At the end of the last scene of Sunrise, the audience mourned for it. There was silence in the theater and no one made any sound for a long time.

In the dimness, I gestured to Gans, who asked someone to turn on the lights in the cinema, and then Munau took the crew to the stage to thank the audience. Until this time, the tide of applause rang out.

"Andre, your last movie, succeeded." Todd Browning looked at me and raised his cup to me: "I like it very much! Masterpiece!"

The people next to me, Sam Warner, Bescy Lof, Fox, John Cohen, also congratulated me, and I just smiled slightly.

The cocktail party after the premiere was a long time, and many people had not yet recovered from the painful atmosphere of the movie, so the cinema was very quiet, and the guests whispered about the movie in groups of three or five, with solemn expressions.

"Gans, call a band outside and let them play some tap dance music. Today is Christmas Eve, so you should be happy." I patted Gans on the shoulder, and Gans went outside to call the band with a smile.

It wasn't too late, and the band started playing next to the dance floor. As soon as the rhythmic music started to sound, the atmosphere in the cinema became loose. Some people started dancing on the dance floor, and gradually, there was more laughter and joy.

Seeing that the purpose had been achieved, I waved my hand to Yassel and others and took them into the lounge behind the cinema.

"Boss, what's wrong with running here if you don't play outside?" Stenberg looked at the door impatiently, wanting to go out to dance early.

"The boss called us over, of course there was something wrong. You can die if you dance a little less!?" Gans gave Stenborough a strong look.

I smiled and said, "It is indeed something, and it is a big deal to call you here."

My words made these guys in the lounge nervous suddenly.

Gans seemed to understand something and said to me: "Boss, is it related to Sardinia Eastman and that Drari O'Neal?"

"I've said a long time ago that these two bitches come uninvited, there must be a problem!" Stiller jumped up suddenly.

I shrugged my shoulders and said in a deep voice: "They brought me a very bad news. The Rockefeller Consortium wants to raise funds for Lockheed Aircraft Company. Lockheed seems to be very interested. Both parties may have contacted each other because we have 20% of the shares of Lockheed Aircraft Company, so No. 26, Drari O'Neal will make me and Lockheed go to the Imperial Hotel."

"The Rockefeller Consortium raises financing for Lockheed Aircraft Company?! How could such a thing happen? Boss, how could Lockheed collude with the Rockefeller Consortium? This bitch!" When Steinberg heard the news, he was so angry that he roared like a leopard.

"I've long seen that this kid is not a good thing! When we worked with them, they made a lot of money like grandsons. Once we found out that our funds entered other companies, we were always wary of us! This time we actually worked with the Rockefeller Consortium. Isn't this a knife behind us? "Gans was so angry that his face turned blue.

Everyone understands what it means to DreamWorks if the Rockefeller consortium raises funds to Lockheed Aircraft Company or even controls it. This not only makes DreamWorks look bad, but it will definitely make DreamWorks' situation worrying.

"Boss. I think it is inevitable that Lockheed and the Rockefeller consortium will join the line." Yassel, who had not spoken, looked at me calmly.

"Yasel, what do you mean?!" Gans asked.

Yassel smiled and said, "I know very well the character of Lockheed. I think the boss knows that this guy is an extremely ambitious person and a possessive person. This is very similar to the boss."

I laughed when I heard him.

Yassel continued: "For Lockheed, he will never hand over Lockheed to others. No matter when, he will try to make himself firmly grasp the controlling stake in the aircraft company. Do you admit this?"

After a while, Gans and Stenborough both nodded in recognition.

Yassel sighed and said, "When we cooperated with the Los Angeles Consortium, Lockheed saw that working with us can divide a lot of profits every year, so he was very happy to come to the door. But later, as DreamWorks injected a large amount of funds into the Los Angeles Consortium, Lockheed was a little panicked. It can be said that among the three giants of the Los Angeles Consortium, Northrop is a person who does not consider who the controlling rights are in as long as he has money. Litton doesn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, and we don't hold shares in Litton's company, so they

We are unresisting in our financing. After we controlled 60% of Northrop's arms company, one-third of the Los Angeles Consortium became a subsidiary of DreamWorks. In the following period, Northrop's business grew bigger and bigger and stronger now has far surpassed Lockheed. At this time, Lockheed was afraid that his company would become a subsidiary of DreamWorks like Northrop, which was something he could not accept. Therefore, he had to find a way to solve this problem."

"So he looked for the Rockefeller Consortium! Since Lockheed is the kind of person who is afraid of being controlled by others, isn't he asking for trouble for the Rockefeller Consortium? "Stenberg was a little confused.

