Chapter 347: Acquisition of Disney
"That's right." Zhang Fan spat out a puff of smoke rings and looked at the many Disney directors in front of him with a chuckle, "My target is indeed Disney." ”
"We would like to support you in becoming the chairman of the board of directors of Disney." There are still people who have not figured out the current situation, and they still hope to use the position of chairman of the board of directors of Disney to impress Zhang Fan.
"I think you may have misunderstood something." Zhang Fan shook his head, "Don't waste everyone's time anymore, sign the equity transfer contract now." If you make a fuss and call a lawyer, it won't look good. ”
Whether it's these directors threatening, inducing, pleading, or whatever. Zhang Fan was unmoved. He knew very well that if he wanted to take full control of Disney, these people would have to be eliminated. If these moths are still left, even if Zhang Fan has a golden finger, he will be dragged to death by these people.
Disney's directors eventually despaired. There was no way for them to refuse the contract they had signed before. If he did not sell his shares to Zhang Fan, he would not only be enforced by the court, but also pay compensation and be sent to prison.
At the height of the atmosphere, Disney's chairman of the board of directors was the first to sign a contract for the transfer of equity. With someone taking the lead, others naturally have no way to continue to resist. If you continue to resist, you will lose everything, and if you sell it now, you will at least make money back.
With such a mind, plus someone taking the lead. The shareholders quickly signed their names on the transfer agreements one by one. By the time the professionals took the contracts to follow up on the formalities, the shareholders who had lost their shares in Disney got up with cold faces and prepared to leave. When they lose their shares, they are no longer directors on the board. If Zhang Fan didn't invite them to join here, he could only choose to leave.
"Everyone, please wait a moment." Just as these Disney shareholders were about to leave, Zhang Fan stopped them.
"What? After getting the shares, you are still not satisfied, and you still want to humiliate us? The gray-haired chairman of the board of directors sneered, "I'm here to see if you can do a good job at Disney!" ”
The chairman of the board of directors made a point in saying this, these people have been in the business at Disney for many years, and almost all the management up and down is their people. Once you concentrate on making trouble for Zhang Fan, it will inevitably lead to Disney's poor operation, which will cause the stock to fall, and shareholders will complain and oppose it. Maybe Zhang Fan, who is anxious at that time, will want to get rid of this tricky mess and sell Disney at a low price. At that time, it will be time for them to come back again.
This kind of thing is not impossible. In the history of the United States, there have been many, many things like being abandoned by stockholders, falling stock prices, and running a mess of the company, and finally forcing the boss to abandon the company.
"You're misunderstanding." Zhang Fan laughed, "You have nothing to do with Disney anymore, and there is no point in me humiliating you." Besides, I'm not the kind of person who likes to play tricks. I have something very nice to share with you. ”
"Huh?" These former shareholders looked at each other one by one, not knowing what Zhang Fan said about the very good things for him.
"Then you can say it." The chairman of the board of directors immediately sat down, looked at Zhang Fan, and said in a deep voice, "I want to hear what a good thing is." ”
"First of all, I will clean up all the people you have planted in Disney over the years, and I won't give them a chance to make trouble." As soon as Zhang Fan's words fell, it caused these people to be angry and crusade.
"These are the management of the company!" Someone shouted, "You can't do that even if you become the chairman of the board!" ”
In a joint-stock company, such a large-scale dismissal is not acceptable, even by the chairman of the board of directors.
"I'm sorry, but I don't have the idea of becoming the chairman of the board." Zhang Fan clapped his hands, and a group of people quickly walked in outside the room, led by Roger.
"Ladies and gentlemen." Roger, who was holding a stack of documents in his hand, looked at these people in front of him with high spirits: "Let me explain it to you." ”
Roger has been in the business for more than two decades, but he has never made an acquisition of this magnitude. To be able to do such a single business in a lifetime is enough in terms of honor. And Zhang Fan paid him and his team a lot of money for this acquisition plan. From now on, you can retire, and you will naturally be in high spirits at this time.
