Chapter 1251 Backlog of Work (Part 2)

Apple's market capitalization is actually not too high, and it can reach five or six billion U.S. dollars. It's just that Apple's shareholding structure is too complicated, with too many shareholders and few stocks in the market. Since Guo Tailai asked Lin Jiayi to sweep the stock market, there were basically no retail investors.

For this reason, Lin Jiayi alone pulled out Apple's Xiaoyangchun on Nasdaq. However, even if it is a high-priced sweepstakes, what Guo Tailai finally pinches is only 1.5% of the shares, one small shareholder.

Now that Microsoft is willing to sell a batch of Apple shares, Guo Tailai is of course willing to take over. If you take over the offer at this time, when Apple reaches 500 to 600 billion, how can it be considered that the return on investment has exceeded 100 times?

Lin Jiayi already knew that her boss was interested in Apple and Amazon stocks, so she was not surprised by Guo Tailai's answer: "I have arranged for the team to connect with Microsoft, and I just need to negotiate the price."

The following work reports are basically shareholder meetings of some companies involved in the investment, and there is nothing particularly new. Lin Jiayi knew that Guo Tailai was not particularly interested in these things, as long as she could control the overall situation, so the report was not particularly detailed, but just gave a summary of the data. In short, judging from the current situation, all the assets in hand are rising steadily, and none of the investments have failed.

"Aren't these very good?" Guo Tailai looked at Lin Jiayi puzzled: "Everything is going well, so why are you so anxious, Sister Lin?"

"James recommended a production company." Lin Jiayi looked at Guo Tailai with a wry smile and replied, "I can't make a decision."

"The price is less than 50 million US dollars, you can decide!" Guo Tailai said indifferently. He had given Lin Jiayi such authorization long ago, and Lin Jiayi had always behaved worthy of his trust.

"The price is relatively high." Lin Jiayi reached out and handed over a document: "It's more than 200 million U.S. dollars."

"No way?" Guo Tailai was shocked: "I just find a Hollywood production company to produce it! Why did you recommend such a big company?"

"James thinks this company is suitable, has enough production capacity, and also has a certain distribution capacity." Lin Jiayi replied: "When the time comes, the distribution can cooperate with other companies, and it will not be at the mercy of others."

Guo Tailai opened the file casually and flipped through it.

The company recommended by James is called Artisan Entertainment. Some people translate it as Artisan Entertainment, while others transliterate it as Artisan Entertainment. Of course, this is not important. The important thing is that when Guo Tailai opened it, he saw two well-known films that had been produced, one was Liang Tang's "Vanilla Sky" and the other was "The Blair Witch 2".

Relatively speaking, this company has produced not many films, but has distributed more than hundreds of films. To Guo Tailai's surprise, the released films also include Mr. Governor's "Terminator", "Terminator 2", "Total Recall", and "Passing the Gate". Stallone's "First Blood" trilogy, in addition, there are "Instinct", "Blair Witch" one or two episodes, "Reservoir Dogs", "Jedi Men", and even "The Last Emperor" "Black Xia" and so on, it can be said that it is an experienced production and distribution company.

In addition, the company also owns the copyrights of some films. Guo Tailai looked through them and found that "Terminator" is among them, but the copyrights for the sequels are not there. Of course, a considerable part of the relatively high valuation is the film library it owns. The company owns the complete copyright of more than 6,000 complete films, which is quite rare.

"According to this information, won Yijiang Entertainment, will it be possible to film the fourth episode of "First Blood"?" Guo Tailai asked curiously.

"Theoretically, yes. Yijiang has the copyright of the First Blood series." Lin Jiayi nodded and said: "If you like action movies, boss, Yijiang also has the copyright of several films by Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme .”

"Then can I gather these aging action stars to make a tough guy hodgepodge?" Guo Tailai asked with a smile. These guys are all gathered together, isn't it "The Expendables"? A collection of tough old guys.

"Of course!" Lin Jiayi replied without hesitation: "As long as you pay enough, boss, plus your influence, boss, I don't think anyone will refuse."

"Then what do you mean?" Guo Tailai knew that Lin Jiayi couldn't decide, so he left the question to him: "If you want to buy it, how much money do you need to buy it?"

"At least 200 million U.S. dollars, and maybe 10 to 20 million more." Lin Jiayi has done her homework and replied without hesitation: "In terms of assets alone, this transaction will not lose money, and it will also increase Feifei's income." In addition, the huge film library is also an asset. In the Internet age, traditional copyrights also have some online copyrights. When these authorizations are released, they will be a long-term stable income.”

"So, what is the risk?" Guo Tailai asked: "Or, what is our problem?"

Lin Jiayi couldn't decide, it was definitely not just about money. Of course, she knew that 200 million US dollars was not a serious amount of money for the boss, and if the investment was lost, it would not lose everything. If she was so scrupulous, there must be other problems.

"We don't have any trustworthy professional managers in this area." Lin Jiayi quickly replied: "Signing an acquisition contract is easy, but managing and operating a Hollywood production and distribution company is not that simple. Among them, there will be many question."

What Lin Jiayi said was very straightforward, and Guo Tailai understood it in seconds. There are too many problems, professionals, Hollywood's foreign exclusion, hidden rules, connections, film classification approval committee, copyright, various trade unions, finance, theaters, etc. As Lin Jiayi said, it is easy to sign, but it is not that simple to manage and operate well later.

"What about the most direct benefit?" Guo Tailai pondered for a while, then asked again.

"They have a mature production team, together with James' team, they can start the project in the shortest possible time, and the distribution is also of great benefit." Lin Jiayi replied: "In addition, the production company clearly supports Feifei , the effect is different from the invisible support you, the boss, behind various big figures, is more direct and effective."

"I'll think about it again and find out if there is any suitable candidate." Guo Tailai couldn't make a decision all of a sudden. Running a company and owning it are completely different things. Without reliable and reliable people, it's just a waste of money.

"Okay, Boss!" Lin Jiayi was not so worried now, and she was relieved when the problem was handed over to the boss.

"Sister Lin." Guo Tailai asked abruptly, "Tell me, if I really buy it and promote Feifei, will I be like Xiangjiang's Debao boss, just to promote his girlfriend?"

"There seems to be no difference." Lin Jiayi looked at Guo Tailai and replied solemnly.