Chapter 254 I don't want to be an opponent, so I have to be a friend

In the misty bath, Lin Mingyang hit the nail on the head and broke through the biggest worry in Lei Shidong's heart.

"Viacom is doing this to quench his thirst"

To Lin Mingyang's surprise, the old man sitting opposite him just nodded calmly.

"I know."

A plain sentence reached Lin Mingyang's ears, but it was tantamount to thunder on the ground, knowing that he couldn't do it, this old man who seemed to be in the twilight of the mountains, how much courage and ambition did he need in his heart to support this arrogant and almost arrogant paranoia. At this point in the year, even Lin Mingyang had to have a trace of awe for the old man in front of him.

Hefner is insatiable, Lei Shidong is ambitious, Lin Mingyang has to sigh that these old guys who are staring at him are all demon-level characters, and none of them are difficult to deal with.

Lei Shidong clapped his hands, and soon a waiter walked in with two glasses of red wine, and after putting it down, he quietly withdrew. The red wine was placed on the edge of the bath, and the two of them could reach it with their hands.

Lei Shidong took a small sip of the wine glass, while Lin Mingyang was still sitting there with his hands crossed, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"I've explained everything that should be explained, can we get to the point?"

Lei Shidong's reminder made Lin Mingyang suddenly come back to his senses, the old man raised his wine glass and bowed slightly at him, Lin Mingyang frowned, but did not reach out to touch the glass of wine.

"I'm curious to know, what do you mean by that kind of further cooperation?"

"Equity Swap." Lei Shidong knew that Lin Mingyang had such a question, and he had already prepared the answer.

In business, a share swap is usually used to bring in strategic investors or partners. The essence of the equity swap does not involve the change of controlling interest, but the result of the equity swap is to realize the cross-shareholding between the company's controlling shareholder and the strategic partner to establish a relationship of interests.

Lin Mingyang is now in a state of absolute control over MGM Pictures, even if he acquires the "Playboy" group and the number of shareholders increases, but the basic shareholding structure has not changed significantly, Lin Mingyang can still have the final say alone.

Lei Shidong's purpose is to replace part of MGM Pictures' equity with Viacom's equity, and realize cross-shareholding to form a strategic alliance of you have me and I have you. The idea of completely acquiring MGM now seems unrealistic, so Lei Shidong chose a means of retreating, and to some extent, this is also a concession he had to make when facing Lin Mingyang.

It can be seen that Lei Shidong has shown his greatest sincerity, but in Lin Mingyang's eyes, this kind of "concession" is pitiful. If the equity replacement is carried out, Lei Shidong will definitely not be satisfied with the qualification of a director who has no right to speak and cannot get a controlling stake, but at least have a certain impact on the company's high-level decision-making.

From the perspective of the company's long-term development, equity diversification is an inevitable result, Lin Mingyang does not mind that there is an extra "dissident" guy on the company's board of directors, but compared to the equity that Lei Shidong obtained from MGM, Lin Mingyang can get it from Viacom.

The key problem is that there is a big difference in the total assets of the two companies, and the result of the equivalent cross-shareholding is that Lin Mingyang's share of equity has no voice within Viacom. There was no loss on the books, but Lin Mingyang suffered a lot at the level of equity control, and such a result was unacceptable to Lin Mingyang at that time.

"I can make Viacom's top management give up an important position, and then you will take it" In the face of Lin Mingyang's silence, Lei Shidong began to increase his chips.

Lin Mingyang smiled coldly in his heart, without equity support, no matter how high the position is, it is not for anyone to take it, not to mention that Lin Mingyang has always lacked enough interest in management matters, and Lei Shidong throwing this flashy hat has no temptation for him at all.

Raising his eyebrows, Lin Mingyang said with a slight dissatisfaction: "If you want to get rid of your own predicament through cooperation with MGM Pictures, then I would like to see more sincerity from you in this cooperation."

"Young man, do you think my chips are not high enough?" Lei Shidong's eyes widened angrily, his beard stood on end, he was really angry at this moment, but he quickly controlled this emotion, and now he suddenly seemed to know what kind of conditions this arrogant kid in front of him would offer.

Lin Mingyang ignored the change in Lei Shidong's mood, and took his words and began to talk: "I agree with the equity replacement plan, but the proportion of the replacement should not be measured by the total assets of both of us now... The idea of preaching in front of you is obviously naïve, but I have to remind you that this partnership may be an 'equivalent exchange' for me, but it is a strategic investment for you and the entire Viacom Group, and your focus should be on the future."

"You can directly set conditions" Lei Shidong admitted that Lin Mingyang was very reasonable, but he didn't like to be lectured in person.

