Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1435 Doing business with capital is the easiest
In the next half month, Zhou Buqi was very busy. He circled the globe from Los Angeles to San Francisco, then to New York, then to London, Manchester, then to the capital, Tokyo, and then back to Los Angeles.

Mainly did six things.

First, the split of Ziwei Star has been officially completed;

Second, with the approval of the board of directors of Ziwei Star International, it will invest 5 million US dollars to participate in the investment project of Ziwei Star Global;
Thirdly, the stock of Amaba, a Japanese social networking site held by Ziweixing, has finally been liquidated and sold at a one-time price of 3.7 million US dollars.

This is a big deal, and it is highly valued in the Japanese industry. Even Sun Zhengyi flew back to Tokyo to be a consultant.

As a result, Ziweixing made a fortune!
Last year, in order to do YikYak, Ziweixing Japan spent 2.4 million US dollars to buy a 32% stake in the parent company of the social networking site Ameba because of the lack of social connections and celebrity connections.

With this relationship, YikYak quickly became popular.

Now, YikYak is already the most popular and most popular social networking site in Japan. Especially in the first half of the year, the wave of "The Voice of Japan" was super-burned and baptized by the entertainment circle like carnival.

Affected by this, Ameba is unwilling to make wedding dresses for others. This blog-like website also wants to build a Weibo-like social network by itself.

Of course, Ziweixing disagreed, so they broke up and sold the stock at a price of 3.7 million US dollars.

In June last year, $6 million was bought, and in June this year, $2.4 million was sold... In one year, the yield reached 6%!

Who said investing is difficult under an economic crisis?
Facts have proved that as long as you find the right direction, you can make a lot of money!

Fourth, reached a package cooperation agreement with the British authorities around Ziweixing Digital Media, an Internet company that operates the football industry, and Ziweixing Digital Media officially launched the split plan;
Fifth, the transfer of Manchester United.

Ronaldo's application to transfer to Real Madrid has been accepted by Manchester United and also agreed to Real Madrid's £8000 million offer.Next, Ronaldo and Real Madrid will discuss personal treatment.

Under the strong request of Zhou Buqi, Manchester United also needs to undergo a major blood change.

Robben's deal is the easiest, he wants to return to the Premier League to prove himself.Robben's transfer from Real Madrid to Manchester United is also an additional condition for Ronaldo's transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid;
Sneijder's deal is not easy, he does not seem to want to leave Real Madrid, and was called by Inter Milan;

The probability of Yaya Toure's transfer is extremely high. He transferred to Barcelona to play the main role. Unexpectedly, Guardiola promoted Busquets from the second team, and Yaya Toure was unwilling to play as a substitute.

Ibrahimovic only wants to win the Champions League, the best choice is of course to go to Barcelona...

On the transfer plan, Zhou Buqi and Ferguson have slight differences, but the general idea is more consistent.

Zhou Buqi raised three hard criteria: [-]. Bring Bell from Tottenham; [-]. Bring Robben from Real Madrid; Strengthen this weak link!
One of the most cheering transfers for the Red Devils fans has been completed-Manchester United loaned Beckham from the Los Angeles Galaxy for a symbolic offer of 1 pound for a season, and he will put on his own No. 7 jersey again.

The news was announced on June 6.

On this day, Manchester United's Beckham No. 7 jersey was re-launched, and 18 pieces were sold that day, which shows the love of Manchester fans for heartthrobs.

Sixth, a preliminary agreement was reached after discussions between Comcast, General Electric, Ziweixing Universal, NBC Universal, and Universal Pictures.

All parties formally agreed to spin off Universal Pictures and sell it to Ziweixing Universal.

Both the TV station business and the Universal Studios business will be divested from Universal Pictures. After auditing, Universal Pictures has assets of US$43 billion and liabilities of US$22 billion.

However, it is not so easy for Ziwei Star Global to make this happen.

The current performance of Universal Pictures is very good. Whether it is film production or TV production, there are the best and most popular film and television works.If you want to complete this transaction, you must pay a substantial premium.

In contrast, MGM's side is much easier.

On this day, Zhou Buqi took a car to the Hilton Hotel to meet with representatives of MGM's creditors, Anchorage and HCM, two major hedge funds.

Let’s talk about the debt purchase issue.

Prior to this, Ziwei Star Global had already quoted US$25 billion to MGM.This offer is actually for the bondholders, and it is to spend US$25 billion to acquire MGM's US$37 billion debt held by them.

There are three cars in total.

The one in front is for assistants, bodyguards and a few entourages, and the one behind is for two MGM executives.

Zhou Buqi was in the middle car, gently holding Xue Baoshan's soft little hand.

On the right is Senior Sister Zhen Yu, she said softly, "The MGM case is about to be settled, Warner, Lions Gate and News Corporation have all spoken publicly, and they will not offer more than 20 billion US dollars. "

Zhou Buqi smiled, "I was frightened by MGM's fuss over the past few years."

