Next.

Both Tang Bao and Guo Sida stepped into the background, and Phoenix Investment Group and Coca-Cola's professional team of lawyers were responsible for negotiating the contract.

Lawyers will carefully adjust the wording of the contract, which will take no less time. However, both parties have a very tacit understanding, and the transaction is still in a highly confidential stage, and the outside world has not heard any news. And Sony, which is bent on buying Columbia Pictures, even made a special call to Coca-Cola, hoping to suspend the acquisition negotiations and avoid the recent anti-Japanese storm. I don't know that Coca-Cola has secretly made a deal with Tang Bao......

In recent days.

Tang Bao was hyped by various news media because of the charity gala donation incident, and Coca-Cola's response to the outside world was also interpreted as a special sophistry for Tang Bao's stinginess. What's even more coincidental is that the New York Daily News visited the Coca-Cola Company on the day of a large report on Tang Bao's stingy charity, which was even recognized by reporters as Tang Bao's "trip to fill in the gap"! It's a pity that the news of Tang Bao's donation was not reported later, and some reporters who took it for granted believed that Tang Bao was unrepentant and wanted to carry out his stinginess to the end, and the silence of Phoenix Investment Group, Coca-Cola and Tang Bao himself seemed to confirm everyone's speculation.

Therefore.

Cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods from all walks of life jumped out one after another and attacked Tang Bao, accusing Tang Bao of lacking love, and even radicals accusing Tang Bao of being rich and unkind......

It can be said that Tang Bao has been criticized for being indecent in the past few days.

Criticism, accusations, and abuse...... For all this, Tang Bao responded with silence.

"Sorry, we're busy and haven't had time for your interview lately! I don't have anything to comment on......" Kate politely refused and hung up. Because Kate had to keep in touch with the heads of Phoenix Investment Group and many of its assets for Tang Bao, the privacy of the phone was not so strong, and some powerful reporters found her. Kate was contacted one after another, hoping to interview Tang Bao.

It's annoying, but her phone can't be turned off!

"Hey. These reporters are really pervasive......" Tang Bao saw Kate hang up the phone with a little upset, and understood that it must be reporters again.

"Laugh? Boss, you are still in the mood to laugh, and now the public opinion outside is very unfavorable to you, and it is also abnormal. There are not no really stingy rich people in the United States, and even if the public looks down on them, they will only occasionally ridicule and sarcastically say a few words, which is unlikely to cause widespread abuse. ”

"Of course I know that there are people behind it. In the gold futures war, I carried a big black cauldron, and there were too many institutional investors and individuals who hated me to death. There are definitely some people who will take any opportunity to fall for me! Tang Bao said calmly.

Futures is a zero-sum game, and he and the mystery man make a lot of money, so there must be countless investors who lose money in gold futures.

Hatred of him is inevitable. I believe that if there is an opportunity, many people will jump out and put Tang Bao to death.

"How's the New York Daily News going?" Tang Bao gently shook the red wine glass in his hand and asked casually.

Kate replied, "Still investigating!" ”

"Oh." Tang Bao frowned slightly, it had been a few days since the incident, and he hadn't figured out the situation yet. Obviously, Tang Bao was not very satisfied with this efficiency.

The New York Daily News was the source of the incident, and Tang Bao was also particularly concerned, he wanted to see who was so upright about him.

Strictly speaking.

New York Daily News. has already stepped on the line, involving personal attacks and slander, if it is really true, Tang Bao can send them to court.

But.

It also happened that this newspaper fanned the flames. helped Tang Bao divert his attention and perfectly concealed his deal with Coca-Cola.

……

"Hey, yes. Okay, I got it. Kate put down the phone. Boss, the merger and acquisition contract for Columbia Pictures has been drawn up, and Coca-Cola has arranged a signing ceremony in the afternoon and officially submitted it to the U.S. regulatory authorities for review......"

"I see." Tang Bao smiled and nodded, and then drank the red wine in the cup. Hey, Guo Sida is a little interesting, knowing that Tang Bao has been scolded by the media recently, and he needs a chance to fight back, and this well-arranged signing ceremony is a Jedi counterattack.

The donation turmoil has also put Coca-Cola on the cusp, and has not disclosed the amount and list of donations raised for this year's charity gala.

Of course.

All of this was facilitated by the tacit cooperation of Tang Bao and Guo Sida, and they both needed such an opportunity to divert attention for the real deal.

……

The Coca-Cola Company held a press conference and sent invitations to the major news outlets, and the news spread quickly, and the reporters were very excited, realizing that perhaps the silent Coca-Cola could not resist the pressure of public opinion and wanted to clarify the charitable donation.

