Chapter 617: The Debt Collector Is Coming
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Dealing with these film industry bosses in East Asia is not a troublesome matter for Li Mingbao. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but Li Mingbao is now really encountering a troublesome thing. He suddenly realized that his money seemed to be a little insufficient.
Of course, this is not a small amount of money, Li Mingbao is not short of small money, at least in Hong Kong, Li Mingbao will not be short of money at all, not to mention his cash ability, just the money he can borrow from the bank, it is not a small amount, as long as Li Mingbao dares to speak, the top banks in Hong Kong are willing to send him money, and still take the fast track.
But Li Mingbao's industry is not only in East Asia, he also has many industries in the United States. And his industry in the United States is still a cash cow, but even so, Li Mingbao found that he seemed to have a money shortage. This money shortage was only understood when others reminded me.
Receiving a call from John, Li Mingbao is not uncommon, after all, with his current relationship with John, on weekdays, no matter where he is, communication is indispensable, even during that period of time in the mainland, Li Mingbao did not call the outside.
But this time John called, not simply to chat with Li Mingbao and talk about his sister, but to ask Li Mingbao to give money.
"John, you're saying you're going to have $100 million right now? And Murdoch's side, which also needs 50 million dollars? Is that a big deal? I'll get you it later, isn't our relationship maintained by this cash? I know all these things. Li Mingbao took the phone and said to John on the other end of the phone.
"It's good that you understand, I knew before that you were busy with the affairs of the mainland and East Asia, so we didn't rush you, and we also knew what your layout was. But now we need money, it's really going to be spent immediately, Twentieth Century Fox here, I have contacted a shareholder, he has a lot of shares, want to buy his shares, it's not so easy, especially our current Twentieth Century Fox company's performance is very good, even if it's the cost price, it's not a small amount, if you want that old guy to obediently send me the shares, you have to pay a premium. Although I also know that even the current cost price is a bit high for the shares of Twentieth Century Fox, but there is no way, performance affects the shares, if the performance of Twentieth Century Fox is not so good, I think Murdoch will not cooperate with me. The so-called gains must be lost, and this acquisition will cost a lot of money. And if the money is borrowed from the bank, then the interest should be not small.
And you said before that when necessary, you can finance me and Murdoch, and the bottom line is $300 million. Now I need this financing, and I want to know if you have the money right now. Will you be able to pay for it? John said to Li Mingbao on the other end of the phone.
"Of course you can, isn't it 300 million dollars, it's not a big deal. I don't have much else in my hands, but when it comes to cash, some small and medium-sized banks may not have as much cash as I have. Li Mingbao patted his chest on the other end of the phone and said reassuringly. The connection between him, John and Murdoch is all maintained by interests, and John's visit this time was originally planned before, so Li Mingbao couldn't refuse at all.
"I know you have a lot of cash, but I also know that your current investment is also not a small amount, the star system you recently got out in East Asia, it doesn't cost any money, and you don't even need to contribute, you just make a name for it, for the idea of a genius like yours, many people in Hollywood are also very concerned, after all, your star system is really good, and it can also be transplanted to Hollywood, which will promote the influence of the industry on our side. I also want to be huge. Straightforward interests, everyone likes.
But I know that you have invested a billion dollars in the mainland at once, although it is not a one-time payment, but the funds needed there are also massive, I know that it is your business, so there is no reason to object, but I hope that you will complete your own business at the same time, but also to leave enough space for the funds we need, so that we can achieve a win-win situation for the three of us. But I heard that all your funds in Hong Kong have been put on the mainland, so how much cash do you have in hand now?
Of course, I also know that your profitability in the United States is also not a small amount, whether it is DreamWorks Films, or DreamWorks TV production company, which has recently made a name for itself in the North American market, the profitability is considerable. But after all, the cash on DreamWorks Films' side, to maintain the development of DreamWorks, there is not much money left, at most less than 200 million US dollars.
