439, Acquisition of movie giant
"Not much money." Xia Yang casually said to Lawson.
Lawson rolled his eyes and saw Xia Yang's vigilance, and then he put his arm around Xia Yang's shoulders like a good brother, "Don't be nervous, we are good brothers, tell me, I promise not to tell Lan Qi."
If Xia Yang believed Lawson's lies, he would be out of his mind.
Moreover, the last time he and Lawson called each other brothers, Lawson pushed him away. This time, Lawson took the initiative to call him brothers. He must have bad intentions.
“We really don’t have much money, which is barely enough for the research and development of projects like the Julang aircraft carrier.”
Xia Yang was beaten to death without saying a word.
Lawson was very disappointed that he did not trick Xia Yang into revealing the secret of the treasury, and then joked, "Since you don't have extra funds, you will be in trouble next time, because Lan Qi needs a large amount of funds recently."
What does Blanche need a lot of money for?
Xia Yang had never heard Blanche say anything about this.
"Why didn't Lan Qi mention it to me?" Xia Yang asked.
Lawson curled his lips, "Maybe she doesn't want to trouble you. She came to me specifically last time and wanted to mortgage or transfer her shares in the family company to obtain funds. Originally, I planned to agree and allocate one billion US dollars to her.
But the family review committee read her fund use instructions and thought the risk was too great, so in the end it only gave Lan Qi 100 million US dollars. Lan Qi is so angry that she still refuses to talk to me."
A family with a profound foundation like Berryman's naturally cannot allow its descendants to squander the family company's shares or wealth at will. Even if it is an investment, it must be reviewed.
"What does Lan Qi need so much money for?"
The more Lawson talked, the stranger Xia Yang became.
He had given Blanche enough funds before investing in making movies and acquiring Luobinji Times. What would Blanche need so much money for? According to Lawson, Blanche needs a lot of funds, at least.
One billion dollars.
By this time, both the Julang aircraft carrier and the Sea Ghost submarine had been viewed. Lawson pulled Xia Yang away from the dock and explained while walking on the road.
"Lan Qi wants to acquire a film company. The film Top Gun has been filmed and is in post-production. However, regarding the issue of film distribution, after several discussions, the distributor, Paramount Pictures, will take 2%.
Ten distribution fees, plus movie promotion fees, before the movie is released, at least 30% of the profits have already been taken by Paramount."
"So Lan Qi was so angry that she planned to directly acquire a film company and distribute Top Gun herself."
After hearing what Lawson said, Xia Yang couldn't help but feel happy. But Blanche was really angry at Paramount, otherwise she wouldn't have gone home to ask for a billion dollars and planned to acquire the film company to distribute Top Gun herself.
Naturally, one billion US dollars is not to acquire an ordinary film company.
There are countless Haolaiwu film companies, but they vary greatly. Most of them are just handbag companies. Some are just simple film production companies. They only produce films and distribute them to other companies. Some film companies can produce films, while others
Distribution capabilities, but can only distribute movies in the United States.
The only film companies with global distribution capabilities are Paramount, Universal, Warner, and Columbia.
So Blanche wants to acquire Universal and Columbia, giant film companies with global distribution capabilities.
However, if you want to acquire these giant film companies, one billion US dollars is too small.
Xia Yang remembered that not long after, Fuso Sony Corporation was going to acquire Columbia. It spent 6 billion U.S. dollars to successfully acquire it. The outside world thought the price was too high. The actual value of Columbia was no more than 5 billion U.S. dollars, but this also shows that Hollywood Seven
The value of big giant film companies, especially the huge film libraries of these established film companies, is the most valuable.
Because copyright protection in the United States is strict, as long as you hold the copyright of a movie, you will have to pay once for each screening, whether it is a TV broadcast or a theater screening.
"Lan Qi is being bullied outside, and your father won't help her vent her anger?"
Xia Yang asked Lawson deliberately.
Lawson smiled bitterly, "Our Berryman family has never had a business genius like you. Therefore, the wealth the family now possesses was slowly accumulated after several generations of careful management. It cannot withstand Blanche.
With this kind of squandering, I have specifically investigated Hollywood, MGM, Warner and other major film companies, and the cheapest one requires US$4 billion to have a chance of successful acquisition."
"So the family really can't afford such a loss. The same goes for Lisa, Elena, and the other three. Lanqi and the others want to jointly fund the acquisition of the film company. Unfortunately, the family behind Lisa and the others cannot afford it."
I was impulsive and took huge risks, so I rejected all their requests for funds and sent them away with just a token amount of funds."
"I was the most generous. I gave Lan Qi 100 million U.S. dollars, and poor Elena only got 20 million U.S. dollars from the family."
At the end of the sentence, Lawson felt proud.
