Cao Wenyu took a sip of the sake in front of him, put down his glass and said, "I heard from Zechu before that Mr. Hu seems to be more interested in Wenyu Cinema."
Hearing this, Hu Shuo put down the tableware in his hands and wiped his hands with a napkin. He knew that Cao Wenyu was finally going to talk about business.
"Does Director Cao intend to sell Wenyu Cinemas?"
Hu Shuo asked straight to the point.
"We are indeed planning to sell part of Wenyu Cinema's shares," Cao Wenyu said.
Hearing this, Hu Shuo shook his head and chuckled: "I thought Director Cao was planning to sell all the shares of Wenyu Cinemas."
"So Mr. Hu intends to fully acquire Wenyu Cinemas?"
Hu Shuo nodded: "I do have this intention."
"Well, this is like Mr. Hu's style." Cao Wenyu thought about it, and after a while, he said: "It is not impossible to fully acquire the entire Wenyu Cinema Line, but Mr. Hu knows that the entire article
What does a cinema chain mean? Therefore, if we acquire the entire cinema chain, the price per share will definitely be much higher than acquiring part of the equity..."
"Of course I know this."
"As long as Director Cao is willing to sell 100% of the entire Wenyu Cinema Line's equity, the price is easily negotiable."
Hu Shuo smiled softly. Although Wenyu Group is currently in a precarious situation and the valuation of Wenyu Cinemas has also fallen sharply, if you want to acquire Wenyu Cinemas with 100% of its shares, you must pay a premium based on the current market value.
The acquisition is just a matter of the premium.
"Well, it seems that Mr. Hu is really sincere!" Cao Wenyu sighed with emotion.
"That's natural!"
"I think Mr. Cao also has his own psychological price point. Let's talk about it." Hu Shuo asked straight to the point. Of course, this was also a kind of test.
"Well..."
Cao Wenyu made a long sound, pondered for a while, and then stretched out three fingers.
"That's reasonable."
Hu Shuo did not bargain, but lightly agreed, and then changed the topic: "However, the price mentioned by Director Cao should be the price of Wenyu Cinema a year ago. Now, I am afraid that the price is a little higher.
Can’t stand still.”
"The value of Wenyu Cinemas is not just on paper, and Mr. Hu should know this."
Hu Shuo nodded slightly and pointed to a sea urchin on the table: "Just like it, there is still a difference between the actual value and the selling price."
"Mr. Hu understands people. I believe you know the benefits of acquiring Wenyu Cinemas better than I do."
Cao Wenyu picked up the wine glass again and took a sip of the wine in the glass.
"As for the value of Wenyu Cinemas, I need to evaluate it before giving a reply to Director Cao." In fact, Hu Shuo had already found someone to evaluate the value of Wenyu Cinemas before, because his goal was to acquire Wenyu Cinemas.
line, so the preliminary work still needs to be done, but the final result has not been released yet.
Wenyu Cinemas may be the second largest theater chain in China. It is naturally not an easy task to complete the true valuation of such a behemoth. It requires a lot of research and integration work.
At this point in the conversation, the goals and intentions of both parties were almost discussed, so the two of them didn't talk too much about the acquisition of Wenyu Cinemas.
After the meal, the two of them returned home.
When Cao Wenyu arrived home, Cao Zechu had also just arrived home.
"Dad, how are you doing there?"
Tonight, father and son acted separately. Cao Wenyu invited Hu Shuo, while Cao Zechu met with Xu Jiayi.
Biyuan Group represented by Xu Jiayi and Chuangshi Entertainment represented by Hu Shuo are the two companies most interested in Wenyu Cinemas. Biyuan Group and Wenyu Group are still strategic partners.
However, from the beginning of the cooperation, Biyuan Group wanted to use Wenyu Group as a springboard to officially enter the entertainment market. If it was possible to swallow up part of Wenyu Group's industry, Wenyu Cinemas would naturally be eyeing Biyuan Group.
A piece of fat.
The Cao family and his son also knew this very well, so when they decided to cut off their arms to protect themselves, they took the lead in finding Biyuan Group and Hu Shuo, who were most interested in Wenyu Cinemas.
Because Cao Zechu had a deep grudge with Hu Shuo, Cao Wenyu personally came forward to invite Hu Shuo, while Cao Zechu came forward for Biyuan Group.
"Hu Shuo has been coveting our theater chain for a long time. Naturally, he wants to acquire 100% of the shares!"
Cao Wenyu replied and asked: "Where are you? How is the situation?"
