Chapter 252: Preparing to Acquire TBS Broadcasting
Immediately after Henry arrived at the company, Bobby Robin was informed by an employee and told him that the chairman had asked him to come over.
When Bobby Robin heard the news, he hurried over.
Helen stayed in the HR department, and Director Rowling personally took her through the company's business!
When Bobby Robin arrives at the chairman's office, he explains to Henry about Helen as soon as they meet. When Henry heard this, he smiled at Bobby Robin and said, "Since she doesn't care and is willing to stay in the personnel department, let her stay there." Oh, by the way, Miramax Films has reacted to our acquisition request?"
Henry asked, shaking his glass of red wine and taking a sip.
"They said they would accept our acquisition, but Weinstein wanted to keep a 30 percent stake and allow us to buy a 70 percent stake in Miramax Films for $50 million!"
When Henry heard this, he smiled and said, "Hehe, the two of them are very shrewd. Although the number of shares is smaller, they will be able to distribute our company's films and use the collective resources to grow Miramax Films, and they will end up with a greater profit!!"
"Yes!" Bobby Robin nodded, "not only the films we make ourselves, but even the films that other studios give us for distribution, if they don't fit our galaxy movie brand type, will be distributed by Miramax Films!"
Henry thought about it for a moment and said, "Continue to talk to them and try to reduce their shareholding!"
"Well, okay. ”
Miramax Films is not Henry's main purpose for Bobby Robin, Pixar Animation Studios has completed the first feature-length computer-animated film "Toy Story" in film history, and Pixar Animation Studios has shocked the world!
Animated movies are usually more profitable than a movie, especially the derivative peripheral value, which is extremely eye-catching!
Just look at how profitable Disney's animated films are! One of the most obvious is that it is among the six major Hollywood studios. Only Disney acquired other companies and became media giants, while other film companies were acquired by other companies and became subsidiaries of others!!
Henry told Bobby Robin: "Pixar Animation Studios' Toy Story is complete. At the same time, I'm going to merge Pixar Animation Studios into Galaxy Films!"
"Chairman, after Pixar Animation Studios joins Galaxy Films, we can also learn from Disney and build Pixar theme parks!!"
"Hmm. That's right. Disney's theme parks can not only bring huge profits to the company, but also play a promotional role! Every time Disney's animated movie is about to be released, new characters will be added to the theme park in advance to attract visitors, and at the same time, people will have anticipation for the new movie. After the movie is released, the characters in the animation become popular, and it can bring huge traffic to the theme park and create greater revenue!
Henry said, "Also. We also want to set up a specialty store, so that all the toys, clothing, etc., generated around the movie can be sold in our own company's specialty store, which can generate income and publicity!"
Henry thought for a moment and said, "Well, as for the name of the specialty store, it's called 'Galaxy Store'!"
Galaxy Store?!!
As soon as Bobby Robin heard the name, he felt like a bunker!
"Chairman, this name is good, if passers-by see this. I will definitely be curious to walk into the store......"
Henry smiled and said, "Hehe, it's okay." Then the merger of Pixar animation studios and the creation of the theme park and store are all up to you!I'm ready to buy the TV station!" Henry paused, and said in a deep voice. "The name of Williams Film and Television Media Company is not called in vain, and some newspapers have recently said that our company is not worthy of its name, and only the film company is a media company. Alright, then we'll do something worthy of the name!!"
"Oh!!" Bobby Robin exclaimed, surprised in his heart, he thought. The chairman actually wants to buy a TV station, so won't Galaxy Film Company have another backer in the future?
At this time, Henry drank the wine in his hand, and then said to him, "That's it for now, you go and get busy first!"
"Well, okay, chairman, I will definitely complete what you have explained!"
After speaking, Bobby Robin took his leave to Henry. He walked away, apparently with excitement on his face!
Henry then asked the secretary to contact Ted Turner, the founder of Ted Broadcasting, to make an appointment with him!
