Chapter 146 Acquisition of a new company

Cheng Ming couldn't figure it out, obviously Chenyin hadn't completely stabilized in China, why Lu Chen was planning to open a branch abroad again, what did he think.

"Lu Chen, you're not joking with me, are you?" Cheng Ming questioned.

Hearing Cheng Ming's words, Lu Chen thought that he was a little reluctant, but in fact he was really reluctant, but he didn't mean this in his words, he just asked.

Lu Chen thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, your treatment abroad will definitely be better than in Chenyin, and the annual salary will not be a problem, not only that, but I can also give you five percent of the shares of Star Sky Culture." ”

If you want others to do things for you, you have to give benefits, and if you want chickens to lay eggs, you can't give them food.

Cheng Ming said: "I don't mean that, I just think that Chenyin has not stabilized in China, why is it going to develop abroad, and the preferences of domestic and foreign audiences are different, and it is more difficult for us to develop." ”

Lu Chen stood up and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I know many well-known screenwriters abroad, and they will provide us with script resources when the time comes, we just need to film." ”

Hearing this, Cheng Ming was even more puzzled, what is Lu Chen's identity, he actually knows many well-known foreign screenwriters?

Lu Chen continued: "If you want to come back in the future, you can come back, and the plane tickets are all reimbursed by the company." ”

Cheng Ming came back to his senses, and then continued: "I don't care about this, I'm just curious why you suddenly remembered that you want to open a company abroad?"

Lu Chen smiled, and then said: " The situation abroad is different from that in China, our film and television companies here basically control the theater chain, and it is very easy for them to suppress us, although we can bypass the blockade through online movie theaters, but you have also seen that when those big film and television companies use their volume to lower the ticket price of online movies, we will also suffer, but this kind of thing will not exist abroad, we only need to pay some money to foreign film associations, everything is easy to talk about, and when the time comes, we can use the money earned abroad to help domestic companies develop. ”

Cheng Ming thought about it and felt that what Lu Chen said was a little reasonable, but he felt a little naΓ―ve.

In fact, the foreign market is basically saturated, otherwise Azure Culture would not think about opening up the domestic market and running to China to open a branch, and how could Lu Chen be 100% sure that he would definitely be able to make money?

Cheng Ming continued to ask, "Have you really thought about it?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I've thought about it." ”

"Are you going to start a new company, or do you want to buy one?"

Lu Chen thought for a while and replied, "Acquisition, I already have a target, and I plan to go abroad to talk to them in a few days." ”

"If you're willing to go abroad and help me manage that company, I'll take you with me when the time comes. ”

After all, Cheng Ming has been in China since he was a child, and he will definitely not be used to going to a new environment, so Lu Chen does not force him.

Cheng Ming asked at this time: "If it is an acquisition, how about retaining the company's management? After all, if you let me manage them as a foreigner, their original employees must not be very comfortable, and we don't know the foreign market, if they manage it themselves, maybe it will be more conducive to the development of the company." ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen pondered for a moment.

The film and television company he fancied was a small film and television company, and this company had made a lot of junk movies before, including many copycat films.

The name of this company is translated as Sunshine Film and Television, which is still well-known abroad, the notorious kind, the big boss of their company originally started with pirated films, and later they imitated some movies with a relatively high box office to make copycat films, although they are copycat films, but others still live to the present.

However, in recent years, foreign crackdowns on copycat films have become more and more intense, and many countries have legislated to protect the genuine version.

The boss of this company saw that there was no profit to be made, and he had offended so many people, so he wanted to withdraw, so he had the idea of selling the company.

In addition to the character of this boss, this company still has some experience in making film and television dramas, after all, their company has existed for many years.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Chen said at this time: "You can let them manage, but you still need a supervisor, or will you go abroad every once in a while in the future?"

After all, it is a subsidiary, and it is so far away, I am afraid that they will mess around, and they really need an overseer.

Hearing that he was not abroad for a long time, Cheng Ming immediately said, "Okay." ”

"But the company you plan to buy, can we eat Chenyin?" asked Cheng Ming.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "What I want to buy is Sunshine Film and Television, do you think you can eat it?"

Hearing the words "Sunshine Film and Television", Cheng Ming was dumbfounded, how could Lu Chen run to buy a company that shoots copycat films?

This Sunshine Film and Television has offended many film and television companies abroad, although it is not as miserable as Chenyin, but they are also targeted by other big film and television companies everywhere.

"Lu Chen, do you want to think about it again?" Cheng Ming persuaded.

The reputation of Sunshine Film and Television is not very good, and buying them may have an impact on their film and television dramas at that time.

Lu Chen replied: "No, I've been thinking about it for more than half a month. ”

Country W is the base camp of the capital world, and in the world of capital, it is better to have a bad reputation than no reputation.

As long as you have money, everything is easy to say, the bad reputation of Sunshine Film and Television will not necessarily have a big impact on Sunshine Film and Television, and it is not unreasonable that other people's copycat films have not collapsed after so many years.

Seeing that Lu Chen had already said this, Cheng Ming no longer persuaded him, but said, "Okay, I'll go with you when I buy it." ”

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In the next few days, Lu Chen and Cheng Ming were preparing to acquire Sunshine Film and Television, and before they intended to acquire the other party, they first had to say hello to the other party, contact the other party, and conduct a preliminary discussion on the price, and then discuss in detail.

Lu Chen was a little worried that the big boss of Sunshine Film and Television would open his mouth, and Chenyin would not be able to eat this company because of this, but after hearing their initial offer, Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

The other party only needs to pay 2 billion, after all, it is a company that shoots copycat films, so the big boss also knows that the price is too high and it will not be sold.

Two billion is not very big for the size of this company, but it is still a bit expensive for Chenyin, after all, Chenyin is a company with debts.

In order to avoid being pitted, field trips are definitely needed, so Lu Chen and Cheng Ming flew to country W with a few people from the company, and went to talk to the big boss of Sunshine Film and Television in person, and visited the company by the way.

After coming to Sunshine Film and Television, Lu Chen found that this company is indeed worth two billion, the company's assets are still a lot, and they also have some subsidiaries, and there are some famous artists who make copycat films in the subsidiaries, and making copycat films can cultivate artists, which shows that this company does have its uniqueness.

After the first round of negotiations, Chenyin and Sunshine Film and Television signed a letter of intent to acquire, but the purchase price is still 2 billion yuan, and there is no change.

Lu Chen and his company's people stayed in the hotel in country W for a few days, and then conducted a second round of negotiations with Sunshine Film and Television, and finally they reached an agreement that Chenyin would acquire Sunshine Film and Television at a price of 1.9 billion.