Chapter 580 The Gambling Agreement (Daily Change 12,000~)
"Ahem!"
When Wu Jianye saw the chamber pot, he couldn't help coughing, and Johnson rolled his eyes when he heard Wu Jianye cough.
This chamber pot was not placed here intentionally by Old Johnson today, but has been placed here since he brought it back. This also caused Johnson to feel a little uncomfortable every time he came to Old Johnson's study.
"Wu, welcome!" After seeing Wu Jianye, Old Johnson stood up in person, even walked out of his desk, stretched out his hands, and shook hands with Wu Jianye.
Old Johnson's behavior made Johnson and Penny a little stunned. Neither of them thought that their grandfather would pay so much attention to Wu Jianye.
"Mr. Johnson, you are so polite. Daniel just said that I would come to your home as a guest, and did not say that he wanted to visit the old man, so he only brought a bottle of red wine. If he knew that he was visiting the old man, he must have brought a generous gift!
"Wu Jianye said with a smile.
"Haha, Wu, you are too polite. In fact, you have given me a very good gift!" Old Johnson laughed.
Wu Jianye was slightly startled. After seeing Wu Jianye's expression, Old Johnson showed a hint of relief, pointed to the chamber pot placed in the glass cover in the middle of the study and said: "This is the best gift you have given me.
!”
Wu Jianye's face turned slightly red, thinking that Old Johnson was deliberately teasing him.
Old Johnson said: "Wu, I'm not joking. This gift is indeed a precious gift for our Johnson family." After saying this, Old Johnson invited Wu Jianye to sit on the sofa in the study, and even
He sat in front of Wu Jianye.
"This gift is a profound lesson for the Johnson family, and sometimes a lesson is a good teacher, which allows Johnson and Penny to always remember the motto that shopping malls are like battlefields. Their lives are too
It's a very good thing to have a successful life and suffer a little loss, but still suffer a loss at this age!"
What else could Wu Jianye say: "Goodbye, old man!"
Penny pouted beside her and said, "Grandpa, this chamber pot was brought back by Daniel. I have never suffered any loss!"
Old Johnson looked at Penny dotingly and said, "Just because he didn't suffer a loss now doesn't mean he won't suffer a loss in the future. If Daniel hadn't suffered such a big loss, how could he become as stable as he is now!"
Penny glanced at the somewhat proud Johnson and said, "I didn't see it, but I think it was grandpa's beating that made him calmer a lot!"
Johnson's face turned slightly red and he said angrily: "What are you talking about!"
Old Johnson scolded: "The guests are still here, what are you doing!"
After hearing Old Johnson's reprimand, both Johnson and Penny became much more honest, but the battle between their eyes was still unavoidable.
"I'm sorry, Wu made you laugh!"
"The old man is so polite. I have benefited a lot from his words!" Wu Jianye said politely.
Old Johnson has silver hair and a somewhat bloated figure. If you see him on another ordinary occasion, you will only think that he is an ordinary old American man. But what Old Johnson said just now made Wu Jianye understand that a person
The success is not accidental, the old man has some ability!
Old Johnson laughed and said: "Haha, I am already old. If it were in the past, if I met Wu, I would come back to ask the elders for their opinions. Even if the elders are opposed, they will still cooperate with you Wu!"
Old Johnson's words made the other three people slightly stunned, especially Johnson. He didn't expect that his grandfather would speak so highly of Wu Jianye, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his previous behavior.
Penny also looked at Wu Jianye with some curiosity, wondering what it was about this Chinese director that her grandfather valued so much.
Old Johnson glanced at his two juniors and said dissatisfiedly: "I've told you before, don't be a frog in the well. Although you all promised well, you still only look at the surface of many things."
"You should know about Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group in Xiangjiang. The boss behind these two groups is Wu. In just nine years, these two groups have become one of the largest groups in Southeast Asia. Now you
He actually only thinks Wu is an ordinary director!"
As soon as Old Johnson's words came out, Johnson and Penny were shocked. They naturally knew about Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group, but they never thought that these two groups would be connected with Wu Jianye. In fact,
It was the pride of the two people that was at work. Although they knew about the Yaoguang Group and the Yiwang Group, they always felt that they were Xiangjiang consortiums and were far away from them.
