Chapter 91 The new official takes office three times on fire
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Looking at the hesitant crowd, of course Han Quanyou knew what these people were hesitating, don't talk about them, empathy, I'm afraid even Han Quanyou himself felt that he was a little too direct and decisive. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
But there is no way, now MGM Pictures is like this, that is, the so-called bad can't be worse, and if something happens a little more, it doesn't matter how much debt there is.
What's more, Han Kwonwoo hopes that in the future, MGM Pictures will only have its own decision-making voice, and does not want to have a second different voice, and other voices can only be suggestions, only proposals, but not against their own decisions.
Besides, now MGM Studios has been seriously ill for a long time, and at this critical time, after all, heavy medicine will have a certain effect. Small fights can only bring temporary peace at best, and cannot fundamentally solve some problems.
That's why Han Quanyou made such a decision, not because he didn't know how much impact and consequences it would be to directly kick out three members of the board of directors at this time, nor did he know the price if he didn't handle it well. But at this time, it's not the time to talk about any favors, you have to be ruthless.
Of course, there are also Han Quanyou's personal emotions in this, first of all, he was killed by Harry? Sloan, the old fox, dug a pit to deceive MGM Pictures, a crumbling battleship, and secondly, he was likely to lose at least a billion dollars in banknotes because of MGM Pictures, all of which made Han Quanyou very unhappy and emotional.
Now, with the emotional outburst, Han Kwonwoo has also decided to go straight to the action. Didn't you give me face, didn't you welcome me, and in that case, then why should I give you face and consider your feelings.
Dude, I'm going to invest three-sevenths of my entire net worth in MGM Pictures, and it's reasonable for me to be a little emotional. Since you don't cooperate now, then you don't have to cooperate in the future, and if you make trouble again at that time, it will have a fatal impact on MGM Pictures.
Of course, this is not to say that Han Quanyou is young, impulsive, good-looking, and emotional. It's just that MGM Pictures is like this now, after all, it is a word, so that the top management of MGM Pictures can only have one voice, which will increase Han Quanyou's confidence.
"I know what you are hesitating about, in the far east, there is an old Chinese saying that there are three fires when a new official takes office. That's right, that's what I'm doing now, my first fire is now lit, it's up to you to cooperate. If you cooperate, then we can continue to cooperate, if you don't cooperate, then it will be more convenient, and I will just turn around and leave. Although I have a lot of admiration for MGM Pictures, after my investigation and understanding during this time, I will say it directly, I don't have much confidence to save MGM Pictures, let alone in the case of internal disunity. ”
Looking at the people who were still hesitating, Han Quanyou lightly lit a cigarette and said unhurriedly.
"Do you know how serious the consequences of doing this will be!" Han Quanyou said it so directly, Harry? Sloan and the others didn't have much to say. But Jason? Cruise still couldn't help but glance at Han Quanyou, and asked in a somewhat angry tone.
"Of course, it's nothing more than making MGM Pictures worse. But you have to think about it, now that MGM Pictures is like this, is there anything worse? Since I'm here today, I really want to save MGM Pictures, although I don't know if I can really save MGM Pictures, but at least I will work hard and fight for this goal. So, what you need to do is to support me, support me unconditionally and trust me, so that I have faith. ”
"Okay then~~~ This matter has been decided, I support your decision." Jason? What else is Cruise going to say, at this time the old fox Harry? Sloan suddenly spoke, agreeing with Han Kwonwoo's decision.
This situation suddenly made Jason? Cruise was stunned and looked at Harry with a look of surprise? Sloan, don't understand why Harry? Sloan would do just that. Doesn't this old fox know the consequences and costs of doing so, obviously, he definitely won't know.
"As Lee said, MGM Pictures is bad enough now, and if you want to save MGM Pictures, you have to reform now. Anyway, the three of them don't really want MGM Pictures to develop better, they just want to get money by relying on their shares in MGM Films, and they don't care at all about whether MGM Pictures is good or bad. If that's the case, then what are we polite about. I was ready to kick them out a few years ago, but I didn't do it because of the impact. But now that Lee has said that MGM Pictures has done this, it's time to make a decision. ”
See Jason? Cruise looked at himself in surprise, Harry? Sloane suddenly understood why the other party was so surprised. So, Harry? Sloan didn't hurry and gave his reasons.
"Well, if that's the case, then I don't have any opinion, I support your decision. Anyway, the three of them have long been unpleasant to my eyes, although kicking them out will have a big impact, but now MGM Pictures is like this, no matter how big the impact is. ”
At this time, Jason? Cruise didn't have much to say, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he let out a long sigh and agreed with Han Kwonwoo's decision.