Lin Mingyang said categorically: "If Viacom wants to get a percentage of shares in MGM, he has to take out the corresponding proportion of shares to exchange with me."

Lin Mingyang's "appetite" startled Lei Shidong, he snorted coldly in his nostrils, and laughed angrily.

"Young man, are you sure you're not joking with me?"

Lin Mingyang shrugged, "Judging from the current comparison of the strength of our two companies, my idea is indeed a bit whimsical, but I said that this cooperation is an investment for the future for Viacom... It's hard to say whether Viacom will be able to maintain its current asset size in the future, but in five years' time, I am fully confident that MGM Pictures' assets will surpass Viacom."

After putting down these bold words, Lin Mingyang stood up from the bath, wiped the water droplets on his body with a towel, and then smiled apologetically at Lei Shidong, "I hope you can consider my suggestion, but now I'm a little sleepy... When you get to your destination, please let someone call me."

With that, he walked out alone in a bathrobe. Lei Shidong was the only one left in the bath, sitting there with his head half-bowed.

Through the slowly rising mist, Lei Shidong's face at this time clearly had a confused expression after shock, but the playful smile on the corner of his mouth was extremely clear at this time.

Holding the wine glass in his hand and thinking for a long time, the smile on the corner of Lei Shidong's mouth became more and more intense.

"He's an interesting guy."

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After Lin Mingyang left, Lei Shidong didn't continue to soak in the pool, and after getting up, he put on a bathrobe and went directly to the conference room with a big screen on the plane. There, he had an over-the-air teleconference with his long-trusted assistant, Gray.

After listening to the results of the entire negotiation between Lei Shidong and Lin Mingyang, Gray on the big screen was silent for a moment, "Sir, I want to say..."

From his expression, Lei Shidong had already guessed what he wanted to say.

"You mean that Viacom should accept Lin's terms of cooperation?"

"I'm just suggesting..."Gray has been following Lei Shidong for so many years, and he is naturally very clear about the old man's temper, he knows that Lei Shidong may be difficult to accept this result for a while, so the latter words become a little slurred.

Lin is obviously asking for a sky-high price, but some of the things he said to you I personally think make a lot of sense... At MGM Pictures' current pace of development and expansion, within five years, its total assets should surpass that of Viacom. ”

"Are you sure?"

Lei Shidong's expression became grim, Lin Mingyang himself was suspected of self-aggrandizement when he said this, but now Gray also thought so, this was not good news for him.

"In fact, MGM Pictures is now composed of three relatively independent subsidiaries, MGM Pictures itself is responsible for the production and distribution of films, and the Playboy Group, which has just been pocketed by Lin recently, involves a wide range of businesses, but mainly focuses on publishing and entertainment media, which are relatively mature industries, in terms of strategic development, even if Lin Zai has ideas, it takes a process to put them into practice, so it is unlikely that these two companies will expand rapidly in the future."

Gray paused, "The real leapfrog development may be that although this video-sharing site started late, the momentum of development is not inferior, and because Lin used to be the founder of Face, the two most commercially valuable online companies have maintained a tacit cooperation... The Internet will be the most competitive communication method in the future, and Lin is now far behind the main competitors in terms of communication channel occupancy."

"Let me think about it"

This decision was really difficult, Lei Shidong rubbed his swollen temples, and after changing his thinking, he needed to reconsider his overall plan.

The luxury airliner soared above the blue sky, the host frowned and was silent in the conference room, but Lin Mingyang, as a guest, fell asleep in the guest room, and it was not until ten minutes before the plane landed that the flight attendant woke him up.

During this period, Lei Shidong did not show up again, until Lin Mingyang got off the plane and was about to leave by car, Lei Shidong's assistant hurriedly ran over.

Sir, Mr. Chairman, I have asked you to convey to you that Viacom does not want to be your opponent, so he has no choice but to be your partner."

Lin Mingyang smiled when he heard this, he looked at the private jet that was changing runways in the distance, and asked, "Mr. Lei Shidong is not going to stay in Los Angeles for a while?" ”

"I guess..."

The assistant's expression was a little dazed when he answered this question, because the original plan was not like this, and he didn't know why Lei Shidong changed his mind temporarily.

Lin Mingyang nodded, and he glanced back before getting into the car.

"Please tell Mr. Lei Shidong, I look forward to meeting him again"

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Regarding the question of the heroine, you can rest assured that there will be no such depressing plot in this book, as for the relationship handling at the end of the year, the frog is considering it, anyway, it will give you an ending that I dare not say is satisfactory to everyone, but try to meet the requirements of most readers.

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