"Biyuan's intention is the same as Hu Shuo's. They also want to acquire 100% of the equity." Cao Zechu replied.
"It seems that Biyuan Group's ambitions are not small. I really don't know where they got such an urgent desire to enter the entertainment market."
Cao Wenyu sat on the sofa and took out a cigarette. Cao Zechu quickly helped his father light it.
"Since both of them want to acquire 100% of the shares, then it depends on whose price is higher. In this case, we can wait for the price and sell it!"
Cao Wenyu said while smoking a cigarette.
"I revealed the price of 30 billion to Xu Jiayi to see her reaction, but she immediately rejected the price. They must have already investigated and evaluated the value of Wenyu Cinemas."
"After hearing the price, Hu Shuo didn't have much reaction."
Cao Wenyu blew out the smoke and asked: "Zechu, if you can make a decision on this matter, who do you want the next owner of Wenyu Cinemas to be?"
"I prefer Biyuan Group. If Biyuan Group takes over our cinema chain, the share of domestic cinema chains can still maintain the current balance. If the cinema chain is in the hands of Hu Shuo, Wanli Cinema Chain will be the only one."
, its scale is much larger than that of Tahoe Cinemas. The existence of such a large-scale cinema chain should not be a good thing for the film market!"
Cao Zechu gave his own response.
"How about putting aside your personal prejudice against Hu Shuo and looking at this matter?"
In Cao Wenyu's view, the main reason why his son made such a choice was Hu Shuo. He didn't want to see Hu Shuo win a big victory.
"Dad, this is what I really think, without any prejudice!"
"Maintaining the current share of domestic theater chains will be good for us to make a comeback in the future. If all the theater chains are controlled by Hu Shuo, it will be even more difficult for us to come back."
Cao Zechu explained.
"My opinion is different from yours."
Cao Wenyu waved his hand and said: "Through his previous actions and this conversation with Hu Shuo, it can be seen that this is an upright person who walks the right path. There will be no problems in cooperating with such a person.
Don’t worry about anything. If you think about it carefully, in the several confrontations with Hu Shuo, he has always used scheming, never conspiracy, and he has always put everything on the table!"
"Only when the Wenyu Cinemas chain is left to such people will it last longer and not die out. This is my little selfishness. From the perspective of the future development of our group, after losing the cinema chain, if we want to make a difference in the film market,
To achieve success, we must have a stable cooperative theater chain, and the bigger the theater chain, the better, the more beneficial it will be for us."
"Then, when discussing the acquisition of Wenyu Cinemas with Hu Shuo, we can add a stipulation on follow-up cooperation in the acquisition contract. In the future, Hu Shuo's Wanli Cinemas and Wenyu Cinemas must give priority to us.
The movies produced by Wenyu Group are scheduled, and the share ratio of the box office can also be negotiated..."
"Ze Chu, think about it, after the merger of our Wenyu Cinema Line and Wanli Cinema Line, these two theater lines will become the largest theater chain in the country. If we can form a cooperative relationship with the largest theater chain in the country,
, will it be more beneficial to the group’s subsequent development?”
"And because the person we want to cooperate with is Hu Shuo, he has a good character, so cooperation with him is guaranteed. On the other hand, you know the situation of Biyuan Group. They can achieve the scale they have today.
It can be said that they are using whatever means necessary. After the theater chain was sold to them, the follow-up
There is no guarantee of cooperation, and once the hostile relationship between Biyuan Group and Hu Shuo continues, we will be involved in the issue of taking sides. The movies we produce will still have to choose between the two theater lines. At that time,
Naturally, we will still fall into a passive situation..."
Cao Wenyu exhaled smoke while speaking slowly. As the founder of Wenyu Group and an entrepreneur of the older generation, he still has a far-sighted vision and is more thoughtful than his son Cao Zechu.
"Dad, are you sure we will have a happy cooperation with Hu Shuo?"
Cao Zechu frowned, skeptical of Cao Wenyu's words.
"I'm sure!"
"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Once we sell Wenyu Cinema to Hu Shuo, the hostile relationship between us will end.
"And our group is no longer a threat to Hu Shuo. He controls the largest theater chain in the country, and we are just a content provider. There is no conflict of interest between us, but we rely on each other. From the perspective of interests
, of course we can have very good cooperation by then!"
"It's just that your mentality needs to be adjusted. This is also a challenge for you..."
Cao Wenyu put out the cigarette butt in his hand and cast a meaningful look at Cao Zechu.
