Faced with Martin Davis's rejection, Kang Jianfei asked: "If that's the case, why do you still invite me to the United States, Mr. Davis?"
"Two purposes," Martin Davis said, "The first is to hope that you will become a member of Paramount's shareholder meeting, and the second is that Paramount wants to take over your Oriental DreamWorks."
Kang Jianfei instantly understood what Martin Davis was thinking. The other party saw that DreamWorks was developing well and Kang Jianfei was very capable in making movies, so he wanted Kang Jianfei to participate in Paramount's decision-making, and at the same time he wanted to spend money to acquire DreamWorks.
factory, or acquire some equity in DreamWorks.
Haixi Industrial Company is very peculiar. It obviously started out as a traditional industry, but it prefers to invest in the cultural and entertainment industries. Kang Jianfei's Dream Factory is obviously attracted by others.
Kang Jianfei found it very funny. He obviously came to acquire Paramount, but now Martin Davis has turned his attention to his DreamWorks.
"Mr. Davis, do you think I will sell DreamWorks, which is already on the right track?" Kang Jianfei asked with a smile.
Martin Davis curled his lips and said: "I was not sure before, so I wanted to talk to you. But since you tamed the fierce horse of Red Hot Chili Peppers, I believe that you will definitely not sell your company.
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Kang Jianfei asked: "Then what else can we talk about?"
Martin Davis said: "The equity exchange will be an eight-to-one exchange of Paramount and DreamWorks shares."
In terms of market value alone, the price proposed by Martin Davis is not only very reasonable, but also gives Kang Jianfei a huge advantage. But don’t forget that Paramount is a listed company, and DreamWorks is Kang Jianfei’s personal asset.
The factory's operating performance over the years. Once listed, the stock price will continue to rise.
For Kang Jianfei, making movies is his main business, but for Martin Davis and the Haixi Company behind him, making movies is just a side job.
A company that is on the right track like DreamWorks is actually not the best investment choice, but the development momentum of Hong Kong films is so strong now that the box office in East Asia has even surpassed that of Hollywood films. Even Martin Davis has
I am excited about the profits from this piece.
However, Hollywood movies began to experience bottlenecks. This bottleneck had to wait until the 1990s when computer special effects were perfected and the business methods of large entertainment groups emerged to truly break through. In the end, Hollywood blockbusters relied on this to sweep the world.
Moreover, the U.S. economy has been in recession for several consecutive years. Martin Davis' Hercy Industrial Company suffered a lot of losses in the stock market crash, and naturally wanted to rely on other investments to increase profits.
These reasons combined led Martin Davis to decide to exchange shares of Paramount for shares of DreamWorks.
Any boss of a Hong Kong film company would happily agree to the suggestion made by Martin Davis. But Kang Jianfei, a guy who would never let go of any woman he had sex with, had a perverted desire for control.
He regards DreamWorks as his own personal property, and it’s easy to say what percentage of equity he will get in exchange for it. Once it exceeds 20%, he will refuse to do it.
According to Martin Davis, 20% of DreamWorks equity can only be exchanged for less than 3% of Paramount equity. How does Kang Jianfei accept this?
However, the people at Haixi Company do not control Paramount in their personal capacity. Paramount’s legal owner is the entire Haixi Company, which is extremely difficult for Kang Jianfei to acquire. Now Kang Jianfei has purchased 8% of Paramount’s equity.
None of them were purchased from the shareholders of Haixi Company.
And if you want to spend money to acquire it, Kang Jianfei really doesn’t have as much money as the people in the Haixi consortium. Even if you buy it, you don’t know how much money it will cost. The best proof is that two years later, Japan’s Sony poured money into
Coca-Cola spent $6 billion to acquire Columbia Pictures.
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In half a day, Kang Jianfei didn't know how many fish he caught, but he threw them back into the lake anyway.
When he packed up his fishing gear and went back, Kang Jianfei walked towards Red Pepper. The fierce horse, which was teasing Bai Qiangwei, immediately became quiet and let Kang Jianfei put the saddle on its back.
Kang Jianfei patted the horse's head and said with a smile: "It seems that this is a smart horse that can remember beats."
Martin Davis rode on his horse and said with a smile: "If you like it, I will give it to you."
Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "Actually, I don't have any preference for horses."
Martin Davis said: "Kang, don't refuse. No one dares to ride on the red pepper except you. If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely tame it myself."
