Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 853 Tudou.com’s 4th Round of Financing

Just as Chen Hao was about to lock the door and enter, he suddenly remembered the doorbell.

Sister Shi woke up suddenly, bursting out with prehistoric power, directly pushed Chen Hao out of the bed, and then straightened her clothes in panic.

Immediately, Chen Hao, who was sitting on the ground with a surprised face, opened the door in a panic, and ran back to the room with his head down without looking at who it was.

Entering the room, Sister Shi got into the bed and covered her whole body, her face was on fire and her breathing was disordered.

Thinking of myself making out with Chen Hao, and suddenly being discovered, I feel ashamed and angry.

It took a while for Sister Shi to realize that someone knocked on the door just now. Although she was flustered and didn't dare to look with her head down, she seemed to smell a fragrance when she passed by.

Definitely Kate Beckinsale again!

Thinking of this woman, Sister Shi couldn't help smashing the bed, shameless big horse!
On the other side, Kate Beckinsale was stunned when she saw Sister Shi rushing out, then closed the door and saw Chen Hao who was still on the ground, she couldn't help but smiled, "What's the matter? I was beaten up for being a hooligan. ?”

However, Chen Hao said unhappily, "It's a good thing you ruined it!"

"Oh?" Kate Beckinsale laughed, "Then I'm leaving?"

Chen Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Give me a hand!"

Kate Beckinsale came over with a smile and stretched out her jade arms, but Chen Hao directly pulled her into his arms, and then turned over and pressed the beautiful woman under him, "You have to compensate me if you ruin my good deeds. "

Then, a land battle broke out suddenly!
……

Last night, Sister Shi almost broke her defenses, but it was a pity that it stopped abruptly, but it made Chen Haochun's heart start, thinking about continuing the front line at night.

It's a pity that Sister Shi suddenly avoided Chen Hao, and she didn't leave the opportunity for the two of them to be alone, so Chen Hao could only watch but not eat, but he had no choice but to vent all his negative energy on Kate Beckinsale.

Time continued to pass during the filming of the crew, and it soon entered October.

Hu Jin suddenly came to the crew of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2".

"How is things going?" Chen Hao asked.

"It's more complicated than what you told me." Hu Jin said.

"Really, what's going on?" Chen Hao asked.

"When we formed an acquisition team to negotiate with MGM Holdings, we soon discovered that we were not the only one, but there were quite a few." Hu Jin replied.

"A lot of houses?" Chen Hao frowned upon hearing this.

"That's right, based on the information we know now, there are at least four other companies." Hu Jin replied.

"Who is there?" Chen Hao asked curiously.

"Lionsgate, Time Warner, Telescope Pictures and Access Industries." Hu Jin said.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, he knew the first three companies, "What company is the last one?"

"It's an Indian company." Hu Jin said.

"I really didn't expect the competition to be so fierce." Chen Hao shook his head and said, "I thought that MGM is now a huge non-performing asset, and it should be that no one cares about it. Who knows that there are still many people watching. "

"It's very simple. Although it is a non-performing asset, the value of MGM's own assets is not low." Hu Jin laughed. .”

"Then does our plan have an advantage?" Chen Hao frowned.

He missed MGM last time, and now he finally has the opportunity to buy it, Chen Hao doesn't want to miss it.

The acquisition of MGM is now one of the keys to Chen Hao's newly formulated North American strategy, and it can be said that there is no room for loss.

"Don't worry, we probably know their plan after many inquiries. As I said before, they all want to catch the leak." Hu Jin said, "But MGM's shareholders are not so easy to deal with."

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. As for MGM pretending to be deaf and dumb, it can be seen that the shareholders of the consortium are all cannibals, and it is not easy to take advantage of them.

"Time Warner's proposal is to buy outright 15% of MGM for $[-] billion in cash.

Lionsgate's plan is a price of 16-18 billion US dollars, but they will not pay all in cash.

The largest owner of Lionsgate is Carl Icahn, an American billionaire and well-known corporate investor. He also bought 20% of MGM’s debt, so he has been committed to promoting MGM’s cooperation with his own-controlled Lions. Gate Films merged.

