Chapter 367 Mergers and Acquisitions
“One more thing, I plan to sell New Dream to Hanhua.” Xu Liang said.
Jiang Xiaoyang was stunned for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he said seriously.
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah.”
"Why? This is the beginning of your business."
"The first company I founded was Hanhua."
After a pause, Xu Liang continued: "The order of establishment It’s not an urgent matter, the key is that I already have many companies, and New Dream is no longer that important.”
If subject education and training are not forcibly abolished by the state, New Dream’s future will still be very bright.
But if there is no subject education and only art training, even if it is done well, it will still have a market value of tens of billions of Chinese dollars.
But it is far behind industries with huge potential such as the Internet, real estate, investment, and beverages.
“You really want to sell?”
“Yes.”
Xu Liang nodded affirmatively.
By selling it to Hanhua, I can continue to share in the future income of the new dream, and I can still influence the future development of this company.
"But now Phoenix Fund can't come up with the money to acquire New Dream."
Phoenix One Fund has raised US$300 million.
A third of the debt was spent on the acquisition of the Warriors, Nanfu Battery and Suguo Supermarket, leaving only US$200 million, which was not enough to acquire New Dream.
Phoenix Fund II has only raised US$180 million so far.
In contrast, the valuation of New Dream has exceeded 4 billion Huaxia coins.
"It doesn't matter if you can't get the money. I will let Hongmeng Company guarantee Hanhua, use the new dream as collateral, and get a loan from Standard Chartered Bank."
Jiang Xiaoyang nodded.
This is indeed a good idea.
However, Hanhua will have to repay the interest on the loan.
But the new dream is developing rapidly, and she is not worried about losing the investment.
"Have you communicated with Teng Huaming?"
"Not yet, but I'm not worried that he won't agree. After all, he will be the master of his own affairs from now on, and anyone else would be happy to do it."
Rolling at him, Jiang Xiaoyang said: "You'd better communicate with Teng Huaming before officially starting it, so as not to cause any discord between you."
"I understand. Now I have just been like this. I just want to tell you about this idea. It won’t be officially launched until next year.”
The money from selling New Dream is the ballast for his oil futures business, and he will use it to increase investment at critical moments. For warehouse use.
The two briefly chatted about the future development and management measures of New Dream, and quickly finished their dinner.
Just came out of the restaurant.
A middle-aged man wearing a red bow tie, a crisp black suit, and gold-rimmed glasses, who looked somewhat elegant, blocked their way.
"Hello, Mr. Xu, Miss Jiang. My name is Yang Shoucheng, and I am the president of Emperor Group. I am very honored to meet you two."
Looking at the hand stretched out in front of him , Xu Liang smiled lightly and shook hands briefly.
This entertainment tycoon in the post-Hong Kong era, a playboy in the entertainment industry, has been famous for a long time.
After the new century, at least half of the famous celebrities in Hong Kong will be under his command.
"Mr. Yang stopped us, is there something wrong?" Xu Liang asked.
After Yang Shoucheng nodded, "I wonder if we can sit down and chat?"
He reached out to avoid hitting the smiling person. The other person was polite and considerate, so he couldn't refuse directly.
He sat down on the sofa in the hotel lobby.
“Mr. Xu, I heard that Hongmeng Entertainment is preparing a large-scale variety show. Our Hong Kong market is also a big market, and there are many well-known music stars in the mainland, so we hope to follow suit in this regard. Please cooperate with Hongmeng Entertainment," Yang Shoucheng said.
"Mr. Yang is well-informed."
Xu Liangdao.
Although the planning of "Super Girl" under Hongmeng Entertainment has begun, and although there is news, it has not been officially promoted to the outside world.
Not many people in the entertainment industry know about it.
Yang Shoucheng said with a smile: "Emperor Entertainment's main business is entertainment, so naturally it pays more attention to news in this area. Moreover, the mainland market has unlimited potential, which is also where we focus our attention."
In fact, , an ordinary entertainment program, is not worthy of his attention at all.
The key is to make friends with the young mainland tycoon in front of me through this program.
"I will explain the following. If necessary, they will contact the Emperor."
The current stage is not ten years from now. Xiangjiang's stars are still very popular in the mainland.
If the show can invite one or two finales, the level will rise instantly.
This is the limitation of the times, and Xu Liang can only do what is good.
“Thank you, Mr. Xu.”
“Mr. Yang, you are welcome. This is a mutually beneficial cooperation.”
"Yes, cooperation is mutually beneficial." Yang Shoucheng nodded quickly.
Although the other party is much younger than me, the difference in net worth is huge.
In a money-dominated society like Xiangjiang, the rich naturally have a higher status.
Xu Liang stood up, "Mr. Yang, we have something to do, so we'll leave first. I agree to the cooperation."
"Okay, okay. Mr. Xu, Miss Jiang , walk slowly.”
Xu Liang smiled slightly and left with Jiang Xiaoyang.
Looking at the two people's retreating figures, Yang Shoucheng was happy but also a little regretful.
