Chapter 1340: A Breeze and a Drizzle
On the morning of the second day in the Yellow Sea, Lu Jing went to the headquarters of Tang Feng Group to visit Tang Lunyu and Yongchi to discuss Tianchen Entertainment's acquisition of MGM.
Tang agreed to allow Tianchen Entertainment to borrow US$5.2 billion from Hehua Bank in the form of corporate bonds to acquire MGM.
MGM was one of the eight major Hollywood studios in the past. He has produced a series of some of the best films in the history of American cinema, such as: Gone with the Wind, Series 007, Cat and Mouse. The classic images on the screen are well-known. Its lion, Leo's emblem, once became a symbol of the United States.
The acquisition of MGM by Tianchen Entertainment will allow it to enter Hollywood and enter the American film market, and will own the rights to more than 4,000 MGM films and more than 10,000 TV series. This would be an excellent acquisition. Of course, it will take time to test whether Tianchen Entertainment's MGM can succeed.
MGM's board of directors has been looking for new investors after investing heavily in the box office loss of John Woo's "The Wind Whisperer" in 2002, and its own business is shaky and shaky. Sony had already made a takeover request to MGM in April 2004, and by mid-December all negotiations had been completed, with only the signature of Corkrian, the majority shareholder of MGM's 74 percent, before it could apply to the US authorities and the European Union for approval.
Tianchen Entertainment's intention to "cut off the beard" originated from Xia Rulong's notification information: as long as there is a higher offer, Corklian will be happy to accept the latest offer.
"Yongchi, do you think Tianchen Entertainment's acquisition of MGM is really as good as the Book of Poetry says?" Tang Group headquarters building, in Tang Lunyu's office. Tang Yanyu asked Yongchi slowly. On the coffee table, four cups of tea curl up. Shijing and Lu Jing just left together.
Yongchi is the vice president of Tang Group and the chairman of Tianchen Entertainment. He groaned and said, "Uncle, whether the acquisition can be completed or not is a matter of two words." It's worth trying. If the acquisition can be successful. The benefits are huge. The stakes are also high. The main thing is that MGM's table xiàn in recent years is too bad. ”
Tang Lunyu nodded. This is exactly what he fears: Hollywood studios will not be able to adapt to operating in China. And domestic capital entering Hollywood will also encounter various problems. It's not 100% profitable.
Therefore, he agreed that Tianchen Entertainment would come forward to acquire MGM. You know, it is not difficult for Tang Group to raise $5 billion. It's just not necessary to gamble like that.
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Coming out of the headquarters building of Tang Group with Tang Shijing, Lu Jing and Tang Shijing sat in the "Blue Bay" café with Taili.
Hetaili is the central business district of the Yellow Sea, and the "Blue Bay" café is an upscale café. The decoration style has a heavy historical style of the Republic of China. Tang Shijing untied the aqua blue Hermes silk scarf around her neck, and the mature and cold style drifted away with the moist voice of her coffee, and the beauty was incomparable.
The waiter brought coffee. Lu Jing tasted coffee, enjoying the stunning beauty and beautiful scenery in the lonely and leisurely café, and his heart was relaxed and comfortable. His visit to the Yellow Sea was itself a vacation.
"The news is out. After New Year's Day, Huanghai can become a pilot city for live esports TV. Tang Shijing glanced at Lu Jing with disgust. After the relationship between the two broke through, Lu Jing's eyes became more and more unscrupulous when he looked at her.
Lu Jingsheng received a glaring from the beauty, nodded, and sighed: "Tomorrow there will be a GOC league at Huanghai University." I heard Feng Tai say that the threshold of CGL Game Group during this period of time has been lowered by sponsors. ”
With a population of 8 million in the Yellow Sea, even if it is just a pilot of live TV, how can companies engaged in the electronics industry not feel the business opportunities contained in it? The domestic e-sports industry is about to usher in spring after a half-year low tide.
Speaking casually, Tang Shijing smiled and said, "The Changyang Shooting Club will probably be renovated after a year. I'm going to have lunch at the Camphor Tree Restaurant today. I called Hengbo, Wu Yue, and Po Yu last night. ”
Lu Jing smiled lazily: "I listen to your arrangement, anyway, you owe me a meal, don't you?" ”
"I've cashed in all the rewards for you, why do I owe you a meal?" Tang Shijing smiled and cross-examined.
Lu Jing smiled, "That's okay." I'll treat you to a meal, and you can give me another reward! ”
Tang Shijing sneered, looking at Lu Jing with beautiful eyes. The red lips spit out two words slightly, "Scoundrel!" ”
Lu Jing sipped his coffee with a smile. With one hand, he held the delicate little hand of Tang Shijing. It's soft and creamy. In front of the Book of Songs, he will always have the idea of not being able to help but tease her.
"Lu Jing. I have a lot of acquaintances here in Blue Bay. Take advantage of me, be careful that someone will beat me up. Tang Shijing reminded Lu Jing with a smile, and his mood was unconsciously a little high. Remembering the throbbing of calling him every two days, listening to his warm voice idle in front of me, it was really a spiritual pleasure.
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The news that Tianchen Entertainment was going to buy MGM soon spread in the Yellow Sea. The news in the entertainment industry has always spread rapidly. What's more, Tianchen Entertainment did not deliberately hide this news.
