American Scandal King

Chapter 209 You Can’t Do Business Like This
Hollywood, 20th Century Fox.

In the president's office, Tom Jackbosen greeted Ian with a smile on his face - he succeeded Tom Rossman.

Britney Spears was also with Ian.

She held Ian's arm, looking like his new lover.

Ian did not announce any news of breaking up with Scarlett, but as a celebrity himself, he still had countless scandals, especially after the Megan Fox incident, everyone tacitly assumed that he and Scarlett had broken up.

But after that, neither Anne Hathaway nor Megan Fox bothered Ian... The feelings were not there, and the transaction was more important than the emotion.

Only Britney Spears, like Scarlett, Kate, and Ivanka, is really obsessed with Ian and wants to be with him whenever she gets the chance - after all, she has nothing to do during the low period.

Sitting in Tom Jackbolson's office, Ian stated his intentions directly: "I'm here to acquire Blue Sky Studios, as well as the rights to X-Men and War for the Planet of the Apes."

Tom Jack Bosen shook his head repeatedly: "You can't do this, Mr. Carl."

Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age has been released, and Ian missed the cheapest time to buy it, but it doesn't matter, it's still cheap even if he buys it now.

As for X-Men and War for the Planet of the Apes, they are already famous IPs and will not be cheap.

So Ian said directly, "My conditions are simple. The copyright belongs to me, and the development rights belong to you... I promise that unless you don't develop it yourself, I won't let others develop it independently. But you must allow me to use the characters in my other film and television works."

Marvel's biggest problem at the time was that it sold too many IPs, so it later had to work hard to get them back.

What Ian means is: the copyright belongs to me, and the right to use is yours, but at the same time, other films and television shows can use the characters in it if necessary.

This last part was something Marvel had in mind, something that 20th Century Fox couldn't possibly have realized—no one had this super-franchise concept yet.

Tom Jack Bosen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You are a shareholder of Fox Entertainment Group. Mr. Murdoch signed an agreement with you."

"That's not included," Ian replied sternly. "Besides, even if there are items that aren't for sale, we can still negotiate. Isn't the so-called "not for sale" just a matter of price? I'm not abusing my shareholder rights; this is just a normal transaction."

Tom Jack Bosen said helplessly: "I need to report to Barry Meyer and Elson."

Barry Meyer and Elson are the bosses of Fox Entertainment Group and the news network.

The sale of assets of the level of Blue Sky Studios requires the approval of these two bigwigs, but no longer requires the approval of Murdoch.

Murdoch decides on mergers, acquisitions, transfers, etc. at the group's industrial level, but of course he will also inquire about matters at a lower level when he feels like it.

Ian shook his head slightly: "No, before that, talk to me first. If you don't agree, there's no need to talk to you above."

He smiled slightly and said, "I'll give you 200 million."

Tom Jack Bosen was stunned: "That's not a good price, Mr. Carl."

Not to mention the copyright, even Blue Sky Studios costs more than this.

Ice Age caused the value of Blue Sky Studios to soar. Although it is not as valuable as Pixar, it is still worth a lot of money.

Two hundred million?
Too much!
Ian downplayed it: "Not including subsequent earnings from the Ice Age."

"That won't work either!" Tom Jack Bosen was speechless.

Of course this cannot be included. Ice Age alone earned more than 2 million. Even though it has been offline now, VCD is still making money.

"You will agree." Ian smiled and handed Tom Jack Bosen a piece of information.

After taking the information, Tom Jack Bosen's face changed drastically: "Oh, no!"

Ian slowly stood up. "I need you to tell Barry Meyer and Elson that Blue Sky Studios is a hopeless animation company. Chris Wedge is too stubborn. Just because he succeeded once doesn't mean he can succeed many times. Spending years on an animated film, even if it grosses 10 or million, what good is that? You're not Disney, and your utilization rate of peripheral industries isn't as high as theirs. Selling it while it's high is the smartest thing to do! Sell Blue Sky Studios to me, and the profits from Ice Age VCDs will be yours. You can continue to sell peripheral products, and I only need to charge % based on the copyright. As for subsequent development, we can discuss it later, and I'll still give you a good price. As for X-Men and War for the Planet of the Apes, I've said the development rights are yours. This is equivalent to giving you money for free!"

