Chapter 891 Bolore
“Father, Vivendi has officially started talks with people from Christina Investment Company.”
A room with luxurious decoration and exquisite oil paintings on the walls In the room, a young man in his thirties bowed.
Vincent Bolore put down the document in his hand.
“What conditions did Foch and the others give?”
"Christina Investment Company will acquire all the assets of the Canal+ Group with 3.7 billion euros in cash and 3.1 billion euros in debt for a total price of 6.8 billion euros," the young man said.
“6.8 billion euros? Hum, Foch and the others are still doing their duty.”
There are three major pay TV stations in Europe, British Sky TV, German Satellite TV 1, and Canal+, also known as French Channel 4 .
Each one can cover the entire Europe, with tens of millions of users and hundreds of channels.
In addition to pay TV stations, Canal+ Group is also a technology provider and content producer that provides digital interactive pay TV systems.
Not to mention the technical aspects.
In terms of content, in addition to Canal+ Group's own film and television drama business, in June 1999, it acquired Europe's largest film manufacturer, EMI, to make up for its own shortcomings in film production.
Some famous movies, such as "Spring in the Cowherd Class" and "The Intouchables" are all produced by EMI.
In addition, the Canal+ Group also has an ancient version of the video website-Vizzavi.
Vivendi is ambitious and hopes to use this website to deliver content on multiple platforms such as mobile phones, the Internet, and television, and to provide one-stop Internet services to the audience.
At the same time, through this website, Vivendi’s rich film, television, music, books and other content can be monetized commercially.
It was a wonderful thought, but it was too early.
Like Shanda Box, it was born at the wrong time.
It has been deteriorating in recent years and has become a marginal business.
However, if this website is modified, it is not impossible to continue to develop.
In short, Canal+ Group is still very valuable.
This is a comprehensive media group that integrates pay TV stations, satellite TV networks, TV series and movies, online websites and technical services, with annual revenue of nearly 3 billion euros and a net profit of 470 million euros.
For such a large media group, the valuation of 6.8 billion euros is only about 10% higher than the market value.
It can be called a conscientious price.
As the major shareholder of Vivendi, it is no wonder that Vincent Bolore is dissatisfied.
If the price is low, his profit will be lost.
"Father, we need to convene a board meeting to unite the company's directors and collectively oppose all actions of Vivendi's management that endanger the interests of directors." The young man suggested.
Vincent Bolore nodded.
“The board of directors must meet, but we cannot take the lead.”
He is still thinking about Pacific Fund’s investment share and cannot be held grudged by Xu Liang.
"I understand."
"Have you contacted the media?"
"We have already contacted Le Figaro and Le Monde."
"Everything has been cleaned up from beginning to end?"
"Don't worry, we contacted the editors-in-chief of the two newspapers through intermediaries, and then directly transferred the money to their accounts in Swiss banks. The kind man did it for us The running Mr. Fritz has returned to the arms of God through the Seine.”
He noticed the coldness in his son's words.
Vincent Bolore nodded with satisfaction.
"Only the dead can keep secrets in this world. Obaid, you handled it very well."
"It is thanks to your wise teachings that I have achieved what I am now. Father."
Obeid said respectfully.
"It's up to you to follow up on this matter and obey my instructions at any time."
"Okay, father."
Vincent Bolore stood up and patted him shoulders.
"Obeid, work hard. After we win Vivendi, I will let you join Vivendi's board of directors, and you will inherit this asset in the future."
O Bede's breathing suddenly became faster, and his eyes showed hot greed.
"Father, don't worry, I will do my best."
"Go down."
"Yes."
Obeid was about to turn around and leave.
Dong dong….
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
After the office door opened, a meticulous young man wearing a crisp dark blue suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and blond broken hair opened the door and walked away. Come in.
“Father.”
The young man turned his eyes and saw Obaid, and the young man smiled slightly.
"Obeid."
"Matisse, why are you here?"
Noting the wariness in the other person's eyes, Matisse smiled and said: "I'm here to submit Minnie to my father." The hotel’s half-year financial report.”
As he spoke, he raised the document in his hand.
Obeid smiled and patted his shoulder, saying meaningfully.
"Manage Minnie Hotel well, it is a good company."
The corners of Matisse's eyes twitched, but his tone remained calm.
“Don’t worry, I will do it.”
After smiling slightly, Obaid walked away.
After the door closed, Matisse handed over the document.
"Father."
Vincent took it, turned it over briefly and put it aside.
“Minnie Hotel has been developed well by you, and I am very satisfied. Keep working hard, and after this period of time, I will invest 100 million euros for you to develop it into a hotel group all over France.< br>
伱, will be the CEO of this group. ”
Mattis’s face instantly showed excitement. "Father, don't worry. I will work hard to develop Minnie Hotel and live up to your trust."
