Chapter 526: The Dust Settles
"Hey, is it Xue Tian Lan Xue?"
"I am."
"I'm Fang Yihua, we have the final answer to your company's invitation to acquire Shaw Brothers Cinemas, and we will discuss the details with you at the Four Seasons Hotel at 9 o'clock tomorrow, so please be sure to be there."
"Did your company agree to our offer?"
"Hehehe...... We'll give you a clear answer tomorrow, so be sure to be there. ”
"Well, we'll be there on time tomorrow."
After putting down the phone, Xue Tianlan came to Chen Lang's office.
"Mr. Chen, Shaw Brothers has already made a decision, and we will meet at the Four Seasons Hotel at nine o'clock tomorrow." Xue Tianlan said.
"Oh? They promised? Chen Lang raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"No, it only said that the final answer would be given tomorrow, and it didn't directly say that it promised our acquisition, which is the strangest thing, if we promised our acquisition, there would be no need to disclose such a little news, but if we fail, then we don't need to attend tomorrow." Xue Tianlan frowned.
Chen Lang also frowned when he heard this, he really didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Shaw Brothers' gourd, thinking that the former Debao Film Company was the real acquirer of Shaw Brothers Cinemas, Chen Lang felt inexplicably irritable in his heart, "I can only wait until tomorrow to watch it." ”
Xue Tianlan could only nod helplessly.
This day seems to be a long time for Chen Lang, Chen Lang looks at the wall clock from time to time, but always seems to feel that the hour hand is a little slow, Chen Lang does not know how to survive this day, until the next day to the Four Seasons Hotel.
"Lang Lang, Mr. Xue, you are here." Fang Yihua personally greeted the LL film company at the door.
"Aunt Fang has a life, how dare she not come." Chen Lang replied with a smile.
"The stinky boy knows nonsense, so let's go in first." Fang Yihua smiled and brought Chen Lang and his party into the box.
Chen Lang walked into the box with a smile on his face, and first saw Shao Tycoon looking at him with a smile, Chen Lang was about to say hello to him, but suddenly saw Pan Disheng and Sammo Hung sitting on the other side, and the smile on his face stopped instantly.
It took a lot of effort for Chen Lang to let a smile appear on his face again, "Sixth Uncle is early." ”
Shao Daheng was paying attention to Chen Lang's expression as soon as he entered the door, and it was easy to see Chen Lang's face change abruptly, and he shook his head secretly in his heart, no matter how talented he is, he is still a young man who has just turned eighteen years old, and this kung fu is obviously far from it, "Sit down." ”
Chen Lang nodded when he heard this, and then looked at Pan Disheng, the famous brand king he met for the first time, "I think this is the famous brand king in Hong Kong, fortunately!" ”
"Lang Lang was polite, and said that it is famous, I am afraid that no one can compare with you, and now Hong Kong people can not know who the governor of Hong Kong is, but they definitely know who Lang Lang you are." Pan Disheng smiled heartily.
Chen Lang, who was still a little aggressive, was a little difficult to handle when he heard Pan Disheng's words, and he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Chen Lang was not a person with an extreme personality, so he had to slow down his tone, "I won the award, but I didn't expect that we would meet today." ”
"In the future, we will be partners, and there will be many opportunities to meet, and I hope that Lang Lang can teach me more and teach me some skills to make money." Pan Dickson looked sincere.
Chen Lang's heart sank when he heard this, it seems that Debao has reached some kind of tacit understanding with Shaw Brothers, but it seems that he has not completely thrown himself away, it seems that today's result will be greatly unexpected by himself.
Chen Lang sat down with a not very good-looking face, and then talked to Xue Tianlan in a low voice.
"Alright, now that we're all here, let's get started." Fang Yihua clapped his hands and said.
Chen Lang stopped talking to Xue Tianlan when he heard this, but Pan Disheng on the other side was still smiling.
"Things have changed a little, originally we at Shaw Brothers were going to sell Shaw Brothers Cinemas completely, but now we have changed our minds." Fang Yihua looked at Chen Langdao.
Chen Lang and Xue Tianlan's faces changed sharply when they heard this, but after noticing that Pan Disheng's face was as usual, they were puzzled, Chen Lang and his party were really confused, especially when it was obvious that their opponent had already known about this change, which made Chen Lang's face even more ugly.
Xue Tianlan, a professional manager who had stepped onto the battlefield for the first time, also had an ugly face, "Oh? Could it be that Shaw Brothers is not ready to sell its theater chain? ”
"Manager Xue misunderstood, we will still sell our cinema chain, but we hope to be able to retain the corresponding shares and occupy a place on the board of directors of the cinema company." Although Fang Yihua hated this plan very much, this was Shao Tycoon's final decision, and she was powerless to change it.
"Why is this happening? Why didn't you say it earlier in the first place? Chen Lang opened his mouth when he heard this, but his eyes were fixed on Pan Disheng, obviously it was this real victor in his previous life who caused this change.
"To tell the truth, Shaw Brothers wants to sell the cinema chain because Shaw Brothers Film Company is already in decline, and wants to put more energy into the operation of TVB, but in any case, Shaw Brothers once created a film dynasty, which is the cornerstone of Shaw Brothers' development today, so Shaw Brothers has always been very hesitant about whether to sell Shaw Brothers.