When Lu Jing and Xu Kaiding, deputy secretary of the Huanghai Municipal Party Committee, had dinner in the box of the Huanghai Peace Hotel in the evening, he also asked: "Lu Shao, I heard that Tianchen Entertainment is preparing to acquire MGM?" Hehe, if the acquisition is successful, Tianchen Entertainment will become an international entertainment company. ”
Hollywood blockbusters have entered the domestic film market. Many excellent films have also been heard of by old people like him. For example: Titanic. Not recognizing and appreciating it doesn't mean he doesn't know the significance of acquiring MGM.
The light of the box fell on Lu Jing's face, and Lu Jing smiled and tasted Baiyunquan with a white porcelain wine glass, "Secretary Xu, assuming that the acquisition can be successful, Tianchen Entertainment still has a long way to go." The foreign market is not the same as the domestic market. Can it be done, I still play the drum in my heart. ”
Xu Kaiding smiled and said, "I think you can do it." Fourth, PetroChina Singapore has rescued you. ”
Lu Jing hurriedly said a few words modestly. Compared with the two news of Tianchen Entertainment's acquisition of MGM and Mitsui's liquidation, what has a greater impact in the Yellow Sea is that Hehua successfully retained the Fourth Petroleum Singapore Company. After he arrived in the Yellow Sea, he quickly felt this. After all, it's a real feat.
After a few words of gossip, Xu Kaiding explained the reason for inviting Lu Jing to dinner, "Fourth Petroleum Singapore has a monopoly on the supply of domestic jet fuel. The Hwanghae Port is a port that receives goods from all over the world every day. The Yellow Sea Port is fully capable of cooperating with Fourth Petroleum Singapore. ”
Lu Jing is a little strange, this is the category of economic construction, and it should not be the focus of the party and mass secretaries. Doubts are doubts, and he said clearly: "Secretary Xu, the management of the Fourth Petroleum Singapore Company is being adjusted, and it may not stabilize until New Year's Day." At that time, I can urge the Fourth Petroleum Singapore Company to visit the Yellow Sea Port. ”
Xu Kaiding smiled and nodded, "Okay, with your words, it's done." Immediately, he talked to Lu Jing about the topic of e-sports.
The 50,000-capacity e-sports stadium in Xinhui District will not be completed until the end of 2005. With Huanghai TV spending a year cultivating audiences, Changge E-sports Stadium is likely to win a good start.
It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when I came out of the Huanghai Peace Hotel. What time are the stars, and the moon shadow is hidden in the winter night. Land View is driven back to Lijing Resort. I made a few phone calls in the car and went out, and soon learned about the situation. Xu Kaiding is likely to take over as mayor of Huanghai.
Huanghai City is about to be used as a pilot city for e-sports, and Li Ye, the mayor of Huanghai City, who does not approve of the development of e-sports, will be transferred to the province because of his age.
"What is this, stained with the light of esports?" Land view returns to Villa 1 of Lijing Resort. Ming Xue, who came back from participating in Xue Suqi's work meeting, sat on the sofa in the viewing living room and said with a relaxed smile.
Lu Jing shook his head with a smile, took the red wine handed by Xie Qingge, and muttered, "It's not that simple. Politics has always been a place of change. It's not that simple. ”
Ming Xue and He Mengming looked at each other. Lu Jing actually said it twice in a row, which shows that the internal situation is very complicated.
Looking at the sea in the distance, Lu Jing's thoughts were immersed in this matter. He actually suspects that this incident is a continuation of the Yan Jingming incident, and it is very likely to be related to the game of some forces in Ludong's political arena.
Mingxue and He Mengming talked for a while, and seeing that Lu Jing was still contemplating on the sofa in that posture, she gently pushed his shoulder, "Okay, don't think about it." You came to the Yellow Sea to spend a vacation with Ge'er. It's not tiring enough to be in Singapore. ”
Xie Qingge took a sip of wine coquettishly, with a little shyness.
Lu Jing came back to his senses and smiled slightly, "It's nothing to think about." Idle anyway. His eyes slid over Mingxue. Mingxue had already taken a shower at this time and was wearing pink pajamas, but there was obviously no vacuum under the pajamas.
Ming Xue glanced at Lu Jing angrily and asked, "Lu Jing, how do you arrange your itinerary tomorrow?" Won't you be accompanying Miss Tang again? ”
Lu Jing waved his hand, "Shijing is going to the United States to take charge of the acquisition of MGM." "Xia Rulong's intentions, the Book of Poetry has been perceived." I'm going to CGL Games Group tomorrow morning, and I'm going to ask you to play golf in Wu Yuan in the afternoon. Dinner, Mingxue, you've been in the Yellow Sea for a while, right? What are the arrangements? ”
Listening to Lu Jing's words, Xie Qingge's black and white eyes lit up slightly. She knew that Lu Jing would not let her down.
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"Sister Shijing, it's really fake, you're going to the United States to help Lu Jing buy MGM?" On Saturday morning, in Tang Shijing's office in the Tang Shijing headquarters building, Cui Hengbo, who thought he was a woman, held his hair in a bun and hugged Tang Shijing's arm and shook it.
Tang Shijing touched Cui Hengbo's head funny, "What's so strange about this." "The relationship between her and Lu Jing is already known to her little henchman Cui Hengbo.
"No, I'm wondering, how could you be separated from Lu Jing after he came to the Yellow Sea. Don't you always call him? (To be continued......)