Chapter 181 Deal, a huge profit of 50 million!
"Swish--"
A slight brake sound was heard, and a black business car stopped downstairs of Arc Light Film and Television.
Then, four or five people got out of the car.
"Is this Arc Light Film and Television?"
A woman wearing sunglasses, with a gentle temperament and graceful demeanor, looked around and said with a smile: "The environment is quite good."
"The environment here is indeed quite good. I always feel that half of the money for this building is spent on the surrounding supporting greening." Qin Lan, who was standing aside, said.
A month or two ago, she began to contact "takeover heroes" who were interested in taking over the financing share of Leshi Film and Television at the suggestion of Meng Bai.
In fact, considering the popularity of Leshi Group today, there are many people willing to take over.
In the external investment market, there are a lot of "investors" waving money, hoping to catch this train.
Unfortunately, because Leshi Film and Television is not listed, it is more troublesome to transfer shares to the outside, and it requires voting and public announcement, so Meng Bai and others hope to find a suitable one in the existing list of shareholders.
This narrowed down the range of choices a lot, and they didn't want to sell at a discount, so they waited for a long time, until recently someone finally expressed their willingness to buy.
The group walked into the office building, and Meng Bai, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting in the lobby.
"Sister Qin Lan."
Meng Bai greeted Qin Lan, and then looked at the woman next to her and said politely: "Sister Liu Tao, hello, I am Meng Bai."
The "takeover hero" who contacted them this time was Liu Tao, who has been called the "national virtuous wife" in the past two years.
"Hello, President Meng." Liu Tao showed a gentle smile on his face, "I remember that we seemed to have met once before."
"Yes." Meng Bai nodded, "I met once when I was on the set of "Nirvana in Fire" last year."
"Yes, I remember it."
Liu Tao looked at Meng Bai and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
When they first met last year, he was just looking for a new screenwriter to cooperate with Noon Sunshine. At that time, he went to greet Director Kong Sheng and introduced him by the way, but he didn't take this "young man" who made a web drama too seriously.
I didn't expect that in just less than a year, not to mention him personally, Arclight Films alone has grown into the top team in the domestic entertainment web drama industry.
"Okay, both of you, stop chatting here." Qin Lan interrupted them, "Come on, Sister Tao, I'll take you to the backyard. He has a small pavilion, and it's very comfortable to sit there when the weather is good."
Liu Tao heard this and immediately showed a curious look.
Meng Bai, the host, was fine, and brought two "mature sisters", as well as Liu Tao's assistant, lawyer and others to the backyard.
As Qin Lan said, the weather outside was sunny today and the temperature was pleasant. Sitting on the wooden chair in the small pavilion, the breeze was blowing all around, which was very comfortable.
"I heard from Mr. Hou that Nirvana in Fire has been confirmed to be aired?"
Sitting opposite, Meng Bai did not rush to get straight to the point, but greeted first.
Liu Tao nodded: "Well, the schedule is set for September, and it will be broadcast on Beijing, Beijing and Shanghai Satellite TV."
After that, she sighed again: "Alas, I have waited for so long that I have almost forgotten what I filmed at the beginning."
Nirvana in Fire was indeed delayed for a long time. From the beginning of the filming, it took a full year and a half to be broadcast.
In comparison, the Disguiser, which was filmed a year later, was much smoother.
I heard from Hou Hongliang before that their drama had been sold to Mango TV, and the broadcast time was set in mid-August, one month earlier than Nirvana in Fire.
Meng Bai was also quite emotional about this.
The two dramas used almost the same cast, and they originally hoped that the broadcast of Nirvana in Fire first would bring them some popularity, but they did not expect that they would become the "road-opener".
The three of them are in the same industry, so they naturally have a lot of common topics, and their originally unfamiliar relationship has become more familiar.
Seeing that the atmosphere is almost set, Meng Bai finally brought the topic back to today's business.
"Sister Tao, I wonder what price you are willing to offer?"
"I have talked to Qin Lan about it before. We can negotiate a price that is satisfactory to both parties within the current market price range."
When it comes to business, Liu Tao's face is serious, and she has the demeanor of a professional female president.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand. Since her husband Wang Ke went bankrupt and was in debt, all kinds of capital flows and capital investments in the family have been controlled by her.
In the past few years, not only has the debt been basically paid off, but a lot of capital has been saved again. Including this investment in Leshi Films, it was also a decision she made.
In a sense, she can indeed be regarded as a successful "female boss".
I just don't know if she can continue to be "successful" after taking over this investment in Leshi.
Although she thought about it, it did not affect Meng Bai's negotiation at all.
According to the advice given by Chen Jing before, Meng Bai made a bid of 55 million.
"55 million?" Liu Tao frowned. This number was within her expectations, but it was almost the upper limit.
In fact, from a market perspective, Meng Bai's offer was not "exorbitant". On the contrary, it was quite reasonable.
