The Boeing 747 private jet was flying over the Pacific Ocean, and Lin Zuhui in the cabin was having a party, and he and his new era Simei were enjoying the party life in the air.

Lin Zuhui sat on the sofa, wearing a casual suit, crossed Erlang's legs, and looked at Lin Zhilin, Lin Xinru, Fan Binbin, and Zhang Baizi in front of him with interest.

At this time, the four of them were singing K, writhing their delicate bodies, and they were very happy.

Their faces were a little rosy, obviously they had drunk some wine, and from time to time they fired winks at Lin Zuhui, exuding a charming charm.

Four people and four colors, so that men are ready to move.

Of course, Lin Zuhui also knows that they will eventually be left out in the cold, because he will continue to usher in new beauties.

In fact, if given the opportunity, Lin Zuhui is already preparing for new challenges.

Summing up the past, he was so dedicated that he missed a lot of opportunities, and it was time to enjoy life.

After 15 hours.

The plane arrived in Los Angeles, and Lin Zuhui stepped off the plane with his four daughters.

If you are careful, you can observe that the posture of the four girls walking is a little strange.

Could it be that they are airsick?

After arriving in Los Angeles, Lin Zuhui and his four daughters stayed at the villa in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, which is very close to the airport and even closer to the sea, which is very suitable for vacation.

Of course, Lin Zuhui played with them for a day, and then arranged for them to be in Los Angeles by themselves.

.........

Bank of Bahrain, Los Angeles Branch.

In the conference room, Lin Zuhui listened to the progress of the Harrods team on the 'acquisition of Hilton hotels'.

Harold said: "At the moment, there are several American consortia that are also interested in the Hilton Hotel, but the boss can rest assured that they don't have much determination and money, and they just want to pick up the leak." My guess is that these consortiums were invited by Blombach in order to get them to raise their prices. ”

Lin Zuhui nodded, at this time, Blackstone and other consortia did not have such great courage at all, and the important thing is that the US economy has not been as brilliant as in 2002~2007. At present, everyone wants to use the funds to invest in technology and the Internet.

Still, he said: "Pollenbach is smart and very stable, he doesn't sell the Hilton cheaply." So, from now on, you go and talk and tell them that we can raise the offer to more than $30 per share. ”

Harold was not surprised, the price was expected, if there was a slight surprise, it was that the owner seemed to be in desperate need of Hilton.

"Okay!"

Lin Zuhui added: "Anyway, it is Hilton who takes the initiative, so this time we can show greater sincerity, you will implement it, and report to me every time the progress is made!" ”

"No problem, boss! By the way, we have already searched for the position of president, his name is Crishnaceta, he is an experienced professional hotel manager, and his resume is also very good......"

Lin Zuhui kept this person in mind and asked Langham Hotel Group to confirm it later.

"Hmm. After the acquisition, the invitation will be officially launched. ”

"Okay"

At this time, Lin Zuhui has a new plan for this acquisition, that is, after winning the Hilton Hotel, he will discuss cooperation with Bulgari Jewelry, and the two sides will cooperate to establish the 'Bulgari Hotel', Hilton has rich hotel management, Bulgari has the influence of luxury brands, and the cooperation between the two sides will definitely achieve a major highlight; in addition, Hilton will also establish a new luxury hotel brand, aimed at those creators of fashion trends.

As a result, coupled with the previously formulated relocation of headquarters, cost control, and increasing the speed of franchise development, Hilton hopes to make great changes in five years.

So, if Hilton goes public in 2004, Baring Bank will have three years to cash out some of its shares, which is expected to not only recover costs, but also make a lot of cash flow, and still have a lot of shares left.

This acquisition is all about making money, and he won't take the Hilton hotel because he doesn't lack hotel assets.

In the previous life, Blackstone only took out more than $6 billion in cash when it acquired Hilton hotels, and 20 billion was loans (including $6 billion in Hilton debt); In the years of operation, Hilton used its financial skills to repay nearly $4 billion in loans (part of the debt was converted into preferred stock, bond buybacks and restructurings, etc.). At the same time, after the listing, the debt was on the head of the Hilton Group, and the value of Blackstone's stake in Hilton became $15 billion, and Blackstone did not cash out at the first time, but cashed out in batches over many years, and finally obtained a profit of $14 billion.

In about ten years, the profit of more than 2 times is obviously very rich. Generally speaking, as long as you outperform inflation, it is a very good investment.

........

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

Harold and his team returned to Hilton's headquarters to negotiate with the team in Bollenbach.

