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Robert Shea sneered: Ha, do you think I'll sell it to you if you want to take it back? I tell you, you don't want anything else, it's impossible, since you cross the river and demolish the bridge, then I'll sell it to you. You can drag them into the water together, don't think that you can control everything about Firefly by winning over Michael and the others.

Eric also stood up and stared coldly at Robert Shay across the desk. He was more than half a head taller than Robert Shay, and he had a prudent temperament that did not belong to his peers, which made him fall into madness Robert Shea calmed down a little: You can do it if you don't want to sell it, but starting from next year, I will integrate Firefly and my Pixar, Digital Domain, and Black Ant Films, and at the same time Playavis The studio base of the tower will also bring in a lot of capital for construction, and I guarantee that your stake will be diluted to less than 10%, and it will continue to be diluted.

A little calmer, Robert Shea couldn't help but ask, Why do you do this, is it because I didn't give up on production and focus on distribution according to your ideas?

Because you and Firefly are not of one mind at all, you think more about your own power and interests, and you can even sacrifice Firefly, the overseas release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the completely unnecessary budget expenditure of Sleeping with the Enemy, And this movie that's coming out now, do you need me to give more examples?

Didn't you do this, and it was you who set up the Black Ant Film Company first.

Black Ant Films is completely my personal property. The distribution of Instinct did not use the channel of Firefly at all, and the distribution contract of Shocking Point is more inclined to Firefly, but you are always thinking about occupying the channel of Firefly for yourself. Profit. Eric said a few words. He waved his hand and said: Okay, Robert, I'm not like debating who is right with you, if you leave now. You can make a comeback again with a huge sum of money, and Firefly starts today, only There will be a voice.

Robert Shea was irritated by Eric again: I'll let you know that it's definitely not that easy to drive me away, I'm going to sue you, and I'll take everything back from the new line.

You can go and sue. After the lawsuit is over in two or three years, you will find that not only will you have to pay sky-high legal fees, but your shares will also be greatly devalued, and you will completely stay away from Hollywood. Of course. Even if the value depreciates again, you can still enjoy a life without food and clothing, and retire early for the rest of your life.”

Robert Shea's temples throbbed a few times, a surge of anger welling up in his heart, and he picked up the coffee cup beside him. Facing Eric's indifferent eyes, Robert Shea paused for a while, but still slammed the coffee. The cup was thrown. It hit a 32-inch TV in the conference room that was used to demonstrate video material.

There was a muffled sound, and a puff of blue smoke came out from the cracked monitor screen.

Eric glanced at the broken TV and said, I'll let the finances record it. It will be deducted from your dividend. Rest assured, it will be calculated at the depreciated price.

Robert Shea gritted his teeth and looked at Eric, squeezed out some vague syllables, kicked the chair beside him vigorously, and then turned and left the conference room.

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...According to the information we got, Firefly's total profit this year may even be ranked fourth after Warner, Fox and Universal. Under this good development situation, Eric Williams suddenly became tough. Firefly’s turmoil caused by the dismissal of Robert Shea is a very unwise move, and Firefly’s newly established distribution pipeline is likely to be destroyed.”

...An unnamed employee inside Firefly revealed that Eric Williams and Robert Shea experienced a heated quarrel at the annual meeting, and then Eric Williams was furious, Only then did Robert Shea dismissed. But then, Robert Shea's agent revealed that this was not the case. Eric Williams dismissed Robert Shea arrogantly and unreasonably without any reason at all. This newspaper will continue to follow up on Yidi’s position and the facts.”

...Firefly said that the company's next film Shocking Point will be released as usual and will not be affected by the sudden departure.

...Robert Shea looked excited in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, condemned Eric Williams for crossing the river and demolished the bridge, and vowed to go to court with Eric Williams.

...It is reported that after Robert Shea left, none of the new line employees left Firefly with him, and all the positions belonging to Robert Shea were quickly taken over by Eric Williams himself and the new Michael Lynn. Taking over, Jeffrey Hansen has been re-appointed as Firefly President.

...After a week of buffering, Firefly announced on the morning of December 2 that it had negotiated with Robert Shea to repurchase its shares. Robert Shea seemed to give up the decision to sue Firefly, but the matter was far from over. Although Firefly has the right to repurchase the shares held by Robert Shea, all seven major Hollywood studios have expressed interest in acquiring the shares.

...Because of Firefly's outstanding achievements in television, the parent companies of the three major TV stations, CBS and CBS, also made offers to Robert Shea. Subsequently, several major media groups such as Viacom also made offers.

...This morning, Robert Shea officially made an offer of $500 million. Based on this calculation, Firefly's market value has reached $2 billion, but Firefly's spokesman said that Robert Shea's move is completely overwhelming. asking price.

...According to the information, Firefly Films has only a few properties such as the Burbank headquarters, and the studio base in Playa Vista is completely in the preparatory stage. Therefore, Firefly's main assets are the merger of Firefly and New Line. A series of film rights, and the number of films that have exceeded 100 million at the box office in the past two years and have the potential to develop sequels is even more astonishing. The fully copyrighted sitcom Friends has been split through advertising, video tape distribution and broadcast rights in just the first season. The sale has brought hundreds of millions of dollars of pure profit to Firefly, so although the valuation of 2 billion US dollars is too high, it does not have much water.”

...while we are still talking about Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and others who became billionaires at the age of 30, before we know it, in that Hollywood that always creates miracles , a 20-year-old billionaire has been born, let's review the rise of this young billionaire together...

In just one week of Robert Shea's departure, the discussion on this matter was like a year-end carnival for all the media, and even European media on the other side of the Atlantic joined in. Compared with the sensation caused by the figure of 2 billion US dollars, AI Rick's affair with Connery some time ago was trivial. (To be continued)