Edward Disney came here on invitation and met Kelly, who is now a Hollywood celebrity.
Regarding Kelly's invitation, Edward Disney actually had some doubts in his heart. Logically speaking, if there was any business matter, Kelly should meet Ronald Miller, not himself, who only serves as a director at Disney, but
There is no one with any real power.
But no matter what, Edward Disney still came here, and Kelly is no longer an unknown person in Hollywood.
"Miss Kelly, you are really getting more and more beautiful!"
After meeting Kelly, Edward Disney smiled and praised, saying that this was not the first time the two had met.
That's why Kelly has been nourished more in the past two days and said with a smile, "Thank you Mr. Disney for the compliment, please take a seat!"
After Edward Disney sat down, he did not exchange too many greetings with Kelly. He directly asked, "I don't know if Miss Kelly has made a special appointment today. Is there something going on?"
Seeing that Edward Disney spoke so directly, Kelly said directly without any further greetings, "That's right. I want to ask, Mr. Disney, if he has any ideas about selling his shares in Disney!"
Edward Disney was stunned. He really didn't expect that Kelly would meet him for this matter. Apex Pictures actually wanted to acquire Disney?
Isn't this a bit overestimating one's abilities?
Although Apex Pictures is now famous because of the movie "Jaws", that was already last year. From the release of "Jaws" to now, Apex Pictures has also released two movies, which can only be regarded as a small profit, but
I didn't expect that the other party's appetite would be so big, targeting Disney, a behemoth in Hollywood.
"Miss Kelly, are you kidding me? Although "Jaws" should have made a lot of money for your company, it is not enough to support Ms. Kelly's Vertex Pictures acquisition of Disney, right?"
Since Kelly is now asking whether she wants to sell her shares in Disney, Kelly must not only be eyeing her own shares in Disney, but should also be eyeing the entire Disney.
Edward Disney is still very confident about this.
Kelly smiled confidently and said, "Mr. Disney, whether we can acquire Disney is our matter at Apex Pictures. Now I just want to ask if Mr. Disney is interested in selling his shares in Disney. If you have this idea, we will
Apex Pictures guarantees that we can offer you a price that satisfies you, Mr. Disney.”
This is really looking at the whole Disney. Edward Disney was not only surprised by the financial resources of Apex Pictures, but also surprised by Kelly's ambition.
"I'm very sorry, I personally have no intention of selling Disney shares!"
After Edward Disney thought for a while, he rejected Kelly's suggestion.
Facing Edward Disney's rejection, Kelly was not surprised. If acquiring Disney was such an easy thing, then there would be no difficult company to acquire in the world.
"As far as we know, Mr. Disney doesn't like the current development of Disney very much, so he left Disney's management. If this is the case, why does Mr. Disney continue to hold shares in Disney and watch Disney in Rona?
Will DeMille lead us into the abyss?"
Edward Disney frowned slightly when he heard Ronald Miller's name, but he still smiled and said, "Miss Kelly is joking, I left the Disney management for personal reasons, not because of Ronald's affairs, and I and Ronald
Our relationship is very good. I hope Ms. Kelly will not over-interpret our relationship!"
The old fox, really kept his words straight. Kelly smiled and said, "To put it this way, it should be because my personal information is inaccurate, but Disney's current development has obviously deviated from when the two Mr. Disneys were alive. If you can
If so, we at Apex Pictures very much hope to help Disney get back on the track they should be on."
Edward Disney frowned slightly and said, "Miss Kelly is joking. Disney's development is going very smoothly now. We are focusing on the construction of Disneyland and hope to add more elements to Disney. I think it is very good!"
"
Kelly said, "Disneyland is a dreamland built on Disney's many characters. If Disney's characters are limited to these, future development will inevitably cause aesthetic fatigue among tourists. Only a steady stream of new characters will join Disney."
Only the park can ensure the long-term prosperity of Disneyland. I think you should be very familiar with this passage, Mr. Disney, right?"
Can you not be familiar with it?
This is what Edward Disney said to Ronald Miller at the board meeting, but it was now relayed by Kelly.
