"Mr. Xia chose well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 InfoI also think that among the six major companies in Hollywood, Columbia-Samsung is the best for you. Peter Peterson nodded with a smile, "This company has medium assets, a large business, a production company, a distribution company, a theater chain, and a library of up to 2,700 films, so it is really worth buying." ”

Relying on Hollywood's perfect distribution system, even the old movies in the film library can create a steady stream of income. For example, the distribution of video tapes, cable television, and public television broadcasts also require the payment of royalties.

Columbia - Samsung Pictures owns the full rights to 2,700 films, including twelve Oscar-winning films.

It is also a leader in the television industry, with 260 TV series and 23,000 episodes, including popular series such as "I Dream of Jenny", "Pretty Wife", "Gidgate", "Naughty Man" and "Dangerous Man Dennis".

And it currently has "The Time of Our Lives" and two other of the hottest entertainment shows in TV history, "Good Luck Rolls" and "Danger," and is working on several prime-time series.

These are very valuable assets, which can not only generate income for the company, but also make a mortgage to the bank and lend a lot of money if there is a real shortage of money.

"Mr. Peterson, I am familiar with all this information, and you don't have to repeat it. Summer waved her hand and said, "I just want to ask you, are you sure you can help me acquire this company?"

"Mr. Xia, since I dare to come, of course I am sure. Peterson nodded, "If you give me this opportunity, I will definitely help you make the acquisition successful." ”

"Okay, since you're so confident, let's make a proposal first. And it's best to do it within five days, because in five days, I'm going back to Hong Kong. Summer said again.

"Five days?!" Peter Peterson was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect time to be so rushed. It takes five days to write a set of proposals, which is simply unattainable.

After all, there are not many people in their company, except for the two founders, there are only two assistants left. The registered capital is only 400,000 US dollars, and it is not too much to say that it is a leather bag company.

It is really difficult for just four people to write a proposal to buy Columbia-Samsung Pictures in five days, which may involve an amount of more than a billion dollars, like a calf pulling a cart up a slope.

"What, you don't have confidence?" said with a slight smile.

"No, I'll be done. Hearing what Summer said, Peterson immediately said.

His company has just been established for two years, and originally wanted to do leveraged buyouts and asset management, but $400,000 is a drop in the bucket for acquisitions, so they relied on their connections in both political and business circles to devote themselves to the M&A consulting industry.

But it has always been a petty fight before, neither famous nor profitable. After all, there are so many similar companies on Wall Street that they all have deep backgrounds, not to mention that Peterson is just a retired secretary of commerce, even a retired vice president is not uncommon.

Therefore, the acquisition of Columbia-Samsung Pictures in the summer is a good opportunity for him. If we can help him complete this acquisition, Blackstone Group is bound to benefit a lot. Not only can you earn a large amount of commissions, but you can also become famous in one fell swoop, and it will not be difficult to find projects in the future.

"Then it's decided, let's do it. Summer nodded.

"Okay, Mr. Xia, farewell!" Peterson then got up and left.

"Boss, which of the four consulting firms do you think is most likely to take over our assignment?" asked Summer curiously after Michelle waited for him to leave.

"It's hard to say at the moment, but these four companies seem to be full of confidence. Summer shook her head and said, "I'll wait for their proposal to come out." ”

"Hmm. Michelle nodded.

"By the way, hurry up and let the PR team draw up a plan as soon as possible, and don't let public opinion continue to be noisy. Summer said again. Now public opinion is getting louder and louder, and the opposition is very high, which is very unfavorable to his acquisition.

Xia knew that in the previous life, mainland companies went overseas for mergers and acquisitions, and the money was obviously higher than others, but in the end the acquisition failed. It's because of poor public relations.

For example, Chinalco and BHP Billiton bid for the Australian mining company Rio Tinto, because of its state-owned enterprise background, which has aroused concerns in Australian politics and society. Chinalco failed to make public relations in time and resolve the misunderstanding, which made the acquisition ultimately fail.

Summer was determined to acquire Columbia-Samsung Pictures, so all the troubles had to be cleared in time, and we didn't want them to interfere with the acquisition.

"Yes, boss. Michelle nodded again.

……

The next day, in the summer, I flew to Sarakmento to meet with the governor of California and explain to him why he wanted to buy Hollywood studios, what he would contribute to California, how much investment he would provide, how many jobs he would create, and so on.

