After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 568: Sweet and Sweet
"Hey, Hughes, how's the discussion going over there? When will there be a result?"

"Lee, they really need your help. They dream of being acquired, but there are many problems. Can you come to New York?"

"Money is not an issue."

"I suggest you come over and don't get angry. I heard you have a bad temper. The things in my office are very expensive..."

……

7 month 9 day.

Li Mingyang called Wang Changtian to go to New York together.

When Korea was extremely poor and had to live on debt, it had no choice but to go with Guangxian and complete the merger through mergers and acquisitions.

At Hughes Law Firm, Li Mingyang met his mother's former colleague, Hughes Prey.

A bald middle-aged man with a round face, looking a little funny.

I used to deal with financial disputes like my mother did, but now I mainly help major companies with mergers and acquisitions.

Negotiations with Rhythm Special Effects have been going on for more than three months, and we are just one step away from finalizing the deal.

Just when it was time to finalize the deal, the other party disclosed the company's financial situation.

After Hughes' explanation, Li Mingyang learned about the financial situation of R&H Rhythm Special Effects and was so angry that he wanted to smash the table.

The American company is such a rip-off. Not only does it acquire a company, it also has to take over its debts and severance pay for its employees.

The actual purchase price is far greater than the purchase price.

In 2011, R&H made a profit of 11%, but so far in 2012, it has suffered losses of more than 3000 million US dollars.

This is also the reason why R&H is eager to find a buyer.

R&H’s debt is understandable.

FOX and Universal lent R&H a total of $1700 million.

This is a debt that must be repaid. It is acceptable and not too much.

But R&H’s labor costs are too abnormal. For a project, employees consume more than 65% of the funds...

And Pangu was less than half.

The first thing to do after acquiring R&H is to streamline the staff. Only by moving the business overseas can it survive. Otherwise, it will be a vicious circle and will collapse sooner or later.

Including $2700 million in compensation paid to judges, courts, lawyers and employees for severance pay, the total amount exceeded $4300 million.

In addition, it is necessary to pay the salaries of employees of R&H branches in other countries. In total, it will cost more than 6000 million US dollars to resume operations of R&H.

Plus the $2500 million purchase price.

What can you get from acquiring R&H for nearly $9000 million?

This company has something wrong with its brain!
As a special effects company with a 25-year history, R&H rarely applies for patents for its many intangible assets.

Anyone can use...

Of course, core technologies are also available. The most difficult hair and leather, as well as movies involving natural elements basically cannot be separated from the special effects participation of R&H.

"These are all bad news, but there is also good news, which is that there is no union for special effects artists, so it is easy to lay off employees, provided that legal and reasonable compensation is given."

"Ninety million dollars... to buy a company that is destined to go bankrupt?" Wang Changtian looked at Li Mingyang and was not optimistic about this plan.

"Are there any other special effects companies as alternatives?" Li Mingyang asked.

Hughes shook his head. "The company you chose is the best shell company for listing... I have also investigated Digital Domain. This company is just an empty shell with a single technology and is on the verge of bankruptcy. The debt and compensation are conservatively estimated to be over 7000 million US dollars."

When Li Mingyang heard Hughes' words, he couldn't help but trust Hughes' professional ability.

Digital Domain is really just an empty shell.

Technology is controlled by executives led by Cameron. The company is heavily in debt and has more employees than R&H.

"So what do you think we should do now?" Li Mingyang asked again.

"As for Hollywood... acquiring a cinema is a good option. How much money have you prepared?" Hughes asked a question.

“How much does a movie theater cost?”

"A small one would cost about $500,000, and a larger one..."

Hughes was halfway through his speech when Wang Changtian raised his hand to stop him, "We are not acquiring movie theaters, do we have an animation company?"

"The animation company has very high entry requirements. It's not just a matter of money. You don't qualify."

Things are stuck!
Hughes proposed to acquire cinemas, form a cinema chain, and then package and reorganize them for listing.

But Wang Changtian disagreed.

He is not interested in cinemas, but wants to acquire an animation company.

Hughes pressed the timer to see the guests off. In order to avoid wasting time, Hughes asked them to go back and think about it again tomorrow.

Return to your hotel.