"How did Miss Kelly know this passage?" Edward Disney asked Kelly with a puzzled look.
She has only mentioned this in the Disney board of directors and has never spoken it to the outside world. Now Kelly actually knows this, which shows that Kelly must have been in contact with other Disney directors!
This is all thanks to Jerry Kohlberg!
Chu Huan invited Jerry Kohlberg to Los Angeles not to bring Jerry Kohlberg into contact with Edward Disney. Kelly was the one who did this, so there was no need for Jerry Kohlberg to do anything.
.
Jerry Kohlberg was more in touch with other Disney directors.
Not all of these people are optimistic about Disney's development.
Many people actually regard buying Disney stock as an investment.
Since it is an investment, when you make money, you will naturally sell your Disney shares.
Edward Disney vehemently denied any disagreements with Ronald Miller, but the matter was no secret among Disney's board of directors.
Disney's management is now in chaos, and the two leaders of the Disney family are at odds with each other. It is inevitable that some shareholders will want to sell their Disney stocks.
They are not born again, so naturally they cannot see the future development of Disney.
In later generations, Disney was the first-class production company in Hollywood, but now, Disney's situation is slightly better than MGM, but it's not certain how strong it is!
So when Apex Pictures appeared, they were willing to sell their Disney shares.
There used to be such an example among Disney shareholders, and the person who did this was Buffett, known as the North American stock god. In 1966, Buffett bought the equity of Disney 5 for US$4 million, but the next year Buffett
Disney shares were sold for $6.2 million.
Therefore, many shareholders of North American companies regard the stocks they buy as an investment. If the return value reaches their psychological expectations, they will sell the company they acquired without hesitation.
stock.
Although Jerry Kohlberg has not purchased even one share of Disney stock from these shareholders, he has still established a good relationship with these shareholders through contacts.
And these shareholders are also willing to have more in-depth cooperation with KKR, a newly emerging fund company on Wall Street.
So things went more smoothly on Jerry Kohlberg's side than on Kelly's side.
However, there is no way around this. After all, in the eyes of those people, Disney is just an investment for them. In the eyes of people like Edward Disney and Ronald Miller, it is an asset left to them by their fathers.
The two cannot be compared!
"Of course I have my own channels!" Kelly responded with an ambiguous answer to Edward Disney, "Mr. Disney, although you have your own opinions on the current situation of Disney, the development of Disney itself is here after all.
Yes, now Wall Street has begun to lose confidence in Disney.
If it is allowed to develop like this, I am very worried that Disney, founded by Mr. Luo Yin Disney and Walt Disney, will eventually disappear from the public. I think you don’t want to see such a result, Mr. Disney!"
Edward Disney's frown deepened.
He has feelings for Disney, but it is very sad when his feelings are not reciprocated.
If Edward Disney is a licker, then no matter what Kelly says, he will definitely not give in.
But Edward Disney is not a licker after all, he is first and foremost a businessman.
Businessmen make huge profits!
From ancient times to the present, from the middle to the outside!
Edward Disney is no exception. At this time, he has not yet seen the possibility of returning to Disney, so in the face of Kelly's constant persuasion, the line of defense in his heart has slowly begun to crack.
"I wonder what price Ms. Kelly is going to pay if she wants to acquire my Disney shares?"
The joy between Kelly's eyebrows flashed, and then she smiled and said, "Disney's current market value is 12.4 billion U.S. dollars. Mr. Disney, you currently hold Disney 17 shares. Based on the market value, this part of the shares should be worth 210.8 billion U.S. dollars."
US dollars, if Mr. Disney is willing to sell, we at Apex Pictures are willing to acquire Mr. Disney’s shares in Disney for US$2.5 billion!”
Edward Disney raised his eyebrows slightly, this price is not low!
"Is this the price Miss Kelly got the other Disney shares at?"
Because of Kelly's ambiguous answer just now, Edward Disney believed that Kelly had obtained part of Disney's shares.
Kelly continued to be careless about this issue and said with a smile, "I can guarantee that other people's prices are definitely not as high as Mr. Disney's. After all, the acquisition price of US$2.5 billion also includes Mr. Disney and Disney."
feelings between each other.”