In fact, Cao Zechu played a "vital" role in the group's transformation from prosperity to its current situation. If he hadn't gone his own way and started a war with Hu Shuo out of jealousy and arrogance, how could the group have fallen to this point?
But from beginning to end, Cao Wenyu actually never criticized his son very harshly. As someone who has experienced this, he clearly knows that men always have to face setbacks to grow, mature, and ultimately succeed.
Therefore, in fact, when the Wenyu Group was handed over to Cao Zechu, Cao Wenyu prepared for the worst. He was already old and had saved enough money. If one day his son really defeated such a large group, what a big deal.
Cao Wenyu just found a comfortable place to spend his old age.
As for his son Cao Zechu, we can only say that he does not have the ability to protect the "country", and he will have to pay for his mistakes. He could have had enough food and clothing, and the rest of his wealthy and prosperous life might have been a little harder.
The current situation of Wenyu Group is actually not the worst situation. One of the two pillar industries has been lost. If Cao Zechu can learn from this failure, Wenyu Group still has hope to rise again. Although, I think
It is almost impossible to return to the peak period, but there is still hope.
Cao Zechu lowered his head and remained silent. He could naturally appreciate his father's good intentions and was aware of the mistakes he had made. However, he really felt that he could not get over Hu Shuo's hurdle.
Originally, in his eyes, the other party was just a "boyfriend" who relied on his father-in-law and wife. However, now, this boy actually defeated him with his own hands, defeating the huge Wenyu Group in less than a year.
Cao Zechu felt a lot of dissatisfaction and unwillingness in his heart. Of course, there was also the reason for this because Yang Yunyan was his goddess. A large part of the reason why he competed with Hu Shuo was to prove to his goddess that he was better than her husband.
However, now that my second child, the goddess, is about to be born, I am completely defeated in the competition with her husband!
This night was destined to be sleepless for Cao Zechu, and the emotion of regret always lingered in his heart. If time could be turned back, he would definitely not choose to provoke Hu Shuo and start a war with him...
In the following week, negotiators from Chuangshi Group held multiple rounds of negotiations with Wenyu Group on the acquisition of Wenyu Cinemas. At the same time, Wenyu Group was naturally in contact with Biyuan Group.
However, in the end, Cao Wenyu made the decision to sell Wenyu Cinemas to Hu Shuo, and the transaction price was 28 billion!
According to the terms of the contract between the two parties, when the acquisition was completed, the two parties also signed a ten-year long-term cooperation agreement. Ten years from the date of signing, films produced by Wenyu Group will receive priority scheduling rights in Wanli Cinemas.
The box office account sharing ratio is also 3 percentage points higher than the normal cooperation model.
These additional conditions are actually just a piece of cake for Hu Shuo. As Cao Wenyu analyzed, after acquiring Wenyu Cinemas, the two companies basically no longer have any competitive relationship. After all, they are no longer an entertainment company of the same magnitude.
.
As for the 3 percentage point discount on the box office split, it is just a small amount of money for Hu Shuo, who has a big business.
However, the successful acquisition of Wenyu Cinemas is of great significance to Hu Shuo and Chuangshi Group, because from now on, Hu Shuo will control the largest cinema chain in the country, and Chuangshi Group will also become a giant in the domestic film market.
The company even directly surpassed Tahoe Sky in terms of distribution capabilities.
After the news of Hu Shuo's successful acquisition of Wenyu Cinemas spread, it naturally shocked the entire Internet!
"I'll go, what a breaking news, Brother Shuo is so powerful!!"
"Wenyu Group was defeated after all! Brother Shuo is too strong!"
"From now on, there will be no more Wenyu cinemas! I would like to ask, can the money in the membership card still be used?"
"Haha, in less than a year, we directly defeated the Wenyu Group. Only Brother Shuo can do this!"
"That is to say, Wenyu Cinema is going to merge with Wanli Cinema???"
"Oh my God, Brother Shuo is so awesome, he actually directly acquired Wenyu Cinemas!"
"Hu Shuo: Zuo Zuo, dad bought you more than two hundred movie theaters..."
"Obviously he is just a nanny, but he does all earth-shattering things. There is no one else!"
"Brother Wu Shuo was still acting cute in "Where Are We Going, Dad", but he turned into a domineering CEO so quickly!"
"After fighting for so long, the winner was finally decided. However, I didn't expect that the huge Wenyu Group would be unable to hold on so quickly. I thought that it would be able to hold on for another year."
"My father-in-law is so powerful that our family's property has increased again. Haha, now we just have to wait for Saozuo to grow up..."