"Mr. Bollenbach, we can consider a price of more than $30!"

Hilton President Bollumbach was overjoyed, knowing that Harold's statement proved that Barings had taken the deal seriously, and even that it was inevitable; If so, he, as the Hilton side, has an advantage in the negotiations.

"It's so gratifying that we're finally in real negotiations, and I welcome it on behalf of all Hilton shareholders."

In the face of the reversal of the situation, Harold did not have any waves in his heart, originally looking at the boss's meaning, I am afraid that less than $40 is inevitable.

Therefore, Harold immediately said: "President Bach, since we are so sincere, can Hilton also show sincerity?" ”

"Of course, we are very sincere in selling Hilton, which is the will of the shareholders, after all, Hilton's shares, which have been seriously below their asset value for a long time, are the most undervalued of any large hotel group," Bloombach said with a smile. ”

Old fox, it's not easy!

Harold couldn't help but sigh that Bolumbach had really become cunning now that he had taken the initiative.

"Actually, we don't want Hilton to take the initiative to bring in other buyers to participate in the bidding," he said seriously. ”

Bloombach smiled and said: "If the Bank of Bahrain is sincere enough, we will naturally choose you with a higher price!" ”

Harold had no choice but to stop mentioning this topic and focus on the negotiations, which were also the real substantive negotiations between the Bank of Bahrain and the Hilton Hotel.

The first two months were just a temptation!

.........

Lin Zuhui came to Pixar Animation Production Company, and the boss Jobs brought Cartum, John Lasseter and others to meet him.

In fact, although Jobs is the majority shareholder (listed company) of Pixar Animation, holding about 49% of the shares, Jobs is not the core team of Pixar Animation. The reason for this is, of course, that Jobs is an animation layman, and Jobs mainly led the Pixar IPO, and after returning to Apple, he gave up the position of president to Cartum.

According to Jobs, he still chooses to meet with the Pixar core team once a week, and it just so happened that Lin Zuhui had an idea and made an appointment this time.

Jobs, as an intermediary, introduced everyone, and then everyone sat down.

Lin Zuhui made his intentions clear: "That's the case, I want to commission Pixar Animation to make a 3D animation for us, I don't know if it's feasible?" ”

3D animation is currently the preserve of Americans, and it really started with "Toy Story" in 1995. And the 3D animation in the mainland, I'm afraid it will be seven or eight years later.

Lin Zuhui's Wanhui Comics Club also has an animation company, all of which use two-dimensional technology; To put it simply, it is the difference between a plan and an elevation.

"We signed a five-part animation contract with Disney, and if Mr. Lin wants to make 3D animation, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

Lin Zuhui did not retreat, but said: "I'm not in a hurry, I can make it in three years!" ”

Cartum said with a smile: "Mr. Lin doesn't know that a 3D animation with a huge investment usually starts in two years, so three years is not a long time. ”

Lin Zuhui was a little annoyed, this TMD took the money to do business for you, and no one did it, do you want to go to the studio created by Steven Spielberg?

He doesn't even know what it's called, DreamWorks has been copied by him, and it has already been registered in the United States, so it will definitely not be called this again.

Jobs was a little disappointed when he saw Lin Zuhui, after all, the two were good friends and partners, and immediately helped: "Maybe it's a good work?" Catem, you should understand that my friend Lin is a legend......."

Catum asked curiously: "What kind of animation is it, I need to trouble Mr. Lin to run it himself, to be honest, I'm really curious." "Actually, he has loosened, and Jobs is the boss after all.

Lin Zuhui took out an English document and said: "This is the outline of this animation, when I saw this draft, because the content in it is closely related to my country and nation, I immediately felt that I had to invest in him." ”

Cutham took the manuscript and didn't read it immediately, but gave Pixar John Lasseter, who was in charge of the creative, after all, he was in charge of technology.

John Lasseter took the manuscript, and soon showed surprise on his face, and said after reading it: "The idea of "Kung Fu Panda" is very good, if it can be filmed, it will not only achieve good results in the United States, but also in China. ”

Yes, it is "Kung Fu Panda", Lin Zuhui feels that he wants to let the Chinese people get involved. Although it is not possible to produce a three-dimensional masterpiece like "Kung Fu Panda", if Hong Kong DreamWorks is an investor (Lin Zuhui himself also participates), and then joins the martial arts instructor of Hong Kong, then it must be said to be a 'gorgeous co-production', although it is a bit far-fetched.

Cartum also looked serious, and the expression on his face showed surprise.