Edward Disney was very impressed by Kelly's words, but in the end he refused and said, "I'm very sorry, although Miss Kelly your offer is already very impressive, but as a member of the Disney family, I will not sell Disney's shares."
of!"
"It's just a cover-up!"
In Neverland, Chu Huan learned about the negotiation process between Kelly and Edward Disney, and then gave a definition to this negotiation.
"If Edward Disney really didn't want to sell his Disney shares, he wouldn't ask you for your purchase price!"
Kelly had already put on a swimsuit that perfectly showed off her good figure, and nodded while sitting by the pool.
"I thought so too, otherwise when Edward Disney finally left, he wouldn't have told me that he would contact me often in the future!"
Chu Huan nodded slightly and said, "Keep working harder, I believe it won't be too long before Apex Pictures takes over Disney."
Before that, Chu Huan thought that this acquisition would be the same as when kkr helped him acquire Alde Commercial Bank, and would take several months.
However, judging from the current preliminary negotiations, this acquisition may not take long.
One reason for this confidence comes from Kelly's negotiations with Edward Disney, and the other reason is naturally due to Jerry Kohlberg's connections with other shareholders.
Kelly was also a little excited at this time and said, "I think so too, but I didn't expect that acquiring Disney would be so easy!"
Is it easy?
It’s not easy at all!
It's just that Chu Huan has an advantage that others don't have!
That means Chu Huan is rich!
And he's still super rich.
If it were anyone else, they would have to balance the complex relationships between the board of directors of their own company while also strictly controlling the cost of acquisition expenditures.
When it comes to Chu Huan, these problems are basically no longer a problem.
At this time, Chu Huan vaguely understood why the founding emperors of ancient China were able to conquer the world immediately and at the same time develop their own country so well.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is not because they are much more capable than those emperors who came later, purely because they have absolute authority in this country, and their orders can be executed with the most perfect
The method is carried out by the people below.
After a country has been alive for a long time, various forces will appear in the court, and complicated factional struggles will make it impossible for the emperor's orders to be heard and issued.
It would be strange if there is no problem in this situation!
Don't talk about far away, talk about near.
Wheelock's equity distribution was chaotic. In another time and space, a few years later, Wheelock Shipping suffered serious losses. John Madden asked Real Estate Trust to provide him with a fund to help Wheelock Shipping survive that difficult period.
period, and as a result, Zhang Yuliang directly rejected John Madden's suggestion.
John Madden is still the chairman of Wheelock's board of directors, so what's the result?
No, there is no way at all. In the end, the only option is to allocate funds from the head office!
Therefore, acquiring Disney is not an easy task. If Chu Huan were replaced by a consortium with a particularly dispersed equity distribution in North America, they might still be discussing the matter internally at this time. How could Chu Huan give an order?
Next, we have already started purchasing!
"So, there will be no problems on your side for what happens next?"
Chu Huan stirred the water in the pool and asked with a smile.
Kelly quickly hugged Chu Huan's arm and said, "No, there are still many problems. You have to stay in Los Angeles for a while and help me control the rear area!"
In fact, Kelly also felt the change in Chu Huan's attitude towards her. This change made Kelly happy and caused some small changes in her heart.
Naturally, I can do things now that I would not have done before.
Chu Huan could also feel the changes in Kelly, so he smiled and said, "After the acquisition of Disney is completed, I will take you to France to meet Yun Shang!"
Although Cao Yunshang is now completely open-minded about finding other women, she still has to say what needs to be said.
Kelly heard Chu Huan's subtext. She was very excited just now, but now she was a little embarrassed, "Yunshang, don't you think I was deliberately lying to her before?"
Kelly and Cao Yunshang have known each other for a long time.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "No!"
Hong Kong!
Although Chu Huan knew that Wheelock had been acquired by Hehe International, this matter had not been announced to the public in Xiangjiang, so naturally no one knew about it.
After Chu Huan completed the acquisition of Wheelock shares from Zhang Yuliang, Zhang Yuliang began to make plans to transfer assets.