You just talk nicely!
You are just robbing me of my money!!!

Tom Jack Bosen looked at Ian with a gloomy expression: "Mr. Carl, you can't do business like this?"

Ian smiled: "Then you can?"

Brittany leaned over and asked softly, "What did you give him?"

Ian sat on the sofa, legs crossed, and embraced Britney, kissing her softly. "Our Mr. Jack Borson exploited his power to reap no less than 30 million in benefits from Fox Film... Did you know that most professional managers have this problem?"

The biggest convenience of becoming a major shareholder of Fox Entertainment Group is that Ian Carr can enter and exit Fox Film Corporation freely, and obtain various inside information more conveniently... Such internal information cannot be easily solved by sneaking in and taking pictures, and requires the cooperation of multiple information sources.

There are parts that need to be secretly filmed, and there are also parts that require shareholder authority, and then they need to be handed over to professional auditors in the company to be completed... High-end black material requires high-end talents and even team cooperation!

Compared with scandals and other negative news, this kind of negative news is the most deadly for executives. After all, they can go to jail!
Although Tom Jack Bosen had only been promoted this year, he had previously been a member of the senior management. Since Jim Ginabulis had voluntarily submitted to Ian, he felt hesitant to blackmail him. Furthermore, he hadn't found any dirt on him, so he had no choice but to turn to the new boss.

"Wow," Britney exclaimed. "You know all this."

"More than you think." Ian hugged Britney and kissed her sweet lips.

Then he turned to look at Tom Jack Bosen and said, "As a major shareholder of Fox Entertainment Group, I won't hold you accountable for your past actions, but you can't do this in the future. After all, 40% of the money you stole was mine! As for the purchase price... I can add another million. All you have to do is help me impress Barry Meyer and Elson!"

"Make them interested?" Tom Jack Bosen was stunned.

What kind of requirement is this?
Ian smiled.

He nodded. "Yes, I don't care what excuses you give. Just make him think the plan is feasible. Leave the final push to me!"

Just like asking Israel to help persuade the Acton family, the initial excuse was that these people were the most suitable to come.

At least it's more convenient than Ian having to find a suitable excuse himself.

Once you have a general reason for the past, start hypnosis and the matter will be settled.

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After leaving 20th Century Fox, Ian and Britney wandered around.

There are always countless stories on Hollywood sets.

Compared to the past when he could only rely on Weinstein, Howard and Dan to get inside information, Ian Carr, who has become half the owner of 20th Century Fox, can now act more freely in Hollywood.

Wherever you look, there are inside stories!
So occasionally Ian would tell Britney some interesting stories, of course, in the eyes of others, they were also stories. It wouldn't be long before news of Ian Carr breaking up with Scarlett and getting together with Britney would appear.

Ian didn't care about that.

He hugged Britney and walked with her all the way, pointing and talking from time to time:

"See that room across the way? There are three people... No, they're all men."

"There were two people in that car, and they didn't follow the right path."

"There are a lot of them over there too. Damn Hollywood, are there no other plots besides this kind of thing?" Ian sighed and shook his head.

You are other people's news, and other people are also your news!

Britney was speechless. What else do you expect?
Suddenly Ian covered his eyes with his hands and cried out, "Oh, f*ck! My eyes!"

Brittany looked at Ian with concern, "What's wrong, Ian?"

Ian shook his head and pointed to the room across from him: "It's okay, it's that room... there's only one person in it. Damn, she poisoned my eyes."

Brittany was confused: "Alone? What's wrong?"

Ian sighed and shook his head: "There's another dog... a male dog."

Britney was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses.

She covered her mouth and whispered, "Oh my God, I thought this kind of thing only happened in the San Fernando Valley."

Ian was horrified: "Have you seen that?"

Britney chuckled and snuggled into Ian's arms: "It's just fun."

She looked at Ian puzzledly and said, "Why can't I see it?"

Ian hugged Britney and kissed her: "Because I have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering."

Not far away, a soft hum was heard: "Have you discovered me?"

Ian was delighted to hear this.

He slowly let go of Brittany and looked back.

And there she saw Anne Hathaway standing there.

(End of this chapter)