"It's not interesting, I just want to remind Mr. Perelman that confidence is good, but sometimes confidence does not bring victory!"
Wu Jianye sat there, with a smile on his face except when Penny said something wrong just now.
Perelman looked at Wu Jianye without making a sound, and his wife Cohen next to him actually didn't say anything from beginning to end. However, she was not just a vase, she had been observing Wu Jianye.
, To be honest, in North America, Wu Jianye has always been a man with an aura of fascination.
First, he became a best-selling author in North America with "Jurassic Park", and then created a highly influential rock album, "Surprise", becoming the most popular rock star in the world in those two years, but Wu
However, Jian Ye has not developed in music at all. Apart from participating in a "Save Life" concert, he has never appeared in the music scene again.
Even he did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony. It is precisely because of this that the singer with the highest sales of music albums that year did not win a single award at the Grammy Awards.
Wu Jianye then transformed into a famous director in China, winning titles at three major European film festivals. Now he has returned to North America and started directing mainstream North American films. I originally thought that this status was enough to shock people, but he just happened to
He is also the boss behind the largest media group in Southeast Asia.
All this has made many media people want to thoroughly dig out Wu Jianye's roots. Today, Perelman came to see Wu Jianye, and Cohen specifically asked to accompany him.
As a columnist, Cohen's business acumen was not very bright, and he did not understand why Wu Jianye's words changed the face of Perelman, who he had always believed to be invincible.
Just because Cohen doesn't understand it doesn't mean that others don't understand it.
Especially Nick and Perelman, at their level, they both know that Wu Jianye will never be aimless in such negotiations. In other words, Wu Jianye must have his own support, and his support
There must have been some consensus with Marvel's top management.
As Wu Jianye said, if Perelman really takes Marvel public, if Marvel executives resign collectively, it will be absolutely devastating for Marvel.
blow.
Then everything Perelman does will end in failure. Not only will he not make much money on the Marvel project, he will even lose a lot.
For Perelman, this is something that would never be allowed to happen.
"Mr. Perelman, Phantom is bound to win for Marvel. We know that Mr. Perelman has always been very concerned about Revlon. If you can sell your Marvel to Phantom, wait until Revlon goes on the market.
, Xiangjiang’s Yaoguang Group can help Mr. Perelman open Revlon’s market in Southeast Asia!”
The big stick is swung down, and all that's left is a sweet date.
Although many people say that Perelman is a dealer who wanders around the market with a calculator, there is one exception among the many companies Perelman has acquired, and that is Revlon.
At the end of 1985, Perelman, with Milken's support, made a hostile acquisition of the cosmetics company through junk bonds for $1.8 billion.
The beauty industry was at a low point from 1974 to 1984. Affected by the weakness of the international beauty market, Revlon's revenue also dropped sharply by 79%, with a loss of US$28 million in 1985.
But Perelman clearly sees that the cosmetics industry is showing signs of recovery, and now is an excellent time to seize the market.
After becoming the chairman of the company's board of directors, Perelman made drastic changes to the company's organizational structure. He sold most of Revlon's health care product divisions for $1.4 billion because these divisions made little profit or even lost money.
Then, he reduced the number of affiliated organizations from 100 to 20. While vigorously reducing the production of health care products, Perelman made the restoration of the beauty and cosmetics industry the company's top priority, fully resuming the development of new cosmetics products, and at the same time improving advertising.
and sales measures.
After undergoing a round of transformation, Revlon's business was booming, with sales reaching US$2.4 billion in 1987, a 41% increase from 1986. This has undoubtedly become one of the successful examples of Perelman's merger.
After waiting patiently for 11 years, Perelman took Revlon Packaging public in 1996. At that time, the company's total market value was US$1.05 billion, and he himself held about 17% of the company's shares.
However, in the 15 years since the company went public, Revlon's performance has been unsatisfactory. The company's stock price once fell to only single digits from a high of $55 in 1998, but now the company's stock price has rebounded to
It is around US$14, but its market value is only over US$700 million.
During this period, although Perelman sold some of Revlon's assets, bringing $3 billion in revenue to the company, and spent another $500 million to buy some new brands. However, in the face of increasingly fierce competition in the cosmetics industry, Perelman
Perelman is facing increasing skepticism. However, Perelman still stubbornly believes that Revlon's future is optimistic.
"This is the most difficult transaction I have ever been involved in, but I still believe Revlon has great value. This is the most exciting thing I have done in 20 years. It is an irreplaceable asset." Perelman
Said this.
The sweet date Wu Jianye handed to Perelman was Revlon. Relying on the influence of Yaoguang Group in Southeast Asia, if he really wanted to help Perelman, then the future development direction of Revlon was really uncertain.
There will be another situation in time and space.
After hearing this, Perelman's eyes lit up. He knew better than anyone how big the market in Southeast Asia was, especially the rapid economic development in places like Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bay Area. He had long been eyeing it.
market.
At this time, no one thought about what the future development of Marvel would be like. Marvel was just a simple investment for him, and there was no way to compare it with Revlon's status in his heart!
Armed with big sticks and sweet dates, Perelman's attitude finally changed.
"I wonder what the price is at Phantom?"
Wu Jianye stretched out a finger and said with a smile: "One hundred million! Mr. Perelman can earn 17.5 million US dollars in half a year, which is already a very good business!"
In the end, Perelman agreed to Wu Jianye's offer. As Wu Jianye said, he earned US$17.5 million in half a year, which was already a very good result for Perelman's investment.
As for the US$150 million mentioned before, everyone on both sides knew that that price was impossible. After Penny said that, Perelman once thought that the price was okay, but after Wu Jianye's decision,
After eating the big stick and giving the sweet dates, I realized that this price was impossible.
