„In my lifehas boughtthreetypes of staple commodities, oneisViacom, oneisParamount, oneiscbs.”
“我这一生中买过三样重要商品,一个是维亚康姆,一个是派拉蒙,一个是cbs。”Sitsbehind the desk, Summer? Redstonelooks atoppositeperson, „now, myshopping bagis full.”
坐在办公桌后面,萨默?雷石东看着对面的人,“现在,我的购物袋已经满了。”Althoughhas crossed85 years old, butSummer? Redstone'sthirst for powerhas not weakened, has been controllingViacomfirmly, for this reasondoes not hesitatewith the son and daughterturns into enemies.
虽然已经过了八十五岁,但萨默?雷石东的权力欲没有丝毫衰减,一直牢牢掌控着维亚康姆,为此不惜与儿子和女儿反目成仇。However, comparesRubert? Modoc, agebiggerRedstonedoes not have more than tenyears ago venture spirits, can be withstood the impact of nextriskbyViacom of creakying the financial crisisattacks.
不过,相比鲁伯特?默多克,年龄更大的的雷石东已经没有了十多年前的冒险精神,被金融危机冲击的摇摇欲坠的维亚康姆也经不起下一次风险的冲击。„Whoeveris the winner of thisbattle, wewill obtain benefits.”
“无论谁是这场争斗的胜利方,我们都会获益。”Withbecomes a ghostto describeSummerold? Redstoneis not excessive, „Matthew, makingourmediafollowto report,whogets the winning sideweto helpanyone.”
用年老成精来形容萨默?雷石东一点都不过分,“马修,让我们的媒体跟风报道,谁占据上风我们就帮谁。”„Intelephone of Mr.Modoc......”
“默多克先生的电话中……”
The executive who the oppositeis calledMatthewas ifsomewhathesitates, „the person of Ministry of Justiceanti-monopoly bureaualsoarrived inBurbank, Disney......”
对面叫做马修的高管似乎有些犹豫,“司法部反垄断局的人也到伯班克了,迪士尼……”„Snort, no onecanunderestimateRyan, no onedaresto despiseRyan!”
“哼,没有人可以小看瑞恩,也没有人敢小看瑞恩!”Summer? Redstoneslightlymuddypupilsuddenlybright, „Ryanat age 12, Iknewhim, Iwas clear that what personheis.”
萨默?雷石东略微浑浊的眸子忽然明亮了起来,“瑞恩12岁的时候,我就认识了他,我清楚他是一个什么样的人。”„MadeModocfightwithhim, wehave not lost.”Heraises up a finger, „weonlyhelp the victor.”
“让默多克跟他斗好了,我们又没有损失。”他竖起一根手指,“我们只帮胜利者。”Redstone is almost the portrayals of North Americanmajormedia groupstandpoints, News Corporationis obviously aiming atWalt Disney, moreovergot the absolutewinning sidesteadily, nowtheyalmoststand , in standpoint that is partial toNews Corporation, no matterin any casetwowhichbad luck, servetheirbenefits.
雷石东几乎就是北美各大传媒集团立场的写照,新闻集团明显在针对华特迪士尼,而且稳稳占据了绝对上风,如今他们几乎都站在了偏向新闻集团的立场上,反正不管两家哪家倒霉,都符合他们的利益。„Clearly,”
“很明显,”Inhighestthreepeople of groupconferences of Disney. RyantoRobert? EggerandCook? Dicksaid,„News Corporationwantsto borrow...... not, this anti-trust probe that is triggeredby the suit. VerypossiblyisNews Corporationplanssingle-handedly, theywantto disrupt the normaloperation of Disneybythis.”
迪士尼的最高三人组会议上。瑞恩对罗伯特?艾格和库克?迪克说道,“新闻集团想借……不,这场由投诉引发的反垄断调查。很可能是新闻集团一手策划,他们想以此打乱迪士尼的正常经营。”„Theirgoals are also very clear!”
