981: Small Times
"The Avengers are no longer news, we still focus on the past incorrectly. But every day, there are still a large number of American audiences being attracted to the cinema to see the true face. There may be a doomsday in 2012, which makes the box office in North America so popular and there is already a festive atmosphere. This is what everyone has always talked about Li Donglai's magic."
With the popularity of "Avengers", "The Hunger Games" has been released in a tepid manner. Now it has been released in Week 10, and 1,421 theaters are still released. Perhaps the last crazy, it won $5.86 million this weekend, ranking top 9.
The famous film market research analyst Michael Doworant admitted that he had underestimated "Avengers". In his new round of predictions, the total box office of "Avengers" is not the popular online 1.7 billion, but the 1.8 billion threshold. The total box office in North America will definitely reach 600 million.
"... Just look at the Hunger Games today. If the Phantom is not over 400 million, it will never be painted. Disney has a greater influence than the Phantom. Even if it is occupied by the pit and does not shit, the scale of the screening will not decrease. There is no reason why the Avengers will not exceed 600 million."
He made a decisive move: "Maybe this popcorn movie is really unique. Whether the film and director are people's pursuits, we cannot evaluate it with any normal situation. As far as the market is concerned, the audience still likes to enjoy the big screen, but there are not many movies that can attract their interest. Compared to last year, this year is the year of movies, and many people have not entered the theater for a long time. "The Hunger Games ignited their enthusiasm, and "The Avengers" just burned a fire while it was hot!"
The theater owners were also laughing so hard that they could not see each other, but the producers were extremely frustrated and crying. The just-started "Avengers" storm has hit many films hard, and many movies were forced to be released overseas in advance, and they only returned to North America after the vengeance.
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"Ok, go!"
It is rare for the family to travel at the same time and take a yacht to head straight for the Bahamas Islands.
He was able to see the sunshine openly, especially Yoona, who seemed particularly excited. Anyway, it has been exposed. S-M obviously had no choice but to do anything to her. Who told her that her child was not born yet and owned an American TV station? Korean media have seen luxury, but never seen such luxury. All they have left is envy, jealousy and hatred.
This incident also proves that Li Donglai is different from other rich people. He pays attention to feelings. Everyone knows that Chinese people value nationality more seriously. Li Donglai is not like Li Lianjie changing nationality. He has too much personal influence. He will never change nationality in his life. Then Amc TV will never be included in his name. This is the stable hub of their relationship.
"So what if you can't get married, others will still live a kingly life." With such benefits, even Chris Watson, the lawyer, shut up.
Before departure, Yoona also undergoes a routine B-ultrasound examination. Generally, she can do the first B-ultrasound examination from the fourth week of pregnancy, check the fetal heartbeat, and make the second time to determine the fetal gender and size of the baby's birth period in 18-21 weeks. Check whether the baby's organs are normal, spinal fertility status, etc. Although Yoona still has a hot girlish style, the doctor said it was okay, and all physical examinations were very good.
Health is also the key to Li Donglai's decision to take her out. This time, another important task was to ask the old man to see the child helping him out the Chinese name, and to see if he could take out a few treasures from the old man's room.
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"The Avengers" has a very popular box office, the director is in a good mood, and he goes out with his whole family."
Yahoo Entertainment has refreshed an entertainment headline, and it reported the scene of Li Donglai's family being dispatched with great fanfare. The focus was on Guo Biting, who used a special mark to mark her head, "So what's going on with Bea? As Li Donglai's life assistant, she seems to have become acquainted with Emma and Yoona. Has she been completely integrated into Li Donglai's family? If Li Donglai has no close relationship with this beautiful female assistant, the editor will not believe it..."
When Li Donglai's family gradually became the focus of discussion, Guo Biting's alternative identity also made her controversial. Taiwanese media took advantage of the convenience to stop Guo's mother who went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and asked her daughter whether she wanted to be a mistress with peace of mind. Guo's mother got angry on the spot and smashed a bag of kimchi on the camera. The reporter who was taking the photo looked mournful with a dead father's expression, "My heart-to-heart baby-"
Guo’s mother here is unknown and annoyed by the media. She feels uncomfortable and has to annoy her daughter. “What’s going on with you and Li Donglai? Now they have even children, but you don’t have anything, have no status, and don’t even get money. It’s like something…”
When Guo Biting received a call from her mother, she was already stepping on the golden beach of the Bahamas Island with her feet. The surrounding scenery was so beautiful, but she had no mood to appreciate it. Her family was harassed by the media, but she was powerless and even felt embarrassed. After hanging up the phone, she grabbed her hair in annoyance and sat down on the beach with weak power, "What am I?"
