Chapter 738: Public Opinion
Anne stepped out of a car and looked at the Ebeth Mansion in front of her with Su Lenghe, who had walked to her side.
Until she stood in front of Ibeth Films, she still had some unreal feelings.
A few days ago, when Chen Meng told her that she planned to make her the head of the team that acquired Ibess, she felt as if she was in a dream, and she couldn't believe it at all.
"I'm just a college student who hasn't graduated, are you sure you're not joking?"
"I'm pretty sure. โ
Chen Meng said, "This is also Mr. Lin's suggestion, maybe you don't know that when Mr. Lin founded Tonghua Group, he was less than 30 years old, and Hu Mei, who founded the group with him and has now become the group's executive president, was just a college student who had just graduated and was looking for a job, so for us, age is not a problem at all." โ
Anne took a deep breath and slowly calmed down, "I need to be able to convince myself of my reasons. โ
Chen Meng nodded, "Yes." The first is your identity, you are a Mi countryman, although on behalf of the Tonghua Group to acquire Yibeisi, but there is no doubt that a Mi Guo person to negotiate the acquisition and a Chinese person to come forward is a completely different effect, after all, a Chinese company to acquire a Hollywood film company will cause a lot of public opinion, we hope to minimize this kind of stimulation. โ
Anne nodded, she was naturally well aware of this situation, and it was indeed a good reason.
"The second is your ability. Chen Meng continued, "Your major in college is a major related to film, and you have been very familiar with things in the film field since you were a child, so these things are not new to you, and you are completely competent."
We don't treat you as a vase or a puppet, you have a certain amount of autonomy, or we expect you to use your skills to convince the higher-ups of Ibeth to complete the acquisition.
Of course, there will be a team of professionals by your side who will provide you with the necessary advice, and I am among them. โ
This is already the greatest trust and decentralization, and Anne can feel Chen Meng's sincerity.
"The last and most important reason is trust. โ
Chen Meng continued, "Among so many choices, Mr. Lin chose you because he trusts you and thinks that you will not live up to his trust. โ
Anne was stunned for a moment before exhaling slowly.
"It's as simple as that?"
"Yes, it's as simple as that. โ
"What does Mr. Lin suggest?"
Chen Mengwan smiled, "Actually, Mr. Lin has already talked with Mr. Daniel of Yibeis, and has initially been recognized by the other party, what we need to do is to negotiate and deal with possible public opinion storms."
What Mr. Lin means is that there is no need to worry, success is happy, failure is not a big deal, and it should be Yibes who is anxious.
In any case, the stakes are at stake, and they will always make a decision in their favor.
As for the storm of public opinion, that's why you were chosen by us.
The key to the success of this acquisition lies in "not highlighting the characteristics of Huaxia Company" and ensuring that the acquired company will continue to maintain the characteristics of the United States, which is the attitude we want to express. โ
A flash of understanding flashed in Anne's eyes, "Is it the story of Sony's acquisition of Colombia?"
"Yes, it's worth learning from, isn't it?"
"Yes. โ
Anne woke up from her memories, and there were already more than a dozen staff members of the Tonghua Group standing behind her, including Chinese and Mi people, and they would be her solid backing.
And Su Lenghe, who is currently her secretary, accompanied her to participate in this acquisition negotiation that I don't know what the outcome will be.
"Let's go. Anne took a deep breath and said with a confident smile on her face, taking the first step.
"Yes. โ
Behind her, Su Lenghe and the rest of the staff hurriedly followed.
Painstaking negotiations are about to begin.
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After the Tonghua Group officially put forward the offer, the negotiations had not yet begun, and the news was quickly reported by reporters.
However, it did not cause much impact at the time, because there were too many such things, and it did not surprise the people, but they felt a little proud.
Even if it's a bankrupt film company, there are a lot of people rushing to ask for it.
However, after Anne led the negotiation team into the building and the acquisition officially began, people found out that it seemed that the company from Huaxia was really likely to buy Ibess, if that case, it would mean that Huaxia's film company would officially enter Hollywood and officially compete with many film companies.
In the eyes of many people, this is not a big deal, but the current situation is very sensitive, and any news related to China will attract a lot of attention.
Under the momentum of some media and the guidance of some people with ulterior motives, this matter was quickly hyped up and became the hottest topic at the moment.
The situation of Tonghua Group was completely reported by the media, pointing out that this is an ambitious enterprise with huge capital, and the works it creates are basically related to Chinese culture, and its background can be imagined.
