112 Stationed in Chungmuro
112 stationed in Chungmuro
“…… OLIVE9's management report has been reviewed, and after cross-examination on the ground, we believe that the report is very credible. We communicated our intention to acquire the acquisition a week ago and requested that it be completed as soon as possible in a confidential manner. Sale and Purchase Agreements, Disclosure Documents, Shareholders' Agreements, Offer Agreements, Irrevocable Guarantee Agreements are here. Under normal circumstances, we should have entered the final acquisition process and made a statement in the media, but President Song's delay in making a decision really made it difficult for us to do so. ”
Gu Huan frowned and said, but there was no impatience in his tone, listen carefully, and even have a bit of bitterness. Seeing that Song Yizhe was still not moved, he couldn't help but sigh, and he wanted to scold.
OLIVE9 is the largest performing arts production company in South Korea, with an excellent core team composed of the most senior people in the film and television and animation production industry, with rich experience in film and television production and management, location construction, animation production, etc., and is the designated partner of many large film production companies in Korea.
Last year, OLIVE9 suffered a huge deficit due to its involvement in the film production industry, and its financial situation did not improve until March this year.
Gu Huan and Song Yizhe each had several documents in front of them, and as long as they signed, they would clear the money. I have been busy for more than a month, just to ensure that the figures and information on these documents are accurate today, but I don't know what Song Yizhe is doing, but he has postponed the final signing date again and again. Today is the last day of the investigation, and if these agreements are not signed, the acquisition plan will either fail or have to start all over again.
The tense atmosphere in the conference room stems from the stillness of Song Yizhe and Gu Huan, and if you look closely, you will find that this is different from the conference room in the general film and television drama, there is a bunch of camera equipment in the corner of the room, and the walls of the conference room are also pasted with classic animation images and movie posters produced by OLIVE9. OLIVE9 participated in the production of the war scenes of 'Taeji Flag Flying' and the CG production of 'Han River Monster', and led these scenes to become a classic on the screen, just because of this, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the No. 1 performing arts production company in Korea.
Song Yizhe was still unmoved, as if he couldn't beat a fart with eight poles, and a liquidator beside him helped his glasses and said profusely: "We haven't completely solved the production contract issue of 'Dream Concert' and some other government projects, Mr. Gu, you should also know that once the news of OLIVE9's acquisition is exposed, there will inevitably be problems with these contracts." We are also for your benefit......"
"Our interests?!"
Gu Huan couldn't bear it anymore, and let out a loud roar that made the ears of the people around him itch, "Aren't these teams of lawyers planning the acquisition, the daily salary of you, the property liquidator, the idle of the company's large amount of funds, and our time?" It's already the last day! Today, everything has to be done all over again! ”
The liquidator was stunned by the yelling, his lips squirmed, and he couldn't say a word, and the lawyers and accountants in the room in suits began to sit on pins and needles, because if the acquisition really failed, their efforts all these days would naturally be in vain.
Not only movies, but also OLIVE9's production team in concerts and variety shows is also strong. Under the outsourcing system, OLIVE9's shooting team has 'two days and one night' and 'infinite challenge' shooting contracts, and the company's production team involves all aspects of the entertainment industry, and has also been recognized by most production companies, and has always been known for its strength and reputation in the circle. …,
There was silence in the conference room, but the atmosphere seemed to be tense, and after venting, Gu Huan was panting, helpless against Song Yizhe's hobby-like attitude.
"Is President Song short of money?"
A man's voice sounded, flat, without the slightest hint of anger. A group of lawyers and accountants who can walk with their heads held high in their own companies looked at the man next to Gu Huan, since the acquisition, this man seems to be Gu Huan's assistant, but Gu Huan's attitude towards him doesn't seem to be all.
Don't ask what shouldn't be asked, don't say what shouldn't be said, for these old birds in the workplace, the job is the first, so the man's positioning has always been very mysterious, until he now comes up with such an amazing sentence.