“他们的目标也很明确!”Robert? Eggerreferred to hand the name on document. „Lucasfilm company!”罗伯特?艾格指了指手边文件上的名字。“卢卡斯影业!”„Do wepostponeto purchaseLucasfilm company?”WhatspeechispresidentCook? Dick.
“我们是不是暂缓收购卢卡斯影业?”说话的是总裁库克?迪克。Formsin the threepeople of groups of Disneyhighest authoritystructure, Cook? DicknotlikeRyanandRobert? Eggeris so radical, is on the other hand more conservative, this is also the reason that Ryanhas lethimbe the group presidents, havingsuch a personfallsin the behindadvantageare more than fault.
组成迪士尼最高权力构架的三人组中,库克?迪克不像瑞恩和罗伯特?艾格这般激进,相对来说更为保守,这也是瑞恩一直让他担任集团总裁的原因,有这样一个人坠在后面好处比坏处多。Ryancloses the eyeslowly, ponderedprobablyseveralminutes, saidslowly, „negotiationscontinue. That sideNews Corporationdeals withbyme, Robert, thisis a good opportunity, Inot onlywantLucasfilm company, Ialsowantin the ershishijifukesihandthatpart«Star War»copyright!”瑞恩缓缓闭上眼睛,思考了大概几分钟,缓缓说道,“谈判继续。新闻集团那边由我应付,罗伯特,这是一个好机会,我不但要卢卡斯影业,我还要二十世纪福克斯手中那部分《星球大战》的版权!”Threepeople of groupconferencesonlycontinued for shortdozen minutesto come to an end, Ryandialed the Georgetelephone, the special assistantwalkedimmediately.
三人组会议只持续短短十几分钟就宣告结束,瑞恩拨通乔治的电话,特别助理立即走了进来。Takes out a dispatch casefromnearbydrawer, RyangivesGeorge, „givesGarcia? Rodriguez, helooked that from now on will immediately destroy.”
从旁边的抽屉里取出一个文件袋,瑞恩递给乔治,“交给加西亚?罗德里格斯,他看过后立即销毁。”Georgenods. Left the office.乔治点了点头。离开了办公室。Crossedprobably for a halfhour, Nicolepushed the doorto walk, satin the opposite. Asked, „whatmatteraskedmeto have? Can'tgo hometo say?”
大概过了半个小时,妮可推门走了进来,坐在对面。问道,“找我有什么事?不能回家说吗?”„Nicole, Iam unable to leaveLos Angelestemporarily, yourepresentmeto go to a Britain.”Ryanthinks,„goes toBuckingham Palace, the having an audience withqueen, the royal familystartedto meetsomeworrieslast year, wecanhelpthem.”
“妮可,我暂时无法离开洛杉矶,你代表我去一趟英国。”瑞恩想了想,“去白金汉宫,觐见女王陛下,王室去年开始就遇到了一些烦恼,我们可以帮他们。”„Youweresaid that......”Nicoleunderstandsinstantaneously.
“你是说……”妮可瞬间明白。„Stillremembers after the board of directors, Ihave mentionedmatter?”Ryanat a moderate pacesaying, „believes that the queen and crown prince, Downing Street No. 10has not certainly been ableto endure. Gordon? The relations of BrownandNews Corporationare bad!”
“还记得董事会后我提过的事吗?”瑞恩不紧不慢的说道,“相信女王陛下和亲王殿下,还有唐宁街十号一定无法忍受。戈登?布朗与新闻集团的关系非常差!”„Un!”
“嗯!”Nicolehas not saidanything, walkedquickly.妮可没有多说什么,快步走了出去。Time of entireearly February. Hollywoodis fillingDisneyto accept the anti-trust probe the news, the professionalalsoreflectsvaries. Someperson of happiness, somepeopleworried,morepeoplelookedlively.