"Chairman, Mr. Ted Turner accepts your invitation and will fly from New York to California to meet you in three days!"
"Okay, okay, I got it!" Henry nodded in response, and continued to browse through the papers.
At noon, Henry wanted to invite Helen to dinner, but Helen said that she had just come to the company, and she didn't want to expose her identity as the chairman's girlfriend, and second, she wanted to have a good relationship with her colleagues and have dinner with them, so she refused Henry's invitation.
When Henry heard this, he chuckled and shook his head, and went to eat Chinese food alone.
After lunch, Henry slept in his office bedroom and got up in good spirits. As the boss of the company, no one will bother him, and he doesn't have to go to work on time!
In the lounge of the office, there are several Arcade machines from Capcom, one of which is a newly developed arcade game by Capcom, but it has not yet been released. The name of the game is "The King of Fighters 1992", which Henry asked them to make, and it was ready to be officially released in August 1992. Among them, Henry also plagiarized a lot of characters from "The King of Fighters" in his previous life! The game is quite exciting to play, similar to "The King of Fighters 1995"!
The classics are unquestionable!!
When the time comes, as soon as it is launched, I am afraid that it will sweep the arcade market again!
The current arcade market has become a mess.
Plagiarism and plagiarism.
Countless game companies in Japan are plagiarizing Street Fighter 2, and almost all the fighting games on the market are printed from a mold! Capcom is busy making games, and at the same time, it has to fight lawsuits! There are so many things that it is really nerve-wracking. Fortunately, Henry didn't have to worry about it, he just made a big policy and then ...... It's just about playing games!
Henry is a self-proclaimed game experiencer. But he wants to try all the games that the company focuses on.
In addition to Capcom's arcade games and Firefly Games' computer games, Henry was also one of the first players to come into contact!
Hope for the stars. Hope for the moon, "Warcraft 1" jointly produced by Blizzard and Westwood Games is finally completed and can be released at any time. Last year, it was said that it would take only one month to complete. But in the end, it was delayed again and again. Keep bouncing tickets!
Well, Henry understands their spirit of excellence!
"Warcraft 1" in the eyes of Henry, a person with N more game experience, actually has a lot of shortcomings in the game. But in the eyes of others, or by all the developers at Blizzard and Westwood Games, the game is simply flawless, a classic!
The repeated bounces from the Warcraft 1 development team have caused Id-software games, which was lagging behind them in game development, to catch up.
ID-software Games did not develop the game directly at the beginning, but at the behest of Henry, they ambitiously developed a 3D game engine! Now, they have not only developed the 3D game engine "Quake", but also successfully produced a shooter game "Doom" using the 3D game engine "Quake"!
Henry still remembers the release of Doom that year. It swept the world and immediately changed the computer game industry, which is a milestone!!
Previously, it has always been home console games or arcade games, and computer games can only stand aside, but "Doom" has detonated the entire computer game market, according to the statistics of relevant institutions in the United States, after the release of "Doom", the truancy rate of American students increased by 18%, and the most hated by American teachers is "Doom"!
And Doom has almost become a phenomenal game. It is very well-known in the United States, and many companies have asked for permission adaptation of films, cartoons, and novels. The poster of the game and the brand authorization of peripheral products are also a big hit for selling!
Henry has finalized the launch of Warcraft 1 and Doom on the Firefly game platform, and the release time is on July 1st! It's more than June, and the game will be available to you soon. Gamers around the world, be prepared to be shocked!
Henry waited three days, and Ted Turner finally arrived.
This is an old man in his fifties, he is wearing a white shirt, a black suit, and a purple embroidered tie on the outside, and he is dressed very formally. He is 1.8 meters tall, his eyes are sharp, and his temperament is calm, just like the style of a successful person!
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Williams!" said Ted Turner holding out his hand.
Henry shook his hand and smiled in response, "Me too, glad to meet you, Mr. Ted Turner!"
Henry invited Ted Turner to his chairman's office and asked his secretary to make him a cup of coffee.