Song Yizhe raised his head, looked at the man who was not amazing, and asked expressionlessly, "What do you think?" ”
"Lacking, lacking." Lin Weiran's answer was particularly concise.
'Heh', Song Yizhe suddenly chuckled, revealing the wrinkles on his forehead, looking very tired. He picked up the pen in front of him and fiddled with it in his hand, and hung the hearts of the whole room. They looked at Song Yizhe and then at Lin Weiran, and they already had expectations for him in their hearts.
"Is Mr. Lin concerned about finance?"
"Well, I am a financial professional, and although I am engaged in a different job now, I still have a little concern."
"Mr. Lin thinks there is still a need for investment in the United States? I have quite a few assets over there in the United States. ”
The two men began to chat with each other, which had nothing to do with the subject of the acquisition, but the lawyers and accountants present were jubilant.
What is an acquisition? It's business!
What is the business? It's an exchange!
Whether it's chatting or negotiating, as long as it's not just one party who opens his mouth, then business can be done. They expected Lin Weiran to say something good, at least to make Song Yizhe happy and let him sign it quickly.
"Nope." Lin Weiran's answer was still simple, but it made the hearts of a group of people at the scene nervous.
"Oh? Then please Mr. Lin continue. ”
Before Bear Stearns collapsed, the U.S. rating agency gave a triple-A rating, but the next day Bear Stearns announced its collapse, and the stock price plummeted to $2.8, which proves that the rating given by the U.S. rating agency is no longer credible. And they evaluate 13 times the number of triple-A securities five years ago, 9 times the real estate rating, and the rating is the financial image and weather vane of the United States, and now that this image has collapsed, I think the American market is no longer worth investing in for the time being. ”
After saying some of his own opinions, Lin Weiran ignored Song Yizhe's increasingly gloomy gaze and continued: "President Song is short of money, but he has a lot of money. EVEN SELLING OLIVE9 WON'T NECESSARILY FILL YOUR HOLE, SO YOU NOW HAVE ONLY TWO OPTIONS FOR THIS COMPANY, EITHER HOLD IT AND DIE WITH YOU, OR THROW IT OUT AND LET IT LIVE. ”
STIMULATING, BLATANT STIMULATION, THE NEWS OF SONG YIZHE'S FAILED INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED IN ADVANCE, OTHERWISE, WITH THE STRENGTH OF OLIVE9, THE LOSS OF TWO MOVIES WILL NOT BE TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY WANT TO SELL AS A WHOLE, AND SOMEONE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM LOOKED AT LIN WEIRAN AS IF HE WAS LOOKING AT A MADMAN, AS IF HE WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO MESS UP THE ACQUISITION.
Song Yizhe pulled out his pen in the stunned eyes of everyone, and when the first one fell on the contract, the lawyers and accountants with excellent annual salaries were shocked to the point of shock.
Gu Huan's good talk these days has not made Song Yizhe show the slightest willingness to sign, and now this Song Yizhe is just chatting with this one, can he sign?
"When Japan colonized it, it was called Honmachi-dori, and since then my father has been coming here to watch movies, and since then it has been called Chungmuji, and my father has come here to make movies. I don't know if Mr. Lu Daolin knows about Lu Dao's 'Chunxiang Biography', when the movie was filmed, it was my father who was in charge ......of the camera"...,
Song Yizhe nagged while signing his name on the contract, and after signing one copy, the actuary next to him immediately handed him another copy, Lin Weiran knew that South Korea's No. 1 performing arts production company, now called OLIVE9, was just a small studio at the beginning, and it took decades to develop to its current scale.
"...... 'Taeji Flag Flying', 'Sibi Island', 'Han River Monster', we are indispensable for the big productions of Korean films. Last year, I fulfilled my father's last wish for the first time and made two films with this company, and although I lost it, I was also very happy......"
