Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1891 Xu Zhiyili
"There's also the question of what time frame are we going to push the deal?"

Mattrick is the director of the game business, obviously more for his own business considerations, the more beautiful the deal with the friend studio, the better.

"The sooner the better!"

Zhou Buqi still has the same thinking, the more tense the financial situation is, the more cash in the account can be safer.

Mattrick hesitated, and tentatively put forward his own suggestion, "Zynga seems to have a new movement. At the beginning, it was said that the IPO would be listed in July. Later, the European debt crisis spread to the United States, and they worried more and more The deeper the impact of the delay, the more I want to go public in advance, and IPO in May. However, the regulatory authority recently issued a fine of 7 billion US dollars to 5 large banks, and Wall Street is mourning, and the listing plan in May may also be stranded. "

"so what?"

"The specific situation is not clear. They seem to be looking for some investment banks and senior people to consult. They are considering whether to force an IPO listing in May, or wait until July, or let it go completely, and choose to go public at the end of the year or next year."

"Ah."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

It still makes sense.

Zynga is a social game company. This strategy of light R&D and heavy marketing is considered to be the game trend of the next era.This is the optimistic direction of the capital market. The reason why Zynga encountered the IPO crisis was mainly due to the impact of the European debt crisis and the huge fine of 200 billion US dollars.

The European debt crisis is a long-term financial earthquake, which cannot be avoided or avoided.

However, the impact of the ticket can be avoided.

The fine is only a one-off. The 14 financial institutions have prepared 200 billion U.S. dollars in funds and paid the fine. This matter will be over and the story can be turned over.

This is only a real-time emergency, so the impact on the financial market is only short-term.

Affected by the fine, their second quarter financial report will be very ugly.

However, by the third quarter, the business of these large institutions will return to normal, and the double impact of "European debt + fine" in the second quarter will go to the single-layer impact of only "European debt".

In other words, after June, the environment of the financial market will improve appropriately.

The impact of the European debt crisis will still exist, but there will be no impact of fines.

With the "recovery" of the financial industry, other industries will also start to rebound. At that time, if we operate the transaction of the friend's studio, we may be able to get a better price.

Mattrick said: "I think we can wait for a while, until the third quarter... It's best to wait until July. Let's see if Zynga will go public in July. Using Zynga as a reference, that It will be more fair and easier to convince EA's board of directors when the deal between Friends Studio and EA is completed."

Zhou Buqi said, "What if Zynga doesn't go public in July?"

"Then..."

What Mattrick actually wanted to say was to wait until Zynga went public before trading, because it would make the case easier to run.

Ziweixing International is easy to say, the company is not listed, and boss Zhou also has the absolute right to speak in the board of directors, and his will represents the decision of the board of directors.

The EA side will not work, there will be various opinions in the board of directors.

One very important reason is that I am not sure about the true value of my friend studio. Some people think it is worth 10 billion US dollars, while others think it is worth 30 billion US dollars. It is difficult to have an accurate assessment.

If Zynga went public, it would be easier to handle.

Directly refer to Zynga's price-earnings ratio, and according to the revenue and profit data of the friend's studio, a more accurate reference price can be calculated.

The transaction can be promoted smoothly.

But he knew what Boss Zhou wanted, so he didn't dare to suggest to postpone the trading time of his friend's studio.

Zhou Buqi knows very well that technology stocks will soar all the way in the future, including game stocks, but in a few months in 2011, he is not so clear.

At this time, you can't pay too much attention to details and small profits.

Can't earn the last copper.

No one knows when the social game market will completely collapse. If it is delayed for a few months and the market is over, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Zhou Buqi said without hesitation: "I have already said that the transaction of my friend's studio cannot be delayed! Now that the economic situation is tense, sell this business as soon as possible and exchange it for cash as soon as possible! I can also disclose it to you in advance. I will reorganize Changyou's board of directors in September, and the first thing I will do is to promote the merger of Changyou and Ziweixing's game business group!"

Mattrick took a deep breath, "I understand, between September, I will definitely promote the completion of the transaction between my friend's studio and EA!"

After September, he will leave Ziweixing International and join Changyou as the co-CEO, so he has more important matters to deal with.

Now, as the president of Ziweixing's international game business group, he has to stand on the last post and complete the finishing work of the game business department.

And this finishing work is mainly to sell the friend studio!
Zhou Buqi thought for a while, and said with a smile: "By the way, let me inform you of one thing first. After joining Changyou, in addition to the existing salary package, there will be an additional 200 million dry shares. The reward for the contribution of the game business group accounts for about one-thousandth of the total share capital. It also includes the transaction of the friend studio."

"Huh?" Mattrick was a little excited, and tentatively said, "In the transaction amount of my friend's studio... I will also have a similar dry stock bonus?"

"Yes, it's about one-thousandth. In short, it will be calculated based on Changyou's dry share of 200 million shares. There is no rush for this matter. I will give you a verbal promise first. After you join Changyou and figure out the share ratio , and Ziweixing International will pay you."

