Chapter 400: Hollywood Routines

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Zhang Lei's movements were fast. Just after the afternoon, his phone called.

"Boss, already asked. Liu Ruanxiong offered 580 million Hong Kong dollars for the Golden Harvest shares in his hand!"

"It's really high!" Guo Shouyun said calmly.

"Boss, do you want to wait any longer? When this wave of speculation passes, Liu Ruoxiong will not have the confidence to offer such a price!"

After thinking about it, Guo Shouyun refused.

"No need. I have long nights and dreams, and I won't stay in Hong Kong for long. You told him that 580 million Hong Kong dollars, I want all the Golden Harvest shares in his hand. In addition, the funds were withdrawn from GCA Trust, so as not to jeopardize the credibility of GCA Holdings. ”

"Boss, actually we...!"

Guo Shouyun quickly interrupted: "I understand what you want to say. It's not that I don't trust you, but I have other arrangements for Golden Harvest, which is more suitable to be placed under Hanhua Trust!

"Yes, I see!"

"By the way, how many convertible bonds issued by Anping Group have been sold now?"

All the shares of Anping Group are in the hands of Guo Shouyun, and they were not taken out before because Anping's finances deteriorated and they could not be sold at a price. Now the group is facing large-scale business expansion, especially the acquisition of Unocal and the expansion of Huaxia Power Plant, which requires huge financial support. As a result, he intends to issue a tranche of convertible bonds to raise funds. Although the convertible bonds can be converted into Anping's common shares, as long as the proportion is controlled and does not threaten one's controlling interest in the group.

Of course, going public is also a good idea. But going public is too cumbersome. The roadshow will take two or three months, or even half a year, and it will be too late. And he's also a little worried about greedy Wall Street, so convertible bonds are a good way to go.

"$530 million has been sold, and in a month or two, $1 billion of convertible bonds will be sold. ”

"It seems that the sales ability of Hanhua Securities is still very good!"

"The main reason is that under the leadership of the boss in recent years, Anping has not only turned losses into profits, but also frequently invested in new projects, and the development trend is good. The electricity market is also an industry with stable returns, so Anping's bonds are more favored by risk-sensitive investment institutions such as pension funds and education funds. ”

"Anping's development is really good. However, Chen Dong, the CEO of Hanhua Securities, and you, the boss behind the scenes, are also outstanding. … How much of Standard Chartered's stake has you taken now?"

“4.7%！”

"It's going to be 5% soon!"

When it reaches 5%, it will be officially filed with the Securities Regulatory Commission and appear in the list of shareholders of Standard Chartered. It means that GCA's investment will surface.

"Make an appointment with Standard Chartered CEO Xian Bode for me, I want to meet him!" After a moment of silence, Guo Shouyun said quickly.

"Okay, what's the time?"

"As soon as possible!"

"Understood, I'll do it right away!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, in fact, this kind of thing should be done by his assistant, but Rebecca is not there, so he can only trouble Zhang Lei.

"Oh, yes. If you have time, help me find an assistant. ”

"Where's Ms. Mark?"

"Anping Group is about to be spun off, and she will become the CEO of the new oil company. ”

Zhang Lei understood, "Then do you have any requirements?"

"Women, don't be too young. It is best to have the experience of studying abroad and have a certain understanding of Eastern and Western cultures. Management and finance are preferred. You've seen Wendy and Rebecca, just look in their direction. ”

Zhang Lei instantly understood that what the boss needed was a strong woman who seemed to be gentle and intellectual.

"Okay, that's all I have to say, if it's okay, you go get busy!"

"Goodbye, boss!"

"Goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Shouyun didn't take Jiahe's matter to heart. He had so much more important things on his hands than that.

"Larry, did you read the email I sent you three days ago?"

"Looked. But Bruce, didn't you say that we don't accept venture capital anymore before we go public? Also, isn't the $23 billion asset appraisal too high?"

"I originally planned not to accept VC capital before going public, but Google was growing too fast, and we needed another force to take us further. Especially in foreign markets that we are not familiar with, the introduction of those powerful capitals is conducive to reducing the political and legal troubles we encounter. Also, Google Research came out earlier than I originally planned, and we needed more funding to support our R&D in AI and virtual reality. ”

"Artificial intelligence, virtual reality. Bruce, do you really think it's a wise choice to invest now?"

"Why do you ask?"

"I always felt like they were a little too far ahead of their time. Perhaps, it might be better to wait another two years. Larry Page hesitated.

