Chapter 272: Possession of Pixar
Zhang Fan was not at all worried that his words would annoy Christian, because if that was the case, it would definitely be a fake Citibank.
For commercial banks where everything is profit-oriented, only making money is the most important thing.
"Mr. Zhang, don't worry, we can discuss it slowly. Sure enough, after finding out that Zhang Fan was angry, Christian hurriedly changed his attitude and looked at him with a smile, "I didn't say that it can't be discussed." ”
"I'm just talking about things. Zhang Fan also laughed, as if nothing had ever happened before. It was only at this point that the two of them really entered into business negotiations.
If you want to say that you are in a hurry, Zhang Fan must be very anxious. After all, Pixar was over there, waiting for him to take the money to buy it. This kind of opportunity is something that many people and companies can't get with their money.
And to say that he is not in a hurry, Zhang Fan is actually not very flustered. After all, now the whole world knows that Zhang Fan has an opportunity to get high-quality assets, and some banks are willing to lend him money. Even several large banks in Huaxia have contacted him and expressed their willingness to provide support to Zhang Fan.
Those banks thought very clearly that they could penetrate into the US market through this incident. But Zhang Fan couldn't look for them. Because this is the United States after all, if you help Huaxia capital enter, it will inevitably cause a violent backlash.
Disney is not completely giving up, and they are also using their own power to try to thwart Zhang Fan's loan plan. It's just that Disney can't succeed because it doesn't have the ability to influence the big banks.
However, if Zhang Fan really finds capital from abroad to enter the market, even if he succeeds this time, when he wants to do something else in the future, the US banking industry will inevitably boycott him. There is no doubt about that. It's not that Zhang Fan doesn't have a sense of patriotism, but now his strength is not strong, and it hasn't reached that level.
"The loan of three billion, the collateral is still my copyright. Zhang Fan offered his own price.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang. This condition is unacceptable to us. Christian nodded and rejected Zhang Fan's condition: "Although you are very popular at this time, the value of changing the copyright must be very high." But if they're worth three billion dollars now, at least for now, I won't admit it. ”
Christian's meaning is very clear, the ones in Zhang Fan's hands now are indeed very valuable and have great potential. But it is not enough collateral for a $3 billion loan, at least for now. As for Christian's subtext, it's that it's not enough, you have to add a little more.
"Christian, there are a lot of TV stations and studios that are chasing me right now. Zhang Fan laughed, "With the increasing sales, the value of the adaptation right has also been rising." I use this kind of thing with the potential for appreciation as collateral, which is already very sincere. ”
"Yours is truly full of potential. Christian stretched out his hands and made a gesture of helplessness, "But our bank only looks at value, not potential. If the value of the collateral is not enough, there is no way to borrow so much money. ”
Banks are in the business of lending money, and if the value of the collateral is not enough, they must not give more money. If there is a problem, the shareholders will definitely eat him.
"Oh well. Zhang Fan sighed: "I will also mortgage the film company." Don't tell me it's not enough. My film company has a huge box office revenue for each of its films, as well as merchandise. If that's not enough, I'll have to ask another bank. ”
This is Zhang Fan's bottom line, using the adaptation rights of his works and the film company as collateral to borrow $3 billion from Citi to acquire Pixar. Before, I just wanted to reduce the investment as much as possible. Since it didn't work out, I had to take it out.
"Of course there is no problem. Christan smiled widely, "Citibank will definitely please you." ”
The rights to adapt Zhang Fan's work, plus his film company, have secured enough to take out a $3 billion loan.
For banks, collateral is just a guarantee that the money they lend out will not lose money. And where they really make money is the interest on their loans.
"Mr. Zhang, how about a loan of three billion dollars with an annual interest rate of eleven percent?" Christan offered a price, which also gave Zhang Fan a chance to bargain. Citi has countless capable people, and they can see that Zhang Fan will definitely make big moves in the future, and if he pulls Zhang Fan as a customer at this time, it will be equivalent to developing this gold mine in the future.
"It's too high. Zhang Fan shook his head and refused, "I think nine percent is a very reasonable number." ”
After the general direction was determined, the two began to argue over the interest on the loan. In the end, both sides took a step back and set the annual interest rate at more than 10 percent.
10 percent per annum is a lot, and 10 percent of $300 million is as much as $300 million!
How many people can't earn so much money in their lifetime. And this is only one year's interest on Zhang Fan's loan. This is the pressure that makes Zhang Fan have to work hard to make money. The bank will not care about your difficulties, and if you can't repay the loan by the time it comes, your collateral will be an adult's house.