Although this money can temporarily solve the trouble in the hands of me and Murdoch, but it is only a temporary solution to the trouble, if we have a bigger move in the future, including Murdoch's internal shareholder adjustment of the news corps, the funds needed will be less than your investment in the mainland, but it is not too much, that money, not a small amount, in terms of the profitability of your current industry, take out this money, and also use it for your investment in the mainland, your capital chain, but it is a little tight.
As your good friend in the United States, I have to give you a kind advice, for ordinary people, the tight capital chain is not a big deal, even for me, the capital chain is tight, there are many financing channels, as long as I dare to speak, many banks in the United States will be happy to give me loans. And Murdoch's financing channels on the side should not be underestimated, and his strength on the British side is deep, so there is no trouble.
And the key problem is on your side, although all the companies you own are very profitable, and there is no shortage of cash and other things for the time being. But after all, the time for your development is too short. Those bankers in the United States are not very easy to talk to, you didn't have much money before, when you really need them, you will understand how vicious those bankers are, if you ask them for help, they have a way to slowly turn your property into theirs. You must believe that the gang of scoundrels on Wall Street is not inferior to the arms dealers in terms of means, and in the field of capital, they are a gang of arms dealers.
When you are at your weakest, they will open their mouths and eat your flesh, drink your blood, and finally chew all your bones. So I hope that on the American side, if you can take a loan from the bank, try not to take a loan from the bank, because those villains are not good goods. Hollywood has suffered from their losses, I don't know how many, I don't want people with potential like you to also suffer at their hands. John said to Li Mingbao very solemnly.
John's words are not considered to be intimidation, the gang of bankers on Wall Street even dare to cheat the country's money, and it is not uncommon for them to overthrow the regimes of some small countries for the sake of interests. So their ability, no matter how overestimated, can't be overestimated, after all, the most powerful character in the gang has taken the right to issue dollars into his own hands, and let the world pay for them.
Overall, John's words are definitely good for Li Mingbao. Don't look at many companies that have no money, the first thing that comes to mind is the bank, but in fact, anyone who deals with the bank will not be too pleasant, unless you are depositing in the bank, and it is a deposit of large sums of money, as long as it involves things such as loans and investments, then the bank is definitely not a place where good people should stay.
So from this point of view, John is also completely for the good of Li Mingbao, the bankers in the United States, there is nothing they dare not do, as long as the interests are sufficient, it is not difficult for them to change the president of the United States.
But when John said this, it wasn't that he was really so good to Li Mingbao, in fact, it was for John's own interests. Originally, in this triangular relationship, Li Mingbao can be said to be the weakest person in the industry, but because Li Mingbao has abundant cash flow, to a certain extent, he can form an advantage over Murdoch and John. And this advantage can also bring real benefits to John.
Although John's cash flow is not as abundant as Li Mingbao, he is the head snake on the American side, and his network is the largest on the American side, so he is also an indispensable link. As for Murdoch, it is a behemoth, and in many places, it can form a crushing advantage. Li Mingbao is rich, John is powerful, Murdoch is powerful, and the combination of the three parties can maintain this triangular alliance.
If there is a major problem on either side of the triangle alliance, it may be a good thing for Murdoch, because it is difficult for him to have problems, but for the other two people, it may not be a good thing, because then Murdoch's advantage will become very large, and no one wants to be crushed, so John warned Li Mingbao to prepare abundant cash flow, that is, I hope that Li Mingbao's side will not have problems, if there is a problem, if Li Mingbao's side is controlled by the banking industry, for him, It's definitely not a good thing, the jackals in the bank, what they like most is excess benefits, so they are worried, but it's not good news, for his own safety, John also has to pay attention to Li Mingbao, so that he won't have problems with funds.
After all, Li Mingbao's most powerful weapon in this triangular alliance is funds, and if there are no funds, it is no different from losing weapons. Li Mingbao, who has no weapons, is naturally in the triangular alliance, and it can't play a role, and the pressure will be on him at that time, John thinks that he doesn't have such broad shoulders, so he must remind Li Mingbao.
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