In fact, Wu Jianye also suffered a loss. In his mind, buying Marvel should cost around 95 million. It was because of Penny's words that Phantom had to pay 5 million more!
Thinking of this, Wu Jianye glanced at Penny, and the dissatisfaction in his heart became more and more intense.
After the two people discussed the general direction, the dinner was almost finished. As for the specific details later, they would be handled by the negotiation teams of both companies.
Seeing that the two of them had finished talking, Nick said with a smile: "Since the serious business is over, why don't we find a place to sit down again!"
Nick naturally knows the consequences of Penny's behavior just now. Although he is not responsible for the cooperation between the Johnson family and Phantom Entertainment, it does involve his family's interests, plus Wu Jianye
Others don't know about Phantom's status, but Nick knows it clearly, and he doesn't want to cause any cracks in the cooperation between the two parties because of this incident.
Wu Jianye looked at the time and said, "Let's just sit down and forget it. The crew still has many unresolved issues for tomorrow's filming. I need to go back and discuss it with the crew in detail!"
After saying that, Wu Jianye stood up and shook hands with Perelman and others to say goodbye, but in the end he still ignored Penny, which made Penny even more angry. Even now, Penny still doesn't think she did anything wrong.
She was about to say something else, but was stopped by Nick's look.
After Wu Jianye left, brother and sister Perelman and Nick also shook hands and said goodbye.
Sitting in his car, Perelman felt a little complicated. For him, this confrontation with Wu Jianye could only be regarded as a win or a win. This also made his impression of Wu Jianye even more profound.
.
Cohen asked with some confusion: "Before you came here, didn't you say that the current value of Marvel is only about 100 million US dollars? Now that it is sold at this price, you also got the opportunity to cooperate with Yaoguang Group. Why?
Aren’t you happy yet?”
Perelman sighed and said: "This Wu Jianye is not simple."
Cohen: "How?"
Perelman gave a wry smile and said: "Before I came to the appointment, I really thought that it would be good as long as Marvel could sell 100 million, but what Penny said was enough to increase the value of Marvel by 10 million, but that Wu Jian
Ye only had a very brief expression change, and then immediately returned to normal, and even came up with some problems that I couldn't solve. Without Penny's words, it is estimated that Marvel would not be able to sell 100 million yuan.
Got it!"
"Aren't you worried that what Wu Jianye said before is false?" Cohen asked.
Perelman laughed and said: "No, this kind of thing is easy to investigate. If the Phantom is really interested in Marvel, they won't lie about this kind of thing. This Wu Jianye is obviously in
Before meeting me, you have already contacted Marvel. Do you still remember that Phantom bought the rights to "Fantastic Four" and "Spider-Man"? This already shows that they are bound to win over Marvel, and
Wu Jianye can tell all these things in advance..."
At this point, Perelman cried and laughed again: "Now I believe that the news from Xiangjiang is true!"
Cohen nodded and said nothing more, but she had already thought about the content of her column.
Perelman lamented Wu Jianye's thoughtfulness, while Nick scolded Penny.
"Although you usually do some outrageous things, you rarely make mistakes in the business world. Why did you make such a big mistake today? Do you know what your words will put Wu Jianye's negotiations into?
What's the situation? If he hadn't had a plan in advance, today's negotiation might have been disrupted by your words!"
Penny has always been a person who is not afraid of anything, but she has always respected Nick very much. Now seeing Nick reprimanding her so severely, she felt aggrieved and said in her heart: "Who makes Wu Jianye angry all the time?"
And me?"
"If you can't even distinguish between personal grudges and family interests, I doubt your ability in the future!" Nick did not forgive Penny.
"Brother, I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again!" Penny quickly admitted her mistake not wanting to argue with Nick.
"It's useless to tell me this. You should still think about how to explain it to grandpa!" Nick said.
"Grandpa? Why do you need to explain to grandpa?" Penny asked. If there is anyone in the family that scares Penny the most, then it must be her grandpa. Although old Johnson seems to love herself very much, as long as she is
If you make a mistake, the punishment is unambiguous. Grandpa loved Daniel so much before, didn't he hang him up and beat him?
"You should have less contact with Wu Jianye in the future. I find that as long as it involves his affairs, your brain is not full!" Nick said mercilessly.
"You mean Wu Jianye will tell grandpa about this!" Penny's voice became worried.
As soon as she finished speaking, Penny's phone rang.
Nick glanced at her and said, "Answer it, it must be grandpa's call!"
Penny answered the phone with an ugly face, and her voice became coquettish: "Grandpa, is it you?"
"Go back to Los Angeles right away!" Old Johnson's powerful voice came from the phone!
Penny's face drooped and she said, "I know!"
.......
Old Johnson knew about this matter because Wu Jianye naturally told him. This time Phantom acquired Marvel because of Penny's words, which cost Phantom an extra five million. Because of the cooperation between the two parties, Wu Jianye
Ye couldn't take care of Penny directly, so he had to find someone who could take care of Penny.
After returning to the hotel, Wu Jianye put aside the five million things, and the joy in his heart also showed. Being able to successfully win Marvel, for Wu Jianye at least ensured that after entering the millennium, Phantom Entertainment would have
Develop your own core competitiveness.
What is different from another time and space is that after acquiring Marvel, coupled with the previously purchased copyrights of "Spider-Man" and "Fantastic Four", the development of the Marvel Universe will be more comfortable.
The IP value of the Marvel Universe is comparable to that of Star Wars.
This not only includes the value of movies, but also the value of peripheral products that contain greater wealth. It can be said that just relying on Marvel is enough to develop a complete media group.