But later MGM creditors reached an agreement with Icahn, Icahn abandoned the merger plan, and MGM was able to file for bankruptcy.

Access Industries, the highest bidder, offered $20 billion, which also included asset injections and arrangements to refinance MGM's $40 billion in debt, but it was not a cash payment either.

The biggest threat is Telescope Films. They are the lowest bidder among these few, but they are the most sincere ones, and they proposed a package of bankruptcy and reorganization plans.

It is going to use tens of millions of operating investment to persuade MGM creditors to "debt-to-equity swap" and become the major shareholder of the new company after the restructuring, accounting for 95% of the shares.

The telescope company will hold 5% of the shares, and at the same time obtain the final operating right of the new company.

After obtaining the right to operate, they plan to launch 4 to 6 films per year, each with an average budget of about 5000 million US dollars, occasionally shooting a big-budget film, and the annual funding requirement is less than 5 million US dollars. "

Chen Hao frowned slightly when he heard this, why is the plan of Telescope Pictures so familiar? It seems that this company was the one that took down MGM in the previous life, and it is indeed the biggest competitor.

Seeing Chen Hao's expression, Hu Jin smiled and said, "However, none of the acquisition prices they propose can reach MGM's assets, and only Warner's plan is a cash acquisition, and the rest of the companies hope to merge by means of stock swaps and other means." or acquisitions.

Obviously, MGM will not be able to get the financial support it desperately needs, and at most it will only delay the debt crisis.

In 2005, MGM was sold due to excessive debt. At that time, the acquirers included Comcast, Sony, Providence Equity Partners, TPG and other groups. .

But their acquisition is also not a cash method, so MGM's debt and funding problems have not been fundamentally resolved.

Then, MGM dragged on for a few years and still had to file for bankruptcy.

In fact, MGM's problem has always been that many of its shareholders are financial investors with a more short-term focus than a long-term focus. They now just want to take their money and walk away from this hot potato.

At the same time, they were unwilling to sell at a loss, which is why MGM was dragged into the current situation. "

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. In the final analysis, the shareholders of MGM just want money, or a huge amount of cash.

In this regard, Liangtianru Pictures has an advantage over Telescope Pictures, even an overwhelming advantage.

"Then our plan should be very good." Chen Hao said.

"That's right, but there are still some adjustments." Hu Jin said, "If you want to win MGM now, then you can directly get all the shareholders and creditors of MGM with an investment of 30 billion US dollars."

"Not now." Chen Hao immediately shook his head when he heard the words, "I can't afford that much money now, it must be two years later."

"I know." Hu Jin said, "So the next step is to negotiate, and it will take a long time."

Chen Hao thought of Telescope Films, and frowned, "Are you sure you can delay it for 2 years? You won't be caught first, right?"

"Don't worry, Time Warner gave cash, but it didn't meet their expectations. Although Telescope was the most sincere and the plan was executed very well, they lost because they had no money.

Now that we have joined in, the first investment is the highest. This is what MGM shareholders are most satisfied with. At the same time, you proposed the "Hobbit" and "007" series plans.

It is also more in line with MGM's identity than the telescope's filming plan. After all, MGM is a former Hollywood giant. If it is done like a telescope, MGM will become a medium-sized company.

As for the two years, there is no need to worry. Anyway, MGM is already in bankruptcy protection and has no burden of foreign debt interest, so it is not very urgent to get money.

And the MGM shareholders finally met someone who could afford it, and they would definitely not let it go. Five years have passed, and they don't care about the extra two years.

Moreover, it is normal for the acquisition negotiations involving US$30 billion to be delayed for a long time. You can wait until your funds are in place, and you can also cut the price down by the way. "

Chen Hao felt a little relieved when he heard this, "You are a professional, I believe in your professional ability, I only have one sentence, I must win MGM."

"Don't worry, there is absolutely no problem, you just wait to take over MGM in 2 years." Hu Jin laughed. "By the way, after taking over MGM, do you plan to sell MGM's hotels, resorts and coffee business?"

"I have this plan." Chen Hao nodded, "I just want to focus on the entertainment business, hotels, resorts and coffee are no longer in my plan."

