Chapter 1687: New Year’s Plan (Part 2)
Lin Jiayi quickly agreed, and efficiently arranged a few things.
As for whether AMC theaters will be sold to Americans, and whether Guo Tailai, as a Chinese, can buy the second-ranked theater chain in the United States, Lin Jiayi didn't ask any of these questions. Since Guo Tailai has said to prepare a negotiating team, it must be possible to solve these problems.
With the purchase of AMC theaters, together with Artisan Entertainment and Marvel, Guo Tailai's layout in Hollywood has basically formed a closed loop integrating production and sales, and his ability to deal with risks has greatly increased. Coupled with the follow-up cooperation with some of the top seven in Hollywood, as long as Artisan Entertainment does not try to challenge the position of the top seven in the future, its position will be as stable as Mount Tai. This piece of investment can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The turmoil in Hollywood soon alarmed more people.
"I heard that the new president went to send a private message to the CEO of Artisan Entertainment to acquire Artisan Entertainment?" Steve, who has stepped down as the president of AOL Time Warner, of course also heard about these rumors. Not only that, he even knew more. Although he is no longer the president, he is still a small director.
"Time Warner's executives got the news from Marvel, combined with the copyright transactions between Spider-Man and the Hulk, and analyzed the conclusions." Steve's personal assistant quickly reported the situation he had: "Art Artisan Entertainment itself is very profitable, and the projects it is producing are also very promising. In addition, the copyrights of more than a dozen Marvel characters in the hands of Artisan Entertainment, coupled with Mr. T's joint shareholder relationship, can also ensure that Artisan Entertainment can participate Marvel into the big plan."
"Do you believe that Marvel, which has always been losing money, can become profitable just because of a change of comic fan boss?" Steve sneered a little, some people don't know if there is water in their heads, and they even thought of acquiring Artisan Entertainment ?
"The possibility of profit is very low." The personal assistant replied quickly: "But the copyright of Spiderman and Hulk is likely to fall into the hands of Artisan Entertainment, and with the original dozen or so characters of Artisan Entertainment, this is already There are enough bargaining chips to ask Marvel to hand over the dominance to Artisan Entertainment in the cooperation. After all, Marvel itself does not have enough production capacity. Artisan Entertainment's own production capacity is not enough to support James' new project and Marvel’s plan, so, as long as Artisan Entertainment is in charge, then Marvel invests in huge projects, and the final real producer can fall into the hands of Time Warner.”
"It's a good idea. Make a profit from production, earn another share from distribution, and finally make a set of Hollywood books. Maybe Marvel's huge investment will justifiably fall into Time Warner's pocket." Steve continued to sneer: "So in order to make Artisan Entertainment submit, when they most need funds for investment, withhold and delay their payment, so as to force them to accept Time Warner's acquisition?"
"It should be like this." The personal assistant probably knew the situation like this, and nodded upon hearing this.
"Stupid guys!" Steve sneered and didn't stop: "Why do they think that Artisan Entertainment will agree?"
"Sir, judging from the current operation method, this is a normal business method." The personal assistant followed Steve later, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with the business method: "Warner has done similar operations before, almost Even a small film company couldn't bear the financial pressure, so they chose to sell before going bankrupt, and the price was even 20% lower than the original price because they sold it themselves. Although Artisan Entertainment's financial situation is good, but due to the launch of a large project, so it is currently operating in debt.”
"Don't they know who the owner of Artisan Entertainment is?" Steve pondered carefully. Time Warner used a business approach, and there was nothing wrong with the actual operation. There have been successful cases before. It's just that although the business methods are normal, the only thing these guys didn't consider was the reaction of Guo Tailai, the boss, right? Dealing with Chinese people is obviously not just business sometimes.
"I have considered it." The personal assistant quickly replied: "Warner is willing to acquire at a premium, and it doesn't even need to acquire all of them, as long as it becomes the controlling shareholder."
"Okay, I see!" Steve nodded, motioning for the assistant to leave.
After resting for a while with his eyes closed in his seat, Steve looked at the time, calculated it, and then called Guo Tailai.
"G, it's me!" As soon as the call came through, Steve started apologizing, expressing his own apology, which had nothing to do with Time Warner: "I'm sorry Time Warner did something inappropriate, but I have resigned now and cannot help in this matter. Their purpose is probably..."
Guo Tailai didn't seem surprised that Mr. Steve would call him. Mr. Steve also explained the reason why it was so late. He just found out and sent someone to find out what Time Warner was thinking, and told Guo Tailai the whole story.
"Mr. Steve, don't worry about it." Faced with Steve's sincere apology, Guo Tailai repeatedly expressed that he didn't care. As a resigned CEO, it is already very good to make this phone call to explain, what else can he do? Do you expect Time Warner to ask Steve for advice when making a decision?
After comforting Mr. Steve, Guo Tailai understood some reasons. He casually gave Xiaoyu an order, if someone recommends a new client, if the new client is related to Time Warner, the nursing fee will be five times, until this matter is resolved. You don't have to do it if you are unhappy, but I won't send it away.
Still the same sentence, if you want to buy, you can talk about it in an aboveboard manner. Whether it is successful or not is a business, and it will not affect the relationship. But Guo Tailai is not used to these little tricks. Just because it works on others doesn't mean it can work on yourself. Even if I don't take the initiative to support Yijiang Entertainment with my own pocket, I believe that whether it is American Express, UBS, or Chase Bank under Rockefeller, they will definitely be willing to lend money.
Everything was arranged in an orderly manner, just when Guo Tailai was going to discuss with Lin Jiayi the preliminary plan for next year, Chu Fei finally rushed back before the New Year.
Chu Fei took a helicopter directly from the airport back to the Treasure Ship Hotel. As soon as she came back, Chu Fei couldn't wait to get into Guo Tailai's arms, let go of all work, and enjoy the embrace of her lover for a few days before talking. It's hard to say whether the work is tiring or not, but this kind of longing is the most ecstasy, even if it's only been apart for less than a few months, it's already unbearable.
"Don't talk about work!" Chu Fei played Lai Fei to let Guo Tailai hold her, lying in Guo Tailai's arms, smelling the long-lost smell of Guo Tailai, and fell asleep.