Ran Dong's analysis and affirmative answer made Jiang Ran speechless, originally at the beginning of the year, he himself actually did not think of investing in the banking industry, after all, he and the entire group were not too familiar with this field.

However, under Ran Dong's suggestion and lobbying, Jiang Ran and the senior management of the group finally made the decision to enter the banking industry, but unfortunately, what they did not expect was that they had encountered such a thorny problem when they first took the first step.

In Hong Kong, there are actually many other banks, but these banks are either not suitable for Jiang Ran and Ranfeng Group in terms of scale, or they have a deep capital background behind the banks, and the acquisition price is too high.

For someone like Jiang Ran who is new to the banking industry, a bank that is too large or has an overly complex internal management structure is obviously not what he wants.

So, at the beginning, they targeted small and medium-sized unlisted banks, but there were not many of these banks that had acquisition value, the right price-performance ratio, and the right time to acquire.

Although Jiang Ran and Ranfeng Group have relied on movies to sell globally in recent years, they have made some money, and his own worth has surged, becoming the richest man in the middle and upper reaches of Hong Kong.

However, in fact, because the time of the rise is too short, coupled with the entertainment and media industry on which the rise of Ranfeng depends, it has little intersection with Hong Kong's traditional consortia.

Therefore, although Jiang Ran has a lot of worth, in the small circle of wealthy conglomerates in Hong Kong, in the financial and banking industry, he does not have the network foundation and influence to match his self-generated value.

It is precisely for this reason that if some banks with the support of a consortium behind their healthy operation want to force a takeover, the resistance and cost will increase exponentially, and it is likely to bring potential crises and risks to the operation after the acquisition.

Therefore, in the hearts of Jiang Ran and others, he never had the intention of forcibly buying banks, he just wanted to take advantage of the current fluctuations in Hong Kong's real estate industry and the crisis in the banking industry to take advantage of the situation to acquire some banks with operational problems and increase his financial influence.

After being silent for a while, Jiang Ran spoke again: "Kang Nian and Yong'an, you continue to keep an eye on it, Sun Hung Kai Bank can't give up like this, since the Middle Easterners first contact the French and the Americans, let's try Mr. Feng Jingxi's attitude!"

Jiang Ran's words made Ran Dong a little embarrassed, and said: "Mr. Feng is not in good health now, and he is often sick in bed, and it is precisely because of this that Bailida and Merrill Lynch have plans to sell Sun Hung Kai Bank." ”

After all, Mr. Feng initially introduced the two companies mainly to open up the European and American markets, but in 1983, he was forced to relinquish control of the bank, but in fact, the cooperation between the three companies has been very stable. ”

Speaking of this, Ran Dong's tone changed, "But this year, Mr. Feng has had a problem with his body and has been bedridden, which is also the reason why the French and Americans sold the bank, and it is also the reason why they contacted the Arab bank to sell the equity in their hands." ”

Jiang Ran was stunned when he heard this, he really didn't expect things to turn out like this, "Since the cooperation between the three is very stable, then Feng Jingxi has a good chance of agreeing to the acquisition of the Arab Bank?"

"Not necessarily!" Ran Dong said with great certainty, "Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that Mr. Feng must have a big problem with his body. This also means that the bridge between their family and Merrill Lynch and Bailida is no longer solid, and I think this is why the two companies came up with the idea of selling the equity of Xinhongji. ”

And Mr. Feng now seems unlikely to come out as a director, so he may be thinking more about the development and stability of the family. ”

"And it's clear that Mr. Jiang and our group will definitely have more and more influence in Hong Kong in the future, which is obviously more important to Mr. Fung's family than the two companies in the United States and France. ”

Ran Dong analyzed this, paused slightly, and then said affirmatively: "I think this is the only opportunity for us to intervene in this acquisition." Although the cost and difficulty have certainly increased a lot, it is not without opportunities. ”

Jiang Ran secretly analyzed Ran Dong's thoughts, and finally nodded and said, "Your analysis makes sense. With the speed of our group's development, the benefits of cooperating with us in the future will indeed be greater for Feng Jingxi's family than for two foreign companies. ”

Jiang Ran said, looked up at Ran Dong, and ordered: "Since this is the case, you immediately go and contact Feng Jingxi and officially propose our acquisition offer to him." We must stabilize and try to persuade Feng Jingxi before the Arab Bank completes the acquisition, so that we can have a chance to complete the acquisition. ”

"It's also acceptable to increase the cost a bit. Jiang Ran finally emphasized to Ran Dong

"Okay, Mr. Jiang. Ran Dong heard the determination from Jiang Ran's words, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Ran Dong acted quickly, and in just a day or two, he came into contact with the Feng Jingxi family and sabotaged the acquisition plan of the Arab Bank, which was about to complete the signing.