"Mr. Ted Turner, you may have guessed why I asked you to meet?" asked Henry, smiling.
After Henry finished speaking, Ted Turner picked up the coffee cup and took a sip lightly, and then slowly put the cup in its place. Henry kept his eyes on him, his face remained impassive, and he did not show any urgency.
Ted Turner actually observes Henry's demeanor from time to time when he is drinking coffee, and if Henry shows the slightest impatience, then in the next negotiations, Ted Turner will not mind shouting a higher price......
Henry has been negotiated many times and is very urban, so naturally he did not let Ted Turner find a weakness!
After not finding the weakness, and unable to reply to Henry's words, Ted Turner smiled, and then said: "It may have been guessed, or it may have been wrong, hehe, how can I be sure! However, I think that since Mr. Williams asked me to come over, he must not have invited me to coffee, of course, this coffee tastes very good, it is the best Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee!"
With that, Ted Turner picked up his cup again and sipped his coffee slowly.
Henry shook his head secretly in his heart, this old man is very patient, and he always cares about him.
"Well, Mr. Turner, we're not going to waste time in circles. I'm asking you to come over this time to buy your TBS Turner Broadcasting Company!!" Henry said, his eyes staring into Ted Turner's eyes!
There was no obvious change in Ted Turner's face, apparently he had anticipated Henry's purpose before coming here!
"Oh, Mr. Williams, you should know that TBS Turner Broadcasting is the hard work of my life, and I may not sell the company!"
"No! You're going to sell!" said Henry confidently, "Mr. Turner, don't you notice that with the rise of the Internet, traditional television news has been greatly affected? Don't you notice that Internet news is delivered faster than television stations, and in 1991, the ratings of CNN News reached its peak, but then instead of rising, it began to decline! You know, in 1992, Clinton was the most vocal in being elected president of the United States, and the governing philosophy he advocated included vigorous development. Internet Information Superhighway'. It is conceivable that the vigorous development of the Internet will inevitably have a great impact on traditional TV news!"
Ted Turner's face finally changed when he heard Henry's words!!
Ted Turner is most proud of CNN, and once CNN collapses, his Turner Broadcasting Company will be extremely following the water!
Henry's words are not alarmist, and under the impact of the Internet, whether it is a television station, a newspaper, or a publishing house, it has had a great impact! Many companies have gone bankrupt and closed down because of this, in fact, Ted Turner himself has long realized this, otherwise, he would not have retreated in his previous life and sold Turner Broadcasting Company to Time Warner!
In an interview with a reporter, he once told reporters with a smile: "The speed of the Internet is terrible, it is simply a monster, it will devour everything, including my CNN ......" Of course, maybe Ted Turner was an afterthought, so he said this. But there's no denying that he made the right decision!
At this time, it was Henry's turn to drink coffee calmly, which was fragrant and strong, which was intoxicating.
After a while, Ted Turner smiled at Henry and said, "Mr. Williams, I have to say that your words have touched me a lot!"
"Oh, yes? It looks like Mr. Turner has agreed to sell TBS!" Henry laughed.
Ted Turner chuckled, then didn't speak.
Henry looked at him with a frown and asked, "Mr. Turner, aren't you planning to sell TBS?"
Ted Turner smiled meaningfully at Henry, and then said, "Actually, there is something I have to tell you!"
Henry looked at him and motioned for him to continue!
Ted Turner said: "Actually, Time Warner is also interested in buying TBS. ”
Henry's brows furrowed even deeper, and he asked in a low voice, "Mr. Turner, as far as I know, Time Warner doesn't seem to have sent you a takeover request?"
"No, that doesn't mean there isn't!" said Ted Turner, laughing, "Although Time Warner has not made a formal request to acquire TBS, the CEO of Time Warner often chats with me, and I can tell from his words that Time Warner wants to buy TBS!"
Well, Henry is convinced, and Ted Turner is a cunning man!
"Mr. Turner, let's get straight to the point, how much do you need to sell TBS?!!
(To be continued.) )