In addition to the increasingly fierce anti-Japanese storm, Tang Bao and Coca-Cola's charitable donation incident can be regarded as a big news in recent times.

The press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. sharp.

Just after noon, many dedicated reporters rushed to the venue in advance, and some reporters who thought they had some ability began to use their means to get close to the staff, hoping to get the news in advance. Unfortunately, all the efforts were in vain, and no one knew the inside story except for the board of directors and the limited core layer such as Guo Sida and the legal team. How could the ordinary staff preparing for the press conference have big news?

As the time approached, the number of reporters at the press conference continued to increase.

Undoubtedly.

Waiting is the most torturous, every minute and every second is extremely painful, but in order to get first-hand news, reporters still wait patiently.

……

Guo Sida looked at his watch, felt that the time was almost up, stood up, and made an inviting gesture to Tang Bao: "Mr. Tang, please!" ”

Tang Bao smiled and walked out of the conference room side by side with Guo Sida. Behind the two are a group of staff, and the lineup is very strong.

As Tang Bao and Guo Sida walked into the press conference.

Some sharp-eyed reporters have found that Tang Bao, who was walking side by side with Guo Sida, didn't have time to think, subconsciously picked up the camera, and kept taking pictures with clicks.

Wow.

Many reporters who reacted immediately discussed, isn't this Coca-Cola's press conference, how could Tang Bao appear here? also appeared on the same stage with the CEO of Coca-Cola!

"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! Thank you for ......" Guo Sida gave a short opening speech.

Guo Sida's tone changed. Slightly sideways to look at Tang Bao next to him, "I believe that all reporters and friends know this one next to me, that's right, he is a famous stock investor - Tang Bao, Mr. Tang!" Immediately, Tang Bao nodded and greeted many reporters, these reporters in front of him have made him miserable recently, although he was a little annoyed by these reporters who fanned the flames, but Tang Bao still maintained his demeanor.

"You may wonder why Coca-Cola invited Mr. Tang to attend the press conference. Hereon. You'll get the answer soon. I'm pleased to report that, following negotiations in Toronto, The Coca-Cola Company has reached an agreement with Phoenix Investment Group to pay $3 billion to acquire Columbia Pictures and assume $1.6 billion in debt...... It is my pleasure to invite you to witness this transaction! Guo Sida solemnly announced.

Wow!

"What? Phoenix Investment Group's acquisition of Columbia Pictures? I heard you right! Isn't this the press conference for Coca-Cola to clarify the donation incident of the charity gala......" Many reporters were confused by the news of Guo Sida's announcement, and they were not psychologically prepared at all.

Forthwith.

There was a terrible silence at the press conference, and everyone was digesting the news. Even some of the employees within Coca-Cola were stunned.

See here.

Guo Sida and Tang Bao glanced at each other, each showing a hint of imperceptible smile, and they were also very satisfied with the effect caused.

After a while.

A fat New York Times reporter who reacted first rushed to his feet and said, "First of all, allow me to express my shock at this merger and acquisition deal!" What I want to ask is. It has been rumored that Coca-Cola is negotiating with Sony, why did it suddenly abandon Sony and sell Columbia Pictures to Phoenix Investment Group, is this affected by the recent anti-Japanese storm in the United States? In addition, Coca-Cola did not disclose the news of the negotiations with Phoenix Investment Group in a timely manner. Does this mean that Sony is also being hidden? Will there be a legal dispute with Sony? The third question is, why did Coca-Cola hide the Phoenix Investment Group's bid for Columbia Pictures? Could there be some kind of insider deal in the rush sale of Columbia Pictures without Sony joining the competition? ”

"Some recent public opinion storms in the United States have indeed brought a lot of trouble to Coca-Cola to clean up its assets, and we are just trying to reduce these troubles as much as possible. Second question. We did not sign any exclusive negotiation agreement with Sony, and we had only contact talks without any obligation. There won't be any legal issues. In the end, we didn't hide the news of Phoenix Investment Group's bid for Columbia Pictures, and I had frequent contact and negotiations with Mr. Tang before, and the outside world should have thought about it. There is no inside story about the deal, and Sony's addition will not help the deal to be done, because the regulatory side may not be able to get through! ”

Hear the words.

Many reporters all looked helpless, they did make associations, but he got the wrong direction...... It was all concentrated in the event of a charitable donation. Who would have thought that Guo Sida and Tang Bao would come to a bright plank road to secretly Chen Cang, and now, some shrewd reporters suddenly realized that the reporters had hyped up the donation incident before, which indirectly helped Tang Bao and Guo Sida divert their attention. Coca-Cola and Phoenix Investment Group did not respond to the donation incident before, not because they were unreasonable, but deliberately indulgent!