Wang Changtian said in a clear tone: "I agree with you buying the top special effects company. Even if you lose money, you can buy technology and production materials. These are valuable experiences that can shine in your hands... You must not buy the cinema. In the distribution system here, small theaters are the weaker party. You have to kneel down to find film sources, unless China Film can invest in it. But China Film can't even go public in China now, so it's impossible for it to invest in it."

"Where's Wanda?"

"Only if Wanda can come out."

"Can't you get out?"

“Once cinema chains establish a global system, what is the difference between them and underground casinos?”

I have a headache!
Stuck!
"The acquisition of R&H for $9000 million is a huge injustice!"

"Give it a try. As long as it can be listed, it won't be a loss."

"Where can we get so much foreign exchange? All we have is 60 million US dollars."

"Borrow from an investment company."

"If we ask them to borrow money, our plan will be exposed. Those people have no professional ethics at all."

Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian were so anxious that they kept pacing around the room, and finally decided to bring one more person into the gang.

Is it Boss Zhao, Yu Dong, or Lao Jia...the two of them haven't decided yet.

But these three people are richer than the two of them.

Early the next morning, Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian went to see Hughes again.

Hughes was surprised to learn that Li Mingyang still insisted on acquiring R&H. After trying to persuade him for ten minutes without any effect, he stopped trying and contacted the other party for negotiations.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Mingyang negotiated with the boss of R&H.

The other party was determined on the price, and Li Mingyang was in a hurry to go public, so he didn't argue too much. The two sides quickly reached an agreement and signed a letter of intent that evening in the presence of lawyers from both sides. The more detailed contract could not be signed until a week later.

It's time to pay...

……

Faced with domestic rumors, doubts and restrictions.

Li Mingyang took it calmly.

The focus of China-South Korea co-production is not on us at all, we are just cannon fodder.

Li Mingyang endured it!
In South Korea, it was suppressed by Penguin and iQiyi, and then was trapped by the chaebols in Cheongdam-dong and roasted on the fire.

Li Mingyang also endured it.

However, the Cheongdam-dong slum incident was posted on Weibo in mainland China. Because it was so brutal, with 3 deaths and 103 injuries, it sparked discussion across the entire network.

Li Mingyang couldn't stand it anymore!
The Koreans kept it under wraps and didn't report it.

First reported in China, a large number of photos are exactly the same as the ones that the JTBC paparazzi took to Zhang Wei!
Someone is trying to get him!

Although it did not say that the Cheongdam-dong slum incident was related to him.

But this is the foreshadowing... to explode at the right time!
This has always been his biggest weakness!

"Someone is messing with me!" Li Mingyang hung up the phone with Boss Zhao and said to Wang Changtian who was drinking tea with Hughes.

"What's going on?" Wang Changtian said calmly.

When someone in China was targeting Li Mingyang, he was the first to receive the news, so he naturally thought that there was a problem in Korea.

Li Mingyang pulled Wang Changtian aside and told him what happened in Qingtan Cave in a low voice.

Wang Changtian felt unwell when he heard half of it, and was completely stunned when he heard the rest.

He never dreamed that Li Mingyang would be trapped in a big fire pit by the chaebol in Korea.

"No, no... Does Zuo Shandiao know about this?"

Li Mingyang shook his head. "Not many people in my own company know about it."

"It has already happened, and leaving won't solve it... This listing is going to have problems, it's going to collapse."

This is also what Li Mingyang is worried about.

It can be saved, if he quits.

However, a big problem is that if he withdraws, can the reorganized company still be successfully listed?

Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang analyzed the situation for more than ten minutes and felt that it was too risky, so they went to the bathroom to discuss with Hughes about terminating the acquisition.

"If you terminate, your credibility will be in jeopardy, and it will be difficult to acquire companies in the United States in the future... There will also be many integrity issues when listing on the U.S. stock market, so you have to think it through," Hughes said.

"We have a little problem here." Wang Changtian said with a smile.

Hughes didn't know what the question was. He rolled his eyes and said, "If you are not in a hurry, you can wait until they go bankrupt before buying. It will be much cheaper and will not affect your reputation."

"Is this still possible? I can wait until the company goes bankrupt before buying from it, so its reputation won't be affected." Wang Changtian was confused.

"You'll be right if you listen to me."

Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang looked at each other and decided to follow Hughes's idea...

Wait until it goes bankrupt, then come back to pick up a bargain.

……

Along the way, Wang Changtian has always been Li Mingyang's most tacit partner.

Wang Changtian knows Li Mingyang better than anyone else.

In the VIP lounge of the airport, Wang Changtian kept urging Li Mingyang to stay calm and wait for him to go back and find out who did it before taking any action.

"If you want to deal with a person or a gang, you can't just blindly deal with that person or gang. You have to cut off their network of relationships first."

"Yeah." Li Mingyang said perfunctorily.

"Don't act on impulse. You are not old enough... You need to be more mature. Since you plan to enter the U.S. stock market, you can't fight your own people like before. You need to unite your own people."

"I understand everything."

"In fact, think about it another way. If you have evidence in someone else's hand, they will trust you more. Of course, the culprit must be caught. Don't worry, I will give you an explanation!"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's unlucky."

"Do you have any suspects?"

"First of all, they are definitely not from the Korean side."

"So absolutely?"

"Because my reputation is ruined, it won't do them any good... I'm still in the honeymoon period with them, and the threats to me will only be exposed in Korea, not in the University of Tokyo, and they are openly trying to get me!"

Wang Changtian adjusted his glasses. The worst thing about the Qingtan Cave incident was that he didn't quite understand the full picture. There were many things Li Mingyang didn't tell him.

Out of trust in Li Mingyang, since Li Mingyang said the root cause was not with the Koreans, he temporarily believed that the problem was not with the Koreans.

"Could it be the aftereffect of the Yinghuang land?"

"It's possible, but it will only be some individuals."

"Do you want to go back with me and look for the mountain eagle?"

Li Mingyang shook his head, "Find out who did it first."

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Wang Changtian boarded the plane back to Dongda.

Li Mingyang sat in the lounge, smoking one cigarette after another.

I was calculating the gains and losses in my mind, and I was so absorbed in the calculations that I didn't even hear the broadcast.

It was the ground staff in the lounge who came to him and reminded him to board the plane.

Entering the first class cabin, Li Mingyang sat in the comfortable seat, but felt uncomfortable everywhere.

The plane landed at Incheon International Airport at 1: in the morning, more than an hour late, and the plane encountered a long period of turbulence during the flight.

Even in the first class cabin, Li Mingyang felt uncomfortable from the shaking.

When getting off the plane, almost all the passengers were complaining.

After leaving the terminal, Li Mingyang stood on the road and stretched. Then he ran all the way to Chengbeidong with his bag on his back.

When I got home, the house was empty.

Shishi returned home yesterday, saying that Tangren has a new drama coming up, so Jingtian and Yangmi went shopping.

Xiaoyu...is sleeping in the villa next door.

Li Mingyang took a shower, changed into a bathrobe, and came to the living room on the first floor. He put his hands on the back of the sofa and looked through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows at the maids who were busy in the courtyard.

Midsummer is the season when flowers and plants are lush.

The grass in the yard is growing wildly and needs to be trimmed every three days.

"With the listing blocked, how can we compete with iQiyi and Penguin..." Li Mingyang muttered to himself.

The chaebols allowed Penguin and iQiyi to grow stronger.

Without money, you can’t break the situation.

FBTV can still last for a long time, but once the Korean film and television system is destroyed, it cannot be saved.

Becoming the second domestic entertainment...

In terms of the scale of the film and television market, Tokyo University is not inferior to Hollywood, but it is a pity that it is not doing well enough.

If possible, Li Mingyang would like to develop in the country.

But he was forced out by the siege.

In fact, it was only a matter of time, but Li Mingyang didn't expect it to happen so soon. It was all because of the ticket subsidy.

Everyone sees a way to make money with their eyes closed.

Ticket subsidies have a huge impact on box office sales.

And box office revenue is linked to stock prices.

All in all, the movie is making a lot of money.

He hammered down all the obedient and box office-appealing big directors in the country.

For other directors, a box office of 100 or 200 million is a big hit, and 300 million is enough to brag about the future of domestic films.

For him, 100 million or 200 million is a bloodbath, and 300 million is not even qualified and will be ridiculed by everyone.

The peak of others is just his starting point.

