After transforming into a joint-stock company, Phantom Technology must complete the tedious filing work if it wants to prepare for listing. Only after passing the review of the US Securities Regulatory Commission can it successfully apply for an IPO.
This time usually takes a year, but with the help of Goldman Sachs and Swiss investment banks, this time can be shortened to between six and eight months.
According to the plan of Goldman Sachs Group and Swiss investment bank, Phantom Technology will raise US$200 million from the public in its listing application, priced at around US$10 per share. As for the number of shares issued, it will be based on the amount of funds raised.
The $10 price is just the initial price. Generally speaking, the stock price will increase more or less after the listing. According to the underwriter's estimate, the final increase to $15 after the listing is not a problem.
If the fundraising is successful, Phantom Technology will become the largest IPO listed company in mainland China.
In addition, as a company manager and owner, before applying for listing, Li Qing also needs to go to various parts of the world with underwriters to conduct listing roadshows to introduce the future and current situation of Phantom Technology to shareholders from various countries. Generally, the roadshow will be completed after three weeks
A listing bell-ringing ceremony will be held.
Because Li Qing is a world-class star, with his participation, the underwriters are very optimistic about future road shows.
Therefore, throughout 2001, Li Qing not only filmed "Titanic", but also took care of preparations for its launch. In addition to the continuation of "Harry Potter", Li Qing basically had to do all his domestic business.
It's over for now.
During this period, Bao Yunyun released her fourth new album "That Year" and won the Taiwan Golden Melody Award for Best Album of the Year, successfully establishing her status as the queen of the Chinese music scene.
In addition, Bao Yunyun was praised by many famous domestic directors after successfully portraying the role of Chun Sannian Niang in "Journey to the West".
So with Ma Xu's contact, Bao Yunyun began to contact the film and television industry.
After the release of her fourth album, Bao Yunyun starred in three film and television works, one of which was a large-scale costume myth TV series "Mazu", the other two were the Hong Kong comedy movie "The Secret Agent" and the emotional drama "Yu"
"City Forest".
It is foreseeable that after the arrival of 2002, Bao Yunyun will frequently appear on the big screen.
"The Secret That Cannot Be Tellable", invested by Legendary Pictures and starring Zhu Rongjie, has also recently announced that it has finished production and has entered post-production. Many of the music in it was composed by Zhu Rongjie himself.
The film is expected to meet domestic and foreign audiences in the fall and winter of this year. With Legendary Pictures' overseas influence, it is only a matter of time before "The Secret" is released globally.
Hanhai Media has signed many new singers and actors in the past year or two.
Among them, in addition to newcomer Wang Zhu Rongjie who has emerged, the group Shuimu has also officially released its first new album "The Most Dazzling National Style" after practicing for nearly two years.
Coincidentally, Wasp Culture also recently released its tenth album "Ten Years" for its diva singer Leng Ling.
The new group collides with the queen of pop music. No matter how you look at it, it's an egg against a rock. It's shocking.
Zeng Yuanyuan and Yang Mu of the Mizuki group were even more frightened. After learning about the release date of their new album and colliding with Leng Ling, they both looked sad and almost "washed their faces in tears" throughout the day.
Most people in the music industry who knew about this incident expressed their condolences to Mizuki.
After Marsh learned this, he felt that something was wrong.
However, the Hornets and Hanhai have always been sworn enemies in the industry. If they chose to avoid it at this time, Marsh was worried that the Hornets would make a fuss about it. After obtaining Li Qing's consent, the company finally decided to release "The Most Dazzling National Style" as scheduled.
Early summer is approaching, and the much-anticipated new album "Ten Years" is on the market. Also released at the same time is the new album "The Most Dazzling National Style" by Mizuki.
Just when everyone in the industry thought this was a "one-sided" battle, something unexpected happened.
From the first day, the new album "The Most Dazzling National Style", which was jointly recommended by Hanhai's artists Qin Hai, Bao Yunyun, Cai Li, Zhu Rongjie and others on major media and Weibo, unexpectedly attracted the attention of the entire domestic pop music scene.
, sparked discussions on major forums and websites.
In comparison, perhaps the public was too disappointed with Leng Ling's previous albums. Almost no one, including the media, discussed the album "Ten Years". Only some die-hard fans of Leng Ling posted on Weibo.
And major forums cheer for the idol.