Figure it out.

The reporters couldn't help but curse the reporter who led them into the pit......

"Coca-Cola abandoned Sony because it was worried that the deal would be blocked by regulators, so how can President Guo Sida be sure that the regulators will allow Phoenix Investment Group to acquire Columbia Pictures?" At this time, a female reporter stood up again and asked.

"There's no guarantee that a deal will be approved, but we'll do our best. Understand that the situation of Columbia Pictures is not good, and the number of investors who have the strength and willingness to solve this problem is limited, and Phoenix Investment Group is definitely the most suitable to bring Columbia Pictures out of the predicament and help the United States save this long-established film company! Guo Sida replied.

In fact.

There is another point that Guo Sida did not explicitly say, compared with Sony's Japanese-funded background, the pressure of passing the audit of Phoenix Investment Group is much lighter! The U.S. government would tolerate Tang Bao's acquisition of a U.S. bank, let alone a film production company. And he believes that with the strong lobbying team hired by Coca-Cola and Phoenix Investment Group, there is no reason why he can't get over that hurdle!

Equally.

Tang Bao is also full of confidence, historically, the US regulators can withstand the pressure of the anti-Japanese storm to approve Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures, so there is no reason to stop the less threatening Phoenix Investment Group. After all. Compared with the menacing Japanese capital, Phoenix Investment Group, which has a Chinese background, is much more cordial...... Of course, with the passage of time and the growth of Phoenix Investment Group, perhaps this view will be turned upside down. However, Tang Bao does not need to dwell on those long-term problems, at least so far Phoenix Investment Group has not had those troubles.

"President Guo Star, will Coca-Cola treat Sony like this worry about attracting the anger of the Japanese side?"

"Anger? Sony is a mature company, they should understand that business is always risky, not to mention that they have no less losses, right? ”

Hear the words.

Tang Bao smiled. It would be absolutely nonsense to say that Sony has no loss, Sony's plan to acquire Columbia Pictures has not been a day or two, and all kinds of due diligence and government lobbying in the early stage have to spend money, and the investment in human and financial resources is certainly not small, and now with the sudden intervention of Phoenix Investment Group, everything has come to naught.

According to rough estimates, Sony lost at least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in this acquisition.

But.

As Guo Sida said, there is no business that is guaranteed to be successful, and there are many risks in every project. Sony should be mentally prepared!

……

The press conference was very hot. Although the content was 108,000 miles different from what had been previously speculated, the reporters were even more excited because the news was much more valuable than the trivial things like hyping up charitable donations.

"Hmm. As one more gift, I know you're all very interested in the fundraising details for this year's charity gala. Here's a compiled list of donors. It will also be updated on the official website of The Coca-Cola Company...... Finally, thank you for your presence, and I hope you all have something to gain. The press conference ended here, and Guo Sida, Tang Bao and others all left one after another.

Hear this.

Some journalists couldn't help blushing with shame now. I still don't understand that they are jumping up and down completely by Phoenix Investment Group and Coca-Cola. As for the issue of charitable donations, Guo Sida and Tang Bao dared to talk about it generously. That's sure you won't get caught again.

The reporter who got the list first, quickly glanced at the donation list, as expected, it was Tang Bao who topped the donation list, with a donation amount of 46.2385 million US dollars, and Coca-Cola also had the same donation amount. As much money was raised for the charity gala, Tang Bao and Coca-Cola each donated the same amount.

Silence, no words!

The reporter with the donation list understood that Tang Bao would express it, but he didn't expect it to be so generous, this is the "miser" who has been abused and attacked by them for several days!

"Mr. Tang ......" saw Tang Bao leaving, and a reporter stepped forward to stop him.

"President Guo Sida has said it very clearly, I have nothing to say!" Dropping a sentence, Tang Bao got rid of the entanglement of reporters under the protection of the staff.

……

The press conference ended.

Reporters rushed back to the office and wrote hard, and the only thought was to get the press release out as soon as possible.

"Phoenix Investment Group is secretly Chen Cang, and it reappears to invest a lot of money!"

"Coca-Cola abandons Sony and joins hands with Phoenix Investment Group!"

"The most generous 'miser' in history, Tang Bao's donation amount is as high as 46.2385 million US dollars!"

"Tang Bao's eyes are on Hollywood!"

"Phoenix Investment Group's surprise acquisition of Columbia Pictures ......"

……

Then.

Sony, who was kept in the dark, finally came to his senses. Akio Morita, the president of Sony, who had dreamed of buying Columbia Pictures, saw the overwhelming news, and his face suddenly became gloomy, and then he suddenly overturned the tea set and scolded angrily - "Yaga! (To be continued......)