After dinner, everyone sat outdoors and watched the stars shine in the sky. Zhang Zhengyang was already very familiar with them while helping to build a villa. In addition, he was knowledgeable and well-versed in things, so he would not look bored when chatting. The center of their topic was naturally Li Shuxuan, who had just obtained the Chinese name.
Li Donglai was called to the top of the mountain by the old man. After practicing martial arts with a very exaggerated blow, the old man was so angry that he died, "You little brat, if you can't beat him, who will teach you what you can do? Stop me and let me teach you the martial arts philosophy that will never retreat..."
The old man became more and more energetic as he got older. Li Donglai was taught a lesson as he could imagine. He was punched hard on his face and grinned in pain. He finally got rid of his tricks and walked back hummingly. When he came to the living room, Emma and Yoona were looking at the stars outside. They accidentally saw Guo Biting sitting there alone, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Oh, no..." Guo Biting responded, ignoring the idle man. Li Donglai was a little surprised. He walked straight over and sat down, touched and kissed her with interest. Guo Biting, who was not intimate, reluctantly smiled and responded with a smile. He pushed him away with a little impatiently: "Stop, they are still outside. Let's go away, apples are for you!"
"There's really a problem." Li Donglai calmed down but still hugged her and kept moving. He turned her head seriously and said seriously: "Is there anything I can't tell me?"
Guo Biting was silent for a moment and leaned his head in his arms. At this moment, she suddenly felt so wronged. "I want to leave for a while..."
"Why?"
It was silent again, and she raised her head, "Maybe I should calm down. Director Guo Jinming invited me to make a movie. The story adapted from his bestselling book "Tiny Times". Although the investment is not big, I like it very much and want to act."
Li Donglai stared at her seriously and shook his head. "You didn't tell the truth. Is it because Yoona and Emma are both pregnant?"
"No!" Guo Biting was startled and suddenly raised his head, "It's not like that, I just want to try something else."
Li Donglai ignored her argument, "If you want, we can have one."
"What?" Guo Biting was startled and looked outside like a conditioned reflex. They were still talking and laughing for no one paid attention to them. "Don't... stop kidding. You are like this. Who... who will give birth to a baby for you?" Li Donglai is now an ant with a hot pot, and whoever stabs it will be unlucky. If the fourth child is reported again, it will definitely be an explosive barrel that explodes at a little bit of Mars. She was a little moved by Li Donglai's proposal, which can't deceive herself, but she lacks the courage to accept it, and she is confused for a moment.
"Haha." Li Donglai laughed dryly. He hugged her quietly and said after a long time: "It's okay to go and have fun. I'm going to go back to China in the second half of the year. You still can't live far away from me."
"You...a scoundrel." Guo Biting was angry, "Why are you so domineering?"
"You met me on the first day." Li Donglai said for granted, "Did you adapted from "Tiny Times"? I haven't read the novel, so the sales should be good. Maybe the Phantom can work with director Guo Jinming... Hey, I heard it right, Guo Jinming wants to direct himself?"
"Yeah." Guo Biting nodded, "He has been preparing for this for a long time. He probably didn't want to play around with it casually. Besides, you were also directing movies directly from an actor, so you are not allowed to look down on others. Moreover, Guo Jinming has his own company and the film investment is not large. How can he cooperate with the Phantom?"
Li Donglai admitted that he was too arrogant, "I can't invest in co-production, so Phantom can publish it on his behalf. I think Phantom's distribution network should be able to be included in Director Guo's eyes. I will leave this matter to you with full responsibility for contacting you. I will directly give you a commission of 10% if you earn."
Guo Biting slapped him and said coquettishly: "Before the movie is filmed, you promise me a commission. If I compensate me, I will not be in vain."
Li Dong looked at her like a fool and said, "You won't contact me. No matter how bad the movie is, I will not lose money if I have me behind my back and escort it. It depends on whether director Guo Jinming is willing to make money in the movie or wants to shoot it alone without listening to the advice."
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Just as their family was traveling leisurely, news came from the United States again.
This time it was still amc, but two completely different companies. Wanda finally took action against amc theaters. Perhaps it was stimulated by Li Donglai's solemn acquisition of amc TV station, which was a long way ahead of schedule.
This time, Wanda Group acquired the second-ranked American amc cinema company in the world for US$2.6 billion, and said it would continue to invest no less than US$500 million for subsequent operations, and the loan support plan for 10 billion banks gradually surfaced.