整个二月上旬的时间。好莱坞都在弥漫着迪士尼接受反垄断调查的消息,业内人士对此也反映不一。有人高兴,有人担忧,还有更多的人看起了热闹。Ryan Jenkinssightso manyyears, as ifthistimemusthave bad luckfinally.瑞恩?詹金斯风光了这么多年,似乎这次终于要倒霉了。
On February 15, a veryordinaryMonday, Hollywoodspread for a long timeanothernewsto be confirmed that George Lucasat the press conference of San Franciscoformallyannouncedoneselfentered‚retirement’condition, laterwill be far away from the commercialfilmmaking, moreparticipationcharity, movieteachingandexperimental filmexplorationand otherwork.
2月15日,一个很普通的周一,好莱坞流传已久的另一个消息被证实,乔治?卢卡斯在旧金山的新闻发布会上正式宣布自己进入‘退休’状态,以后将远离商业电影制作,更多的参与慈善、电影教学和实验电影探索等工作。Meanwhile, Walt Disneyformallyannounced,buysLucasfilm companyat3.7 billionUS dollarsmarked price.
与此同时,华特迪士尼正式宣布,以37亿美元的标价求购卢卡斯影业。Later, ershishijifukesijoinedon behalf ofNews Corporationbought the industry, has pressedDisneyat3.85 billionUS dollarsinitial pricesteadily.
随后不久,二十世纪福克斯代表新闻集团加入了求购行业,以38亿5000万美元的开价稳稳压过了迪士尼。Instantaneously, Hollywoodwere manysomesensible people.
瞬间,好莱坞多了一些明白人。Waiting for a better priceLucasfilm companydoes not worry, simultaneouslystarted the contact and negotiationswithWalt Disneyandershishijifukesi, whichcanbe partialas for the Lucasfilm companystandpointone side, mustlook atoffer of both sides.
待价而沽的卢卡斯影业一点都不着急,同时与华特迪士尼和二十世纪福克斯展开了接触和谈判,至于卢卡斯影业的立场会偏向哪一边,就要看双方的出价了。George Lucasisthis mattergivesRyanto telephonespecially, heis only one of the Lucasfilm companymajor stockholders, is unable completelyabout the tendencies of othershareholders.乔治?卢卡斯为此事专门给瑞恩打过电话,他只是卢卡斯影业的大股东之一,也无法完全左右其他股东的倾向。Ryanalsoveryclearthis point, facingbillionsUS dollarsmoney, the onlydetermining factoralsoonly has the benefit.瑞恩也很清楚这一点,面对几十亿美元的金钱,唯一的决定性因素也只有利益。AlthoughWalt Disneywas monopolized the hearsayto be encumbered, is under investigationto inquire there is nothing to give up the meaning of Lucasfilm company, ershishijifukesicloselybites the offer of Disneynot to put, good intentionspurchase, unavoidableevolutionlong-termhostile bid.
华特迪士尼虽然被垄断传闻缠身,也在接受调查询问,却没有任何放弃卢卡斯影业的意思,二十世纪福克斯则紧紧咬着迪士尼的报价不放,一场善意收购,无法避免的演变成了长时间的恶意标购。
The problem that Disneyencounters is not only these, thisFriday, science fictionwriterBryantfromMarielastate? Moore, suedDisneyandJames CameronaboveplagiarizedhistwoscriptstoMaryland District Courtin«Avatar», toviolatecontract, cheatingand otherchargesto accuse that Cameron and entire«Avatar»dramatic team, proposedreached as high as250 millionUS dollarscompensation.
迪士尼遇到的麻烦不仅仅是这些,这个周五,来自马里拉州的科幻作家布莱恩特?摩尔,向马里兰州地方法院起诉迪士尼和詹姆斯?卡梅隆在《阿凡达》上面抄袭了他的两个剧本,以违反合同、诈骗等罪名控告卡梅隆和整个《阿凡达》剧组,提出了高达2亿5000万美元的赔偿。
The precariousDisneywas under the impactagain.
风雨飘摇中的迪士尼再次受到了冲击。„So long aseach timehas the movieto obtain the success in commercial.”
