Chapter 142: Fangs Begin to Reveal
After reading the script, the leading actors had a clearer grasp of the characters.
The film will be launched in a few days, and Li Chen does not plan to hold a launch conference like "Those Years" this time.
All starring actors are also required to keep the contents of the script strictly confidential.
That afternoon, Ye Ning, the vice president of Wanda Cinema Line, came to Splendid Diamond.
Since Wu Bin came back from Hong Kong Island, Li Chen asked him to contact Ye Ning.
Revealed to Ye Ning his plan to acquire TVB.
Li Chen never thought of a single company acquiring TVB from the beginning.
Even if he has the financial strength, he is not arrogant enough to think that one person can get things done.
What’s more, when it comes to acquisitions involving billions or even tens of billions, risk sharing is the right approach.
Boss Wang is just the first partner he has chosen.
Ye Ning’s reaction when he learned that Li Chen wanted to acquire TVB was similar to Wu Bin’s reaction when he first heard his boss talk about acquiring TVB.
Ye Ning did not dare to delay and fed back the information to the group as soon as possible.
The group meeting lasted for a day and there was endless debate.
Just like last year when boss Wang wanted to establish Wanda Cinema Line Co., Ltd., 90% of shareholders did not approve.
The real estate projects involved in the group this year and the funds invested.
Wanda has no spare capacity to support such a big move as acquiring a TV station.
But the boss, Wang Li, set the tone directly despite all the opinions.
But to be on the safe side, he still wanted to hear what the other party had to say first.
Actually, at this moment, the boss king was already moved.
Since then he has planned to enter the cultural industry.
His layout of the cultural industry has never been limited to one place or corner.
We will not just settle for the downstream industrial theater chain in the film and television industry.
Ye Ning came today to facilitate the video meeting between Li Chen and Big Boss Wang.
He had already contacted Li Chen before coming.
Ye Ning and Wu Bin met, exchanged simple greetings, and then came to Li Chen's office together.
Seeing Li Chen again made Ye Ning feel strange, just like facing the boss of his own group.
The last time we met was the division of shares and signing of contracts for "Thieves Gate".
At that time, Li Chen gave him the feeling that he was an outstanding young entrepreneur.
In just over half a year, Li Chen has transformed into a capital tycoon.
A private enterprise with the strength to acquire a TV station.
There are not many in the country.
And Rongchen Pictures has no other shareholders, and all the shares are concentrated in the hands of Li Chen.
I have never heard that Rongchen Pictures plans to go public.
Li Chen’s assets have always been a mystery in the industry.
Industry peers can only infer Li Chen's wealth from the overseas copyright transaction amounts of Rongchen Pictures' many films in the past two years.
The industry generally believes that Li Chen’s personal assets are no less than 2.5 billion.
As soon as he entered the door, the elegant Ye Ning in a white shirt and gray trousers smiled and stretched out his hand: "Director Li, I kept you waiting for a long time."
Li Chen smiled and said: "It's okay. , Don’t worry about being late for a good meal.”
The three of them were not too polite. After the video connection, Ye Ning and Wu Bin left.
Neither Li Chen nor Big Boss Wang are Moji people.
"Director Li, your time and mine are precious. Let's get straight to the point." Boss Wang said straight to the point.
"Okay, if Mr. Wang wants to ask anything, you can speak up."
Big Boss Wang nodded: "I just have two questions."
"One , how do you plan to acquire it?”
"Second, what is the proportion of investment between you and me?"
In fact, Big Boss Wang is more concerned about the second question.
The video meeting between Li Chen and Big Boss Wang lasted half an hour.
Ye Ning and Wu Bin didn't know what the two bosses talked about.
But judging from Li Chen's expression after the conversation, the two of them should have had a very happy conversation.
After seeing Ye Ning off, Wu Bin hurried back to Li Chen's office.
"Director Li, is the negotiation done?"
Li Chen smiled and did not answer directly: "Director Wang is a very courageous and powerful partner."< br>
I remembered what Big Boss Wang said just now: "Ten billion, if you and I just buy it, it's over!"
Li Chen was also sighing, and it turned out that he could earn one. People with small goals of 100 million.
Wanda’s commercial real estate development and cinema chain layout have just begun.
Beijing CBD Wanda Plaza has just been completed.
Li Chen didn’t know whether Boss Wang’s funds were so solid.
But in terms of personal wealth, Big Brother Wang is definitely not as good as him now.
According to Li Chen’s estimation, Big Boss Wang’s personal wealth will not exceed 4 billion at this stage.
Towards the end, the boss king made another condition.
It turned out to be a stake in his Rongchen Pictures, and it didn’t matter if the premium was doubled.