They would not deliberately investigate these matters. Now that they heard the news from old Johnson, they were naturally shocked.
At this time, the two people's expressions changed when they saw Wu Jianye. As for Johnson, he finally understood why Wu Jianye could spend a lot of money to buy Van Gogh's "Iris" without changing his expression.
"Do you think this is the end of it? If my guess is correct, Phantom Entertainment should also be Wu's company, right?"
Although it was a guess, Old Johnson's tone revealed firmness.
Wu Jianye sneered: "I didn't expect the old man to know so clearly!"
If Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group were far away in Xiangjiang, Johnson and Penny had no intuitive impression, but when the old Johnson mentioned Phantom Entertainment, they became extremely shocked.
I believe everyone in Hollywood knows what Phantom Entertainment represents today. Although its scale seems to be far behind that of the seven major studios, its ability to make money is the envy of all studios!
Now Old Johnson actually said that the big boss behind Phantom Entertainment is Wu Jianye, and Wu Jianye did not deny it...
Old Johnson laughed and said: "I only discovered it after Director Wu came to Hollywood. The cooperation between Phantom Entertainment and Director Wu in the past few years has been too close. At the beginning, I kept thinking, I know that girl Linda."
, I must say that I have some ability, but it is really difficult to support a company as big as Phantom Entertainment. But after knowing that Director Wu is the boss behind Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group, everything is connected.
, it’s a clear context!”
This old man is not simple!
Wu Jianye murmured in his heart.
"The old man is ridiculous, I'm just lucky!" Wu Jianye said still modestly.
Then Wu Jianye asked: "What about cooperation we discussed before?"
Old Johnson nodded and said: "Our Johnson family can agree to the request made by Director Wu, but I want to change the way of cooperation!"
"Master, please speak!" Wu Jianye said.
Old Johnson smiled and said: "We at Johnson Investment do not want the US$50 million, but we hope to obtain part of the equity of Phantom Entertainment through a stock-for-stock exchange!"
Wu Jianye confirmed that this old man was indeed not simple. Although Phantom Entertainment was not one of the seven major studios in Hollywood, its profitability had already exceeded the seven. And Oceanwide Cinemas, although it was the third largest studio in North America,
There are five major theater chain companies, but their asset value cannot be compared with Phantom Entertainment.
At the same time, Phantom Entertainment is one of the most promising film companies in Hollywood today, and there are countless people around it who want to get a share of the pie.
Let's put it this way, if Phantom Entertainment announced tomorrow that it needed financing, the entire Wall Street would be shocked, and all investment companies would flock to it.
Now the old Johnson wants to exchange the shares of Oceanwide Cinemas, which is useless to the Johnson family, for the shares of Phantom Entertainment. If this deal is completed, it is estimated that the influence of the Johnson family's investment company in North America will definitely increase.
A lot of!
"I don't know, old man, how do you want to replace it?" Wu Jianye asked.
Old Johnson smiled and said: "75% of the equity of Oceanwide Cinemas is exchanged for 10% of the equity of Phantom Entertainment!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Old man, are you kidding me again? Phantom Entertainment's profit last year exceeded 1 billion U.S. dollars, and now you want to exchange the equity of Oceanwide Cinemas worth 50 million U.S. dollars for Phantom Entertainment
How is this possible with 10% of the equity of Entertainment!"
Old Johnson did not change his expression because of Wu Jianye's rejection, and said with a smile: "Negotiation? Naturally, I will talk about mine, and you will talk about yours. But what about your opinion, Director Wu?"
Only then did Johnson realize what his grandfather had planned. The two most important companies of the Johnson family were the corporate law firm inherited by his father and the other was an investment company. For the Johnson family,
, they rarely personally participate in the specific operations of the companies they invest in.
Johnson Sr. has a famous saying that an outsider will never lead an expert, so his family's investment company only makes investments, and Oceanwide Cinemas was just fought for by himself. Now, Sr. Johnson still wants to implement his family's investment philosophy.
And Johnson also knows that with the relaxation of antitrust cases in the United States, several major Hollywood studios have begun to refocus their development towards theater chains, and Oceanwide Cinemas has been acquired by them.
Target.