After signing for three minutes, Song Yizhe also said for three minutes, he always had a faint smile on his face, and only after stamping the seal on each contract did he raise his head, looking radiant, but like a return to the light.
"I know that Shinhan acquired us not because we already had the ability to make films on our own, but because of our other businesses in the industry and our mature shooting team. But I still have one thing I want to ask Torin to make, and I wonder if you can say yes. ”
"Speak, please." Lin Weiran nodded slightly and sat upright.
"If possible, OLIVE9, please make a blockbuster movie with him." Song Yizhe's tone was sincere, perhaps because he was too sincere, and this sentence made him say it as if he were his last words.
Lin Weiran didn't think about it for a moment, and said seriously: "I'm sorry, I'm just the person in charge of this acquisition, the management company of OLIVE9 has not yet been decided, and the development also depends on the company's policy." ”
Song Yizhe lowered his head and chuckled, and after a while, he couldn't hide his regret and said, "Well, it's my request that is too much." ”
He stood up and stretched out his hand to Lin Weiran, Gu Huan, who had been fighting for life and death these days, was just put aside by him. Lin Weiran naturally stood up, and the two clasped their hands together, so that the room full of people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Final word.
Although Lin Weiran's method is strange, the result is the most important.
After completing the contract, the room full of lawyers and accountants already wanted to clap their hands and congratulate, but because of Song Yizhe, they still held back their excitement after all.
On Zhongwu Road, the lawyers were sent to the car, and Lin Weiran and Gu Huan could say a few words.
"Actually, it's nothing special, I've checked a lot of information in the past few days, and found that the conditions given by CJ are much better than ours, but because CJ's own production team is very good, we just need OLIVE9's reputation and reputation in the industry, if CJ buys it, most of the people here will be fired, Song Yizhe's reason for letting us buy it is very simple, didn't we promise the benefits of employees?"
Hearing Lin Weiran explain the reason, Gu Huan nodded, and asked again: "Then what are you telling him about the United States?" He lost money on real estate investment in the United States and needed a large amount of money to fill it in. When you say that the United States no longer has investment value for the time being, doesn't that mean that it is dead? ”
"It is because he is dead, that the person who is going to drown will seize everything around him, whether it is people or objects. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SONG YIZHE LOST, ANYWAY, LOOKING AT HIS APPEARANCE, AN OLIVE9 CAN'T SAVE HIM. Lin Weiran looked back, the bronzing plaque of OLIVE9 was shining in the afternoon sun, and the filming team of "Birth of a Family" was matched by Han Weiyi, and it was also determined that he was in this production company that is good at shooting strength, and now it seems that he really has some fate with this company.
Today is not a day off, it is the afternoon, but Chungmuro Road is still lively, if the United States has Hollywood, then South Korea has Chungmuro, although the scale of the two is not the same, but the symbolism is exactly the same.
Lin Weiran took a breath and said slowly: "The average production cost of each Korean film is 2.5 billion, and 110 were released last year, and the total production cost is 275 billion. But do you know how much economic benefit it has driven? It is conservatively estimated that there are eight trillion, which is a typical four-tael thousand pounds. ”
Gu Huan smashed his mouth and said, "Four or two thousand catties? Hey, you should know what the company bought it for. The collapse of the industrial chain caused by blind investment and expansion will not be able to stay at that time, and it is destined to be bankrupt and liquidated. ”
Indeed, the acquisition of OLIVE9 is an important part of Shinhan's loss of 70 billion won, and if it is planned, the company will be spun off and sold in the next five months due to Shinhan's loss. In the entertainment industry, Lin Weiran naturally knows what Chungmu Road means to Korean actors.
Looking at the gilded artwork, Lin Weiran, who was already standing on Zhongwu Road with a pair of feet, squinted his eyes, Song Yizhe, Liu Zaishi, Jin Xiulu, and even Zheng Enna, where their passion and dream for production came from, Lin Weiran, who was here, seemed to empathize with him.