There are not many requirements for shareholding, as long as it is no less than 20%.
He also stated that he would not participate in the daily management of Rongchen Pictures.
This condition made Li Chen temporarily distracted.
While you are thinking about acquiring TVB, others are also thinking about buying shares in your Rongchen Pictures.
There are many people who have had this idea before, including Wang Changtian.
But without exception, Li Chen refused.
Although Big Boss Wang has a good reputation, even after acquiring Legendary Pictures, he did not interfere with the operation of Legendary Pictures.
However, Li Chen still declined, saying that if one day it was really necessary to add shareholders, Wanda would be the first to be considered.
After reaching a consensus with the boss Wang, Li Chen raced against time to make an appointment with Wang Changtian to meet at the Chang'an Club.
Wang Changtian stepped in. When he arrived, Li Chen had already arrived.
See Wang Changtian walking in with a smile.
Wearing a dark blue shirt that is pressed straight, his eyes are sharp and lively behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
"I didn't ask your brother to wait for me this time, right?" Li Chen stood up and smiled.
Wang Changtian sat down and took a look at Li Chen: "It's rare for you to wait for me. If something goes wrong, there will be a monster. I'm afraid there is something that requires my help?"
Li Chen laughed and said: "Not only my help, I'm afraid I still have to pay.”
Wang Changtian took a sip of tea, his heart racing.
Li Chen asked him to help but he was not curious, but if there was anything he needed money from him.
When it comes to wealth, he thinks he is far behind Li Chen.
"If you still need money from me, please tell me." Wang Changtian put down his tea cup and said.
Li Chen explained the acquisition of TVB to Wang Changtian.
Wang Changtian shocked Li Chen for the first time.
He studied media and knows how important a TV station is.
This is the trump card that controls the lifeblood of the mouthpiece.
What's more, it's a major TV station like TVB.
Not only for a company, but also for a region, its importance is self-evident.
In the Mainland, you can cooperate with TV stations, but if you want to acquire a TV station, don’t even think about it.
Even their company, Guangwang, only has good relations with a few TV stations and has established cooperative relationships.
Unexpectedly, Li Chen came to him today to take out all the money and buy TVB.
There are many rich people on Hong Kong Island, and there are also many who can be called tycoons.
But the only person who can be called the godfather of the entertainment industry is the 99-year-old TVB boss.
Even Xiang and Yang had to call him Uncle Liu when they saw him.
Wang Changtian's mood was fluctuating at this time, and he quickly analyzed the pros and cons in his mind and weighed the possibility of this matter.
At the same time, he kept saying: "Brother, your courage makes me ashamed."
"But you should know that I am not as wealthy as you. Even if I enter the market, I can't help you much with funds."
Li Chen laughed loudly: "I don't expect you to be of much help with funds. , the majority will be taken by me and Wanda.”
“Listen to my acquisition plan before making a decision.”
Li Chen pulled Lao Wang, firstly because of Lao Wang. Being in the media is a profession.
When I take over TVB in the future, I can let Lao Wang send people to participate in daily operations and management.
The second reason is that no relationship is tied up with huge interests, which makes people feel at ease.
There are no fathers and sons in shopping malls, let alone brothers and sisters?
Li Chen talked to Wang Changtian for another half an hour.
The more Wang Changtian listened, the more shocked he became.
“Brother, it’s interesting that you thought of me and didn’t say anything about this! Let me think about it for two days.”
Li Chen is not surprised. For such a big move, Wang Changtian will definitely seek the opinions of other Rays shareholders.
"Okay, but it's only for two days. I guess it will take a few days before I can't hide this matter."
In Li Chen's view, the weathered man from Hong Kong Island The old man will certainly not remain indifferent.
There are so many people bidding. If he were the one from Hong Kong Island, he would directly release the news to the outside world.
In this way, he can not only increase the stock prices of his companies and TVB, but also wait for the price and reap the profits.
Li Chen's prediction was correct, and he didn't wait for Wang Changtian's reply.
The media in Hong Kong cannot stand it anymore.
However, this also plays into Li Chen's wish.
Sina Entertainment News
""The Genius Gunslinger" jointly produced by Rongchen Pictures, China Xing, and Yingyi Entertainment starts shooting in Hong Kong today."
""To Youth" held a launch press conference in Beijing today, and Andy Lau appeared at the scene."
"The children have no intention of inheriting the family business, and CCTV Li Zekai and others are competing to buy TVB."
Sina's Entertainment Several pieces of news in this section are inseparable from Rongchen Pictures.
TVB touched the hearts of thousands of people, and soon this news made the headlines on Sina.
The news itself is eye-catching enough.
But what shocked most netizens even more was the top five buyers.
Mainland film and television company Rongchen Pictures is also on the list.
