Chapter 499 Postscript of the Wheelock Acquisition Case (7K chapter, please subscribe~)

  Los Angeles, inside the Hilton Hotel Cafe.

  Edward Disney came here by appointment and met Kelly, who is now a celebrity in Hollywood.

Regarding Kelly's invitation, Edward Disney actually had some doubts in his heart. It stands to reason that if there is any business matter, Kelly should see Ronald Miller, not himself, who only serves as a director at Disney, but No one with real power.

  But no matter what, Edward Disney still came here, Kelly is no longer an unknown person in Hollywood.

   "Miss Kelly, you are really getting more and more beautiful!"

  After seeing Kelly, Edward Disney praised with a smile, this is not the first time the two have met.

   That's the reason why she has been nourished more in the past two days. Kelly smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Disney, for your compliment. Please sit down!"

  After Edward Disney sat down, he didn't have too many pleasantries with Kelly, and asked directly: "I don't know if Miss Kelly made a special appointment today. What's the matter?"

  Kelly saw that Edward Disney said so directly, she didn't exchange any more greetings, and said directly: "That's right, I want to ask, if Mr. Disney has any idea to sell his shares in Disney!"

  Edward Disney was stunned. He really didn't expect that Kelly's appointment with him would be for this matter, and Vertex Pictures would actually want to buy Disney?

   Isn’t this a bit too pretentious?

Although Apex Pictures is now popular because of a "Jaws", it was already last year. From the release of "Jaws" to the present, Apex Pictures has also released two movies, which can only be regarded as small profits, but I didn't expect the other party's appetite to be so big, and he was eyeing Disney, a behemoth in Hollywood.

  "Miss Kelly, are you joking? Although "Jaws" should have made a lot of money for your company, it's not enough to support Miss Kelly's Vertex Pictures to acquire Disney, right?"

  Since Kelly is now asking if she wants to sell Disney's shares, then Kelly must not only be eyeing the Disney shares in her own hands, but should be eyeing the entire Disney.

   Regarding this point, Edward Disney is still very confident.

Kelly smiled confidently: "Mr. Disney, whether we can acquire Disney is a matter for our Vertex Pictures. Now I just want to ask if Mr. Disney is interested in selling his Disney shares. If you have this idea, We at Vertex Pictures promise to offer you a price that will satisfy you, Mr. Disney."

   This is true. Look at the whole Disney. Edward Disney was surprised by the financial resources of Vertex Pictures, but also by Kelly's ambition.

   “Sorry, I personally have no intention of selling Disney shares!”

   After thinking about it for a while, Edward Disney rejected Kelly's suggestion.

   Faced with Edward Disney's refusal, Kelly was not surprised. If acquiring Disney was such an easy task, then there would be no difficult company in this world to acquire.

"As far as we know, Mr. Disney doesn't like the development of Disney very much, so he left Disney's management. If this is the case, why does Mr. Disney continue to hold shares in Disney? How about going into the abyss under the leadership of DeMille?"

Edward Disney frowned slightly when he heard Ronald Miller's name, but he still smiled: "Miss Kelly was joking, I left the Disney management because of personal reasons, not because of Ronald's affairs, and I have a relationship with Ronald Miller. De's relationship is very good, I hope Miss Kelly will not over-interpret our relationship!"

Old fox, the words are really not revealing. Kelly smiled and said: "If you say so, it should be because my personal information is not accurate, but the current development of Disney has obviously deviated from when the two Mr. Disney were alive. If we can, we at Vertex would very much like to help get Disney back on track where they should be."

Edward Disney frowned slightly, and said: "Miss Kelly was joking, now Disney's development is very smooth, focusing on the construction of Disneyland, and I hope to add more elements to Disney, I think it's still very good !"

Kelly said: "Disneyland is a dreamland built on the basis of Disney's many IPs. If Disney's IPs are limited to these, the future development will inevitably make tourists feel aesthetically tired. Only a steady stream of new characters will join them. Only Disneyland can guarantee the long-term prosperity of Disneyland, I think you should be very familiar with this passage, Mr. Disney, right?"

   Can you be unfamiliar?