"Ok, thank you for your support and cooperation. But I'd like to ask if we can get rid of those three guys if we keep working together. "See Harry? Sloan and Jason? Cruise agreed, and Han Quanyou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Because Han Kwonwoo knows that this is the United States, not South Korea. In South Korea, you can spend money, and you have a background, connections and connections, so you can fully control the absolute shares of SS company. If it weren't for the good brother of Rain, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to pull some people as the company's umbrella, Han Quanyou would have been able to directly reach 100% of the shares he fully controlled.
But this is MGM Pictures, this is the United States, and the situation is different from South Korea. First of all, MGM Pictures is one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, and is vaguely the boss of the eight major film companies, and because of this, it continues to maintain the surname of Reading Power and become the pride of Americans.
In this case, not to mention Han Quanyou, an outsider, even if he is an authentic American, I am afraid that he will not be able to truly achieve 100% full control of the shares, and at most he can reach 50%, which is already the limit.
With different systems and different national conditions, different backgrounds, and some restrictions and protections from the political axe, it is impossible for anyone to truly achieve 100% complete control.
Although Han Quanyou is now due to the contract, his shares in MGM Pictures have suddenly reached a terrifying 60%, reaching the level of complete control, but others, including Harry? Sloan and Jason? The opinions and attitudes of the board members, including Crews, and the union members, are very important.
At most, I only control the absolute shares, and that's it. Harry? Sloan and Jason? Cruise and others, although they don't have so many shares, are indeed MGM Pictures old courtiers, with many years of experience and connections. Without the full cooperation of these people, Han Quanyou would not be able to make any achievements even if he was capable.
"Don't worry about this, with the cooperation of our three parties, the shares have reached about 85% of the company, although it may not be able to kick out the three, but it can definitely stand up to the three people. Of course, now they can only be empty, after all, the shares in their hands are real, with legal protection, they can only stand up to three people, and when they make money, they must also give the three people money according to the shares. ”
Listen to Harry? As soon as Sloan said this, Han Quanyou's brows couldn't help frowning. I worked hard here to find a way to make money to save MGM Films, even if your rights were hollowed out, but it was easy to do nothing, and just rely on the shares in your hands to divide the money, which made Han Quanyou feel very unhappy and unbalanced.
However, Han Quanyou also knows that this is also something that cannot be helped. After all, if you want to really kick out the three people completely, then you can only buy the shares in the hands of the three people. Although MGM Pictures is now called Luoxishan, it is also the king of the past, and the three of them do not have many shares in their hands, but it is definitely not something that Han Quanyou can buy now. At least so far, Han Kwonwoo doesn't have that much money and doesn't want to buy it.
Anyway, now that Han Quanyou owns 60% of the shares, he has reached complete control, and it doesn't matter if he has more shares or fewer shares. Rather than directly buying the shares in the hands of the three people, Han Quanyou hopes that others will buy the shares from the three people. Of course, these people are better people who have vision and will cooperate with them.
"Well, that's good!! By the way, Harry, I am also an outsider to MGM Pictures, and what I have investigated and understood is only superficial, and I am not very clear about the specific situation within MGM Studios, can you introduce it to me. ”
"No problem." Harry? Sloan stood up slowly, taking a document from a union member on the side, apparently prepared in detail.
"I've made a simple preparation here, but let's start with the current employees of MGM Pictures. Originally, MGM Studios had more than 1,700 employees, but due to recent problems in the company, many people left, and now the total number of employees in the company is more than 1,500. ”
Hmph~~~~~~ Han Quanyou couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, it only took a long time, and more than two hundred people left, what a terrifying number.
"Are there any important people among these people, I mean, any old employees with strength and experience?" Han Kwonwoo interrupted Harry? Sloan's introduction, asked eagerly.
Han Quanyou doesn't want all the capable and experienced employees to leave, and now there are only some ordinary people left. If this is really the case, it is definitely not good news for Han Quanyou.
"The people who left are all newcomers who have only joined the company in recent years, and as for the old employees, they are basically still in the company." I don't know why Han Kwonwoo asked that, but Harry? Sloan replied anyway.
"Whew~~~~~~ that's good, that's good. What about top management, which top managers have left MGM? "Harry? Sloane's words suddenly made Han Quanyou breathe a long sigh of relief, as long as the old employees didn't leave.
"Not many people have left, although some have gone, but basically they are lower-level managers, and as for the middle and high-level managers, they basically stay in the company."