"In that case, thank you very much for your gift." Kang Jianfei didn't refuse anymore and sent him back to Hong Kong and threw him directly at the racecourse. There will be dedicated people there to help him feed and take care of him. If this horse has a better temperament, he can be used in costume TV and movie shoots in the future.
, and can even be brought in for filming.
Back at Martin Davis' residence, the servants had already brought out the barbecue grill, along with some barbecue ingredients.
As night gradually fell, the vast pasture became silent, a bonfire was lit in the open space, and a professional barbecue master was busy working non-stop. Occasionally, Kang Jianfei and the other two would also do it themselves.
Kang Jianfei ate two pieces of barbecue and couldn't help but ask: "Excuse me, Mr. Davis, don't your family live here?"
"Nothing presumptuous, my wife has been dead for many years, and my children live in big cities. They are not used to living on a ranch in the country." Martin Davis said with a smile.
Don't think that Martin Davis is content with being ordinary and living a hermit life, then you are totally wrong.
This old guy has to take a helicopter to go to work every now and then. He is almost 60 years old. Whenever he gets interested, he can just make a phone call and someone will send him beautiful young models and actors to play with.
Of course, this guy prefers to take care of the farm. When the hunting season comes, he will go hunting in the forest with his hunting rifle and friends.
While eating barbecue, Kang Jianfei continued to talk about cooperation with Martin Davis. It turned out that this guy was only willing to sell 10% of Paramount shares held by Haixi Company, and was not willing to cooperate with Kang Jianfei in the fields of games and media.
Martin Davis's refusal to sell does not mean that other shareholders of Haixi Company will not sell.
After staying at Martin's farm for three days, Kang Jianfei took Lizhi and set off to California to visit Lin Qingxia. Of course, the two women would not meet. Lizhi was arranged by Kang Jianfei to deal with other matters.
At this time, "Rain Man" has sold a horror box office of 160 million US dollars in North America, surpassing "Fatal Attraction", which was the second highest-grossing movie in 1987, and sprinting toward the box office championship of "Three Dads and a Baby."
Of the two movies, "Fatal Attraction" was produced by Paramount, while "Three Wet Nurses and a Baby" was produced by a film company affiliated with Universal Pictures.
Just when "Rain Man" was gaining both fame and fortune, fierce disagreements arose at the shareholder meeting of Haixi Industrial Company.
The acquisition team hired by Kang Jianfei did not stop. When Kang Jianfei met with Martin Davis, they were also in contact with other shareholders of Haixi Industrial Company.
Not everyone is as rich as Martin Davis. Several shareholders suffered heavy losses in the stock market crash two months ago. In addition, Paramount's performance has declined in the past two years, and they have long wanted to sell their shares.
The shares have raised money. These people not only want to sell the shares of Paramount, but also the shares of Sega of Japan. They are only interested in industrial investment. They were opposed to investing in the video game industry at the beginning. Now they have made money.
With profits several times higher, it’s time to sell them and convert them into cash.
Looking at the bunch of noisy guys around him, Martin Davis felt a headache. The final decision could only be to compromise with each other.
Kang Jianfei didn't know how the situation was handled internally at Haixi Company. The answer he received was that Haixi Industrial Company was willing to sell 18% of Paramount shares to DreamWorks for a total price of US$1 billion.
Before the stock market crash, this price would have been relatively reasonable. But now that the stock prices of both Hercynian and Paramount have plummeted, Hercynian's price is clearly a rip-off.
Kang Jianfei felt that the shares sold by Haixi were too small and the price was too high, so the acquisition team could only continue negotiations.
Los Angeles, Lin Qingxia's home.
Lin Qingxia, who had just come out of the bathroom, exuded an intoxicating fragrance. She shook her wet hair, walked to the dressing table and sat down, and asked, "When will you return to Hong Kong?"
Kang Jianfei combed Lin Qingxia's hair with his fingers, held a hair dryer and said: "I may stay for another week or two. Things in Taiwan are somewhat clear."
Lin Qingxia said: "I heard that Fengjiao is helping you with this matter?"
Kang Jianfei was afraid that she would be jealous, so he explained: "Yu Kanping is busy most of the time. Fengjiao stays at home with her parents. Sometimes she goes to dinner with Yu Kanping."