Yassel and I looked at each other and said to Stenborough: "To some extent, Lockheed is still a little smart. He knows that the Rockefeller Consortium and DreamWorks are now arch rivals. If the Rockefeller Consortium can be brought in, then the Rockefeller Consortium will definitely try every means to squeeze out DreamWorks' power in the Lockheed Aircraft Company. In this way, his goal has been achieved."

"Yasel, I don't quite understand what you said. Yes, Rockefeller Consortium raises Lockheed Company, which is likely to squeeze us out of Lockheed Company, but in that case, isn't Rockefeller Consortium also possible to hold Lockheed Company? What's the difference between this and our holdings?" Stiller asked the question that everyone else wanted to ask.

Yassel and I laughed.

"This is Lockheed's cleverness." Yassel smacked his lips. He said: "You all know that when we signed a contract with the Los Angeles Consortium, we had already signed a contract with the Los Angeles Consortium.

There is one thing in it. DreamWorks can continue to invest in Los Angeles' finances. That is, as long as DreamWorks has money, it can continuously acquire shares in the Los Angeles consortium. As long as the shares on hand exceed 50%, it will achieve controlling shares. This trick is the most critical point that the boss agreed to cooperate with the Los Angeles consortium. Through this clause, we successfully controlled Northrop, which means that as long as our funds allow, we can also add capital to Lockheed to control it. Lockheed also saw this

The harm to him was caused by terms, but the reason he agreed at that time was entirely out of confidence. He believed that we, DreamWorks, could not have the ability to annex them. After all, we were just a small film company at that time, and could not shake the foundation of the Los Angeles consortium with a capital of nearly one billion dollars. But now, this situation no longer exists. DreamWorks could turn Lockheed into its own subsidiary in a short time. It can be said that the agreement to allow additional capital is like a rope tied to Lockheed's neck, which may take his life at any time."

Yassel's analysis convinced everyone. He frowned and continued: "But if the Rockefeller Consortium cooperates with Lockheed, it is impossible to allow additional capital clauses. That is to say, Lockheed is likely to limit the share of the Rockefeller Consortium's holdings of their equity. For example, it can only hold 30% or 40% at most. In this way, Lockheed not only achieves the goal of squeezing us out of the company's territory, but also firmly holds the company's controlling rights in its own hands, and can also cooperate with the Rockefeller Consortium with strong financial resources. It can be said that it can win three goals at one fell swoop."

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"Awesome! This Lockheed is indeed smart!" Stengburg finally understood and couldn't help but exclaim.

I smiled and said, "If someone doesn't have a chance, how can he become one of the three giants in the Los Angeles consortium? But his skills are such a headache for us."

Yassel nodded and added: "If the conspiracy between Lockheed and Rockefeller consortium succeeds, then our DreamWorks will suffer a huge blow, so we have to find a way to solve this problem."

I sighed and said, "They will be negotiated on the 26th, so we only have time. Time is tight and the task is heavy. What do you think we should do?"

My question made the lounge quiet, these guys frowned and scratched their heads.

"Boss, I think we can come to Northrop and let him talk to Lockheed. After all, they have a close relationship and may have a certain effect." Gansbaba looked at me and said.

I smiled and said, "Your proposal makes some sense. If we negotiate with Lockheed, we must bring Northrop with us, but if we just let Northrop talk to Lockheed, it is unlikely that it will have any effect. You must know that in Lockheed's eyes, Northrop is now ours. Even if they are friends, for Lockheed, it goes without saying that a friend is important or a company that you have worked hard all your life to work hard. This is self-evident."

"So, we have to come up with some solutions that make Lockheed excited, and he has to agree," Yassel concluded.

Yassel's words made Stenborough smile appear on his face.

"Boss, if it really doesn't work, we can let Mr. Boggy come forward. If Lockheed doesn't agree to us, then his company will not be stable in the future." After Stenborough said that, he smirked.

Gans and Stiller all looked at me with bright eyes, looking forward to me.

"Boss, this is a method, but I think we should not use it unless we have to. After all, we may become Lockheed's bosses in the future. Doing so will undoubtedly cause hatred between us." Yassel reminded me.

I said in the forehead: "Yasel is right, I think so too. My second brother should not move until he has no choice."

"This is not OK, that is not OK. What should I do??" Seeing that the solution proposed was rejected, Lima became anxious.

"Boss, I have an idea." Gans touched the beard on his chin, squeezed his eyes a few times and said to me: "Jasel just now also analyzed that the most worrying thing about Lockheed is that we can continue to add capital. If we promise him that DreamWorks will not have more than 50% of the equity, then that's fine?"