After a long time, he said: "Combining kung fu and pandas is really a very good idea. Huaxia Kung Fu is very marketable in Hollywood, and the panda is a national treasure of Huaxia, and it is naturally very marketable when combined.... A righteous and brave tiger master.... Friendly, playful but warm-hearted golden monkey...... Motherly cranes....... A generation of grandmasters, master raccoons...."

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In fact, this script outline is already the outline work of Hong Kong screenwriters, and Lin Zuhui doesn't remember much.

Lin Zuhui took the opportunity to say: "The production fee is not a problem, we are willing to spend as much investment as possible!" ”

Now it's not a question of money, it's a question of Huaxia's 'dignity'!

Besides, with a mere $100 million production fee, he can pay out of his own pocket; Of course, DreamWorks joins in with a name.

In fact, it is impossible to lose money, as long as he becomes a hit, the peripherals of "Kung Fu Panda" are enough for him to make money.

Cartum put down the script and said, "We can take over this production, but I want Mr. Lin to only be an investor, and we will take care of the rest; After all, we can make it a better release at Hollywood. ”

p, Pixar Animation is not a distribution company, and the animations they produce are all distributed by Disney.

Lin Zuhui said firmly: "Of course this is not what I want to see, this is the culture of our country, of course I can't just be an investor." Money is not what I like, I can pay the production fee and the distribution rights in the United States at most, and my film company, DreamWorks, has to produce under the name, for example, we have martial arts instruction. ”

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and finally Catum said: "Indeed, this is Chinese culture, just like "Mulan" back then was also Chinese culture. Okay, we're going to do this next, but there's no time limit. ”

Lin Zuhui immediately agreed, and the time was not in a hurry at all.

Next, Lin Zuhui asked people from DreamWorks to talk to Pixar Animation.

At this time, DreamWorks had gradually developed into a one-stop industry of film production, distribution and cinemas, intending to reorganize the film industry in Hong Kong. Of course, this reorganization is inseparable from the mainland market.

........

The negotiations between Bank of Bahrain and Hilton Group ended in late December, and the final result was that Bank of Bahrain privatized Hilton Group at 38.5 yuan per share (total share capital of 342 million yuan), involving an amount of 17.66 billion US dollars, including 4.5 billion US dollars in debt.

For a time, a huge wave of public opinion was set off in the United States, and the Bank of Bahrain also took the opportunity to be widely known to the world.

In this acquisition, the Bank of Bahrain needs to come up with 13.16 billion US dollars, the actual cost is 4 billion US dollars, and the remaining 9.16 billion US dollars are all loans, including Citibank, HSBC, Goldman Sachs Bank and a total of ten banks have made loans.

As for the debt of 9.16 billion, it is naturally linked to the Hilton Group, which makes the debt of the Hilton Group as high as 13.66 billion US dollars, and the debt ratio is as high as about 75%. Of course, there is no accounting for stealth assets.

At the same time, Lin Zuhui, the boss of the Bank of Bahrain, also became a big hit in the European and American worlds, and became a capitalist tycoon for a while. After all, this is a nearly $20 billion acquisition, and there is no such merger and acquisition in Asia.

As Hilton's competitors, Marriott Hotels, Wyndham Hotel Group, and InterContinental Hotels feel that a stronger opponent has been born. Because the Bank of Bahrain is an investment bank, if it acquires the Hilton Group, it is bound to increase its efforts to develop, otherwise how to make a profit.

And Lin Zuhui has always been a strongman in the capital world, although he is only a Chinese, he is also a tycoon with great prestige and strength and ability in the United States.

Lin Zuhui came to the United States again for a meeting with the Harold team.

"When will CEO Crisnaseta be able to report?" Lin Zuhui said.

Harold replied, "In a week, he will officially take over as president of Hilton." I've already talked to Bollenbach and he makes sure we get the deal perfect. ”

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "Bollenbach is a talent, and Hilton Group has today, and he also has a share of his contributions. It's a pity that he can't join us, otherwise he will be investigated. ”

Harold said, "Hmm. In addition to Crisnaseta as CEO, we are also preparing to recruit senior talents in Marriott and Intercontinental to complement Hilton's team of professional managers. ”

Hilton Group is about to usher in great development, and naturally needs talents to join.

Lin Zuhui reminded: "Be careful, don't get into a lawsuit!" ”

"Okay!"

Finally, Lin Zuhui said: "When the Hilton management team is about the same, I still have something to explain, you can contact me again!" ”

"Okay, boss"