   This passage was what Edward Disney told Ronald Miller at the board meeting, but now it is relayed by Kelly.

   "How did Miss Kelly know this passage?" Edward Disney asked Kelly with a puzzled expression.

  I only said this on Disney’s board of directors, and never said it to the outside world. Now Kelly knows this passage, which shows that Kelly must have had contact with other Disney directors!

   Credit goes to Jerry Kohlberg!

Chu Huan invited Jerry Kohlberg to Los Angeles, not because Jerry Kohlberg came into contact with Edward Disney. Kelly was the one who did it, and Jerry Kohlberg did not need to do anything .

  Jerry Kohlberg is more about contacting other Disney directors.

   These people are not all optimistic about the development of Disney.

  Many people actually just regard buying Disney stock as an investment.

  Since it is an investment, when there is money to be made, it is natural to sell the Disney stock in your hand.

  Edward Disney is strenuously denying his disagreement with Ronald Miller, but this matter is not a secret on the Disney board.

  Disney's management is very chaotic now, and the two helmsmen of the Disney family disagree. It is inevitable that some shareholders will want to sell their Disney stocks.

  They are not reborn people, so naturally they cannot see the future development of Disney.

  In the later generations, Disney was the first-class production company in Hollywood, but now, Disney's situation is slightly better than MGM, but it is not sure how strong it is!

  So when Vertex Pictures appeared at this time, they were willing to sell their Disney shares.

There used to be such an example among shareholders of Disney, and Buffett, known as the North American stock god, did this. In 1966, Buffett bought a 5% stake in Disney for US$4 million, but the following year Buffett Sold Disney stock for $6.2 million.

Therefore, many shareholders of North American companies regard the stocks they bought as a kind of investment, and they will sell the companies they bought without hesitation stock.

  Although Jerry Kohlberg has not yet bought even a share of Disney stock in the hands of these shareholders, he has still established a good relationship with these shareholders through contact.

   And these shareholders are also willing to carry out more in-depth cooperation with KKR, a newly emerging fund company on Wall Street.

  So Jerry Kohlberg's side is going more smoothly than Kylie's side.

   But there is no way to do this. After all, in the eyes of those people, Disney is just an investment of their own. In the eyes of Edward Disney and Ronald Miller, it is an asset left to them by their parents.

  The two cannot be compared!

"Of course I have my channel!" Kelly responded to Edward Disney with an ambiguous answer, "Mr. Disney, the current situation of Disney, although you have your own opinions, but the development of Disney itself depends on it after all. , Now Wall Street has begun to have no confidence in Disney.

  If it is allowed to develop like this, I am very worried that Disney founded by Mr. Roy Disney and Walt Disney will eventually disappear from everyone. I think Mr. Disney must not want to see such a result! "

  Edward Disney frowned even tighter.

  He has feelings for Disney, but when his feelings are not reciprocated, it is very sad.

  If Edward Disney is a licking dog, then no matter what Kelly says, he will definitely not give in.

   But Edward Disney is not a licking dog after all, he is first and foremost a businessman.

   Merchant heavy profit!

  From ancient times to the present, from the middle to the outside!

  Edward Disney is no exception. At this time, he has not yet seen the possibility of returning to Disney, so in the face of Kelly's repeated persuasion, the defense line in his heart has slowly begun to crack.

   "I don't know what price Ms. Kelly is going to pay if she wants to buy my Disney shares?"

The joy between Kelly's eyebrows was fleeting, and then she smiled: "Disney's current market value is 1.24 billion US dollars. Mr. Disney, you currently hold 17% of Disney's shares. Based on the market value, this part of the shares should be worth 210.8 million US dollars, if Mr. Disney is willing to sell, we, Vertex Pictures, are willing to acquire the shares of Disney in the hands of Mr. Disney at a price of 250 million US dollars!"

  Edward Disney raised his eyebrows slightly, this price is not low!

   "Miss Kelly got other Disney shares at this price?"

  Because of Kelly's ambiguous answer just now, Edward Disney thought that Kelly had acquired a part of Disney's shares.