Over the past year or so, Lin Qingxia has occasionally taken time to return to Hong Kong to accompany Kang Jianfei, but it is inevitable that she will miss her when we are together less and away more often. She said: "How about I go back to Taipei with you this time? I still have some respect there."
"Okay, let's go back together when things here become clearer." Kang Jianfei helped her blow dry her hair.
Lin Qingxia asked: "How confident are you in buying Paramount?"
"Don't worry, the shareholders of Haixi Company are not stupid. As long as I can afford the price, they will not refuse to sell," Kang Jianfei said with a smile, "American devils have become more and more difficult to deal with in recent years, and the Japanese are all
I'm clamoring to buy the entire United States, but I can't lose to little Japan no matter what."
"You're talking big words." Lin Qingxia laughed and scolded.
Kang Jianfei's words were only general. There was a reason why he was so sure of joining Paramount. After a detailed investigation by the acquisition team, Kang Jianfei knew that the top management of Haixi Company and Paramount were not monolithic, and they also had some influence on Paramount's operations.
There are many differences.
Martin Davis wants Kang Jianfei to become Paramount's stock price. In addition to wanting to improve Paramount's operating conditions, he actually wants to use this good news to raise Paramount's stock price.
The continuous years of economic stagnation in the United States have caused Americans to lose confidence in their own economy and instead have confidence in Asian, especially Japanese companies. Once Kang Jianfei's achievements in recent years are deliberately publicized in the United States, Hong Kong funds will enter the financial system.
Ramon, this is definitely good news for stock investors.
After staying in the United States for more than half a month, "Rain Man" has already been released. Kang Jianfei finally waited for feedback from Haixi Company again.
"Rain Man" eventually grossed more than 170 million US dollars at the box office in North America, immediately ranking first in the North American box office in 1987, and was nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards.
"The Hollywood Reporter" gave "Rain Man" a very high evaluation: "The most touching movie of the year, family love can transcend together. Hoffman's interpretation of autistic people is very good. We should give more attention to the autistic group."
Lots of attention.”
The American media has paid great attention to the autistic community. With the popularity of "Rain Man" in the United States, the actor's real-life prototype Kim Peake (an autistic patient) has also been reported by the media. Social media
Invitations have been sent to Kim Pique from all walks of life.
Kim Peake's father immediately took him around to give speeches, in communities, schools, welfare institutions, hospitals... Kim Peake's speeches could be seen everywhere. The most touching thing was that he didn't charge any money for his speeches.
Under the widespread attention of the society, many medical and scientific research institutions have increased their investment in autism research. Kang Jianfei also took the opportunity to ask Anne Hurd to announce in a high-profile manner that in the name of Oriental Film Company, from the box office of "Rain Man"
Donate US$5 million to scientific research institutions for autism research.
This move brought a good reputation to Oriental Film Company, and a series of films such as "Terminator" and "Out of Africa" invested by Oriental Film Company in the United States were once again mentioned by the media. Kang Jianfei, the boss behind the scenes, was even regarded as
Movie legends appear before the public.
Then news came that Kang Jianfei was about to take over Paramount Pictures, one of the eight major Hollywood film giants in the United States and the second largest annual box office in North America, to acquire 29% of Paramount Pictures at a cost of US$1.5 billion.
Equity.
Judging from the current stock price of Paramount, this is a very expensive acquisition price, not far from Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures more than a year later, both of which were severely ripped off by the Americans.
But if he didn't spend so much money, the other party wouldn't sell it at all, so Kang Jianfei could only smile and grit his teeth and pay a large amount of money.
The 8% of Paramount shares acquired previously were much cheaper. In total, Kang Jianfei held a total of 37% of Paramount shares, becoming the second largest shareholder (the largest shareholder) of this Hollywood film giant
It is Haixi Industrial Company, but in fact Kang Jianfei is the shareholder with the largest individual shareholding).
The media's hype on Kang Jianfei was all a result of Paramount's publicity as "Rain Man" was still popular. When the news came out that Kang Jianfei became Paramount's second largest shareholder, the second wave of publicity companies became even more fierce.
, the films that Kang Jianfei has invested in and directed over the years have been uncovered and reported clearly.
Especially during Christmas, less than two months ago, three movies invested by Kang Jianfei actually sold well in East Asia, North America and Europe at the same time. This news simply made the American people regard him as a "god man".
The day Kang Jianfei officially signed the contract with Paramount, Paramount's stock price suddenly rose by 6%. (To be continued...) u
