 因为收购团队与迪斯尼方面的僵持,艾瑞克这段时间也开始将大部分精力转移到了萤火虫的影视制作方面。 North the Los Angeles Santa Monica mountainous area the «X-Files» shoots scene, Eric has had the lunch in the dramatic team, then the plan leaves. This is an afternoon of late autumn September, the Famke Janssen wear acts in a play with the ash-gray western-style clothes, inserts follows to walk side Eric toward the parking lot in the pocket together. 洛杉矶圣莫妮卡山区北部《x档案》的拍摄现场,艾瑞克在剧组吃过午餐,便打算离开。这是深秋九月的一个午后,法米克.詹森穿着演戏用的灰色西服,插在兜里跟在艾瑞克身边一起向停车场走去。 „Just listened to you to chat, in the next quarter you will plan really makes us pat to Canada?” Arrives at the parking lot quickly time, the tall and slender girl cannot bear ask. “刚刚听你们聊天,下一季你真的打算让我们到加拿大去拍啊？”快到停车场的时候,高挑女郎还是忍不住问道。 „They spoke of the Canada shoots cost to reduce over 30%,” Eric said that looked at Famke Janssen: „If you do not want, I overrule this proposition, continued to stay in Los Angeles is good.” “他们说到加拿大拍摄成本可以减少30%以上,”艾瑞克说了一句,看了看法米克.詹森:“如果你不愿意的话,那我就否决这个提议,继续呆在洛杉矶好了。” „I do not want hiring to hate, 30% costs had almost 10 million.” “我可不想那么招人恨,30%的成本差不多有1000万了呢。” Eric stops the footsteps, puts out a hand to hold in the arms girl: „For you, spends 100 million not to relate.” 艾瑞克停下脚步,伸手搂住女郎:“为了你,多花1亿都没关系。” Famke Janssen puts out a hand to support the chest of Eric, teased: „This saying have you told many women?” 法米克.詹森伸手撑住艾瑞克的胸膛,调侃道:“这话你是不是跟很多女人都说过？” Eric has not spoken with a smile, in the hand actually used effort, Famke Janssen to beg for mercy hastily: „No, this was the costume, the shrink under must also tidy up.” 艾瑞克笑着没说话,手上却用了用力,法米克.詹森连忙求饶:“别,这是戏服,弄皱了等下还得收拾。” Eric has not actually dropped, gathers near the Famke Janssen ear saying: „Tonight goes to my there, I just had asked Director, you will rest tomorrow.” 艾瑞克却没有放手,凑到法米克.詹森耳边道:“今天晚上去我那里吧,我刚刚问过导演了,你们明天休息。” Famke Janssen um the sound, Eric loosened her gently, they arrived at the parking lot shoulder to shoulder, Eric sneaked in their car, beckoned toward the girl, exhorted the driver to drive. 法米克.詹森轻轻嗯了声,艾瑞克才松开她,两人并肩走到停车场,艾瑞克钻进了自己的汽车,朝女郎招了招手,才嘱咐司机开车。 car went for one hour, once more reaches the destination, shoots scene situated in Culver City nearby «Dumb and Dumber». 汽车行驶了一个多小时,才再次到达目的地,位于卡尔弗市附近的《阿呆与阿瓜》的拍摄现场。 Because before «Dumb and Dumber», TG Film Studio of three women has also manufactured «Thelma & Louise», therefore the progress of this movie also wants to be slower than Nicole that «The Heat», it is expected that in September can lowly filmed, but «The Heat» shoots has completed in August, now started the later period to manufacture. 因为在《阿呆与阿瓜》之前,三个女人的tg电影公司还制作了一部《末路狂花》,所以这部电影的进度比妮可那部《辣手警花》还要慢一些,预计九月低才能封镜,而《辣手警花》八月份就已经拍摄完成,现在已经开始了后期制作。 In the new year the files end besides 《A Nightmare on Elm Street》 that Halloween screens, what Firefly is principal is «Dumb and Dumber» and «The Heat» two commedia dell'artes. Besides these two movies, with some Eric relations, has also given Fox «Home Alone 3», as well as last year truncation Hu Xialai «Dances with Wolves» from the Orion hand. 新年档除了万圣节上映的《猛鬼街》终结篇之外,萤火虫主打的还是《阿呆与阿瓜》和《辣手警花》两部喜剧作品。除了这两部电影,与艾瑞克还有些关系的,就是交给了福克斯的《小鬼当家3》,以及去年从猎户座手中截胡下来的《与狼共舞》。 Fox in new year files principal «Home Alone 3», but «Dances with Wolves» defers to clash the mysterious piece the standard to screen the pattern to show, Eric is to this potential on four hours of artistic film Box Office does not regard as important, he hopes actually «Dances with Wolves» can cast aside the best picture nomination of Disney that «Beauty and the Beast». 福克斯在新年档主打《小鬼当家3》,而《与狼共舞》则按照冲奥片的标准上映模式进行放映,艾瑞克对这部长达四个小时的艺术片票房上的潜力并不是太看重,他倒是希望《与狼共舞》能够挤掉迪斯尼那部《美女与野兽》的最佳影片提名。 But as if also other issues, in the original space and time 《The Silence of the Lambs》 is this year screens, but now was equal to having made an exchange with «Dances with Wolves». 但似乎还有些其他问题,原时空中《沉默的羔羊》是今年上映的,而现在等于是与《与狼共舞》做了个对调。 Eric is pondering over these matters on the chairback, sees running over that Drew jumps, has knocked in his car glass window, opens the vehicle door: „Eric, how did you come?” 艾瑞克靠在椅背上正琢磨着这些事情,就看到德鲁蹦蹦跳跳的跑过来,在他汽车的玻璃窗上敲了下,拉开车门:“艾瑞克,你怎么来了？” „Today just has the time, has a look,” Eric looked at Drew to say with a smile. “今天刚好有时间,就过来看看,”艾瑞克看了眼德鲁笑着说道。 Perhaps because in the reason of square, small girl appearance unusual is neat, the head wears a pink baseball cap, wears the white T-shirt and jeans, on the foot is stepping on small athletic shoes. 或许是因为在片场的缘故,小妮子打扮的非常干净利落,头上戴着一顶粉色的棒球帽,穿着白色t恤和牛仔裤,脚上踩着一双小小的运动鞋。 Drew draws Eric to get out, said: „Just the play has shot several, perhaps you can help to have a look.” ( to be continued ) 德鲁拉着艾瑞克下了车,说道:“刚好有一场戏拍了好几遍呢,或许你可以帮忙看看。”(未完待续)