Robert Shea sneered: "Ha, do you think I'll sell it to you if you want to take it back? Let me tell you, it's impossible if you don't even think about it. Since you cross the river and tear down the bridge, then I will You dragged them into the water together, don't think that you can control everything about Firefly now that you have won over Michael and the others."
Eric also stood up, and looked at Robert Shea coldly across the desk. He was more than half a head taller than Robert Shea, and coupled with his stable temperament that did not belong to his peers, he fell into madness. Robert Shea calmed down a bit: "It's okay if you don't want to sell, but starting next year, I will integrate Firefly and my Pixar, Digital Domain, and Black Ant Films. At the same time, Playavis The studio base of the tower will also bring in a lot of money for construction, and I guarantee that your shareholding will be diluted to less than 10%, and it will continue to be diluted.”
Robert Shea, who calmed down a little, couldn't help asking: "Why did you do this? Is it because I didn't give up producing according to your idea and focus on distribution?"
"Because you and Firefly are not of the same mind at all, you think more about your own power and interests, and you can even sacrifice Firefly for this, the overseas distribution of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", and the completely unnecessary budget expenditure of "Sleeping with the Enemy" ♂,, and this movie that’s playing right now, do you need me to give you more examples?”
"Didn't you do this, and you were the one who founded Black Ant Films first."
"Black Ant Films is entirely my personal property. "Basic Instinct" did not use Firefly's channel at all, and the distribution contract of "Destabilizing Point" was more inclined to Firefly. And you are always thinking about occupying Firefly's channel for yourself For profit." Eric said a few words. He waved his hand and said: "Okay. Robert, this is the end, I don't want to argue with you about who is right, if you leave now, you can make a comeback with a huge sum of money, and Firefly starts today, only There will be a voice."
Robert Shea was angered by Eric again: "I will let you know that it is definitely not that easy to get rid of me. I will sue you, and I will get everything from New Line back."
"You can go to sue, and after two or three years after the lawsuit is over, you will find that not only will you have to pay astronomical legal fees, but the value of your shares will also depreciate significantly, and you will stay away from Hollywood completely. Of course, Even if it depreciates further, you can still enjoy a comfortable life without worrying about food and clothing, and retire early for the rest of your life.”
Robert Shea's temples throbbed several times. A surge of anger welled up in his heart, and he picked up the coffee cup beside him. Faced with Eric's indifferent eyes, Robert Shea paused for a moment, and threw the coffee cup violently, hitting a 32-inch TV used to demonstrate video materials in the meeting room.
There was a muffled bang, and a puff of green smoke emerged from the burst monitor screen.
Eric glanced at the broken TV set and said, "I'll let the finances write it down and deduct it from your dividends. Don't worry, it will definitely be calculated at the depreciated price."
Robert Shea gritted his teeth and looked at Eric, squeezed out some vague syllables, kicked hard at the chair beside him, and then turned and left the conference room.
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"...According to the information we have obtained, Firefly's total profit this year may even rank fourth after Warner, Fox and Universal. Under such a good development situation, Eric Williams suddenly insisted It is a very unwise act to cause turmoil in Firefly by dismissing Robert Shea, and the newly established distribution channel of Firefly is likely to be destroyed as a result."
"... An unnamed employee inside Firefly revealed that Eric Williams and Robert Shea had a fierce quarrel at the annual meeting, and then Eric Williams was furious, Robert Shea was dismissed from his post. But then, Robert Shea's agent revealed that this was not the case. Eric Williams dismissed Robert Shea arbitrarily and unreasonably without any reason at all. This newspaper will continue to follow up on what the facts are."
"... Firefly said that the company's next film "Point Fright" will be released as usual and will not be affected by the sudden departure of the CEO."
"...Robert Shea was emotional in an interview with a reporter from The Hollywood Reporter, condemning Eric Williams for crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, and vowed to take Eric Williams to court."
"...It is reported that after Robert Shea resigned, no New Line employees left Firefly with him, and all positions belonging to Robert Shea were quickly taken over by Eric Williams himself and the new CEO Michael Lynn. Taking over, Jeffrey Hansen was re-appointed as Firefly President."
"...After a week of buffering, Firefly announced on the morning of December 2 that it had started negotiations with Robert Shea to repurchase its shares. Robert Shea seemed to have given up his decision to sue Firefly, but the matter is far from over, although Firefly has the priority to repurchase the shares held by Robert Shea, but the seven major Hollywood film companies have expressed their intention to acquire this share."
"...Because of Firefly's excellent performance in television, the parent companies of the three major TV stations, ABC, NBC and CBS, have successively issued offers to Robert Shea. Afterwards, Viacom and other major media groups have also made offers one after another. .”
"... This morning, Robert Shea officially offered a price of 500 million U.S. dollars. According to calculations, the market value of Firefly has reached 2 billion U.S. dollars. However, the spokesperson of Firefly said that Robert Shea's move is completely exorbitant. .”
"...According to the data, Firefly Films only has a few properties such as the headquarters in Burbank, and the studio base in Playa Vista is completely in the preparatory stage. Therefore, the main asset of Firefly is a merger between Firefly and New Line. series of film copyrights, and the number of films with a box office of over 100 million and the potential for sequel development in the past two years is even more amazing. The fully copyrighted sitcom "Friends" has been sold through advertising revenue, video tape distribution and rebroadcasting rights in just the first season , bringing hundreds of millions of dollars of net profit to Firefly, therefore, although the valuation of 2 billion dollars is too high, it does not have much water.”
"... When we were still talking about the deeds of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and others who became billionaires at the age of thirty, unconsciously, in that Hollywood that always creates miracles, A 20-year-old billionaire has been born, let us review the rise of this young billionaire... ”
In just one week of Robert Shea's resignation, the discussion on this matter is like a year-end carnival for all media, even the European media on the other side of the Atlantic have joined in. Compared with the sensation caused by the figure of 2 billion US dollars, AI Rick's scandal with Connery some time ago is simply insignificant. (To be continued..)