Leading by a gap.

Plus, he has the ability to glue cat's eyes and sticky rice together, so other people really shouldn't play with him...

Li Mingyang sighed, and suddenly a strange noise came from the corner of the living room.

The next moment, there was a rhythmic sound of high heels hitting the ground on the stairs leading to the underground parking garage.

Hearing the footsteps, Li Mingyang knew it was Zhang Wei...

Li Mingyang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhang Wei walking up, wearing a simple grey long suit, grey trousers, and carrying a large black Gucci bag.

The neat short hair flutters up and down with every step.

His usually indifferent expression was now filled with anxiety.

"You're finally back."

"Ah."

"The Cheongdam-dong incident has been exposed in China. Although you were not mentioned, once you are involved, public opinion will explode immediately and it will be very unfavorable to you... This matter is not a secret in the Korean chaebol circle. If anyone wants to get you, they can make a big fuss at any time."

"The bullet that hasn't been fired is the biggest threat."

"Have you figured out how to deal with it?"

I'm not God.

Li Mingyang patted the sofa and motioned Zhang Wei to sit down.

After Zhang Wei sat down, Li Mingyang said, "Use your thinking to analyze for me what I should do next... By the way, because of this incident, it will be difficult to list on the US stock market."

"Why don't you just step back and stay behind the scenes?"

"I am the most valuable when I am in front of the stage..."

The Cheongdam-dong slum incident caused a lot of uproar in Dongdaemun. This plan was extremely clever.

Because there are too many people who know the inside story.

Anyone can take action.

Everyone had a gun in their hands.

"The people who targeted you have evil intentions, but we cannot be bound by this matter. The most important thing now is to go public. Everything else is secondary. Have you ever thought about going public in Korea?"

"There's not much money in the Korean market, and there are too many loopholes in the stock market, which is prone to malicious short selling. The daily increase or decrease limit is 30%, so it can collapse in one day."

"We have no choice but to go public to get funding and keep up with iQiyi and Penguin."

"Have you learned about Korean stocks?" Li Mingyang asked.

"I studied it last night."

When Li Mingyang first came to Korea, he studied the Korean stock market.

South Korea's financial situation is a bit complicated. In short, it is controlled by the IMF, a tool used by the United States to implement its economic hegemony.

Every Korean listed company cannot escape the IMF's investment.

Taking the four major Korean entertainment companies as an example, their sales are all very impressive.

Then the operating profit is also considerable, but the net profit is terrible, and some are even negative.

The money has all gone into the pockets of Wall Street.

JYP and SM might be a little better.

HYBE and YG are truly just working dogs.

Especially the up-and-coming company Dahei, which has the craziest revenue, which is the sum of the other three major companies combined. But when it comes to net profit, it ranks last.

Dahei is not only being sucked dry by the Americans, but also by Xiaorizi.

All sucked dry...

"Wait until the end of the year at most."

"What's the point of waiting until the end of the year? The battle of the century won't be fought, and if it's postponed next month, no one will believe it." Zhang Wei, who was always calm, was really anxious this time, her chest heaving violently.

"Can you calm down?"

Zhang Wei took a deep breath, took out a black notebook from her bag, opened the book along the position of the sticky notes, and told her all the options she had listed yesterday.

Li Mingyang listened and rejected it at the same time.

Snapped!
Zhang Wei closed her notebook. "You don't want to cooperate with iQiyi! You don't want to be listed on the Korean stock market! You don't want to fight with Zhao Wenzhuo! You don't want to withdraw your investment to Southeast Asia! Tell me, what do you want to do!"

Li Mingyang scratched his head. "I just think that your choices can only solve the present, not the future."

"What's wrong with taking care of the present first?"

Li Mingyang sighed. He could still lie down for now, but the future would be a real headache.

"Can't you go back to your country?" Zhang Wei suddenly asked.

Li Mingyang turned his head and glanced at Zhang Wei. "It's not difficult to return to China. As long as Zuo Shandiao steps down and there's no one to take charge, I have plenty of ways to go back."

"If that's the case, what else do you have to worry about?" Zhang Wei said in a dissatisfied tone, "You said you want to fight iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video to the death. Although I think it's a fantasy, I have always supported you. But as the backbone, you are depressed and hesitant. How can I work?"