But he should be proud of it. He gave Blanche $100 million, which was much more generous than the father of Lisa and the other three.
While talking, the two of them came out of the core shipyard, got into the Eight Eyes Trident luxury car and left the Laisuo Shipyard, taking Lawson back first.
Sitting in the car, Lawson did not talk about Blanche's acquisition of the film company anymore, but worriedly told Xia Yang that the Julang nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and other warships must not be delayed and must be delivered on time.
Xia Yang also asked Lawson for help, and worked with Frank to urge the Spare Air Force Department to purchase Predator fighters, hoping to get the order from the Spare Air Force Department as soon as possible.
In the next few days, Xia Yang continued to handle various affairs of Li Ao Company.
As for Blanche's desire to acquire the film company, we will wait until she comes back.
During this period, I went on several dates with Elaine, and it goes without saying that they were passionate, romantic, and tender.
Until this day Blanche comes back.
Because she was back with Lisa and the others this time, Blanche did not let Xia Yang pick her up as usual.
At the same time, she seemed to be in a bad mood, because she did not go to Li Ao Company to find Xia Yang after getting off the Green Star plane like before, but went directly back to Swan River Villa.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! So when Xia Yang returned to the Swan River Villa with the alien after work, he saw Blanche sitting on the sofa and holding a pillow to vent her anger. He knew in his heart that it should be
Blanche and Lisa could not raise funds, or raised too little funds, and the acquisition of the film company was not smooth.
Because of the acquisition of the film company, Blanche didn't want to trouble Xia Yang and kept it secret from Xia Yang.
So when Xia Yang came back, Blanche immediately threw away the pillow to stop her anger, became as smiling as a flower, and came over to help Xia Yang carry his bag.
"Whatever you want to eat tonight, I'll cook it for you."
Blanche, like her wife, asked Xia Yang what he wanted to eat for dinner.
After returning home, Blanche took a shower and wore a floral nightgown, which was fresh and sexy. Her long legs under the skirt were slender and graceful, pink and shiny, and she was so charming!
The nightgown was loose in style, and Blanche was not wearing any underwear underneath. Her plump figure was looming, and what was even more charming was that Blanche, who had just taken a bath, put on this nightgown, and it felt fragrant and soft.
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Xia Yang immediately picked up Blanche.
"I don't want to eat anything tonight, but I just want to eat you. It's also a punishment for you not discussing things with me and hiding things from me."
With that said, Xia Yang carried Blanche to the sofa.
Initially Blanche struggled shyly, but after hearing Xia Yang's words, she looked at him nervously, "You know everything?"
"You said it?" Xia Yang said angrily.
"Xia Yang, don't be angry. I didn't mean to hide it from you. Many projects of Laisuo Factory, fighter planes and warships require a lot of financial support. Next, you plan to acquire CBS Columbia TV station and form a media group, which will require at least 20 billion US dollars, so I don't want to give it to you.
To increase the burden, I plan to raise funds with Lisa and others to acquire MGM."
Blanche hugged Xia Yang and hurriedly explained, fearing that Xia Yang would misunderstand something.
"So did your acquisition succeed?" Xia Yang asked deliberately.
It was okay not to mention it immediately, but when she mentioned it, Blanche turned red with anger, "My family is so stingy, they gave me 100 million U.S. dollars instead of a billion U.S. dollar mortgage for my shares worth more than a billion U.S. dollars.
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"Lisa and her family went too far. Lisa only got 50 million US dollars. Nicole and Elena didn't get 50 million US dollars combined. In the end, we barely raised 200 million US dollars. We originally planned to use
The funds were used for a leveraged buyout, but MGM insisted that the purchase must be made in cash, and the negotiations ended unhappily."
Blanche took the pillow over again to vent her anger.
She only showed such a lovely side in front of Xia Yang.
"Why did you choose to acquire MGM?"
After hearing Blanche's words, Xia Yang asked back.
"Because MGM is the cheapest, even with debt, it can be successfully acquired for US$4 billion. Moreover, MGM has been established for a long time and has a rich film library. The annual copyright income from these movies is not a small number."
Blanche explained that the reasons for acquiring MGM were very good, but Xia Yang looked cold, "But the one who bullied you is Paramount, so I bought Paramount."
Blanche knew that Xia Yang was seeking revenge for her, so she immediately hugged Xia Yang's neck tightly and offered him a passionate kiss.
The two finally broke up, and Blanche became embarrassed again, "But Paramount won't sell it."
Xia Yang laughed and shook his head, "There may be goods in this world that are not for sale, but I have never seen them. If there is a product that is said not to be sold, it is simply because the price is not right. I sent someone to check. Paramount was acquired by a petroleum capital group long ago. Now it is
Chapter completed!