Previously, in order not to see the decline of Shaw Brothers Film Company step by step, we decided to sell the entire theater chain directly, but now we think about it is still a little reluctant, so we decided to keep some shares, which can be regarded as a memory of Shaw Brothers Films. Fang Yihua said.
Chen Lang knew that this was pure nonsense, and retorted without thinking about it, "What a good reason." ”
Fang Yihua's explanation let Chen Lang know that Pan Disheng should have lost to him in terms of offer, but he didn't know what method he used to persuade Shao Daheng to change his mind and become the current situation, he could have completely owned Shaw Brothers Cinemas and laid the foundation for his film career, but now there is such a change, and anyone will be unhappy.
"Before, it was clearly agreed that the negotiation was based on the premise of completely selling the theater chain, but now you say that it will change, and there is no such negotiation when talking about business." Xue Tianlan also retorted.
"It's true that we didn't do it right, but I hope you can understand the feelings of the Shaw Brothers Group for Shaw Brothers Film Company." Fang Yihua explained.
"Yes, Shaw Brothers Film Company is the representative of Hong Kong films in the 70s, how brilliant it is, and no one is willing to completely abandon such a glory and feelings, are you right, Lang Lang?" Pan Disheng also spoke.
Chen Lang snorted heavily when he heard this, too lazy to look at the smile on his face.
"We can understand your remembrance and feelings for the honor, but now we are talking about business, one yard is one yard, and the two cannot be confused." Xue Tianlan continued to retort.
"Okay, the plan I just talked about is our Shaw Brothers' business, if you want to talk about it, you can continue to talk, and if you don't want to leave, you can leave directly." At this time, Shao Daheng spoke.
Chen Lang and Xue Tianlan's faces became even more ugly when they heard this, there is really no way, they are sellers, if they are not willing to sell to you, you are giving him gold and silver mountains People are unwilling, and you can't think about it.
Pan Disheng gently pulled the corners of his mouth when he heard this, but he didn't feel much smugness, but Chen Lang didn't like it.
"Okay, Lang Lang, don't worry, our plan is not finished yet, this matter is indeed our loss first, for this reason we will also include the distribution channels of several Southeast Asian countries into this acquisition, and we promise that we will not occupy an absolute controlling stake, how about it? We're being sincere enough, aren't we? Fang Yihua looked at Chen Lang and said.
To be honest, Fang Yihua didn't expect Shao Daheng to add such a condition, overseas distribution capacity is definitely a huge potential stock, as Hong Kong films become more and more popular in Asian countries, many films outside Hong Kong have surpassed Hong Kong at the Asian box office, and have gradually become the focus of competition for major film companies.
It's just that now the film industry is controlled by three hegemons, and if you want to release it, you must hand it over to these three overlords, and even the overseas distribution rights have been forcibly represented, so the overseas distribution capacity is a game that only the top three in the film industry can afford, and this is a game with huge benefits.
However, Shao Daheng was willing to add this overseas distribution right to the plan, which was indeed beyond Fang Yihua's expectations, although this is only the issuance right of several Southeast Asian countries, excluding the issuance right of Taiwan, the most important ticket warehouse outside Hong Kong, but it is also an immeasurable huge benefit.
And Shao Tycoon is obviously biased towards Chen Lang's LL Film Company, although because Pan Disheng changed his willingness to sell the whole market, but he added a bigger cake and was willing to take the initiative to give it to Chen Lang, and even took the initiative to limit Pan Disheng's controlling stake, I really don't know if Shao Tycoon's investment in Chen Lang can be rewarded.
Of course, neither Shao Daheng nor Fang Yihua would say this, and Chen Lang didn't know anything about it.
At this time, Chen Lang was relieved after hearing that Shao Daheng would not occupy an absolute controlling stake, and he was even more excited when he heard the overseas distribution rights.
Chen Lang thought about the decline of Hong Kong movies in the future, and although he was reborn, he didn't know if he could succeed, but he always had to try, but it was impossible to achieve this goal by himself, but if Shao Tycoon, the movie godfather, helped, he would undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort, and now cooperating with Shao Tycoon will definitely be a big help in the future.
As for Pan Disheng, Chen Lang knows that in the future, he will stop when Hong Kong films are not completely declining and sell Debao Cinemas again, so as long as he occupies an absolute controlling stake, it doesn't matter if he cooperates with him, and he can even become a business partner in the future.
Thinking of this, a smile reappeared on Chen Lang's face, and then he said directly, "Okay, we accept the current plan, but we must occupy an absolute controlling stake, otherwise we can only withdraw." ”
Everyone present was stunned when they heard this, obviously they didn't expect Chen Lang to agree so quickly, even Xue Tianlan was a little surprised, but then when they thought of the overseas distribution rights, everyone automatically made up for it.
Then the three parties discussed again, and under the framework of the final plan, the three parties carried out fierce negotiations for each other, and it was not until the beginning of the light that the three finally reached a compromise, and the three parties were quite satisfied with the plan.