Chapter 250: Plotting to Seize Toei Animation

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Under the recommendation of Oda Gojiro, Fan Wei had contact with several small shareholders of Toei Animation, but the result made Fan Wei a little disappointed, and all of them did not agree to sell their shares, all of these shareholders are senior executives of Toei Animation, such as Osamu Tezuka, who is being treated in the hospital, is also one of the shareholders. They either have a deep affection for Toei Animation or see the future of Toei Animation.

Refusal to sell shares is also in the process of being liquidated. In this regard, after discussing with Wei Xiong, Fan Wei gave a plan, that is, they should stand on the side of Wei's on the board of directors, and Wei's will inject capital into Toei Animation after replacing Toei Company and becoming the chairman of the board of directors.

In return, the capital injection will be directed only at Toei and will not dilute their stakes, and the original positions will remain unchanged.

It was clear that this was a mutually beneficial plan, and several minority shareholders agreed with little hesitation. So far, Webster has relied on the acquisition of Gojiro Oda's shares (15%) and the support of several minority shareholders (7.55%), and has already controlled 49.88% of the shares.

As long as more than 0.12% of the shares are acquired in the circulation market, it will be able to secure a majority position on the board of directors and achieve the goal of controlling the board of directors, and then manipulate the board of directors to approve the plan to inject capital into the company, and Webster will be able to truly obtain a controlling stake in Toei Animation.

On this day, Fan Wei, on behalf of Hong Kong Weishi Entertainment Group, issued a notice to all members of Toei Animation's board of directors to convene a board meeting.

"Yaga, how can Xiao Tian do this, he is also a shareholder of Toei, how can he ignore the interests of the company, he is betrayal, I will not let him go." Shigeru Okada, the chairman and president of Toei Corporation, roared and tore the notice in his hand to shreds.

Standing in front of him is the company's executive director Shigeo Sugita Shigeo, who usually commands in front of the employees, but at this time he doesn't even dare to come out in the face of Okada Shigeru's anger, as a cronie of Okada Shigeru, because he knows very well that Okada Shigeru attaches great importance to Toei Animation.

Recently, in order to revive Toei Animation, Shigeru Okada has even specified a plan, but he didn't expect that before this plan was implemented, Toei Animation was about to change hands, and if it was him, he would be angry. But now is clearly not the time to get angry.

"Are the people in the investment department stupid pigs, a Hong Kong company secretly acquired shares of Toei Animation without even realizing it, what's the use of raising them."

After scolding one for another, Shigeru Okada scolded almost all the people in Hong Kong, and finally asked, "How many shares does Wei's hand have?" ”

"It is estimated that they should have acquired about 25% of the shares in the stock market, plus Oda-kun's 15%, at least 40%" more than us. ”

"Yaga." Shigeru Okada couldn't help but curse again, Toei Company holds 38% of Toei Animation's shares, plus 15% of Gojiro Oda's shares in Toei Company, it can be said that it should be very safe, but I didn't expect the chain to fall here in Gojiro Oda.

"Immediately ask someone from the investment department to buy Toei Animation's shares on the stock market, and receive as much as they want. In addition, you immediately contact Saburo Dantoki, Akira Moriji, Ryuichi Takashu, and Osamu Tezuka, I want to buy their shares, if I don't sell them, it's okay, tomorrow the board of directors they must support me. ”

"Hey, I'll do it right away." Shigeo Sugita didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately went to deal with what Okada Shigeru ordered, as long as the four of them supported Toei Company, even if Wei's stake was higher than Toei Company, Toei Company could still sit firmly as the chairman of the board of directors of Toei Animation.

However, half an hour later, when he returned to Shigeru Okada's office, the expression on his face was as if his mother had died, and Shigeru Okada, who was smoking a cigarette irritably, saw it, his brows suddenly furrowed, and a very bad premonition quickly grew in his heart: "How is it, what do they say?" ”

"This ......" Shigeo Sugita cautiously glanced at Shigeru Okada, who was about to be covered with wind and rain, and swallowed his saliva with difficulty: "Saburo Tuantoki, Akira Moriji, and Ryuichi Takashu, as soon as they heard that it was me, they hung up the phone, and Osamu Tezuka said that he listened to Osamu Oda-kun's opinion. ”

"Eight... Ga. At this time, Shigeru Okada's eyes were almost on fire, and the four Tezuka Osamu obviously didn't want to support him on the board of directors, let alone sell his shares, and without the support of these four people, it would undoubtedly be a drop in the bucket to buy from the stock market alone.