The five major forces are listed under the title.
The first one is CCTV teaming up with Li Chaoren, and the next one is Xiao Chao. Then there are Zhou, Guo and Li.
Mainland netizens may just have the mentality of watching the fun.
But Hong Kong Island is not at all calm. It is self-evident what wireless means.
Among the five major forces, Yang Ma is the most eye-catching, and Li Chen is the most surprising.
Even though this news has not been confirmed yet, it has already caused an uproar in the circle.
The first person to know the news was Yang Siwei from Rongchen Pictures.
The set of "The Gunslinger" in Hong Kong Island.
Several leading actors including director Chen Jiashang also learned of this breaking news.
Several young people were chattering about it, but they didn’t know whether it was true or false.
Shu Chang picked up the phone with a smile: "Stop guessing, I'll call Qianqian and everything will be clear?"
After that, he dialed Liu Yifei.
"Sissi, does my brother Chen really want to buy TVB?"
Liu Yifei was a little impatient: "Why do you all come to ask me! It's so annoying, I don't care about this, I want to sleep! You can go by yourself Ask you, Brother Chen!”
After saying that, Liu Yifei put down the phone.
Shu Chang shrugged: "Sissi's heart is so big! She gets even more angry when she wakes up!"
Tang Yan smiled and was about to call Yang Siwei to ask, but the result was still the same. I can't get through, but QQ keeps sending message reminders.
"The news on the Internet is true or false. I have never heard it mentioned by Sisi Si or a senior. If a senior becomes the boss of TVB, it would be unimaginable."
"Director Xiang Zuo and Director Chen also asked me just now, I was also confused. Shu Chang called Yifei, but Yifei didn't seem to know. I just called Siwei, and her phone was always busy. "
"Tangtang, Mimi? !”
“Go and watch it online, it’s really a pig (Zhu)”
On the beach in Cannes, the crew of "The Banquet" gathered together.
Wang Zhonglei answered the call with an indescribable expression.
The leading actors Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, and Zhou Xun were all curious.
After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhonglei calmed down and glanced at Zhou Xun.
Zhou Xun was confused. When he saw Wang Zhonglei coming over, he smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, does it have anything to do with me?"
Wang Zhonglei smiled strangely, sour and sweet and said: "Brother Xun, Li Do you know about the director’s acquisition of TVB?”
As soon as Wang Zhonglei said this, several actors did not have to act, and they naturally showed shocked expressions.
"Director Li acquires TVB?" Zhang Ziyi repeated, looking at Zhou Xun in disbelief.
"I, I don't know! When did it happen?" Zhou Xun asked in surprise.
Looking at Zhou Xun's expression, Wang Zhonglei guessed that she really didn't know.
Think about it, he would not easily talk to others about such a big deal.
"Director Li is really getting more and more surprising." Wang Zhonglei shook his head and sighed.
My own Huayi recently cooperated with Taobao and used the Internet to vote for a young boy named Wei Xiaobao.
It would be better for Li Chen to directly win over TVB, the producer of the two editions of "The Deer and the Cauldron".
Why is there such a huge gap between people!
Wang Zhonglei poked secretly.
Zhou Xun picked up the phone and walked aside to call Yang Siwei, but naturally he couldn't get through.
Yang Siwei was also extremely shocked at this moment. She knew that Director Wu went to Hong Kong last week.
But she thought she was just going to TVB to talk about the copyright of "Fire Dance".
How could I have imagined that this would happen.
She didn't even bother to answer calls from the media, so she immediately contacted her boss.
She felt that if she worked for her boss, she would need a pacemaker in less than ten years.
Lest you die young one day.
As soon as the call was connected, Yang Siwei quickly verified the online reports.
After his boss confirmed the authenticity of the news, Yang Siwei quickly asked for instructions on how to reply to the media.
“Wait a few more days, why panic! It’s not our family that was exposed.”
Yes, Yang Siwei stopped asking questions.
With these words from her boss, she knew how to reply to the media.
She doesn’t know how to use the word ‘drag’.
Not only the mainland media is biting Rongchen Pictures like crazy bees and butterflies.
The CEOs of several companies exposed to the news are also uneasy.
However, no one has responded to this matter yet.
This is just a tactic from the TVB guy asking for directions. The news is released, and the own media will dig deep into the reality of several major buyers.
Han Sanping also noticed this news.
I immediately called Li Chen.
Li Chen didn’t hide it from him either.
Han Sanping has known countless people in his life, but there has never been anyone like this guy Li Chen.
Every action can attract attention from all directions.
Han Sanping wanted to ask more, but Li Chen said nothing and only asked him to wait a few days to find out.
When gods fight, the biggest impact is on mortals.