Sister Zhenyu was also very emotional, "Yes, MGM's management team... I think there is a problem with their philosophy, their thinking is too outdated. In 05, MGM's debt was only 20 billion US dollars. But MGM Mei spent a lot of money to hire out-of-date superstars like Tom Cruise, Daniel Washington, and Kevin Costner, and made a bunch of movies with high investment and low return. Their movie ideas still seem to be stuck in the teens. Years ago, it was still an old-fashioned action blockbuster."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "So, after the acquisition of MGM is completed, all existing executives will be dismissed and a new batch of people will be brought in."

"Do you understand movies?"

Senior Sister Zhen Yu was a little worried. This is how laymen guide experts. If you give directions blindly, MGM might get worse.

Zhou Buqi is more confident, "It's not bad, I can basically grasp the general direction."

Xue Baoshan blinked her eyes a few times, "There is also "The Hobbit". Didn't it mean that MGM will cooperate with Warner to develop a new sequel movie?"

"Let's just make a movie."

Zhou Buqi knew about this, and the two things that MGM is most concerned about right now are the new version of "007" and "The Hobbit" series.However, MGM only has the right to distribute the "Hobbit" movie, and the production rights have been cut into several pieces, which are controlled by producer Saul, producer Harvey Weinstein and Warner's new line. In the hands of the film industry.

In the previous life, MGM had to cooperate obediently for the sake of petty profits, and it was a fortune to make a fortune.

If Zhou Buqi takes over in this life, then there is no need.

He would rather not shoot than give up most of the profits to competitors.

Xue Baoshan pursed her lips when she saw that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and said with a light smile, "Student Zhou, do you have any bad ideas?"

Zhou Buqi said: "It's not interesting to make a movie, it's better to make a TV series."

"TV drama?"

Xue Baoshan was slightly taken aback.

Zhen Yu was surprised and said, "Do you want to make a series of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit"?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The film and television adaptation rights of the novel "The Lord of the Rings" were sold to MGM at that time. Later, MGM sold the production rights of the film adaptation and retained the distribution rights of the film. All adaptation rights of the TV series. If this is the case, why do you want to make a movie? How good is it to make a TV series?"

Both Xue Baoshan and Zhen Yu suddenly realized, and blurted out in unison: "Streaming media!"

Zhou Buqi held Xue Baoshan's soft little hand on the left, seeing the twin sisters shining, he felt a little moved, and couldn't help stretching out his right hand to pull Senior Sister Zhenyu.

Zhen Yu took it away with her little hand.

Zhou Buqi put his hand on her thigh, the thin skirt in summer can feel the delicate and soft skin.Zhen Yu was afraid that he would push forward and make another move, and he would have business to do later, so don't let others see it.I had no choice but to stretch out my plain hand and let him hold it.

Zhen Yu carefully glanced at Xue Baoshan on the other side, and found that she was looking at her with beautiful eyes, her pretty face flushed suddenly, as if she felt ashamed of being caught cheating.

Zhou Buqi almost laughed, pretending not to see it, and said sternly: "Whether or not to make a movie depends on the sincerity of Warner. If they are willing to release the copyright of "Friends", it is not impossible to cooperate."

Zhen Yu shot him a look, "How is it possible? "Friends" is a cash cow, and it can bring Warner 1 million US dollars in rental income every year."

"Now the income is 1 million US dollars per year, and in a few years, it will be 10 billion US dollars per year." Zhou Buqi sighed and was very puzzled, "I really don't understand what is so good about this kind of shoddy melodrama. "

"The "Wulin Biography" in China is also very popular, they are all about the same." Zhen Yu was a little embarrassed, she always regarded Baoshan as her younger sister, but in the end she was really going to come to this point, so she quickly changed the subject, " I will meet the creditor in a while, are you confident?"

Zhou Buqi said casually: "What's the matter, it's the easiest way to do business with capital, it's only for profit."

Seeking profit is the shortcoming of capital, and it is also the biggest advantage.

When cooperating with other businessmen or institutions, you must also consider the other party's feelings, pursuit, respect, decency, whether the business philosophy and strategic thinking are consistent, whether the values ​​and geopolitics are consistent, and so on.

This can be very complicated to communicate.

Capital is not the same, only look at the interests.

As long as the other party earns something, that's all right!
The other nonsensical things are not important, and it is even less important whether MGM lives or dies to develop better in the future.

甄妤轻声道：“从去年3月份到去年10月份，这两家对冲基金以50至60美分兑1美元债务的价格买下了米高梅整整37亿美元的债务，总共花掉了19.2亿美元。”

Zhou Buqi snorted and said, "That's right, they spent nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars to finally win MGM, and Warner and Lionsgate's offer is less than 20 billion U.S. dollars. Strange!"

"They don't seem to be satisfied with our $25 billion offer."

"Normally, Ziweixing invested in Ameba and earned more than 50% a year. These two hedge funds have been busy for more than a year. Even if the business level is not as good as mine, they must have a high enough rate of return. Deduction procedures Fees, taxes and operating costs, at least 25% net profit. Rest assured, dealing with capital is the easiest."

Among Zhou Buqi's negotiating assistants are consultants from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. It is much easier to deal with this kind of matter than communicating with the board of directors of Universal Pictures.

(End of this chapter)