Kelly continued to play sloppy eyes on this issue, and said with a smile: "I can guarantee that the price of other people is definitely not as high as Mr. Disney's price. After all, the purchase price of 250 million US dollars also includes Mr. Disney and Disney. feelings between."

Edward Disney liked Kelly's words very much, but in the end he refused: "I'm very sorry, although Miss Kelly, your bid is already very impressive, but as a member of the Disney family, I will not sell Disney. shares!"

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   "It's just deception!"

  In Neverland, Chu Huan learned about the negotiation process between Kelly and Edward Disney, and then gave a definition to this negotiation.

   "If Edward Disney really didn't want to sell his Disney shares, he wouldn't ask you about your purchase price!"

  Kelly has already put on a swimsuit that can perfectly show her good figure at this time, sitting by the pool and nodding.

   "I think so too, otherwise Edward Disney wouldn't tell me that he will keep in touch with me when he left in the end!"

  Chu Huan nodded slightly, and said: "Keep working hard, I believe it won't be too long before Vertex Pictures wins Disney."

  Before that, Chu Huan thought that this acquisition would take several months just like when KKR helped him acquire Alder Commercial Bank.

  However, judging from the current preliminary negotiation situation, this acquisition may not take long.

  One of this confidence comes from the negotiations between Kelly and Edward Disney, and the other reason is naturally because of Jerry Kohlberg's connection with other shareholders.

  Kelly also said excitedly at this time: "I think so too, but I didn't expect that it would be so easy to acquire Disney!"

  Is it easy?

  It’s actually not easy at all!

   It's just that Chu Huan has an advantage that other people don't have!

   That means Chu Huan is rich!

   And still super rich.

  If you change someone else, you have to balance the intricate relationship between the board of directors of your own company and strictly control the cost of acquisition expenditures.

   These problems are basically not a problem when it comes to Chu Huan.

  At this time, Chu Huan vaguely understood why the founding emperors of the ancient Hua Kingdom were able to win the world immediately, and at the same time, they were able to do a good job in the development of their own country.

   It's not because they are much more capable than those latecomer emperors, it's purely because they have absolute authority in this country, and their orders can be carried out by the people below in the most perfect way.

   After a country has lived for a long time, various forces will appear above the court, and intricate factional struggles will make it impossible for the emperor's orders to be heard from above.

   It’s no wonder that there are no problems in such a situation!

   Don't talk about far, but near.

Wheelock with chaotic equity allocation, in another time and space, a few years later, Wheelock Shipping suffered serious losses, John Madden asked Real Estate Trust to provide him with a fund to help Wheelock Shipping survive that difficult period In the end, Zhang Yuliang directly rejected John Madden's suggestion.

  John Madden is still Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wheelock, so what?

   No, there is no way at all. In the end, the only way is to allocate funds from the head office!

Therefore, acquiring Disney is not an easy task. If Chu Huan is replaced by a North American consortium with a particularly dispersed shareholding distribution, they may still be discussing this matter internally at this time. How could Chu Huan give an order? Next, the purchase has already begun!

   "So, the next thing, there is no problem on your side?"

  Chu Huan stirred the water in the pool and asked with a smile.

  Kelly quickly hugged Chu Huan's arm and said: "No, there are still many problems. You have to stay in Los Angeles for a while and help me control the situation in the rear!"

  In fact, Kaili also felt the change in Chu Huan's attitude towards herself. Such a change made Kaili very happy, and it caused some small changes in her heart.

  Naturally, things that I would not do before will be done now.

  Chu Huan could also feel Kelly's changes, so he said with a smile: "After the acquisition of Disney is completed, I will take you to France and meet Yun Shang!"

  Although Cao Yunshang is completely open-minded about finding other women, he still has to say what needs to be said.

  Kelly heard Chu Huan's subtext. She was very excited just now, but now she is a little bit shy, "Yunshang, don't you think I was deliberately lying to her before?"

   Kelly and Cao Yunshang are old acquaintances.

  Chu Huan laughed and said, "No way!"

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   Xiangjiang!

  Although Chu Huan knew that Wheelock had been acquired by Hehe International, this matter had not been announced in Xiangjiang, so naturally no one knew about it.