So a week later, the overall situation began to reverse. "The Most Stunning Ethnic Style" unexpectedly achieved good results, with sales exceeding 150,000 copies in a single week. For a new group, it is already extremely good, almost as good as the top
The singer's achievements are few and far between.
What's more, the physical record industry has gradually slumped, and the prevalence of online music piracy has caused a slight decline in album sales of all artists in the entire music industry.
According to Li Qing's original prediction, the decline will only get faster and faster. As digital music and copyright legislation become more and more mature, it is only a matter of time before the demise of physical records in mainland China.
This is of course not limited to the country.
Overseas, many singers have also been affected to a greater or lesser extent.
It’s just that the rapid rise of the Internet in China has had a greater impact.
Compared with "The Most Dazzling National Style" which broke the record of 150,000 albums sold in a single week, Leng Ling's new album "Ten Years" only sold 70,000 albums in a single week, which seems a bit embarrassing.
But even so, "Ten Years" also became the second best-selling item that week, which shows the decline of physical records.
At the same time, with the deliberate promotion of the relevant media, this news became very noisy, which undoubtedly helped the Mizuki combination.
For a time, "The Most Dazzling National Style" achieved unprecedented success, achieving impressive results in the mobile ring tones business and the number of listeners on the music network.
What is even more eye-catching is that under the promotion of Hanhai, with the rise of "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style", some elderly aunts in sports parks and leisure squares in major cities across the country have also followed the "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style"
It swayed against the rhythm of the wind.
Such a "national movement" was appreciated by the neighborhood committees of major cities and regions, so "square dancing" officially emerged. With people's word-of-mouth spread, it gradually developed from first-tier cities to second-tier and third-tier cities, and became a national event.
Level sports program.
Of course, Hanhai is happy to see this happen, because the farther "The Most Dazzling National Style" spreads, the more popular and famous the Mizuki duo will become.
However, under this feast, the new album "Ten Years" by the former national queen Leng Ling became more and more embarrassing.
In the second and third weeks of the music supermarket sales list, "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style" scored 130,000 and 180,000 respectively, while "Ten Years" scored 60,000 and 40,000.
In comparison, it's not just miserable and miserable?
For a time, the Shuimu duo rose to fame and gradually became the most popular singing duo at the moment. However, in comparison, the diva Leng Ling gradually disappeared into the dust of history.
According to the analysis of relevant people, in addition to their outstanding personal style and strong strength, the rise of Mizuki Group is also due to the song "The Most Dazzling National Style" of the same name of the new album.
In addition to the brainwashing style of the song itself, the composer of the song can be said to be the biggest highlight at the beginning of the album's release.
Nowadays, Li Qing has stood at the commanding heights of the entire entertainment industry and has become the role model and pride of many young people in the country. To put it simply, the word Li Qing has almost become a spiritual totem. He has made great achievements in the European and American music and film circles.
His achievements are beyond the dreams of all Chinese people. Such achievements not only bring honor to the country, but are also legendary and attract many young people to worship him.
In the commercial field, Hanhai Group under the name of Li Qing has become the focus of attention at home and abroad.
The imminent listing of Phantom Technology, a subsidiary of the group, also heralds the emergence of a huge business empire. Under this situation, young people engaged in business have also been affected and have high regard for Li Qing himself.
In the eyes of many people, with the addition of Li Qing's name, it is not surprising that "The Most Dazzling National Style" can achieve its current results, even though this song is very different from Li Qing's previous music style.
On the other hand, Leng Ling has a good voice, but he doesn't want to make progress. He has already released his tenth solo album, and his style is still the same as when he debuted.
When people hear the songs in the new album "Ten Years", they are almost not too touched, because for every song, people can guess the melody and lyrics as soon as Leng Ling opens his mouth.
towards.
This is a bit boring.
Perhaps as a newcomer, Leng Ling's style is very likable, but after all, ten years have passed, so your singing voice has not changed, but your works have not changed either!
It can be said that many people have gradually become tired of this type of songs. Starting from the eighth album, the sales of Leng Ling's new album have shown a downward trend. After another two years, this boredom has accumulated, and finally in
"Ten Years" broke out on the album
After the release of Leng Ling's new album "Ten Years", the total sales volume in a single month was less than 200,000. Let alone a platinum record, it did not even reach the sales volume of a gold record!
Many singers in the music industry shook their heads when they saw this scene.
