Chapter 638 One hundred dollars, do you want to bet?
"United Artists, are you interested?"
Parker said this with a smile. Gao Jin was stunned and glanced at Parker. He never expected that the film company Parker was talking about would be this company.
“Tom Cruise is a partner in your foundation?”
Gao Jin asked, and Parker nodded and admitted.
In November 2006, Tom Cruise and his partners invested in the acquisition of United Artists Pictures from MGM.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced on the 2nd that Tom Cruise and his business partners will join United Artists as the new owner, but declined to disclose how much money Tom Cruise and his partners have invested.
"Tom Cruise overestimated his management ability, and we also overestimated his ability. The company has suffered continuous losses in recent years, and not a single influential film has been released."
"Coupled with the continuous efforts of Marvel Studios, DC Pictures, and Disney Pictures, other film companies are having a hard time."
"If you are interested, Lianmei will sell it to you for US$100 million. We are paying US$1 billion to acquire 15% of the shares of the American company in the renewable resources ecosystem."
Parker proposed a new plan, and Gao Jin frowned and began to think about it.
"Parker, this is a bit sudden, I need to think about it."
"One thing I'm sure of is that 15% of the shares won't work, it's too much."
"If a large ecosystem system of renewable resources is to be rolled out across the United States, multiple large ecosystems need to be built, which requires a lot of investment, can create a lot of jobs, and can also obtain many preferential policies."
"As long as there are people there, this project will definitely be an inexhaustible gold mine."
"Let's talk about this the day after tomorrow."
Gao Jin looked at Parker and said this. He must seek the opinions of other senior executives on this matter. The company is getting bigger and bigger. Although Gao Jin can make decisions with one word, he must start to make changes.
It is necessary to fully mobilize the decision-making power of the company's top management and make plans for the future.
Hyde Hill and Guan Hongsheng will arrive in San Francisco today, and this matter must be discussed carefully.
"Okay, let's talk about this the day after tomorrow."
Parker agreed immediately, and Gao Jin's reaction was as expected, everything was predicted.
After talking about the main business, they started talking about other things. The main thing was that Parker was telling Gao Jin to listen. Parker reminded Gao Jin to be careful about the Beautiful World Foundation. The integrity of those people is very questionable.
Gao Jin could only say that he would be cautious, and at the same time stated that this was a battle between the big guys and he would stay away from it and would never participate.
At noon, Gao Jin had dinner at Parker's place. The two drank two glasses of red wine respectively and talked for a while before Gao Jin said goodbye and left.
After seeing Gao Jin off, Parker returned to the garden to sit down, drinking coffee and thinking about things.
"What, the conversation didn't go well?" A woman walked over from the side. Parker came back to his senses and stood up, shook hands with the woman and asked her to sit down.
"Winnie, the negotiation was okay, it didn't exceed my expectations."
“I was just thinking about the Beautiful World Foundation”
Parker told the truth. After speaking, he took out a remote control and pressed it on the table. This is the button for coffee. Once pressed, the butler will receive the signal and know what to do.
"You have been fighting with Hawke all your life, do you still want to continue fighting?" Winnie said with a smile.
Winnie is not an ordinary person. She was originally Parker's senior adviser. Later she started to help Mrs. Parker and became Mrs. Parker's senior adviser.
Since Mrs. Parker became the commander-in-chief, Winnie has obtained her own benefits and retired successfully. Even though Mrs. Parker offered high-ranking officials and salaries, Winnie still refused.
The reason is that I want to have a relaxing life, but I haven't rested for many years, and it's time to take a good rest.
I happened to see Parker today. Knowing that Parker wanted to discuss something with Gao Jin, he didn't show up until Gao Jin left, and then Winnie left.
The Hawke in Winnie's mouth is not an ordinary person. Back then, Parker was the commander-in-chief, and Hawke was the one who always stared at Parker with a magnifying glass looking for trouble.
The fight between the two has lasted for decades. Even now that both of them have retired, they still have to fight in secret from time to time.
"My headache is not with Hawke. Although Hawke and I fight endlessly, we all have a bottom line. No matter how much we fight, we never cross each other's bottom line."
"What I'm worried about is the Beautiful World Foundation. They will also intervene in the Xingling Group's renewable resources ecosystem project."
"The conditions currently given are the same as ours, which is one billion dollars in exchange for 10% of the shares. I have no choice but to change my plan."
"Gao Jin needs to think about it before making a decision."
Parker told Winnie the truth and wanted to hear Winnie's opinion.
"Parker, you did this wrong"
"Gao Jin has no intention of getting involved in your fight. Everything will be settled. Each of you can only get 10% of the shares at most. No more."
"I have studied the structure of the Xingling Group, and I have also studied Gao Jin. He is a very controlling person, the kind of person who puts everything within his control."