  After Chu Huan completed the acquisition of Wheelock shares from Zhang Yuliang, Zhang Yuliang began to plan the transfer of assets.

   Right after Cheng Zhitao went to Australia, Zhang Yuliang suddenly took the entire Zhang family to Italy for vacation.

  This is almost impossible for the Zhang family who are known for their frugality, but Zhang Yuliang succeeded in doing this.

  This also proves that Zhang Yuliang's ability is indeed able to not leave Xiangjiang before he has obtained all the properties of the Zhang family.

  During the time when Zhang Yuliang left Xiangjiang.

   Regarding the acquisition of Wheelock, there was a sudden turn of events in Xiangjiang, and there was another turmoil.

   Just when everyone was complaining about the greed of John Madden and his son, suddenly the media broke out.

  In addition to Heung Kong’s Jardine, Cheung Kong, Hehe International, and Universal, which are interested in Wheelock, there is also a British consortium that is very interested in Wheelock.

   Some newspapers even published photos of John Madden having a good time with a ghost at the Peninsula Hotel.

  As soon as there were pictures and the truth, many newspapers wanted to interview Madden and his son, and then little Madden accepted an exclusive interview with Xiangjiang's "Zhenbao".

  He didn't want to either, the key is that this matter must be spread throughout Xiangjiang in the fastest way.

  Nowadays, in Xiangjiang, only "Zhenbao" has this ability. Of course, the TV station also has it, but Little Madden is worried that his acting skills are not good enough, so he didn't accept an exclusive interview on TV.

  During the interview, the reporter of "True Paper" naturally cared most about the British consortium.

   And Xiao Maden's answer, it can be said that it immediately caused a huge sensation in Xiangjiang.

"That's right, there is indeed a British consortium that is very interested in Wheelock. The other party recognizes Wheelock's development strategy and is also very optimistic about Wheelock's future development. The most important thing is their proposal for us. The price is also very agreeable, and now both of us have tended to sign a formal share transfer contract!"

   Niu Bijian from Jardine, Li Jiacheng from Changshi, Shen Bi from behind, and Bao Yugang from Universal were all shocked when they read this report!

  No one expected that a British consortium would emerge suddenly in this takeover battle about Wheelock.

  And the other party actually agreed with the sale price of Madden and his son.

   "So, the real value of Wheelock is really like that?"

   Such reports naturally aroused heated discussions throughout Xiangjiang.

   "It must be true. If it is not true, how could the other party be willing to buy Wheelock at such a price?"

   "It's a pity, anyway, Wheelock is our Xiangjiang company after all, and now it is about to be acquired by a British consortium!"

   "It's not because of Jardine, Changshi, Hehe International, and Universal. If they could see the value of Wheelock earlier, how could Wheelock be acquired by a British consortium!"

After the fermentation of public opinion and the fueling of some caring people, the direction of the acquisition of Wheelock has changed. Fewer people accused Madden and his son of being greedy, and more people began to accuse the only four remaining companies of acquiring Wheelock. Feng didn't know gold and jade in this matter.

  Some people even accused them of their inaction, which led to the possible acquisition of Wheelock, which is now very large in Xiangjiang, by a consortium registered in England.

   Soon, another big news came out again.

  Suspected to be the representative of the British consortium, he said in an interview with Xiangjiang newspaper that the registration of Defeng will be moved from Xiangjiang to London, and at the same time, it will be delisted from the Xiangjiang stock market and re-listed in the London stock market!

  As soon as this news came out, it exploded like a stone was thrown into a boiling oil pan!

  Jardines, Changshi, the two companies can't sit still.

  They are not because of the protest of Xiangjiang people, but because if they lose this opportunity, they will never have any hope of getting Wheelock again.

   Jardine and Newbikin were the first to find John Madden.

   It has also changed from a firm refusal to accept John Madden's 500 million sale price attitude to one that everyone can discuss.

"John, Jardine is very optimistic about the future development of Wheelock. The price you mentioned before is not negotiable, but you should also know that the price of 500 million is too high. If we can agree, the Keswick family in England will not agree."

  The acquisition of Wheelock not only represents the expansion of Jardine's business, but also a matter that will definitely leave a name in the history of Xiangjiang business.