Ever since Boss Jia announced that Leshi.com planned to start the merger and reorganization of Leshi Pictures at the end of 2015, many people directly compared the valuation of Leshi Pictures with the stock price of Leshi.com.
In the last round of financing, the stock price of Leshi.com was less than 30 yuan. After nearly a year of "bull market", it has now risen to more than 140, almost five times.
The financing shares held by Meng Bai and his team were worth 10 million yuan at the beginning. If calculated by benchmark, it is indeed about 50 million yuan.
And don't forget, this is just the current price. According to the current situation, the stock price of Leshi.com is still on an upward trend, and there is still a lot of room for appreciation.
If the opportunity cost is also taken into account, Meng Bai's offer is not a discount, but it is indeed a "conscience price".
However, in business, no one will complain that they earn too much, so Liu Tao still wants to "bargain" again.
Of course, negotiations to this extent do not require the two bosses to come out in person, and naturally there are teams on both sides to complete the specific "confrontation".
On Liu Tao's side, it is the investment consultant she brought. On Meng Bai's side, Chen Jing, the "arc shopkeeper", came on stage.
Fortunately, the cooperation intentions of both sides are still very clear, and they are more or less afraid of more dreams at night. So after a day of specific consultations, the transaction price was finally set at 50 million.
Because Liu Tao was originally one of the shareholders of Leshi Pictures, this transaction was an internal transaction, and it was done as long as both parties agreed to the contract.
After signing the transfer agreement, the two stood up and shook hands, announcing the completion of the transaction.
"Congratulations, President Meng." Liu Tao said half-jokingly, "I'm still heartbroken about the fourfold profit."
Although she said so, she was still very happy to reach a deal so quickly. After all, Leshi.com now has a different price every day, and one day later will make less money.
"Same here." Meng Bai also said with a smile, "I earn now, and Sister Tao earns in the future."
He was in a good mood now. No one knew when the "bomb" of Leshi.com would explode. The sooner you get rid of it, the sooner you can feel at ease.
As for waiting to see if you can get higher returns, there is no need. As
the old saying goes, don't always think about making the last penny when doing business.
Put it in your hand, and wait for 150 when it's 140, and wait for 160 when it's 150.
When it finally explodes in your hand, you will have nothing left.
"By the way, Meng Bai, I have a personal question to ask." Liu Tao said, "Leshi.com is doing well now, why are you thinking of leaving?"
"Oh, Arclight has a relatively large film project recently, and there are many places that need money, so I want to prepare some funds." Meng Bai said "sincerely".
Liu Tao suddenly realized that it was no wonder. The capital turnover rate of film and television companies has never been high. If you want to start any big projects, you really need to prepare working capital in advance.
It was already evening when the transaction ended. Liu Tao declined Meng Bai's invitation to the dinner, saying that he had other things to do, and left with the team.
"Wow! I made money!"
Seeing people leave and returning to Meng Bai's office, Qin Lan hugged Meng Bai like a little girl and shouted happily.
Feeling the soft friction on his arm, Meng Bai was also quite excited.
Calculating it, it took only eight months to make a profit of 40 million. Even if you put aside the shares of others, he still had a profit of nearly 20 million.
Damn, filming is just for fun, and real money still depends on capital operation!
Money is the best stimulant. Meng Bai felt a surge of emotions in his chest.
He looked down at Qin Lan who was lying on his chest, and whispered in her ear, "Sister, are you interested in experiencing the sound insulation of my office?"
"..."
Qin Lan rolled her eyes at him coquettishly, but did not object. Instead, she bit her lips gently.
It was time to get off work, and they were the only ones left in the office building.
Meng Bai got up and closed the door, then turned around and picked up Qin Lan and put her on the desk.
Then, there was an "office play".
...
Two hours later.
Meng Bai sat on the side of the sofa and entered the peaceful sage time.
Qin Lan raised her leg and touched Meng Bai with her delicate white feet: "What are you going to do with this money? Will you divide it directly?"
Meng Bai leaned on the sofa and said calmly: "Let's divide it all. Everyone invested the money because they trusted me. There is no reason to hold on to the money after making it." "
Actually..." Qin Lan got up from the sofa and leaned on Meng Bai, "I think we can use this money to see if there are other suitable projects."
She is thinking the same thing now. Capital investment can make more money than filming hard.
"Sister, don't think about it." Meng Bai spoke very toughly in this state, "We are lucky. We caught up with someone willing to take over, so we can cash out successfully. If we change to other projects, the biggest possibility is that we will die without knowing how we died in the end."
Qin Lan thought about it, and it was true. She didn't know much about the investment market. If she did it rashly, it would probably not take long for her to lose all the money she just made.
"That's fine, anyway, I'm making a lot now." Qin Lan said happily: "After this money is divided, I don't have to make any movies this year."
Meng Bai was speechless. He didn't expect this sister to be so ambitious. You have made 10 million yuan. If you really want to, you can live without making movies in this life.
"What about you?" Qin Lan asked again: "Are you still investing in the projects behind Arc Light?"
"Maybe..."
(End of this chapter)
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