“每次只要有电影获得商业上的成功。”At a press conference, Ryansaid,„will havemanypeopleto brave to steal the fruit of victory!”
在一次新闻发布会上,瑞恩如此说道,“就会有很多人冒出来想要盗取胜利的果实!”AttendedJames Cameron of press conferencealsoto be interviewedwithhimsimultaneously, „since«Terminator2»has succeeded, Ihave seentoomanythispersonmatter. Iveryearlyhave said that «Avatar»isImost valuablewealth, isproject that Icultivatepersonally. Fromstartingto havethisidea, tohas a conceptalsoto develop a movietruly, Ispent for dozensyears.”
与他同时出席新闻发布会的詹姆斯?卡梅隆也接受了采访,“自从《终结者二》成功以来,我已经见过太多这种人这种事。我很早就说过,《阿凡达》是我最宝贵的财富,是我亲手培育的项目。从开始有这个想法,到真正产生一个概念并且发展成一部电影,我花了数十年。”Perhapsotherswill suspect,RyanactuallybelievesJames Cameron, inthe 90's, hehas read the James Cameronrelatedrough draft, oneis the sketchwork of truck operatorhigh schoolperiod, on the charton that big treeandPandorastar of picture the prototype of tree of lifeis closeinfinitely.
或许别人会怀疑,瑞恩却相信詹姆斯?卡梅隆,早在九十年代的时候,他就看过詹姆斯?卡梅隆的相关草稿,其中一张是卡车司机高中时期的速写作品,图上画的那棵大树与潘多拉星球上生命之树的原型无限接近。From2002to from the present8years, Disneyhas not encounteredsomanyproblems, nowactuallyjumpsone after another.
从2002年到现在的八年间,迪士尼都没有遇到过如此多的麻烦,如今却一件接着一件的跳了出来。British«Daily Mail» reported that copyrightVitotOrganization of Tolkien«Lord of the Rings»serieswork, preparesto planto sueDisney, theythink that Disneymade a false report the box office of «Lord of the Rings»trilogyseriously, toreducepaidtoshare of Tolkienlater generation, if possible, will take back«The Hobbit» and «FineLingbaoDrill»rights for adaptations!
英国的《每日邮报》报道,托尔金《魔戒》系列作品的版权维托机构,也准备打算起诉迪士尼,他们认为迪士尼严重瞒报《魔戒》三部曲的票房,以减少支付给托尔金后人的分成,如果可以的话,将收回《霍比特人》和《精灵宝钻》的改编权!No matter the newsis truecompletely, thismademanyadministrators of Disneyfeel the crisis, iflost " The Hobbit » rights for adaptations, Disneywill faceseveral hundreds of millionsUS dollarshuge loss.
不管消息是不是完全属实,这都让迪士尼的很多管理人员感觉到了危机,如果失去《霍比特人》的改编权,迪士尼将面临数亿美元的巨额损失。
Had Disneyinvested the large amount of moneyonthisproject, Peter? Jacksonis leading the dramatic teamlarge military forcesto photograph " The Hobbit » trilogyinNew Zealandone time.
要知道,迪士尼已经在这个项目上面投入了巨资,彼得?杰克逊正带着剧组大队人马在新西兰一次性拍摄《霍比特人》三部曲。DisneyinterpellatedcopyrightVitotOrganization of Tolkien«Lord of the Rings»seriesworkfor this reasonspecially, the opposite partyexpressiontwinkleis fuzzy, obviouslywas intervened byexternal factor.
迪士尼为此专门质询了托尔金《魔戒》系列作品的版权维托机构,对方言辞闪烁模糊,明显受到了外来因素的干扰。WhenDisneyall thingsare not smooth, did RyanreceiveRubert? Telephone of Modoc.
就在迪士尼诸事不顺的时候,瑞恩接到了鲁伯特?默多克的电话。„Long time no see, Ryan.”
“好久不见了,瑞恩。”
The sound in telephonealsolooked likegeneralin the pastintimate, „had the words of time, welcomeyouandNicoleis a guest.”
