While Disney's business does not affect U.S. national security, its influence as a leader in the U.S. entertainment industry for decades can affect almost all of the nation's people.

While the media was everywhere about Disney's takeover, some Americans began to gather in protest in an attempt to put pressure on the government.

In this case, it is naturally the moment when an investment bank like Goldman Sachs comes out, after all, if you take other people's money, you naturally have to eliminate all kinds of troubles for others.

Goldman Sachs, on the other hand, was active in Washington, and it was not until half a month later that Currie returned to New York, bringing back a series of conditions.

"Eric, after half a month of hard work by Goldman Sachs, the Committee on Foreign Investment in China has agreed to the acquisition, but there are a few conditions that you must agree?" Currie said with a smile.

Xu Zhi asked, "Do I have to agree? If I don't, the acquisition will be rejected?"

Currie shook his head and said: "It's not that serious, if you don't agree with any of them, you can put forward your own request, and we will communicate with Washington again until the two sides are satisfied with the position in the end, but if it still doesn't work in the end, then this acquisition may also be vetoed!"

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, you say." ”

Currie said: "First, you can buy Disney as a wholly owned company, but it must be re-listed in the United States within five years, and you can't move Disney's headquarters out of the United States, and the registered address is not allowed to leave the United States, Washington means that Disney must also become an American company." ”

"Yes. Xu Zhi did not hesitate, nodded and agreed.

If Disney wants to develop into the entertainment giant of its previous life, American citizenship is required, and even if Washington does not make such a request, he will re-list in the United States at the right time.

When Disney is brought to the right path, its revenue and profits will inevitably rise sharply, and at this time, it will definitely be able to cash out enough funds to pay off the debts owed at the time of acquisition.

This is also common in international mergers and acquisitions, where a troubled company is acquired, its resources are pooled, and it is re-listed at the right time, cashing out a large amount of cash to cover the costs of the initial acquisition.

In the future, if Disney wants to expand on a large scale around the world, it must bring in some capable and resourceful forces.

"Okay, then if Disney goes public again in the future, Eric, don't forget to find us Goldman Sachs. Currie said with a smile.

"No problem. Xu Zhi readily agreed, the financial sector, has basically been monopolized by this group of people, anyone who looks for will be slaughtered, at the moment the listing commission rate of international counterparts is 7%, that is to say, the listing financing of 100 million US dollars, to pay 7 million US dollars, in fact, it can be higher.

There is no way to avoid this, whether it is the United States, Europe or Japan and other countries, the listing channel has been monopolized by several large companies, even Xiangjiang.

To a certain extent, they will help the company that is about to go public to hype up and let more people know about the company, which will also allow the listed company to get more funds at the time of IPO.

Currie nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Most of Disney's businesses are traditional businesses, and although its animation is a symbol of American culture, it will not affect the national security of the United States.

Since Reagan came to power, he has always hoped that the United States can attract foreign investment into the country to develop the economy, and the cultural aspect is not a problem, but the Disney TV channel is a trouble, and according to US law, foreign capital is not allowed to control the media. ”

"What should I do then? Do you want to cancel this program channel?" Xu Zhi frowned and asked, he was most worried about this problem before, the United States has very strict control over the media, not to mention TV channels, even newspapers do not allow foreign capital to interfere, and the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch of later generations had to change to American nationality in order to buy several newspapers in the United States.

"Eric, the solution to this problem is simple, I told you two years ago. Curry looked into Xu Zhi's eyes and said with a smile.

Xu Zhi shook his head and said, "I won't agree to change my nationality." ”

"I knew what you'd say. Currie shook his head and smiled: "So, in the best interests of the client, I have reached a new agreement with the officials of the Committee on Foreign Investment:

Disney's television station was retained, but it was never allowed to broadcast news. ”

"Children's programs certainly don't need to be on the news. Xu Zhi almost couldn't cry or laugh, the original Disney Channel in history didn't have any hope programs, who would show the news to children!

Currie nodded: "Washington is more cautious, these things they need to form a document to avoid causing new conflicts in the future." ”

"Yes. Xu Zhi also understood that although it is a children's channel, the law in the United States does not stipulate that children's channels cannot broadcast news, especially Disney, which has a very wide audience, and once it is used by foreign hostile forces, these officials who agreed to the merger and acquisition may also be affected.

Xu Zhi then asked, "Are there any other requirements?"

Currie thought for a while and said, "There are some other aspects as well, but the main ones are about employment control, and this part is all in the hands of your subordinate Peter, and he should report to you separately." ”

Controlling employment is one of the most important issues in any country, under normal circumstances, the acquirer will promise a stable employment period of about two years, such as the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft in the later generations, promising a bunch of good prospects at the beginning, but when the wood is already in the boat, the whole Nokia will raise a butcher's knife, and another giant, Google, will acquire Motorola more ruthlessly, and after obtaining the required patents, it will directly sell the remaining companies.

The acquisition of Disney, in this regard, Peter promised the U.S. government that there would be no layoffs within two years, and if the development went well, an additional 3000~5000 new employees would be recruited to create more jobs.

These promises aren't actually false hype, and if Disney can get out of its current predicament, further expansion will inevitably require hiring more staff.

"Okay, then according to Curry's experience, is this acquisition already secure?" Xu Zhi asked with a smile.

Currie nodded, "Yes, if there are no other spoilers, the Committee on Foreign Investment should be able to approve it." ”

"Spoiler?" Xu Zhi asked with a frown.

Currie said: "Yes, it may be a consortium, but it is unlikely, Disney has already fallen into the quagmire, if there is a consortium interested, it would have been started a long time ago, but there is another possibility that is more likely, that is, a certain congressman, in order to attract the attention of the media, deliberately jumped out to target this matter, to increase his popularity." ”

"Can you speed up this progress?" Xu Zhi asked, the longer it drags on, the more troublesome it will be, because if anyone wants to take advantage of this matter, then it will inevitably take time to prepare, and no parliamentarian or consortium will fight an unprepared battle.

There are more than 100 members of the Senate in the United States, and any one of them is a person with good hands and eyes, in case a certain one wants to use the acquisition of Disney by foreign capital for his own future to stir up the topic, increase his exposure, and increase his reputation for running for a higher position or even the president in the future, then Xu Zhi will die.

After all, even if it is a local American businessman, if there is no big business and big power behind him, it is difficult to play a politician with a good eye on the sky, let alone a foreigner, if this kind of thing drags on, it will always be the capital side that is in a weak position, not to mention that for this acquisition, the manpower, material resources, resources, and funds used are massive, and if it drags on, it can lose millions of dollars a day.

Currie laughed, "There is a way to resolve this matter quickly. ”