I know too much...

"If a man does not think about the future, he will have immediate worries..."

"Without the courage to burn our boats, we will not be able to beat iQiyi and Penguin. They have the vast market of Dongda to force the chaebols to make concessions, but we have nothing. The copyright gap has been opened. If we don't rush in now, we will not be able to rush in later."

Zhang Wei kept chattering, which annoyed Li Mingyang a lot.

At this time, the sound of a door opening was heard in the corner of the living room, and Yang Mi and Jing Tian came back.

"Manager Zhang, when did you come?" Jing Tian looked at Zhang Wei and her husband.

Zhang Wei looked gloomy, and her husband looked listless. It seemed that Zhang Wei was hurt by her husband's anger...

"It's been a while."

"Have you had lunch?"

"Not yet, what about you guys?" Zhang Wei stood up and said enthusiastically.

Zhang Wei and Jing Tian were talking about dinner. Li Mingyang said, "I've eaten," and went to the master bedroom, locked the door, and went to sleep.

Lying on the soft bed, Li Mingyang, who had not slept for three days and three nights, fell asleep quickly.

When I woke up, it was already dark.

When he went downstairs, he saw Zhang Wei sitting at the dining table, holding a pen and writing something on a piece of paper. Jing Tian and Yang Mi were like elementary school students, with their hands on the table, their backs straight, listening attentively.

Li Mingyang listened for a while at the stairs and found that Zhang Wei was talking to Jing Tian and Yang Mi about the listing of Korean stocks.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. In the end, listing on the Korean stock market will be a waste of money, and in the end the company is not yours," said Li Mingyang.

"Honey, you're awake. Come, sit down." Jing Tian pulled Li Mingyang to the dining table and forced him to sit on the chair.

"Director Li, don't worry about whether the company will be yours in the future. Why don't you cash out if you can at a high price? Are you waiting for the price to fall and you can't escape?" Yang Mi came over, took the data written by Zhang Wei, and tried to deceive Li Mingyang.

Yang Mi is eloquent and articulate.

Although she didn't fully understand what Zhang Wei said, she remembered the part about making money very clearly.

After listening for a while, Li Mingyang almost knew what Zhang Wei was planning: to go public to raise money and then run away!

If one is not enough, try two!
Isn’t this just Swallow?
"You think my crime is not serious enough, so let's do something more exciting, such as manipulating the stock market."

"As long as you can get the money once, the chaebol will not let you fail." Zhang Wei shrugged, "This is the last solution I can think of."

"Hubby, what Manager Zhang said is right. As long as the chaebol approves, there will be no problem. What if it gets better and better?"

"Yes, the stocks in Korea are like a roller coaster, which is especially suitable for buying low and selling high. Even if others don't trust you, I will buy them!" Yang Mi raised her hands high and smiled with a particularly malicious look.

"The stock market is a game of taking over...you haven't been taking over long enough!"

"We lost money, but you made money!" Jing Tian said.

"Half of the money you brought to Korea was earned from the stock market," Yang Mi continued.

Li Mingyang said he would think about it.

Yang Mi and Jing Tian immediately turned against each other, attacking him from both sides and shaking him like a rattle.

Zhang Wei took advantage of the opportunity and gave Li Mingyang another piece of data, which was that according to the listing conditions of South Korea, as long as the resources were integrated well and Liu Yifei's agency contract was obtained, CJ could be brought in.

They can list two companies and have two opportunities to cash out at high points!

Yang Mi and Jing Tian became even more excited when they heard this.

Li Mingyang was attacked and bewitched by three women, but he still didn't want to go public in Korea...

The chaebols are not stupid and they don't follow the rules. It's not easy to cash out.

And his biggest backer in Korea, CJ, also ran into problems.

July 7th was the day after he flew to the United States.

The eldest daughter of former President Park Chung-hee has officially announced her candidacy for president.

This is not the point. The point is... CJ's limited channel made a comedy show to satirize her!
What the hell!

Do you really want to go against her so early?

The chaebols are starting to split, and Lotte and Samsung are starting to grow bigger and stronger!

Damn it! Can't you wait until the end of the year, when she comes to power to target you, and then do something about it?

are you crazy!

……

(End of this chapter)