"Larry, R&D requires a long period of investment and accumulation. Artificial intelligence and virtual reality are the future, and if we wait until everything is ready, we may lose the opportunity to get ahead. You have to understand that although Google has dominated the search field, we don't know how long the lead will be given by technology. Therefore, the best way to ensure Google's longevity is to continue to explore new areas and invest in new concepts that will prevail in ten or twenty years, or even longer. … Sometimes a sense of purpose and direction is more precious than money. ”

Larry Page was silent for a long time, "Bruce, your strategic planning has been guiding Google on the right path. So, I still believe in you this time. ”

"Thanks, Larry. Time will tell!"

"Okay. Let's talk about venture capital again. Which investment institutions are you going to absorb?"

"Blackstone, the Carlyle Fund, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, where Google's main market is, we need investment! But just consider the United States and the major European countries, and get them, in this Western-dominated world, very few countries will reject us. As for the capital in South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other places, after we go public, we will share the profits with them!"

"Understood! How many shares will we take out this time to introduce venture capital?"

"15~20%, after all, there will be listings in the future, too much is not conducive to our control of the enterprise. ”

"I agree with that ratio. … When are you going back to the United States? We've been sitting together for a long time!"

"It may be a while. I still have some things to deal with here in Huaxia. ”

"I'm going to prepare a bottle of '82 Latour, and we'll drink it together when you get back. ”

"Okay!"

After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone. Glancing at the papers in his mailbox, he found the phone book, and after a moment of hesitation between Ron Meyer and Kevin Feige, he dialed the former. Although the intention is to replace the former with a younger and more talented latter. But now Kevin Feige has no experience in charge of a large film and television company, so it is a more suitable choice for him to study behind Ron Mayer for two more years and then be promoted to the top position.

"Boss!"

"Lang, I read the filming plan you submitted for "The Furious Sea: Polar Expedition", and there is no problem, I agreed. In addition, rejecting Twentieth Century Fox, we don't need to find someone to share the production cost of $120 million. ”

"Angry Sea Battle: Polar Expedition", Guo Shouyun has seen this epic naval battle blockbuster in his last life, although it is not as famous as "Troy", but the box office will not be bad. There is no need for other companies to share the risk. Moreover, the current matrix has enough resources to produce and distribute a super blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million. In this case, unless it is a special interest, such as the Marvel copyright he wants, there is no need to give up the film and television copyright that he is optimistic about.

"Understood!"

"Did the filming of "The Incredible Hulk" go well?"

"It went well. Lin, even better than we expected. His control of the entire set, as well as his mastery of the filming schedule, makes it hard to believe that he is shooting a blockbuster for the first time. ”

The Lin in Ron Meyer's mouth is Lin Yibin. That's right, Guo Shouyun didn't ask Ang Lee to direct "Hulk". Later, countless facts proved that he was best at literary films. It's too hard for him to make a popcorn-type commercial blockbuster.

is like the "Hulk" he once filmed. Under his lens, Hulk is no longer a glamorous guardian of the people, he is almost on the opposite side of justice because of the imbalance of his own power and the possible benefits of this unbalanced force.

Because he can't control his power for the time being, he is a huge threat to the general public, Banner needs to control his inner desire for violence, otherwise he will tear apart everything in front of him in anger - where is this superhero! So "Hulk" became a "superhero" movie that was difficult to accept at the time: it was lengthy (more than two hours long), serious, and there was no lot of action scenes that people expected, and it was not comfortable after watching it, and there was no kind of "superhero saved us and I was full of positive energy" of euphoria.

What's even more terrifying is that Ang Lee changed a lot of comic content, just filmed a "father-son line", as if to tell a modern Oedipus-style story, when it comes to the fighting method of the two masters, it is gone, this kind of "betrayal" has made many American fans angry.

"Hulk" invested $140 million, but only achieved less than 250 million global box office. Even with the surrounding areas, Universal has not recovered its costs. Such a dilemma, Guo Shouyun definitely does not want to experience it again.

Therefore, he resolutely abandoned Ang Lee's idea of making the Hulk thoughtful and deep, focusing on the tragic experience of an unfortunate man who was torn apart by a force beyond his control, and then abandoned his lover and had no choice but to run away. chose the image of the superhero that Americans expect to have. Just like "Spider-Man", "Thor", "Iron Man" and so on, the prodigal son turns back, becomes confused and becomes righteous and saves the world, this is the routine that superheroes should have.