Before Gans finished speaking, Stiller shook his head like a rattle: "This is not a good method. Our goal is to swallow Lockheed. As you say, we will never want to hold Lockheed."

After discussion, we seemed to have entered a dead end. There seemed to be only two roads left in front of us. One was to fight against Lockheed, but the hope for success was not great. Even if it was successful, it would have a great negative effect. The other was to give up and continue to add capital local agreements, but this would undoubtedly make all the efforts we had made to annex Lockheed Company vain.

Difficult, very difficult.

I stood up and walked over in the room, thinking so hard that my head was getting bigger. I didn't come up with a suitable solution.

"Boss, I think we are looking for Northrop here. He is the person who is most familiar with Lockheed. Maybe he can come up with a suitable solution." Yassel suggested.

I nodded and said to Gans: "Call Northrop and ask him to come from hurry up, and let my second brother come."

Gans agreed and went out to call.

The cocktail party in the cinema outside continued, and laughter kept coming in through the cracks in the door. Although the premiere of "Sunrise" was successful, we sat in the lounge, and everyone's heart seemed to be pressing on a huge rock, which was very heavy.

After waiting for more than 40 minutes, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and the second brother and Northrop walked in in a blazing manner.

"Andre, what happened? We were so anxious!" As soon as my second brother came in, he came to my ground nervously.

Northrop behind him was also panting, with a look of confusion.

I asked them to sit down and told them everything.

"Lockheed, a bastard, actually did such a thing! Isn't this a shackle on us??" The second brother heard

Smoke came out of the head.

"Boss, this is a troublesome thing. If it is not handled properly, we are likely to be suppressed by the Rockefeller Consortium from now on." Northrop also saw the seriousness of the situation.

I shrugged and said, "That's why I asked you to come over and discuss what to do."

The second brother slapped the table and said angrily: "What should I do?! What else can I do? I will lead someone to twist Lockheed's head off, and that will be all over."

My second brother's words made everyone laugh.

"Northrowp, you are most familiar with Lockheed's temper. You know the situation of Lockheed. Tell me what should we do?" I put all my hopes on Northrop.

Northrop frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Boss, you know that Lockheed is a person who will definitely not be able to control his company. He probably has no choice but to do so. He also knows the ambition of the Rockefeller Consortium. So, I think we must find a life gate of Lockheed at present. This requires us to hold the life gate that determines the life gate of Lockheed in our hands and give small favors and favors."

"We know this, but the problem is that we can't find the life gate of Lockheed now!" Stenberg shook his head.

Northrop smiled slightly and said, "Whoever says I can't find it, I know one."

"Do you know?!" Gans, Yassel, Stenborough and others all stood up.

Northrop can be said to be the one who made his fortune with Lockheed. After changing things for so many years, he naturally knew everything about Lockheed, so he said there was a way, which means that this way is very likely to make us clear the sky.

In the eager eyes of everyone, Northrop showed a proud expression and shook his head and said, "This life gate will definitely force Lockheed to agree to the conditions we have proposed."

"What life gate, do you mean?" the second brother said anxiously.

Northrop did not answer his second brother first, but asked us a question: "Everyone, what do you think is the most important thing for Lockheed Aircraft Company?"

"The most important thing? Of course it is funds." Steinberg's answer was very direct.

Northropli ignored him and skipped directly.

Talent? Policy? Partners?…

The group of guys answered in a series of answers by Northrop.

When he saw that everyone really couldn't think of it, Northrop dipped it in wine and wrote a word on the table. That word made everyone stunned.

So it turns out that simple!?

"Fly...plane?!" Gans looked at the word on the table, looked at Northrop with wide eyes, and his face showed a clear expression that he would not appear after being teased.

"Northrop, what do you mean? Did I ask me to send someone to pull all the planes from Lockheed back?" The second brother was also stunned when he looked at the word.

Others didn't know what Northrop had to do, and they stared at each other and couldn't speak.

Northrop cleared his throat and said to me: "Boss, if you want to successfully get rid of Lockheed, you have to start with his plane, because nothing is more important to him than the plane."

"But what does this have to do with solving the problem we encountered? Do you really want your second brother to pull all his plane back?" I wondered.

Northrop laughed and said, "Boss, I can't pull back the Lockheed plane, but we can use something more powerful than one plane to make Lockheed surrender."

"What?" I vaguely guessed Northrop's thoughts.

"The design drawings of the plane." Northrop said. A group of people in the lounge immediately smiled and relaxed.

Northrop is right, for an aircraft company, the most important thing is the aircraft, and the importance of the design drawings of the aircraft is much more important than those physical aircraft.
To be continued...