Chapter 204: Acquisition of Mira Max (Part II)
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Dawn quietly came, the Sun Grandpa started his new day with a very regular schedule, and the acquisition negotiations between MGM and Mira Max officially began......
In fact, this negotiation is really very informal, and it is simply a repetition of the American version of the Chinese people's "drinking table office" -- only this time it is a bit big, and the amount of money involved is as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.
First of all, the place of negotiation was not at MGM headquarters or Mira Max's headquarters, but at the luxurious restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel in Billy Foshan.
As for the people involved in the negotiations, there were only six people, and one of them came to "play soy sauce" -- Su Chenyu, Zhong Chuhong, the Weinstein brothers, and MGM.
When Su Chenyu and Zhong Chuhong arrived late, the Weinstein brothers and Peter Chenin had already arrived at the reserved box and waited for a long time, and the four of them sat in two camps.
Peter Chernin and Shirley Lansing are obviously very upset with the Weinstein brothers opposite, who were actually released by these two guys last time, and they are simply losing face in Hollywood.
If the two of them can give the Weinstein brothers a good look, they will be ghosts.
Seeing Su Chenyu and Zhong Chuhong enter the private room, the four of them quickly stood up and motioned for the two to sit on the main seat.
Su Chenyu was not hypocritical, he sat down on the main seat, and then waved his hand and said, "Everyone sit, don't see outside, everyone will be a family soon." ”
Then, Su Chenyu pointed at Zhong Chuhong and said with a smile: "Several, this beauty doesn't need to be introduced, right? ”
"Of course, Red's acting skills are very good, and Harvey told me that he wanted to buy the distribution rights of the film in North America, and only later did he know that MGM had already arranged it. Bob Weinstein lowered his posture this time and even said it a little flatteringly.
Harvey Weinstein followed his brother's words and said with a smile: "Red, it's a pleasure to see you again, your acting skills are very good, and I believe there will be many opportunities to work together in the future." ”
Peter Chening and Shirley Lansing also nodded to Zhong Chuhong, the "boss lady", the three of them have known each other for a long time, so naturally there is no need for more greetings.
"Thank you, Mr. Weinstein, for the compliment, and I have heard the names of both of them. Zhong Chuhong said to the Weinstein brothers either hot or cold.
With everyone's greetings, the atmosphere in the box was a little more relaxed, and Zhong Chuhong "greeted" a few people to order food in a very "hostess" style - chatting while eating.
For a long time, Su Chenyu didn't like to make the negotiation too strict, he preferred this kind of "table office" of Chinese people.
Seeing that the Weinstein brothers were struggling with the food on their plates, Su Chenyu said very inauthenticly: "Harvey, Bob, you two are not authentic, last time you released a big pigeon from MGM." ”
Listening to Su Chenyu's cold words, the Weinstein brothers stopped the tableware in their hands for a moment, and then were stunned for about half a minute, glancing at the eyes of several people who came over.
Bob Weinstein put the tableware, picked up the napkin, wiped his mouth, and said: "Last time, it was indeed because of the suddenness of the incident, so I had to temporarily suspend the negotiations with MGM." However, during the period of suspension of negotiations, MGM was not idle, didn't it acquire the new line?"
"Aren't you negotiating with Disney as well?
For MGM's "Iron Lady", Bob Weinstein was indeed a little stunned by her momentum, so he could only pick up the cutlery awkwardly and said: "But aren't we restarting negotiations now?" Moreover, after so many twists and turns, I believe that both sides will cherish this opportunity even more. ”
"In fact, after the acquisition of the new line, MGM no longer needs to eat Mira Max. Peter Chenin, who received Su Chenyu's eyes, put down the cutlery in his hand, took a sip of the coffee in his hand, and then said: "However, the boss is very optimistic about the ability of your brothers, so MGM will restart this negotiation again." ”
"We know you're negotiating with Disney, and if nothing else, Disney must have offered you very harsh terms. Shirley Lansing said mockingly.
Even if she is a strong woman, she is also a woman, and Shirley Lansing naturally has the "talent" of a woman's "careful eye", and she is still haunted by the Weinstein brothers' "pigeon release".
Seeing several people beating the brothers together, Harvey Weinstein took a sip of the red wine in hand, and then said: "Don't hide it from you, Disney's offer is indeed very harsh, and the other party didn't show any sincerity at all." However, my brothers and I didn't have to sell Mira Max, and we continued to do so. ”
After listening to Harvey Weinstein's words, Su Chenyu, Peter Chenin, and Shirley Lansing knew that this guy was playing a trick of retreating into advancing. Harvey Weinstein's meaning is very simple, just tell you MGM, we can't get married to Disney anymore, but we don't have to be "not married" by MGM - the old lady can continue to be a single dog.
"If I am not very optimistic about the abilities of the two of you brothers, then MGM will be subject to full sanctions from the beginning of the interruption of negotiations with MGM. Not to mention anything else, first of all, in Hollywood, MGM will join forces with Lei Shidong's Viacom to completely ban Mila Max. I'm sure to say that Mira Max's films won't get a lot of big screens in the future. Moreover, the Tianchen Fund will also allow Mira Max to get not even a dollar of investment from Wall Street. The most important thing is that Mira Max will be completely banned in China for at least 20 years, and everything related to Mira Max will not be able to enter or get out. ”
Su Chenyu said this lightly, but the Weinstein brothers heard cold sweat.
There is no doubt that this young guy in front of him has the ability to do what he said above, and he is definitely a ruthless character who "kills people without blinking".
The Weinstein brothers just wanted to explain or argue a few words, but the words that came to their mouths were suffocated by Su Chenyu.
"85 million, plus the right to operate independently, Mira Max joins the MGM family. Su Chenyu made his own conditions: "Give me an answer tomorrow at the latest." ”
After finishing speaking, Su Chenyu threw the napkin that wiped his mouth on the table, then got up and left the box with Zhong Chuhong, leaving only the Weinstein brothers thinking stupidly.
The Weinstein brothers did not let Su Chenyu wait too long, and that night, Bob Weinstein called and said that he accepted MGM's acquisition conditions.
After a lot of farce, after directing a big play for Disney and the Weinstein brothers, MGM still managed to take down Mila Max......