You must know that Weishi has acquired about 25% of the shares from the stock market, and there should be so much circulation, and the rest is basically in the hands of some long-term shareholders.

"President, what shall we do now? Do you want to ......" Shigeo Sugita asked cautiously, for fear of touching Shigeru Okada's brow.

"Do you want anything?"

"The reason why the four of them betrayed you must have made some kind of agreement with the Wei family, as long as we give more favorable conditions, maybe things will turn around."

"Yo Xi, what you said makes a lot of sense, we will go to the hospital right now, Tezuka has 3% of the shares in his hands, and he must fight for it first."

Time was urgent, Shigeru Okada picked up his coat and walked out of the office quickly, and Shigeo Sugida hurriedly followed. Half an hour later, the two came to the Cancer Research Institute Ariake Hospital, where Osamu Tezuka has been living since he was diagnosed with stomach cancer, recuperating while being treated.

"I'm sorry, Tezuka-kun is resting, and it's inconvenient to visit now."

Looking at the polite middle-aged woman in front of him, Okada Shigeru was on fire in his heart, he didn't believe that it would be such a coincidence, but he had to try to suppress the anger in his heart, bowed slightly, and said: "I have something important to discuss with Tezuka-kun, please be sure to pass it on." ”

"I'm sorry, why don't you come back tomorrow."

Now Osamu Tezuka has not reached the point where he can't take care of himself, but he is only slightly weakened by radiotherapy.

In other words, it is not possible to treat two guests in broad daylight, and looking at the attitude of the middle-aged woman, Okada Shigeru is even more convinced that Osamu Tezuka is not resting at all, and he just avoids it because he doesn't want to talk to him more. This made his patience almost to the limit.

It's just that no matter how big the fire is, what is the use, he can't break in, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "That's it, that's a bother." ”

Looking at the closed door again, Shigeo Sugita quickly followed: "President, Tezuka-kun is deliberately avoiding you, he must be ......"

"Can I see that?"

was glared at fiercely by Shigeru Okada, and the words that Shigeo Sugita had not yet spoken immediately swallowed back, it was really too much to say and what was wrong, and he felt that it was better for him not to speak.

After a few minutes, the two returned to the car, and the driver asked, "President, where are you going?" ”

"Toei Animation." With a faint word, Shigeru Okada closed his eyes, looking at his even breathing, and thought he was asleep if he didn't know.

Saburo Tuantoki, Akira Moriji, and Ryuichi Takashu all work in Toei Animation, of which Saburo Tuan Toki is the vice president, Akira Moriji is the special manager, and Ryuichi Takaki is the executive director. Since he couldn't see Osamu Tezuka at the hospital, he went to the company to see the other three, and he didn't believe that he couldn't see them.

……

"Just do it according to this, I hope to step up, there is no time to delay it any longer." Saburo handed the secretary a copy of the approved plan.

"Hey."

The female secretary looked good-looking, hugged the documents to her chest, covered her breasts, and then turned around and walked out with a bow. Who knew that as soon as she walked to the door, the originally closed door suddenly opened, and if she hadn't retreated so quickly, she almost hit her nose.

"Ah, President, Hello President."

Saburo looked up and saw that it was really Shigeru Okada who was coming, and his heart suddenly became nervous, especially when he saw Shigeru Okada's gloomy face.

"You get out."

"Hey."

Seeing that the atmosphere didn't seem right, the secretary dared to stay longer, bowed and retreated, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the office door was closed.

"Tuan Shijun, what do you mean by this?" Shigeru Okada, who had a fire in his heart, was in no mood to go around in circles, and said straight to the point, but he forgot one thing, his aggressive attitude at the moment would only force Tuan Shi Saburo to the point of not being able to turn back.