After getting a huge sum of three billion US dollars, Zhang Fan immediately went to the Disney headquarters to prepare for the handover of Pixar.
"Young people, if you are too sharp in doing things, you will suffer. Under the flashing lights of many reporters, the chairman of the board of directors of Disney looked at Zhang Fan with a cold face.
"Because I'm a young man, I'm not afraid of anything. Zhang Fan responded with a smile, "If you don't have a sharp spirit, you are a dull and unenterprising old man." ”
The chairman of the board of directors stiffened, squeezed his hand, and then looked at Zhang Fan deeply, "Let's start." ”
Regardless of whether Zhang Fan gives up this opportunity to get Pixar, Disney will retaliate against Zhang Fan fiercely. In that case, then what nonsense is there. Not to mention that Zhang Fan would not give up at all.
The ceremony was very grand, and reporters from all walks of life flocked to it. Under the reflection of countless flashing lights, Zhang Fan and the chairman of the board of directors of Disney officially signed their names on the handover agreement at Pixar.
Zhang Fan bought Pixar from Disney for $3 billion. Not to mention whether others can buy Pixar from Disney, Disney alone spent as much as $4 billion when it bought Pixar, and Zhang Fan made $1 billion in vain at once.
Judging by the agreement, of course. If Zhang Fan loses this time, Disney will also be able to get Zhang Fan's film adaptation rights, which are worth no less than a billion dollars.
Since we dare to sign such an agreement, we must be mentally prepared to accept this kind of result. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, as can be seen from Disney's stealing of chicken and rice.
When the contract was signed, Pixar, the leader in the field of animated films, officially became Zhang Fan's property!
Disney's people were obviously in a terrible mood, and they got up and left directly after the contract was signed. After that, at the press conference, only Zhang Fan was left to talk alone. Zhang Fan doesn't care about this, Disney's revenge is a doomed thing, since there is no way to avoid it, so be it.
The news that Zhang Fan officially won Pixar has made headlines in many media, and the self-made Zhang Fan can achieve this level today has also surprised many people. There are many people around the world who are discussing Zhang Fan's name.
After the agreement was signed, Zhang Fan went directly to Pixar. The most important thing in this company is those talents, Zhang Fan needs to go over to reassure people.
The best way to reassure people in the U.S. is money, and that's the same in any company.
After Zhang Fan came to Pixar, he directly announced a 10% increase in the salaries of all employees. The rest of the bonuses remain unchanged. This time everyone's hearts were temporarily closed. As long as Pixar is still able to produce excellent animated films like before, then Zhang Fan will be able to completely control the company.
And if Zhang Fan can't bring Pixar to continue its glory, it must be that many professionals choose to leave. You must know that since Disney decided to transfer Pixar to Zhang Fan, both DreamWorks and Disney have spent a lot of effort to poach people from Pixar.
At this time, many employees have left Pixar, but fortunately, those excellent core employees are still reluctant to work for a long time in Pixar, and still choose to stay. Of course, the premise of staying is that Zhang Fan can lead them to better glory. Once Zhang Fan can't do it, then the departure of these people is inevitable.
The water flows low, and the people go high. This is true in all times and in all countries.
Zhang Fan did not disappoint them, and directly took out the shooting plan of a new animated film and handed it to Pixar. The name of this animated movie is called, Toy Story!
As soon as Toy Story came out, all the employees at Pixar were ecstatic. Judging from their experience in this industry for so many years, once this animated movie is produced, it will definitely be a hit movie. And it's the kind of type they like!
The reason why many Pixar employees stayed, in large part, was because Zhang Fan made the Frozen. Many employees think that Zhang Fan knows how to animate movies, so they want to give it a try under Zhang Fan. Now it seems that this choice was the right one.
In fact, Zhang Fan is not ignorant of animated films, but he is still far from being proficient. It's a level deeper than the fans. The reason why I was able to shoot Frozen was that I was able to come up with a detailed production plan for Toy Story. That's all because of the help of the system.
Zhang Fan bought the finished product directly from the system, and just take it out and make it directly. What he lacked before was a company like Pixar with strong production capabilities. Now with Pixar, plus a detailed production plan bought from the system, it's an absolutely perfect combination.
When Zhang Fan left, he told the employees of Pixar that he could provide any kind of logistical support. No matter how much it costs to make, Pixar doesn't need to worry. But the only requirement is that it must be released in time for the summer vacation!
Zhang Fan didn't want to see the bounce because he was in urgent need of funds now. No postponement is allowed for any of the films.
After successfully solving the Pixar matter, Zhang Fan, who was in a good mood, decided to reward himself!