It is impossible for Zhou Buqi to have 100% trust in these foreigners.

Then it can only be beneficial.

Mattrick previously served as a vice president at EA, and the relationship is deep.The case of the friend studio is led by him, so there is no guarantee that he will not sell Ziwei Star's assets to EA at a low price.

Simply use all of Lao Zhang's strategies.

Anyway, when Lao Zhang was poaching people in China, he had already promised 200 million dry shares to the established CEO Ren Yuxin, and this part should be rewarded fairly to Don Mattrick.

Ren Yuxin was the entry reward for resigning from Penguin and joining Changyou, while Don Mattrick was rewarded for his contribution to Ziwei Star International in building such a powerful game business group.

The friend studio is also part of the game business group, and it should also own the shares of this part of the friend studio.

Probably one in a thousand.

That is to say, no matter how much the turnover between EA and the friend studio is, Mattrick can personally get one thousandth of the reward... Use benefits to tie him up and let him get a higher quotation for the friend studio .

Mattrick is an American, so he would not show any modesty and courtesy. He introduced him immediately, expressing his gratitude to Boss Zhou unabashedly.

He also said that after receiving the "commission" from the sale of a friend's studio for the money, he could buy a beautiful town house in New York as his new home.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "But what you said is also reasonable. It is indeed not the best time to sell a friend's studio at this stage. Maybe in the third quarter, it is the best choice to complete the transaction in July or August."

Mattrick was very happy and said again and again: "Yes, this is a big deal. What we hope is a cash deal. We need to give EA a few months to raise money."

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April 4nd, Xinmao Year, Renchen Month, Bingwu Day.

Auspicious: Marriage, travel, meeting friends, breaking ground, opening a business, signing a contract.

Jieyu Media is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange!

As the founders of Jieyu Media, three female generals Zhen Yu, Xu Baihui and Xue Baoshan made an appearance together and rang the bell together.

To be precise, it is not the bell, but the gong.

"Bell ringing" is a synonym for listing etiquette. It is not necessary to ring the bell. Countries have different local characteristics. Some ring bells, some drums, some use wooden sticks, and some places use metal sticks.

After all, the sound should be louder.

This is tradition.

Now buying stocks is all done electronically. A few decades ago, it was all done on the spot. It was a noisy mess, and the sound was too low to be heard at all.

Because Jieyu Media actively adjusted the financing scale and lowered the issue price, the IPO was successfully completed.

With a total share capital of 11.6 billion, 1.4 million shares were raised in the open market at an issue price of 72.8 Hong Kong dollars, and a total of 102 billion Hong Kong dollars was raised.This can be regarded as a big advantage for those underwriting financial institutions. The stock price on the first day of listing rushed to 94.2 Hong Kong dollars, and the market value was close to 1000 billion Hong Kong dollars!
The main reason is that the data given by Jieyu Media is too eye-catching. The revenue in the first quarter of this year exceeded 27 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the net profit reached 10.2 billion Hong Kong dollars.

At this stage, it is a bit of a disadvantage to go public at this stage, but it is finally on the way.

Zhenyu, Baoshan, and Xu Baihui each hold 1.08 million shares of Jieyu Media. Based on the current stock price, they all have a market value of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Of course the happiest was Xu Baihui.

This IPO is spectacular.

The market value of Jieyu Media is almost 10 times that of Huayi!
In the past, in the cognition of the entertainment circles in the three places, Huayi seemed to be more important.Because Huayi has made more excellent Chinese-language movies, it is considered the leader of the Chinese-language entertainment circle.

Jieyu Media's most profitable business is actually overseas markets, such as the overseas copyright distribution of "The Voice", such as Hollywood's platter investment projects, such as the licensing of streaming media copyrights.

Now everyone knows that Jieyu Media is the number one in the industry!

In the mainland market, they seem to have only launched some popular variety shows. In the past few months, they have really entered the mainstream view with the box office of "Let the Bullets Fly".

Now I understand, people are making a lot of money in overseas markets!
Xu Baihui is now in a good mood. She held the most spectacular listing celebration reception in the history of the Hong Kong government at the Peninsula Hotel on Hong Kong Island. Almost all famous stars from the two sides of the strait and three places came to join in the celebration. There were more than 270 people. A star, the entire Peninsula Hotel is booked out.

This unprecedented lively scene made many senior entertainers in the Hong Kong government feel embarrassed.

There has not been an entertainment event of this scale held on Hong Kong Island for more than 20 years.In recent years, the entertainment industry on Hong Kong Island has become more and more depressed, and the mainland is rising at an unimaginable speed.

Zhou Buqi didn't participate in this kind of entertainment event in the three places across the strait, so he went directly to Pengcheng by car.

Lao Zhang is still waiting there!
This buddy is not very honest. Recently, he has been in the limelight in China and has been caught in a huge public opinion storm related to the entertainment industry.

This old Zhang really has a soft spot for the entertainment industry!

(End of this chapter)