It's cold, completely cold.
A generation of queens died just like that.
As a witness who witnessed Leng Ling's rise and fall, Marsh also felt sorry for Leng Ling's current situation.
He was once amazed by Leng Ling's singing, and even witnessed Leng Ling alone, knocking out the Windmill Band, which was popular in Southeast Asia, and becoming a top singer in the domestic music scene.
However, ten years later, the situation has changed. Leng Ling, who once had hundreds of millions of fans, is still called the queen, and her appearance fees are still among the top in the country. Many people have to give in to her when they see her, but...
If a singer's foundation is destroyed, will her life still be as brilliant as it is now?
The answer to this question is hidden in the hearts of many people, including Marsh.
"Mr. Ma!"
Ma Xu, who was reading the news and thinking in the office, heard the shout, raised his head, and saw Fu Yan'er walking quickly, with a look of shock and stability on her face. He wondered: "What's wrong?"
As soon as he finished asking, he saw a woman wearing black sunglasses and black high heels walking in behind Fu Yan'er.
Wearing simple beige trousers and a beige suit, with a green handbag in his hand, the overall look is fashionable but not kitsch, simple yet luxurious.
This is an exquisite woman. Even though half of her face is covered by sunglasses, you can still see the exquisiteness of her facial features. The pendants around her ears are shining with brilliance, and the thin lipstick looks very elegant.
"you……"
When Ma Xu saw this woman, he recognized the identity of the woman at a glance and said in surprise: "Leng Ling? Why are you here?"
Leng Ling took off his sunglasses and said calmly: "I want to meet Li Qing."
"**oss is not here."
Ma Xu frowned and turned to Fu Yan'er: "Mr. Fu, didn't you tell Miss Leng about this?"
"I said it, but..." Fu Yan'er said helplessly.
Ma Xu nodded, looked at Leng Ling again, and forced a smile: "Does Miss Leng have anything to do with our dad?"
With that said, he asked the assistant standing aside to make tea, and after letting Fu Yan'er leave, he invited Leng Ling to take a seat.
"Something happened."
Leng Ling looked expressionless, but his voice was as moving as a lark, "I know he is filming abroad, but I really have something to talk to him about. Mr. Ma, can you tell me Li Qing's contact information?
"
Ma Xu frowned and said: "Is there anything you can't talk to me about? Even if I can't do it, wouldn't there still be Mr. Zhou? The boss has so many things to do every day, how can he be seen by ordinary people casually?"
Ordinary people...
Leng Ling paused, then laughed at himself: "Has the little guy back then grown to this point now? Is it so difficult to even meet him?"
"This time, that time."
Marsh looked at Leng Ling and said slowly: "I know how you are feeling now, and I also know that it is difficult for you to accept it, but this is the fact. Even I must be respectful to the boss in the company. This is not only
Just because of his achievements in the music industry..."
"I see."
Leng Ling waved his hand and said a little tiredly: "In that case, I'll just say it!"
"But it doesn't matter." Marsh said.
Leng Ling seemed a little embarrassed to speak, and his delicate face was full of struggle, but he finally opened his handbag, took out a document from it, and put it on the table: "This is my contract."
"contract?"
Ma Xu was a little confused, had Hanhai and Leng Ling ever cooperated?
He picked it up casually, flipped through it a little, and his face gradually became serious: "This... Miss Leng, have you terminated your contract with Wasp?"
"Yes." Leng Ling nodded.
An idea suddenly popped into Marsh's mind. He shook his head and continued to read. After a while, his face became more and more surprised, and finally he raised his head and said, "Unilateral termination of the contract?"
Leng Ling snorted and her expression returned to calm.
Marsh pondered: "If you unilaterally terminate the contract with the Hornets, you need to pay liquidated damages, right? In addition, I'm afraid you will also be sued..."
Leng Ling shook his head and said: "I have reached an agreement with the Hornets to terminate the contract and not to sue the court. I have already paid the liquidated damages of 26 million."
Twenty-six million...
Ma Xu's heart skipped a beat. Although he knew that Leng Ling's personal assets were at least tens of millions, twenty-six million... was not a small amount by any means. Even Leng Ling would not be able to gather so much cash in a short period of time.
Bar……
Marsh put the contract on the table again, sat up straight, and asked: "Miss Leng, I wonder why you let me see these?"