Chapter 1692 Big News and Small News (Part 1)

To be honest, it has only been a few days since I received the news from Little Finn, and it is a bit sloppy to hastily build an acquisition team. But the opportunity is rare. After passing this village, there will be no such shop, and old Finn can't keep procrastinating, so everything has to be rushed.

Is the start-up acquisition team a bit unprofessional? It doesn't matter, just go directly to American Express and Chase Bank, each of which has a team equipped with financial auditing and professional gold medal lawyers, plus Lin Jiayi's team, the two sides meet quickly and start working immediately.

Regarding the detailed situation of AMC Cinemas, the two professional banks in the United States know much more than Lin Jiayi does, from valuation to financial revenue and expenditure. Soon the two sides gave a suitable purchase price.

The highest valuation should be around 600 million US dollars. The current AMC is not the giant with more than 5,000 screens in more than 300 theaters in the future, and there is no AMC with various expensive 3D4D and IMAX projection equipment. Currently The land price has not increased significantly, and the net assets are not high, only less than 200 million, and there are almost 400 million in debt, so it is worth that much at most.

In the dream of the future, AMC was acquired for US$2.6 billion. That was in 2012. It acquired 100% of the equity and assumed debts. At that time, the total assets of AMC Entertainment Group in the 2011 fiscal year were about 3.61 billion US dollars, of which the net assets were only about 167 million US dollars. Well, the debt was indeed a bit too high.

If it can be purchased for 600 million U.S. dollars, or even a little more, it can be purchased within 800 million U.S. dollars. Of course, with old Finn's help, it wouldn't take that much.

For Guo Tailai, with the AMC theater chain, Guo Tailai no longer has to worry about the release of Artisan Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment in the North American market in the future, and he doesn’t have to worry about falling out with the top seven in Hollywood. The capital and confidence to sing against the stage. What's more, Guo Tailai didn't intend to fight.

Entertainment reporters are most concerned about how this acquisition will affect the Hollywood landscape. Financial journalists, on the other hand, are more interested in the acquisition itself. You know, this is a foreigner who wants to buy an American theater chain. The last time Murdoch wanted to buy 20th Century Fox, he even changed his nationality to an American to complete it. This time Guo Tailai made the acquisition, but the purchase price is secondary. The key is whether there will be an investigation by the Trade Commission, and will someone use the Paramount Act to block it?

All concerned reporters want to get first-hand information, but whether it is the team of the acquiring party, Lin Jiayi, or the acquired party, AMC Theaters, they are all tight-lipped about the negotiation process between the two parties, except that a news conference had to be revealed. Apart from the initial quotation of 500 million US dollars, no other information was disclosed.

However, this is enough for most reporters to use their imaginations. As a result, reports were released one after another and quickly uploaded to various news websites. Various newspapers and magazines also began to edit news, according to their own publication time, Send it off quickly.

"Mr. T has fully entered the film and television industry! "

"Are foreigners eligible to buy local cinemas? "

"China Investors Favor, AMC Theaters May Change Owners"

"Analysis of the Success or Failure of Mr. T's Acquisition of AMC Cinemas from the Perspective of Investment"

...

All kinds of news came out and quickly spread all over the world.

Of course, it must be the United States at the beginning, then Europe, Australia, and finally Asia and China. It’s still late at night in China, and many people don’t know what’s going on. Even if there are night owls, they seldom watch English news at this time, but there are many media people in the United States who inform their counterparts in China, so many people are taken out of bed. He cried out, rubbed his sleepy eyes, suppressed the waking up that had just been woken up after lying down, and started to check emails or read the news online.

Then, some media people in the country went crazy when they saw the news. The domestic fierce man acquires the second largest theater chain in the United States? Who is so fierce? It turned out to be Mr. T! That's awesome!

First, Artisan Entertainment was acquired, then Marvel Entertainment was acquired, and now theaters are being acquired. Is this the pace at which domestic films are going to go global? Guo Tailai's series of big news is simply the media's best friend! This is not counting the opening chapter, and I played the blockbuster "Shen Xing" with a box office of 1.6 billion US dollars. It's so cool!

If the acquisition is successful, does this count as China's film and television industry counterattacking Hollywood? The pride of the Chinese people!

I don't know how many domestic media professionals worked overnight, translating and writing press releases, working overtime and staying up all night. Anyway, early the next morning, when people woke up, the news began to be broadcast on CCTV's morning news, and the entertainment and financial news modules on various news websites were all swamped by this news.

Those who got up early, those who went to work, and many people who followed immediately saw the news, and then everyone began to be elated.

Mr. T's acquisition of AMC theaters in the United States? Or the second largest theater chain in the United States? what! The pride of the Chinese people! What you have heard most before is that Hollywood blockbusters are attacking cities and territories in China. Have you finally heard the clarion call for a counterattack now?

Or is it really the case! The US$1.6 billion blockbuster "God's Walk" is the heroine of China. Now Artisan Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment have become Mr. T's assets. Is AMC theaters the last link in Mr. T's Hollywood layout?

It wasn't just the people in China who were excited. People from the two companies in the United States, Artisan Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment were also excited when they heard the news. If the boss can really buy the AMC theaters, then wouldn't the movies produced by the two companies in the future be greatly taken care of? Especially for Artisan Entertainment, doesn't this mean that North American distribution capabilities will become stronger, and even global distribution capabilities will be enhanced?

Countless people are happily discussing, as if the acquisition of AMC Theaters has been successful at this moment. Many people turned into experts, explaining the great significance of having this theater chain to others, and even summed up the central idea. .

Guo Tailai was having breakfast when Mr. Han called.

"Hahaha! Fatty, you did a great job!" The joy in Mr. Han's voice on the phone can be felt across the phone, but there is still a little bit of complaint: "Fatty, why don't you say anything about such a big thing?" , How to purchase and add up! If it’s not good, I can help you with some ideas!”

"Uncle Han, I just received the news about this matter, and I just thought about it." Guo Tailai also said haha: "It's too late to discuss, so first give us a quotation to express that we want to join. If you don't read the price, it's just a random report." Have you acquired one? Enter the market first, and then make a detailed acquisition plan later.”

"Yeah!" Mr. Han seemed to be satisfied with Guo Tailai's explanation: "If you need anything, you can ask for it. Our radio and television team will definitely support it!"