TVB’s artists were in a frenzy and were looking for news.
Cai Shaofan has just been left out because he offended the top management at the premiere of "Fire Dance".
Cai Shaofan was very happy after learning the news. He called his boyfriend to ask him if he had any inside information.
The boyfriend asked Ning Hao again, how could Ning Hao know.
Like beating a drum to pass flowers around, Ning Hao finally hit Li Chen.
Li Chen replied with four words: No comment.
But Ning Hao already knew it and was speechless.
The most shocked people in the entertainment industry on Hong Kong Island are Tsang Chi Wai.
He didn't pay much attention to Li Chen before, even if he was beaten once by Xiang Hua.
It was just a temporary breath of relief.
But this time, Zeng Zhiwei was not convinced at all.
Just now, Wuyusen was hardened, and soon after, it was sensational that it wanted to acquire TVB.
Her cousin told him this news personally.
It’s no wonder that such a person can get Xiang Hua’s attention.
Zeng Zhiwei completely gave up the idea of going against Li Chen in the future.
Not to mention him, even Xiang Hua'er was feeling turbulent at the moment.
He also confirmed the authenticity of this news through his channels.
With this kind of generosity, no matter whether the acquisition is successful or not, Li Chen has really come into the sight of the upper class this time.
Yinghuang also had his own source of information, and without contacting Li Chen, he quickly confirmed that the revelations were true.
At this moment, I feel very regretful about my unnecessary actions, which have caused the gap between the two parties now.
But this time is also an opportunity to rebuild old friendships.
If Li Chen wants to acquire TVB, with his participation, he can get twice the result with half the effort.
As the saying goes, wealth shows strength, the strength Li Chen has shown now has completely gained his respect.
He thought very well, but unfortunately his actions were still a step too slow.
Only two days later, the five major buyers responded one after another.
The first person to respond positively was the little superman from Hong Kong Island, but the wording of his response is worthy of scrutiny.
"Up to this moment, or even in the past three weeks, I have never thought about investing in TVB."
This can be regarded as one of the first five major buyers to withdraw from the tens of billions bidding war.
Although Superboy responded to the media this way.
However, Hong Kong media learned through corresponding channels from people close to Superman.
In fact, Superman has always been very interested in joining TVB.
The reason why it didn't happen in the end was because the two parties couldn't agree on the price.
Even Superboy’s exit did not affect Shaw’s stock price, which rose to an eleven-year high in the early hours of Friday’s market opening due to selling pressure from TVB.
On the other hand, TVB’s stock price rose slightly by 0.43%, which is not surprising.
The remaining four major buyers all know that instead of acquiring TVB.
It is better to take over Shaw Brothers directly, because Shaw Brothers holds 26% of TVB shares.
It has become the largest single shareholder of TVB. Taking over Shaoxing is equivalent to taking over TVB.
Now that Shao's stock price has risen to a new high, it has undoubtedly increased the cost of winning Shao's.
Even if it were Li Chen, he would still follow his lead.
After Superboy responded to the media, Li Chen also began to take the first step.
On May 28th, Rongchen Pictures, Wandou Group, and Guangxian jointly held a press conference in Beijing.
"Initiated by Rongchen Pictures, Wandu and Guangxian jointly invested 4.5 billion to register with the relevant departments to establish the Han and Tang Cultural Industry Investment Fund."
"Used to provide growth opportunities for target companies Capital, corporate restructuring, management buyout and other market-oriented financing. ”
Once this news was released, it was like a shocking news.
Hundreds of media gathered at the press conference, which was extremely noisy. On the stage, Wang Changtian, Li Chen and Ye Ning had to whisper to each other.
Media reporters rushed to ask questions.
"Director Li, was this private equity fund established to acquire TVB?"
The scene became much quieter.
"Of course not, or not entirely. It's too early to say this now. We should wait until the review is passed."
"Director Li, if the review is passed, this will be the first domestic The first private equity fund in the cultural industry. "
"According to the rules, the paid-in capital in the first year shall not be less than one-fifth. How will the investment proportion of the 900 million cash be distributed among the three of you? "
Li Chen and Wang Changtian looked at each other. These reporters knew a lot.
Establishing a private equity fund is only the first step, and it is also a very necessary step.
Taking the opportunity of acquiring Wireless, Li Chen can integrate the resources around him for my use.
Acquisition battles can also be conducted through professional fund management teams.
And Youku’s next few rounds of financing.
This private equity fund can also participate.
The rule that four-fifths of the 4.5 billion must be made up within five years also relieves the three companies from so much financial pressure.
Within five years, the worth of Li Chen, Lao Wang and Big Brother Wang has long been different from what it used to be.
(End of this chapter)