"I'll make a bet with you, he won't buy United Artists."
"One hundred dollars, bet?"
Winnie said this with a smile, and Parker also laughed after hearing it, agreeing with Winnie's analysis that what he had just done was a bit hasty.
After thinking for a while, Parker looked up at Winnie and said, "I bet, I bet he will want United Artists and give us more than 10% of the shares."
After hearing this, Winnie frowned, looked at Parker seriously, and after thinking for a while, she asked, "Tell me, what aspect did I overlook?"
"You ignored his greed"
"Although Lian Mei has been losing money in the past few years, Lian Mei can still sell it for 100 million to 200 million U.S. dollars. Selling it to him for 100 million U.S. dollars is very cheap."
"As for the shares?"
"I analyze that he will give us 11%, no more is possible."
"The reason why I make this judgment is based on Musk, who is also a greedy person."
"If you carefully analyze Marcus's experience over the years, you will find that his unknowing actions have increased his assets dozens of times."
"The outside world is confused by Musk, Gao Jin, and their appearance as technology geeks. If they were not greedy, they would not have enough funds to pursue space projects."
Parker looked at the sky in the distance and slowly said this sentence, which went straight to the core!
After listening to Parker's words, Winnie had a thinking expression on her face. As a wise man, she figured it out in a short time and gave Parker a thumbs up.
"Your analysis is good. They are indeed greedy people."
"I don't want to do anything now. My brain has lost its previous sharpness." Winnie said this with a wry smile.
"You can come out of the mountain again. I believe you can return to the top." Parker said this seriously, while Winnie shook her head.
"Parker, look at me, I'm only three years younger than you."
"Time is not forgiving. I am already old, and the energy I lost will never come back, so I won't worry about it anymore and just take good care of myself."
After saying that, Winnie gave Parker an apologetic look, and Parker could only nod, understanding Winnie's mood.
On the other side, Gao Jin returned to the hotel all the way and rested in the hotel for a while. Then Haider Hill arrived. The room had been opened by Jane, and someone took Haider Hill to the room to rest.
If you have anything to say at night, Guan Hongsheng will get off the plane at around six o'clock, have dinner together in the evening, and discuss business matters early tomorrow morning.
Soon, it was past six o'clock, the sun was already setting outside, and it would be night soon.
While Gao Jin was drinking tea, Sonia came over and said, "Boss, I contacted the airline. Guan Hongsheng's flight arrived late, and the estimated arrival time is around nine o'clock in the evening."
"A storm cloud appeared on the route, and the flight had to make a detour."
After hearing what Sonia said, Gao Jin was stunned and immediately said, "You should keep in touch with the airline at all times until Guan Hongsheng gets off the plane."
"clear"
Sonia agreed immediately. What she feared most about flying was accidents.
As soon as he raised his hand to drink the tea in the cup, Gao Jin picked up his clothes and stood up. Before Guan Hongsheng could get up, he would have dinner with Haider Hill in the evening.
Asking the bodyguard to notify Heide Hill to meet at the hotel restaurant, Gao Jin left the room and walked towards the elevator.
It didn't take long for Gao Jin to arrive at the hotel restaurant. He didn't order a meal but asked for a glass of water. Not long after, Haider Hill arrived.
"Boss, has the level been reached yet?" Haider Hill asked.
"Due to the weather, the flight was detoured. It will take a few hours to arrive. We won't wait for him. Let's order food." Gao Jin said helplessly, and Haider Hill stopped asking, and the two of them started ordering food.
After a glass of red wine each, we parted after eating and drinking. We had a good rest today and went to Gao Jin's room at ten o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss matters. Haider Hill gave Gao Jin an OK gesture.
Time passed little by little. At 9:15 in the evening, Guan Hongsheng got off the plane. After meeting the people waiting outside the airport, he immediately called Gao Jin to report that he was safe.
Gao Jin comforted him a few words and told Guan Hongsheng to have a good rest and come to his room at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
After hanging up the phone, Gao Jin went to take a shower.
The night passed, and at ten o'clock the next morning, both Haider Hill and Guan Hongsheng arrived at Gao Jin's room. Gao Jin made a pot of tea and began to discuss matters with the two of them about United Artists.
He recounted his conversation with Parker and asked them for their opinions.
Guan Hongsheng said nothing and directly opened his laptop and started searching for information on United Artists. Hyde Hill did the same.
"Stop searching, I'll send it to you. The information I've had people sort out overnight is definitely better than what you searched for." After saying that, Gao Jin stood up, went to the bedroom, took out his laptop and started working on it.
Last night, Xingling asked Xingling to collect information about United Artists. It was very detailed and sent it directly to their mailboxes. The two opened their mailboxes and started browsing.
(The regular third update will start tomorrow, and the trivial matters are finally over.)