Chapter 324: Giving You a Chance to Choose
Zhang Fan knows that he is very rich, and he holds 17 percent of the shares of Alibaba, which will soon have a market value of more than $500 billion, and no one will say that he has no money, even compared with those rich and oily Middle Eastern oil princes, Zhang Fan is also an absolute rich man.
It's just that Zhang Fan hasn't reached the point where he spends the money in his hand as running water.
These Disney shareholders are reluctant to sell their shares at the same price, and if they are forced to buy, they will inevitably have to pay a large premium. With these people's anger towards themselves, it is at least a premium of more than 50 percent!
That's an extra expense of almost $20 billion. Zhang Fan, even if he is rich, cannot be so generous. This money is enough for many people to live a prosperous and prosperous life. How could Zhang Fan give them easily.
Zhang Fan originally planned to threaten them with the fact that they embezzled the company's money, but he didn't expect these people to ask for money and die. I'd rather go to jail than take advantage of Zhang Fan. It's really for the money, not afraid of anything.
"Are you really not afraid of going to jail?" Zhang Fan looked at these people in the conference room suspiciously, "You don't care if you are ruined?"
"Without money, you can't live, and you have to be famous. "The words of the Chairman of the Board speak for everyone here. In the eyes of these people, money is more important than life.
"Huh~~~" Zhang Fan shook his head with a smile, he really didn't expect it to be like this. There was a moment of silence in the room.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Fan, who was frowning and thinking lightly, raised his head and looked at the shareholders in front of him who were angry but with a touch of expectation.
These shareholders were angry because Zhang Fan wanted to find out about their embezzlement of the company's money. The expectation is that the two sides can reach an agreement to erase the matter. After all, there is nothing in this world that cannot be discussed, the difference is only whether the price paid is enough.
"So be it. Zhang Fan looked at the many shareholders and said with a smile, "I have a proposal, maybe it will be good for us." ”
"Speak. The chairman of the board of directors nodded and motioned for Zhang Fan to say his proposal. After all, no one wants this to be exposed if it can be avoided. And Zhang Fan also has his own purpose, now it depends on whether the price code between the two sides can be matched.
"I have no grievances with you, and naturally I don't want to send you to prison. Zhang Fan smiled and said, "But I need shares in Disney, but you are not willing to give it." In that case, let's make an agreement. ”
As soon as Zhang Fan said the agreement, everyone in the conference room instantly became nervous. It's not the first time that Zhang Fan has told them about the agreed matter, and the reason why he lost Pixar before was because he easily believed that Zhang Fan made an agreement with him. In the end, Pixar lost its vital importance, and then it was a succession of bad luck.
The chairman of the board of directors shuddered involuntarily. The last time I made an agreement with Zhang Fan with confidence, I lost Pixar. If we had to do it again this time, what would we have to lose? Could it be the whole of Disney?
The atmosphere in the conference room changed instantly, but the shareholders still held back and didn't show it. At least wait until Zhang Fan says it. If it doesn't feel right, just reject it.
These shareholders have a good idea, but if it is something that they directly refuse, how can Zhang Fan bring it up?
"To prove that I was more suited to the Disney Company, I wanted to make a film about one of the Disney amusement parks. Zhang Fan said his thoughts in a calm voice, "If the results of this movie reach the agreement between us, you will sell the Disney shares in your hands to me at the same price at this time." If the results are not met, then I will never seek shares and control of Disney from now on. ”
After a pause to let the shareholders in front of him digest their suggestions, Zhang Fan continued, "No matter what the final result of this agreement is, I will forever give up the right to expose your misappropriation of the company's funds." This can be included in the contract. ”
'Hiss~~~' In the conference room, none of your shareholders expected that Zhang Fan would make such a suggestion. At least on the surface, it seems that Zhang Fan is at a loss, and they can at least protect their capital. As long as they agree to make an agreement, then their embezzlement of the company's funds will at least never be exposed from Zhang Fan.
A legally binding contract is not just a matter of words, but once signed, it must be enforced. Refusal to perform the contract will inevitably result in a price. This is the operating rule of the world, and challenging this rule means challenging the entire operating order of the world. No single person can confront the entire world order. Neither can the President of the United States.
