Chapter 604: Bet
Xia Xing came to country M, and in the manor, Yang Weiwei had been waiting for Xia Xing for a long time.
"Weiwei, are you ready for what I want?" Xia Xing asked.
Because country M is Yang Weiwei's territory, the affairs here are all taken care of by Yang Weiwei with Xia Xing.
"Here is the information you want, I have screened three according to your requirements. Yang Weiwei handed a document to Xia Xing.
"Good work. Xia Xing took the information and looked at it.
According to Xia Xing's request, Yang Weiwei found a total of three film and television companies.
All three of them belong to medium-sized film and television companies in the film market of country M.
They are characterized by a certain amount of strength, and they are now short of money.
The three film and television companies are Brother Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Star Man Pictures.
Yang Weiwei introduced on the side: "Among the three film market companies, Brother Pictures has the strongest market value of $5.2 billion, followed by Star Pictures with a market value of $4.9 billion, and finally Universal Pictures with a market value of $4.6 billion. ”
Xia Xing looked at the profiles of the three film and television companies, among which Universal Pictures is already on the verge of bankruptcy and is now desperate to get its next home, so it is the easiest to acquire.
The benefits of Brother Pictures are not very good, and they also want to find someone to take over.
And Xingman Pictures is a film and television company focusing on animation, and they are also short of money, but unlike the previous two, they are not trying to acquire but want financing.
Each of the three film companies has its own characteristics.
Among them, the strongest is Brother Pictures, a company that developed very well in the early days and won Hollywood awards, but it has been declining over the years.
And Universal Pictures is the best to buy, and it is also the least expensive to buy, as long as you give money, you can trade it immediately.
Among these three companies, Xia Xing values Xingman Pictures the most.
Because the foundation of this company is the best, and this animation-based company has a whole set of animation production team.
In the future film market, animation special effects account for a very large proportion, and this company is also the most in line with Xia Xing's future development needs.
Xia Xing's evaluation report of the three companies nodded and said, "If Xingman Pictures pays more, will it have a chance to acquire?"
Yang Weiwei shook her head: "According to what we know, although Xingman Pictures is very tight on funds now, the main reason is that there are too many technical employees in their company, and their main business is the production of special effects for cartoons and some movies, which is quite expensive, but they seem to be more inclined to financing and do not plan to sell the company completely." ”
Xia Xing nodded, already having an idea in his heart.
What he wants most is Xingman Pictures, which is also the film company he needs the most.
"Weiwei, contact me with the person in charge of Xingman, I want to negotiate with them. Xia Xing said.
Yang Weiwei frowned and said: "Xia Xing, if you are in a hurry to acquire the best acquisition target should be Universal Pictures, the opportunity for Xingman Pictures to acquire will not be very large, they only agreed to sell 45% of the shares in their hands, which means that the management rights are still in their hands." ”
"Try it, if it succeeds. Xia Xing took a deep breath and said.
Of these three companies, Xingman is the company with the highest level of special effects and animation, although the other two film and television companies also have some strength, but Xia Xing pays more attention to future development.
"Immediately arrange for me to negotiate with the person in charge of Xingman. Xia Xing said.
"Okay, I'll arrange it. Yang Weiwei nodded and left.
The next day, the conference room of Xingman Group.
Xia Xing, Yang Weiwei, Zhou Yi and senior lawyers from Xingying Group sat on the left side of the conference room.
And Luo Ke, the chairman of Xingman Group, and three directors sat opposite them.
These four people are all the founders of Xingman, and they are also major shareholders.
The two sides began to negotiate, and differences arose just after the talks began.
Because what Xingman wants to find is financing, and Xia Xing is an acquisition.
On Xingying's side, it is Zhou Yi who is in charge of negotiation, after all, he is an expert in negotiation in this regard, especially this kind of acquisition, he is very experienced.
"Sir, you are mistaken, we don't want to sell our company, I believe that our company will develop better and better in the future, I just want to finance the company, and the acquisition is absolutely impossible. "Roque has a very tough attitude.
"Mr. Roque, I have read your company's financial statements, and the situation of your company has been very bad recently, it can be said that you can't make ends meet, and your company's debts are very high, and it has reached the verge of bankruptcy, which is enough to show that you have lost the ability to control this company. ”
"Mr. Zhou, I am very optimistic about the prospects of our company, we only accept financing, and do not plan to sell our company, there is no room for negotiation at all. ”
"But with the current situation of your company, who is willing to give you financing, according to our understanding, you have applied for loans with several major commercial banks in country M, but they have all been rejected, if you continue this situation, you will go bankrupt in less than half a year. ”
The two sides do not give in, one must be acquired, and the other party insists on financing.
Xia Xing listened to the arguments between the two sides on the side, and he also understood the other party's thoughts.
These people are very confident in the future development of Xingman, but now they are short of money.
At this time, Xia Xing finally spoke: "If I increase the purchase price by ten percent, are you willing to sell the company?"
After listening to Xia Xing's words, the venue was suddenly silent.
The eyes of several shareholders of Xingman fell on Xia Xing.
They also understand that it was Xia Xing who finally made the final decision in this negotiation.
"Mr. Xia, we can give you forty-five percent of the shares, but we can't give up the right to operate the company. ”
Xia Xing smiled faintly: "Do you think that although Xingman is losing money now, the future is still bright, right?"
"Of course, this company was founded by several of us, it is like our child, and we are confident that he will be brilliant again. ”
Xia Xing suddenly smiled: "I'm sorry, judging from the direction of your company's development, I don't see any future." ”
Listening to Xia Xing's words, Roque's brows furrowed, and there was a little annoyance in his voice.
"Mr. Xia, what do you mean by that? We can't, can you? I want you to apologize for what you just said. Roque's voice smelled of gunpowder.
"I'm sorry, why apologize, so let's do it, since I can't talk about it, I have an idea, how about we make a bet, if I lose, according to what you said, I will give you the right to finance and operate, and if I win, the company will belong to me." Xia Xing said lightly.
"Bet?"
Roque was stunned for a moment and asked, "How do you want to bet?"
Now Xingman really needs money, even if there is a slight opportunity, Roque does not want to give up.
He was also very interested in hearing about Xia Xing's bet.
(End of chapter)