Here's the PR team's PR strategy for the summer.

U.S. governors also need to run for office, and in junior high school texts there is a satirical novel written by Mark Twain "Running for Governor". If you need to campaign, you need political performance, and you also need a lot of campaign money.

The summer acquisition of Columbia-Samsung Pictures actually has a lot of benefits for Hollywood. The movies and TV series shot every year alone can provide tens of thousands of jobs and create billions of dollars in economic output. This is actually a very good thing for the governor.

To put it bluntly, political donations are actually bribery in disguise. After all, those consortia donated money to help him vote, and it could not be to do good deeds. You know, Marx said that capital came into the world from head to toe, dripping with blood and filth from every pore. As long as the governor agrees to help him buy Columbia Pictures, he doesn't mind donating some money in the summer.

In addition to meeting with the governor, the summer will be followed by meetings with the federal government, Congress, senators, representatives and more.

The reason why I have to deal with these politicians is to win their support, to turn them into my allies, and to use their power to help me complete the acquisition.

The current governor of California is George Dumeikin, a Republican, who won the election in 1982 and became governor of California, having previously served as a state senator and for a time as attorney general.

As a civilian, it is of course very difficult to meet the governor of California. However, with the help of a PR company in the summer, it will naturally not be too difficult.

At a fundraising banquet for charity, Summer managed to win the attention of George Dumiguin with half a million dollars, the highest donation in the audience.

I don't know what Du Meijin has to do with this charity gala in the summer, is it possible that it is a charitable donation on the surface, but in fact it is black gold for politicians to collect money.

In Mak Dangxiong's classic movie "Black Gold", the Jishi Association, which is managed by Minister Hou's wife, auctions off the Spirit Bone Tower in the name of charity, taking the opportunity to collect political black gold. Because the flow of charitable funds is generally difficult to regulate, no one knows where to spend it.

But it had nothing to do with Summer, he didn't donate money for charity, just to meet George Dumeikin.

……

In the living room next to the banquet, Summer met with California Governor George Dumeikin.

"Mr. Xia, thank you so much for your contribution to charity. Du Meijin said with a smile.

"You're welcome, Governor, I'm a philanthropist. Summer smiled and said, "I would also like to thank the governor for giving me this opportunity to help people and give back to society." ”

"Mr. Xia said it so well. Du Meijin smiled and nodded, "I hope you can continue to contribute to charity in the future." ”

"Definitely. Summer smiled, "Governor, in fact, my acquisition of Hollywood studios this time is also a very meaningful thing.

This is a third-party appraisal that I commissioned to do, and if I go through, it will add $50 million in tax revenue to the California government.

And I'm going to invest another billion dollars in the future to turn around Columbia-Samsung Pictures, and I'm going to create 3,500 jobs over the next three years, create a huge output of $6 billion, and pay about $200 million in additional taxes. ”

"Oh, really?" Du Meijin suddenly came to his senses when he heard Xia say this.

After he was elected governor of California, he made a pledge that he would not raise taxes, resulting in a $1.5 billion deficit in the state's finances. And because of the recession in the United States, the unemployment rate in California is as high as 7.5 percent.

It would be great if you could pay $200 million in taxes in the summer and provide 3,500 jobs.

"Governor, believe me, I'm sincere. Summer smiled slightly.

Du Meijin also smiled, of course he wouldn't just believe in Xia's words, and he would send someone to investigate and study in the future.

However, the donation of 500,000 US dollars in the summer today made him feel very happy, and his impression of this young man was also very good.

"Okay, then leave me a copy of this assessment report. If that's what you say, then I'll support you. Du Meijin nodded.

"Thank you, Governor. Xia smiled, handed over the evaluation report to Du Meijin, and then offered to leave.

Summer knows that Du Meijin is the governor after all, and it is actually rare to be able to talk to himself for a while in his busy schedule. And after all, today is the first time to meet, and we are not familiar with each other, so just chat a few words. When we meet more times in the future and have a good relationship, it will not be unusual to play golf together at that time.

After meeting Du Meijin, he met with a number of influential officials in the state capital in the summer, and Jin Yuan opened the way, invincible, and initially established friendships. He then flew to Washington, D.C., where he met with officials.