Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 217: Change of thinking, insurance

"Stanley, do you think Ethan Jones' plan is feasible?"

That night, in a hotel in San Jose, Roy Disney called his good friend and personal lawyer Stanley Gold into the room and told him what had happened to him that day.

As he told the story, the face of this middle-aged man wearing thin-rimmed glasses was constantly changing, from the calm before to the serious now. Then he spoke, "Roy, based on your description, I think Ethan Jones’ plan is a good idea, but it’s not a perfect idea.”

"Ethan Jones asked you to come forward and talk to the theaters to convince them to purchase new products. He also wanted to put the products of the Destiny game and Ron Miller's games on the same stage. This behavior can indeed hit Ron Miller, but it will also intensify the conflict between us."

"Although most of the company's shareholders have been informed of the bad relationship between us and Ron Miller, we need to carefully consider when to trigger it and when to open the cards."

"On the surface, bringing in Ethan Jones to attack Ron Miller will indeed cause the performance of the company controlled by Ron Miller to plummet, but at the same time, shareholders may also feel that our actions have somewhat disregarded the interests of the company. In their eyes, we can wantonly trample on the company's property in order to seize power."

“This impression will hinder us from attracting other shareholders in the future.”

"It will also cause us to face doubts when we seize the management rights of the company."

"so……"

"I hope you can think carefully about it."

"Hmm..." Roy Disney nodded and muttered to himself, "You're right. When I heard Ethan's request, I felt that it was a little inappropriate."

Although Roy Disney really needs Ethan's help, the guy who can find the most suitable partner in a complicated situation is never a fool. Even if Ethan paints a beautiful tomorrow for him, he still knows that what Ethan paints for him may be a bright and beautiful poison cake.

His main purpose in winning over Ethan was to make other shareholders of the company feel that his management skills were far superior to Ron Miller's. But what if this superiority was based on betrayal?
Then the other shareholders of the company will definitely question his loyalty!

Of course, everyone knows that there is no loyalty in the face of interests.

It is human nature to go all out in order to fight for power and profit. All struggles will bring turbulence to the situation. No fight can start and end quietly. However, this rational thinking will never be able to defeat the emotional financial loss.

“Although I haven’t thought clearly about how to carry out the operation to save Disney, why did Ethan Jones think about this issue seriously?”

"Because since I've been in contact with him, he seems to have little interest in our dispute."

"But now-"

"He seemed to have done serious research and investigation on our group."

“This behavior strikes me as a bit odd.”

Roy Disney spoke his mind.

And Stanley Gold, who had worked with him for almost five years, suddenly laughed.

"Roy, although I advise you to consider it carefully, what you said is actually very normal. Although Ethan Jones has repeatedly stated that he has never been to school, do you believe this kind of thing?"

"Take his caution and practicality in business as an example. If he had not received a lot of education, could he have handled Nintendo's betrayal calmly? Could he have fought with Steve Ross? Could he have forced Allen Bradley to give him money? Not possible!"

"You can say he has a think tank, but the specific process still has to be done by him personally. When a person has nothing in his brain, no matter how good the manuscript written by the think tank is, he won't be able to use it."

"so……"

"It's the real idiot to believe that Ethan Jones is an idiot."

Although Stanley Gold's words were a bit unpleasant, Roy Disney didn't care.

Not only that, he also nodded in agreement.

As Nintendo’s former largest partner in North America, the Disney Group has licensed its own cartoon characters to Hiroshi Yamauchi many times, allowing him to sell playing cards with Disney’s family barrels printed on them, as well as some bits and pieces related to Disney.

Since the two sides have cooperated for many years and know each other's background, Roy Disney knows that Yamauchi Hiroshi, who is only two years older than him, is not a kind person. When this guy built a machine very similar to the Milova Odyssey, Ethan Jones must have fought with him. From the current situation, Ethan, who can earn 100 million US dollars from the book, definitely won.

And this win...

It will definitely not be the same as what the outside world sees, without any waves!

"You are right. Ethan Jones may have been interested in us a long time ago, and what he was looking for may be a suitable opportunity to intervene." Roy Disney sighed after recalling the past.

He felt that he might have been a little too enthusiastic before.