After seeing that there are new competitors entering the market, Bailida and Merrill Lynch Securities are no longer in a hurry to sign contracts with Arab banks, after all, competition means that they can strive for more benefits.

As the acquirer, the Arab Bank, after Feng Jingxi did not receive a satisfactory answer here, also began to have concerns and slowed down the progress of the acquisition.

After all, in Sun Hung Kai Bank, although Feng Jingxi has now lost the bank's equity control, he still has more than 40% of the equity in his hands.

Coupled with his own and his family's influence in the bank, if he does not have the support of the Feng family, it is obvious that it will be very detrimental to the full control of the bank after the acquisition.

In this way, Sun Hung Kai Bank, which was supposed to complete the equity change in May in the past, is now temporarily stuck in an impasse in acquisition negotiations due to the intervention of Jiang Ran and Ranfeng Group.

Jiang Ran was very satisfied with the actions of Ran Dong's side, and seeing that the acquisition was obviously deadlocked for the time being, after the time entered June, he began to look elsewhere.

In June, the branch of Ranfeng Group in the United States brought good news to Jiang Ran, after several months of preparation, Offley Stone finally completed the preliminary preparations for the "Field Platoon" and officially submitted an investment application to Ranfeng Group.

"Mr. Jiang, Stone asked us for $10 million in production funding, and we think that this kind of production cost and risk is a bit big, after all, our total investment budget in North America this year is only $6 million. ”

On the phone, Stephen of Ranfeng Group's North American branch explained to Jiang Ran, "Therefore, we believe that this film needs to seek more collaborators, on the one hand, it can solve the problem of our own lack of funds, and on the other hand, it will also help the post-production of the film." ”

Jiang Ran held the phone in one hand, nodded and said: "Regarding the investment funds, I agree with your choice to seek cooperation, but I hope that the leadership and control of this project are in our hands." I don't want our first project in North America to end up being relegated to the back burner. ”

"Please rest assured Mr. Jiang about this!" Stephen hurriedly assured Jiang Ran.

"Well, it's good that you understand. Jiang Ran nodded and said, "In addition, for the budget proposed by Stone, you can organize people to discuss it with Stone, the current budget is too high." ”

"We're in the process of re-budgeting with Director Stone, and I'm sure it's going to be a big reduction by then. "Stephen has been in the film industry for decades and obviously knows a thing or two about how to keep a budget under control.

"Well, you're doing a good job. Jiang Ran praised with satisfaction, "For the collaborators, in order to facilitate our control of the project, I suggest that you communicate with General Manager Liu Liwei in Hong Kong and pull some investment from Hong Kong." ”

"On the Hollywood side, if you can work with big companies, that's great. After all, if we want to grow more in Hollywood, we have to maintain relationships with the Big Eight. ”

"Yes, Mr. Jiang. I know how to do it. Stephen agreed.

Hanging up the phone with North America, Jiang Ran's ass was not yet hot, and the phone in front of him rang again.

"Hello! I'm Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran reached out to pick up the phone, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, and said businesslikely.

"Ah Ran, it's me!Zou Wenhuai!" On the other end of the phone, Zou Wenhuai's familiar voice came into his ears.

"Uncle Huai, is there something wrong?" Jiang Ran straightened up and asked.

"What? I have to have something to do to find you?" Zou Wenhuai asked in a loud voice pretending to be unhappy.

Jiang Ran shook his head and said with a smile: "Uncle Huai said that. But every time you call me, you seem to have something, right?"

Zou Wenhuai, who was choked by Jiang Ran's words, was silent for a while, and then spoke again: "Your kid is getting more and more boring now, is it necessary to say it so clearly?"

"Hehe!" Jiang Ran was amused by Zou Wenhuai's words, "Yes! Yes! Next time, I'll accompany Uncle Huai in circles." ”

"Forget it! don't talk nonsense with you kid. Zou Wenhuai was not lightly angered by Jiang Ran's words, and went directly to the topic: "I heard that you have opened a new movie, how about it?