"I accept the entrustment of Mr. Zhang Fan to acquire the shares of Disney Company on my behalf." Roger solemnly announced to the former directors that "as of yesterday's stock market close, it has acquired more than 23 percent of Disney shares." ”
"It can't be!" Someone jumped up and shouted in disbelief, "If more than 5 percent, we will report to the CSRC and make an announcement." We've never heard of it! ”
"You're right." Roger smiled and said, "There is indeed such a rule. However, we use the method of multiple accounts to buy together, and each account does not exceed 5%. Until this morning, we transferred all the Disney shares in our account to Mr. Zhang. By the way, it has been reported to the CSRC this morning and an announcement has been issued. Mr. Zhang Fan now holds 40% of the shares of Disney and has officially become the largest shareholder of Disney Company. ”
After a pause, Roger continued to speak, "With the Disney shares that you transferred to Mr. Zhang Fan before, Mr. Zhang Fan will own more than 75% of Disney shares. ”
There was silence in the conference room, and everyone looked at Roger in amazement. They all know very well what this means, which means that Zhang Fan already has more than 75% of Disney shares in his hands!
According to U.S. law, if a legal person holds more than 75% of the shares of a public company, it must be forcibly delisted. The remaining shares of the company will be fully acquired at the closing price of the day, after which the company will be delisted. From then on, the company will become a private enterprise.
"You, you don't want to become Disney, but you want to turn it into your private property?!" It was only at this time that these people finally understood what Zhang Fan had been doing to Disney for what it was for. This guy actually wants to make Disney, a company with a long history and a huge influence around the world, his own!
"Hmm." Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, "I've always thought so." And now it's finally done. I would also like to thank you for your help, without your assistance, it would not have been easy for me to win Disney. ”
"It can't be." Someone scratched his hair vigorously, "Even if you can buy these stocks, these stocks are worth at least $40 billion!" You can't have so much money even if you're the chairman of the Federal Reserve! ”
Zhang Fan is indeed very profitable, and his ability to make money is envied by everyone in Hollywood. Every movie is a big hit, and he also publishes records and writes books. It can be described as a typical money-making machine. But even if Zhang Fan can make money, it is impossible to get a huge fortune of more than 40 billion US dollars in such a short period of time! Even if you open a money printing machine to print, it will take a long time to make so much money!
"Oh." Zhang Fan smiled, "I really don't have so much money, but Citibank gave me so many loans." ”
"Nonsense!" Someone slapped the table hard: "Even if you are the son of the chairman of Citibank, it is impossible for you to borrow so much money from Citibank!" That's $40 billion! Not four million! ”
"I had dinner with the chairman of Citibank the night before. But I don't have the slightest kinship with that gentleman. Zhang Fan leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs and looked at the people in front of him who were in chaos, "The reason why they are willing to lend me money is because I have pledged the corresponding value of Alibaba shares to Citibank." ”
Without waiting for these people to ask, Zhang Fan continued to explain, "Before Alibaba went public, I had already bought a part of Alibaba's shares from SoftBank. After going public, the value has been skyrocketing. As for why you don't know about it, it's because I have these shares in the name of an offshore fund. Do you understand it now? ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, they couldn't believe that Zhang Fan could actually have so much property! With this kind of strength, why bother buying Disney!
"You don't understand what I'm thinking." Zhang Fan understood their thoughts and shook his head slightly, "Disney can do better, very good." But the premise is up to me. I can take Disney to the highest summit in Hollywood. But I'm a person who doesn't like to work for other people, so until then, I need to make Disney my own company. ”
It was all over, and the former Disney shareholders left the Disney office building in despair. From then on, they will never have the chance to return here. As for the people they arranged in the company to make trouble for Zhang Fan, after Disney became Zhang Fan's private company, no one could stop Zhang Fan from doing anything to this company. Because he is the real and full owner of the company, he only needs to pay liquidated damages if he wants to fire people. He didn't need to compromise and he didn't need to care about the union's resistance.
These people feel very lost, because compared with Zhang Fan, it seems so ridiculous that they keep digging into the corners of the company all day long in order to make a little money. This is the person who really does big things, but it's a pity that they don't have the opportunity to get involved.
The gap between people is infinitely magnified at this moment.
Starting today, Disney, a company with a long history and huge influence, will change its surname to Zhang. It became Zhang Fan's private property. Of course, he will have to wait for a while until the Securities and Futures Commission approves Disney's delisting application, and then buy all the remaining shares back.
But as things stand, no one can stop the outcome of this matter!