Just after Cheng Zhitao left for Australia, Zhang Yuliang suddenly took the entire Zhang family to Italy for vacation.
This is almost impossible for the Zhang family, who are known for their frugality, but Zhang Yuliang succeeded in this matter.
This also proves that Zhang Yuliang's ability is indeed such that he does not have to leave Xiangjiang before getting all the property of the Zhang family.
During the time Zhang Yuliang left Xiangjiang.
Regarding Wheelock's acquisition, Hong Kong suddenly took a turn for the worse and became a turmoil again.
Just when everyone was complaining about John Madden and his son's insatiable greed, the media suddenly broke the news.
In addition to Hong Kong's Jardine Matheson, Cheung Kong, Hehe International, and Global are interested in Wheelock, there is also a British consortium that is very interested in Wheelock.
Some newspapers even published photos of John Madden having a pleasant conversation with a ghost old man at the Peninsula Hotel.
When there were pictures and the truth, many newspapers immediately wanted to interview Ma Deng and his son, and then the young Ma Deng accepted an exclusive interview with Hong Kong's "True News".
He didn't want to either. The key was that this matter had to spread throughout Xiangjiang as quickly as possible.
Nowadays, in Xiangjiang, only "True News" has this ability. Of course, TV stations also have it, but Xiao Maden was worried that his acting skills were not up to par, so he did not accept an exclusive interview on TV.
In the exclusive interview, the reporter from "True News" was naturally most concerned about the affairs of the British consortium.
It can be said that Xiao Maden's answer immediately caused a huge sensation in Xiangjiang.
"Yes, there is indeed a British consortium that is very interested in our Wheelock. The other party very much recognizes Wheelock's development strategy and is very optimistic about Wheelock's future development. The most important thing is what they proposed to us.
The price is also very agreeable, and now both of us are moving towards signing a formal share transfer contract!"
Niu Bijian from Yihe, Li Jiacheng from Changshi, Shen Bi behind the scenes, and Pao Yugang from Global were all shocked when they saw this report!
No one expected that a British consortium would suddenly emerge in this takeover battle for Wheelock.
And the other party actually agreed with the Maddens’ selling price.
"So, Wheelock's true value is indeed that?"
Such reports naturally aroused heated discussions throughout Hong Kong.
"It must be true. If it wasn't true, how could the other party be willing to buy Wheelock at such a price?"
"What a pity. After all, Wheelock is our company in Hong Kong, and now it is going to be acquired by a British consortium!"
"It's not because of the friction among Jardine Matheson, Cheung Kong, Hehe International, and Universal. If they could have seen the value of Wheelock earlier, how could Wheelock be acquired by a British consortium!"
After the fermentation of public opinion and the fueling of some well-intentioned people, the trend of the acquisition of Wheelock has changed. Fewer people accused the Maddens of being greedy, and more people began to accuse the only four remaining companies of acquiring Wheelock.
Feng doesn't know how to inlay gold with jade in this matter.
Some people even denounced that it was their inaction that led to the possibility that Wheelock, a large-scale company in Hong Kong, would be acquired by a consortium registered in England.
Soon, another big news came out again.
The representative of the suspected British consortium said in an interview with a Hong Kong newspaper that the registered address of Defeng would be moved from Hong Kong to London, and it would also be delisted from the Hong Kong stock market and relisted on the London stock market!
As soon as this news came out, it exploded like a pebble dropped into a boiling pot of oil!
Jardine and Cheung Kong, the two companies can no longer sit still.
They are not because of the protests of the people of Hong Kong, but because if they lose this opportunity, they will no longer have any hope of getting Wheelock.
Jardine Newburgh was the first to find John Madden.
The previous attitude of firmly refusing to accept John Madden's 500 million sale price has now become open to discussion.
"John, we at Jardine are very optimistic about Wheelock's future development. The price you mentioned before is not non-negotiable, but you should also know that the price of 500 million is really too high. Even if
Even if we can agree, the Keswick family in England will not agree."
The acquisition of Wheelock not only represents the expansion of Jardine Matheson's business, but it is also an event that will definitely leave its name in the business history of Hong Kong.
Such a temptation is difficult for people like Newbijian to refuse.