Vincent smiled, nodded, and waved.
“Go and get busy.”
After respectfully agreeing, Matisse turned around and left the room.
The moment the door closed, the smile on his face quickly calmed down, and the anger in his eyes became stronger.
"Dresi can inherit the Bollore Group, Obeid will have Vivendi in the future, and I only have four damn three-star Minnie hotels!
One hundred million euros?!
Similarly You have said it three times."
I roared in my heart.
Taking a deep breath, Matisse calmed down and walked downstairs along the corridor.
Just when he reached the stairs.
“Matisse?”
The latter turned his head and looked at the man leaning against the wall with an indifferent expression.
"Is something wrong?"
Obeid smiled slightly and took two steps forward.
"You should call me second brother."
Mattis sarcastically said: "You and Dressy have never regarded me as brothers."
"Don't say it so absolutely, as long as If you voluntarily give up your family inheritance and take care of your Minnie Hotel, you will be the best brother to me and Dressy."
"Will you believe me when I say give up?"
" Of course. As long as you publicly give up the noble surname Bolore."
Matisse smiled coldly.
If he were really stupid enough to give up the surname Bolore, the Minnie Hotel would probably be taken over by the family.
“I will seriously consider it.”
After saying this, Matisse was too lazy to reply and walked downstairs.
Looking at his retreating back, Obaid smiled coldly.
"Son of a bitch, scoff!"
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"Mr. Xu, this is the latest information on the Bolore family sent by the Hongyan Information Department."
< br>Taking the document in Lu Hui’s hand, he flipped through it and smiled.
“Vincent does have a good son.”
"It's a pity that no matter how good he is, he is destined not to inherit the Bollore family's industry."
Xu Liang smiled and nodded.
The longer a family has a long history, the more they pay attention to rules and face.
Three sons of Vincent Bolore.
Dressy and Obeid are the sons of the first wife, who also came from a noble family.
The eldest son, Dressy, joined the Bollore Group after graduating from the Sorbonne University. Step by step, he is currently managing the family's core logistics business within the Bollore Group.
Obviously he is being groomed as a family successor.
The second son Obaid joined Vivendi's subsidiary Havas Group in 2002 and currently serves as the director of the advertising department of the group's media company "Lingzhi Ocean", which is considered a middle-level leader.
The third son, Matisse, is the son of Vincent Bolore and a dancing girl, that is, an illegitimate son.
However, this son has been outstanding since he was a child. He was admitted to the best university in France, the 'University of Paris Arts and Sciences' without any support from his family, and he also became a member of the French Skull and Bones Society 'X-Mines'.
With this background, Matisse will undoubtedly become an elite member of French society.
This is also the reason why he was recognized by the Bolore family.
Unfortunately, without the support of his mother's family, he is destined to be unable to obtain the inheritance rights of the Bolore family.
Only inherited a ‘Hotel Minnie’ located in the Latin Quarter of Paris from Vincent Bolore.
This hotel with 150 rooms was established in 1981. It has no deep historical accumulation and is only three stars.
But after Matisse took over, he developed Minnie's Hotel from one to four in just three years.
It has been rated as the top ten hotels in France by "European Weekly" for two consecutive years.
Exhibited outstanding management talents.
“What a pity for this Matisse.” Xu Liang said.
For the Bolore family, which has been inherited for more than two hundred years, stable inheritance is fundamental.
No matter how good Matisse is, he has no inheritance rights from the Bollore family.
But if Bolore Group doesn’t have a chance, other companies may not have a chance.
Lv Hui observed the words and said, "Mr. Xu, do you want to contact this Matisse?"
"Why contact him?" Xu Liang said with a smile.
“The Bollore family continues to increase its stake in Vidhivan and obviously intends to slowly control this media giant. This obviously conflicts with our plan.
Although the last time he was in England, Vincent Bolore agreed to your conditions.
But you may not give up willingly.
Just in case, it is necessary for us to contact Mattis and use him to pry into the internal dynamics of the Bolore family. "Lu Huidao.
"It's rare that you can think of this. It's very good. ”
“I have learned a lot from being by your side. ”
Xu Liang smiled and said, "Mattis is indeed a good chess piece, but he is obviously excluded from the core decision-making circle of the Bollore family. Even if you make friends with him, you won't be able to get much useful information."< br>
Lu Hui thought about it briefly and said sadly.
"I thought it was too simple."
"No, your proposal is very good. You can contact him in my name later and say that I am very optimistic about him." Minnie Hotel Chain', hoping to make an investment
If he agrees, let Michelle meet with him. ”
Lu Hui nodded and said hesitantly: "You said you couldn't get much useful information about him..."
(End of Chapter)