I am happy that the cooperation was achieved so easily. Unfortunately, the time was short and there was no time to further deepen the relationship between the two parties.
But it would be nice if we could cooperate. With this relationship, we will be able to communicate with each other again in the future.
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On the way back to the car. "Do you know that Yang Shoucheng?" Jiang Xiaoyang asked.
“I don’t know him, but I understand him. This guy started out as a watch agent. He currently runs two hotels in Hong Kong and some real estate business, but the most important thing is in the entertainment industry.
Half of the celebrities in Xiangjiang who can be named are in his hands." Xu Liangdao.
“So, this guy is quite a character.”
Although the entertainment industry is notoriously chaotic, it’s not just ordinary people who can make it big.
After Xu Liang nodded, "It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time. The current entertainment industry in Xiangjiang has gone downhill. If it had been twenty years earlier, it would be impossible to say that this was another Zou Wenhuai or Lei Juekun type figure. "
Jiang Xiaoyang nodded slightly and said, "I just heard that Hongmeng is doing entertainment programs?"
"Well. Our main business is pan-entertainment, novels, comics, music, etc. Entertainment and games are one of them.
Hongmeng has everything else, and entertainment is the last piece of the puzzle.”
Jiang Xiaoyang became interested, "What entertainment programs do you do? TV, movies, or variety shows?"
"Variety show, "Super Girl", a civilian audition singing program. I guarantee you will also like it." Xu Liang smiled.
"So confident?"
"Haha, when have you ever seen me fail?"
"Then I'll wait and see."
——
The time is gradually coming to October 1st.
Xu Liang received Bonima who came from Pengcheng at No. 33 Baijia Road.
“Boni, we haven’t seen each other for a long time.”
Xu Liang said with a smile.
The young and youthful Bonima looks very reserved.
"Mr. Xu has many things to do, and his time is precious, so we dare not interrupt him hastily."
Xu Liang smiled, released his right hand, and said hello to Zeng Liqing, who was also here. , several people sat down on the sofa.
After Lu Hui served tea.
“I heard that Penguin made a lot of money through Monternet this year.”
There was a trace of pride on Ponima's face, which didn't have much city life yet.
But after reacting, he quickly endured it.
Humblely.
"Although Penguin has made some money, it is not as good as Sina, which is owned by Mr. Xu."
Xu Liang smiled and did not try to expose him.
Penguin is the first SP service provider to invest in Monternet, and QQ is naturally suitable for SMS business. After more than a year of development, the monthly revenue from Monternet now exceeds 50 million Huaxia coins, which is almost Sina's. More than twice that.
In 2002, the number of text messages sent through Mobile QQ accounted for approximately 70% of the total number of text messages sent by Monternet, making it the undisputed overlord.
Even so, Penguin and Sina are not in a competitive relationship now.
The domestic SMS market has been growing explosively.
In 2001, the number of mobile text messages sent surged sixteenfold, reaching 15.9 billion.
In 2002, it increased to 79.3 billion, accounting for one-third of global text messages.
Everyone has meat to eat.
“In addition to mobile QQ, I heard that your QQ show is also developing well?” Xu Liang said with a smile.
Because Xu Liang put out the bubble show in advance, the Penguin show, which was originally a QQ show in 2003, was copied and pasted in 2002.
With QQ’s huge user base, it is currently developing well.
There was a hint of embarrassment on Bonima's face.
It feels like being caught cheating.
Looking at Xu Liang's smiling face, Bonima said with a guilty conscience: "A small achievement is not worth mentioning compared to Hongmeng Games."
"Really? But Hongmeng’s legal department is already preparing to sue you.”
Ponima was shocked.
Even Zeng Liqing, who had never spoken, couldn't help but look shocked.
Looking at the appearance of the two people, Xu Liang shook his head.
Still too young, I became panicked when I was frightened by him.
Ponima took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Mr. Xu, the QQ show did not plagiarize the bubble show. We just borrowed some of your gameplay. Strictly speaking, this does not constitute an infringement of your copyright."
"Whether it is plagiarism or not, there will naturally be laws to define it. But I have seen the evidence provided by the Ministry of Justice. Unless you completely give up the QQ show, you will definitely lose the case." Xu Liang said calmly.
Bonima and Zeng Liqing looked at each other.
They all know whether QQ Show is plagiarized or not.
If you really go to court, you will definitely lose the case.
Although they can’t spend much money, if the QQ show goes offline, their losses will be huge.
Three to four million a month is not a small amount of money.
This is especially important for Penguin who wants to develop other revenue channels besides mobile QQ.
"Mr. Xu, you are also the major shareholder of Penguin, accounting for 63% of the company's equity. To you, Penguin and Hongmeng are like the palm of your hand and the back of your hand."
Zeng Li Qing played the emotional card.
Looking at Zeng Liqing, Xu Liang smiled and said: "I am just a financial shareholder of Penguin."
Although he owns 63% of Penguin's shares, he only has half of the voting rights.
Penguin is just a godson, so naturally he doesn’t need to be more important to Hongmeng, his biological son.
(End of this chapter)