Merger and acquisition loans may be divided into two parts, one is RMB merger and acquisition loan, and the other is US dollar loans through domestic guarantees and foreign loans to circumvent relevant domestic regulatory regulations. At the same time, many bankers revealed to our reporter that in order to ensure the completion of the transaction, Wanda has previously contacted many banks including Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Export-Import Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Beijing Bank and Bohai Bank. On the day of Wanda’s press conference, representatives of the above-mentioned banks appeared.
There is a high probability that the United States will pass the review of domestic guarantees and foreign loans. Amc Cinema, the second largest cinema company in the United States, has been merged into Wanda.
Many people compare Wanda's merger case with Li Donglai's lightning acquisition of Amc TV.
Not to mention the ultimate goal, Wanda's loan method is much more troublesome than Li Donglai. For example, how banks design financing structures such as huge cross-border mergers and acquisitions need to consider many factors such as mergers and acquisition risks and regulatory policies. For example, according to domestic regulatory regulations, enterprises must provide at least 50% of mergers and acquisition funds, that is, they can only make up 50% of mergers and acquisition loans.
However, a person from the corporate business department of a large state-owned bank said that this regulation can be evaded through the financing method of "domestic guarantee and foreign loan". Domestic guarantee and foreign loan are divided into two parts: one is "domestic guarantee" and the other is "foreign loan". "domestic guarantee" applies to domestic enterprises for guarantee letters to domestic branches, and the domestic branches issue a financing guarantee letter to the offshore center; "foreign loan" means that the offshore center issues loans to overseas enterprises based on the guarantee letter received.
"The China Banking Regulatory Commission only cares about domestic funds. Therefore, if it is issued a letter of guarantee through domestic branches and overseas branches lend money, it can bypass this regulatory restriction, which means that the funds from Wanda's acquisition this time can come from external financing 100%.
However, there are still some uncertainties in the issuance of loans. After Wanda takes over the AMC, it will face the challenge of debt restructuring. There is still some uncertainty as to whether foreign creditors will request debt restructuring. Among the above-mentioned US$2.6 billion equity plus debt, debt accounts for the majority.
Currently, the shareholders of American amc cinema include Apollo Investment Fund, JPMorgan Chase, Bain Capital, and Carlisle Group, with an overall valuation of approximately US$1.5 billion.
If the creditor's bank thinks that after the Chinese company takes over, the business is normal and the loan does not need to be paid back for the time being, then there will be less things we can do abroad, and the final merger and acquisition may be less than US$3.1 billion; but it is also possible that after the merger and acquisition, the creditor requests bank loan repayment and bond redemption. In this case, the bank needs to provide financing plans to support it.
Looking back at Li Donglai's acquisition case, it was a completely unreasonable personal credit loan.
Li Donglai couldn't help but establish a relationship with the rich banks in the Middle East without realizing it. With his personal legend and repayment ability, he easily borrowed billions of dollars in assets.
Compared with the two, it is not the same as the same spec.
However, there is no possibility of copying Li Donglai's acquisition case, but Wanda's acquisition case can be copied.
Will the global business and architecture of Amc change after the merger and acquisition? What is the significance of Wanda's acquisition of Amc, the second largest theater chain in the United States? Will China use Amc channels to post a large number of Chinese videos to the United States? This has become the most concerned issue for everyone.
After the formal merger and acquisition is completed, Wanda Group will also become the world's largest cinema chain operating company, occupying about 10% of the global industry's market share, and its corporate scale and market influence will be greatly enhanced. In particular, it has an advantage in the number of imax and 3d screens, which is conducive to taking the lead in the market.
But the essence is that except for the boss who has changed, nothing else has changed.
Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda Group, said, "After the merger and acquisition, Wanda Group will only dispatch one or two representatives, and the specific operation will be carried out by the original management team of Amc... Respect the corporate culture and management team of Amc, and implement a more effective incentive system..."
Want to release more Chinese movies? Or amc has the final say.
After Wanda Group acquired Amc, whether to enter Chinese films, what films to enter, and how many films to enter, the management of Amc will decide by itself according to the US industry rules and market demand. Wanda Group will not interfere. They claim that as long as it is a good movie, they will release it. Whether it is from China or from Africa...
Of course, this does not include the Phantom movies. They have had close cooperative relationships with Amc before.
When Li Donglai received the news, things were basically done. He sent a congratulatory message to the richest man Wang and congratulated him.
Chapter completed!