Looking at the shareholders around him who were already a little moved, Crawn secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. As long as these people see the benefits, they will lose the most basic judgment ability, and since Zhang Fan dares to put forward such a condition, how can he say it if he is not absolutely sure? Could it be that none of these guys who are smarter than the other on weekdays can see it?
It's not that these shareholders can't see that Zhang Fan must be confident, but because they are now like people who can't swim and suddenly throw a lifeline over when they are struggling in the deep water. Whether out of reason or instinct, grabbing the lifeline right away is the only option right now.
They're moving, but the most important thing is to make sure, "What are you going to do with the subject, and what are the agreed standards?"
Zhang Fan's brilliant achievements in movies These people are the group that feels the most, because they have paid a tragic price for it. Zhang Fan said that if he makes a movie, almost no one will think that he is not good at filming, and will only speculate how much box office he can earn!
"Isn't there a pirate ship in Disneyland? I'll use that as a theme to make a pirate movie. Zhang Fan said seemingly casually, "As for the box office, it will be set at 500 million US dollars." ”
Hearing Zhang Fan say that he was going to shoot a pirate-themed movie, almost everyone in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief.
Hollywood's pirate movies were once in their glory days, attracting large audiences and earning countless box office dollars. But just like all themed movies, after filming too much, it will naturally make the audience feel aesthetic fatigue and disgust. Pirate-themed movies are naturally lonely.
In the '90s, MGM invested heavily in creating a pirate-themed movie, Cut Throat Island. The film cost $95 million to make alone, and more than $150 million when it comes to publicity. And this was in the nineties, when the dollar was still very valuable.
However, the end result was that the film, which MGM had high hopes for, only managed to make $9.2 million at the box office!
Such a humiliating box office result has made Cut Throat Island firmly occupy an unshakable position in the top 10 most money-losing films in Hollywood history. And the failure of this film is like the collapse of United Arts Pictures at the Gate of Heaven, which directly forced MGM into bankruptcy and has since fallen into a tragic fate.
The most immediate effect of the tragedy of Cut Throat Island was that all Hollywood studios turned away from pirate-themed films. Since Cut Throat Island, no studio has dared to make a pirate movie. After all, MGM's fate was too tragic.
Almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they all thought that Zhang Fan was a self-defeating move. No matter how strong his ability to make movies is, can he still make pirate movies that the whole of Hollywood dare not touch?
"Are you sure?" the chairman of the board of directors had already suffered a loss from Zhang Fan in the matter of Pixar before, and to say that he was defenseless was to think that he was a fool. Although it seems that Zhang Fan has made a condition that he cannot complete, with Pixar's matter in front of him, he is always a little uneasy in his heart.
"I'm sure. Zhang Fan squinted his eyes and stared at the old man who had been against him, "This is my condition." If you say yes, everything will be clear next summer. If you don't say yes, I'm sorry everyone. As a major shareholder of the Disney Company, I can't sit idly by and watch you damage the company's interests!"
Intimidation, threats, plus temptation. That's what Zhang Fan used with these Disney shareholders. I have made a very generous offer for you, and if you are not willing to accept it, you will have to be sent to prison. As for Disney, that would have to be done in another way.
Zhang Fan needs a complete Disney company, not the chairman of the board of directors. After all, even the chairman of the board of directors of a joint-stock company will be restrained, and there is no way to transform the company according to what he thinks. And no matter how well Disney develops, it is just helping others and making money at the same time.
What Zhang Fan wants is to take more than 75% of Disney's shares, and only then can he forcibly start Disney's delisting plan!
That's right, delisting. From the beginning, Zhang Fan was ready to make Disney his own private company, not a public company. Only by becoming your own private company can you really do all the work for yourself.
The shareholders in the conference room saw Zhang Fan give an ultimatum, and their hearts fluctuated instantly. If they hadn't chosen before, they could still force themselves to die, but now Zhang Fan has given them a seemingly very tempting opportunity. It's like grasping at a straw when you fall into the water, and you are unwilling to give up.
"$500 million is too little at the global box office, isn't it?" someone unwillingly began to stumble, "In terms of your ability, how can you also need a billion dollars at the box office." ”
"Why don't you talk about the box office of 10 billion US dollars?" Zhang Fan sneered, "Don't take others for fools, and don't think that only you are smart." The opportunity is given to you, and it is up to you to choose whether you want to grasp it or not. ”