Chapter 390 Acquisition of Straw Bear?
"Are you worthy?"
As Meng Bai finished speaking, the room fell silent.
None of the people present had expected that the seemingly gentle Meng Bai would scold so bluntly.
Looking at Wu Qilong, whose face flushed, Liu Xiaofeng laughed dryly and came out to smooth things over: "Don't be angry, Mr. Meng, Old Wu was also excited for a moment. We founded Straw Bear Entertainment, and we have a deep relationship over the years. So, regarding the specific proportion of shares, you think we should each take a step back..."
"I said he didn't say you, right?"
Meng Bai didn't give any face at all, leaned back, looked at the two people with a contemptuous smile: "No, you really think we are short of 100 million or 200 million shares, right?"
"..."
Wu Qilong and Liu Xiaofeng were choked and speechless.
Indeed, for Arc Light Films, which is valued at tens of billions and has many cooperations, a small company with only more than a billion is indeed not worth mentioning.
It would be nothing at other times. No matter how awesome Arc Light is, I won't play with you. The domestic film and television market is so large that small companies have their own way of survival.
But it is different now. Not only have they offended the other party, but the key is that they now need the other party's help.
After a long silence, Liu Xiaofeng finally said in a deep voice: "Mr. Meng, the previous things were indeed our fault. This time I asked you to meet and I sincerely want to apologize to you. But this condition is really too harsh, and it is really difficult for us to do it. Do you think it can be changed?"
"Mr. Liu, I hope you can figure out one thing." Meng Bai said: "Now you are looking for me to give it, not me asking you. I don't care whether you want to give it or how much you give, as long as you are happy."
He stood up and nodded to the two people with ugly faces: "Okay, I have talked too much nonsense tonight, and I am not in the mood to eat. Everyone, eat slowly... Extra reminder, don't waste food."
After speaking, he pushed the door and left the room, leaving the few people in the room sitting silently.
Walking out of the private club, the driver Lao Qi had already driven the car over. Hearing the sound of the door closing, he looked at Meng Bai in the rearview mirror and asked, "Boss Meng, where are we going now?"
"Go... Fuck, this time is really awkward."
Meng Bai glanced at the time on his watch. It was just after eight o'clock, and it seemed inappropriate to do anything.
"Have you eaten?"
"Not yet."
"Then let's find a place to eat first."
"I remember there is a good noodle restaurant nearby, but I don't know if it suits your taste."
"Well, I'm a grown man, so what taste do I have? Let's go to the place you said." Meng Bai exhaled, "I really can't eat with people I don't like in the future. I have no appetite at all."
Lao Qi smiled and said nothing. After driving for a year, he is now familiar with the character of his young boss. Complaints like this can be listened to, and he doesn't need to agree.
The neon lights of Beijing North flickered at night, and the bright lights passed by quickly as the car drove.
Meng Bai sat in the back seat, closing his eyes to rest, while thinking about the situation of Straw Bear Entertainment in his heart.
He just said in a tough manner in the room that he wanted to take all the shares, half to vent his anger, and half because it was a sudden idea.
All along, in order to ensure the absolute control of Arclight Films, he has never accepted financing. The effect of this decision is very obvious. Meng Bai basically has the final say in the entire Arclight Mountain. Even Liu Jun and others, at most, have suggestions.
As for external cooperation, it is either to form an independent new company like Huace, or to reversely inject capital like Xiaotangren.
This model had no problem in the previous growth stage of Arclight, but it seems a little unstable now.
After all, the so-called cooperation is essentially a kind of group. Only by tying everyone's interests together can it become solid. Therefore, for the current Arclight, it is a bit inappropriate to still hold on to the previous development concept.
Before this, Meng Bai had discussed with Liu Jun whether to set up a new company and accept normal capital cooperation. It just so happens that they can also take this opportunity to separate part of Arclight's increasingly complex business, which is a two-birds-at-one-stone deal.
This idea was originally planned, but when Liu Xiaofeng just proposed to resell the shares of Straw Bear Entertainment, he suddenly thought of starting from scratch, why not just acquire a company with a foundation.
If you think about it this way, Straw Bear Entertainment is really suitable.
It has perfect production capabilities and distribution channels, and a good number of IP copyright reserves. The capital involved behind it is relatively simple. One is that Alibaba is ready to withdraw, and the other is Qiyi TV, which Arclight itself has a close relationship with.
Moreover, they have begun to accept listing guidance and have some experience in IPO, which is simply the most suitable for capital. If this can be used as a basis, Arclight may have a listed company in less than two years.
Of course, the most important point is that the other party now has something to ask of Arclight. Compared with acquiring other companies, the cost-effectiveness is full.
So from the perspective of interests, he still hopes that the other party will sell the shares to him in the end.
But as he said before, if you want to sell, you have to sell everything. This is not only for profit, but also for safety.
To put it bluntly, a large part of Arclight's recent momentum comes from official support. Including Wu Qilong and Liu Xiaofeng, what they are most afraid of is not Meng Bai himself, but the current situation.
As Arclight's biggest reliance at the moment, Meng Bai can't go against the official. If it is revealed at this time that he has reached a cooperation with the "black industry" party in private, then I'm afraid they will be hit by the iron fist.
But if all the other party's forces are driven out, there will be no such worry. After all, the iron fist targets people, not companies. Even if they know that he is pretending to be powerful, they will turn a blind eye to such trivial matters.
So don't listen to him saying "Let Miss Liu come to talk and there may be a turnaround", this is simply teasing the other party. Even if Boss Wu really endures the green oil on his head and sends his wife over, Meng Bai can't do anything.
It's like he didn't intend to do anything to Zhang Chunye from the beginning.
Knowing that it was the other party's plan, he still rushed to step on it. That was too stupid. And if the other party took advantage of his plan and took some photos or videos of him, he might be overturned.
There are so many good girls around our President Meng, why bother to look for excitement.
He opened his eyes and let out a long breath. Although he had some ideas about Straw Bear Entertainment, he would not rush to it. At most, he could change his target or start from scratch, which would only be a little troublesome.
Anyway, he was not anxious.
——The
online debate about Straw Bear Entertainment and several celebrity shareholders is still going on. Netizens have begun to dig out the ratings of Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying's TV series in recent years, and judge them one by one to see if there are any signs of fraud.
Anyway, everyone is bored after the National Day holiday, so it's just a good time to have some fun.
But just when there was a commotion on the Internet, a more shocking announcement was released.
This number sounded too sensational.
Before this, everyone actually knew that the entertainment industry made money, but they still underestimated the speed at which they made money.
[Don't talk about young people, look at the children now. When we were young, our dreams were to become doctors, scientists, and the like. Now, if you ask these people, they will either become stars or internet celebrities. If we think this way, who will build the country?
News about the entertainment industry and stars has always attracted much attention. Now that such a big melon has suddenly broken out, it has naturally aroused the emotions of netizens.
Under the impact of huge public opinion, the first to bear the brunt are those film and television companies whose main business is movies.
The day after the official announcement, the entire stock market's film and television sector was green. A number of film giants including Tangde, Huayi, Bona, and Guangguang all fell to the limit.
In just one day, the total market value of the entire film and television industry evaporated by more than 10 billion.
This is just the beginning. Immediately after the huge shock in the film and television sector, Star Cinema, which ranks fourth in the domestic film market, announced that its capital chain was broken and was looking for a takeover party. The leading cinema chains Wanda and Dadi have also stated that the number of theaters is approaching saturation and the expansion speed will be limited in the future.
Many netizens have called on the Internet to rectify the chaos in the industry.
(End of this chapter)
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