Sure enough, the smile that Saburo was about to show suddenly froze on his face, and then disappeared, replaced by indifference, just like Shigeru Okada was not the chairman of the company.

"What do you mean?"

"Hmph, what do you mean? I'll just get to the point, as long as you sell me the shares of the company, I will nominate you to be the president at the board of directors tomorrow. ”

The reason why Shigeru Okada attaches so much importance to Saburo Tuantoki is that in addition to Saburo Tuantoki's 2.6% stake in his hands, it is also because Saburo Tuantoki is a real veteran of Toei Animation and has a high prestige in the company. And Akira Moriji and Takaki Ryuichi were also promoted by Saburo Tuanshi.

As long as Saburo takes the group, it will be much easier for Akira Moriji and Ryuichi Takashu.

Pity.

If Shigeru Okada's tone was not so aggressive, but he was persuasive with good words, maybe Saburo would really be tempted by the group, but now...... He was extremely suspicious that when the crisis was resolved, Shigeru Okada would cross the river and tear down the bridge, and he didn't want to end up being swept away by the company he had worked for decades.

"Thanks to the president's kindness, I have no idea of selling my shares for the time being."

Shigeru Okada looked cold and continued: "I can pay a 50% premium on the basis of market capitalization, which is already very high, how? ”

"I'm so sorry." Saburo was still unmoved.

At this time, Shigeru Okada's face was completely gloomy: "It's okay if you don't sell it, so what about tomorrow, are you willing to stand on my side." ”

"Well, I'll depend on the situation." Tuanshi Saburo glanced at Shigeru Okada and said euphemistically, but the meaning couldn't be clearer.

"Okay, very good, Tuan Shijun, I wrote it down today." Okada Shigeru's old body trembled slightly, neither because of fear, nor because of cold, but because he was angry, you know, part of the 2.6% stake in the hands of Tuan Shi Saburo was originally rewarded for his decades of contribution to Toei Animation, and Toei Company rewarded him, but I didn't expect time to pass, Tuan Shi Saburo actually turned his face and didn't recognize people.

"Bang."

"Alas......" Looking at the heavily closed office door, Saburo sighed, he didn't want to fall out with Shigeru Okada, but he had no choice.

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"The people have already been sent, the afternoon flight will arrive in the evening, you can arrange it then." In addition, I've read the information you sent back, and from the perspective of ability, Saburo Tuan Toki is a good candidate for president, but he has been in Toei Animation for too long. ”

"I'm afraid that many of Toei Animation's top executives have been promoted by him, and if he is made president again, the power will be too centralized."

Wei Xiong held the phone and said with a little worry, whether it is from the perspective of emotion or practical interests, it is impossible for him to hand over such a large company to a person who does not understand. Just like when the Hero Club was established, Han Jiaying is not only the vice president, but also responsible for finance.

greatly distributed the power of Taniyama Shangyi. Up to now, only half of the senior executives in the Hero Club have been promoted by Taniyama Shangyi, and the management of the entire finance department is almost all pulled up by Han Jiaying at the beginning, and he really controls the lifeblood of the entire company.

Fan Wei's voice came from the phone: "I have also considered this problem, but when the time comes, I can place the people sent by the company in some important departments, such as the financial department, and when everything is stable, the company will be reorganized, and the power of Tuan Shi Saburo will be slowly divided." ”

After pondering for a while, Wei Xiong made a decision: "Well, then do as you say first, and call me at any time if you have anything." ”

After hanging up the phone, Wei Xiong was still full of groaning, but he was not thinking about the president of Toei Animation, but about what Ouyang Yaqing had just come to report to him - Pan Disheng wanted to invite him to dinner. You must know that he has no friendship with this famous brand king.

In this case, why did Pan Disheng suddenly want to entertain him? It's certain that it has something to do with the movie, but he doesn't know what it is.

……

At seven o'clock in the evening, Wei Xiong met Pan Disheng in a private room in the Chinese restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel.

"I'm sorry, there's something going on, I'm late."

"Hehe, I just arrived."