However, it was only because of his persistence that he kept the Oceanwide Cinemas chain until now. Now Phantom Entertainment also wants to get involved in the cinema business, because Phantom Entertainment lacks the foundation of the seven major studios, and the Oceanwide Cinemas chain in the hands of his family
The theater chain was the basis for his grandfather to negotiate with Wu Jianye.
Thinking of this, Johnson felt a little bitter in his heart. After all, he was the one who built Oceanwide Cinemas, and now that the owner has changed, he was naturally reluctant to part with it.
However, he also knew that no one else was allowed to refute the decision made by his grandfather.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Minus one zero. The 72% equity of Oceanwide Cinemas can only be exchanged for 1% of the equity of Phantom Entertainment!"
Penny exclaimed from the side: "You are so open-minded. According to your calculation method, the market value of Phantom Entertainment has reached 5 billion US dollars. Are you worth this price?"
Wu Jianye said: "Whether it's worth it or not, it's up to the old man himself to decide!"
"you!"
Penny looked at Wu Jianye angrily, the other person obviously looked down on her!
Wu Jianye originally thought that Old Johnson would bargain with him. Although Phantom Entertainment has always topped Hollywood in terms of revenue in recent years, its own background is still inferior to several major studios, but five billion US dollars
It’s already the price I feel like, after all, the Phantom is still far away from the Phantom in my mind!
"Yes, but we need to sign a gambling agreement!" Old John said.
"What agreement!" Wu Jianye asked.
Old Johnson smiled and said: "I know Director Wu came to Hollywood this time to shoot a movie. Why don't we use this movie as a betting agreement between you and me? If your love movie is successful in North America,
If the box office can exceed 100 million US dollars, then the agreement signed between us will take effect. If it cannot be reached, 75% of the equity of Oceanwide Cinemas will be exchanged for 5% of the equity of Phantom Entertainment. Does Director Wu have the courage to sign this gambling agreement?"
Although Old Johnson values Wu Jianye very much, like most people in Hollywood, he does not think that just because Wu Jianye has made high-box office movies in China, he can do the same in Hollywood. After all, a person's cultural attributes are determined from his childhood.
It has been established since then, and it is very difficult to break through such shackles.
Old Johnson believes that even if he admits that Wu Jianye is a genius, a person cannot be a genius to the point of omniscience and omnipotence. Wu Jianye may be able to succeed in Hollywood in the future, but the success of the first film is a bit too magical!
So in the end, Old Johnson even provoked Wu Jianye.
But after all, he made a miscalculation. Wu Jianye did not object to Old Johnson's suggestion and said with a smile: "Okay, but I have one more request!"
Johnson Sr.: "Say it!"
Wu Jianye said: "That means that the management of Oceanwide Cinemas will continue to be managed by Johnson in the future. I have seen the previous development of Oceanwide Cinemas. Johnson's management is good. If the leader is changed rashly, I am worried that there will be a management failure."
Unkind question!”
From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, it was the crazy stage of expansion of theater chains in the United States. All theater chains were crazy about mergers and acquisitions on their own expansion routes. Royal Entertainment Group, the largest theater chain company in the United States in later generations, did so through continuous mergers and acquisitions.
Became the largest theater chain company in North America.
Although they have experienced several bankruptcies, it was because they did not have enough money, but Wu Jianye is rich!
And after all, North America is not our own platform. Having an American do all this can also greatly alleviate the xenophobia in North America.
When Johnson heard what Wu Jianye said, he immediately became excited. If it was half an hour ago, he would definitely not be so excited, especially Wu Jianye's praise for him, but now after knowing Wu Jianye's achievements
, his heart has already put Wu Jianye in the same position as his grandfather!
Old Johnson laughed and said: "It seems that Director Wu is very confident!"
"I've always been very confident!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
"good!"
Wu Jianye then discussed specific details with Mr. Johnson, such as the expansion of Oceanwide Cinemas. As Wu Jianye said before, Wu Jianye will invest 50 million US dollars in the early stage as an expansion of Oceanwide Entertainment.
Funds, after this fund passes commercial operations, will not disrupt the current equity distribution, but if both parties want to maintain the equity distribution in their hands during subsequent expansion, they will need to allocate corresponding funds according to their respective equity
Got it!
When things were almost settled, the servant came over to remind the guests that they had arrived!