Hu Jin pondered for a while and said, "Focus is right, but now that society is developing faster and faster, it is easy to encounter bottlenecks if you only focus on a certain field, or even a little carelessness, and you will lose everything.

This is also the reason why many companies are diversifying. I suggest that you do not rush to sell hotels and resorts.

Of course, you can sell the poorly performing hotels, resorts and coffee businesses first, and leave the money back to MGM to shoot "The Hobbit" and "007" series.

The hotels and resorts with good performance and good performance can be kept first. After you take over MGM, you can do a good job in the film company first, and then you can release the news that you will build new MGM hotels and resorts in the mainland.

After the release of these good news, the prices of MGM hotels and resorts will definitely rise, and it will not be too late if you still want to sell. "

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. Although he doesn't know much about the stock market, he still knows the basic common sense that the stock price will rise when there is good news. For example, the domestic box office of "Inception" broke 10 billion, and the market value of Haotian Movies soared to 210. billions.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you." Chen Hao nodded and said, "By the way, you can find out the performance of all hotels and resorts under MGM, and be prepared first, and immediately sell the ones with poor performance after winning MGM. Lose."

"No problem, I will deal with it." Hu Jin nodded and said, "Also, I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Chen Hao asked.

"It's about Tudou.com's fourth round of financing." Hu Jin replied.

"Already talked about?" Chen Hao asked.

Hu Jin mentioned this to him before, but Chen Hao didn't say much, he just said that it's best to take the controlling stake.

"It's already been negotiated. This time Tudou.com took out a total of 10% of the equity to raise 5000 million U.S. dollars." Hu Jin said, "According to what you mean, I personally led the investment of 3500 million U.S. dollars.

In this case, you personally already own 51.352% of the equity of Tudou.com.Now in Tudou.com, VCs who participated in the investment hold more than 85% of the shares, and Wang Wei personally holds 13.4% of the shares. "

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, and finally got more than half of the equity, "Then Tudou.com is going to go public?"

"Yes, this fourth round of financing is actually preparing for the listing." Hu Jin said, "I will also focus on the listing of Tudou.com when I come to the United States this time."

"When will it be listed?" Chen Hao asked.

It seems that his net worth is going to skyrocket again, but this is not the most important thing to Chen Hao, the future value of Tudou.com is the highest.

It is a user port, and it can be compared to a TV station, and even has a brighter future than a TV station!
And with his own intervention, Tudou.com should have developed more brilliantly than in his previous life.

"It should be in November." Hu Jin replied.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, "Wang Wei's ex-wife hasn't changed anything?"

Hu Jin naturally knew what Chen Hao meant, and nodded with a smile, "No, she also hopes that Tudou.com will go public as soon as possible, and the higher the market value, the better, so that she can get more money."

Chen Hao smiled after hearing this, Tudou.com will no longer allow Youku to win the title of the first video stock in the mainland, and its market value and prospects will surely be even greater than in the previous life.

"Do you want to ring the bell too? After all, you are the largest shareholder of Tudou.com." Hu Jin asked with a smile.

"Forget it, I still have to make a movie." Chen Hao waved his hand.

"Whether you go or not is actually the same. Anyway, the list of shareholders will be disclosed after listing. For those who are interested, you can't hide it even if you want to." Hu Jin laughed.

Chen Hao shook his head helplessly when he heard the words, but still refused the invitation to go to NASDAQ to ring the bell, "Just tell me the stock price when the time comes, and I'll see how much my net worth has increased."

"I will inform you as soon as possible. By the way, I heard that Hurun wanted to do an exclusive interview with you?" Hu Jin asked with a smile.

"There is such a thing, but I refused." Chen Hao nodded.

"Hehe, it's useless to refuse, anyway, you will be on the list, and if you don't accept his interview, he may deliberately raise your net worth, anyway, many things are estimated.

You can see that Hurun's [-] rich list is quite different from Fox's rich list.In fact, it is better to accept an interview, and then you can let him lower your ranking. " Hu Jin said.

"Can you still operate like this?" Chen Hao asked in surprise.

"It's all business, everything is negotiable!" Hu Jin said.

(End of this chapter)