The two exchanged a few polite words, and a waitress came in with the menu, the so-called guest is as good as the host, Wei Xiong naturally asked Pan Disheng to order, but Pan Disheng insisted on letting him order, so he was no longer hypocritical, took the menu and ordered two signature dishes, and then ordered several other dishes.

After the waiter went out, Pan Disheng said with a smile: "Mr. Wei's operation of advertising is simply superb, a few simple advertising spaces have been sold for a price of more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, even I am envious, no wonder the media are saying that you are the reincarnation of the God of Wealth." ”

"Hehe, I'm called cheesy, I pay attention to money in everything, Mr. Poon is different, Hong Kong people are known as the famous brand king."

"Mr. Wei, don't laugh at me, what a famous brand king, it's just an agent for a few luxury brands, how can you be called a famous brand king."

After a pause, Pan Disheng continued: "But today I asked Mr. Wei, there is something really related to famous brands. ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Wei Xiong asked suspiciously, but he already had a guess in his heart.

"Not long ago, I just represented the French luxury women's clothing brand Chanel, and I wanted the female guests of "Sister Over Flowers" to wear the clothes I provided in the show, and in addition, there should be an advertising slogan in the opening and middle of the film, such as the clothes provided by such and such a brand in this show."

"The sponsorship fee is 10 million Hong Kong dollars, how about it?"

Wei Xiong has no reason not to want the money sent to the door, but he was quite surprised by Pan Disheng's generosity, you must know that the sponsorship of the two programs of Running Man and "Sister Over Flowers" comes from the head office, for example, it is the German BMW that gets the naming right of Running Man, but it is not an agent in a certain region.

What's more, Pan Disheng's agency should only be in Hong Kong and Macau, how could he be so generous and spend money to advertise Chanel himself?

After thinking about it carefully, he probably guessed the reason, and thought that Pan Disheng would apply to the headquarters of Chanel in France and get a certain subsidy.

"Of course it's no problem if you want to sponsor, the cost should be very reasonable, I will say hello to Tianheng Film and Television, and Mr. Pan can let people come over tomorrow to negotiate a specific contract."

"Then I will replace the wine with tea, and I wish us a happy cooperation."

The two of them each picked up their teacups and gestured to each other. The two didn't have much friendship before, and when they met in all public places, they just said hello and were pure nodding friends. Now that there is a partnership, the distance has been shortened a lot in an instant, and the topic seems to have suddenly increased.

After the food to be ordered was delivered, the two chatted while eating, and slowly, Pan Disheng talked about another thing about Weixiong today.

"If I want Debao Cinemas to join Westster Film Distribution, what does Mr. Wei think?"

Hearing this, combined with some of the operating data of Debao Cinema Line, Wei Xiong still doesn't know why Pan Disheng wants Debao Cinema Line to join Wei's Film Distribution Company.

In 1986, Debao Cinemas released a total of 47 films, a lot of films, but only 5 of them were produced by Debao Films, which means that most of the films were provided by small and medium-sized film companies.

The basic quality is very poor, and the box office is naturally not much better. However, even the 5 films produced by Debao himself were not satisfactory at the box office.

The highest "Royal Sister" is only about 20 million Hong Kong dollars.

The performance is the worst among the four major cinema chains in Hong Kong.

And if we want to change this situation, the most direct way is for Debao Film to improve the production level and scale, and shoot enough excellent works.

But how easy is this solution to achieve? Otherwise, Debao Cinemas would not have released a bad movie for a year, so that the reputation of Debao Cinemas is the worst among the four major cinema chains today.

So joining Merriam-Webster Film Distribution became another good choice.

"Of course, Debao is very welcome to join."

"Mr. Wei welcomes it, but I hope that Wei's Film Distribution Company can ensure the quality of Debao Cinemas, and the number of key films will reach more than half of that of Wei's Cinemas."

"There is no upper limit for the number of films scheduled, but the lower limit is only 25% at most."

The joining of Debao Cinemas is undoubtedly beneficial to the development of Wei's Film Distribution Company, but Weixiong must first ensure that Wei's Cinemas can be fed.