"Hehe, it seems that Mr. Harry is still doing a good job, and it is really remarkable to be able to keep so many people at MGM Pictures at this difficult time." Han Quanyou couldn't help but sigh, if it were his own, he wouldn't be able to do this.
"Hehe, this has nothing to do with me, as for the employees who left, they are all young people, motivated, seeing that MGM Pictures has become like this now, they think that there is no hope of staying at MGM, so they choose to leave, and those lower-level managers who left are almost the same reason. As for the people who stay, they are basically old employees, and they also have feelings for MGM Pictures, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will not betray the company. As for the managers, the top managers may really support the company, but there are also many people who think that MGM Pictures is also one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, even if it is heavily in debt, at most it will cooperate with other groups, although it will lose its reading power and production surname at that time, but at least it will not go bankrupt. All in all, these people understand very well that leaving MGM Pictures and going to other places may not have the same good treatment as staying at MGM Pictures now, and I can't be sure whether they really support and care about the company. ”
For Han Kwonwoo's exclamation, Harry? Sloan shrugged his shoulders lightly, and said with some emotion and some depression. Of course, I was moved by the fact that there are many people in the company who sincerely support MGM Pictures, and they will not choose to leave because MGM Pictures is crumbling and may go bankrupt at any time. What is depressed is the people left by the company now, and I don't know how many people really hope that MGM Pictures can stand up again.
"Hehe, whether these people really want MGM Pictures to get back on their feet, or if they have their own plans, but in general, the MGM Pictures framework hasn't collapsed because of this, and that's enough."
Speaking of this, Han Quanyou became a little excited, and couldn't help but stand up and lower his head and start thinking under the gaze of everyone.
"Mr. Harry, did you negotiate with Hasbro the last time I talked to you?" After a few seconds, Han Quanyou suddenly raised his head and looked at Harry? Sloane asked, with a serious expression.
"Oh, it's about the adaptation rights of Transformers. There is nothing wrong with this, for Hasbro, Transformers are not of much use in the hand, not to mention the adaptation rights, even if the copyright of the Transformers is purchased in the past. ”
Speaking of which, Harry? Sloane's expression suddenly became very embarrassed: "But Lee, you should also know the current situation of MGM Pictures, we don't have enough funds to buy the adaptation rights of Transformers." So this thing stopped, as long as there is money, I have already talked to the other party, the adaptation rights are enough for one million dollars, after all, it is just the adaptation rights, shoot a movie, and be able to advertise for Transformers, which is equivalent to advertising for their Hasbro, so the money is not much. But if it's a lifetime adaptation right, then the price is a little more, almost five million dollars. If the Transformers copyright fee is taken down, then 10 million dollars is enough. ”
Hasbro is a well-known toy company in the United States, and every year it produces a variety of new toys. For Hasbro, Transformers is just one of the company's many toys, and even if they are sold, they can be sold and can get millions or even tens of millions of dollars, which is far more profitable than producing their own toys.
What's more, who can guarantee that the toy model of Transformers can bring tens of millions of dollars to the company.
"Hiss~~~~" Han Quanyou took a sharp breath of cold air, the blood in his whole body began to boil, and his eyes began to redden. As long as 10 million US dollars can take the ownership of "Transformers", how can this be possible Han Quanyou calm down, how can this make Han Quanyou not excited.
Not to mention 10 million dollars, even if it is 50 million dollars, Han Quanyou will not hesitate to buy the ownership of the Transformers and put it in his own hands. Han Quanyou knows very well that with "Transformers" being put on the big screen, not to mention that the box office of the movie is higher than the other, with the popularity of "Transformers", this has also made Transformers' model toys also become popular all over the world, and the income of this one alone is worth tens of millions of dollars.
However, Hasbro is not stupid, and if he really knew what happened later, I am afraid that he would not have sold the ownership of Transformers if he was killed. But Hasbro is not Han Quanyou, and he has not crossed over, of course, he doesn't know the value of Transformers.
For Hasbro, it's just one of the company's many toy models, and it's no big deal if it's sold, anyway, every year it can produce a variety of new toys, Transformers, one more is not more, one less is not less, it doesn't matter.
"Bought it, must buy it. Mr. Harry, after the meeting, you go to Hasbro and talk to the other party about the ownership of the Transformers, we bought it, it doesn't matter how much it costs, anyway, the ownership of the Transformers, you must get it. And I also want to emphasize that Transformers were bought by us, and Hasbro will not be able to continue to produce Transformers toys in the future, and the only way to produce them can be our own production. ”
Han Quanyou was so excited, even when he spoke, he stuttered a lot, which shows how excited Han Quanyou was at this time.
(To be continued)