He felt as if he were being manipulated by Ethan Jones.

But there is nothing we can do about it!
Because the only guy who can help him gain shareholder support right now is Ethan Jones!

Stanley Gold, who was sitting opposite him, had the same idea.

He nodded slightly but didn't say anything.

For a moment, the huge top-level suite fell into silence.

But soon, Stanley Gold laughed again and said, "Although we seem a little anxious, Ethan's joining is the best news for us, isn't it?"

"Besides, since he proposed to attack Ron Miller head-on, it proves that he is very eager to join the game. This may be related to the previous Columbia check forgery case, or it may be related to Steven Spielberg's failure to renew his contract with Universal. Now he is in urgent need of finding an ally in Hollywood. After experiencing these things, he should have discovered that verbal allies in Hollywood are not reliable at all. Only by investing himself can he take the initiative."

"Once he had this idea, our layout was stable."

"Secondly, his reputation as a bad guy will scare the shareholders of the company. After all, there are few people in this world who dare to overturn the table of Morgan Stanley. When he enters the market, the shareholders who stand by Ron Miller will definitely reconsider their camp, and those wavering shareholders will definitely think about whether they will face fierce retaliation if they go against Ethan Jones."

"Finally, there is another point. Seizing power is inherently risky. When we play the card of saving Disney, we will definitely damage the interests of other shareholders of Disney. In this case, we might as well make them feel heartbroken. When they When they find that the guys we recruit can beat Ron Miller, they will naturally want to get involved and make more money."

These three ideas, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, gradually brightened Roy Disney's eyes.

"That's right! Since saving Disney will hurt shareholders no matter how you play it, what's the difference between playing it ruthlessly and playing it gently?"

"Bringing a jackal into the company may cause dissatisfaction among countless people!"

"But if you bring in a guy who can make a lot of money into the company, no matter how bad his temper is or how bad his methods are, people will only think that he has the capital to be proud!"

Roy Disney slapped his thigh!

He figured it out!

The next second, those bright eyes stared at their friend, "So - cooperation?"

"Cooperation." Stanley Gold nodded.

"When do you think it's best for us to communicate with him?" Roy Disney asked again.

"Let's wait a few days." Stanley Gold thought for a moment and said, "Since Ethan Jones is eager to join the game, we can use the cold treatment method to regain the initiative."

"We don't seek to gain an advantage in the cooperation, but we also want him to understand that this is a difficult matter."

"Of course, if he is willing to give up some interests..."

"That's a surprise."

"Okay!" Roy Disney waved his arms at his friend's suggestion.

He had made his decision, "We're going back to Los Angeles tomorrow!"

"Let him..."

"Be nervous for a while!"

Roy Disney had guessed right. After Ethan handed over his sudden idea, he had been in a state of tension, and at this moment he was staying at home, looking at his sister eagerly.

"Oh Barbara~ I'm sorry to bother you again~"

"Please put the matter of MGM aside for now. We don't want the Department of Justice to immediately announce that MGM's acquisition of Columbia Pictures is illegal. We hope this case can drag on for a while."

“Yes, the outcome of this case may affect our company’s business.”

"When is the expected date? Maybe next year?"

"Oh - Barbara - I love you so much -" "Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much!"

"Okay, I'll go to Washington to play with you after I'm done with my work."

"Mua~Bye~"

Evelyn was smiling when she made the call.

But after hanging up the phone, she frowned.

This situation made Ethan, who was eavesdropping on the conversation but didn't hear anything, rub his hands together and asked anxiously, "Ahem - is it done?"

"Hmm." Evelyn, who had a poker face, spoke with her nose, "Barbara said that we can cite the impact of corporate mergers on the weaker parties in the industry in the Paramount Act to conduct a prudent investigation into the acquisition of MGM. There is no specific time limit for this investigation, so..."

"It's no problem to delay it for 180 days."

"Yes!" Ethan punched hard, very happy.

"Hmph~" Evelyn rolled her eyes and began to lecture, "Ethan, how could you do such a big thing as sniping MGM and Warner Communications?"

"Can the plan be changed just like that?"

"Can you change the plan if you want?"

"Wow - has anyone done something like this?"