电话里的声音还像往常一般亲热,“有时间的话,欢迎你和妮可来做客。”„Has the words of time, certainmeeting.” The Ryantone was also very relaxed, looks likethese daysmatternot to happen is the same, „Iwaited foryouto helpmeintroducemoreNew Yorkcelebrities.”
“有时间的话,一定会。”瑞恩的语气也很轻松,就像是这些天来的事情从来没有发生过一样,“我等着你帮我介绍更多的纽约名流呢。”„Imusthold a partythe day after tomorrow.”Rubert? The words of Modocas ifhave other intention, „, so long asyouleaveLos Angeles, comes toNew York, certainlywill become the most popularguest.”
“我后天要举行一个派对。”鲁伯特?默多克的话似乎别有用意,“只要你离开洛杉矶,来到纽约,一定会成为最受欢迎的客人。”„I can only say that was sorry.”Ryanrefused the opposite partyto seem like that without hesitation the invitation of good intention, „youknow that Rubert. Disneyencounteredlots ofproblemsrecently, Icannot withdraw the body.”
“那我只能说抱歉了。”瑞恩毫不犹豫的拒绝了对方看似好意的邀请,“你知道的,鲁伯特。迪士尼最近遇到了很多麻烦,我脱不开身。”Hisattitudeis clear, will not easily yieldonLucasfilm companyabsolutely.
他的态度非常明确,绝对不会在卢卡斯影业上轻易让步。„Good, Idid not disturbyouto work.”
“那好,我就不打搅你工作了。”both sidesshortsaida halfminute, hung up the telephone.
双方短短的说了半分钟,就挂断了电话。Puts down the cell phone, Ryansitsin the office, peacefulponderModocnextstepwill walk, although the presentNews Corporationrottenmove of frequencyleaves, the offensiveis aggressive, but the accuratepoint, has not gone beyond the category of normalcommercial competition.
放下手机,瑞恩坐在办公室里,安静的思考默多克下一步会这么走,虽然现在的新闻集团烂招频出,攻势咄咄逼人,但确切点来说,还没有超出正常商业竞争的范畴。However, the opponentafter all is News Corporation, a basisdoes not have the media company of lower limit.
但是,对手毕竟是新闻集团,一个根本没有下限的传媒公司。Hecompletelyconceivable, when the normalcommercial actionis invalid, the opposite partywill definitely use other methods.
他完全可以想象的到,当正常的商业手段无效的时候,对方肯定会用上一些其他方法。Ryanthought itselfrapidly, hedenouncedtheirrelationswithNicole, butthisis the agingpast events, mounts on a dead horsedoes not havemanyvalues.瑞恩迅速想了一遍自身,他最被人诟病的就是与妮可她们的关系,不过这都是陈年往事,炒冷饭也没有多少价值。Naturally, herehaspossiblyby the useplace, for examplehas not appeared the daughterbeforepublic.
当然,这里不是没有可能被人利用的地方,比如从没有显现在公众前的女儿。HopesModocdo not havesuchduskto incur, otherwisehedid not mind that drags the opposite partyto enter the helltogether.
但愿默多克不要出这样的昏招,否则他不介意拖着对方一起进地狱。FromBurbankis notin a veryfarvilla, there is„the eye of Hollywood”private eyeAnthony of name? Pellicanowelcomed a visitor, the request that although the opposite partysetwas extremely awkward, the corporate transaction that but because was atwith the opposite partyrepeatedly, somehandlesfellin others hand, Anthony? Pellicanoreceivedthisrequestfinally. ( to be continued )r655
距离伯班克不是很远的一栋别墅中,有“好莱坞之眼”之称的私家侦探安东尼?佩利卡诺迎来了一位访客,尽管对方提出的要求极其为难,但由于多次与对方所在的公司交易,有些把柄落在他人手中,,安东尼?佩利卡诺最终接下了这项委托。(未完待续)r655
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