   Such a temptation is hard to refuse for someone like Niu Bijian.

  John Madden looked at himself at this time, and said with a smile: "Nubijian, you Jardine think the price is high, but the British consortium doesn't think so, and the other party didn't even counter the price with us.

  Actually, you and I both understand that as long as Wheelock can develop smoothly, the profits generated in the future will definitely be very considerable. This is why the British consortium will come to Xiangjiang to acquire Wheelock.

Moreover, we are Wheelock. Just imagine, if Jardine can acquire Wheelock, it will become the largest company in Xiangjiang, and even HSBC will not be able to compare with you. The opportunity to achieve such an achievement, But not all the time. "

  Niu Bijian was silent, which spoke of his weakness.

   "John, for the sake of you and my friend, I hope you can give me a few days. I need to fly to England to discuss this matter with the Keswick family!"

  Newbi preached firmly and earnestly.

   If you go to London, do you still need to investigate that British consortium?

John Madden smiled and said: "I'm very sorry, you only have three days. I have already negotiated with the British consortium and will officially sign the contract in three days. If you can give us a suitable price at that time, then this This time I can only say sorry!"

   Three days is not enough for me to go back and forth in London.

  Niu Bijian pondered for a moment and said: "I see, you wait for my news!"

  After speaking, Niu Bijian hurriedly left Wheelock headquarters.

   Then there was Li Jiacheng, the chairman of Cheung Kong with HSBC as the backer. After he found John Madden, he also expressed the same meaning as Jardine Niu Bijian.

   This is an important step for Changshi to complete the snake swallowing the whale, and Li Jiacheng cannot give up.

  Through the final negotiation with John Madden, he also promised John Madden to come up with the final conclusion before signing with the British consortium.

The news that Niu Bijian and Li Jiacheng had found John Madden was published in the evening papers of the major newspapers in Hong Kong that night. At the same time, TVB, Li's TV, and Jiayi TV's news programs also reported the incident. .

   "Bao Yugang and Qi Dezun didn't take any action?"

"It's understandable that Qi Dezun didn't take any action. After all, Hehe International has just recovered, but Bao Yugang shouldn't. It is rumored that his net worth is several hundred million dollars. The funds needed to acquire Wheelock should be for him. Not a problem?"

  As soon as the news came out, it was natural that someone was discussing this matter.

  Actually, they are not the only ones discussing, at this time Bao Yugang's home, their family is also having a meeting on this matter.

  Bao Yugang sat on the sofa in the study, shaking his head solemnly and said: "There is something wrong with this matter!"

  Wu Guang was the one who most hoped that Bao Yugang could acquire Wheelock. Hearing what Bao Yugang said, he hurriedly asked, "Daddy, what's wrong?"

Bao Yugang shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I just feel that the whole thing is a bit strange. The acquisition of Wheelock International was first proposed by Hehe International, but Qi Dezun was too calm in the whole thing, which is not right. And the other British consortium came at the wrong time."

Wu Guangzheng said: "Hehe International is not rich in cash. It is understandable that Qi Dezun did not follow up. Although the appearance of the British consortium is a bit of a coincidence, it is Wheelock after all, and the British side will definitely There's some concern, I don't feel like there's anything wrong with that."

Bao Yugang glanced at Wu Guangzheng dissatisfied, and said: "I know you very much hope that I can buy Wheelock, but this business is too big, if there is a mistake, the impact will be very big, if you can't Get those questions answered and I would not buy Wheelock."

  Seeing this, Wu Guangzheng dared not say anything.

  One day later, Bao Yugang's Universal Group announced its withdrawal from the acquisition of Wheelock!

   "Just quit!" John Madden no longer had any thoughts about Bao Yugang's withdrawal at this time, and just asked Little Madden with a smile.

   "Has Qi Dezun not called yet?"

"No!"

   "So, the only ones who can get our Wheelock in the end are Jardine or HSBC?"

  Little Madden said worriedly: "Daddy, what if the two of them quit in the end?"

   "No way!" John Madden said confidently, "And I've already figured it out. If they really quit, at worst we can just re-operate Wheelock!"

   Thank you everyone~~

  

  

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