John Madden looked relaxed and content at this time and said with a smile, "Newbikin, you Yihe think this price is too high, but the British consortium doesn't think so, and they didn't even counter-offer with us.
In fact, you and I both know in our hearts that as long as Wheelock can develop smoothly, the profits generated in the future will definitely be very considerable. This is why the British consortium traveled thousands of miles to Xiangjiang to acquire Wheelock.
Moreover, we are Wheelock. Imagine if Jardine can acquire Wheelock, it will become the largest company in Hong Kong. Even HSBC will not be able to compare with you. The chance of achieving such an achievement is
But it doesn’t happen all the time.”
Niubijian fell silent, which was a sign of his weakness.
"John, for the sake of you and my friend, I hope you can give me a few days. I need to fly to England in person to discuss this matter with the Keswick family!"
Newbijian preached seriously.
If you go to London, do you still want to investigate the British consortium?
John Madden smiled and said, "I'm very sorry. You only have three days. I have already negotiated with the British consortium and will officially sign the contract in three days. If Jardine can give us a suitable price by then, then this time
All I can do is say sorry!"
Three days is simply not enough time to travel back and forth to London.
Newbijian pondered for a moment and said, "I understand, you are waiting for my news!"
After saying that, Newbijian hurriedly left the Wheelock headquarters.
Then there was Cheung Kong Chairman Li Jiacheng, who had HSBC as his backer. After finding John Madden, he also expressed similar ideas to Jardine Newbijian.
This is an important step for Changshi to swallow the whale and reach the sky in one step. Li Jiacheng cannot give up.
Through the final negotiation with John Madden, John Madden was also promised to come up with the final conclusion before signing the contract with the British consortium.
The news that Niubijian and Li Jiacheng found John Madden was published in the evening papers of major newspapers in Hong Kong that night. At the same time, TVB, Li's TV, and Jiayi TV's news programs also reported the matter
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"Bao Yugang and Qi Dezun didn't take any action?"
"It's understandable that Qi Dezun didn't take any action. After all, Hehe International has just recovered, but Pao Yugang shouldn't do it. Rumor has it that his net worth is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The funds needed to acquire Wheelock should be enough for him.
Isn’t that a problem?”
As soon as the news came out, people naturally started discussing the matter.
In fact, they were not the only ones discussing it. At this time, their family was also holding a meeting on this matter at Pao Yugang's home.
Bao Yugang sat on the sofa in the study room, shaking his head solemnly and saying, "There's something wrong with this matter!"
Wu Guang hoped that Pao Yugang could acquire Wheelock most. When he heard what Yugang Pao said, he quickly asked, "Daddy, what's wrong?"
Bao Yugang shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I just feel that the whole thing is a bit strange. The acquisition of Wheelock was first proposed by Hehe International, but Qi Dezun acted too calmly during the whole thing. This is wrong, and
In addition, the timing of the appearance of the British consortium was not right."
Wu Guangzheng said, "Hehe International's cash is not abundant. It is understandable that Qi Dezun did not follow up. Although the appearance of the British consortium is a bit coincidental, it is Wheelock after all, and there will definitely be others on the British side."
As far as I’m concerned, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.”
Bao Yugang glanced at Wu Guangzheng dissatisfied and said, "I know you really hope that I can acquire Wheelock, but this business is too big. If there is a mistake, the impact will be very big. If you can't make it happen,
Once these questions are answered, I will not acquire Wheelock."
When Wu Guangzheng saw this, he didn't dare to say anything.
One day later, Yukang Pao’s Universal Group announced its withdrawal from the Wheelock acquisition!
"Quit, just quit!" John Madden no longer had any thoughts about Pao Yugang's withdrawal at this time, and just asked Madden with a smile.
"Hasn't there been a call from Qi Dezun so far?"
"No!"
"So, in the end, the only ones who can get our Wheelock are Jardine Matheson or HSBC?"
Little Madden said worriedly, "Daddy, what if the two of them also quit in the end?"
"No!" John Madden said confidently, "And I've thought about it, if they really withdraw, the worst we can do is run Wheelock again!"