If Ebes is really acquired by Tonghua Group, then there is no doubt that this will be a major event for Chinese culture to invade the United States, and it must be stopped.
They called on the government to step in and stop the acquisition, and they called on people to take action and not let Hollywood studios buy over Chinese companies.
It's a very funny trick, but at this time it really has a lot of effect, at least the next day, more than 100 people came to the door of the building of Ibeth holding placards, protesting that Ibis was going to sell the company to a careerist from China.
Even if they were mentally prepared, everyone was still surprised.
"Is this their reaction?" Chen Meng said with a frown, "It's really a very direct means." โ
"They're used to it. Lin Qirong said with a smile, "No matter where you are, there will always be a group of people who are driven by people with intentions because of some self-righteous ideas and become guns in the hands of others." โ
"Is it those companies?"
"Maybe, maybe they're watching a joke right now, although Ibes is not as big as Columbia, but it is also a film company with a lot of resources, and it is still a big fat piece for some people, and they don't want to be swallowed by us.
Of course, there may also be a way for Ibis to push the boat along with the river, after all, these public opinions are also a lot of bargaining chips for them. โ
"They're going to use this to put pressure on us?"
"Who knows?" Lin Qirong smiled, "At the negotiation table, who doesn't want to have more chips?"
"What you hear is never the same as what you see. Chen Meng sighed, "During this time, this place is not as good as imagined. โ
"That's the reality, isn't it?" Lin Qirong shook his head, returned to his seat and continued to drink tea, without a look of anxiety on his face.
"Aren't you worried?" Chen Meng asked, "Because of this incident, Yibeisi's negotiations fell into a quagmire all of a sudden, and I don't know when there will be results." โ
"I didn't expect this negotiation to come out quickly, so my advice to Anne was to take it slow and not rush to get a result. โ
Lin Qirong poured a cup of tea for Chen Meng, "We want to confirm one thing, that is, we are always on the favorable side, because we don't care about the result, and if we fail, at most, it will allow Annie and her sisters to get some exercise, except for some funds, we have no loss."
But this is not the case for Ibess, they can't afford to delay, the debts are overwhelming, the wages of workers cannot be paid, and the investment of investors cannot be recovered, and the longer they lose, the greater their losses.
The same goes for companies interested in buying EBES, who are waiting for IBS to reach out to them, but our offer is always there, much higher than theirs.
This is a price they can't afford, and we have become a hurdle they can't get around.
If it drags on, we can afford it, but they can't afford it, so we don't have to rush at all, and in the end there will naturally be results. โ
Chen Meng thought about it carefully for a moment and nodded slowly, "So this is also why you are relieved to let Annie be in charge of this matter? When she first appeared in front of the top leaders of Ibes, she scared them, I didn't expect that we would send such a person in charge." โ
"But they quickly accepted this fact, didn't they?" Lin Qirong smiled, "Anne is capable enough to prove herself, and I believe in her." โ
"I believe it too. But slowly the spearhead will be pointed at us, right? Will it affect the layout of our group in the North Rice region?"
Now the development of the Beimi branch of Tonghua Group is very good, and it will not be good if it is affected for this reason.
"No, it won't. Lin Qirong shook his head.
Now Tonghua Group has a lot of cooperation with animation giants such as Disney, and it is also a mutually beneficial relationship with media such as ABC TV, and it will not break off cooperation because of such small things.
In the final analysis, it is because of interests.
Tonghua Group can bring them enough benefits, so they will not easily turn their faces, and Lin Qirong knows this very well.
In the final analysis, Tonghua Group's acquisition of Ibis is not something that can cause a huge impact, everyone is just trying to fight for what they want through this matter.
If you are not in a hurry, you naturally don't need to worry about these things.
Chen Meng looked at him with admiration, he was anxious about the progress of the negotiations every day, and he was anxious because of the progress of the negotiations that were stuck in the quagmire.
But after Lin Qirong said this, he found that he didn't need to be in a hurry at all.
Thinking of what Anne said when she reported to herself, Chen Meng realized that she really needed to improve herself, otherwise she would probably not be able to keep up with everyone's pace soon.
Because of the intervention of all parties and the pressure of public opinion, the process of Tonghua Group's acquisition of Yibeisi has come to a standstill.
It seems that the acquisition will be aborted, much to the joy of many.
However, the Tonghua Group still remained silent and calm, without any sense of urgency, and continued to maintain contact, just hanging without hurry.
In such a waiting time, the new Grammys were held again.