Chapter 144: Absolute Holding (Fifth Update)
"Then hurry up and contract it and make it Jurassic Park as soon as possible, where we will !!shoot the movie," Henry began. In fact, if it weren't for the distance, Henry would have gone to Australia and New Zealand to buy islands. The islands there can be bought and sold, and private individuals can legally own them!
Bobby Robin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"
"What about Hasbro?"
"This company is currently in good profitability, and the company's board of directors does not accept the offer to take!"
"Don't accept the acquisition invitation? In other words, there is no need to talk about it!" Henry frowned, Hasbro Company, founded in Rhode Island, USA, was founded in 1923, went public in 1968, and officially changed its name to "Hasbro", this company is also the same as Cisco, it has also carried out crazy acquisitions, from its establishment to the present, there are no less than 100 companies acquired! The most famous of them is that after the acquisition of Mycco Baileys in 1984, Hasbro has become the world's largest toy company!!
At present, Hasbro has many well-known brands such as Transformers, Special Forces, Star Wars, etc.!
In the face of such a large company, if it does not accept the acquisition, Henry will have a headache!
Just set up a toy company on his own, his own "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings" and other brands, enough to make his toy company a giant in the toy industry! Henry thought about it carefully, or decided to give up the acquisition of Hasbro and set up his own toy company instead.
So, Henry said to Bobby Robin: "Since Hasbro is not going to accept the acquisition, then we will build our own toy company, and the company will be listed under the Galaxy Entertainment Holdings, and after the movie "Jurassic Park" is released, we will launch dinosaur toys!!"
"Yes!" Bobby Robin nodded.
"This time, I would like to inform you that the movie "Desert Island" will be screened on the IMDB online booking system for the first time, and it is not yet clear how many screens will be screened. However, I will try to get "Desert Island Aftermath" to 4,000 screens. If after the release. If the response is good, the number of screens will continue to increase,!!" Henry said, "This time, we're going to let Warner Studios take a good look." What a foolish decision it would have been to reduce the number of screens for "Desert Island!!"!
Hearing this, Bobby Robin's face flushed red, and Warner Studios was arrogant. He's had enough, "this farmer turns over and sings", and he has to slap Warner in the face to be cool!!
"Chairman, "The Rest of the Desert Island" will definitely be Changhong at the box office!!"
Henry looked at his excited expression and shook his head, not calm at all.
For the movie "Desert Island", Henry must make it popular all over the United States, and only in this way can he better promote the Nicholas Express Company! To a certain extent, this is an image promotional film of the Nicholas Express Company. How can you take it lightly?
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IMDB once again launched an acquisition of AMC Cinemas, proposing to acquire AMC Cinemas for $800 million! However, the IMDB website is full of sincerity, and 800 million US dollars is definitely much higher than the current market value of AMC Cinemas! Henry no longer wants to waste any more time with AMC Cinemas, so he sells it, and if he doesn't sell it, forget it! Great, build more theaters by himself!!
AMC Cinemas is a long-established company, and its own theaters occupy the best positions, and among the 50 most profitable theaters in the United States, AMC Cinemas holds almost half of the theaters! The market is sluggish, and there is still no use. It's not like a Chinese theater, it's almost sublimated to more than just a theater, but a symbol of honor!
AMC Cinemas faces $800 million. At the board meeting, however, there are still a large number of shareholders who insist on not selling!
IMDB has eyeliner installed in AMC Cinemas, and IMDB knows every move of AMC Cinemas well!
"Can you get absolute control?" asked Henry, frowning.
Marcy Filimon thought for a moment and said, "By buying and co-opting." It may be possible to get more than 50% of the shares, but if we bid higher, we can definitely reach absolute control !!"
"Well, that's it, spend some money to take absolute control, and then restructure AMC to dilute the shares of other shareholders. In addition, the company name will be changed to reduce the influence of the original AMC Cinemas management on the company, and create a new corporate culture and brand power!! "Henry instructed.
"Understand !!"
Henry sat on the couch, drank a cup of coffee, and casually asked, "How many theaters or independent theaters are willing to join the online booking system?"
"At present, there are 10 cinema chains willing to join, and there are only 80 independent cinemas, so there are almost 300 cinemas in total!"
"How many screens are there?"
"More than three thousand!"
"It's a little less...... Henry frowned slightly, "After the acquisition of AMC Cinemas is completed, contact these cinemas or independent theaters, and we will open an online booking system for the first time to screen "Desert Island Survivors", and if you are willing to cooperate, we will screen this movie! At the same time, we should also let other cinema companies see the power of the online booking system!!
"Yes!"
Subsequently, IMDB directly brought together people who were willing to sell shares in AMC Cinemas, including only two major shareholders holding more than 10% of the shares, and five people holding between 3% and 8% of the shares. Henry personally met them at IMDB.
Henry didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "Hello to the shareholders of the AMC department! I said bluntly, I invite you to come, that is, to buy the shares in your hands, and if you sell them, you will be at a premium of 2%. If it is not sold, IMDB will abandon the acquisition of AMC Cinemas!!"
Everyone looked at each other, exchanged heads and whispered discussions.
"Give you five minutes to think about it!" Henry said, standing up and walking out of the conference room, and as he walked out the door, he turned his head and said lightly: "By the way, if today's acquisition is not successful, then IMDB will snatch the AMC Cinema Line's franchise theaters......"
As soon as Henry's words came out, he was deeply threatened. The faces of all the people on the spot changed!
"Think about it slowly!"
With that, Henry walked out and closed the door by the way. At this time, a heated discussion broke out in the conference room!!
"What do you think? Silas, what do you think?"
At this time, a middle-aged man with a pair of black-framed glasses who looked very gentlemanly and wise analyzed: "Let's sell!! look at this situation, IMDB is determined to buy AMC, and if the acquisition fails, it will dig into the wall and force us to comply! If we don't sell, our shares will inevitably shrink!"
"Yes, Silas is right, if you don't sell it, the shares won't be as valuable as before!"
Silas stroked his glasses and said, "Originally, I wanted to sell it, but I wanted to sell it for a little more expensive." Actually, a 2% premium is pretty good...... It's better than the subsequent shrinkage of the shares!!"
"Well, that's right!"
"Then everyone sells it!"
"Okay, then sell!"
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Five minutes later, Henry walked into the conference room again.
"How's everyone thinking about it?" asked Henry faintly after sitting down.
"We discussed it and agreed to sell the shares!"
Hearing this, Henry smiled slightly, "Very good, then prepare to sign the contract and transfer the shares!"
An hour later, AMC shareholders left IMDB one after another, and IMDB completed absolute control of AMC with a 54% stake in AMC at lightning speed!!
After a while, Marcy Philemon walked up to Henry and whispered, "Chairman, Silas is back......"
"Well, give him a check for two million dollars, he did pretty well when the AMC shareholders discussed it just now!!
"Got it!!"
Massiferi answered, and walked out of Henry's office...... (PS: All kinds of requests...... Subscription, commuter pass, tip, referral)
(To be continued.) )