"Fourth Brother, of course you are my good partner, but you must keep this a secret for me after I tell you about it."
Gou Si took a puff of his cigar and narrowed his eyes: "I, Gou Si, can't guarantee anything else, but I'm very careful with my words."
Bai Qianmo was silent for a moment: "What I'm eyeing is the shares of Prosperous Film and Television."
“Prosperous Film and Television?” Gou Si was somewhat surprised.
“Prosperity is a family business, with most of the shares held by the Cao family. The rest are just scattered shares. There's really nothing worth investing in, is there?”
"It's not about taking a stake."
Gou Si looked at Bai Qianmo with a puzzled expression: "Qianmo, stop beating around the bush. Tell me what you're thinking."
"I am preparing to acquire Prosperous Film & Television."
Gou Si was stunned and looked at Bai Qianmo incredulously: "Acquisition? Do you know what the market value of Fansheng is? This year they announced that it is 5 billion RMB, which is no small amount. The premise is, how do you want to acquire it?"
Bai Qianmo analyzed the information Chen Xiang had gathered for Gou Si: "In the past few years, Fansheng seems to have filmed a few well-known TV series, but their main project is the broadcasting platform. In recent years, the major domestic broadcasting platforms have been in a state of constant loss in order to earn traffic. Therefore, the funds that Fansheng earns from investment are basically poured into the broadcasting platform, and the annual net profit is far less than it appears on the surface."
Moreover, it's a family business, and Cao Hong's private life is chaotic. Besides the son and daughter he had with his legal wife, several of his mistresses also bore him children, making a total of eight illegitimate children. These children are now all adults, and to encourage competition among them, Cao Hong allocated each of them 2% of the company's shares upon reaching the age of eighteen. Therefore, while the company appears to be largely controlled by the Cao family, in reality, the shares are very dispersed.
Gou Si dropped his smirk, his deep gaze fixed intently on Bai Qianmo: "So, you want to dismantle Fansheng from within?"
"The Cao family owns 45 percent of the shares in Fansheng, the twelve major shareholders collectively control 30 percent of the shares, and the rest are scattered shares in the market. As long as more than 45 percent of the shares can be acquired, Fansheng will change hands."
Gou Si was silent for a while, then smiled knowingly: "Qianmo, you're so young, but you have quite the ambition."
Bai Qianmo chuckled lightly: "If you don't have big ambitions, how can you be siblings with Fourth Brother?"
"I like hearing that. I admire ambitious people. It seems your main purpose in coming to see me today was about this, right?"
Even after being exposed by Gou Si, Bai Qianmo didn't show any guilty expression and just shrugged fearlessly.
“I know that Fourth Brother has many projects in the entertainment industry, and you have always planned to enter the streaming platform. If we cooperate, it will be a win-win situation. I need to invest funds, and you will not only eliminate the competition, but also get your wish to enter the booming streaming platform.”
Gou Si didn't say anything. He felt that the girl in front of him was ruthless enough, even more ruthless than him, a grown man.
If her plan is implemented, the entire Cao family will undoubtedly suffer a major upheaval, and the entire entertainment industry will be completely reshuffled.
But what was her purpose in doing this? And why did she set her sights on the Cao family?
"Did the Cao family offend you?"
Bai Qianmo knew that Gou Si was a suspicious person, and if he didn't find out the whole story, it wouldn't be so easy to drag him down.
So she briefly explained the feud between Tengyue and Fansheng.
Gou Si was somewhat surprised after hearing this: "Tengyue is your company?"
"We've only just taken over the project, and the fact that Xu Ziqian has taken a liking to the script for 'Seven Deadly Sins' speaks volumes about its value. If we can acquire Fansheng, then it won't matter so much whether 'Seven Deadly Sins' belongs to Tengyue or Fansheng. What do you think, Fourth Brother?"
Gou Si silently took a puff of his cigar. This little girl was just making empty promises to him again.
However, he really couldn't resist the temptation!
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