“Isn’t this good?” Ethan opened his eyes wide and boasted, “When we ourselves don’t know what our next move will be, the enemy will not be able to predict our actions!”

"And once they can't predict our actions, they won't be able to make plans against us! In this case, every move we make will be a surprise attack to them!"

“…” Evelin rolled her eyes at Bilian’s words.

Feiqi kicked Ethan's calf.

"Ow—"

The sudden pain caused Ethan to wail.

Folding his legs and curling up on the sofa, Ethan, knowing that he was a little unreliable, hurriedly said: “Oh Evelyn—just this time! Just this once! I promise I won’t do it again!”

"Besides, my new idea is indeed better than the original direction, right?"

"The new idea has turned the original passive counterattack into the current active counterattack!"

"This will bring about a qualitative change in the blow to the enemy!"

When Ethan found that it was better to fish in troubled waters by intervening in the internal fighting of the Disney family to enter the North American cinema chain than to fight openly with Warner, he realized that the previous attack on MGM seemed a little inappropriate at this moment. After he had already given MGM a big slap in the face, how could he let them believe that the purpose of his entry into the North American cinema chain was to help Roy Disney fight Ron Miller?

Isn't this funny?
No matter how stupid MGM is, even if they have lost their smart coral brain like Patrick, they would never believe Ethan's lies!
So, holding off on the attack on the MGM takeover was what Ethan had to do.

But this method was a spur-of-the-moment idea after all, so there would be a lot of changes to be made. Fortunately, the Archmage and Evelynn have a good relationship, so...

“Hmph—” Evelin sneered in response.

The girl actually discovered that a roundabout attack was more effective than a head-on confrontation.

But Ethan's sudden change of tactics...

"Do you know that this kind of thing is very troublesome?"

"Luckily we found Barbara this time!"

"She already has a deep interest entanglement with us!"

"What if we find someone else next time?"

"If you continue to do whatever you want as you do now, there will definitely be problems!"

"Hehe——" Ethan grinned foolishly.

He knew his problem, and he also knew that he had not thought it through this time, but...

Even if it was a thousand times, he would still do it!
Because Barbara was one of us and Roy Disney was an outsider.

It is impossible for him to talk about cooperation with outsiders first and then discuss confrontation with his own people.

It's that simple!
As long as he doesn't communicate with Roy Disney first, he will definitely attack MGM first, so... today's matter has no solution.

When Ethan raised a smile that showed he knew he was wrong but didn't want to change, trying to get away with it, Evelyn, knowing that education was useless, changed the subject and said, "I've seen the effect of Ms. Pac-Man, it's pretty good."

"But you want to replace Superman with just this one game?"

"I think--"

"Not very realistic."

Although the actual effects of "Ms. Pac-Man" are great, Superman is the most popular superhero in America after all. Although he may not be able to defeat Spider-Man and Spider-Man in the future, even if Hugh Jackman brought Wolverine to life and Kevin Feige found the real Mr. Shit, the popularity of these two guys in America cannot break through the ceiling of Superman.

Because Superman's first line is "Waging an endless battle for truth, justice and the American way", this kind of propaganda is actually closely tied to the American dream.

In this case, Ms. Pac-Man might be able to crush Superman's games with its excellent gameplay, but does it mean their movies and games can't make a sound?

This is a bit far-fetched.

Ethan also understood this matter, so...

"I know that Ms. Pac-Man alone cannot kill Superman, so while we sell Ms. Pac-Man to North American theaters, we also need to create a tsunami of public opinion."

Ethan looked at his sister expectantly and said, "And regarding this aspect..."

"It depends on you."

"The game we made around Alien..."

“Will it be available by the end of this year?”

Evelin was stunned for a moment, and then she laughed out loud.

"Oh Ethan - you're planning on releasing a home console by the end of this year?"

"Yes." Ethan nodded neatly.

“Officially released next summer?”

"Yes." Ethan asked, "Is it okay?"

His eyes were filled with anticipation.

And Evelin smiled and said, “Do you want to see it now?”

"Now?"

"Of course!"

"where?"

"study."

Note: ① Stanley Gold was Roy Disney's strategist. The two real-life Disney rescue operations were planned by the two of them. He was also the manager of Roy Disney's personal foundation.

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